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often accomplished by the lines present essin Cecillie and Kronprinz Wilhelm, which occasionally become Wednesday ships in turbulent weather.
 The George Washington, one of the most eaborately decorated of German ships, cost s6.o0o.ooo. The new ship will cost s1o00o,000 The typewriter statement of the local officer of the line says:
 '"rhe latest ideas in architecture will be applied to fitting her out. Professor Bru- no Paul. Schroeder and Poppe, who are prominent among interior architects, have been ehgaged to work out the details of the interior of the new vessel One of her features will be the substitution of bedsteads for berths in all rooms. Her name has not been announced, but fol- lowing the precedent set by the company in it's latest ship, the George Washing ton, the name probably will be chosen from some of the illustrious men who have made American history"
 Other ships of similar tonnage, or per- haps larger, will. it is said, follow the un- christened colossus This naturally in- Splies tiie questioh dS to tne ulspoSltlon of ships of the North German Lloyd fleet. like the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse and others of somewhat less speed still in the Atlantic service. The probability is, a German steamship man said last night. that these ships will go into service be- tween Bremen, San Francisco and the far east by way of the Panama canal. Philip Heinekan, head of the North German Lloyd company, was here several months ago and spent most of his time looking over the facilities for docking ships on the Pacific coast and inspecting the Pan anna canal. The French line has an- nounced that it will establish service be- tween Havre and the Pacific by way of the canal.
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ASK ME NO MORE

From Tennyson's The Princess Ask me no more; the moon may draw the
 sea; The cloud may stoop from heaven and
 take the shape With fold to fold. of mountain or of
 cape? But, o too fond. when have I answered
 thee? Ask me no more. Ask me no more: what answer would I
 give? love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yes my friend. will not have thee
 die. Ask me no more. lest should bid thee
 live; Ask me no more. Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are
 sealed: I strove against the stream. and all in
 vain: Let the great river take me to the main. No more, dear love. for at a touch
 yield: Ask me no more.
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have such a grouch that you n't want even to be interested in it, don't broaeh 1t 10 Mir. Ifopkinson Smith. If he once comes to grips with it you are los' anu no matter what the subject is ne coes eunlc to ter.ps with it at the vely irsi go. That is tie way he is pult. U IS the way he has lived. It is the real reason
 why lie keeps yneng.
 His own theory to account for this youthfulness of the won't come off va rlety is that he doesn't eat too much nor exercise too much. good cold bath in the morning. an egg, roll and a cup of coffee for breakfast a piece of bread and a glass of milk for luncheon; bit of ex- ercise with the dumbells perhaps; a lit- tie walk and lot of work. There is his recipe for keeping so young that even he himself can't come within 40 rows Of ap- pie trees of telling how old he really Is.
 This is a fact. For he said the other day that he was 7s vars old; which must have been several orchards full of apple trees out of the way. Of course, it's all right to be proud of keeping young, but one needn't oyerdo the matter. Even if Mir Smith should produce parish reg ister (they have them down in Virginia where he came from) of the vintage of 1S4O or thereabout, he couldn't convince anybody but blind man. But if he likes his little joke, it's all rights He may say he's 73 with impunity, because anybody can see that it really is a joke.
 As before remarked. MT. Smith struck submarine engineering off the list of his activities some time ago; but he still paints in the open air about nine months a year and his hat is emphatically in the ring when 1t comes to literature. He did not begin to write books until he was 4o years old. Perhaps that is the reason why the subject is as full of live interest to him today as it generally is only to men half his alleged age.
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EVENING WITH M'I<INLEY Washington" National Magazine fC

