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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-12
NUNS RESIST
BAD BRIGANDS

Lisbon. FEB PA light between
the nuns a, Uacairon.e convent and
a band Of 0rIgauds Described I'm
Tho newspapers here
notorious set of brigands infest
this district and las, sunday nigh.
they made % ra ou the convent
which is situated in solitary posi-
lion FIVE ml. from tho town. w wth
the object of despoiling The church
Of i's gold and silver ornaments
tapestries and pain rgs
The nuns however. received a
timely warming. and Darricaded Tho
windows AMI doors Thay also
armed themselves With old rou ng-
pieces and pistols. snd mado oour.
7acous res'atanco keeping .ho rob-
ber at bay
Meantime ,ho authorities n fhc
7djacen. toxin bad baeu advised and
a force ot civil guard wan irmod-
lately dispatched They reached tho
convent jg gs 0r lrgrds haF
managed 20 f.-.e 9u. of the back
doors The guards fired % ,orIay
killing two and woundHug Three
wharIpon the remainder ned toward
the mountains whore pursuit aas
useless
Three ~ tha sgBs we're sWrcd
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-12
TO CONFER WITH
PARTY LEADERS
President Goes to New York
to Talk the Matter
Over With Big
Republicans.

New York Fob. l2.--Pres. don't
Ta:, today took up the night hero IN
behalf OF the Republican party IN
New York Nm extensive pr1s-ar.
has been arranged for him and IA
will De- kept busy
Oar OF ihc principal ltcms ON The
program ga "a conference with the
Republican leaders, including Gov
ernor Hughes Tho banquet tonight
: also expected to have some bepr.
lug on the political situation
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-12
TAFT ATTENDS
CELEBRATION

Washington, Fob II -Prc5,lent
Taft. sccQmpapied by Captain HHt
Assistant Secretary W Vs. Mischief
and two secret seryic" mfu, Loft
here a. oigbt O'Clock thg. morning
via the PeaNylxania railroad fo~
Now York. wbere Dr. VIII boz the
guest Of no New York Republican
club tonight ac tho Lincoln colnbra-
ton lie Will return TO Washington
tomorrow
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-12
TO, BUILD EMBASSIES

Washington. Feb l2-The house
committee on foreign affairs today
decided TO favorahly report tho Low
den bin. providing for tho expend.-
turc annually OF a sum not exccei-
ing 100000 for the erection oc
American embassies abroad.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-12

Roai 'Hs Lender f3r oil Tie ta.s
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
National Politics

The republican leaders will make a
game fight to retain control of the House.
but every day brings new embarrass-
ments TO the party in power. and indica-
lions now point to a decisive democratic
victory. The democrats have seldom been
as well organized as the republicans, but
not in many years has there been as much
dissatisfaction in the republican ranks
as there is al the present time, and the
detection will increase.
In former campaigns when the country
was prosperous republican managers have
claimed credit for prosperity. They will
point now to high wages and undertake
to defend the high tariff on the ground
that it keeps wages up They will ring
the changes on the wage question; but the
increased cost of living, due in some meas
ure at least to the republican tariff tax,
is out of all proportion to wages, even
as high as wages are. The cost of liv-
ing will be ignored by republican orators,
but 1t will be discussed effectively by the
democrats.
Republican insurgency started in high
quarters, but the spirit of insurgency is in
in evidence among the masses The people
know something is wrong with the G.
o. P. and thousands of voters who have
adhered loyalty to the organization will
cut loose in November
1t was sometimes easy for the republic
an leaders to whip the disaffected into
line on election day. But party discipline
failed utterly in 1892 and if the democratic
managers conduct an aggressive cam
paign and avoid making serious plumbers,
the landslide to the democratic party will
be even greater than that of 's2
With a democratic triumph this fall
the democrats will have a splendid chance
of eleeting President In 1872
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
The Panama Exposition

