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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
----sas----- "AGEDo FOUR DAYS

From the Louisville Times.
 It had to do with the captivity of Gov Isham G. Harris and Senator Bate of Tennessee, in the penitentiary at Nash vile as prisoners of war during the eos. After an unaccustomed period of absti- hence, somewhat longer than that pre- served by the governors of North and South Carolina, the governor and the senator cast about flor 8 means to the alleyiation of their consuming thirst. In the course of time an old coffee pot and other necessities fell into their hands, and from their rations they managed to save out little corn now and then. From this point it is as well to tell the gtory in the words of Governor Harris: well, sch, we made three quahts of the finest whisky yo' eveh sampled. But what do yo' think. sch? One of the inhuman avards. sch, found two of them wheah we had secreted them an took them from us at tn pint of his bay'nit, sch" And what did you do with the other quartz We aged 1t and drank it, seh.' said the governor. How long did you age itY' "Fo' days, was the dignified re- sponse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
roMLINsoN INTERVIEWED

From the Spr1ngHeid Hepuphedh'
 Col John w. Tomlinson of Birmingham. member of the democratic national com- mittee, expects to see Governor Harmon of Ohio the nominee of his party for President and very likely Governor Marshall of Indiana named for vice pres- ident. That would be a strong ticket In any event, drop the bosses in the next campaign He believes tfsat the people are tired of them, and that the strength of Governor Hughes of New York lies in the courage with which he has challenged the machine in the Empire state. These facts appeared in an interview in New York city, and of course Colonel Tomlin- son spoke good word for Birmingham. He went to that busy city of 10000 pop ulation in 1883. when it had only 5000, and was drawn there when just out of col lege because of an article in the Phila- delphia Times, written by the late Col. A. K. Mcclure. predicting the future that has come .s >
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
WHY BEAUTIES wED- PLAIN MET

 From Tit-Bits
 :. Did you ever ponder over the problem Of why pretty girls marry plain men? A lady has thought the matter out, and thinks the girl who selects a plain or even ugly mate is wise.
 The wise girl, she asserts, is perfectly aware that the ugly man will make far better husband than the Adonis who is adored by every feminine beholder of his charms. The ugly man is so frequently accustomed to being ignored or slighted by the empty-headed but good-looking woman that the sensible girl who is able to see below the surface at once finds faithful admirer and grateful slave.
 Compliments from the plain man are of far more value than the easy fiattery of the much-sought-after handsome male. who is seldom so sincere through reason of opportunity and adequate practice. And not being so run after" the man lacking in outward charms is less likely to cause his wife jealous bangs or feelings of lone- liness at the sight of an empty chair and a torn dress tie.
 Ugly men who marry pretty women are always far prouder of their wives than the romantic Romeo of girlish dreams. The former feel grateful to the beautiful wife, while the latter imagine that the debt of honor Is on the woman they have condescended to wed. All women are nat urally attracted to good looks, and the man who is fair to look upon is more tempted to pose as a bachelor if the chance of a summer irritation arises than his brother of homely physical fascina- tions.
 The girl who marries an ugly man can be certain that her love is not a mere fancy of the moment rising out of her admiration for a well-cut nose and chis- eled mouth. The love a girl bestows on an ugly man is deeper, more lasting and more worthy of the name than the quick ly given and easily spent affection of the women who ignore the faults of the hand some lover and consider only the shapeli- ness of his hands, the color of his hair and s"lovely voice." as he warbles soul-stirrng sentimental compositions.
 Plain men generally marry early in life, as soon as funds will permit, while the good-looking males prefer to enjoy the fun little longer, and to bask in the ad- miring glances and pleased smiles of the maidens upon whom they bestow their patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
Explorer Peary'S Service

