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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Not Sweeping the Country

When ex-President Roosevelt became an avowed candidate for the republican nomination, I, like many other men, thought he would easily be winner. buk now it is pretty safe bet that President Taft will head the republican ticket" 1" said W. V. Saunderson of Chicago.
 T am not active in politics, but usually vote the republican ticket. I would like to see Justice Charles E. Hughes of the United States supreme bench, formerly governor of New York, nominated for President, because I think him an ideal republican. Roosevelt Is too egotistical and too self seeking. If he should be nominated 1 would not vote for him. But I am surprised to see a lack of enthusiasm among a certain class of citizens who had great way of saying that Roosevelt Is a man that can do things The third term makes against Roosevelt, to say nothing of other objections.
 q have a great many friends among the democrats. and I hear various candi- dates discussed, but have no idea who will be the democratic nominee. It seems to me as locker on that Underwood would be the strongest man that could be nominated"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
The Gane Warden

If cordiality demonstrated unreserved- ly is an index to ones popularity and po- litical strength, John Wallace. game and fish warden of this state, must be about as popular man as ever visited Bir- mingham," said Schuyler II. Floyd, an old schoolmate of MT Wallace, from Huntsville yesterday afternoon.
 MT. Wallace with Mrs. Wallace was in Birmingham this week. Several local sportsmen and personal friends of Mir. Wallace volunteered to spend the day showing the visitor about. The result was that a most enthusiastic reception was given Mir. Wallace by local citizens.
 "Tfe ran across several old schoo friends, many former residents of Hunts vile and others who accorded Mir. Wal lace a very unusual and warm reception
 The sportsmen of this community who are interested in the preservation of the game of this state feel that they are ,n- debted to Mir. Wallace largely at least 1 for the great good that he has done in protecting the birds. It is a fact that Alabama has been more progressive in that line than any other state in the Union, all to the end that unsportsmanlllle persons may be held in line In Bir- mingham I am told that some of the leading business men of this city who have only a passing interest and acquan- tance with MT. Wallace are lending him their influence simply because of his pio- neer work in the protection of Alabama game. He did more than any man to place our fine game laws on the books and has been unhagging in his determl- nation to enforce those laws"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Has His Hobby

T have heard of many hobbies, but Billy Van has the most peculiar and yet the most up to date," said Ernest Looney, the treasurer of the Bijou theatre. Some of the actors collect dogs. others scarf pins, others bracelets, some want canary birds and still others that I have known make collection of programmes and ad- vertising matter-in which they are men, toned of course.
 "A few people have gone in for pos tage stamps, some have collected coins and there is Morgan or a Rockefeller who pays as high as s50o,OOO for a picture some European painted centuries ago, or cheap copy of the same.
 But Billy Van goes them all one bet ter. He wants automobile horns. He col had no less than 375 different kinds of horns, and he still collects every novelty he can find. He makes a habit of picking up those horns which have been in auto wreeks, collisions, etc.
 | At his home the walls are covered. | You can get any kind of 'honk' that was ever honked, from those used i'll | Russia on the sleds to the horn that the Sultan of Turkey used on his official car | 1T know Idlly so well that I bet he will own the horn that Captain Scott carried on his ice auto boat which he used to get | oyer the ice on the trip to the antartic pole" a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Al fhe Brick Convention

John W. Sibley. who has just re-
 turned from Chicago. where he att tended the brick convention and clay
 products exposition, says he was high ,ly pleased with the generous applause that was given his remarks on MT. Underwoods candidacy at the lunch con of the Association of Commerce, given in his honor as the president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.
 "There were delegates at the con- vention from every state in the union and pinned an Underwood button on each of them," said Mir. Sibley. MT. Underwood was easily leader as sec ond choice for the nomination, after the 'favorite son was disposed of l was surprised to find many delegates from New Jersey, Ohio and Missouri that favored Underwood as first choice.
 Among the large number of re- publican delegates to the convention there was unanimous expression favor- able to MT. Underwood, many strong advocates both of Teddy and Taft saving they intended to vote for Un- derwood if their choice should not be nominated by the republicans. This Is indeed a most cogent reason why the democrats should nominate Underwood, ss he is the candidate who can pull
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
ABROAD WITH MARK TWAIN

