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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

ToR it's one-page classic The Age Herald published a story from ! "The Arabian Nights" last Sun day. As rule I do not like the reduc- tion of great story to single page of a newspaper. The reader of the page is apt to be satisfied and will be apt to think that he has read the story, when lie has read it in its reduced-to-a-page form. If the publication of the "classic" on single page shall serve to whet the appetite to read the story in full, it is all very well. But this is an age of magazines, and such like periodicals, and therefore an age of superfciality. Instead of going to the bottom of things in the text books written by the mas ters, we read the magazines or the page classic, and think we know it all
 am told that men have not the time to read the books, and little knowl- edge of the subjects read is far better than ignorance. Which Is granted, but 1t is better to know few things, and know them thoroughly, than to know of many things but superficially. A reader of Henry Esmond, reduced to a page, can never know Thackeray thus Nor can he know any writer thus. no, nor the subject upon which he writes.
 make so bold as to suggest that the page classic be considered only sugges- tive and that the reader, on laying down his newspaper go at once to the fuller original for the authors style and char scter studies.
 However, this is not what started out to write about The publication of the story from the Arabian Nights has led me to say something of the tales and the literature of the ancient people of Ara bia and Persia, for 1t is well known that many of the tales that we call 'The Arabian Nights came from Persia as well as from Arabia.
 The first translation of the Tales was made by M. Galiand into the French. His
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Duchess of the Dishpans

From the National Monthly. She appeared at the front door in hob ble skirt. high-heeled tan shoes. bell shaped hat with a willow~plume adorn- ment that denoted that she was far from the "pil1er" class when it came to choos-
 ing millinery and clothes. The lady of the house took her for one of the now neighbors, so imagine her surprise when this richly gowned creature announced that she had called in answer to an ad- vertisement for new maid.
 The following conversation ensued:
 How many in family?' Three"
 'Is the washing done out?" Yes"
 'Is your piano of the ordinary sort or with automatic playing attachment?'
 Its just an ordinary piano.
 Have you a vacuum cleaner in the house?' "N1s" "Ifs some time since used a broom and doubt if I could become accustomed to one again.
 'Is your husband prompt in getting homo to his meals?" Very" Have you an automobie?" "No." ''well, that is serious objection, for at l four years they had automobiles, and thc driver and the car were at my disposal on my afternoons off | The lady of the house couldn't stand it any longer. Pardon me-, said she I'm afraid we do not move in your set.' and lowing the aristocratic serving person a very courteous adieu. sort of notified her that the interview was ended. My" said the aristocratic serving per son. q cant understand how some peo- pie have the temerity to invite others to take up their abode with them nowadays unless they expect to supply them with the latest and best of everything-' The lady of the house had tainted. Some minutes later. when she was herself again. she declared that it was no longer nec- essary to go to coronations in order to meet royalty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

K TIsTUR EDITUR; It's too bad that
 MI Hobsun won't do sumthing reel
 \ foolish so his enemies can have
 desent whack at him if he
 does the slitest thing out of the order
 nery they try there best to make a bug
 gaboo" out of it. Now, because he pulls
 off his coat on a reel hot mite. so he can
 better and moor comfortably shell the
 woods, a verry. verry moddist gentleman
 present bushes a red, rosey blush, and
 hastily grabs his hat and leaves; shock
 ing. isn't it? But 1t sure was ruff on
 Annistun Out of that vast multitude of pee,oul there was only one who was the goods on etiquet-the verry minnit that Hobsun pulled his coat off this good man knew that old etiquet had been struck a fatel blow, and he newer hese- tated q moment He did not have to turn to the rule book to see when a man should take off his coat" or if it was propper in polite sosiety to expose stripped shirt fore and aft; he knew, and he was the only man or woman in Annis- tun that did know and he put his mol edge into instint execusion He sure did show up Annistuns $ fore hundred TOT they set there like a lot Of Hottentots and seemed to be having good time while Hobsun was making ms speech with nuthing in the world on put clolhes, and one coat off. But the wust Of 1t IS, 1t didn't seem to have much effect on
 Hobsun Sumhow or uther there lsn
 ennythng that has much effect on that
 yung man when he makes up his nina
 he's rite. He Is verry ''sot in his ways,
 and he just keeps begging away regard
 less of enny disparraging remarks by
 ennyone whatsoever. But what we would
 like to know vefry much. and we hear
 hNr ir,-., aI1 Ianr
 and wimmin, and specially those well
 versed in the rules of "Whats What in
 the upper crust-what is, it about coat
 that fl man has 1t on he's a gentleman,
 and if he takes it off he's pinhed? It's
 true, and admit it, that there has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
HEART TO HEART TALKS-By Edwin A. Nye

