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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
A SIZZLING NOVEL
From the Nashville Tennessean.

From the Nashville Tennessean.
 Edna Goodrich-that is, ex-Mrs Nat Goodwin Iv-has gone and done it.
 She has written a book. It is called Mrs. Deynard's Divorce" and, the be- roine comes in for this description at the hands of ncautious Edna: s.
 "Becomingly gowned in rich, dark seal velvet, with a suggestion of barbaric orientalism in it's striking scarlet and gold establishment. she made picture of sul- try-eyed, warm-cheeked and moist-lipped loveliness that held the indulgent gaze of every man in the room, her husband alone excepted"
 "Sultry-eyed, warm-cheeked and moist tipped loveliness'' is going some.
 But the best part of the book is an elderly husband jealous of his young and innocent actress wife, who is none other than the above-described lady, whose lovelness called forth so many hyphenated and overheated adjectiyes.
 There Is something about this innocent actress wife which leaves a suggestion in the readers mind that Edna has made this character a pen picture of herself  as she sees herself, and there is a very decided suggestion that Edna hurled this description of the jealous husband direct ly at Nat's head:
 ''Inaspte of high living, not to say dis sipation, he looked usually no older than his years. But as he emerged into the srystal, cool air of this cloudless mid- day, age seemed suddenly to have set her mark upon him. His generally erect fg- ure dropped. His face was not merely bloodless, but below the cehek bones, lacking its regular morning shaving, 1t was dead gray His eyes were dull and bloodless, but below the cheek bones, Wrinkles showed at their corners, and at the corners of his rather lascivious mouth. from which depended an unlighted ci- garette.'
 Nat will surely have to write another book to even up scores with Edna. She ;s many laps ahead of him in the wild scramble they have had for publicity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Open Air Concerts

"In every eft of considerable. size or pretension open air concerts are given free during the summer and Bir- mingham made a good start along that line in 1910," said a professional man. The fund was raised mostly by sub : scription, but the authorities rounded it up by appropria ting $500. The con certs were immensely popular and had helped to make the hot weather en- durable for those who had to remain in town. I was hoping that we would be able to have at least four concerts a week this summer instead of three as last; and this would be possible if the city would Appropriate 5000. I understand that the commission has refused to give even $500. The splendid work the commission is doing in the matter of retrenchment and reform is fully appreciated by taxpayers and cit lzens in general; but in view of the standard set in all progressive com munities for giving the masses a mu. sical form of entertainment that is at once humanizing and delightful has come to be regarded as almost a ne- cessity. I trust the commission will reconsider and help the free music cause"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

ments the days of the stage coach and the comfortable old English inns.
 why, bless my soul, recollect going
 home for the holidays by the True Blue coach, six insde7-Bell and Crown at Hol- born-and we were three-and-twenty hours, nearly, goin to Bath! We left Lon don at 8, we refreshed ourselves at every stage OF the way; and what supper we had at Reading, and what snug cof- fee breakfast uhe first of two) at an early hour some 30 miles on! In those days there was something like traveling; you were a part of the world, not out or it as on those scoundrelly iron rails; the people did not look like pygmies as they do now from the train windows, nor the cows to be about the size of mice; nor did you look down the chimneys of Englishmen, as you do nowadays, but in to their front drawing room windows where the girls were sitting, who blushed. and affected to turn away as you flung them a kiss and wondered who that charging strange young man could be. AR this is gone. Grass grows on the Great North road, comfortable old inns are desolate, all the snug bar fires out, all the gilt liquor bottles mouldy, and creepers and moss growing over the bar. You, no longer travel now, you submit your body to be translated from one spot to another, giving up your identity, your natural existence, during the time in which, the translation takes place; you have no longer a sympathy with the road and the people among whom you travel-the very few people wffo wait upon you are mere machines, for to the new. Tangled porters and policemen you are ordered not to give money. An! old friends of the road, where are you? What pleasant kindly relationship 1t was which subsisted between the traveller and you!
 What deal of active good will and lasting friendship did the gift of shil- ling here and there engender! Why, if you gave a walter half a crown you might kick him down stairs, not that he was servile or cowardly-only forbearing and good-humored, and, knowing your in- nate generosity, willing to pardon your freaks. Think of the delightful descrip- lions of inns which Harry Fielding has left us, and even Toby Smolett, the hu- morous and cantankerous Scott Well, the Cyclopean ironmasters have stormed and taken that heaven from us-that joyous highroad heaven. with all its fair inns and kind inhabitants-there are no suppers at the Kings Arms, Bagshot, any more; the Lion at Barnet has dropped his old tail forever; and as for the Kings Arms at Sevenoaks, I declare that only three weeks since I heard one of the daughters of the house playing a sonata of Thal- berg's, which she concluded with a neat Italian song from Norma! Where are the coachmen and all their coats? the barmaids and their red smiling cheeks, the post horn first and second turn out), the comfortable old jinglng yellow post chaises and the postboys? Let us hope that some other world has been found for them-some happy cloud, and to us un- known, post-futurum! 10 fie!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Alabama's Coke Production

