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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

From the American Magazine.
 "A man told me that during the San
 Francisco earthquake he and his wife Snelt down and began the Lords pray Ter, but forgot it in the middle. It takes time to renew an old acquaintance.
 How can small boy in New York lefty think that his father is the great est man in the world?
 "A man may promise a wife he loves never to marry a second time, and mean what he says most solemnly, but part of what he has In his head, and keeps to himself, is likely to be this: Know ling marriage from the inside, and ap- preciating its possibilities for unhap- Ipiness, he thanks God for having es- lcaped & catastrophe and privately re- solves never to take a second risk. This is something of a boss-ridden world but not altogether so. If you
 want to find out a few facts, take a
 sheet of paper and write out 6 list oi
 those whose actions you can control Another pleasant way to spend the aft lernoon is to write out list of those who you think can manage you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
Musical Art PODiIIar

There is a steadily increasing in- terest in esthetics in this country. Half dozen or more cities having a population of 10000 and upwards have art galleries, and these galleries are much more generally visited than in former years. It used to be that those who fingered over pictures by master painters were of the exception ally cultured class. Now wage workers by hundreds and thousands may be found in the museums of art.
 But the branch of esthetics which has the greatest popular appeal is music. And this is readily accounted for. There is not one person in a thousand, perhaps, but who has some ear for music. The masses have long been deficient in fine discrimination but the fact that nearly everyone list ems with pleasure to beautiful air proves that it is only a matter of some attention, some education and some opportunity of hearing the best for the common run of people to enjoy the highest order ofs musical art.
 There has been decided progress in musical pedagogy. In Birmingham, as in other cities, well equipped music teachers are found and it should not be many years before all teachers arc thoroughly grounded in theory and well skilled in modern technic The greatest improvement in the taste of the public for music has come, doubt less, by reason of more frequent op portunities of hearing. Every young person who studies music seriously is greatly benefited by hearing high class artists-soloists chamber bands, or chestras and great singers. Those who fail to seize every opportunity of hearing the compositions of masters performed by cultured musicians miss most important part of musical edu- cation. Many parents send their chil- dren of musical talent, who are ole enough to go from home, to those large cities that maintain concert or chestras and have a distinctive musi cal atmosphere growing out of re- citals by musical celebrities.
 The time will soon come when Bir- mingham must have a symphony or chestra. Such organizations are eX- pensive luxuries but the cities of 2OO, 1000 to 100000 population begin in . modest way with an orchestra of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
THE CRUELTY OF YOUTH
From the American Magazine.

From the American Magazine.
 IN the January American Magazine ap-
 pears a new Emma McChesney story
 U by Edna Ferber. Emma McChesney is a travelling saleswoman and her only intimate friend in the world is her son
 Jock. In the story she is in a hotei in Columbus, O., just before Christmas finishing up her business, preparatory to going on to New York to meet her son lock. who is planning to come down from college and spend Christmas with her in the metropolis. The story then goes on:
 .'She was glancing through her mall. Two from the firm--one from Mary Cut tir.c-one from the Sure-White laundry at Dayton Chope they found that corset coV- er)-one from-why, from Jock! From lock, And he'd written only two days before. We'll
 "Sitting there on the edge of the bed she regarded the dear scrawl lovingly, savoring it, as is the way or woman. Then she took hairpin from the knot or bright hair (also as is the way of woman) and slit the envelope with quick, sure rip. M-m-m-it wasn't much as to length. Irst a scrawled page Emma McChesney's s eve plunged into it hungrily, smile or anticipation dimpling her lips, lighting up her face.
 Dearest Blonde it began. ",aThe nerve of the young imp!o .eIe hoped the letter would reach her in time. Knew how this weather mussed up her schedule. He wanted her honest opin- ion about something now. one
 of the frat fellows was giving Christ mas house party. Awful swells, py the way. He was lucky even to be asked. He'd never remembered real Cnristmas | in home. you know, with tree, and skating, and regular high links, and a dinner that left you feeling Ike stuffed 1 eooseberrv. Old Wells says his grand
 mother wears lace caps with lavender
 r,bhons Can you beat it. Of course
 be felt like A hog, even thinking of want
 ing to stay away from her at Christmas stiu Christmas in New York hotel!
 Rut the fellows had nagged him to write. ss,a they'd do it if he didn't. Of course
 he hated to think of her spending Christ
 mas alone-felt like bloody villain Little by little the smile that had
 wreathed her lips faded and was gone. The lips still were parted, but by one of those miracles with which the face ex-
 r,re sses what is within the heart their ex-
 pression hal changed from pleasure to bitter. pain.
 .She sat there, at the edge of the bed,
 staring duly until the black scrawls danced on the white page. With the let ter before her she raised her hand slowly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

and wiped away hot, binding mist of tears with her open palm. Then she read it again, duly, as though every selfish word of it had not already stamped itself on her brain and heart.
 "After the second reading she still sat there, her eyes staring down at Ter lap. Once she brushed an imaginary fleck of lint from the lap of her blue serge skirt brushed and brushed, and brushed, with a mechanical, pathetic little gesture that showed how completely absent her mind was from the room in which she sat. Then her hand fell idle, and she became very still, a crumpled, tragic. hopeless look rounding the shoulders that were wont to hold themselves so erect and confident"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
sIBERIA's GREAT WEALTH

