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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
ROsenstihl Enthuslastlc

John B. Rosensthil was one of those who had many words of praise for the annual report of Secretary Joseph R.. Babb of the Chamber of Commerce. "This report,'' says MT. Rosensthil, twas out of the ordinary, for it took up the work of 10 years, and I have never seen any figures which so plainly developed tho remarkable growth of Birmingham dur ing the past decade. N
 After all, figures do count, and when we tell to the world that Birmingham has increased in bank cearings, coal, iron and steel output, and practically every other business just as rapidly as she has in population, I believe we will have made a ten strike.
 .'I am of the opinion that in spending s5OO0 to have that report printed in one or two of the great weekles of the country the Chamber of Commerce would be ex- pending the money judioiously and to the best advantage. I believe the results would be equal to, if they did not sur pass, the advertising which this city re- ceived from the announcement of her population. MT. Babb Is to be congratu- lated on his report, and I think an op- portunity would be lost if we failed to print and circulate it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
Small Industries the Keynote

President Richard w. Massey takes MT Ford's place at the head of the Chamber Of Commerce determined to make the b. cation of small industries the chief pol icy of his administration. He proposes tc give attention to the incoming of farm CTS to Jefferson county-to municipal ad. vertising-to a s1,0oO0OO hotel, and to the waterway to the gulf. But first and fore most in his efforts will be the gathering of small industries that will employ both skilled and unskilled labor.
 President Massey is right when he says our greatest need is the small manufactur. ing plant. A plan has already been for mulated for securing the location of such plants, and this plan will be laid before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
he Chamber of Commerce at it's next

the Chamber of Commerce at it's next meeting
 Concentration of energy is good thing in individuals, and it zis clearly potential in commercial bodies. Let us hope the forthcoming plan will have the support of the concentrated energies of 1000 mem- bers of our chief commercial body. When it is considered that we have coal seams within the eity's bounds, that water transportation to tidewater is a matter of but another year. and that natural gas is to be piped in at an early day, surely it should not be difficult to attrae, here 1oO small industries in the course of Mir Massey's official term. That would be fine result. and it is assured ly attainable if the Chamber of Commerce will get behind President Massey in his determination to work consistently and stubbornly and skillfully in attracting the industries that we lack and should se- cure. President Massey and Chairman Messer will put themselves at the head of the new effort, and all good citizens should fall in line and keep up with .-.e procession
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Well Pleased With His New Home

Henry A. Mason. II. J. Porter & Co. s new decorator and window dresser, Is a young man from Pittsburg who expresses himself enthusiastically about Birming- ham and its future.
 T have travelled ali over the west, but had never made a trip south until l came to Birmingham few days ago to make this my home" said MT. Mason. "Of course, 1 had heard a great deal about this city and was prepared to like it, but it surpasses my highest expecta- tons There is something about the business atmosphere here that I especially like. Birmingham reminds me very much of Seattle, and Seattle, as everyone knows. is one of the finest and most rap idly growing cities of this country. Ihave just written letter to folks at home, and here is what said in part:
 On coming to Birmingham I knew I would find a live, hustling city. but it is a much bigger and a more beautiful city than I expected to see. It is surely an ur-to-date, industrious looking town, with all the characteristics that go to make a place metropolitan. That citizens here
 
 making this beautiful city is plainly seen, the work of beautifying along civic lines being equal to that of Detroit or Seattle. I find shere that same activity in business whifh has made Pittsburg fs nous the world over.
 T am much impressed with the well come northerner receives here more courteous people would be hard to find There is a certain chivalry among the bushes men that is new to one coming from a self-centered northern city.
 It is certainly the ideal young mans town, and I like the place so well that l will make my stay here permanent. One thing is sure. Birmingham has as mod ern an appointed mems shop as you'll find anywhere. MT. Porter has com plete high class outfitting establishment, and it Is not surpassed by any mercantile house of the kind in many of the larger fitiac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
THE NURSERY QUARREL

