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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
Tide Of Foundation
last fall.

During the last decade Alabama in- creased in population, but the increase was not as large as had been expected The population of the state in 1900 was 1.S2S, ,697. In 1910 it was 2,1Ss093, a per centage gain of 16.9. Its greatest rate of growth was probably within the past five years.
 Alabama is richer in natural resources, perhaps, than any other state in the union Climate is in it's favor, and there is every reason why efforts should be put forth to bring its population up to 2,75o,0O0 or more in 1920. The south as a whole is attracting more attention today than ever Capital is turning this way, and the tide of population is certainly south are doing much to disseminate in- formation about the advantages that this part of the world offers to homeseekers and capital; and in many ways Alabama is being well exploited as an agricultural state.
 But in the past the good things said and printed about Alabama as an excep- tionally inviting field for horticulturists and orchardsts have not, with few excep- tions, been properly followed up by direct l appeal to the class desired for new set l tiers here. The energetic work recent, startd by the Birmingham Chamber o Commerce through a farm movemen commmittee might be duplicated in g score or more of counties Patience is re. quired, of course, and the efforts to in- duce homeseekers to settle must be sys- laws enacted by the last legislature would have no effect upon those who wish to raise only vegetables. But very large class of German-Amercans now living in l the northwest could be interested in Ala bama lands if personal liberty in making and selling wines could be assured In other words, many of the thrftiest Ger | mans cultivate vineyards and turn some of their grapes into wine Several German settlements were established in Alabama a few years ago for the express purpose of extending the profitable industry of viti- culture.
 If the new legislature modifes or changes the severe prohibition laws left on the books by the outgoing administra- ton, then Alabama's S growth and popula- ton will be accelerated. The future looks uncommony bright, and after the legisla- ture adjourns. assuming that 1t will make good laws and not bad ones, Alabama will start upon a new and mighty era of de- velopment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
TRAITS OF FRANCIS WILSON

by Albert Neuhuys, Monticello, Bommersi lures, Franz Thaulau and he also has fine Rembrandt. It is really remark able private collection, and it is more than probable that if the comedian had the income of one of the multi-milion- aires, he would undoubtedly possess the most complete private art gallery in tho country.
 MT. Wilson's collection of Napoleons, which is said to be in it's relics and doc uments one of the most complete in this country, is up at his home at Lake Ma hopac. ssst
 The few leisure moments that the come dian is away from the theatre, or not writing or studying, he devotes to ath- letics, being at the present time very fond of golf. But all out-of-door sports appeal strongly to him.
 Francis Wilson's career behind the foot lights has been long one, for he be- gan to work on the. stage when he was years of age, and during his long ap- premiership has played nearly everything from minstrelsy to Shakespeare, beside having been for number of years the leading exponent of musical comedy and comic opera Several s,sars ago MT. Will son gave up musical comedy in all Of us forms and placed himself under the man agement of Charles Frohman, who first presented the comedian in a play called "The Mountain Climber which was fol- lowed by Cousin Bill.' and "The Little Father of the Wilderness" When Knights Were Bold" and now by his own successful comedy The Bachelors Baby" which is in it's second year, and which is generally credited with being one of the biggest laughing hits of the decade. The promotion of laughter which carries happiness with it, Mr Wilson believes, to be his particular mission, but his serl- ous moments show remarkable scope of versatility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30

of the ex-President next year. MT. Roose- yelt can see into politics just as far as anybody, and the best opinion is that he will not be a candidate in 1912 He may be building for 1916.
 Be this as it may. the new organiza- ton stands for great deal of popular government. Here is what it demands
 1. The election of United States sen- ators by. direct vote of the people.
 2 Direct primaries for the nomination of all elective officials.
 g. The direct election of delegates to national convention with opportunity for the voter to express his choice for Pres ident and Vice President.
 4 Amendment to state constitutions pro- vlding for the initiative, referendum and recall.
 5. A thorough-going corrupt practices act.
 The last-named plank is aimed at the special interests as indeed are the other blanks. The movement is, in fact, the beginning of warm campaign within the republican party against privilege. What 1t would do in a practical way in case MT. Taft is renominated remains to be seen. The chances are that it's adher- ents and followers would forget to so to the polls. as they did in New York last fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
SIR CHARLES DILKE

