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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Southern Manufacturcr.

"I am glad to see that there is a more general disposition on the part of southern cities to give southern manufacturers a square deal. said q business man.
 The most notable example of re- cent date is the award by the city commission of Montgomery to the liar die-Tyne Manufacturing company of Blr- mingham of the contract for the in- stallation in the municipal water works system of very large electrically driven air compressor. The importance of the contract will be evident when I say that it attracted to Montgomery representatives of the General Elec- tric company. the Aliss- Chalmers Co.,, the Ingersoll- Rand Co. the Chicago Pneumatic Tool company. the Ludlow Dunn-Gordon Co.,, and the Crocker- Wheeler Co. The Hardie-Tyne Co., g bid, which was lowest and which also complied in all details with the speci- fications of the engineers, was sub jected to a hot crossfire of criticism by the representatives of the compet- Ing companies, but came out scatheless. It was one of the fiercest battles royal ever fought on southern soil and Mon aghan, the fighting 1rishman' of the Hardie-Tynes, more than held his own.
 congratulate the city commission or Montgomery on the just and liberal spirit which they showed in this trans action, and the Birmingham company on the manner in which It met the acid test Score again for the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Georgia, but early in his career Alabaina was his adopted state. He was president of Howard college two years, and for many years was president of Richmond college. It was my privilege to know Dr. Curry intimately well during his resi- dence in Virginia. He was member or the Baptist church. and was an ordained minister of that denomination, but never held pastoral charge. His work was di- yided between college administration and politics in the higher sense of the term In the latter part of his life as agent of the Peabody fund he did much for educa- tion. He was one of the greatest stump speakers ever listened to, and he was great preacher. too. Few men of my day have reflected so much lustre on the south as Dr. Curry'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
BIRMINGHAM IS REFORMING

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 We are glad to see that Birmingham has decided to do better. Being young in the art of reforming itself, it's meth ods are naturally crude, but none the less interesting. One does not have to approve the Birmingham idea of reform to rejoice at the spirit behind the orders for better conditions there.
 Our heart leaped for something the other day when we saw in The Age Herald that an order has been issued to the Birmingham police department that the use of roller skates by children upon the city sidewalks must be stopped, and if the. children wouldn't stop of their own accord arrest them in the name of the law, and, so far as we know. send the transgressors to the reformatory or to North Carolina. This order made Birmingham mothers awfully mad and one of them said the commissioners had no more right to order her child off the sidewalk for skating on rollers than they had to order her husband off be- cause The wore tan shoes" We rather think this would depend upon whether
  he wore the shoes, but that's none of our business-neither is the rest of 1t, but we can't help it-so we'll proceed.
 There is no use going into details to analyze this order. We are puzzled enough already. First, we want to know where Birmingham expects it's children to skate unless they fly down the long' paved sidewalks, If they do not go to Red Mountain, or get on top of some or ttose sheet iron covered buildings III which case undue noise would be addeo to the long list of down town nuisances. second. if Birmingham ever heard or pedestrian being damaged. except os fright, by child skating on rollers we want to know who the man was' what he did, who his uncle was, and 1T ne raid his poll tax regularly Third. can 1t be that Birmingham's rapid growth in recent years has satisfied it's ambition to become a populous center, and that keep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Edwin L. Sabin In February Lipptn-
 cotts.
 <e A -cHoor Also and likewise
 "A "Ka-choo" Cogfougd id,
 4 A Got another And what. la dies and gentlemen. fellow sufferers, is going to be done about it? We have had symposiums upon the great white plague; we have had treatises upon the less-to- be-s spoken of black plague; now what is to be done with this dod- rated, cogfougded red plague? Shall we allow it to continue along its fell course, clogging brains, spelling appe- tites, and rasping tempers? Shall we accept its fell attack upon mind and body, and merely wait to be thankful when it has left us one handkerchief for post mortem use?
 For the benefit of the Universal so- ciey of Periodic SnIfflers, l will tell what I know about the red plague.
 It usually appears when the furnace fires are started in the fall and the dust circulates through the house by hot air. It also appears with the dry ness of steam heat It also appears with the dampness of spring, after the furnace fire has gone out; and of fall, before the furnace fire has begun. It also appears when the house Is too warm-and when the house is too cold It frequently Is due to overeating, when the resistance power of the blood Is lowered by toxins and 1t very fre- quently is due to undereating, when the resistance power of the body is lowered by lack of nourishment. Par ticularly is it encouraged by chilled feet-and more particularly by chill ed head. Much bundled up people ar it's favorite victims-but 1t loves to seek the folk not bundled up enough. You should wear warm clothing-but you also should expose yourself free ly, so that you will not need clothing.
 It Is a product of insufficient air and also of too much air. It thrives on lack of ventilation-and floats gaily upon a draught. It is very prevalent in New York and Boston, because of the dampness and the rawness. and in Chicago and in Minneapolis, because of the windness, and In Des Moines, St. Louis and New Orleans, because of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
Joker At work

