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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
.s..r,n,tb Of the opera

seldom have I enjoyed an operatlc per formance so much as La Boheme, pre- scented at the Orpheum by the Bessie Abott company Monday night, and l have attended many in New York; said music lover
 .'The company which afforded Birming- ham such a treat was all that was prom ised and more than had expected when it came to the strength of the cast. Every one of the principals had a good voice and revealed solid training. Even at the Metropolitan opera house there are sticks now and then But the Bessie Abott company brought, in addition to the prima donna, seven or eight high-class artists. Signor Nicolotti. who had the rart of Marcello, proved to be one of the finest baritones that has ever appeared here. The. chorus was not large, but it was entirely adequate for the demands of the opera. And the orchestra was splendid.
 "Grand opera is an expensive luxury A large audience greeted the Bessie Abott company, but I learned that the box office receipts were not sufficient by $20O or $3OO to enable Liebler & Co.,, the proprietors, to break ,even.' The ex- penses of the company on this southern tour are said to be nearly s20,oOO a week, and I can readily believe it.
 Notwithstanding the deficit here, it was insignificant, I understand, when compared with the deficits incurred in Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta and the other cities where performances had .been given. l was told by man connected with the management that the company did an extremely poor business in At lanta. I was surprised at that statement, for Atlanta usually shows it's apprecia- tion of high-class music by a liberal patronage
 "I was never so disappointed in any town as l was in Atlanta said the opera man. T knew we were running risk in playing in the smaller cities, but I thought in Atlanta it would be different Birmingham, judging from our experience, is 100 per cent bet ter in it's appreciation of grand opera than the Georgia capital All of which made me feel proud of my home town
 'rhe Bessie Abott company Weh' from Birmin gham to Montgomery where the advance seat sale had been large enough to indicate far better box office results than was the case with Atlanta's first night. The company gave three performances in the Georgia me tropolis-two nights and d matinee.
 Tt was the intention of the man. agement on leaving Birmingham te cancel all the company's southern dates beyond this week. The company started out for a three weeks south ern tour but owing 10 the fact that the losses have been already consid- erable and that the outlook further south is unsatisfactory, it was deemed business-like to cut out the last week | and return to New York, where biz audiences are assured"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
X Most Worthy Cause

The people of Birmingham sustain many benevolent institutions, and one of the most deserving of them is the Mercy Home. This institution has been in operation for many years and has ac- complished incalculable good. It is man. aged by prominent women. whose sacri- fees for humanity in succoring wayward or friendless young girls are unceasing. Now these ladies are extending the scope Of their work by establishing at Wood lawn the Mercy Home Industrial School for Girls. A large building, costing s2O,- GOO, is nearing completion. About 5000 will be required for furnishing it.
 This school is for dependent and delin- quent girls up to the age of 20, and will do for young women what the Industrial school at East Lake is doing for boys who need strict but kindly discipline
 The advisory board has recently sub- scribed among themselves 5000, but after the furniture has been purchased there will remain a total of $SO00 to be raised An earnest appeal is made to the men oi Birmingham who have not yet aided in the work to subscribe this amount. Il would be hard to imagine a worthieI cause. Let the subscriptions be liberal and prompt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
RoCKING-cHAIR CHAMPION

From the Rochester Democrat and
 Chronicle.
 The rocking chair established itself firmly in the affections of the American people at an early date, and has pursued it's placid way undisturbed by the as saGlts of physicians and the sneers of European visitors. Says the Boston Globe; Paul Bourget, a present-day French novelist of perception, remarked that one of his vivid impressions of America was the rocking chair habit of Americans The rocking chair has found a medical friend at last in the person of a physician who declares that it is an excellent piece of furniture, be- cause in rocking back and forth a move ment of the air is produced which aids ventilation. Every friend of the rock ing chair will of course hasten to vim dicate his friendship by saying that he knew 1t all the time. As for those who have claimed that the rocking chair was largely responsible for the nervousness Of Americans, the least they can do is to make humble apology
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
crow. reather. Scientifically

'I have what may seem strange in- dustry to add to the diversity of those here said Morton Kirk Moore, whom every one knows either by view or name.
 And it is the scientific growing of feathers have friend, J E. Frazier, who has a unique farm in this state. He raises feathers for the market through a process of cultivation or transplanting that is successful beyond the dreams of Luther Burbank He plucks the feathers from all his vast number of fowls while the feathers are green. The feathers are inserted into Irish potatoes
 which are treated according to the pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
MT. Hassinger Returns

