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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
Great Catholic Gathering

"The Eucharistic congress. held annual ly, brings together the largest array of distinguished Catholics-p prelates, priests and laymen-seen outside of Rome" said well-informed member of the Catholic church.
 'The congress in session in Montreal this week will be largely attended-as largely attended. perhaps, as any except the one held in London in 1908.
 "The first Eucharistic congress was convened in one of the smaller cathedral cities of France in 1881. The congress which met in Rome in 1905 was very imposing affair; but in many respects the most notable of all was the congress in London. It was the first time in about $50 years that legate from the Pope had trod on English soil. King Edward had it was understood, agreed to receive him. but some of the Protestants made loud outcry against the King recognizing a cardinal legate, and so his late majesty rather than make a commotion, found an excuse for being out of town.
 "The object of the congress is to honor publicly the blessed eucharist and to en. courage and stimulate the faithful in the matter of more frequent communions Among the prominent ecclesiastics in the congress at Montreal are Cardinal Van nutelli, the Pope's legate; Cardinal Logue Catholic primate of Ireland; Cardinal Gibbons. primate of the Catholic church in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
ACQUIRING A TAN

From Golfers.
 We hymned the freckle a year ago. In lyric periods we demonstrated that it Is a beauty spot upon the face of man kind. What words are left to sing of tan? For tan is to the freckle as an apple orchard in bloom is to a single blossom, as the ocean Is to one white cap. as the Armament to a single star. Tan is the freckle expanded, sublimated, softened raised to the Nth degree. How mysterious is its creation-"Beginning doubtfully and far away. |" First, guessed by faint auroral flushes" Like all things beautiful, tan springs from the travail of pain. It blossoms from the "burn," the first result of the suns rays. It is as If the sun first tested the tenn per of the individual whom he is soon to lacquer with his unapproachable pig ment Who would think that first flush blazing face, crimson neck, scarlet ear tips-could ever lead to beauty? Yet it is the story of the Ugly Duckling over again. Unless the first burn be so severe as to lead to complete 'peeling' the foun- dation has been laid. The first stinging red fades and fades and gradually shades in soft brown. Meanwhile the work of the sun goes on. The pearl is formed layer by layer. So, too, the perfect tan. Day by day the skin grows dark er Salt air and salt water enhance the result. The process goes on, Brown as berry" is the finest of autumnal com pliments. An occasional skin refuses to tan. but the person within such an integ- ument is to be pitted rather than con graduated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
PARIS OF DUMAS HEROES

A Literary Pilgrim in the Travel Maga-
 zine.
 Strange as it seems, the Paris of Du- of from 1880 to 1865, may be found in almost it's entirety today. The very breath of Athos, Porthos, Aranis and d Artagnan Is about the streets between the Luxemburg and the river. D'Artag- nan, the Gascon Don Quixote, fresh ing Paris on his yellow hued Rosinante and finding lodging in a house-which may still be seen-in the F.ue des Posse yours, now the Rue Servandoni, pro ceeds to the Hotel de Treville-all traces of which have now vanished--in the Rue du Vieux Colombier. Nearby, in the Rue Ferou, Athos has his room: Porthos reputed and mysterious lodging was only stones throw away, while Aramis lived farther down the slope in the Rne de la Harpe, which in the seventeenth century was the main artery between the southern part of the city and the islands, of which now but a small DOT Vaugrard which passes the front of the Luxemburg Palace and the Rue Cas- sette. is the wall or the Carmelites, where d'Artagnan repaired to fulfill his musketeers of the company of De Ire vile after the incidents of the shoulder of Athos, the baldric of Porthos and the glove of Aramis. In Twenty Years After the scene of tAe Musketeers ex- ploits shifts to the north bank of the Seine and the neighborhood of the Palais Royal. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
WOMEN PEARL DIVERS OF JAPAN

