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The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

The busiest, most progressive city in
the Western world isn't New York 1t
isn't Chicago, and it isn't in North Amer
ica, for it is the capital of Argentina.
and the name is Buenos Ayres. Perhaps
and a half population existed in South
America, but there does exist one. for
such is Buenos Ayres. And beyond that,
it is a city of beauty, of improvements,
of hurry and hustle that contains many
a lesson for the cities of the United
States. Those lessons are being told now.
for Charles H. Sheriff., United States
minister to Argentina, is making tour
of twenty EIGHT cities of this country in
an effort to stimulate foreign trade. and
at the same time he Is letting it be
known that down in South America is a
model of cities. In Chicago, several days
ago. Mr.. Sheriff. lectured, and his SUBJ
ject was the city Of southern energy"
After the lecture. many persons of Chi
cago confessed that they didn't know
such conditions existed.
Il won't say anything about dirt and
noise and street paving and congestion
and the transportation problem said
Mr.. Sheriff.. II do wish, though, you
could all see how these questions are
handled in Buenos Ayres. They have
them in SUCH a manner as to
make their city the most beautiful in
the world. not excepting some Euro
pean continental cities which have been
much lauded in this particular.
The growth Of the South American
city in many respects Is similar to that
you hope to have 70. Chicago. They have
doubled their population in twelve years
and their dream OF making q city beau
tifur Of their municipality has come true.
No obstacles were too great to be sur
when the plans for the construction
u the vast docks and wharves WRe pro.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

sides. I may want a share of the profits
of your mines
There Is one thing more. Mr. Bar.
nato.' | said. TO he plain with you.
have heard that you sometimes employ
your shareAkpr speculation in London
| shall not be used for any such enter
prise.
IF ! could use you in the way you
have suggested Barney answered. i
should I've in constant fear thai YOU would
sell me out 10 some one else. No: have
all the money want and am determined
to build up a character for truth. honor.
and integrity.
Barney BlrnntO Incident.
after that. Barney did try to live an
irrcproachab,e life commercially. but
temptations were numerous and occasion
ally he got into little things that he
should have avoided. However. he came
to me in each instance to confess and
express his shame and regret.
'AccordIngly. / went to the Transvaal.
taking Il number of engineers with me.
Before long We had the mines running
under American methods and Were saving
money for Barney. Being very rich. Bar
ncy became Slothful. careless in his hab-
its. and very fond of society. j was in
South Africa in the hope OF extending
my reputation as miner. But I couldn't
get Barney Interested in anything new.
saw great chance. hut he put the
matter aside and lost an opportunity for
making $5V,O0c 0O0. The East Rand Syn
dictate procured the property | had in
mind, to my great disappointment
After | had been with him for six
months, Barney came to Africa. When
he left for England l told him | would
wait until he reached the Madeira Islands
for an offer by cable. The offer must be
so liberal 7 said. as to be acceptable to
me without any haSeling' Well. he didn't
telegraph and | resigned.
Reaching London and hearing of my
action. he kept the cable busy for two
or three days. but without result Now.
the average man would have grown hitter
in spirit and been my enemy through life.
But Barney was not an average man. He
remained my loyal friend. After l was
sentenced to be hanged at the order of
Paul Kruger. president of the South Az
rican Republic. and and old robber, Bar
ney said to Mrs Hammond: I got your
husband into Africa and 1 shall get him
out
When Rhodes Was Premier.
When did your relations with Cecil
begin?' I asked.
AT that time Rhodes was prime min
he had gone to Africa for his
health. had made tremendous fortune in
the diamond mines of Kimberley. and had
become the most powerful man in the
He owned gold mines near those
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

posed ten years ago the promoters were
told that the city would never grow to
their proportions. They are built into the
sea and provision made to load freight
directly from the ships to waiting rail-
what similar design has been advocated
here. I believe. To-day the shipping is
so enormous that ship must wait eight
days for berth.
Talk about American energy" smiled
the government official. Il don't depre-
ciate it in the haSt. but here is an in
stance of what the administration in
Buenos Ayres did when the people de-
manded green places in the heart Of the
city. Eight whole city blocks of five and
six story buildings were torn down and
planted with trees and shrubbery and
green grass in five weeks. A small army
Of men did the work. Can North Ameri-
can enterprise beat that?
Centennial Festival.
Another example of their enterprise
and their willingness to do things on a
big scale came in the recent centennial
celebration. when they expended 100000
for festivities which continued only three
weeks. The history Of the city in the last
few years. for Buenos Ayres has only
been what 1t is now for that length Of
time. is filled with similar evidences Of
the 'go-aheadness' of it's citizens. The
southern city is ahead of North American
towns in many ways. There are more
beautiful buildings, better municipal life
and living conveniences, more comfort
It costs to live there. though.
my living expenses are just twice what
they are In New York. A broom costs 81
and a derby hat 80. But everybody seems
to have money and lots Of it. and they
know how to spend II. too. The initiation
fee to one of their clubs Is $1.5O0. and the
women don't wear jewels in public. either.
In my opinion there is no other mar
ket which affords Q better 0ed for Inn
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29
OF GOOD MEMORY.

