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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
CONGRATULATIONS.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
The Advertiser congratulates most
heartily. The Birmingham Age-Herald
upon its removal into It's own building,
where everything that comfort and con-
venience in publishing a daily newspaper
has been provided. 1t II quite an era in
the life OF a man to have over his head
. roof which he can. proudly call his own
and it is equally a. inspiring to better
and higher work when those engaged In
any sort Of business have the comfort
able feeling that they are working al
home. The Age-Hera1d IL a great pro-
motsr Of everything pertaining not onl,
to its own city. but the whole state, ant
deserves still greater prosperity than II
has yst> achieved and for this accom-.
pIishinent It has The Advertisers besl
Wishes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
Some Queer Professions That Are Open
to Everyone.

From Scraps t.
To live In these days of over-crowding
men and women have often to. follow Pc
culiar occupations. boy witness at a
police court-recently stated that he gained
a livelihood by leading drunken men
home at night. This profession, If pro-
fession 1t can be called, is little known in
this country. but in America the drunken
man leader is very conspicuous. There
Is hardly restaurant, barroom or liquor
saloon in New York and Chicago that
customers who become little too con-
vival for their own good.
The post of the "drunken-man leader"
or the guardian angel as he is some
times called, is by no means a sinecure,
for getting intoxicated citizens home is
not an easy task. Sometimes the citizen
is so excessively bibulous that he does
not know where he lives, and 1t is about
the hardest job imag inabie to discover his
residence.
Several women in the slum quarters of
London are very busy pledging articles
for poverty-stricken people who are too
proud or too bashful to enter pawnshops
themselves. These women are known as
"tuppennys," because their commission
never exceeds twopence on a single trans
action. The pawnbrokers in the districts
of Poplar and West Ham are very num-
erous and never look for clients. The
proprietors of the establishments round
which the "tuppennys' loiter generally
make them a small weekly allowance for
their services. A wide-awake "tuppen-
| n.y. Is often able to make about ten
shillings week during the winter
months
An old lady living in Whitechapel makes
living by visiting business offices, fac
Nor a small sum the garments of the
| worker. For sewing on. a button she
charges a farthing. and for repairing a
torn coat she receives twopence.
At the other extremity of the social
scale comes the young lady who spends
a portion of each day visiting big houses
and tasting dishes intended for dinner.
She suggests Improvements, and some
times prepares new dishes herself. She is
entertain largely and cannot afford to pay
for the services of professional chef.
That her queer business is a paying one
can be judged from the fact that she in
variably visits her clients in a cab.
Probably the people who put up at the
first-class boarding establishments in
London and at the various seaside resorts
never discover that the handsome, silver
tongued lady who keeps the table amused
after dinner and who gets up the inn
promptu dances, bridge parties, and SO
on is in the employ of the proprietress
and not paying guest as is generally
supposed.
"1ntroducers, as the women are called
| who are employed by the keepers OF
boarding houses to discreetly Introduce
the guests to one another and generally
make things run smoothly, are very COM
mon In London, and their incomes vary
from ESQ to ESQ a year according to the
size Of the house In which they work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
Hawthorne Not a Candidate.

Walter Hawthorne, who has been
prominently mentioned as a probable
candidate for secretary of state, has con-
cluded not to enter the race" said a
friend of the wel-known travelling man.
ION account of business reasons, which
necessitate his absence from the state for
the next two months, together with the
fact that the state committee declared
for an early primary. which will prevent
his making an active and thorough can
vas OF the state in advocacy of his inter
est, he will be compelled to decline to
become candidate. Mr. Hawthorne has
received numerous proffers Of support
from all sections of the state, and his
entry into the race would have made 1t
exceedingly interesting for his opponents,
and his widespread popularity and ac-
quaintance throughout the state lead his
friends to believe that he would be a
winner. Mr.. Hawthorne's sterling integ-
rity and general worth are keenly recog-
nized and appreciated by those who know
him."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

enough for their salary to keep up with
the increased cost of living.
Evangelists seem to enjoy the belief
that the great majority of mankind il
headed for hell. But that is quite nat
ural in the evangelist. No industry likes
to see itself running out of raw material.
In every crowd there is always some
one who is red-headed, lazy, has been
Tilted, who owes money, who has been di-
vorced, or who has peculiar religious
views, or who has warts. This is true
that q man can't abuse any vice without
hurting some one. Il a man should ~
gin now, and write until Christmas, he
could not exhaust the reasons why he
should keep his mouth shut.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
HACK FARES.

