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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Great Changes in the c. 0. P.

Close observers see in the demoral. ized republican party three large un- nistakable classes of voters this year.
 One class consists of those who frankly and openly prefer Woodrow Wilson to either Taft or Roosevelt. They do not hesitate to express their views. Behind them may come an equal or larger number who will vote silently, never once explaining their position.
 There will, too, be this year large number of stay-at-home republicans These men were utterly disgusted by the antics of Taft and Roosevelt in the convention campaign of last spring, and they will either go a fishing or else business will keep them at home on election day.
 The third class may be said to con- sist of those republicans who intend to vote but who have not decided how they will vote. Recent straw votes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Rapid Speeding in Fist Street

A negro chauffeur driving a motor car at high speed in Twenty-first street struck a we'll known citizen of Sulligent, the owner of a large farm and the father of nine children, pin ming him to telephone post, and kill ing him before an ambulance could be summoned. This victim of high speed ing, G. J. Truman, was visitor at the fair, and was about to return home. At the time of his death he was seeking a friend in this city, and he had taken but three steps from the sidewalk when he was struck down and killed.
 Chauffeurs are accustomed to drive their machines rapidly in Twenty-first street because it is a street compara- lively free of obstacles. But this dis dressing accident teaches another les son, and that lesson briefly is, that negro chauffeurs as rule should not be employed within the city's limits They are not mechanical, and they dc not, as a rule, possess the judgment and caution needed in traversine crowded city streets.
 This is matter that deserves ir this city where motor cars are freely used careful consideration. The death of MT. Turman carries most useful lesson, and the city commissioners should not let the case go by without giving it at least careful investigation Such an investigation might lead tc an ordinance forbidding the employ ment of unlicensed negro chauffeurs 1T this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
MUTUAL REVELATIONS

From Answers, London.
 The din of their wedding bells still rune in their ears. for it was only the second day of their married bliss. Supremely happy, they were we'll satisfied with one another, and no cloud had obscured the vista of their little earthly paradise. Hubby" she remarked tremulously you love me dearly, don't your" "More than life itself,'' he declared pas. sionately.
 And no personal defect in me would ever cause your love to lessen, would it, dearest?" He agreed that such was the case.
 "Oh. sweet one" she cried demurely, T have just one confession to make! IT. my teeth-my teeth are-false!" Thank goodness.' he responded fer vently. Nov I can cool my burning brow.'' And, with that remark. he doffed hts wig.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Attracting Homeseekers

''The immigration and industrial de- partment of the Louisville and Nash vile is now giving special attention to Cullman county" said a man who has done much to advertise Alabama to the outside world.
 "The city of Cullman was founded by Col. John Gottfried Cullman. In 1873 he brought four German farmers to that place and with that modest start the community has grown to be one of the most important cities in the state Colonel Cullman succeeded in bringing fully 1000 people into Ala bama The Louisville and Nashville nas recently issued well illustrated pamphlet of 64 pages. The book Is full of facts and figures of Interest to homeseekers. Among the important statements relating to Cullman are these: It does not depend upon ono crop for its money; 1t costs little tc obtain a home where land is so cheap the climate is uniform-no extremes oi heat or cold: the winter does not con- sume what the summer produces; man. ufacturing can be done owing to the cheap raw material; the summers are cooler than in the 'north--sunstrokes are unknown; 1t is only 400 miles from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Concernipg State Fairs

Ever since was youth have taken an interest fin county and state fairs and within the past five years.' said r. M. Newton of Buffalo, N. r., T have made three extensive trips through the south, but this week is the first time have had an opportunity of seeing southern fair.
 T spent the greater part of Tuesday at Birmingham's Alabama State fair and was most favorably impressed with It. It surpassed my expectations. It com pares well with the best of our New York fairs and l have seen state fairs in several of the northern states that have not been up. in point of variety and gen eraf attractiveness, to this being held here in Birmingham. The live stock exhibits are of great value and the farm products show that the state is all that has been claimed for it. I am now prepared to be- lieve that what has been said of Alabama as an exceptionally inviting field for the homeseelSer has not been in the least ex- aggerated."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