" IT. uassinger has returned from New York, where he had spent several days. He was with Cecil Grenfen of Lon don. managing director of the Southern Iron and Steel company, who will sail for England December II.
 sIn financial circles I found much better feeling than was prevailing few week ago." said MT. Hassinger. The general talk among business men in New York was to the effect that trade condi- lions would show decided improvement early in the new year. The outlook IS really bright"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
A POPULAR MOVIE

From the Richmond News-Leader.
 'If Congress wishes to win in it's last hours the good will of the bone and sinew of the land, it will establish parcels post as recommended by the President in his annual message. It is not all the country wants in that direction, but it will do very well as a starter" thinks the Birmingham Age-Herald Also Congress the expiring republican Congress-will in the way of battening the express monopoly at the expense of the pockets of the business shipping public, to say nothing of the interests of the ultimate produce consumer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
Don,o,d For Farm Lands

"There is q very active inquiry -for farm lands in this section or Alapahla' said B. r. Eborn.
 .For years past truck farms in Jeffer- son and adjoining counties have been in good demand and as Birmingham grows this demand will naturally increase. This city is already a great market for the products of the farm, and the best of it is Birmingham is going forward at greater strides every year. Many north- ern truckers are making inquiries right now for farm tracts ranging usually from 20 to 40 acres. In the next two or three years we will see a very large trucking industry within a radius of 40 or 50 miles of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
LUTHER. AS A CHILD
From Prof Arthur c. McGifferts Ma
 tin Luther and His Work, in the D.

From Prof Arthur c. McGifferts Mar
 tin Luther and His Work, in the De-
 cember Century.
 Public opinion, when he was young. was much stricter, Luther tells us, than in later days in the matter of games, card playing dancing. theatregoing, and sports of various kinds and his parents were of the strictest They believed in work. not play. On one occasion for talk ing a trivial nut he was beaten by his mother until the blood came. Refecting upon it in later years he was accustomed to assert, with emphasis that discrimina- ton and moderation ought to be specially exercised in the government of children. With them "the apple ought always to lie beside the rod And the serious effect upon the character of an overstrenuous discipline he depicted in the words where such fear enters a man in child hood it can hardly be rooted out again as long as he lives. As he once trembled at every word of his father and mother to the end Of his life he is afraid of a rustling leaf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
A READY RESPONSE

From Tit-Bits
 A young Irish officer when in Dublin lives in rooms which were very small. Oge day one of his fashionable friends called on him, and, as he entered, said:
 Great heavens, Charles. How on earth can you live in this place? Why, there isn't room enough to swing a cat in. How long have you been in this nutshell?'
 The officer smiled, Not long enough to become a kernel,n was the witty reply
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
A LAY SERMON.

A LAY SERMON.
 "If you have received a kindness, re- member it. If you have done a kind act. forget it. We know this is contrary to custom, for every day we hear some one bragging how much he or she has done for neighbor, and at the same time be- wailing the fact that the action was not appreciated. short time ago we heard deal fo, s esrtajr I,,on,a,, i, os ba ing asked what he had ddne he replied that he had let her do his family wash ing. If the truth were known the fact would probably be proved that she did it at mighty low figure. ."-Neodesha Reg iSter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
INDEX TO CHARACTER.

INDEX TO CHARACTER. Just let the candidate get in And all the voters cry, Both east and west and south and north. How does he eat his pie?'
 Birmingham Age-Herald. And if he eats 1t with a fork, Then woe will fill his cup; They'll cut him east, west, north and south Because he's so stuck-up.
 Springfield Union. Just let the candidate get in And you will see him try To get Wherever there is tim, A finger in the pie
 Youngstown Telegram.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
oRIcIN oF .GRAss wIDowv

From an OId ScrapDOOK-
 "Grass widow is a corruption of grace widow" name originating in the Middle Ages, and meaning one who becomes widow by grace or favor, and not of neceasity as by death. Divorces were then granted only by the church, and the woman benefited was always al- iuded to in the papal decree as "vidua de gratia."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

Oakland Cal, is the very latest city to adopt the commission form of gov ernment. Other cities should act early and avoid the rush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
Population