From the Tuscaloosa rimes-0ezette.
Birmingham is going to be . metrope-
lis sure enough and charge metropolitan
gage over Greater Birmingham. The
prices quoted seem pretty high to us
country folks and we cannot see why the
price of luggage is put at such figure.
tThe hackman and transfer man may
overstep himself when it comes to prices.
There happen to be q good many street
cats in Birmingham and the people viii
hardly stand for too much in the way Of
hack fares.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
STATUS OF CATS IN EGYPT

| The question as to the origin of the do
mesticated cat has frequently been raised.
There is but little doubt that the first
race of cats were wild, but they were un-
doubtedly we'll domesticated before the
middle ages and certainly before they
were imported into Europe. At what pc
Rod, however, none can tell, SO it is gen.
orally assumed that the Egyptians, whose
works have been lost In the ages, are re-
/ sponsible for giving the cat to the pres-
ent time.
| There are yet extant many races of
wild cats. from the Nuban of Northern
| but the link between these animals and
the domesticated variety is difficult to
locate, IL it does at all exist. A.
| Nor is the cat considered as a pet
alone. 1t has commercial value, for the
| skins have been found to make excellent
gloves for women, while the hair or fur
also has value. While dealing in cat
skins is not extensive in this country it Is
trade that has grown to considerable
proportions in southern Europe, where
cats are bred for the purpose. -.
| Cats are, primarily, divided into two
classes, the long-haired and the short
haired. To the latter class belong most
of the cats that one sees, and they are
known as just common" cats. In the
long haired class are the Persians and
Angoras, the aristocrats of the family,
which are highly priced because Of their
magnificence. their plumed tails being
one of their greatest marks of beauty.
] The raising of this breed of cats is ex-
tensively practiced in this country, and
there are dozens of batteries where the
animals are as carefully attended as
though they were children. They have in
dividual quarters, are groomed each
morning, fed with the choicest morsels
and their every action is watched.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The Birmingham Register, an afternoon
daily, issued it's first number yesterday.
1t was 20-page paper and made highly
creditable appearance. Indeed, few first
issues of any journal anywhere have
looked SO well. In its '.Foreword' an
nouncement the Register says for itself
Its columns will be clean; its news,
editorial and feature matter will be snap
Ply, timely and authoritative" Success
to the Birmingham Register.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

From the walker County Nsws.
Birmingham has just exhibited her
civic virtue in . manner even more cred
table than her vigorous industrial enter
prise in raising by popular subscription
within ten days sal2,A7 for her proposed
900 <. H.. c. A.. building. Thus Bir-
miuehara shows IT. real greatness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

From the Nashville American.
Alabama has gone and done il
again. Just out of one season OF
political turbulence into another. The
amendment election was held Novem-
Der. 49,. and the primary. for United
States senator and state officers has
been set for May 2. But little more
than six months from battle to bat
tie. Still, we are inclined to believe
that the state temperate committee
acted wisely in fixing the primary
date for when the selections are made
there will be long period of rest
something the people of Alabama GER
tainly need. To have postponed the
primary until August would have
meant several months more Jof agita
ton, with great damage to business
and no benefit. to anybody. The early
date is not what Governor Conner and
his friends wanted. another evidence
that the governors star is fast fading
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Woman suffers and man groans.
Going into politics is climbing a
creased pole.
The time man wants to back his
Judgment the hardest is when Its
wrong. IL
There are few things more exhaust
ing than having to pretend to be
amused by q funny man. s .fas
The fascinating thing about an arsu.
mont Is four hope that when the 9TH
er fellow II right tou might make
somebod3 think he Is wronsi
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

From the Qadsden Times-News.
III, min gham has high hoiesstlsass her
bssebAIl team will this year be ~
ths front Ydfvisicn. Igowsvsr there are
seven other pre-season ptnnant Win
|nsra in the leeGuN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

Strange to say no one has proposed
Pinchot and CLAWS ticket for 1872. People
may be awaiting the remainder of the
evidence
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

