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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

racial past, for excursions to our ancient abode by stream and wood and ssl- shore, for the revival of the joy of war, of the chase, and of intense member ship as found in the great team games. The true Sunday will be partly sit- ferent for different men. The artist con demned to office work will turn to hls carving, the musician to his violin. The born teacher will spend his Sunday with the children. The Nimrod will to the woods, the poet to the hills, the soldier to some athletic contest. That which he should have been and is not in h's daily work, each man will diligently seeK on the day given him for this very pur- pose. ''The forbidding of such pious pilgrim ages on that one day of the week con secrated by nature, and by the wiser portions of our law, to the end that such pilgrimages may be made. is no. truly a Sunday law but law to tn, effect that Sunday shall not exist. Even those whose good fortune has placed them among the expressive trades, the lawyer, the doctor. the business man. require some avocation to keep tn an fully human and alive. To the clerk. the factory hand, whose weekday life IS within the covers of a ledger or in tse making of simple muscular contrac- ton-to these Sunday is their one chance
  resuming the form and stature of . man.
 Sunday is the day of the lost talents. of unfulfilled possibilities, the day Tor keeping alive some little fragment of .he original gift that nature made An1 this one day our Sunday laws take from us, or at least greatly impair"
 OH. sMooTHi
 Oh. smooth the wrinkles
 From your brow;
 The oyster seasons
 With us now.
 A CAREER OPEN. Though Manuels lost his joblet Tn his Kingdom across the sea, He'd make a fine lieutenant
 Tn musical comedee.
 EXCELSIOR The morning mists were fading fast When through the luncheon room there
 passed
 A man who ordered breakfast food. And got bowl of nicely stewed
 Excelsior!
 Springfield Union. He charged upon the shredded stun, But found a taste or two enough. He could not eat the tough compound Although in skinned milk 1t was
 drowned
 Excelsior!
 Scranton Tribune Republican. He yelled: "This Is no stuff to eat Take it and bring me shredded wheat" He got 1t and, having said grace, He pushed a forkful in his face Excelsior!
 Houston Post. Now quite convinced he'd had enough Of this most unsubstantial stuff, At eating sawdust he rebelled And to the trembling waiter yelled, "Sinkersl"
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
THE PROBLEM KIND.

How was the play?"
 Same old story. The first act opened with a married man kissing merry widow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

The Outlook's bill this year for tray- cling expenses will be unusually high but it is getting the money expended Lack in circulation and other business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

The Portuguese revolutionists are now accounted patriots because they succeed ed. If they had failed they would have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Six successful American plays have been staged in London for the new sea son. The tide has turned at last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

London publishers say book of fiction should contain at least 100000 words, or about $50 pages. Readers want the agony as rule long drawn out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Birmingham has seldom contained so many visitors as are here this week to attend the fair. They are more than welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

The members of the Braga govern ment in Portugal are each and all rock bottom insurgents of the LaFoHette sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Senator Tillman will go back to his senatorial work. but-he may not be able to wield the four-tine pitchfork
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
A DREAM SONG

A DREAM SONG. When drowsy birds are calling And twilight breezes blow, To Sunderland, to Sunderland Is where I like to go. For sleep smooths over troubles And sleep all care redeems; The woeful wight who tolls for bread Is still a king in dreamsl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Inspector Dew has lapsed into the rou- tine of Scotland Yard. where he is pro- tected against American publicity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Woodrow Wilson may be academic, but he has all the professionals in New Jer- sey well scared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

The colonel begins to see that a mere dash of insurgency now and then will not prove satisfactory to all his follow CTS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

It looks more and more like Dix in New York and Bob Taylor in Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Portugal now sees what insurgent re- pubicans can accomplish when they go about task methodcally and in earn est
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

KinS Manuel refused to stand pat when the shells from his late ships be- gan to fly thick and fast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Manuel II. can now pick his bride without consulting the politicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Alfonso of Spain Is not saying much, but no doubt he is doing lot of think ing over possible eventualities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
HIS FAvORITE.

"What is the most interesting book you have ever read, MT. Pipps?"
 "A little book ruled inside with green and red lines, which informed me that had a balance of $1J1 In the bank"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
A TOTLER.

