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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
COOKING FOR CROESUS

The walters buzz round him like bees
round a rose bush, but he remains calm.
lie takes slip with the graciousness of
an ambassador, glances over it, passes il
on to the bowling kitchen clerk, and
beams. And when, with appraised hand.
he warns waite, who is out of his turn,
l fancy the man is not chef at all but
a masquerading Nflkado.
The menu is a study in foreign lam
guages, Caneton de Rouen, Cotelette du
Veux, aux Petits Oignons, Foise du vo-
laille en- Pilan with Petits Pois Erals.
Caille Royale Fermere, Polenlina ALA
Veneziana, and Japanese Plombiere.
The ingredients used am told, are
as uncommon as the mistakes made.
and the list is an example of comprehen-
siveness. The vegetables include chervil,
endivi, tarragon. eschalot, satisfy among
the birds are capon, liveret ortolan, and
poularde. The fish course takes in
anchovy, barbel, gurnet, red mullet, and
score more.
If you ask for plovers eggs In aspic.
you can have them in a few minutes.
and If your tastes turn to tortoise and
) - ~ . NoA ca VI " pronounce II ICTIapln,
you will not be disappointed.
Round the corner, in the fruit depart
ment, will be found medlar, nectarine
pomegranate. and mulberry The time OF
the year matters nothing. for this kitchen
knows no season.
Just across the passage is an Arctic
fairyland. What would be the opinion Of
Little Italy, or Ancoats? That WONDER
fully-fashioned exploration tableau, for
instance? If only Antonio had it on his
stall! What an attraction! And it is
to be eaten, and those ice elephants and
aeroplanes as we'll.
Here is an ice lion preparing to grab
an ice lamb. Upstairs. maybe portly
bishop is waiting to grab both Cat 1 won
der how much timeO as he gazes
through the window and ponders pro-
foundry on that gaunt poverty line by the
Thames.
In an adjoining room is an uncrowned
monarch--one of London's confectionery
kings. Round about him are the fantastic
materializations of his dreams. the
strangest things in pastry have seen.
And when I have gazed at them for
time and tried to make this Wizard of
the Egg Whisk believe that 1 shall re-
member his kind and vivid descriptions
of the maze Of processes which his latest
fresh from the oven creation has under
gone, I climb YEARLY upstairs. l want
to speak to him about his salary, but he
might think me rude and also--I know
IL he told me the figure I should be en-
vious.
So return to the cause of all the down
stairs row, and the hustle, and the high
wages--that dignifedly gay scene which
takes second place to none in London.
1t is the liquer stage. Smiles are gen.
eral The band behind that bank ofsfloyv-
ers is preparing to play farewell as
sweet as its welcome was. Through the
great doorway / can see the motors lin
ing up. and the news lads, a little colder,
little hungrier.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
RoosEvELTs FRIENDSHIPS


From Taft and Roosevelt In the July
Metropolitan Magazine.
1t is one of the peculiar develop
ments of the present political situation
that the strongest supporters of Roose-
Welt now are the men with whom he
never formerly maintained any rela
lions of personal friendship. He de-
clares that they have all been brought
together by the principles which they
support in common, and men in Wash
ington who know apout the personal
relations of public men realize there
is more truth in this than the general
public is disposed to believe. Roose-
velts friendships like many other char
acteristics of the man. are exceedingly
genuine. Many of them have been mis-
takes. 1t is one of Roosevelt's weak
nesses that to like a man is to believe
In him. Thus, when he liked Taft he
believed Taft was the right man to
support for the presidency. He con-
ceded that Root was an ADLER man
among his cabinet members. and that
Knox was probably as well if not bet
ter qualified for the presidency than
Taft. But he liked Taft best and he
sincerely believed the country would
like him. His friendship with Taft
ended when he saw that he was etirely
mistaken in his estimate Of Taft. When
he made Stimson candidate for gov
ernor of New York he breathed into
| him something of his own spirit and
| then mistook IL for a manifestation of
Stimson's own convictions and strength
He has done this repeatedly and proba-
bly, will continue to make the same
kind of mistakes all the rest of his
life. They are essentially human mis-
! takes and, except in the case of Taft
who was accepted by the country upon
| Roosevelts Endorsement. are mistakes
which hurt him far more than they do
| ANYBODY else.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
HOTEL CLERKS EARN A HALO

