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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
DELIGHTS OF SKI-ING

From the London Times.
 Of all the new factors which have tended to make an Alpine winter holiday widely popular among those who can afford it the greatest in unquestionably the coming of the ski. Skiing Is so new a sport that it still shares with aviation much of the pride of novelty. It was net widely practiced even in Norway
 until the eighties, and its advent in the Alps is really an affair of the last few
 years. Few people in England had ever heard of skis until Nansen used them In crossing Greenland. In Canada their use is still far from general; yet skiing
 is incomparably the best means of loco
 motion over snow.
 The effec. of the sudden popularity of skiing in Switzerland has been magical.
 Skating Las taken secondary place
 and the thrilling excitement of the bob slcgh has ceased to exercise. some of its fascination. The great charm of ski. ing is that it throws open the whole of
 the lower snoW-slopes to the winter vis- itor He is no longer confined to beaten tracks but can wander at will The sport caa be enjoyed, in greater or less de- gree, by people of all ages and of both
 sexes. and it's only real dangers are those which are self-sought. As an ex- ercise 1t has few rivals, and modest pro- | ficiency can be obtained with compara- | lively little practice. To be really good skier man should commence ln | youth, but even the elderly can acquire enough facility to make minor journeys Skiing has invested the lower peaks | of the Alps with new interest and im- portance, and Murray and Baedeker Will very soon lave to be w-i,tien afresh to
 meet the requirements of winter visitors Skis have, n short, opened up new worlds to the seekers after wii.ter holi-
 days. These. are not tied any more to
 the rink and tf iobogaan. The whole | word oyiaild Of the shows Is tnGrs at last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

was shortly after his graduation from Princeton that he sought work as a re- porter. and finally by offering his ser vices for nothing, obtained chance to show what he could do, on the leading daily in a western city. The weather was cold and the temperature of the of flee somewhere below 60; yet hour after hour MT. Phillips would sit at his desk with the moisture rolling from his brow, in the anguish of trying to make liter ature from such material as: Yesterday afternoon John Jones fell off stepladder and dislocated his shoulder" One day it was the tenth of MT. Phillips services the presiding genius of the paper hap pened to pass through the city room, and stood for some minutes watching him. .'Who is that young man?'' he presently asked the city editor. The latter ex- plained "Get rid of him"' came the curt edict. But" expostulated the city edi- tor, i've are getting him for nothing!"e T don't care!" rejoined the higher power, "I don't care if he is paying for the priv ilege Get rid of him at once; I can't bear to see any human being work so hard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
THE MIsANTHRoPE.

With head bowed down, he walked his
 way,
 Nor ever sang a song; The world around was dim and gray, With ghostly dreams athrong. His heart. 1t seemed a dull, dead weight, Wherein no hope could rest; He dwet in sorrows sad estate,
 By painful thoughts opprest.' The birds might sing, the flowers bloom, The skies bend blue above, His soul could only harbor gloom,
 On bitter husks he throve. How vain were life to such as he. From all lfe's sweetness barred; X sullen slave of destiny,
 Cross-grained and evil-starred s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
Possibility of European War

Several years ago <Delcasse was minister of foreign affairs in the French cabinet" said an observer of current events, "and as such brought about the entente between France, Eng land and Russia by which the triple ale lance of Germany, Austria and ItaS has been held in check and the peace of Europe preserved. For this reason Germany demanded of France that he should be removed from office or Ger many would at once make war. To avoid this condition DelcAsse resigned and thus postponed hostilities. The newspapers tell us he has accepted the office of minister of marine in the cab inet being formed by Monis, and the diplomatic world will watch with ner vous interest the action of Germany when that new cabinet is confirmed with Delcasse at the head of the French navy
 "He is one of the few French states men who have not the fear of Ger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the NeW Y OrK FTeSs,
 It's very easy to make a good resolu- ton and much easier to break 1t.
 Arguments are never able to convince anybody but the fellow who makes them-
 lot of people seem to think that spending money is more honorable than paying their debts.
 A woman can be most mistaken about having married man and yet be very glad she did it.
 What boy wants from his grandfather is not advice. but hard cash, and you can guess what he usually gets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
pHILLIP,s APPRENTICE DAYS