A TOTLER. With a smile on his face And a song in his heart, When troubles drew near He still did his part. So constant in hope, So brave in defeat, His cheerful good will Made poverty sweet!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
A SOUL KISS.

it seems to mel said the First Festive Germ, that I met you in a kiss"
 50 you did, answered the Second Fes- tive Germ. Honest to goodnessi though I would smother before 1t was over"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Keep up the growing, for that is the way to make a town grow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
A FAIR BID

From the Nashville Tennessean.
 Birmingham bids fair to rival Atlanta in the modesty of its boasts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

No one expects Manuel Braganza to come back until he gets him an army and also . navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
CONVENIENT, TOO.

A wight in an airship flying,
 Passed through the Milky Way, And a cup of coffee trying,
 Said, ''The cream is fine today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
MOVING PICTURES IN DAYLIGHT

ghere are no flies on Jack Frost. and he will soon be due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
COMPLACENT.a

As he rammed his napkin down his neck, Said William Watson Planners, 'I may wear clothes with noisy check, But have good table manners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

More scholars in politics are needed that is to say. more of the Woodrow Wilson sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

The one-tine Hooper democrats are rapidly to the Bob Taylor band wagon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12

Iowa declines to admit that the colonel Is the true and only inventor of insur- geney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
Rightly to be great,

Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When hOnour's at thesstake.
 Hamlet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
A CAREER OPEN.

Though Manuel's lost his joblet Tn his Kingdom across the sea, He'd make a fine lieutenant
 In musical comedee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-12
OH. SMOOTH

Oh, smooth the wrinkles From your brow; The oyster seasons With us now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20

fsvorite cat In shown in the picture sh.
is black Persian OF great beauty and wu
given him by Turkish lady during tho
novelist's last visit 60 Constantinopls
when he was gathering material for his
novel -Disenchanted. II was a little
kitten then and he carried her home "
his pocket. and the kitten seemed % Low.
him extravaGAntIy from thu first ant
chung 60 him and seemed only happy
when with him.
Lott. who IL q believer in roincaFnation
and occult and mystic things. cultivates
the theory that the spirit In this cat hAd
some strong attachment for his spirit in
a previous life and that it " a. prearranged
thar IL should como 60 HIM ~ II did. and :,
il because % this fancy that be prefers
this cat 20 others. In fact he says the
creaturo 10 almost human
Anstole France h q cat lover. he
has always owned black Persians and
he very frequently put cats into II.
novels. His story The Crime Of Sy-
vestrs Bonnard' begins with . descrip
ton OF one OF his black cnts and ends with
that Of another. His cats used 20 walk
about Paris with him Ike dogs.
Rostand has beautiful cats. always ~
the long haired variety. He talks 10
them in a peculiar soft voice which ih-y
seem % love. for they purr and rub them
selves against HIM. pattinG him With
their paws and crying softly a. II trying
to speak. He calls IL his cat talk and
they know at once it 10 for them.
Mile. Robinne Of tho Coincide FrAncaiss
carries q cat back and forth with hsr
when she 10 acting and Il doses in her
dressing room while shs In on tho stage
Able Damp-un Of the Chamber -
Deputies always has his cat on his tabi-
40 he writes He talks to the animal a.
II u were human. and this particular ca
certainly seems almost humanity intelh-
gent.
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neCtsd With ~. grab ~ Nyalya Valley
Then there - 10 be- another hearing
sur
4 put Il right up Ia Phdby gong be-
vond the facts IN NV fight Ut fire with Gre
! told him. which was true as you know
that had Snaffie- ant-mortem state
ment IN las own handV rting. and that n
the Invsrti eating cUmmitte- refused even
to pass upon it. competency ! not only
would appeal To m. Hou.-, reading It
al lsngth, but would charge tina; sSnaIfle
had been ;errori1ed Z" death by one %
PalafoXs own particular rufiian- from
Sequoia Nhats his name
Eph Daggett. sir answered With
a very present SENSE 80 the ignouiry and
defeat mad suffered from that burly
msrcenary.
Exactly OF course We think that 10
true. but 49, don't kno~ ~ 60 10 true
Wait until have my innings. ar. and
you shall no able "a prove ~ 20 he true
All. hut that does not Justify the Lack
Of candoT on my part. Hovsver. PhiIby
gave n at one. He said be would call to-
geths-r theoomnittee at So clock tomorrow
afternoon and he wAs very surs IL would
be glad TO hear and consider whatever 1
mIght present Nv the way. sinos your
time seems 10 he hanging heavily you
might make rns half dorm cOt,,.-s ~ this
syllabus and synOp-s
And ~ despite my inpAtlsncs ! Was
late N k@eping my appointment With
Laura. Ths town clocks mad besn stPik
ing II for about fifteen minutes. according
70 tho leisurely fashion Of Washington .
clocks. when r~aHt,sd senator l.aphoon .
house On Massachusetts, aVsnus. The
curtains ia the psFiOT bay window had
been reckleAaly pushed aside. Laura
was peering out, up and down with IN
not returned. Where vas she Who're
was Darr?
A. Il in answer a motor car .wunR
around the corner. and drew up az the
curb. Out lOungsd barr. A be straight
Oned his long form there was an ineffabls
smile 81 triumph on his handsome face
which Tor some reason made mo think
81 the preamble 20 tho Constitution. We
the people. In order Ia form a more per-
feet union Could IL baF
He turned. he hent low Yss. no waa
helping Out Miss Sunanne IAphoon, shO
who ordinarily disdainsd any hslp. She
had been with him all tho hvelong day.
juss - I mad Sylt all along thae aho had.
! Efspped aide a. Darr with the dstssf-
abe oaTSias1nsss oe ownsrahip preoedsd
hsg up the walk; returning a .cUirtsr nod
% his ctirt nod. / stepped further hack an
Miss Laphoon came Gnknidiy along. SO
whose tripping feet had always been
accompanied by nods and beorp and
wreathSd smiles. Bee ahs s1oppad: eho
laid her little hand On my arm. She Looked
into my syos with eyes az sombns "a The
gombrsn1aa % are.
re IN right for me- tO tel You, Mr. Bug
fun, she said. as th~ hrofhar ~ nv
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park OF the Bots or the Tuileries Oardsna
she let's Apache out OF bis cart aud he runs
and frisks about. but comes % her at once
upon her call He h a. obedient a. q dog
The Rev. Charles Wagner. author OF
The Simple Life who preaohes regu-
larry In Paris 60 a large congregation.
- devoted Co cAts and has great many OF
them about bic pleasant sunny home
He IL Especially fond % kittens and de-
liEhts in spending half hour On the door
playing with them and Watching their
graceful movements
There are always q number % them In
hts study, and convenient cushions. ample
aud cosey. are placed al about the room
i'm chairs and on sofas. and Is II not an IN
common sight 10 find him AZ work In his
study with cats re7bosing In all quarters
Of tho room and one psrohed On his desk
sound asleep. Dr. Wagner has cats %
many kinds but he prefers the blue Per
SLAMS Sith long. beauiiftIl hair. Five OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20

