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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
HEALTH TO THE MARTIANs.

From the Kansas City Star.
 That Mars is inhabited continues to be urged by Dr. Percival Lowell with great earnestness. Otherwise, how could its canals be constructed? How, indeed, provided they are canals?
 Far be 1t from anybody to dispute pr, Lowell's anteresting theory. It adds zest to a too dull world Without it would MT. Wells have written his thrilling romance, "The Wars of the Worlds?" Would Tesla have ever given that mysterious intimation that his instruments had caught the letter IS" out of the heavens? Would the learned astronomer have thought of making a mirror a hundred miles square on the plains of Texas to wink at the planets?
 Certainly, Mars Is inhabited. And perhaps Venus and Jupiter and all the planets of Sirius. The theory makes the universe much more attractive, and anyway, nobody who has visited these other worlds has ever denied it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
SOuth,s AEricultmraI Future

"The south has done so well in the last year or two in raising corn that there Is promise of the cotton belt making still higher records in food products this year, said l.. P. Pennell of St. Louis.
 ''Tne cotton farmer has at last walked ur to the fact that intensive agriculture is the thing. Many of them are producing more cotton to the acre than formerly, and I believe that in less than five years Alabama will come mighty near making bale to the acre and 30 to 40 bushels of corn to the acre. The farmers of thls section are doing a big thing when they raise all the corn and hay they need for feeding to their own stock; but the time will come when cotton will not be their only money crop. They will have corn and hay to sell"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
FAME OF AUTHORS
rom the London Times.

From the LOnuOH lllIltS.
 The vicissitudes of literary reputa- ton are as inexplicable as they are un- expected. Some writers acclaimed by their contemporaries are forgotten by posterity, others unregarded in their lifetime achieve posthumous honor, and
 even the greatest and most enduring renown may suffer temporary eclipse as literary tastes change from generation to generation.
 Dante himself illustrates the truth of his own words put into the mouth of the Umbrlan miniature painter, Oderisi, in the Circle of the Proud in Purgatory, that Earthly renown Is but blast of wind. That now from hence and not from thence is blown" Shortly after Dante's death the "Divina Commedia" was so highly esteemed that professor ships were founded to explain 1t, but in the height of the Renaissance 1t was thought deficient in elegance and ad- dress and in the seventeenth century its fame was well nigh eclipsed. What share of oblivion or of memory has fate In store for the vast and wide- ly diffused literary output of our own time? The novelists whose work keeps pouring from the press in never ending stream-how many of them will be even
 known by name fifty years hence? Will any of them stand out as Scott Dick
 ems and Thackeray still stand out above their fellows?
 Will such writers as George Meredith, scarcely known to the mass of his countrymen in life but hailed at his death by chorus of experts and criti- cal appreciation, ultimately win a place among the great names of English lit erature? Or our minor poets," facile active and prolific in generation which
 takes only a languid interest in poetry
 and enjoying little honors in their own
 country save from friendly reviewers will their fame leap to light in after
 ages? Mute they are not, but at pres
 ent inglorious, and their future is all uncertain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
AMERICAN FACE IN PARIS. From the New York Globe.

During many years Paris has been ia
 nous for its whiskers. Other European
 and Asiatic capitals may have produced
 more abundant and bushy growths, but
 the unapproachable supremacy of the
 Parisian barbers in trimming and curl
 ing has never been questioned.
 Like his brother the cook, the French
 barber can obtain the most marvellous results from unpromising and apparent. ly hopelessly inadequate raw materials
 Whiskers that would disgrace mangy
 goat are transformed by his genius into really beautiful facial decorations Hence the growers of boards inAess ia vored regions have looked to Paris for inspiration, just as have their wives and daughters in the case of frocks and bonnets.
 Now all this Is to be changed. As 6
 result of one of those mysterious waves
 of popular disapproval the whisker has suddenly fallen into disfavor in Paris and veritable epidemic of smooth faces" is raging. The Paris correspond- ent of the London Globe, who discovered
 the situation. says 1t is the result of 6 desire to appear American-"they like the Yankee cocktail so much they have been led to try the Yankee face" Every day one sees more and more naked male faces on the streets and notable boom is occurring in the razor business. The contagion, learn, is spreading every day with incredible rapidity,'
 says the Globe man. land Paris is threatened with veritable epidemic o1 'glabrerie.' The American face has tri.
 umphed; 1t has been declared chic by
 the high priests of the mode" The dis patch, of which the above paragraph is a part, closes with the suggestion that this interesting Paris fad for American faces may be shortlived, because there is as yet no certainty that the '1adie.
 will take to it."
 For the moment they are amused
 "it makes their husbands look like Eng | lishmen.' But it may not wear well
 Besides, the French barbers will fgh
 hard to save themselves from degrada Iscrapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

the manner of arresting small misde- meanants would no doubt be granted, for no one in the other counties of the state would have reason to object.
 Let us have, then. constitutional prop oSition that will put the states most populous county on a. footing by itself untopshed by counties that would not make a good-sized ward in numbers. It is not meet that big counties and little counties should fare alike in matters of fees and court methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
AN IMPORTANT PERSON

