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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

MT. Manuel in the Portuguese language. T bow to the will of the majority. But" says Mr. Manuel with a look of defiance. truth crushed to earth will rise again. I thank those who stood by me on the last ballot and I will lick the stuffing out of the republicans in the next election. I want my friends to sup port the ticket nominated. but to get ready for the dad-bingdest fight in the next primary that ever occurred in the annals of Portugal. On account of ab- sence from home I will not be able to take part in the campaign, but I will be with the boys in the future and ws will surely win. would rather be right than be king. ."-Hutchinson News.
 A FLIMSY EXCUSE.
 What makes him so keen about bare foot dances?"
 "He claims to be an amateur chirop-- odist."
 AN ENTHUSIAST.
 ''He doesn't care for wagner?''
 "No He says the exhaust of gnso- line engine is music enough for him."
 SAVES TIME. s"Pipps is not one of those fellows who hangs his clothes on a chandelier whom he goes home about O clock in the morn ing slightly the worse for wear"
 'No?
 "Pipps goes to bed with his clothss on.''
 A SINNER FOUND.
 'I see where Lillian Russell is going to Louisville"
 What will she play there?''
 Tn Search of Sinner."' D
 She's apt to find one"
 Why so?" Mat Goodwin is to appear there about the same time" PROFOUND. Was Dr. Borum's address very learned?' q should say so! Some of his words were long enough for dozen small boys to skin the cat on'' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

DID THE "ALABAMA" SURRENDEHf
 In Harpers for November, Mir. E. Parmalee Prentice presents an inter- esting account of the famous fight of the Alabama and the Kearsarge gath cred from the French newspaper Le Phare, published in Cherbourg, near which port the battle took place.
 From the beginning of the fight the two ships presented the starboard side to each other. In series of circles, per haps five or six, during which the dis tance between the ships varied from SOC to 200 metres, and lasting about an hour, many shots were exchanged, less we'll aimed on the part of the Confeder- ate. pointed with patience and accur- acy by the federal, whose gunners had had experience. Nevertheless, at the outset the Kearsarge received a shot amidships. which perhaps, without her covering, might have sunk her. She received several other shots which in- jured the covering. Her smokestack was several times struck, and a ball in the stern-post came within six inches of the rudder.
 "The Alabama also at the outset re- Nceived shot amidships. which struck her engine. and from this time on the crew worked and fought in water above the knee; some say above the waist A second shot settled her fate, break
 ing the screw and bringing her down by the stern, which threw her bow in the air.
 Even before the final blow~the Ala bama had slackened fire and was let ting her steam escape. The Kearsarge kept up her fire from a considerable distance; then after several minutes the Confederate raised her forward sails and very evidently was trying tc reach shore. The federal never let UT on the fire.
 Here took place an episode about which some doubt has arisen. Did Cap tain Semmes strike his flag? And, ir consequence, did the federal ship stor firing? Every one agrees that for an instant the flag disappeared. but il Is commonly thought that this came from the breaking of the halyard. Most persons say that the flag re-appearec on the mainmast. We were, therefore wrong In writing to La Patre that M Semmes had struck his flag, as they also are wrong who pretend that the English steam yacht which took up thu captain and some of the officers ana men of the Alabama by request of tht Kearsarge, whose boats were injured had in some fashion stolen prisoner from the Kearsarge. which had, SC these persons say. the right to sink th' yacht.
 "Everything in M. Semmes' previous conduct contradicts the statement tha he lowered his flag, and to this con clusion a trifling occurrence which hal been told us gives every appearance O fact. One of the sailors put ashore a Cherbourg says that he was ordered b, his captain to take off his shoes ant to give him white shirt and life pre- server. Is not this an indication among a thousand, that M. Semmes wa
 resolved to leave his flag hoisted rath CT than to let himself be hoisted aboart the Kearsarge?
 We believe that we have omitted no details we have been able to learn.
 "The story which the editor of tn Phare could not believe--that the Ala
 bama had surrendered--was true. Tn account of the battle being essential. correct, other errors may we'll be passe,
 over"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
The Late F. M. E. syfrett

T. c. Brooks, chief engineer of the land department of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company, contributes this "In memoriam":
 ''The many friends of Fred M. E. Sy- frett will be grieved to learn of his death, which occurred Sunday morning at a local infirmary. MT. Syfrett was one of the mcst popular men of the younger set in Birmingham. He had been for some time connected with the land department of the Tennessee com- pany, and was held in the highest esteem by his employers, while his co-workers looked upon him as brother.
 ITO know him was to love him, as he was very moderate in habits and conser- vative in business. His death was one of the bravest and sweetest ever wit messed in Birmingham, and in losing him Birmingham has lost one of her most promising citizens"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
REFLECTIoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Love has a big enough appetite when it's normal.
 Self-control is easiest when you are under somebody eise's strong rule.
 When 8 man does good deed he thinks it's much more than It is; when bad one. much less.
 It's luxury to spend money on girl you're engaged to, and necessity on one you're married to.
 A woman expects all manner of bless ines, but she never gives up because she doesn't get any of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