April.
 Stories of William Mckinley are awak- ened by the red carnation which he loved best of all flowers. During the latter days of his heart Is typified in the ruddy glow flower in his buttonhole, and the warmth of his heart is typified nj the ruddy glow of the blossom which he loved. The life and career of the martyred President will ever remain an inspiration because of the kindly, Christlike character of the man. To have felt the touch of his hand and have looked into those genial, blue eyes is a life memory
 Never can I forget that scene at Can ton. few weeks before the great pail fell upon the world. With his arm about the invalid wife to whom he was so devoted, the President and Mrs. Mckinley walked up the lawn, looking at the new porch and the newly painted house. Prosperity had returned to the country, the clouds had passed away, and the mortgage on the home had been lifted. Turning to his wife, he whispered with all the affection of a lover, Our home. Ida, our home.''
 It was Sunday evening and friends had gathered from across the way; the elec-
 
 tric lights shimmered down through the leaves on the home picture scene. A neighbours little girl was playing the vio- lin. Out from the darkness fioated the strains of Home. Sweet Home" which seemed sweeter than ever, for the pomp of the White House was left behind In Washington Then came "Auld Lang Syne;" there was a hush; the chairs ceased rocking. ''old Folks at Home followed, reminding us of the oid-fasn- toned flowers below the veranda, when Mother Mckinley loved so we'll Then almost as if prophetic, came the s'rains of Nearer, My God, to Thee The llt- tie player stopped. and as she passed the President stopped and kissed her. The shadows of that night fell upon scene never to be forgotten
 This picture of home devotion was foi- lowed in the swift kaleidoscope of few weeks, time by the awful tragedy at Buff. | falo. The remains of William Mckinley were brought to this home which he loved, and in the twilight shadows he was laid away in tomb on the hillside, while the strains of Nearer, My God. to Thee | died away in the distance. The activities of the nation were hushed in respect to his memory, and inded nearer and nearer to God and His righteousness is the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
HARVEY AND UNDERWOOD

From the Philadelphia Evening Tele-
 graph.
 Washington.-Col George M Harvey, editor of Harper's Weekly and the North American Review. and former chief booster of Woodrow Wilson's candidacy for President, spent yester- day in conference with Representative Oscar w. Underwood, another candi- date. Neither Colonel Harvey nor MT. Underwood could be seen after the con- ference. Colonel Harvey Is at the New Willard, and his secretary said he in- tended to return to New York today, but would give no further information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A woman's pretenses can be more gen. uine to her than a mans realities to him.
 An optmist is one who can fool him self about thousand times easier than he can anybody else.
 A woman with a new gown will take the same chances on rain that a man with some money will on investment.
 When q girl gets proposal, it is so sudden she has the whole family in the next room so as 10 let them know it right away.
 A man is very cheerful about relations coming to fill the house when he is going ,to be away on a business trip at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
"FOUR HINGED GENIUS
From the New York Sun

From the New York Sun.
 F. Hopkinson Smith is the only original four-ring American genius. Sitting in front of blazing fife in his study the other morning ne demonstrated that enc might say five sings just as well ;~l four. Eyer, oly knows that. he writes lest sellers with one hend and painis pictures with the other; that he builds Lighthouses -or J.d until about 15 years ago-and that he lectures to large. admiriny and remOnerative all Ii, nces. But the Seneial public, unfortunateiy for itself. cannct take all easy chla' opposite hiil bef, re Inc open fire anl discover that his filth ring is sonversati $.
 if there is subiec' against Nhish yoa
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Inspect All stock Concerns

"Yes, l am on my way to the conven- tion at Montgomery said Dr. w. E. Quinn, delegate, who is also a member of the legislature from DeKalb with his residence at Fort Payne
 II would like to see law enacted by the legislature providing for inspection and reports on all stock companies of every class in the state where stock has been sold in this state. Let the same procedure be had as is now in operation with reference to banks. I have a per sonal reason for this, but I am satisfied the public would welcome this much needed addition to our administration of public affairs
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Open Air Concert Fund

>Park concerts during the summer are cultural factors in the civic life of every large city. Birmingham has been used to open air music for the past two summers and will have them again this year.
 Free concerts will be discussed at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon today-the civic value of music as a refining summer diversion. As a re- suit of the interest manifested on the
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prosperous Cities

