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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
THE CONVENT OF sIANG-rU

L. Cranmer-Byng in the English Review. (From the Chinese of Liu Chi, A D. 13l1-
 1375) So I sprang to horse at cockcrow all a. fever to depart, Galloped galloped to the convent, ere the calling bells were still. Over dimpled lawns a zephyr woke the lily's jeweled heart And the moons faint crescent faltered down the cleft of wooded hill. Oh, the lonely little convent with its SC. cret haunts of prayer! With its shadowed cells for dreaming, where eternities abide! Down the cedar-scented alley not foot fall stirred the air, But the monks low droning echoed in the green gloom far and wide.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
BEETHOVEN PLAYS FOR CHARITY

From the New 1Ork IrlDune
 A Carlsbad letter calls attention to a remarkable concert which took place at the Spa on August G. 1872, programme of which is still preserved in the city archives at that place. The entertain ment was given for the benefit of the sufferers by the fire which had laid waste Baden, and took place at the Saechsis- cheh Saal. The only performers were Beethoven and Poledro, who played their own compositions. There were two piano. forte and two violin solos and several numbers in which both took part, says the writer. The account of the entertain ment also mentions the fact that one of the interested listeners was a tall eldely man, wearing a great blue coat, who sat perfectly erect throughout the perform ance, never looking anywhere but at the stage. This was Goethe" The amount realized was about s2oo. The letter ends with: "Beethoven at the plano for chari- ty and box receipts s2oo-9S years ago."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Prone to Oyerestima ate

q wasvin St. Louis the day the census report came out giving that city less than 100000" said Aaron R. Metz Of Chi cago. "The St. Louis people were con sderably disappointed because they were claiming a population of from 75o,OOO to S50. .000. Some of the real estate men there seemed confident that the city had a population of fully S00,000.
 But we all know how prone we are to overestimate. My town is claiming 2,5OO,oOO, but if the census gives 2,25o,00( we will be doing well. St. Louis has nc good reason to complain of the census bureau.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
MILLIONAIRE WHO DIED PooR

From the New York World.
 The late David Ranken, Jr., the St. Louis philanthropist, held opinions re- garding mans usefulness to society of which Ruskin would have approved He thought bricklayer more valuable to the community than an educated idler, and ranked the shoemaker, the glazier and the iron-moulder alongside the farmer and the merchant in the long army of honest workmen."
 Mir Ranken's gift of $3,0oo.000 to found a trade school was not large benefac- tion as millionaire donations now go. But in reserving only 5000 a year from hif fortune for his personal use and living simply in a small flat he gave an ex- ample of voluntarily dying poor'' in fact which showed rare consistency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
FASHIONS DEGREE. ]

New, wouldn't it rob you of peace and
 content &
 And wouldn't 1t rattle your slats? The edicts gones forth, and I'm sure
 that it's meant,
 There'll be no more middle-size hats. They'll either be large and very. very
 large,
 Or else you will find them quite small: But the poor married man in the milli-
 ner's charge Won't notice any difference at all!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
CAUSE FOR THANKS.

If tongues were all attached to brains How happy we would be; If hogs were barred from railroad trains How happy we would be; If fads and foibles were tabooed, If gum was not by ladies chewed, If death would only steal the dude, How happy we would be!
 Chicago Record-Herald. If cats would only sleep at night, How happy we would be; If money would not get so tight, How happy We would be; If women would not talk, forsooth, If ladies' hats were less uncouth. If weather clerks would tell the truth, How happy we would be!
 -Yonkers Statesman. If payday came six times a week, How happy we would be; If purses never sprung a leak, How happy we would be; If married men might stay out nights, And there were no more skeeter bites, If prices did not take such flights. How happy we would be!
 Houston post. If all roads led to Laughtertown, How happy we would be; If Fortune never wore a frown, How happy we would be; If every time we bet we won, If Trouble still kept on the run, If work were play from sun to sun, How happy we would be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The longest way home Is the shortest way to trouble.
 Precepts are put in books because there's no place for them in life.
 Some girls would know how to wink if they didn't have any eyes to do il with.
 There's hardly anything a woman can be so innocent looking about as her false teeth.
 man who is never tempted to dc foolish things might as well be 6 mummy for all the fun he can have.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
DON'T READ THIS.

