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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
Crop Prospects Are Encouraging

A dry spring has been followed by
before the farmer is cultivation. and
plenty of it in order to keep the grass
from choking the growth of either corn
or cotton. The grass grows rapidly when
the soil is full of moisture. Both corn
and cotton are still small, and neither
can cope unaided with thee grass in a
wet period. Cultivation with perhaps q
second application of fertilizers may yet
make great crops of corn and cotton
in this state. As this is the last crop
of cotton that will be grown in this
state without injury from boil weevis
1t should be made a good one.
The country sadly needs big crops this
year. Our agricultural exports have not
been smaller in many years, and all
ewes in the commercial world are watch
ing the crop prospects. A good crop of
winter wheat is assured, and the other
crops are in promising condition. There
is, it is true, many a slip between May
and September, but a promising outlook
in May is far better than conditions that
are forbidding and that cannot be over
come. No such conditions are present
In any of the great crops of the country
today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
CLOCKS ON STOCKINGS
e Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
the back OF glove and the clocks on a
stocking were two of the little mystic
ries in dress explained by wilfred Mark
Webb in a lecture before the Shelbourne
society in London recently. Mr.. Webb
took as the subject of his lecture,
CLOTHES as a human nature study" and
he told great many interesting things.
The three marks, he said found on the
back of the glove correspond to the
fourchette pieces between the fingers,
and in the old days these pieces were
continued along the back OF the hand,
braid being used to hide the seams. A
somewhat similar origin was assigned to
In the days when stockings were made
of cloth the seams came where the
clocks do now, the ornamentation then
being used to hide the seams The USE
less little bow in the leather band lining
mans hat Is survival of the time
when hat was made by taking piece
of leather, boring series of holes in
it, running lace through, and drawing
1t up. The helmet of fireman is of the
same type as that Of the Greeks and
has hardly been altered at ALL Mr..
Webb told his audience. The uniform
worn by a modern page boy could be
traced back to tho costume fashionable
for little boys in the first years Of
Queen Victoria's reign, and the dress
of the lord mayors coachman was that
'of a fine gentleman of George Ills time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
TOUGH TO BE A HEN

FROM the chicago Tribune.
Strange rumors come from Paris con-
corning discomfort, especially among the
hens In Chandeliers farmyard at the
Porte st. Martin theatre The women
refuse to continue playing their parts
daily, because, they say they cannot
stand the feather costumes much longer.
Not only are they unhearably hot, but it
seems they irritate the skin, despite their
silk Innings.
The men, whose cuticle seems to be
less sensitive, are less troubled in this re-
spect, but they also are Compelled to
battle Immediately after each perform
anne" Guitry obstinately refuses to don
the cocks costume in the hot summer
season, and Calipaux says he won't go to
London for the same reason.
The minor actors and actresses demand
higher pay for the inconvenience they
are put to and the extra expenditure they
are mourning daily in the way of sooth-
ing Skin lotions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

able and kind of every class of person
of whatever church and he is widely
known.
He goes to a larger field than this.
Huntsville is a fine town, with many
elegant people and St Mary's church
will give Father Cassidy greater play for
his ability. In a certain way the ap-
pointment would be termed promotion
and it is no surprise that so good a man.
so eloquent a speaker and so able a
priest should be sent to larger field
of usefulness"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

From the New York Sun.
Testing tea kettles is the latest form
Of entertainment and instruction Of
fered In the kitchen department of a
big store. Almost any day a number
of small gas stoves are kept burning
and a tea kettle sings and bubbles on
each stove while prospective pun
chaser stands around listening to the
singing.
Those people are buying camp ket.
Ties" said the saleswoman. People
who camp out like kettle that sings.
They say 1t sounds homelike and keeps
them from getting lonesome. There ID
a great adherence in the musical quali<
ties of different| kettles. They can be
made to sing in different tones by lay
ing strips OF nickel or some similar
metal across the kettle couple Of
inches from the bottom. Persons who
value musical ability in, q tea kettle can
have it's voice tested right here in the
store" sa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
GRAND OPERA sALARIEs

From the Washington Herald.
Caruso's earnings for the season are
modestly put at 100000, $4,000 of which.
II Is said, comes from monograph rec
ords; Geraldine Farrar s-sne is only 26
or 81 years old-at 10000; Godski and
Fremstad, each, $4,000; Emmy Destinn,
v no does not seem as yet to be a phono-
graphic favorite. $4,000; Tetrazzinb $780,
600. and Mary Garden a little less; Re-
maud. $4,000; Dalmores, $4,000. Brilliant
Louise Homer pays for her artistic con-
science in remaining a contralto by sing
ing for 500 night. while contraltos who
have built an upper story to their voices
get double this money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
To study Natural GAS operations

