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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Richard Wagner, in My Life.'
 At the beginning of October I began to compose Tristan" finishing the first act by the New Year, when I was all ready engaged in orchestrating the pre- lude During that time I developed a dreamy, timorous passion for retirement Work, lonk walks in all winds and weath- CTS, evening spent in reading Caldron- such was my mode of life, and if it was disturbed, I was thrown into the deepest state of irritation.
 My connection with the world confined itself almost entirely to my negotiations with the music seller, Hartel, about the publication of Tristan" As had told this man that, by way of contrast to the immense undertaking of the "Nibelun- gen." l had in my mind a practical work, which, in it's demands upon the producer, confined itself to all intents and pur- poses, to the engagement of a few good singers, he showed such keenness to take up my offer that l ventured to ask 400 louis For (about S154D.
 Thereupon Hartel answered that I was to read his counter offer, made, in a sealed letter which he inclosed, only on condition that I at once agreed to waive my own demands entirely, as he did not think the work I proposed to write was one which could be produced without diff ffculties In the sealed inclosure I found that he offered me only 100 louis dor (or $S6), but he undertook, after a period of five years, to give me a half share in the proceeds. with the alternative of buying out my rights for another 100 louis dor. With these terms I had to comply, and soon set to work to orches- trate the first act so as to let the en- graver have one batch of sheets at a time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
Ice Wnter Free

Tn every city public water troughs should be provided for horses and also public ice water coolers in summer where men, women and children could satisfy their thirst said a man
 q have wondered why prohibitionists did not start an ice cooler movement in Birmingham. The Bohemian bakery on Twentieth street, at Is own expense and purely as matter of humanity. keeps a large cooler of ice water on the sidewalk in front of the store with free water placard attached. This thoughtful act on the part of the pro- prietor of the bakery is certainly ap- precated by the hundreds who slake their thirst at the free fountain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Inheriting money seems about as rare as inheritlng brains.
 Men seem crazy to spend money on anything except the family.
 The reason a man. has a good opinion of himself is so somebody will.
 A man can act as if he did his wife a favor to let her work for the whole fam fly for nothing.
 A woman who is willing to be a grand mother has reconciled herself to admit ting she's past 30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
ALABAMA's EXPERIENCE
From the Mobile Register.

The experience with prohibition in Ala bama, as in every other state where 1t has been tried, has forced all deep think ing men and women to the conclusion that absolute prohibition ofeintoxicants is an impossibility; therefore, the next best thing is legal regulation of the sale so that evils of intoxication will be nini- mixed and in course of time removed en- tirely. This is the broad view, looking at the problem from q national standpoint, and not from the crcumscrbed vision of locality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
AMERICANS SUBMISSIVE

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 Although we make such constant boast of our freedom, we are personally the most submissive people in the world. Neither the average Englishman, German or Frenchman would tolerate impostions put upon us every day in the year and every hour in the day. Yet have we a matchless principle of organic political life. The world shows nothing like our federal system, with it's checks and bal ances. revolving round our system of states, with their checks and balances. It is the people who are mainly at fault. They are yet in their political swaddllng clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
AFTER THE FoI1RTH.

AFTER THE FOURTH. And still our wonder fingers,
 For what do you suppose? He has all of his fingers
 And has all of his toes. Both eyes are bravely blinking, Both ears are still intact; I know what you are thinking,a But all of this is fact. VI He fired great cannon crackers, He shot sky-rockets, too, While many youthful packers Gave him their plaudits due. Through Roman candles flashing And other things to match, All whizzing, booming. crashing, He came without scratch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

means fully vindicated. The official report will probably sustain all of General Bixby's conclusions, and his report as chief of engineerers will be generally accepted as the true story of the wreck, unless indeed some piece of a torpedo or submarine mine are dis covered when all of the water is pumped out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
THE wAsHERwoMAN.s SONG

By Eugene Ware QronquilD. In a very humble cot, In a rather quiet spot.
 In the suds and in the soap,
 Worked a woman full of hope; Working. singing, all alone, In a sort of undertone;
 with the Savior for friend,
 He will keep you to the end" Sometimes happening along, I had heard the semi-song,
 And l often used to smile,
 More in sympathy than guile; But I never said a word In regard to what I heard,
 As she sang about her friend,
 Who would keep her to the end. Not in sorrow nor in glee Working all day long was she,
 AS her children, three or four,
 Played around her on the floor; But in monotones the song She was humming all day long;
 with the Savior for a friend.
 He will keep me to the end" It's a song I do not sing, For ScdTCe DciCNS O eAtii8
 Of the stories that are told
 or the miracles of old; But I know that her belief Is the anodyne of griefs And will always be a friend
 That will Keep her to the end. lust a trifle lonesome she, Just as poor as poor could me; But her spirits always rose, Like the bubbles in the clothes, And, though widowed and alone, Cheered her with the monotone, Of Savior and friend Who would keep her to the end. I have seen her rub and scrub, On. the washboard in the tub, While the baby, sopped in suds, Rolled and tumbled in the duds, Or was padding in the pools, With old scissors stuck in spools; She still humming of her friend. Who would keep her to the end. Human hopes and human creeds, Have their root in human needs;
 And should not wish to strip From that washerwoman's lip ! Any song >that she can sing, And hope that songs can bring;
 For the woman has a friend
 Who will keep her to the end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Countess Beatrice von Bylandt of Hol- land is in this country, and she insists on her right to smoke. Let her both smoke and chew if she will. Anything to please Dutch lady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Another Massachusetts judge has de- cided that man has a right to get drunk on his birthday What ails the Massa- chusetts judges, anyway?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

