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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
POPULATION OF NEW MEXICO

In his article on American archaeology
 in Harpers for January, pr. Ellsworth Huntington of Yale discusses the interest ing question as to whether our south western states were ever densely popu- lated.
 How long were the ruins of the south west inhabited? and, How dense was the population in ancient times? Some of the best archaeologists have strongly insisted that appearances are deceitful The hun dreds, and indeed thousands, of sites of ancient villages in Colorado, the Texan Panhandle, Utah, New Mexico, and Ari- zona, as well as in similar parts of north ern Mexico, were not all Inhabited at one time, so they tell us. Most represent mere temporary stopping places where migratory bands of a people supposed to have been the ancestors of the Indians settled for a few years and then moved on At the outside limit, so say these archaeologists, the entire population never amounted to more than few score thou sands, whose civilization was of the lowest and most insignificant type. Other stu dents, fewer in number than the orthodox school, noli that the majority of the ruins were all occupied at the same time and for century after century. They say that the population of the arid southwest must have amounted to many hundred thousands-decidedly more in all proba- bility than the country supports today. Furthermore, if this were so, although the type of civilization may have been most primitive compared with ours, yet it was by no means so low as that of the modern Indians It must have been of the same grade as that of early Babylonia, Egypt, Palestine, or Greece before the art of writing was invented. People who could'l dwell peacefully for centuries in large, permanent communities, and could build great communal houses and long systems of canals, were by no means untutored savages. Civil order and submission to the will of the majority must have been as well developed among them as among us. Such view leads one to believe that, if only we could trace it, the history of the primitive American would prove quite as interesting, and to us possibly more in- teresting than that of the early Oriental peoples to whom our scholars devote so much time and our millionares so much money''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
IN WRONG WITH WRIGHT

From the lWlce MonlH Topuidi Mds .
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 Back in the days when Wilbur Wright was demonstrating that the art of splitting clouds wide open with an aeroplane was both easy and practical, Victor Murdock, who owns a newspa- per in Kansas and occupies a seat in Congress, wrote for his paper three column article. praising Wright in glowing, glittering and dazzling phrases.
 Shortly after that Murdock. who,- for political and other reasons, always says he never writes anything that appears in his paper, attended an aeroplane meet, and was approached by quiet young man who was evidently news paper correspondent.
 MT Murdock," said this intruder, CT enjoyed immensely your article on aeroplanes, and I was wondering if you would tell me how you--''
 "No, no! And again. no!p exclaimed Murdock, q never write anything. and I never give interviews on what ap- pears in my paper"
 Whereupon the young man subsided into the crowd.
 That night at a banquet given in hon. or of the aeronauts, Murdock was seat ed opposite Wilbur Wright, and, in a break in the chorus of talk, MurdoclS leaned across the table, and said ur- banely:
 MT. Wright, l hope you saw that article I wrote and published in my paper about you. and"
 He got no further. Right there was the blow-up, the erestfallen finish. Will bur gave him a stony stare, and in the flash of moment Murdock had rec ognized in Wright the man who had accosted him earlier in the afternoon.
 "The moral of that" said Murdock. in telling the story is: Either never write or never lie about your writings .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
A COMEDY OF NAMES.

Charles Egbert CraddocE and Will Allen Dromgoole are two authors whu are chums. Moreover, they are both women and their masculine names have given them. some trouble and lot of fun. Miss foromgoole's real name is her own, but Mary N. Murfree is the real name of Craddock.
 Miss Murfree on one occasion was in- vited to big dinner in Boston by her publisher, who kneW her only as Char lie Craddock. She accepted with pleas- ure, and at the appointed hour ap- peared at the banquet hall door, dolled up to fare you well--but she never got in
 would have you understand, miss,n said said the wooden-faced man on the door,
 mat this is strictly stag affair, and tnere ain't no woman that can come to this party"
 MISS Dromgoole once received a let ter rom James Whitcomb Riley, con siaeuIatlng her on a book she had writ ten. Ihe letter began: Dear Will" and coneluded with a pressing invitation enat WIT should run up to Chicago and mt 1t up with the boys"-The Iwice-a-month Popular Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
Ministers and Music

