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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-29

Advertising rates made known on
Application.
Entered at Durham. N. c.. post Office
as second-class mail matter.
Birmingham blind tigers will have
to 90 to work now.
Boosters are not always consistent,
but no other man is.
Vote early tomorrow and as often
as they will let you.
A town that is not on highway,
these days is not on the map.
The last congress put stars in the
flag. if none in its crown.
The next court will also be some
thing Of a blind tiger term.
The latest report is that General
Carr has captured MorGanton.
NOBODY expects that Beulah Bin
fcrd can act, but she will draw"
II is a trial TO some people to have
to keep up with the Beattie trial.
1t Will take an expert political car
penter to mend some of their fences.
Lincoln Beachey should be high
drawing card at the state fair this
year.
II the prohibitionists were more
temperate they would hold their own
hetter.
Atwood both broke records and
made -ome for others to break in
his great fight.
The most satisfying record for
some nervous ptorle to break would
be graphophone records.
Sounds anomalous, but high
flyer" IS not the right kind Of person
to become a good aviator.
All that is now necessary is to gel
the voters out to the polls, and the
farm-life school victory is won.
Just u make the thing more inter
sStil- baseball leagues should give
consolation prizes to the taIl-enders
Perhaps Beachey was looking fol
the room at the top" when b,
smashed the altitude record at Chi.
csgo.
Since so many people. have beef
killed IT, flying, football is perhap
in real danger Of losing its popu
larity.
Apparently the tobacco farmer
have tne situation in their owl
hands. TIT taking advantage Of il |
another story.
Tie same frost that will swat tn
fiy and put the mosquito out Of busI
ness aill also ripen the persimmon
and the irmpkin pie.
Prey.dont Taft might loan hi
horse Reciprocity" 10 Sir wilfri
Lsurier q ride during the eampaig
sLoW On IN the Dominion.
The citizens Of Lynchburg tried I
Inch ! fegro for shooting police
ran. Trying 70 live up 70 the nam
u the city. apparently.
Il IS not only hard. but well mig
Impossible for one TO scr any side 0
. question eneep, bis own. And this !
especially true IN politics.
Recent happenings In the mstrimt
nal aorld leads one 70 the copclusio
thai cupid ~ well a. politics make
strange BID fellows
Taft siil have plenty Of subject
10 disease on his western tour. b,
the politically wise say that \
might as well talk about u
weather.
u yardaman and JEFF Davis hs
gsined prominence when an amin
vas selected 70 represent the dem
cratic rarity we could undergta1
Why the donkey was chosen.
10 make 10 for lost time some ,
the rnsutsuquss miyht put on
debate between Speaker CLARK an
Republican Leader Mann with q
work Of the last congress as the sol
ject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
THE LURE OF THE OCCULT

successor. the Swami Abhedenanda, lec- lures 70 audiences of from 300 to 300 peo- ple.
 Branch societies with Swamis in charge are maintained in Boston, Pitts burg, Washington, St. Louis. Denver, San Francisco and Los Angeles, to say noth- ing of the circles in many small towns.
 That the sun may do it's perfect work, the cult encourages the wearing of as lit- tie clothing literally as the law allows. IT is Anthony Comstock's prying super vision that has hampered the full exer- else of the faith in New York But on Lowell lawns sun baths and dew baths in angel robes'-and, as has been testi- fled, even without them-have been sights to startle those of the population still living on the earth plane of staid New England common sense.
 ''Is 1t any wonder that the missionaries from the foreign field are sending to their home offices in New York and Boston the peremptory inquiry: What do Christian women mean?' And they echo the ques- tion put at the Swami Abhedenanda's Ashrama: What has organism done for the women of the east that the women of the west want aught with it?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
Italy and Turkey

