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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
LINES ON A SKELETON

Anonymous.
Behold this ruin! Twas a skull
Once of ethereal spirit full.
This narrow cell was LIES retreat,
This space was Thoughts mysterious
seat.
What beauteous visions filled this spot.
What dreams of pleasure long forgot.
Nor hope, nor Joy, nor love. nor fear,
Have. left one trace Of record here
Beneath this moldering canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eye,
But start not at the dismal void
If social love that eye employed,
If with no lawless fire 1t cleaned,
But through the dews of kindness beam
ed,
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and sun are sunk In night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready, swift, and tuneful tongue;
If Falsehood's honey is -disdained,
And when It could not praise was
chained
TT bold in virtues cause it spoke.asaa..
Yet gentle concord never broK9r Z I z
This silent tongue shall plead
When Time unveils Eternityk8
Say. did these fingers deIve q
Or with the envied rubies shii
To hew the rock or wear a
Can little now avail to ther
But II the page of Truth they
Or comfort to the mourffer d
These hands richer need
Than all that wait on w
Fame.
Avails 1t whether bare or shod
These feet the paths Of duty
II from the bowers Of Ease the
To seek Afflictions humble 81 *{
II Gradeur's guilty brlbe they
And home to Virtues cot retl
e These feetswith angel wings sh
And tread the palace Of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

The wife of wealthy turfman has
electrified Newport by employing a
countess to do a barefoot race, made up
as a bat. Even Harry Lehr acknowl-
edges that this young matron is the
queen of hostesses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

The man who tries to learn how to
operate an automobile from a book of
printed rules is more than apt to finish
the course in a hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
New York Mail.

New York Mail.
No one cares SOS
-. 10 Cannon goes.
Houston Post.
Bill Taft and Ted
Have split, tits said.
REAL SNOBBERY.
IT wish we had some other kind of fuel
for our motor car"
''Why, my dear?"
"oh, everybody uses gasoline. 1t isn't
at all exclusive"
THE POET.
A rose-strewn world
The poet sings;
OF blooms unfurled
And joyous springs,
As bllthesomefy
AS IL he ne'er
Had sighed, "Ah, mel
And shed tear
WE'LL SUITED.
"Tbere isn't much character In the face
of an OYSTER
mot great deal I've often thought
that an oyster would make an ideal dunn
my director
BEST SELLERS"
These words may draw me structures
And unadmiring looks
| I'd rather see the pictures
| Then try to read the books.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

Students of international affairs are
wondering why King Alfonso skipped out
during crisis in Spain. Whatever the
reason, no one will believe that he was
afraid.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

The Presbyterian minister who refused
to occupy the same platform with Uni
tartan Taft possibly couldn't reconcile ex-
cessive avoirdupois with religion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

1t seems that the third man In the
Georgia race for governor ought to be
named Jones' No other name could beat
Smith or a Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

1.-The umpire Is having his troubles this
year." says the Boston Globe. Was there
ever year in which he didn't have his
troubles?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

Mr. Patten has sold his seat on the
New York stock exchange for $4,000. 1t
never was a comfortable seat to sit in,
ANYHOW.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

The most interesting news in the papers
these days is found In the census re-
ports.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

The aerial dive in an aeroplane makes
the old-time high diver at a country fair
seem tame in comparison.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

The man with lawn mower prides
himself on his industry, but he wishes
he were rich, just the same.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

1t remains to be suggested that Col. T.
'R. would make phenomenal press agent
for "a Pan-American Chamber of Com
r,oorno -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

The average man doesn't need a do
nestle seismograph to tell him that there
is a family earthquake under way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
PLYMOUTH ROCK
BY Benjamin P. Shillaber (Mrs. Parting

