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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
COLD NECESSARY TO KILL FRUIT
From the Denver Republican,


When is an apple blossom killed?
Professor Weldon. in charge of the To-
cal experiment station Of the state asri-
cultural college, says that when showing
pink it can stand 20 above zero and when
in full bloom as low as 26.
J. II. Sayles Of Palisade, one of the
best known orchard men in the west
takes issue with the professor
II have had apples showing pink seri-
ously damaged at 26 above" said Mr..
Sayles. land in full bloom / have lad
them killed at 20. The amount Of cold
a bud or blossom can stand is dependent
upon SO many circumstances that 1t IL
never safe to take chances. When my
blossoms are out l light my orchard
heaters mighty soon after the siermome-
ter gets below 81.
"A lower temperature than that might
not hurt the blossoms, but I'm not expert.
menting with my fruit. i want a crop
1t costs me little to light my heaters
and to be on the safe side means ful
crop. An orchard man Is foolish who
takes chances"
The agricultural experiment bulletlr
showing results of experiments with vari
Gus fruits states that blossoms will with
stand cold az follows;
Apples, showing pink, 20 Above zero. =
Apples, In full bloom, 20 above 1ero
Pears, showing pink, 20 above zero
Pears, in full bloom, n above zero.
Peaches. showing pink, - above sero.
Peaches. in full bloom. y above sero.
Mr. Sayles holds that only N excep
tional cases will the blossoms Withstand
| the cold above indicated and that an
| farmer who depends upon those figures 4
! likely to lose his crop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
ACTRESSES AND GLOVES

From the New York Sun.
What upsets me most at the theatre
said the glove saleswoman, rs to see
woman in the play put on her gloves. She
is so awkward. She may sing like
siren, kick like a royal opera house
coryphee and so through all her other
stunts with charming grace, but she
doesn't know how to put on gloves. No
woman does except a professional filter.
Maybe that is the reason the actress is SO
awkward. Maybe she wouldn't put on
her gloves right If she could, because she
is supposed to hold the mirror up to ma
ture, and TO put on gloves gracefully
would be such a fake that nature
wouldn't recognize herself. The way the
stage heroine jabs her fingers into her
gloves, pulls up the wrists and tugs at
the buttons makes the glove filter want
to stand up and shrek. They see the
same thing every time they look around
in real life. but the exhibition of inoom-
petence doesn't hit them quite so hard
then because they haven't paid 81 to see
Ia
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
NEW KINGS SURNAME

FROM tne Boston transcript.
Promptly the old question, dormant
since Queen Victoria's death, what is the
surname Of the British royal family?
comes up to set genealogists and archeo-
logsts busy. Whether royalty follows the
rule Of common folks in the matter is
the first question to be disposed OF. and
the disposal is not easy. The family
name OF the great German dynasty from
which the royal house of Britain sprans
in Germany is by common consent Guelph.
Guelp or Guelf. Inasmuch as they hold
the British throne by virtue of their
Stuart blood there is room for debate
as to which Of these names they should
prefer and which dependencies in nomen-
clature. A learned Irish archeologist cut
the knot by asserting with great wealth
of research that the British royal family
were in realty O'Connors. but we never
heard that Queen Victoria Endorsed his
finding
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

From Tit-Bits.
Mark Twain, as humorist, was no re-
specter of persons. When he was living
in Hartford Bishop Doane was rector OF
an Episcopal church Twain had listened
TO one of the minister's best sermons ON
Sunday morning After the services the
ihumorist approached the rector and said
politely: II enjoyed your sermon this
morning. welcomed 1t as an old friend.
/ have book In my library that contains
every word of it." impossible, SIR" 70.
piled the rector Indignantly. mot at ali.
I assure you 1t is the truth" 'Then
shall trouble you to send me that book.ss
said the rector, showing more Indignation.
Tie next smorning Dir. Doane received.
with Marks compliments. a dictionary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
BREAKING TT GENTLY

u.
senator Depew says any one who has
had the opportunity to watch closely for
half a century the psychological devel-
opment of people finds many interesting
results.
Il landed in the Grand Central depot
one morning, between and o'clock.
man stepped up to me and said, in regard
to very dear and valued friend:
Have you heard about Jim?'
Il said No. What?
He hit me a whack In the back that
sent me on the platform onto the rails,
and shouted
He is dead! Ny God. he is dead!
when recovered sufficiently, said:
How came you to be here at this
early hour?
The answer was, The family sent me
to meet you and break the news gently"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
WHY BATsMAN TAPS THE GROUND
From the Kansas CITY Star.