It seems easy to settle the Franco German dispute over Morocco-much easier than any suggested adjust nent of the Tripolitan affair. Italy wants Tripoi, and yet Turkey has owned Triopli several centuries. Tur- keys control of distant provinces is not, however, very close or vigorous. The Young Turks at Constantinople are, on the other hand, very warlike, and "a holy war" may be proclaimed. Tripoli holds well nigh million of Mohammedans. All natives in Trip oli are devoted Moslems, and it is impossible to see how Turkey can hand Tripoli over to Christian coun- try without weakening the govern ment at home. If Turkey calls all Moslems in Tripoli to arms, she will put in the field about 100000 gueril- las, and Italy's task will be by no means light She will control the sea, but on the land she has strenu- ous campaign before her.
 Much depends upon what Germany does in this matter, for Germany is closely allied with both Italy and Tur- key. The inside motives that have prompted Italy to lay claim to Trip oli are probably not known, and Ger many may see way to settle the af- fair without a resort to arms. It is reasonably certain that Italy is not going into a struggle with Turkey wholly unsupported. The Turks are fanatics and they fight desperately. The curtain will soon be raised on this Turko-Italian squabble over Tripoli, and then clearer view of the situation will be possible.
 The Turkish ambassador at Wash ington, Zin Bey Pasha, admits that when the Berlin treaty was signed it was secretly agreed that Italy should be permitted to exercise "a pacific penetration of Tripoli'' This is the basis of Italy's claim to a protec- torate. Italy had established banks, schools and other enterprises ,and at
 
 length she claimed the power that has been granted to France in Mahom- medan Morocco. It will thus be seen that Italy has rights in Tripoli that the powers, at any rate, are bound to respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
Business in the South

"It may be that business conditions in the north are not as satisfactory as we would like to see them, but In the south there is good deal of gen. uine prosperity" said Donald H. Weis- man. of Philadelphia. within the past
 four weeks I have visited Tennessee and Texas and the southern part of
 Alabama, and l have found decided op- timism in the sections named.
 Before coming south l had heard 9 great deal about the south's pros- perity and now 1t is quite generally
 known that the south, taken as a whole, is in better shape in the mat ter of crops than any other section. All the cities in Texas seem to be flour ishing as never before. While Ala bama's cotton has suffered very much in spots, there will be a large crop.
 I am not connected with the cotton bus mess in any form but I feel pretty sure that the price will advance above the present market schedule. High priced cotton will make the south hum and as the southern corn and hay crops are very large 1911 should witness a high record in prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Harmon's strengs.,

"ln touring car trip through New England recently, in company with proni- 1 nent manufacturers, l heard national poli- tics discussed good deal, said w. \. Chenoweth, the well known hardware man. Our party started out from Poagn- keepsie N. Y. We went along mp the Hudson. through Massachusetts and into New Hampshire. Most of the men we met were republicans, but I heard 1t said by not a few of them that if the democrats nominated Harmon next year he would be almost sure to succeed Presi- dent Taft in the White House.
 Taft is not as popular down east as he used to be, but it seemed to be taken for granted that he would be renominat- ed l heard 1t said time and again that Harmon was the one democrat who could beat Taft When the name of Woodrow Wilson was mentioned it pro- voked strong words of protest. The busl- ness interests of the east say that Will son is too radical in his views. If he were nominated he would stand no show 1t all.
 '"I myself, am for Oscar Underwood as first choice, of course, and if Underwooa should happen to get the nomination l believe he would give President Taft very hard run. But the business men 1 met this summer were strongly Of the opinion that Goverlor Harmon of Ohio would not only poll the full democratic strength. but that he would get large independent vote and some republican votes besides.
 q was in Washington recently and 7here found everybody pretty much talklns enthusiastically for Underwood. But 1t cannot be too much stressed in the south, where Woodrow Wilson, southern born, is naturally strong, that between the New Jersey governor and the Ohio governor there is no comparison from a viewpoint of vote getting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
Taxation in Birmingham