Lou Hills of Highland got mad at one of his mules the other day because 1t wouldn't stand over, and kicked MT. Mule in the shortribs Something hap pened to Lou sc soon after that there wasn't time for refreshments. He was picked up outside the barn, and when he recovered his senses he wanted to know if the barn had fallen on him. He had a cut on his chin that had to be sewed up, and several sore spots caused by tearing through the side of the barn.
 Troy Chief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
so LONG, ALMAi

Alma Hakwins. the large and handsome angel of the Standard office has taken to her wings and flew the coop" last Saturday evening. During her 12 months stay in this city Miss Hawkins has won a large circle of admiring friends who will greatly miss her as the years roll on. Miss Alma's leaving has also caused big void in this office, which will be hard to i'll owing to herself, her great ability as compositor and fearlessness as reporter.-Axtell Apchor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
AN 0. HENRY STORY
Ioe Mitchell Chapple.

By Joe MitcheII Chapple.
 I feel that l could pay no greater tribute to o. Henry than to repeat something else MT. Beffel told me in speaking of the authors death.
 "Out in Chicago" said MT. Beffel, lin St. Louis and in New York the men and women of the newspaper game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
A SUMMER wooING.

Twilight fancies .sweetIy straying. Mid the frolic breezes playing; Soft the rose her petals strowing, In the skies the sunset glowing Strolls a maid and maiden's lover Swears by all the skies above her, He'll adore until the ages Pile a thousand dim-writ pages. Herk! The wind sighs o'er and OCT, Foolish talk and nothing more" When the frost is on the wo1d,- Autumn dies in red and gold, She who now inspires hrs flame Will to him be but a name, He to her be even less And 'tis better so, l guess. a
 ----------.----PA PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

Wall streets slumpiness yesterday was attributed to politics. But prices were no doubt high enough for the dog days, and any old excuse was enough to give the bears an inning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

figure in restaurant menus as Rocky F'ords" were grown at or near Rocky Ford, in Colorado, but like the El- just as good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

King Manuel of Portugal has been hid- ing out lately for the sake of his health. The king business seldom inspires equa- nimity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

For once Atlanta Is satisfied with its census figures. The Constitution speaks of them as accurate" and praises the supervisor for his good work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Georgia Politics

"The renomination of Hoke Smith of Georgia as governor after his defeat two years ago and the defeat of Gov ernor Brown after his surprising vic tory at the former election is another example of the fickleness of people when it comes to political matters" said an ex-Georgian in Birmingham yesterday.
 Georgia has always been spectacu- lar and uncertain in politics and most any turn in the sentiment of the peo- pie may be expected. Georgia is so safe ly democratic that campaigns are al- ways based on personal or other semi partisan issues.
 Tt is never safe to forecast the will of the people in any contest. The hero of today may be despised tomorrow and the defeated leader today may be the success of tomorrow. At least this is the rule in Georgia"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
NOTHING DOING.

 They strolled by the lake. A glorious moon hung in the sky. The waves lapped the shore with rest less murmuffng. A night bird repeated at intervals its plaintive call in the distance. Through the tree tops a breeze sighed fitfully, as if burdened with a secret it strove in vain to tell. He was a handsome chap; she was a splendid girl. lovely and yet apparently unconscious of her beauty. Struggling his shoulders and turning to her with thoughtful look on his lace, he said, You leave tomorrow" Yes"
 Was there any particular sadness in her tone? There was not. After while he resumed. with smile, T dare say the person who is reading these words in The Age-Herald, had a preconceived notion that we were going to be romantic"
 How absurd!' she gurgled Somebody has been sold," he chuckled She laughed. I'll bet it's our old friend, Constant Reader" Thereupon they continued to stroll
 THERE WAS A REASON "A soldier of the legion Lay dying in Algiers," Twas prohibition region
 And there was a dearth of beers
 Houston Post.
 VERY AFFECTING. "A soldier of the legion
 Lay dying in Algiers'- A chap spoke that in prison
 And the cells were all in tiers.
 MONOTONOUS ''Weggie suffers dweadfully from in- somnia.'
 ''Wealy?"
 ''Yes. He lies awake every night, think ing about nothing in particular" Poor boy! His nights are just like his days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
HE FoRGETs

Into your ear, with many a sigh,
 A tale of woe he pours, But never says, Eve told you my Hard luck, now tell me yours.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

Pennsylvania votes in the Twenty eighth congressional district were quoted at s4 per, but that was when the market was bullish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