Jefferson county. Alabama .226, 47e Shelby county, Tennessee ..........1 .191, 45s Fulton county, Georgia .............. TIT, 73a
 These counties stand at the top, and they will continue to stay at the top, whenever we leave Orleans parish out of the reckoning. Jefferson county will alone of the three become a congressional district with fraction to spare.
 Each of these three counties contains a bustling city-some say, a predatory city Let us see how the account stands. Bir- mingham did do bit of annexing, but it left in the county outside of the citys bounds 9S, 791 people. Memphis left in it's county 6O,3S4, but peggish Atlanta an- nexed all the people in Fulton county ex- cept 22,s94l Just why Atlanta did not scoop in the entire county is not under stood at this distance. Its patriotism and magnanimity are, we fear, not prop .erly appreciated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

One out of every four graduates of Harvard earned a part or all of his expenses as he went along.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

The big cities cannot have a white Christmas because they produce too much soot overnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

church, writes a correspondent at Drip ping Springs. Also: Myrtle Sheets and Lena Spencer was calling on Cora and Mae Edison on Thursday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

It cost the republican congressional committee s74,s7s to fill the short ses- sion with lame ducks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

Indiana fears it's speciality of six best sellers is to be transferred to New York, for one auther after another slips away unawares to the metrop- olis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

Uncle Sam has no need of a Hundred Million club, for he has crossed the line He did it by counting in his lit tie brown children in the Philippines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

The aviators demand longer-tubed barographs. They are determined to reach the top of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
Our Prosperous Dixieland

The population of the southern section is %, 3S9, ,s3O as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

James Smith, Jr., machine boss should go way back and sit down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

The people of Bagdad hold Boston in high esteem because it is head quarters for the rug trade in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

In less than two months China will be country with a constitution. This old world do move
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

It Is generally agreed up north that the Indian summer has been success fully rounded up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

Labrador is ambitious to become a second Alaska, but it surely does not desire to acquire a Guggenheim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

The initiative and referendum and the recall and the primary are each and all thorns in the side of the poli- ticians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

Porter Charltons friends resist ex- tradition to Ital because they know he would get thefe what is coming to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

This country has an even 50 cities above the 100000 mark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

Woodrow Wilson's course in the sen- atorial matter has won him a new lot of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

Santa Claus old-time methods are all right. He will meet no insurgents when he starts out next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
Past and to come sems best;, things present worst.
 -aud King Henry ".
Thrss PrnsnerOns Southern Counties

By pushing for the moment Orleans parish out of the running, we find that the three big counties in the cotton states line up as follows;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

Texas is suffering from a drouth that not cure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

The footing of the Illinois Central railroad was high finance. for the loot CTS got away with s6,5OO.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

The house of lords has but one re- course left, and that is to be good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
BERToN BRADLEY,s POEMS

Some blame the Presidents verbos- ty on the typewriter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
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 HARMLESS AFFAIRS. Well it is about time for Pipps to have his annual heart-throb." His annual heart-throb?' "Yes; every year he falls in love with a calendar girl.'' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

A WELL-KNOWN writer, comment A ing upon the vogue of Henrik Ib- A sen, declared recently: ''Ibsen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

SUPERIOR TACTICS. He tried his best to catch a cold And when we asked him why He said, "Cause then my wife won
 scold If I take rock and rye"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

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Arizona republican., 1910-08-28

United States, the state and the counties and municipalities therein, and the bonds and obligations there of, public cemeteries, institutions of purely public charity, public hospi- tais, and houses used exclusively for worship, household goods, tools and implements of trade to each head Of a family in an amount not exceeding in value five hundred dol lars.
 The constitution should empower the legislature to license, regulate, control, restrain or prohibit, through statewide prohibition or local option, the manufacture and sale of intox- icating liquors.
 The constitution should also em- power the legislature to extend the elective franchise to women.
 We favor the non-partisan election of judges.
 We oppose the granting of exclu sive franchises and believe that no franchise should he granted except by general law and then for a term
Arizona republican., 1910-08-28
PERTINENT PERSONALITIES.