Can you call off without taking thought" said a man who finds a joke in everything. "how many votes were cast Monday in favor of the 10 year light ing contract?
 '4f you can. then investigate in an effort to find out how many automobiles are owned and driven in Greater Birmingham Of course, there is nothing significant in this, but the answers will cause you a moments amusement. just the same"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
TIcKLED THE BISHOP

From the Baltimore Sun.
 "The late Bishop Mackay- smith said a Philadelphian. was the life { many a dinner party--a man as jolly { he was good.
 'The bishop, at dinner Tn Ritter house square one night, was descril ing an old fisherman he had met Gloucester.
 ".Are you contented?' the bishc asked the fellow.
 And the fisherman. taking his piI from his mouth, piously replied:
 "'I am contented through ar through. sir. when think or the gi' rious immortality to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
Gardner Greene Talk.

Gardner Greene, member of the state democratic executive committee. and the man who introduced the resolution out lining the plan for the state primary April l. is in Birmingham.
 That section of the resolution, stated he, which authorizes the chairman of the county committee to segregate the candidates for delegates to the state con vention, was intended to protect the in- terests of Mir. Underwood in case any man was nominated for the presidency against him.
 'Inasmuch. however, as there will be no candidate against Mir. Underwood. I can not see the need of listing the candidates. Everybody is for Underwood. and noth- ing can prevent the instruction for him of a most enthusiastic delegation.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Ideals before breakfast are very fraz- zled by bedtime
 A man who can keep a good resolution never has to make 1t.
 Even woman that snores can object to the smell of pipe in the house.
 What makes a girl know it isn't flat tery is she calls them all compliments.
 The more money a man puts into rais- ing family the less he can get out of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
THE DULL SPRING

Shakespeare, Sonnet xcviii. From you have l been absent Tn U
 spring a.Ys..s ,. ale..s ., , When proud pied April dressed in all |
 trim Hath put a spirit of youth in everythIn That heavy Saturn laughed and leap with him. Yet nor the lays of birds nor the swe
 smell M Of different flowers in odor and in hue Could make me any summers story te Or from their proud lap pluck the
 where they grew; Nor did I wonder at the liiy's white Nor praise the deep vermillion of |
 rose; They were but sweet, but figures of
 light, fsFt Drawn after you. you pattern of
 those, FTt Yet seemed it winter still. and. you awa As with your shadow 1 with these
 play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
MT. Morgan's Art Treasures