New Orleans is getting ready to hold a
opening of the Panama canal. The Louis
lana senate has adopted the special tax
and bond issue bill which is to provide
S. 10000 for the exposition, and the meas
ure will pass the lower house today. New
Orleans is to raise s., 900, 900 to be added to
the $500, 900, and with such a large fund
as a starter the exposition is assured
Congress is pledged to the exposition on
the condition that $7.5oo,Ooo be raised in
Louisiana. San Francisco will probably
celebrate the Panama. event. too, but
the Crescent City is planning a show
on a worlds fair scale and it will be
regarded as the real thing.
The cotton exposition in New Orleans
In 1885 was a large and successful affair,
but the Panama show will far exceed any
fair ever held in the south. 1t will be of
great benefit to all the gulf states, and
the southern legislatures should begin
IN time to arrange for comprehensive state
exhibits.
New Orleans is the ideal tourist city
of this country. It's population has al
most doubled since the Cotton exposition
year, and it has been growing very fast
within the past FIVE years. By the time
the Panama exposition is held New Or
leans will be in the 100000 population class.
Vast crowds will flock to the exposition
and New Orleans will be prepared to care
for all the visitors, no matter how many.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
Redwood Field AuSpiciouSly Opened

Everybody in the Birmingham district
who loves the national sport--and nearly
everybody does-wanted to see the in
ftiaI game on Fleetwood Field yesterday
afternoon. And a glance at the surging
mass of humanity that gathered on the
ample grounds led to the conclusion that
a very large part of Birmingham and
the surrounding country, IL not all the
people hereabouts, had passed through
the gates.
It was Birmingham's baseball day.
MANY visitors distinguished in baseball
affairs came from distance and there
was an outpouring of fans from a radius
of IS or 100 miles. Birmingham has now
the largest and best ball grounds in the
and most conveniently appointed grand
stands in the United States. There is
certainly nothing of the kind more mod
ern. Upwards of 10000 attended the for
NAL opening and witnessed the first game
played on the new diamond. The whole
event was most suspicious. The after
noon was hot but the crowd was full of
sport spirit 1t was festive time and
the occasion was one of the most notable
of all the year.
| Birmingham is famed as an Industrial
| and commercial center--as the great steel
center of the south. And close after its
reputation in the business world is its
| find standing as a baseball town. The
| Redwood Field is something of which
| every man. woman and child here may
| feel proud 1t shows public spirit on
| the part of A. H. Woodward and his as
sociates who have established the new
field and built the magnificent grandstand.
All this enterprise outside of the COM
mercial aspect of life adds much to Biz
| minghams prestige in a clean, whole
some gala way. The community is as
suredly all the better for such day as
vesterdav
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19

From the Medical and Surgical Journal
1t has not been proved that tobacco
causes any definite. characteristic LESSONS
of the nose, throat, or ear While II Is
possible that the excessive use Of tobac-
co may by indirect action produce toxic
effect upon the olfactory and auditory
nerves. with resulting impairment of the
sense Of smell or of hearing. there is
not at the present time any definite labo-
ratory proof for such an opinion, nor Is
there sufficient clinical evidence to sub
stantiate the belief. The Ill effects of
tobacco smoke upon existing diseases Of
the throat arising from other causes is
established and IL the same as would be
observed from any other form Of irrita-
ton That gastric and systemic nervous
disturbances may arise from excessive
use of tobacco in any Of its forms Is I'M
questioned; the nicotine content of to-
bacco is a recognized poisonous substance,
and in the process of smoking there are
evolved other injurious chemical products.
Carbon monoxide II probably a more
dangerous and Injurious constituent of
tobacco smoke than 10 nicotine, only q
very fractional amount of which ever
enters the Tissues. If there is any more
danger to be anticipated from cigarette
than from cigar smoking, 1t is to be
looked for solely in the inhalation Of the
smoke cigarette smoking without inhal-
ing is no more injurious than ID pipe or
cigar smoking probably not as much
so, unless enormous numbers are smoked.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19

pecially true the last few days, which
shows that buyers are watching closely
the drift of affairs and at the least sign
of revival will buy on the spot.
THE decrease in production of pig
iron is proceeding slowly. BY the hrst OF
September, which time is set for several
furnaces to go out of blast 1t will be
much more noticeable.
There is still considerable range in
prices of southern iron. but this is moth
ing like the range in inquiry which Is
now evident. The week has seen buyers
asking for prices on almost every con-
eeivable kind of fracture graded and
analysis pig.
Coke is also without smuoh change
in some directions it may be said to be
somewhat stronger. There are several
contracts for furnace grades
which have been closed and one or two
good sized inquiries in the market. The
eastern territory appears to be the leader
in this respect"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
SCENE FROM REAL LIFE