Ing and loan association. It failed and, she lost the entire amount
 Despite the loss of her hard earned savings, Rose Robinson began again to put money in the savings banks. She now has something more than S9o0. But wait! That Is not half her story
 Long continued toll at neager wages and pinchng economy are nothing new in the annals of labor operatives. and in this respect Rose Robinson is not different from others. She has saved more money than most of such work CTS, and But listen.
 Tt was my wish as a young wom- an' she says, "to have little girl of my own. But it was not meant that my wish should be gratified for no man has asked me to marry him" Though disappointed and chidless
 this hardworking woman decided to
 save her money for some baby" to be selected after her death by the Chris | tion Missionary society. Listen again. Whenever I put d dollar away
 would say to myself There is a pair of shoes for Rosy or There's book | for her That made it easy, and l
 was surprised to find how much I
 could save
 That is Rose Robinsons romance. | Denied what women most desire. her | life has lowered into a sweet devotion 1
 never see.
 Her friends say she is the happiest | woman they know. They say she has sweet face. No doubt of it. In the face of such woman there must be
 winsomeness and the softening lines that come from submission to Provi- dence and devotion to high purpose. Giving makes her happy. She has giv-
 en even more than the widow who, as
 the Master stood over against the treasury, cast in her mite. She has given infinitely more than the rich givers of our modern day. She has given-herself!
 This is a pitiful story-with a warning.
 Tn a Massachusetts town three sons of an old man were brought into court
 to show cause why they should not sup port their alleged father, who was in the poor farm. The brothers were well to do farmers.
 The old mans story:
 | "A few years ago I owned good farm. When my wife died I made a trade with
 my sons by which I should be kept the
 rest of my life in return for my prop erty."
 And then "As soon as the papers were signed
 things began to go hard with me. Ere quently I was half starved and had to apply to the neighbors for food I grew thin and was poor both In food and in clothing"
 Poor old man, compelled to go lover the hills to the poor house. in evident terror of his sons! He pathetically insisted, should the court decree that his children | owed him a living, that he should spend
 the rest of his days in the institution. No
 better evidence of his mistreatment could .-1-1 -l Tla 1R,aFa Farr turned over to the mercies of his sons An unusual case? Not at all. Almost every one personally knows of such in stances. Unfortunately it is all too com
 mon to know "how sharper than ser pent's tooth it is to have thankless child
 ] Inhrm King Lear made the mistake of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

gie laid the American people under tribute to him for s1so.oOO. .o0o that was nothing but water In the obligations of an industrial concern and secured by bonds. Practically 1t was the exercise of the taxing power by an individual who has accumulated hundreds of mil lions-s330,000 900 we know of-by mo- nopolistic methods. Can that be toler- ated in a free country? Every day the people who labor. manual or mental, for an honest living in the United States, strive for MT. Carnegie. who levied this debt of s160, 900, 900 on them for which he gave not one cent compen- saticn. It was not present given him, but a graft exacted by him.
 That thing has been going on for years Carnegies millions are about as honest as any millions that are gath cred in the field of frenzied finance. All of them are soaking In water and the people are taxed In higher prices to pay them. It is feudalism in the guise of business, rather than in the display
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