the center of population in the United States; truck farming Is a great suc- cess; from to 10 acres of good land can be purchased in Cullman for the cost of one acre in the north. For some years no special effort has been made until now to exploit Cullman county or to increase its pop ulation but 1t is safe to say that the Louisville and Nashvilles advertising work will result in much practical ben eft. The population will probably dou- ble during the present decade.
 More farmers telephones are used in Cullman county than in any other county in the south. There are some think like 1900 now in use and by the end of the year the number will exceed 15Oo.
 "The Birmingham Chamber of Com merce started a farm movement about two years ago and did some good work through the medium of illustrated lit- erature and private correspondence Many truck farmers have come to Jeff ferson county and settled here as a re- suit of the Chamber of Commerce ad- vertising and the farm movement should not be allowed to grow cold This county is just as fertile as Gull man and 1t has an advantage over any county in the state, from the truck farmers point of view. by having a great market right in sight Accord Ing to the last government census. Bir- mingham as an urban center had in round numbers o00,-nearly 4o0O more than Atlanta's urban center pop ulation. Birmingham's population in the same area may be safely set down now at 250.000 This county has about 150 truck farmers. Within the next two or three years 1t should have fully 1000 and will have if 1t is properly ex- plotted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

show that the number of these voters is very considerable.
 The party is in a demoralized con dition and no member of it considers himself bound to stand by it, except possibly the local leaders and the con firmed standpatter and the interests. There will be enough bolting from the party this year to change any states political complexion, no matter how confirmed it may have been in the past in it's political leanings. More and more observers begin to believe that William Jennings Bryan was about right when he said that Wood row Wilson will carry every state. Mir. Bryan had California in mind at the time, but he also had an opinion as to how even Vermont and Rhode Island will vote.
 Bolting in one form or another is chronic in the g. o. p. this year, and no one can say just how far it will go or what states it will change. One thing, however, is assured, namely, a sweeping democratic victory means a democratic Senate as well as demo- cratic House on the 4th of March next, and this will be glory enough for one year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
TELEPHONES Hell (private exchange connecting all departme nts). No. 4ec0.
From Peaches to Cotton

n A great peach crop in Georgia led to waste and small profits, and it IS stated that one great orchard at Americus, Ga., is to be cut down and its immense acreage devoted hereafter to the growing of cotton.
 The shipment and marketing of a perishable fruit is doubtful and trou- blesome, whereas if farmer has a bale of cotton he has something that is not perishable and that commands at any time market value. Cotton is probably the best cash crop year in and year out that this country grows on large scale. The peach orchard now and then yields large profits but the cotton patch is a surer resource in the long run.
 It is regrettable, however, if the Georgia peach trees are to be cut down. The chances are that they may be reduced in number without getting below a minimum sufficient to supply the demands of those who think no peach is equal to an Elberta. The Georgia peach trees are wanted as a means of diversification, not as a
 
 complete substitute for the south s great staple which the commercial world demands and probably always will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
THE OLD BOYS AT THE CIRCUS.

THE OLD BOYS AT THE CIRCUS.
 I. Our jolly day is done" they say. And life has little in it. Save just to watch it slip away And count each dying minute; But when the circus is in town, With long parading. up and down. Our eyes are following the clown We're young uns at the circusl
 II. We're boys once more, and once again Quaff cups Of old-time pleasure: A corner turn in Memory's lane With Joy, too great to measure. It's Give us room therel Clear the way l And make the steam pianner playi" We give the old-time, glad hooray- Old young 'uns'' at the circus For joy lives long when Lifes brave song
 We're not too old for hearing; We want to live where roses throng And shine the lights endearing. And till the lights burn dim and blue Please God, we'll see the last act through The old boys at the circus. Frank l.. Stanton, in the Atlanta Con- stitution.
 OF COURSE HE'S ONE
 An optimist?
 He says, "All gammonr'
 When we connect
 T. R. and Mammon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
For Calculating Coming of Frost

An old citizen gives the following formula for calculating the coming of the first frost:
 "On the 27th day of July. 1912. heard the locust singing for the first time dur ing the summer and at once counted 90 days ahead. i. e. to October 25 as the date of the first frost in this vicinity. In my young days l was thrown with several gentlemen who had lived for year with Creek and Cherokee Indians in the east tern part of Alabama and the northwest ern part of Georgia. Those gentlemen told me the Indian. sign for frost and for over 40 years I have tested it. Here is the sign:
 When you hear the first locust-not katydid-the locust with its long drawn out. grating song. count 90 days-'three moons-ahead and that will give you very accurately the date of the first frost of the season. You may not hear the very first locust, but you will hear one among the first and you can rely on its pre- diction to within two or three days. In my experience with the sign have never miscalculated the coming of the first frost moro than two days. Very often it has come on time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
The Presidential Campaign