From the New York Sun.
 In Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke Eng land loses an adviser who possessed more brains than any member of the liberal government and the keenest political in- telligence. Had he cared to observe the conventionalities of life and to curry favor with his own party he might have been a prime minister whose eonstruc- tive statesmanship would have left it's mark on history. He preferred to use aggressive tactics, to express radical and republican views at a time when they seemed revolutionary, and when in time the liberals had come to adopt his radi- calism and the way seemed clear for him he blocked his career by a disgraceful private scandal
 His intellectual force and the influence he exerted over those who came in con tact with him may be measured by the disregard for his personal morality which is unparalleled in modern England Im- plicated in notorious scandal in his youth, shadow never lifted from his life, he was nevertheless elected at 25 to parliament, and kept in his seat for is years. In late middle life, after he had been a cabinet minister, he was held guilty by court of justice of disgraceful conduct, yet he was again returned to parliament, though perhaps debarred from office and retained his seat till his death. A distinguished woman of ire proachable character married him at once. Even mere writers have found it difficult to hold out when the British sense of decency is offended. In public life it has meant the end of a mans ca reer. Mr. Parnell's power was broken after he figured in the divorce court. Sir Charles Dilke's case stands alone.
 He was a graceful and brilliant writer whose logic was enforced by his knowl- edge of the facts. He worked for the betterment of the laboring mans cond- ton before John Burns or Lloyd George; he secured a measure of woman suffra ge before suffraeettes were dreamed of and he did more than any other man to pound into the British head what the British colonies and possessions mean long be- fore Mir. Chamberlain invented his inn perialism. A radical in politics, a free thinker in religion, an agnostic in nor als, he was man who thought for him self and stood up for what he thought. The breed seems to be dying out in Brit ish politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
TWO ANECDOTES OF LINCOLN

TWO ANECDOTES OF LlNSOhN Recorded by David Morgan Edgerton in
 the February Century.
 In June, 1887, at a dinner given by MT. David M, Edgerton, formerly president of the Kansas Pacific railroad, at Wyan- dotte, Kan, John P. Usher, Secretary or the Interior under Lincoln, said:
 "When the war broke out, knew that the railroad from Baltimore to Harris burg. the Northern Central of Pennsyl- vania. was bound to be good property for soldiers and people devoted to the preservation of the Union travelmg 10 washington would necessarily be trans ported over 1t. The stock was then worth only a few cents on the dollar. knew that from the necessity of the case 1t would advance in value to par or nearly so. I bought large blocks of it, and told MT Lincoln that if he would give me s1o,ooo I would make him all the money he wanted
 Being asked if Mir Lincoln was Inclined to do it, MT Usher said no. He himseir considered the investment proper, but evidently Lincoln thought otherwise
 Another anecdote related by MT. Usher ran as follows:
 while yet a young lawyer, MT. Lin- coin concluded to run for the state legis- lature, and in.those days anyone who de- sired to run for office had only to an- rounce himself candidate In the papers or at a public meeting. MT. Lincoln rode to an adjoining town, where political meeting was to be held.
 ..As he rode along the street his atten- tion was attracted to new house, more pretentious than its neighbors Erected upon the roof he noticed pointed iron rods At the tavern he inquired their purpose, and learned that they were lightning rods.
 "At the meeting he found the person then speaking to be the owner of this house and his rival The latter made so much sport of MT. Lincoln that Lincoln's friends became discouraged and dejected But as the meeting was about to break up. Mr. Lincoln rose and said that he would like to say few words.
 "Beginning modestly. he soon engaged and held attention. until, as he conciud- ed, ne added: My friends, am a young man, and whether I shall live few years or many I do not know, but l hope that while do live I shall so conduct myself that if will not be necessary for me to put q lightning rod on my house to save me from the vengeance of Almighty God.' He had struck the keynote, and he was carried from the meeting by his friends, and was elected"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
In the Financial World

