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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
BRE'R RABBIT AND THE TAR BAR

off dat hat en- tell me "howdy,"
gwineter bus you wide open,' sezee.
"Tar-baby stay still, en- brer fox he
low.
"Brer rabbit keep on AKIN him, en-
tar-baby. she keep on sayin' nuthin' /
presently brer rabbit drew back wild
ifs, he did, en- blip he tuck her side
de head. Right .dars where he broke
merlasses jug. His ifs stuck, en- he ci
pull loose. De tar hilt him.
But tar-baby she stay still, en- brer
he lay low.
Eff you don't femme loose I'll KIN
you again. seq brer rabbit sezee, en-
dat he fotch 'er a wipe wild he I'D
hand, en- dat stuck. Tar-baby, she d
sayin' nuthin', en- brer fox he lay low
'Tu'n me loose TO kick de natal s
fin outen you. SEE brer rabbit, sezee.
de tar-baby she amt sayin' nuthin'.
des hilt on, en- den brer rabbit lose de-
of his feet in de same way.
'Brer fox he lay low. Den brer
bit squat out dat eff de tar-baby d
tu'n him loose he butt her cranlSsided.
den he butted en- his head got stuck t
brer fox sauntered fort, lookin DIES
inherent ez wunner you mammys mo
in birds
'Howdy, brer rabbit seq brer
sezee. You look sorter stuck up
mawnin'.' sezee, en- den he rolled on
ground en- laft twel he couldn't Iaff
more. speck you'll take dinner
me dis time, brer rabbit 1 done
in some calamum root Ell l amt gwin
take no skuse.' seq brer fox, sezee."
Here Uncle Remus paused and DIRE
two-pound yam out of the aches.
Did the fox eat the rabbit?, as
the little boy to whom the story
been told.
Oats all de fur de tale goes"
piled the old man. HE mout, en- den
he moutent. Some say ledge Bar
along en- loosed 'im-somes say he did
I hear Miss Sally calm. You better
long"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Improved Conditions

Financial conditions in New York
seem better than when l was in the
east some weeks ago." said Leo x.
Steiner, who returned Thursday night
from ten days trip.
There was a decidedly more cheer
ful feeling among financiers growing
out of the improvement in the crop
situation. If the crops turn out as
well as they promise now the stock
market will become active once more
and the fall trade will be brisk
"Birmin CHAM today is regarded more
fayorably in large financial circles In
the east than ever and if the census
figures make the big showing we have
a right to expect Birmingham will at
tract capital as never before"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
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1000 YEARS WITHOUT A BATH

FROM the New Iork Herald.
When Egypt Greece and Rome were at
the height of their ancient power their
citizens made bathing a social junction.
a municipal duty, and a religious OBJ
seryance. The public baths of these ma
tons were magnificent architecturally
and important as centers of hygenic and
municipal sentiment. With the decadence
of these countries, comments Physical
Culture, the world seems to have reverted
to period of mental soth and physical
uncleanliness
AS an authority on the matter puts it,:
For 1000 years there was not man or
woman in Europe that ever took a bath,
If the historian of these times, Michelet,
is to be believed. The ancient love of
the bath seemed to have disappeared
from off theHla land. There was no Greece
or Rome to hold up the ensign of clean
illness TO the nations of Europe. Small
wonder that the peoples of the continent
became physical decadents, as indeed they
were, in spite of tradition to the con-
trary.
1T is not strange that there came the
of the population of Europe-the spotted
plague, the black death, thu sweating
sickness and the terrible mental epidem-
les that followed In their train--the dane
ing mania, the mewing mania. and the
biting mania. Not only the houses. but
the persons of all classes reeked with
filth and yermin. The bath was banished
and filth was almost defied. Indeed, II
was then thought that the sanctifcatior
of the body was only accomplished when
that body was indescribably dirty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

the little boy the next morn
ing.
HE come mighty nigh it. honey, sho's
you born-brer fox did. One day after
brer rabbit fool him wild dat calamus root,
brer fox went ter work en- got i'm some
tar en- mix it wild some turkentime, en-
fix up a contrapshun what he call tar
baby, en- he tuck dish here tar-baby en-
he sot 'er in de big road, en- den he lay
off in de bushes fer ter see wat de news
wuz gwineter be. En- he didn't halter wait
long. nudder, kase bimby here come brer
rabbit pacin down de road-lippity-clip-
pity clippity-lippity-dez er sassy ez a jay
bird Brer fox he lay low. Brer rabbit
come prancin long twel he spy de tar
baby, en- den he fotch up on his behime
legs like he wuz 'stonished De tar-baby,
she sot dar, she did. en- brer fox, he lay
low.
Mawnin'" SEE brer rabbit, sezee; nice
wedder dis mawnin',' sezee
'Tar-baby Amt sayin' nuthin', en- brer
fox he lay low.
How does you sym'tums seem ter Sc
gashuate? seq brer rabbit, sezee.
'Brer fox, he wink his eye slow, en- lay
low, EN- de tar-baby, she aint sayin'
nuthin'.
How you come on, den? Is you deaf?'
seq brer rabbit, sezee; kase II you is, I
kin holler louder sezee.
"Tar-baby stay still. en- barer fox he
lay low.
'Youer stuck up, OATS wat you is
says brer rabbit, sezee, EN- I'm gwineter
kyore you, OATS wat I'm gwineter do,
sezee.
"Brer fox, he sorter chuckle in his
stummuck, he did, but tarbaby amt say
in nuthin.
I'm gwineter larn you howter talk
ter 'specttubble folks eff hits de las ack,
SEE brer rabbit, sezee. EFF you don't take
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
OUT IN THE yELDT

