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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
Basis for Optimism

Business conditions have been unusual ly good in the Birmingham district all winter and now that business is improv- ing in the east I look for high degree of prosperity this spring." said a mer- chant. Barring the pig iron trade, prac- ticaliy every industry in this district has been very active. And now 1t looks as if iron was about to move up. With a market a dollar or so above what 1t is now it will certainly make things hum. Building operations in Birmingham will be on a large scale and all in all the present year should be the best fin our history.
 'This is optimistic talk, but there is cer- tainly enough in sight in Birmingham today upon which to base ones optim- ism"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
Changes in Relative Census Rank

'In the census classification of 1900 the list of 100 largest cities contained the name of Birmingham. but 1t barely got in,' remarked a local statstician. Tt had a population of 3s,415 and was the tooth city. Mobile was just ahead of 1t with 3S,469. Wheeling outranked Mobile and Altoona, Pa, outranked Wheeling.
 ''Of those cities near the tail-end in the 1900 census only Birmingham remains one of the 100 largest cities It Is now No. 3S being outranked by New Haven by only few thousand inhabitants. The Tooth city now is South Bend. Ind, which wasn't in the list at all 10 years ago. Passaic, N. J.,s has taken Mobiles 1900 relative place with population of 54.773.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOI

From the New York Press.
 Tainted money looks clean just as soon as 1t gets into your own hands.
 Trust a man as far as you can see him and a woman as far as she can see you.
 A woman would rather have her hus- band understand her sentiments than his business.
 Somebody else's experience Is likely to be a safer guide than your own judy- ment.
 The more dignified a man tries to ap- pear in his office the more ridiculous he succeeds in appearing taking his exercise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
THAT BALTIMORE BANQUET

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Oh, it was a great night for democracy and a great night for possible presidents One congressman gravely wandered about the big armory, hunting for Governor Harmon. When he found him he put his hand on his shoulder and said:
 "Governor. want to see you President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
CARNEGIE's OWN LIBRARY

From the New York Press.
 Andrew Carnegie has been the greatest giver of libraries in the world. He has a library of his own that is wonderful, probably as remarkable a collection of books as is owned by any private indi- yfdual in America or elsewhere. It takes up a vast and beautiful room in his great mansion on Fifth avenue. and is alongside the plain and business-like of- flee of the master of iron and of innum- erable millions. But herein lies curious circumstance. While Andrew Carnegie's fame will rest largely in future ages up- on his having founded so many libraries for public use, there is little evidence in his own library that he has much use for books.
 MT. Carnegie may love books, but no one can go through this beautiful hprary and think so This man of hundreds of millions of dollars may know books, but you wouldn't believe it after examining the proof this library furnishes. In fact. you would be forced to the conclusion that MT. Carnegie's love of books and knowledge of books is pretense ,or a pose, and that his reading is scant and his library is simply for display.
 A lover of literature or an enthusiast on tre art of bookmaking, binding. typo- graphy, engraving or ideal color printing would revel in the great bookroom in the big mansion on Fifth avenue. The thou sands of volumes that are in the high apartment are masterpieces. They fill every inch of wall space, except where doors. windows and fireplace stand, and are heaped upon great center tables. A gl eat number of them are presentation copies, not the ordinary books turned out for the average purchaser, but specially bound volumes, each the cream of volumes de luxe, Probably no other man ever has received so many presentation copies. They make up the most wonderful of col lections. Mr. Carnegies name is inscribed upon them in letters of gold. But as the visitor takes up these and the others on the innumerable shelves, opening splendid volume after volume. he finds they show no sign of ever having been opened by their owner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
THE SITUATION

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 Washington society writers affirm that all that were once "Graces" are now "Grayces' and 1t Is hard to find former "Alice'' who is not "Alys." Not simplified spelling in the smart set. Just simplified minds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

contend that Cleopatra was not mar velously beautiful woman.'' ''Why?'
 Well, she can't break up anybodys happy home now and there is no need of destroying some choice illusions"
 SLIPS. A lot of ice
 Is awfully nice
 For persons down in hades But ice and sleet
 Are hardly meet
 For hobble skirted ladies'
 Milwaukee Sentinel Yet when they fall And loudly squall
 For some man to assist them They show so much Silk hose and such,
 We simply can't resist them.sa
 MODIFIED. "She is not what you would call a real bridge whist fiend?" '"No; not real bridge whist fiend. She stops for meals''
 TOO BAD. That controversy bout the pole Has hurt the Arctic so, 'Twou1d take a man with dauntless soul To cheer an Eskimo.
 A REASONABLE ASSUMPTION. q see where western woman wear ing a hobble skirt beat burglar in . foot-race." Hum! Was the burglar one-legged man?"
 MIR TIGHTWAD
 He sympathized
 With sorrows band:
 His heart went out
 But not his hand
 He even wept
 When times grew worse,
 But kept tight M
 Grip on his purse.
 SOME NEW PHILOSOPHY. In ''The Road to Providence" novel by Marie Thompson Daviess of Tennessee, Mother Mayberry propounds the follow ing quaint philosophy: Some folks act like they had dispepsy of the mind ** It's my opinion they ain't nothing in the world so heavy as empty hands A wife oughtnt to stand on no pedestal for man, but she have got no call to make squaw tracks behind him neither. l don't hold with a body using they own duty as a stick to fray out other folks With. Religion oughter be tooken as cool ing draught to the soul and not stuck on life like a fly blister. It's a mighty dried up mind that can't leaf out in change onct in a while, and it's mostly men folks that take a notion, then petri- fy to stone in. it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