Henry Clews in his Saturday Review says in part
 "The event of the week was the sale average price of 10O904 While the price | realized was not entirely up to expecta- tions, the avidity with which the bonds
 were taken made the sale a success, es- | pecially considering the freedom with | which this city has been putting it's ob- | ligatons upon the market within the last | few years. There is limit to the de-
 mand for even such unquestionable se- curity as New York city bond, which
 ranks among the very highest of secur- tiles; and this limit is evidently ap-
 preaching. The chief significance of the bond sale, however, was as a test of the investment situation. Evidently there is
 very fair amount of capital seeking in vestment, but it insists upon good re- turns. During the past two weeks there has been an excellen tdemand for bonds at all the financial centers and the pref erence is plainly in favor of those which yield the larger returns when the issue also ranks high in safety. Four per cent bonds, unless of the most unquestionable security, are not now in demand, prov ing the law that when commodity values are high low interest-bearing securities suffer because their returns are made quate. Many bonds have now declined to a position which yields good returns,
 and this fact is being fully recognized by discriminating investors.
 President Taft's reciprocity bill is a step in the right direction. It is much
 more liberal than expected, and should receive the prompt sanction of both the American and Canadian legislatures. There is no reason why trade on the
 northern border should be compelled to flow only east and west. It should also
 flow both north and south, and would
 thus benefit both countries The chief
 obstacle is the undue selfshness of cer- | tain localities and interests on both sides | of the line. There is no sound reason why New England should not buy her coal | in the best market, that of Newfound- | and nor why Canada should not draw upon our interior coal fields when to her best advantage. Both countries would | benefit immensely by thus lowering the barriers upon trade, which, 1t should be remembered could not exist unless mu- | tually profitable. A strong argument in | favor of the bill is that it aims to re-
 duce the cost of living on both sides of
 the border by enlarging the free list on | foodstuffs and the necessities of life.
 "The speculative situation shows decid- ed improvement. While there are nc | very brilliant clements in the situation | still all known drawbacks have beer
 well discounted, and the general outlook
 is not without it's encouraging features
 In fact, there is an undertone of conf dence not at all discernible month ago
 Local bankers show decided change ol | front and are much more confident It is l quite within the power of present mar ket leaders to force still higher prices ard toward the close this was evidentl, their intention"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
CARMENS OF THE PAST

1 free In her behavior, but not deserving her fate
 Emma Juch appeared as Carmen at the Boston theatre in 1Ss9 What evil spirit tempted her to play the part? She was an excellent senta; the character ap- pealed to her. and in those years she looked as Senta looked. But her Car menl Her face was fixed and placid through the scenes of sensuality and hate. Yet she was praised at the time for presenting refined and softened' Car men, for making the part Hess disagree able"
 One of the interesting Carmens was that of Marie Tempest in 1891. Her en- trance was superb in it's realism. How ever charming and we'll trained singer as she was in light opera, she had not the tones to emphasize and color her dramatic expression.
 The first appearance of Emma Calve in the opera never will be forgotten, Calves Carmen was then woman who first of all knew how to appeal to the pas- sion of the men. She never loved any man. She sought her food at will and was not particular where she found 1t. Yet Calve did not italicize the low si1o of the Gypsy.
 The success of her Carmen was in the end injurious to Mime. Calves reputation as a lyric tragedian. She fell into man nerisms, indulged in all sorts of capras cious business took greater liberties with rhythm and at last she found pleasure chiefly in seeing how far she could go with an audience One season she re- turned from a trip to Spain and gave a new Carmen, marvellous Carmen, al- most diabolical in it's subtlety; but the great public did not understand it, and her former admirers declared that she must be indisposed or that she had lost interest in the opera. Justly vexed by this lack of appreciation, she returned to her old ways and again there was the old ! applause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
EXTRACTS FROM "sNow BOUND