Sarah Bernhardt says she will never retire from the stage. That is true pluck and the true policy-for the actress at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
WILL PEARY KEEP HIS PRoMIsEs

WILL PEARY KEEP HIS PROMIsEs From the Washington Post.
 The promotion of Robert E. Peary the explorer, to a captaincy in the signal corps serves to recall his double claim to polar achievement and admiral rank He is still absent on leave, which has extended over nearly a score of years, and recently made the tour of Europe. visiting all the great capitals except Copenhagen. By virtue of his rank in the navy and the good offices of the American Geographical society, Peary has been formally acclaimed by some for eign scientific bodies as the discoverer of the north pole. However. his title Is still clouded by his refusal to submit his proofs to Congress and the Danish ex- perts.
 Before going abroad Peary had sought rear admiral's berth as mark of recognition from Congress, but upon be- ing asked to show proof of what he claimed to have done to earn such dis tinction he explained that a magazine contract tied his hands for the time being. He would, however. be in a po- sition later to submit his polar observa- tions to any committee competent to pass judgment upon their authenticity.
 As evidence that the element of doubt. instead of losing It's vitality. Is gaining force in important quarters. we cite the views of the astronomer royal of Ger many, Dr. Andreas Gale, who has just completed close examinatioA of the claims set up by Peary. This eminent German authority asserts that Peary. by his own account, could not have been at the pole, and does not possess the scientific knowledge to locate the spot were he to- reach 1t. Dr. Galle throws out the pertinent suggestion that the committee of the American Geographical society. which has .vouched for the validity of Peary's claim, owes 1t to the world to give exactly their reasons for believing in Peary's reliability. That is what Congress asked for last session. but did not get. Had 1t been forthcoming. Peary doubtless would have been suitably rewarded and put on the retired list. Congress will still be ready this winter to do it's duty toward any discoverer of the pole who can show the goods. It is Peary's move, and he can be none too quick in removing doubts oi his alleged discovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
Leaves For New York

Madame Louise Homer, the distin- guished singer, left yesterday for Savan- nah en route to New York, where she is to appear as soloist with Walter Dam rosch and his symphony orchestra at the New theatre on Sunday, November G.
 She tod Spencer Jones' MT. Dam rosch's representative. who happened to be in Birmingham, that she considered Miss Christine Miller, who is to be the contralto with Damrosch on the next spring festival tour, one of the foremost artists in this country. She said she felt sure that the Birmingham public would be delighted with this young wonl- ans voice when they heard her sing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

of London" could hardly have had the effects of a jiggle of the screw and the throb of the engine out of his recoilec- tion. And it was Wordsworth who beau tifully embodied similar impressions of that city in one of his best known son. nets. wherein he cried, Great Godi the very houses seem asleepi'' as he crossed Westminster bridge at o'clock in the morning.
 Certain 1t is that the pulsating life of American cities leaves no such impress sion upon our people.
 Yet not a few of us. fresh from the disillusioning experiences of country life and suburban calm. have recollections that rob Gray's elegy of all poetic charm, at least so far as the soothing effects of the hooting owl, the lowing herd, and the cocks shrill clarion are concerned. And not whit less disenchanting were tho sounds of the sweet CD bells. tangled out of tune. that came rudely upon half conscious ears at daybreak from the nearby pasture.s There is little doubt that an expression of public opinion of the relative sleeping comforts might show a surprising preponderance in favor of the city over the country. during the wee srna' hours.
 Washington, to cosmopolitan Ameri- can, seems particularly we'll favured in the comparative quiet and freedom from the tantalizing daybreak distractions
 from which 50 many other cities suffer. The enforcement of sane city ordinance.
 the good asphalt pavements. the great
 number of rubber-tired vehicles, and the
 fact that 1t is not . bustling fectory
 town-all contribute share to the de-
 statement does not carry. with 1t any
 implication that there is even now no
 room for improvement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

England is mounting 131a-inch guns ir her navy, and Germany will soon be- gin to place 14-ineh guns on her new warships. The 15-inch gun will soon ap- pear, possibly in Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
DOC COMMITS SUICIDE

Chicago Dispatch to the New York Her.
 aid.
 Bent Dubbs. station agent at Bever- ly, unfolded strange story of the suicide of his pet dox Trix today ~The dog took its life during 8 recent absence of its master. when the latter was called to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
THE MAD KING OF BAVARIA

