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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
Senator Dankhead's View

q had been thinking for some time that Congressman Underwood was tic most available man for democratic standard bearer in 1912, and as the situation looks today I am fully convinced that he is the one logical candidate" said an old citizen who for many years was active in politics.
 q consider myself a pretty good po- litcal prophet. My forecasts have usually come out all right. It is somewhat too far ahead to say with certainty that MT. Underwood will succeed President Taft in the White House, but the signs of the times point clearly to Underwood's increasing strength in direction that is most important-New York I have read with interest what Senator Bank head has said about MT. Underwood's s fitness, and about Underwood sentiment which is developing in the east. I have known Alabama's senior senator for many years; have known him well, and in my opinion no shrewder politician lives in this state than he.
 Some enthusiasts who regard the Bir- mnghan congressman as a presidential probability might be deceived in all this | Underwood talk. But party wheelhorse l like Senator Bankhead always thinks | well before he speaks. He Is the re- verse of sentimentalist. When, after having visited New York, he announces that there is a strong Underwood ten- dency in Americas great financial cen-
 ter something of the sort must be in
 evidence Senator Bankhead has sized
 up the democratic situation and he feels
 that the national convention will act
 wisely and nominate Oscar w. Under | wood"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
As To Contract Limit

The Age-Herald is publishing a se- ries of interviews with we'll known citizens regarding the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company's proposed contract with the city com- missioners. This newspaper is in- clined to think that ten year con- tract, such as the street car company asks for, is much too long. In view of the rapid improvements made in all electrical devices and in the econo- mics of operation, and in view of changing local conditions affested by growth in population, even five year contract would seem to be rather long. A two year contract would probably be about right.
 But The Age-Herald, not being in- formed as to the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company's cost of operation, prefers to leave the mat ter open for full discussion. It may be assumed that the city commits sion will give the subject careful and business like consideration. In the meantime, the people who pay street car fares and who pay flor electric light will do a good deal of thinking, and The Age-Herald invites free ex- pression from them. The columns are open for public discussion.
 Above all, let nothing be done in this contract matter hastily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
FLAUBERT,S FIRST NOVEL

Many hitherto unpublished works by Gustave Flaubert have aBpeared of re- cent years. None of them has been de- void of interest, but "Novembre," now published by Conrad is noteworthy. It was Flaubert's first novel. written in 1842, when he was 21. and before all else a dreamer and wrist The story Is of a young man who has lived in the realm of imagination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
The Price of Cotton

4 cotton crop of 15,OOO,OOO bales o1,ould add greatly to the south's woo1th. Every cotton farmer should ronlise good profits on his crop, and r2onh be able to look back to 1911 = . banner year, But at the low pr1ees that have been prevailing the 1u6g who has rushed his cotton to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
OSCARS SAFE

From the Houston Post.
 They are going to give Oscar Underwood
 banquet in Birmingham at cost of ten plunks per plate. We are afraid the Money Devil has captured Oscar, else he would indignantly refuse any feast
 more elaborate than dollar dinner."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
SOMETHING NEW
the Washington Herald,

From the Washington Herald.
 'Your snowstorm made hit'
 q knew 1t would" declared the proud playwright
 ..Yes; they turned 1t loose in the draw ing room scene.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
SOLVED
From Puck.

From Puck.
 Nero-Petronious. the people are com blaming because the games are not bloodthrsty enough Wat would you suggest?
 Petronious-Get on umpire!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

The Italians are dropping acid bombs from airships on the Arabs and Turks in Tripoli. and the latter do not appre- aiate the gift
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
POWER OF THE PRESS.