commission from Hungary con-
sisting of Prof. Macmillan Hermann
OF the royal college of mines at
sehemnitz, and Francis vnutsko and
Francis Boehm, consulting engineers,
arrived In New York a few days ago
Tor the purpose of visiting natural gas
districts in the United States and
studying conditions under which gas
wells are developed and turned to COM
mefeial USE" said a member of the Bir-
mingham Chamber of Commerce. Nat
ural gas has just been discovered
m Hungary, but before trying to de-
Velop 1t the government did the bus
iness-like thing of sending engineers
to this country to take notes. Profess
sor Hermann in an interview in one
of the New York papers said
No use has been made of the dis
covery until now. One reason is that
1t Is in part of the country where
there is no industry of any kind in
operation. The region is a low one,
and the nearest large city is Kolozsvar.
the largest city in Pennsylvania and
the seat of the Transylvanian govern
ment, which is about 80 miles away
This is in the southeastern part OF
Hungary, about ESQ miles from Buda-
pest
Not many borings have been made.
Our task in the first instance is to see
how boring for natural gas is done
in the United States. We expect 70
be in this country two months, going
from here to Washington on Saturday
and tn ence to Pittsburg, Indianapolis,
Kansas City and Texas, coming back
by way of Pittsburg, Cleveland and
Buffalo.
As the boring has been done on
compare lively so small scale we have
no idea of the quantity of gas there
is to be had or under how big an area
1t exists. But the region in which II
has been found already measures y
miles long by wide.
AS for the first discovery, that was
made when workmen under engineers
were drilling in the rock AS they pros
ceeded the odor of gas became notice
able. and when they got down to d
depth of about 300 yards or a little
over a great quantity of gas rushed
out, and boring had to be stopped for
the time.
The government owns the land
where the discovery was made. That
IS a very poor part of the country
and the Hungarian government will
make great efforts to apply the gas TO
commercial purposes and the develop
ment of industries
ut would be a good idea to invite
the Hungarian commission to the Bir-
district. Those engineers
would be especially interested in seeing
the work of development now under
way IN the gas fields of Fayette coun-
ty. HE educated Hun garian is always
and accomplished. Some of
the best engineers in Europe are found
in Hungary. These commissioners have
heard of Birmingham, of course, and 1t
would be mutually agreeable were they
TO spend a few days here. They are
registered at the Hotel Prince George
in New York"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
WONDERS OF HyPNoTIsM

From the Circle Magazine.
A doctor related the following story: II
had a patient who was very i'll and who
ought to have gone to a wa -mer climate,
but whose means were insufficient, so I
resolved to try what hypnotism would
do for him. / had large sun painted
on the ceiling of his room and by sug-
gestion induced him to think 1t was the
sun which would cure him. The ruse
succeeded, and-she was getting better
rapidly when one day on my arrival
found he was dead"
Did it fail, after all, them" asked the
doctors hearers.
NO" replied the doctor; he died of
sunstroke
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
Man proposes; the girl prompts him.
Supporting family is a footrace that's
uphill all the way.
Before marriage it's all romance; after
ward all romancing.
Sending boy through college educates
his father how TO support him.
There's nothing makes woman have
such guilty, conscience as to figure out
the pew rent in clothes for the children,
but she's doing it all the time.
When girl won't flirt her father is
just big enough fool to think so.
The strongest position in family argu-
ment is to keep silent tongue.
A lot of wisdom never gets hearing
because everybody has a previous engage
ment to listen to foolishness.
| A man has to have more or less of a
good opinion about himself for there to he
any at all about him in the world.
Men make laws of morality and Their
proceed to break them. No woman ever
dares to break the laws Of fashion made
tby her sex.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
FEVER SCARE is ALL OVER
Fear of Epidemic at Wesleyan College
Past-Reports Exaggerated

Macon, Ca. May 24.-(special.) 1.-The re-
cent typhoid fever scare at the Wesleyan
college has proven to be far less serious
than was at first supposed. Only five
cases appeared In all, in household of
nearly 300. and each one of these has al
ready missed the fever and is rapidly re-
covering Several of these ceased to have
fever in from ten to fifteen days, and
we're but slightly indisposed.
The fever was brought to the college
from the outside, as none exists in the
city of Macon at the present time. and
1t was either brought by one of the in
mates of the college. who visited friend
in another city during typhoid illness,
or through the improper refrigeration of
meat. Everything about the college has
been thoroughly cleansed and fumigated,
and many improvements are now being
planned for the summer vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
COUNTRY WITH ONE RAILROAD



