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RAILWAY TRAVEL

TRAINS LEAVE AND ARE Due no ARRIVE EaoM ocTosER so
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

SUN, Moon and Tide
United States coast and geodetic survey-Tme
and heights of tides at Fort Peint. For city
front mission street wharfl add 25 minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

TO ARRIVE
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE

Depth at mean low water, entrance to harbor.
PLACE ! FL. Date Remarks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
ROoSeYelt'S Trip to Wyoming

Ex-President Roosevelt starts Tuesday
for a three-weeks trip, Cheyenne being
the objective point. He goes to attend
the frontier celebration, which is an an
nual institution in Wyoming Many cow
boys and a Rough Rider contingent
will be on hand, and all the people out
that way who want the ex-President
to run again in 1912 will have a chance
to say so and demonstrate. There will
be lots of politics.
Republican politicians who adhere to
President Taft are trying to smooth away
friction between Beverly and Oyster Bay.
The relations between the President and
the ex-President look strained and the
ardent partisans of the colonel are doing
all in their power to produce a complete
rupture.
Well the democrats will not enter a
protest. Democratic prospects for carry
ing the House of Representatives get
brighter every day, and from the way
things look now democratic chances for
1912 are exceptionally bright
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
Bowie on Alabama School System

In Alabama a question of the highest
Importance is that of education. 1t may
be said, indeed, to be the paramount ques-
ton. 1t has been vigorously discussed in
the press, on the hastings and in the halls
of legislation and will continue to be
discussed until Alabama improves her
standing in the list of states rated accord
ing to their iliteracy.
In letter to The Age-Herald which
will be found on another page of this is
sue Sydney J. Bowie reviews the school
situation in Alabama and treats the ques-
ton exhaustively and with characteristic
force and clearness. His discussion is
along the broad lines of constructive
craftsmanship and what he says should
receive wide and thoughtful attention.
Among the practical remedies for the
states rural schools which Mr., Bowie
nronoses are these: Take county super
intendents out of politics; lengthen the
school terms which are now from four to
five months to eight or nine months sc
that our country schools will be on q
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
REGARDING Gore and Gloom

The Chicago Tribune tells us that "up
to the present time the tired business
mans demand for the happy ending on
the stage has been confined to dramas"
but that in london "he is voicing his dis
satisfaction at the gloomy character of
the operas given during the season just
concluded at Convent Garden. why" it
is asked do bright and volatile Italians
like Mascagni and Puccini,.. who avoid
anything like tragedy or unpleasantness
In private life, choose horrible and sordid
tragedies as themes upon which to write
grand opera? Even their predecessors,
Verdi. Donlzetti and others drew their
inspiration from melancholy and gore"
The Tribune then gives this list of
operas performed at Covent Garden-an
'.array of crime and unhappiness":
LESS Hugenots," hero and heroine die
together; I'll Trovatore," hero executed,
heroine takes poison; la Traviata."
heroine takes poison "Rigoetto, heroine
murdered by mistake her father being re-
sponsible; "Othello.' hero murders heroine
and commits suicide; Lucia di Lammer-
moor" heroine stabs her husband and
dies of q broken heart; hero stabs him
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22