The calendar year, 1910, was not one of high prices or great indus trial activity. It was in fact dull, quiet year, and yet the coke produc- tion of this state was carried to 3,249,027 tons, thus establishing a new record. The total value of the years coke product was $9,165,S21.
 There are over ten thousand "bee- hives" in the forty-three coke-making establishments of the district, and when the new plant of the Tennessee company at Wylam is completed there will be about five hundred by product retort ovens in the district. These by-product ovens will be Koppers of modern construction and well-nigh a million tons of coke will soon be made in this district by the improved process. The steel corpo- ration no longer, it is said, builds beehive ovens, considering some form of by-product oven more econom- ical and preferable. The four by product plants of the state are located at Ensley, Woodward, Wylam and Tuscaloosa. In 1912 these four plants will turn out about million tons of coke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Young Women's Christian Associa-
 tion.

The annual report of the officers
 of the Young Women's Chris tian Association, particularly that of the general secretary, Mrs.
 Mabelle Sloss Cecil, show the
 scope and variety of it's ac- tivities. Its labors extend to four thousand business women in this city, about three hundred of whom are in factories, two thousand in stores and offices, three hundred in laundries, two hundred and ten in phone offices, four hundred and eighty in schools as teachers and one hundred and six ty-two in business colleges. In one way and another the work of the as- sociation touches all these woman workers. It is striving to secure for all these young women just wages and fair treatment It welcomes, too, the stranger girl, and it is striving constantly to bring every one of the four thousand within the influence of some church. No one will say after reading Mrs. Cecil's report that the association lacks field to work in. It has broad and important field
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
sIrcH A MoDEsT MAN,

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
 The Hon. Adam Littlepage, member of the House from West Virginia, Is .'in for it." His monumental opinion of him self as expressed in the autobiography published in the Congressional Directory, has caused much laughter, and now the New York Sun is watching him with Its eagle eye and nercilessly making fun of his crass conceit The Sun has made careful examination of a recent speech of the Hon. MT. Littlepage, edited by himself, and makes the following statis- tical statement about the interpolatons put in his speech by the West virginian: 1. "(Applause)' appears times; "Goud
 applause),' ?; Applause on the demo- cartic side),' g; "(Great applause and continued laughtep," 1; "(Great applause on the democratic side),' 2; "Goud and spontaneous applause)." 1; Loud and prolonged applause)." 2; "Uaughter),' |; "Uaughter on the democratic side)," l.; "O-aushter and applause on the demo- cratic side)," 8; "Qond applause on the democratic side)." 3; "(Continued ap- plause)," 3; "(Prolonged applause),' 1; "Uong applause)," l. "Uoud laughter and applause on all sides).' 1; "Uoud and long applause)," 8; Loud and tumul- tuous applause)." l; "Uoud applause on the democratic side nnd among the in- surgents),' 1.
 The speech occupied but three pages in the Record, wherefore the Sun concludes that fin such an almost continuous burst of thunder sound nobody could have heard the speech If anybody had listened 10 it." It Is further pointed out that MT. Littlepage's middle name is Balaam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
AUGUSTA'S MAYOR

From the Augusta Chronicle, May 22.
 Mayor Thomas Barrett, smilingly greeted about 150 business and profess sional men of the city yesterday morn- ing while seated in the vestibule of Mir. A. W. Anderson's private car just prior to his departure over the Georgia road for French Lick Springs Ind. .
 The mayor left his home in an am- bulance and was put on the special car several minutes before time for the train to pull out. He was bright and seemingly happy. He conversed with those present. and gave each and every person visiting his car a hearty hand shake
 It was T wish you a pleasant jour- ney and speedy recovery" from each and every person who, entered the car Mayor Barrett would invariably say q hope to be back with you in a few weeks as well as ever"
 The large number present was a beautiful tribute to the high esteem in which the mayor Is held in his home town. He has been confined to his bed for about three months, and yesterday was the first time that he had seen any of his old friends. They did not crowd into the car, but steady stream for about 20 minutes poured into the car and out again.
 The Chamber of Commerce sent a huge bouquet of American Beauty roses to adorn the car There were eight dozen in the bouquet. The Mer- chants and Manufacturers association sent huge basket of sweet peas.
 Mayor Barrett was accompanied or the trip by Mrs. Barrett and his physician, Dr. W. H. Goodrich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
SHELL TO SHOOT AEROPLANES

