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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

about from Maine to California by Will of his doings when another cat was brought to view. He was so valued and popular that the management spent good many dollars trying to doctor him up when he was found with a broken leg. He was taken to a hospital in an ambu- lance, given medical attention like a human being, but he could not recover.
 He had been trained to hasten when he heard the cane tap of the man who had first given him attention. No matter where Tom was, if he heard the tapping on the floor of that particular cane he would hasten to the owner of the cane and look up with appealing eyes. The cit
 izen of the taps would feed Tom few leaves of Nepeta cataria, which is the drug store name for the old-fashioned
 catnip, an herb specially created for cats. It is their natural medicine,' also their stimulant. as they become intoxi- cated and joyous after a few nibbles. Strangers would often ask the citizen of the cane and catnip how he always
 brought the cat on the run, and there would follow a disquisition on cats, cat who heard of Tom last night remarked
 that he knew of cat at I'assaic, N. J., with more remarkable accomplishments | than our old Tom of the Willard. This Passaic eat has a fondness for raw po-
 tatoes, and is also partial to asparagus | tips and peanuts, What is more, he knows the time of day, and when the commuter train bearing his master ar rives from New York Jerry. as the cat is
 called arouses from his slumbers and
 news to be let out of doors that he may
 welcome the head of the household on the
 front porch, There is n selfish proposi-
 ton involved. aa the master always
 scratches Jerry's back and gives him a peanut or Il pinch of catnip. Just the
 same. the neghbors always watch the i porch to see if Jerry is on time when the train whistle toots, and they have never missed him yet. rain or shine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
FRIENDSHIP

By Emerson. 4 ruddy drop of manly blood
 The surging sea outweighs, The world uncertain comes and goes;
 The lover rooted stays. I .fancled he was fled
 And after many year, Glowed uneXhausted kindliness,
 Like daily sunrise there. My careful heart was free again,
 D friend. my bosom said. Through thee alone the sky is arched, Through thee the rose is red; (All things through thee take nobler form
 And look beyond the earth. The mill round of our fate appears
 A sun path in thy worth. Nice, too. thy nobleness has taught To master my despair; f2he fountains of my hidden life %Ee through thy friendship fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
sunday in the Country

Gay summer resorts, either by the sea or in the mountains, have attractions TOT most of us, but with me few pleasures odral Sunday in the country said a busy city man.
 Farm life is full of interest in the early spring when crops are being planted ana
 in the early summer when fields are lush and green, but here in the south l like the country best in midsummer About thIs ti,ne of the year Sunday on a farm with a prosperous and well bred planter as the host, gracious hospitality is seen in it's most delightful form. Chickens afe in fine condition for frying and all the vegetables are ripe. We go with the family to church. maybe six or seven miles distant, riding in roomy carriage We shake hands with young and old gathered about the meeting house. l like congregational singing in the country, and most of the sermons I have heard have been edifying.
 Returning from church we reach mine host house about 1:SO. The master of the manor gets out decanter ana breaks up some ice. A negro boy brings in some fresh mint and we have a julep. Dinner is announced at o'clock, and what d sumptuous meal it is! sHere IS about The menu, although I believe that word B intended only for hotels, res taorants and fashionable city houses where the service Is in courses Roast beef lamb with jelly, fried chicken, Irish potatoes, corn pudding okra, stewed to- matoes, butter beans, black-eyed peas and canded yams for salad, raw tomatoes well ripened on the vines; for dessert, custard or ice cream. Everybody feasts and after a short nap we take ride through the woods in the late afternoon, and then comes tea, which ends delight full day-Sunday on farm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
A FAMOUS OLD CAT
n the Washington Post.

From tne WHSIlI1BIOH POSI.
 With the New York Sun and other New York papers giving considerable space to remarkable cats, my thought on the train coming down was to ask for our famous old cat of the Willard" said Theodore F. Livingston of Trenton. last night. Alas I was told that old Tom, the once much-discussed cat of the hotel had given up all of his nine lives some months back and the hotel has never been able to duplicate his achievements with any new feline. Now. Tom was talked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 All kisses taste alike to a man when they're in the family.
 A woman is able to hold down her age much easier than her weight
 A man is sure he's interesting to girls because they are so tricky as to let him talk about himself.
 If you anchored your money the way you do boat. it would drag anchor and get. away just the same.
 Some men seem to think that taking lome to their wives a magazine they bought to read on the train makes it all up to thera for never giving them cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23


