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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
The Late Father Tabb.

The death of the Rev. John Banis-
ter Tabb, the poet-priest which oc-
Cured in Baltimore few weeks ago,
has brought out many fine articles OF
appreciation" said q member of Biz
mingham's Virginia colony. zone SYM
pa tn etc critic referred to Father Tabb
as a max err of .'poetical miniatures and
that impressed me as an apt description.
The dead priest was a real poet, rank
ing, in the Judgment of many, next TO
Sidney Lanier; but his poems were FOR
the most part confined to one or two
stanzas. few were extended to three
stanzas and two or three, perhaps a
half dozen, contained as many as six
stanzas A great many of his best
known lines were simply dainty con-
| ceits.
"Frank Jewett Mather, Jr.. writing In
The Nation, sums up his appraisemen'
thus: For sheer lapidary perfection
Father Tabb hardly has his mate among
American poets or, for that matter
among the English poets Of his time
Even Aldrich had a wagner sense OF hii
own limitations and was more frequent
| ly below his best. Except for tne
French poet Heredia, with his single
sheaf Of sonnets, can hardly namc .
modern poet whose ga-den being SC
small is ut once so habitable and SO I'M
pressive.'
''Father Tabs verse was praised BY
men Of letters in England, ana some Of
| the earliest expectations Of his nrs'
| volume came from English reviews.
| Born and reared in Virginia, Father
| Tabb was southern TO the core. n
| xas for years professor Of English Ut
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Mayor Gaynor finds that the men he
wants to put into office will not accept
office and those who want places are
not competent to fill them. 1t is the
old, old story in municipal politics IN
this country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Carrie Nation was fined 500 because
she smashed the bar at the Union sta
ton in Washington, and she may de-
eide to look into the restaurants in
the capitol.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Money could do a lot more for a man
If he wanted 1t to do less.
The res son a man has faults IL that
il he didn't they would be Wees
There's more brotherly love in kind
word than IN . tr>okload Of tracts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Partisan actors are forbidden TO
wear celluloid collars while on the
stage. They must set the house on
fire by their magnetism or in some
other way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

The old year did relent little just
as it was going out. Never mind now.
1t began to improve too late to satisfy
those who could not keep warm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

When Diana is deposed and her tow
err In Madison Square pulled down.
even the man of 25 years ago Will re-
gret the destruction of landmarks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Harvard is to have play-writing de-
partment. This way of elevating the
stage does not, however, promise
speedy results.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Mr.. Pinchot is a leftover of the
Roosevelt administration, and he Is
as eruptive and popular as his great
leader
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
IN HIGH LIFE.

care you going to attend the Swinger
divorce trial, Mrs. Gadabout?"
Indeed, I am, Mrs. Flutterby. I've
already bought pencil and note book"
what is that for?"
ITO keep the highball score"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

The December we have left behind
us will be recalled by the Oldest lnhap-
liant so years hence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Mr.. Peary left the North Pole where
ne found it. He did not bring 1t to
this country, as some have recently
thought he did.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Only one ex-President is living. but
three former mistresses of the White
House are living-Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs. Garfield.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Russia seems inclined to sell the
northern end of the island of Sakhalin
TO Japan. The United States does not
want it
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
Athens School Reopens.

1.-THE boarding department of the Ath-
ems Female college, which was closed
several months ago by an epidemic of
typhoid fever, will be reopened next Mon
day. said the Rev. Frank w. Bran
don, who is a brother-in-law of Miss
Mary N. Moore, president of the instl-
tuition.
1.-THE epidemic which affected about 20
of the $50 pupils of the school was
hard blow to the institution but we have
good reason to believe that the i'll effect
will not be lasting.
More than TO reservations have already
been taken by the old pupils and it is
expected that the school will be full
within few weeks after the reopen
ing.
Health conditions at Athens are good
and there need be no fear of further trou-
bio from typhoid or other epidemic
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Eliza could now cross the Ohio with
out trouble or risk. 1t is securely
bridged from shore to shore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Baroness Vaughn and Abdul Ham
ids former harem are in position TO
sympathize with each other.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Up north the good old faithful equine
is giving the gasoline go-cart the horse
laugh.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