AhAktrN ~ AhaAO
From the Commercial Travellers Mag
azine
Hotel clerks are suave, polite. hard
pressed. very busy class; wearing fine
raiment, diamond studs and occasional
ly the smile that won't come off. Like
wise the air of a millionaire minus the
cash. -4
They can answer more questions In
five minutes than an occult lawyer can
their temper like a craven image, and
bang the office bell and yell front
with the. tone and jar of steam cal
Hope Hotel clerks were originally
counts with nothing to count. The
hotels entire responsibility rests on
their fashionable CARRIED shoulders
while the landlord Sits in the back Of
Ace, and they can say -four fifty
please" for two meals and room as
If 1t was nickel.
They survey the arriving guest as a
hawk would a left alone chicken.
guage how high priced a room he will
stand for with the accuracy of tested
scales, and when 1t comes to the size
of his wad there is only one case on
record where a skilled clerk ever had
to guess again.
Their nerve is chilled steel. poise
that of Gibraltar, endurance like the
Rock of Ages, and the only two people
who ever Jared one of them were Car
rie Nation and DR.. Mary Walker They
can give cards and spades to a drum
mer on the fine art of polite prevarica-
ton. and beat him to q fragile; can
preach a sermon, lead in prayer; time
a horse race, umpire a ball game, and
mash a pretty actress with one glance
and two smiles.s Likewise charge her
for the bottle of fizz sent up and for
get their own ordeE- as easily as a
wave washes away tracks on the sand.
And yet to their credit this latter is a
diversion they seldom indulge in.
1t has been said that. no human be-
ing can do two things at once, but this
is rank blunder for a skilled hotel
clerk can do five. viz; answer two ques-
lions, size up an arrival, hand out sta
tionery. and yell front" all in one
breath. Also repeat the performance
|10 times minute. Their two most
valuable assets are fiuency of smiles
and ability to recall the name of every
''once was guest.
Hotel clerks catch all the fastest jokes
and stories on the fly. Their fund of
good humor Is exhaustless. their faces
must reflect morning sunshine persist
emily and continuously to hold their
jobs down. even in spite of kicks
i.r = IT, n 49,
Jersey "skeeters." And how many and
what fool ones most of these are, none
but those doomed to yell front" every
five minutes and keeping smiling will
ever known.
There are a few public servants who
in due time earn a halo. And of these
the always patient hoted clerk is one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
Cotton Prospects This Season

The government reports on acreage
and condition will not be issued until
July 8, bringing estimates up to to-
day. The Commercial and Financial
Chronicle and other private sources of
information say, however, that the
decrease in acreage has been small,
not exceeding one-half of one per cent.
The failure to curtail acreage to a
material extent is in fact admitted.
A curtailment to the extent of rs
per cent was desired, but when farm
ers saw that crop of 100000 bales
did not drive prices below IL cents,
they planted cotton every POSSIBLE
acre.
In June it is not possible to say
what the average yield per acre will
be. 1t ranges from 240 pounds in
1898 to 1853 pounds in 1909. The
prospect, however, is that there will
be good crop and that it will bring
fair price. The world needs more
cotton year by year and America is
looked to for the chief part of the
worlds commercial crop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
j. J. HiIl's Retirement


