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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
ANY SCOOPS. ON yENUsf

Boston Dispatch to the New York Press.
 That the planet Venus may be populat- ed by millions of huge monsters and lizards such as roamed the earth 100000 years ago is an assertion made by Prof. William H. Pickering of the Harvard university astronomical department
 Certainly there are many physical rea- sons," said Professor Pickering. flor thinking that If any other planet besides the earth is inhabitated 1t is probably Venus. It is about the same size as the earth, and It's density about the same. The force of gravity upon its surface is only slightly less than that on the earth. It has been estimated that, roughly speak ing, the gravity of Venus as compared with that of the earth is as S5 to 100.
 'The temperature on Venus Is probably the same as in our own tropics, and the dense atmosphere may be of compost ton such a enveloped the earth in the carboniferous period.
 "As to the existence of intelligent life, the question Is still open until we hear more definitely from Professor See. He certain are made on the surface of the planet and not merely upon the outer wrappings of clouds and he may feel con- vinced that these markings indicate the presence of intelligent beings.
 'If 1t is ever established that the planet Venus Is inhab bited it will be less surprising than If the same were proved exclusively of any other planet, owing to the similarity in many respects of Venus and the earth"
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greatly in vogue in city pulpits. {

is greatly in vogue in city pulpits. A well-trained, felicitous man can present almost any theme clearly and address his congregation convincingly all inside of 20 minutes. Many a sermonette delivered in these modern days is at once lum- lnous and piercing, and Is as a rule more compelling than the average long drawn out homily of years gone by.
 Able, consecrated pastors of pleasing personality are as numerous now as they ever were. and he who puts forth his best efforts Sunday after Sunday should draw without resorting to the advertising tricks of the hippodrome.
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The Lnte Mrs. sutherlin

'The announcement of the death of Mrs. l Sutherlin, widow of the late Maj. w. IT.. Sutherlin, which occurred at her home in Danvile, started in my breast train Of
 sad but stirring memories" said man
 of Birmingham's Virginia colony. T
 knew Major Sutherlin well and esteemed
 him greatly, and I had the privilege of a
 close personal friendship with Mrs. Suth-
 erlin.
 'I had been entertained in the stately Sutherlin mansion in Danville and the
 last time I was there sat alone for a
 half hour or more in reverie over the last
 days of the war, when President Davis
 and his cabinet were under that same
 roof
 Turning just now to the Jefferson
 Davis memorial volume by my dear
 friend, the late J. William Jones, D. D., l turned to page 394 and read with tender
 interest 'the narrative by a correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch of the Con- federate Presidents sojourn in Danville as the guest of the Sutherlins; and as
 one touching incident agrees exactly with
 what Mrs. Sutherlin told me when on a visit to relatives in Birmingham several years ago I will offer 1t for reproduction in The Age-Herald. It showed rare grace
 and unfeigned sympathy on the part of
 Mrs. Sutherlin and knightiy grace on the part of the Confederacy's chief mag | istrate. The Correspondence Is dated Danyille, Va, December il, 1889, and here is the part to which have reference: ".Making a few hurried arrangements, MT. Davis offered his hand to me to say eood-by,, said Mrs. Sutherln, and asked
 him the question: 'Mr. Davis, have you any funds other than Confederate
 noney?" and he replied in the negative.
 'aThen," said I, offering him bag of gold containing s1ooo, take this from me-"
 I offered the money without having con-
 suited MT. Sutherlin, but knew 1t would be all right with him.
 "Mr. Davis took my hand and the tears streamed down his face. S"No,"
 said he, .I cannot take your money. You and your husband are young and will need your money, while I am an old
 man." and, adding after a pause, T don't suppose I shall need anything very | long,
 "IIe then put his hand in his pocket and took out little gold pencil which he asked me to keep for his sake. and have the little memento now She then
 showed the little gift to myself and others in the room and said she had never used it, but had always preserved 1t as a sacred gift"
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AT THE CHURCH CATE

