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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
Cnmuai.n Literature

"Verily. there has been a deluge of liter ature turned on the voters of Jefferson county said an observant citizen.
 "rhe mails have been overburdened for months. and for the past two weeks there has been steady stream of circulars, hand hills and cards handed out. l think it has been overdone. and that the peo- pie have been surfeited I notice that the newspapers have had short, rich harvest and the engravers have been kept busy.
 "Of one thing we may be sure, the peo- pie Of Jefferson county now all know who certain men are that they have come in contact with for years. but did not know their names.
 "rhe street cleaning department has really been taxed in certain portions of the city gathering up the handbills and cards thrown day after day upon the sidewalks and into the streets.
 "On Saturday the courthouse Hobbies looked like abandoned newspaper offices for the floors were literally strewn with circulars. cards and newspapers that had been tramDle1 under feet "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
GAME OF HIGH FINANCE

From Lippincotts.
 There was once a man who had Mean, Grasping Disposition and One Hun dred Million Dollars. Notwithstanding his Great Wealth, he was not satisfied, put used to lie awake nights, depriving him self of much needed rest, in order to think up New and Original Ways of get ting the Better of People. One day he found 1t necessary to fill Certain Posi- ton in his Office, but the Man he selected was somewhat of a Grasper himself; so, when the question of Salary arise, Diff ference of Opinion arose also. And the Man thought that his services were worth More than they really were. while tho Millionaire thought they were worth less than they really were. Finally the Prospective Employe offered a SugScs- tion. Said he: 'I will work for you One Year, on Contract and for Remuneration you shall pay me One Cent for the First Week, Two Cents for the Second Week. Four for the Third. Eight for the Fourth, and so on, Doubling the Amount for each of Fifty-two weeks. Of course, to- ward the End of the Year. the Amount will be much Larger put III 'he Medh- time you will be having the Use of the Money. How does this Proposition striFe you?''
 The Millionaire thought Moment, and the Idea sounded Good to him. Wait, v he said; and Hurriedly he took pencil and paper and did some figuring. He found that at the End of Ten Weeks the Man would have drawn altogether Only slo.2S, so the Millionaire hesitated no longer, but drew up and signed the necessary Documents.
 This is all of the Story. except that at the End of the Year the Employe had all of his Employers Hundred Million Dollars and the ex-Mllionaire owed him sl5. .o35, ,7s6, ,273, ,70i95 besides.
 The moral of this Fable is that 1t doesn't always pay to be Pig
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04

off fungus and the San Jose scale and the high state of cultivation demanded
 the orchardists are kept busy. An orchard
 in Georgia Is as carefully cultivated as the finest garden. No grass grows in r. and it is well fertilized At one time Georgia had 17.oo0.oo0 peach trees, and in the transition to scientific culture she lost 5,O00, GOO trees. This loss will be re- gained, now that the industry is on a sure foundation. and the handling of the cron is well organized. The crop now brings 10 the growers of Georgia profits that reach s60oo.o0o in favorable year, and the approaching years may easily double that amount
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
Growth of the Wireless

The Pennsylvania railroad is actually conducting tests between Philadelphia and Altoona with a view of establishing the wireless system in the conduct sf Its business. It is further expected that the wireless will be used to relay all messages to Pittsburg.
 Nothing has been definitely given out hy the officials of the Pennsylvania con- pany, but at Altoona many are confident that messages will soon be received and transmitted by wireless. The steady growth of the new system is not surpris- Ing, and if the progressive Pennsylvania connpany sees 1t can depend upon it. the age of wires will soon pass away The wires filled gap nobly until man could become skillful enough to transmit waves through the air without them and to catch them after they had been turned loose in the etherial ocean. No change i'll methods is really more surprising than the wireless. Heavler-than-air machines come next, but they do not outrank as daring innovations Mir. Marconis wander Ing messages in the ether across land and sea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
ANOTHER SAD BLOW.
Scientist says That There Are Neither
 eanals Nor Inhabitants Mars.
From the London Express.