BY Herbert Trench
| heard a soldier sing some trif1e
Out in the sun-dried veldt alone;
He lay and cleaned his grimy rife.
Idly, behind a stone
"If, after death, love, comes a waking.
And in their camp so dark and still
The men of dust hear bugles, breaking
Their halt upon the hill
ITO me the slow and silver pealing
That then the last high trumpet pours
Shall softer than the dawn come stealing
For, with its call, comes yours!"
What grief of love had he to stifle.
Basking SO idly by his stone,
That grimy soldier with his rine
Out In the veldt alone7
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
Alabama Crops Looking Fine

Il have been down in Tuscaloosa and
Piokens county, said Charles E. Wiley of
the Southern railway and l find that
the crop situation Is all right down there.
l had expected TO see weeds several feet
high, and corn lying fiat, but to my
surprise everything was clean, and the
crops were just as far advanced as one
could expect at this time of the year.
II have noticed that the same cry of
ruined crops is heard every year. 1t
is either frost, or rain, or cold weather,
but when the harvest comes round the
farmer usually has his pockets full of
money and the totals figure up a little
higher each year.
Il do not think the farmer in Alabama
has anything to fear this time If the
crops in other sections where 1t rained
for 80 days are as good as they are in
Tuscaloosa county,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
OBLIGATION CHINA

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Miss Roe, who has written an intelli-
gent book about China, says that there is
a certain pathetic side to the new craze
in China for education and western
knowledge III any shape or form. Even
the man who advertised that he could
teach the English language up to the
letter G" probably did not lack for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

From the Florida Times-union.
The hotel clerks are excited over the
finding of a diamond in Africa that
weighs 1911 Birmingham Age-Her-
aid. Not the Jacksonville hotel clerks
Their pleasant manners and attractive
smiles so far outshone the solitaires that
they quit wearing the icy sparklers alto
gether.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
Talks About Crops in Georgia

A. ]. Macarthur, general manager of
Brinson Railroad company, was in Bir-
mingham yesterday visiting Scion Jacobs.
He has been engaged in constructing a
railroad from Savannah for several
months, and is said to have placed or
ders here for a considerable portion of
the machinery used In the work. Mr.. Nc
Arthur returned to Savannah last night.
In talking of business conditions last
night, he said the indications were very
favorable for fine autumn movement.
1.-The Georgia fruit shipments this sum-
mer have been greater than any time
in the history of the state said Mr.. Nc
Arthur. "In fact, the railroads have been
taxed to handle the shipments so large
have they been. The result was that a
serious car shortage was caused. The
peach output for the state of Georgia was
the largest that l have ever seen, and
efforts are under way to make still larger
crops next year. In viewing the fall
business outlook 1t may be encouraging
to glance at the surprising fruit crop this
summer and anticipate that the same sur
prises may be found in grain and cot
ton business this winter.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
Birmingham Musical Artist

Birmingham Is known chiefly as an in
dustrial and commercial city," said pro-
fessional man, "but 1t is safe to say that
no southern city-indeed, no city In the
United States of anything like Birming
hams size-ever sent out, within ten
years time, so many individuals of must
cal talent who got recognition as this
of Jones valley. To begin WITH
we had Miss Carrie Bridewell, now Mrs
Benedict, who--won considerable distinc-
ton In New York. And among singers
ranking high today are Reed Miller and
Miss Norma Scholar. Miller has al
ready achieved fame In America and he is
to be heard In London before long.
Mr.. Guckenberger, who was the leading
musician of Birmingham for several
years, has excellent standing as a con-
ductor and teacher in Boston.
Mrs. Aldrich is creating Juror in Chi
cago as a concert pianist. James Hamil-
ton of this city, who has just begun to
study, has a phenomenal tenor voice. He
is in Chicago, and high class musicians
and critics who have heard him in private
speak in unstinted praise of his voice.
Mr. Hamilton sang at st. Pauls Catholic
church. Birmingham, last spring and Mr..
Chalifoux said then that he was a wonder
and only needed musical education to
make him great star. Hamilton really
gives promise of being a Caruso or
greater
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
TO DIANEME