From the New York Tribune.
 The agent of recently completed large apartment house had card placed in all the passenger elevators bearing this notice: "Gentlemen will remove their hats when there are ladies in the car" The cards were taken down after few days, but there seems to be a difference of opinion as to the reason. The agent says that his aim has been accomplished, while some of the tenants say he was willing to let the matter of the hats take care of itself after he had read letter signed by number of tenants protesting against his men torship." If yon want us to take off our hats to anybody let the order come from the janitor," they wrote. Hes the janitor, but you are only the agent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Extremists Die Hard

While many prohibitionists in Ala bama still call themselves statewiders there Is far less insistence on a contin- uance of the drastic laws that were enacted in 1909 than one might inn agine by reading what the rabid lead CTS say" remarked an old citizen "Thousands of men zrho voted for the amendment proposition would never vote that way again. It has been dem onstrated at the polls that the local optionists are in strong majority in this state and the legislature will be representing the best sentiment of Alabama, therefore. when 1t carries out the spirit of the democratic conven- tion, which adopted a local option plank last May.
 The bitterness which was so In evil dence year ago has happily passed away. few extremists are left and they will die hard. They cannot take reasonable view of the situation. They still find pleasure in calling the best democrats in Alabama names. These ud-slingers do not know the first principles of temperance, for of all in- temperate men they are the most in temperate in their speech
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
ON THE DOORSTEP.

By Edward Clarence Etedman. The conference meeting thru at last, We boys around the vestry waited To see the girls come tripping past Like snow birds willing to be mated Not braver he that leaps the wall By level musket flashes litten, Than I, who stepped before them all, Who longed to see me get the mitten. But no; she blushed, and took my arm! We let the old folks have the highway, And we started toward the Maple Farm Along kind of lovers byway. I can't remember what we said, Twas nothing worth a song or story; Yet that rude path by which we sped Seemed all transformed and in glory. The snow was crisp beneath our feet, The moon was full, the fields were
 gleaming,
 By hood and tippet sheltered sweet Her face with youth and health was
 beaming. The little hand outside her muff- Oh, sculptor. if you could but mold iti So lightly touched my jacket cuff, To keep 1t warm had to hold 1t.
 
 Twas love and fear and triumph
 blended.
 At last we reached the foot-worn stone. Where that delicious journey ended. The old folks, too, were almost home; Her dimpled hand the latches fingered, We heard the voices nearer come. Yet on the doorstep still we fingered. She shook her ringlets from her hood, And with '"Thapk you. Ned" dissem-
 bled, But yet knew she understood With what daring wish trembled cloud passed kindly overhead. The moon was syly peeping thru it, Yet hid It's face, as if 1t said Come now or never! Do 1t! Do it!" My lips till then had only known The kiss of mother and of sister. But somehow, full upon her own Sweet. rosy, darling mouth-I kissed ~ her!
 Perhaps twas boyish love, yet still |r Oh, listless woman. weary lover. To feel once more that fresh, wild thr,,, I'd give-but who can 1ive'youth oyer7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
An Illuminating Article

Under the caption, Notes on the In teInationa Refrigeration Congress al Vienna. Mir w. J. Ruston of Birming- ham. who was delegate to the congress has not only told us much of real value about the scope, progress and possibilities of refrigeration, but he has given the public charming glimpses of life and GUS toms in Austria-Hungary," said a profes- sional man. Few articles in Sunday Age-Herald interested me so much as did this Illuminating contribution to refrig- eration literature. Many people travel but observe little. and are not much wiser after returning home than they were be- fore but Mr Rushton is evidently a very keen observer. and what he modestly calls notes would have been readily ac- cepted for publication in almost any of the popular magazines"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
AllsOp Should Attend