u in a curious fact that about every
Wrench woman or Frenchman of creative
genius h cat lover. Winters. composers.
artists. sculptors and dramatists own
cats. And their cats are always beautiful
creatures. almost humanity wise and intel
haent. and show marked charm OF nature.
aesming 90 understand fully the love
that 10 laviahed upon them and TO feel
that they msast respond to IL with all their
grace and warmth OF affection IL -
certainly interesting to watch these cats
add their famous owners
Mime. Cure. the discovsrer ~ radiu
9wna . beautiful cat. 90 which she - de-
voted. The cat was equally loved by her
lats husband. Prof Cure. who us@d 20
l,lay with him for hours. and the cat would
eui up all sorts Of capers for his master
The cats name IL RAdium and he - a
cray Angora. with a swan white tap ON
lie tail.
whsn Nine. Cure is At home Radium
10 always close beside her He sits on
asr study table. over W hich he walks very
carsfuliy and gin&eriy. that he may not
disturb anything. and when she goes oui
he waits patiently and rather sadly tili
she returns. when he goes into sc-tasies
~ delight. He sleeps on Mime Cures
rod and sits az the table with her AZ
uoeAh in q chair Of his own. tapping his
milk from q saucer IN the dAintIest way
Ths photograph shows him waiting pa
tisntly outside OF Mime Cuns- window
'or her return
Maurice Masterlinck the Flemish mvs-
tic. who spends his time largely in PARIS.
has a very interesting ca, u the common
short haired vanety 10 which he -
Gseply attached The cats brightness
and intelli gence has won her The name ~
la saGess@. and Wisdom - REALLY an ~
scllent name for her
In SaGe~se came to her celebrated
master in a curious and interesting way
"a MaeteTiinck and his wife G@orgett-
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n Paris. lie Vas given TO Foiaire by q
young Slamese nOblenan wbo wac one
- her admirers nc one time. The cat came
all the wav from Siam with a native attend
ant These cate are % royal blood in
STAN. that u. they are supposed 90 be-
owned only 10y royalty aud the nobility.
and u j. a sign of distinction and aristoo-
racY to own one
Poiairs namet her cat apache a. she
was AZ that time just beginning To do her
famous Apache dance lie has a white
body Of very coarse hair and jst black
nose. ears paws and tail. the black looking
~ u snutted into the white with q finger
All Siames~ cats uf the same breed are
exactly like this, they never vary and are
never Of any other color. lie - Cat %
intellgenoe. as all Siamese catsAre always.
and he - devoted to his mistress who ex-
hibits a mad sori Of affection for him and
talks ~ ham while wheeling
him in hts carriage When she reaches a
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ID "REMINISCENCES
The Long Red PoeketbOok.

