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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

plant had it not been for the Mulligan
letters, which no high-minded man could
have penned. 1t were a moral impossi-
biity to imagine John c. Breckenridge
or Roscoe Conkling, William L. Yancey
or Salmon p Chase the author of such
groveling literature.
What John Wilson Croker said of
George Canning fits Blaine as lip to
mouth. Here it is:
IF Canning had had a fair field he
would have done great things, for his
lofty and ambitious genius took an inn
mense sweep. and the vigor of his in
tellect, his penetration and sagaeity en-
ableu him to form mighty plans and
work them out with success; but 1t is inn
possible to believe that he was high
minded man. that he spurned everything
that was dishonest, uncandid and ungen-
tleman-like: he was not above trick and
intrigue, and this was the fault of his
character which was equal to his. genius
and understanding"
And here is sample-the story | prom
ised to relate. 1t is to this effect:
Friends of Conkling from up state
around Rochester and Syracuse met some
friends of Blaine. visitors from Maine. in
Washington. the spring of 1880, and they
fell to discussing the political situation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

After all is said and done, at bottom
the problem of food in this country and
everywhere Will always be the problem
of demand and supply.
We have not enough farms or farmers.
And the farms are not producing
enough.
The final solution of it all is contained
in the slogan Back to the landr'
Because we have too few farms and
farmers and too small production per
acre our soil output is not keeping pace
with our increasing population. This.
together with the congested conditions of
our great cities, is responsible for the
abnormally high prices. s
Back to the land
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

play The tumult and the shouting die.
but the plodder plods on.
Hail to the plodder.
You cannot keep him from his goal.
Almost a revolution is taking place in
this country because of the continued
high cost of living
Clubs to boycott meat and eggs and
milk have been formed in many places,
and the agitation has taken on the i'm
portance of congressional inquiry.
No doubt the greedy trusts have taken
advantage of conditions and forced prices
upward. There should be vigorous prose-
cution of such villainous conspiracy.
But
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

WYE need enemies. y
H He who is without them has
w not come far.
And he who has them ought to be proud
of them. They are signets of success.
Every one of us should stand four
square for some principle or reform or
philanthropy If because you have stood
consistently for some of these things you
have made enemies, rejoice and be ex-
ceeding glad.
You have been worth while.
1t was said of a certain public man,
I'VE love Fin for the enemies he has
made,
What was meant? Simply that this man
was of such forceful character and 50
consistent in the maintenance Of his be-
liefs that he must needs make enemies.
You need friends.
Eut you need enemies also.
And you can spare neither one friend
nor one needful enemy Each will lelp
you on your way.
II you are successful you are bound to
meet opposition. If you are successful
there will always be those who will envy
you and those who will say despiteful
things of you
But
If you have honestly and fairly at
tanned you need not fear your enemy oven
though you should meet him every
where"
You can afford to pity such enemies
but you cannot afford to do without them.
This is true, however:
You may make unnecessary enemies
And of such enemies you should not he
proud. You can spare that sort
You may make these unnecessary enc
mics by some deed of unkindness, by
.o,,,e broo ri, Of oorrtesv thranQh neg
lect OF selfishness.
Uf such enemies you should be heartily
ashamed. They are not necessary enc
mics.
Do not fancy because great and sue
cessful men have enemies that because
you have enemies you are great or sue
cessful. DO not fancy that because great
men are often misunderstood you are
misunderstood because you are great.
There are needful enemies, and there
are unnecessary enemies. You need the
former, but you should beware of the
latter.
A mob of Infatuated strikers at Twin
Makes, Wis, came near to hanging a
foreman.
The victim was taken to an 1cehouse,
where he was placed on a block and
the moose adjusted about his neck. he
asked permission to offer prayer be-
fore he died. The mob hesitated, but
consented.
Having in mind the possibility OF a
rescue, the unfortunate man raised his
voice in a petition such as you may
have heard at some old time camp
meeting.
The accents of the prayer reached
the ears of Mrs. John Ardell, who kept
he boarding house where the men
lodged
suspecting that something was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

plod the easier it becomes and the more
it counts.
Edison, the brilliant inventor is plod-
der-no less. The successful man is al
ways patient with routine.
Teach your boy to plod.
And point out to him that plodding Is
but another word for pluck.
The boy is impatient, impulsive. Plod-
ding at his task is the only way he can
steady himself You owe it to your boy
or girl to show how it may be done.
And the courage of it.
The plodder goes steadily on through
bright and through cloudy weather, up
and onward, though the way be narrow
and full of thorns. The band does not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