 It seems to be determined by Mir. Morgan that only part of his col lections will be brought to this coun- try at present-the part, perhaps, that has been lent to the Albert and Victoria museums in London. It is, however, believed that the rest of his art treasures will soon be brought to this country. The changes in the tariff of 1909 admits free of duty nearly all of Mir. Morgan's pur chases.
 Estimates of the value of the Mor- gan collections range from S2O,O00,- 900 to $6O,000,000, and all are glad MT. Morgan's taste ranged from Caxtons to Raphaels and Rem brandts, from priceless porcelains to Burns manuscripts, from historic carvings to jewelry and tapestries" ]" ''There are," says the Philadelphia Public Ledger, the Frangonard panels, for which the price paid was S1,O0O,OOO. Single pieces of old Eng fish silver and furniture cost as much as S350. .O0O, and the Mazarin tapes tries were bought for S500,OO0. The jewels now in the Victoria and AL bert museum are valued at $2,000, ,000. There is the Gainsborough Duchess of Devonshire,' which previously visited America. when brought hither in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
----.os------------- X DEEP THINKER

From the February Woman's Home Com
 panion.
 The new teacher was somewhat uncer- tain as to the nationality of her latest charges. "Yolxe,' she wrote on the board, then asked in her most musical tones, as she graciously looked round the class Gan any little boy or girl tell mo the meaning of that word?"
 A small, blond boy raised his hand. rAy know" he said hoarsely. 'it-it ess when you say someting funny"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
Republican Politics

T am no politician, but I will ven lure the prediction that President Taft VIII be nominated on the first ballot in the republican convention which meets Tn Chicago on June 1s" said Henry P. Upton of the Windy City. q took pleas ure In voting for Roosevelt for Pres ioent In 1904. l have admired him for many things, but I would not vote for him again were he the nominee of the republican party. I do not believe In the thirdterm idea, and moreover could not bring myself to vote for a man who said so plainly in 1904, just after his election, that he would not be a candidate again, and would not accept another nomination.
 Tt looks to me now as if Roose- welt was receptive candidate. I know there are some very strong party men trying to work up a Roosevelt boom. but President Taft is growing strong CT In the estimation of republicans Rooseyelt's name will not be present. ed in the national conyention.nA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
The Late J. l., M. Curry

president Alderman of the University of Virginia has written the life of J. L.. M. Curry, and T am told that it is an excellent work said professional man. order copy at once. A life of Dr. Curry should have good sale in this part Of the country. The distinguished educator, orator and statesman was native of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

ing children from skating and havinl outdoor fun has been adopted as a mean
 of cutting down the growth of number
 during the next ten years? But tha
 could hardly be. as the fewer people town has the fewer law breakers ther| are to arrest. We simply don't knoY what to think. except something thd wouldn't do to print.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

MT. Bryan is trying to separate those who tried to knock him into cooked hat years ago from those who are try ing to knock him into one now There is where he draws the line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
MERE PIGMENTS

Despite the jokesmith's busy art,
 We thank our lucky stars, No one has ever found a mart,
 For cabbage leaf cigars. Although ye scribbler keeps them still Upon his funny list, A brief investigation will
 Prove that they don't exist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The New York Sun calls Uncle Joe cannon "a hardened old legislative rep rebate" It is difficult to see now who Uncle Ike's friends really are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
Sf. CIair l.nunfr Rnads

There was time when the roads of St. Clair county were famous all over the state" said J. NJ. Roberson of Cropwell, yesterday.
 ''At the present time the roads are still good However, they are slipping just Ii little bit. and unless something is done right away they will lose their fair repu- tation."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
SHOW HIM TO LIS.

Lives there the man with soul so dead, Who'd shrink away in childish dread, Or lose the theme of cheerful talk
 Because the ghost" was bout to walk?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The Manchu princes can make it unanimous in China and they had bet ter do so soon if they want to keep their heads on their shoulders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
SMART LITTLE BOY