POWER OF THE PRESS. Mothers lost the morning paper- Hunts for it all OCT the place: Why cuts she so mad caper? Wants to read murder case.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. Sister hunts the evening paper, As about the house she whirls; Why does she cut such caper? Wants it to do up her curls.
 Youngstown Telegram.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

It is high time western candidate fof President inaugurated a stumping tour in the effete east. The west has had a .ur- felt of speeches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

Jn fashionable high toned localities it takes sl75 of hunting togs in which to go out and shoot two poor little harmless rabbits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

Nearly all who desire to go are doing their coast-to-coast flight in a Pullman The air route smells of gasoline and the slopes are tedious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

Governor Floss has filed statement oi his campaign expenses. He spent s16,GS, to get an office for year with a salary of SS00O attached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

Medcn~ Hat has resumed. It stands ready to forward all sorts of disagreeabe weather tc any address. charges all pre- paid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

China is making history on the dead run, and it is big history, too. A new China may yet make all the rest of the world set up and take notice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

It is al, even race between the Man ohus in Eankow and the Arabs in Tripo:i for brutality in massacres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

Another island has appeared off the Venczuela coast. It may be the scene of q revolution in a years time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

head waiter says tipping will be well maintained when commercial travellers are but a memory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

Indian summer is considered a delusion and snare in the northwest, where the ground is covered with snow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

Only those who have bought all theic Christmas gifts have a right to be thank fGl on November 30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

Madero is president and his hand is on he helm and he is confronted by rev. olutions at the very outset,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

St. Louis wonders if million barrels of apples unloaded at its levee would change the sign. "$2 a bushel."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

In six states, at least stump speakers are careful to say at the outset, Ladies and Gentlemen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

The town of Watts, Cal, stands out as the first place in that state to have jury of womei.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
CARELESS OF HIM.

CARELESS OF HIM. Nero fiddled while Rome was burn. ing.'' ss6
 He ran some risk" "Of what?" "Of warping his violin.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
A TIGHTWAD.

A TIGHTWAD. Do you suppose he would squeeze dollar till the eagle on it screamed?"
 "Worse than that. He would squeeze a penny till the Indian on it made a wry race. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

St. Louis is overloaded with apples, all bearing the familiar sign, "s2 a bushel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

The man who thinks the tipping evil can be stopped is an optimst
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

Germany fares badly in the Moroccan agreement, and the Moroccans fare still worse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

The carving of Tripoli proves that it is a tough old Arab bird
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE. BURTHEN OF RICHES.

THE. BURTHEN OF RICHES. The jingle of moray a Is pleasant to hear; Twill get you a honey
 And buy you a beer. But when you are quitting
 This world so unlxind, Your coin, as is fitting,
 Is all left behind. And little twill aid you
 Fair heaven to win; St. Peter II upraid you,
 The devil will grin. = You may be forbidden To enter the gate; By conscience hard ridden,
 You'll weep for your fate, While that wretched thrall-band, Whom once you'd ignore, Will peep OCT the wall and
 Exelaim, What bore! We wish you'd quit raising
 Such racket without; Your nerve is amazing
 Of that we've no doubt. You surely don't think you Up here stand show; You miserable gink, you
 Belong down below!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
PASSING OF LONDON BUSsES

also, possibly, beer) threads his danger ons way through the traffic and yet with an alert eye on the sideshows of life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
VICTIM OF HIS TIE

Shanghai is doing some loud republican growing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

E5 ~ E the orcheestra to play Hearts and Flow. ers.' v" slzss, a. se7k& eE4. 4..z#
 HE WILL NOT.
 He'll lead no life :
 Of smiling ease, Who has a wife
 That's hard to please.
 A FINE ART. "They seem devoted to each other" "No wonder. They quarrel so delight fully"
 GAsTRoNoMIcs. He who eats the proper way May live to eat another day. @
 Chicago Record-Herald, . While he who bolts his beans and pie May never live to swat the fly.
 Springfield Union. However low his pride may stoop, No one should ever gargle soup.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. He should- ample leisure take Who would feast on jelly cake.
 Schenectady union-Star. Proper drinking, too, by gee, Means you mustn't inhale tea.
 -Johnstown Democrat. such Fletcherizing makes me gag, aa 4 Ihere's too much chewing of the rag.
 -Wikesbarre Times-Leader When dining always chew your best Let poor old stomach do the rest.
 Scranton Tribune Republican. Of all the eats you'll find in town. The best is scrapple, crisp ana brown.
 Allentown Democrat. Get in the bathtub, it's the stuff. When you're absorbing a cream puff.
 Houston Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
FAME AND FoRTuNE.

