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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
BILLIARDS A FINE GAME
Boston Globe.

From the Boston GloDe.
 Ever since King of France called bil- .iards ''the noble game" this fascinating following has had a large and enthusias- tic following in various countries. notably in France. Great Britain and America. Court ladies even lent 1t the charm of their presence. Cleopatra could wield a cue with the most expert performers. To- day there are many millions of dollars invested in billiards. most clubhouses and many private residences having billiard rooms.
 Billiards enjoys steady popularity. Age does not cause player to lose in terest in it. On the contrary, the older the player usually the more proficient
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
WASTE IN THE HOUSEHOLD

From the Woman's Home Companion for
 May.
 "Jn discussing the little phrase cost Of high living, we want to identify 1t with waste as it exists in the American home of moderate means. Folly causes waste among the wretchedly poor. But in the home over which there presides an ap- parently intelligent, earnest woman, why should there be waste? Because intelli- gence and earnestness go down before three factors of modern life-haste, false values and false pride. The little leaks which in the end represent the cost or bieb living can be traced to one of these three causes. Of late years the Amer ican woman has adopted the slogan or her husband and son, Time Is money She seizes upon every time-saving device. She rushes his employees. The result Is pe- rushes hi semployes. The result Is pe- culiar form of high living in the home that did not exist when more time was given to it's management.
 ."ralxe the single item of marketing. investigators have reported that only one third of the housekeepers in American cities and towns uO lHeli oWh hioi i>Seihe The other two-thrds intrust it, save on special occasions, to servants, children and the telephone. In the average town where the telephone service is unlimited three-fourths of the ordering at butcher shops and groceries is done over the wire Dealers all approve the telephone method because it is a time-saver for them as well as the customer. Many of them maintain that 1t is fully as economical Tor the housewife, but actual investigation proves that this is not true. The house. wife who selects her meats and green veg etables with personal care and discusses comparative prices of different brands in groceries saves from to 15 per cent on her orders These figures were furnished by representatives of three reliable firms in as many typical American cities: New York, Detroit and Baltimore. and the same figures have been found to hold good in smaller cities and towns. Yours may be the exception to the rule. but find out for yourself if this is so; don't take anybody's word for It."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
Pioneer Ip-BuiIder

"Speaking of development work in the Birmingham district" said an old citizen" none of us ever forgets the part that Walter Moore has played in the making, not only of Birmingham, but of Sheffield.
 "He was one of the fellows who tlazed the way He wasn't afraid to take chances. either in the old days when there was a heap more gamble in the game than today. Many good bit of coal land owned and operated today bv the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company. the Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron company, and, l believe, the Pratt Consolidated Coal company, was originally prospected and opened up by Walter Moore. Not many folks know that.
 MT. Moore is a Jefferson county boy. As a young chap he had more, what you call swing to him, more action, rerve and grit than you often find. And he has it still, for that matter. He has dead loads of spunk.
 That was what attracted old Colonel Ensley. they used to say, I don't sup pose Walter Moore could have been more than 24 or 25 years old when he and the famous old colonel formed the Lady Ensley Coal, Iron and Railroad company and started that great scheme of the development of Sheffield, back :n 1891.
 That very years it was. I believe, that old Colonel Ensley died and q few years later Mr. Moore sold out and concentrated down in Walker county.
 MT. Moore knows everything and everybody in the Birmingham district and watched things come along here with a good deal of interest. You can't keep him out of the coal business, although he steers clear of |: oing into consultations. To me, per sonally, I li.-e best to look back on the pioneer days. Interesting tmes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

tion in any county is on the statute books I shall urge it's enforcement to the letter. "There was nothing more 'rilng' to me than to see the Carmichael-Fuller-We N eak-
 ley Conner prohibition policies flouted, But
 we no longer have a Fuller law. We have,
 however, prohibition under local option,
 and until Jefferson county votes back
 liquor we are supposed to be dry.
 ''The Birmingham commissioners are doing their mightiest to make this tight lid town. I am told by an old man about town that the commissioners have sue ceeded in enforcing prohibition since Sat urday, but could wit like the rugged old Thomas Carlyle rise from his grave and look on at our town of Birming- ham he would split his sides a-laughing. Here we have limited police force-not more than half as many policemen as are needed for protecting life and property strainng their energies in keeping down the blind tigers. The rum evil is bad enough to be sure, but moral suasion IS the best and perhaps the only way to get at it. Certain it is that our 150 or 200 policemen cannot keep men from drinking liquor or from buying it from bootleggers if they be so minded. As it is now footpads and highwaymen will soon be having a merry time of 1t while our policemen are passionately intent on enforcing prohibition. Yes, old Carlyle or any other humorist would laugh!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
Lower Commodity Values