/ Does a teachers convention help you
to keep enthusiastically and humorously
at 1T? We hear mastery papers on
schools as they should be, fully equipped
with every convenience, but so few tell
us of the schools as they are, handi-
capped by lack of material and not at
all ideal. 1 remember brilliant paper
| 1 heard once-and 1t was brilliant
People came away and said, How well
she knows the boy problemr' This Ia
what that educator said IF John In
restless, try him on something new;
give him a plane and buzz saw and
set him to work" Theoretically, excel
lent advice, If you can get these tools,
but humorous If you can't. and the
change of occupation for the boy means
only grammar or arithmetic in disguise.
Here's where the personality of the
teacher comes in. Hurl it at John, vig-
orously. cautiously. but hurl 1t. It's
the only buzz saw many of us have.
Sometimes this hurting gets deadly
monotonous. One day we'll remember.
had failed in every effort to rouse the
class to personal effort. I suddenly
stopped the lesson. gave out paper and
said. Write what you think are the
three greatest things in the world One
lad of widely divergent tastes wrote
The three greatest things In the world
are % The Flatiron Building. 81 The
Chelsea fire, go The crucifixion Of
Christ" while girl wrote that the
greatest thing Of all was love, because
without 1t her father would never have
met her mother and she would never
have been born. In the few moments In
which we talked of the answers given I
got back my poise, thanks to the bit of
humor. and went on hurting as vigor-
ously as before, and the children had
been aroused.
In class of little children I tried to
electrify the dull atmosphere in SINH
lar manner. We were reading of the
Pilgrims and the childish, droning
voices were alphabetically describing our
heritage from Plymouth Rock Turning
suddenly to a little foreigner, I said
Mary did you ever know before that
you had four fathers?'
Sure, my father in heaven. nv
father what's dead, my stepfather, and
my godfather" came back instantly. The
illumination of the dull lesson was COM
plete.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
1EsBIA HATH A BEAMING EYE

Air: Nora Creina.
By TIL omas Moore
I,esbia hath q beaming eye,
But no one knows for whom 1t BEAM
eth;
Right and left its arrows fly,
But what they aim at no one dream
eth!
Sweeter tits to gaze upon
My Nora's lid, that seldom rises;
Few its looks, but everyone,
Like unexpected light surprises!
Oh, my Nora Creina, dear!
NY gentle, bashful Nora Creina!
Beauty lies in many eyes,
But love in yours, my Nora Creina!
Lesbia wears q robe of gold,
But all SO close the nymph hath
laced 1t,
Not a charm of beauty's mold,
Presumes to>stay where nature placed
1t!
OH my Morals gown for me,
That floats as wild as mountain
breezes,
Leaving every beauty free
To sink or swell, as heaven pleaseS
Yes, my Nora Creina, dear!
My simple, graceful Nora Creina!
Natures dress is loveliness--
The dress you wear, my Nora Creina
Lesbia hath a wit refined,
But, when its points are cleaning
round us,
Who can tell If they're design'd
To dazzle merely or to wound us?
Pillow'd on my Nora's heart,
In safer slumber love reposes-
Bed of peace whose toughest part
Is but the crumbling of the roses.
Oh, my Nora Creina, dear!
My mild. my artless Nora Creina!
Wit. though bright, hath not the
light
That warns your eyes, my Nora
Creina!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22

| number of absenteeS is large. Our mar
vest still possesses some uncertainties
and 1t is the period between seasons
when commercial operations are gem
orally at a minimum. Such conditions
are of course. not calculated TO slim
ulate activity Nevertheless, the ten
denotes are toward Improvement, ami
the inertia which now exists In the
business<world is what was most need
ed to permit of readjustment ana lay
| the basis for fresh recovery later on.
1.-The greatest betterment has been IN
the monetary situation. owing to re-
cent pressure exerted b. banks IN all
parts of the country, prospects OF d
money squeeze this autumn which once
caused considerable apprehension nave
now been reduced to a minimum. AL
worst the ere is nothing to be feared eX-
cept possibly local and temporary
stringency when the crops move
1.-The technical situation of the stock
market has been visibly strengthened.
The conviction spreads that the low
prices at the end of July will not be
seen again for some time to come. Al
though the recovery from the break
has been sharp. perhaps too sharp.
good many stocks are still good pur-
chases from the investment point of
view. For the time being the invest
ment demand has been checked, but
confidence is steadily growing AND our
prominent bankers and financial lead
ers are daily becoming more and more
confident regarding the future. Ihls Is
shown by improvement in the bono
market. There are still several UNI
certainties such as the crops, the po-
litical outlook. the Standard OIL and
Tobacco cases, the question of railroad
rates, ETC., which are to be settled put
the worst respecting these, 1t would
seem, has been fully discounted. very
soon two of the pivotal crops-corn and
cotton-will be out of danger Inc
prospects for these are still Improving
Corn promises to reach about 5,OOo'-
900 900 Yield, and current estimates are
for 100000 bales of cotton, which is
showing less deterioration in August
than usual There is still the danger
of early frost, but each week reduces
the area liable to such damage. spring
wheat crop is already turning out bet
ter than expected. After the Labor day
holidays business should begin TO re-
sumo more normal activity. the va
cations will be over, and the stock mar
l1et should feel a corresponding In
spiration. Altogether the outlook Is
reasonably cheerful. The process OF re-
adjustment has been thorough in the
stock market, and Is now being worked
out in Industrial and commercial quar-
ters. There Is no reason for undue ap-
prehension; on the contrary, there is
sound reason for believing that after a
further period of rest the whole coun-
try will be entitled to fresh forward
movement upon lower and more nor
NAL plane"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
FUNNY SIDE OF TEACHING
Louise I. Mcwhlnnie in the August worl

