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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
A FABLE.


Once there was a man who toiled
long and faithfully to reach the goal
of his edesire. When no one noticed
him and the world went about it's bus
mess as if he had never been born
he consoled himself by saying, Never
mind. Merit is sure to win and some
day my labors will be suitably reward
as an example TO all young men, de-
livering lectures on the best way to
succeed" And so the years slipped by
ON leaden wings, however, for he
sometimes grew weary of working and
waiting. Other men of less ability
than he had their pictures in the pa
pers every day, were written up and
sought by autograph fiends. Their
names were spoken everywhere and
the minute details of their home life
were made known to anxious readers
In all parts of the land. At last, the
man who had hoped in vain that his
worth would be recognized ana his
deserts published abroad, grew sore
anu angry ne Was not a 1901, ne WAS
an observant sort of fellow and after
a while he exclaimed, ALAS, what's
the use? My ideals are shattered for
ever!" Thereupon he went out and hired
two press agents and equipped himself
with a megaphone. 1t wasn't long un-
til the world looked his way and ex-
claimed, "Oh, myi But here is man
of parts. Just listen to the noise he
makes! Truly, this is a very great
man."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
A Great Orator.

81 heartily indorse the suggestion
made through the Hotel Lobbies COL
umn few days ago that United States
Senator John w. Daniel of Virginia
be invited to deliver tho GRAFTON at
the Confederate reunion in Mobile next
june" SAID Capt. j. l.. Darby, adjutant
of Camp Hardee. ST am glad to hear
that our camp will take up the mat
ter and respectfully request General
Evans, commander In chief OF the Unit
e.. Confederate Veterans. to secure Sen
ator Daniel. II possible. as the reunion
orator. Daniel was a very young man
in the war but he attained the rank of
major. He was one of the bravest OF
the brave and was shot almost to
death.
AT the Richmond reunion in 1907
Daniel was the orator and made one
Of the grandest speeches ever listened
to. The south has had few such. elo-
quent men as Senator Daniel 1t may
be said, indeed, that fer sustained eff
fort as a platform speaker. no one liv-
ing today Is equal to John w. Daniel.
If we could Induce him to come to Mo-
bile he alone would draw vast crowd
of visitors"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
From the st. Clair News.

From the ST. Clair News.
The Birmingham Age-Herald per-
formed a splendid feat on Tuesday
when it removed it's entire outfit from
without the loss of an issue and got
out entirely on its own machinery
The Age Herald is great paper and
one is not astonished, therefore. at
its Accomplishment of great undertake
ings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

The Ringing Bros. divided s., 100000 as
profits of the seasons-of 1902 This in
cludes the Barnum Bailey show, and the
Eorepaugh- Sells show is to be added,
Waking the greatest circus combination
the country has ever known.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
REFLECTIONS OF Al BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Some people are good because they don't
know any better.
A man can get good qualities by dying
and having them put In his obituary.
All the advice man wastes on other
people might do some good II he tried 1t
on himself.
The only thing easier to do than to
break good resolutions IL to spend money
you resolved to saye, -. ~. .r..,,
I, Once in . while mAp turns out 80
much kofk1e 4bGhs n. sxlpA oxpeote6 10
that syefybody y suSpicious Of him sssssl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
nkConD-DnEAKER.

From the Eutaw Whig and Observer.
The 100000 for the Y. NJ. 9. A. build
ing In Birmingham, which was to be
raised IN rs'worlting daysswa gotten up
- 10 days with $4,000 oyer making t212,
~. That Was record breaker Along thih
iins, ana spsoas ven ~ Dlam6g6ard Ind
sAlaAAmas sfsEEsT & 10 ilsi.a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

81 visit Birmingham about once a
year and each time 1 come 1 find
marked improvement In the appearance
of the city," said F. S. Shaw of Chicago,
president of the Cable Piano company.
"Birmn CHAM is going ahead very fast
and 1t is destined to become one of the
great big cities Of this country.
Business conditio9} are good and
I am we'll pleased with our company's
southern trade, ,.--.'sz.-, s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
From the selma Times.