guides cannot master the subtleties of the American joke.
 He had reserved what he considered to be his greatest wonder till the last "a royal Egyptian mummy, the best pre- served in the world, perhaps. He took some of his old enthusiasm came back to him.
 See, genteelmeni- i-mummyi mummyr'
 The eyeglass came up as calmly, as de- i liberately. as ever.
 "Ah, Ferguson-what did I understand you to say the gentleman's name was?"
 "Name?-he got no name i-mummy!- 'Gyptian mummyv
 "Ah, just so. Frenchman, l presume?"
 "No-not Frenchman, not Romanl-born | in Egypta!'
 Born in Egypta.s Never heard of Egyp- ta before. Foreign locality, likely. Num- my-mummy. How calm he is-how self ] possessed. Isis he dead?"
 "oh, sacre bleu, been dead three thous- an year." The doctor turned on him savagely: Here, now, what do you mean by such conduct as this. Playing us for a China man because we are strangers and trying to learn! Trying to impose your vile sec- ond hand carcasses on us!-thunder and lightning, I've notion to-to-if you ve got nice fresh corpse. fetch him out,- or by George we'll brain you!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
SATAN'S PUPIL.

Edward Breek, in the March Outing.
 The wildcat of the north woods, red lynx. bay lynx, bobcat, or however we may elect to call him, has been described as a bundle of live wires actuated by the spirit of Satan. Running up to over 40 pounds in weight. he is as big as his finer furred cousin, the tufted cared Canada lynx, far handsomer. and much more savage. I have seen them fight dogs desperately, and a full grown wildcat will play havoc with a flock of sheep. But no cat has ever been known to attack man except in the effort to get away when cornered Some time ago I found man in Maine willing to swear before notary that a bobcat had attacked him without provocation, but I concluded 10 abide by the advice of Manly Hardy, gone from us now, who wrote me that a man who would swear to anything of the kind was born liar anyhow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
His destiny unshunnable, like death.
 --OthellO.
Baseball As a Trust

The Columbia or outlaw league says 1t is not behind Congressman Galla- gher of Illinois who has presented a resolution calling for an investigation of "the baseball trust" The fact is, no one seems to know what or who Inspired the Gallagher raid. The reso- lution has not been adopted, and there Is no great danger that organized baseball will be broken up this season br any other season.
 As long as all baseball teams want ell players of either actual records or exceptional promise, and no effort is made by the league of baseball clubs to name the prices any player shall receive, it is difficult to see how a krust exists. There is warm compe- tition for players and the salary list bs decidedly irregular. Anybody can get into the game who can play ball better than his fellows. After one be- comes a member of team considera- ble discipline is necessary, but this hoes not constitute a trust. 1t does hot enchance prices, crush competition pr restrain trade.
 MT. Gallagher may be joker from the wild and wooly district, and his resolution may be joke disguised in official language. It is not easy tc explain it on any other basis, foi baseball is not trust It has beer charged with peonage, but it has nevel before been called commercial trust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
ARE WATERS ARMED.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. The question of whether the travelling salesman who was shot by waiter in a dairy luncheon establishment in Fourth
 avenue was on the offensive or defensive
 when the waiter fired is a matter to be
 settled in court. A question of even great CT interest to the public, and one into which the constituted authorities might
 walters to carry concealed weapons when
 in the discharge of their duties.
 Restaurants are not in need of "bounc. ers." There may occasionally arise the | duty upon the part of someone to insist
 upon the departure of customer who tarres too long. But there are always | SC, eral walters or other employees even ir small restaurants. It is rare indeed that there is occasion to insist upon the de- parture of one guest. and the probability of the employees being outnumbered bt patrons whose departure they would like | to hasten is extremely remote.
 | The fracas that occurred in Fourth ave nue was not in high priced eating place where tips are customarily given and i customarly expected. It might not be 1 unreasonable to suppose that employees oi 1 a restaurant or hotel who get their living | by requiring tips might carry pistols or | loaded clubs for use, if need be, upon
 the obstreperous guest. But why are pis. | tols needed in places where dairy prod
 ucts, sandwiches and other so-called deli cetessen' orders are served to patrons who help themselves from the counter and carry their food to tables or eat | it from the arms of chairs? The walters | in such places are chiefly employed to
 remove dishes. They rarely come in con- | tact with the customers.
 1 It is said that a large growth of clubs 1 in all American cities is due to the un- willingness sof those who dine out, or lunch
 downtown, to be held up by tip levyine
 walters. But it has not been hinted tha, ] the holdup is accomplished in the high priced restaurants by means of yelled
 threats of gun play, or that order is pre- served in the dairy luncheon restaurants
 by bouncers whose equipment includes re-
 volvers. If this is true, the hot wiener.
 wurst vendors should do an increased bus. mess. Eating in the street and under the eye of policemen of the traffic squad ! should become more popular for those | who do not eat three meals a day al home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Excellent supporting Company