dividing his possessions before his death, eXclaiming when it was all too lste--
 Ingratitude. thou marble hearted hend More hideous when thou show'st in a child Than the monster. It may be there are more Cordelas than Regens and Gonerls in this world, but Lear was not the first wretched old man to wander an outcast in the wintIy fields nor the last.
 | Parents who have property should care fully retain sufficient to keep them in their old age. Children will be the better l off TO waiting until the old folks are gone. And the parents always will be
 sure of attention and respect from the children. Ingratitude of children Is a cry ing evil of our money grabbing day.
 But not my chdren?"
 No. no; not your children, doubtless, but-why tempt them?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

indeed. And you could fill many ordi-
 nary hymnals from her songs alone. 'T don't intend to grow old" What
 splendid optimism And she never will grow old-in spirit. Because of the sublime optimism of her life she
 has lived long and usefully; because Of 1t her songs breathe of faith and of hope and of trust.
 And as the great audience was thrill
 ed by the words of the young old wo
 man of 92, so has the Christian world been stirred to enthusiasm by the sacred songs of this sweet sing
 CT of Israel. Optimism is vitality.
 Pessimism is poison. Call it what you
 will - Christian faith, new thought,
 Christian Science, suggestive thera peutics, or what not-optimism is life. Some of us who have boxed the com
 pass of religious thinking and come back to the simple religion of mothers knee call it Christian faith.
 Why Fanny Crosby has not grown old is because of her simple and beau- | tiful trust, because she has had young thoughts, sought young company. kept | a young spirit. Age Is not of the | spirit. The body may grow out, but | by faith the spirit is renewed from day to day. and, such is the force of spirit over material, the body itself is wonderfully observed.
 I I of life. On the contrary, she says she l intends to live to celebrate the one | hundredth anniversary of her birth.
 May she accomplish her desire! l Who puts faith and hope and trust
 into the hearts of mortals puts into
 the world the tremendous forces of as-
 surance and confidence and courage
 and health.
 1 Harold Durrell of Boston is wise. A
 graduate of Harvard, son of a wealthy
 man, society favorite and an athlete who
 made record, he has taken his place
 behind the counter of small suburban
 grocery store to learn the business. Clad | in the clothes of a grocers clerk, he Is
 learning how to sell goods and tie up
 bundles
 | "W-h-a-t." said his friends. shocked
 Harold Durrell clerking in a grocery
 store! Why should he do such an cratic
 thing?" .
 But young Durrell,is not cratic. He is
 just keen, wide awake, level headed sort
 of chap. unspoiled by fortune.< l However, l He admits his course is rather unusual l for young man so favored. But he
 says a man cannot begin business at the
 top of the ladder. and he Is determined to
 show that college life has not up1tted | him for serious effort.
 l Also he is gritty. It is said of him that
 he is of strong will power, and when he
 sets out to do a thing. whatever it may
 be, he usually ends with achievement.
 And he is thorough He says to know a
 thing well at all one must know 1t
 through and through. Therefore he must begin with the alphabet of the grocery
 trade to qualify for the position higher up. l Wise young MT. Durrell!
 l .-1.l NI- hoo
 at the bottom of the ladder, and, although l he wanted his son to do something else, he could not discourage the boy by recit-
 ing the hardships incident to the long Apprenticeship one must go through to
 master the grocery business as it should
 be mastered, as any business should be mastered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

VU1ASHINGToN, June h-(Special)
 w It must be a humiliation
 W to that part of the United States Senate who voted for the yin dication'' in re Dorimer to find that public opinion has forced the senate, as it Is now constituted, to reopen the case. I use the idea of coercion adVisedly. It Is the tribute that vice pays to vir- tue when ro-Lorimer senators get hot foot in a chase of corruption here and there. It is a sign of the times and it means a house-cleaning that means in turn that he in pudlic life who would sooner be rich than honest will ere long find himself a rascal without public job
 One conspicuous occupant of a seat in the senate, "so wary held and wise as to scarce receive for gospel what the church believes" tells us that some s0,000,0 of us have no right to pass on the Lorimer case because we have not read all the testimony. That is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