The government is trying to think
that the cost OF living is no higher,
but it is uphill work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

We have no suburbs at present, but
no doubt some will soon be created,
and then they will be annexed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Let us hope the weather man has
sworn off on his near zero tempera-
lures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
2,a.tG,peq~

AT THE BOOK STORE.
'Have you Heart Throbs' ~ asked the
sweet young thing.
NO, miss" said the ascetic clerk, pm
a woman-hater."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

The mild winters we had enjoyed
did not brace us up against one OF the
old-fashioned sort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
STILL HOPE.

STILL HOFE.
Miss Withers has just had another
well, all is not yet lost"
what do you meanr'
Nobody knows which one it was.'
MEANING SHERMAN
Oh, what's become
OF Sunny JIM?
Has anyone
Seen aught of him?
IN THE DIVORCE COURT.
She whispered in
The judges ear
And scores of women
Leaned to hear.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
She slipped into
The Judges lap.
Then all the women
They did rap.
st. Louis Times.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
~HE MAKING of a newspaper is

~HE MAKING of a newspaper is
q lot. Of fun,
With the coming of the New
Year, and the second day thcreof-where-
in the Greater Birmingham is of us
there should, and of right ought to be-,
all the newspapers that everyone and
everybody wants to read.
I have been of a newspaper every day
since that day after I left college and
went into the printing office of the good
old Augusta Chronicle to learn how type
was set and how the forms were made up
and how the press was adjusted to make
the forms turn out the papers right.
There was lots of work, but lots more
fun, in those old days where one wanted
to do the work best and make the paper
show up best next morning.
Then the day came when the boy who
was setting type and proving galleys and
was the Printers Devil'' in general had
to be put on the proof desk. He was as
proud as a new professor at Harvard or
Yale or the University of Virginia or of
Alabama No inverted or any other SUBJ
terranean error of type went through his
hands.
It was lots OF fun to get back at the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
sKEPTICAL.

'Have you heard about Reggie?'
mo; what's the matter with Reegie?'
'sHe has brain fever"
IT don't believe It,"
"WhyT'
For the same reason that rag doll
can't have Appendicitis"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Automobiles up north are now ex-
nected to wear sleig bells.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
THE WEISS GEORGES.

THE WEISS GEORGES.
The Crosby (Kan.) correspondent of the
Smith County Messenger writes to his
paper as follows:
I'VE learn with very much regret that
our old friend, Wess George, and his sec
ond wife have had domestic trouble so
serious that they do not now live as man
and wife. The Mrs. is back in Missouri
and Wess and his four children are trying
to keep house In his fine new house all
alone. The Mrs. left Wess' bed and board
soon after Thanksgiving We only wish
1t was in our power to compromise and
help to settle the difficulty between these
two good people. We know the Bible
says: 1T is not well for man to live
alone"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

Nearly every one has turned over a
new calendar, even if he did not a new
leaf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
A STRONG INDUcEMENT,

IT have just received an inspiration for
poem.''
"A divine spark from above. I pre-
sumo"
mo; a four-line letter from the editor
of Muggsy's Magazine, saying that he
needed filler"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
uIsT suITED HIM.

I'm told there Is no bridge whist in
Bermuda"
Goodbye \
ssWhere are you going?''
I'm off to Bermuda"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

The Roosevelt party still maintains
300 porters, but it buys no meat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
FORESIGHT.