or attending lectures on the whyness OF
this thusness, is to get fresh air into
their lungs, fiber into their muscles and
red blood into their veins.
They know SO much that, in so far as
they are able to use it, is not so.
o education. what crimes are commits
ted in thy name,
All things leave their imprint.
The outline of the leaf is discovered in
the broken lump of coal. Every tremor
of the earth is recorded on the seismo-
graph.
IL you will visit a federal weather bu-
reau you will note all sorts of measuring
and recording instruments for the veloc-
ity of the wind, the temperature, even the
time of sunshine and of cloud.
Scientists say every passing thought
makes its stamp on the cells of the brain
A keen observer may read a mans
character 1t 1t written indelibly on his
face
Let us say it reverently. God him.
self cannot wipe out the scroll of the
past He can forgive but he cannot
change the record.
What is written is written
DIR. Conwell tells about the ingenuity
of one of the London banks in keeping
tab on its Waterman. Each square
of the marble floor rested on a steel
point which was Connected with an cleo
trio dial.
The Waterman was told to keep awake
by walking the floor. One did SO for
awhile. Then he took book, sat down
to read and fell asleep. When discharged
next day he threatened to sue the bank
Then he was shown the registry. .At
three minutes 10 II Won STONED walking
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

From Judges Libarry
White-"Why are you so anxious to lend
that friend dollar whenever he asks
it? He only spends the money in drinks
and cigars" sab
Black-"Oh he always pays It back
White-"But there must be some other
reason for your ready generosity
Blackwell, there is. He always
snends half Of the money on me-.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

Copyright, 1910, by American Press AS
sociation)
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The man who hath thousand friends
Hath not a friend to spare.
And he who hath one enemy
Shall meet him everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

Conklng was managing Grants cam
paien. and Blaine was his own manager,
and the latter would have been trium-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

An erica was discovered, and it had been
In existence. over 800 years when the Frank
fort Gazette, the first newspaper OF our
civilization, began its publication in 1915.
Until recently the Picking Gazette was
set up from movable type made of wood
and printed on double pages of about the
size and shape Of the old-fashioned patent
store almanacs. 1t then contained, as
it does now, the imperial DEGREES, and gave
the official news Of Picking. 1t recorded
the ines when the emperor went out to
sacrifice at the Temple of Heaven, and
when his imperial majesty prayed for snow
or rain, or started the spring blowing. 1t
gave the official reports from the provinces
and the sentences of slicing to death and
other punishments which were so common
until the new regime came in.
The Picking Gazette of today is largely
devoted to the modern movements now
going on over China. 1t contains me-
MORALS relating to the schools and the es-
tablishment of constitutional government.
1t is full Of edicts regarding the opium
evil, and the importation Of morphine; and
1t has much to say about railways and
foreign loans. 1t contains now and then
a paragraph concerning the emperor and
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

Harry huHOWtL, ,ne IuI-Der croker, while
OUT on u DCy ..s tuur OF tAentucky, was
forced to sesn nO,ci ACCOMMODATIONS at tho
EasIe huuse IN Gay cay, reports the GIN
c.nIlau 4avuu.er. Inc motel was crowded
10 The Wdlls, and al l cock in the morn
ing nOIIowea was awakened Dy voices IN
the hail.
A young man was raising objections be-
cause ms request Tor accommodations was
refused. honowell opened the door OF MS
room anu invited the young man 20 share
has BED with hIm, having sized him up as
Il ustworthy and clean.
Ihe latter was protuse I'm his thanks and
started to make his toilet, First he opened
his paper valise and distracted a bottle Of
liquid with which he proceeded to rub his
hands.
What's the natter" asked Hollowell
"Oh, I'm troubled with the eczema, but
I'm stil your friend, replied his room
mate. From the valise he procured another
bottle, the contents OF which he rubbed
upon his neck.
You see l am also afflicted with the tom
silitis to such an extent that 1 can scarcely
swallow, but I'm still your friend
The next step vas to request Hollowell
to drop some medicine into his left eye.
PAL he said. you are a friend worth
having"
Hollowell ooked at him with great ad-
miration and said "Well, my son, for a
man that can't eat. see very well, OF shake
hands. you are about the most congenial
son-of-a-sea-cook ever stalked up
against"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

