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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
Turn on the Light"

Under this caption the st. Louis Post
Dispatch says the next House of Repre-
sentatives should be democratic because
the new broom is the one that sweeps
clean. The old republican broom cannot
be trusted to expose the deeds of its
own party.
A House controlled by democrats is
needed because they will turn on the
light, as follows:
l. Investigate the sugar frauds
q Investigate the Panama scandal in
the abuse of the great power of the
government to silence the press.
3. Investigate tariff taxes, trust taxes
and billion-dollar expenditures. Incredible
as it may appear the appropriations
for the present session are $50. 900. 900 more
than ever before.
4. Investigate the relation of protection
and privilege to the tariff and to the
cost of living.
5. Investigate the contributions of pro-
lection, privilege and plutocracy to pres
idential campaign funds.
6. Investigate the sale of friar lands
in the Philippines to the sugar trust.
I. Investigate the whole administration
Of the Philippines and of Porto Rico.
s. Investigate the colossal cost and
waste of jingoism, militarism and i'm
perialism, including contracts for battle
ships costing s1s.ooooo each.
8. Investigate work done by the secret
service under control of Roosevelt.
10. Investigate the efforts of trusts and
syndicates to obtain possession of min
eral lands and water power mites by Illicit
means.
The Post-Dispatch says fhis list IL not
complete, but 1t is ample to show the
need of inyestigation-to show why in
dependents and insurgent republicans
should vote with democrats in order to
provide for full enlightenment and edu-
cation upon existing evils, especially those
relating to trusts and their influence
over the present and late administra-
tions. Bring into use the new broom. in
other words. The demand of the Post
Dispatch is reasonable and patriotic. and
the men who feel the pressure of the
increased cost of living, due largely to
tariff protected trusts, will assuredlv vote
to uncover waste and extrevagance. fraud
and corruption wherever it existu To
| do this men should be elected To Con-
gress with an eye single to retrench-
ment and reform
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
LANGUAGE OF LABEL s,

From the st. Louis Republic.
New York.-A retail clothing altruist
has sought to make the world his debtor
by FASTING in his window in Lower
Broadway a tyepwritten exposition, or
sort of European travellers Rosetta stone,
which he entities THE Language of
Labels and which. he says, is a COM
plete guide to the manner In which con-
tinental hotel porters affix tourist s
character to his luggage
In a preamble the herald of tidings an
nounces that the significance of labels at
tached by the Swiss servitors to the bag
gage of the traveller is rarely under
stood by the latter, but that he (the
writer has made many trips abroad
has tested the foreign label language
and can vouch for its veracity.
l. A label pasted squarely In the mid
die of top cover of a trunk or suit
case: This man has the first dollar he
ever made sewn to the lining of his
waistcoat.
2. Label on the cover at right angles to
the long side of the parallelogram: Use
finessee; this man is short in his temple
and knows his rights.
8. Labels on diagonally across the
cover: Be scornful and this bourgeoise
will never mind the pain.
4. Label on back of suitcase or trunk
Lose this mans baggage il possible; he
deserves it or worse.
5. A series of labels all around the
edges: A sailor; inherited his money
but don't be fool because he is.
g. Label with corner torn off, on WON.
ans baggage: Tell of sufferings Of YOU
wife and six Children II properly ap.
preached she may pay your passage tc
America.
l. Label torn in half before being at.
| fixed: Signifies what ought to be done te
this person; last time tip was suggested
she replied by offering his right eye.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
PRESERVING SEA BIRDS


The work of preserving sea birds is vig-
orously kept up on the New England
coast by the National Association of
Audubon societies. The chief breeding
grounds are on the Maine coast and
more than dozen islands are utilized for
the purpose SO that the birds cannot be
molested by the plumage hunters. Within
few years many thousands of gulKJ
terms herons and petrels have been added
to the sea bird population there. 1
The association has one bird refuge
on the Massachusetts shore. This is al
Woods Hole, and on this preserve about
2700 young terms were reared in 1909. AM
other preserve OF. 1000 acres near Cape
Ann has recently been donated to the as
ISOLATION.
Sea birds are highly valued by sail
ors and fishermen. They give the former
warnings of weather changes and of ap-
proach to land when lights and other sig
nails fail; and they indicate to the fisher
men the presence of shoals of fishes. The
preservation Of these birls, therefore, lei
not demanded by the interests OF orni- x
biologists alone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

