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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
The Panama EyD0siti0D

New Orleans is the logical place for the Panama exposition to be held under government auspices in 1915. San Francis co and New Orleans are the two cities between which the government must de- eide. The people of New Orleans have subscribed literally to the exposition fund; have raised in fact, $1000,OOO, and the legislature of Louisiana has voted an appropriation of ss.OOoooO for the exposi- tion. This large total was a condition re- quired by Congress before the city ask ing for the governments favor would be considered San Francisco, assisted by the state of California, claims to have raised an amount equal to that of New Orleans.
 President Taft and the republican mem- bers of Congress are either committed to San Francisco or are leaning that way. Taft delegates for the republican prcsi- dental convention in 1912 are needed, and republican votes for the next national ticket will be earnestly sought in the general election. The republicans can carry no southern state, and they will be in great danger of losing California, to nay nothing of other western states where insurgency has asserted itself, un- less some extraordinary effort is put forth by the G. O. P. to keep California out of the democratic column. President Taft and some of the republican leaders therefore, ,are playing politics in this Panama exposition matter. But there should be no politics about it. The build. ing of the Panama canal has been re garded by men of all parties as grea American achievement, and its success ful completion will stimulate the patriot ism of the entire nation as few things have done since the early days of the re- public. h the governments selection o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
All Should Help

The Associated Charities is one of Bir- mingham's newer institutions and it is one of the best. While it is a successor of the United Charities, which in it's day did great deal to relieve the needy, CT field, and is much more thoroughly organized.
 An appeal for more funds has just been sent out by General Secretary W. M. Me- Grath, under the date of January 25, and it should receive generous and prompt response. MT. McGrath says that dur ing the latter part of December an ap- peal was made by the Associated Chari- ties asking for assistance in raising 5000 toward the support of the institution for the year 1911. He says, furthermore, that the greater portion of this s500o Is needed now flor it Is now during the cold win ter months that the greatest demands on the resources of the society are being made.'
 The total amount received by the Asso- ciated Charities Is not quite s9oO and, as pointed out, this is very far from the actual sum needed for the winters work.
 There is scarcely a citizen who is earn ing a livelihood that cannot make some = little contribution to the Associated Char ities. Many of the rich will send checks for liberal amounts, but the dollar dona- tions from the hundreds of men and wom- en in moderate circumstances will be thoroughly appreciated John L. Kaul is the president, Samuel Ullman Is the vice president and George D. Tarrant is the treasurer. The directors are as fol- lows: W. P c. Harding, pr. J. H. Phil lips, M. V. Joseph, George Gordon Craw- ford, Walker Percy, D. H. Marbury, W. W. Crawford, Robert Jemison, Jr., Dr. B. L. Wyman, J. M. Meighan, R. w. Massey, J. J. Smith, S. D. Weakley, J. W. Brockman and w. E. Urquhart
 These representative citizens are busy men, but they gladly give some of their time to the affairs of the Associated Char Birmingham can do to give them their hearty support by reasonable contribu- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
MATINEE IDOL OF THE PAST

Arthur Wallack in the New York Even-
 ing Post.
 Montague's temperament and person. line of parts, of a light and elegant char acter, which no actor since has filled quite so satisfactorily. It was in the modern Robertsonan comedy that he shone, for, never a great actor, in such parts as DAlroy in Caste" Lord Beau foy in School" and Captain Molyneux in 'The Shaughraun, part which Bou- cicault wrote for him, he was delightful.
 Like the present day matinee idol" but more so. Montague was much ad- mired by the fair sex and I frequently, after matinee, was obliged to let him out by the front door of the theatre in order that he might escape the crowd of women collected at the stage door on Fourth avenue. His favorite flower was the violet and one persistent admirer sent him a bouquet of those flowers every Sat- urday. This was kept up for two years. At first he paid little attention to it, but after a while his curiosity being aroused, he enlisted my services to aid him in finding out who the sender was. Our efforts were in vain, for though the flowers continued to arrive with never ending regularity, we were never able to trace the source from which they came. When we went to Boston, where he played at the Boston Museum, he received on his first night a box containing the usual bunch of violets and each Saturday there- after, at the Parker house, where he stopped, a similar box would arrive. Whether he ever eventually ascertained who the donor was I do hot know, but I don't think he d'T --',ere was a huge bunch of vioets placed on his grave on the day of his funeral, and I always thought they were sent by the fair un- known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
a exposit - city there should

