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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
In the Balkans

Both sides are resting at or near the Tchatalja line, about 25 miles from Constantinople. The town of Tchorlu seems to be the central point of this last line of defense. An armistice practically obtains in both armies on the Thracian plains, owing to the need of each side for rest and reorganization and the bringing up of supplies, and the care of the wounded. Then no doubt will come final strug- gle close to Constantinople, which will decide the war.
 Practically speaking no resource seems to be left to the Turk in Europe after stay of 600 years but inter- vention. Austria Hungary is ready to intervene, for she wants to get to either the Adriatic in Albania or else to Salonica on the Aegean. Germany and Italy are the other members of the
 
 triple alliance, but it is by no means settled that. either will back up Aus tria Hungary beyond diplomatic words. Russia and France and Eng land certainly will not.
 If the powers would keep out of this war it would be settled right, and nothing is ever settled until it is set tied right. The Turk would be driver out of Europe, and the Emperor Francis Joseph and the country he represents is really all there is that stands in the way of this great con summation. The powers may delay this result. They cannot, however prevent recurrence of the inevitable conflict between Turk and Christian between modern civilization and tn, cult that sprang from Mecca deel down in Asia, far beyond Palestine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
OLD AGE AT 40

From the Chicago Tribune. i The span of life of the average Ameri- can has been shortened according to fig
 ures made public recently by the Equita-
 ble Life Assurance society. In England, in Germany. and in many other countries
 men still live to a good old age" In
 tho United States the chances of early death after passing the age of 40 arc in- creasing.
 The important organs of the body are wearing out too soon, it is asserted. And
 the diseases of old age are continually
 reaching down into the younger age periods.
 | In commenting on these figures the con- servation commissioner of the Equitable
 Life advises temperate life and more wig orous fighting. by the community of such diseases as apoplexy. Brights disease, ar
 teriosclerosis, and heart disease, which are the diseases to which men past 10
 most often succumb. The remedy sug- gested hits at the branches, but does not
 touch the root of the evil. More men in the United States die after they bass the age of 40 and long before they have reached a normal old age be- cause more men are today oh at 40. For this industry is responsible. Industrial pressure in this country is hastening old age.
 But even more than industrial pressure it is industrial accidents that are need lessly cutting numerous lives short in the United States. At the International Con gress on Hygiene in Washington recently it Was shown that there were hardly any
 workers in brass foundries above the age
 of 40. They 6ied before that time Dis
 ease has killed them. Lead poisoning,
 another disease which carries off thou sands of workers in the prime of life, is of II times greater frequency in this coun- try than in Great Britain. Other eccupa-
 tional diseases are of equally greater fre- quency in this country than in Europe. l It is these industrial diseases that must
 be eradicated, or at least reduced to the lowest figures. if the age of 40 is not to
 be made the age of death in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
Roo.crelt,s strength.

q have been voter since 1880 and have always been a republican. but I was wavering this time between Roosevelt and Taft" said S T Sampson of Philadelphia, q had about made up my mind to vote for Taft because he was the regular nominee, but being away from home failed to vote.
 ''The result of Tuesdays election shows plainly, I think, that if the republicans had done what I hoped they would do nominate Roosevelt, we would have had a republican instead of democratic vic tory. A casual glance at the popular vote will show that if the party had re inained united the nominee, whoever bs might have been, would have had a ma jority in the electoral college.
 Roosevelt is not an old man and 'ht will stand good show of being elected | in 1916 either as the standard bearer O the national progressives or what would be better, the candidate of reunited re publican factions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
 HAVE YOU READ MACAULAYf

From the London Chronice
 MT. Roosevelt waking at 4 o'clock the
 second morning after he was shot is re-
 ported to have called for ''Macaulay's
 Essays" and read them for two hours before breakfast. This should give fillip to the sale of writer whom it has be-
 come the fashion to decry, although one
 him on pinnacle. In one of his letters to Mrs Drew, Lord Acton writes: Let
 me remind you of Macaulay. He re-
 nadns to me one of the greatest of all Writers and masters, although I think him utterly base, contemptible and odious for certain reasons, which you know. ls Read him to find out how the most unsympathetic critics can think him very nearly the greatest of English writ ars ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
BLIND IN SPAIN