At a baseball banquet in Cleveland,
Neal Ball, the famous shortstop, who
last year made the only unassisted
triple play in the history of the major
leagues, said: women are more intelli-
gent on the average than men. or that
/ am convinced. Why don't women,
then, learn to understand baseball? :
have never succeeded in making clear
to one woman the difference between
an unassisted triple play and a foul
fly. So, with the ladies. adopt a light,
facetious tone in baseball matters. A
lady once said to me: I love baseball,
Mr.. Ball. love especially to watch the
man at the bat. 1t IL so cute too. the
way he keeps hitting the ground gently
with the bats end. Why does he do
that, thought Well, you see, madam
said I, the worms have an annoying
ha bit of coming up to see who's batting,
and that naturally puts. man out a
bit; so he Just taps them on the head
lightly and down they CO." ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17


A boy who had been going to one Of
the public schools in Buffalo left school
to go to work for a small manufacturer.
The boy was dull and his stupidity an
noyed the manufacturer greatly. After
two weeks of trial the manufacturer dis
charged the boy at the end Of me week
on Saturday night.
You're discharged" the manufacturer
said. Go and get your pay. and let
that be the last of you. You're dis
charged.
On Monday, morning the manufacturer
was much surprised to see the boy in
his former place at work.
"Here.' he shouted. What are you
doing in this shop? l discharged you
Saturday night. -et-
Yes said the boy, and don't you
do it again. When l told my mother
she licked me- .t4..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

"We1l?'
But he happened to sit down under an
electric fan, and the breeze from it soon
had his top thatch wrapped around his
left ear
TWO KNOW-IT-ALLS.
We'd like to make a wager high
That neither ones the wiser,
Since matters were talked over by
The Colonel and the Kaiser
THE LATEST STYLES, TOO.
"Simpkins must be well fixed
what makes you think so?'
"He has a pair of suspenders for each
pair of trousers"
That's nothing. | know a man who
has three perfectly good derby hats"
NEEDED NOW.
If I had the lamp of Aladdin,
Gee whiz! but I'd be in high feather.
I'd give it a rub that would make the
sparks fly
And call for change in the weather.
TOURING.
Il understand your son made a track
record at college,
Do lie ulu Anu the last neard OF
him he was making track record out
vest
Indeed! What doing?''
Counting cross ties
ALMOST INCREDIBLE.
"Spinks is a queer Sort
why SOP
He has a den that doesn't contain the
picture of a fencing GIRL
'TWOULD HAVE TO DE WARM.
Commander Peary is being warmly re-
ceived abroad"
II wonder" ga,
"What?"
IF his reception is warm enough to
melt all the iecles he accumulated on
his lecture trip to Dixie"
A PESSIMIST.
He spoke about the comet
AS one who had the blues
And said. "Oh, let 1t smash the world
I haven't much to lose.'
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.


business views IN new toFN
President J. c. Maben of the Sloss-Shet-
field Steel and Iron company has returned
from New York. He reports the iron
market as still dull.
I'm New York l found opinion among
haanciers as to the business outlook about
evenly divided" said Mr.. Maben. <
talked with several men noted for their
business Judgment. After hearing one
express optimistic views [ would meet
another who gave reasons why tight
money might be expected. Just about half
the business men I met saw bright times
ahead. while the other half did not look
for any marked improvement in the near
future. Those who held bearish views
pointed to the fact that the railroads
had been borrowing large sums of money
on short time securities, which the banks
had underwritten and which the invest
ment public had been slow In buying
Regarding the iron situation the re-
cent movement to curtai production has
not appreciably affected the market, but
the fact that production has been re-
duced should be felt soon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
RErLEcrIoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
Hero worship begins nearer home
than charity.
The man who loves his enemies
doesn't love the truth.
The reason girl is so surprised
when a man proposes to her is she ar
ranged 1t all.
No matter how much they like Ii
people who live in the suburbs al
ways apologize about it to their friends
In the city.
A. woman knows none of the refer
ences she writes for servants are true
but she believes all those that are
brought to her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

BY william Cowper.
Now stir the fre and close the shut
- tiers fast,
Let fall the curtains. wheel tins sofa
round,
And while the bubbling and loud has
sing urn, 3f
Throws up a steamy column, ana the
That cheer but not inebriate. wait on
eachs NJ
50 let US welcome peaceful evening" in.
sTis pleasant, through the ioophoies
Of retreat,
10 peep at such world; to see the
:. stir
OF the great Babel. and not feel the
crowd; rs
To hear the roar she sends. through
all her gates
At safe distance, where the dying
sound Z
Fails a soft marmur on the uninJure}
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