the Panama expositl city there should be an absolute divorce from politics.
 New Orleans and San Francisco are both attractive as tourist cities, but for an at tractive as tourist cities. but for an ex- position of the sort in question the Cres- cent City is by far the best adapted. Moreover. a far larger number of per sons who will desire to attend the Pana- ma exposition in 1915 live east of the Mississippi river, and can reach New Or leans quicker, and at less expense than they could reach the Pacific ocast. If New Orleans is selected it is safe to say that the attendance at the fair will be four or five times greater than that San Francisco in the event of the latter place being chosen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
From the Chicago Record-Herald

From the chicago RecOrd-Herald.
 A SEARCH for treasure, unique even
 "A among such romantic enterprises, \ has been begun down near Pan- anna. Closer acquaintance with the canal region has brought into clearer light the activities of the Central American gold mining Indians. These people, for gen eration after generation, put the precious yield of their mountains and streams into personal ornaments and votive offerings.
 Since the first discovery of such treas ures in Indian graves, in the province of Chiriqui, Panama, 50 years ago, these graves have yielded over half million dollars in bullion. From new burying ground, discovered only last year. gold to the value of $25,00O was taken inside of four months. Many other finds of like nature have been made. But all these are now known to be mere trivial pickings round the edge of things. Hence forth interest Is to focus on the great central reservoir itself.
 This exists within 200 miles of the canal, where the extinct volcano of Chiriqui rises 12,0OO feet above the Caribbean, with a deep lake in its crater This peak, brood ed over by thick clouds, was the fabled abode of the Raingod. In dry seasons. the natives from the Atlantic to the Pacific made processions to the summit and pro- pitiated the god by casting their gold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
NORMAN SECRECY
McClure's Magazine.

From McClure's Magazine.
 The one pre-eminent fact is that the Mormon church is great secret society," Non-Mormons are never permitted to en- ter its temples; the rites and instruction that take place in them are never off, cially made public; all members of the church are oathbound, under the most friohtful penalties, not to reveal these mysteries. Mormons who have "gone through" these temples wear, day and night. an undergarment inscribed with mystic symbols as, Q perpetual reminder of these paths. The church has it's mar riake records. but never permits the non Mormon public to see them. The publica- tion of these records would go long way toward proving or disproving the charge that the church encourages polygamy; but they are held inviolate in tho, tenn pies. In 1904 the United States Senate attempted, unsuccessfully, to subpoena them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
POMPEIIAN WONDERS

From the New York Press.
 One sensational report tells of the recent finding of a bejeweled petrified maiden in the laval deposits of Pompeii and Her culaneoum. Truth about these Pom peiian "petrifed" folks is strange, but even more scientific than strange. Years ago the governor appointed by the Italian government to control the excavation of Pompeii discovered that the forms of peo- pie and animals buried in the laval ashes of Pompeii were only hollow shells. So when the next one was discovered, what does he do but cut a small opening into the top of the hollow shell apd blow or suck all the old mortal dust out of 1t with a bellows arrangement. The gover- no then simply filled the hollow shell with wet plaster of paris about the consistency of cream. After few hours the plaster had perfectly set and there was revealed a death cast and mask almost as good as some taken in plaster today from the faces of our distinguished dead.
 Many forms of departed citizens of years ago have been reproduced and restored, ana as well gnOStly pldSlcr tugs, Cdts and rats of the same time now exhibit themselves in the museums. Perhaps the most remarkable restorations of this kind were beautiful and perfect casts of branches of peach and cherry trees, which show in plaster the branches, fruit, aye, even some of the leaves in cast perfec- ton. These fruits, it is said, place the date of destruction in November instead of August, as was so long reckoned from Plinys and other accounts.
 There have been lately unearthed deep down from the Capitoline and Quirinal hills in Rome startling and fascinating evidences of the origin of European archi- lecture in the form of crematory urns made of flrestone clay, and fashioned in the shape of the houses of Rome, nearly 5000 years ago. These ancient Latins prac- ticed universal cremation, and, to make the ashes feel more at home, buried them in little baked clay houses foot square and shaped little like the house of the dead persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
ERRATIC GENIUS
From The Munsey.