From Chronicle .and Comment Tn the
 March Bookman. f3 ~
 One erroneous idea, that has been held by a good many of his readers, is that he had a rapid, fluent and at times an over from the truth. MT. Phillips himself ad- mitted freely that from first to last he always found literary composition 6 labor-a labor of love, that he could not have shirked if he would-but none the less labor. A story, which he some times told at his own expense. illustrates this. In point of fact, he told the story in support of his contention that college as training in the craft of writing-so the story serves two purposes at once. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

The Age-Herald congratulates it's con temporary, the Florida Times Union, on having recently moved into handsome new building, housing one of the best equipped newspaper plants in the coun- try
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

The woman suffrage constitutional amendment in the Iowa house nearly won out. The vote was 5 noes and 4S ayes. The advocates of woman suffrage in Iowa will try again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

For the first time in 25 years San Fran cisco has had a snowstorm. It and the new Japanese treaty came together, and a chill crept down the backs of it's citi- zens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

Frenzled fnanciers do come back, but generally detective comes with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

Senator elect Maritime of New Jersey has arrived in Washington armed with cre[ dentials fresh from Gov. Woodrow Will son and the people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

London's suffragettes are preparing to occasion of the king s coronation unless parliament listens to them in the mean while s- :. -.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

The new house of Representatives of New Hampshire is to contai2 sss mem- 5bers. It's sessions will almost depopu- late some parts of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
WHAT MADE CLEMENS GREAT?

George Wharton James in the National
 Magazine.
 "WO separate stories are told of Clem-
 ems leaving Virginia City. His bi-
 x ographer, Samuel E. Moffett, gives this as the reason ''Dueling was a pass ing fashion on the Comstock. The refine- ments of Parisian civilization had not penetrated there and Washoe duel seldom left more than one survivor. The weapons were always Colts navy revolvers-distanee 15 paces; fire and ad- vance; six shots allowed. Mark Twain became involved in a quarrel with MT. Laird, the editor of the Virginia Union, and the situation seemed to call for duel. Neither combatant was an expert with the pistol, but Mark Twain was fortunate enough to have a second who. was. The men were practicing in ad- jacent gorges. Mir. Laird was doing fairly well and his opponent hitting everything except the mark. A small bird lit on sagebrush 90 yards away and Marks sec- ond fired and knocked off his head. At that moment the enemy came over the ridge, saw the dead bird, observed the distance and learned from Gillis. the hu- morist's second. that the feat had been performed by Mark Twain, for whom such an exploit was nothing remarkable. They withdrew for consultation and then offered a formal apology, after which peace was restored, leaving Mark with the honors of war.
 However, the incident was the means of effecting another change in his life. There was new law which prescribed two years Imprisonment for anyone who shoul9>send' carry or accept a challenge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

The good roads movement is pushing up the price of horses. A good horse is now worth 500 and is hard to find at that price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

Canada need not bar out the negro with immigration laws It's snows are much more effective
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

If there is an extra session, Captain Hobson will not have time to mobilize himself for that war with Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

The interstate commerce commission IS no longer considered harmless old body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

Eve at any rate never shocked Adam with one of those scar 'em skirts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

Maine at one end of the country and Texas at the other have prohibition cam paigns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

The peach crop is injured early, but the cranberry crop has to wait until No- vember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

And now the question is, What sort of Easter bonnet will go well with those harem skirts?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

The Culebra cut is expected to stop it's dod-gasted sliding when 1t hears it is to be fortified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

Vermont is waiting to hear that the maple sap has started up it's annual ele- vator shaft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

No one of importance was born in March. and there will be no holidays this month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
A BOOTLESS METAPHOR,

"An orator at the mass meeting last night said, There is something rotten in Denmark "
 Now. that's just like those windy speakers. They try to show off by talk ing about something thousands of miles away instead of discussing important matters right here at home."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
COUGH DROPS AND THE DRAMA

The Senate of the United States has actually got down to work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

What President Diaz needs is pri- mary law. or rather an effective admins tration of one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
ADRIFT WITH THE> TIMES