From Tit-Bits.
An old Yorkshire collier, says an Eng
fish paper recently surprised his mother
by marrying very unrrepossessing wom-
an. He had always been reckoned a con-
frmed hater of the other sex. why has
a gone and got spliced. lad at thy age?'
one of his friends asked him. "Oh, that's
not much of a tale" answered the old
man stolidly. II agree wi We at Betsy
yonder Is no beauty; If she had been I
shouldn't have wed her, but that ere dog
O. mine he was simply pinin' for some
body to look after him while I was away
at t. pit. I couldn't bear to leave him
in the house by hissen, SO I hit on the
idea of marryin' Betsy. She's not hand
some, but she's mighty good company for
the dog"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
COLD WATER WITHOUT ICE
From Suburban Life

From SuDur Ddu Aiko'
Ice is not q. necessity in order to So
cure cool water. for water can be made
sufficiently cold for drinking purposes
by putting it in bottle or Jug and
wrapping wooden rag around the latter
then setting It in shallow dish Of water
and placing the whole outfit In cool
place; II in q draft. all the better The
principle involved IL found In the fact
that when evaporation takes place heat
g given OF. The wooden rag absorbs
the water from the dish below. which ia
evaporated from the rag. cooling the
water. II you have ever had alcohol OF
ether on your hands. you will 20 doubt
have noticed how cool the skin felt. Thia
was because Of the evaporation Of the
liquid. The faster 1t evaporates the cool
err the object gets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
THE AGE-HERALD'S HOME


The Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald has
moved into it's new home. and an eight
page section of its issue of June 8 was
devoted to a description of the building
and the several departments of that news
paper. The section was well illustrated}
the entire front page being taken uTj
with a handsome picture of the very
artistic and attractive looking five-storsl
building. 1t is a magnificently equipped
newspaper plant and is a credit to Thd
Age-Herald and to Alabama E. w. Bari
rett, who took possession of The Ase1
Herald in 1897, has wrought a. rnarvelou4
improvement in that publication. It'd
growth in recent years has been particuY
larly rapid, we'll typifying the expansioiI
OF the city In which it is printed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

From the German Of Gustav Fake.
Once on a time, / know not Where.
know not when. A dream. may. b
Out OF pine wood, unaware,
stepped upon a. quiet lea.
And on the quiet meadow
Saw around a carpet spread.
ar as the line where land meets sky, i
OF motionless blown peoples red. u
And on the blood-red carpet lay, T.
Regarded of thousand flowers, NJ
A lovely, tired summer day
In first sleep of the sunset hours.
No breath. NO sound. bird in Nigh
The air of evening scarce does cleave.
scarcely see his stretched wings sinit,
A black line in the fragrant eve.
Once on time, / know not when,
Long. long ago. A dream. may he. /.
But can see It now as then, II
The silent, purple poppy-sea
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
NJ. NJ. Richey in City

M. NJ Richey, general superintendent
of the Iron Mountain railroad, with head
quarters in Little Rock, was In Birming-
ham yesterday en- route to North Caro-
lima. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Richey and was occupying official car I'll
of the Iron Mountain.
Mr. -Richey was for many years super
intendent of the Southern railway in this
city. Later he was vice president of the
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company.
He went TO the Iron Mountain as super
intendent and was recently given his pro-
motion.
II am always glad to get back to Bir-
mingham," said Mr.. Richey. II am deeply
interested in seeing this city become the
greatest steel and iron center in the
country. And from all accounts you are
forging to that destiny. l sincerely hope
Birmingham will receive every progress
sive concern that will assist in making
the town bigger and stronger.
Little Rock is growing pretty WE'LL"
continued Mr.. Richey. land we look for a
fine increase when the census reports are
announced.
Railroad conditions In the west are
very good and the settlement of wage DIFF
ferences which we announced some days
ago will assist in keeping conditions ex-
actly where they should be and where
they will do the mostlto make the coun-
try progressive and prosperous"
Mr.. Rchey will leave this morning on
the Southern railway for North Carolina
He will be absent from Little Rock about
80 days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
ROOseyeIt Numbers

while ex-President Roosevelt is a
man of exceptional popularity, the per-
iodioals have, l think, overdone the
Roosevelt feature" said a club man.
"Of course. it Is right for the news
papers to, report the dolngs OF MT.
Roosevelt, day by day; but get mighty
tired of seeing the weekly papers de-
voting pages to the ex-President. There
seems to be no end to these Roosevelt
numbers"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
The pillar of a peoples hope,
The center of a worlds desire.