Tt had been many a day since en- joyed the legitimate as I did Hamlet Monday night" said an old theatre soer who had seen Forrest, Charlotte Cushman' | Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, Fletcher, Mccullough. Salvini and Henry Irving.
 'Sothern reminded me something or Booth in his general appearance, and in whirlwind of passion he has the Booth style; but in his quiet lines his voice IS very much like Mantelrs. I had never seen any OpheIia that could be classed with Julia Marlowe. Her voice IS all music, and as an artist of womanly grace and beauty she recalled to my mind Mary Anderson, now Mrs. Nevarro.
 We often hear old men tell about the great stock companies of ante-bellum days, and it might be inferred from their reminiscent talk that everything on the stage was better when they were young than 1t is now. I began to attend the the atre 40 years ago when ramous stars had poor support. There has been wonderful improvement since then. All companies or any pretention are made up of good tal- ent.
 "Ir the middle of the seventies, when Edwin Booth was at the zenith Of ms fame, he had one good leading man and fairly good leading woman. The rest Of the company was made up of poor play CTS. The opening scene in Hamlet used to be played by sticks, but Monday night 1t was genuine pleasure to see a good Ho- ratio, Barnardo and Francisco. Taken all In all, the standard of modern acting IS far higher than 1t was when I was young"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
LITTLE FARMS OF JAPAN

aEsuce p e, in Where Half the World
 Waking Up."
 furt--sV farmers out of every 100 in IHecn aHr less than one and one-quarter aGfss Of and; 26 more out of every 100 oven less nan two and one-haf acres, and nig one nan in 100 owns as much as 25 cfas tin the matter of cultivation also 1Hl lna. 70 per cent cultivate less than n aa one-half acres, and nearly half 1fs nts.)
 fdina fly, however, these little hand ,s5lfhIe sized farms yield amazingly. It a shown by Prof. F. H. King that
 S of Japan are cultivated so in- grsiye y, fertilzed so painstakingly, and
 continuously producing some crop.
 ey feed 2217 people to the square ,S2l square miles Of cultivated in the main islands supporting a
 .tion of iS.542, S75 If the titled fields
 va, for example, supported an equal
 er of people per square mile the naH ation so supported would be over
 n.0aQ. That state alone could feed population of the entire United States a then have an excess product left for aefort to other countries! If North Caro- irs did as well with her cultivated land
 would support 3o,000,001 people, and if lssssippis 11,s75 square miles of land der cultivation supported each 221 per- ms, then 27,on.3a5 people, or 13 times the resent population of the state, could live if their produce!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
SOLITUDE

By Lord Byron. There is pleasure in the pathless woods, There is rapture on the lonely shore, There is society where none intrudes, By the deep sea. and music Tn its roar. love not man the less, but Nature more; From these our interviews, in which
 steal
 From all I may be, or have been before, To mingle with the universe, and feel What I can ne'er express, yet cannot all
 conceal.
 Roll on. thou deep and dark blue ocean
 roll, Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in
 vain: Man marks the earth with ruin-his com
 trol 4s 6aHt t Stops with the shore; upon the watery
 plain
 The wrecks are all thy deed. nor doth re- A shadow of mans ravage, save his own, When, for moment, like drop of rair. He sinks into thy depths with bubbing
 fgroan.
 without grave. unknelid. uncoffin'd q
 and unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Educational Conference