By John Greenleaf Whittier The sun that brief December day Rose cheerless over hills of gray, And dariSly circied, gave at noon A sadder light than waning moon. Slow tracing down the thickening sky It's mute and ominous prophecy, Apparent seeming less than threat, It sank from sight before it set A chill no coat, however stout, Of homespun stuff could quite shut out, A hard dull bitterness of cold. That checked, mid-vein, the circling race Of life-blood in the sharpened face, The coming of the Snow- storm told. The wind blew east, We heard the roar Of oeaii on his wintry stcre, And felt the strong pulse th, c bing there Beet with low rhythm our inland air. U:warncd by any sunset hght The gray day darkened into night, A night made hoary with the swarm And whirl-dance of the blinding storm, As zig-zag wavering to and fro Crossed and recrossed the winged snow; And ere the early bedtime came The white drift piled the window frame, and through the glass the clothes-line
 posts Looked in like tall and sheeted ghosts The old familiar sights of ours 4
 and towers Rose up where sty or corncrib stood, Or garden; wall or belt of wood; smooth white mound the brushpile
 showed
 A fenceless drift that once was road The bridle post an old man sat With loose-fung coat and high-cocked
 hat;
 The well-curb had a Chinese roof And even the long sweep, high aloof, In It's slant splendor seemed to tell Of Pisa's leaning miracle. Shut in from all the world without, We sat the ciean-winged hearth about, In baffled rage at pane and door. While the red logs before us beat The frost-line back with tropic heat; And ever, when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as 1t passed, The merrier up its roaring drought The great throat of the chimney laughed, The house dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cats dark silhouette on the wall A couchant tigers seemed to fall; And. for the winter hreside meet, Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider. simmered slow, The apples sputtered in a row, And close ct hand the basket stood With nuts from brown October'a wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
Cheap Food in South Dakota

At Mitchell, in South Dakota 200 dele gates recently sat down at banquet at which the fare consisted of alfalfa. They did not Nebuchadnezzar-lik eat grass. The alfalfa, reduced to meal, became the basis of the bread, cakes, pies and other edibles of the banquet. No doubt otNer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press
 A trust isn't the minute you get to be a part of it.
 The keynote of the household arch is the kitche en range.
 It takes more manliness to forgive anybody than to fight him.
 The average man Is more pleased to be able to have his name in a news paper than on check.
 When girl is engaged to a man she believes him when he tells her he would love to have her walk on him with her tiny feet fl after she Is married to him she would be satisfied to have him will ing to pull her rubbers on her without acting as If 1t were killing him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
MATERNAL HEROISM
From the Boston Herald.

FTOm tne BOStOn FIerdIu.
 Every man who reads of the two .sIn- dian mothers who stripped off their blan- kets in blizzard to wrap their babies from the cold, and then calmly lay down to freeze to death, recognizes in the act a heroism above that of his own sex. and the instinctive heritage of all women whatever their race or condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican,
 .<< IVY HEN Maria Gay plays Car
 NA/ men she awaken mem
 w ories," wrote a critic sev- eral years ago. Some of these memories bring with them a smile, for it is not given to every woman with voice, rest less heels and what she fondly regards as Temperament" to impersonate the heroine of Bizet.
 Celestine Galli-Marie never came to this country Her sister, Irma, was here in one of the first opera-bouffe companies, in 1863 and 1869. Paola- Marie was an other sister She was in the United States in 1879. Her Bettina, in La Mas cotte," was memorable.
 The sisters were the daughters of an opera singer, Marie de rIsle, who never had an opportunity at the Paris Opera, because of the despotism of Duprez, who would brook no rival She sang first m the French provinces. She was engaged at Strasburg in 1S59 later at Toulouse and Lisbon, and it was not until 1862 that she became a member of the Opera Com ioue in Paris. It was in 1875 that she created the part or Cariien. Altei io'o she sang infrequently. In 1890 she took once more the part of Carmen in per fornance for a monument to Bizet, and her associates were Madame Melba, Jean de< Reszke and Lasalle She died in 1905.
 The French say that no one has equaled or approached her as Carmen-either as singer or actress They speak Of her audacity, her grace, the suppleness of her voice and action, the coloring, the intensity, as in the card scene.
 Minnie Hauk was thought to be the "ideal' Carmen until Calve visited the United States. Her performance was full of vitality, and it had sensuous charm. Tremelli's Carmen was sinister, demoni- acal, in many ways memorable, but mis- understood by easy-going spectators, who regarded Carmen as a jolly girl, little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
Wilson. Growing strength