FORESIGHT
IT don't suppose there is any way to in
sure marital happiness"
''Well, no; there isn't, but pre-nuptiai
agreement as to the amount Of alimony
would save a great deal OF wrangling
later on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
ABOUT NOW

ABOUT NOW.
Most any sort of man behind
Would make a fellow Ill,
But the man behind who's most unkind
S the man behind the bill
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
MAUD'S CAREER"

Maud Muller, on a summers day,
Raked the meadow sweet with hay"
Then said. "oh, gee, I'm tired of this
I hate to be country missf'
That's why one night she slipped away,
And never more did rake the hay.
Now, dazzled by the footlights' glow,
She MARBLES In a burlesque show,
And writes back home she's DOING hne,
Because they let her speak one line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
FREE AT LAST

He dreamed a dream of idleness,
A poor, debt-ridden clerk,
But all he ever found in life
Was
work.
work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

He toi1ed until his health broke down.
This accomplishing clerk,
And now he's where he'll never have
To
work,
work,
work!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

A POPULAR QUESTION.
This is quite a mercenary age,
When a mans attNntion you'd engage,
Hear him say
"Will it pay?'
Anxiously we stop to count the cost,
Murmurlng, for fear a penny's lost,
In dismay,
''Will 1t pay?"
Every kind OF undertaking must
Prove itself means to raise the dust.
Still we say,
''Will 1t pay?"
Life is far from being just lark,
When you meet so many who remark.
Every day,
Twill 1t pay?"
THE RIGHT KIND OF CHARITY.
"old scatterby is unique philanthro-
pist."
How is that?"
HE can give away a million dollars
with as little publicity as some people
can steal a million dollars"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-02
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS.

Quotations furnished By W. B. Hibbs & Co.
members Of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibbs
Fr,51d
The Washington herald., 1910-03-02
WALL STREET NEWS
Market Gathers Strength on
Dull Course.
BUYING STEADY AND CAUTIOUS
Accumulation of stocks Throughout
the Day Was Evident, Though
There Appeared TO Be Little Incli-
nation 30 Sell, and some Would
Consider II a Sluggish Struggle.

New York, March 1.-The slow but per-
sistent buying of stocks which mas oeeh
q feature OF the security market Io'
\ several days past, was again III evidence
to-day and on a somewhat more Vigor-
Gus scale. perhaps, than 1t was yester-
! day The upward trend of the market
has begun 10 attract notice. because, in
the first place, it has moved with such
slowness and moderation as TO suggest
that it has not been due in any large de-
gree TO a mere retreat Of the short IN
terest, and secondly. because 1t has been
accompanied throughout or, at least, was
accompanied to-day, by rather diseourag-
Ing news. No doubt the advance has
facilitated by a certain amount OF buy
ing in OF contracts for the fall. and all
; observations has been to the effect that
the greater number of professional oper-
etors were hostile to the market and in
slined TO fight the rise.
The action OF the market to-day. how
ever, plainly indicated that something re-
sembling an accumulation OF stock was
In progress.
Scarcity of Stocks Evident.
1t has been noticed for some time past
that whenever prices declined the market
became dull; that there was no pressure
10 sell at any time. and that the general
condition, known as scarcity of stocks,
was more or less in evidence.
The course of values throughout the day
; was that of a cautious. but steady creep
ing upward of the kind not infrequently
noticed at the beginning of new move
, ment in the market following prolonged
period Of decline.
1t may be doubted whether much atten-
ton was paid in the financial district to-
day to news developments, but this, al
least. must be admitted that q number Of
announcements were made that must
have been disappointing to those who are
hunting nowadays for grounds upon which
10 base pessimistic market theories.
One Report Optimistic.
The splendid annual report of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company printed in the
morning papers was distinctly Of the
'Better than expected" sort.
Further to-day came the January earn
4 ings statement of the leading Hartman
lines exhibiting in the case of the South
eTn Pacific an increase in gross Of 81. $50, 900
and in net Of $500, 900. and for the Union
Pacific a gross Increase Of 81, Ice. 900
changed into a net increase of S165, 000
! Both Of these exhibits were much more
satisfactory than many people antic!-
pated. In addition there was announced the
declaration by the Lake Shore of an extra
dividend Of per cent.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-02
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