The Selma Times congratulates The
Birmingham Age-Hera1d upon having
moved into It's new and splendid home
and all the more so as the feat was
accomplished without missing single
issue and without having to impose
ong the Kindness Of Its neighbors. Ed
tor Barrett has put The Age-Herald
upon permanent basis and he de-
serves the success with which he is
meeting. .a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

paper has a seven-day hat A seven>
day hat is one that can be, worn in
seven different positions on the head
and you wouldn't recognize the Sun
day hat If you saw the girl wearing
it on Wednesday.
-T<anSae Citv star
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Kansas complains that her farmers are
running the public highways with their
automobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Ballinger says he wants the investigat-
ing committee ITO turn his pockets inside
out" but he. does not say word about
the pockets of the Taft campaign COM
mittee
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

The man with an appetite is bigger
man in politics at present than the man
with a hoe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Mr. Bryan is not expected to do the
Grated The country wants radical
change.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
Birmineham's Largest Taxpayers

Atlanta's largest taxpayer is the Geor-
gia Railway and Electric company-its
trolley company-and the Atlanta Journal
cackles not a little over the payment
by it of $4,000 as it's city tax for 1909. 1t
pays more taxes than all the other At
lanta railroads and public service COM
panies put together, and the Journal
thinks the city did well when it secured
tax based on the gross receipts of the
company.
This is all very well, but it looks almost
like 80 cents when compared with the city
tax paid by the Birmingham Railway.
Light and Power company This year that
company pays to the city taxes as fol-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Insurgents and stsndpatters will stand
together until the Taft programme be-
comes law. and then they will fly at each
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

The limits of Ex-Governor Vardaman's
popularity seem to be defined in the bal
lots of the Mississippi legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Zelaya is going to Belgium, steering
clear of Copenhagen, which has to be
shown in every instance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

The nursery in the royal palace al
Madrid may have to be enlarged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Mr.. Bryan is said to possess the tamesi
presidential bee known to politics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

DR.. Cook has demonstrated that an UNI
desirable personality can be concealed to
all the world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

In the chauffeurs' union tine walking
delegate is called taxigate, and he never
goes afeot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Senator Aldrichs son has married
nilliner. One of his daughters married
the Standard on 1t is a thrifty family
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Justice Moody of the United states SUI
preme court is steadily fighting back the
rheumatism that has long disabled him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Dated and guaranteed eggs are now
demanded by the ultimate consumers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
From the Washington Post,


teens with mysteries. The alien
L crossing one-to some people--is, of
course, the authorship of the Shakespeare
plays. For our part, we do not rssard
this as mystery at all. for we are UNI
shaken in our belief that the young
man vino came up from Stratford-on-
Avon held horses heads for a half-penny,
and ultimately became an actor, wrote
those comedies, tragedies, and histories
which have been the admiration and the
despair of every playwriter for the last
two or three centuries. But.-we know
that to advance this opinion to many
great scholars is like holding a red rag to
a bull, for literary quarrels have almost
the acerbity of religious ones
However, opinion may in the interven-
ing time have crystallized in favor of
not be dogmatically affirmed that the
question of Macphersons Ossian or Chat
terton's alleged Rowley poems are yet
quite beyond the pale of controversy.
Why even the authorship of the Waiver
ley novels was for years in dispute. and
when Ear from the Madding Crowd"
first appeared anonymously In the Corn
bill Magazine in the seventies of the last
century, there were many critics who as
signed 1t to the pen of George Eliot, and
but few who placed 1t to the credit of its
real author, Thomas Hardy. For that
matter is the identity of so recent a
writer as Fiona Macleod yet established
beyond cavil?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
ALL ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