That earthquake at Carriage was dan
locks. What such a jarring of the earth
would do to the canal is beyond con-
lecture.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

1t is incandescent sodium gas that
it will hurt no one, because the earths
atmosphere is the denser of the two and
will keep it off this little world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

Three bribery confessions in row in
Illinois is leading the newspapers in that
state to demand the name of the man
higher up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

Wagners son is to be asked to con-
duct the Pittsburg orchestra. What!
Honus son? Surely Honus must be
getting on in years,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

TROUBLES OF THE BALD.
"A man with overlapping hair was con-
siderably embarrassed at the theatre
last night" :
Tell me about it,
He had his hair brushed and pasted
over his bald spot in such a way that
the effect was very pleasing, front and
rear"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

New York and San Francisco can not,
singly or pulling together, keep New Or
leans from holding Panama worlds fair
in 1Q15
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

The standpatter Is whistling at pres
ent to keep his courage up. 1t is all the
comfort he can find in the present situ-
alton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

Senator Lorimer Is at the head of a
new bank, which is a good place to be
when jack-pots have to be filled
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

The comet shines for all. clouds or no
clouds. 1t has no control over the clouds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

The earthquake at Carriage, Costa Rica,
left 1900 dead. II ranks as one of
earths greatest catastrophes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

Speaker Cannon entered his seventy
fifth year at true Weston gait.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

Speaker Cannons vocabulary is to be
manicured, and then he is to appear
on the chautauqua circuit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

The census referee at Washington
is making the count, and all smiles are
withheld until he hands in his report.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

No reporter has had the hardihood to
say that Jack johnson is lin the pink
of condition"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

King George of Greece and King
George of Great Britain live far apart
else their mail would become confused
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

The Florida is big battleshp, but the
Lusitania would outweigh two of her
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
RIGHT KIND OF NAME
he washington Herald.

From the washington Herald.
Mr.. Emmett O'Neal, who was recent
ly nominated for governor of Ala bama
by the democrats, got all the Irish
votes, of course
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

When churches select press agents they
should seek them outside OF theatrical
ranks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

The center of population is moving
steadily toward Illinois and the bribe-
takers of that state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

The wrestling of postal savings banks
from the Aldrich-cannon clique is no
light task
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
About Persons

Capt. G. W. Kirkpatrick, Z. S. A.,
who was the guest Ct his brother, J.
D. kirkpatrick for two or three days,
left last night for Evansville,
where he is assigned for special duty.
He belongs to the cavalry branch OF
the service and his squadron of the
regiment to which he belongs is sta
toned at Fort Sheridan, Chicago. Cap
tain kirkpatrick is a West Pointer and
is a graduate of the class of 1888.
F. l.. Woodruff of Montgomery, d.
vision commercial superintendent of the
Bell Telephone, is in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

The standpat crowd in New Jersey are
lining up against Congressman Fowler,
who is a candidate for reelection
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
THE DEAD KINGS DOG

The comet cannot compete with base
ball as a popular entertainer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

If reasons were as plentiful ns black
berries, / could give no man reason
upon compuIslon, |.
i King Henry ".
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

HEAR COLUMBIA HOWL.
Eleven babies on one Belt Line car last
night watch Columbia grow'-Colum-
bia, s. c.. Record.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

King George does not have much to
do with the government. Mr. AsQuith is
on that job.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
TO BE SURE.

TO BE SURE.
"The reputed home of Desdemona in
Venice isn't much to look att
oh we'll 1t wasn't the setting the
Moor was concerned about, but the jew
ell p"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
In Old virginia

1.-THE Richmond Virginan. daily pa
per established about three months ago,
as an exponent of prohibition views, is
one of the brightest and most interest
ing papers published in the SOUTH" said
a member of Brminghams Virginia col
ony. II am opposed to prohibition, but
in the conduct of the paper referred to
l find much to admire. 1t does not harp
or prohibition as Anti-saloon league or
gans were wont to do, and all through
the fight for a statewide referendum
measure which was pending in the Vir-
gnia legislature a few weeks ago its ed
torial articles were calmly expressed.
When the Anti-Saloon league bills were
rejected the virginian accepted defeat
with good grace. But in an article
read last week in that paper the editor
said: The conclusion of the matter is
that sooner or later the people Of vir-
ginia must face the issue of statewide
prohibition and vote on it. The last leg
islature showed 1t OF, but the issue Is
coming by and by
Now, as the virkinian has shown COO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

judgment and a tendency to look at
things as they are, l cannot understand
why it you'd like to see statewide prohl-
bition u the Old Dominion, when the
states that have tried it are getting rid
of it. Public sentiment in Richmond ana
Norfolk is strongly against prohipition,
and if those cities were forced into the
dry column by legislation the illegal
liquor traffic would flourish most scan
dalously. just as 1t does in other large
cities. The fact is that Virginia will
profit by the mistakes of certain other
states and continue its local option sys-
tenn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
For Library Day

