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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
 am man of destiny" said Gen. Cipriano Castro to the French
 X newspaper correspondents who in kterviewed the fallen dictator of venezuela just two years ago when he was prepar- ing for his futile attempt to regain the power that had been snatched from him In his absence by his quondam friends. Like the other man of destiny" whom he resembles at least in audacity, he has a lucky day" General Castros is May 23 It would seem that he still believes, in his star, for it must have been in that date or very close to it that he set out on his present advanture
 It was on May 23, 1899. that General Castro, then rancher in Los Andes, feel ing himself sighted by the governor of the province and General Andrade, presi- cent of the republic, gathered g of his friends and announced that he was going to whip them both. They laughed when they heard of the threat, but within month the Los Andes rancher had an army of several thousand men, had cap tured Valencia the second city of the 7 ital.,
 Andrades army, sent out to fight back the insurgents, was beaten, most of the troops joined Castros followers and Caracas capitulated. When the victor entered the capital General Andrade was on his way to Trinidad and exile
 For 10 years General Castro ruled Ven ezuela with an iron hand, growing more wealthy by his system of granting con- sessions for the exploitation of the nat ural resources of the country, laughing at European powers which sometimes asked for the payment of foreign debts, maintaining his position at home by ruth lessly crushing in the bud any incipient movement of revolt and keeping France, Germany, England and Holland at arms length by bold threats and appeals to the Monroe doctrine.
 It was not until, stricken with illness, 'he went to Europe with his wife toward the end of 1908 for treatment that his enc mics dared to act openly against him. But they struck speedily and hard.
 The few friends who stood by him were forced into exile or thrown into pris- on; he himself was accused of plotting the assassination of General Gomez the vice president; his property was seized and he was barred forever from the soil of Venezuela. After an intellectual att
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
Large Improvements

Those who live here and see develop ment work going on steadily do not ap- precate, of course, how great are the change and improvements made in the course of a year, said Luther T. Wes- ton of New York.
 Tt is not too much to say that Bir- minghan' has improved more in the past five years than any other city in the south. I have been here only twice since 1905. I came in the latter part of 1907 and I was struck then with the large building operations in progress. The panic of that year had affected all branches of business, and I heard that Birmingham was particularly hard-hit, but if that were true 1t recovered very rapidly From all appearances I would say that Birmingham had more than dou- bled ir population in five or six years. The business district has not only im- proved very fast, but in the matter of office buildings 1t leads all southern cities but one. Atlanta, I believe, has larger number of skyscrapers, but in five years Birmingham will be even ahead of that city. As for beautiful residence sections this city is easily in the lead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
The Crops and Business

Henr,' Ciews. in his Saturday review, devotes considerable space to crop con- ditions, which are highly favorable. He then says in part:
 Thus the crop situation, which is the fundamental factor in the stock mar ket at the moment is one of excellent proms. and the underlying frmness in stock exchange values may be considered reflection of this important feature. Next in importance, as a stimulating influence may be. mentioned the contin- ued abuLdance of money and the promise that months will elapse before the de- mand for funds will affect the situation adversely Tariff legislation, 1t now seems certain, will not be radical, and manufacturers by their increased activ ities arc already beginning to evince signs O. relief. This Is especially true
 in the great iron and steel indufry and
 in textile circles there is also better undertone apparent. It will not take long for this potential improvement to spread to disturbing circles. We have been going through prolonged period of necessary mercantile and industrial contraction that has so reduced supplies
 in consumers hands that when business does begin to pick up the movement can hardly fail to at once assume active mo- mentum. Railroads, for instance, have been forced to pursue most conserva- tive policy in purchasing supplies for upKeep and repairs and have practically done nothing in the way of new expan- | sion This was largely the result of their inability to secure capital on terms | their managers believed 10 be desra ble. | I 1here has. however, recently been a marked improvement in the investment demand for new securities. Our railroads are again able to secure the new cap ital they require on sufficiently favor able terms to justify them in proceed ing on normal lines, and their purchases of steel rails and construction material generally promise in the near future to become distinct stimulus in the great metal industry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

zling. The Carolinas have many mills,
 but they want many more, and the
 indications are that at least 100 mills
 will be built in this decade in each of
 the two states. But 100 mills will not
 be built in Alabama in this decade.
 What is profitable in the Carolinas would be profitable here, but our towns seem to lack the energy and spirit of Carolina towns when the subject of cotton mills is taken up. Outside of Talladega and Anniston and Huntsville there is precious little in this state to spin and weave the great product of southern soil. This is not the case in the towns of the two Carolinas, and the reason of the difference should be ex- plained. The Age-Herald calls for help in this matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
RILEY LIKES POPCORN