apparent that a projectile may pass through portion of an aerial craft with out putting it entirely out of commission. To obtain a shell which will insure de- struction whenever the target is reached was the purpose of the Krupps in work ing out their new invention.
 The impact fuse is in common use in land and water firing, where it is intend- ed to respond to a hard body such as armor plate or masonry, but when such fuse encounters the soft and yielding cover of balloon bag or the canvas of an aeroplane the force of the innpast would not be sufficient to insure ignition. The resistance of the air was the chief difficulty that the Krupps had to en- counter in the invention of this shell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

to work in, and it is bravely endeav- bring to fill it.
 After paying for it's present prop erty in West Twentieth street it has, however, but $9,222 in it's building fund, and an extension of it's build ing is greatly needed. All of it's ac- tivities are conducted with economy, and generous people will certainly see that the building fund of the as- sociation is brought up to needful sum. That building fund should be doubled to say the least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Raising Lock Sixteen

Locks Is, IT and Is are being built to overcome Squaw Shoals. They are not far apart. By raising Lock Is to height of sixty-three feet the water in Valley Creek would be back ed up distance of eleven miles and six-foot navigation would be estab- lished in the creek covering six miles, or about one-half the distance to Bes- semer. Slack water navigation would in that way be carried to Toadvine, which would become a port through the operation of high dam at the foot of Squaw Shoals.
 The waterways convention before it adjourned on Monday to meet next year in Rome, Ga., asked Congress to make adequate appropriations for equalization of Valley Creek to Bessemer, because United States en- gineers have declared an extension of slack water navigation to Besse- mer feasible and desirable. If Con- gress decides to do this no doubt the raising of Lock Is will be the first step taken. That alone would carry slack water navigation into the coun- ty and district, and short rail line from Bessemer would afford one out let to those seeking water transpor- +atiop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
IN HOTELLOBBIEs
Past and Present


 One of the most interesting men con- nected with the Victor Herbert organiza- tion Is MT. Herbert's secretary, Robert lverson. He is a native of Sweden, IS well educated and is a gentleman of ele- gant address For many years he was Known in musical circles as high-elass French horn player Soon after landing in this country he made his home in Richmond, Va, where he played the French horn in the Mozart orchestra un- der the baton of Jacob Reinhart. After leaving Richmond he held the position at various times of first horn player in sew eral of the symphony orchestras.
 T recall my Richmond days with pleas ure, mingled with sadness, because many of my best friends there have passed away" said Mr. Iverson. Charlie Cow ardin, of blessed memory, editor and one of the proprietors of the Richmond Dis patch, at the time I refer to, the leading morning paper of Virginia, was one of my dearest friends He wsA one of the best amateur musicians I have ever knowrl and I took great delight in playing in his chamber band. l was grieved when l heard or his death.
 q was first horn player in the orchestra which Tschaikowslxy conducted when he was in this country in 1891 During that season We played Tschaikowsky's flat minor concerto with Adele Aus der One as piano soloist. l always enjoyed this great work, and know almost all of 1t by heart This is the concerto that Mrs, Aldrich played so beautifully and so au4 thoritatiyely Monday night l was Monday morning to find a Birmingham lady play with the virtuosity of the older artists. It was certainly revelation to me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Natural Gas Production

In 1882 very little natural gas was drawn from the earth and com mercially used, but in 1909 the pro duction had a value of $63, 6,941, and the consumption is increasing at the rate of about five per cent year. The figures for 1909 are presented by the United States geological survey.
 The five great gas states are, in order, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma. In no other state does the production rise to ten million cubic feet a year, all though Illinois is approaching that amount.
 In nearly all the producing states about twenty in number greater ac- tivity in drilling operations is re- ported, and more pipeline systems are being planned. The geological survey anticipates an increasing out put in the present and in the coming year, especially in Texas, Louisiana, California and Kentucky. All of the Appalachian states were producers of gas in 1909 except Alabama, and the indications are that this state will fall into line this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
A wHIM OF voLTAIRE's

Wolfe: "A Literary Pilgrimage.
 Upon verdant plateau farther away in the heart of one of the most beauti- ful regions of earth, girdled by so leagues of mountains that pierce the sky. was Voltaires last home. By its gate in the little church he built, bearing upon its gable his inscription, "Dea Erexit Vol taire. Here he attended mass with his niece, and as seigneur, was always in- censed by the priest; here he gave in marriage his adopted daughters; here he preached hoinily against theft; and here he built for himself tomb, projecting into the side of the church-'.neithen within nor without" as he explained to guest where he hoped to be burio6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
SIC VITA

By Henry King.
 Like to the falling of star, Or as the flights of eagles are, Or like the fresh springs gaudy hue, Or silver drops of morning dew, Or like wind that chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood-- Fen such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in and paid tonight. The wind blows out the bubbles dies, The spring entomb'd d in autumn lies, The dew dries up, the star Is shot, The flight is past-and man forgotl,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