Judging from the continued silence of
 our new lieutenant governor, one would be almost justified in supposing he had run to seed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

"Blue-Eyed Billy" Sheehan is handi- capped in seeking high office by the fact that he learned politics in a question able school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

A great many of the volumes in Mir. Carnegies own library have not been read Still, we should remember that he has large collection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

The fact that so many Adams county vote sellers got caught seems to indicate that they were not only dishonest but dunderheads as we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

democrat who doesn't wear a smile yard wide these days is either very thin-faced or a 5red-in-the-bone pessi- mist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

The Philadelphia Inquirer says an in- dignant butcher put one of his creditors in his ice chest. That probably made the creditor hotter than ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

There are four millionaire students at the Augusta aviation school. No doubt they have already had some experience in flying high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

Maybe former Editor Ed Howe has the great American play up his sleeve. If so,
 now is the time for him to deliver the goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

MT. Roosevelt's recently published itn- erary proves that he has no intention of falling into 8 state of innocuous desue- tude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

Many a man who is very proud of his wife kicks like a bay steers at having to pay for her clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

It Is reported that girls are to be taught how to shop. They know that by instinct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

No one has suggested Atlanta for the Panama exposition It spreads out and Is only few miles from the gulf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

Some people advocate granting pr. John L. Parker a scholarship to the Wright school at Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

The author of "The Devil' is said to be having the deuce of time with his domestic affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

Thirteen thousand dollars worth of eels were caught in Pennsylvania last year. We wonder if Pennsylvania eels are as slipper as Pennsylvania politicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
sUREsT THING YOU KNOW

There is a town in Alabama called Bir- mingham. Yes. 1t Is on the map.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

Well yes. a million dollars is a big price for a hotel, but they are like lady's stockings, they come high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

The lazy mans idea of Lotus Land is a place thousand miles from an alarm clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

"oR the morse hunting of the bus tard, says Rock Carnegie in the ! February Wide World Magazine, l must go back to a few winters since, when I had the pleasure of passing some days with one of Roumania's great land nronrietors. a descendant of the Bayards of Spain.
 The weather had broken, and our hare driving on the frozen snow had been put stop to by thaw. had almost decided to pack up traps and hie me back to town, when was surprised one mern- ing. on getting up to look at the state or the weather-that most important matter to the sporsman, whether with horse, rod, or gun-to find I could not see out, the window being heavily covered with rime, though only a few hours before, on walk ing in the night, had heard, with ex- treme- disgust, the batter of rain.
 As I buttoned my second logging my friend dashed into my room booted and preached
 Now you shall see something you never saw-nay, nor read of in any sport ing book. I'll lay a sovereign!" he cried. You must know that if in winter it thaws rains and finally freezes, the bus tards. sleeping as they do lying in the open plain, get their feathers damp; these freeze, and the birds are unable to fly. As you know, however, they can run like the wind and we must hunt them then on horseback-drive them, in fact. So come along, and bring your hunting crop, if you have one with you"
 Twenty minutes without halt brought us to undulating ground, where the tops of brushwood and bramble showed above the patchy snow. Our guide pulled up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

Probably the most popular song in the world yesterday was "Auld Lang Syne"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
HUNTING BIRDS ON HORSEBACK

"They are here" he said, and pointed to some thicker vegetation 100 yards off.
 Crunch, crunch. went the hoofs on the hard snow. Till now, for me, it had been uncertainty beyond but as we neared the corner veritable forest of brown necks were raised before us and waved affrightedly in the air. For mo- ment only, however. Then away went the whole f1ock some 50 strong, their wiry legs carrying them over the ground at a pace that must be seen to be believed.
 Cauk cauk! Their harsh cry was raised as the riders, now turned into, gang of yelling demons. raced up after them. Crack, crack, went the whips, sounding like pistol shots in the frosty air. A chorus of shouts and cries broke out.
 Presently the birds spread, going in all directions lodging in a manner that made it exceedingly difficult to get a fair whack at them. Those with the sticks did best, as the bird was immediately killed or stunned on receiving a blow. Those with whips endeavored to get the lash around the necks and legs of their vic- tins, simply to throw them over; but in doing this they often enough brought themselves and pony down also. It was astonishing to see how the little beasts seemed to save themselves in falling, and they were on their feet again immed- lately. Once down, the peasants knife was out and the birds neck slit instan- taneously. We, on our bigger mounts, were afraid to go at too hard pace, and had to be content with fielding" for the others.
 It was an exciting scene, even to a mere onlooker, and one would not have missed for much In about half an hour the last bird was run down, and all of us pulled up for breathing space.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SIMpIX WAITING