Where then was the Hon John barr
ancs Mr.. Gizer closest frisna but now a
deaerter from the cause of reform and
whip ot ths majority In the Houss a. .
reward of his recrsancy'
Othsrs besides myself were AnErily
answering this QUESTION the majority
rnsmbsrs Of the COMMITTEES on Rules. Mr.
phIlby. the squeaky voiced leader and
chairman Of the special Investigating com
Fnistss, and that notable fire eater the
onIy would have been cleared 20 offence
hun whose predatory part lsans would have
hssn projected from further scrutiny had
not Darr unAccountatIly failed To- mar-hal
sbs va3aais at the right time.
But btftar ~ were the mutIled recrisnina-
fiO1s and FspFoachss of the leaders they
we're but milk and water IN comparison
with my own burning ssDss of wrong
Down dssp m my heart another question
was searching and consuming: Whers.
10. WAs Miss SBsanBe LAphoOay
Of courss my SISTER Laura was intuisiVely
aUare % my torture.
Il think IN 60 over and spend the eve
ing with Suzanne. George she said
Usually. You might call for ms az the
Sanator's about 10 o'clock
! might truly " the intervening time
sVsr dragged to All end strulled INTO
the LadAvah House. where barr pat up
but there was no sign % his handsome face
and long longing form IN The corridors
{ cent On IN our office where my Congress
man. Mr.. 0issr. was NJ work GA a brief
supporting ths competency ~ an ante
nortom statement nOe made under oath.
Have you sssn anything % your next
frtsDd1' ! asked with fOrc-d jooIlsTiiy.
4 don't care 90 go anything Of my sH-
friond. BuHum,' he answered nternly,
Wiah Q cAustio intsriinsation by vny Of
sFnphAsis- sDarT and l Ars at eternal
sword points. a. hs very we'll knowA
sDgA that b what makes his Absancs
fro@ the House to-day the mors unao-
coSsnanbls 20 me. He has all the weak
nuimoalty thas comes from wrongdoinG.
Ne would b the last person In the world
20 Siva M. Aa he has. another chance 90
ahow 90 the investigating COMMITTEES
PalneeE's attempted bribery of poor
ssaBS and 81 the ssquoia chicRnsry con-
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~nieh mad dropped from u ON the noor.
Inc gianng electric lights showed me
cI-Afy enough thAt these scattercd con-
tshu were Just what wanted. mere
we're Ietuers bearing tne ErAnks OF SENATOR
nay P@laIok ana OF Representative Ar
sens PAiafoT there we're memoranda In
DAgGetts own sledgehAmmer hand. All
hAd 70 90 was 20 tAEe then ana leave.
assured tnAt IN them would be found
proof that would make the acts OF this
agent the acts Of those principals
I could not do II. N aaorned stch n
.r..L,, ,hin, q A, % o,,,,,,,,I, -. -
@.l' - " JIMMIE PoNis lAI
oSnJ Oh recPns uAn' Nes no spy.
Take them would but a. the spoils OF
war But flrst he should know that the man
n. had humIIia,.d and r.ouls.d was nov
h.,I.,. ~. I-,,.,--
80,
i drew the revolver not ~ all gently
from the holster. ! raped with its
luzxls ON DaRRstt's protr1ldipg tsath An
m an a front door
90, -. -, - -, a.,
perform your tricks Tor now mas
Hs did get up. hurting himself. without
evan or,..ing ID. ava. ,,,.,C ,,,, ,h.I,,,,-,,
a.. -, :,
- - o,,n JUN " ~" rni&nty
Aoor. he on top. bu, nv hand with the ro-
yolvsr still free
In tn, in.sa,, ~ ..a.,,,... .Lt-.,
" Ie"70e'ou thihA
oAheu mySeh more names than In ali
the other remorseful periods Of my life
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large or impressive sculptures Of cats
bat he has made tiny sketches Of them Ia
wax. mere hints Of their beautiful poses