Make up yo' min ter it. dar's a fce ,4ne ahead CT such a man ez dat. I don't b'lieve dat Providence hisse'f would let do worl come ter end in watermelon time, an woe ther de sinner what destroys de Paradise Q de cullud race!'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

The effort of Amherst college to put Latin and Greek back to their old-time supremacy is likened to Mrs. Parlington's efforts, who, with a broom, tried to sweep back the rising tide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Two "Pinafores" are running in New York. and the theatre-going public is ready to turn from what they have had in the name of comic operas to something decent and enjoyable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Pittsburg has a church that women at- tend without hats on their heads, and men without coats on their backs It con- siders temperature factor that should be considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
Dr. Abbott,s View. on Liquor question

"The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, one or the most distinguished men ln this country, and well known as editor-ln- chief of The Outlook, has sound views on the liquor question, and he expresses them fearlessly although quietly said citizen.
 He has written frequently on pro- hibition, and while he personally IS most temperate man, practically to.ai abstainer, he is opposed on principle to state wide prohibition. His discussion of this question which appeared in The AgebHerald of Wednesday is clear ana forceful. Some men say they will vote against prohibition because prohibition laws are not strictly enforced. But pr. Abbott opposes statutory prohibition on principle. That has been my position all the time.
 "Even if prohibition laws were well observed I would be just as much against the enactments which the Conner legislature passed and which the ONeal legislature repealed. There is an element of unfairness in state-wlde prohibition that always arouses feel ing of opposition on my part. Local option is the true doctrine and the only right way. If Mobile wants the saioon' then Mobile should have it. The peo- ple of one section should have no voice in what the people of another section should have in the way of liquor laws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
Passed Naval Academy Examinations

Leighton Wood, who was nominated by Congressman Underwood for cadet ship at the United States Naval acad- emy at Annapolis, has successfully passed both the mental and the physical examinations with high marks, and has entered the academy, He Is son of Sterling A. Wood, whose oldest son, Clement, graduated with honors in Yale's law school last month.
 A prominent citizen who knows the Wood boys said: Clement won $1OO prize for the best debating society ad- dress at Yale, and it Is safe to say that Leighton will distinguish himself at Annapolis He did fine work at the Birmingham High school, and made his on the football team of 1910. lie matriculated at the University of Ala bama recently, but resigned to enter Werntz's Preparatory school at An napolis. His many friends wish him success"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

The crowds that are leaving dear old London are convinced that the first ad- jective Is as true as the other. It was to them both dear and old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
Regarding Crops

There will be an enormous cotton crop this year and the south will gather good deal of corn, but corn in Ala bama and Mississippi was damaged by the excessive heat and lack of mois- ture," said Joseph Beitman of Birming- ham.
 T was in Mississippi recently and noticed that some corn fields were badly parched It is the same way III Alabama. Crops on the whole will pc abundant and business will be benefited thereby. Trade should be brisk from now until Christmas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Eleven aviators, flew across the English channel this week--a veritable flock of man-birds, and the occurrence surprised no one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
SOON SQUELCHED

There was man in our town f Who liked to have his way, But when his wife began to frown He nothing had to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
SOME IMPROVEMENT

July the Fourth, while not so safe
 And sane as some would have it be, Is not so fatal as 1t was, The statisticians all agree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

The magazine trust is one thing and the powder trustsanother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Empty bottle in an automobile joy ride is call for an ambulance as a rule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

A negro has been appointed to New Yorks police force. He is expected to look after the crooks of his own race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
EVIDENTLY NOT.

1.-Two young bachelors who were keep ing house in bungalow bought patent dish washer" "
 "Was it a success?'' sl
 T guess not. They are both married now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Mrs. Eddys will is in a legal snarl, and it is plain the lawyers will get a good slice of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

"Our laws are made by the ignorant says Chance Day. He was speaking O antitrust laws, which he abominates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Those who fled to New England to avoid the heat jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
UNIDENTIFIED.