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
 The pearl divers of Japan are the women. Along the coast of the bay of Ago and the bay of Gokasho the 13 and 14-year-old girls. after they have finished their primary school work, go to sea and learn to dive They are in the water and learn to swim almost from babyhood and they spend most of their time in the water except in the coldest season, from the end of Decem- Der to the beginning ofFebruary.
 Even during the most indictment of seasons they sometimes dive for pearls. They wear a special dress, white under wear, and the hair twisted up into a hard knot The eyes are protected by glasses to prevent the entrance of wa ter. Tubs are suspended from the waist
 A boat in command of a man is as signed to every five or ten women di- vers to carry them to and from the fishing grounds When the divers ar rive on the grounds they leap into the water at once and begin to gather oys- ters at the bottom. The oysters are dropped into the tubs suspended from their waists
 When these vessels are filled the divers are raised to the surface and jump into the boats. They dive to a depth of from five to- 30 fathoms with out any special apparatus and retain their breath while remaining under water from one to three minutes. Their ages vary from 1S to 40 years, and between 25 to 95 they are at their prime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
An Orderly Holiday

"The reputation for good order on holi- days in Birmingham is becoming we'll es- tablished, whatever else may be said as to the general average" remarked an of f1cer last night.
 Monday being Labor Day, and given over to all kinds of recreation and In some instances to dissipation, one would rather expect many evidences of the good time had to appear on the public streets in numerous 'drunks and disorderlies,' but not so. There was hardly as much of the signs of the blind tigers work seen on the streets as has been noticed upon some Sundays The great throngs that filled the streets, crowded the cars, vis- ited the places of amusement and the re- sorts were dignifed and decorous, and good order was the rule everywhere throughout the day and night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
ANOTHER CUSTOMER

From London Answers.
 Looking more needy and seedy than ever, Sir Percival Lackcash strode into his sons costly tailor's. The proprie- tor welcomed him with a beaming countenance
 "Ahemm choked Sir Percival, Bart. My son informs me that you have per- mitted him to run bill here for three years. Is that correct?"
 Tt is, Sir Percival," fawned the pro- prietor.
 Well, have cone
 "Oh, pray Sir Percival." oozed the proprietor. lowing and kowtowing be- fore the noble bart. T assure you there is really not the slightest hurry Quite so," returned the inpecunious baronet, serenely. And, as I was say ing, I have come to order a suit of clothes myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
POLITICAL PLAGIARISM
From the Washington Post.

From the Wasn1ngton POst.
 When a man plagiarizes book or a play he can be sued, and, if case he made out, can be compelled to pay dam ages to the person whose idea or ideas he has stolen. The copyright laws on this subject are strict and concise.
 Tn the modern game of politics. how ever, one man discovers principle or formulates a policy of dealing with Ino- mentous subject, and a few days later another man comes along expounds the same principle or policy, and labels it as his own, without giving credit to its originator.
 While we are legislating on every sp b. ject under the sun let us have a law to prevent plagiarism in politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
Business Good in Small Towns

w. H. Brooks of St. Louis, one of the best-known travelling men who visits Bir- mingham, was in the city last night He has just completed a trip over the state and is enthusiastic over crop conditions and the outlook for fall business
 "Very nearly every town that I have visited recently reports the neighboring farmers as having a good chance to pro- duce bumper crop said MT Brooks.
 Tt is believed generally that the cotton conditions are very much better than at this time last year, and if no unlocked for accidents occur I believe. along with a great majority of the business men ot the small towns, that business will De ex- celent this fall The orders placed by the business men of the small towns are good barometers as to the outlook. These or, ders have been fine in my line. The corn conditions, as every one admits, are the very best possible. The corn acreage planted is larger this year. and the re- turns will be far greater than ever be- fore in this state. I am very optimistic over the outlook
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Instructions in First Aid