England knighted Lieutenant Shackle- ton and gave him s1O0,00O for getting within 100 miles of the south pole, and it will be strange, indeed, If this rich country does not reward Commander Peary for going to the north pole in ad- vance of all white men. Other civil engi- neers of the navy have been retired with the rank of rear admiral. Secretary Mey- CTS suggestion that Peary be retired as civil engineer with the rank and pay of a rear admiral is. reasonable and techni- cally correct. It is a trifie fussy, but fussiness in the army or navy is always expected.
 The jealousy that exists between the line and staff of the navy should not be permitted to interfere with the recogni- ton by so,ooo, 600 of people of the services rendered by Peary. Those services will be recognized and honored by the entire civilized world to the end of time. It is doubtful, indeed, whether any other white man will ever reach the north pole Peary's persistent efforts to reach the pole should not go unrewarded, and the country certainly expects action on the part of Congress. His self-sacrifice, cour- age, even heroism, is recognized by peo- pie in every country in the world. Peary solved a world effort that has been &C., lively prosecuted for full century at least. No one else studied the obstacles so thoroughly as he did, and no one else perhaps will ever be able to overcome those obstacles.
 The long and short of the matter is,
 Peary richly deserves retirement with the
 rank of rear admiral, and the rest of the world will wonder why he did not get it if Congress refuses to pass the bill
 now pending in the House of Represen-
 tatives. The Senate speedily passed it. |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
sUNFLowER PHILOSOPHY
From the Atchison (Kan.) Globe.

From the Atchison (kan.) Globe.
 Many people seem to enjoy life im- mensely by living on expectations.
 "I want credit for one thing said a man today. T seldom consult an alma nac.'i
 A man can usually recognize bargain by the fact that it is something he doesn't t want.
 There are some loafers who are so anx- ious to put in all their time at it that they get up early in the morning.
 What has become of the old-fashioned mother who seemed rather proud because hers was delicate child?'
 The woman who raises the hair that is sold hasn't much style to her. No woman with any style has hair to sell at any price Y,
 Sleeping out of doors isn't enough. in order to get the complete cure for what ails you. you must sleep in a house built in tree top.
 George Washington and Carrie Nation combined were never able to give the hatchet that popularity which came to |the hammer unsolicited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
SUBMARINE BELLS
Signals From Depths of Sea Guide Ves-
 seis In Fog.

From the New York Sun.
 The United States navy is equipping all it's ships with the simple apparatus re- ouired to receive the signal sounds of the submarine bells with which IS light ships on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the great lakes have been equipped. These bells render incalculable service in thick weather when lights cannot be seen and foghorns fail to convey direc- ton, and thus confuse the navigator often. indeed a perverse wind carries the sound of the foghorn away from the ship in danger.
 The United States lighthouse board tested the submarine bell for 60 days before adopting it, yet the use of the de- vice seems to be confined almost ex- clusvely to lightships. That it should be extended to scores of reefs and other danger points on the Atlantic and Pa cihc coasts, the shores of the great lakes and the tortuous Alaskan inets has been admitted over and over again by every body conversant with the subject, but the government remains inert, giving no sign and apparently indifferent to the
 
 as the coast and lake shipping.
 An explanation has been given, and probably it is the correct one, that while the lighthouse board is anxious to install the submarine bells wherever they are needed its appropriation is sufficient only for running expenses, and it hasn't enough influence with Congress to ob- tain the s500,000 that would be required to protect the coast thoroughly with bells hung from tripod on the sea bottom and rung by an electric cable extending from the shore. A ship feeling it's way through a fog can by means of a transmitter in small tank near the bow pick up the sound of the bell at long distances and 1t is registered in the pilot house. The British admiralty has declared that ships fitted with the receiving apparatus could navigate a dangerous coast protected by submarine bells with almost as much cer- tainty in thick fog as in clear weather. This seems incredible to the uninitiated until they are reminded that sound waves propa gated in water travel at the rate of 470O feet a second, which means that the submarine bell can signal to an cleo trical device on board a ship more than three times as far as her pilot can hear a foghorn. Wherever the submarine bell has been adopted, in Europe as well as in the United States, 1t has scored heav fly over the foghorn and over the bell swinging above the surface of the water. It takes years to build lighthouse on reef and the great expense is often a deterrent, whereas the submarine bell is quickly installed at comparatively light cost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
NEW WEAPON OF WAR
 IS VERY EFFECTIVE