From the London Express.
 A romance of the universe was shat tered in one sentence by E. N. Maun- ing of the Royal Astronomical society. He declared that there were no canals on Mars. that there were no Martians and that all the interesting stories which have been written about the planet were simply so much sensationa! fiction
 S. =, Saunders first exhibited lantern slides showing new photographs of Mars taken by Professor Hale at the Mount Wilson observatory, California. by means of his G9-ineh telescope
 "The canals are not shown" he ob- served dryly. "rhe explanation is that the telescope was too strong to indicate them. The photographs are an enor- nous improvement on any that have been previously taken said MT. Maun- Ger, and yet there is no indication on them of the spiderike network.
 The explanation given by M. An tonladi director of the Mars section, is a satisfactory one. It is that the sup posed canals are the effect on the eye of eongeries of dark spots. There never was any rem ground for supposing that we had in the marking of Mars any evi- denee of artificial action.
 Had it not been that the idea was a somewhat sensational one we would never have heard of it. and it is the better for science that it has now been completely disposed of You may sleep quietly in your beds without any fear ot invasion from Mars"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
INDIRECTION

By Richard Realf.' Fair are the flowers and the children,
 but their subtle suggestion is
 fairer;
 Rare is the rose burst of dawn, but the
 secret that clasps 1t is rarer, Sweet the exultance of song. but the
 strain that precedes 1t is sweeter. And never was poem yet writ, but the
 meaning outmaStered the metre Never daisy that grows, but a mys-
 tery guideth the growing; Never a river that flows, but a majesty sceptres the flowing Never a Shakespeare that soaped, but
 stronger than he did enfold him, Nor ever q prophet foretells, but .
 mightier seer hath foretold him. Back of the canvas that throbs the
 painter is hinted and hidden; Into the statue that brcathes the soul
 of the sculptor is bidden; Under the joy that is felt lie the infin-
 ite issues of feeling; Browning the glory revealed is the
 glory that crowns the revealing Great are the symbols of being, but
 that which is symb oled is great
 -er;
 Vast tho create and beheld, but vaster
 the inward creator; Back Of the sound broods the silence,
 back of the gift stands the gv-
 ing;
 Back of the hand that receives, thrill
 the sensitive nerves of receiving. Space is as nothing to spirit, the deed is outdone by the doing; The heart or the wooer Is warm. but
 warmer the heart of the wooina. And up from the pits when these shivc,.
 and up from the heights where
 those shine, Twin voices and shadows swim star
 ward,
 And the essence of life K divine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
now ro cLEAR sTRENrs.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 William II. Edwards, otherwise known as Big Bllle Edwards, street commits sioner of New York. spoke on ."rhe Work of the Street Cleaning Department of New York City at the weekly long-table luncheon of the City club. The two lead were that the~work of keeping clean the streets of any city is both useful and honorable and that this work can only be carried on most effectively by the CO., operation of citizens with the street cleaning bureau.
 The question of street cleaning" said the speaker, resolves itself into three questions: First, how much money have you to spend2 Second. what will the people demand of you? and third, what fierce have you with which to carry on the work? Around these three questions gathers the failure or the success of the work of street cleaning. When one stops to realize that to keep clean the streets of Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn is to keep clean about 2200 miles of streets; when one realizes that about 65o0 men gre required to start every morning to do this work, and when one realizes that about s7.5o0,o00 was expended last year in New York city to carry it on, one must realize the importance and magnitude of the work of the street-cleaning bureau.
 Mir. Edwards then referred to the methods of street cleaning, mentioning an automobile vacuum cleaner now in use. which gathers from the street ob . Jccts as large as old shoes andl bottles ard as small as pins. But useful as all such engines are, MT. Edwards declared that nothing could be accomplished with out an effective system of flushing the streets with water
 Referring to the removal of rubbish, Nil. Edwards spoke of the large scows that the city has on which refuse is removed There is a man in the city" he said, "who has the privilege of over hauling the rubbish and removing any thing he wishes to save. Bottles, old furniture tin cans, odds and ends of every description fall into his net, all Of which Is in some way utilized For this privilege he gives the city every week the substantial sum of $1170.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs.
PopuIar Progrann,es

The Birmingham music festival which opens two weeks from tomorrow will be the most brilliant event Of the kind ever held in this part of the country. Birmingham, Atlanta and Nashville have all had highly ereditable music festivals at different times. On some occasions the chorus may have been larger than is the Birmingham chorus this season, but no festival has ever been given where finer orchestra than Damrosch's was em- ployed and no festival programmes-there are to be five concerts-were ever pre- scented quite so popular as these. There is not dull or dry piece on any pro- gramme and no music lover or person interested in music can afford to miss a single performance. All musicians agree to the exceptional attractiveness of the programmes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
FACTORY GIRLS LUNCH.
Minday Meai In silk Miu Rather
 Eaphaxnrd.