PLY MOUIH HOCA
BY Benjamin P. shillaber (Mrs. Parting
tom.
| This rock was brought to this country
| In the Mayfiower in the year 1892 by the
| Pilgrims, under the direction of Elder
Brewster, who afterward moved to Bos-
| ton and became an alderman of that city.
Plymouth rock was put on a wharf. where
part of 1t remains to the present day, as
people may see. II they will take the
trouble to scratch the dirt away. No
reason is given for putting the rock up
so far from the water except 1t was to
Keep 1t out of the wet. 1t was on this
| rock that Governor Carver shook hands
with Samoset, who said, welcome. Eng
| lishmen" 1t Is recorded that when Sam
oset came up Governor Carver asked him
IL he was a real Ingne or only MEM
her of an Ingine company. The rock
has long been regarded as a very famous
place, and a great many things have
been written about 1t. Strangers coming
on the coast always climb to the mast
heads with a spyglass to see Plymouth
rock,
| The American eagle for a gerat many
years sused to come and whet his beak
on IT, but IN 1858. Miles Standish, In orr
der TO keep It from getting stolen, took
all there was of it above ground under
his arm. and carried it up and put 1t In
front Of Pilgrim hall, where 1t remains
at the present time. invested with great
interest and an iron fence. The fence
bears the names of all the Pilgrims In
| cast iron letters that can't be rubbed
| out.
The other part Of the rock the descend
ants OF the Pilgrims have covered up with
land, probably to save 1t from being worn
out by the illusions touching it,, that
are thrown of by Fourth of July orators
and other patriots. Plymouth rock Is
tae cornerstone in the cellar wall of ouI
republican structure, paregorically speak
ing, and the spirit of liberty sits upon
It with a drawn sword in one hand and
the torch of freedom In the other. The
monument to the Pilgrim fathers. upon
Plymouth rock, will be 5000 feet above
the level of the sea and can be easily seer
from New Haven, the place the Pilgrims
came from. with the naked eye. 1t wal
concerning this rock that Pierpont wrote
n = celeDrdtcu Ouc CouIucHCIu6-
I'VE We found tho rock, the travellers
cried"
supposed to allude to the Cushman pro-
cession that visited the spot at the time
of the great famine. Peregrine White
the first white child born In Massachu'
sets. was born on Plymouth rock, and
Miles Standish, when John Alden swindlet
him out of Priscilla. in 1903. sharpenet
his sword on Plymouth rock, swearing
revenge. In short. Plymouth rock is one
of the palladiums of our liberty; and Il
foes Invade the shores of Plymouth a
high water-for they can never get In a
low tide-the people will throw this rocl
In their teeth. 1t is a precious legacy
from the past to the present. and from Il
mby be reckoned the Pilgrims Progress
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

A Bavarian duke who is handsome and
only q years old is coming to this coun-
try for visit 1t looks like cinch for
the chorus.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

The open door in southern theatricals
seems to have a string tied to it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

whats in the sausage?" asks the st.
Louis Times. Where ignorance is bliss
tits folly to be WISE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

A musical comedy along new lines is
being heralded by the critics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

For a man who is chiefly great through
marriage, Nicholas Longworth seems to
be occupying a great deal of space in
Drint
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

Alfred Austin blames 1t on the printer
Any old port In a time of storm?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

1t Is quiet enough in Reno now to hear
the wheels of the divorce mills going
round and round.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
Growth of Citiea

Toledo Is one of the old conserva-
tive cities that has taken on new life
within the past ten years." said man
of a statistical turn. The census bu-
reau gives it a population of 184,497-
gain of 27.8 per cent over 1900. The
estimated population had been 1000
"St. Louis is a big city with $4,000
inhabitants, but it had claimed $780,
900. st. Louis took fourth place among
the cities of the country In 1890 when
she passed Boston, with population
of 451,77O. In that year Boston's pop
ulation was officially fixed at 44S,477
In 1900 the population of Boston had
increased to 560,S92 and that of st.
Louis to 575,238. In 1880 when Bos-
ton stood fourth her population was
362,S39 and that of st. Louis 350,51S.
Boston is the only city that stands a
chance of dislodging st. Louis from
fourth place but observers here are in
clined to believe that the two cities
will maintain their relative rank in the
1910 census. The census figures for
Boston are yet to be made public. The
cities that outranked st. Louis In the
1900 census were New York, Chicago
and Philadelphia.
The 1910 census figures of few of
large cities have so far been made
public. Cincinnati and ST. Louis are
the only ones among the first ten cities
Cincinnati gained 11.S>per cent In the
decade from $4,000 In, 1900 to 1884,
4s3. Among the larger cities Detroit
has shown the largest percentage OF
growth, increasing from 2s5,7o4 in 1900
to 485,766."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
From the Boston Globe.