'"The presidential contest has not been as lively as thought 1t would be-" said Henry F. whorton of Chicago. There has been nothing like the excitement which we had In 1896. when Bryan ran for the first time. One reason why there has been comparatively little interest is the fact that Wilson's election has been practically conceded from the start
 T have usually voted the republican ticket and will probably do so again in November, but there is no possible chance for republican victory. The only question that seems to interest the pub lie now is whether Taft or Roosevelt will be second in the race. would be willing to bet that Mir. Taft will have more electoral votes than Roosevelt. al- though I have many friends who think the other way. If Roosevelt had not al- lowed his ambition to overlap Itself, but had remained in the republican party. he would have got the nomination fin 1916 and, as the republican nominee. his chances would have been good'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
HINTS FOR HoUsEKEEPERs

From the Chicago Tribune.
 The imported butler looks the part bet ter than the domestic product, but he usually costs more.
 Frequently grease spot on the parlor rug may be removed by the simple appli- cation of soap, water, and labor.
 It is a few weeks too early yet for little Tony's mother to sew him up in his un- dergarments for the winter.
 Every dwelling house should have a commodious attic. It helps to sell the building when the owner wants to move to some other neighborhood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Powers of the State Tax Commission


 Bailey & Howard, trustees, have by rule 2isi granted by Judge Crow of the circuit court of Jefferson county blocked the attempt of the state tax commission to brush aside the decis- ions of the board of revenue in tax cases. The latter had valued the property in question at $9400, and the state tax commission raised the valua- ton to $15,625.
 The issue is to be heard by Judge Crow on October 19, and the case will presumably be carried to the supreme court, in which final decision cover ing the assumed right of the state tax commissioners to disregard tax decisr ions by a board of revenue or county commissioners will no doubt be sought.
 This is the only way the subject can be fully and finally decided and all concerned should sit steady in the boat until the Bailey & Howard case is heard and decided in the supreme court. The rule nisi granted by Judge Crow should operate to stay all efforts on the part of the state tax commits sion to set aside the decisions of the board of revenue in this county until a final decision is rendered, for any thing short of a supreme court decis- ion will not determine the point that has been raised concerning the power of the state tax commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Commissioner of Agriculture I<olb puts the states loss on account of hog cholera at s1,o0o,oQ0. That vast sum could have been saved to the state if the last lesis- lature had voted an appropriation of s5ooO to eradicate the disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
More Than Pleased With BirmInshar

Although I have been with the South ern Railway good many years. my busi- ness has brought me to Birmingham only occasionally. but, of course, I had heard much about this booming city and its great future" said James Freeman. re- gently appointed assistant general pas senger agent with headquarters in this city.
 T have been here since October l, and every day the magnitude of Birmingham is impressed upon me. This is great city, indeed. No wonder everybody here is a booster of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Ships may dodge hurricanes of which sas they have to take tornadoes as they come unless the cyclone cellar is close af hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Chairman Hilles must be ill, for he hasn't claimed anything in behalf of MT. Taft in nearly week. and his opportuni- ty is slipping away rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

A zoo is needed by the boys and not few adults in this city, and it is hoped the city commission will see way to es- tablish one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Let us all rejoice that the Belgian blocks In the business section of this city are to be called in and wooden blocks put in their place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

One case of yellow fever from Brazil has been landed at the mouth of the Mis- sissippi. There is no better place to land cases of that nature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A woman can make her hair curl even when she hasn't any.
 The only thing that can travel faster than open news is close secret
 If a man cant get rid of his money any other way he can marry.
 When woman's husband loses his job she knows it's because the head of the firm was jealous of his great business ability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
ANOTHER MATTER.

ANUIEER NATTER.
 According to a social worker in Cleve- land. any man who says "Soda?" is 8 f1irt. Still we have known frowzy grocer clerks to say "Soda?" In such a way thai they could never be accused of a desire to flirt. They were talking about cook. Ing soda, however. and not the festive fluid that sweet young things affecu
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

The voice of the people in past cam paigns was drowned in inundations oi slush money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

It is free use of language when cam- word Is convenient, but not a snug fit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

The attempt of Rusisa to bulldoze China into an acceptance of new loan shoudl be resisted by every decent na- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
GREAT HELP T0 HIM.

Tight trousers are decreed by fashion. Just suits the tightwad who will have an excuse for not thrusting his hand into his pocket quick enough to get car fare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

The way wealth from the trusts was thrust on Roosevelt in 1904 reads like tale from Captain Kidd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

New York and Boston are still heavily taxed by our national game Those who bet are the chief victims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

James Whitcomb Riley is at any rate one poet who does not have to die in or der to win honors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Boosters and their early morning call have been barred out fin Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

The way prices are going the oil trust must begin to wish that it could be dis solved again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

MT. Bryan's prediction that Wilson will carr yevery state fills young MT. Hilles full of passion and envy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
ANY MAN

Auspicious day when he was born, If this can be his epitaph: "Ee never played upon a horn
 And never-owned phonograph."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Between the pauses in the Balkan crisis Mona Lisa now and then reappears
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
A COINCIDENCE MAYBE.