FAME AND FORTUNE. He wrote ragtime song An, it was wretched stuff! And yet. the worldly throng Could not hear 1t enough. They loudly cried for more Each time that tune was played; Till life became a bore, Band leaders were dismayed And all the air was charged With syncopated time. But s bank roll was enlarged And he was feeling prime.
 HIS BOAST.
 Said Hunter Bett,
 With fitting pride,
 q never yet
 Have shot a guide"
 BASE ASSIMILATION. Aren't you glad?" .s About what?" Doe Cooks coming back" Evidently you think me capable of re- joicing over the misfortunes of my coun- try"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
HIS SPECIALITY.

Do you consider Bings great man?' For the most part, yes. How Is that?"
 "He is a great fellow to get the lions share of everything"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

NOT YET. Don't you feel very, very sorry for poor MT. Taft?" Well, no doubt he deserves sympathy, but I hardly think it is time yet for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

"They seem devoted to each other" 'No wonder. They quarrel so delight fully
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20
Orchestra Concerts.

Richmond has now musical organ
ira of over 60 OF Richmonds best mu-
sicians.
No other city Of is size in the coun-
try can boast of an organization of
this size and kind, matter that
speaks we'll for the musical culture of
Richmond.
The orchestra will open the season
with two concerts at the Coliseum and
will be assisted by some of Rich
mond's best vocal and instrumental
talent.
The price of admission for both con-
certs including reserved seats is only
81 90 for two entertainments which is
so low that the Coliseum ought to be
filled.
The Ladies Auxiliary OF the Y. NJ. c.
A. are pushing the sale of tickets and
sharing in the receipts.
Both the Auxiliary and the Orches-
ira are Richmond Institutions and as
such ought to have the support and
encouragement Of every citizen who
has any interest in furthering Rich
mond's fame as Musical Center The
dates for the concerts are Dec. 6, 1911,
and Feb. 2S. 1912. Plat open at the
Coliseum for season reserved on Fri
day, Dec. LIST at s a. m.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20
CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE.

The Parsons Second Barrel Play on
the Wounded Ducks.
When the night wind wines about
the cunning cabin nestled in the beach
hills the hearts within grow reminis-
cent.
The best canvasback shooting l ever
had was down off the mouth of Crazy
inlet" said the parson. "A ripping
northeastern was blowing. and l was
out on the end of the point alone. The
ducks came down wind along the edge
of the shoal. and they were so far
away that it was just impossible to
kill them outright. l could have had a
hundred shots that day. they came so
thick. but let lot Of them 80 by.
At dark had picked up twenty-five
birds. Not one Of them was dead
when dropped them as they wheeled
by: but. boys. didn't have to shoot q
single cripple in the water"
Curley gave the parson long look.
filled and lighted his pipe. then snort
ed in disgust, for be was an old hand.
and he knew that one needed more
than a pinch Of salt to capture a
wounded canvasback in open water
suppose you hypnotized those birds
you couldn't kill dead into coming
ashore for you to wiring their necks?"
he grunted.
NO" said the parson slowly: ''they
were going so fast that when knocked
'em down they'd hit the water and
bouI:d up ten or fifteen feet. Then I'd
kill 'em on the first bounce with tho
second barrel"-Outing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20
The Name Tibet.

Many forms OF the name Tibet
sprang from the Chinese T'ubar fifth
century, through the variations of
Tuehet. Toboet. Thibet 116:). Tebet
(120S). to Tibet Q73O,. The origin Of
the name has been variously account
ed for. but the weight of historical ev-
idence indicates that the word is de-
rived from Tubat. a famous family
name proper to several ancient Tartar
dynasties. extensively used in the
sense Of "chief." Hodgson asserts
that before the arrival Of Indian teach
ers the people had no name for them
selves or their land. and. though the
present name is not. as some say. un-
known in the country itself. the mod
ern Tibetans call themselves Bod-pa
and their lar5 Bod-yul. Bod being a
Buddhist appellative suggested by the
Sanskrit bot, or bat. SO working back
to the Tartar name.-London Spect4
tor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20
Rheumatism
A Big Joke

