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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
Dr. Broughton Going to London


 England has sent to our big cities many preachers, and now the favor Is to be returned by sending Dr. Len G. Broughton of Atlanta to London, where he will fill the pastorate of Christ church. pr. Broughton is no stranger in Christ church, for he has preached in it during vacation days for several years. He talks the American language, and the presump- tion is that the attendants in the London church have become accus- toned to his tongue and manner.
 No doubt he will become a popular preacher in London, for he has never failed to impress the popular mind wherever he has preached, He held charges at the outset of his career in n North Carolina and Virginia, but his fame was chiefly acquired in Atlanta, where he has preached 15 years to large and increasing congregations. He is perhaps the best known popular preacher in all the southern country, and his career in London will be Watched with interest by his numer- ous friends in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
HOT WEATHER HINTS

From the Chicago Post.
 If your bedroom Is on the north slde or the house it will not gather the heat from the sun during the day, and if 1t has west window you are reasonably sure or a pleasant breeze at night.
 Do not run through the boiling sunshine to catch a car Better miss the car and get to the office bit late than become overheated.
 It is a mistake to drink too many iced beverages. Science shows that they really heat the blood, even when they do not in- jure the digestion.
 It Is better to have cold dinner-prefer- ably one with no meats. however, as they are heating to the blood. Eat Nightly and dress simply.
 Don't worry. Worry Is heating and is bad fer the temper. Cultivate calm mind, do not rush feverishly at your work, walk on the shady side of the street, and drink plenty of buttermilk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
InnumerabIc Political Economist.

"To the average man," stated Judge A. o. Lane yesterday afternoon, the opera tion of the business of large municipal ity evidently seems to be a simple propo- sition.
 There hardly passes a day but that l receive from 10 to 50 letters from the people of Birmingham. The great ma jority of the writers have some complaint to make, or some remedy for existing evils to suggest. A few advise us how to run the government.'
 T make strenuous effort to investi- gate all complaints received. Evils that need correction I endeavor to the best of my ability to remedy. The advice that comes as to how we should run the city does not nettle me. l have gained some valuable information from this source, and no advice which is consid- cred good Is cast into the waste bas- ket.
 Birmingham is made up of the mem bers of one big family. The members have right to make suggestions and give advice. Therefore, I have no de- sire that the number of letters which I receive be decreased. On the other hand, the elimination of the advice which is not deemed practical should not arouse the anger of those from which it comes. |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
That OdenviIIe Meeting

'.The report of the Odenville corre- spondent of The Age-Herald concerning. the meeting of the executive committee of St, Clair county" stated Pat II. Rober- son yesterday, contained an error, which, in justice to everyone, should be cor rected.
 The report was to the effect that on the resolution introduced by me provid- Ing for the Endorsement by the committee of the candidacy of I. ". Hill for the position of congressman at large, the vote stood five for MT. Hill and four for John w. Abercrombie
 As matter of fact, the vote was five to four in favor of the indorsement of MT Hill, four members of the committee being opposed to the indorsement of eith- CT of the candidates.
 The name of Dr. Abercrombie was not mentioned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
Rynll Wants Referendum

"As there is difference of opinion" stated H. s. Ryal, secretary to the city commissioners. yesterday afternoon, "as to whether or not the articles on Bir- mlngham recently published in the Sur vey magazine. have been advantageous or detrimental to the peiple of this city, l have a suggestion to make, as a re- suit of the adoption of which the facts in the case may be definitely established
 T believe We should have a referendum election.
 "As noted, the difference of opinion is marked. From the statements which have appeared in the papers, the matter seems to be of great importance. There seems to be no possibility of reaching an agreement. We would dislike very much to witness a series Of shooting scrapes, and therefore, I suggest the referendum, the haven to which all malcontents should run, and the apparent solace for all evils, necessary and otherwise By all means let us have referen- dum.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Railroad Commended

