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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
After Twenty-four Years

LOUIS Neorig highly intelligent well
informed citizen of German descent left
birmingham "a years ago to make his
nome In Cullman county. He has for all
these years been sending the fruits of his
tarm and the product of his hens to the
Birmingham market.
Last week he came here for the first
time IN nearly quarter OF a century.
lie was amazed and delighted as one
VINO mad been lead into dreamland by
some fairy. whose wand was tipped with
MICA golden point He walked the
paved streets where mud was axle deep
IN the winter time of those days of the
oygone years. He gazed at the towering
buildings, wondered at the block after
block of splendid business houses, ran
his hand over the beautiful marble TIL
lngs, and mahogany finishings In many
structures; rode the express elevators in
the Brown-Marx marveled at the Orien-
tai beauty of the Empire lobby, and then,
taking one desperate look over 1t all from
high point of view, exclaimed: Won
derful; most wonderful in Birmingham!
Well, yes; millions of dollars in invest
ments, many sky scrapers. a millon-dol-
lar terminal station, and 245 per cent in
crease in population in 10 years,
That's growing some!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
BY Lady Dufferin.

BY Lady Dufferin.
I'm sittin' on the stile, Mary,
Where we sat side by side
On a bright May mornin long ago,
When fret you were my bride;
The corn was springin' fresh and green,
And the lark sang loud and high;
And the red was on your lip Mary,
And the lovelight in your eye.
The place is little changed, Mary
The day is bright as then;
The lark's loud song is In my ear,
And the corn is green again;
But miss the soft clasp of your hand,
And your breath, warm on my cheek;
And l still keep list'nin for the words
You nevermore will speak.
IT'S but step down yonder lane,
And the little church stands near
The church where we were wed, Mary,
/ see the spire from here.
But the graveyard lies between. Mary,
And my step might break your rest
For I've laid you, darling. down to sleep
With your baby on your breast.
I'm very lonely now, Mary,
For the poor make no new friends;
But, o, we love the better still
The few our Father SENDS
And you were all had Mary,
My blessin' and my pride;
There's nothing left to care for now.
Since my poor Mary died.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
Love myself Inst.
king Henry VIII.
Mr.. Underwood on the Stump

TIE democratic congressional commsstee
Is Hcalled for the services of Oscar I'm
Irkood. and he has gone to fill assign
1nts in the middle west until October %.
+, one has studied the tariff problem
Iore diligently than Mr.. Underwood mas
| IA his services are in demand in many
Infested states and congressional dis
| cts. Even Champ Clark who knows
Thing or two himself about the tariff,
lists that Mr.. Underwood shall speak
Rec times in his own Missouri district.
one makes palmer to the voter who
Is not had an opportunity to study the
Iuuities of the Aldrich tariff its effects
|bn the cost of living and its untold
LIT to the special interests that con-
ted it,
fter October % Mr.. Underwood has
iced to fill assignments made by the
Inpaign committee of Alabama right
to election day on November s. Elec-
dav comes this year at the latest pos
e date in November. 1t is held on
first Tuesday after the first Monday
the month is to be begun by Tues
This will give Mr.. Underwood two
ks of work on the stump in this
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
From the Evening Post.

