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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

than the first time, but that "es geneies might arise same time wh it would be inadvsabe to retire | President at the end of a seco term" In spite of the fact that Gra was the, hero of the north, anti-tl term sentiment was soIprevalent fH no formal effort was tmade in lsz6 to nominate him for ianother tfa. Grant, however, was an active can. didate in is8O, but failed l. g nomination. Anti-third te
 ment defeated him. Pa Roosevelts strenuous nat h Presidents following is nc Fo ous than was Grants, but 70 ardent.
 What the outcome of ths ehilsse convention will ba no or an with any de - eeraiafy h.isaar in aa- vares alme re . be z stolay saasea8
 
 lleuia erm ed statues
 IT Kentucky iae atu4s aeaa cratie efit is ia sion. The state lhas ! -lafse in E ary hall in the us eaai6ol movement has been rcd in a cky to induce tfa iaH ae s M rize the plac- Hz statues ot both Lincoln a0d 1yis. These two great leaders a tae vii war were both. born in the Blue ass commonwealth, and the tisa ms to have come when Ken taeeg Congress are ready to well s0e tatues that would together symbolic the close of sectional strife and bitterness.
 If statues of Kentucky's great dis senting sons can thus be placed with out arousing sectional bitterness, it. would indeed show that the old war feeling is at length remanded to his tory, where it will be presented in true colors in the long run. By all means then let the two statues be placed by Kentucky in Statuary. hall. A statue of Robert, E. Lee stands in that hall alongside one of George Washington, both erected by Vir- ginia, and Kentucky should add statues of Jefferson Davis and Abra- ham Lincoln.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
The Sewanee Enyironment

Bishop Thomas F. Gailor's visit to Birmingham this week is of more than ordinary interest As the chancellor of the University of the South at Sewanee he is making a southern tour for the purpose of raising money to be used as an endowment for that honored institution. While Sewanee is Protestant Episcopal university, its academic department is open to all worthy young men regardless of creed.
 Bishop Gailor hopes to raise a sub stantial sum in Birmingham, where Sewanee alumni are numerous and enthusiastic; but whether or not he secures as generous contributions as he expected, his presence here has been as inspiration. Strong physically and mentally, Bishop Gailor is man of winning personality, and his ad dresses and short talks on education have not only been Illuminating, but they have been distinctly stimulating. Sewanee with its lofty ideals, is the seat of broad, wholesome culture. Its environment is singularly humanizing. No university in America, perhaps,
  has done more for character building than Sewanee.
 In presenting the claims of the uni versity of the south, the bishop has had a good deal to say about the fev- erish commercialism of the age, and the need now more than ever of edu- cation along classic lines. He has sought in no way to minimize the importance of technical training or of commercial pursuits. He has been in close touch with the captains of industry, and with the great merchant class. He honors the successful busi- ness Indll, UuI at LHe SdIlle Ill1le ne stresses the value of academic train ing. One may become successful engineer or chemist without knowing much Latin or Greek, but no man can attain the highest rank in any de- pertinent of engineering unless he has solid culture. He must certainly know how to write convincingly. The highest sociological institution in Germany has recently excluded from its student body men who had taken the four years engineering course in certain famous American school because they lacked breadth of cul- ture to begin with.
 Those who have met Bishop Gailor and have listened to him either in public or in private have felt their interest in education quickened. His discourse invariably rings with note of sincerity. His words of wisdom have been like a tonic, and hundreds of the people of Birmingham will look eagerly for his visits in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
THE CONOISSEUR
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
 Joseph F, Widener, being congratulated in New York on the excellence of his fathers pictures, smiled and said:
 "Yes, my father has been a discreet col eotor. He is not like the New York mil lonare whom Sargent visited.
 Sargent was taken by this millionaire through huge gallery of dubious Rem brandts. Titians, Raphael and Murillos.
 MT. Sargent the millionaire said gazing pompously at the long lines oi vast. dingy canvasses, I have decided tC leave my pictures to some public institu. ton. What institution would you sug- gest?'
 .T suggest said MT. Sargent, an in. stitution for the blind .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
r+e Republican Situation