"On January 1S on my arrival at the Terminal station to take the Queen and Crescent No. for New Orleans, 1 found that the bulletin board stated that the train would leave on time.'" said George Eustis. Later I heard a rumor in the waiting room to the effect that No. 3 was five hours and a half late; this led me to make inquiry at the information bureau. The gentleman there stated that whilst this was true, yet, not to disturb the schedule from this point south, the Alabama Great Southern was putting on special which would leave on time and that I had the option of either talk Ing this special or of waiting for the reg ular train. l took the special and ar rived in New orleans on time, thereby being enabled to fill some important ap- pointments.
 "on the train I asked the conductor whether this special wasn't a rather un- usual occurrence. He said, 'No;' that 1t was the policy of the company to, do so whenever train was two hours or more late. Upon inquiries made in New Or leans 1 learned that very few railroads I'll thC tOuiiiIy luiu Ills anu liidl haS Queen and Crescent was the only road In the south that did.
 Now, these specials are, of course, dead loss and inconvenience to the com pany and it's employees. l notice that the kickers' never fail to record their in- dignation and ventilate their grievances through the columns of the press for acts of God which a re hevond human control but I have yet to find word of com mendation for the efforts of some of the railroads to accommodate the public"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

numbers engaged were small in compari- son with those in modern battles.
 We are told that at the Metaurus Has, drubars Carthaginians were practically snnihilated. At Aquae Sextie and Yer zelae the cimbri and Teutons were com- pletely exterminated by Marius; a hum dred years later 5000 Romans were wiped out by Arminius in Teutoberg For est, and 5000 Roman citizens of the Greek cities were slain in single day by the soldiers of Mithridates. At Crecy there fell 1200 French knights, 140O gentle men and 40OO men at arms, besides 30,OOo of inferior rank; 10000 men were killed at Agincourt and 1000 were taken prls- oners; and about 10000 men, too. were slain out of the 76,O00 who fought at Flodden while out of the 100000 engaged in the fierce battle of Towton, S6Ooo are reported to have fallen in the battle and pursuit.
 In all these old time battles, where the weapons were bows and arrows, swords and battle axes, and where no weapon was available that could kill at a distance of more than a few hundred yards, the mortality frequently rose to one in every three or four fighters engaged, and some- times exceeded this enormous percentage. whereas, in modern battles, with weapons far more deadly, a proportion of one in twenty, it is claimed, has rarely been ex- ceeded
 At Alma the casualties were 54 per 1000, or, roughly. one to 1S.5; at Inkerman they were one in 20; at Sedan one in 60; atl Grayelotte, one LII; and at Waterloo. one in 24. In the Crimean war it hasl been calculated, 742 shots were requir ed| tC dispatch one fighter, and at Gbraltar| 25S,3S7 shot and shell found only 1341 hu-| man targets, and of these many wereI merely wounded. During the Franco-I Prussian war one fighter was disabled by| every 254 shots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
Alabama Census Figures

The census bulletin relating to Ala lbama has been sent out, and it is certainly an interesting document, for it shows the population of every civil division of the state in 1910, 1900 and 1890--a generation of growth or the reverse.
 Except during the civil war de- cade Alabama has never grown slow CT than it did in the decade covered By the last census. The rate of growth was 16.9 per cent, while the rate in the country as whole was q per cent. The slower growth in this state must be attributed to the rural dis tricts. The urban territory shows a gain of 55 per cent, while the rural territory increased but III per cent. In twelve agricultural counties actual decreases are recorded. Sumter county lost in the ten years 4011 people, and the black belt as a whole did not hold it's own.
 These facts show the need of more immigration from the middle west of farmers. Some of the rural counties are increasing in poulation. Coving- ton county, which held but 7536 peo- pie in 1890, now has 32,124. There is not a town of 2500 population in the county, although Andalusia and Flo rala are close to that limit. It is, however, essentially an agricultural county, and what is possible in Gov ington is possible in other agrieul- tural counties of the state. Escambia is also increasing finely, and so are Geneva and Baldwin and Marshall and Monroe and Randolph and Shelby and Washington and Winston. As a rule the wiregrass counties in the southeast and the canebrake counties l
 in the southwest are doing better than the rural counties in the black belt or in the Tennessee valley.
 In the state there are 28 cities each containing more than 2500 population, and 230 incorporated towns of less than 2500 inhabitants each. These towns hold all told 534, ,004 people, or 25 per cent of the population of the state. These towns are maintaining the population of the state.
 But they cannot do this long as a whole if the agricultural population remains almost stationary in some counties and is losing proposition in other counties. In short more farmers are needed in this state where lands are as cheap as they are excellent and where the climate is unexcelled. A stronger effort should be made to attract the farmers of the middle west this way. At present they are going into the regions above Winni- peg, when they could do much better by coming to Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