At the close of the splendid meetings held last Tuesday at the Presbyterian church, U. s. A.. formerly the Cumberland Preshyterian. MT. Pearce made one of those thoughtful suggestions characteris- tic of the man. when he remarked that Professor Alsop should be sent from Bir- miDgham to attend the great Sunday school meeting on the Pacific coast" said a resident of Ensley. Being present I overheard words of approval from several directions. It seemed to be the general idea that the chorus leader of this dis trict should by all means attend. Not only can Professor Allsop's services be of great value at the San Francisco meet ing, thereby adding to Birmingham s fame as a musical center. but it would be an opportunity to recognize the ser vices rendered by Mr. Allsop to the sing ing element of this district
 There is no man who has given more willingly of his time and talent to serve his community in his chosen sphere than MT. Allsop. If MT. Marbury, MT. Bon- ner or other leaders would bring this mat ter up I am sure 1t would meet with the approval of the many"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

the railroads. always the most important consumers. will soon be large buyers o1 steel products. There is also probability
 of a resumption of building activity by large concerns in New York and other cities. which. too, will increase the con sumption of iron and give renewed ac- tivity to large range of constructive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
Interest in Birmingham

"I have just returned from my old home in Charlotte. S. G." said John E. Bomar, yesterday, "and I am thankful that for once at least a prophet has honor in his own country. I was honored, not for my own merit. but simply because I came from Birmingham, and could tell about the city that has grown more in the past ten years than any other city of the 100 class in the United States.
 ''The people up there were eager to hear about Birmingham and seemed unwilling to talk to me about anything else. In fact, I was glad when the time came to come back here. where I can hear some thing besides talk about Birmingham.
 .'I was in North Carolina when the Parks bill passed the house. Those peo- pie are. deeply interested in anything which concerns prohibition, and they were delighted to hear that Alabama Is think ine of a more conservative method of handling the liquor problem. I heard many express themselves on the subject, and some even went so far as to say that they were coming to Birmingham to live in the near future."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
Archbishop Ryan


 During a three months residence in to hear Archbishop Ryan preach in the cathedral" said F. I. Monks, and I must say that not only was he a great churchman but he was also a great man. The announcement that he was to preach was always sure to thron g that immense church with people of all religious denominations. and yet his language was neither florid nor poet ical, but purely and intelligently sim pie. He was emlnently practical, in- tensely earnest and religiously sim cere tolerant of those of all religions, yet uncompromising in matters of his own faith.
 "The respect and reverence with which the arch bishop was regarded by his own co-religionists was no great CT than the admiration which the cit izens of Philadelphia had for him. He was the best known man in the city, his name being what might be called a household word and many stories are told of him to illustrate what man. ner of man he was. I remember one in particular which may be worth re- lating. One cold winters night he was on the platform at Broad street sta- tion waiting for a train. He wore a travelling cap and had his coat collar buttoned up around his neck; and did not at all present the appearance of an arch bishop. Just about that time a pretty rough looking western citizen came up and slapped hin on the shoul- der and said, Hello! where in h. did l see you before.' I don't know, quietly replied the archbishop, what part of h-- are you from?' Needless to say that explanations made friends of these two men.
 Archbishop Ryan. in manner and appearance, was of the Irish, Irish. He came from the people and was all ways of the people. His sympathies were ever with the poor, and many are the unrecorded deeds he did for those who came to him with their troubles No wonder Philadelphi ia mourns for him. knowing the loss so- ciety suffers by the death of such a man. He was a man of whom thous- ands in the Quaker City can say as Joe said, 'E wus werry good to me, e was; pity the world 'adn't more on 'em.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
Public Confidence Rising

Henry Clews in his Saturday review of
 the stock market and the business situa-
 tion in general says in part:
 ''The improved sentiment in financial
 and business circles previously noted in
 these columns made further progress.
 Since the first week in December prices
 have risen nearly 10 points, involving an
 appreciation of more than $500 0,0O0 in
 active securities since that date. Under
 such circumstances more or less realizing
 must be expected after every considera-
 ble rally, and this explains the top heavi-
 ness of the market shown during the past
 week.
 "The general business situation remains
 unchanged except that public confidence
 is rising and the belief ts extending that
 the most trying period of readjustment
 is already past. In trade circles changes
 for the better are distinctly observable;
 sentiment is more hopeful; shelves are
 generally bare of supplies; consumption, except of luxuries. has undergone little or no contraction, and demand generally is overriding supply. The country has now had practically three-quarters of a year for rest and recuperation and is feel ing the benefit of that treatment. The conservative policy of the banks in fore ing liquidation at weak points has done much toward bringing about better con- dit:ons. Owing to this fact and the con- traction of business. as well as to lower commodity prices, there is a general &C., cumulation of funds in bank awaiting em- ployment. Our banking situation has much improved since last November The important effect upon business of sound banking conditions cannot be overesti- mated. No better stimulus can be found than an abundance of funds at low rates. such as now exists. Good commer- cial paper is quoted as low as per cent to the best borrowers.
 "On the stock exchange there has been gradual widening of activity. The banking community is openly taking much more favorable views of the future, and the result has been a decided improve ment in investment circles. Securities are being quietly distributed, though still in strong hands; and with an abundance of cheap money the market leaders have the situation under easy control. Railroads arc reporting good gross earnings, and losses in net are somewhat less serious than few months ago. The steel trade 1 shows symptoms of recovery and indica- | tions point to a considerable expansion of business later op. It is quite certain that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A woman tries never to forget her honeymoon; man never to remember 1t.
 A nice thing about family reunions Is when you have to be away from them on business.
 One of the fastest ways to go crazy is to begin to worry about things beyond your control.
 friend who comes to you when you are in trouble.
 Women who earn their livings like to pick out their jobs by the clothes they can wear on them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