Those republicans who are busily engaged in promoting the political fortunes of Theodore Roosevelt will not find it so easy to nominate the President as they thought it would be. President Taft is determined to run. He says in substance that noth ing but death will prevent him from being candidate before the repub- llican convention. He and his loyal friends naturally feel hurt at the coldblooded way in which the follow CTS of Roosevelt have acted.
 Roosevelt and Taft are both per- sonally popular. While the ex-Presi- dent may have a greater number of men bound to him by ''hooks of steeP' than the gentleman now occupying the White House, anyone makes a great mistake if he thinks that the President is without host of par tisans who will resent strongly any opposition to his renomination, which is in accordance with party practice. Many of the Roosevelt men sincerely believe, no doubt, that Taft's nomi- nation would mean republican defeat in November, and that on the other hand Roosevelt, if nominated, would sweep the country. Henry Watterson, who is a political seer, was quoted recently as saying, Roosevelt could not carry single state" MT. Waiter son being a man of fine judgment and exceptional experience in politics, could hardly have meant that his re- marks about Roosevelt should be taken literally. It was merely his purpose, it may be assumed, to en- phasize the idea that Roosevelt, if put at the head of the republican ticket, would meet with crushing defeat.
 There is a widespred and pro- nounced feeling that no man should serve as President more than two terms. Roosevelt was President seven years and a half--practically two terms. In 1874 the democrats carried the House of Representatives for the first time since 1856. It was land slide victory. Grant was serving h second term as President and t ifi was considerable talk among repuo licans of nominating him for a third term. In view of the third term sen timent that was being developed the popular branch of Congress passed this resolution: That in the opinion of this House the precedent establish ed by Washington and other Presi- dents of the United States in retiring from the presidential office after their second term has become by uni versal concurrence part of our re- publican system of government, land that any departure from this time honored custom would be unwise, un- patriotic, and fraught with peril to our free institutions" Not only did every democrat vote for this resolu- tion, but TO of the SS republicans present voted for it. In 1875 the state republican convention of Penn sylvania adopted strong resolution against the third term idea. President Grant wrote to the chairman of that convention that he did not. want the nomination the third time any more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
Is Ho. aEI LoBBIEs
aI center

es l5aI center
 Ha snrr njngham number is aN lsr Inn of high value from aH 8is said member of ie a IT o,nmerce.
 as Birmingham as an a azlH1 city. which. of
 hile Birmingham will
 10 the world at large IaN nter, and perhaps an
 s fly, it is coming to be
 aereantile city. It has
 sts. large lumber in ling trade Is extensive.
 active shopping center s cen New orleans and
 me respects it's retail sssaz en that of Louisville
 afzI ok up my residence, in an han II years ago there was business here. Today H ne of VI eaolesale trade runs up a 4he millions It's commercial trave. )ver large territory, and the will steadily increase. Nashville g been noted as a jobbng center time will come when Birmingham atdh up with it in the mercantile nelG Wits its3industriea, large and small, ana Is mercantile trade Birmingham is ocralnly destined to become the largest city in the .south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
PLuCKY LEADER

From the Parkersburg, w. ", Dispatcf- News.
 Leader Underwood seems to be the only one who has ever been able to down the Peerless One in his own party. It is nc wonder that his candidacy for the presi. dential nomination is strong and grow. ing one. A democrat who has the nerve to tackle Bryan and gets away with il successfully. is worthy of anybodys un. stinted admiration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

declared cache wherein supplies had
 been left was rifled by the Peary expedi-
 ton and the food carried away.
 The doctor concluded by asking of his
 auditors little American fair play.'
 He asked no money, he said, nor any
 thing but the honor of having hecr Inc first to discover the north sae When the lecture was over hias s9 auditors made rush for tie stase, ME
 they held an informal ret aptian ie I8s explorer There were general haadSha ings and wishes of good luelz- Then doctor climbed into a taxieab aud cheerfully to Union station, ~aer No s.e- parted for Staunton, Va, to aei A. other address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The fun you pay for is more fun to the man you pay it to. What man can't understand is how a woman would rather write letters thai enjoy herself.
 The capacity of a mans family C spend money is only limited by his O. pacity to get it for them.
 A man is always willing to get hin. self in trouble; he wants everybody ts lend a hand at pulling him out
 There's nobody's honesty a woman ii so suspicious of as the husband of z woman who buys her more clothes thar her husband can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
DIR. COOK WASHINGTON

