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British protectorate of Sierra Leone and the
French possessions of the Sudan and Ivory Coast
Consequently the Liberian government has
been forced Of late years to live somewhat beyond
its means in organizing police and a marine, in
occupying the Kru coast and in attempting to
construct roads to places of Importance in the
interior. 1t has from time to time engaged Euro
pean officers for its services; but whereas some
of these engagements have been of noteworthy
success. others have been the reverse, and 1t is
difficult to locate the blame. European capital
is somewhat shy Of Liberia partly owing to the
turbulence of the interior natives (though this
has been exaggerated, for white men very seldom
really incur danger from the indigenes), but more
account of the irresponsible fickleness of the
legislature, which Is given too much to the hasty
making and unmaking of laws and to conflicts Of
opinion with the executive
Yet the country is extremely rich. It's rocks
and river valleys produce both gold and diamonds,
of the coast districts Especially in the east
give indications of the existence of bitumen,
or oil-bearing strata while the forests of the in
terror are remarkable for their wealth of rubber
bearing trees and anas their ebony, African teak
and mahogany" and the passava fiber derived
from the raphia palm) which is used for SO many
purposes connected with the making of brooms
and brushes. Then there is the oil-pam. with it's
two kinds of oil, both valuable to commerce-the
oil OF the husk and that of the kernel. The
extraction of this last and its great value for
special industries said to have been dis
covered some seventy-fve years ago by
American negro, one Of the early colonists of
Liberia. great deal was done by these freed
slave settlers, for which they have never re-
ceived sufficient credit
Unfortunately the attempted colonization
of Liberia has been hndered by the American
negro colonists proving almost much liable
to malar1al fever and other African diseases
as Europeans. They seem to have lost the
relative immunity from these bood-germ NAL
aides which their African ancestors enjoyed.
The modern America-Liberian does not stand
the climate of Liberia much better than the |
white man from Europe or America The |
country is not unhealthy in the interior; 1t is |
the coast belt which, with its eternal heat and |
moisture, its very short dry seasons, and tor |
rental rains conditions which suit admirably |
the cultivation of rubber. coffee and cacao) |
saps the vitality Of residents not of African |
birth. And the hinterland, with its superior
conditions of climate, has already a some
what large indigenous population, who are not
eager for foreign additions to their numbers
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FOR THE SKIN AND SCALP

Because of its delicate, emorlient,
sanative, antiseptic properties derived
from Cutcura Ointment, united with
the purest Of cleansing ingredients
and most refreshing of flower odors,
Cuticura Soap is unrivaled for preserv-
ing, purifying and beautifying the
skin, scalp, hair and hands, and. as
sisted by Cuticura Ointment, for dis
pelling itching irritation and IN
dammaton and preventing clogging
OF the pores, the cause of many disflg-
uring facial eruptions. All who de-
light in a clear skin. soft, white hands,
a clean, wholesome scalp and live,
glossy hair. will find that Cuucura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment realize
every expectation. Cuticura Rene
dies are sold throughout the world.
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, sole pro-
prietors, Boston. Mass. Send to them
for the latest Cuticura Book, an au-
thority on the best care OF the skin,
scalp, hair and hands. 1t is mailed
free on request.
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Tribute to HoId-Up Artist.

"The train doesn't stop at Crimson
Gulch any more"
No" replied Three-Finger Sam.
I'm afraid the town doesn't get
much respect from the railroad"
Respect! Why, that railroad is
clean terrified. Ever since the news
got around that Stage Coach Charley
had settled here that train jest gives
one shrek and jumps out of sight"
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HORSE TRADE IN MISSOURI.

In st. Charles last week Lester Ingraham
traded A. S. Osborn horse for motor boat
A few hours later Osborn discovered that the
horse was worthless. he went to the boat
and removed the engine and the horse died
as he was hauling 1t away. jury in JUS
tice's court awarded Ingraham the engine and
81 damaGes.-Detroit Free Press.
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uncle Allen.