 From the Philadelphia North American.
 Indianapolis.-Some days ago James Whltcomb Riley, the poet received i50 pounds of shelled popcorn from the Chi cago, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, and the bags were stored in a shed at the poets home. MT. Riley thought that was a good deal of popcorn for one man to eat. but he received so many presents from admirers that he took it as mat ter of course, though he told the man who delivered it that he had not been notified by the sender of the unexpected bounty.
 He searched around and procured the name and address of the sender and wrote him a note of acknowledgement, not emitting to confess that from his youth up he had been very fond of pop corn. That which he had had popped proved that the variety was the very best, and in the meantime the poet was permitting his child friends in the neigh borhood to regale themselves with the luxury to their hearts content. A few days after the letter of accept ance was written J. w. Riley a popcorn dealer, called upon the poet and asked If he had received a shipment of pop corn. Of course he had, and he went on to praise the quality. Then the dealsr explainSi that a mistake had been made in delivery, and the poet discovered that there are two J. W. Rileys in the city. The dealer sued the railroad company for damages and got a judgment for so. The attorney for the company argued that the praise of the poet given the corn ought to compensate for the delay in de- livery, but the magistrate could not see it that way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
ACTIsESS' WITT

From Memories of a Manager" bye Dan iel Frohman, published by Doubleday, Page X Co.
 Ethel Barrymores mother was a cap ital comedienne, and a woman of much wit and humor-a quality not lacking ill her distinguished daughter. In an en- gasement in San Francisco she was asked to take part in a special performance. She wired her manager in New York for permission. His reply was as follows No.
 Her answer to this was equally brief.
 1t was: oh"
 This was more laconic than Artemus Wards reply to the San Francisco man. ager, Thomas Mcguire who teegraphed Ward
 What will you take for forty nights in California;?
 " Whisky and water was the re sponse."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
The Dollar E'uud

'I am glad to see that the Music study club has started fund of dollar subscriptions for the band concerts this summer,' said a citizen noted for his public spirit. "A list of four of these s1 subscriptions has appeared in The Age Herald, and l hope that by the middle of the week hundreds will have contrib uted the small sum of si. It should be very easy to raise $500 in this way. I think it would be well to have another list of s5 subscribers. There are certainly 100 men here who would gladly give s5 tD help provide open-air music during
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
Water Sanitation and the Public
 Health

These are the months when the wa ter supply in every town should be closely watched. Birmingham does not own it's water supply, but that is no. reason why it should not watch closely this great public utility.
 Three things always need super vision in a water supply-the water shed, sedimentation and filtration. The watershed should be inspected monthly by the board of commission CTS and so should sedimentation and filtration.
 In cities containing over 5O,000 people in this country statistics thow that about TO per cent use the public water supply while only 50 per cent have sewerage facilities. The percent ages in this city should be ascer- tained. The fear is that TO per cent do not use the water supply and 1t IS also believed that less than 50 per cent have secured sewer connections. All these matters relate to the public health. which should be the first and most important study of the public commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
NIGHT
By Edward Young.

By Edward Young. O Majestic Night! Natures great ancestor! days elder pori' And fated to survive the transient sun' By mortals and immortals seen with awe! A starry crown thy raven brow adorns, An azure zone thy waist; clouds, In
 heavens loom, Wrought through varietles or shape anu
 shade, In ample folds of drapery divine, Thy flowing mantle form; and heaven
 throughout yolumnously pour thy pompous train. Thy gloomy srandeurs nature's most au-
 gust,
 Inspiring aspect. claim a grateful verse; And. like a sable curtain starred with
 gold,
 Drawn OCT my labors past, shall close the scene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
No Cory Ground at Greenyllle

'T notice the criticism of the proposed 'hog killing of the Baptists of Green vile, Ala. made by the president of the man who takes much interest in the work Gamble will not make the ground grue- some with the gore of fifty pigs Neither will he be a bull in a China shop when he smashes the savings bank to count the nickels and dimes. And then, too, feel sure there'll be plenty of barbecue besides"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
CuANCE TO MAKE GOOD

From Judges Library.
 'Is this Murphy?'
 "Ut is."
 "Bedad. avn o am afther hearin' thot yez had tin widdin' down to tn house. Shure, avn if it hadn't slipped me moind, Oi would hox attinded avn brought yez a present"
 "Faith, avn don't be afther lettin thot worry yez. Ye kin make up for ut now" How, me bye?"
 Lind be tin cnts."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
FIOBRISHING ORDER

From the Houston Post.
 The Order of Lions is being established over in Alabama. where they already have the owls. The most prevalent or der over that way, however, is the unin- corporated order of blind tigers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Scotland Yard has secured a Chicago plain clothes man who Will attend the coronation to watch the American crooks and protect the nobility Itsis not stated who will watch the nobility and protect the Americans present. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