F. S. Shaw of Chicago, president of
the Cable Piano company. was in Bir-
min CHAM yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The British elections were almost a
dogfall, but by tact and great skill the
liberals hope to worst the tories.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The packers would like to put the
meat boycott in cold storage under one
of the federal injunctions that have be-
come the pets of corporations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The carnivorous few will be benefited
as well as the vegetarian many.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The early and imprudent robin is about
due. and the man who shoots one will
be due a fine at the hands of Commits
sioner John wallace.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

If the meat packers think they can
conquer so.oOo.ooo of people by produc-
ing an artificial scarcity of meat, they
have another think coming to them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
MAKING A LIVING.

The Paris flood will now proceed to
live in moving pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The Emperor of Japan is poet whose
manuscripts are invariably accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The grounding refuses to predict an
early spring, and there are few indeed
more weather wise than it is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The Guggenheims appear in every
phase of the Ballinger case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The boycott has closed one Nebraska
packing concern, and other packers are
considering shut-downs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

Camille Flammarion says on May 10
the earth will me wrapped in the tail Of
Halley's csmet. It will be . coed night
to stay 1t ZONE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

colt, but no doubt she will occasionally
indulge in a pot roast.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

A successful meat boycott will be an
other bloodless revolution outside of the
packing houses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The ROSTERS and even the hens are
finding out their increased Importance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

will ascertain that this is a short
month.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

its place go as far as to try to pad the
census returns. $500
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

High as meat Isl radium is still higher,
anu yet no radium boycott has been de-
clared.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

Mr.. Ballnger and Mr.. bennett wrote,
it appears, too many letters, such as
they We're.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

even seen If the meat boycott is to last
all the year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
GETTING PERSONAL

GETTING PERSONAL.
"It's very funny sometimes to hear a
man suffering"
80 1t is, unless he happens to stutter
I've half a m-m-m-mind to m-mm- mash
your facet"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

the form of boats trimmed with wa
tered silk.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

The local iron market is without special
feature. Rogers, Brown & Co.'S Cincin-
natl report just received says:
1.-THE market remains quiet with wait
ing attitude manifested by both buyers
and sellers. There is a fair amount of
business going and some interest shown
in the last half, but as yet no genuine
movement toward large buying for that
period. A few of the leading consumers
have made purchases for the last half,
many of them being the same ones who
bought last September and October for
the first half of this year. and 1t is gen.
orally conceded that they have made IA
vorsble contracts
January departed with quite a good
buying movement in the latter part. Some
furnaces were willing to take business at
slight concessions for the latter part of
this year, and the tonnage will foot up
well. This softenins in prices was due
more largely to the tremendous produc-
ton going on at that time than any other
feature 1t is known that there has been
no letting down in the consumption,
which has been gradually increasing for
some months with every prospect Of a
further increase.
One of the most favorable indications
of the present moment is the increasing
demand from abroad for our. iron and
steel. During the last year the export
record showed gain over 1903 and fell
short of but two years In the records of
1906 and 1907. This Improvement will I'M
doubtedly hold during the present year."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

THE MARROW LANES
In all the marrow lanes of life
Are toilers brave and true,
Who rise above their daily cares
And triumph over rue;
Who brightness shed on troubled ways
Where countless sorrows grope.
Who send a song to heavens gates
And fill the world with hope!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

II see where there is company on the
road playing Ten Dark Nights"
"Ah! Some fellow must have drama
tized a breakdown at the power house,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
The Mississippi senatorial Deadlocls.

1T would not surprise me to learn
that the Mississippi Legislature hao
broken the present hopeless deadlock
in the ma tier of electing senator by
giving the two years unexpired term to
Senator Gordon, the present interim ap
pointee of Governor Noel said FOR
mer resident of that state.
Governor Vardaman has very
strong personal following but the OPP
position is equally as we'll organized
and quite as determined that he shall
not have sthe coveted honor by tn cir
votes If the matter goes over to the
primary 1t is highly probable he would
win In any event the choice of a
sens tor for full term comes to be
voted in 1912.
Il was very much prejudiced against
yardaman until I heard him speak one
night in Meridian. His brilliant trib-
ute to women at q banquet captivated
everybody and made him many friends.
He would make a spectacular member
of the Senate in the class with Till
man and JEFF Davis of Arkansas"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
CONSIDERATF
MERELY A GUESS.