'If you're getting old and don't
know 1t" philosophical Uncle Allen
Sparks, you'll find 1t out when you
go back to the town where you grew
up and look around for the boys you
used to play with when you were a
kid"
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Of progress under his administra.
ton.
The constitution of the republic
is framed after that of the United
States. There are a president, vice.
president, council of six ministers
and house of representatives. Vot.
ers must be Of negro blood and own
real estate. The natives gnerally
do not avail themselves of the suf-
frage. No foreigner can own land
without the consent of the govern
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had no place there in the body polite of white
men; they were no longer slaves, but the idea
of granting the suffrage to negroes was then
displeasng to the dominant race. There was
also the problem of the free Maroon negroes
of jamaica who were irksome to the authori-
ties in land Of slavery. So the idea OF found
ing a free negro state community in West
Africa for the reception of enfranchsed Amer
lean negroes came into being about 1884 and
in 1887 the colony of Sierra Leone was found
ed under chartered company and taken over
by the crown in 1908.
Early in the nineteenth century the same
difficulty arose in the United States namely,
the presence Of thousands Of free negroes
whose case had not been sufficiently provided
for by the American Constitution Somehow
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09
Mr.. AldrlCh'S' Central Bank Of Issue

The New York Journal of Commerce
says the postal savings bank bill was so
drawn that 1t fairly calls for the estab-
lishment of a central bank OF issue which
shall provide the currency of the country,
taking up the national bank notes now
in circulation. The Aldrich monetary
commission is expected to bring in such
a bill next winter. when 1t will become
an administration measure to be sternly
pressed to passage.
The postal banks are expected to work
a revolution in national finances They
are expected to complete the Panama
canal, to refund the per cents and to
take care of the per cents now pledged
by the national banks as security for
circulation and public deposits.
This is the scheme in short that the
Alu1ltn luOHttdTy tOtllHisSlOu HAS iOflS
been concotcing. and unless the schemers
are frightened out of their plans by the
elections of next November they will
bring in central bank bill when Con-
gress meets again. The election of a
democratic House in the next Congress
may, indeed, deepen their determination
to push their bill through next winter.
The Capitalization of the money of the
in the east would then stand
New York would then be more
than ever in the saddle. and the provinces
would have to accept whatever terms the
of the east might be willing to
toss them.
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Musical Taste
toss them.

One of the many substantial evidences
in the United States is the serious atten-
ton being given to park concerts in all
the large cities. 1t used to be that the
quality of open air music was little con-
sidered. even in New York But the pop
ular taste has improved and in every one
of the great cities, where summer music
is paid for out of the municipal treas
ury, the people are demanding not only
high class bands, but programmes worth
while-programmes which 10 years ago
would have been regarded by the average
crowd as extremely classical and there
fore too severe.
Summer programmes containing Schu-
bert, Weber, Mendeissohn, Wagner and
Berlinz music are now listened to with
apparent delight by the summer audi
ences in the parks of New York, Phila-
delphia, Chicago and Cincinnati In brass
and reed band literature there is COM
paratively little Of the so-called classic
music but for all wind bands. large and
small. there is an abundance of beau
tiful music, written by excellent com
posers. It Is light but artistic The
public everywhere Is fast outgrowing
trashy" programmes, and the time is
soon coming when even in the smaller
towns only music with at least some
degree of artistic merit will be heard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09

From Lippincott's.
A Long Island man was holding forth
with respect to the borrowing habit" so
common in suburban communities, when
he was reminded of the following in
stance:
A writer of miscellaneous matter, being
lust then engaged on an article on pessi-
mistic literature, learned that one au-
thority he wished to consult-Eduard Won
Hartmann-was to be found in the IL
brary of lawyer of the place. Accord
ingly, the writer repaired to the lawyer S
house and asked the loan of the vol
ume.
..You are entirely welcome to It, said
the owner. but you mustn't take it from
my library. I'm sorry, but I've lost sc
many books through lending them that
a year ago l registered a solemn vow
never to let another volume leave my
house."
The writer thanked the lawyer, but, OF
course. he did not avail himself of the
privilege extended him.
Some time later the lawyer came to the
writer and asked to borrow his lawn
mower.
IT am delighted to lend you my lawn
mower" said the>writer, though 1t is my
rule never to permit it to leave my lawn
There, however, you may use 1t to your
hearts content
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First Visit i'm Five Years