THEY'D VINCE. The suffragette band
 Would ape men. Alaci They never could stand A slap on the back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

New York. Iowa. Montana and Colo rado have deadlocked legislatures and the Senate will soon be four senators short.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

Texas democrats are expressing early preferences for Woodrow Wilson for President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

WOMAN. When just sixteen She's very sweet, When thirty-two She's hard to beat. At forty-four She's often fat And doesn't shine Much after that.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. If fair and fat And forty. too, Just the reverse Is often true: She powders then To beat the Dutch Because she shines By far too much.
 Youngstown Telegram.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
KNOWS BUFFKINs

They never could stand
 A slap on the back.
 KNOWS BUFFKINS. "Buffkins writes that he is doing faris.' What do you infer from that?" Hes doing wrong."
 A DRAWBACK There was a man in our town, Who loudly prayed for rain, But when it did in floods come down, He prayed for drouth again. The dust. fcrsooth, was very bad And choked the throat of him, But too much water made him sad, Because he could not swim.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. There was a man in our town, Who fumed the whole day long; The high cost of existence was The burden of his song. And so, one day the cost went down Dost think that stopped his sob? Perhaps 1t might have stopped it, but Next day he lost his job!
 Rome Tribune-Herald. WORDS TO THAT EFFECT. Does MT. Pompous believe that Wash ington never told a lie?" q presume so. At least, he says he has implicit confidence in General Washing tons uncompromislng veracity.,
 WROUGHT UP.
 All the bards are busy, \ u
 Looking out for Spring
 Some of them so dizzy,
 They can hardly sing.
 SMART WOMAN. Did you notice how his wife caressed him with her eyes7' "Yes, but she can't touch him that way.'
 You're mistaken. That's the way she makes some of her biggest touches"
 FINE GIRL. Now, Louis was sailor lad, n Tn love with pretty Sue; And every time his boat came home, She met her Water Lou.
 TO BE EXACT. "Scribsom has written a sonnet to his lady's eyebrow Who is his lady?' Miss Falsem." Then he'd better address his sonnet to her re-enforced eyebrow
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

The fame of the proposed duel had reached the capital, IS miles away, and the governor wrathfully gave orders for the arrest of all concerned announcing his intention of making an example ,hat would be remembered. A friend of the duelists heard of their danger outrode the officers and hurried the parties over the border into California.
 The other story is as follows: Mark Twain made neither money nor fame with the Comstockers. While his work was remarkable. there were so many more urgent things to attract their att tention that they had no eyes or ears for literature. Homicides of almost daily occurrence, tragic accidents and sensati4Rs in mining developments smotheltd the lesser affairs of the ledge One day thing happened that changed the whole tenor of his lif!.
 Clemens was standing on the corner of c and Union streets, when mangy dog came up and rubbed it's itching side against Clemens les.
 Sam did not move; he merely looked down and drawled out Well, if I've become scratching post for Steve Gilis dogs, I'd better hit the trail''
 Whatever led him to San Francisco, he was gladly welcomed by the little cotere of literary Bohemians who were conducting the Golden Era and had just launched, under the pilotage of Charles Henry Webb, the Californian. This in c;uded Bret Harte, Noah Brooks, F. C. Ewer, Prentice Muford, Rollin Daggett, Macdonough Ford Ina Coolbrith Charles Warren Stoddard. Joaquin Miller and Ann prose Bierce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
MISLEADING.

A sign in front of colored establish ment on the Southside reads, "No Loaf ing Aloud" the presumption being that if person keeps quiet he may loaf there to his hearts content
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
READ AND PONDER.

READ AND PONDER. A Cincinnati 'steeple jack fell 40 feet, bounced five and then calmly picked up his pipe. Yet there are people who con tend that smoking is injurious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03
BEST WISHES

Doctor Wiley took a chance,
 Took a chance, he did, you bet. Doctor Wiley's gone and wed,
 Gone and wed a suffragette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

"Buffkins writes that he is doing raris." What do you infer from that?" Hes doing wrong."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

Entered at the Birmin gham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March ., 1879.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27
BAT NELSON TELLS
HOW he GOT NAME
Former lightweight Champ
Wakes Reminiscent.
BY BATTLING NELSON.