"Is he kind to his wife,
"Oh, very; he never stays around
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

ton In life to which he or she was born
to, and presently find embarrassment I'M
der certain social conditions, sometimes
after marriage. Now. these very habits
have something to do with the sailing of
the craft of the newly wed. Again, many
men fairly well educated show very
crude and sometimes even barbaric man
ners at the table. either in homes or
cafes. I have noticed this of late among
many intelligent well-dressed and polite
men in cafes -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
INSIDE.

If we could but enter the palace
OF one who has plenty of gold,
The skeleton drag from its closet
And hear its mad history told3
Shrink from the, chill of those chambers
Where love never more shall abide,
Then who would bow down to his money,
Or envy the rich man his pride?
II we could but share all the sorrows
And lend an ear to all the signs.
And number the tears that are falling
The prayers sent up to the skies.
Perhaps, we'd think less of ourselves,
then,
And more of humanity's need.
And the men and the women and children
Who're slain on the affairs of greed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
WORSE THAN DEATH.

NoN0h HAN
HE can look death in the eye without
fiinching."
"Pshaw, That's nothing. Can he look
dentists drill in the eye without finch
ing?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
NATIrRE FAKE

There's a reason why,
But don't ask me;
A peach of a girl
May q lemon be,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
SEEMS QUEER.

SEEMS QUEER.
"A poet named Drinkwater contributes
some verses entitled, Aftermath
II didn't know there was any aftermath
to that"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

'?some readers of The Age-Herald will
probably recall my reference to the negro
weather representations based upon the
first twelve days Of the. year., said the
amateur weather man. $685. -
well. the month Of January came all
right by this standard, and February is
working true to the sign named. Look
out for a very cold, rough March and
unreasonable weather in April. have
seen very heavy snow in North Caro-
lima in April. The summer will be pleas
ant ....s5s ~ ---. 50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04

MANY persons do not grasp the 'en0r-
nous loss by ttA flood which has sub
merged large portion Of Paris and a
large area in France. said q man who
has visited the French capital.
while thu city has received bap-
tism of water unprecedented which has
cleansed many places ana destroyed
many rodents 1t has done almost ir-
repara BILE damage to many picturesque
places. Perhaps It has been like the
Tiber turned through the Augeau sta
BILE to clean the filth ana curse the
wickedness OF the city,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
CAN WE DO IT .

CAN WE DO IT?
Let us trip merrily
Along life's beat,
Dining on crackers and
Eschewing meat
The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1910-07-28
The Old Brindle Cow to the Rescue

The dairy if able to herself which the hu
man family would might well
friend She might establish calling
fact that from
of the of life
She furnishes infancy
temporal things
it ungrudgngly and constantly
In addition contributing mans
prosperity of agricultural identified with
her than other of the
al tlng the SOIL but
the cow take his place. he has agricultural section
earth The horse
to his owner when conditions right for satisfactory
crops well known fact that dairy
farmer times
which are total failure dairy which
cash value.
In addition and mil
calves and poultry fertility the
becomes less valuable
The elimination Of the dairy would
tonay REIMBURSEMENT of 1t would
uEtod suffering and hardship OF
but her value best be by
She will continue be best long
family exists and will supplying him greatest
just as she has done through all the ages.
The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1910-07-28
A Word With the Faithful

For time there ha. been friction between the
of the country and the postoce department
1t claimed that the large postal deficit caused by the
sending large quantities Of papers through the mails
to other than paid subscribers law has been passed
giving the postoffce department certain the
subscription lists of newspapers 1t much of law and
pn-heads out of job around the country
checking up publishers and getting them trouble Over
in Iowa the other day these individuals
stepped into small newspaper office found fault with the
subscription list being far in arrears the publisher
sented what be interference with his business
and the result that the editor ordered before the
department charge of violating the law We don't
want snpe coming around here telling how to
this office but really, subscription books need
little tonins up We want few Names and it will
only take rs you the first of the New Year.
You tell better by that time whether stand it
not Give the paper trial it may be better than looks
Mr.. Mitchell will call you during the next few days.
to get and incidentally Be ready