The prices of grain, meat, Iron, cop per, dairy products and cotton cloth have in years time fallen from to 80 per cent, and the Bradstreet 'in- dex number" shows that the average of the commodity list is lower now than it has been since July, 1909. Prices are still, however, well above those of 1904.
 The fall in prices is largely due no doubt to the fact that in agricultural products is now outrunning consump- tion. Cotton seems to be the only exception. In all cereals more is be- ing produced than the world needs. A condition of reduced prosperity contributes to the general result. Tie highwater mark of prices was reached in 1906, and in 1907 the tide really turned, although slowly. The world wide boom collapsed and prices really began to decline despite the constant production of gold in immense and increasing quantities annually.
 It is exceedingly difficult to fore cast the future of prices. Unless summer of short crops comes to us it is reasonably certain that prices of commodities will continue to decline throughout the present year. Suffi- cient for the swear are the price thereof, and we need not attempt to ascertain the prices of 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
CROSSING THE BAR

By Alfred Tennyson. Sunset and evening star,
 And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar. When put out to sea. Rut such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam; When that which drew from out tho
 boundless deep .l e.e Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark; And may, there be no sadness of farewell. When embark; For tho from out our bourne of Time and
 Place The flood may bear me far, hope to see my Pilot face to face When have crossed the bar. ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Boersianer, in the Chicago Examiner THHE quiet. soothing reserve of a
 banks interior prevailed for a
 x couple of hours at the southeast corner of Broad and Wall streets, New York. Suddenly the ease and tranquility are broken. A huge, ill-proportioned, ill., favored, strangely-visaged man, badly dressed in somber colors, enters. His en- trance makes everybody. from the part ners down to the private policemen, ten- sional; a presence that imparts tremor of nervousness. Bookkeepers' heads de- scend closer to their ledgers Clerks be- come immersed in documents Messen- gers srtaighten to a stand-on-guard po- sition.
 The eyes of the genteel detective in the booth near the door-he might be taken for a junior partner-kindle to an un- wonted alertness. The stiff necks and purseproud backs of the subordinate mem- bers of the firm-J. P. Morgan Co., relent somewhat, and, while these gem tIemen greet the great senior with an air of equality, the attitude is decep- tion which even an outsider detects. At bottom the partners are uneasy. They furtively and uneasily scan the extra ordinary countenance of the chief to catch the mental weather sign.
 The head of the house is in his of- fice-sequestered at the extreme back. with windows on Broad street-a few min- utes only. He comes out the remnant of an appalling black and ferocious cigar in hand and steps into partners compart- ment with a stride from which the col legian's elasticity has not entirely dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

ganizations until it's nerves are all a. Jangle, its tongue hanging out, it's days a-steam with strenuosity, it's nights de- void of rest it's smaller children sent out to the neighbors, it's older ones turned
 loose on the streets and everybody hog wild about things that amuse. There are too many church meetings. too many so- cial functions, too many lodge nights, too many of other things that call folks away from their firesides both night and day A solid month at home would work won- ders on these cases of nerves and cure most attacks of that tired feeling There would be better digestion, less gossip, im- proved tempers and other blessings too numerous to mention. Paris (Mo.) Ap- peal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

FTOn IIlt NtW 1UTh ITtSS.
 Lying is an art, and that is why every body tries it without mastering it.
 X woman just adores an invitation to something that makes her get a new dress for it.
 The only pleasure man gets out of do- ing his duty is the way he can bawl through the world that he did it.
 When a woman makes up her mind to love man, the less reason there isl for it the more she seems able to do 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
WHAT'S THE USE

WHAT'S THE USE? One fact about the harem skirt I haven't learned. On rainy days, pray, will it be Held up or turned?
 Detroit Free Press. Who cares? Forget the harem skirtl We're free to say; It offers no attractions on A rainy day.
 Scranton Tribune-Republican The harem skirt gives us pain, The hobble makes us hot While they're in style we truly don't Care if it rains or not.
 Houston Post. There's this much bout the harem skirt And this much bout the hobble: One makes fright of pretty Cert, The other makes her wobble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

he is. Such star performers as Schaeffer, Slosson, Ives, Hoppe and others played better with advancing years.
 In America the style of this game has changed from time to time. The old pocket game in which Phelan excelled was superseded by straight billiards on a earom table. When players become too proficient at straight billiards the balk line style was adopted. This style has enjoyed long run and continues popular Another style, much in vogue in many cities, is known as the three-cushion carom game, the aim being to make the cue ball strike three cushions in order to count. The sport, therefore, has varia- tions enough to gratify the tastes of all lovers- of billiards.
 From a health standpoint the practice of billiards has many advantages. The walking and reaching gives gentle and neeful exercise to many muscles and leads 10 a graceful carriage of the body. Bill Hard players, as a rule. are long-lived, for the game is pleasant and innocent recreation and takes the mind off troubles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
The Business situation