j. H. Latimer. travelling passenger
agent for the Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis railroad, and said to be the
oldest passenger man in point of service
in the south, was In Birmingham yes
terday for the first time in five years.
Mr.. La;iner is the dean of travelling
men and among them there is no more
popular official. Yesterday Mr.. Latimer
was taken in charge by some of the
boys" and was shown the new points
of interest that have In recent years
been added to the city.
Wonderful! Most marvelous!" said Mr..
Latimer. IT have not been here, 1T is
true, in some years, but l had no idea
that Birmingham had stretched itself
from point to point with such enviable
certainty I am glad to have been here.
1t is really an eye-opener to me to be
able to realize that such magnificent
buildings have been placed on your most
important corners. Permit me to OBJ
serve that few cities possess such COM
manding sky-scrapers as this, taking into
consideration, of course, age and size.
Mr.. Latimer was virtually carried
away with his look at Birmingham.
He returned to his headquarters In st.
Louis last night. He is not related to
Hugh Latimer of the Queen and Cres-
cent route.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09
CARPETS IN THEATRES

From the New York Press.
The amount of dust that a carpet OF
ordinary thickness can conceal about ito
person is astounding. In the old days
when cleaning was done by brushing and
pounding-stirring up the dirt and allow
ing the wind to blow It into somebody
else's windows-no accurate measure of
the dirt-holding capacity OF household
furnishings was possible. The vacuum
cleaner has changed all this. Nowadays
the dirtiness of things can be determined
by meter, in terms of quarts or bushels
per yard.
AS an illustration of the startling re-
suits sometimes obtained by the modern
cleaner, the London Times says that
from four strips Of carpet in the aises
of small moving picture theatre wash
tub full of dust was removed by little
e-quarter-horsepower cleaner. If some
of our own local theatre carpets can't
| beat this, appearances are deceptive. As
matter of fact heavy draperies and
thick carpets in places of public meet
| ing are sanitary outrages nowadays
Dust plays an important part in the
spread of disease, and every means should
be taken to prevent it's accumulation ir
places where it can be readily stirred
into the air and breaxhed into human
lungs. Tho proper decorative furnishing
of a theatre is quite as important to the
health of it's patrons as the character Of
4 it's plumbing. The health boards over
sight of the latter might we'll be ex.
tended to the carpets and draperies.
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Wanted, a Plot for a PoStOff1ce

All offers of plots for the new Fedora
office of the supervising architect al
Washington by or before 10 o'clock a. m
on July "a next. So says Franklin Mac
Weigh, Secretary of the Treasury, but
what he says may not be final A critical
comparison of the proposals will follow
and the title to the one selected will then
be examined. All these steps consume
time, and the money needed will be avail
able perhaps by the time the chosen lot
is pronounced fit for purchase by the
government.
Secretary Macveigh says a lot 300xa1o
feet would answer provided there are
streets on three sides of it. The alleys of
Birmingham are streets. They are 20 feet
wide, and many a street In this world is
not wider. The government, therefore,
back to an alley, for $4,000 This would
be at the rate of s3.sSsss a lot, and
surely six lots midway the two railway
terminals can be purchased at that rate.
An offer of eight 5o-foot lots, or an entire
block; at $4,000 lot would be more in
viting still, for a bit of park about
stately building would be Desirable.
The entire matter will finally be in the
hands of the treasury department, and all
needful steps will follow the opening of
proposals. The entire city is interested in
the selection of a site for a building that
Is expected to serve the convenience of
the people to the end of the present cen
fury, at least
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KNEW WHAT TO DO