 By William Makepeace Thackeray. Although I enter not, Yet round the. spot
 Ofttimes I hover; And near the sacred gate, With longing eyes wait, Expectant of her. The minister bell tolls out Above the city's rout
 And noise and humming; They've hushed the minister bell; The organ gins to swell;
 She's coming! She's comingl My lady comes at last, Timid and stepping fast
 And hastening thither. With modest eyes downcast; She comes-shes here-she's passed. May heaven go with heri Kneel undisturbed, fair saint! Pour out your praise or plaint Weekly and duly! will not enter there To sully your pure prayer With thoughts unruly. But suffer me to pace Round the forbidden place, Lingering a minute! Like outcast spirits who wait And see through heavens gate Angels within It.
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cent apiece, but the Confederate seals will be offered for a half cent. They will be on sale this week. and it has been sug- gested by the ladies in charge that the people of Birmingham make a point of using these stamps on all their letters and packages sent out on Lees birthday, January 19 This is a commendable work in which the Daughters are engaged, and they should meet with ready encourage r1apt
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LUXURIOUS AMERICA

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. T appears from the census statistics that during The last decade Jewels
 worth more than s300,000,000 have been brought into this country. the im- portations of the last two years alone being valued at sS5.o00,o00. Our bill for furs in the last two years-includ- ing belts of every description suitable for garments-is something like $5o,- oOo,ooo, and paintings and works or sculpture are responsible for the ex- penditure of about s5o.o0o,o00 more.
 To the fact that enormous plumes and abundant feathers have become fashionable is due the impressive valu- ation of imported natural and artificial feathers-$23,0o0,o00 Laces, embrolder- les and dress goods of velvet, plush or silk. with their ornamental accessories, reach the enormous amount of $150,- o00 900 for the two years. It is esti- mated that we pay a sum total equal to $2o0,0o0,0 900 a year for these and other imported '1uxuries," including whisky and cigars. It is to be borne in mind that the list includes nothing of domestic manufacture. which ex- plains the very moderate annual aver age of a little. more than $2 for each man, woman and child in the United States.
 On the whole, America cannot be con- sidered a country in which moral de- terioration is imminent owing to the insidiously .enervating effect of luxury and voluptuous ease. It is, taking the nation by and large, hard-working, temperate and thrifty population, fond of fun, willing 10 pay moderately to hear music or even to see pictures. and eager to e.aDrace opportunities of
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travel in foreign lands, or at least out side of ones immediate neighborhood. We are inquisitive and acqUsitive. Of course we like tO go shopping in for eign countries as well as at home. But most of the great army of American tourists abroad have not the money to spend for bronzes and statuary, old violins or paintings or jars of porce- lain. The figures that represent the American expenditure for luxuries abroad are due mostly to the desire of our rich men. to possess for the grati- fication of themselves and their friends some work of art that may have been shrine of artistic pilgrimage for many years. There Is, perhaps. an ad- mixture of patriotism in the deter imitation that America shall have her share, If not of ruined catsles on the Rhine, then of frescoes and marbles. or tapestry, or aged manuscripts on vellum and papyrus-perhaps even of pulpits and church doors or monoliths and obelisks.
 We are peculiarly fond of collecting, here in America-perhaps because we are a young country. and are anxious to cultivate and cherish the sense oe historic continuity with the venerable past. All these things are expensive, but the cost of them falls upon the few, and does not much affect the many. We have. fortunately. wealthy patrons of the arts who believe in establishing libraries and museums whose shelves. tables and cases are &C., cessible to the poorest, and many of the most costly works of art brought here from abroad are to be seen for nothing by any one who cares for such things. f2s
 
 ing" leather with an injection of glu-- cose. ..4s& slAlLt
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CRIPPEN sTATEROOM FEARED From the New York American.