SIMPLY WAITING. Pm simply waiting for the spring And willing time away; find 1t very hard to sing Before the first of May. O'ercome by January's gloom And skies of leaden hue, Inside my heart there isn't room For anything but rue. Some days we have a glimpse of sun. The drowning clouds depart, And little tads their races run And pleasing fancies start But, pshaw! 1t isn't long before The world is gray again And dreary drops resound once more Against the window-pane. Two other months to follow this And then-a happy time! There'll be wondrous change I wis, In every poets rhyme. The days will be so lovely fair, So full of joy and hope, With blossoms springing everywhere, We won't know how to nope. We'll learn anew the trick of song And smile to greet the morn; The days will simply Tilt along That once were so forlorn. And quite In keeping with the plan To put all cares to rout, The happy-hearted fisherman Will get his tackle out
 TAME AFFAIR. Here is an account of hotel fire out west
 Any exciting particulars?' No It seems that there was no young woman in pink silk pajamas who had to be rescued"
 SURE.
 I quite agree
 With one who says,
 When round a bee
 Politeness pays.
 HE GUESSED WRONG. T have just been reading a sad story about a man who was horsewhipped by girls father because he helped her to elope."
 Poor chap! I dare say he thought the girls father would give him box of cigars
 WHY HE LOST HER. The count, in truth, was very poor And something of clown Although he whispered, ''Je t adore,' Miss Money turned him down.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. You've got 1t wrong, sir: It was not Because the count was poor: The fact is that the lady thought He murmured 'Shut the door, Chicago Record-Herald.
 DIMMING THE GLAMOUR. 'T have no patience with historians who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

We don't believe in ghosts, but there's that Pettus county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

We all admire man who won't poach and an egg that will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
HE GUESSED WRONG.

DIMMING THE GLAMOUR. T have no patience with historians who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

Here is an account of hotel fire out west
 Any exciting particulars
 'No. It seems that there was no young woman in pink silk pajamas who had to be rescued"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

TOO BAD. That controversy bout the pole Has hurt the Arctic so, 'Twould take man with dauntless soul # To cheer an Eskimo.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-07
High School Notes

The three history clubs had debates
Yesterday. In the second period, Delos
Wholly and Edith Mertsheimer on the
negative side won from Wallace Head
lund and Harvey Snow on the afnrma-
tive side. The question was. Resolved
That the government should own and
control the railways" In 1.-The fourth
period. Charles Smith and Madalinc BIT :
ner on the negative side won from Ray
mond Smith and Gladys kimball on the
affirmative Side. The question was, Re
silved. That Italy had ample reason TO
seize Tripoli.'
The fifth period debate was won by
Henry Chapman and James Lille on
the negative side; Arthur Camomile and
Charles Aides were on the nfllrlna tive
side. The question was. Resolved. That
the government should prevent extended
strikes by compelling immediate arbitra-
ton
The boys had an assembly on the front
lawn Yesterday. rehearSed the school
yells and were taught some new ones
The Wireless club Will hold meeting
this afternoon In the lecture room In the
Science building.
new club was formed at the school
Yesterday afternoon. II will be called
the High School PHILOSOPHY club A
committee was appointed to draw up a
constitution.
In the best tug-of-war held this wear
company Il Won from company G. The
teams pulled twenty-five minutes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-07
MANY PAY TRIBUTE
To A. B. PATTON
Impressive Funeral Services
for Prominent Man Who
Met Tragic End.
spc claI TO The Tribune.