From the Roanoke Leader.
Bravo for Birmingham Within two
weeks she raised over 100000 for a
large and modern Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing. Any town is wise that exchanges
saloons for institutions like the above
to save the young men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

\ PRELUDE.
How can we wait till the call of June
Steals Ger the hills and the valleys,
And the rivers run with mystical Groom
And the flower army rallies?
How can we wait? Well, I just don't
know
Unless in dream OF roaming
Through fields where a million roses
blow
And firefles fit in the cleaning.
For the dream makes Spring seem close
at hand.
When days are dark and dreary
And bold bobolink in a far-away land
Is singing a song to his deariel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

1t is estimated that the postal savings
bill will add 10000 employees to the fed
eral service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

The price of radium is going down, and
it may not be necessary to organize ra-
dunn boycott.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

The centenary of the war of 1872 is
near at hand, but no city and no state
has as yet made preparations to celebrate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
From the Gadsden Journal.

From the Gadsden journal.
Birmingham Is working on the or
ganization of 500 club. The purpose
is to effect an organization with SOC
members by whose combined contribu-
lions 1t will be possible to encourage
new industries by subscribing to ii
portion of their stock. This is a plan
that has proven highly successful else
where and If the affairs of the club
are managed by conservative business
men there Is every reason to believe
that the organization Would not only
contribute to the upbuilding of the
community but would prove profta BILE
for the members as well. The move
is undoubtedly a good one and might
well be taken UP In this city to fur
Their the Gadsden spirit by giving 1t
concrete form Of expression.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Mr.. Bryan is not expected to do The
Back-from- Elba act for he never wore
the crown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
From the Franklin Times.

AS an example of what can be done
In a city where push, vim and pride
prevails Birmingh ANS proud and pub
lie spirited citizens raised inside of
two weeks nearly 100000 for Young
Mems Christian association building
and for an addition to the Young Wom-
ans Christian association building. Is
It any wonder why Birmingham is
called the Magic City of the south?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
.@s,08.W

The company pays just about as much
more TO the county and state. The city
nx alone exceeds $4,000, and II the At
a.nta tax of 10000 shows that it lis ex-
sanding at a remarkable rate to use the
cords of the journal, the fax paid here
~ President Ford's company must show
that Birmingham is simply booming. 1t
either shows that or else 1t shows that
he home company is overtsxed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

None of the score or more bridges over
the Seine were materially damaged by
the flood
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

The sagacity of the grounding is seri-
ousy questioned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
From the Industrial Index.

From the Industrial Index. -.
The office building recently COM
pleted by the Chamber of Commerce
at Birmingham, Ala, project pluck
lily conceived in the darkest days of
the panic and executed In a brilliantly
successful manner, stands as a moriu-
ment to that organization.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

THE HOPEFUL WAY.
Cheerily, cheerily, rise in the morning,
cheerily, cheeriy take up your work,
With your best efforts your station
adjoining.
Though you are only a twelve dollar
clerk.
All of this life is a game and gamble
Never can tell when something will
DROP
Some of these days in the midst of
scramble,
Cheerily STILL you may land on top!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
MOST cAsEs.

Il know why wives leave home"
1T must be something terrible"
No; just bargains"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05


SMALL RETURNS.
The man who drinks
From day to day
And hopes to drive
Dull care away,
VIII learn, ere long,
IT'S but a fake
And only brings
A fierce headache!
A BAD COMBINATION.
II wonder what's the matter with that
languid young man."
"Hookworms and love-
BE CHARITABLE.
One who was dauntless
Failed to win;
Handle him gently
He's all in.
A SEVEN-DAY HAT,
A Bellville girl, according to a local
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
NOT THAT KIND.

NOT THAT KIND.
Trimmer seems to be haunted by a
memory of the past"
Perhaps so, but I'll dare says he isn't
haunted by the memory of anything he
owes -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
PROVING IT.

PROVING IT.
II dearly love my fellowmen-.
They're all my friends and brothers,n
Rema ked wel1-known. citizen, -
Whose forte was doing others. ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
A MEAN MAN.

s'Would you marry a girl who kept a
poodle?"
sSure; chloroform is cheap"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
Misunderstood.

How is the thermometer this morn
ing? Down in the cellar, l suppose?"
mo; it's out on the back porch"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

THE &C. o. L." AGAIN. see 3
Maud and Algy have decided not
to marry
What came between them?"
1.-THE cost of living. Algy said he
couldn't give up cigarettes and Maud
declared she couldn't do without choe.
olates."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Zlaoteot pspor,tine 20

returned IS soon as the mail can
hustle them to the city.
From now until the ball players roll
in Belt can sit back in his big arm
chair at home and wait their coming.
He is watching his gold ticker with
considerable eagerness at the present
time, for he is itching for the big bing-
airing.
Strenuous work is ahead of the ball
players who will compose the Keokuk
team and the exhibition games will be
attended by more than the. usual in
terest. On April 10, which is Sunday.
and On the Saturday preceding, the
ST. Louis Browns will be with us.
Boyle's men from Waterloo will also
give little exhibition of the national
game and fans can get line on what
kind of ball Boyle is going to give
t fans of his city during the com
ing summer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
every make; all in one building; all
there for his comparison.


Good roads have to be. built some
time and Iowa is building hers. There
are hundreds of small good roads
movements, all over the state and
there is the central one soon to be
held in Des Moines. The automobile
has captivated Iowa, and the fortunes
that corn, hogs, cattle, factories and
high priced land have made, are buy
ing thousands of cars every year.
That is the reason why Iowa is going
to have its first auto show 1t will
be held in the new coliseum, which
will hold cityfull of people. in Des
Moines, March s, 9, 10 and It. From
all over the world, there are corning
automobiles and the thousand and one
little things that go to. make them
modern methods of convenience. For
tunes will be invested in display. More
than half million dollars value in
cars, tires, oils. lamps, tools and other
things will be shown.
There will be fast cars and slow
cars, racers and runabouts, cars suit
able for good roads. and those adapted
to bad roads. Eighty-five types will
be shown. all of them fit and ready TO
run out.of their gaily decorated booths
and carry passengers at any rate OF
speed. There will be speed enough IN
all those cars, SO that If the eighty
| FIVE, with an average of forty-nve
miles an hour-in their engines were
combined. there would result a great
racer that would 'girdle the earth with
| its $4,000 miles of circumference, IN
about six and one-half hours. And
there would be strength enough In the
/ frames and power enough in the en-
gines to pillow through muddy roads
and get home safely.
/ The auto show which will be given
under the auspices of the Des Moines
Automobile Dealers association viii
he the biggest attraction of its kind
given west of Chicago. 1t will be ar
attraction for motoring enthusiasts
by observation and the talk of experts
who want to compare cars and leai.
what the automobile world has dons
during the year and it will also BIZ
the one unusual opportunity for those
interested in cars to pick out one
where the good points Of all cars ma.
!. be seen and discussed and where al
cars will show their merits side b.
side.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
swamped jacksonville in Basket Bail
Game at Y. M. c. A. Gymnasium
Saturday Evening
Score 4e to q.
THE TEAM is REvENGED
Purple and White Defeated by Visitors
on Recent Trip-AIl members
of Team Take Part in &
Scoring.

The Keokuk High school basketball
team completely outplayed Jackson
vile last night at the Y NJ. G. A. gym
nasium, before a crowd of about one
hundred spectators winning by the
score of 40 to 81 The local quintet
displayed possibly greater speed than
any time during the season and had
the ball in their possession during the
greater part of the time. In certain
departments of the game the visitors
were somewhat weak, although the
-brilliancy of Keokuk's baskets was
material in rolling up the points.
All of the Keokuk players entered
freely into the scoring. Merriam led
the way by caging six, Parsons from
guard and Center King were responsi
BILE for five, while each of the other
three players made two or more.
The battle. was not devoid of rough
ness and fouls were numerous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Hurrah for outfield!