The Rev Dr. John Barbour pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Mays vile, Ky, and who was for several years pastor of the South Highlands Presby- terian church of Birmingham, has pub lished his Princeton lectures on Ministers and Music" There are nine of these lee lures, an1 they make volume of 12S pages. They are neatly bound in paper cover, and .he selling price is 50 cents. pr. Barbour besides being schcolarly gentleman is musically educated, and his lectures. therefore, will be welcomed as a valuable contribution to the discussion of music in its relation to worship. A Bir- mingham music lover who has read Dr. Barbour's book said:
 The author has the advantage of a charming literary style. and a practical knowledge of music. There is not . dry page in the book. On the contrary, it is Illuminating from beginning to end"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
THE INN OF THE WILD BEES

From the Outlook.
 Here's the tavern of the bees; Here's the butterflies, that swing Velvet cloaks, and to the breeze Whisper soft conspiracies, Pledge their lord, the Faery King; Here the hotspur hornets bring Fiery word and drink away Heat and hurry of the day Here the merchant bees, his gold on his thigh, falls fast asleep; And the mailed beetle bold. Like an errant knight of old. Feeds ahd si,lmbers long and deep While the friar crickets keep Breaking low a drinking song, Like an ave, all day long.
 Here the baron bumblebee
 Drowses. grumbling in his cup, While his followers, lean of knee, Dragonflies, sip swaggeringly, And the grigs his henchmen, sup; Here the gnats come whining up Thieves that tap the tiny tuns Of the honeyed musk that runs. Here's the jeweled wasp, that goes On his swift highwayman way Seeks a moment of repose, Drains his cup>of wine of rose, Sheathes his dagger for the day; And the moth, in downy gray, Like some Lady of the Gloom, Slips into a perfumed room. When the darkness cometh on. Round the tavern, golden green. Fireflies fit with torches wan. Looking if the guests be gone, LAnkboys of the Faery Queen Lighting her who rides, unseen. To her slfin sweet-pea bower, Where she rests scented hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
MORE PRoF1TLEss POETRY.

A North Missouri farmer whose hog was killed by train, wrote to the com pany's claim agent for a settlement He penned his communication thus: Dear SIT: My razor back strolled down your track week ago today. Your twenty nine came down the line and snuffed his life away. You can't blame me, the hog. you see, slipped thru a cattle gate: so kindly pen a check for ten, the debt to liquidate." He received the following reply: "Old twenty-nine came down the line and killed your hog, we know, but razor backs on railroad tracks quite otten meet with woe. Therefore my friend, we cannot send the check for which you pine. Just plant the dead. place Der his head, Here lies a foolish swine Columbia Statesman
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
Religious Movement in Decatur

N. B. Pealle of Decatur, railroad secre- tary of the Young Mems Christian asso- ciation. and chairman of the committee on Men and Religion Forward Move ment" in his city was in Birmingham yes- terday
 of the interest which is being taken among the members of the Decatur churches in the Men and Religion Forward Move ment." Eacn church has six good com mittees, and Decatur will be well repre- sented in the convention to be held in Bir- mingham in February. Mr. Peake said that the boys of Decatur were doing ex- cellent work in furtherence of the re- ligious movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
LucKY TO BE PooB

LUCKY TO BE POOR. He knew himself
 And that was why For worldly pelf
 He would not try. with lots of wealth." Thus he opined, "Soon would my health Be undermined. ''A speedy end
 Would be my fate, So much I'd spend, Both soon and late. '1n pleasures maze I'd blithely trip; Mid lights ablaze
 Would pleasure sip. "Star-lilSe,. would flame On mortals' sight; Swift play the game And then--Good nightw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
Showing signs of Improvement

"The theatrical business, which has been dull for some months past, is showing signs of Improvement said Davis Towle, representing the Sunny Brook Farm company which will be the Christmas offering at the Jefferson We opened our southern season at Richmond, and our next appearance was along the usual route to Florida. Our company this week is in Memphis.
 'I have been travelling in the south for several years past, and each time come this way I observe marked im- provements in the larger cities. Rich mond, with it's population of 150,000, looks handsomer than ever. Norfolk is growing fast, and some persons pre- dict that it will some day outstrip Vir- ginia's capital Jacksonville seems to be pushing ahead at a phenomenal rate. Since the fire there some years ago it has been magnifcently built up Memphis is improving wonderfully, and the same can be said of Birming- ham. This city is better advertised throughout the country, I think, than any other city of the south. One hears Birmingham spoken of as the southern city most likely to be first in the 1,000,- 900 population class.
 Prom Birmingham our company will go to Texas, and from there we will be headed for the Pacific coast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
\. sTT.- -leUFa9aN BoGIE