From the Evening Post,
~ the eve of the republican con-
| vention the World prints the
- facts as to the tremendous bills
for Mr.. Roosevelt's travelling expenses
incurred by the Pennsylvania railroad
during his presidency. They amount,
according to the World, to no less than
100000 for transportation, Pullman
cars. feed, wines and cigars for him
self and his travelling companions. For
this the company received not cent
from Mr.. Roosevelt or the govern
ment.
For weeks past II has been known
that the Pennsylvania railroad would
be challenged for It's failure to enforce
payment of these bills as soon as Mr..
MeCrea returned from Europe. He ar
rived last week and a stakeholder has
now written to him asking If there is
any reason why this debt of 100000
sh Guild not be collected, On the face of
1t, it is a gross injustice to the stock
holders that such costly services should
be given free of charge even to the
President of the United States.
AS far back as the administration of
Abraham Lincoln, the Pennsylvania
railroad began to furnish transporta-
ton or special trains free of charge to
Presidents. 1t has doubtless often been
a good Notwithstanding Roosevelts
railroad bills are said to be charged as
advertising" At first the Presidents
Travelled very little. Gradually how
ever, the services of the Pennsylvania
were required rather than accepted.
Never however, did any Presi-
dent ask so many favors as Mr.. Roose-
Welt or run up such bills for no other
President ever travelled so much or in
such kingly state with a corps of news
paper men to advertise him, stenog
raphers, secretaries and personal
friends. Even when he went to Cleve-
land to attend the wedding of a daugh-
ter of his enemy Senator Hanna he
went in a special train at the expense
of the Pennsylvania railroad. and the
same thing happened when he moved
to oyster Bay for the summer or went
on to Oyster Bay to vote The stock
holders of the Pennsylvania, and not
Mr.. Roosevelt, paid.
The most costly excursion was the
trip to the Pacific coast undertaken in
April, 1903. If our information Is cor
rect this trip cost $4,000; the World
lists the expense as $4,000. This train
was &c days on the road, Mr..
Roosevelt spending vacation of 10
days in the Yellowstone park. During
that time the special train which was
arranged for by Mr.. Loeb personally
and was stocked by the Pennsylvania
railroad with the best viands, the cost
lest wines and cigars, remained at Gar
diner, the entrance to the park, with
the reporters and clerks on board. The
Pennsylvania representative on the
train locked up the wines and cigars on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
TOO ENTHUSIASTIC
From the Tulsa (okla.) Post.

From the Tulsa (Okla.) Post
Hank Dobbs was noted as an honest
horse trader. He would not lie about a
horse. He would merely suppress the
truth. Incidentally, he always beat the
customer who dealt with him. The way
he could slur over the defects and buzz
about the virtues of an animal amounted
to genius.
Once Hank was trying to sell neigh
Dor a horse that had an eye which was
nearly sightless. The neighbor knew
Hank would not lie outright to him. so
he questioned the horse trader as to the
various points of the brute.
How about his eyesight? Can he see
out of both eyes?'
Sure" said Hank. hes got good eyes,
Here he leaned forward, his eyes fairly
scintillating with suppressed honesty.
"One eye Is particularly goodl'
Hanks enthusiasm for the truth had
carried him too far. The deal was off,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
Rad MANNERS IN OLD FRANCE

From Letter to the New Orleans Times
Democrat
Could we restore for half an hour the
dinner table of old France, and obtain
half dozen instantaneous photographs
of royal banquet at any era between
the reigns of Francis l and Louis XIV,
such a cataract of laughter would De
heard as might disturb the serenity OF
J.ouis in paradise. The duchess. her nap
kin tied securely round her neck, would
be seen nibbling a bone; the noble mar
quis surreptitiously scratching himself;
the belle marquise Withdrawing her spoon
from her lips to help a neighbor to sauce
with 1t; another fair creature securing
her plate with her bread; gallant cour-
tier using his doublet or the table-
cloth as towel for his fingers, and two
footmen holding a yard of damask under
a ladys chin while she emptied her
goblet at a draught. All of these at one
era or another were the usages of po-
lite society. During a feast of inordinate
length 1t was sometimes necessary to
substitute a clean cloth for the one
which the carelessness or bad manners of
the guests had reduced to a deplorable
condition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
WHAT IRIS TRAVELLING COSTS