From the Wide World Magazine.
 Siberia, with it's valuable timber, min erals, and vast aneas of land awaiting the hand of the cultivator, is another Canada, and must one day be opened up still more to western travellers. Only this one thin ribbon of steel runs across it. and the rich land on either side of the railway is calling out for development. To this day, when the traveller once leaves his car on the Siberian railway he must resort to the old system of posting q wonderful system in itselI, but still some what out of date Great and wealthy towns exist in Siberia 800 miles from the railway, all communication between them and the world being dependent upon the well known "tarantass
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
Siauni0n on inc Mnn

"A friend of mine remarked the other day that one thing Woodrow Wilson had done for Staunton, the town of his birth, was to put it on the map" said a prominent citizen who was born in the Old Dominion.
 While Staunton is not as we'll known as Richmond, Norfolk. Atlanta or Bir- mingham, it is one of the most pros- porous of the smaller cities of the south. It's population in the last census was 10,6o4, but local authorities now claim for it about 12,000. It is an educational center, being the seat of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, of the Mary Baldwin Seminary. of the Nir- ginia Female Institute, of the Syaunton Military Academy and of CorlieI4 Acad- emy. It is on the Chesapeake & ohio rail railroad and the Baltimore & Ohio rail road, about 130 miles west of northwest of Richmond. Situated In the Shenan- doah valley. the little city is the trade center of large and rich agricultural section.
 Among the distinctive features of Stunton is it's municipal government It has city council which employs a general manager. That general man. ager is something like a mayor. He has
 large powers and under that municipal system, which has been in vogue some years, results are satisfactory. Another peculiar thing about Staunton is its re- lation to the liquor question. About ev. tun a1eQtiof, to To eide whether there shall be a legalized sale of liquor or prohibition. The two sides are almost evenly divided. At one election it goes dry. At the next II goes wet and generally if not always the contests are decided by majority oi less than 1O0',
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
Only a Word or Two

On this bright Monday morning while everyone is batting himself on the back for his good words and good deeds why should not The Age-Herald say a word about itself?
 The Sunday Age-Herald has printed in this month of December 2S3, ,45S lines of paid-for advertising. The in crease in it's business has been even greater than the growth of Birming- ham.
 The Age Herald is proud of It, and thanks it's patrons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
pr. Eugene A. smith Honored

pr, Eugene A. smith Honorcd
 "One of the greatest men in this state is Dr. Eugene A. Smith of the Univer- sity of Alabama and I was glad to see his ability as a geologist recognized by the Geological Society of America said an educator. At it's meeting Saturday the society elected pr. Smith president. This eminent geologist is as modest as he is distinguished in the world of science.
 "Dr. B. r. Riley had Dr. Smith for the subject of one of his sketches under the title: "Ien Who Have Made Ala bama,' published in The Age-Herald a few Sundays ago. The new president of the geological society was born in Au- tauga county in 1S41 He received the degree of bachelor of arts from the University of Alabama in 1862, the degree of doctor of philosophy from Heidelberg in 1S62 and attended one of the semes- ters in Berlin and one at Gottingen.
 "He was lieutenant of Company K, Thirty Alabama, Confederate army, in the second year of the war and was captain and instructor of tactics from 1852 to 1Sbo. lie was appolhleu plolcs9ol of geology and minerology of the Univer- sity of Alabama In 1871. He has been state geologist since 1873 He was a commissioner to the Paris exposition in 1878 ana tnas filled many positions or honor and distinction in the realm of geological science. He is the author of numerous papers and reports.
 T ,at, to q x4-ifh the upbuilding of Alabama as mining and manufacturing state. There are sew eral famous geologists in America but not one of them ranks higher than Dr. Smith,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Admiral Dewey's recent birthday re. calls the lines written by "Ironquill' that were read in all parts of the coun. try in the early days of the war witt Spain:
 Oh, dewey was the morning And dewy was the day,
 And Dewey was the admiral, Down in Manila Bay;
 And dewy were the Regents eyes, Those orbs of royal blue.
 And do we feel discouraged? l do not think we do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
NEW USE FOR CHEWING GUM