An iron hoop bounded through the area railings of a suburban house and played havoc with the kitchen window The woman waited, anger in her eyes, for the appearance of the hoops owner Pres ently he came.
 "Please, I've broken your window" he said, "and here's Father to mend it." And sure enough, he was followed by stolid looking workman, who at once started to work, while the small boy took his hoop and ran off.
 "That'll be four bits, ma'am,'' an- nounced the glazier when the window was whole once more.
 -Four bits gasped the woman. "But your little boy broke 1.-the little fellow with the hoop. you know You're his father, arnt your"
 The stolid man shook his head. Don't know him from Adam" he said. "He came around to my place. and told me his mother wanted her window flXed- You're his mother, arn't you?" And the woman shook her head also.- February Lippincott's.
 ADVICE Delays a crime,
 So still keep moving; Right now's the time
 Your worth for proving. Life's short, you see,
 The days are flying; Ere long twill be
 Too late for trying. Who does his best
 Through joy and sorrow, Will find sweet rest,
 Somewhere, tomorrow.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Colonel Watterson admits that he is now man without candidate or a telegraph, which Is worse than be- ing without a country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
CUSTOMARY

Methinks it Is a painful sight When democrats begin to fight, But sooth to say, that's nothing new; Or soon or late, they always do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
REALLY QUITE SHOCKING

REALLY QUITE SHOCKING Why is Mrs. Moggles in such high dudgeon?'
 She sent personal item to the Daily Clarion stating that she was confined to her bed with troublesome molar." "Well?'
 Tt came out in the paper "a trouble some motor.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Governor Harmon should repudiate Governor B1ease of South Carolina very much as Governor Wilson repudiated Thomas Fortune Ryan,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Competition is dead' says Mir. Car negie, and he is not one of the mourn CTS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
COSTLY AT THAT

The friend that one buys
 Is a needless expense; He's creature of lies
 And s worth bout two cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Colonel watterson should not close the door of hope to the sohoolmaster. The road to craftsmanship includes spell of school teaching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The Remsen board Is not talking back. It knows its shots at pr, Wiley were unjust and indefensible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The coming towers on the battle ships outnumber and outranls the cu- polas on the temple of peace at The Hague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The Manehus that refuse to re- sign may die if they wait for the com ing of the rebels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
THE UNDERWOOD ROOM

The groundhog should not attempt to bring back earmuff weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Portugal is looking for buyers of colonies. She has several for sale at bargain prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Dr. Wiley says all should live to be 9S, and he says this without regard to the cost of living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The cold January goes out today and all are glad of 1t except the coal men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Ottawa, the dull little capital of the Dominion, must seem duller than ever to the returned Connaughts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The peepul are trying to select pres idential candidates instead of letting the politicians do 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The Connaughts are to come back in the baseball season when the coun- try is at its best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
or CouRsE

"He is a man of few words" You mean?"
 "when his wife's around"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

One may yet be shipwrecked on a railroad train if he travels much on Mr. Flaglers seagoing railroad to Key West.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

A FABLE A Poor Young Man one day met a Friend who had a Good Thing in the First Race at Juarezton. This Baby will Win from Here to the River" quoth the Friend And I will Slip the Information to you for One Buck, Paid in Hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

There are 200i artificial ice plants in this country constituting a very con- siderable rival of the Frost King him ca1F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Neither Colonel Watterson nor Col onel Harvey are at present support ing anybody for the presidency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
FTGTIRATIvELY SPEAKING

FIGURAIINEDY SPEAklNE !. T hear the Youngweds are the parents of a boy" said Knieker.
 'Yes." said Knacker. Love has de- clared another dividend"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
SAD ENDING

SlAD LIN DIINd Didn't you give that tramp some mon ey?' "Yes." 'I dare say he doesn't deserve to be helped" Maybe not, but his story moved me deeply What did he say?" He told me that the only dream he ever had was of some day being a mil lionaire'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

HOPE HE'LL DIE FIRST The man who rocks the boat Is hibenating now About the first of June Hell make his little bow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
A COLD IN THE HEAD