Washington, February s7-The army has just adopted new type of machine gun that has some remarkable points of ad- vantage over the existing guns. The new weaporl is so small that it can be carried by man or two with full equipment of stands and ammunitioh. Moreover, 1t has the important advantage that it can be fired from the shoulder and conse- quently is much less subject to attack and capture by the enemy. The ammunition is carried on steel strips, and the new gun is said to be free from the danger of choking. while the barrels are carried in duplicate and can be almost instantly changed when they become heated from rapid firing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
KENTUCKY TABLE MANNERS
From the LouIsvIlle eourIer-JournaI.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 A CORRESPONDENT at Bowling "A Green says that the three Gil- A fam brothers, who reside in Butler county were at table with MT. Pariott. The only man of the party who was not of Gillian blood "rea ch ed for some food on the table, which caused some words, and Pariott was shot"
 This plain, unvarnished tale mi ght indicate to the further a certain lack of repose in Bowling Green and a dis regard of the conventions that govern table manners. But lest the enlight- ened Warren capital be misjudged, it should be understood that the Giliams and the man who reach ed for the food were visitors. Never before have guests in the fashionable Potter house witnessed a resort to arms as a means of settling a question of table etiquette.
 It may not be untimely, however, to suggest that the Gilliams, If they were not mfsrepresented by the correspond ent at Bowling Green, in the excite ment and confusion that followed the shooting, ought to cultivate a greater spirit of tolerance of the stranger and his sways or avoid dining out.
 One of tho fundamental rules regulat- ing table manners in polite society is that there shall be no open manifesto tions of i'll feeling. If the service is poor and one of the party helps himself to the potatoes-or the cornbread, as the case may be-he should not be up braided or shot. Notwithstanding the high cost of living no one should draw" when a guest who Is not of the clan reaches for the last pork chop or rasher of bacon. Killing a stranger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
From Pearson's $ Weekly.

From Pearson's Weekly.
 A KEEPER in the Geological Gar "A dens at Stockholm has seen the 4 \ mountain foxes deliberately throw pieces of meat out through the bars of their cages to the gray crows waiting outside
 The weather at the time was bitterly hard-it was in March last-and the crows were half starved. It was not one fox only which acted In this curious fashion. Two of the animals were seen to feed the crows on two different occa- sons, and it seems hardly possible to doubt that the well-fed foxes had some sort of desire to help a hard-up fellow creature.
 Not so many years ago the idea of one animal being kind to another of quite a different sort would have been laughed at. We were told that wild life was one fierce struggle for existence. There was no room for unselfshness.
 But as our knowledge of nature slowly increases We are finding out many things of which we never before dreamed, and one is that some animals can and do ex- ercise the virtues of charity and unsel- fishness.
 A Scotsman living in St. Helena had some goats and also a net monkey. The latter struck up friendship with one of the goats, and the two became great chums. One day the goat, wandering far afield in search of food, got among a patch of prickly pears, and when it came out it's nose and coat were full of the needle-like spines.
 The poor beast was in misery. To his astonishment, the owner soon afterward saw the goat lying down while the mon key, with the utmost care and patience, and with more than human accuracy, pulled out one by one all the hundreds of spines.
 This was not the only time that the monkey performed a similar service Many times afterward the same thing happened. Whenever the goat got among the cactus it went straight to it's clever friend, who patiently acted the part of surgeon.>
 When we were children We used to be told a wonderful story of how those little American marmots, which are called prai- rie dogs, share their burrows with owls and rattlesnakes. and that animals, birds and snakes lived together in perfect am1ty. This yarn had not the merit of truth. While it is a fact that snakes do invade prairie-dog towns, it is for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
HooKwoRMs IN ALABAMA