Birmingham has improved in a marked degree since I was last here which was about a year ago." said J. G. Cantrell, western agent of the Seaboard Air Line at St. Louis. who was formerly the Sea boards chief freight representative in this city. "rhe building of two large and elegant hotels here at the same time is striking evidence of prosperity. It is plain to see that Birmingham is growing at very rapid rate''
 MT. cantrell said that St. Louis was pushing right ahead. That city, he said. was more of financial center now than ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
HOW ROMAN TYPE CAME TO US

I1ON HUMAN T A<h-hAA AO v Charles Upson Clark, in the April num-
 Der of the North American Review
 Our earliest Latin Bibles, together with many legal and medical works. are uncial manuscripts A beautiful hand, it never theless took too much time and too much parchment So small letter hand was developed beside it. large cursive, but with the letters separate. This is called the semi-uncial. It was of great impor- tance in the evolution of our Roman type Not only that, but it was the fash ionable hand in southern Italy when Pope Gregory sent Augustine to Kent to convert the angel Angles and Au- gustine's monks perpetuated 1t on British soil. There it speedily became a well marked and handsome style of writing, variously known as the Insular. Anglo Saxon, or Irish. King Alfred, Bede. Caedmon, all the other founders of our literature, wrote like this; the superb Bibles, treasures of Dublin, Durham, Liehfeld. the Bodleian, the British Mu- scum, are a noble monument to the skill and pride of our Anglo-Saxon and Celtic forebears.
 Meanwhile the gerat bulk of documents whose writers could not afford the time and material necessary for such ornate writing, used script even for books. As the Roman Empire split up into separate Germanic kingdoms, each developed a special hand out of this script. These were like our modern script in having the lettesr connected more or less. The French hand grew hard to read: and Charlemagne's great reform, under AL cuin, consisted in resurrecting the semi uncal with some notifications.
 Dante and Petrarch, Valla and Poggio, usher in modern times. Today's civilza- iton is largely due to their rediscovery of the classics. They recovered also the older and better styel of writing. Italian humanists had their manuscripts copied in this revival of Charlemagnes reformed hand About 1450 Gutenberg invented movable types, and the printed book sprang into being Since Gutenberg was German, there was great danger that the new process would perpetuate only the pointed Gothic; but here again the Italian scholars prevailed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
THE sLoTHFuL CITIZEN.

THE SLOTHFUL CITIZEN. He longs to rest IA f. By lifting streams, Regale his soul With summer dreams And with a calm
 And tranquil eye, Still contemplate
 The cloudless sky. He longs to 'scape
 Lfe's dizzy whirl His languid frame
 Once more to curl Beneath the shade
 Of some great oak And there at ease
 To think and smoke. He longs to be
 From toll apart And all the cares
 That brim the heart Of one who lists
 To duty's call And ever more
 Becomes thrall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
TERRIFIC SPEED

It is not often that the engineer can pull the train along too fast when Rube Ogiesby, state railroad commissioner, is a passenger, but Rube was pretty badly frightened down near Hume one day this week. Rube boarded a Rich Hill branch train at Rich Hill. The distance to Hume is 12 miles. After that branch train breezed into Hume, having cov- cred the distance in an hour and a half. Rube alighted badly scared and decided to spend the night there.-Border Hill, Kan, Telephone. |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
Farming on sand Mountain

T noticed on my way down from Col linsville that the farmers are very much behind withitheir york; said s. B. Lloyd, back tax commissioner of DeKalb county' who is in the city on business.
 Now after leaving Sand Mountain, that is from Attalla on down I saw no signs of corn planting. Up in our country-on the mountain we say-the farmers have made good progress planting corn"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
AN APOSTLE OF GLOOM.