Business conditions are brighter this month than they were last, but nothing to be compared to what we expect by June." said Simon T. Humph- reys of Philadelphia, representing a large manufacturing concern.
 Business in March was exeremely poor and there has been considerable dullness this month, but the crop out look was never finer than it Is to- day, and business on the whole was never in a more wholesome state. l look for better business the last halt of this year than at any like period since 1907."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
Regarding Liauor

'I am glad to see our new municipal government honestly endeavoring to en- force the prohibition laws,' said re- On the other hand, regard 1t as phar- sical thing. and will always be ready to vote against it. But as long as prohibi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

The Mexican revolution has reached a point where it is not altogether harmless to innocent bystanders. The Taft admin istration is espousing the cause of the rubbernecks along the Rio Grande.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

The peer sand peeresses are so numer- ous in England that all cannot get into Westminster abbey to witness the corona tion, and an overflow meeting may have to be organized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

A preacher in Los Angeles endeavored to wake a snoring man by hurling books at him. He did not, however, succeed. His delivery was not good in a baseball sense or perhaps in any other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
HARD TO DC.

"Whiffer has bought very handsome Administer"
 I'm so glad. Maybe he will take me for a ride"
 ''I hardly think so. There are no magic carpets these days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
FAST LIFE IN PARIS

FAST LIFE IN PARIS.
 "It would be hard to tell what Paris needs most of all, but month at home is entitled to serious consideration. The town has been on the go to card parties. goose suppers, sewing clubs, literary gatherings club functions, lodge meetings, teachers meetings, missionary societies and % other varieties of anti-home or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

In all parts of Illinois candidates for office are pledging themselves that they will not buy votes. The inference is se- verc on the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

new law in New Jersey provides that people who play cards for prizes may be imprisoned No more bridge parties in that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

MT. Bryan is willing to live in Washing ton on easier terms than in Memphis No lump sum is necessary in the former case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

The annual scrap of the Daughters of the American Revolution is now progress ing in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Wall street Is dull and the rest of the country is happy and sound, while it is engaged in planting for big crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

The s1o0.000 national convention fund in Baltimore is assured. This puts Bessemer pretty nearly out of the running.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Lumberman Hines of Chicago is pre- sumably opposed to the election of United States senators by the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Colonel Roosevelts noiseless trip through the west is ended and he is now a mere newspaper man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
YET REMEMBER"

Yet remember, midst your wooing, Love has bliss, but love has ruing; Other smiles may make you fickle, Iears for other charms may trickle.
 Thomas Campbell. Poet. that's a point well taken, Oft has true love been forsaken, Cupids s apt to prove a hummer, Most especially in summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Hunnewell, Kan, is not an AdamIess Eden-at least not yet. The mayoress Is still retaining some men on public jobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
THE SUMMER GIRL.

THE SUMMER GIRL. The summer girl will soon be here To steal our hearts away We'll all confess she's just dear, Whate'er the price we pay.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. Of course she is little dear But here, in Beaumont, Texas, The girls are all neat and sweet A thing like that n'er vexes.
 Beaumont Enterprise. GOING HIM ONE BETTER.
 Said a barefoot uancer,
 Jolly as could be,
 'Sockless Jerry Simpson
 Nothing had on me!'
 LUCKY MAN. "Pinson wears smile these days and yet happen to know that his wife's Eas- ter hat cost s1oo.o "Pinson has nothing to worry about His wife paid for her Easter hat out Of her bridge whist winnings"
 A VACATION TIP.
 The man who's wise
 Will plan to roam,
 Then compromise
 By staying home.
 EXPLAINED. You seem to be friendly with the jan- itor."
 "Yes. He can't get off in the afternoon, so he depends on me for the. baseball score.'
 PROOF OF HIS METTLE "One of our militia officers is now doing duty along the Mexican border.' Fearless, I presume?" Absolutely. He has been known to argue with suffragette."
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

MT. Taft says the Mexican frontier shall not any longer be shot up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Lumberman Hines should go to sani- tsrium to have his tongue treated and curbed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Chicago gives notice that its first lawn mower has gone into action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
SET AT RIGHT.

bEI AT RIGHT. What does 'bingle' mean, hubby?" That's baseball term for pop fly" Thank you, dear. I thought maybe it was typographical error for bangle, or bungle.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

lambs ar staying at home to plant new crops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