From the New York Sun.
 A distinguished scientific body has been investigating the hookworm in Ala bama and has just made public the result of it's investigation. It does not cover so far as 1t has gone 1t has been compre- hensive and impartial, and the conclusion reached is that 35 per cent of the inhabi- tants of Alabama have the hookworm in their midst.
 Although the inquisitions do not appear to have included Birmingham or Annis- ton or Mobie--the report emanates from Montgomery, and we must suppose that it's disclosures were inspired in that neighborhood-there is still the possibility that explorations may have been extend- ed to Union Springs, Greenville. even De- catur and stfll further afield, in which case we shall have to wait and consider. And what is the hookworm anyhow? We are told that it makes good men lazy and inert As Alabama is represented in Congress, where the rest of the country can appraise it, we look in vain for symptoms. Senator Johnston is as lively as chiclset, away beyond sixty. If we considered nothing more than his play fitness with Jeff Davis of Arkansas we should have to acquit him. And there is Hefiin, the bard of cotton; and Rich mond Pearson Hobson, who sank the Merrimac in the wrong place, and still demands with barred bosom that another inch be added to the tall of every Chi nese shirt.
 | But why accumulate important in-
 stances? Why swell the roll of acrobats and martyrs? They are all active and impetuous. Some of them want good roads, with the United States government | to put up the cash. Others shout con- tinuously for Improvements of the Tom-
 bixbee, the Warrior and Coosa rivers.
 These flourish picks and skeleton keys
 and dance upon the threshold of the
 Treasury. Take them all in all, who can
 say that population raised on pot liquor
 and fortified from early youth with jowl
 and greens, and buttermilk. and hog meat smoked to the last turn, to say
 nothing of corn pone with reasonable
 gravy, can be the victims of the hook
 worm, whatever that may mean? | We are compelled to reject, with the
 evidence before us, the conclusions of the hookworm inquest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28

during q meal tends to dstuH the progress of the meal at other tbles, and Is an interference with the rigts of other diners out to peace and quie. It should also be borne in mind that Aere is always danger of dama ging the Alr- niture the window glass the tabs-- 4 ware, in the event of inaccuracy of aiq error and he suspected of having firtd eror and be suspected of having firesl by way of criticism of the cuisine ansE therefore charged with being il-bredy
 It may be possible that the fourth ! guest showed a graspng disposition and gave evidence of fixed intention not properly to regard the righ ts of the Gill jams to three-fourths of the food pro vided. It may be that an attempt was made to reason with him and that he proved reca1citrant. Possibly he drew" upon the Giliams and was sh ot in self-defense while drawing a bead with one hand and drawing with the other a pork chop to which one of the Gilams was entitled. There is no in- tention here to pass judgment upon the merits of the encounter. but, no matter who was at fault, gun play at dinner. is disconcerting to dinner parties adja- cent to the scene of the shooting, with in earshot of the. detonations of the pocket artillery, within range of the firearms employed, and disturbed by doubts as to the direction the line Of fire amay take, and the proportions to which the debate may develop before running its course.
 f a ma so brusque as those involved in the sh hooting affray seem to have been, the house rules should provide that arms be stacked at the dining room door by each and every gentleman dining there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
BEFORE THE RAIN

By Thomas Bailey Aldrich. We knew 1t would rain, for all the morn spirit on tender robes of mist Was lowering its golden buckets down Into the vapory amethyst. Of marshes and swamps and dismal fens: scooping the dew that lay in the flow
 CTS; Dipping the jewels out of the sea, To sprinkle them over the land in n-shGy-
 CTS. " We knew it would rain, for the popl{s
 showed
 The white of their leaves. the ankr
 grain Shrunk in the wind; and the lehtuhr Is tangled in tremulous clouds of mi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28

the National. Tt is not exactly hobby said MT. Brothers, 1t is an extravaganza. Although he is able to gratify any de- sire that money can buy, he doesn't care to spend his money for anything but shoes. Simple ay his taste is in respect to all other articles of wearing apparel MT. Rockefeller's shoes must be .just, right. He has them made to order by{ Cleveland shoemaker, and he. doesn't carJ what the price may be if the shoes suit his feet and please his fancy. He orders new pairs continuously. and is said to have as large personal collection of shoes as any opera queen. On the golf links the Standard oil magnate is the most democratic of men. Of late years he has shown great fondness of as-
 sociating with young people, which may probably be classed as another hobby |of MT. Rockefeller"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
John Bull and His Parliament