For Rufus Gray
 Iris nothing new To hear him say,
 I'm feeling blue" He learned to nope Long years ago, Has lost all hope
 And stands no show Of winning from
 The world a smile, And so he's grum
 Most all the while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
TEMPTED

The hill country calls to the valleys below And the heart of a toiler is anxious to go For away from the cares that imprison
 the day To the flowery deeps and the meadows
 of May!
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

ancient City of Mexico. in the reign of Montezima, when the priests gathered about their blood-stained altars to placate their gods with human sacrifice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

Man has been doing business on this earth sro,ooo years and he is just begin ming to think that women should be per mitted to vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

Senator Jones of Washington desires to have Senator Culom to explain what he meant when he said his vote for Loriner has led to his own defeat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

Cuba was unkind to Secretary of State Knox, refusing to cheer him. The snub will not, however. be resented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
OPTIMISM.

I'll run fir office, yes I will
 At length declared J. Hawker Wood. Although I'm not elected. still
 The exercise may do me good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
GREAT RELIEF.

"The term cold comfort is generally thought to mean something unpleasant"
 Tt is by people who have never ap- piled cracked ice to their heads on the morning after
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The Hughes talk is spreading to all parts of the country. The republicans say he is the one republican in the country who can carry New York. But how about Indiana and Ohio?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

The inhuman punishment of anarchists at San Diego, CaE appeals to the sym pathy of a warm-hearted country. They were compelled to kiss the flag while they sang My Country, Iris of Thee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

It is said there are records of men who have actually made money by raising chickens. They are not numerous-juat an odd instance here and there.
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Congressman Victor Murdock, an insnr- gent living in Kansas, favors the nomina- ton of Senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio as a compromise candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

Justice Hughes keeps right on justicat- ing regardless of the rumors that be is to be transferred to the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

Captain Amundsen will begin his ant arctic lectures in America next January. He wants a cold air to talk in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

The Mississippi river is not trust worthy irrigation agent. It is inclined to overdo the work every spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

The message from Illinois should be n- serted in the Congressional Record for the benefit of the dignifed and noble Senate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

Former President Diaz was very sad when he steamed away from Vera Cruz, but he is smiling now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

Postmaster General Hitchcock has been offered s25,ooo year to fill place in New York.
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It seems that Senator Cullom is to Dc turned out of his seat while Senator LOT inner will be allowed to retain his'n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

"The jelly wobble" is to supplant the turkey trot and bunny hug in polite cir- cles in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

The box scores outrank the campaign dope thus far this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

Bwano. Tumbo gathers delegates as readily as he did digdigs in Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

The beef barons are adding lawyers fees to the high cost of meat.
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NOT IN THE LEAST

From the Florida Times Union.
 Underwoods s dignity doesn't seem to get dusty in the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

The squawk of the steam roller is heard wherever Taft delegate can be picked 1ln-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

4 Frenchman now claims he was in the house long before the clock struck 24.
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THE MATCH MAKING KAISER

today because William Mckinley lived
 Joel Mitchell Chapple in Affairs at
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M,KrNLEY,s DYING PRAYER

A day without rain is the rarest day that this April presents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
vExAT1oUs WEATHER.

Some people do
 Not mind at all Whene'er the rain Begins to fall, But they are not, We wish to state. The sort of wights Who aviate.
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POULTRY.

POULTRY. like the sprightly robin; He's a pleasant bird to see, But the esculent spring chicken Will look mighty good to me.
 Detroit News. Men like the little .chicken' Who trips upon the stage. She makes their heart beats quicken And seems to be the rage.
 JONAH. They flung poor Jonah in the sea; The captain, who was cross, Said, Iris a case, it seems to me, Of prophet and of loss"
 -Woman's Home Companion They flung poor Jonah in the sea, He merely rolled his eyes And said, No whale can stomach me, And so I'm bound to rise"
 PAUL COOK.
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Base and unIustrous as the smoky light That's fed with stinkiDg taIIow.
 -Cymbeline.
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No communication will be published without its authors name. Re1eeieu manuscript will not be returned uhiess stamps are enclosed for that purpose
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z. E. Morgan. W. G. Wharton and George McMasters are the only author ized travelling representatives or me Age-Herald in its circulation depart ment.
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TELEPHONEs

Bell (private exchange connecting all departments), No. 49OO.
 Peoples, Editorial rooms, 231; busi- ness office, 230.
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Entered at the Birmingham. ala, postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
CITY GETS APPEAL
IN SEWER MATTER
Supreme Court Will Consider Its
Rights in Virginia
Avenue.