Henry Edward Warner, in the Baltimore Evening Sun.
 The nursery floor is filtered and strewn With the. wreck of a Noah's ark; The tears course down the little girls
 cheeks,
 And the little boys brow is dark! They've stopped their play. and they stand
 apart
 Browning, and ugly, and blue For the little girl knows that the bad
 little boy Can never be really true! They had played with their toys for a
 week or more The boy with his Teddy bear And the girl with her dolls and household
 things,
 With motherly, tender care; They had shared life's joys and it's mil
 cries
 With single, devoted heart They had pledged their faith as theif
 elders do,
 And had sworn they would never parti Then the other girl came from the other
 house, 4a
 With the. bubbles of childish joy. And she put her arm round the little
 girls waist
 But she smiled at the little boy!' O. the fond. false friend! There a mon
 ster green
 Took the place of the cooing dove, And the little girl quarreled with the
 fckle boy
 Wbo was false to his youth-time love! Now the little girls doll is fin sad neglect r And the Teddy's abandoned, too For the little boy looked into eyes of
 brown
 When his troth had been sworn to blue! And the cooing dove of the nursery Has flown on affrighted wing And the little girl weeps where the littlo boy scowiu, ss. For love Is . terrible thing!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
APPEARANCE OF THACKERAY

Yates: "Fifty years or London Life.
 MT Thackeray is 46 years old. though from the silvery whiteness of his hair he appears somewhat older. He Is very tall, standing upward of feet inches. and as he walks erect his height makes him conspicuous in every assembly. His face is bloodless and not particularly expressive. but remarkable for the fracture of the bridge of the nose. the result of an accident in youth. He
 wears a small gray whisker, but other wise Is clean shaven. No one meeting him could fail to recognize in him a gentleman: his bearing is cold and un- inviting, his style in conversation either openly cynical or affectedly good natured and benevolent, his bonhomie is forced his wit biting, his pride easily touched. but his appearance Is invariably that of the cold. suave, well bred gentleman. who, whatever may be ranking within, suffers no surface dis play of his emotion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
Sunday Concerts

The city authorities should rescind the ordinance which prohibits Sunday con certs except those given for the benefit of some charity fund or where there is no charge at the door. As the season musical organization will take up the matter before next fall, but in due time some provision should be made for a series of high-class musical entertain ments on Sunday afternoons. Every one appreciates the fact that good music is humanizing. It is, in a broad sense, re- ligious and attendance at attractions of the sort in view would have decidedly elevating effect.
 Birmingham has a well-developed mus ical atmosphere, and hundreds of our cit izens would be present at Sunday after noon concerts that could not well afford  moons. The Sunday concerts in Capitol park last summer were attended by thou pands. and those who heard the music were all the better for it.
 A small symphony orchestra-35 or 4t performers-could be organized and be made self-supporting, provided there were no law against charging admission to Sunday afternoon concerts. The or chestra would be made up chiefly of the atre musicians, and these men would be Available for public performance only on Sundays. Moreover, if the present pro hlbitive ordinance were repealed musical celebrities on concert tour might oc- casionally be secured for Sunday when 1t would be impossible to book them for any other day of the week. Atlanta has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
SPANKING
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 Spanking is recommended by writer in that estimable repository of house. hold advice, Harper's Bazaar. Not indis- criminate spanking, of course, but spank ing judiciously administered as punish ment to fit the crime. This is sound and wholesome admonition to generation of chicken-hearted parents, who having been educated to their present comfortable cs- tate under regime of corporal punisn- ment straightway insist that no child of theirs shall ever feel the rod. 'the slipper or the bare hand It is within the ex- perience of every observing person that a proper laying on of hands has trans formed peevish and obstreperous child into paragon of good humor and obed-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
LIFE IN THE BERMUDAs