The constitution of 1901 is full of misfits. It disfranchises 100000 white citizens and it puts a limit on the towns of this state so far as municipal service and progress are concerned. No matter how many schools, hospitals, libraries, parks and the like may be desired, Birming- ham is condemned to a tax rate of l per cent Both Mobile and Mont gomery are permitted to levy higher rates-Montgomery can collect a tax of IA per cent, and Mobile may gather in from taxable property 1 F per cent. Birmingham is limited to 1 per cent, although the needs of the greater city far outrun the needs of either Mobile or Montgomery.
 John L. Parker calls for constitu- tional amendment which would afford this city more scope in civic exten- sions and improvements. No doubt this will have to be done if the city's expenditures are to be brought with in it's receipts while municipal prog ress in accordance with public senti- ment is maintained. A rate equal to Mobiles, l F per cent, would be al together reasonable and perhaps sat isfactory.
 Commissioner Weatherly and Pres ident Parker both think a constitu tional amendment providing for tax rate equal to Mobiles is desirable, and they have studied the subject carefully and thoughtfully. The tax able property of the city now stands at $65, ,000,000, and tax rate of F per cent would give the city an in- come of S975, 1000, and on this basis merchant license taxes could be re- duced and yet the city could provide an adequate service without exceed ing its income. The subject should be carefully considered in connection with the forthcoming budget.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29

clash and the old rings would, under such charter, have been possible, and it is perhaps better that it was voted down. After while Atlanta may rise to the occasion and adopt a commission form of government modelled without deflection on Bir- mingham's. This city wants no com mon council of 10, and it finds three commissioners a sufficiency. Atlanta will see it's way to a straight out plan of commission government, and the rejection of it's compromise plan will give it opportunity to do some prac- tical and sound thinking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
PROLOGUE TO EvANGEL1NE
Henry Wadsworth Longfeliow.

By Henry Wadsworth LongfellOW This is the forest prlmeval Ths mur-
 muring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments
 green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of old, with voices sad
 and prophetic,
 Stand like harpers hoar, with boards that
 rest on their bosons rs Loud from It's rocky caverns the deep
 voiced neighboring ocean Speaks, and in accents disconsolate an-
 swers the wall of the forest This is the forest primeval; but where
 are the hearts that benedth it Leaped like the roe when he hears in the
 woodland the voice of the hunts
 man?
 Where Is the thatch-roofed village, the
 home of Acadian farmers Men whose lives glide on like rivers that
 water the woodlands, Darkened by shadows of earth, but re-
 flecting the image of heaven? Waste are those pleasant farms, and the farmers forever departed! Scattered like dust and leaves when the mighty blasts of October Seize them,s and whirl them aloft, and sprinkle them far OCT the ocean. Naught but tradition remains of the beautiful village or Grand-Pre. Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest: :. List to a Tale of Love in Acadie. hon1& xn-- IA ..a4xa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
Real Primaries From Maine to Texa

Real Primaries From Maine to Texas
 Both Massachusetts and New Jer- sey held real primaries on Tuesday for the dirct nomination of candidates for state and local offices. Maine has just made a direct primary a part of her constitution. The amendment was overwhelmingly voted This is certainly good start in the east toward direct action by the people and against the anticipated conven- tion system and the machine and the bosses. The democratic legislature of New York refused to obey the Rochester pla form, which pledged the party to direct nominations and a real primary system. The Tam many machine refused to carry out this pledge, and it may be disciplined by the people this fall. Democratic New York is entitled to real pri maries and it will get them.
 In no part of the country is there any reaction from real primaries The longer the people have them thu more firmly do they become estab lished, and long before 1916 ther' will be little indeed left of the con vention system. It stands condemne' by the rank and file everywhere. Tn people know what they want. The, propose to have self government fo and by themselves instead of govern ment by and for self appointed mid dlemen and machines. The revolu ton will stand complete by 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
WHO'S WHO AT THE zoo