The weather bureau forecast for cool wave is due to materialze before the end of the week. When it comes it will make everybody feel chilly and then will be heard remarks in complaining tone about the sudden drop in temperature It is hard to please everybody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

It is to be hoped that Gov. Joseph NJ. Brown may not become so desper- ate as to read his epic romance, As tyanax," over again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
HARD TO BELIEVE

I'm losing faith in the jokesmiths." "Why so?"
 There is college girl next door who helps her mother with the dishes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

Coal in Chicago is selling at winter prices And even in the Birmingham dis trict prices at the mines are better than they have been in a long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

The number of deaths in the United States resulting from automobile acci- dents seems to increase; and there will be no diminution until chauffeurs be- come less indifferent in their regard for human life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

Jack Johnson is said to get higher sal ary in vaudeville than Laura Jean Lib bey. Neither one is a highbrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

We are today positively informed that the duke and his Catherine are engaged. Tomorrow-but tomorrow Is another mat ter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

September comes a week from today IL is the first of the oyster months. but the bivalves will not be at their best before October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

Perhaps the fact that Mir. Sherman is president of trust" company gives MT Roosevelt a peculiar enjoyment in his work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

Mrs. Langtry hopes to be in harness again before long. However she can never be as perennial as Madame Sarah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

A married man aviates nearly every time his wife catches him doing some thing he ought not to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Tebbetts Discusses Issues Involved

I've do not want 1t understood that we are against the national administration ' said Mai W. F. Tebbetts of Mobile, who was yesterday nominated for lieutenant governor by the progressive" republic ans I've are simply opposed to the office holding crowd and we intend to demon strate by getting the most votes that the office holders are in the minority
 "Seventy-hve per cent of the republic ans of Alabama are opposed to state wide prohibition without the consent of the local communities affected and Mir. Thompson's stand for prohibition will lose him many vote that he would other wise get. The great majority of the re- publican party in Alabama, as well as of the democratic party. believe in local op- tion and they will show it by their bal lots"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

The trouble with Mr Sibley was that he tried to bull the market for congress siOnal seats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

The fire demon doesn't care a rap foi conservation of the nations forests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

"Incompatability of temper" may mean aversion to affinities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

Nicaragua should be a good field for the training of cub war correspond : ents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

King George of England likes navy blue. The tailors have taken notice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Ere long, when autumn breezes blow And dreary falls the rain,
 The pleasant, placid oyster bo ] Will visit us again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
YOU'LL SOON BE ONE.

Dost want to be an angel?
 Well, here's the route to take: Go call on Mrs. New1ywed
 And try her angel cake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
MAKING AMENDS TO GEORGE III

It's a far cry from Icarus to Mois. sant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
A DIsoRDHkLY PERSON.

"rwiggs is alwayAcreating disturb ance."
 "Indeed?"
 Yes. When it isn't his socks, it's his ties'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala-' postofflce as second-class matter unoef act of Congress March 5. 1873.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
COMPLAIN OF BEES.
Neighbors Say w. c. Werur's Honey
Makers Are Nuisance.

Residents OF Trumbull-ave,, in the
neighborhood Of Putnam-ave.. are In
a state of terror, mingled with In
dignation. as a result of the invasion
of their premises by a swarming host
of bees. The matter has reached a
point where patience has ceased 10 be
q virtue, they say, and two ladies OF
the neighborhood appointed them
selves committee. Tuesday morning,
to take the matter up with the author
tiles. Accompanied by Precinct De
tective Patrick Kean. they visited the
corporation counsel's Office and the Of
ficef swore out a complaint before As
sistant Corporation Counsel Penni-
man, charging William G. Werum,
decorator at No 957 Trumbull-ave.
owner of the bees. with maintaining a
nuisance.
Perfectly terrible" is the way the
ladies described the conditions. They
represented that the children OF the
neighborhood cannot even venture
forth into the back yard without be-
ing attacked by the busy little crea-
lures Consequently mothers are
Obliged to keep the children in the
house. Housewives are afraid 10
hang up their clothes, while the cor.
ner groceryman says he cannot dig
play any of his choice vegetables and
garden truck because of the bees. The
situation is really quite serious, ac-
cording TO the neighbors.
The matter will be threshed out in
the recorders court next Monday
morning.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
Form Realty Firm In New York.