Within a few years Reno has been fav-
ored as a place of residence by ladies
training for divorce. To find their mod
est seclusion invaded by several hundred
thousand male persons in the highest
possible state of excitement and pre-
pared to assist in the training of the two
principals in the aforesaid boxing match
must come as a rude shock to the ladies',
even though the alert and courteous Mr..
Tex Richard declares that I'VE propose to
conduct this fight what can he mean by
the word "fght?) In such a manner
that any woman may witness 1t If she so
desires, and there will be no objection on
our part II they appear with tickets of
admission on the day of the contest"
This direct invitation to the ladies to
leave the shelter of their respective bow
(and the money! to see two elaborated
human plledrivers crush each others per-
sonalities into the consistency of vanilla
and chocolate ecAirs will do much, of
course, to atone for the informality of
the mems intrusion into this former Eden
of storage for ladies trembling on the
brink
But while Reno waits for the most WON
derful day which she has ever been able
to hope for-Independence Day next, when
Jack and Jim are to strive together like
two big freight locomotives attempting
to pass each other on the same track
while Reno waits for her day of days to
dawn. she is not staying her hand-nor
anybody's hand. In Reno, at present,
everything goes The inhabitants are
working the magic of their great deter
mination to make the town, in spite of it's
geographical position, a perfect reflection
of that land of hearts desire
Somewheres east of Suez, where the
Best is like the worst,
Where there aren't no Ten Command
ments, an
Man can raise a thirst.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
She's a good creature.
Merry Wives of Windsor.
CONGRESS- and the Nations Politics

The last session of the sixtieth Con
gress authorized the expenditure of
g1,o45, co., 600, and that became the record
of public extravaganza. The first regular
session of the sixty-first Congress met
with resolve on the part of some MEM
bers to reduce expenditures, and what
was the result? It authorized expendi-
lures that aggregate $1,o7oooo,ooo, thus
exceeding in extravaganza the last ses-
sion of the last Congress and making a
record for waste never before equalled
in this country or perhaps any other. We
add here list of the bills of the ses
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

From the New York Press.
A girl usually knows too much to let
man find 1t out
Next to being rich himself man would
rather nobody else was
A man dosent seem to think bad Ian
guage can do its work unless it's very
loud as well.
A man can always pity any woman
for what she has to 60 through unless
he Is married to her.
Relatives are very useful to make you
feel how much worse OF you could be
to have few more.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The TradesrRan, published weekly in
Chattanooga, seems to improve with
every issue. 1t comes in attractive
magazine form, Is carefully edited and
we'll printed. The Tradesman is really
a valuable Industrial publica ton and is
therefore credit to the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

Mexico holds its alleged elections on
Sunday. but no one pays any attention
to them, and the peace and quiet of
the day Is not disturbed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The rain has made 1t bad for the park
concerts; but later on the weather will be
dry. and when 1t Is dry it is
very dry. There was no concert yes
terday, but weather permitting the band
will play in Capitol park tomorrow night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

Congressman Ames says Senator
Lodge may be scholar in politics but
he is at the same time a crushing bass
in that line of work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

All who leave comfortable homes In
hot weather have to work their mag
nations in order to make the new place
seem the cooler.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The declaration of independence was
signed 1876 years ago, but it reads as
eloquently today as 1t did in the time
of our fathers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

President Diaz should release his
opponents from prison. now that he mas
counted himself in in the customary
Lati American manner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

Nearly everybody is welcomed at oys-
ter Bay except Secretary Ballinger who
is getting ready to take on a remark
able coat of whitewash.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The art enthusiasts have bid Van
dyke up to $4,000. but most people
will look for something just as good
at a lower price.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

Republican newspapers In Pennsyl-
vania are boiling Boss Penrose's base
ball candidate for governor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The ColonePs telephone at Oyster
Bay today will be kept busy with
story told by rounds from Reno.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The new party that Roosevelt and
LaFollette incubated has not as yet
been laid before the public.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

laid on the Aldrich tariff or even on
Joe Cannon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The citizen who can today keep one
eye on Reno and the other on the
Fourth of July and what 1t represents,
will not loaf on the Job.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

Republican congressman have gone
home to explain away the high cost of
living. But they will, also, talk to
consumers only.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

Butler Ames may yet be adjudged
guilty of lese majestic for the way in
which he talks about the only Lodge
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
The Stock Market