Irwin Cobb. the humorist, in the Hamp- ton-Columbia Magazine for October tells some amusing stories of animal life at the New York Bronx zoo.
 Personally" says Cobb, "I have al ways been passionately fond of animals. Even when we were living in a fiat we had our pets-two goldfish and canary. I shall never forget the evening I re- turned home to find the canary at what you might call his last gasp, or tweet He had got out of his cage and had in mentality was located at the far end ot him from the scene of the conf1agration he had not noticed that he was afire un- til his tail was burned to the roots. He was picking the coverlids when I arrived and he passed away shortly thereafter"
 Speaking of snakes, Cobb tells the fol lowing yarn:
 his jaw where rattler or a scandal nlonger carries his. But he has a kinc
 of self feeding fountain pen arrange
 ment like a horn growing right out oi
 the top of his head, and this horn or spike
 is so full of deadly poison that often i
 overfows and runs down on his face
 giving him an untidy appearance. Ant
 he never crawls. When in rapid motion
 he suggests somebody practicing capita
 Os with the free arm. Spencerian meth
 od. This appearance is due to the fac
 that he travels by putting the tip of hi
 tail between his lips, thus forming com piete circle, and rolling along rapidly like runaway buggy tire. From thi
 fact. his name of hoop snake is de rived"
 He lies In wait for his prey at the tol Of a tall hill and, as the quarry ap proaches he suddenly emerges and roll down upon him at lightning speed. It i of no avail for the intended victim t seek safety in flight, because the hoo snake can roll faster than any human be | ing ever ran. He will roll upon you iron behind and sink his horn into you upo your retreat, causing instant death. There is but one mode of escape. At tn warning cry Of Hoops, my dearv' tn traveller turns and faces the approach ing doom. When the snake is but fev paces distant, he>leaps behind the neares tree. The snake, being unable to alte his course upon such short notice. drive his horn deep into the trunk of the tre and sticks fast. You may then emerg l from your refuge and while he writhe there helpless prisoner, you can destr? him utterly with a club. 7'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
Fair and Hot in Dixie

The mercury is still high. It goes into the sos every day, and it has been doing this ever since the early days of May. Ninety degree weather becomes tiresome after five months trial of it, and the people begin to long in earnest for a change to real fall weather
 The present weather is not con- fined to Birmingham. It is wide spread and it begins to affect trade and business. Fall goods were pur- chased to be sold rather than to be carried on shelves in the stores of at least half of the country.
 We'll, October is near at hand, and October no doubt will speedily bring relief to those weary of 90 degree weather. October very often spreads white frosts over the landscape, al- though killing frosts are generally allotted to November, when all cotton is "safe" and frost is really vel comed to open remaining bolls.
 Let us all rejoice at any rate that this has been an ideal picking season, even if it has been to some extent oppressive and uncomfortable. The weather clerk can well afford to mark his maximums of temperature down into the sos and then no one would complain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
Atlanta Clings to AIdermanic Rule

The office holders and politicians of Atlanta rallied and they succeeded in voting down mild form of com mission government by majority of 2015. Birmingham's new municipal government was held up by the fire men, policemen and other place hold CTS as a dreadful example, and the compromise plan was rejected. A city ruled to that extent by its off, flee holders is a city that has little room at present for municipal re- form.
 The rejected charter was, however, . poor affair. It provided for com mon council to do the city's legis- lating and a commission of five as the city's executive force. The old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
UNFORTUNATE CHARLESTON

From the Chicago Examiner.
 Few American cities have suffered so often and so seriously from the angry elements as Charleston. Carollnas beau tiful city by the sea was burned to ashes in the civil war. It was practically de- stroyed by an earthquake in 1886. It was ravaged by yellow fever in 1888. It was wrecked by cyclone and tidal wave in 1893. It was hurt by smaller earth quake in 1907. and just now 1t has borne In million dollar loss and in 15 lives the brunt of the recent hurricane. With unconquerable courage the brave old city rises from every disaster and the world once more gives 1t sympathy and god speed in its present trouble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29


 New York Correspondence Cincinnati TimesStar.
 Every now and then Walter St. Denis starts flaming" about fighters-espe- cially since the revival of the fight game here has shown that the burg is absolutely frothy for it. More taxis gather about Madison Square Garden when a good scrap is to be put on than may be seen in front of the Met ropolitan opera house when Caruso sings, and even the r-forehead crowd ceased to be actively resentful of the dinner coats which are in splashing range of the ring. Young Griffo was the widest of them all,' says St. Denis, No manager ever lived who could keep his feet on the ground After one big l fight he disappeared, and six days aft erward his manager found him in a | bum hotel Griffo admitted that he felt pretty rocky. Can I send up any thing for your asked the manager, so- licitiously. Yes said Giffo, send up snake charmer.'"
 It was Kid Burt who told St Denis that he would never fight in Philadel- phia again. MT. Burt remarked that the game was too strong for him oyer here. "They not only deal you sec. onds." he said, wearily, "but there's a guy stan's over you wit a mace, il case some accident should happen ana you win" MT. Burt alleges that in one battle the other fighters manager was the referee. "So I sends this guy dowr for the count, see," said MT. Burt, "an m stannin' over him, ready to slip hin another if he come to. An the referee goes on countiS mighty slow. An by an by he says, Say, Kid, what comes after fifty-nine?' So then I ducks What chanst has guy got agains somep'n like that?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
Regarding Banquet Courses