Spc clal 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN. Nov. B.-Friends by the score
gathered at the Masonic temple on Wash
inston avenue at III o'clock this forenoon
10 pav a last tribute OF respect To tne
memory OF Judge a. Il. Patton, one OF
Gods noblemen. who met tragic end at
his home on Washington avenue last
week when he was stricken w,th I,i near'
failure and fell into an irrigation ditch.
The funeral services were made donolN
Impressive by the Masonic ritual repeat :
ed over the bier by the members OF
Weber lodge No. c. Free and Accepted
Masons.
OF Newman's hymn. Lead. Kindly
Light by a quartette composed OF Mrs.
{. II. Stevens. Miss Margaret Corn, Gus
Sander and Lawrence Greenwich. Fol-
lowing the Masonic service, Mrs. ". q.
Dalrynple sang Tcnnyson's Crossing
pastor OF the First Congregational
church then read Rryants poem,
''Thanatopsis. an epic greatly admired
by Judge Patton. THE Homeland" was
next sung by Gus Sander. after which
tho Rov. John Edward Carver pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church. delivered
an eloquent Grafton for the dead.
The services closed with the singing
OF Abide With Me. Fast Falls the Even
tide" by the quartette.
The Masonic temple was crowded with
the members Of Weber lodge No. 8 and
attended in body and large Concoursc
OF friends and relatives OF the deceased
The body was followed TO the depot By
tho members OF the two organizations,
where II WAS sent TO Denver for crema
Iion. Dr. Amber Patton. an intcrne at
a Chicago hospital. aud Frank Patton OF
Portland sons OF the dead man, attend
ed the services.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-07
STRIKERS HOLD RALLY.
Mayor Gasmann PrcsIdes at Meeting and
Says Stick TO Contest.

Special 10 The Tribune
OGDEN. Nov 6.--A mass nieeins OF
striking railroad men WAS held In the Og-
den theatsr this evening. The theater was
filled TO the doors. Mayor William Glas-
mann presided and introduced the speak
ers. Mr.. Glasmann said he was in favor
OF organized labor and favored the present
strike. He hoped the strike would sue,
cecd he said, because lie had once led
a strike himself.
Frank Taqun, first vice president OF the
Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen or Amer
lea WAS the principal speaker Of the even
ing. Mr.. Taquin advised the men TO stay
by the strike. He declared that theiT
cause must win In the end. for. he SAID.
the railroads were in bad way Tor mo
tive power. He asserted that several car
loads or perishable freight had been de-
stroyed tho Hartman system because
the roads did not have engines 10 move
them.
The Rev. F, V, Fisher, pastor OF the
First NJ T., church. declared himself IN
favor OF the strike and expressed the nope
that the strikers would win.
William Piggott or the Barriers union ,
and Frank Weisgerber, a union LABOR Ieau-
er, also made addresses.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-07
PRESIDENT WILL NOT
LOSE RIGHT TO VOTE

CINCINNATI. Nov. 6.-President Taft
qualified as A voter in Cincinnati today.
He appeared personally before The Gin
cinnst election board ana later before
the election Judges III his own precinct
and went through The steps required by
law.
II ain going 10 vote carly tomorrow
YOU know early voting is the right way"
said the president tonight. The presi-
dent has announced his intention OF vot-
ing the Republican ticket There has
heen criticism Of this announcement here
ON the score that in so voting Mr. Taft
viii support the candidates OF the so
called Boss George Il. Cox. about
whom he spoke so bitterly al Akron. O,
wlten he WAS secretary OF War. Tonight
the president refused 10 discuss his an
nouncemcnt, saying merely that he knew
Tho Republican candidates aud was con-
WINGED os their worthiuess.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-07
How to Change
Your Face
Crrom Fashion RcvieNN

The painful dangerous and cxpen-
sive operation known as face pee!lng'
Is not necessary to accomplish the re-
suits sought. One can gradually and
safely remove the old and unbeautiful
cutcle from her face without pain,
danger or detention indoors. Simply
use ordinary mercolized wax. which
can he obtained at any drug store. APP
ply it for few nights like cold cream
and wash IT of each morning, The
incredible in the wax slowly absorbs the
half dead outer skin, which flakes OF
day by day in fine, invisible particles.
The fresh young skin underneath soon
blooms forth radiantly, making the face
look years younger and much prettier.
Employment of this, process is not no
ticeable to others, except that your com
plexion improves rapidly.
OF course, tho removal of the surface c
skin in this pleasant manner takes with
it all facial blemishes, such as chaps,
freckles, moth patches, liver spots, fine
wrinkles. pimples, etc. Mercolizcd WAX
has been known for years to many So
ciety women noted for their beautiful
and lasting compilations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-07
OILED PORTRAITS
ARE MAKING HIT

That The Tribune's oiled portraits ar,
striking the popular chord is made mani.
rest every day, The Tribune II in re.
ceipt OF innumerable letters IN expression
oil appreciation OF the splendid works ol
arr. One OF the most gratifying OF thos,
letters came 10 The Tribune Office yes
terday. II follows:
Salt Lake Tribune
Dear Sirs-I wish TO cXpress 10 Won
isW words Of appreciation in regard
10 the Two portraits Just received
They are both works Of art.
Although / haven't an overabund-
ance OF cash myself. 800 In gold
would not touch either OF them,
teel certain that anyone having
use 'or these pictures VIII be equally
well pleased. I remain. yours truly.
ERA LAMBERSON