Louise I. McWhinnie in the August World
| Today.
TIME teachers game is so plainly
give and not take" 1t is a build
ing contract, with very inferior ma
terials, thanks to the mother who says,
II can't do nothin' with James," while
James usually stands by with "you
can't touch me" air. and to the father
who says, 81 don't care what John does.
never chastise my boy" and the boy
grows visibly two inches taller and 10
degrees tougher. incidentally, cam any,
one explain to me the peculiar elegance OF
this word 'chastise?'' OF the two kinds
of parents who come to see me, one says
''lickin'," the other ''chastise," and
there's a gulf between the two, in clothes
and speech.
But our contract is on, and the mate
rial furnished. It's poor workman
who finds fault with his tools. When the
lads reach us they are ready-made, but
for the sake of the one who may be
made over. let's mix a little of our
mortar of enthusiasm, consider his handi-
capped neTtdS6 d Dll HuHlOTOuSly, ana
keep at 1t. You can't make an angel all
at once out of boy whose nearby
parent says, Surely, I ticks him, when
catches him. but he's too sly for me-"
That lad has a reputation to live up to,
one he is very proud of. and you've got
to prove to him that It's poor one, be-
fore he gives 1t up. You have to use
some of the boys own slyness. But so
much In boys can be laughed out of
them-if we haven't forgotten how to
do it. 1t is SO easy to argue!
One of the best results I ever had in
discipline came from a 3-sentence con-
versation with boy naturally bright,
but preternaturally lazy. | had tried
every means to rouse him and had
failed. Suddenly 1t occurred to me that
he was a golf caddy, and had picked up
the game himself. SO that he played
we'll One night. after his usual day of
idleness, 1 kept him and said to him:
Paul, If a man could make the course
in SO and he took lis, what would you
call him?''
IA chump," unhesitatingly he replied.
Yes, you would. Good night" I said
and disclosed him, but the shot told
truly, and did what many arguments
had failed to do.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
A Year of Plenty

While the latter part of August is usu-
ally the dullest period of the year, trade
in certain lines here is active. Business
throughout the country is reported quiet
and activity will not be looked for before
the middle of September but in Alabama
crop conditions are splendid-large cotton
crop, possibly 100000 bales, which would
be a record breaker; a bumper corn
crop and other crops bountiful. 1t is es-
timated that the money value of crops in
Alabama this year will be 100000 In ex-
cess of the value In 1909. With such
bounty the farmers will be able to do
many things they had postponed doing
last year. 1t will be a year of genuine
prosperity. The country merchants will
thrive and the city merchants will like
wise thrive
Prosperity among the farmers will re-
suit in a large enrolment at the colleges
and there is every indication that the
University, Auburn, Montevallo, Howard,
Birmingham, St. Bernard, the Presby
terrain college at Admission and all other
institutions of higher learning will be
filled to their capacity The year 1910
will be a banner year from nearly every
point of view.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
VAIN FUSS OVER WORLD TONGUE