The unfortunate tragedy of Saturday night, in which young H. F. Walker was shot in the leg by a policeman, and who subsequently, bed to death. was a most regrettable affair" said an old res ident of the city. "The deplorable part of the affair is that had Walker received medical aid In time there is little doubt but that his life would have been saved.
 "As to the cause that led to the shoot ing l have nothing to say except that opinions in these matters should not be hastily formed. It seems from the state ments made by the policemen that they attempted to stop the bleeding by tieing a piece of cloth around the wound which, however, proved of no avail.
 Now, it seems to me that policemen should be instructed in the methods of rendering first aid to the injured, some what on the order of the First Aid corps, recently established at the various mines in this district, so that when accidents occur or tragedies are enacted they can intelligently render to the injured assist ance and aid that might save a life or limb. Had the policemen known how to stop bleeding vein by applying a sim pie touriquet to the injured limb a young life might have been saved.
 T would respectfully suggest that Chief Bodeker, who certainly is working hard for an efficient police force, take this matter under advisement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A SONG

A SONG, Gut there in the open Voices call to me, Call from hill and valley, Call from shore and sea; Call me night and morning. Call me all the time, While my thoughts are busy With a quip or rhyme. Wouldst know what they're saying? Bless you, I can't tell Can't describe what music On the breeze doth swell; Can't repeat the message Brought so far to me Brought from hill and valley, Brought from shore and sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
SONNET TO LEIGH HUNT

By Keats. Glory and loveliness have passed away; For If we wander out in early morn, No wretched incense do we see up- borne Into the east, to meet the smiling day; No crowd of nymphs soft-voiced and young, and gay, In woven baskets. bringing ears of corn,
 Roses, and pinks, and violets, to adorn
 The shrine of Flora in her early May.
 But there are left delights as high as these,
 And I shall ever bless my destiny
 That in time, when under pleasant trees, Pan is no longer sought, feel a free A lefy luxury. seeing I could please | With these poor offerings, a man like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New YOrk PreS5.
 The more a froth there Is on court ship the better a girl thinks 1t Is to drink.
 What a woman likes about a tower of false hair is it's SO natural for her to be artificial.
 All the things a bridegroom has to buy seem so count so much more than the wedding presents.
 Either the tenant suffers because he pays too much rent, or the landlord because he won't pay 1t at alL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
A FIERCE FRACAs.

"I have a great mind to break your head!"
 Before you proceed with that rash un- dertaking permit me tv say a few words. ''
 "Well?"
 Your statement is unsound on the face of it, because no man with truly great mind ever descends to the abysmal brut- ishness of breaking or trying. to break a fellow mortal's head. Therefore, I con- tend and maintain, with the greater show of reason on my side, that you haven t a great mind at all on the contrary being apparatus of a chipmunk."
 Thereupon they fell to and it required seven policemen to pull the belligerents apart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

the, United States, and Father Vaughan. brother of the late Cardinal Vaughan of England Father Vaughan is a Jesuit and is one of the most popular men in Great Britain. He was a personal friend of King Edward and was at his majesty's bedside at the hour of death."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
NO MORE. ALIMONY. The gladness of his tone Is hard t, Cus,io ate, Tho wife he used tc own Has ta'en another mate.
HE COULDN'T COME BACK" ;"

"Parnell's champion eater was in Mary vile Tuesday testing his storage capacity. He was here year ago and performed a pretty good astronomical stunt, storing away one and a half gallons of ice cream and two dozen oranges. This year he finds that he is out of condition, the best he could do when he visited one of the city s ice cream refreshment establishment being the disposal of one and half gallons of ice cream. When he looked at the oranges he had to back up and ad- init that he wasn't the man he was a year ago."-Marysville (Kan.) Tribune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

The school children face the saddest day in all the year-the day when the doors of the school houses are thrown wide open.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

The women of New York who make transatlantic trips hope in the bottom of their hearts that William Loeb will be transferred to the governors chair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

Mir Roosevelt once stood silent at the tomb of Napoleon, but he Is not stand ing silent in this country before the special interests and political corruption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

The American Protective Tariff League, a newspaper, denounces piecemeal revi- sion. To use it's own words, i've dis sent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