Henry Clews in his review OF the STOCK
market says in part
I'VE have just passed through another
period of drastic liquidation. Many stocks
have touched their lowest point since the
recession first commenced, and are now
Is to 40 points below the high level OF the
year. The latest cause for renewed weak
ness was the decision of the interstate
commerce commission that some OF the
Pacific roads had been charging exorDl-
tant rates on portions of traffic near the
Pacific coast This action was at once
interpreted as an evidence OF continued
hostility on the part of the government
toward the railroads. Perhaps such inter-
probation was not entirely warranted,
but its effect upon the stock market was
distinctly injurious. There Is no dis
gusing the fact that our financial lead
ers are more or less agitated over the
continued attacks upon corporations in the
legislature and by the government. That
there have been abuses which required
reform is generally conceded. but the
repetition of blows received from the leg
islature and the government during the
last six months Is proving decidedly detr1-
mental to the interests of investors. 1t
may be good politics to strike the rail-
roads and big corporations at every OPP
portunity particularly as some of the re-
forms insisted upon are necessary; never
theless the repeated shocks to confidence
which these developments provoke ought
IL possible, to be avoided.
Many stocks are now selling upon
very attractive investment basis, especial
ly in view of the low rates for money.
From now on stocks are likely to pass
from weak into strong hands, and invest
ment purchases of high grade securities
made at the current level, will later on
Enthusiastically yield handsome returns.
Speculative operations. however. will
have to be conducted with extreme eau
tion Prices may undergo sharp rallies,
but the powers In control of the market
do not yet appear to be working in con-
cert for a higher level. and until bull
leadership becomes more pronounced we
can hardly look for positive recovery"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

Talk in Congress Is not CHEAP. for
every word during the recent session
cost something over $50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

A fight of many rounds under a
Reno sun today would not be an envi-
able task at ordinary prices, and prices
at Reno are extraordinary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

On this glorious Fourth it is good to
feel that the sentiment of patriotism
is still dominant in America
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The liberal government of Great
Britain has in five years created a
peers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

What will the Colonel do nexte is
the universal question from one end
of the land to the other.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The amateur detective is clever even
in real life as the Charlton case plainly
shows.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The grass Is having an uphill time
of it in the paths that lead to Sycamore
HILL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

Congressman Dalzells refusal to face
A recount of the primary ballots taints
MS nomination to the hreak-away point
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
COMPANY FOR THE DOG

The Charlton case puts damper on
the moonlight romance of Lake Como.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

owing to inclements weather the band
organized for the open air concerts has
been able to play only three or four
times. but the concert attended In the
park Friday night was most enjoyable"
said a music lover.
The programme was of the popular
sort-light enough for the average sum-
mer audience-but II contained several
artistic numbers. l was especially pleased
with an italian serenade waltz. It was
very beautiful and will doubtless be
played often. by request. / predict that
it will become just such q favorite as
Schubert's serenade or La Poloma.
Next summer the city will probably
feel able to build pavilion for the free
concerts. A pavilion with seating ca
pacity of 1000 or $500 and stage partly
enclosed would assure concerts with good
attendance regardless of rain. But even
now l think the city might put enough
benches in the park to seat few hun
dred persons. The pen would stand and
see that only ladies' Occupied the benches
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sion and what they carry:

These sums total $4,000 900, and when
the continuing appropriations are added
and the private claims and miscellaneous
appropriations a total of 5000, 100000 is
made up. And it is this huge sum that
republican candidates for Congress must
face in the November elections. They
cannot plead economy in any direction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

The hot weather makes roasting ears
and no one should complain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
From the New York Evening Sun.

"/HAT they call out there, some
M celebration is now In progress
of ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the capt.
tai town of Washoe county, state of Ne
vada. This town of Reno, having been
found to be the only port open to the
sporting contingent in the storm which
the reverend clergy and other of. The
public's pastors and masters had raised
against the little sparring match be-
tween j. J. Jeffries, white, and ]. john
son, colored, suddenly finds itself, in the
words of poet, who probably never saw
a prize fight:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

II think q whole lot Of the newspaper
business and believe there IL no higher
calling than journalism. but I am get
ting Disguised the way SO many Of the
papers. from the country weekly up to
the metropolitan daily. are playing up
these Jeffries-Johnson fight stories.' said
a citizen last night. 1.-The idea that
civilized nation should make as much
fuss over a prize fight as they do over
presidential election does not appeal to
me. And that Is what they are doing,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

There is as much space devoted by the
papers to the fight stories and there is
as much or more universal interest shown
In the fight by the people as a whole
than there ever was in any presidential
election.
II have no personal grndge against
prize fighting. 1t is form of sport,
and there is no bigger sport fan In Biz
mingham than myself. But sport for me
Is hall game, a horse race. rifle tar
get contest and similar things. | don t
like the sports where one contestant mas
to suffer bodily injury, like cock fighting,
bull fighting and prize fights That comes
too close to barbarism, and the old saw
age survival-of- the-fittest idea of things.
Let them have the fight. That's all right
but when conservative, twentieth CEN
fury business man abandons his bust
ness for a week, travels 5000 miles and
spends $1,000 to see two men batter each
other up, then say 1t Is going too far.