If from the peasants tree, the King, an
 apple cTaves.
 Down with it, root and branch; And should he, in dainty mood, one sin-
 gle egg require, To! thousand spitted birds revolve be-
 fore the fire".
 For that is the song of monopoly. That is the song MT. Stanley wants to get the tune of.
 MT. Gary Is contrite. He says to the authorities, Fix my prices" He knows that is impossible. If congress can em- ploy a commission to create prices for one line of commodities 1t can estab- fish them for all lines. If the govern ment shall fix the price of a ton of steel rails, it must say what dozen shoe laces shall sell for. MT. Gary was only bluffing. He was in the tolls and sought way out. He says competition is archaic, and so 1t is in theory, but it will be awful lusty in fact until monop- oly learns some good manners and will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Bryan a Great Runner

From Judges s Library. Hewitt: He who runs may read. Jewett; Bryan must hold the record as a reader"
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17
Charles Lamb's Exouss.

Leadenhall street, London, was for many years the scene of the daily la- bors of Charles Lamb That Lamb, despite his many complaints. appears to have had a fairly easy time at the East India house Is evident from a story told by Algernon Black In Mac millan's Magazine for February. 1ST9 One morning he "was observed to en- ter the office hastily and in an ex- cited manner. assumed no doubt for the occasion. to leave by an opposite door. He appeared no more that day He stated the next morning In eypla- nation that as he was passing through Leadenhall market on his way to the office he accidentally trod on a butch CTS heel T apologlzed' said Lamb, to the butcher, but the hitter retort- ed: "Yes, but your excuses won't cure my broken heel, and, -- me, said he, selzing his knife, "Tll have lt out of your
 Lamb fed from the butcher and, In dread of his pursuit dared not remain for the rest of the day ct the India house. This story was accepted as a humorous excuse for taking n holiday without leave"
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17
BIG BEAR R0BS
 DOLLY B CAMP

John D. Clark, of the Dolly B mine came into skagway Tuesday night and reports that everything is moving along smoothly with the mining oper- ations on the East Fork He and his partner Wilson have got in about % on the ledge now.
 There is one thing that is hamper ing them in their work. and that is the difficulty Of preserving their grub in their tent from the depredadons of wild animals. Their camp is sit uated about 300 feet below their workings. A few weeks ago they were robbed by a porcupine for sev- eral days in succession; they caught the old fellow one morning and had him made into a mulligan when the Alaskan representatives came out the following Sunday
 Now. however, they find themselves confronted by another camp robber against which there is little that can be done without perhaps invoking the wrath of Uncle sam, as repre- sented by his minions, the game ward ems.
 Three times in succession while they were up drilling, shooting and mucking away at their property, a good sized bear has gone down and made free with their camp outfit. old Bruin had a particular fondness | for sugar and tore off the screw-top lid of the can In which it was stored and got away with the whole supply. He even went to the fire and took a pot of beans off and spilled them all over the place; meats and other stuff also were taken
 The tracks indicate that the old fellow is of considerable magnitude physically and that he would be a bad customer to tackle in the manner the law provides. if his color happens to be brown IT he is black they hope to put a stop to his depredations and to stay where they are and continue the work, but if he is brown then they will have to stop operations and let him have the camp for the law makes it a criminal offeuse to kill brown bear
 Clark says he will take a chance on the color and set a trap for him
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17

The A. B. dance by Camp sksgway No. 1, last evening was a very en- joyable affair although not SO well attended as usual.
 Mfr. Ransome Olds and family took passage on the Princess Royal yes terday after a very enjoyable trip to the Auin country.
 Frank B. Leland and his daughter. Miss Katherine Leland were psssen- gers on the outgoing Princess Royal yesterday. It was Mfr LeiaBd's inten- ton to make the trip on the old Chllcoot trail and over the pass Co Lindeman and Bennett, but he put it off until next summre
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17
CONCERT
 ON HE I8TH

Tomorrow night. assisted by locsi talent, Mss Crystal B. Snow wiH give a musical recital. A splendid pro gram will be rendered and there should be a large turnout to hear this gifted young lady A. 3 Han has been secured for the occasion
 Miss Snow has been studying mu- sic steadily since here @ little over year ago and her voice has Improved wonderfully ss the result
 Miss Snow win leave for sitsa some time next week
 The admission wlll be 50 cents and tickets are on sale at Britcs
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17
A Mananer