While a strong memory is a great con-
venience it is not necessarily an advan-
tage
Cardinal Mezzofanti. whose memory for
words was SO retentive that he never for
got one after hearing it once, and which
enabled him to acquire more than hun
dred languages, was in most respects a
very ordinary person. Pliny relates that
Mithridates, King of Pontus. had so ex-
celient a memory that he was able to speak
fiuently twenty-five languages native to
the provinces of his vast empire. Yet he
was a cruel barbarian.
A well-known peripatetic elocutioniSt
and reciter still living declares that he
can repeat, without further preparation,
about 5000 selections in prose and poetry
He probably tells the truth, since he has
been training his mind in this particular
direction for many years.
On the other hand. such men as Sir
Walter Scott. Macaulay, and Gladstone
were not only possesSors Of excellent
memories, they were also men of good
judgment.
Among human beings children have the
most remarkable memories. Under favor
able circumstances they will learn three
and even four languages, so AS to be able
to express their thoughts with equal ease
in any one of them by the time they are
six or seven years of age.
And they accomplish this remarkable
feat without any aid from the mnemonic
devices to which adults are compelled to
resort when they undertake a similar
task. They learn words and phrases un-
and rarely forget them as
long as they live. On the other hand.
grown-ups rarely acquire accurate pro-
nunciation Of a foreign language, al
though they may be able to use 1t with
entire correctness.
1t is a common belief that the memory
is more tenacious in early life than In
later years. That seems to depend almost
entirely on the individual.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

mines in California They are producing
Yet and paying we'll"
| What caused you to take professional
employment in South Africa" ] asked.
Il had been recommended to the Roth
schlds. but I had engagements inn the
West and nothing came of it. There
was Il panic in this country during the
year 1885, and / decided to go elsewhere
as an experiment. ! had received a let
| Ter from barnett IsaacS Barnato who
had made an immense fortune in the
Kimberley diamond minis and the gold
fields at Johannesburg. Afterward. he
cabled me to come to London. telling me
TO draw on him for my time and eX-
penSes.
Il had an engagement in Edinburgh,
where | was to make d verbal report on
a copper mine in Arizona. So / stopped
in London. getting there on Sundsy, and
teleSraphinS Barnato that I would meet
him at his office at noon on Monday.
Oddly enough. he was on time to the
minute. ] wore new silk hat. Both of
US, you see. made conccssionS-he being
punctual and / dressing UP. We had
the conventional talk OF all strangers
the trip over. the weather. and so on.
'.'And how long will you be in Lon
dom" Barney asked. rather carelessly.
~ go to Edinburgh tonight l said.
and shall sail for home on Wednesday,
But I have very important business
with you he exclaimed. and
You know exactly what you want
I said. interrupting him, and / know ex
actly what shall do Twenty minutes
is all the time we shall need under the
circumstances
Outlined South African Find.
$50 he called his brother in and briefly
outlined the South African situation. We
have thought, he remarked. smiling with
his remarkable eyes. that Scoo00 year
would be fair pay for your services
"'You will have to double your figure
1 said.
agreed he replied instantly.
Dealing with him thus abruptly. /
couldn't help but think of his antece-
dents. He had come up, out of the East
Side of London. a poor Jewish peddker.
an auctioneer and a prize fighter to be
one of the richest men and most pic
turesque characters in the world.
II suppose he said that you would
like contract for three years
~ should decline to bind myself to
you,' I replied, or to any other man for
more than six months at a time / may
not be enabled to save you penny in
South Africa, in which event ! should be
a white elephant on your hands. More
over. / may not like you, after I know
what sort of a man you are. 1 shall go
to Africa for six months. At the end
of the period we can bargain again.
You will understand what 1 can do. Be-
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29
MENDING PIGEONS LEG.