I,ron, tAA An afta Co stftution.
 Natfo tei NiFfSi n of Oscar Un- derwood and "hsoh as pres idential pas Aies closes the fact that there e see'ioh or 'he country let iiisht at the suggestien ner Ill thls ex- alted cap ID 'he south itself.
 ffThe s4fnf ot le country en- thuses sr tip kilcn i'd accomplish mcnts q, {1nalR. waat as democratic leader o he hsoase he special ses- sion of erss & His esidential pos sibilities ai ,ne hofth ana east am. teef lMitf riousness. But in Inc s5Hfa-- 1e seH that has for years fuirieheI Npohe or the 1e mocras sc nafl4 aoN home of Un- .dorwood nefs fS ng of misgiv- ing akin eullu walking through a t1,nei 'Si'ldll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
Some Holiday Habits

If strangers in the city were to judge by the number of mendicants and ped dlers of cheap trash on the streets at this time, the impression would soon get abroad that Birmingham's charitable in- stitutions are decidedly inactive and it's law enforcement lax,'' said an observer yesterday.
 Some cases are really deserving and money dropped in their cups by sympa- thetic shoppers can be used to advan-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
An AII-southern Publication

Uncle Remus' Home Magazine for January will be distinctly southern product. This excellent periodical is growing steadily in favor. It's circula- ton in southern states is understood to reach now 175,OOO. and outside of the south about S5,0O0. Julian Harris, the editor says that the leading editorial in the January number brings out strong point on the price of cotton situ- ation It makes plain the. fact that the present reduction of the price, while enriching a small clique. robs the United States of s175,000.000 of Eu ropean gold and cuts down the purchas ing power of the south that much plus s15O.O0O.O 900 on the rmeainder of the crop, or a total of s325,0O0,000. Since the south is a buying section, the west north and east are the ultimate losers. aeording to the editorial in Uncle Remus Home Ma gazine
 An article that is thoroughly amaz- ing" is How the South Adds to the Nations Wealth. by Phillip R. Keller. The total is placed at $6,010.000, 900. The fiction articles in the magazine are said to be very fine indeed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
BUSY TIMES.

The merry kleptomaniac
 Doth join the Christmas throng And, piling plunder in a sack,
 Is conscious of no wrong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

The life of any scribbler
 Is not just what it seems. For topographic errors
 Do haunt him in his dreams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
ENTIRELY so

There goes Scribbles He has such an Itch to write that he could praise ms worst enemy in a sonnet.s
 Do you suppose he could write n sonnet In praise of an alarm clock?"
 on, that would be asking too much.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

The British lords lined up nobly in favor of the compulsory insurance bill They are becoming so tame they are ready to eat out of socialists hands. :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
A statesman's Christmas Sentiments

Governor Marshall of Indiana, who has number of personal friends and most of political admirers in Alabama, is send ing out Christmas greetings in the form of a card inclosed in an envelope. The card is tastefully designed, and is em- bel'ished in green and gold. The letter. ing is in old English, and the printing is in olive color. These are the sentiments:
 In His name men have sought through toll and suffering the larger good; they have wrought righteousness, sweetened ana softened the crust of poverty, man. tied with charity the error, frailty and folly of their brother men, learned that the laws fulfllment is love and found that real growth is not upward into man. hoods self reliance but downward into chEdhood's complete trustfulness. It is ID wonder that the great lover of chill dren and the childlike should have His birthday, turned into the worlds glad cay. In His name and on His day we wish yoI all the joys of this holy season.
 MIR. AND MRS. THOMAS R. MAR
 SHALL"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

heroic statue of Nathaniel Hawthorne to be s5O.0OO. Rudyard Kipling is a vice president of the organization in charge of the work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

The republican national convention will not meet until Waterloo day in Chicago, June 1S and steam heat will not be need
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
aEr,.srso BACHELOR

