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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
THE POETS INSPIRATION

 Were in such place l sure should
 pray That naught less sweet might call my
 thoughts away, Than the soft rustic O. maiden's gown Tanning away the dandelion's down; Or by the moon lifting her silver rim Above cloud and with gradual swim Coming into the blue with all her light Oh, Maker f sweet poets, dear delight Of this fair world and all it's gentle flyers; Spangier of clouds, halo of crystal rivers, Mingler with leaves, and dew and tum-
 bling streams, Closer of lovely eyes to lovely dreams, Lover of loneliness and wandering, Of upcast eye and tender pondering, Three must I praise above all other
 glories
 That smile us on to tell delightful stories. For what has made the sage or poet write But the fair Paradise of Natures light? In the calm grandeur of sober line We see the waving of the mountain pine: And when a tale is beautifully staid. We feel the safety Of a hawthorn glade: When it is moving on luxurious wings. The soul Is lost in pleasant smotherings Fair dewy roses brush against our faces, And Towering laurels spring from dia-
 mond vases;
 oerhead we see the jasmine and sweet
 briar
 And bloomy grapes laughing from green attire;
 While at our feet, the voice of crystal bubbles Charm us at once away from all our troubles;
 So that we feel uplifted from the world. Walking upon the white clouds wreathed and curied.
 So felt he, who first told how Psyche went
 On the smooth wind to realms of wonder ment:
 What Psyche felt, and Love, when their First touched' what amorous and fond- They gave each others cheeks; with all their sghs.
 And how they kist each others tremulous
 eyes: The silver lamp--the ravishment-the won. der The darkness-loneliness- fearful thunder; 1 uptown.
 To bow for gratitude before Jove's throne, So did he feel. who pull'd the boughs
 aside. That we might look into forest wide. To catch glimpse of Fauns. and Dryades Coming with softest rustic through the trees
 And garlands woven of flowers wild and sweet. \ Upheld on ivory wrists, and sporting feet Telling .,,s how fair trembling Syrinx fled Arcadian Pan. with such fearful dread. Poor Nymnh--poor Pan-how did he ween to find
 Nought but lovely signing of the wind Along the reedy stream, half hearted strain.
 Full of sweet desolation- ,balmy pain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Era of Large Ideas

An era of extraordinary prosperity is we'll started. In every part of this country business is active, and all signs point to new high records in the industrial world. The Birmingham district is buster now than ever be- fore, and it will be still buster few months hence.
 It is easy to recall the years 1898-99. The Tennessee company had branched out into the steel making business, and when the announcement was made that that company would expend $1,100,000 in new development work, Birmingham took on new life and was a marvel among southern cities. Everybody was optimistic and the be- ginning of many individual fortunes dates from that time. Prosperity pre- vailed through period of eight years.
 In 1906 the Gates-Schley syndicate acquired control of the Tennessee com pany and began at once large develop ment work. It rebuilt the steel plant at Ensley, and was pushing right ahead when the panic of 1907 came. That panic caused only temporary de- pression here, however, for one of the results of the Wall street furry was the entrance into the district of the United States Steel corporation with it's vast capital and strong aggrega- tion of talent. Expansion on a scale of great magnitude was begun, and expansion work has been in evidence ever since.
 It is reasonable to suppose that with this new era of prosperity, the Ten nessee company will announce new and important improvements and ad- 'ditions to its already large plants. The fall of this year will be notable in the history of the district for new industrial undertakings Instead of few millions, many millions will be expended within the next two or three years on new construction hereabouts.
 The welfare work in many indus trial communities of the district has been making progress, and it will make larger progress in the next year or two. This is a material age, but with the worlds feverish rush for wealth there is an insistent ethical movement that now touches organized capital as it does calm and broad thinkers and sturdy upbuilders. With the new expansion in this industrial field should come larger philan- throphy. Wherever prosperity abounds there will be human greed, but this greed can be kept in check, for the spirit of the times makes for hu- manity's good rather than for the mere accumulation of dollars.
 In this autumn of prosperity all humanitarian activities should receive generous support. The Age Herald is optimistic enough to think that no worthy institution organized for hu- manity's sake will languish for lack of sympathy or substantial aid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
HER SIMPLE QUESTION