King George must have bought-his pearl gray derby when Queen Mary was not looking. for she will tolerate nothing that smacks of the unconventional in per- senal attire She is Diaz in that re- sDecf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press If women weren't so nice and soft, men couldn't be led into matrimony.
 Most men. when the baby is porn, seem to think they ought to get all the credit
 X woman can never understand why her husband isn't more appreciated in his office.
 Some persons would rather fail to reach their destination in taxicab than get there OH foot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Editor Johnson of the Century maga- zine declares that literature is not ap- preciated in New York. Those who send contributions to New York magazines will second the motion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Uncle Ike Stephenson, who paid s107- 600 for a senatorial seat begins to think an insurgent state is ungrateful, for that state is demanding an investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
A BACHELOR

From Judges LIbrarN.
 Son--Father, what's bachelor? Father-A bachelor is man who could never influence the right girl to encourage him to marry her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Rome's S20,o0oeoo monument to Victor work that increases Italys debt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
rI1.E rEET OF nOOKs

rom Judges Library.
 1arent--M hat kind of library nave have you boys got in your ciupF
 Son tage 12)--Five feet of dime no-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

The best advertised man in America to- day is Billy Lormer. He is mentioned oftener than the President or John D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

A kind hearted New Jersey yardmaster held freight car five weeks on siding because thrush had built her nest on one of it's trucks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Our soldiers on the Texas border are ready to apply sherman's definition to ey en near-War
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Lame ducks do not draw well at Chau- tauquas this season. They do not draw wei anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Senator Ike Stephenson still hopes Sen ator Billy Lorimer will monopolize the investigation business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

A Pennsylvania, man committed suicide to escape the heat Ont of the frying pan into the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Even in New York detachable cuffs are no longer worn. One change answers all purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Germany Is too busy in showing bat tleshaps down the skids to consider peace treaties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

The colleges and schools have nobly re- cruited the countrys brain crop this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Old Sol's undue hilarity has been tempo rarily checked and perhaps toned down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Boston has a Puritan theatre and prob lem plays are undoubtedly barred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

The New York Suns opposition to woodrow Wilson is helping some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Diaz improves in spirit the farther he travels He may yet become a pre- tender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

Postal banks seem to be reserved by MT Hitchcock for small towns only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

For gnarIing sorrow hath less power to
 bite The man that mOcks nt 1t and sets it light. king Richard II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19

The rule of reason should be applied to Inc Congressional Record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-19
THE YAQTIs' WATERLOO

Even the trusts have insurgents-fol example, John W. Gates.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24
NEARLY FINISHED,
COnnellsTilIe Extension VIII Soon be
COmplete-Western Maryland's Ton
mage win Double.

The following statement was made
by George J. Gould on Tuesday OF
last week to personal friend:
Il expect to see the ConneIIsville
extension of the Western Maryland
Railway completed within a few
weeks, and al consequence OF the
connection with the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie the Western Maryland's
tonnage will speedily double"
Inquiry at the chief engineers Of
ice OF the road evolved the statement
this morning that present conditions
pointed strongly to the absolute com
pletion Of the Big Savage tunnel be-
fore January 1. AS this tunnel is all
that has stood in the way of finish
ing the line by the middle OF the
present month, it would appear that
Mr.. Gould's statement was not far
out of the way.
The tunnel force il at last through
the quicksand which has retarded the
work for about a month and a half,
and the air-lock apparatus will be tax
en- out tomorrow, leaving more room
for straight rock excavation. When
the tunnel is completed all the other
work on the extension will have been
finished, SO that nothing more viii
remain to do but the laying of the
track through the tunnel.-Balto.
American"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24
The Power or Dreams,

An Irishman and a Scotchman once
went travelling through a western
prairie. IL happened that one after
noon they shot single quail, which
would do for breakfast for one OF
them On the following morning
knowing that the bird was not
enough for the two they agreed u
have it eaten by the one who should
have the best dream during the night
When they aWOke early in thu
morning the Irishman said to the
Scotchman, AN phwat did you
dr-ream, Sandy?'
Well, answered the Scot, III
dreamed L saw a beautiful basket
descend from heaven and then I got
into IN and was borne ND lid PARADISE
And 4 dreamed, said the Irish
man. that I saw lou going up, an
thought yon wouldn't come back, an
~ got up and are rhn quail
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24
NEARLY s44,OOO,OOO FOR ROADS.
Great Record fin Dfxie-Maryland
Spends $2,25O,0O0,

Washington, Nov. 15.-Nearly $44,.
100000 has been spent In road I'M
provement by the Southern States
alone during the present year, &C
cording to Secretary or Agriculture
Wilson.
This enormous sum is made up by
expenditures in the various States
as follows:
Alabama, $3,404, 900; Arkansas, S.
100000; Florida, $1,505,000; Georgia
$2,50o,OO0; Kentucky, $2,5OO,OOO
Louisiana, $1,132,354; Maryland
$2,25o,000; Mississippi, $3.50, 900;
North Carolina, $4,505.0O0; Oklahoma
$1l505.000; South Carolina, $1,1OO,-
600; Tennessee, $3,9OO,OOO; Texas
80 100000; Virginia, $4,000, 900;
West Virginia, $1,625, 900.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24
Things ITO Forget.