Who hasn't had difficulty in dislodging c.nder from the eye? Sometimes one can succeed with corner of a handkerchief, but frequently the cinder is too deeply imbedded to be got out in that way. It would be hard to find more sticky sub stance than chewing gun- The next time you see any one with a cinder in his eye just chew a piece of gum till 1t becomes soft and pliant, tvsst it to a fine point and you will find as soon as you touch the cinder with it, out the cinder will come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

the village. but the future President was sent to a town in Ohio not far north or Ripley, which was only a few miles from Maysville. The youth did not make much progress at the ohio school, but after few months the father heard of Rano @ Richeson's seminary, famous throughout Kentucky, and at the age of b or lb the sturdy youngster was entered at that in stitution of learning.
 MT. Rand was 8 thorough disciplina- rian. but MT. W. ". Richeson, the junior partner. was the classical scholar par ex- cellence. He was graduate of the oni- versity of Virginia and was exceptionally strong in mathematics, Greek, Latin and French. Both Rand and Richeson have been dead for many years, but their men- ory will long be kept green.
 "Professor richardson of Tuscaloosa, In all that he says of Grant as member or the student body at the seminary, cor roborates the facts that 1 often heard MT. Richeson, the teacher, relate. Grant was extremely diffident and somewhat backward in his studies. There was a Greek letter debating society in the school with which every boy was connect ed, but Grant seldom put in an appear ance when a debate was to take place. At one of the meetings, however, he an- swered when his name was called and his fellow students gave a look of surprise. | One of the boys moved that whenever a
 member was absent from debate he should | be required to pay fine of bit This
 motion, as they all understood, was di- rected at Grant, who was the only habit
 ual absentee. But the diffident youth
 had a keen sense of humor, and rising to | his feet moved. as an amendment, that
 tke fine be fixed at a fo-pence. The
 amendment carried. That was the only
 time that Grant ever participated in the
 business of the society.
 while he was considered ploddins boy at Maysvile he was able to go from
 Rand x Richeson's school to West Point and pass the exacting examination at the Military academy Both MT. Rand and MT. Richeson were men of strong charac-
 ter. and have always thought that their
 influence on Grant, the youth, had far
 reaching effect for good. Although Grant gave no promise of brilliant career or of developing into an orator he turned out
 to be, many years later. capital speaker.
 In the sos Lawrence Barrett, the great
 tragedian, who was himself an eloquent | talker on his feet, told me that he re- garded General Grant as the most felicit-
 ous after dinner speaker to whom he
 haG ever listened; and he had heard many | celebrities''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

The Rev. Dr. Alfred Garnett Mortimer, a well known preacher and bachelor of Philadelphia, has been forced out of St. Marks P. E. church and the diocese by Bishop Rhinelander after service of 21 years. He was a high churchman and ar author of wide repute. There is no heresy in the case-just a woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Clara Morris, favorite actress of 8 generation ago, lives at Yonkers, near New York. She is now totally blind. Her neighbors on Christmas Day filled her home with messages and gifts. She and her husband, Frederick c. Harriott, are greatly beloved in Yonkers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

New York has started a chain of retail grocery stores at cut prices. He is ap- plying his experience of last year. The The Interborough Suffrage club is be- hind him,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New 1Ork f'Fess. A girl idealizes a man who can love. a woman one who can make love.
 When a man smokes his throat raw, he expects hls wife to be afraid he's threatened with pneumonia.
 What makes a girl sure no man ever kissed her is for her father to brag about it to the one who did.
 Nobody on earth has ever had the genius required to run q bath at the right temperature for somebody else. Nothing makes woman so suspicious of what her husband has been doing as when he will give her money without be- ing coaxed for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Senator Johnston announces his candi- democratic platform is good enough for him. He says he has no "nostrum'' of his own. Senator Johnston is in better health, ready for the extra session and also for a senatorial canvass when the time comes to enter upon it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Governor-elect Sulzer of New York has given up his law practice in New York city, and he proposes to resign from the clubs of which he is a member. He also gives up his New York city residence. He proposes to be governor from start to finish and nothing else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Ar immigrant from Russia, Christian Schulze, produced s49.SOo in money and se- curities when asked by immigration off, ficials at Baltimore what his means were. His wife and children came with him, and they are going to a daughter in South Dakota,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

In the best cafes of Chicago spectators have put the price of seats on New Years Day up to s16 although the cafe owners get but 5 a seat. The spectators connive with the head walters, and in that way obtain control of the fashionable dining places. In the New York restau- rants seats cannot be reserved and trans ferred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
vIOLINIsTs POPULAR