From the Boston Traveller Herald.
 young man took a young woman friend to ball game for the Efst time, and in his superior knowledge he asked her after the first inning was over if there was anything about the game she would like to have explained.
 Just one Nning,' said the sweet young thing. "I wish you would explain how that rheumatic bush league relic in the box ever gets the ball over the plate without the aid of an express wagon"
 And in the silence that folio wed all that could be heard was the faint chugging of the young mans adams apple working feyerishly up and down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
sunday and Politics

q am glad to see that Gov. Woodrow Wilson is in the habit of resting from political turmoil on sundays said a .democrat who was once active in poli- ties.
 T have never been anything of Puri- tan but believe in the Christian Sunday. It should be observed by all people pro- fessing Christianity as Lay of rest and worship Tn times of great pon,ical ex- cittment have participated in party con- ferences on Sunday, but only when We were in crisis did think Sunday pol- tics justifable.
 ''So many church members who are po- litical candidates think nothing of re- ceiving political visitors and blocking out political work on Sunday. Some of our most patriotic statesmen have failed to observe Sunday as day of rest.
 Colonel Roosevelt is a man of so much energy that 1t would be next to impos- sible for him to spend a tranquil Sun day during campaign, but Woodrow Wilson Is setting . good example that I hope will be generally followed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Theatres on Labor Day

Birmingham is expanding as the atre town, and on Monday next--Labor Day-three theatres of the larger class, in- stead of one or two as formerly, will be oren-tile -Bijou, the Orpheum and the Majestic.p said an old citizen. "The lief ferson will open later in the week.
 With this era of prosperity now com ing into full swing, we are to have new hotels and new theatres. l predict that inside of five years Birmingham will have more high class theatres than any city of approximately It's size in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
.Alabama,s Centennial Exposition

AAlabama's Centennial Exposition
 :. The one hundredth anniversary of Ate admission of Alabama to the union 3xkolId be celebrated in a large way, and steps have already been taken looking to an appropriation for that purpose in case an extra session is ualIsd. Appropriations and exposi-
 161ss go naturally together.
 ppt at least $5OO,OoO will be needed the constructioA of buildings against 19ls-what city stands ready to put up that sum? This is practi- cal Question that Mobile, Montgomery and Birmingham are asked to face. No expedition on creditable nation sldo scale can be prepared on less
 n. which one of the three cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
HOW TO LIVE LONG

From the Saturday Evening Post
 learned Russian has discovered how to stave off hardening of the arteries and thus prolong life indefinitely The dis covery appears to have no practical value, one must begin the treatment long be- foreod age sets in-and at 10 nobody is interested in living beyond 7O Every parent knows how lightly child of 10 receives the statement that bolting food and overindulgence in pastry will surely result in chronic indigestion al %. The child persists in taking pie now and let ting 20 take care of itself
 Probably the average healthy person lof 20, by consistently following a scien- tifically prescribed regimen. could req sonably hope to live to be 100, but the normal person of 20 does not care at all to live beyond 90. No doubt majority of normal persons aged 20 would say that somewhere from 70 to 45 was the most de- sirable time to die. At 50, three score ana ten seems a very adequate measure of mundane existence. One must grow bald, rheumatic and dim-eyed before he can see anything attractive in life beyond 80. The only popular discovery for prolong- Ing life will be the one sought by Ponce de Leon-whereby, after living your threescore and ten with agreeable free- dom, you can take one gulp and begin all over again.
 Any scientific secret of long life must be. inevitably, not an Aladdns lamp, but savings bank. You must start the account comparatively early and con sistently build it up. Tolerably common carelessness about tuberculosis and ty- phoid. in spite of the enormous effort of the last decade to combat conditions that propagate those diseases, indicates that the secret will be well kept-for all prac- tical purposes--for a long while to come
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
APPLICATIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Flattery wins the world.
 The everlasting problem of life is how not to have any problems.
 The way a woman knows her clothes are sensible is they make men senseless.
 A man thinks he has a natural gift for farming if he knows a .oad of hay from a ton of coal.
 What girl likes about having her older sister engaged is how she can bor- row her fancy stockings without telling her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
ANOTHER ONE.

The polecat is a funny beast, Of this doubt there's not the least: For though he makes no curious sound, You always know he's been around.
 Sweet Singer of Huntsville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
s,rm,nghsm Man Honored

James H. Finder has returned from Chl- cago, where he had been for two weeks attending the convention of the American Optical association. He was elected member of the advisory board to the pres ident, having been chosen from zoo dele gates representing the United States and Canada.
 While in Chicago Mir. Hinder attended course of lectures given by Drs. Cross and Eberhardt of Columbia university, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

If the elections fail to elect, and the House of Representatives fails to elect and the Senate fails to elect vice pres ident. then we must accept official Mour- ner and Junketer Pnilander Knox for four years as President. Heaven forbid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Governor Marshall thinks the trust lawyer should be put in cell next to that of the trust magnate, and both should be Jailed promptly and securely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

There is no chance for Pfifiander kncx to step into the White House because the Senate must select vice resident from the two having the largest number of electoral votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
AN EXCEPTIoN

Looking over the list we seem to find very few comedians who get much out of 'matrimony. Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Don't overlook Eddie Foy and the fame ous Foy flock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

The nations that did not contribute a cent toward building the Panama canal are demanding voice in it's operation. They will not get it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
PREFERENCE.