fTOIu tIo NoW IOTk AIIloflCAu
 Stateroom No. 62 on the White Star liner Megantic will in future be used as a storeroom. Although 1t Is situated on the shelter deck and provides excellent &C., commodiation for ocean travellers, no one will occupy 1t now, as its last occupant was hanged for the murder of his wife, Belle Elmore
 The Megantic was formerly in the Ca- nadian service of the White Star line, and after Crippen was arrested at Ri- mouski he was put on board the Megan- tic and taken back to Liverpool. He was given stateroom No. 52, and Ethel Le- neve occupied a cabin Immediately op- posite. Both cabins are looked upon as hoodoos. and whenever they have been offered to travellers the question has been asked, Ut that the cabin pr. Crippen had?"
 During the voyage across the passen- gers looked upon the cabins as chambers of horrors. and during the first three days at sea the stewards were busy unlocking and locking the rooms to satisfy the curious.
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or to Montgomery

'I will join the crowds going to Mont gomery to attend the inauguration cere- monies Monday" said George w. Sco- vile of the New Morris hotel yester- day.
 "Governor O'Neal has always been a close personal friend of mine, and shall see him properly installed in office and started right. I am proud of Governor O'Neal and have great confidence in his ability. I believe he will make one of the best governors that Alabama has ever had"
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GOV. JOHNsON'S PROUDEsT DAY From the Buffalo Times,

Minnesota is to erect monument to the late Gov. John A. Johnson. Suitable Inscriptions for the pedestal are being considered. There is a strong sentiment in favor of inscribing Johnson's proud est day." After he had made his great impression at the meeting of tho Gridiron club in Washington, and his name be- came frequent in mention as the demo- cratic candidate for President. he was asked on his return if it was not his proudest day. "No, 1t was not, he re- piled. Pressed to tell what 1t was, after much hesitation, he reluctantly said: "rhe proudest day of my life was when I went home Saturday night with my first weeks wages and. giving them to my mother said, Mother, you need never take in washing again." Nothing he ever said better marked the character of the man.
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MIME. CURIE,s EXCLUSION

From the New York Globe.
 The refusal of the Institute of France to receive Mme. Curie. the discoverer of radium, and one of the most distinguished physicists now. living. into it's sacred pre- cincts is a very remarkable illustration of the power of stupid tradition over the minds of otherwise intelligent and broad minded men. There is no earthly reason why in art, literature and the sciences women should not be on an absolute par with men.
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Ga, to Fernandlna, Fla. Now that's somewhere about 30 miles, believe, one degree of latitude. MT. Weatherly at tempted to convince the jury that no man could see headlight at that dis tapce, and he showed the reason why. Then came Captain Whites turn, and the captain naturally wanted to save his client. He stood up there and he told that jury 1t was all nonsense about the worlds being round. It was flat, flat as a pancake. he said. For instance,' he said here's a positive proof. You ell know how water collects Nin stumps after a hard days rain. Now, if the earth turned around the water would spill out of those stumps in the night; you know it wouldl But its there next morning. You've all seen 1t. It's there Now that's fact, y'know'
 And my recollection is," continued MT. Smith, ''the captain won his case; but don't mention that to MT. Weatherly. Jim simply failed to convince that jury with his own geographical facts, for 1t all depends on the way thing is put, you know"
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HAS NEVER TRIED IT.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 The Indianapolis News. which marvels at the fact that liquor is still the cause of suicide in the prohibition state of Ala bama, is evidently not familiar with the peculiar flavor and after effects of the liquor commonly sold In prohibition states.
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Eloquent Praise of the Southern