II the pigeon patient whose left leg has
been in a plaster cast at the Relief Hos
pital for eleven days were able to talk.
probably the first thing it would do after
it's discharge" from the hospital would
be to fly to Pemberton Square, the general
meeting place of the pigions. and tell the
others what a wonderful thing surgery is.
The pigeon at the Relief Hospital had
the plaster cast taken from its leg by DIR.
Shedd this morning. There were many
surgeons present, and they manifested no
little interest in the work Of DR.. Shedd.
who has taken considerable interest in
the case Of the helpless pigeon. which a
weAk ago Sunday tapped its bill repeat
edly against a window of the hospital
until an attendant came to it's assistance
The bird has been given much atten-
ton and has been an ideal patient. This
morning the bird was taken to a private
room and DR.. Shedd and Mr.. Hartigan
the attendant, placed it on an Operating
table" and removed the cast. When the
cast was removed it was evident that the
pigion had forgotten all about flying The
bird tapped its wings once. but made
no attempt to fly out of DR.. Shedds
hand. The injured leg has mended well.
and in another week the patient will be
discharged"
The injured pigeon has become a mas
cot at the Relief Hospital The attend
ants would like to keep the bird there.
Several persons have promised to give the
bird home should the attaches of the
hospital wish to give 1t up. The mama
gers Of the poultry show made an er-
fort to get the bird for exhibition pur-
poses, but DIR. Shedd felt that the pa
tient was not strong enough for show
purposes.
In the accident. the pigeon lost it's tail.
some plumage and broke its leg It was
q wise old bird. the doctor said, when 1t
dragged itself to the window of the
hospital. DIR. Shedd said that the pigeon
seemed to take. an interest in his opera
ton and blinked its eyes approvingiy
when the cast Was removed.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

mediate exploitation than South America
England knows it and the Buenos Ayres
Stock Exchange reports state that Eng
land last year took $25O, 900 in dividends
from the country. The foreign trade of
Argentina last year was s7O0.OO0,00O and
that of Brazil s45O.GcO.OO0.
Few Americans.
statistics show that last year our bal
ance of trade was $1S3, 900 600. while the
balance of trade in Argentina, with its
small population. was s90.OO0.OO0 in their
favor. Our share of the commerce has in
creased in two years. We have raised the
figures from s47 900 GOO to $50 OOO. 900. through
the efforts of the Department Of State.
There are 10000 English. 5000 Germans,
and 10000 French in Argentina. and they
all speak Spanish. Americans number
just 4CO''
Here are a few of the things which
show the progressiveness of Buenos Ayres
THE city heard Caruso three years be-
fore he went to North America. 1t MAIN
tains two permanent homes of grand
opera.
There are department stores larger
than those OF Chicago and New York.
mo drunken man has been seen on the
streets Of Buenos Ayres in four years.
"Buenos Ayres possesses a newspaper
which has six cables to Europe and prints
three pages of cable news q day. 1t
maintains a free clinic in which hundreds
Of poor persons are treated, and 1t also
has clubrooms which form the amusement
pace of the aristocracy of the city.
There are motor car tunnels beneath
the theaters and there persons can enter
their cars without going into the open air.
THE women are the best dressed. and
most tastily so. in the two Americas. But
they never make lavish displays Of jew
elry in public"
During his stay in Argentina the speaker
declared that only once had he seen the
American flag floating over . vessel, and
that was ON Q Warahip
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
PROHIBITION FORCES
 ARE BUSY IN TEXAS

Austin. Tex, January 13.-The enact- ment of at least two laws-one pro- hibiting the sale of intoXicants within 10 miles of a school house, the other prohibiting the vending of liquors in less quantities than a quart-and pos sibly the enactment of a state wide prohibition law before the present ad- ministration retires. These are includ- ed in the plans of the prohibftionists in the legislature now in session here, according to announcement made to- day by State Senator R. k. Cofer of Gainesville, a leading prohibitionist.
 In the senate the prohibitionists ad mittedly have IT votes against IA anti prohibitionist members; in the house the standing Is: Prohibitionists 75. anti-prohibitionists 5s. It is asserted that Governor Campbell would sign each or all of the measures mentioned. He will retire next Tuesday. at which time Governor elect ColQuitt an avowed antiprohibitionist, will as- sume office. Two-thirds vote is neces- sary to pass a measure over the gov ernor's veto In this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
SCARED CAT BURNS DOWN 4 GOOD BARN Bad Boys Tied Firecrackers on
 Feline's Tail ALMOST LYNCHED NEGRO Selma Knights of Pythians Install New Oficers-Board of District Metho- dist Stewards Holds Meeting.
 Routine Work
ALMOST LYNCHED NEGRO

Selma, January 13.-(Special )--Wo ord was received here today of a fire which occurred few days ago near Camden and which destroyed the barn and con- tents belonging to Frank Tait of Wilcox county. After the fire two negro men were arrested as being the cause of the origin of the blaze, but since have been released as 1t was proven they were en- tirely innocent.
 In the barn there were stored many bushels of corn and hay, which was con sumed by the fire. Two fine mules were burned to death as was destroyed lot of cotton seed. The total loss from the fire will reach nearly 5000.
 The cause of the fire has been traced to cat Some children of the neigh borhood tied a package of frecrackers to the cats tail and set them off. As soon as the first firecracker exploded the cat sought refuge in the barn among the hay while the firecrackers tied to it's tail were still exploding. They caused the fire which later caused the arrest of the two negroes, who were nearly lynched by number of mad citizens who want ed revenge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
RED BAY CONCRETE
 COMPANY ORGANIZED