Mr.. Roosevelts departure for the park,
but, in response to urgent kilograms
from Mr.. RooseveltS chief underling,
the cases were unlocked and the news
paper men and clerks Jared until the
Presidents return they had during
his presence-on the fat of the land at
the expense of the Pennsylvania s
stockholders. Mr.. Roosevelt proceeded
tn ence to the Yosemite and was hailed
everywhere on the Pacific coast as the
champion of the people against the in
terests" and large corporations.
1t must be remembered that 1t was
rumor of Mr.. Roosevelts relations to
the Pennsylvania railroad that induced
Congress to appropriate $4,000 a year
for the Presidents travelling expenses
that he might be independ :, That
would not have been enou& SaE
Roosevelt, but 1t suffices for tr-
drum Mr.. Taft. And since
showed this curious sensi
may even be that 1t will We sos
next winter to pay MI. Roos'
unless he should decide,
to take care of them hims
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01

the Is members of the monetary COM
mission. after enjoying their junket in
Europe, have returned home. and that is
the end of the matter. OF the nine SEN
atorial junketers only two will retain
their seats in the Senate after March 8
next and about half of the House part
of the commission are also to be retired
at that time.
There will be no more talk about a CEN
trail bank. 1t is a good radiance and
the interests stand defeated in their
latest Aldrich contrivance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
Central Bank Plan Is Dead

ressman Fowler of New Jersey is
expert in banking and
~ matters, and he expresses the
that with the passing of Senator
goes the last hope of the pass
q central bank bill. The scheme
he to give Wall street a throat
the federal government. Il
says Mr.. Fowler, that it is now
ny conceded that the central bank
about as dead as the monetary
Esion which is now matter of
and little more than an unpleas-
follection.-
central bank as proposed would
han controlled by the special in
for It was to have been a matter
|lholders with no control in the
of the government. The entire
y ~ dead as a door nail, and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
UNNECESSARY ROWLING
,m the St. PaulePloneer Press

From the st. PaulePioneer Press.
Inspector f. B. Heiberg of the state
dairy and food department was talking
about certain restaurant in st. Paul.
"Why, it's as bad as the hotel up at
- naming a middle-sized town In
the iron range.
THE landlord up there does not come
out and say Dinner is ready as they do
at ordinary places" he said. HE comes
out with a big hand bell and rings 1t Sc
it can be heard all over town.
Il was sitting in the front room one
day when he came out with the bell
The ringing made the dog set up loud
howl.
Shut upH said the travelling man to
the dog. You don't have to eat here! u
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01

given and, of course. after the barn was
in ashes Several fine porkers being
fattened for the Christmas holidays were
saved
The area of the city of New York
embraces 1877 square miles. The burrough
of Brooklyn covers 771a square miles. the
burrough of Queens 1924 square miles
and the hurrough of Manhattan only p
square miles
Our city of Birmingham. covering
4s1s square miles, includes less rural
territory than almost any other recently
extended and rapidly growing city in the
United States"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
THANKSGIVING

From Lfppincotts.
Alan had played the entire day with
Little Brother without an impatient
word. After saying his customary pray
er that night his mother suggested that
he add, Il thank God / was not impa-
tient with Little Brother today This
he did with much fervency, after which
he remarked that there were some other
things he would like to thank God for,
and forthwith he closed his eyes and
said:
II thank God L offered my candy to
father before taking any myself.
Il thank God l offered my candy to
mother before taking any myself.
II thank God | offered my candy to
Little Brother before taking any myself
And l thank God there was some
left"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
THE GIFTIE GI'EN

From the London Globe.
Had most glorious experience to-
day." said the tragic actor. II saw a
bioscope show of myself playing Ham
let" "And what profession do you in
tend to adopt now?' asked his candid
friend in a tone that had got him
loathed throughout Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
WANTED TO KNOW

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
One evening at the opera a man, from
the country evidently. seemed very rest
less and constantly consulted his pro-
gramme. He was much agitated and not
much accustomed to address strangers.
Finally his curiosity got the better of
him. and turning to the man sitting next
to him, he said: Excuse me. but can
you tell me have they begun to play
wagner. or are they just tuning up their
hddles7"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
A NATURAL DEATH

From October Lippincott's.
A friend dropped in on an old lady who
was frying a bit of bacon
Grand bacon, that said the friend,
shifting affably.
Grand bacon? Well / guess 1t is
grand bacon" said the old lady, turning
the slices in the pan. AN it's none o.
yer murdered stuff. nuther. That pig
died a natural DEATH"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
THE NEW HoBBLE TROUSERS