 facturer, who. starting out for a ride in his motor car to escape the 100 degree heat that persisted in the city even after sunset, bethought himself of other people who needed relief from the excessive heat more than he did.
 So he rang up the nearest settlement house and said he would like to take two passengers for drive-"the two that needed it most"
 few moments later he picked up at the address given him by the settlement office poor woman who had just been discharged from hospital She had sick baby that had scarcely slept for sev- eral days. The mother was nearly ex- hausted from caring for the child After 15 minutes in the open air in the car the child went to sleep and slept without cessation for two hours Ahe mother was revived and strengthened. She saw the boulevards, the Cliff drive, Electric park. Penn Valley park and other parks for the first time. although she had lived in Kansas City for many years. ~As the Journal says, While this is not always a practical thing for every motor owrer to do there are times when it might be easily done by some of them It Is a practical charity and in addition it might become the greatest pleasure rido the owner could have" There cer- tainly would be no difficulty in any city or town in finding poor people to whom a cool ride would be more pleasing and beneficial than money itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Early Rusiness Activity

Fall activity in the business world will, I predict, begin earlier than usual this year." said Humphrey F. Emmons of Chicago, an official of a manufacturing company, who spent a few hours in Bir- mmgham yesterday on his return from the gulf. By early l mean the latter part of August. The big crops in the south will certainly make business hum down this way. And I believe we will have genuine prosperity throughout the country. Business will be improving from now onn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
THE Bssr rHING HE KNEW

Frcm the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
 Perhaps charity is never so sweet as in hot weather. The Minneapolis JourY nal tells a pleasing story about man Hn Kansas City who was asked by re- porter if he had any news. The mass re- piled that he had something betteld thu news. but not too good. to print
 It was the story of prominent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
HIS MOUTH WATERS.

There is probably nothing that makes a vegetarian look lsadder than a broiled lamb chop, flanked by crisp lettuce leaf, a thin piece of toast and a slice of lemon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
THEN HE WOKE UP

THEN HE WOKE UP. On Sunday morn he sat Tn church The strietest silence keeping; But now and then a little lurch Betrayed that he was sleeping.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. But one morn as he sat in church Gle will do so no more) He accompanied each little 1Grch With a resounding snore.
 Selma Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.

Sf1OW ERS AND ST1OW FRS. No use to dream of roses red And songbirds trilling sweet; We still must face a rain-wet world, While up and down the street In dripping flocks umbrellas go And pessimists complain They simply can't remember when We've had so darned much rain,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

~ ADsDEN> July 2.-(special la i { v have been rather surprise at in-
 dorsements from all ....ts of the country of the suggestior made in this column last Sunday Z Underwood's avail. ability for the democratic presidential nomination.
 There is no better judge of political trend of thought in this country than is the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press. He announces Un- derwood the most available democrat and the most dangerous opponent Taft could have Private letters from Washington say that Underwood is the practical choice of the great mass of democratic congressman. They like his balance and ability, his studious and thoroughgong qualities and his firmness and tact as an organizer. With the suavity of a diplo- mat he is a fearless and trained fighter. In other words, he studies the fight and solves problems according to deserts. Un- derwood is indeed the studious states man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

A final vote on reciprocity too;1 place in the first cool spell of the summer The weather and the act were equally accept able to a distressed people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
TOO CAITIOUS.

The almost aviator is
 A subject fit for mirth. He talks about the flights he'll make, But never leaves the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

England could stand a doubling of her house of lords, but a doubling of the Senate on the jackpot basis wodld turn this country's stomach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
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the free list. He then asked us to pub fish a card of thanks. When we in- formed him we charged the small sum oe twenty-five cents for publishing such he said: Oh, well, if you charge for it, guess I won't have it put in your paper, as can go to nearby town and have 1t published for nothing. But such Is the experience that every editor goes through several times year,
 Enterprise e-Push.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Make the doors upon q womnn's wit, that, and twill out at the key-hoIe; stop that, twill fly with the smoke out at the chimney. As You Like It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

A REASONABLE CONCLUSION. 'They must be wealthy people, although at present they are on foot" Why do you think sop
 l detect a slight odor of gasoline about their garments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT.

| NOI iiI4NO IO bIN<AtI AbOII.
 She never tells her husband about the other men she might have married"
 Now, that is very considerate of her."
 That's the way it appears, but as a matter of fact she only had two other suitors and one of them is serving a sentence in the penitentiary, while the other is press agent for patent medicine show.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
THE FINISH.