From the New York Times.
Life is sardonicaily sampled in the story
printed yesterday morning, which relates
what came of the cooling of the love of
Miss Ida Mertens of Yonkers for Edward
Simpson of Brooklyn. a young man who
did a snug business In wire frames for
funeral wreaths. The story, as>the news
papers tell it, is the old story, but with
twists so grim and fantastical that they
might have been invented by Stevenson
himself in his Arabian Nights mood. Be-
loved no longer, business palled upon
Edward Simpson. He sold his corner in
funeral wire frames for pitful $500
though it was worth $4,000, he said-and
Cream Tarts, to blow it-and then end
an empty and tasteless existence.
However, he would not blow 1t aimless-
iy. He would buy with it as many hours
as might be in the company of the girl
who confessed she had ceased to love
him. He would share with her all the
harmless summer joys the sum would
cover. Whether he told Miss Mertens
his plan does not appear, but the mad
out-up to a certain point. Together
they visited the summer shows, the
beaches, the roof gardens, which are the
chosen delights of young city folk of mat
Ing age. Maybe the girl said each time,
This is the last"-but there were always
more until the goodbye time upon the
lawn when Edward Simpson, as pre-
liminary to putting an end to himself
drew foolish pistol and shot the girl
twice, shot her cruelty, perhaps fatally
Then he put his weapon to his own
head. found out that he was a coward
and fed into the night with the ghostly
footsteps Of his fears trampiing after him
like an army of avengers; fed till the
green lights of police station seemed to
offer safe harbor entered among the
men in blue and told what he had done
to tn ewoman lying bleeding upon the
lawn. Il am a coward" he said, II don't
care what you do with me-.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
CettiDo Best of tho Boil Weeyil

The boil weevil has at last reached
the Alabama line at Mobile county and
w. L. Pryor, the government expert,
who is in Montgomery to confer with
Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkin-
son is of the opinion that the little
pest will have worked its way into
some of the cotton fields before frost.
The weevil comes too late. however,
to do much damage to this years crop.
Alabama is making fine progress in
diversified farming, and it is by this
Investigation of crops that the boil
weevil sto be frustrated If not OBJ
liberated One of Alabama's soubri-
quets, printed in the books, is The
Cotton State" 1t ranks fourth in the
list of cotton states and will hold that
relative position in the long run. But
the corn crop that has been grown in
Alabama this year, not only breaks
all former records but the crop is great
" in excess of general expectations.
The corn crop is indeed bumper
ard will go far toward establishing
Alabama's reputation as Corn State,
but as large as the 1910 crop is. next
year will see it doubled
A thrifty farmer from the north
west who Travelled through the south
LAT year with view Of learning about
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
A LITTLE WHILE IN VENICE