The fifteenth conference for educa- 4;on in the south, which meets in Nashville April 3, 4 and 3, will be largely attended. Nashville is not only one of the most beautiful and hospitable cities in the country, but it is distinctly an educational center, and educators and students will natur- ally look forward with great interest to this years conference. Every meeting held in the interest of educa- 4;on no matter how small, does some- thing to promote culture, and every large conference has a far reaching effect in stimulating educational prog fess.
 J Dr. P. P. Claxton, United States commissioner of education, IS the sec retary of the conference which meets sn Nashville, and he has sent letters tc schools of all classes urging the at tendance of pupils and teachers Railroads are making special conces s;ons to educators and students wh' desire to attend the conference II Nashville.
 Southern colleges have prosper
 YA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
DREAMS AND THEIR MEANING

Joseph Jastrow in March Hampton Mag
 azine.
 How do you account for dreams?" is common question of uncertain mean ing. GE
 The question properly should mean What goes on in your mind when you dream?" The answer depends upon what goes on in your mind at other times. Thinking is the usual answer to the question, What goes on In your mind when you are not dreaming?" The differ ence between thinking and dreaming Is much more than that the one goes on while the eyes are open, and the other while the eyes are shut. Thinking is like running errands; dreaming more like talk ing a stroll.
 The mind when awake enjoys oppor- tunities and exercises privileges which 1t loses when asleep. As you sink into slumber, something lapses; and as you float back to waking. something is re- sumed. You can observe the return be- cause you are more and more awake. The dream is the glimpse backward as you emerge.
 First of all, the same old world, which means your familiar little corner of it. The senses, like stock tickers, begin to reel off the quotations of the day. Eyes report; fine crisp morning, sun well up. Ears report: factory whistles blowing, trolley bells changing Nose reports: breakfast preparing. Skin reports: room a bit chilly.
 As you resume the world without, you resume the self within. which is the sec ond waking privilege" You resume feelings thoughts, intentions. But most of all you resume your mental along with your bodily self; your interests, vir- tues, temptations. habits. thoughts. prob- lens. plans, business. duties and all else that make you what you are
 You stretch, get out of bed, dress, eat breakfast, read the paper, leave the house. jump on car, get off at the right corner, go to work. That is being awake, mentally and bodily alert. It is the third waking "privilege' of initiative, inds- pensable to thinking, but lapsing in dreams
 What you resume in a flash each morn ing is the familiar world, the same old self. the next round of work.
 Now dreaming is holding on to or getting back some of these privileges of the waking mind, without the rest. It seems natural enough that the power to feel and to think and to act should go and come together. A few whiffs of ether will blot out all these "privileges" at any tinne If all of us slept like the plowboy, that would be the whole of the story But there are twilight and dawn ing states of the mind The world, self and work do not dissolve together Frag- ments persist-detached and distorted while the rest fades away: and then we dream.
 The simplest cases are the light, near to waking, half dreams that come in moments of drowsiness-half derams with one foot in each world. The mind for a moment dips below the waking level, bobs up and gest an impression from the world above, takes it along in the next sinking, and floats back to wakefulness with a dream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13

the largest number of votes away from the republican candidate.
 T was present in the Coliseum when President Taft made short address to the crowd at the exposition and l never saw such apathy and lack of enthusiasm as was manifested by the large crowd present.
 The south unquestfonably has an opportunity to land the nomination for Underwood if we win make an az gressive light from now until the con vention meets. There was not single suggestion from anyone that Under wood was not available because he Is from the south, but there were many expressions, of approval from men who fought under Grant and Sherman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Elimination of Grade Crossings