sales-Regular call q O'Clock noon
Capital Traction Railroad S. $50 al ll5
Potomac Electric Consolidated s.. 5000 al l0l4.
s. 600 ar l0lA.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS, sl,ooe at
lO5N-
Washington Railway and Electric common, Is at
S&. . az 8S.
Washington Railway and Electric preferred, .
az SC.
Washinstoa Gas, . at 70 * at 7oS. 10 at 10a.
10 at 7C9t. 3 at 7els. . at 7Ols 3 at 70s . at 20
Mergenthaler LINOTYPE. ! at 220. 70 at 90. 10
a. -.
Lanston Alonotypt. % at s.. % at S..
Commercial National Bank. 10 at 1876 5 at is5
United States Trust. 10 at u7A ? AZ u7ll 10
as ll7is.
Arlington Fire Insurance. at 30.
After call:
Capital Traction % at 1N
Washington Railway and Electric common, 3 at
37%, = al SIS.
Washington Gas. 3 at 70. Is at 70. . at 70. q
at 6s5s, 2 at eos.
Following are the bid and asked prices on yester.
/ days Washington Stock Exchange.
| GAS BONDS.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-02
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, March Money on call at the stock
exchange to-day opened at Is per cent; highest. s.
lowest. ~; closing "a Ter cent. Most Of the DAVIS
loans were made at rs per cent.
Tine money continued rather quiet the demand
being inactive and The supply moderate Rates were
81 per cent for sixty DAYS 3aSA per cent for ninety
days, 81 per cent for four months, 3Sa4 per cant
for five and six months
Mercantile paper in fair demand here and
elsewhere, and the supply was fairly large Rates,
4a5 Per cent for sixty 70 ninety days Endorsements
4za5 per cent for four TO six months choice single
names, 81 per cent for others.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-02

sEx dividend. 81 per cent. '+Ex dividend, 81 Per
cent Tx dividend. Ter cent. TEX dividend, II
Per cent. SIX dividend, ~ per cent
The Washington herald., 1910-03-02

cATTLE-E Extra. per cwt.. 55oas.oo; butcher. 4oOa
40; common, 2e0a3e0
H0GS-Psr cWt.. gross s-50a900; ordinary. $50.
sHEEP-Prime. 4.o0a50o common. Z00as.0.
LAaiBS-Choice, per h., sas5s: medium. 2.
CALVES-Prime psr lb 9; medium, s.; common.
Ta75s: grass ssS
The Washington herald., 1910-03-02
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished By W B. Hibhs . Co..
members Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hi6es
Building.
Csn money: Open. "a high. S. low. rs close, ,.
SALE ar STOCK ny HOURs
The Washington herald., 1910-03-02
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Cash in the United states treasury 81
the end Of February figured UP to the
comfortable sum of S1.T02, I26. 627.27. OF
this amount S150.OOO.0O0 constitutes the reg
ular gold reserve held for the redemption
of outstanding United states notes. The
larger part of the remainder represents
coin held by the Treasury amounting to
81 .94s 097, $50. of which $S5S.472, $50 is gold
| coin. s4S5. 10000 Is silver dollars. and So
900 is silver dollars of the coinage of
1890. In the general fun is $i5l,l66 1856;
in national bank depositaries, $4S,6lSQ9Q0 %,
and in the treasury Of the Philippine
Islands. S4,24S,92959
According TO a statement issued by the
Comptroller of the Currency yesterday.
the total national bank notes outstanding
on March /, was s710022. SOS The total
/ for March ], 1909. was S67S, 2S5. Go. an in
crease for the year of S3l. 737. 2SS. The In
crease for the month of February was
S143,535 According 10 the statement, the
total bonds on deposit to secure national
bank notes and on deposit to secure public
( deposits amounted 10 S7Sl, 164 600, of which
/ $500. S04, 200 was IN United States consols
OF 1880.
| Trading on the Washington Stock Ex-
change yesterday was brisk and resulted
/ in a long record of sales for Washing
/ ton. Washington Gas was again the leader
of the market in amount of sales. at a
/ little advance in prices over the proceed
Ing day. Starting at 20, the stock sold in
95-share lots a fraction above and back
to 20, and finally, after call. to 697s- About
300 shares went upon the record.
/ The railroad shares were also quite &C
/ tive. Railway common selling at 57sl to
974s, and the preferred at %. Bonds. as
usual, were in good demand, but only a
very limited amount came out on the
/ bidding. Mergenthaler sold at 22O, Ian
ston at s., and in the call Of the bank list
Commercial National Bank sold Is shares
at 1s5 and United States Trust % at Il73k.
In the management Of estates the local
trust companies sometimes have peculiar
terms applied 20 their operations In the
requests made by deceased men or
women. According TO the terms Of the
will of the late John Griffith Ames, filed
yesterday, the Washington Loan and
/ Trust Company is made trustee for the
| distribution Of the estate TO ten grand
! children. each Of whom is to receive a
share upon attaining the age of twenty
| one years. Untll the majority of the bene-
ficiaries the estate is 10 be held in trust.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-02
FINANCIAL.