From the Washington Herald. Dr. Frederick A. Cook came back with
 a wallop unrivaled since those memorable days when Jesfries and Johnson met at Reno when he lectured last night before lcoc persons at Columbia theatre With the aid of colored slides Dr. cook carried the audience through his polar exploration and ended with his "discov- cry of tine north pole.
 Then the lights went up and the doc tor, standing in the centre of the stage in evening dress, proceeded to hurl his
 ammunition at Rear Admiral Peary. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
X LETTER WRITER'S PROPERTY

From the New York World.
 Probably every scrap of paper written by Mrs. Eddy, however insignificant,
 possesses a considerable interest for some people Public curiosity as re- gards famous persons is no respecter of
 private rights But if the rule as laid down by the Massachusetts supreme court had been generally applied in the
 past to compilers of biographies and ed- itors of lives and letters, many a trivial
 page would never have seen the light
 of day.
 The case before the court arose from the offering for sale of certain letters
 written by Mrs. Eddy 95 years ago after she had published the first edi-
 tion of the Christian Science text book. Apparently they dealt with personal
 matters of no real present importance,
 but the executor of Mrs. Eddy's will objected both to their sale and publica- ton. The court held that they could be sold but could not be published or re-
 produced in any way; that the receiver
 of a letter was absolute owner of the
 paper on which it was written but that
 the author of the letter and his repre-
 sentatives retained all rights to the
 ideas and expressions in the letter.
 While Mrs. Eddy's executor is permitted
 to copy her letters, 1t is not yet clear
 whether the owner has the right to ex-
 hibit them in private or in public if he
 sees fit. How is he to be prevented if he owns them?
 It would have been fortunate thin, l for good many celebrities if they had
 had executors to stand guard over what
 they left behind them in the hands oi persons more or less well disposed More than one poet has taken the pre- caution to edit his own works and to discard what he thought unworthy, only to have 1t resurrected after his death by some inconsiderate admirer. Many a popular statesman has had doubt cast on his motives and conduct by the posthumous revelations of his private correspondence. With the lapse of time his heirs and the courts failed to pro- 1 tect his memory against undesired pub licity, as may yet happen in Mrs. Eddy s case in the years to come, in spite of l the Massachusetts courts decree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
WE TAKE IT ALL RACK.

Last summer, when the sun boiled down and heat was making records here, the panting populace in town howled for old winter with his cheer. We. begged ffor just day of ice-a blizzard would be just the thing, cold wave would be mighty nice; we longed to feel our noses sting. But now we think we'd like to try a sample of that old warm spell. no burn ing sun could make us sigh, and we could stand it hot as-well, just send along some summer dope and hear us make that glad outcry, but youll remember this, we hope, this plea don't hold good next July.-Cincinnati Enquirer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
PAUL. COOK.