Tt was a surprise to the members of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday aft ernoon to hear man of the usual good sense and conservatism of MT. B. Stein- CT, berate the Southern railway as an enemy of Birmingham said F. B. Fowlkes, a prominent business man and a member of the chamber. 'He has evil dently been so busy accommodating wealth in New York that he has gotten out of touch with local conditions. Otherwise, he would not have made such biunder. He would have known that the Southern railway has been one of the leading fac tors in Birmingham's greatness; he would have known that 1t has spent millions of dollars in building branch lines and in- dustrial tracks to serve Birmingham and develop the mineral resources of the dis trict; he would have known that 1t was the prime mover In the construction of the Birmingham Terminal station, which is an ornament to the city, a source of pride to every citizen within her borders, and the envy of every other city in the south. He would have known that, not content with helping to make Birming- ham great, the Southern Railway com pany, in order to. advertise that greatness to the rest of the country, has inaugu- rated the Birmingham Special one of the finest trains operated in the whole United States, and which runs on a fast schedule straight through from Bir- mingham to New York and return. This train is not only perfect in its appoint ments from the engine to the rear of its observation car. but on every coach the name Birmingham stands out in bold relief, proclainaing to the whole world the greatness of the city in whose honor the train is called. He would have known that the Southern railway never sells a ticket to Birmingham and return-it wants everybody who comes here to come and stay. And yet the Southern Railway company is an archenemy of Birmingham and is fighting her interests Mirabile dictuv' Hls,.tl
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

crooked record-hasn't had no record at all, except for chawing plug for forty years; but paints him crookeder n Sam Hill. Then our township gives him 139 more votes than it gives me- Now, what's eatin' me is, what's the answer?"- Shreveport Times.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR From the New York Press.

People inside of lunatic asylums should be able to write grand love letters.
 The man who saves a fortune does 1t out of others who squander theirs.
 Sentiment has more to do with a wom- ans happiness than with mans com fort.
 Music has charms when 1t isn't being played by peoples who ought not to but always want to-
 The way woman begins to lose faith In her husband is studying how much he has in himself, without anybody else having any. f
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ton is an instance of boy who started at the bottom and worked his way to the head of the biggest corporation in the country. It is still possible to do this in this country.
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No one was bribed to vote for Lorimer and yet Senator TIollslaw has ceased to be member of the Illinois legislature be- cause of the acceptance by him of money for his vote for Lorimer.
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It is actually asserted that the new will not be controlled by the Southern Pacific railroad. This seems well nigh incredible
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THE caNsTANT MAN.

THE CONSTANT MAN. Since hope abided in his heart, He strove always to do his part. Met grim misfortune face to face, Nor ever faltered in the race. Still saw the sunshine breaking through The clouds that gloomed his days of rue. Still heard the sound of music sweet Above the clamor of defeat. Clung to his youths high hopes and
 aims The vim that fired his boyish games Upbore him in his manhood's strife And saved him from the hulks of life. A soul sustained, devoid of fear, Whose looks were kind, whose word was
 cheer. Still onward to the goal he prest And died uncrowned, yet did his best.
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From the Talladega Home.

From the Talladega Home.
 The house cat carries germs indoors and indulges out of doors in an excess of vocal Birmingham Age- Herald. Said cat also goes out to the barn every now and then, and in about 10 days returns with several small kit tens.
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Humor in Court Room

Speaking about amusing situations in the courtroom" said p. D. Smith tho other day. T never will forget how Jim weatherly argued that tbe world was round, and Capt. Frank White argued it wasn't!
 You see, it was this way-the whole matter hung on the statement of one of the witnesses in the case, personal damage suit, that he could see headlight on a locomotive clear from Waycross.
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Senator H. Cabot Lodge is not a mixer and he never uses Hello Bill'' as a morning greeting.
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Harry Payne Whitney, who is looking for the South Pole. has already reached Chli.
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A robin has appeared in Chicago, lead ing that city to conclude that the back bone of winter is really broken within the city's limits.
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SLOW CANNON BALL" ]"

we are unable to print until this (Tri- day) evening. owing to the fact that the Lightning Cannon Ball local freight over the Missouri Pacific which left Kansas City Monday with our print paper for this weeks issue has not vet arrived in Blue Rapids. We are therefore com pelled to print the Journal on blank half sheets. If the officials of this road spent as much time in seeing that their trains come within two or three days of being on time as they do in fighting Governor Stubbs, what relief a bored public would haves'-Blue Rapids Journal.
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The postal savings banks bid fair tc create lot of 11-year-old money kings.
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Tcnne..ee Valley Prosperous