From tt Ne~ 1sl
 Having " 70 iettihS pop out Se V" ieel'
 Doing nr3ig n,e sss of sin to most peaple eausht'
 SpendH'N rHt on hotes IS a million mes aying interest on them
 mai tbink unselfish na- ture to q tiie Eamily use his golf clup tr Nzaro'
 A gra lter F3ip fortune out of rendt fs tsi nlh have been a creditab 1es descendants, but he h83 seiui one 10 them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
EASILY UNDERSTOOD

Do you believe money talks?' Yes"
 What does it say?" ''To the average person it says Spend me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
THE NERY ruINc

q believe Bjorlxins is in love with the sound of his own voice.
 What that man needs is an indi- vidual island to live on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

St. Louis don't know whether to ask Santa Claus for free bridge or zoo. Birmingham would be content with via duct on First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

weighing that amount, and asked hei where she wanted it delivered. "Oh, E, don't want to buy it,'' she said. "Ths doctor told me l must reduce my weight that much and I only wanted to see how much it would be."-Horton, Kans. Headlight- Commercial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

The outlook and the Commoner should put out clubbing rates. The matter has no doubt been overlooked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

The LacLawanna railroad is using con- crete fence posts at a cost of 16 cents each. They are warranted not to rot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

The cheer of Christmas should not out run the Limitations of one's pocketbook. for then it would be somebody else's gift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

Calcutta cannot sue out an injunction and it cannot seize Delhi by night and haul the capital back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
National Politics

"rhere is more interest in next years presidential campaign than any that l recall since I became voter in 1880. said Rufus H. Harrington of Chicago.
 T spent the month of October in the west. and nearly everybody had some thing to say about presidential politics. I was in New York a week ago. and l heard a great deal of political talk there. l am not politician, nor do come in direct contact with politicians, but the people are very much interested in the presidential question, and this, of course, speaks well for American patriotism
 'I have been voting the republican ticket every four years, and expect to do likewise next year. From what l can gather President Taft will be renomi- hated by the republicans. Every now and then I meet some one who thinks that Roosevelt will supplant MT Taft, but I would be willing to bet that noth- ing of the kind will happen.
 'As to the democratic nomination, am not prophet enough to say who will be the man. Six or eight months ago it seemed that Governor Harmon had cinch, but not so now. Congressman Underwood is being very strongly advo- cate6 in the east, and, from what I hear, he is popular all over the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

John w. Gates's fortune has shrunk ,o $l1,5OO,OOo, and that is no fortune at all in this Rockefeller era.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

A flood Of curious ties will be displayed on masculine breasts next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
WHAT CoLoRs MEAN oN MAns

how to take joke. In a buffeting world It reduces the blow to the buffeted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
DEScRIRING HIM
TRIBUI,ATJoNS

fllklns is solid sort of fellow" Particularly about the head"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

The objection to pensions and paternal- ism seems to have disappeared in the motheran1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

The real spirit of the season consists in chasing the wolf from some unfortunate door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

Santa Claus, alas, carries trust-maae goods It is a groundhog case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

It is very plain that son-in-law Nick is not the custodian at present of the Roose- yelt boom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

Columba's population has risen to 7saS, making it the country's greatest uni versity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

England takes the trial of the packers seriously, although no jury has been sc cured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

It cures the blues in both giver and re- ceiyer to aid the poor. Try the prescrip- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
WONDERS.

we have a stenographer in our of fee who turns up her nose at choco- late creams"
 That's nothing-nothing at all. We have an office boy who reads the Bible to acquire a literary style"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

The hopeless boy is the boy that remains bad as Christmas approaches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

WHAT SHE WANTED.
 A Horton woman went into a butcher shop and asked to see a 25-pound piece of meat. The butcher cut off a chunk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

No sound, healthy. wholesome child il a disbeliever in Santa Claus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

santa Claus should beware the dangers of cotton whiskers.
 Shopping Is now strictly of the frenzied sort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
A DELICATE PERSON.

What's the matter with Reggie? He seems upset" and he's suffering from hangover
 SYMPTOMS. So wild and so
 Distraught his look, We almost know
 He'll write a book"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
LACKING A SENSE OF HUMOR

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. t< A SENSE of duty" says a couplet
 "A made men slaves to be. A
 4 2 sense of humor came and set
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
TET,EPHONES

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