Gudden, who. deceived by his calmness, castle and dispensed with his attendance, for which he said there was no need. All day dull. cloudy sky had threatened rain, which began to fall heavily about o'clock. As his majesty and pr. Gud- den had not returned by that time Dr, Muller became uneasy and sent first one and then another gendarme to look for them in the adjoining park As they could not be found, searching party of aide-de-camps. keepers. soldiers and servants was organized. Excitedly, fear fully, lanterns in hand, ears strained, they went through the drenched and deserted park. without finding the slightest trace of those they sought
 All hope of finding them alive died out as party after party returned to the castle Then suddenly. at about 10:N wild commotion arose when a servant ran breathlessly with the startling news that the Kings hat had been found be- side the lake Scarce was this told when another searcher brought word that his majesty's coat and overcoat., with Dr. puuuSh itdt anu uiflDrelidp naQ aISO been discovered lon the bank stst#k|
 At that Dr. Muller ran down to the lake, woke up fisherman named Hu- Der and with him rowed slowly and sic lently over the dull waters that reflected the searching gleam of a lantern. Be- fore long Huber gave sudden cry, and Jumping into the lake, clutched at some- thing half seen that was drifting past them. A glance showed 1t was the King. but before attention could be given him second object, stark and ghastly, passed as if pursuing that other figure, when it was also seized and pulled into the boat
 Haste was made to gain the shore when, although It was apparent that such attempts were useless, efforts were made to restore animation and continued until the castle clock rang midnight with heavy strokes that sounded as a passing bell.
 Whether the King. intent on suicide, not only drowned himself but the man who would have rescued him, or whether he lost his life in striving to gain the opposite shore with the intention of es- caping from his captors. are questions that must remain forever unanswered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
HOW MANUEL STANDS

HOW MANUEL STANDS.
 The Hutchinson. Kas, News publishes an imaginary interview with "Mr Man uel' late Of Portugal, who Expresses himself much after the fashion of Amer lean candidates who have felt the de- pressing effects of steam roller.
 There are no sore spots on me-" says
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
ANOTHER VICTIM

ANOTHER VICTIM. T don't believe In kissing" Said Ebenezer Grubb, But when he found a pretty maid Who snuggled up-was not afraid, He didn't hire a sub.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

From Fitzgerald Malloy's Romance of
 Royalty"
 LIE was strikingly handsome. His
 face was clear and colorless, with ! x thick black hair waving above a wide, imaginative forehead, it's features dclicately cut and expressing dignity; but its chief attraction lay In the eyes, large gray and luminous, of impenetrable depths, magnetic, with the ipdescribable plaintiveness of one set apart. veritable windows through which were caught sud- den and bewildered glimpses of dis traught soul Added to this, his figure was tall, slim and graceful; his manner gentle and restrained; his voice clear and sympathetic.
 When he had been but two months on the throne Ludwig had summoned to his court a man whose magnetic person. ality was destined to exercise an extra ordinary influence over his mind. This individual was Richard Wagner, now generally acknowledged as the greatest dramatic composer the world has pro- duced, but who at this time was com- monly considered by musicians as little better than an audacious lunatic. a' By this time ds7o) the personals attend ants of the King had become grave ly concerned at his growing eccentricities. his increasing love of solitude and the condition of his health. At times they were startled by the appearance of his pale, haggard face. whose eyes blazed with feverish unrest--the result of head aches. causerd, as he explained. by an ver-tightening crown of scorpions bind ing his forehead. By day he was haunt ed by nameless intangible fears clamor- Ing for possession of his mind; by night ho was beset by terrible dreams, in which bloodstained faces, crowned with fam ing hair, bent in circles above him. their soulless eyes fixed on him watchfully, their cruel lips mocking him, their serpent tongues hissing From these he would wake screaming and. fleeing from the scene of his agony, would mount his horse in haste and ride through the night along mountain passes. down precipitous slopes, by tangled forests, indifferent to danger and seeking escape. After a dinner served at 6 o'clock the King was taken for another walk by pr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

No one is saying nowadays that Phila- delphia is asleep. Connie Mack certain ly is not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

The last democratic House was elected in 1892, and history is about to repeat itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

The last wall for campaign money is being sent out in the contested states up north, and in Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

No city pads census returns more than once. The evid should be rooted out of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

All lawyers of prominence have caused themselves to be mentioned in connec- tion--with the vacancies in the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
THE LOOM or DREAMS

Arthur Symons in the New York Mail. I broider the world upon . loom, I broider with dreams my tapestry; Here in little lonely room. I am master of earth and sea, And the planets come to me. I broider my life into the frame, I broider my love. thread upon thread; The world goes by with its glory and
 ahame, s e ssx Crowns are bartered and blood is shed, T sit and broider my dreams instead. And the only world is the world of my
 dreams, Z And my weaving the only happiness; For what Ia the world but what 1t seems !? And who. knows but that God beyond our
 guees, sits weaving worlds out ef lenslinssss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