'.The new year is full of promise for the people of the great Tennessee valley section" said R. I. Glenn, president of the Alabama Trust and Savings bank of Florence, who was in Birmingham on business yesterday.
 "The business interests of Florence and the two other cities at Muscle shoals are in exceptionally fine shape, due large- ly to the increased prosperity of the farmers in the two counties
 "The people of the three cities are still talking about the proposed consolidation of the towns in the interest of the devel- opment of the water power at the shoals and the opening of the river to adequate navigation"
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The death of Senator Hughes of Colo rado increases the charges that are talk ing place in the Senate. In this case the succession will be a democrat.
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This week will determine IT. Cabot Lodges fate. Governor Foss says he can not be reelected, and he is on the spot and ought to know.
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Cold waves from Medicine Hat have gone out of fashion. Only those from Alaska are now recognized.
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Senator Lortmer's case is serving. at any rate, to give Secretary Ballinger a breathing spell.
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The new senator from California is a lawyer and civil war veteran. He went to war at the age of A.
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rhe Polytechnic Institute

''The spring term of the Alabama Poly technic institute opened on January 8 with a large attendance, and the term promises to be the most successful in the history of the institution" said Thomas Bragg. assistant professor in chemistry, who was in Birmingham yesterday.
 "Every department of the school is making good progress. and material gains are shown in attendance and quality of work that is being done."
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Uncle Joe's Bombay fortune Is already overdrawn by hungry petitioners.
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A GREAT MANY

From the Union Springs Herald.
 Twenty-two years ago, according to Waiter Harper in Sundays Aee-Herald, the first mule car line was laid out Twen- tieth street to Highland avenue. Some changes have occurred since that time.
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Senator Lorimer Is reasonably sure of Senator Stephensons support and vice versa.
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The groundhog is getting ready to re- sume its work as a weather prophet from the mouth of the old hole.
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HEpIJ, TTIMRr,E BOON.

HE'LL TUMBLE SOON. He signed the pledge On Jan. the first To mount the water wagon. Alas. the edge Upon his thirst Portends an early jag on.
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Senator Stephenson's lovely toga is also bespattered. There is small public re- spect for togas at present.
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The cracked teapots and old stoves are unloading gold and other currency into the postal savings banks.
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Chinamen have been ordered to have their queens removed by February 14. and the price of hair is falling.
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IS TT so? I've often heard high flyers say That when there comes gloomy day little drink
 Will make them wink And drive all lifes dull cares away.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. High livefs, I have heard declare, When golden sunshine filled the air, A little drink
 Would make them think That they were ossified for fair.
 Springfield Union.
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A St. Louis balloon started to go to New York and 1t got -as far as Scooba, Miss.
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GUEsSwoRK.

GUESSWORK. There was a man in our town Who led double life; His lady-love had eyes of brown, But she was not his wife. HER EYES they were a sickly green And bore baleful light; And maybe that was why, Irene, He left her every night.
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PERHAPS.

"A New York paper says two New Workers are hunting mountain lions in Colorado with a valet"
 Using the valet as bait?'
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MT. Lorimer must begin to think there are two sides to his case.
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A POLITICAL BOOMERANG.

Cant make 1t out nohow." writes Uncle Kitchel Pixley ''Ye see, 1t was this way: Me and old Seth Beardsley was runnin' for constable and after I hears Colonel Roosevelt sailin' into crooks.
 down at the depot that time, I begins sailin' into Seth. Course Seth hadn't no
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Some of the senatorial togas should be sponged and pressed.
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LIKES THE FAMILY.

."There are a great many ways of be- coming famous" 'Yes?"
 "A Maryland man Is enjoying publicity because he has excessively married four sisters.''
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TO BE SURE.

"A newspaper writer wants to know what Chicago means"
 "When she says, Hands upr she usu- ally means business" fe U