and all will fare practically alike in the fall. In other words, farmer who listens to stories of reductions in the acreage in other states and pro- ceeds to maintain his own acreage will simply be acting as many other farmers will do.
 There will be a reduction in acre age provided all are convinced that that is the better policy. The coming acreage will be a test of the farmers intelligence and common sense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
THE KITTEN vs. THE MOUSE
Professor John B. Watson, in Harper

Pfo1essor John B. Watson, m Hafpef
 Magazine for February.
 The most complete piece of experiment tai work bearing upon the subject of the instinctive enmity of cats and mice is that of Professor Yerkes and Mir Bloom- field. These investigators. working joint ly in she Harvard psychological labora- tory,~ ~made a test of the question, Do kittens instinctively kill mice?" This question has been answered in the neg ative about three years ago by Dr. C.. s. Berry, who worked in the same lab oratory. Dr. Berry reached the conclus- ion that 'cats are credited with more instincts than they really possess. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
IS WAR LESS DEADLY?

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. "HERE are not wanting authorities
 with reference to things military
 A who aver that the improvement in arms has actually rendered warfare less destructive; and that in these days of fearful engines of war the slaughter Is much less than it was in the old days of muskets, Of bows and arrows and of hand to hand conflicts. In addition, it may be pointed out that the modern wars have been mercifully shorter, and so less sanguinary than those of the centuries gone
 Under the primitive conditions of fight ing, when gunpowder was unknown. wars drifted on for generations, even for cen turies. England waged war with Scot land almost without intermssion for 100 years, and for like period with France The Thirty Years War and, later, the Seven Years war, are epochs in military history.
 Our own civil war. though fought with muzzle loading guns, lasted but four years About a year thereafter Prussia oy ercame Austria in seven short weeks, and in 1871 the German power over- whelmed that of France in some eight months. It took Uncle Sam only 90 days to dlssipate the power of Spain in two oceans.
 If the figures of history are correct, ter ribe slaughter reigned in the old days when men met in hand to hand conflict and quarter was neither asked nor given In 451 A. D., at the battle of Chalons, when Atila the Hun and the Roman le- gions under Aetius met, 1t is said that not fewer than 160,000 men were slain Indeed. by some the number of killed has been placed as high as aoo.ooO. At Hastings. some 5000 men fell, though the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
THE GREAT GIFT
From the Popular Mechanics.

From the Popular Mechanics.
 What is gasoline ?
 Commercially speaking, it is the reason ably limpid, colorless fluid. carefully thinned and lightly sprinkled with tiny splinters-these latter being provided to clog your carburetor-for which the pro- nrietor of the wayside garage charges YOU from 15 to 40 cents per gallon, ac cording to the advertised price of your car and the presence or absence of chauffeur on your list of accessories. Or dinarily, gasoline is found surrounded by .sNo Smoking signs, the inference being that a lighted cigar is dangerous in its vicinage; although many hold that the article frequently encountered today might be used with the utmost success as the sousing factor of fire ex- tir guisher.
 In nature, we find gasoline to exist in petroleum, an indolent. oleaginous juice which went to the bowels of the earth to hide from the eye of man, and WIS dragged out and put to work. And, in this connection, some day or other, when gasoline comes into its full recognition, A learned savant is going to get up a mighty interesting little monograph which will throw a new light on the true cause of earthquakes and place the blame where 1t belongs.
 Chemically, >one distills gasoline from petroleum A little natural gas fizzles out at first, then a little fraction of rhigolene. Rhigolene, by the way, is an anaesthetic and in its presence there we find another example of natures wopder- fully beautiSul working; being about to endow us with gasoline and all that it entails, a perfectly reliable pain killer is first provided. to be tucked away con veniently and used when needed The rhigolene worked off. gasoline boils it's
 way into existence. There are several va rieties, plain and fancy, light and heavy' | each with it's uses. The last of the lot | to come over is stove gasoline, and even | this lives up to its honored surname, | as q source of action and entertainment. Handled by an subsent minded person
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
Wilson Is Eliminated