FrOm Judge.
Hobble trousers are the newest and
most radical novelty In mems wear. They
are delicately emblematic of the attitude
of the man of today who is left to at
tend to the subordinate details of his
daily life. while his wife becomes a suf-
fragette and the wage-earner of the fam
lily. Hobble trousers are in reality two
hobble skirts Joined at the top and cut
with straight fronts and princess backs,
the fastenings being down the entire back
opening of each leg.
The materials used are many and va
ried, ranging from the rough Scotch
plaids and checks for morning wear to
the pale violet and pink broadcloths for
evening use.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
A Prosperous sessop

Railroad traffic is pretty brisk" said
General Freight Agent R. L. Simpson,
of the Southern.
The coal trade continues active and
If the iron market would only take on
some activity, the Birmingham district
would boom as never before As it is
Birmingham is enjoying high degree
of prosperity and its future never looked
SO bright
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
REFLECTIoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press
One thing a girl can educate herself in
is flirting
Women suffer because they are good
enough to.
In marriage a man learns lot that Is
good for him, and a woman that isn't
for her.
What affects a mans Judgment is not
SO much what he knows as what he
doesn't know, but he never can see 1t.
In theosy people want to help others;
in practice they try to help themselves to
all that ohhers have.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
IN THE yERNAcuLAR.

At a revival meeting In the western
part of the state some time ago we'll
known Kansan was converted. This man
had been an nveterate poker player.
The following Wednesday night after he
had seen the light he attended prayer
meeting. The minister In rather an
apologize way called attention that $500
was needed for church improvements.
The audience was silent for several seq
onds. Finally the recent convert arose:
1.-The parson is right he said. I'll start
this thing along with 5000. Come up.
you short sports, and take out stack
of blues and play the game right"
Kansas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
1T HITS EVERYWHERE

From the LOu1sViIle Herald.
Fifty-seven Methodist ministers in
Iowa are preparing to vacate their pull
pits because the cost of living has been
advanced beyond the salaries they re-
ceive This is good sense on their part
Birmingham Age-Herald.
1t also shows that Iowa must be one
state where the increased expense oil
religion is not a factor in the higher
cost of living.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01

From the Washington Post.
The following from the Baltimore
American, republican journal of the
straightest sect, is only cumulative evil
dence that the north and the south are
brothers and sisters of one family:
THE cheering of Dixie at Atlantic
CITY by northern veterans and the propo-
sition to form an association of all sur
vivors of the civil war show how com
pletely the old bitterness has become a
tradition, and what a credit 1t is to the
nation that before the generation which
witnessed that conflict has all passed
away the spirit of harmony and good
| will is animating the thoroughly re-
united nation
Perhaps there never was composed a
more inspiriting tune than that of
Dixie" which is as popular at the north
as II is at the south, and thrills in Bos-
ton as IT does in New Orleans. Strange
to say, its author was northern man.
The "Marseillaise" hymn put France in
a state of delirium that made invincible
her legions, a citizen soldiery that met
and defeated in bloody battle a Europe
in arms, and 1t is equally true that the
tune of Dixie" afforded like inspiration
to the Confederate armies of our great
war.
Given a sentiment, and it will drive
principle to the wall The French mar
shall said of the charge of the Light Bril-
gade: This is magnificent, but 1t Is not
war" Yet it was worth more to British
arms. after the use a great poet made
NJ II than 1t would have been had it
been completely successful ana decisive
| of the war.
"Dixie" sets a Faneuil hall audience
ahame, and the rebel yell is as cor
daily greeted in Boston as 1t is IN Mem
..i xariIx tbe Union is restored
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01

The Atlanta Journal says Birming-
hams population has shaken up the
whole alignment of southern cities.
It thinks this city may take third place
in the south to the displacement of
Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
SHORTS SNORT.