 William Dean Howells, in the November
 number of the North American Re-
 view.
 In a strange country all the details of life are interesting, and we noticed with peculiar interest that. Spain was a coun- try where the prescriptions were written in their vulgar tongue instead of the lit tie Latin in which prescriptions are ad- dressed to the apothecaries of other lands. We were disposed to praise the faculty if not the art for this, but our doctor for bade. He said it was because the Spanish apothecaries were so unlearned that they could not read even so little Latin as the shortest prescription contained. Still, could not think the custom bad one, though founded on ignorance, and I d rot see why 1t should not have made for the greatest safety of tho5e who took the medicine if those who put 1t up followed formula in their native tongue. I know that, at any rate, we found the Spanish medicines beneficial and were presently suffered to go out of ooors. bat with those severe injunctions against goins out after nightfall or opening our lips when we went out by day. It was rather a bother. but it was fine to feel oneself in the classic Madrid tradition of danger from pneumonia, and to be of the digni- fled company of Spanish gentlemen whom we met withSthe border of their cloaks over their mouths. like characters in a capa espada drama.
 There was almost as little acted as spoken drama in the streets. I have given my impression of the songlessness of Spain in Madrid as elsewhere. but if there was no street singing there was often street playing by pathetic bands of blind minstrels with guitars and man. dolins. The blind abound everywhere in Spain in that profession of street beg gary which I always encouraged, be- lieving, as I do, that comfort in this unbalanced world cannot be too constantly reminded of misery. As the hunchbacks are in Italy, or the wooden peg legged in England. so the blind are in Spain, for numbar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
CHARM OF LITTLE WOMEN.

From Golfers Weekly
 Distant blue of the New England hills, sparkling white of the New England fields, and. within, flowers and much read books, work done with laughter. love with sincerity, and hymns sung by f1relight- that Is Little women." Many have been the eulogies and monuments to those sturdy old New England opponents of high thinking; this simple book Is an eter- nal tribute to the charm of it's plain living From Ohio to California and in the cities Nof the east live children of the Puritans, and in every home there is some common touch transplanted from the common source. Sometimes it is a bust of Plato and a tradition that learning is more to be desired than riches. Sometimes 1t is a lullaby and chintz covered chair by the fire. sometimes only trick of speech or a simple family custom, but always it is the one thing that most surely touches the chord of remembrance and gives to the wanderer the thought of home.
 That is why Little Women makes grown people smile and men cry as they see it acted out upon the stage. That is why the play is a source of real joy, even as the book has been so many years. To move great men to great deeds, to give knowledge to the wise, to give spiritual exaltation to the< saint, are good and beautiful things, but to bring happiness to the hearts of uncounted numbers of eager little children is not to be despised. How many rolliclSing families have acted Little Women?p How many lone | ly little girls have there discovered play mates? How many aspiring and dream l ing young souls have found in Laurie their first lover and in Jo their first friend? It will be long before this book dies out of the national life, long before that touch of the New England home fails to strike a deep responsive chord, long before the succeeding generations of awakening gIrlhood cease to rise up and call it blessed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
Seeking Economy.

ITO effect economy in the maintenance of track during the winter months and further to insure promptness and regulari- ty of train movement the Pennsylvania railroad will, on November 24. discontinue the operation of it's IS hour train between New York and Chicago" said a railroad nan 'On the same date a 20 hour service between the two cities named will be in augurated, the new train to be called the Broadway Limited
 For more than two years the Penn sylvania management has been consider ing the advisability of lengthenng the running time of some of its trains dur ing the winter months, as this season in- poses many obstructions to operation which do not obtain in the sumner.
 There will be no change in the sched- ule of the Twenty-four hour St. Louis and the, Twenty-four hour New Yorker the fastest trains operated between New York and St. Louis. The Manhattan Limited the Chicago Limited and the 'Peipsylvania Limited will, under the new fall schedule. have the same run ming time as at present. s-- >
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
God amend us, God amend! we ar much out O the way.
 -Love's Labor Lost.
Means Much for Birmingham

As we'll off as the Birmingham dls- trict was known to be in raw material when geological surveys were made years ago and as late as 1910, when data was collected for the census ou- reau, the iron ore reserve IS no" found to be considerably more exten- siye than previous records showed. AS The Age-Herald pointed out when a diamond drill hole was completed on the ore lands near Oxmoor the result was like a new discovery. Biologists, of course, knew that great deal Of ore was in that tract, but 1t was not until the core was taken out and the ore analysed that it was found to be exceptionally rich by comparison with the ore mined by various companies in Alabama. That ore proved to be not only high in metallic iron but very low in silica.
 On another page of today's Age Herald will be found valuable artl- cle from the Baltimore Manufacturers Record of this week. It was prepared by David Hancock, one of Birming- hams best known and most authori- tative mining engineers and chemists. It has been some time since such a carefully prepared report on this dis trict's iron ore reserve as this by MT. Hancock has been published. While it is technical, it is so free from yer blaze and is written in such plain English that the general reader can readily understand it and appreciate Its value.
 There is another Birmingham arti- cle in this weeks Manufacturers Rec ord. It is by Y. A. Dyer and 1t stresses the enormous possibilities that will follow this demonstration of the enlarged supply of iron ore available" in the Birmingham dis trict.
 Another tract in Shades valley has recently been examined and it is un- derstood that the core analyses most saisfactorily-high in metallic iron and low in silica. All this recenr prov ing of Shades valley ore will mean more capital invested here; more large development and many more blast furnaces and finished product mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
IN THE CAFES OF PARIS