What offer?' "One hundred do1,srs for
the Mephisto.'' II made you no offer. b,t
only asked If you would take 800" He
rubbed and scraped.
You said $780, We think Won are "a
man OF honor Granting that I made
you an 'oner, 1t was refused. and that
settled ii. Now you are making me an
oHer and / decline it. If were dealer
would take you up in minute. but I
am noh''
On The desk at the hotel is an an
nouncement of a concert. It is hopeless
TO direct stranger through the wind
ing. twisting. bewildering ways of We
nice The hotel sends bellboy with YOU
and bellboy took me to the concert
hall. | ascend two flights of stairs and
enter large room with soft carpet.
sofas and easy chairs. Here the ladies'
leave their wraps with an attendant be-
fore going into the adjoining concert hall.
put nearly all of the men, although in
evening attire, retain their overcoats and
wear them throughout the performance.
although 1t is not at all cold AS the
audience breaks up there is one elderly
italian with a very kindly face who had
Invested himself of his overcoat and was
having trouble in getting it on I extend
helping hand and say: do you speak
English p He replies: Yes, yes" And
then | ask: "Can you tell me why you
and are the only men in sight who have
not WORN our overeoats throughout the
conceTs?'' He looks around and around
over the assemblage and then laughs
and laughs and walks away from me,
laughing as he passes through the door.
My question remains unanswered
Life in Venice for fortnight is a
dream. Whatever the people NAV be
saying. the way they say 1t is music. II
love the language, that soft, bastard
Latin, which meits liks-Nsses from fe-
male mouth, and sounds as If it should be
writ on satin syllables which breathe of
the sweet south" But there are no
horses, not even taxicabs. Life in Venice
for fortnight Is a dream; after a month
| fancy it might be a nightmare
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
Lay aside life-harming heaviness,
AID entertain a cheerful disposition.
Richard II, Act II.
Waterways Appropriations for the South


The rivers and harbors bill OF the re-
cent session of Congress dealt literally
with the south, for out of a total of
Isl, s47, rs there is to be expended in the
south $4,000 12s. Texas leads off with ss,-
s42, $50, and Alabama is good second with
a total appropriation of s2,S75,oOo All of
the southern states were fairly dealt with.
but Texas and Alabama Jared the best.
In the great appropriation to Alabama
ment of the Tennessee river and $780,,
900 for the improvement of the Coosa.
river. The remainder of the sum, $780,
900. is to be spent on projects that will
serve this district The money is to be
spent in the Black Warrior. Warrior and
Tombigbee rivers, and the Alabama river
This great sum will give us an open
Warrior in 1912. and it is high time this
district begins to rise to an appreciation
of the millions that the general govern
ment is pouring out for its benefit. The
future greatness of Jones valley depends
to large extent upon the use it makes
of an open Warrior.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19

climate. soils and agricultural condi-
lions generally said he was amazed to
find what natural advantages this state
had; that Alabama was especially
adapted TO stock raising and the cult
walton of corn, hay, vegetables and
fruits.
A few years ago, when the boil wee
vii was working its way from Mexico
to the United States. cotton farmers
were naturally alarmed. But they took
courage and began to meet contingent
situation. This diversified agricul-
ture in Alabama is a result of that
scare. Had it been reported a year
or two ago that the boil weevil had
made its way into the state there would
have been something of a panic in the
great cotton counties. But there is no
panicky feeling now. The boil weevil
caused the farmers to put forth their
best efforts and try other crops besides
cotton. They are on their mettle to-
day and are prospecting as never be-
fore.
The agricultural possibilities of the
south are Just beginning to be thor
oushly appreciated even by those TO
the manner born. The boil weevil may
be starved out of the state: and after
it is gone cotton will come back into
its own. In the meantime the farm
ers are making all the crops money
crops, and not simply little side lines
as in other years. The pest therefore
turns out TO be something of a bless
ing in disguise after all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
BOXING THE COMPASS

From the Brockton CMass.) Enterprise.
Down at the Sprague school playground
the other day the teacher was trying to
teach her children to box the compass,
and began by teaching them the car
dinal points. Now" she said, well stand
Willie Jones up here with his face to the
north, and what will be over here, where
his right hand is?" East" chorused the
pupils. And what where his left hand
is?' West" sang out the little group.
But Willie was silent. Now. Willie, you
have north In front of you. and east over
here. and west over there. Now, what
have you behind you. Willie?" There.
II knew you would see it." burst out VII.
lie. Il told ma you would when she
put 1t on, but she said / had got to make
these pants last till September"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
FORTY YEARS A CHOIR SINGER

From the London Evening Standard.
Robert Hilton. the well-known bass
singer and vicar choral of Westminster
Abbey, is 20 years of age, and his rich
diapasonal voice may still be heard from
his place in the choir, which he has now
occupied for 40 years. Born in Preston,
where his father and grandfather were
famous local singers before him. he be-
came chorister at Salisbury cathedral,
and went thence to Westminster in sue
cession to William Machin. During his 10
years service at the abbey Mr.. Hilton
has taken part in abbey historic cere-
monies, and as a singer has been present
at the graveside of every eminent man
buried in the abbey since the funeral Of
Sir John Herschel. the astronomer, in
1871
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
SAFETY OF AVIATION
rom Golfers Weekly.