It's a funny thing about how I got the
name Battling. but nevertheless 1t may
prove interesting to the public. My
daddy tells very funny story about
the Battling part Of the handle. There
was a party Of Scandinavians visiting
our house one time when some one in
the party ventured, vel. Mr.. Nilsson.
how you come to name de boy Battling
.'Oh.' says daddy, you know ven he
comes to de void. he vas fitting and has
ben fitting ever since. l moved he vas
going to be a filter so l called him
Battling don't you tink l gave him
good name?'
It's quite a coincidence. too. but it's a
fact. I was born on June 5. 1SS2, in
Copenhagen. Denmark. which is the
independence day of Denmark. l wol
the lightweight championship of the
world from Joe Cans on Independence
Day of America. July 4. $685. before Jim
Cofforth's Mission street arena. in Col
ma, Cal.
My first fight was at Hammond, Ind,
OIL September 5, 1896. 1t vas with Wal
laces unknown. who was travelling with
Wallace's circus. meeting all corners,
agreeing to stop them in three rounds.
For the job / was to secure the great
big sum of 81, but instead, some of the
circus hands stole my coat and vest.
Well. l knocked him out in one round,
and there was some satisfaction in that,
so I was satisfied. Just ten years later
met Cans for the championship. in
Goldfield, New, in that now memorable
forty-two-round contest for which l re-
Ceived $4,000. Going up a Bit
This afternoon and tonight I have a
unique treat for the lovers Of sports. in
the ''Shriver Midgets.' the smallest good
boxers in the world. who will entertain
the Lyceum Theater audiences in a
three-round boxing bout
These same two boys boxed for my
benefit once before, and I think they
will eventually develop into champions.
They are nine and eleven years old. and
great. That's all!
The foregoing story was written in
The Washington Herald Office by Bat
ting Nelson last night The copy was
perfectly legible, and no editing needed
Sporting Editor.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27
BASKETBALL

c,, . - A., c...,..
,,nint .dd.d .n.e,,y r,,,a no;nts 90 nj.
go, wed,asd.v ni,ht ,rh;S n,t.s
on points in four Games Going SOME,
The Gallaudet CUNT Is improved % per
cent by the changing Oh lts hne-up Arras
as forward mas improved the henoaii
Greeners chances LOT more goals. he
has sure eye for the basket and plays
STEADY SaHN-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27

The feature OF the fourth night of the
Washington City Bowling Association
tournament. being held at the Palace
alleys, under the auspices of the WASH
ington City Bowling Association. was the
work of the Big Six on the II p m.
squad.
They were Field, Brosnan. Fritz. Al
lison. Waters. and Harry Krauss. Wat
ers had string of 60; krauss. S24;
Brosnan. 51: Allison, $50; Field. 5s.,
and Fritz, sos.
The Flying Dutchan suffered with two
wide opens in his second game, or he
would have had all scores over the 800
mark
In the teams, Glass A. the Saensers
we're disappointment. no game going
over the 200 mark-s97. SIS, and $50. for a
grand total of ISIS.
The Navy squad was also not able to
deliver: 1858 was the best they could
muster.
Cash prizes were given to the follow
ing pin knights: Miller. of Navy;
Machler, of Saengers: Harwood. Of
Treasury; Page. Of Knickerbockers, and
Eiker. of Central Y. NJ. c. A.
Scores follow:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27
MACKEY CAN'T "COME BACK"
Fails to Toss Three Grapplers in
One Hour.
Veteran wrestler Catches q Tartar
in Willie O'Brien-ZeHeka
Proves Easy.