Henry Cabot Lodge stands high among the senators of privilege, outranking even Guggenheim or Penrose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

John w. Kern, candidate for senator in Indiana, is seeking the authors vote. It turns the scale in that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

The lower east side in New York is to have Yiddish theatre that Is to cost s175,0o0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
A wANDERHR

For not much longer now his course
 Will lead OCT hill and plain, Through summers sun and days of drean And storms and winter rain. Upon his ear falls sweet and clear
 A note unheard before; As brought upon the idle wind
 From some far distant shore. It brearhes of rest. 1t speaks Of peace
 And everlasting sleep; Nor shock nor sound, the ages round,
 Shall break that slumber deep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

The celerity of English murder trials affords no scope for Judge Lynch, and he is unknown in that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

The Wellman mascot was gray kit ten when it should have been a black one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
STREET SOUNDS AND NOISES

The Britisher. fresh from visit to Australia. who somewhat paradoxically remarked that the thing that impressed him most on his return was ''the silence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

An aviator in St. Louis gives lessons in flying at s25 each. No one knows how many lessons must be taken before a degree is granted in the art.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
THE LATEST FROM WINsTEAD Winstead, Conn.,, Special to the Nev
 York World,

Apple and pair trees in this section are in bloom again. also dandelions. and the berry picking season is not over yet. Mrs James Morgan of Norfolk picked three quarts of blueberriesl yesterday Mrs. C. c. Scranton found a cluster of violets on South Main street. this city, today. Mortimer Clark had strawberries out of his garden for supper last eyen- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

The cruiser Niobe Is the initial vessel in Canada's new navy. No Dreadnought will be immediately built.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

The New York docks will have to be stretched in order to accommodate the liners that are being built across the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

It is better to build big and still bigger liners than it Is to enter the Dreadnought race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

The airship hangar is trying to drive the auto garage out of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

Chicago does not at present consider Philadelphia slow or sleepy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

Omaha is glad the water has at lasi been squeezed out of its census figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
DID THE "ALABAMA" SURRENDER,

Census padders are always detected ir the long run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
Warde comes Ne.t Week

Arthur Warde, son of Frederick Warde, the actor, who is the advance representa- tive of his fathers great company, pro- ducing 'Timon of Athens" was in Bir- mingham yesterday. "Tlmon'' will be presented at the shubert theatre next Tuesday and Wednesday nights and at Wednesday matinee. f
 My father is having good success with 'Timon of Athens said ,Warde. junior. Tt has been TO years since this great play of Shakespeare was enacted in this country, and then it was seen only in New York. 'Timon' was played in Lon- don often in the years agone, but not in recent times. Father has taken keen interest in the revival. The reason 1t left the stage was because it is not a playable drama as Shakespeare wrote it. It needs considerable adaptation and my father has done this work in excellent fashion. He has reduced it to an active play of two hours and half; has made 1t playable throughout, and. while chang ing some of the situations and staging it brilliantly. he has been careful to pre- serve, all the original wit and philosophy the dramatist wrote into 1t.
 " 'Timon of Athens requires an ex- ceptionally large and expensive company and this is another reason why actors and managers have let it alone.
 My father has a splendid company and the pantomime of the senses and the dance, in the first act. which add SC | much to the beauty of the performance cost alone as much as an entire company usually costs These features-the panto- | mime and dance--are under the personal direction of an artist-Miss Nicolaides-a cultured young woman, born and educat' ed in Greece. The people of Birmingham
 are certainly going to like this grand production-'Timon of Athens
 Ernest Warde son of Frederick .Warde
 Is also an actor. He plays an important
 role in "Timon"- churl
 ish philosopher He is making fine hi
 with it. Young Warde has for some time
 ranked as a high class histrione. He was member of Mansf1elds supporting com pany for nine years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

A new edition of the Encyclopedia Brit annica is to be brought ouA next year. and American scholars are t4 take part fin the revision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
NATURAL EFFECT

NATURAL EFFECT.
 "If your life depended on your painting sunset in five minutes, what would you do?''
 'Td break a raw egg on the canvas and let 1t dry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
QUITE LIKELY

'I don't give the Walter Welman cat much credit for rsklng it's life in an air. ship voyage"
 You don't?'
 NO. In my opinion that cat was shanghaied."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27
HE HAD NOT.

dE ftAD NOI. Have you read Miss Gushforth's latest novel?' Do I look unhappy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-27

CRAWL IN. Oh, you Cubs,
 Once so great, Now's the time To hibernatei