From the New i OTK w OTlu
Esperanto, whose devotees are having
an international convention at Washing
ton this week, is one of about 150 uni
yersar' languages which have been in
vented since the middle of the seven
teenth century. These curious and vain
devices have been each of few days
and full of fussing.
Languages are born, not made. They
grow up according to the needs of those
who use them. And for a new one.
fashioned either out of linguistic patches
or a whole cloth of speech, there is
no need at all. One can circle the world
and do business everywhere on almost
any great modern tongue.
The wiser people of our times are those
who, instead of wasting effort on uni
versal-language chimera, devote them
selves to learning at least one tongue
besides their own. They give themselves
thus a useful and agreeable accomplish
ment, opening their own way to broader
speech and fresh literary ranges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
A VISIT TO BRIGHAM YOUNG

go into A. Wards show without pawn
nothin!" they shouted.
Yes" holered lot ov female Nor
monesses ceasin me by the cote tales &
swingin me round very rapid. Were all
goin in free So seq the Revelashunt,
Whats old Revelashun got to do with
my show?" SEE I, gettin putty rily. .arelI
Mr.. Revelashun," sed l. drawn myself I'm
to my full hite and lookin round unon
the ornory crowd with proud and de-
liant mean, TELL Mr.. Revelashun to mind
hlz own bizness, subject only to the Kon-
stitutshun of the United Statesr'
"Oh, now let US in, that's sweet man"
sed several females, putin thare arms
rowned me in lovin stile. "Becum one
of us. BEGUN a preest and have wives
sealed to you''
mot a seal!' SEE I, startin back In hor-
ror at the idee
20. stay, sir, stay" said a tall av@nt
FEMALE, ore whose he'd 81 summers must
have parst. Stay and I'll be your JentIe
Gazelle."
Not eff 1 know it you won't" SEE I.
AVA, you skanderlus female, ava, Go
& be nunncry!" That's what I sed.
jes so.
And T." sed a fat chunky female.
who must have wade more than 200 lbs.
I'll be your sweet, glidin starr
Seq I, ''I'll bet two dollars and a half
you won'ti' WHARF ere I may Rome
I'll still be true to thee. o Betsy Jane.
On. B. Betsy Jane is my wifes Sir
naime.)
tar to
Promist land7" sed several of the MIS-
cradle critters.
Tile see you all essentially cussed be
I wiltest!' roared T. as mad as I
Good be at thare infernul noncents.
grded up my lions & fed the Seen.
packt up my buds & left Salt Lake. which
is second Sodium and Germorrer, in
habited by as theavin & onprincipled set
of retchis as ever drew breth in any
spot on the globe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22

BY Charles F. Browne (Artemus Ward }
Tn private conversashun with Bing-
ham Young. the Mormon, learnt the
- fellerin fax-It takes him six weeks to
kiss his wives He don't do 1t only onct
.. we're, and seq II is wuss nor cleanin
house. He don't pretend to know his
children, there is SO many of UNI, tho
they all know him. He SEE about every
child he meets call him par, and he
air very expensive. They alters want
suthin & eff he don't buy it for UNI they
set the house In a uproar. He seq he
don't have a minits peace His wives
fife amung themselves so much that he
has bilt f1tin room for their speshul
benefit, e. when two of EN- get into a
row he has EN- turned loose into that
place WHARF the dispoot is settled cor
din to the rules of the London prize
ring, sometimes they aboose hisself In
dividooally. Thay have pulled the most
of his hair out at the roots & he wares
many a horrible scar upon his body in
flicted with mop handles. broomsticks
and SIGH. Occashun1y thay get mad and
scald him with bilin hot water. When
he got any ways cranky thay'd shut
him up in dark closit, previsely whip
pin him arter the stile of muthers when
thare offsprings git onruly. Sumtimes
when he went In swimmin they'd go to
the banks of the lake and steal all his
close, thereby compelin him to sneak
home by sircootius rowt. drest In the
skanderlus stie of the Greek slaiv. II
find that the keers of married life way
heavy onto me-" sed the Profit, land sum-
times I wish I'd remained singel." left
the Profit and started for the tavern
WHARF I put up to. On my way I was
overlook by large crowd Of Mormons,
which they surrounded me & statid that
they were goin into the show free.
WALL" seq l. "ef l find a individooal
who is goin round lettin folks into his
show free TIL let you know"
we've had Revelashun blddin us to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
What's gone and what's past
should be past grief.
Winters Tale.
Commercial Value Of Census Figures