We've read of foreign brigands who A traveller will stop; We'd rather take a chance with them Than with a crooked cop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31


 CONSERVATIVE 'Tis sweet to ride, But we're not rash And don't enjoy An auto smash. Fen though We rouse Speed fiends' disgust And often have To take their dust, We'd rather poke Along, by heck, Than finish with A broken neck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Raising Land Value.

"A glance at the statistical tables shows a marked advance in farm. timber and mineral land values during the past 10 years" said a successful business man. More business like methods are pursued
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
A GOOD SHOWING

There was a man in our town,
 Whom very few considered wise, And yet he won q great renown
 Because he slew a million flies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

The letters w w." appear on the wings of locusts in various parts of the country, This settles 1t, and Governor Wilson may as well prepare to move into the White House
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

The election returns from Vermont next Wednesday morning will be interesting reading for the presidential candidates at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Noisy as this campaign is, it does not affect general business in the least. for all know Woodrow Wilson Is as good as elected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

The Ohio moose do not meet until after the constitutional election has been held. They are shrewd in the selection of the day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

No schooiboy at present likes to be asked when his school opens. He pre- fers to cross the bridge when he comes to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

There Is a shortage in the cranberry crop, but thus far no shortage in the turkey crop has been reported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
VAIN LONGING

VAIN LONGING. When I read Keats. Said Hiram Sears, He puts me in A mood for tears By picturing
 Sweet maids so fair, With starry eyes And sunlit hair, And graceful forms And loving looks, And voices like
 The silver brooks, "Till I'm convinced. In deepest woe, Their like is not On earth below!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Nearly everybody has been taxed except the man who takes more than one bath week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Don't consider summer a back number until September 21, and even then 1t sometimes comes back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
A READY RERIITTAI,

Do you realize that you live in a billion dollar conntry?"
 NO, don't. Lend ne quarter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

There is shortage of cars coming, but no shortage in the idle hopes in the bos- oms of the bull moosers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

The trust in straw hats is pretty well broken. Prices will soon touch bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
HAl THE VILLAIN EscAprs,

TIA! ifih VILLAIN ESCAPESi
 Ihe Moberly Monitor tells one of the good o. f. country constable stories. The constable in question is Constable Jake sharp Of Clark. He received a tip from kansas City to be on the lookout for a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

The trust dough of 1904 still remains an issue, but the better issue relates to that of 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

San Francisco's new civic center is to grow out of the Panama exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

The Ananias club Is so crowded that the sign IS. R. O." has been put up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Bob Tngersolls daughter is a delegate to the New York bull moose convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Beverly's season of glory is nearing an end, and 1t will not come back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

The new derby hat is fatter in the crown, but the price is not hattened a particle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
THE pRIpEGRoosrs APOLOGY rom Lippincott's Magazine.

"AlertF repeated ex-y1ce -Sesi1t
 Charles asni< veea hfipnet concerIf aa ef nis r4litieSl aprp-
 nents. tf Aes qierf as , Pfrv'- dence Ii sgypcN ne4fa of be other day. ypn &nor now arieerer fas sArt- ing of hes horeyneaat sefaet'nss. forget hraut theis bf and hGy tickes oily fps s. i5eF2 aaf is what ] apeaed 10 AZ roYidsnee 3ovnx nan. a pA1n iiiH Naa fo hlri, lwhy ses bvueh, only nna ickel' he an efs5 wlthop laonaentH htsl- tation are, xeu light dtar I'a forget e= ass ssssf sss l=s.l 7 z '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
HYGIENE

He's apt to wake With thoughts of gloom, Who slumbers in
 A stuffy room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
WE'LL INFORMED

DO you know what the important is- sues are in this eampaign?"
 T don't know anything about the inn portant issues, but know exactly what the rival candidates think of each other"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

New Yorks new. "4o" makes up the gambling list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
THE MuLTIFARIoUs PLATFORM