themselves and clamored for their chief to give the order. The latter, wiping his bearded brow, too on an important air and proceeded to make his demand, designating with his finger the persons for whom each drink was intended.
 "One Madeira for grandmother. know father will have 6 Pernot, two grenadines for the twins, three Quin- quinas for the boys, and glass of milk for nurse. Mother will take an Amer Picon and I want an absinthe with Havana cigar. George wants the time
 table, Henri the Rire, and you might bring me the Journal Officiel"
 I looked at the waiter in amazement, but he seemed unperturbed. He even stopped on his way into the cafe to take a fresh order, and in less time than it takes to wire it tray was slipped upon the table, and my as- tonishment was turned into admira-, ton for one whose memory permitted him to take. an order with such a dis tracted air and return with it so promptly and so complete.
 i, Strange creatures these "garcons de cafe" their legs encircled by q long white apron which somewhat resembles la petticoat, topped by the traditional short alpaca jacket, low-cut vest, and starched shirt front. Hurried and red faced they dash about among the ta- bles. They have every appearance of juggling with cups and decanters, seem fairly to cut capers with their large tin trays, and they certainly have the blandest way imaginable of ignoring does not possess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
-ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
HORRORS OF JOURNALISM.

If you think yourself so smar1,fs said Rivers. glaring at him, perhaps you can tell me the difference between getting a football past the goal posts and ="
 And Amsterdam?e interrupted Brooks eontemptuously; "one's a touchdown and the others a Dutch town. Why is a nut meg grater-"
 Because a clove is smaller. What s the difference between"
 Hold on! That isn't the right ans Why is a nutmeg grater-''
 Like a bad penny? Because it's n Gee, that's easyl Whats the differe between getting football past the posts ssH
 NO difference; it's only distincti for the chap that gets it there. Wh nutmeg grater-"
 Tt isn't; you only think 1t is. Sials you give the other one up, whats the aa- ference between a dog
 And another dog? Usually it's bcas Why is a well1n-"
 Ring off! What's the difference
 "one's a better half and the others g snide quarter. Why is-
 Like a gang of loafers in front of s score board? Rubber band. Wha the"
 "One's limburger and the other is debi But here Regstaff and Percollum thres ened to call the police, and the distui ance ended.-Chicago Tribune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
As To Extra session of Congress.

T am opposed to an extra session oi Congress and I think 1t will be found that business men throughout the coun- try will take the same view that I do, '' said H. L. Radham, vice president of the American Trust and Savings bank.
 Now that the democrats have won the party will be very much strengthened by conservative action on the part of the administration and party leaders. We are having great prosperity throughout the land and If 1t can be understood that Woodrow Wilson will not call an extra session next spring but will devote his time to the study of complex questions that will later on come before him, the better it will be for everybody. think business men want rest from politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
Southern Prosperity.

Baltimore, known as a solid, conserva- tive city, has recently been making great strides" said Ed Hurst, who represents one of the largest clothing house in the Monumental City. Tt is a great business center, but it has not been known for it's modern tendencies like some of the other big cities Today, however, it is pushing ahead in every way. Baltimore has an enormous southern trade, as everyone knows, and this trade will be constantly increasing.
 "The whole south is prosperous Every southern city is growing, but Birmingham is far in the lad According to my way of thinking. this is the greatest city in the south. I come here frequently and every time I see Birmingham I observe marked improvement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
- SUMMERS ENDING

By Andrew Lang. The flags below the shadowy fern Shine like spears between sun and sea, The tide and the summer begin to turn, And ah. for hearts. for hearts that yearn, For fires of autumn that catch and burn, For love gone out between thee and me. The wind is up, and the weather broken, Blue seas. blue eyes, are grieved and gray.
 Listen, the word that the wind has spoken, Listen the Sound of the sea-a token That summers over. and troths ars broken
 That loves depart as the hours decay. A love has passed to the loves passed over,
 A month has fled to the months gone byj And none may follow, and none recover July and June, and never lover May stav the v-~~ If the loves thai AS 1ee as tho gh in sunset sky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
Train Robbery Near BoyIes

Two masked bandits >entered the mail car of south bound fast Louis vile and Nashville train at about 4:15 o'clock yesterday morning. They did not have the courage to molest the messengers or trainmen, confining their depredations to the mail car after they had tied with ropes the two mail clerks in it.
 The registered mail sack going to New Orleans was rifled and so was some other mail matter, but it is not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
The Iron Market.