"Ohio democrats seem to feel confident that Governor Harmon will head the democratic ticket in 1912. but Woodrow Wilson is great favorite, and it is an even guess that New Jerseys governor will receive the nomination." said R. c. Farnsworth of Philadelphia.
 'I visit Ohio once or twice year, and can testify to the genuine enthusiasm prevailing there among all democrats and independents over the thought of having Harmon for President. He can win the state from President Taft. notwithstand- ing the fact that the President is per- sonally popular. But Wilson is much younger man than Harmon; is about 15 years younger, and that fact is greatly in his favor. Governor Wilson is making a fine reputation, and if he should be the democratic standard bearer next year would be willing to bet good money that he would be elected. There Is unques- tionably a strong sentiment for Wilson in the east"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
PASSING OF BUCKWHEAT CAKES From Success Magazine.

Buckwheat cakes are passing away too: New Jersey says so and New Jer- sey ought to know. Commercialized breakfast foods in unlawful conspiracy with the high price of pork sausages are said to have given them this death blow. The rise of race of commuters in New Jersey is also blamed, as 1t is manifestly impossible to do justice to the buckwheat cake makers art while hurrying to catch the 7:S7. So the de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
Why "StenOgs" Go Insane

From the Chicago Tribune. Waiting for the repair man.
 Just take this little note." (Eight pages)
 Trying to write on the last line.
 How long will it take you to do that?' will you get this out tonight?"
 Giving the days dctation at 10 minutes to when you have been sitting around for a couple of hours waiting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
OSCARS TO THE FRONT

From the Houston Post
 Oscar w. Underwood, as chairman of the committee on ways and means, is all right. Oscar B. Colquitt, as gov ernor of Texas, is all right. The truth of the matter is, the country seems to have it's political Oscarity on straight and 1t is really and truly becoming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30

lectable if not thoroughly digestible flapjack is becoming obsolete, while the modern breakfaster seeks new ways of running his stomach.
 Perhaps it is just as well. The ranks of cake bakers grew thin long ago; buckwheat has been anything but buck wheat for many years and genuine ma pie syrup is only sweet, fragrant memory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30

Texas is on the eve of an amendment campaign Constitutional prohibition has on 1t in recent years. And the anti amendists are almost sure to win in Tex as A good deal of politics is mixed up in the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30
EVIDENCE ACCUMULATEs om the Ashland Progress.

Birmingham is to have another sky scraper. This is to be the work of the American Trust and Savings company and a handsome 16-story office building Another evidence of the rapid growth of the Magic City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-30

returned to Birmingham Saturday night He is making his fight conservatively and is doing his duty on every question just as he sees it.
 Just as all his friends prophesed. he is sitting in the governors chair and is not being eoptrolled or dictated to by any interest or person. He has made a start which will put him in the rank with all the other great governors of our state.
 "Whenever he really enters the fight I do not believe he will be mistreated by the legislature. This was demonstrated yesterday.
 Prom the moment the governors in- augural address was delivered he has been the chief executive of this state in every sepse of the word, and is coming up to the fullest expectations of his friends