Kansas is cleaning out and patching up it's cyclone cellars, although the cyclone industry is not unduly active this year. It may have adopted Chief Justice Whites rule of reason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

Canon Voohns has established a new dressed women shall have the best seats in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine In New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

The coronation Americans are now prac- ticing the wearing of knee brooches. They propose to be English on the coming oc- casion, even to the discarding of their American pants"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

A London doctor of high standing says that singing a song before a meal is the best all-around tonic available to modern man. But that tonic would create an up- roar in a restaurant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

"IIe isn't long for this worldly Good heavens Is he about to die?" No. He's only five feet tan.Y
 JUNE BRIDE THOUGHT. Despairing cry
 He's apt to lift,
 Who has to buy
 A wedding gift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

Poor old Colonel Navarro comes out of the tussle the Stoessel of Mexico. His surrender made Madero and he deserves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

Vassar college announces it's fiftieth birthday, but none of the graduates ad- init that they were in at the beginning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
uNEMoTTONAL zEKE
From the Boston Post.

rom the Boston Post
 Mir Carnehan is one of the plausible gentry with mission in the distribution of wealth. In English, he sells canned goods for a big St. Louis brokerage firm. This causes him frequently to visit a Humber of small towns which, owing to complications of time tables and lack ct accommodation trains, are most easily and inexpensively reached by means of Dob- bin and what they call "buckboard," an underdone road wagon or runabout.
 On one trip Mr. Carnehan had as driver a withered, grizzled crack-voiced native, tacltaip to aggravation. In fact, the only time Nil. Carnehan considered that he got his moneys worth out of him was when they drew up before homely little farmhouse where the counterpart of his driver sat smoking cob pipe on the gall lery.
 "Who-oa!'' cried the driver in his high, thin voice. "Howdy, Eph"
 Why. howdy, zeke," was the unomo- tional response.
 Say, Eph what wuz that youall give yore hoss when he had tb' heaves?"
 What I give my hoss when e had tn heaves?" drawled Eph in a voice like the tag end of discouraged phonogfaph. Why, I give my hoss turkentine when e had tn heaves, Zeke.'
 ''Nvuz that what yoYall tole me t give my loss when he had tn heaves, Eph?'' why, youalll ast me what I give my hoss when he had tn heaves an l tole yo' I give i'm turkentine, Zeke.''
 'Wall, I give my hoss turkentine. Eph, an e died"
 "Is that so zelSe? Wal, so did mne." "Giddap," said the unemotional zske
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

The Mexican rebels won high praise in their efforts at Juarez to suppress pill lage and to extend kind treatment to their prisoners of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

Woodrow Wilson says no man is big enough to seek the presidential job. This is jab at good many ambitious souls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

The happy people in this world are those whose home ball team is winning right along-for example, those In Detroit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

The study of Mexican anes has been rendered unnecessary by Diaz's resigna- ton. He got out just in time to save many American tongues and reputa ations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

President and Mrs Taft will celebrate their silver wedding on June 20 if Mrs Tafts health permits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

General Reyes arrived in Havana too late to take an independent hand in the Mexican shuffe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

General Orozco insurged against the irm'r, tos at the wrong lnre and re will be in the discard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

Novelist Oppenheim says no man can understand woman. although many think they do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
TURN TO NATIrRE.

There's rest for the weary And joy for the sad, And the leveliest dream
 A soul ever had, Where ripples sing
 And sunbeams dance And the beautiful faces
 Of flowers glance. When things go wrong
 And trouble glooms, Nepenthe's found
 In the breath of blooms, And the .silvery song
 Of mountain brook And the cool green depths Of forest nook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

The teaching of dancing in the public schools is a live wire in several com munities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

The Queen of England does not con- sider all England a stage, for she objects to Hip salve and rouge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

Queen Mary's coronation gown has a train 20 feet long. It will be the antithe- sis of the hobble skirt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

Tn New York city the exhaust pipes of automobiles are no longer permitted to smoke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Evan Williams at the Elm.

Colonel and Mrs. Llewelyn W. Johns entertained Evan Williams and his wife yesterday afternoon after the festival matinee at the 'Elms,' the hosptable home of the Johns.
 Colonel Johns is Welchman and so is MT. Williams. There was quite a re- ception at the Films, and the guests of honor seemed greatly pleased with the good people they met and with the hos pitality of the host and hostess. After the reception Colonel Johns took tho Williamses for an automobile ride
 When I was here several years ago to sing at a festival under MT. Gucken- berger's direction," said MT. Williams, II was entertained by Colonel Johns, and whenever I happen to be hereabouts I sha1 look forward with pleasure to meet ing my dear old Welch friend"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
THACKERAY,s LAMENT

A newly discovered article by Thackeray is the feature of Harpers for June. Tn it the great novelist on his travels la-