 From the Washington Star.
 Coral and palms and all-the-year flow CTS make a fairy playground for hustle fagged Yankees, and Bermuda loves to have them around. They board in her hotels and drive in her livery hacks, automobiles being barred they buy her at sea gardens and crystal caves. They sprinkle showers of half-pence upon laughingly clamorous brown urchins by the roadside, spend tons of pennies for postcards and more tons for green stamps to send them over the seas.
 The one thing a Yankees money cannot buy is an island. which, at first glance, seems piggish of Bermuda, seeing she has nice coral one for every day in the year. But she has her feason. If an American will accept her restrictions he may build himself villa, and welcome. but he must not try to ignore Bermuda . rights. She likes Uncle Sam for chum, but she gives him to understand that when Admiral Sir George planted the British flag on the island it was there to stay.
 Bermuda is baby world, playing all by herself in the ocean, 600 miles from across the street. She is so joyously care free that even her clocks do not bother about the time of day. Her mail comes in spas medically and she doesn't in the least care when it goes out She has no slums and her diseases are the old-fashioned sort.
 Bermuda is so guilelessJy gay, so child ishly extravagant with her sunshine and palms and scarlet blossoms, and so airily chummy with her American cousin across the blue, that soul above charts might mistake her for an innocent girl in a white frock and lowered sash. except for the British warships in her harbor and the cannon on her heights. -
 In the sylvan greenery there are vistas of forts and garrisons. The Union Jack flares It's crimson against the green of the palm and cedar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
septauresima Sunday

In the liturgical churches today is known as Septuagesima, which marks the approach of Lent. It is so named be- cause 1t is about 70 days before Easter. In the early church many ecclesiastics and some pious laymen lasted 70 days instead of only 40, as the rules of Lent require.
 The Introit for Septuagesima Sunday be- gins with a note of sorrow. From now until Easter all joyful chants, such as the .Te Deum'' and the "Gloria in Excelsis.' are omitted and the penetential color-vio- let or purple--is seen inside the sanctuary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
AUL COOK.

fence. Little Angel Face does occasion ally need bodily discipline.
 Having thus far commended tho amiable Bazar's advice, 1t may be added that the suggestion .'Never spank when one Is angry" while undoubtedly most ad- mirable, is still a counsel of perfection. If spanking were to be deferred until the occasion for 1t had grown cold, would there be any spanking?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
Recalling Twelve Years Ago

Twelve years ago today-Sunday, Feb ruary 12, 1S9S-the entire scouth was hard frozen. It was, in fact, the severest spell that this section has ever experienced. The thermometer indicated 10 degrees be- lew zero in the cotton belt and, as a mat ter of course, all fruits and vegetables in Florida were ruined. Mardi Gras came rather early that year-that is to say, on February IA; so this zero Sunday was the Sunday before the great carnival time. The streets of New Orleans were like sheets of glass. The outdoor pageantry in the Crescent City had to be abandoned, and the thousands of tourists who had ar rived ahead of the ice king were house. bound for several days
 In Birmingham fine icy snow began tc fall Saturday night. A blizzard had struck us. and on Sunday no weathef record could be found that showed such low temperature here, and not even the oldest inhabitant could recall any such terrific zero weather. In speaking of that years ago, citizen said
 T was wearing summer clothing and had even given away the overcoat that had possessed In my short residence ] ad found Birmingham to be very sun ny south-like place. and thought I would never need any heavy apparel here ] was invited out to dinner that day, and although my host lived only three blocks away from my boarding house-Mrs. Nix.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
THE PERIL OF SAVING