From COlIiers WEEKLY.
; The total list of deaths In aviation ac-
cidents up to date Is less than 20. No
one would willingly detract from the
glory of these gallant pioneers. but the
public lacks discrimination In its senti-
ment Certainly neither the railroad nor
steam nor electricity was. advanced to
an analogous degree of perfection with
so few fatalities. Not a mile of steel
rail but represents dozen fatalities,
not a bridge over a. great river but
includes several dead men in its cost
Along some parts OF the transcopti-
mental railroads the unmarked graves
of obscure laborers are almost as num-
erous as the ties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19

Milwaukee, ike Grand Rapids. gets
as much populate In the government
census than it claimed. Milwaukee's esti-
mated population was s75, 0ocand the census
population of $4,000 Grand Rapids
claimed 10000 and got officially 10000.
Birmingham, it is believed, will make
better showing in the census than the
Chamber of Commerce has claimed-125,
900. This city's real population Is not less
TIM 10000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
congre-sioral Reapportionment

| Among other interesting measures
which will probably come before the
new legislature at its regular session
next winter will be that of redistrict-
ing the state for representatives IN
Congress. Many persons, usually we'll
informed, have a wrong Idea about the
congressional apportionment. They
think that when Congress adopts a
bill fixing the basis of apportionment
that no district can have a smaller
population than the said basis. All
that Congress does after it ascertains
the population of the United States as
counted by the government enumera-
tors is to agree upon a basis for the
membership of the House, keeping In
mind the policy of checking large
increase in the total number of rep
resentatives. and then after the pop
ulation basis is fixed, the number OF
representatives for each state is de
termined and properly certified to each
state through its governor. 1t is then
left to the legislatures to district and
apportion their respective states as they
deem fl.
Il feel almost sure that Alabama
will gain one congressman in the new
census," said Congressman Oscar w.
Underwood. The basis of representa-
ton for the United States after the
census of 900 was fixed by Congress at
$4,000. It seems to be thought that
the basis for the next decade will be
about 100000 or 225,o0o
THE census bureau is expected to GER
tify the population of the United States
and of each state to Congress in Decem-
Der. A reapportionment bill will be passed
with as little delay as possible. so that
legislatures In turn may act early. The
idea will be to have each state represented
in the sixty-second Congress by what
ever delegation it is entitled to. In case
a state that gains by reason of the new
apportionment fails to redistrict in time.
the additional representative will be
elected from the state at large.
Jefferson county has surely a population
of 100000 or more, probably 225,0oo 1t will
have enough to make a congressional dis
trict all of itself. On the apportionment of
1900 my district had population of 2l2-
0-considerably more than the basis,
while several districts in the state had
less than the basis. The basis, it is seen,
has really nothing to do with it so far as
the districts are concerned. That mat
ter is entirely with the legislature
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19

Frank L. stanton In the Atlanta Con-
stitution. M
There cometh time for laughter,
And joy for the days and years,
but ever there cometh after,
A time and place for tears.
I'VE weary of revel and riot
And--lost to all earthly strife.
0tod sends as the infinite quiet
Which strengthens the founts Of life.
lit is only when disenchanted
With joys that are bitteF-swect,
srhe soul which for rest has painted
Falls down at the Masters feet.
and ever, when Life seems lonely
When Love at the best seems loss,l
I've cling to Him then--if only
For rest in the shade Of the cross.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-19
A MOTLEY LAND.

Just because Aviator Moissant hap
pened 10 have a name that sounded for
eign, newspaper correspondents at first
surmised that he was a Spaniard instead
of a Chicagoan."
Yes; in spite of rhe fact that a man
may have a name like Pillonobotsky and
still be a good American citizen"