Several windows fell right inward. through the weight of the snow against them; and the few that stood, bulged in and bent like an old bruised lantern. We were obliged to cook by candle light. we were forced to~read by candle light: and as Ssof'-5 '-5akihg we could not do it because the oven was too chill; and load of fagots only brought little wet down the sides of it.
 For when the sun burst forth at last upon that world of white, what he brought was neither warmth, nor cheer. nor hope of softening; only a clearer shaft of cold from the violent depths of sky Long drawn alleys of white haze seemed to lead toward him, yet such as he could not come down with any warmth remain ing. Broad white curtains of the frost log looped around the lower sky, on the verge of hill and valley, and above the laden trees. Only round the sun himself and the spot of heaven he claimed. cus- tered bright purple blue, clear and calm, and deep.
 That night such frost ensued as we. had never dreamed of, neither read in ancient books, or histories of Frobisher. The kettle by the fire froze, and the crock upon the hearth checks many men were killed, and cattle rigid in their head ropes. Then I heard that fearful sound which never I had heard before, neither since have heard (except during the same winter), the sharp yet solemn sound of trees burst open by the frost blow. Our great walnut lost three branches, and has been dying eyer since; though growing meanwhile as the soul does. And the ancient oak, at the cross was rent, and many score of ash trees. But why should I tell all this? The peo- pie who have not seen it Gas I have) will only make faces, and disbeieve till such another frost comes, which perhaps may never be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

because most of it iss exported, and banks in the cotton belt are thus brought into closer relations with foreign banks ana markets than is the ease with local banks in other parts of the United States.
 In the south the banks keep in close touch with all classes of the people ana are indispensable 10 the poorest of them Though t5e farmers are much more pros porous than formerly, credit still plays a very important part in their lives. The farmer buys fertilizers, hires labor and feeds and clothes his household on the credit Of his growing cotton and other crops. The small shopkeeper has to wait for his money till the cotton is sold. The bank in reality carries nearly the whole load and therefore must stand or fall with the community in which it does business.
 It is through the mediumship of the banks that the people of the south are now financing a large part of their own undertakings The man that is able to get ahead deposits his surplus in local bank and through the bank lends it to his neighbor. indirectly it is true, but to better advantage for all concerned than it could be done in any other. way.
 The conlptroller's report states that the average percentage of increase in indi- vidual deposits for the southern states in the last fiscal year was 15.62, as compared with 407 per cent for the whole country and 5,S5 per cent in the middle western states which come next in order In de- posits of all classes the southern banks also lead all the rest by comfortable margin. Corresponding increases in loans and discounts show that these gains in deposits were used prohtably in fostering business. and in the percentage of in crease in these items the southern banks are asant in the front rank.
 Since March. 1900, 1lS5 national banks with a total capital of $72, ,591, 800 have been organized in the southern states, a great CT number and a larger capitalization than in any other main division of the country except the middle west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
SOMETIMES HAPPENs

Don't knock the fellow who is climbing the ladder ahead of you" says Billy Sunday, Good advice, Bill. However if the fellow who is climbing the ladder ahead of you takes low down delight in mashing your fingers with his feet some sort of mild protest would seem justifiable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
euN BANKS

a York commercial.
 y % Of the prosperity of the -asfbe., -tes. s fafi ished by the re- W s,s s,s,as stroller of the Currency.
 X,r ssao,e +T it inc southern banks ,'A .s eoosiis and business a
 lte ..-..-+.. the those of any Her .r of coii,try Cotton, the xes .,aeas, s-o If the south, calls 1r banks aoiiii nisn oruei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
YERNAL THOUGHTS.

Cheer up Though there's dearth of
 steam
 And winter lifts the latch, Ere long suburbanites will dream About garden patch. Ere long the umpire II take his stand With cold unfinehing eye, And there'll be music from the band As in the days gone by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
About Persons

state Senator J. B. Sloan of Blount county is in Birmingham.
 Rev. w. 1T. Sturdivant, Shelby county g renreser.taife H the legislature, spent fdav li Eiinin gham.
 Greene Q Pell City, member of
 emaeratic executive committee, g vest day in Montgomery. mrs am last night.
 Greenville, former spent yesterday ir is. He is a mem ,., tic executive com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
AN EXCEPTION.