q can recall the time when most per sons in Birmingham who saw anything of high life were familiar with all the
 table wines and could tell you just how to arrange banquet courses. but l have been surprised to find that few hereabouts Tn these days have correct ideas touching such mattors," said an old club man. "When l say these days l have no rel erence especially to the three or four years of prohibition. There has been cCmparatively little wine drinking in Bir- mingham during the past 10 or F years. I attribute this change to two causes the increasing popularity of beer, which vitiates the more exquisite taste, and the cultivation of the sporty highbaH, which also affects the taste. To large extent the highball habit now prevails in the
 fas shionab1e circles in most large cities to the exclusion of wine, but it may be set down as almost certain that any man who has lived in New Orleans retains his familiarity with the vintages proper to be served at a formal luncheon or dinner. At the Southern club a day or two ago enc of the older members who spent many years of his life in the Crescent City, and who is recognized as an au- thurity. jolted down these rules which, he | claimed, should be observed whenever 6 table is spread for a banquet: Bad
 wine is the guests horror and the host g disgrace All delicate wine should be served in the thlnnest of glasses. Red
 vine is poisonous to oysters. With the
 latter a glass of Chablis or Sauterne
 should be served. Still wines follow, un-
 iii high class, sparkling wine is served l toward the conclusion of dinner. Still wines should be drunk cool, not iced, as l intense cold destroys bouquet and flavor AS each wine is served all other glasses | should be removed with the exception oi
 champagne glasses, which remain | throughout dinner. To summarizes
 "'With oysters, serve chablis, sauterne
 or sparkling mozelle.
 :" Soup: Very dry sherry or madera. 'Fish Same as with oysters. | " Ilntree Claret or burgundy.
 " Roast: Champagne.
 Sparkling wines should be iced from without The temperature of claret anc burgundy should be that of the cafe ol dining hall "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press
 First a man wants to make money honestly, then any way.
 All men need to begin an argument or a subject is to be entirely isnoran, about it.
 A man oAn give his wife happy life by her being able to deiude herself about him. a
 Even man who is too smart to invest his money wrong won't have sense enough not to eat green fruit and get the collie.
 When man had a tip on horse that won and didn't bet on it, there's no way to convince him he wasn't cheated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
A PROUD PARENT.

President Alderman of the University of Virginia is a brilliant orator, and makes it a habit to travel through the country, delivering speeches to the alumni associations of the Institution which he governs. On one occasion he was making such oration. and was in the midst of a glowing, star-shaking tribute to the old students, when he stopped and said:
 ''The fact of the matter is, gentlemen. that the alumni of the university are dear to my heart, whether they commend me or abuse .me l am like the Irish man who lined up his family of seven eiantlike sons, and invited his caller to take look at them.
 'Ain't they the fine boys?' inquired the father
 V, They are,' agreed the visitor.
 The finest in the worldl' exclaimed father An I nivver laid violent hands on any one of 'e1n except in silf-definse,, The Twice-a+month Popular Magazine.
 SENSIBLE CHOICE, N- What person do you consider the greatest living optimist?'
 Doctor Munyon, who says There is hepe' What person do you consider the greatest living optimist?"
 'If he really thinks he can whip Jack Johnson, would say Bombarder Wells"
 IN POOR TASTE.
 I'm afraid Twillem has but a limited capacity for enjoyment" Why SOP" While everybody else in a local theatre was admiring some gorgeous moving pie lures of the coronation of England's king. he was busy estimating the number of people who were starving at that time in the city of London"
 PAUL COOK.