who aiM ays sat IN republican conventions
and voted for Blaine as long as there was
a Blaine 20 vote for. Colonel Snow used
to tell this little story Of the late Marion
Crawford.
He had met Mr.. Crawford in Florence,
Italy, and when the novelist came to Wash
ington Colonel Snow was the first person
who showed him the doors made by the
novelist's father, Thomas Crawford. These
are the senate bronze doors on the eastern
portico. They represent scenes connected
with the revolution and the founding OF
the government.
Inc panel representing Washington's re-
ception al Trenton wnen on ms way 10 his
Inauguration in New York contains among
the populace portrait figures of the seulp-
tor, his wife, has three children and Kan
doIph Rogers, the sculptor Of the main
doors OF the capitol, Inc novelist, VINO
had never seen the doors before, quickly
identified his mother and father.
Yes, said he. mother used TO wear her
hair Just like that"
Then. gazing at the largest child, a
FauntleroyIsn figure in kits, with iong
flowInK hair, he added ~speculatively:
but 1 WONDER II 1 ever realIy dId look
like that"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Good story Of Modjeska.

There is a pretty story OF ModJeska and
n new leading woman VINO was 10 pay the
part OF kllzaDetn in Schiilers dreary play,
Mary stuart"
The new leading woman, who was to
assume the part of the red-naIred SOW
ereign, was a beautiful young person whose
acting experience had been iimted to a few
seasons In modern society pays. ON the
night of the first performances, in the most
Important scene OF the drama, wnere the
eapd,e Mary cSntronts Elizabeth In F'Jther-
para, All was not well. 1he new lead
nIg sv.han, wearing a wig for tie first time
IN ner eareeI and looking uncomfortable in
the high Elizabethan ruff, was i'll at ease
In the beginning, and losing one OF the
chief words and thereby the meter. from
her opening lines, she began TO n
and soon dried up" completely.
This LETT Schiller's unhappy Mary stand
ing IN the center OF the stage waiting 10
be adequately insulted. But ElIzabeth's
mind was a plank, madame could see that,
and. jumping tc her last speech, the cur
tain was brought down. Everybody ON the
stage Vas distressed. But instantly the
beautiful young woman. disguised as the
irate elizabeth, rushed 20 the stars side
and said:
Dear madame. l am so sorry, but you
know you do look 50 lovable in this part IL
was impossible Tor me 70 say those terri
BILE things 20 you"
For a second there was a mixed express
sion on Modjeska's face, and then she for
gIvingly patted the speakers cheek and
walked away.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Title page OF a Rking illustrated
daily with Opium Cartoon BENEATH

the newspapers. Most of the Picking pa
pers must be submitted to the censors.
and a bulletin Of press regulations has
been issued, which provides how news
papers may be established, and how they
must be carried on. This bulletin lies be-
fore me as / write. 1t provides that
twenty days before a newspaper is es-
tablished its name and policy. and the
names of the publishers. editors and
printers, must be sent to the officials
and, at the same time, a security amount
ing to $500 must be filed Herewith. All
editors, publishers and printers must be
of sane mind, and over 20 years Of age.
They must rave never been punished or
imprisoned, and must be in good standing.
All daily papers must be submitted to the
local censors before midnight of the day
previous to their issue; and all corrections
of mlsstatements must be in the following
issue.
There are many restrictions as to the
of the news to be published. The
reports of the proceedings of closed trials
are prohibited. and all secret DEGREES must
be held back until they are officially issued.
The articles provide against the publica-
ton of anything which is likely to destroy
the stability of the government, or to lower
the STANDARD Of the living of the people.
The fines for the various offenses are fixed;
and for some imprisonment not exceeding
six months is the penalty. All papers may
be suspended at the will of the government,
and all persons signing articles which are
published shall be liable in the same way
the editors. Altogether the regulations
are strict, but in a fast changing country,
such as this now is, they are almost a
necessity.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