THE FINISH. Just little motor car, Just a little jag; Didn't want to run Ter far Jumped her OCT a crag. Picked up with piece of blotter. Said a jury of six men: Run 'er faster than he ottcr.'' Where's
 your
 joy
 ride
 then?
 -Marceline Mirror.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Benzoc acid and the composition of mincemeat aye the things that brought upon Dr. Wiley the disfavor of Wilson and Wdckersham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

The forehead should not be too high' says Lillian Russell in one of her beauty articles. She evidently wants foreheads that will appreciate her plays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
QUITE HEARTLEss.

QUITE HEARTLESS. There was a little maid
 I think her name was Cert Who didn't seem afraid
 Of being called firt. She winked a roguish eye At half a dozen men; The way she made them buy It really was sin., She dined in swell cafes
 And slipped expensive wine, The while with winning ways Her victim she'd entwine. But when he'd fain propose, Or like a furnace sigh, She tilted up her nose
 And simply said "Good-by.,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

"A strong and virile public sentiment is lined up behind Dr. Wiley and the admin knows it. Hence its delay in acting on the Wickersham recommenda-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
AN EDITOR,s HARD LIFE


 Last week we received a card from one of our subscribers telling us to discon- tinue his paper as he was taking moro than he could find time to read. A short time ago this said subscribers father passed to the great beyond. We pub lished a half column obituary of the old man. telling what a kind father and loving husband he was. We laid wreaths of flowers on his bier and consoed those left behind. This write-up pleased the son and he came in for a half dozen ex- tra copies to send to distant relatives and friends. The extras also went on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

HARD TO EXPLAIN.
 Tt is reported that she simply threw herself at his head.'
 But they eventually got married. Tn view of the fact that womans aim is notoriously bad, how did that ever hap pen?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

gelcal keep themselves free from agnos- ticism only so long as they preach the old-time gospel. There are many new cults that catch and hold some people for season. but in the long run Protestant Christianity will be vital as long as it adheres to old standards or symbols; and no longer.
 'I believe that here in Birmingham ministers, as rule, preach vigorous ser mons on the old lines, and from all l see the churches are well attended. Many of the congregations are relatively as large as those of the good old days. May 1t be ever thus"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Professor Herrcl1 calls for a new Thackeray to arouse and satirize Amer- can society as it presents itself today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

These rain storms must be due to Sun day school picnics. The picnics should be called off for a week at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Judge sulzberger says that the chauf- feur who runs down and kills a pedes- trian is guilty of murder. This is mere theory What is wanted is all actual ap- plcation of the theory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

There is nothing iackadasaical abou, the young woman of Newport who can reel off in the sea three miles in a swim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

The importation of cholera germs is very unpopular in New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
NED BRACE AGAIN DISCUSSES UNDERWOOD'S
 STRONG QUALITIES AS PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER

1 and boost that which is of us. No man of the north or west has yet found fault with Underwood's section. Only southern men say the time is not yet ripe for a southern man for President We of the south are the sectionalists. Only few years ago I heard many men in Alabama say that Underwood, a southern man. would never be available for chairman of the ways and means committed; vet he is the most thorough tariff expert ever put at the head of that committee by either republican or a democratic House. He had studied the question thoroughly for years, knew what he wanted to do. decided to do it and did it. Indeed, he did business as a trained bus mess man would do it. Special interests have criticised and abused him, but that is the habit of such when they fail to dictate. Indeed, even the dog barks when his tail is mashed, and many a man squeals when his pocketbook is tempered with.
 # # #
 Let us in Alabama hold aloof from others and get behind Underwood. Let us be in position to send a delegation tion if he continues to make good and to hold the confidence of his colleagues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
ORJTIrAPy

He bought a little buzz fan And turned 1t on his back. His funeral was yestermorn- Good traits he didn't lack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

The theoretical naval attack on New York and Boston should not affect any nerves south of Atlantic City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Tho cholera carriers are almost as per sistent as the typhoid fever carriers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
HIGH LIFE.

T once brushed elbows with million aire"
 That's nothing. I once brushed elbows with a musical comedy queen and had the talcum powder on my sleeve to prove II. PAUL, COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

and his countrymen. Thrust aside the week-kneed ones and speak out boldly and continually for our own. If we at home do it, the chances are as good. or better. for Underwood than for anyone yet suggested. That he can win in the elec- ton if it be possible for anyone to defeat Taft is assured.
 This near epidemic of infantile paraly- sis in Birmingham deserves the most careful attention of everyone of the med teal fraternity. It is the most dangerous of all ehildren's diseases in that the phy- sicians do not understand it. and that it, in most cases, leaves the child a cripple for life. It should be a crime for any physician to fail to report case to the city health officers.
 Every case should be quarantlned or segregated and every precaution taken to prevent further spread of the dangerous disease Parents should be thoroughly advised of the fearful results and keep their children from contact with others or remove them to places where there is none of this sickness. Otherwise they
 
 becoming life cripples.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Chicago people prefer to collect re- cepted gas bills rather than old masters or old postage stamps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

The wall paper trust is to be investi- gated in the courts. and the whitewashers are becoming uneasy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

The katydid up north is predicting an early frost. Alabama should import some of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

It Is believed that Hines has lost all his pride in his job of putting Lorimer over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
# # !