Mr.. HILL who is about 10 retire from
Railway company. is probably the bes'
all round railroad man this country has
ever SEEM" said citizen who was fol
many years in close touch with the
transportation business.
1.-THE president of one of our southern
lines once remarked to me that James j
Hill was the foremost railroad official in
the United States. This man had filled
an important position on the Great North
ern when Mr.. Hill was president, and
therefore came in contact with him
There is no department of a railroad
said my friend, that Mr.. Hill could not
fill ably. In fact he had filled nearly
every position. Mr.. Hill was an able trans
portation man, an able traffic man, an ex-
pert auditor, and a great financier. Added
to his other equipment. Mr.. Hill was u
first-class publicity man.. He was a
pioneer in advertising on big scale. Few
men could write with more sparkle or
snap. He was convincing writer, too.
1.-The Railway Would in its last issue
has this to say: 81
AT IA years of age Mr.. Hill may re-
gard his life work as practically COM
pleted. The Hill lines now comprise four
great systems, including $4,000 miles of
track covering the northwest from Chi
cago to Seattle, Tacoma and Portland.
extending north into Canada and south
to the Gulf of Mexico. These roads UNI
der the Hill management have been ex-
ceptionally profitable. Mr. Hill was a
pioneer in railroad construction. He first
proved that a line of railroad could be
constructed to the Pacific ocean without
government aid. Far in advance of his
contemporaries he realized the Importance
of low grades and permanent construc-
ton to economical administration. He
has also been pioneer In the develop
ment of the territory to furnish traffic
for his line, and he anticipated by e
years the work of the industrial depart
ments of the railroads of today. Mr.
Hill has been a leader of thought upon
all economic questions. He is commands
ed In spite of his close railroad affilia-
tions the respect and confidence of the
American people to an extraordinary de-
gree throughout his business life. He has
been generally regarded as a railroad
man who has been able to rise above tht
local interest with which he was identi-
fled and consider and understand the
railroads In relation to the life of the
people as a whole. There is no man IL
the United States whose utterances upor
economic questions particularly those af.
fecting the commercial development o.
the country. have commanded such uni
versal attention and respect
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
THE MyopIA OF LOVE

He was the living image of Mr.. Stub
bins and she was an excellent prototype
Of Miss Hazey. They stood on the side
walk in busy part of town, quite OBJ
livious of the smiling passers-by, and
clung to each other with many a fond
endearment. Playfully pinching the ex-
posed part of her skinny left arm between
a first finger and a second finger. he
spoke we know not what tender words
Then he kissed her goodbye and went
away
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

employee loses his Job. but very often the
passenger himself is the cause Of trouble
which leads up to the complaint. 10
take advantage of ones position to in
jure or annoy those employed TO serve
us is just as cowardly as to strike per-
son weaker or smaller than ourselves.
81 hope to see passengers In elevators
and on street cars more considerate ana
polite to public servants than many are
at present"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
pEFLECTroNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
A woman can call ankles good figure
,'nid r>rt havN hroken up more happy
homes than bad habits
~, MI. To help mother is
getting money out of father.
A man never wants to go home except
when he is on visit to relatives
It's Just as easy to make people happy
as miserable, so most OF us 80 around
looking for trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES


Where white-capt waves are beating
Upon some lonely shore,
Their monotone repeating
Through the ages. o er and Ger.
Methinks, Ia the ear of a dreamer
That music would softlier fall
Than the hue and the cry of the schemef
And the moaning of Mammon's thrau
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
A FINE CHARACTER

All hail the worthy pugilist.
Who fights to earn his bread,
And doesn't go upon the stage
With monologue. instead.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
THE IDEA,


Ellsworth Is peculiar fellow"
"In what respect"
when I asked him what he hoped to
make out of his boy, he said, Just nor
NAL human beingp'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
A RASH LITTLE BOOM.

A little boom went out to play
Twas brimming full of heated air,
But when a few facts came that way
1t just exploded. then and there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
A SOURCE OF PROFIT,

Does old Skinnim believe In his fellow
mann"
''Yes-in his fellow mans infallible gull
libility."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Keynote speeches ARE as rule filed
are then forgotten altogether.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
AFTERwARD.