"And what right have you to call yourself a manager?' asked the emi nent and lrate Gctress after a stormy rehearsal
 CT suppose" was the deferential re- ply, cit is because I have managed SO long Co escape with my life Wash fngton Star.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17

Mr andM rz Marehsnd, of victoria arrived ou tbs Princess Royal and leu this morning for Whtehorse where they wiu embark for Dawson Mr Msrehaud is connected with ths Canadian Customs service and a cons blnina business with pisasare
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17
RunInnsa

"How shall prove the sincerity of my devoHouT asked the young man who had been SO long coming to the point that doubt had begun to ac- cumulate against him.
 "Cal the parson in as a witness" suggested the young lady, who meant business.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17

Drummers Buell. and Anerhoff, of Juneau arrived in town on one of the late boats and will remain here for Q few days,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17

J. NJ. Keller will return to Haines on the Georgia tomorrow morning.
 All kinds Of second hand fir mm- Der for sale. R. B. Foster, litb and Main. u.
 A nine pound boy was born to the wife Of Al McCann at 1O:53 this morning. Dr. Brawand reports mo- ther and child doing nicely.
 Agent F. Fl. Bold, of the Pacific Coast Steamship company has had a cable to the effect that the City Of Seattle left for skagway today in- stead Of yesterday
 W. w Boughton, agent for the Georgia today stated that that boat will be in Skagway about nine O. clock tonight and will leave on the regular hour tomorrow morning.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-17

J. M Keller will return to Haines
 on the Georgia tomorrow morning.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30
Sunday July 9Th.

Reception of visitors at Elks' home.
corner Atlantic and Maryland ave-
nues. All trains will be met by mem
bers of the reception committee who
VIII escort delegations to their hotels
Registration bureau on Atlantic City
steel pier, general headquarters of the
reunion.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30

who plan to take the trip with their
Phoenix brothers. and great many in
quiTies have been made regarding the
train. 1t is urged by the officers of
the lodge that all intending to cross
the continent on the Elks' special will
maize their reservations early, as the
success of the excursion depends en-
tirely on the number who buy tickets
1t has been learned. at last, that
there is no DOUBT about two of the
Pan American ostriches being taken
with the Phoenix lodge to the reunion.
4 special care taker will be sent from
the ranch to see to it that the gigantic
birds are given every care and atten-
ton, and they will be insured to their
fun value against injury. or sickness.
or death. IL was recently announced
that the two birds would be driven tan
dem. but owing to the keen competition
among the Elks for the honor of driv-
ing them i'm the parade. Frank De Sou
Sa has been ousted from his position
as driver extraordinary. He will drive
only one bird, and the other viii be
driven by Al Moore. who stated a few
days ago that he was determined to
drive Mr.. Archibald Cater, the popu-
lar and deserving general agent of the
Arizona Eastern office. will assist as
corral barker While the ostriches are
Sut on parade he will stay in the cor
raj distributing literature to visitors,
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-30

the silk SO the work necessarily can
not be so fine as that done on can
vas
The first thing to buy in starting
a bag is d good design. If you have
none among the embroidery books
usually possessed by every woman.
you can purchase designs in the art
needle work department OF any store
where beads and material for cross
stitch work are sold. The designs
are always blocked off in little fig
ures and usually divided into larger
squares of ten blocks each When You
have decided on your design and have
purchased the canvas of the proper
weave for the beads yOu intend using,
count out your design. the number Of
tiny blocks in the length and in the
width Of the bag you wish &C. make,
that is. for one side at time. 1t is
as wei to start on a parse for the
work Is tedious To q beginner. says
the Chicago Inter Ocean
The canvas comes blocked out in
fives by blue lines - Il is easy To
count ont the same rumble OF blocks
on the canvas as you have III YOUR
pattern. Re sure to leave margin
Of 1T least two inches outside Of the
canvas intended for tho pattern. as it
trays, and besides if ne bag should
not be Of the proper dimensions You
can add a couple Of rows Of be1Gs.
Now for the practical directions: