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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

One of the most charming of the me- ehanieal toys and attractive alike to boyi | and girls is called '"The Carnival" and consists of half dozen pretty little horso less vehicles, flower trimmed, each oc' cupied by man or women in fancy cos. tune. The mechanism is arranged so that the procession describes all sorts of curve, when in motion, instead of keeping in straight line. the end carriage some times curying around to get abreast Of the first. The carriages can be dscon- nected and operated separately.
 It is tossup whether boys or girls arc the better looked after in the new toys, although manufacturers say that it ia much easier to get out novelties for tho former. sThe story is told that an inn porter of toys laid a bet last year with a fellow importer that nothing absolutely now in the doll line would or could make it's appearance this season. He lost his betaA At a Fifth avenue toy place there is a brand new baby doll, and although the price of it is $lO without a stitch to it's back, the first lot got in by the mer- chant sold so rapdy that before the end of week he cabed for 200 more, and is anxiously awaiting their arrival
 Three and four story houses with an ele- Vator. bungalows of latest design and country houses with piazzas covered with iioWering plants have been added to the ooii house assortment, and new and en- tlrely captivating are folding houses with three sides which may be backed up against any wall anywhere and become on the spot a sehoolhouse. a grocery store or a log cabin, aceording to the kind of house purchased. FThese are about five feet high and fold up in four panels like a screen, one panel having a real door, the side panels window each If it Is store there is large window in front. Each is attractively painted to carry out the idea represented
 Among the real estate extravagances OF the season are portable one room houses substantially built and large enough for a child to live in. The- fernishea wit' 70 1had's es szfeana or sffIlt room suit end cost uufnsaiseee rom l to $159
 Faraa for small children warranted a1way to keep 'heia ps4enalai sfeenaeas no m; ter how cften fheg are 'wed de- serye he lutea anens I wonders or the They ore ssfears srm- house, otbufld'ugs, gaHHaazI treea. .ffe stock ara in c1icr perfect trae f1 le- ture, but over tho coiee .s sIfation said teer l8 pant iran Ius Hesel off an aats faCmlt ss t9 fle e1ild. Eo.le of these farms are three feet and more square and remarkably complete.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
A GriDnine Sermon

The Rev. Dr. J. T. Plunket, pastor of the South Highlands Presbyterian church, preached notable sermon yesterday morning. His theme was Christian Citizenship" and he point ed out with characteristic emphasis at the start that problems of good government and law administration, whether national, state or city, will never be settled by resolution or by platform;" that such problems twill never be settled right until they como under the masterful sway of honest, straightforward, unterrified, unpur- ehasable and unimpeachable man. hood" Resolutions are forgotten, platforms fall to pieces, but true man. hood, the preacher said, is the same yesterday, today and forever.
 Dr. Plunket, as chairman of a com mittee of the Pastors union, wrote the ringing address to the public on the grand jury's report on crime in Jefferson county. His sermon was on the line of that address, and it was especially notable because of its directness and the practical view which the pastor had of moral condi- tions in this community.
 Many sermons dealing with local moral questions would be more ef- fective than they are were they not made up chiefly of generalities. Dr. Plunket was distinctly practical and his discourse yesterday was addressed pointedly to the men of his congrega- tion. If crime is not punished in this county as promptly and az se- verely as in other counties, the ques- tion arose, how many of the men in the sound of the pastors voice had lodged jury duty? How many had tried to escape jury service by all sorts of petty excuses?
 While Dr. Plunket stressed the idea that state and church should be kept separate, he made it clear at the same time that it was the duty of all good citizens to exercise the ballot privil- ege How many men in his congre- gation, he asked, paid their poll taxes, thereby qualifying themselves to vote.
 If lawlessness is blighting Jeffcr- son county it is due, in measure at least, to the lack of interest which lawabiding citizens take in public af- fairs. Dr. Plunket spoke with great earnestness, and his discourse must have set everybody present to think ing. The people of Jefferson county must be aroused, and the ministers can be depended upon to do their part in this work Dr. Plunket'a s sermon was gripping from beginning to end, and such pulpit utterancea cannot be heard too often.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
What Colonel Goethals Did Say

In the course of an interview last summer Colonel Goethals did say to Hayden Talbot, writer on the Out look, that West Virginia coal is alone fit for use at Panama. In order that Colonel Goethals, the chairman of the canal commission, may not be misquoted The Age-Herald gives his exact words as they appeared in the Outlook, as follows: If we control the canal supply, we can offer at a req sonable, unchanging price the best grade of Pocohontas and New River coals and still make profit. We are in the best position to run the coal ing stations, because, by experiments lasting over four years, we have found the grade of coal best suited for use in the tropics-a question which has gone unsolved since steamships began to ply the waters within 20 degrees of the equator. In this particular grade of West Virginia coal the danpness during the rainy season causes less deterioration and in the subsequent dry spells it has proved that spontaneous combustion is less
 
 likely to occur
 The experiments lasting dycs four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
THE ART OF REPORTING

Henry WatterSon, Before BoSton fress
 Club.
 You will find before I am done that l have proper conceit of myself I think know what news is and how to prepare it equally for the tea table and the break fast table. Like victuals it>may be served hot and savory, or raw and unsavory, be brought on plain or be dressed and decorated to suit the varying public taste. There is in this as in cooking. an art.
 A fine, ruddy murder, like fair, round of beef, may be ruined in the roasting, and a scandal fat and juicy, blond and frcwsy, be wholly spoiled by figura- tive excess of vinegar and garlic. A skill ful chef can take a few scraps and fab ricate a dish to delight a gourmet.
 So the delft reporter can put this and that together and piece story to stir the town. In both cases, however, there must be basis of fact. The essential in- gredients must be there. 1t is given to no man to make silk purse out of a sow's ear; to no cook to render a saute out of sawdust and boot heels: to nc reporter to turn a scoop out of lie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
SCENES AT THE DURBAR

the heralds' silver trumpets rang over the plain.
 At that moment appeared the strik-
 ing figure of the imperial herald mounted on a jet black charger and blazing in his brilliant uniform of gold and purple. Behind him were a drummer and 16 trumpeters, eight British and eight natives. Hating for an instant, they sounded another blast and then rode slowly toward the dais, where they gave a third call before
 saluting.
 The Emperor then commanded the
 herald to read the proclamation an nouncing the coronation. The herald
 wheeled his charger around and read aloud so that all could hear that George had been crowned King Elm peror. At that moment the royal stan dard was unfurled from the tall flag staff in the center of the arena. Tho, national anthem was played by the
 massed bands, and as the last notes of
 the music died away, 101 guns boomed the tidings of the proclamation. Then along the never ending line of infantry rattled out continuous firing of blank cartridges.
 The herald retired to the entrance of the arena, sounded further flour
 ish, and the Emperor arose from his throne and bowed to all sides. As he sat down once more the herald called for three cheers for the Emperor ana mighty roar burst from more than 100000 throats. Natives vied with the British in their acclamations, and the cheers within the arena were con tinued by the troops outside until they extended to the horizon.
 Lord Hardinge then made his an- nouncements and the greatest of Dur bars ever held in India came to an end with the national anthem and a. final burst from the silver trumpets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
Verdict No. ? on the Maine

The Sampson board is vindicated by the board which has just laid its re- port before the President. An outer mine was exploded, and it exploded two or more of the magazines of the ship. The exterior mine consisted of low form of explosive, says the naval board which has just rendered q report. This probably means plain powder in use 12 or 13 years ago. Such a mine must have weighed hum dreds of pounds, and no one man or two men could have placed it together with it's connection with the shore.
 At least a half dozen of persons must have been in the plot. Who were they5 Why did they do it? Did the Cubans do it, hoping it would bring war between Spain and the United States1 Or did the Spaniards angered by the acts of the United States in Cuba, do it? These ques- tions are not discussed by the naval board, and they must be discussed, if at all, by the innocent bystander.
 The Spanish government was ln- vited by the United States to send representative to the scene of the wrecy anG to participate in the in- vestigation, but it declined to do so. assn therefore, that of a,o.a only, but America
 ao abt aeeept the second ver-
 as eeIs 1t did the Sampson ss.is When ne wreck has been lifted up anu .o we'd out to see, the whole incident will be disposed of and no one then need try to remember the Maine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
AWAY

 By James Whitcomb Riley. 1 cannot say and 1 will not say That he Is dead, he IS just away, With n dheefy smile and wave of the He has wandered into ap unknown land And left us dreaming how very fair If needs must be, since he fingers there. And you, oh you, who the widest yearn For the old time step and the glad re-
 turn.
 Think of his farlng on as dear In the love of there as the love of here, And loyal still as he gave the blows of his warrior strength to his country's
 foes.
 Mild and gentle as he was brave When the sweetest love of his life he gays To simple things. Where the violets grew. Pure as the eyes they were likcned to. The touches of his hands have strayeG As .revently as his lips have prayed. When the little brown thrush that harsh
 ly chirred
 Was as dear to him as the noclsing bffd. And pitied as much as sr r Tsfs A writhing honey bee As siD faH Think Of him still us [ sayi He Is not dead. lc Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
NEW TOYS SANTA HAS
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun. tsk
 6HAT Santa Claus is thoroughly Up
 to date old gentleman, both chil-
 4 dren and grownups who have gone through New Yorlx's leading toy shops of late agree Almost hopelessly one searches for adjectives adequate to de- scribe the wonders of New Yorks toy display this year.
 Old shoppers who have been keeping tab for half century on theedevelopmerit of the toy industry declare that it is a marvel, and proof that they are right is furnished by the line of men and wom- en which may be seen any day in the prin- cipal toy stores merely looking at the novelties and apparently enjoying them selves a good deal
 Among the new toys operated by elec- tricity are railroad trains containing a sleeper, dining, observation and baggage car, furnished with chairs. sofas and the like, which may be taken out and in through a movable top. Each car has an independent lighting apparatus. Freight cars, too, reproductions of those seen crossing this continent, filled with lIull, Cdllle anu OliltG IltICHdHuiSt, dI0 included in the train yard outfit. The merchant who displays them had draw ings made of the real cars and sent them to Europe to be copied in miniature cars. Practically the whole system Of train moving may be learned from the tracks, switches, signals and cars included this season among the electric toys. Steam- Shins and tOrnedo boats of new design. exact copies in some cases of those seen iE the United States navy. may be had, operated by electricity as well as steam. To tell about the models of airships ranging in price from $1 to $50 and more would fill a book. The cheapest ones, intended for the little folks, are attached to 8 standard and then wound up. They go spiendidly while they are at it and have the advantage of not being able to get away. It is in the medium priced models that the most wonderful varieties are seen. Famous biplanes and aeroplanes are reproduced in yard long sizes made in. sections, each machine having printed directions how to put it together.
 There is a flying top among the novel; ties for small boys, and a salesman said that air toys were running a pretty good race with electric toys for first place.
 Cannon which may be adjusted to shoot at airships and are furnished with a shield for the soldiers to stand behind attract so much admiration as 10 give pain to good mothers working hard in the cause of international peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
Holiday Shopping

"The week just ended found the mer- chants here busy, notwithstanding the indictment weather, and the present week promises to be record breaker said a member of the Business Mems league.
 Retail trade may have seemed dull during the fall, but there Is no room for complaint about December business
 The streets of Birmingham have never been as crowded during any holiday sea- son of the past as they are now, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
UNDERWOOD VOTED RIGHT

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 MT. Underwood despite the delicate po- sition he was placed in, did not forget his duty when the Sherwood pension bill vent through the House of Representa- tives in .iffy and practically without opposition. The vote stood 229 to 92. MT. Urdeiwod voted against the bill, while Speaker Clark voted for it.
 The Advertiser is gratifed that the Ala banian was not afraid to hazard his chances of receiving the presidential now- nation next year, by voting against a bill supposed to be popular in all of the doubtful states of the union
 MT underwood's attitude in this mat ter should give him strength before the right thinking American people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

From the New York Press.
 man brags about his cigar bills to everybody but his wife.
 The reason man can't get along with his family is he ought to.
 ,Ye more woman can trust man the bette. it is for her not to try to prove it.
 There seems to be much more money i'll selling gold mines than in working them.
 The most troublesome thing to a girl about having a half dozen best beaux is she feels it her duty to herself to nave different photographs taken for each of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

demonstrators sent out by the govern ment cannot resist what his own son does in corn club. Let us for this reason have the greatest possible number of corn clubs. Let every beat in every county have one. There can not be too many of them. They are doing more to make Alabama great corn state than any other influence in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
Work of the Boys Corn Clubs

The Boys Corn clubs are bearing fruit even away from the land they titled. Says prominent member of Ia local Farmers union: Ut has been demonstrated here, as we'll as in al- most every other county of the state, that by exercising good judgment, us- ing the right kind of fertilizers and giving the crop the attention that it should have, that the yield is almost unlimited. Heretofore, nearly all this attention has been given by the young CT farmers, and it is from their per severance that we have really been taught how to raise corn on land which, we have titled for years, get ting not half the results they attained. We will not only encourage the boys in every way possible, but will enter into the proposition ourselves in a much more substantial and progress i've way"
 This is a form of instruction that custom, inbred though it be, cannot resist. When they see their own boys growing 200 bushels of corn where they themselves had grown but 15 bushels, the effect is irresistible. The farmer we have quoted lives in Macon county and his views are undoubtedly those of all who hay hars n I corn clubs or who have SC what tas boys are doing Even the nan 'gho re- sists all newspaper ak sa5 en all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
A Beautiful Day, Was sunday

This Sunday has been an ideal winter day for Dixie,'' said an enthusiastic citizen last night
 T was delighted that some of my north ern friends who have recently come to Alabama to make their home, got a chance to see how quickly, in our eli mate, the sunshine follows the rain. They left cold, frosty country, where warm, genial days after November are a rarity.
 'The day was ideal for long walks, and many persons took advantage of the op- portunity to get the kinks out of their muscles and the crinks' out of their nerves In the fields, notwithstanding the rainfall for two days and nights off and on, the walking was good, and one would hardly realize that the heavens had been dripping for about AS hours.
 And coming to the subject of weather, the goosebone prophets, Hiram Johnson and Devoe, have predicted a white Christ mas for most of these United States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
Curious Mistakes

Newspaper readers often come across curious slips in quarters where mistakes seldom occur said professional man.
 "One of the leading weekly papers of this country in printing pictures of some of the new cardinals used the phrases Cardinal Farley, formerly archbishop of New York; and Cardinal O'Connell, for merly archbishop of Boston, The new cardinals are still archbishops of their re- spective archdiocese, and will be as long as they live. Cardinal Gibbons is arch bishop of Baltimore, and whenever an aic[)ishop is created cardinal it does not change his position as the head of his archdiocese.
 Not all cardinals are bishops or arch bishops. Cardinal Newman was never a bishop, but a majority of the members of the sacred college, believe, have sees. Certain it is that those in this country continue to be archbishops'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Southern boys are engaged in teaching their elders how to raise corn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

India had the theatres distanced in the respect of glittering spectacles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

New Hampshire seems to have mo- nopoly of sleighing this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Traffic Director Stubbs of the Har- riman system will retire on January l, but he has the federal pensioners beaten several blocks His pension is to be s1s,- O05 year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Poor little Pu Vi has to shoulder al apologies put before him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

What the country wants is man who can sort the statesmen from the near statesmen. In Washington they are all most hopelessly blended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Shady Bend stands in the disgraced class along with the McNamaras.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

There will be no boisterous New Year s Eve this year, and Christmas Eve will be quiet also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Mrs Pankhurst has small respect for speed regulations of automobiles. She pays her fines without grumbling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Disarmament and peace among the na- lions will not come until they quit grab bng real estate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

The country is glad to hear that, in New York the republicans are booming the vice president for governor. Anyway to ger rid of him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

0, fl comes o'cr my memory As doth the raven o'er the infected house, Boding to all. -0theiio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Not once since the Los Angeles election has anyone had the hardihood to say that women do not want to vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Oklahoma had a financier who kept his fortune. sl0,0OO, in his wooden leg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Panama exposition stamps two inches long will soon be here to be licked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

The affair of the Maine and of the h. faata Eulalia differ radically. One was an outside explosion and the other was strictly inside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
THE soUTH,s GREAT WORK

The goosebones, it appears, were no read alright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Wien Manchu hunting in China is ended there will be peace, and not much be- fore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
TELEPHONES

Bell (priva:e exchange coEnccsing an departmental, No. d9O0.
 Peoples, Editorial rooms, 23l, bnsi- ness Officc, 250.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Ebert Hubbard has also set up hall of fame. His hall is a trine better than An drew Carnegie's, and that is not saying much for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Georgia politics seems to be just one un- ending round of Joe Brown and Hoke Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

The croton acqueduct in New York lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
sErLEcTioNs OF A BACHELOR

5253S. Ms Annie Grumble vs, Arthur Grumble Eivorce granted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

The penalty on the. MeNamaras falls heaviest on the aged mother in Cincin- nati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF

From the DOcket.
 The following entry in the Daily Court Review of Houston. Tex. speaks for it. self:
 No 13. Vol. l2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18

Tuesday Evening, July 9, 1911 Sixtr-First District Court.