rNew York Stock Exchange.
Washington Stock Exchanges.
| Chicago Board Of Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-03
SEEKING THE COOPERATION
OF BUSINESS INTERESTS
Convention in Atlanta in October
Will Consider Plans of the South
ern Commercial Congress.

Under the auspices of the Southern
Commercial Congress business men of thu
south will gather in convention in Allan
ia, Ga, October I and 8. The purpose of
the convention is to get the approval of
the business interests of the south for the
plans of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress and at the same time to consider
the program for the big meeting of the
congress which will be held in Atlanta
next spring.
Ten delegates to the convention will be
named by each of the governors of the
sixteen southern states, including Mary
land and Virginia. 1t is expected, how
ever, that other prominen' business men
from these states will attend the meeting
also. President Taft, former President
Roosevelt and the governors of the south
ern states will be invited to attend the
convention.
DR.. Clarence J. Owens, president of the
Alabama State College, at Abbeville, Ala.
has resigned his position to aid in the
work of tthe Southern Commercial Con-
gresS He will act as commissioner of
agriculture and immigration HIS head
quarters will be in Washington, but he
will spend much of his time travelling in
the south and in Europe. DR.. Owens is
commander-in-ch chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans and is serving his Sec
ond term as head of that organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-03
AIDS TO MARINERS.
Notice Calls Attention to Changes in
Chesapeake Bay.

A notice to mariners regarding changes
i'm aids to navigation in Chesapeake bay
and its tributaries has just been issued as
follows:
Chesapeake Bay, Main Ship Channel,
Va. and Md.--35-fo foot channel lower end
gas buoy, No. ., the characteristic was
changed July % to show a fixed white
light during periods of five seconds, sepa-
rated by eclipses of five seconds dura-
ton.
35-foot channel upper end gas buoy,
No. is, the characteristic was changed
July % to show a fixed white light dur
ing periods of five seconds. separated by
eclipses of Ave seconds duration.
Sunny South wreck buoy, HIS spar.
was discontinued July %. the wreck hav-
ing been removed.
Baltimore Harbor Entrance, Md.-Fort
McHenry channel buoy. No. SO, spar.
found out of position, was replaced July
20.
Cherrystone Inlet to Cape Charles City.
Va.-Cherrystone inlet buoy. la, num-
shaped. square pyramidal framework,
supporting bell. spar marker In winter.
will be established on or about August
TO- in eighteen feet of water. to mark
the lower end of the dredged channel
below Cape Charles City. Va.
Channel buoy, No. ]. spar, Will De
established on or about August I'D. 1910.
In eighteen feet of water, to mark the
upper end OF the dredged channel below
Cape Charles City. Va.
chesapeake Bay. Main Ship channel
Md.-Chesapeake bay entrance gas. WHIST
ling and submarine bell buoy, CB. re-