Edison says he knows no way the New Jersey mosquito can be exterminated. He likes difficult tasks but this one Is bigger than he cares to tackle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

The baseball season will be ended next month, and there will then be no ob- jection to the holding of elections in No vember
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

The Sherman boomlet for President is kept in close confinement in the Ozarks. It will not be shipped to the effete east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

The westbound Atlantic steamers are crowded and Mr Loeb is alert and ready to search any woman's hat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

The pearl-necklace people would be friends of the tariff if they could dis place William Loeb, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
otto Marx Goes to Louisville

OllO MdIS. the W eu-knOWn DdnheT and broker. left last night over the Louisville and Nashville for Louisville where he will attend a meeting of the Louisville, Hendersonville and St. Louis railroad. He is one of the minority directors and stated before leaving that he intended to use every influence to have a dividend declared upon the minority stock of the company. This line is controlled by the Louisville and Nashville railroad, while the minority is made up of English bankers of Lon don and MT. Marx.
 In speaking of the business condi- tions before leaving MT. Marx had this to say:
 T quite agree with the expressions Sunday morning from our local bankers in regard to the business outlook. have seldom seen such flattering con- ditions for fall trade. Not only is Bir- mingham and this district in fine shape, but the entire country is blos- soming. Theodore Roosevelt is out west kicking up the dust and trying to make the capitalists believe that he will be elected President again, which he hopes will cause them to stop spend ing money in improvementsc In my opinion, which I might say Is backed by others higher in the financial world than I, his fuss will be passed by. The corporations believe he is a dead one politically and they are right. I do not think he has the barest chance to go to the White House again and the moneyed men are going to spend their money this fall with that opinion as the basis for their action. If their analysis of the situation is correct, hen the people of the country should feel financially healthy and strong. The conditions, I think are as flatter- ing money in Improvements. In my Birmingham are far removed from the antics of the faunal naturalist out west and should forget him and settle down to strict business. We should all get together and make of Birmingh am what the others think we should-the greatest industrial city and the most ideal residence spot in the country"
 MT Marx will after being in Louis vile several days visit New York. where he maintains an office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
A BOLD IMPOSTOR,

"A slick rascal has been duping peo- pie right and left because he wore good clothes"
 "A swell dresser eh?"
 Not particularly. He had on a clergy mans outfit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

John D. was told by his wife to do no more talking for publication and he knew better than to disobey her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
THE TIME OF HIS LIFE.

A paroed lurstic Ill Washington posed as an army officer, ran up a huge bill for raXicat rides. married an 1S-year-old girl and sat in a box al the baseball game wat ching tae horne ts;.ni win. This recalls that once popL,al song, Gee, It's Great To Be Crazy" Louisville Courier-Jour- nal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

And yet 1t will not occur to President Taft to put MT. Roosevelt on the su- preme court to regulate it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

Emperor Williams divine credentials re- semble those of President Baer in all essential respects, and the latter offers no apology for his.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

Insurgency has annexed the colonel as its own. He certainly is not a regular or one of the old guard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

The old guard in New York may prove to be but corporal's guard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
THE USUAL INFERENCE

Miss Wagg is a woman of superior intelligence"
 What a pity she isn't good lookingf Have you ever seen her?' "No."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
WELCOME.

What makes the cannibal so merry? A roly-poly missionary.
 Dost think the cannibal will eat him? Huh. Mark the way he runs to meet him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

Straw hats do come back in the follow ing spring provided the man who rejuve- mates them is ready to work while you wait
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

Cholera advances on Berlin and Span dan. wholly regardless of the nature of the Kaiser's title to the throne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

Politicians are hard pushed to find any reforms that MT. Roosevelt has not ad- vocated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
A WINTER THOI1GHT.

" When wroth and wild the tempests blow And Winters rule imposes, How sweet to sit in ingle-nook And dream a dream of roses When snowy white the landscape lies, And drifts piled high in closes, All snug and warm from strife and storm, wen dream a dream of roses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
BOOMING BUSINESS.