He lost his head, he lost his heart
And wed without whimper:
And later on, as things fell out,
He also lost his temper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
A FORCING PROCESS.

n UOtsCIxSd Z ItOOI1oo.
1t is said that a man who is now a pop
ular comedian used to be an undertaker's
assistant in Philadelphia. If there is any
humor in a mans makeup. that's the
sort of combination most apt to bring 1t
to the surface
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
A STRENUOUS ExHoRrER.

81 understand you have a very powerful
preacher at your church, Mrs. Scadswad. "
Yes. indeed. Dr. Plumply is very elo-
quent''
Does he thunder in his perorations?"
Does he? Why, the way that man
pounds the Holy Book is almost sacri-
lege."
OUR PREDICTION.
Some wights will sleep
Upon the floor
At prices steep
In Baltimore.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Colonel Roosevelt should have brought
home from Africa more southern repub-
lican delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

The republican party is torn into pieces.
and many republicans do not know where
they are at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

The bull moose is staggered somewhat
but he Is not panic-stricken. He is stag
gered by the high cost of modern politics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

The President has signed the eight hour
bill, and hereafter government employees
can knock OFF at the end of eight hours
of work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Mr. Finn has also left the republican
party, and Pennsylvania Is without a
boss. She feels queer and lonesome.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Corporation lawyers are outrankine
colonels in the keynote line of business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
DOOMED.

However shy is Mister Fly,
We very soon will spot him;
And soon or late. he'll meet his fate
For we are bound to swat him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Governor Mcdonald of New Mexico
may conclude to stop the prize fight at
Las Vegas on July A. He is considering
the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

No, Esmeralda, it is no longer the
grand old party. 1t is trying to be two
parties, both in the minor league.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

False hero worship is not sufficient to
put third termer. over.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

1t is now up to Brother Charlie to start
off the big new Taft slush fund.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Boss Bill Barnes is sharing in the tri-
umph at Chicago equally with the nomi-
nee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Italy is trying to end her war with Tur-
key. 1t has never been over popular even
in Italy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

The distinguished people that assembled
at Chicago were chiefly people you. don't
know.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Baltimore has no Peacock Alley and
this will minimize the picturesaueness of
the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Summer has been automatically an
nounced and hot spell IS now officially
due.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Rats are to be exterminated on the
ground that they do less good and more
harm than any other animals in the
world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

stampedes in political conventions seem
to have gone out of fashion
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

New York regrets 1t must pass through
the Chicago agony again when it reads
the Outlook.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

The trading in convention tickets at
Chicago outran all previous precedents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

The third term tradition bids fair 10 out
live the colonel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
A Forlorn Hope


"Col Roosevelt is a popular man, but
he was not popular enough to stampede
the republican convention and stampede
was his only chance of capturing the COW
eted honor of the nomination." said re-
publican. but not politician. las a
bolter or Independent candidate for the
presidency Roosevelt will make little or
no Roadway. Some of his ablest support
ers remain with the G. o. p, but the
ex-President's greatest difficulty will be
in raising campaign money.
ut would take from s2,o0O,0O0 to $780,
900 to finance a new party, perhaps twice
as much as that. Some say that f-er-
kins will put up the money. But 100000
is a big pile to raise for a new party.
Roosevelt is a political failure and his
latest effort will turn out to be the worst
fiasco of all. Roosevelt should have been
satisfied with the honors he had. No
surrendered
ITO the democrat who objects to
third termer can be elected
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