 China is looking for western ideas for her navy In September his ifn- periai highness, Prince Tsai Hsun. and Admiral Sah. the imperial naval commissioners, win arrive in tine United States to study naval affairs.
 Dr. William Newton Miller, the old est practicing physician in Allegheny county and one of the oldest in the United States, died at his home in Pittsburg. For fifty eight years Dr Miller had practiced his profession.
 A Limerick priest, the Rev. William QLeary, s. J., will reap d fortune if the Erin automatic gas apparatus which he has invented for the pro duction of petrol gas. now on sale. proves to be the success that is claimed for it by it's makers in Dub lin.
 Professor William NJ Wheeler of the Bussey institute, Harvard univer- sity. has been studying the wooing of crickets. grasshoppers. spiders and other bugs He has seen a spider swain serenade a spider maid and has observed ogling grasshoppers fasci- nate their lady friends.
 Among the passengers arriving on the White Star liner Cymric to Bos- ton, Mass. was the Rev. \. l.. Corte, professor of physics at Stonehurst college, London He is here to at tend the International Solar congress at Pasadena as a delegate of the Royal Astronomical society If Great Britain.
 Mrs. Maria w Coronel de Domin- guez is said to be the only railroad promoter oI her sex in Mexico. She recently perfected all arrangements for the construction of a railroad from Oaxaca to the port of Salina Cruz, on the Isthmus of Tehauntepec. with q branch line to Puerto Angel, on the Pacific coast.
 Louis Schreiber in his day known as one of the worlds greatest cor netists, died in Los Angeles, aged S3 years. He accompanied both Adelina Patti ard Ole Bull. the vioiinist, on concert tours. as cornct sOloist. He was a charter member of the Phil harmonic society of New York, and in 1872 and 1873 was solOist with the Thomas orchestra.
 Charles Collman was a popular man in Ncrth Hampstead, l.. l., until he became a dog catcher, on July 22 last and began to break all records at sf.5O a dog He discovered in two days that while he had earned S2I
Arizona republican., 1910-08-28

not exceeding twenty-five years Grants of corporate and other fran chises should be forever subject to the regulation. amendment, or repeal, as may be provided by law.
 We believe that all interests. indi- vidual or corporate should be equally protected under the law and should be equally held amenable to the law
 We believe that a system of well arranged and economically construct ed highways should be built and we favor the creation of a nonpartisan commission to have charge of this important public work as may be provided by law.
 A great trust is conferred upon the people of the state in the gift of public lands provided for in the enabling act. and ample provision should be made in the constitution for the honest, economical and eff cient management and disposition of those public lands. to the end that the burden of taxation upon the peo- pie of the state may be reduced. In
Arizona republican., 1910-08-28

other disking and seeding Yes, the total cost of the plant runs to consider able, but it is all purchased on the in stallment plan, and if we have no bad luck this season." and he pointed across the broad acres already spring ing green with crops, our income will not be much less than $2O,000 In the face of that, a few thousand dollars more or less, invested in plant, fades into insignificance. It will all come back again. We ran our engines about fifteen hours a day, and broke on an average fifty acres a day last month. The engine doesn't get tired like horses do; the excessive heat or dust doesn't affect it's strength, and in ev- cry way it is more satisfactory. I've plowed with horses in Texas and with bulls in Cuba, and l tell you there's nothing more advantageous to work with than a good 32 h. IL steam engine"
Arizona republican., 1910-08-28
TATOOING A FAD OF LONDON
 WOMEN

London-Among the society fads of recent years tatooing on an elaborate scale is one which has had its frequent spells of prosperity for the artist, while at other periods he, or she, will be al most starving for lack of employment.
 There is, however, a pretty steady demand among society women, espe- cially among those who go in for swim ming, for the services of the skiliful tattooer Beautiful little birds and butterflies are the favorite devices, but frequently a woman will be tattooed with a copy of her husbands regiment al crest and one woman, at least, IS carrying about on her fair skin her husbands coat of arms. These are generally tattooed either on the shoul- der or on the underside of the fore arms. so that they are concealed by a shoulder strap or glove as the case may be.-New York Herald
Arizona republican., 1910-08-28
WOMAN COMPOSER HoNoRED.

Miss Ethel Sythe, the composer or "The Wreckers," an opera that mas proved a success in England, is now entitled to write Mus. Doc" after her name. The much coveted degree or musical doctor was recently conferred upon her by Durham university and Miss Sythe is the first Englishwoman to be so honored.
 Miss Smythe is an accomplished mu- sician and. in addition to "The Wreck CTS" has written the opera Der Wald" and many compositions of classical character-Rrooklyn Eagle.