THE PERIL OF SAVING. He saved his money, day by day, Resolved to put some coin away. Denied himself the least delights, Ne'er saw a show, stayed home at nights Wore shabby clothes, increased and
 patched For closeness he could not be matched It made him sick to spend ten cents. So much he dreaded all expense. His meals they were so very scant. You would have thought he wished to
 bant.
 The room he lived in was so small, He couldn't turn around at all. Ere long his little bank account With leaps and bounds began to mount. And still he toiled and Saved and saved, His hair grew long, he seldom shaved; Just smiled when people called him crank And put more money in the bank And when he had acquired roll That would have warmed spendthrft' 5
 soul,
 Along there came pleasant man Who had ups sleeve brilliant plan For making millions in a week. His tongue was smooth, his figure sleek, Our careful friend lent willing ear And. sooth, he almost shed tear. To think what time he wasted had, When Al these years he might, egad, Have been amassing riches quick And of lifes pleasures had his pick The gracious stranger lent hand, His voice was low, his manner bland. The saving one invested. Soon We heard him sing a doleful tune. That gilt-edged scheme had proved a
 myth, His benefactor left town with goodly stake. Oh, curses deep. Oh tears it was in vain to weep Good lesson for our niggard friend. -a Now, what he gets he flies to spend. A GRIEVANCE.
 s'He has insured his life in your favor?" ''Yes. But you ought to see the care he takes of hiVself"
 A BOLD, BAD MAN.
 His wife not by,
 Stock Broker Bogg
 Would often sigh,
 'Oh, you stenog." MISSING. N"So you dined at the Hotel Glitter?' "Yes" How was the cuisine?" 'I didn't see that on the bill of fare GOOD GUESS. The boy stood on the burning deck And this is what he said;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
ARNOLD LIKED AMERICAN WOMEN

Mrs. T. P. OConnor, M l, Myself" Another literary man that Know who was very neat and methodical was Sir Edwin Arnold.
 He told me that on one occasion In America a newspaper reporter had ex- tractedfa long interview from him. and just at the end said. Now, Sir Edwin, what is yonr opinion of the American womanR"
 An exhaustive subject" said Sir Ed win, but can dispose of 1t in one word. 'Afrin.'"
 And what" said the reporter, "does that mean?'
 Tt is Turkish" said Sir Edwin, ''and means, oh, Allah. make many more of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
The Famous Dancers

To the uncultured mind the ballet Is only frivolous show appealing to coarse men, when in reality 1t belongs to high art and the better educated the audience the more thorough the appreciation of such dancing as will be seen here when Anna Pavlowa, the famous Russian dan ceuse. appears Tuesday night, February 2l. With Mile Pavlowa comes her pro- fessional partner, Michael Mordkine, and these artsist will be supported by large company and an adequate orchestra. They are booked for the Shubert and it goes without saying that hundreds will be turned away unable to find even Standing room, notwithstanding the fact that the best seats are priced at B.
 Manager Mattice Is being urged to se- cure the Orpheum, if possible, for the Pavlowa engagement, as he did for the Bessie Abott Grand Opera. The orpheum would be filled to overflowing. The ballet in its highest form, as it will be seen With Mile. Pavlowa in the leading role, is styled ocular opera The acting is there. the scenic effects are there and the music is wonderfully entertaining.
 The New York Times off recent date said:
 The second appearance at the Metropoh- tan Opera House of the two Russian dancers, Anna Pavlowa and Michael Mordkne. was undoubtedly the feature of the performance which was given there last night for the benefit of the pension and endowment fund of that institution. oc1ra cason, and the total receipts were some- where in the neighborhood of s15.Oo0.
 Very late in the evening before these two dancers had appeared in Delibes' bal let "Coppelia." Last night they appeared alone without the assistance of the some what ragged corps de ballet of the Met ropontan Opera House in two divertisse- merits, which were so entirely different from anything they had done in Cop pelia" that anyone who had seen their previous performance would have had difficulty in recognizing them.
 Such dancing has not been seen in New York in recent years, and last night s audience manifested its feeling as hearti- ly as had that of Monday evening.
 Early in the evening the curtains parted on woodland scene which left large open space on the stage. The orchestra played an adagio of Bleicham's. First -Mordkine darted on to the scene dressed as a savage. Pavlowa followed him. The two danced together and then alone. Mordl1ine whirled for long seconds on one foot, with the other foot pointed at right angles from his body. He did another dance, in which he shot arrows from a huge bow behind his shoulder. The celer- fly, the grace, the rhythm of his terpsi- chorean feats were indescribable in their effect.
 Pavlowa twirled on her toes With her left toe pointed out behind her, maintain ing her body poised to form a straight line with 1t. she lept backward step by step on her right foot. She swooped into the air like bird and floatded down. She never dropped At times she seemed to defy the laws of gravitation. The d. verstisement ended with Pavlowa, sup ported by Mordkine. flying through the air, circling his body around and around. The curtain fell. The applause was deaf ening. Again and again the two were called before the footlights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