BY Robert HerricK.
Sweet, be not proud of those two eyes
Which, starlike, sparkle in their Skies,
Nor be you proud that you can see
All hearts your captives, yours yet free
Be you not proud of that rich hair
Which wantons with the love-sick air;
When as that ruby which you wear,
Sunk from the tip of your soft ear,
VIII last to be a. precious stone
When ali your world of beauty's gone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
LAURA JEAN ON THE STAGE.

AS you probably know, Laui;. jean
Lib hey, she of the heart throbs, has
entered vaudeville with a monologue.
There are people still living who have
"devoured' every one of Laura Jeans
70 books. Miss Libbey says In her
monologue:
IT really think that most of orr
American girls are too shy. They should
take a leaf out of the Merry Widows
book and study 1t well.
when the dearest fellow in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
BEAUTY'S MIGHT.

BEAUTY 5 MIGHT.
He met a little maiden,
A most attractive miss;
And every time he looked at her
He thought about a kiss.
His foolish heart was beating
TO suffoeations point;
Alas, he fell a-trembling, too,
In almost every joint.
He halted and he stammered,
She softly yelled her eyes,
Yet wasn't disconnected by
His superheated signs.
Her lily hand went straying'
To rearrange her rat,
While summer breezes trified with
Her darling of hat.
There never was a maiden,
He thought, more wondrous fair.
The dimple nestled in her cheek
Near drove him to despair
He tried in vain to utter
The thoughts that rose in him;
The world kept going round and round
Love made his poor head SWIM.
At last bereft of reason,
He fled, upon my soul!
She gave her rat another pat
And then resumed her stroll.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
BLoCToN ENrERpRIsE

edition celebrating the fifth
year of its existence. The Age-Herald
the Enterprise on Its growth
and prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

w Murray Crane is scouting. He is
not, however, looking for baseball play
ers, but for standpatters who will stand
by the administration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

The emotional persons are busy devils
an who fed in trousers with Crippen,
but they will get round to Crippen after
a while.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

DR.. Crippen's trousers were pinned to
his vest by a safety pin while he was
on board the Montrose, and this first
Of the ship. He began to think there
must be a woman in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

The Kansas insurgents should pay Joe
Cannon's expenses while he was stumping
in their state, for he made votes for
them at every turn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

The crops are the key to the business
situation and as whole they promise
to come up to a big aggregate-to s., OO0,-
100000 at least.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

In the new Ananias club Colonel Har-
vey of Harper's Weekly is the first mem
ber The new one will in time eclipse
the glory of the old one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

DR.. Crppen's English engagements will
prevent him from accepting Chautauqua
appointments this year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

The Katy-did will open its annual con-
cert season with its favorite song, six
Weeks Till Frost"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

Alabama is at present giving more at
tention to roasting ears and butter beans
than to politics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

In Senator Aldrich's 100000 country
home no rubber mats will be used. They
would be too significant of tariff changes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

The style of automobile horns is be-
ginning to become municipal problem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

The meerschaum supply will, it is said.
soon give out, and then the corn cob pipe
will have the opportunity of its entire
career.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

Governor Harmon seems to consider
the defeat of Editor Harding as easy as
stealing candy from a baby.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

The first Hughes decision in Washing
ton will relate to the selection of res
idence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

In Inspector Dew's mind Crippen's chief
crime consists in running away from
do so.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

Colonel Gorgas freed the canal zone of
mosquitoes at cost of only So head
of the population. 1t was money well
spent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

Don Jaime, the pretender, would be
good looking if he had a chin, and he
cannot have one spliced on.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
HOTEL CLERKS. .sPARKLERs''

No Mexican politician has been able
to conduct campaign from a jail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
Sure to Have Good Shows

II consider Birmingham's position in
matters theatrical absolutely unique"
said Robert E. Murphy yesterday.
1T seems that every interest is eager to
get playhouses here, and they will vie
with one another in giving this city the
suit will be that Birmingham will have
more fine shows this year than ever be-
fore in her history 1t is noticeable that
a great line of attractions has been given
out by the Shuberts, and 1 am told that
the Jefferson will be equally as attractive.
With two real ne-night-stand-class plsy-
houses here, both managed by able the
atrical directors, there can be little doubt
that Birmingham will get good attrac.
lions.
Then, the Bijou, Majestic and Orpheum
will be here to cater to the persons who
admire their line OF shows. The various
vaudeville admirers in this city will have
an abundance of such attractions, and
they will be good. The final result is that
Birmingham theatre-goers will welcome
every one of them, and every showhouse
that opens up in this great and growing
city will be literally patronized. Birming-
ham people cannot be given too much of
the best in matters of art. The people
here are real lovers of the play, and
am sure they rejoice in the prospects for
this season."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
A PARTING THouGHT

A PARTING THOUGHT.
Sad hearts forever dreaming,
The wishedfor goal denied,
No cheerful ray redeeming
The gloom of all beside,
Find we the consolation,
The comfort, balm and rest
That comes. in every station,
To those who do their best!
PAUL &C
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

John d. declines to battle in cham
payne. He is old-fashioned and he takes
whisky baths.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

John D. takes his whisky externally,
and his favorte brand is unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
It's almost as hard to inherit money as
to marry it.
A man is proud to be in business for
himself If he does nothing but lose money
at II.
A man wants his wife for partner at
bridge, SO that when he's beaten he can
blame it on her.
Nobody in the family doubts the baby
is talking plain English, especially when
nobody understands 1t.
A woman comes to thinking her hus-
band is affectionate when he eats hig
breakfast without growing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

Marconi is the real hero in the Doc
Crippen case not Inspector Dew.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
Ohio Cities

ONO S1t1eS
Cincinnatfs census population falls
far below the estimate published few
months ago." said ]. ]. Bond of Cleve-
land According to the census bureau
Cincinnati has only Se4, asa gain of but
lis per cent-and most any one familiar
with the Queen City would have
guessed $4,000 to 10000. The Cincinnati
Chamber of Commences estimate was
100000. The citizens will doubtless rise
up and demand another enumeration.
THE people of Columbus think they
got poor showing in the census-10,00o
less than they claimed. We are begin
ming to ask, What is the matter with
Ohio? Cleveland claims $4,000 We
have no intimation what the census bu-
reau will do for us. but If the official
population is below $4,000 there will GER
tainly be howl"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
HE MAY GO BROKE

Are you going to wear your outing
suit at the seashore?"
"Oh, yes. You see, 1 expect to be out
great deal"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

world sits by the window, absorbed
thought, fully half an hour, and
sits on a sofa across the room,
ina gines he is studying out a wa,
propose. The pretty widow knows
Is far away from the subject.
when 1t reaches the proposing
max the warm hearted lover wants
sweetheart in his arms. He's pi
ably studying how twenty five dc
week clerk could keep up an al
mobile and a butler. to say nothini
paying for her frocks and frills. /
thinks of how his grandfather
grandmother rode on an old gray HI
he In front and she holding on
hind, both arms about his waist-to
domino s-to get married.
"A widow doesn't give her adm
time to calculate. She's more app
say:
"'Are you thinking something sv
about me?'
"Of course he would have to ans
yes so she snuggles up a wee
closer. and to save his life he n,
knows how it happened, but she's I
my sweetly:
I'm yours, dearie. The wedding
take place any time you wish.'"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
SAFER, TOO.

he light
"Why SOP
It's apt to be longer"
IF.
Life would be glad,
Yea, quite complete
If collectors bills
Were counterfeit.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Life would be glad,
Yea, quite a cinch,
If the shoes we buy
Would never pinch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
A SHATTERED ROMANCE.

L
According to a news dispatch
Washington, the Little Sunshin'
of America" feminine of course
ing a young farmer for breach of
Use. It seems that the lady poet
said sojourned in the vicinity .
farmer and true loves cours
smoothly on till that practical
man discovered that she wrote
Then came the crash. He desi
milkmaid. TELL with poets" or
to that effect is what he said
that young farmer has no soul
aesthetically accepted sense. A,
ing no soul" he is eminentl,
teal. And being eminently pa
he is probably well-to-do.
pie seem to get along surprising
without any soul" And what
to the point, you can't blame
much for not wishing to folio, h
obscure footsteps of Mr.. Ella
Wilcox.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

By Joel Chandler Harris (Unce Remus).
t<~ IDN'T the fox ever catch the
D rabbit, Uncle Remus?" asked
the little boy the next morn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06
About Persons

Capt. ]. v. Allen, secretary of the
Alabama Coal Operators association,
has returned from Nashville.
Erskine Ramsay, Frank H. Crockard
and p G. Shook will leave today for a
trip among the Great Lakes. Their
objective point is the ore region of
Michigan. They will be gone four or
five weeks.
Capt. Jack w. johnson of the Sea-
board Air Line returned yesterday from
points in south Alabama, where he
has been in the interest of his conf
pany and the unusually attractive rates
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

THE BIBULOUS PERSON. ID
With a bottle of smiles" =.
In his pocket,
His spirits go up
Like a rocket.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-06

o, while you live, tell truth and
shame the devil. II King Henry ~.