From The Munsey.
 Sentimental readers, and even many critics, are wont to spend good deal Of time lamenting over the i'll luck of many of the worlds great poets, dramatists and artists. It shocks them to recall, as Kipling did in that little after-dinner speech of his, that perhaps the finest lit erature we know came from midnight stabbsr (villon). sheep stealer tshake- speare), rowing tinker (Bunyan). and a absolute plowman (Burns)
 It is still more grievous, one might say, that frowsiness and poverty and squalor should haunt the steps of other geniuses such as poor Chatterton, who was forced to suicide. or Keats, who died |heart-broken by hostile criticism. Think, too. of Byron, sodden with brandy in his last few years; or of Poe, who was so poor that when his wife was dying he was obliged to cover her with his great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
ReapportiOnment Changes

It is everywhere assumed that the num- sentatives will be increased to 43S, sim ply because that Is the smallest possible number that will not reduce any states representation. When this bill gets through. and New Mexico and Arizona have been admitted to the union the electoral college will be correspondingly increased, and the next President will need 26s votes, or 24 more than was neces- sary in 1910. The greatest change in any state will take place in New York. The electroal vote of that state is now S9, and under the Crumpacker bill it will cast A electoral votes, or just about one sixth of the number necessary to elect.
 The solid south,' including Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia and Maryland, will cast about 1s7 votes, and New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana and Colorado would furnish enough addi- tional votes to elect a democratic Pres ident. However one looks at the situa ton the electoral votes of New York and New Jersey will be in sharp demand in 1912 Both parties will need those votes | in putting their respective candidate into the White House, and as we approach | 1912, now not far away the inquiry as
 to who can carry those two states will l become keener and more searching
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
A RED, RED ROSE

By Burns.
 Oh, my luves like a red. red rose,
 That's newly sprung in June: Oh, my luves like melodie,
 That's sweetly played in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lasss
 So deep in luve am T.. And I will luve thee still, my dear
 Till a the seas gang dry. m Till a. the seas gang dry, my dear,
 And the rocks melt wi the stunt will luve thee still. my dear.
 While. the sands O. life shall run. And fare thee iweel, my only. luye! And fare thee weel a-whiIe! And I will come again, my love-,
 Tho 1t were ten thousand milo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
THE SMOKE NUISANCE
the Youngstown Telegram.

From the Youngstown Telegram.
 Some of the developments indicate that the lack of information about the subject has hampered the movement for the aboli- ton of the smoke nuisance.
 A member of the committee which re- gently circulated petitions which were to be presented to council approached an influential North Side matron for her sig nature.
 particularly interested. You see my hus- band never smokes and none of our girls are married"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
PUMPING A LAKE FOR CURIOS.