be benefited? The merchants of Birming- ham are now paying practically all the expenses of the city government Why should such be?
 Let there be dispensaries. Reduce the merchants licenses thereby. Build good streets and roads from the revenue.
 If Birmingham had the dispensary sys- tenn of disposmg of the liquors that the people will buy there would be a revenue here which would not only minimize the burden of the merchants of today, but would give us the best system of streets and roads in the south. Tn reducing merchants licenses we could all buy cheaper. The merchant paying exorbitant license must, to exist, charge more for his goods.
 Why not get ginghams and gingerbread cheaper? Why not clothing and cloths? Why not beef and boots-four and flat irons? We all need meat and meal, If nothing else-and we need to keep the clothing upon us In a presentable appear ance.
 
 Be those among us of unemployment how may he get it unless he appear well to those to whom he might apply?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
procession

brought in at Danville, H., a start to- ward reform will have been made in that locality and Adams county will feel re- lieved of public odium The grand jury at Danville is about to act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. In Scotland winch you sneeze the peo-
 ple say. God bless you" The idea is you are taking cold and the prayer is meant to avert your illness. Something like this appears to obtain as custom
 in all lands. From the remotest ages the salute has followed the sneeze. In
 a time of pestilence Pope Saint Greg ory published a short benediction to be used as a. salute. because the crisis was attended by sneezing, and in most cases the disease was then fatal Aristotle and Pliny wrote about the custom, but throV little light upon it's origin-the former holding that the salute recog- nizes the sneeze as emanating from the
 brain, mans noblest part. In the French academy there, is a paper on iile des- cribine the custom as common among
 the Indians of America, when the country was first discovered. The sneeze of despotism was illustrated at
 the court of Monomotapa. When the lkinp was seized by the favorism those near his person were accustomed 10
 shout a salute so loud it was heard in the antechamber. There the like was 1 done, the adjoining apartments taking
 it up. till the noise reached the street and spread through the town. Hence
 thndescription or subjection or vassal- asN "When he sneezes you must cough" Strangest of all is the story
 of the Talmud, which has story for everything. It says that before the
 time of Father Jacob men never sneezed
 but once and then at once died. Jacob
 was the first to die of natural causes before him all men had died of sneez- l ing. To preserve the memory of this ! fact the princess of all nations were commanded to order the use of some
 salute among their subjects after the
 act of sneezng.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT LEGISLATION
 AND THE LIQUOR PROBLEM IN BIRMINGHAM

So if there must be liquor traffic let II be done on the high plane. with revenue to city and county, thereby reducing mercantile licenses and giving more op- portunity for deserving ones of the legiti- mate trades of life to find employment.
 There is just so much money in the world to be expended yearly. There $ SO much to be sold for the money, and so much profit in said selling.
 Now why not distribute all equitably? Why not give all an equal chance accord ing to ability and industry?
 don't believe in the fellow who politics for a purpose. He may want and win. But there be a wnnowfng for every one of them
 That man who sticks to his purpose lets the other fellow fret and fight-and who sits steady in the boat, doing = his duty, usually is better natured, hap pier; is best content, and contributes most to the general welfare of his fel- low man-and after all what be there in life greater than encouragement of the neighbor, the helpful spirit. and good cheer?
 At any rate. such is the policy and be- lief of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

Former Mayor Gill of Seattle opposed woman suffrage when it was an issue, and he is doubly opposed to 1t now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
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'1'd get more money. 1 suspec', If I stood on my head"
 Birmingham Age-Herald The boy stood on the burning deck And proudly said 'I will, If l escape this awful wreck, Go into vaudeville
 Youngstown Telegram.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

The old guard are fighting reciprocity, the tariff board and the direct election of United States senators. They are stone blind to public sentiment, and their end is readily foreseen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

A tent should be placed over the Mex ican revolution and man placed at the door to take the tickets.