Four players will compose the out
field during the training season, from
April to May ), the opening day of
the season They are Morris, pur-
chased from Jacksonville and one OF
the speediest men in the circuit last
season; Raicnle, the recognized leader
in the Central association, being re-
garded as the best outfielder, from all
standpoints, that the league has pro-
duced for several years; Hildebrand,
the promising youngster who was able
to stick during the many months OF
hard playing, and Vasbilder, coming
with the highest recommendation and
who will have to battle for place
with the two veterans and the clever
Hildebrand. No weakness can be
seen in the outfeld. In fact the
strength OF it can be seen clearly or
paper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
PROMOTERS ARE
Still At OUTS
Jack Gleason and "Tex' Richard Have
no More Love For Each Other
Than Have TWO Bull
Terriers.
WHERE WILL BATTLE BE?
There is Still a Hitch and il is Not
Known Just Where the Big
Fight viii be Pulled
OF.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.-"Jack
Gleason and l are about as friendly
as two bull dogs said Tex Richard
to the United Press tonight.
q have been here week now and
Gleason and | have not exchanged q
word about the .Jeffries,J ohnson fight"
Gleason was busy all day comforting
with Tom O'Day, owner of the Point
Richmond arena, where Battling Mel
son lost the championship Tuesday,
without paying the least attention to
hickard
1T appears certain that the differ
Iteaces between the partners will
have to be submitted to Tim Sullivan
lof New York, who, under signed
agreement, is to arbitrate all their mis-.
understanding
Meanwhile Jeffries is taking run
on the road every day and says he
does not care much where the fight
| is pulled of.
| A delegation of Salt Lake citizens
| headed by Joseph Nelson, cashier Of
4 the Utah National bank, arrived here
today. They wanted to offer Glea
son $4,000 cash to quit and let Rick
ard take the fight to Salt Lake Cit,
also allowing Gleason to take his one
sixth interest in the moving pictures
They also were prepared to offer Rick
ard and Gleason clean cash bonus o
| $4,000 if they jointly take the fi,gh
/ to Salt Lake
| Gleason was too busy however
land the delegation did their conferrini
4 with Richard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
OF a former Keokuk backstop Dav-

of a former Keokuk backstop Dav-
export paper says:
Big Dan OLeary is getting his
things together out in the country pre-
paratory to coimng to town for me
season. Dan was seen recently ana
looks In condition for almost anythins'
The big backstop is always in shape
to go into game and will be on the
job shortly.
Manager Hough gives out The, FOL
lowing lineup: Catchers-- Rains, Har-
rigan, Daily, Wood and Berry; first
base-Neer and Lotshaw; other In,
fielders-Grodnick Blausser and two
other men not yet announced; outfield-
ers- Hines, Fitzpatrick, Blake, Miller
and Nickel. He has so far given out
but one pitcher, Womacl. Hough Is.
very. confident that he has a lot OF
good material and IS no longer worry
ling over the prospects.
Ralph Grimes. the Kewaree hold
tout. pitcher. has signed contract.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
DANE WILL BE
CHAMPION AGAIN
This is the Prediction Of Joe Choy-
niski Who once Could Handle
the Gloves Himself.
IGate City Leased Wire Service.

Iut3VV wv r7ce''e1er w ~ 2 s5cr WI
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-That Battling
Nelson will be lightweight champion
again is the prediction made tonight
by Joe Choyniski, once regarded as
one of the worlds greatest pugilists
and still looked upon here as some
thing of pugilistic seer.
Permit me the prediction that Mel.
son will be lightweight champion
again said Choyniski. Wolgast has
lot Of tempting theatrical engage
ments in view and will make a lot OF
money. He will give Nelson another
fght-perhaps not for six months
but the longer he waits the better
Nelson's chance to win