'If microbes be in kisses"
 Said one whose face was fair, "I know host of misses
 Who do not greatly care.v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Madero has been crowded off the first page, but he is recognizing Mexico, and election day is coming on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Out of 26 presidents IS were college men. but Washington and Lincoln are among those who were not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

No one comes home from a vacation rested. Even ones pocket book is tired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Senator Bourne is about to join the lame ducks. for he proposes to be re- elected without spending any money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
SIRE.

The maid who wears a peek-a-boo Will nearly always get her due
 Of loving looks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

The summer capital anguishes this year. Politics comes first in a year pre- ceding a presidential election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

Morocco has the protection of no Mon roe doctrine. and its partition at an early day is considered probable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
THE PRICE FOR CHRISTIAN,

King George V. is no longer a drum major on parade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
THE DIFFERENCE.

"I presume while you were in Venice you found the gondola restful mode of conveyance"
 "oh, yes, and much superior in that re- spect to trolley car once aboard gondola, you have no tears of fat wom- an with an armful of bundles climbing aboard and jamming you into 8 corner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
THE o1D-FAsHIoNED TOWEL.

THE OLD-FASHIONED TOWEL. When think of the towel, the old-fash- toned towel, That used to hang up by the printing house door, think that nobody in these days of shoddy, Can hammer iron to wear as 1t wore. The tramp who abused it, the devil who used 1t, The makeup, the foreman, the editor (poor man) Each rubbed some grime off while they put a heap on, In, over and under, twas blacker than
 thunder, Twas harder than poverty, rougher than sin. From the roller suspended, 1t never was
 pended, And 1t fiapped on the wall like banner
 of tin. It grew thicker and rougher, and harder and tougher, And daily put on an inliier hue, Until one windy morning, without any
 warning, It fell to the floor and was broken in two.
 Robert Jones Burdette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
A COMMON MISTAKE.

He has an idea the world will be sorry for the way it has treated him, after he dies" ~es
 Tt is quite evident that he underesu mates the worlds forgetting powers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
NOT so STRANGE.

Anything on your mind?" Mot a great deal. I was just thinking that I had never heard of a trombone player whose presence was desirable be- that had never heard of a trombone hood "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

The mah higher up always escapes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07

\ o, they have lived long in the aims basket of words.
 Loves Labor Lost,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
BROTHER DIG

BROTHER DICKEY SPEAKS OUT.
 De man what would p'izen watermel- on patch on de Fo'th O July will one day be in a wuss fix than de Rich Man Wuz wen he hollered ter Lazarus ter please turn de hose on him, kaze dar wuz nuth- in but hot stuff dar whar he wuz at,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
FELL RESULTS.

FELL RESULTS. No more inclined to toll or plan, He feels a hundred winters old, Who sits too long beneath a fan And thus acqNSres summer cold.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
TELEPHONES

Bell (prfvate rxchnnge connecting all Gorartments), No. 400O.
 PeopIes-EditOriaI rooms gal, busi- ness office 290.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-04-13
PEOPLE WE KNOW.
They are Hood River People, and What
They Say is of Local Interest.

When an incident like the following
occurs right at home, it is bound to
carry weight with our readers. So
many strange occurrences go the
rounds Of the press: are published as
facts, people become sktptical. On
one subject skepticism is raridly
disappearing. This is due to the actual
experience of our citizens, and their
public utterances regarding them. The
doubter must doubt no more in the
face Of such evidence as this. The
public statement of a reputable citizen
living right at home, one whom you
can see every day, leaves no ground
for the skeptic to stand on.
William Boorman, AIS Sherman
Street, Hood River, Oregon, says:
"Since publicly endorsing Doan s
Kidney Pills in September 1907, | have
taken them off and on and they have
never failed to give me prompt relief.
At one time my back was quite lame
and could not stoop or lift with any
freedom | also had a great deal of
trouble from the kidney secretons.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieved these
difficulties and | was thus convinced of
their merits"
For sale by all dealers Price so cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doane's sand
take no other.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-04-13
4 Ncllnhle ModlcIac--Nol 4 NnrcotIc

Mrs. +. Marti, st. Joe, Mich. saws.
"Our little boy contracted severe
brouchie trouble gave him Foley.s
Honey and Tar Compound and it cured
the cough rs we'll as the choking and
gogging spells, and he got well in a
short time {. 4. Plath,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-08
HAnDcUFFS.