From the Boston Traveller.
Just after the closing of the theatres
and the barrooms-a night or two ago, a
closed car marked Norfolk street. left
the Dudley street transfer station. 1t
was crowded to the door. About half
way down the car was seated an amiable
man of middle age with tremendous
burden of intoxicants, who restrained
himself from sleep with difficulty.
The car was bowling along the other
side Of Grove Hill, still well filed when
the drunk gently pulled the coat of a
young man In front of him. where are
we?' he asked, with some difficulty.
Columbia road" replied the young
man.
IA right. I've gone by" said the older
one, settling himself contentedly.
Gone by your street? Then you want
to get off, don't your
The drunk smiled sweetly. I'm all thish
crowd?' he said. "Not'n your life. I'm
goin' T. the end of the line, pay another
fare, tell the conductor where live when
its quiet, an he'll see l get home a.
right Don't you worry, young Teller
Done it often"
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then cross over to Ohio, where Son-in-law
Longworth is expected to run for gov
ernor on a platform that stands up for
the tariff In every respect? Can he appeal
TO the voters of Indiana to give the tariff
a kick by re-electing Mr.. Beveridge while
he boosts the tariff by urging the election
of Mr. Longworth who is a thick-and-
thin supporter of it? Whether Mr.. Long
worth runs for governor of Ohio or for
member of Congress, he says he will de-
fend to the best of his ability the tariff.
Mr. Roosevelt will be between two fires
when he goes to the middle west next fall
The devil and the deep sea were not more
confusing than insurgency in Indiana and
standpattism in Ohio will be, and Mr.
Roosevelt must take his choice.
He should at any rate tell the people
what he thinks abou tne-best-ever'
tariff. They desire TO know where he
stands as to il. He cannot at any rate
uphold Mr.. Beverage on one side of a
state line and Mr.. Longworth on the
other, for Mr.. Longworth goes out of his
way TO say that he will stand or fall on
the tariff
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LIFE ON AN OCEAN LINER

come together and blow wreaths of smoke
into the air.
The condolences that come out un.
asked in this temple of truth are most
surprising. Over in yonder corner a sun
burned Englshman between puffs from
q short briar pipe, will tell you of things
which he has seen and done in India and
among the foothills of the Himalayas.
Nowhere else would he even mention
these adventures, for he is as shy as the
shyest of his race, and he would shrink
with horror from the thought of Boosting.
What he says now drops from his lips
unconsciously, quite as if he were think
ing to himself; and you come TO know
that he has been a fieet-footed, sure
eyed shikarri where the tigers kill men
in the jungle. Or he will relate some of
the strange happenings of the strangest
country of the world. surprising in mys-
terry and marvel even such tales of Kip
ling as 1.-THE Mark of the Beast or 1.-THE
Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes," or
that very creepy narrative, ''Bubbling
Well Road" Listen and be thankful, hat
do not mention Kipling to him. 1 never
yet knew an Anglo-Indian who would not
drop his taciturnity and fairly foam at
the mouth at the sound of Kipling's
ple.' Kipling knows very little about
India-the real India-and what he does
know he has grievously distorted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09
OLD woMAN's DEATH .

Jane Adams in the July American.
Even death itself sometimes falls to
bring the dignity and serenity which enc
would fain associate with old age. l re-
call the dying hour of one old Scotch
woman whose long struggle 10 keep re-
spectacle" had so embittered her that her
last words were gibes for those who were
trying to minister to her. 80 you came
In yourself this morning. did you' You
only sent things yesterday. | guess yor
knew when the doctor was coming. Don't
try to warm my feet with anything but
that old jacket that I've got -here; it be-
longed to my boy who was eli ,wned at
sea nigh 80 years ago, but its' warmer
yet with human feelings than any Of your
COMPOUNDED charity hot water bottles"
Suddenly the harsh gaspins voice was
stilled In death, and I awaited the doc
tors coming shaken and Mortified.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Open Air Music

The band concert in Capitol park last
night was largely attended and judging
by the applause was greatly enjoyed
Competent critics who have heard the
band at all the concerts said that the
Improvement in its playing was quite
marked. 1t now plays with more brill
lance In brassy passages and more deli
eaey and finish in softer parts.
Last nights programme was unques-
tionabiy the best yet rendered. 1t was
full of music that would be called tune
full, and some of 1t was very artistic. The
band has certainly made hit; and the
best of it is, it will be better and better
each week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09
SMOKERS TRICK
Consumed Entire Cigar without Los
ing Flake of Ashes