adornments into the waters. In time of greatest drouth and distress they would even heave in one of their stoutest war riors, loaded down with all his golden decorations and trophies.
 Last year this watery treasure-house was sounded by a party of American ex- plorers. They learned that the bottom of the crater was closed and that the depth below the surface was but 300 feet. They have now formed company to si- phon out the crater and to secure the treasure accumulated during many cen- turies. They sense in the lake bottom of black sand and crumbled lava pure gold to. the amount of millions SsHs 7Nf
 These adventurers have their work cut out for them. The, great altitude Is against them. The barren environs, yield ing no material, not even wood, are against them. The indignation of the su- perstitious Indians is against them. Their entire outfit of pipes and engines will have to be brought along the coast in steamers and up the rugged. virgin moun- tain sides in OK carts all the way from Panama. But hopes are high. and the gallant operators expect to empty the great cup within year.
 Whether they succeed or fail, the prov ince of Chriqui ought presently to add few curios to our museums and few "thrillers' to our literature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
REFLECTIONs OF \ BACHELoR

From the New York Press.
 One girl knows more about flirting than a whole regiment of soldiers know about fighting.
 There's hardly anybody who doesn't think shouts, if they are his own, are arguments.
 It's the wise man who understands that the more he knows the more there~is for him to learn.
 Women can get almost as much fun out of a sensational divorce case as men out of dog fight.
 Maybe a woman figures 1t out 1t is bet ter to trust her husband because he might be worse If she didn't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
Impressions From First Visit

T was much impressed with Birming- ham and its possibilities, said J. s. Can non of Chicago, who is paying his first visit 10 the south. 'In all lines of pro- gression your city easily outranks any city in the south that have visited thus far. It has quite a cosmopolitan air, with its splendid stores, handsome public buildings and well lighted streets. The street car system Is excellent, the cars are clean and roomy and seem to be splendidly handled, as no congestion was apparent to me at any point sfi~e9
 T was surprised to learn that Birming- ham was prohibition town, a fact had failed to notice in my rambles through the city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
WHAT CUDAHY TOOK WITH HIM

From the Shreveport Times.
 The announcement that the great pack CT, Michael Cudahy, left an estate of only $11 100000, occasioned some surprise. This Is now explained by the statement that for several years past MT. Cudahy quietly gave muchl money to people who really needed it, on condition that they should not disclose the name of their benefactor. e
 And that was fine.
 An English nobleman wrote his own epitaph as follows: What I spent. had what I saved, lost; what l gave away, I took with me-"
 Michael Cudahy, it seems. took consider able with him whom he went.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

England alas, has no Tennyson to inn mortalize the recent battle with the an- archists Austin can't be trusted with such a job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

A contemporary says a number of citi- zens of Adams county, Ohio, "never heard of vote selling" We presume they are stone deaf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
Hopeful Feeling in Iron Market

There is more business doing, but at the same old prices," say Matthew Addy & Co. of Cincinnati "As we have said previously, one of the most notable things In the situation is the steadiness of the market under the great pressure that has been brought on 1t. For seven months now there has practically been no 1uctua- shaken at the same level which is un- precedented. Perhaps this is explained by the fact that there is no further room downward. At least it is much to be hoped that this is the truth. Not only the fur nacemen, but the consumers as we'll would welcome a rising market for it Is a fact that at low prices there is no profit for anyone. It is only on a rising and good market that business is really done with mutual satisfaction.
 "All through the trade there is a feel ing that something is impending-that something is about to happen for the bet ter. There is more hopefulness and a growing conviction that the clouds that have so long obscured the sun of pros- perity are about to roll away. It does not matter from what section of the country the iron master may come, he feels that a change is about to take place. This optimistic feeling is based on noth- ing very tangible, yet its existence is a good sign. And the growing volume of business speaks for itself.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

The Ama1gamated Sons of Rest will shortly begin to flock back north where park benches invite to care-free slum- bers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

cheerful, we'll tell you. Mrs. Harry Thaw has dropped completely out of sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
A RIGHTEOUS EDITOR.