In F4t'ering Prisoners.
In Vergil Is 20 he found the first re,
corded instance OF the use OF hand.
cuffs. for the poet tells us that Prntcus
was thus fellered aud rendered pow.
eress by Arislaeus, who apparently
knew that even the gods themselves
were not proof against this form OF
persuasion.
In the fourth century Il G. an army
of victorious Greeks found several
chariots full of handouts among the
baggage of the defeated Carthaginians,
and it is highly probable that the an
Client Egyptians had some contrivance
Iof the kind. The word Is derived
from the Anglo-Saxon ''handcop,"
whence comes evidently the slang
term copper"
In earliest Saxon days "handcops"
were used for mobiles and foot cops"
for kings, but in the fourteenth and
Fifteenth centuries the word is sup
planted by the terms "shack bolt" and
"swivel manacle," and the instruments
were as cumbersome as the names by
which they were known.
Up to the middle of the last century
there were two kinds of handcuff in
general use. One, known as the "6exi-
lble," was very like that which is
still used; the other kind, called the
Figure eight" was used to restrain
violent prisoners. 1t was so fashioned
that the captive could not move his
hands and was universally dreaded,
for the pain caused by Il limb immov-
hbly confined is almost unbearable.
A simple but powerful device for Sc
curing prisoners was the "twister."
now abolished owing to the injuries
1T inflicted. 1t consisted of a chain
with handles at each end. The chain
was put around the wrists, and the
handles were brought together and
twisted until firm grip was obtained.
The least struggle on the part of the
captive and the chains bit deep into
his wrists. OF the same nature, but
made of wire. Is ia ligote." while in
an emergency whipcord has proved
perfectly satisfactory.
The handcuff used in some parts of
eastern Europe is most primitive. 1t
consists Of shaped piece of metal.
In which the wrists are inserted, the
open ends being then drawn together
by means Of a cross hook, which must
be kept taut the whole time. The
most handy form Of cuff, which Is in
general use at present. comes from
America. 1t is lighter and much less
clumsy than the old flexible"
1t is no easy matter to clap the
"bracelets' on a person who is strug-
Cling violently. Inventors should turn
their attention to the subject, for much
remains to be done before the lighting
prisoner can be quickly and strongly
secured without harm to himself OF
his captor.-London Globe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-08
SCOTS BODY
IS DIS|NTERRED
Sister Has Body Taken Up for Last
Look-A Family Dispute
the Cause.

Memphis, Tenn, April "A dispute
between the sister and wife of John
A. Scott, general passenger agent of
the Illinois Central who dropped dead
Saturday was the cause Wednesday
of the disinterment of his remains for
half of an hour, during which the sis
ter viewed the body.
When Mr.. Scott died family differ
ences arose. The sister, refusing to
recognize the wife, moved to Denver
after she became married.
News of the sudden death of her
brother was telegraphed Saturday and
she left at once for Memphis. On-Sun-
day the funeral was conducted.
The sister did not arrive in the city
until Monday. She Immediately be-
gan efforts to have the body disin.
TERED in order that she might take a
last look at the remains.
Private arrangements were made
and the disinterment was made at
Elmwood cemetery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-08
FIGHTING THE FARMER
FOR HIS OWN GOOD.

Uncle Sam is carrying the crusade
of better crop methods into the places
that are being devastated by the boil
weevil and other enemies of agricul-
tural prosperity, including the dry rot
of one-crop farming, says Forrest Girls
sey in Success Magazine. This cru
SADIE aims at the agricultural saliva
ton OF half continent and is one OF
the greatest home missionary projects
in operation anywhere in the world.
More than $35O.000 was spent in this
work in the fiscal year ending June
so, 1910. To be exact, the United
States government furnished 100000;
the General Educational Board of New
York gave $1O2 900 and about $4,000
came from publis-spirited men and or
CARNATIONS in the states where the
work is being done. Counties, cities,
boards of trade and private individuals
have come forward with contributions
sufficient to pay in part or in full the
expense of maintaining an agent in or.
der to. get the services of one of these
farm missionaries in their immediate
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-08

In his book ACROSS the Sahara"
Hans vischer writes: ION a spot re-
Gently uncovered by the wind l picked
up blunt arrowheads and knives, Car.
thaginian coins. money lost by Ro-
mans and Arabs, and fragments Of
beautifully colored marble slabs which
probably once adorned some Roman
villa on the hills"
Strange peoples were met in that
long march across the Sahara-the
Tuaregs, for instance. who need not a
suffragist attack to bring them to their
senses. for among the Tuaregs It is
the man, the brute, who by all the
laws of the country has to obey the
woman. Descent is traced through
the mother Woman shows her proud
face to all the world. while the man
goes yelled"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-08
MORE SOLD IN THIS
STATE THAN ALL
OTHER KINDS
localities and to get him without wait

localities and to get him without wait
ing.
This principle of local supports is
encouraged not only because the de-
mands upon the farm missionary de-
partment are greater than the funds at
its command, but also because of the
fact that men and institutions which
put money into this enterprise feel
the solid personal interest in the work
which comes from putting a cash in
vestment into it. They get behind it
with moral support and stimulous
which helps to keep the wheels NOV
ing. But, no matter where the money
comes from, the men employed are
under direct and exclusive control of
"The Farmers Cooperative Demon
stration Work" of the United States
government.