From the Boston Globe.
Z TOT the Venus de Milo nor the
M Venus de Medici-mere symbolic
creations In stone-shall hereafter
be taken for the model of physical per-
lection. A Boston girl will have that dis
tinction. DR.. Sargent has pronounced her
the most perfect of her sex.
Poets and wooers have all seen the alb
solutely perfect woman. Painters and
sculptors also have beheld her. tLaura
was perfection to Petrarch, Juliet per-
lection to Romeo, Phryne perfection to
Praxitees, and Andrea Del Sarto, called
the perfect painter, saw perfection in one
who, to say the least, was not perfect
lady, other artists and bards, If we take
them at their word, have found more
than one perfect specimen of woman
hood. DIR. Johnson's wife was not in the
premier class physically or mentally. but
old Sam thought his darling, dainty
Hetty. all that could be desired.
Poets and artists can see Helen's
beauty in a brow of Egypt. SO Shake
speare says. Burns made goddesses out
of freckled-faced lassies. and Shelley.
Keats and De Musset worshpped idols
who had feet of clay.
But Dr. Sargent is not of that class of
doators. He comes not with Tyre or
palette to the shrine of beauty. He comes
with a tape measure, and sentimental
reasons do not influence him to add one
cubit of physical charm to or take one
cubit of physical beauty from any speci-
men of human architecture.
Poets and artists may be daffy, but
the cold, calculating eye of the physical
culture expert is rational to the thou
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

1t seems a hard matter for Mr.. Roose-
welt to stay in one place Tor any length
of time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

great many people have registered a
solemn vow not to Jose any sleep over
the new comet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

I'm the world 1 fill up n place, which
may be better supplied when L have
made it empty. As You Like IT.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
MARLOWE

DR.. Cook continues in statu quo, as II
WERE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
lsiness way.
THE California climate Is delight
1t l did not see any town west or {
at liked as well as Birmingham"
Moving Pictures Education

"A great deal has been said against the
moving pictures since the Jeffries-John-
son fight" said a devotee of moving pic
ture shows, but to a great extent think
that 1t has not been justified.
/ Since the Introduction of the moving
picture into Birmingham I have been a
tres, and can truthfully say that have
derived more good from them than harm.
At times I have seen some pictures that
did not approve Of, but they were ex-
ceptions to the rule. Take, for instance,
the class used BY the moving picture
theatres exclusively. Oftentimes they are
very helpful and furnish a great deal of
information that Is useful. l went abroad
last summer and one could have no idea
ton In regard to the places l visited that
CLEANED from the pictures. In a large
measure the sports of a nationiare mado
familiar and one is able to get along
much better when he understands the
popular amusements of the people. I'm
agine the Shrek of establishment that
would go up If man were to walk into
a gathering of Americans and ask,
What is basebal?
"In not a few of the pictures there is
some really fine acting. The dramas pre-
scented by members of the French acade-
my are especially good. They produce
mostly plays from the Bible, such as The
Prodigal Son, David and Goliath, The
Passion Play, and others that are equal
ly as beautiful. On the whole believe that
the American people would lose much
that is good II the moving pictures were
barred, and I also think that they have
suffered much uncalled-for abuse on &C
count of the PRIZE fight"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
ABOUT THE PERFECT WOMAN