'As usual, the election made hole in | the week." says Matthew, Addy & Co. of Cincinnati Tt took the thought of men away from the market and decidedly in- terrupted new business. But no one not even the most bitter partisans-antici- pates that the election will really have any injurious erect on tine market
 ''The situation is so strong that the mere fear of adverse tariff Legislation is not at this time liable to do permanent harm. The country for five years has been using less iron than it's normal requirements. l. has not been using the iron demanded ,by the extension of trade. The railroads in rartieu'ar have been limiting them selves to the barest necessities and they have come to the time when this pinch ing and pairing policy is no longer possi- ble. Witness the tremendous orders for new cars and new rails-they must re- place worn out and obsolete equipment or suffer heavy losses. Look at the machine shops-full of new orders. The good crops furnish the real basis for substantial business and It's continuance.
 shipments continue heavy. There is constant demand for faster deliveries and consumption is visibly growing greater Furnace order books are in fine shape and no producer would suffer if not another ton of iron were sold for the next three or four months"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
nErLECTIoNs OF BACHELOR

From the New York Press. Nothing tastes so sweet to a man as a girls blush. The baby has got to look like any rich relative the family has. mother of large family has so much patience withrft because the father hash { any.
 A woman is very clever to be able to
 learn from man what she knows so much better than he does.
 Where woman can sometimes make morey is by her husband never spending any of his own on himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
Estimates of the Popular Vote

The returns of the vote ip AS states are incomplete, and it is impossible to compare the vote in any respect with that of 1908, or of any other year. The vote of 1908 stood as follows:
 William H. Vaft, Rep. 7e1S,s0s William j. Bryan, Dem. 6,40s,104 Eugene " Debs, Soc. ........ 49o,793 Eugene w. Chain, Pro-. 2bS,s4o
 Until the returns from all the states are tabulated it will not be possible to say what the popular verdict of the country was last Tuesday. At present crude estimates are used to show that the combined vote of Taft and Roose- welt exceeded that cast for Wilson by fully million. A suspension of judgment is needed in this matter un- til the whole truth has been accurate ly ascertained in detail. When this has been done statement can then be made of the changes in public sen timent. This is not possible at pres. ent. It will soon, however, be possible to ascertain where changes have ac- tually taken place.
 The electoral vote seats a Presi- dent, but it is scarcely probable that both branches of Congress have be- come democratic without some great changes in the popular vote. Let us be content in this hour of victory tC await the final figures. Let us see how MT. Wilson's vote compares witl MT. Bryan's in 1908, 1900 and 1896 and with Judge Parker's in 1904.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09

Congressman Burnett bids fair to be- come chairman on the next Congress of the public buildings committee, and he will no doubt help MT. Underwood to get a goodly sum for Blrminghams new post offIee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09

The Tennessee depocrats should get to- sether long enough to elect democratic senator who will support President-elcct Wilson's policies. Wilson's plurality in Tennessee was about 10000 and he should have the support of a. democratic senator from that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
USED AGAIN

She sent back his letters. filled full of
 sweet names They'd quarreled twas no time for
 laughter: And did he consign all those notes to the
 f1ames2 He did-to the flames" that came after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09

President Taft might have issued his Thanksgiving proclamation in fractions, as he did his last annual message. but he did not He fired it off at once and he really grows eloquent ;n 1t over the good things in this country that we should be thankful for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
PERHAPS

His neighbors say he will never get to heaven"
 Maybe that's an indication that he stands very good chance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09

The Bulgarian commander ignored Adrianople after leaving a force to watch it and he went on as if it did not have a place on the map. He is some general, is this man Savoff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09

The boil weevil has been in our midst 20 years, and 1t has damaged us as 2 na- tion to the extent of s125.OOo,ooo and it shows no signs of quitting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
A SIRE SIGN.

T guess old winters on the way" That's a reasonable supposition What reminded you?'
 The household departments are pub fishing minee pie recipes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09

Lauderdale, Talladega, Henry and Dale counties voted to levy a special supple mentary tax of one mill for the benefit of their public schools. This movement promises to become statewId
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09

A recent decision relieves a soldier of the United states army from the payment of alimony and some anticipate a large increase in enlistments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Brother Marshall our next vice presi- aent-the nations soft pedal iob-prob- ably means we'll but that congratulatory message he sent to Woodrow Wilson when the result of the election was known, sounded to us just a trifle sophomoric.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09

It turns out that the people took the steam roller from the junk pile on cleo tiop day and used it on the bosses to their hearts content.