Florence sanville. Secretary of the Penn
 sylvania Consumers league, in Harp
 CTS for April
 l have implied that the eating of the midday meal is a very haphazard opera ton. Only in the rarest cases is a sepa- rate lunchroom provided-in a study of B. factories in single industry we found just two had did so The dinner hour is almost universally half hour, so that only the few girls who live practically at the factory door are enabled to go home Those who are left have at their disposal within the mill seat on the oily rioor or on a bobbin tray, in a room which often reeks of ill-smeling raw ma teiial. In the summer it is possible to go out of doors-and where the location of the factory makes it practicable that is the general rule. But sometimes this wholesome alternative is not offered
 recall one factory. situated on a bed of fine coal dust, between two railroad tracks. The sole choice lay between a seat on the coal heap in the blaze of the sun or on the oily floor of the mill. in an atmosphere where the noise of the machinery gave no possibility of rest Some of my most vivid and painful recol- lections of the noon hour call up pie lures of weary figures crouched on a heap of spools, their heads sunk between their hands, as if to shut out the clatter of the machinery-on account of the stort lunch period, some factories keep their machinery in motion, instead of shutting it down-theF shoeless feet on floor strewn with the remains of their own and other lancheons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04

1 copied from the New York papers, I tossed Up the heads and the tails came up.''
 How could that happen? There wasn't a head on each side?.
 -1That's what the society wanted to know about said the captain, slyly.
 But that wasn't the worst of that trip continued the captain as his coolie boy served tea; "a couple of hobbies came aboard and began pursuing the black panther I told them to look out, but they laughed at me and began shoot ing nutmegs at him. All of sudden he saw his chance and shoots one paw through the bar and keelhauls one bobby from the back of his neck, right across his back and down his face. The bobby collected $15 for his helmet.
 'The big Queen of the Pythons' in the Bronx Park Zoo, in New York, was a lady to bring over," he observed; shed come crawling along at meal time-about once a month-and just open her mouth and"
 He checked himself and asked: f"Now you'll be printing something about manicuring her teeth with a swab. I wager?"
 Reassured, he continued:
 "Open her mouth and shoot out her tongue-I didn't say shoot off her mouth and stick out her tongue. mind-but I know you have it. so.
 Where do you get your zoos from, cap tain?
 From the whitest Chinaman in Sing
  apore," he returned. His name? Oh, it might be Moy Coon, or Quen Chi They've gangs working all through India. They tell you what they are going to have and you order before the goods come in. 'The second trip over I got a big baboon from him. Most intelligent an- maj I ever saw. I hadn't fed him more than a week before l had him using a hair brush and comb and making grunts for pair of pants. Too bad about him. Why what happened?"
 Why" said the captain, cautiously, you'll probably say he tried to use the hair brush for a tooth brush, but really I think he got angry because he had no pants, and ate the brush with suicidal intent Anyway, the brush was missing. I never'n try to civilize monkey again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
From the Chicago Record-Herald.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 TTO MANY Americans the news that
 Marie Coreli, the novelist, is so 1 seriously i'll of pneumonia at her home in Stratford- -on-Avon as to cause alarm comes as cause of sorrow for Miss Correli has perhaps more readers in this country than in any other Wom- en especially have found interest in her books and in her frankly expressed opin- ions on social questions She is identified also with another subject of popular con- cern in this countryside recent restora- ton of Harvard House at Stratford-on- Avon and its dedication as a meeting place. house of rest and general center of social exchange for Americans visiting the birthplace of Shakespeare. It was Miss Corell who proposed this work and a Chicagoan, Edward Morris, who paid for having 1t carried out.
 Miss Corelli has lived for many years at Stratford-on-Avon in summer. Her residence, Halls Croft, Is one of the sights of the town having been the home, 2oO years ago of Susannah Shakespeare, who became the wife of Dr. John Hall
  bled windows, climbing ivy, low ceilings oak stairways. and other reminders of Elizabethan days, and a garden at the back that is marvel of color and sweet ness. Her town house is the former home of her dead benefactor, Dr. Charles Mackay, the poet and journalist, in Long ridge road, Kensington. where she spends the winters. At both places Miss Corelli lives almost the life of recluse, spend ing a good part of each day in writing and giving very little time to society which she has satirized and lashed in her writings.
 Born in Italy of Scottish and Italian parentage, Miss Corelli was adopted in infancy by pr. Mackay and spent her childhood in England. She was sent to convent in France with the idea of hav- ing her become a musician, and became
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
The glory that was Greece,
 And the grandeur that was Rome.