sFormerly l was an ardent admirer of Prof. Woodrow Wilson," stated William Bibb of Marion yesterday afternoon. Now, however I admit that he is out of the running.
 That broadslde from the pen of Henry Watterson was too much for an ordinary man to weather, and inasmuch as it fol- lowed the publication of the proof that the governor of New Jersey is warming up to Bryan only because he needs every available support, I am of the opinion that the sage of Princeton is eliminated.
 ''Watterson and Harvey found Wilson in the bullrushes. and behold what he is doing to the Egyptians! It remains to be seen what the Egyptians will now do to him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
TOTALLY DISABLED

From the St. Paul Dispatch.
 Harold Vanderbilt. during a brief visit to Chicago, praised the temperance re- formers who. in Chicago as elsewhere. have done so much of recent years to abolish drunkenness.
 ''The public" MT. Vanderbilt said, "is coming to consider drunkenness as dis- graceful as theft or forgery. Not long ago there were people who thought it even meritorious to get drunk on holi1 days-on Christmas day, for instance.
 "A barrister came home one ChristmaI night from a long sitting over an enor1 nous holly crowned bowl of Chris>na} } punch.
 His wife looked at him as he lurched into the sitting room, and said calmly:
 ".Bill, you've been at it again
 "'I can't the barrister stuttered, a4 he struggled out of his fur lined over1 coat 1 eant-hic-tell a-hic-lic-'
 Then she said, you are very much worse than I thought. You'd better sd right upstairs to bed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press
 Nobody wants to earn money half as much as he wants to get 1t.
 Studying a looking glass seems to teach women more than studying mathematics.
 Any fair minded man who argues for a thing long enough can convince himself the opposite thing is right.
 man can be a good deal surer about how you should invest your money than about how he should invest his own.
 girl always ought to have presence of mind enough not to wait week after man kisses her to tell him it was the first time it ever happened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
Williams Makes Change

c. T. Williams, formerly division super intendent of the Seaboard Air Line rail- road, and known throughout the south, has resigned his position with the bank ing house of Middendorf, Williams & Co.,, and on February 1 will become manager of investments with the Fidelity Trust company. Of the latter, Ex-Governor Warfield of Maryland is president.
 This announcement will be received with interest by the Alabama friends of Mir Williams. Governor Warfield has always adhered to the policy of surrounding his business enterprises with young men, pro- gressve and conservative, and that he has offered this responsible position to MT. Williams will be construed in the nature of a marked compliment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Do ye hear the children weeping, o, m,
 brothers,
 Ere the sorrow comes with years? They are leaning their young head
 against their mothers. And that cannot stop their tears. But the young. young children, o, m.
 brothers,
 They are weeping bitterly. They are weeping in the playtime of th
 others.
 In the country of the free. Still. all day, the iron wheels go onward Grinding life down from it's mark: y And the cIildren's souls which GQ."} calling sunward,
 Spin on blindly in the dark. o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
HER HENcHMAN.