and these arc 20 DO seen about his rooms
and his studios. He says that the cat ID
the most difficult creature alive TO portray
perfectly and naturally. No painting OF
sculpture Of q cat ever conveyed q psrfect
impression OF the animal in all Its grace
and beauty: II 10 far too compiler a crsa-
furs TO be duplicated in iuanimats mate
nal IL bafiles the most skilful art: there
fore he does not undertake the impossible.
though lesser artists have vsntured where
he will not
Two % Robins beautiful cats are shown
here. They are posed on one Of their dark
velvet cushions In q Low wicker chair.
They are named the Jewel and the Star.
Biiou and L'Etoiis. They were given 90
VI ROdin whom tiny kittens by Eleonorn
Duse. the Italian actress. who IL q great
friend Of Rodin's aud hsrself a lover Of
cats. She sent thsm % him in a little
gildod baskst with q cover and lined with
pale rosa velvet. They are very lovinw
and aTecttonats and respond graosf,Illy
90 the sculptor's careaaes.
Pierre Lott b . great lover Of cats.
He spsnds hours oarsssing and fondllnG
them and talking 20 them just a. II
they understood all that he said. He
declares that they do understand him
and that they are far wiser than people
think.
He has owned many cats and there are
many graves Of his cherished pets In the
cat csmstery Of Paris. Like Thsophile
nasvefay Ia sa0noe wrrsRa ,.nlaaa hla ,.e.
are all about him; In fact he prefers 20 have
them all over him. sitting in his lap. on
his shoulders or on his knees.
His cats are always besutifll creatures.
ins specimens OF the splendid long haired
Oriental varieties. with gorgeous brushes
for tails and plumes in their ears. His
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Leblanc. were returning ia their home IA
Passy. inst outside 81 Paris. one night
after the theatre u was TAsi midnight
and rather cold
Nnl. MaeterhnCk was looking from
the window oG Inc caTvsag- when she saw
two dogs chasing u small black cat. She
raped Tor the coachnian to stop. A. the
carriage came 10 a standstill pussy rushed
up stone post and was hanging To Rbout
am inch ~ coping foot or two above the
dogs. which were franucally barking al
her With her tall IN a fur and her hack
up the ~a' was Ga abject teTrur
Nine Maetsrlnck = cries aroused her
husband. who vas taking a quiet fovty
wink- besids her. aud seeing tho cat :
pretlicamsnf hs was out Il the carriage
in a motuen, aud had The cat IN he arms
She chung To HIM in terror and nestled
closely to his mack When th-y were
sereneiy IN the carriage and driving away
the cat At once began to Show her graft
tude. purring and rubbing herself against
the hands ~ her r-scusr-.
she was a small half grown creature.
very thin amt sCrawny. brit in spite ~ her
uIlattTactiN" appearance she AZ once
won TIN. hearts 20 her rescusrs and dis
PLAYED 80 much Wisdom aud intelligence
that she nov H. au Inseparabls msmbsr
IL the MastsrhnCk household and. like
the glass hive 10 be-s. always - carried
wherever the two great people go. She
II now a large well fed glossy cat very
black and soft with verV green ewes and
an amiabls expression.
very conspicuous cat IA PARIS j owned
by Polaire. tine spectacular French cafe
chantant singer and dancer Polaire's
ca; IL well known 10 the bouleVArd- and
parks 10 Paris. because Polair~ wheels
hlm out IN a babv go-oAr' inviting atten-
ton
The eat j. q striking looAInE creature
himself. FOR he - a thoroughbred Siamese
and - sad - Je he only Dn. 81 his Kind