and their only work seems to consist IN
saluting.
A few days ago, relates a correspondent
of the New York Sun, an old peasant In
his sunday clothes entered The Vatican
from the bronze gates toward disk and
showed a card to the SWISS soidier on
guard. They told me- said the old peas
ant in a marked Venetian accent, that by
showing TINS card / can be admitted" Tie
soldier was haif incIned 10 send tne old
man away, but he happened 10 glance at
the card.
Immediately he sprang to attention
and presented arms. AZ the stme tine
he iouuly caueu out lne guard In Ger
man anu wl,nIn a lew seconds twenty
SN lis sOluIeIs un1er a"u V4.ILer we're drawn
IN me, ptesented arms and a busler
svuLutu une royal salute.
Ine uiu peasant, was aston.sned. lie
LouA I'll nis nat ana stareu at me soldiers,
VINO s,aIeu a. IAN Hnu remained mo.loL-
lees. aI.er Wa1sIns Tor Ave minutes, noe
knuwms MnIt ~, 40, ne calmly walked
OUT a..u %. Oli.u around tns Natcan uhttl
ne ieacutu d L4,K entrance, also suarued
" IA Sriss soiuIIr. 1tvre ne asain showed
tns eau aAu asam reCeIYeu the rJya,
sSiute.
san greatly astonished the old peasant
walheu away, ana a. ne knew tnat .nere
are only Two entrances 10 the NaL~ah
ne went nome Mnere ms SISTERS liVeu, a
snort distance fruni he Vatican.
nov IS 10 mat yUu Oaine Dack so soon!
asked the Two ga MonIen, is Lepi al or
busyY'
the foreign soldiers VIII not let me In,
repl.eu the I..an, H.u Iuat eNenihs Inc pope,
VINO vas I0UAIns forn ara 10 a cnat ana d
game OF ca4us Nt,n AS DrOthei, Angelo,
me mah ,,no OWNS a vine snop az Res,
ana wnun. he unyi,eu 10 spend Inc Chrls'-
mas Lonuays IN l.vIne, was greatly aisap~
pointed.
a secretary was sent TO inquire ana some
time after ne returned to the pope, ac-
companied by the old peasant IN his sun
day clothes, who explained ,he cause OF
the delay. The papal troops have re-
eeived sTlct UIdeTs not to render military
honoIs 10 tine Most Serene s-gnor An
gelo sarto, the holy fathers bro.her,' and
the old peasant from Riesi now en'ers The
Vatican without any need OF showing the
card ON which the pope himself had writ-
Ten This is my brother"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

-o~-N~SN - VII lCAaNGS AnG uSllllb
ton Post. ON the stump he at
tracted a lot OF attention, and
some OF his friends say that a story
he told at a big political meeting in Chs
cago had as much bearing upon mis- future
career as anything he ever did OF said. IL
Vas at the closing meeting of The cam
p.lgn, tue so-caIled Flag lally," presided
over by Mark Hanna, that Mr.. Calhoun
sprung this:
II was recently campaigning down In that
part of the state we call 'Egypl,'" said he,
and was Just getting started on my
speech, when a man who was the worse
for several drinks broke in:
- can lick any man in Egypt he re-
marked loudly.
Nobody paid any attention.
~ can lick any man in the country he
volunteered again.
"NoDouy accep,ed the challenge.
II can lick the sruftin' out OF any man
in the state OF Illinois, declared tbs
scrappy membe
mo takers.
81 can lick any -- man in the
whole United States. and / can lick hlm
to DEATH was the last challenge.
"a little stubby railroad brakeman
walked slowly over to him, planned a fist
on the would-be champions Jaw, and the
latter passed down and out. len minu,es
iater he came 10.
'Ths mistake 1 made ne remarked.
was that / tried to bite OFF too much ter
r,,Ury.
ms story made the hit OF the meeting,
causht Mr.. Hanna's fancy and, according
to report, drew Mr.. MoElnley's attention
again to Mr. Calhoun. At any rate. Priest
dent Mckinley appointed him to the Inter
state Commerce commission, and a career
in public life followed.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Cartoon from Chinese Paper:
China now looks st the world
through the right end Of the glass