Harry A. Stormfeltz and +. A. Low
eley. of the Gerard-StormfeltzLoveley
Co. real estate dealers. have formed
with Mr.. Neville, formerly associat-
ed with them in this city, the Storm,
Acknowledgment Co. OF New York
and have opened an Office in the Hud-
son Terminal building in New York
city The company will handle only
high-class summer residence property
and has secured control OF some
choice acreage along the Jersey coast,
between Ashbury Park and Allen.
hurst. about 80 miles from the me
tropolls. The company also has the
handling OF some choice residence
sites Mt the Palisades and on Long
Island. Mr. Neville Is In charge OF
the New York office, but Mesrs.
Stormfeltz and Loveley expect TO
make frequent trips during the sea-
SON.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
SMALL VILLAGE
IS AUCT|0NEO OFF
Seventy Houses on the Site Of the
New Michigan Central Depot
Go Under Hammer

Auctioneer Fred Wardell was prob
ably the busiest man In Detroit lues,
day morning. Surrounded by seVeIai
hundreds OF eager bargain-seekers, MT
Wardell undertook TO sell 20 houses on
the site Of the new Michigan Centrai
depot and tunnel terminal. lie hsurSu
that II he started at 10 a. m. he would
be oil through by noon. Nhen the
whistle blew for dinner however ne
was still exhorting the populace 10
come in with their money. and there
was a bunch OF houses that had not
been touched
The homes I'm question are on FIJI
teenth and Sixtcenth-sts.. north Of the
Michigan Central tracks Most OF them
are still occupied. but that made no
difference TO the seller or the buyers.
Apparently. II made little difference 10
the occupants of the houses, most OF
whom craned their necks out oil doors
and windows and made sage remarks
while rival bids were being nuns IN
their faces.
The days doings started on Six
feminist, and before the proceedings
had gone very far. there was a crowd
that completely blockaded the street
and swept over on the lawns. Cot
tages and two-story frame dwellings
comprise the lot They went at vary
ing prices, the cottages bringing in
the neighborhood of $500. while the
more pretentious residences went at
about double that figure. The rank
and fle of the bargain hunters, people
who have lived in that section, de-
clared that such prices were unrea-
sonable and limited that there were
boosters i'm the crowd.
The auctioneer had little difficulty In
getting rid of the homes, however. and
spent little time in pickering with the
bidders. II was a case OF bid quickly
or forever hold your peace.
Ex-Mayor William b. Thompson was
among those present, but he took no
active part in the proceedings.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
WAGON DRIVER JAILED.
Moses FinkeIstein Insists On Fraetur-
inQ Traffic Rules.

Moses Finkelstein, of No. 66 Cath
ERNEST, driver OF a sausage wagon,
was sent to the county Jail for two
days, by Judge Phelan, Tuesday morn
ing. Moses blamed stomachache for
the whole trouble.
Traffic Officer George T. Wilson
said that In spite of the fact that he
had stopped Moses three different
times, and each time gave him kind
" talk about observing the traffic
rules. Finkelstein persisted In con-
tinuing merrily on his way. while
other teamsters, with a due respect
for the law. stopped at crossings I'M
til they received signal from VIII
son. Nose would drive in between
the other wagons and the curb, and
hurry past Wilson.
Finkelstein was summoned to ap-
pear in court, Monday. He was not
present. Judge Phelan sent Wilson
after him, Tuesday. Finkelstein said
that he didn't come. Monday, because
he had a stomachache.
Same thing that prevented you
from seeing the traffic officers sig
nails, | presume?" asked Judge Phe-
Ian. delicately.
Finkelstein admitted that 1t was.
He thought the whole business was
q big joke He changed his mind,
later. in the county Jail.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
COPPER MARkET-CIo

10 Bos Ely, ii-is; butte citn'' %:
Cactus. "a g. Il a. Sc. G. & H. $50;
l4i. Cop Range. II DAILY w. 9ia.
Davis H.. 2is = Butte. sia First Nat.
2ts Frank. -: CRANKY 45ls Cir, So
Gold Cons. -. @ Can. az Hanc,
Kew. 4 Las. liA LaRose. al Lake
57h Mass, ! Miami 23ik Mob. SO;
Nev. Cons. Pr Nev. Utah. lie
ohio Cop, 4: Ojib, So old Dom, 81
Csc. 142. Par. 1s. haven. 81; Ray
Cons 20i4 shan, IL s. Lake. a.
sup Cop. 45i. Sup q Bos. i27s sup
x PITTS. 1870. Tam. SIS T'tah Apex
DO pfd 1914 Wet. ~ Win, IA
Woiv. 12s Wyan.. o.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
Two Lives Crushed Out.