Quite an excitement was raised in Licking one day last week when Frank Walter was seen walking down the street astride one of his new mules. When he got in front of the News office he raised his feet from the ground. sat down on the mule and hallowed whoa when inn mediately the whole procession came to a dead standstill Frank seems to think he has one of the best teams in the coun- ty. But he can't fool us. We happen to know just how he got it. He traded a watch (either an Ingersoll or a Water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

His most excellent majesty of the United Kingdom, ct al. will soon get his headpiece.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

A Poughkeepsie man has willed $10o,0oo to woman who refused to marry him years ago. That's gratitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

The telepathist in town this week should be asked what has become of Pettus county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

The singing sparks" invention of the German professor will have no influence on the sentimental sparkling songs of the American parlor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

"Jeffersonian simplicity" is a bromide that should be laid to rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

That pedagogue is making New Jersey a wonderful governor Who said keep education out of politics?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

The Chicago News thinks bribes are "soul-corroding." They are, nevertheless, very fetching in political circles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

It is a cold day when 'Mistah Arthuh Johnsing'' doesn't hurl defiance at some body or other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

When an astronomer discovers a new star he immediately gets stuck up and acts as if he owned it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

The Empress of Japan doesn't rank very high as a poet. although her lem pressing seems to be satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
THE POETS

THE POETS. Of love and loves delight How blithely poets sing; What roundelays indite, Along in latter spring According to those chaps, A kiss is all in all And so they set their caps, Some Phoebe to inthrall. You'd think their lives were brimmed With perfect happiness, Whose eyes are often dimmed With tears, when sorrows press
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

When water refuses to chase itself out of the bathtub, then it is time to call the plumber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

The echoes of that Baltimore love feast are mostly humorous. After so long a time the sight of a hopeful democrat must be funny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

Elsie Janis, the musical comedy queen, writes verse and carefully puts all the slang in quotation marks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

Oftentimes a man considers himself a leading light when he is nothing more than 10-cent glim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

bury) for the span of mules and har- | ness. he receiving 75 cents to boot. You can't fool us, Frank. You had better be careful; if one of them happens to crawl through the cracks in your fence some | local rabbit hunter will shoot it. If you don't cut out some of your egotism we will expose your cruel method of killing your neighbors' cats and dogs by feeding them the biscuits you have left over from your cooking Now a word to
 wise man is sufficient."-Licking News.
 CAsABIANCA.
 The boy stood on the burning deck. Where he'd been told to stand; A spot light lit the battles wreck | For the moving picture man. -Johnstown Democrat | The flame and smoke about his head l Brought no sigh of regret. if | I'd like this blame fool stunt,'' he said, 1 '1f I had a cigarette" -sranton Tribune-Republican. l He called aloud: "Say, mister, say, l I wish you'd take de hunch .N l An blow me up sometime today, 1 Sos I kin go to lunch.' Houston Post.
 The boys appeal was answered not, The man who hired him couldn't hear, | His temper had become so hot s The film, 1t seems, was out of gear. 4 THE. EASIEST PART. R8
 "I understand scratchit is planning a new novel;" ,saa sTs that sop
 ''Yes. He has already chosen a title, retained an artist for the illustrations and selected cover design. All he has | to do now is to write the story"  A SAFE BET. ae He's hired "cute" stenographer, | Whose eyes are liquid brown; His wife at home does not suspect Why he's detained in town" # l But some day she'll come bouncing in-- | His wife-and when she sees, l That stenographic dream will fall | To trembling in her knees.
 Poor little grill She'll have to take l Her picture hat and go. | The next female who gets that job, | Will have a face like dough. HIS THOUGHT EXACTLY. How did he make such hit with Ag-
 nes Maude?' "Every time she said, Dear me!' he
 said, I agree with you ," HOW ITS. "Is there any difference between close
 shave and narrow shaver"
 "Oh, yes. man with round face
 can get a close shave. but 1t takes a
 thin-faced man to get narrow shave.'' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
PEOPLE WHO NEVER BArHE

Mrs. Eddy rests in peace, but her rela tives don't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
Fighting for New Orleans

ITO combat the combined influence of the republicans in the western and Pa cinc states. which 1t Is reported will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

Dark horses in senatorial races often become very light-footed.