It's SO easy to get entirely rid OF
Rheumatism or sout since the discov-
cry of RHEUMA that people who
continue to suffer are surely playing
a painful joke on themselves,
It's such a sure thing that RHEU-
MA will cure Rheumatism that Leo H.
Fihe will refund your money il it
doesn't. This is the way it acts on ev-
erybody:
Fort Myers. Flat was so crippled
with rheumatism that l could scarce
ly walk. / took one bottle Of RHEU-
MA and was so greatly benefited
that bought four more bottles and at.
ter taking them-three months ago
find myself cured."-Will Gift.
RHEUMA is wonder-worker One
nour after the first dose it begins to
act on kidneys, liver. bowels and blood.
and within few hours the poisonous
uric acid has begun to pass from the
system through the natural channels
Bottle for only so cents. Mail orders
filled. charges prepaid by Rheuma Co.
Buffalo, n. Y.
Indigestion. badly upset stomach,
easily conquered with ENGLISH MAR
HUE. IS cents at Leo H. Fihe'.. Mail
ed by Rheuma Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20

But now I do not have any of these
troubles. I have q fine strong baby
daughter now, which did not have
before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
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GILES, Route "A, Dewittville, n Y.
The above Is only one Of the thou
sands Of grateful letters which arc
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn.
Mass, which prove beyond doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs.
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases Of women. and that every such
suffering woman owes it to herself to
At least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial before submit
ting to an operation. or giving up
hope Of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham Of Lynn. Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advise II tree.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20

of Imperial Russian Grand Opera sim
gers, musical enthusiasts of this city
will have opportunity to delight them
selves with a double novelty. Listen
ing the the delightful music Of the
queer Balalaika and their kindred in
struments in the orchestra in one
treat. Hearing Russian opera sung in
Russian by Imperial artists in national
Russian costume Is more than another
treat.
Mile. Orlova, soprano, Mile. Scria-
bina, contralto, NJ. Vasiliev, tenor and
NJ. Tomashevitch, basso. give excerpts
from all the popular Russian operas
in which they made their reputation at
the Imperial Opera Houses. They sing,
too, many of those old but eternal folk
songs Of the far spread Slavic domi-
nations. NJ. Andreeff has demonstrated
that Russian folk music knows no bet
ter means of Interpretation than the
Balalaika Orchestra. 1t was through
the playing of the melodies of the peo-
pie that he raised the despised peas
ant guitar" from it's former lowly posi-
ton to it's present almost unbelievable
popularity throughout Russia and the
rest of Europe.
Here are the Russian operas, ex-
cerpts from which are rendered by the
opera singers with the Bala)aika or
chestra: Tschaikowskis "Pique
Dame," "The Witch" and Eugene
Onyegin:" Glinka's Life for the
Gar" and Russian and Ludmilla ;"
Rimski- korsakow's "Sadko," "The
Cars Bride" and "Snyegurotchka: ;"
Borodin's prince Igor" and Screws
"Rognyoda."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20
HAD SENSATION OF
HAVING MOOSE TIED
Marion Home Veteran Tells
of His Experience with
Ku Klux Khan.