Young blood takes the place Of the
old, and they never come back" This
was the case last night when Rob Roy
Mackey, the wrestler, agreed to take on
three men and put their shoulders to
the mat within the time limit of one
hour. He managed to do away with
first. Young Zerega. who won the first
bout Of the evening from Young Beal;
but when he attempted to flop Willie
O'Brien the same way, he struck a snag.
For fifty-five minutes the men dragged
each other around the mat, but of no
use; young blood told on the once IA
nous wrestler. and Mackey could not
put the youngsters shoulders down. Will
lie was in danger time after time. but
squirned out of holes
Zerega was out of 1t after five and
one-haf minutes of hard work. Nick
Ross, who was to be Rob Roy Mackey's
third opponent. did not have to appear
before the public. as the time limit set
for the three men was exhausted by the
first two.
Nm the preliminary bouts, young Zerega
and young Beal were first to perform.
Young Zereza disposed of Beal in short
order. taking two straight falls. The
first in five minutes and the second In
two minutes. The second bout, between
Willie O'Brien and Johnnie Mickey. was
won by O'Brien In two straight falls
the first in ten minutes and the second
in three minutes.
Two challenges were accepted last
night. one by Mackey. from Joe Tur-
ner. and Willie O'Brien, from Nick Ross.
Both are to be finished matches, with
Q good size side bet.
Young Zerega won On two straight falls; drst IN
minutes, second In 9 minutes.
O'BYisn yen on two straight falls; hrst in 10 min
ute3. aecou0 In minutes.
: Msekey best zerrca in 50 minutes. Rob Roy
Macacy Va Wiuie O'Brien, draw. IS minutes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27

The Business High School baseball
team will this year depend upon
their star pitcher. Bill Burley. who
performed SO well last season, and
who is expected to ,set the High
School League on fire this year BY
his twirling. William V. Burley Is
q senior at the Rhode Island avenue
school He was elected manager OF
the nine this season and declined
the position. Burley will do the
bulk of the slab work this spring.
In his first year at the Rhode
Island avenue school he made the
team. and. although he did not have
q successful year. he gave evidence
OF future greatness.
Burley so far has not taken part
in any other sport at Business. He
plays basketball with
his section team. but has not at
tempted track or football. He is
eighteen years old. weighs 40
pounds, and stands feet inches.
After graduating from the Rhode
Island avenue school. he will likely
enter the Georgetown Law School.
Burley Is the son Of w. b. Bur-
ley, of 12s Thomas street northwest.
During last season Burnley had hard
luck in baseball His catcher was
laid out early, and he had to break
in new man. thereby losing many
q hard-fought contest. In basket
. to continue in this sport. 1t Is pre-
-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27
Boston Had the Nationals Goat Last SeasonOther Sports
COAST RACING TO CLOSE.

Anti-betting Law Will Force Tracks
to Quit Business.
San Francisco. Jan. 26.-The doom OF
California race tracks was sounded to-
day when the senate passed the Walkers
anfi-gambling bill. This measure will be
adopted by the house tomorrow and
probably signed by Gov. johnson Mon
day. Only fifteen days are given after
the signing Of the bill before the law
goes into effect. The measure is SO strin-
gent that it will kill racing at the Emery
vile track across the bay. President Tom
Williams frankly admits that racing with
out betting will not draw paying crowds.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27

Special to The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg, Va, Jan. 26.-Manager
Stickley. Of the Virginia Christian Col
lege basketball team. has just given out
the schedule of that quint for the re-
mainder Of the winter. The team tonight
plays ut Wake Forest. N. c., and will
return home Saturday, night after four
games away.
The remainder of the seasons schedule
IL as follows:
Jan. a-University Of North Carolina. at Chapel
Hn..
Jan. 3EDanyilIe Y. NJ C. A.. at Danville.
Feb. 5Roanoke College. at salem
Feb 4DaIeyilIe CoIIeec, at DslevIle. Va. (Aft-
-. E3eno.. r. NJ. c. a. a. Ro.noa. tpend-
Fch m-Roanoke Collczc. II Lynchbuu.
Feh 1-Unisersity q North Caroaina. at Lynch
burg.
s 49,. rr>>.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27
BASKETBALL AT INGRAM.
Games in Girls League Are Attract.
ing Attention.

The games in the Girls Basketball
League. at Ingram Memorial gym. are
becoming more exciting. Last night the
Vultures downed the Blue Jays by the
close score of Is to Q. The score was
tied four times. and the second half
ended in a tie at % points, which neces-
STATED an extra five minutes being
played. the game finally ending with the
above score. White the forwards. scored
all the points. great deaf of the credit
must be given the centers and guards for
their excellent worn.
and SUMMARY.