"The New York Herald has NOT
championed anyone's candidacy but IT
was pronounced against Roosevelt.
observed a democrat. THAT great news
paper said last week that the third
term had been dropped into the well
with a rock tied to It. The Herald
bama statesman:
Representative Oscar W. Underwood
of Alabama possesses some qualifica-
lions for the democratic nominee for
the presidency that have appealed to
members of his party in this section of
the country.
"He is young, clean, alert, honest
and aggressive. He is not threadbare
or scandal decorated
1T is true that he has tried to have
enacted an income tax. cleverly worded
so as to tax everything that has so far
ESCAPED the corporation tax. and he Is
not as sound on the navy as might be
desired. Perhaps he will get over these
offences by repentance. But the chief
objection made against Mr.. Underwood
has about as much weight with rea-
sonabie men as an objection to rose
that is too forid.
"'This is that Mr.. Underwood comes
from a southern state, and no south
ern man can be elected to the pres
lidency. If the type is all right and the
man fits the place it makes no diff
ference what section he comes from.
Mr.. Underwood was not yet born when
Fort Sumter was fired on. He was not
yet years of age when General Lee
this young southern leader because he
was born in the south we would say:
IF any man attempts to wave the
bloody shirt, shoot him on the spot" I"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala,
postoffice as second class matter under
act of Congress March 3, 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

T. z. Morgan and w G. Wharton are
the only authorized travelling represen-
tatives of The Age-Herald in Its circu-
lation department..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-14
the increase Of the beetle more than

the increase Of the beetle more than
others
HiIo Inspection.
Brother Matthias Newell reports
the arrival OF vessels at HiIo, Of
which brought vegetable matter
consisting Of "A lots, and 1,116 pack
ages which were passed as free from
pests.
InterLlsland inspection.
During the month of August, so
steamers we're attended to and the
following shipments we're passed: IS
cases plants. 473 bags taro, IL bags
cocoanuts. z packages fruit, cases
sugar cane; total, $40 packages In
spected and passed.
The following packages were re-
fused shipment: AZ pkgs. Of fruit, 3
pkgs. of vegetables, pkgs. Of plants
infested and carrying soil; total. So
pkgs. inspected and refused shipment.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-14
Dining CARS
BY GEORGE FITCH

A dining car is restaurant on
wheels. which moves swiftly from
place to place at a cost of cents a
mile for transportation and SO, cents
mile for food.
However. the shortsighted railroad
officials did not follow up this great
idea and put the dining car walters
or wheels, the fixed or immovable
kind being used.
Dining cars are handsomely fitted
UP with mahogany furniture, flower
baskets. stained glass, and red and
green carpets. However. they do not
contain orchestras. For this reason
many people are passionately devoted
to dining cars and eat in them until
they starve to death or their creditors
interfere. .-..~s---... -. r.. H..
Dining cars travel very rapidly and
have double tracked scenery equal
portions on each side. The first
course usually consists of fifteen
miles of scenery, after which the
diner may cal. five miles Of oysters,
twenty-five miles of steak and fifteen
miles of ice cream without incon-
venience-that is on good roads. On
railroads suffering from senile de-
bility of the roadbed. eating in din
ing car is feat, not a pastime. I'm
less the traveller is experienced he is
almost certain to drink his coffee
with his vest, eat his soup with his
eye, and take q large forkful of ear
by mistake while chasing his roast
beef. H.. II. 4
Dining car kitchens are so small
that all the porterhouse steaks have
to be fried leng;awise, and the cook
keeps the salt cellar in his hip pocket
to save space. All our best juggiers
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-14
MOURIED NOT
But GAMBLED

A squad of officers connected with
Chief Of Detective McDpffie,s force
descended upon Japanese apartment
on Kekaulfke between King and Ho-
tel streets last evening and what might
have generally supposed to have been
q house Of mourning over the deceas-
ed ruler OF Dai Nippon was found %
be the gathering place Of ten Japan
.ese who were industriousIy w0oirg
tickle fortune by indulgence In 3 for
hidden game Of chance.
The officers placed the men under
arrest, and they were taken to central
police station. A scurrying among
their friends followed before suffi-
Gent bail money was on deposit to In
sure their reappearance.
Ten dollars being demanded IN each
case, the defendants failed 70 respond
to the roll call at Judge Monsarfafs
court this morning, and bail was In
each instance declared forfeited.