Persia, like Turkey, is awakening
from her sleep of centuries, and aspires
to reassume the position she once oc-
cupied in the affairs of the great world
She has a constitution and some other
modern improvements, but she hasn't
caught up with the times enough to
provide herself with a real transporta-
ton system. Horses and donkeys still
constitute the passenger and freight car
rying resources of the empire which
once dominated the east Still, Persia
has one railroad. 1t is 10 miles long
and runs from Teheran, the capital, to
the shrine of a defunct shah. The
general manager of this road hasn't
much trouble in figuring his ton-mils
costs. Strikes do not disturb his slum-
bers The finance committee doesn't
bother itself with dividend policies or
nights wondering If rate-regulating bills
are going to pass the Persian parlia-
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
A PICKWICKIAN COMET

Pickwick up on his back and followed
Mr.. Wrinkle down the lane at a pace
which, considering the burden he carried,
was perfectly astonishing. .
AS to the scientific gentleman, he dem
onstrated In mastery treatise that
these wonderful lights were the effect of
electricity, and clearly proved the same
by detailing how a flash of fire danced
before his eyes when he put his head. out
of the gate. and how he received a shock
which stunned him for full quarter of
an hour afterwards, which demonstration
delighted all the scientific associations be-
yond measure. and caused him to be con-
sdered light of science ever afterwards.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

1T was not only negroes and ignorant
whites who were afraid of the comet !;
approach on May 49, said Wiley Long,
who is connected with Welddin Supply
Co. "On the eventful day I was in a
lumber settlement in south Alabama,
when a group of northern capitalists paid
the place a visit, having ideas of in
vestment in view. With the group was
man of about 30 years. who came of
a family of wealth and who had had all
of the education a person could desire.
He made no remarks which would indi-
cate that he was bit uneasy about what
effect the comet would have upon earth
beings, but a slight pallor which spread
upon his face, combined with a nervous
ness and constant pulling at his mus
tache. had made others in the party sus-
picious.
"As the hour of 9 p. m. rolled around
he nervously paced up and down the
floor and finally disappeared. We went
In search of him. Into his room we
peeped, but he wasn't to be found. A
closet in the corner of the room at
tracted one of the mems attention, and
striding over to 1t, he jerked open the
door. There we found our man. He was
crouched upon the floor in a veritable
paroxysm of fear. No one else about
the place had any sleep the rest of the
night, it requiring all of our efforts to
keep the man from doing anything rash.
The. most peculiar phase of the entire
affair was the fact that the man was
one who had always borne the reputa-
ton of being man of iron nerves"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
Milwaukee,. New Mayor

1.-The election of Emil seidel, the social
list, as mayor of Milwaukee seems to be
pleasing to a majority of the people,
said Charles Morton of that city. who
was in Birmingham for a while, yester-
day.
1.-The election of Seidel was the natural
result of peculiar conditions in city poll
tics. Both the old parties. which had
held control for some time, became ar
rogant and domineering as result Of cor
poration control. The people got tired
of this condition and wanted a change.
''Seidel is considered as a very safe
man and the people have no fear of rad
ical, revolutionary changes in the sys-
tenn of government. Seidel had been an
alderman for some time and was con-
sdered as a conservative and able Off
cial.
THE entire country is watching Mil
waukee with interest and the people al
home are taking an equal interest in tn;
new administration"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
HAVE THEY NO HEART?

Scribbles warbled of his dearie-
sweetly sang her lovely eyes;
Trilled her moods so blithe and merry
And her speech so gentle wise;
Swore by all the stars above her
She alone did hold his heart.
Till the seas went dry would love her
Pierced so deep did Cupid's dart.
Truly twas glowing measure
Which he wove in golden song,
Never king had such a treasure,
No one else in all the throng
T. er possessed a maid so winning
So replete with grace and charm
Could he We seen the critics grinning
Twould have made poor Scribbles
warm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
MIR. BRYAN,s oRArORY

From the Washington Star.
Mr.. Bryan gently rebukes his perfervid
admirers. His oratory is great he says,
only when his texts are. In other words,
he must first be inspired himself before
he can inspire others. Yes, but there
ton in all he says. He has hypnotized a
large number Of his followers and the
spell will last while he la1ts. The bare
sight of him fills them with a sort OF
ecstacy, and any word from his mouth
possesses an incalculable value.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
TEN GREATEST PLAYS

From the Chicago News.
Robert Edeson submits the following
list of ten plays which. in his opinion,
are the greatest ever produced:
Hamlet
Julius Caesar"
School for Scandal
1.-THE Rivals
1.-The Hunchback."
London Assurance"
1.-THE Battle of the Frogs"
Romeo and Juliet"
Lady of Lyons
1.-The Beaux' Stratagem"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

From the Houston Post
The Alabama supreme court has de-
cided that nobody in that state can lend
whisky to friend. Apparently. the only
thing that can be done Is to leave the
stuff laying around where the friend can
see it. Anyway there has always been
some way or another to arrange the
transfer when 1t was agreeable to both
sides.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