From the Washington Post.
Lovers of smoking tobacco have done
many and various little acts with their
favorite weed.'' said Senior Juan Vegas,
owner of tobacco plantations in San.o
Domingo, and who is making his first
visit to this country, at the New Willard
last night. But one of the cleverest
have ever seen was done few even
r;gs ago by DR.. Cornelius De Weese one
of the directors of the big sanitarium
a. Laurel, Md To my mind 1t was a
much more difficult feat than that of
some Pennsylvania man who recently
kept his cigar lighted for something like
/ hour and 50 minutes.
"A party of gentlemen were discussing
the merits of different brands of tobac-
co, when DR.. De Weese asserted that he
could take any two-for-a-quarter cigar
that might be selected for him by any
member of the party, smoke it, and re-
tain the ashes upon it intact until 1t was
within quarter of an inch of being en-
tirely consumed. A small wager of some
thing of a refreshing nature. with straws
ana mint nesttflS III IL, was hiduO' anu
cigar selected at random was handed
to him. He inserted it in cheap wood
en- cigar holder, and after stipulating that
no one should poke him in the ribs, tell
a funny story to make him laugh, or
otherwise disturb him, he lighted the
weed, settled himself comfortably in an
easy chair threw his head back and
pulled quietly away.
"IIe did not once remove it from his
mouth, but kept 1t tilted at what you
In this country would call an Uncle Joe
Cannon angle until at the end of about
80 minutes the wooden end of the holder
met the fire of the cigar, from which not
a feck of the ashes had fallen. The
cigar was made and the tobacco of which
1t was composed was grown in this coun-
try which is not only tribute to your
tobacco industry, but is an illustration of
the steady nerves and necessary self
control of DIR. De Weese during that half
hour, for, In spite of his stipulation, eff
forts were made to provoke him to
laughter and the consequent loss of his
ashes. l have kept those ashes intact,
and will take them back to my own coun-
try as one of the interesting souvenirs
of nv visit here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09
Mining Machinery BY AerOplane

The first commercial contract, says an
Associated Press dispatch. has been made
with a heavier-than-air machine. AT
Douglas. Ariz., the owner of a mono
nlane has contracted to deliver mining
machinery in 1O0-pound lots to an other
wise inaccessible locality in the Chihuahua
mountains. Mexico. The distance Is
about 800 miles. If Aviator Williams is
able to carry out in a satisfactory man
NOR his contract, the last sheer at heavier
than-air machines will have been heard,
and the world will settle down to await
the further developments of mans con-
cuest of the air in the twentieth century.
The conquest came late because gaso-
line motors came late. No monoplane or
biplane could fly if the gasoline motor
had not been developed in the automobile
that does no flying except at times to
Fly" the track.
/. is up to Aviator Williams of Doug
las Ariz.. to demonstrate the commercial
usefulness of the aeroplane His contract
for the conveyance of placer mining ma
chinery is the first true test, and the
outside world will watch that test with
interest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09
Roosevelt In Indiana and Ohio

Mr.. Roosevelt promptly defined his posi-
ton as to primary law in New York,
and the machine as promptly rejected his
Recommendation. 1t reversed him on the
spot and adjourned without day. This
means that Mr. Roosevelt must go to the
people of New York, or accept in silence
defeat in his own state.
He has, however, been very evasive con-
ocrning Mr.. Lodges crude and unscien-
tifc tariff. He has not said word about
It. He has not told. SO far as the public
know. Mr.. Lodge that he likes it. and he
did not tell the Kansans that he dis
I liked it.
He has, however, promised Senator Bev-
eridse to deliver a campaign speech in
the senator's race for reelection. AS Mr.
Beveridge induced the republican state
convention Of Indiana to denounce the
Aldrfch tariff, and as he fought the tariff
Z from first to last. voting finally against
I It, and as all his hopes of reelection tc
me Senate are based on opposition to the
fariff that Mr. Taft says is the best evel
devised. it is difficult to see how Mr.
{ roosevelt can escape expressing an opin
ion a. to the fariff If SO, 1t will be II
opposition to it.
But how can he support Beverage II
indiana on an anti-tarifr platform ant