An ambition to go higher is very com mendable in a man."
 Not if he is a sneak thief who aspires to become a second story man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

After the Joline letter had been made public MT. Bryan and Woodrow Wilson sat down at a peace dinner as the best of friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
LIMITEn ARII1rY

"Is Founders much of a muscian?',
 T should say noti He couldn't even play horse for. a moving picture show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

The wild and whooly west would be content wholly content, with a thermome- ter that holds mercury up to the zero point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

The Russianzation of Persia and Mon golia is progressing and there is no one to help either against Adanizad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

George Washington was content to swing a hatchet, but T. R. swings an ax at sagamore Hill between his spells of si- lence,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

William Jennings Bryan is not in po- sition to come back, but he stands where he is free to bob up on. occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

The man on whom Mark Twain tried his jokes has just died. Being a goat did not seem to shorten his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
.A1I.Y AHl aINNll

From the senstoN Fuf
 Only 150o ia Hir-piH am nave paid their poll fox ts aefs W se 90 men of voting age lr thf tnwn, 4osf- dent that quite a nqinnf tieFe 4e the impression that se iaw rgWpt tax collector to give shower nal the citizen who desires la heceine voter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
posIrIvELy suoCk.N1

From the seabright N. J., sentAfl
 Home is q harem of rest to a mar ., a hard days work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

MT. Bryan and MT. Roosevelt, both supposedly out of politics, are still very potential under the surface.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

Spring is coming and then the ice in the rivers and the booms in politics will begin to collapse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

The tercentennary of Shakespeare will be celebrated in 1916 regardless of Bacon or the deuded- Baconians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
DISCOrRAGEn.

Said Cupid, Truly, what's the use?
 I've lost both name and station. Chapped lips have played the very deuee With winter osculation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

All sides and all men consider T.. R.
 as a high explosive to be handled with care.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

The horse up north where the snow is deep has the laugh on the automobile that has no runners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

This country should not stop at AS states.
 It needs two more to round out the number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

The state of New Mexico has a fresh varnish odor to all who come in contact with it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

The snow shpvellers of Chicago are acquiring we'll developed muscles and fine health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
aDRIFT WITH THE. TIMES
THE FILLER.

THE FILLER" Full oft l start With wiling heart
 Upon my daily task; And brayely say, ''Naught can dismay- A chance is ali l ask But soon. alas, There comes to pass A dolefal state of mind No verse ensues To say the blues,
 No jokes for laughs designed. It does no good To sit and brood
 Upon this cruel fate; Naught will inspire The tuneless Tyre, However long I wait Now, what's to do, Mid so much rue,
 When ones most lost his grip? Dissolved in tears, grab my shears
 And madiy gin to clip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

Unfortunately depressed temperatures cannot be put in cold storage for use next summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

All sections are extending invitations to the January thaw to come on and stay a while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

Butter and eggs go up as readily a the mercury does, and stay up longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
By my christendom,

as were out of prison, and kept sheep, I should he merry as the day is long.
 king John.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

MORE LlFESANE,IsS- The poet has an easy job He never las to think: He only needs fountain pen, Some paper and some ink
 -Leavenworth Post The cook she also has a cinch; She never has to eat. But only moves her jaws awhile And smell the roasting meat
 -Yonkers Statesman. some claim bod carriers have snap, Zen though they never shirk; They only carry up tile bricks While lnasons do the work
 Youngstown Telegram The plumber has the hardest job of all tho bloomin' show lie almost wears his fingers off by bling up his dough.
 Milwaukee Sentinel. ne weather man, it looks to us, Is In right here below. ne aoes the things that make us cuss Whlle others shovel snow
 St. Louis Times. The man who makes the furnace go At o'clock each morn Doth seem to us exeusable In feeling quite forlorn.
 QUITE DIssIMILAR. ''Pillxlns dotes on Epictetus" Anything like hinch?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

Most of us, if we think a bit, will find if very true That of the Ten Commandments, we sssa scarcely think of two
 Dallas News
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

I'll Nolar bear sin the zoos are enjoy irg winter at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

it N who politicates success
 es letters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
VAIN HOPE.

The poet keeps his eyes wide ope
 For signs of spring: When t comes at last we sure do hope He will not sing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
MOST FORTUNATE

''He who hestates is lost.v
 Not always. I know of man who hesitated to buy an automobile. He has a home now'