The farmer does not take kindly to Canadian reciprocity. He believes that all food products should be high in price the higher the better for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

It took the best services of 200 police men to keep the gentiewomen of New York from mobbing the bride at the Gould-Decies wedding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

The bridegrooms real name was John Graham Hope de la Poer Horsley Beres- ford Decies. A title relieves him, how ever, of this ungainly load.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

AS soon as the moving picture artists have secured places the revolution along the Mexican border will be proceeded with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
THE VERY PLACE

From the Pensacola Journal
 Changing only one letter makes bathing peach" out of bathing beach," The two are sometimes found ogether.-Birmingha Age-Herald.
 Sure. In Pensacola.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

The old way of electing United States senators has worked favorably for MT. Lodge, although several cogs in the ma- chine slipped last fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

Editor Mylius has appealed his case against King George. He knows the value of such advertising. It was he who said the King had been morganatically mar ried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

No householder in the northern half of this country is not suffering at present for lack of exercise. The snow shovel is ann pie for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

Instead of going out in a blaze of glory President Diaz promises to go out with the rattle of revolutionary guns in his ears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

New Orleans is not so much depressed over San Francisco's success as are those that wanted to go to the fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

The capitol of Missouri at Jefferson City burned down, and now St. Louis wants to become the capital city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

A rough estimate puts the number of people afflicted with hoolSworm at 5,000,- 000, and John D. should get busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

The Standard Oil may secure apologies from magazines but the courts are still independent and fearless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

The postal banks insisted on making good from the very start, thus upsetting all the arguments of the adversaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

Many proposed laws were burned up at Jefferson City, but Missouri knows they will be produced in good season. and she is moi: rejoicing. 4-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

An emergency appropriation is needed in order to complete dhe raising of the Maine. It will be provided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

It is proposed to stop the flow of gold and girls to Europe by putting an export tax on heiresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

"Sheehan or nothing,' is said to be MT. Murphy's statement. Some consider 1t astrological.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

Brigham Young's descendants are about to organize. The roll call will be tire some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

President Diaz may now wish that the United States had annexed Chihuahua also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13

The Standard oil and King George have acquired the habit of bringing libel suits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
CoFFEE.

The wandering Miss Arnold-oh, where is she today?
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-03-30

North Franklin Mining Com
pany, Limited-Annual meeting
of stockholders will be held in
the office of Ebbley Investment
Company, Wallace, Monday,
January 9 at 1880 o'clock p. m.
postponed.
Phedora Silver-Lead Mining
Company-Amual meeting will
be held in the Office of DIR. l.. j.
st. Jean, O'Neil-Samuels Block
Saturday evening, April Is, at
7:3O o'clock.
Snow Cliff Copper Mining Com
pany, Limited-Annual meeting of
stockholders will be held at the
office of the company (office of
Amalgamated Stockholding Coz,
Wallace, Saturday, April Sth, at
4:3O o'clock p. m.
Success Mining Company, Linn
ted-Annual meeting Of stock
holders will be held Monday,
April 3, at 1000 a. m, at the office
of the company in Wallace, for
the election of directors, etc.
Blue Bell Mining Company,
Limited-Annual meeting of stock
holders will be held at the Office of
the company, 705 Cedar street,
Wallace, for the election of direc-
tors, Tuesday, June 6, at 1000
o'clock, a. m.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-03-30
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Office Of the Daisy Mining Company, Ltd,
Mullan, Idaho, March 18th, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that at meet
ing Of the directors held on the 18th day
Of March, 1911, an assessment Of one mill
per share was levied on the capital stock
Of the corporation, payable toe. d. Miller,
Secretary of the corporation, at his office
in the village of Mullan, Shoshone Coun--
ty, Idaho, on or before the goth day OF
Anv stock upon which this assessment
remains unpaid on the Goth day OF April,
1911, will be delinquent and advertised
for sale at public auction, and unless pay
ment is made before will be sold on the
goth day of May, 1911, to pay the delln'
quent assessment thereon, together with
the costs of advertising and expense OF sale
G.. D. MILLER, Secretary,
Mich 23-Apl 20. Mullan, Idaho.