Library Day, the social feature of the
week, Is already an assured success
declared man of affairs yesterday.
THE good women of Birmingham who
are behind this movement for the benefit
of the public library have undertaken
this matter with exceptional energy and
skill and the enterprise will be a great
success. The big barbecue and the many
other features that are being arranged
at East Lake next Friday will be perfect
in every detail and every man and woman
In Birmingham who attends will be well
pleased with the occasion
ut is a most worthy cause and should
be patronzed by all who can possibly go
out to East Lake that day. The barbecue
will be In charge of Fred Jackson ana
Jack Phillips, who are said to be ex-
perts in matters of this kind
Mrs. f. H. Cabaniss and the other
ladies who are in charge of the enter
prise have been tireless in their efforts
for the success of the occasion and oe-
serve all the assistance and encourage
ment that can be given them
"AUthe proceeds Of the Library Day
events will go exclusively to the pur-
chase of new books for the library.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
Travel Rates At Home and Abroad

The latest figures gathered show
that the United States has lower rail-
way passenger rates, on basis of
first class travel, than any other coun-
try in the world says writer in the
Railway World I'm England travel is
most expensive. The passenger rates
there, on a mileage basis, are from
one and a half to three times as
high as in this country.
The average charge for carrying a
passenger one mile in the United
States Is lbs cents. In England, min
imum rates on the Great Eastern rail
way are: First class. 402 cents; sec
ond class, 500 cents; third class, 2.ol
cents. In most European countries
there are three classes of railway ac-
commoda tons, first, second and third,
with different rates for the three. II
the average of the three rates be COM
pared with first class rates here, this
even then stands second, Ger
mony alone having lower average
In France, on the government-own
the average of the rates for
the three classes is 2.346 cents, in Hol-
land 2.470 cents and in Italy 2.5s0
cents"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
prohibition Is a sign

II was in Birmingham early In 1908,
shortly after the saloons were closed"
said Richard H. Bethune of Philadel-
pha, land made the observation then
that prohibition was the sign of a small
tcwn-not of real city. / also ventured
the prediction that some way would be
found to get Birmingham out of the dry
column in less than three years. l knew
that this city was progressive and ambi-
tious and would naturally chafe under
sumptuary laws.
MY prediction may not work out ex-
actly as to time limit, but from recent
state convention is headed, would think
it safe to say that in less than a year
from now the hotels in the larger cities
of Alabama would have bars and be able
to serve beer and other drinks to their
guests at meals. l visit Birmingham
every year and ever since 1906 l have
been hearing talk of a -nillion-dollar hotel
project, but as the bar privilege is worth
$4,000 or $4,000 per annum to the pro-
prietor of million-dollar hotel in a go
ahead, growing city, capitalists are not
likely to put up money for hotel ven-
turc here on the scale referred to until
this city is rid OF prohibition. I under
stand that local capitalists had about
perfected their plans for building mil
lion-dollar hotel when this county voted
dry. The primary election showed that
the people of Birmingham and the coun-
ty are now against prohibition. If l come
here in 1911 / shall be disappointed IL
do not see a palatial hotel in course of
construction. Prohibition may prohibit to
some extent in states that have no i'm
portant cities; but as for Georgia and
Alabama prohibition is a bowling farce
In Georgia prohibition was practically
abandoned four months after the state
wide laws went into effect"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
THE FACE VARIETY.

II presume you want to borrow my
lawn mower?''
mo; 1 came over to see If you would
lend me your safety razor"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
LOOKING BACK.

LOOKING BACK.
Who travels the road to yesterday,
Adown the track of years,
Is lucky, along that faded way
TO find more smiles than tears.
Is lucky If gladness holds his heart
In the sunshine of its thran,
And he sees sweet forms from the shad-
ows start
And hears loved voices call!
PROOF TO THE CONTRARY.
II don't believe those plumbers have
done a stroke of work since they came
you are mistaken, my dear. I heard
one Of them strike pipe with monkey
wrench half an hour ago"
so IT SEEMS.
In peace
Or war,
Our Ted's
A star.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17

Just when we were about to lose
All earthly trace of him,
We read, hedged In by other news,
A line bout Sunny Jim