MARION, Ind, Nov. 2O.-Mansfield
Smith, a colored veteran of the Mar
ion Soldiers home, once knew the SEN
sation of having rope tied about his
neck, with an angry mob at the other
end Of the rope. During the closing
days of the civil war after having been
solder on the Union Side, and being
discharged for disability. Smith OBJ
tanned employment as brakeman on
the Memphis & Charleston railway
1t was reported at GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
which was at one end of the railway
division, that Smith had been a sol
dier in the Union army. Smith did
not confirm the report for the feeling
in the south was high at the time.
However, he was visited one night by
members of the ku Klux Khan and
ordered to follow them. Just outside
the town rope was tier about his
neck, the knot drawn uncomfortably
the limb of a tree. The leader of
the clan then asked Smith if he had
anything to say.
Smith protested that he had not mo-
Tested any one and asked why he was
SO treated. The reply was that he had
been a soldier for the Union. At this
Smith expressed great surprise, and
insisted he had not been in the army.
He gave the conductor of his train as
an authority and begged the clansmen
to see him. The conductor knew of
Smiths service in the army, but was
friendly to the negro, who was an ex-
cellent workman, and kindly volunteer.
ed the information to the khan that he
believed Smith had been too young at
soldier to enter the army. This sat
isfied the clan and Smith was releas-
ed, but not until he had turned over
$40, all the money he had.
The members Of the Ku Klux Khan
went to barroom to buy liquor with
the money. Some of them became dis
satisfied with their decision to release
Smith and were. afterward looking for
him. He heard Of their search and
ran away, making his way to Memphis
and thence by boat to Cincinnatai. He
has never visited the south since,
though that was forty-five years ago.
Mansfield Smith was born a slave
and was the property of Frank and
Thomas Epps, who had three hun
dred slaves on their plantation at Pet
ersburg and Culpepper, Va. They
treated their slaves much better than
the average slave owner at the time,
Smith says, but he became dissatis-
fled and determined to run away. He
was accompanied by his mother, and
together they passed the lines of the
Union army and the young man then
eighteen years old, enlisted with the
Second United States Colored infantry.
He never saw his mother after the day
of his enlistment, learning later that
she died at Fortres Monroe. He has
been a member of the Marion home for
number of years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20
FILM CONCERNS MAY
HAVE VIOLATED Law
For Reproducing Copyright
ed Books-Decision A.
fects 5 Cent Theaters.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.-Moving
picture show promoters received a
blow when the supreme court of the
United States decided that moving
pictures based on the scenes Of copy
Tghted book, may constitute an in
fringement of the copyright on the
book or the reserved rights to drama
tie.
The long, stubbornly fought contest
over the power of the interstate COM
merce commission to prohibit rail-
roads from paying to operators OF ell
evators all compensation for "elevat'
ing grain in transit" was finally de-
cided when the court held the commits
sion possessed no such power.
In announcing the opinion of the
court Justice Holmes said that the
law does not attempt to equalize the
fortunes of men,"
The supreme court held that an
order OF the commission reducing the
allowance for elevation to the cost OF
the service, namely three-fourts of a
cent should be allowed to stand. The
court also allowed to stand so-called
Peavey order OF 1909, in SO far as 1t
confined the allowance to grain reship-
ped within ten days. Except as to
these two points, the decree Of the I'm
tied States circuit court for Western
Missouri in ragard to elevator charges
was affirmed. Peavey & Co., owned
elevators at Missouri river points. AS
sociate Justices McKenna and Hughes
dissented
The state of Kentucky won victory
over the Southern Pacific company
when the United States supreme court
decided that the commonwealth had
the right to tax the company on the
latter's steamers plying between New
York and New Orleans, New York and
Galveston, and New Orleans and Ha-
vana. The steamers werevalued at
$12.OO0.OOO.
The state professed to have the right
to impose tax because kentuck was
the domicile of the corporation and
its principal place of business was re-
quired to be located there. The COM
pany opposed the tax, because the
steamers had never been within the
state of Kentucky. Justice Lurton an
nounced the decision of the court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20
Kent His Head.

Kept His Head.
An ambassador Of the great Charlie
magne while visiting court in the
east. ignorant of a law Of the king
that condemned to death any one who
moved a dish at table before the ty-
rant was served. committed this Of
tense. "Great king" said the ambas-
sador. II die without a murmur: but.
in the name Of the great emperor
whose servant 1 am, beg Of your
majesty one favor before l die" The
request was granted Give me the
eyes Of every man who saw me COM
NIT the crime" 1T Is WE'LL" said the
king. Their eyes shall be plucked out
for thee" But no one admitted he
had seen the ambassador move the
dish. not even the king. Then why
should l die, great kingT' asked the
ambassador. The deed cannot be
proved against me-" The king was
pleased and forthwith pardoned the
ambassador.