 From the Macon Telegraph.
 Sometimes cartoon tells a wonderful story-expresses the situation in a nut shell.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald has a car toon of Roosevelt playing the role of a hoodoo doctor. There is the big pot; on it inscribed "Third Party" The flag gots are in full blaze making the pot boil and bubble. Round about the boil ing cauldron goes the hoodoo doctor A huge urn or jar holds the ism yarbs.' These ingredients. so numerous. he con- tinuously pours into the charmed pot. making the gruel so thick and slab that the owl from the distant treetop hoots out: Have you filed your exepnse &C., count?" To which insolent inquiry the hoodoo shows his teeth of defiance, and goes ahead stirring the mixture to render it a palatable, while effective, broth When the doctor has prepared his lotion to his liking he pronounces the charm firm and good"-ready for his ''ignora- moosers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
VACATION LOVE,
CONSERVATIVE.

How long is .Always'?" Two weeks, in summer" N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
DEEPLY MOVED

When Guffer stopped speaking every body was crying
 Shedding tears?'
 No. Everybody was crying, Put him ont ' r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
AND THEY LOVED so LONG AGOl

her for being so. Today she alleges ho 'nagged her for not being affectionate and then became sarcastic when she did caress him. sl4
 There were no Egyptian cops in the Nile district, but Mrs. Ott declares only the pleading of her mother saved her hero from arrest on the night he threw the percolator.' Five thousand years ago the artist showered her with fayors. Now she claims he even took back dia- mond ring he gave her a short time ago.
 Mrs. ott seemed happy at the home of her mother, 14l6 Belt avenue. Tuesday morning. She was humming a little mel ody in the cellar as she and her mother went about the daily, work. She de- clined to discuss the suit further than to say the petition spoke for itself
 Mrs. Ott is a beautiful brunette of small stature but attractive figure. She is accomplished in many ways being a musician and singer. It was her artistic temperament that first attracted OSt.
 The couple were married Februair, 5, 1910, after an elopement, and lived fto- gether with one interruption until tsyo weeks ago. They separated in Beave., Ark They have two children, Mary Jane, months old, and Arcea Elizabeth F months old. Arcea is the euphonious representation of otts initials. .'R C."
 When Mrs Ott first was marriedf her position in life was the envy of all her girl friends. She had all the couvenences money could buy and took great pleas ure in driving the large touring car which was gift from her husband.
 In her petition Mrs Ott alleges Ott once threw a percolator at her and at another time drove her sister from their home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
HARD TO EXPLAIN.

How do you suppose Becker will ac- count for his wealth?'
 Maybe he'll say Santa Claus brought him all that money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

CAN'T EVEN GUESS. l do not know
 Please don't ask me If "Gyp the Blood Will captured be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
A COLOR SCHEME

A COLOR SCHEME. A man named Black, In this old town, Adored a girl
 Whose name was Brown. When they we're we'd lis strange, but true Both he and she Got very blue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Fillet of fanny snake
 In the cauldron boil and bake. Eve of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog. Adder's fork and blind worms sting, Lizards leg and owiets wing. For charm of powerful. trouble, i. Like hell-broth boil and bubble.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-04


should be one to 90 or 100 parts Of
water. This treatment if persisted in
should affect a cure.
HORSE WITH RINGBONE AND CALF
WITH sCOURs.
]. NJ. X. Englewood, Tenn, writes: I
have a horse with a ringbone on his
left foot just above the hoof. also
have one with swollen legs. 1 also
have a fine Jersey calf about three
months old that has had the scours
ever since it was about two weeks old.
Would like to know what to do for
these animals.
The treatment of ringbone is difficult
and often unsatisfactory. Preventive
treatment is important In young ami
mails keep them we'll nourished and
trim the hoof carefully. Proper shoe
ing, so as to prevent an abnormal
strain on the ligaments, is a very inn
portant matter. Sometimes ringbone
may be cured by ringbone directed to-
wards Strengthening the axis of the
foot If Inflammation is persistent, a
sharp blister of biniodide of mercury
imal rest for several days. If this
fails, firing in two or three lines over
the ringbone may be a help. If the
animal is a valuable one. you should
employ veterinarian. Moderate feed
ing, with plenty of exercise, given uni
formly, will probably relieve the swell
ings to which you refer.
The trouble with your calf is probas
bly, due to some indiscretion in feed
ing or to the rapid boiling Of the food
1t is important to examine into the
quality and character Of the food fed
and see that it is all hrstclass, and
also that the buckets used in feeding
are thoroughly disinfected. A good di'
gestive tonic is the following: Glaubel
salts. two pounds; common salt one
pound; baking soda, one-half pound
Give a half teaspoonful in each feed