JOHNSTOWN. Pa. April s.
George Lingaman, %. and Miss Jessie
Meyers. % were run over and i'm
stantly killed by the Duquesne Limited
today at Myersdale in Somerset
county. Lingaman and Miss Meyers
we're walking along a flfty-foot bluff.
when he slipped on the wet grass,
dragging the girl whom he was 10
have married I'm June. 10 instant death
under the wheels OF the approaching
train Both bodies were terribly
mangled.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
. Markets and Finance

p. s'iSS; All, ls5, Am. Zinc, 50. Are
so. a c, 1850. Arm. loo; Bos. Con-
30. Bos * Corh., 40, Butte, So. II. 4
$50. e, b go, Fr.' iSS; OK, 40: Or
AIS, @. g. $50. Hanc, 1855 Ind, i,o25;
Roy. 25. Kerr zoe. Kew. sic. Lake, 3
go Mo as si 49, N NsFs sSS NIP 555 = '' 81
Csc. SO. Par, so: oain., rs; Ray. 2e,'
: Fee. 90; shan, 225; sup. IS, & T.
L. $. r.. 2s5, DO PA. q. Apex. 200,
Wow, IS. WyRn., 60.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
Boy Of 8 Plaintiff In DAMAGE SUN,

Nathan Ekelman, aged years. ap
peared as plaintiff in Judge Murphy
court, Tuesday morning, In suit for
damages against David T.. Green
stine. On May. rs. 1908, the little fell
how claims 10 have been seriously in
iured by a cornicc. which fell from a
business block owned by the defend
ant on Hastings-st. His leg was
broken In two places. his shoulder
dislocated. and II is also alleged that
his head WIS injured and his Sigh
and hearing affected.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
BROOKLYN BANK FAILS.
State Banking Department Taxes
CHARGE Of New York Institution.

NEW YORK, April 5.-The state
banking department today took charge
OF the Union bank Of Brooklyn, with
main Offices at Court and Joralemon-
SITS. and 10 branches throughout the
boroughs.
The bank has assets OF approximate
ly $4,000. 900 and deposits exceeding
$4,000, 900.
state superintendent OF Banks
Cheney will issue a statement later.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
NEW YORK PRODICE.

NEW YORK. April Pork steady;
mess. So Lard-Firm middle west
SPOT si425Nl i4.35. SuRnr-Raw firm
r. fined quiet steady. Coffee Rio, No
Z on the spot. sa- a SA, Tailow=-
Quiet. city. &c. country ca. n = y C.
an l,bI"eseLyf-irm moderately gu't ~ y
tive. full cream. specials. liz n 1Sc,
ok ms fall made. fancy, lic. fun skins
3ufc.
> points higher Buttcr-Receipts (.
$50. Creabery extra. SIC. state dairy
tubs. 2tW31c. imitation hrsts % a. M
2iC EEgs-Quiet. receipts 24.S45
nearby white fancy. % n 25c., mixed %
n 23c. fresh hrsts. 81 n 423c.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
Many After Heineman's Seat.

The First ward promises to have
the banner entry of aldermanic can.
didates. Besides those who have al
ready declared themselves in the face
for Aid Heinemans seat, Cap" John
Horn and DR.. J. A. Bucknall are new
entrants who will cut some figure in
the race Horn has run for alderman
before and had some strength, while
DIR. Bucknall Is a close friend of Aid.
Heineman and is considered strong in
the central part OF the ward.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
NEW YORK STOCK LETTER.

Rep0rted Tor The TImes by Carson
Craig * Co, April 8: Stoc ks-Apathy
marked the position OF traders on the
New York exchange today with prices
almost at a standstill following an
opening bulge which carried a num-
Der OF active issues 20 point above
the previous close. What little trading
there was confined itself TO a few OF
the leading stocks. Steel. Union Pacific,
Reading being the active leaders. Al
noon the market stood at slight re-
action from the earlier nigh point
The Detroit times., 1910-04-05
PRODUCE

Commission men reported very
steady market this morning The
street cleaned up on poultry saturday
and there was none In this morning
'rhe movement OF eggs Is large Re-
ceipts are larger than the dema nd but
the market Is firm Notwithstanding. as
the surplus goes into storage. Deal
ers were looking for steady butter
market this week Calves were IN
light supply on the early trade. and.
as whole the market had no spe-
cial features.