The commercial Importance attached TO
a city's population as ascertained by ,he
limited States census bureau is much
greater now than 1t was 20 or 50 years
sgo In wears past census figures had
as a rule, only sentimental value The
official returns interested statisticians'
hut these returns seldom made an impress
sion on the public at large. Even when
considerable growth was shown local
pride was little stirred, except in the
case of young and ambitious cities eager
to get in the spotlight.
All that is changed. In these modern
times a city, and especially city under
the 100000 or 100000 mark, is judged in
the business world not only by its mer-
camille or Industrial activities but by its
comparison with other cities in the mat
ter of population gains. And no figures
are accepted by foreign investors but
those published by the census bureau.
If Atlanta, instead of making the splen-
did showing It did-154,Sss as against So
s72 in 19OO-had shown only population
of 10000 as some lookers-on had es-
timated 1t would be, that city's standing
before the world would have been ma
terially weakened, to say nothing of the
blow to the city's pride. On the other
hand. for an. old established business
community to gain nearly 65 per cent in
10 years is a great thing. Atanta's realty
values are strengthened and its prestige
Is greatly enhanced
The population of ST. Louis, which also
y was announced Saturday, has gained
111.79t over 1900, but that is only 1874 per
cent, for 1t had population of 57o,23S 10
years ago. Large claims had been made
for st. Louis growth, an estimated popu-
lation of 100000 having been regarded by
well informed citizens as quite low
enough. But the old metropolis of the
west has always had the habit of grow
ing at a rate slow but sure. 1t is a
wealthy city and is great commerce
center 1t used to be considered Chi
cagos chief competitor but 1.-The Windy
City" long since got so far in the lead
that St. Louis effort to keep up had to
he abandoned. But there is trade enough
for all wide-awake American cities
large and small-and so long as a healthy
growth Is recorded in the rich cities OF
st. Louis class there Is no ground fol
encouragement or adverse comment.
Birmingham's population will probably
be announced this week. This city
gagged by the recent school census, has
about the same number of inhabitants
that Atlanta has-or nearly as many
hut the count here was not as full that
of Atlanta. Birmingham will make a
showing it is thought of something like
10000. which would be a phenomena
percentage gain-about 240 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
FLIMFLAMMING AT CONEY

the money he handed it over separately.
lotment. This time when the customer
counted his money 1t was 81. 20 short and
the waiter was lost in the packed house.
In this instance no. cutlery was made to
attract the strong armed DULLES who are
kept as the first reserve force of the short
changers to make a riot out of any ef-
fore to demand full change.
Down the street a little ways, past a
moving picture show where the Burns
johnson fight pictures were being barked
for as Jeffries-Johnson views, the visitors
| took seats in Connor's Imperial cafe.
Here an Oriental dancer from the heart
Of darkest Africa via Mobile did her own
variations on the dance that once made
a Seeley dinner famous.
| A mixed white and black chorus filed
in at intervals. I'm sorry. old chap,
but I'm awfully packed with small bills.
Could you let me have tenner for ten
| ones?" piped the waiter after making his
usual wineroom condolences.
The $40 bill was produced and a num-
Der Of 81 bills were handed out in ex-
| change. The case seemed to offer posi-
bilities to observe how settlements were
made after a police call was threatened.
| The 81 bills totaled 50. There's 81 shy
| here,'' replied the customer in rather
| loud tones. Walters began at once to
move in his direction.
who's kicking up a fuss?" beloved
one. But the waiter who had made the
change was willing to try a recount.
Here's another BILL" he said as he fin
ishec it and handed one over, passing
the original roll back separately. Again
the customer counted 1t and again there
| were 49, He had been assured pre-
viously If under such conditions he left
the cafe and started for the police sta
ton he would be followed and intercepted.
He had scarcely turned from Surf ave-
nue. into Eighth avenue where Captain
Ga win has his headquarters, when the
interceptor laid hand on his shoulder.
Here's your other dollar" he said.
Forget it. We was only a-lxiddin you"
And I've seen the likes of you get
six months for the trick you tried to
turn" the other man replied, and may
yours is face sl.at's good for a
year" He put the bill in his pocket and
the waiter went back to his trade on TIE,
Bcwery.