The keynote of the conference In Ehick the city commission and the Representatives of railroads entering this city discussed the elimination of the deadly grade crossing was eX- pressed by Commissioner Weatherly when he said, 'We want to do some thing unanimous, and we want the whole thing voluntary"
 MT. Weatherly covered the ground, except possibly he should have added that delay after delay is not needed in this matter. The people want "the something unanimous" to be also something soon. Railroads are noted < for accomplishing delays by finding Instructions of one sort. or another, and this is not what the people want. They want g ',-~.'---ine made by the elimination of at least one deadly grade crossing-one out of at least 10C fin this city of numerous tracks.
 Another conference is to be held ol April 10 in which it is hoped all thu railroads will be represented. Under the tactful gaidance of MT. Weatherly perhaps, some real progress can b' something can be accomplished besides the swapping of compliment and the delivery of speeches.
 The problem is grave, difficult am complex. It is also large, and it lArseness calls for beginning at tn earliest possible moment. Ther should be on April 10 a minimum o speeches and maximum of action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A MAN YOU HAVE MET

A MAN YOU HAVE MET. The fresh air crank, we do avow, Is always filled with gloom; The only thought he thinks Is how To ventilate a room. He'll raise the windows for while And then will put them down, But never with a pleasant smile He still doth wear frown. One time he's bout to suffocate,
 The next he's bout to freeze; There isn't any need to state
 He's very hard to please. But when his worldly race Is run His worries then will cease; Although deprived of air and sun, Methinks he'll sleep in peace. The musty tomb will hold him fast No ventilation there. But Fate is kind, since, first and last, He will not greatly care.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Mark Twatns "Innocents Abroad"
 sr,,i5as Gapoo ora 1aliopt a

secure an American party, because
 \ Americans so much wonder and deal so much in sentiment and emotion be- fore any relic of Columbus. Our guide there fidgeted about as if he had swal- lowed a spring mattress. He was full of anmation-full of impatience. He said: "Come with me, genteelmen-eome!-I show you ze letter writing by Christopher Colombo.-write it himself!-write 1t wis his own handl-come!'
 He took us to the municipal palace. After much impressive fumbling of keys and opening of locks. the stained and aged document was spread before us. The guides eyes sparkled He danced about us and tapped the parchment with his finger.
 What I tell you, genteelmen! Is it not SO? Seel handwriting Christopher Colom- bo!-write it himself!''
 We looked indifferent-unconcern The doctor examined the document very de- liberately, during a painful pause. Then he said without any show of interest:
 "Ah-Ferguson-what- did you say was the name of the party who wrote this?"
 christopher Colombo ze great Chris topher Colombot
 Another deliberate examination.
 "Ab-did he write it himself, or-or how?"
 He write It himself!-Christopher Co- lombo, he's own handwriting, write by himself!' Then the doctor laid the document down and said: "why, I have seen boys in America only IA years old that could write better than that" But zis is ze great Christo-" q don't care who it isl It's the worst handwriting I ever saw. Now you musn think you can impose on us because we are strangers. We are not fools, by a good deal. If you have got any specimens of penmanship >of real merit, trot them out,-and if you haven't drive on!' We drove on The guide was consider ably shaken up, but he made one more venture. He had something which he thought would overcome us. He said:
 "Ah. genteelmen. you come wis mel I show you beautiful oh, magnificent bust Christopher Colombo.-splendid, grand. magnificent"' He brought up before the beautiful bust for it was beautiful-and sprang back and struck an attitude.
 "Ah, look, genteelmen.- n.-beautiful, grand bust. Christopher Colombo.-beautiful bust, beautiful pedestal.''
 The doctor put up his eyeglass, procured for such occasions:
 "Ah-what did you say the gentleman's name wasp
 christopher Colombo.-ze great Chris topher Colombo!
 christopher Colombo-the great Chris topher Colombo. Well, what did he do?'
 Discover America i-discover America. Oh. ze devil.'
 Discover America. No--that statement will hardly wash. We are just rom America ourselves. We heaU nothing about it. Christopher Colombo-pleasant name-is-is he dead?" "oh, corpo di Baccho.-3oo years! What did he die of?' q do not know!-I cannot tell. Smallpox, think?' q do not know. genteelmen-I do not know what he die off Measles, likely?' ..Maybe-maybe-I do not know-i think he die of something's Parents living?' 'Im-posseeble!" "Ah-which is the bust and which is the pedestal?"
 santa Maria.-zis ze bust.-zls ze ped estal.' "Ah. I see. I see-happy. combination very happy combination, indeed. Isis on a bust? That joke was lost on the foreigner