Red Bay. January 13.-(Special) )-In the office of E. P. Auger this evening. at 2 D. m there was organized the Red Bay Concrete Manufacturing company The meeting was called to order by F. P Au-
 ger. chairman; Ed Ttffin was elected
 president; E. P. Auger, manager; F. A. Smith, secretary and treasurer. and E. P. Auger was appointed to collect the sub scriptions.
 The manager and the secretary and treasurer were put under bond of 5000 each. A. J. Hackett was appointed a committee of one to have the charter drawn. The capital stock of the company is to be $5oO0
 Tho purpose for which the company
 was organized is to manufacture all kinds of concrete products such as drain tiles, sewer pipes, culverts, fence posts, ceme- tery work of all kinds, building material, such as bricks, blocks. columns, ballus- ters. ornamental works. cement shingles, floor tiles, sidewalk tiles, street paving blocks, fireproof window and door frames ooors and sashes, self cooling refrigera- tors for stores or homes. cattle watering troughs, water filters, burial vaults, lawn
 ornaments. telephone and telegraph poles, and all kinds of reinforced works The Red Bay Concrete Manufacturing
 company will also have a machine shop connected with the plant to manufacture all machinery necessary for their own use and also for the trade. The amount of stock subscribed in both cash and ma teria1 is nearly sufficient. The machinery to be installed will be the latest inn proved, yet not expensive. Great interest IS felt in this enterprise by the people of Red Bay and surrounding country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
MRS. SUTHERLIN
 DIES IN DANVILLE
HOME KNOWN AS "LAsT CAPITOL OF THE CONFEDERACY," AS THE FINAL CABINET SESSIONS WERE HELD THERE

Danviile January 13.-(Special.)- .)-Mrs. Jane Patrick Sutherln, widow of the late Maj William T. Sutherlin, died at her home here this morning. She was in her eighty fourth year.
 After sreatirg of the rrany charities of Major and Mrs. Sutherlin. the Danv'lle Fec says this afternoon: Mrs. Sutheriin Is survived by only one living descendant, little Jamie Sutherlin Barrett of Birining- ham, Ala.
 Near the close of the Civil war Precl- den. .s Il eIso.i Ddvis and his cabinet, aft CT being forced to evacuate Richmond fled to Danville. When the Confederate chieftain and his aids arrived here they were quartered and entertained at the hospitable Sutherlin home. It was here that President Davis assembled his cab met for the last officill conference, be- fore the surrender of Lee at Appomatox, and the termination of the memorable struggle. Possibly no private home in the south has more interesting history tran thls which for more than 45 years has been known as the Last Capitol of the Confectionery for here 1t was that the last official Confederate document was signed by President Davis, The ta- ble on which the document was signed Is of Egyptian marble and Is still in the Sutherlin residence. Prior to the depar- ture of Jefferson Davis, Mrs. Sutherln handed him bag of gold, as the Con- federate money had become worthless, which she had been saving for an emerg cncy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
NEWS OF RUSELLvILLE
Long Distance Telephone Line Com.
 pleted-Bank in Good Condition

Russellville, January 13.-(Special)-A long distance Independent telephone line has Just been completed from Phil Camp bell. in this county, to Hackleburg, Ma rion county, which now places this coun- ty among the foremost in telephone con- nections With only about two exoep- tions every place in this county can now be reached by telephone connection. Here tofore accurate returns from an election were not received until next day, but with the active installation of farmers telephone lines 1t seems that two years hence this inconvenience will be dis pensed with.
 The published report of the Citizens Bank and Savings company, which has been given out this week. shows an- other excellent banking record for this city during the past year The bank TOW has on deposit, subject to check, s101, ,0S4 .o5, and savings deposits to the amount of $5o,374.57. This bank is an in- dependent one with Poster Gavin as cash fer The annual meeting of the directors and stockholders will be held on March 1, this ending their fourth banking year.
 Phil Campbell camp Woodmen of the World, have installed the following new officers for the coming year: Oscar Hutcherson. counsel commander: Erwin Thomas, adviser lieutenant; J. A. Thomp- son, banker; M A. Mapes, sentry; pr. 0. O.. Underwood physcian A. M. Cole man. representative to head camp in Mo- bile.
 Judge R. J. Moody. probate judge; D. A. Malone, circuit clerk, and W. D. Low cry, sheriff, are making preparations for the turning of their respective offices over to their successors next Monday s. J. Petree. postmaster of Russellville, accepts the office of probate judge; Ed R. Free man. former circuit clerk. takes charge of the office of circuit clerk while MT Lowery Is succeeded by A. w. Hargett Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes of Wins have located in this city and Dr. Hughes will open an office here. Dr. Hughes is one of the leading physicians of north Alabama, and he will be interested with the practice of his brother, Dr. w. F Hughes, county health officer