From the Musical Courier.
 Ysaye is to be the solist at the Metropol- itan opera house concert Sunday even ing. This will be the great Belgian's second appearance at these concerts with in a few weeks. Verify, the musical pub lie has an unsatiated hunger for hearing vioinists this year. When Ysaye played there at the previous concert hundreds were unable to get near the box office, and it required extra police to control the crowds,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

The widow of Ole Bull, the famous Nor wegian vIolinist of 40 years ago, died about year ago. She left fortune of s400,00o, and the contest over the will has just been ended. Mrs. Bull had accepted the Hindu faith and several Hindu schemers tried to share her fortune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Peacock alley in the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, is open to all corners, and S3.- 9S7 entered the hotel on Saturday a week ago from z a. m to midnight. Few paid any fee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

A Massachusetts centenarian says that the way to live long Is to eat more Johnny cake. He hit the nail on the head that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

And just to think that Mayor Gaynor was a presidential possibility only few months ago. So runs the world away from politicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Archbishop Ireland has been 51 years a priest, and if he had kept out of politics he might long ago have been a cardinal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Some have already begun to do their Christmas shopping for next year early. They will put them in cold storage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

And now they are putting automatic stokers on locomotives and they are said to be very satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Beware of the man who has money in his pocket just after Christmas, for he is tightwad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Uncle Sam may try to speed Castro, the coming guest, but the newcomer may re- fuse to budge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

The anarchists throw bombs as inac- curately as a woman throws stones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

Obesity is not increasing in purses, all though it may be, holding it's own in the flesh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

The President-elect declined to stuff cabinet portfolios in any stockings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30
SAYS THE CYNIC

The shopgirls are taking a few days of" They are indeed rest days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-30

z k. Morgan and W. G. Wharton are the only authorized travelling represent atives of The Age-Herald in its eirsu- lation department
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-27
TEDDY AND STANDARD OIL.

'In spite of all his moral twisting and squirming, MT. Roosevelt got sl25, 1000 from the Standard Oil for political purBos- es in 1904, and was used in his election and he knew it. It was not paid back. On the contrary, more was demanded and refused. New York World, Aug. 2i.
 Now here is a chance for the Colonel to start a whirlwind libel action. He has started bluff libel suits before and dropped thcm-- Inne of them against the World. Al different times the Colonel has said that Standard Oil gave mo- thing tu his campaign fund in 190i. and that if if did he knew nothing about if. The World dis tinclly charges that his committee got the money. spent il with his knowledge, and that he demanded more. If this i~ not true the Col onel can go afIcr the World for civil and criminal libel and nal it for both.
 Why doesn't the fighting Bull Moose sail into that kind of a scrap? It. is a great chance tC make a mark of one of his most relentless foes,
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-27
Notice of Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Royal Devel- opmcnt Gold Mining Company will be held al the office of the com pany on Keystone avenue (Eli Larson's residcnce) on Monday, October fl, 1912, for the purpose 'of electing board of directors to serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting
 JOHN EKEMO, Acting Sec'y.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-27
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON PIE.
 TETON TO SELL LAND.

Il the United States Commission
 CTS Court for the Territory of
 Alaska, Valdez Prccinct.IIn
 Probate.
 In the matter of the guardian nin Of the estate of Ncls Oscar all, a mentally. incompetent per ton to sell Land.
 The United States Of America 0 Nels Oscar Sall, Charles G. Sail, lewis Sall, Albert Sall and Marie Watson, and to all persons in crested in the abovc-named cs- ate or in the sale of lands be onEinS to said estate:
 The petition of Charles C.. all, as guardian of the estate of he above-named Ncls Oscar Sall,
 mentally incompetent person, cing duly filed in this court, r,p- cscnting that it would be for the benefit Of the estate of said in- ompctcnt person and of all per ons interested therein that ccr- am lands and mining property of aid mentally incompetent person 'escribcd therein be sold, ana raying that license be granted to the said Charles G. Sall, as uardian, to sell the same;
 Now, therefore, you and each Of you are hereby cited, ordered and required to show cause, if ny you have, before this court, t. the United States Commission r's- court room in the court house n the town of Valdez, in the above named precinct in the Territory of Alaska. on the 7th day of Oc- toDer, 1912. at 2 o'clock D. m., why the prayer 6f said petition hOuld not be granted.
 Done in open court at Valdez, Alaska, this 26th day of August, 1912.
 THOMAS R. SHEPARD. Judge of the United States Com
 missioner's Court in and for the Valdez Precinct, Territory of
 Alaska.-In Probate.
 Charles Loring and E. E. Ritchie,
 Attorneys for Petitioner.
 First pub. September 2. 1912.
 Last pub. October 5, 1912.