H. e. Shorts was in yesterday to make
roar He is always roaring about
something This time his roar was about
the cost of school books and he roared
to us because we used to teach school.
He said it was going to cost him close
to $40 to buy new books for his son.
Sim, who has been promoted to the Third
Reader class We figured with him bit
and showed him that all the books from
the primary department up in high school
cost just 1914.
Toronto Kans., Republican.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
Farms in Cities

Fun is often poked at those cities
that extend their limits far and wide,
taking in large tracts of thinly populated
territory said man who spends much
of his time in New York.
when Chicago reached out and took
In practically all of Cook county in
habitants of outlying sections were called
hayseeds, but 1t may not be generally
known that the city of New York-the
greater -city-has within it's boundaries
number of good-sized farms-literally
rus in urbe. Up near Yonkers, within the
New York city limits B. Steiner, forx
mery of Birmingham, has an estate of
six or seven acres, and In his neighbor-
hood are a great many 2O-acre places.
One of Mr.. Steiner's neighbors has re-
Gently acquired rs acres inside the city.
Mayor Gaynor's home is on Long
Island, within the city limits, and his
place embraces go acres. The mayor Is
quite a farmer. His barn, containing IS
tons of hay that he had raised was
burner the other day, and the account
OF the fire read very much as If 1t
we're In small town in a rural district.
Eagle Hook and Ladder company ar
rived ip half hour after the alarm was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
SOON EXPLAINED.

SOON EXPLAINED.
II saw a man yesterday teaching his
son to be pipe-hitter."
Horrible! That man must be de-
generate of the worst type"
Nothing of the sort. He's a, frst-class
plumber who's proud of his trade
EXCLUDED.
So many people in the world,
So many out for dough.
The fellow who's content to dream.
He doesn't stand show.
HIS SISTERS BEAU.
Have yoh ever been in fire, Mr..
Simper?'
why no, Bobby. Why do you ask?
PA said you wuz half-baked"
CHEERED.
The mournful autumn bard doth brush
The tear-drop from his eye
And piping like a merry thrush,
He sings of punkin pie.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01

The Atlanta Constitution says At
lanta's growth startled the nation. Biz
mingham's growth must therefore log
ically be in the nature of an earth
quake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01

Chance Day has apparently given
over the task of stemming the present
tide of reform and opposition to special
interests. He has not word to say.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01

Get ready to take your wife and kids
to the best fair ever held in Ala
bama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
The Iron Market

The pig iron market. which has been
weak and inactive for some time. was re-
ported by local furnace interests yester-
day as somewhat better in tone. Mat
thew Addy & Co. s Cincinnati report, is
sued Thursday, says:
Nothing of any special Importance in
the market this week There are several
large deals pending and they may be
closed any day. but so far they are still
open. The difficulty in regard to booking
orders for future delivery comes solely
from the refusal of the buyers to pay a
premium over todays spot prices for for
ward shipment. However, there has been
considerable small buying and there is
steady inquiry for little lots for imme-
date shipment. One of the odd and con-
Trajectory things in the situation is the
strong demand for coke and its short
supply. Ordinarily when the iron market
is stupid, coke follows suit but this year
coke has broken away and is law unto
itself. The heavy sales OF coke indicate
that iron consumption is keeping up
splendidly.
"one of our friends In Birmingham,
writing of the situation there, frankly
says: To my certain knowledge there
are concerns here that are not making
iron under a cost of $l1. The people who
refuse to buy either cotton or pig iron.
or any other staple, when 1t is below the
cost of production, are acting very un-
wisely, in my opinion. Selling price Is
below the cost of production at many of
the southern furnaces. We had better
keep our materials in the ground until
better times than go on mining them and
converting them into iron and then SELL
ing them for less than the cash-out-of
pocket cost of production
This feeling is general in the south.
and in a very short time there will be
most decided cutting down of output"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01

Even John Wesley Gaines is sup
porting republican for governor in
Tennessee. Things have been turned
upside down in that state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
A VAUDEVILLE STUNT

From the Washington Herald.
The Birmingham Age-Herald Says
king Corn is swapping his fingers" We
would like to see him do 1t. But he may
be "wagglng his ears
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01

Mr.. Bryan says the colonel has
flched his ideas of 10 years ago. The
Nebraskan wants the Oyster Bay man
to catch up with the procession.