The new house of commons sustained Premier Asquith by a, majority of 31 when Austen Chamberlain introduced tarif amendment. and from now on to March 24 government bills will have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
rirb, Causes Runaway

"A fight in buggy between two men resulted in the running away of the horse hitched to the vehicle and the slight ln- jury of the occupants this afternoon said citizen. "The men were driving past Elmwood cemetery when they suddenly started lighting. One of the men got the other over the back of the seat and was pounding on his face when the horse be- came frightened at the excitement and proceeded to run away.
 "The horse ran only about 200 yards when ke dashed the buggy into a fence and threw the men out. One received d scratched face while the other had ms arm hiused. The buggy was somewhat damaged, but not so much that 1t couidn roll, and the two men climbed into 1t and drove off.
 Quite q rumber of people who were going to and rom the cemetery witnessed the affair Che of them stated that 1t was just about ss exciting as any motion pie ture plot could well be-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
FAR BE pr FROM SUCH

From the Nashvil1e American.
 We are skeered the Birmingham Age Herald, grown cocky over moving into it's new home, is imminently nigh falling off the water wagon upon the Magic City slag. It keeps on printing statistics about the consumption of beer and wine in sober counties and communities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
ANIMAL P1ILANTHROPISTS

purpose of living on the unfortunate in- habitants. The poor little dogs are in terror of the reptiles
 But even had the story been truey on our own northeastern coasts you can see for yourself something quite as curious. Puffins, known as sea parrots, may be found sharing burrows with rabbits, and birds and animals live together appar- ently on excellent terms.
 There are many animals of different kinds which live in partnership. The shark and the pilot fish are an instance in point. The greedy shark never touches it's small companion, but, on the other hand, gives the little fish protection from such ene- mics as the bonito. while the pilot fish appears to act as guide and intelligence officer to the shark.
 A rare and interesting lizard, known as the tuatera, is found in the Chicken Is- lands, off New Zealand. This is rather a slow and stupid creature, and does not appear able to find much food for itself It is. however, clever at borrowing, and digs deep holes in the sandy soil.
 The islands are a great resort for the petrel small sea bird which nests there in vast numbers. The petrel cannot bur row, so the two creatures. the lizard and the bird, have entered into partnership. The petrel nests in the mouth of the tua- tera's burrows, and the lizard profits by the remains of the fish which is the food of the birds.
 Small creatures that are entirely with, out means of defense sometimes get othe larger ones to adopt them. An instaned of the kind may be seen any summer day along the mouth of the Thames. In the clear, shallow channels between the sand banks float scores of jellyfish. and if you look carefully you will see. swimming un- derneath their long tentacles. numbers of very tiny white shrimps.
 It used to be supposed that the jelly fish lived on the shrimp. Now it is known that the case is very different. The jelly fish actually protects the little creature. Take the shrimp away from it's protector and it dies almost at once.
 The partnership is as strange as any on record, for 1t does not appear that the shrimp makes any return for the pro- lection which it receives. Sea cucumbers also protect an almost microscopic little fish in similar fashion, and to give one more instance of a one-sided partner ship, a great catfish, which lives in Bra zilian rivers, allows small fish to swim in and out of it's gigantic mouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28

open until nearly midnight. but this mat ter of Saturday closing has been reformed to the point of quitting now at p. m.
 Saturday night used to be busy tune in the shopping district. But that IS all changed Some say that prohibition has killed the Saturday evening trade. But be. that as it may, there is not enough business after D. m. to justify keepinp onea even an hour later.