that of the newspaper owners. They
nave combined together not TO cut prices
and to defend themselves from the printers
and others. (
The Sin Wan Pao has a circulation Of
about 10000. but this Is equal TO more than
10O, 900 In the United States, because every
copy OF a Chinese newspaper is sold over
and over again. 1t first goes to the rich,
who use II for the morning. In the after
noon the boys call for it and sell it again.
In the morning it is worth IA cash, or
about one-half cent American. In the
afternoon It will bring a quarter OF a cent
and the next day perhaps half that. Every
copy is supposed to reach five different
families. So that. as far as the advertise
ments are concerned. 1t touches five times
as many people as a United States journal.
In the Composing Rooms.
But come with me into the composing
rooms and see how a Chinese newspaper
is made. The printers work In pens made
Of type cases, which rest on the ground
Inc rise high above their heads. The
cases slope backward and each contains
thousands OF lead characters. The types
are thicker than ours, but not so tall. They
are made in the establishment. and boys
are kept busy day in and day out casting
new type for the paper. Some Of the
dailies are now putting in stereotyping OUT
fits, and the Sin Wan Pao is cast in cyl
inders just like an American newspaper.
1t is run off on a rotary press, which
prints 10000 an hour. 1t goes to press at
4 o'clock In the morning and has tele-
graphic news up to hat hour.
The paper used by the Chinese journals
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
How the Papers Look.

HOW the EAReEo AOCA'
/ wish 1 could show you one of these
new Chinese newspapers. The Sin Wan.
Pao, when spread out, would cover a big
double bed. 1t is divided up into pages
or sections. each OF about the size and
shape Of a gentleman's handkerchief. The
printing is done only on one side of the
sheet, and the whole is a collection of
characters such as are used on the tea
boxes, with cartoons, the ~electros and wood
cuts Of advertisements scattered through
here and there.
The paper begins at the back and one
reads up and down the columns instead
Of across them, as with us. The first page
is taken up with the title and important
Advertisements. This space commands the
highest prices. and the ads" upon 1t
bring three times as much as those on the
inside Of the paper. The second page has
the table of contents, and the imperial
edicts te~legraphed from Picking, While the
third has heavy editorials on leading ques-
tions. Further over there are special tele-
grams from all parts of CHINA, and still
further important news and correspon-
dence. The Chinese news has the first
place, and local kilograms often crowd out
the cables. The paper has also law re-
ports, translations from the foreign news
papers, personal gossip and ever fashion
notes. / am told that its advertising is
steadily increasing and that the Chinese
are beginning to appreciate the value Of
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
WAGE. Of Nsmnpaper Men.

AS l went through the eslabltAhment
asked as TO the wages. They are exceed
ingly low. Competitors are paid by the
month. They each receive from q 10 81
for thirty days Of hard work. there being
no rest on Sundays. The 81 men are the
Rpprentices-boys who have had a slight
education and are learning to set type. Ed
itorial writer's are fairly well paid. some
receiving as high as $50 a month. while re-
porters get % cents and upward per day,
Some space work is done, and correspond
ents are paid for what they send In. ac-
cording to the valuation Of the editor. The
Sin Wan Pao has In all about 300 CORES
pondents who send in letters and kilograms.
They represent every section OF the Chi
nese empire, and especially the large cities
and the provincial capitals. tn paper gets
the news OF the world by cables through
the Reuter- Associated Press. Much OF its
correspondence is sent in on approval. and
not a few OF the writer's are paid small
salaries with bonuses for extra work.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

.
Patent Medicines for Bound Feet.
In one Of the interior papers of a few
days ago 1 saw medicine for bound feet
advertised. 1t was displayed with a
scare head, and with faces sad and joyful,
labeled, Before and after taking" This
traT station read!
Our Lily Print Powder has been sold
for many years, and it is miraculous in
its effects. BY it's use the foot can be
bound tight without painfully swelling,
and yet can be easily brought to a mar
row point. Price per bottle 10 CASH..
Also our Paragon Powder, the sole cure
for sores caused by the binding. Sixty
cash a bottle. Sold only at the drug store
at the sign of Great Good Luck. In Pre-
cious and Moral street. All others are
limitations"
The same paper advertised pills for
women and pills for men. 1t also an
nounced the virtues of hair restorers, and
drugs certain to make Chinese pigtails
grow. .
One advertisement related to a runaway
wife, and another to a female slave for
the return of whom a good reward was
offered.
Nearly all these dailies publish cartoons.
This is especially SO of the papers OF
Picking. The change in dynasty. the opium
evil and the new army are graphically
pictured. Papers of that character are
popular, and they are rapidly increasing
in number and circulation. The daily
journals : now contain the news OF the
court, and are full of interesting gossip
about the prince regent, the. empress
dowager and the highest officials.