Such being the case let us not in Ala bama trail off and make ourselves but a trivial part of the democratic national organization. Let us hold fast to our own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Billy Lorimer's Lincoln league is con- sidered in Illinois the best political fake of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Ty Cobb is engaged in interstate base ball and bis stealing of bases should be investigated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

No trust magnate has yet been jailed, MT. wickersham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

The coronation dubar at Delhi booked for December will encounter plenty of bubonic plague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
A SINGLE INSTANCE.

Are there any esthetes in this neck of the woods?"
 Well. there used to be chap here who slept in pink pajamas. but. he left town several years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
A BORE.

No matter what the world may say,
 Of this be sure; The chap who seems too all-fired gay
 We can't endure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
WILLIAM WINTER

Cholera and Congress are both present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Judge sulzberger says that the chauf- feur who runs down and kills pedes- t14an is guilty of murder This is mere theory. What is wanted is all actual ap- plication of the theory.
  "A strong and virile public sentiment is lined up behind Dr. Wiley and the admin istration knows it. Hence it's delay in acting on the Wickersham recommenda- ton.
 The forehead should not be too high'' says Lillian Russell in one of her beauty articles. She evidently wants foreheads that will appreciate her plays.
  A final vote on reciprocity too;1 place in the first cool spell of the summer. The weather and the act were equally accept able to distressed people. England could stand a doubling of her house of lords, but a doubling of the Senate on the jackpot basis would turn this country's stomach. Professor Herrick calls for a new Thackeray to arouse and satirize Ameri- can society as it presents itse,f today  These rain storms must be due to Sun day school picnics. The picnics should be called off for a week at least. The theoretical naval attack on New York and Boston should not affect any nerves south of Atlantic City.
 -s-- Chicago people prefer to collect re- ceipted gas bills rather than old masters or old postage stamps.
  The wall paper trust is to be investi- gated in the courts. and the whitewashers are becoming uneasy.
  Ty Cobb is engaged in interstate base ball and bis stealing of bases should be investigated.
  The coronation dubar at Delhi booked for December will encounter plenty of bubonic plague.
  Billy Lorimer's Lincoln league is con- sidered in Illinois the best political fake of the season.
  The katydid up north is predicting an early frost. Alabama should import some of them.
 It Is believed that Hines has lost all his pride in his job of putting Lorimer over.
 The cholera carriers are almost as per sistent as the typhoid fever carriers. The importation of cholera germs is very unpopular in New York. No trust magnate has yet been jailed, Mir. Wickersham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
HARD TO EXPLAIN

-Marceline Mirror.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-06
COULD SAVE MANY LIVES.
State Blamed By DR.. Barcley for
Two-thirds of 2,00O Deaths Year
ly From Phthisis.
PUTS MONEY LOSS AT $3.50, 900

In Minnesota 1000 persons die OF
tuberculosis annually, and there are
hospital and sanatorium beds for less
than 200" declared DR.. ". J. Mar
cley, of the state tuberculosis com
mission, late superintendent of the
Walker sanatorium, in an address on
The Duty of the State in the Sup
preston of tuberculosis before the
MINI esota state sanitary conference
at The Saint Paul hotel in St. Paul
Wednesday.
There is an Immediate need in
this state for 200 additional beds for
dying cases. he continued 1T is
conservatively estimated that we
have at least 10000 cases of pulmon-
airy tuberculosis in the state.
In private practice, under present
conditions, the average length of life
of these patients is seven years. 4
new crop of advanced infectious
cases is being produced constantly
We believe that rs per cent Of the
deaths are preventable. Minnesota
should provide at least 1000 beds in
sanatoria for hopeful cases. There
is now one state sanarorium for
about 100 patients Additional san
atorium accommodation for 500
would cost approximately $500, 900,
for construction and equipment
There should be an initial outlay
Of 100000 by the state. This
should be followed annually by
$500, 900 for maintenance. If IS per
cent of our 1000 deaths are prevent
able, and we assume each life valued
at the minimum figure Of $500, we
have a preventable loss to the state
Of S2,5O0,00O year. If We take
Fishers figure of valuation. our loss
is 100000 annually