What do you think of sulzer's chances?"
 They seem to be very good.''
 Why so?"
 Well, Sulzer has cowlick, and I've noticed that men with cowlicks seem to get what they want"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth has nevel explained just where she does stand po- litically.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

When Joe Wood pitches and the Red sox have the better luck, they are in. vincible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
FEW OF HIS SORT

FEW OF HIS SORT. The man who does not want to swear
 When yapid fools disturb his rest, Must own a disposition fair
 That could withstand most any test
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
A MERE SURPRISE.

'I see where the stork recently paid a visit to a sleeping porch"
 Well! we'll I guess rich folk will now have their sleeping porches more thickly screened than eyer''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Only the very wealthy are investigated nowadays by congressional committees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Abdul Hamid and Porfirio Diaz are as happy in their retirement as two clans at high tide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

VILLAIN NO MORE PURSUES HER.
 Good old-fashioned meodrama is about played out"
 Yes, that's so. The heart-throb' drama seemed to lose its punch about the time the paper snow storm was supplant- ca py one made with a moving picture machine"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

The women cashiers on Philadephias s pay-as-you-enter cars do not prove to he handy when the trolley slips off the wire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
GLAD HE'S GONE

GLAD HE'S GONE. The little fly who used to buzz And light upon my ear, No longer troubles me, becuz The autumn time is here
 EASY. A lucky man Is William winn. To be dissolved From any sin He chucks his wife Beneath the chin.
 NEXT IN ORDER. Our hearts at peace, And this Is why; We soon will cease To swat the fly.
 Birmingham Age Herald. The thought Is prime, But well we know Twill soon be time To shovel snow.
 Youngstown Telegram. Our heart-oh, pshaw! Its peace is gone; We'll have to draw The hannels on.
 Nashville Banner No fly nor cold Our bosom frets, We're still a-pickin' Violets.
 Houston Post. NEXT MONTH "Job Hedges has a sense of humor." Hell probably need it soon.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Comparing Conditions

"A very interesting note is struck in the Atlanta Journal of last Saturday in an article which occupied a prominent position on the front page" said local
 philanthropist "It would seem that the
 tuberculosis sanatorium erected by the city of Atlanta has created a good deal
 of friction in its practical management. It was alleged that the patients were not kindly treated by the officials; that no attempt was made to keep out flies; that the superintendent is in the habit of drift ing around en deshabille and that he would infrequently come two hours late to the city hall to examine applicants who were in the meantime standing
 around. splitting on the floor. It was fur ther stated by the Atlanta Anti-Tuber- culosis association that the sanatorium
 was not being conducted in any kind of sympathy with the association.
 An investigation of conditions was ordered by the city council, whose prop erty the sanatorium is. It has been un- der the control of the hospitals and chari-
 ties committee of the council, along with the city chemist and bacteriologist. It
 was opened about IS months ago with Q capacity of 60 beds. Since that time it has grown to a capacity of 160 Evi-
 dently the trouble springs from dual in- terests-a kind of political interest in the
 actual management and a phianthropic interest desiring ideal conditions. The be-
 setting danger of all such enterprises, which are dominated by political infiu-
 ence. is that petty tyranny, petty graft
 and negligence will ensue upon appoint
 ments based upon political favoritism, or | friendship, or indebtedness. Birmingham
 may we'll learn its lesson from Atlanta present experience. It may be fairly claimed that the splendid series of ele- | emosynary institutions in this city de- | rive their success from the fact that they are administered by enthusiasts without pay. and clear outside the influence of | political preferment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

The little fly who used to buzz And light upon my ear, No longer troubles me. becuz
 The autumn time is here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

"Job Hedges has a sense of humor. " He'll probably need it soon."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
Success and White House.

president Thomas of Middlebury col
lege SAYS: The chance that he may
some day be president must be held out
to every Yankee boy until his last day
in the public school, Very good, but
the average Yankee boy is shrewd
enough to discover long before he gets
his diploma that his chance in this diree-
tion is mighty slim. '-Brattleboro Re
former.
The Yankee boy should have held out
to him the IDEA that there are open to
him a great many avenues TO success
that do not lead to the White House
There are thousands of splendid men
and women filling useful posts in the
worlds economy every day whose ca
reers are Just as successful as that OF
the president of the United States.
There is a division of labor in this
world of ours, each part as essential tn
the great scheme of civilization as the
other. Il is not the ultimate of human
ambition to be present. But it is worth
while TO be just as useful somewhere
else.-St Adams Messenger.