sandth part of an inch. Woman, lovely
woman. though your shoulder may be
marvel of symmetry and your chin dim
pied by the very thumnail of Cupid you
cannot get certificate from DR.. Sargent
unless all your measurements jibe. Wo-
man, lovely woman, you may be as CO.
quettish as Cleopatra, you may have hair
like that of Mary Queen of Scots, chin
like Mona Lisa's or a neck like Lily
Langtry's, still you are not in the premier
class unless you pass the test of the eX-
pert's yardstick rosebud mouth,
long eyelash, a peony cheek or a she'll
like ear may bring to your feet poet
or a love-struck swain, but not the ply
steal assayer of feminine charms. He Is
as impartial as the rain that falls on the
Just and the unjust. He speaks no sem
tmental language. He talks as 0unpoet-
ically of you as If he were speaking of
a lioness or colt. He does not call you
a dove or a peach. To him you are
physical mechanism that measures so and
so. You are a mixture of elbows, wrists,
arms, forearms and other things.
The ordeal is an awful one, and the
wonder is that any woman should survive
it. 1t is ungallant, no doubt, and I'M
romantic. Most of us prefer to this frigid
age of scientific accuracy the age
When all the world was young, lad,
And all the world was green,
And every goose a swan, lad,
And every lass queen.
Nevertheless, Miss Aykroyd is undoubt-
eddy all that the poets ever said about
any girl, besides being the most physic-
ally perfect type of femininity that ever
passed the tape test of DR.. Sargent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Lfnnehan Returns

M. E. Linnehan of birmingham, state
president of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, who attended the national conven-
ton of the order held in Portland, Ore,
few weeks ago, returned home Sunday
evening. After attending the convention
and touring the west Mr.. Linnehan WIS.,
tied the east and also made a trip to
Canada He was gone altogether seven
weeks.
81 Joined the national officers of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians from the
east at st. Paul and journey with them
to Portland. There were many promi-
nent gentlemen and not a few ladies in
the party, and we were entertained mag
nificently. When the party reached st.
Paul on a Sunday morning it was met by
large deputation of local members of
the order with automobiles. We were
taken to a hotel where we had breakfast
and from there taken in automobiles to
church to hear mass. We were enter
tanned at an elegant luncheon, and in the
afternoon were entertained with fine
music. AT night we were taken In auto
mobiles to Minneapolis and banqueted at
hotel there. When we were leaving
St Paul we called for our hotel bills.
only to be informed that everything had
been paid for by the local Hibernians.
I'VE were Hospitality entertained at
Butte. Seattle, Medford, Ore. and other
points before reaching Portland. Seattle
is a great town-and talk about boosting,
did not know what it was until l struck
Oregon. Every man, woman and child
in Oregan towns is a booster. Atlanta
boosters would seem tame compared with
them.
The national convention of the Hiber-
mans was largely attended, and was a
splendid gathering In every respect. The
convention is biennial. It meets In 1912 In
Chicago.
II visited Vancouver, San Francisco,
Los Angeles and other tourist places In
the southwest San Francisco has been
handsomely rebuilt. but 1t looks dead in a
business way.
1.-THE California climate is delightful,
but l did not see any town west or east
that I liked as well as Birmingham"
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Washington Bureau Ase-Heraic' I'io
New York avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

No one cares SOS
10 Cannon goes.
Houston Post.
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No communication will be puonsneo
without its authors name. Re,ectcu
manuscript will not be returned un.~ss
stamps are Enclosed for that purposs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

q T. Morgan and T. S. Mnsap are
the onY authorized travelling represent
tatives Of The Age-Herald IN its ceie"-
lation department
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-01
DON'T BE BALD.
Almost Any One May Secure spIen.
did Growth Of Hair.