BY j.. j. Bell, clyde Songs
I'm going to be a lad again
And call my love lass!
april, April, am l SO unwiseD
My heart is boyish glad. again
wait for her to pass
Across our little lawn beneath the
sunny, rainy skies.
I'm going to take her hands again
And tell her she Ii sweet!
(April, April, all your years are
noughtD s
My spirit understands again
The prelude Of her feet; .s-
The whisper of her gown awakens
every tender thought.
I've fallen deep In love. again,
Far deeper than before!
april April, age is but guiseD
Ny life II fain to prove again l
How we'll It can adore -
Oh, the sun Il In my heart hoWoeuu
the rain Be In milne Ages,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

sheet of Norfolk and Western freight
engine blew OFF today near Coaldale,
Va. killing Fireman s. H. Garner of
Roanoke and slightly injvring two
other trainmen. The cause Of the &C.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

From the Arkansas Democrat
The comet did not break the drouth in
this section, and a comet that cannot do
that Is Of small practical value. says the
Birmingham Age-Herald. Thought En-
nett O'Neal had already broken the
Alabama drouth
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
REMOTE DANGER.

Are you afraid of the germs on q
fifty-dollar bill?"
mot in the least"
Then you don't believe in the exist.
ence of germs?'
"Oh, yes; but in my case the germs
on, fifty-dollar bill are almost as far
away as Halley's comet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
THINGS THEA TRIcAI.

IIINdS THEA IRICAL.
The independents and the Trust"
Have fiercely gone to war;
The ultimate consumers dust"
Is what they're fighting for.
Perhaps we'll see some better shows,
Since K. & z. reverse;
The weary playhouse patron knows
His plight could not be worse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
SLIGHT MISTAKE.

There goes a suite chambermaid"
remarked Mr.. Younghub to the partner
of his joys and sorrows, as they hur-
ried down the corridor of gilded hos
telry in route to the elevator.
Il would prefer" said Mrs. Young
hub, stopping short and speaking with
considerable emphasis, that you would
at least do your flirting with cham
bermaids when I'm not around to be
Inundated by such disgraceful con-
duct"
my dear what have I done?"
Didn't you just say that the cham
bermaid we passed was sweet?"
Il said she was a suite chamber
maid. and so she is. The suite she
cleans up Is right next to ours"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
THE cREDITABLE PART.

How do you like my new book?'
1.-THE illustrations are beautiful
''But I didn't do the illustrations"
That's so. What a pityr
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

A Marathon julep is one that is pulled
whole through a straw without taking
breath.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
FINE FOR BOBBY

always do just as l please when
pa spends a day at home," said little
Bobby Wilkins.
Your father doesn't mind little mis-
chief, eh?'
'Tain't that. Mas so busy orderins
pa around she hasn't time to get after
me-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

1t now appears that the money paid to
those who voted for Lorimer was a true
honorarium, not brides, not If Billy
knows himself, and he thinks he does.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

The spectator now gazes into the even
ing sky with that complacency that one
has when he stares after the automobile
that just missed him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
HARDLY ANYBODY.

There Is hardly anybody in the world
who is such a confirmed pessimst that
he has already begun to worry about
the return of Halley's comet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

Having looked them all over the Mighty
Hunter is inclined to have a poor idea
of crowned heads.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

Senator Penrose invests his spare
money in Guggenheim stocks, and his
services go with his money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

Colonel Roosevelt, rather than the
comet, will soon monopolize the first
column, first page.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

The male stenographer is adding COM
plications 10 the Ballinger situation, and
it had an overplus at it stood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
COMPLETE REFORM.

Here's a piece in the paper about
man who stayed drunk for 20 years, bu
last week he stopped short and hasnr
touched drop since.'
Very unusual. How did he manager
HE died"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

Nebraska is completely out of debt, but
Alabama sticks to the old familiar ag-
gregate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

The dealer in antique eggs goes to
jail, but the eggs themselves continue to
go to the consumer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

Hangman Cannon becomes more strenu-
Gus in theory as his power becomes less
in fact
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

The trip through the tail of comet
was not even a Coney Island thriller.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
DEMANDS PROOF.

What sort of fellow Is Pikes?"
VERY suspicious"
why do you think sop
IF you say you are glad to see
him he won't believe 1t until you Of
fer to buy the drinks"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

Spots on the sun are not spectacular
enough to please or interest the mul.
titude.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
A WRESTLING STORY.

Standing before the cigar counter in
o Denver hotel last night was a man
whistling MY Wife's Gone Ito the
Country" His wife isn't much of IL
homebody." She left yesterday for a
visit with friends over in the state.
AS her husband stood whistling the
tune another man, who knows both the
man and his wife, came up and be-
gan visiting: Il Wonder Who's Kiss
ing Her Now" Denver Post.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

Chicago hopes soon to see some straw
hat symptoms.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

Yawning is considered a cure by ex,
cellent physicians for not few Ills.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25

Singed celebrities-Dr Cook, for ex-
ample-avoid the limelight.