An appeal was allowed yesterday in
the Supreme Court TO the city OF
Richmond from a decision in the Cir
cult Court OF Henrico County. TO the
effect that the city acted beyond It's
rights in laying the great sewer In
Virginia Avenue. The case now gees
on the docket for future argument
When the city desired TO construct
its sewer, II assumed that Virginia
Avenue, although in Henrico County
was public street, having been de-
dicated as such by property owners. \
permit was obtained from the Board
Of Supervisors on this basis. After
construction had been begun, MRS.
Sarah II. Chaffin and Others applied
for an injunction before Judge X. car
ter Scott TO prevent the work. on the
ground that while the highway had
been dedicated, II had not been tor-
rnally accepted by the county. and was
therefore not a public street. Judge
scott refused the injunction. and the
work was completed. Later. on hear
ing the case. Judge Scott DECIDED TOT
the petitioners. TO the effect rhat the
street had not been accepted.
Should this view be upheld the city
must pay the property owners Tor inc
use of the land. Condemnation pro-
ceedines may be necessary. The TO-
tai cost is unlikely to exceed sl'OoO IN
any event
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
STRONGER
THAN REVENGE
States Witness in Bigamy Case
Goes Over to Side of
Defense.

For the third time within two weeks,
the star witness for the Commonwealth
In Hust,mgs Court cases went over to
the defense, when Philip Hilton. alias
Benjamin Hilton, colored. was brought
up TO be tried on an indictment tor
bigany yesterday. In spite Of the re-
fusal OF his first wife. the original
complainant. ~ give her damaging
testimony. Hilton was convicted ana
stentenced 10 three years In the penn
Tertiary.
Hilton, who Is a Richmond negro,
married two Richmond women. on
licenses secured from the Hustinss
Court, with the assistance OF two
Richmond ministers He was married
to his fret wife, Ida Fleming, by the
Rev. r. V. Peyton. while the second
marriage, this time 10 Eliza Booker
was performed by the Rev J. I
Tombs Both licenses were issued py
Clerk Walter Christian. Of the Hust-
ings Court.
First Wife Complainant.
The prosecution OF the oigamy
charge against Hilton was insttu,e'
on complaint e. his fret wife. IDA
Planning who came to the Hastings
Court with her grievance when she
received farewell note from Hilton
I'm Philadelphia. telling her that he
was married again and for her 20
sell the furniture Shedding coplous
tears she demanded that her way"srd
husband be brought 10 trial az any
cost. and that justice be handed "'9
TO her ,..,
An oficer was sent 70 PhiiadeIpnH
and Hton arrested. On his return
here. however. Ida Fleming proceeoeu
TO go his bond and TO take care OF MN
until his trial. When the case was
called. she announced the desire 10
drop the charges The second wire -
AT the point of death from tuoercuio-
sis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
Negro Granted Continuance.

James Pryor. colored. charged with
felonious assault. was yesterday grant
ed a continuance until the next term
Of cours By Judge Ernest II Weils n
Hustings Court. Part II The unavo'd-
able absence Of II. NJ smith. Jr-. ooun-
eel for the defense. was the cause
PRYOR was admitted 20 ball
Three criminal trials viii be heard
tomorrow morning IN Hastings Court
Part II. Eddie Pegram and Rap
White. negroes. vii BE tried on IN
dsctmen1s charging them with break
inx and entering the saloon OF Moore
& RurICs. at 2l1z Hull Street. The al
Iced o~enscs were committed At cif-
ferent times.
n. p. sale. charged with foT--nS nc
name Of his employer - check
y hich he succeeded IN cash'nE- VIII ne
placrd on trial. The case mas Al
tracted considerable attention 5ecaiise
OF the prtsoDer's youth. several Soutn-
side ministers have Interested theIn-
selves In the calsc. and an enort =
being made 20 have THE boz given AZ
other chance