If you see a tall fellow ahead of a
crowd,
"A leader OF men, marching fearless
and proud.
And you know of tale whose mere
telling aloud
Would cause hi proud head To In
anguish be bowed,
It's a pretty good plan to forget it.
If you know Of a skeleton hidden
away
In closet and guarded, and kept
from the day
In the dark; and whose showing,
whose sudden display
Would cause grief and sorrow and
lifelong dismay,
It's pretty good plan to forget 1t.
If you know of a thing that will
darken the joy
OF man or woman, girl or a
boy,
That will wipe out a smile, or the
least way annoy
A fellow, or cause gladness to cloy,
It's pretty good plan to forget it.
Selected.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24
al ChiId's THANKSGIVING,

| thank thee, Father In the skies,
For this dear home 30 warm and
bright;
thank thee for the sunny day,
And for the sleepy, starry night.
L thank thee for my fathers arms,
So big and strong to hold me near;
! thank thee for my mothers face;
4 thank thee for my dolly dear.
l thank thee for the little birds
That eat my crumbs upon the sill
Al thank thee for the pretty snow
That's coming down 50 soft and
still.
%, Father, UP there In the skies,
Hear me on this Thanksgiving day
And please read in my little heart
The thank you's" I forget to say
By Kate Patch, Kindergarten Re
view.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24
LABOR UNIONS APPROVE RED
CROSS SEALS.

Workingmen I'm Fight Against Tuber.
cuIosis, Endorse Sale of Holiday
Stickers.
Direct approval or the campaign
for the sale of Red Coss Seals has
been given by the American Fedora
ton OF labor, according to an an
nouncement made to-day by the Nat
ional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis.
At the last annual convention OF
the American Federation OF Labor, a
resolution was adopted calling on all
the members of the Federation to
further the sale az much az possible.
The resolution reads as follows -
Whereas, The American Fedora
ton OF Labor has in every possible
way aided the movement for the
study and prevention Of tuberculosis
throughout the United States and
Canada, and
Whereas, The American National
Red Cross has been in the past and
il now making an especial effort,
through the sale or Red Cross Christ
mas Seals, to secure funds to carry
on the war, against tuberculosis, and
by means of the funds raised in this
manner has been able to do much eff
fective work in this direction there
fore be it
Resolved, that the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor give its endorsement
to the movement of the American
National Red Cross, and encourage its
members to further i'm every reason
able way the sale OF these seals in
| their respective communities"
There are now special methods by
which consumptive wOrkingmen in
the United States are being cared for.
In such cities as Albany, Elmira and
Binghamton N. ", the unions support
a separate pavilion or hospital In
cities like Hartford, New Britain and
South Manchester, Conn, the work.
men contribute towards the mainten-
ance OF fund for the care OF con
sumptives. The employers also con-
tribute to these funds. There are al
10 two national sanatOria for the
treatment Of tuberculosis owned and
operated by labor unions; one by the
International Typographical Union,
and the other by the Printing Pressmen
and Assistants Union. In Massachu-
sets, Illinois, and elsewhere, large
corporations and manufacturers have
agreed voluntarily to care for all
their consumptiYe employees for a
limited length of time.
but a. long as consumption kills
one in every three workingmen be-
tween the ages of fifteen and forty
five" says The National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis, more education, better
shop and home conditions and more
hospitals are needed. Red Cross
Seals provide these things"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24

Thirty thousand school children in
Utah bought solid silver service for
the new battleship named for that
State, and it was presented last week.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24

Luther Burbank announced on No
Yember 2 that after ten years work
he has produced a blackberry bush
that has no thorns.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24

Colonel w. +. Cody Buffalo BID
retired on November / from his long
life a. a picturesque exhibitor OF
Western and Indian scenes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24

by the annexation Of Hyde Park
Boston will have a total population Of
more than 100000 and will displace
ct. Louis as the fourth city in the
United States.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24

MFR. Pulitzer left by will $4,000, 1000
Tor the establishing or school OF
Journalism In Columbia University.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24

Professor Montgomery Of Santa
Clara College, who invented ar aero
plane glider, was killed while expert
menting on October 81, making the
fifth death in glider experiments. The
total aviation fatalities are now 112.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24

The New Orleans, a duplicate Of
the first steamboat to navigate west
ern waters, set or on November 2
from Pittsburgh on voyage to the
Gulf of Mexico as part Of the cen
tennial of steam navigation i'm west
ern rivers.