The Sphinx will presumably appear hereafter in who's Who"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Lumberman Hines did it with his little slush fund, He had no hatchet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
DUAL NATURE OF J. P. MORGAN

appeared. The head, though quite bald, is firmly poised.
 In a greasy, staccato voice and very im- perative tone he calls a name. A thin. angular, whte-haired man, ledger in hand, is at his side instantly. A look in the ledger and there is an explosive criticism. The face of the book<eeper is pitiful. He uuakes helplessly. Another call. The tone is imperious as be- fore. although it summons an important associate, who is in animated discussion directly, which quickly rises to a disputa- tious degree. The associate keeps to the level of MT. Morgan. He even ventures for a moment to cap him in acrimony. But only for a moment. A certain look, a dog matic gesture from MT. Morgan, and MT. Morgan's partner collapses. Very ob- viously the partner understands that look and gesture. It means the line of demar- cation which must not be overstepped.
 An extremely high liver--drinking as copiously as a viking, eating like an Attilan warrior--he never takes exercise. riding at all times. Rough of exterior and brusque of demeanor, his art sense is delicately appreciative. Insisting upon strict methods in his office and house. hold, he dismays his partners by send ing bills to be paid by the firm of s250000 for objects dart.
 He picks up obscure men in unheard of corners of the world, puts them in high places and as suddenly drops them into obscurity-after having made nillion- aires of them.
 He is certainly the dual nature of which Victor Hugo speaks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Mexico has been requested to move her insureretion little nearer her civic cen ter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

Lumberman Homes has been made ar honorary member of the In-Bad club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
HAND yOURsEIF LEMON

Cats should be shaved, for their whis kers are full of microbes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

The man that tended the furnace will now be expected to push the lawn mower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

A REMINDER. Lest you regret,
 Once more we cry, Oh, don't forget
 To swat the fly!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

But cheeriIy seek how to redress their
 harms. a King Hnery VI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19

The Sloo.000 national convention fund Il Baltimore is assured. This puts Besseme pretty nearly out of the running.
  Wall street Is dull and the rest of th' country is happy and sound. while it 1! engaged in planting for big crops.
  Lumberman Hines of Chicago is pre- sumably opposed to the election of United States senators by the people Colonel Roosevelt's noiseless tril through the west is ended and he is now a mere newspaper man. The annual scrap of the Daughters of the American Revolution is now progress ing in Washington.
 -.->-----..------..-----. Lumberman Hines should go to a sani- tarium to have his tongue treated and curbed
 Wall street is in distress because the lambs ar staying at home to plant new crops.
  Mexico has been requested to move her insurerction little nearer her civic cen ter
 The man that tended the furnace will now be expected to push the lawn mower.
  Lumberman Homes has been made ar honorary member of the In-Bad club.
  Lumberman Hines did it with his little slush fund. He had no hatchet.
 ------s------ MT. Taft says the Mexican frontier shall not any longer be shot up. Chicago gives notice that its first lawn mower has gone into action. The Sphinx will presumably appear hereafter in Who's Who"
  Cats should be shaved, for their whis- kers are full of microbes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-23
ia North Main Street, Barre, Vernon,
The Big Store with Little Prices.

so-called trustworthy men so long al
they used some discretion in conduct
ing their contraband business. Sc
when one of these violators Of the law
was occasionally prosecuted for out.
ward show land inward reyenue)
there was very well defined popular
feeling that the officers should not BIZ
too hard on him, should not turn
prosecution into persecution. and all
that kind Of thing. Why? Because
tho greater part Of the "best citizens
we're, in moral sense, at least, parti-
ceps criminis They were and long
had been conniying at this illicit sale
and protecting this illicit seller. And
il was rather against true sporting
blood, or manly love Of fair play, call it
what you will, to ask man to break
the law for your convenience and in
diligence, and then give hi mover to
the police.
To-day? Well do you hear Of pub
lie sentiment inclining to be lenient
toward lawbreakers under local option,
that is of course, as general thing
To be sure, there are men and there
are communities that rather tend to
be hypocritical under this lw as they
were under the old law, and that vote
mo" with SNUG pretense of lily-white
morality and still wink at some safe"
man or men as they quietly come to
the relief Of thirsty souls on occasions
equally safe But, taking the state by
and large, does not The Sitter express
the sentiment of pretty much all the
communities in regard to illicit sell
ing? Do we hear of anybody trying to
arouse much sympathy for the
prosecuted law violator to-day? Not
much
Discuss the liquor problem as we
may, argue for this or that law as
the most practical agency for practical
Temperance reform, we must admit
that under local option we have made
at least one gain over prohibition---we
are more honest in the enforcement of
the statute, more honest with the gov
eminent, our neighbors, and ourselves.
st Adams Messenger.