Edwin L. Sabin in February Lippln
 cotts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Entered at the Birmingham Ala. postoffice as second-class matter nhoeF acf of CnnRresa March 5, l6I9.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10

found. To say that an inexpensive,
simple and effective method OF sterili-
cation could not be devised would be to
impeach the inventive faculty.
The interesting feature Of the case to
travellers is that now, after two sum-
mers of inconvenience and actual suf-
fering, some arrangement for their re-
lief Is to be made which should have
been made at the outset, and might
have been made If Governor Wilson's
zeal for reforms while you watt had
not caused the enactment Of ill-consid-
cred. undigested and incomplete legis-
lation. We are not sure that ever be-
fore in the same space Of time were so
many laws found to be In need Of re-
vision or made the subject Of legal dis
pute because Of their vague or other
wise unsatisfactory form. To the gen.
eral public, however, the incident is en-
couraging In its demonstration Of the
amenability Of railroads and other pub
lie corporations to the progressive re-
quirements Of sanitary science and the
needs Of the public welfare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10

ton OF war with reasons therefor o,
OF an ultimatum with a conditiohai
declaration of war.
The world is not aware that Monte-
negro has made any serious EFFORT 10
obtain the good offices OF any frlenuiy
power for the composing OF her diner
ences with Turkey. 1t does not unoer-
stand either that she gave Turkey al
vance notice of her intention to begin
war. with an adequate statement or her
reasons for 80 doing. In brief, Monte
negro appears to have acted just as ma.
tions were accustomed to act in the OLD
DAYS before the conferences at Inc
Hague. and all her neighbors and the
mowers of Europe seem TO regard that
step without indignation, If not as quite
the proper thing. Yet among the sig
natories of the convention which we
have quoted were Montenegro, Servia'
Greece. Bulgaria, Rumania, Austria
Hungary, Russia, France, Great BTU
ain, Italy, Germany and Turkey. IL Is
not exactly agreeable to have Christian
mowers taken to task by Mahometan
power for slackness In observing their
plighted faith.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10
THAT sTAY-AT-HoME VOTE.
H. w. Wilbur Thinks Figures Offer
Little Hope for Colonel Roosevelt.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The reference TO the stay-at-home
vote in The Tribune OF September 80 as
an element Of interest and caution is
warranted by all Of the past facts. as a
study Of this vote will clearly demon
strate The population Of the states by
voting age as determined by the census
of 1910 is not yet available. so that for
the purposes Of comparison the number
Of voters In 1900 must be considered. The
margin in any case would be still more
striking IL the figures for 1910 were con-
sidered.
In but one OF the Southern states North
Carolina) did half of the voting popula-
ton go to the polls In the Presidential
election Of 1908. While the Northern
states did not make so bad a showing on
the surface. II 10 possible that they would
IL a nomination meant an election. as II
does In Dixie.
Speaking OF the South. where Colonel
Roosevelt expects TO make a break into
the solid vote. 1t may be interesting TO
note upon what slender thread of prece-
dent such an expectation hangs. In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

Bread and butter. 10 cents. And everything
else out OF proportion. Such Is the new RUE
in the fashionable eating places in New York.
Syracuse Post-Standard.
Mayor Gaynor's idea is that women In New
York do not wear hatpins long enough 10 en-
danger any man who does not bring his race
into closer proximity with that OF the wearsr
of the hat than is warranted by propriety. IN
fortunately, all women do not wear their hat
pins at the same angle. The article is some
times most dangerous TO the person standlns
directly behind II in a streetcar.-Roches'e'
Democrat and Chronicle.
Leading New York hotels and restaurant"
now charge for bread and butter. Next tnins
they will be charging for the holes IN 'S
doughnuts.- Columbia state.
New York hotels which cater to the fasn-
ionable trade viii now make direct chars
for bread and butter besides charging fof
Indirectly In the msal--Philadelphia Inquirer
1t requires some industry on the part Of olcs-
raphers to keep the public properly reminoss
that "suspender jack is the name OF greS'
political leader and not OF a New York sun
tnan.--washington Star.