You can easily find out for your
SELF il your hair needs nourishment. if
it is thinning. getting dry, harsh and
brittle, or splitting at the ends You
simply have to pull a hair from the top
Of your head and closely examine its
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your hair is diseased and needs nour-
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We have a remedy for hair troubles
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We are so sure that Rexall "93"
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Rexall "93" Hair Tonic Is as pleasant
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-01

March 31.--Dorr B. Suit went from
Gnnneu Friday evening to Iowa City,
by his wife and son and
u. 8. DaEfah to get the benefit OF .
DIAGNOSIS OF his case at the state un-
fversi4y hospital. The examination was
made Monday afternoon and the doc
tors decided that a tubercular condi-
don q the back was the main difi-
1..ley IA lis cAee. This trouble orig.
Elnatsd probably several years ago and
has been very gradual in its develop
Iment, and Mr.. Suit has been able to
do light laabor until only few weeks
ago. Mrs. Suit and her son Dorr re-
lmained with him at the hospital until
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-01
SUPERVISORS VISIT SITES.
Auto Trip Over Country to See Wher,
70 Piaee Now Bridges.

Messrs. Keen and Zines, OF the board
Of supervisors. took an automobile trip
over part Of the county Wednesday to
view proposed sites for new county
concrete bridges. 1t IS expected that
contracts will be let for half dozen
OF the bridges. and others will be put
in by the county itself. The route over
which the supervisors went included
parts of tho townships OF Timber
Creek, Washington, Logan, Eden, State
Center, Minerva. Ltscomb. Bangor and
Taylor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-01
Licensed to Wed.

Thore Thorson, farmer, aged a3. and
Mrs. Anna v. Bryngelson, aged %. both
of Dunbar.
Arthur S. VanOsdol, newspaper man
aged %, of San Antonio, Tex. and
Grace Hopkins. aged %. of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-01
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.

April Howard Eckles and Martin
Graham are recent purchases of auto
mobiles.
George Allen sold a team of grey
horses the other day to Minneapolis
man for $500. Mr.. Allen sold as good
team at his farm sale a number OF
years ago for $3.50.
Mrs j. B. ST Clair, of Conrad. and
Mrs. James Johnson, of New Provi-
dence were visitors at A. l.. Cotton's,
Wednesday.
Fl. C. Stowell went to Chicago Sun
day with load OF fat steers.
O. ]. Parsons accompanied a load Of
cattle to Chicago Tuesday.
| MIR. and Mrs. A. Maulsby are parents
of daughter, born Wednesday morn
ing.
c. S. Winslow and family We're visit
| ing Sunday at the j. NJ. Winslow home
west of Albion.
The John Brown family visited rela-
tives at Green Mountain Sunday
| John Ruopp went to Elberon Sunday
to spend the day with his sister.
Mrs. Freese, OF Brooklyn. is visiting
! her daughter. Mrs. H. c. Stowell.
| The Ladies' Aid Society met We'd
| nesday with Mrs. Ward Robinson. The
dltcIilOoh was spent Tx 4uiltitE AII ,
John Lister, Of Conrad, was a guest.
| Thomas Reese is having the ole
house occupied by e. Z. Weathersou
| moved. preparatory to building a new
one on the site.
| Corn husking is complete ted and seed
| ing is we'll advanced. The warm wealth
er has brought the plum trees into
bloom.
Mrs. s. f. Waters came up recently
from ST. Joseph, Mo, to look after
her little farm. the old Hubbard place
| Her brother, r. B. Adams, and family
are also here to spend the summer.
| Mrs. R.0H. Lane is here preparing
to move her household goods to Boise
Idaho. where she will build new
home.
! A. G. Diller is preparing to make ex.
tensive improvements on his barns anG
| lay concrete walks about the yard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-01

FERGUSON.
March 31.-Mrs. Murphy and grand
son, Elmer Van Heck, returned Sun
dag from q weeks visit with her
daughter. Mrs. Gertrude Muelhaupt, Al
Des Moines.
Miss MCCOY, of Marshalltown, visit
ed few days with her sister, Mrs. r
A. Haskins.
Uncle Edward Bibbs, of Marshall
town, visited over Sunday with his sis
ter. Mrs. c. A. Haskins, and family.
P. H. Doud, who has been having a
run of blood poisoning, is slowly I'm
proving.
Mrs. Egbert is visiting her daughter
Mrs. b. Searls. at Steamboat Rock.
Mrs. Van Allen is visiting her son
and family, D. E. Brush, near Lynn
Vile,