When we got to Reno we were re- minded of an old-fashioned country dance"
 How so?"
 "A young man stood at the station shouting through megaphone Change your partners!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

Senator Aldrich of the rubber trust is now called on to defend his defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
CHIVALROUS.

You ought to consult a phrenologis about that bump on your head
 And squeal on my wife? Never.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

A good press agent is employed by some one interested in the Elkins-Abruzzi mat ter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
cPOWnEn OI1T

"Pipps tells me he sleeps on the porch every night Fresh air fiend? ?" NO; bunch of relatives from Ishkooda.' D
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06

Deal gently with the straw hat in the closing days of it's career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
A GEM OF THE SEA

This country never has a dearth of politics.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-02
SWIMMING In thu Navy.

A man now on a cruising ship on
the Asiatic station says that during
his short term of service at a training
station he was never asked if he could
swim. They had fine swimming
pool there, but whenever the swim
ming call was sounded it was such a
lark for the good swimmers to plunge
and frolic that there was no room for
the timid nonswimmers. Our CORE
spondent cannot swim and wonders
what would become of him were be
to fall overheard Our answer is that
there would be several sturdy blue
jackets after him with their boots on
almost before he himself touched the
water. But, on the other hand, it is
gratifying to note the interest now
being taken in the fact that so many
naval men cannot swim. and that
swimming shall be made compulsory
seems an event of the very near fu-
ture.-Blue jacket.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-02
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Two Queer Restaurants.

The two queerest restaurants in
Esris are known as the Cafe of
Death and the Cafe Inferno. In the
former walters dressed in skeleton
attire respond to your order and in a
quietude that is sepulchral rattle their
dry bones as they pass on their way
to cater to your desires.
But In the Cafe Inferno all is gayety
and wild abandon. everything being
clothed in red fire and brilliancy OF
hue. Walters in red tights and devil
ornaments, including the tail and the
cloven hoofs, cavort around the place
bringing you absinth on red or scarlet
trays, though every colored liquid
known to the inquisitive palate of the
French people is on tap in the Cafe
Inferno.
At one end of the cafe is a small
stage, and here by series of ingen-
ious devices the guests are shown va
rious methods by which offenders of
his Satanic majesty may be tured.
Special pain producers and shriekers
work behind the wings, and SO TN
pleasant does the sound vibration
sometimes become to the more sensi-
tive and nervous that they are com
PEELED to seek the air.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-02
A Lake Minnetonka Fish Story.

John Shafer. Jr.. deputy in the Office
Of County Surveyor Frank Haycock
Of Hennepin county. says that fish
have butted and rubbed up against
the piles Of the bridge at Orono, Lake
Minnetonka. until that aged edifice has
become weakened. necessitating its
closing.
Shafer and Edward TerriIl. another
deputy. were sent out to inspect the
span.
Yes. sir" said Shafer. those fish
kept on butting up against that pel
until the wood was almost worn. away
In order to get there we had to pound
the water around the place to keep the
finny things away until we could finish
our inspection. Why. those fish are sc
numerous at Minnetonka this yeat
that they get pushed through the mar
row passage so swift that they simply
wear out the wood."-St Paul Dis
patch.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-02
His One Doubt.

A young woman who recently return
ed from trip to Florida brought with
her as souvenir small coeeanut
shell on which human face had been
roughly carved with a few strokes OF
a knife. This carving was said to
have been the work of Seminole In
dian, and on this representation the
young woman had bought the shell.
but she was beset later by some doubts
as to the authenticity of the claim.
She therefore asked a well known col.
lector of Indian curios If he thought
the carving really had been made by
a Seminole Indian He examined care
fully the family outlined face and
handed the shell back to her with the
verdict: Very likely it was. My only
reason for questioning it would be that
/ am not sure If Seminole would do
that much work"-New York Press.