HER HENcHMAN. A husky dame For office ran; Condemned all wights Who rushed the can, Would not pass round Campaign cigars And grafters all She made see stars. The fight waxed warm, She spoke at length Bout getting out The voting strength. Plead for reform With strident voice And said she was The peoples choice. Her hub. was seen Amid the crowd. A small meek man, Full often eewed, Who shrilly cried,
 And meant 1t, too, GO on, my dear,
 Pm proud of you!' No scrapper, as
 It seems, was he, But wished one in The familee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

Shuster Efendi should have public welcome, but he will not get one He has, however. pocketfull of money and he will not be doWncast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
TROUBLESOME, Ell.

From the Hamilton (Ohio) Republican,
 News.
 Would be pleased to sell all my friends at court house tomorrow morning at 3 o clock. MRS HENRY SUHRE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

in just the improper way, a gasoline stove will furnish more real motion and . diversion than any other one thing under 'the sun. With the load of gasoline re- moved, a pang of shame comes to pe- troleum it settles down contentedly to give forth kerosene for our lamps, vase line for our burns. paraffin for our jelly jars, and it gasolnes no more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

That winter hack in the sos of the last century had nothing on the present January. But January has reformed and is behaving nicely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

The backbone of winter is not as in- tact as it was a few days ago, and the plumbers begin to fear a reaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

The ex-autocrats get off With fat purses. Abdul Hamid got his 500 wives, Manuel his s25,OOo year, and e infant Emperor pu-Yi is to have s6, 5OO,ooo annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

Telephone connection between England and the continent is maintained by six cables ard the number will soon be dou- l,faI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

Lorimer and Ike Stephenson are pair that ftly represent the decline and fall off of the republican party
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
HOW SWEETl

HOW SWEETi How sweet 'twould be To take a trip And never have To give a tip.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. How sweet 'twould be To take dip And never fear The suit might rip.
 Youngstown Telegram. How sweet 'twould be To sail a ship And on your break Fast hold your grip.
 Milwaukee Sentinel How sweet 'twould be To take a nip And not have wifey Fuss and rip.
 Louisville Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

-The price of butter is affixed in ac- cordpnce with Chicago trade sentiment only Il is always dealer's price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

When the millionaire for day got back home he had S1.53 in his pockets. The walters did not know he had it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
THE GIRL AND TIE DOG.

She takes her bulldog out for air. But more, we think, to make men stare. Although she deems herself quite swag-
 ger,
 That husky brute delights to drag her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

Music is to be established in the barn. yard, for it makes cows give more milk and hens lay more eggs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
PERHAPS

PERHAPS.
 why do you suppose it is thought necessary to guard J. P Morgan so eare- fully while he is in Paris?" q can't imagine. unless the Parisians are afraid he will get an option on some- thing they don't want him to have"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
ENTIRE POSSESSION.

Miss Tewksly has beautiful hair"
 "Yes. wonder if it's all her oYn?"
 "oh, I suppose so. She has the repu- tation of paying cash for everything she buys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

With a healthy regard for Japan Rus sin says she has no intention of oc- cupying Mongolia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

NOTHING MORE. His only claim to fame A hypiienated name. By that he sets great store And foadIy cons 1t OCT. Sooth, when he writes it down A king who wears crown And overawes the crowd. Doth hardly feel so proud. Or hotel registers, Fit place for blots and blurs, His cognomen i5 seen With flourlshes, ween, Of chirogranhic art That do, in truth. impart A wondrous dignity As much as well may be. That names his all to show. The fates arc kind, l know. In that so small a thing Doth so much gladness bring To one who otherwise Would have no gift to prize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
A SHORT VISIT.

What was Jipson saying to you just now?"
 He was just telling me that $50 bill spent few minutes in his pocket yes- terday."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

Colonel Henry's present choice for President is one of the puzzles of the present complicated situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

Let us hope the Wright brothers have really invented fool proof airship. It Is greatly needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

ococked hats may become as numerous as the fuzzy ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23
ALAsl

Oh. hark! The postman's whistle. This life's all burr and thistle.
 A merchant from my pittance Demands quick remittance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

Ring the nIarum bell, Blow wind, come wraclx! At least we'll die with harness on our hack Macbeth.