In our country the south, the old south, stood for sentiment There are not many of them left; but John H. Bankhead, boy then in his teens, was at Fishing Creek. one of the earliest and a very bloody battle of our big war. He was at Shiloh and saw the most glorious of victories turn to the mournfulest of de- feats the next day. He was at Perry vile. one of the hottest of all those com bats when southerner met northerner He vas three days at Murfreesboro when Greek met Greek. He was at Chicka- n.auga. where the Confectionery lost an- other chance of success, after a splendid victory. He was at Peachtree Creek, where Tank and Reb met in one of the most deadly struggles of even that war. He was at Jonesboro, tremendous con fict, where breast to breast men grap- ped in death struggle. He was at Frank lin. the boodiest battle of the war, in which eight Confederate generals poured out their life blood on the field.
 And there are few of his clan left. The Post hopes that this splendid gentleman, brave soldier and experienced statesman will not be immediately retired from pub lie life.
 Alabama is not given to that sort of thing. Witness Morgan and Pettus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
THAT BONE
.oln the Chicago Record Herald.

From the chieago Record Herald
 Mary"
 'Ma'am?"
 What about that ham bone I brought home the other day? Cant you cut a few scraps of meat from it for dinner this evening?'
 T cut off all the meat I could night before last for dinner"
 well. then, you might boil 1t this evening. We'll have soup"
 Yes, ma'am. And what do you want me to do with it then?''
 Tomorrow morning you might see If you can't get enough marrow out of it to grease the griddle for pancakes
 "Yes, ma ann
 And. Mary-after that you may give 1t to the dog"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
Looking Through n Telescope

Astronomy Is to the front as a science just at this time when the world is on the watch for Halleys comet" said a man who keeps tab on current matters.
 II was very much interested in ar ticle ill newspaper telling of the comet hunters men who night after night search the heavens in search of fame as the diseoverers of new comets. The finds arc rare, and the hunt often one of years and many disappointments.
 Some years ago I got a glimpse of the starry dome through the telescope of the University of Virginia. It made my head swim and every now and then I would take a look at the earth to be sure was not myself being whrled through, space. How the heavenly bodies did move. The great telescope itself is so adjusted as to move on an axis slowly. I tell you, it is a wonderful. inspiring sight to see Gods handiwork in the vast illinitable space dotted with worlds suns and sprinkled with greater and lesser stars" "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
could have better spared better man. King Henry ".
Opposition to Aldrichism in the Party

The Chicago Tribune's poll of editors or republican and independent newspapers in the New England and Eastern Atlantic states on the Aldrich tariff is to say the least interesting. They stand 42 for and 24l against 1t. Only one republican paper in Vermont favors the tariff that Pres ident Taft never loses an opportunity to declare is the best ever devised. The New England republican papers as whole are opposed to it.
 In the other eastern states 142 repub- iican and 1S independent editors regard the new law with favor, while 4os re- publican and 1i2 independent editors go on record against it.
 The Tribune's poll now covers the en- tire country and the summarized results when given in percentages stand as fol- lows:
 New Eastern
 England. states. west. Soufh Against .-...... S2.5 74 I'll 6z.s For ............ 17.5 26 229 37.2 These figures represent the republican and independent editors only. All dem Ocrsts were excluded from the Tribune's poll. Its figures show that the Aldrch tariff has few friends anywhere. and the tane's poll show that public sentiment Is turning against the high-tariff policy of the standpatters.
 This trend will bury Mir. Taft very deep unless he acts speedily and vigorously b get his party out of the hole in which Cannon and Aldrich have plunged II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
A QUESTION ANSWERED.
rom the Florence Times.

From the Florence Times.
 "Mr. Mallory has the love and respect of practically every man in his home county, and will carry Dallas by tre- mendous majority-ask any O'Neal man who will carry ONeal's county for gov rnor"-Demopolis Times.
 We have compiled with the request Of the Demopolis Times many times over. and the reply has almost invariably been that O'Neal will carry his home county by large majority, the concen- sus of opinion being that the majority will be not less than S00 Some of MT. O'Neals more sanguine supporters be- lieve his majority will go over looo. The supposition up here Is that O'Neal will receive in his home county more votes than the entire tremendous vote of Dallas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-04
NEW INDUSTRY

London, April 2.-tSpecial.)-A new in- dustry is to be introduced into the United States from Nottinghamshire. A number of young hand frame knitters are on their way across the Atlantic to work in America at very high wages They will take their own machines and will take make high class silk and lace ties, motor scarfs, shawls and veilings- goods for which America has hitherto been dependent on imports from England ana France The imported workers who come from various villages in Noting hamshlre will be paid s25 a week, rising in a month to $50.