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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03

4he tariff board that was organ
lied in 1909 and that has absorbed a
goodly sum of public money has
stepped down and out. 1t was organ
lied as a device to create delays and
to keep off bills that the President
did not want to veto. His Waterloo
is called Winona, and he did not de-
sire to repeat it.
In the two years of it's existence the
tariff board has reported bundle of
unassorted figures and facts, and nc
one has been able to make "head or
tail" out of them. Even Senator
Lippitt, standpat republican of
Rhode Island, recently said it was
well nigh impossible to ascertain the
real cost of production abroad.
But the Presidents pet board is
dead and any discussion of it now is of
post norton nature. The republican
platform adopted at Chicago pledges
the Taft republicans to set it up
again if they win in November, but
that "if" is perhaps the biggest that
the times have brought forth.
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PASSING OF THE TURKEY TROT

of social circles which, in toto. are not
society spelled with a small IS But
when inquiring into the question of the
relative influence of light and heavy. en-
tertainment it must be born in mind that
those who go to see serious plays are
also small number, and that among
Them serious plays provide food for tea
table talk rather than for reflection that
affects their lives in one way or another.
The turkey trot" will probably van
ish into the limbo of things that fashion
has decreed out of date, and, therefore,
impossible, without wrecking, or seriously
wrenching, the morals of the times, or
even of the Few Hundred" of the vari-
Gus cities and towns between the coasts.
Its arrival, its sojourn and its departure
hold greater interest as an example of
the far reaching effect of things at whicfn
we are amused than as a hairbreadth
scape of the vapid from the quicksands
of vice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
WILSON THE STANDARD BEARER


The will a
Baltimore convention
ally throughout the deadlock
vention acclamaton
belief of delegates
candidate republican
that Colonel Roosevelt has large following will Wilson
but
a greatde of o he
Wilson
mental equip
he hungs
He those
who him in debate
do
him. The indications
victory November.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
THE UNIDENTIFIED MAN

From the ST. Louis Republic.
Among the dead was an unidentified
man.-Morning Paper.
sThe fatality in which IAN unidentified
man is the victim projects its shadows
far At once the imagination is struck
by that period of long silence so unac-
countable to loved ones at home The
hope that every mail may bring news
struggles on and on, but at last there
comes resignation to the bitter fact Of
desertion. or faith, perhaps, continues
triumphant in the certainty that tragedy
of some kind has occurred.
1t is sheer speculation as to how the
unidentified man may be classified Fre-
quently he may be simply derelict with
none dependent upon him; with none,
perhaps, to mourn his absence. Such
complete isolation from all ties Is hard to
conceive, however. Not infrequently he
doubtless is one in whose strength of
arm the happiness of home is vested. By
what manner OF circumstance he arrives
in a place where he is unknown, with
nothing to fix his identity, is not SO ex-
traordinary as to occasion wonder. The
man out of a job, with the needs of wife
and children driving him hard to find
work, might readily be the unidentified
man.
The harsh, unfair judgments rendered
against him, but rendered with seeming
warrant; the hardships imposed upon
others by the striking down of the bread
winner; the uncertainty that never quite
&c l,opished that brOods over those n ba n
doned-the tragedy of the unidentified
man gropes among the unknown ways
and blind paths of injustice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03

Birmingham will turn out the largest
crowds in the history of the city for the
Fourth of July amusements and sports on
next Thursday said an amusement man
yesterday. I'm the first place the team is
leading the league and the crowds that
pack the baseball park, both morning and
afternoon, should be record breakers.
look for Birmingham to lead the league
by fully $500 people on the day, or close
to 1900 attendance.
Then the management of the Orpheum
has already been forced to announce an
extra matinee, Thursday afternoon, which
will make four performances on the
Fourth, two matinees and two at night.
This theatre will seat 1900 people, and
will be filled four times. Across at the
Biiou there will be the returns of the
Johnson Flynn prize fight.
East Lake will offer special induce
ments for the holiday crowds, and it
would not surprise me IL 5000 people
went to that resort. That would be a
record breaking crowd, but this is a season
of records.
1.-THE Majestic will have performances
that will fill that theatre, and the Jeffer-
son will have the returns from the prize
fight called in detail. Beside these amuse-
ments there will be innumerable pienics
fishing parties and other forms of enter
tainment."
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Progress of the Bold Barons

When the umpires are attentive
there is nothing riotous or bitter about
baseball, and this is more than can
be said about politics. 1t is a relief
in short to turn from the bosses to the
players and even to the umpires. The
game affords outdoor enjoyment that
the Coliseum and the Armory are
strangers to, and the people who flock
to them know where and when they
are getting their moneys worth.
Slowly but surely the Barons have
risen to a percentage at this writing
of .639, and if they play 1900 base
ball from this time on to the close of
the season it is difficult to see what
team is going to unhorse them. At
any rate it is well to give notice that
it is NOW orNnever' with the other
teams of the league, for if they per-
nit the percentage of the Barons to
rise to 700 it will be all over except
tha-shouting.
Now is the time for the other
teams to get in their best possible
condition and to hustle. To let
the Barons go on to the percent
age named takes away no little inter-
est in the strife, and notice is there
fore given to all concerned to be up
and doing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
ALAN MORE

BY stephen Chalmers.
The mists gaze by. Alan Mores
The wind walls up frae the sea.
The drear whaups cry, Alan More.
And the skies greet tears wi me.
I hide my held in this plaid o. woe,
l pinned myself when l babe him go,
And dee for Charlie as I. sac low,
Wad haze deed for Alan More.
The hills grow wan, Alan More.
The moors turn gray wi despair;
Yet Hope fights on, Alan More.
But for me there's Spring nae mair.
His hair was brown, and his eyes were
blue, ~
Like heather wet wi the morning dew
My heart was his, and he kenned
twas true,
For it deed wi Alan More.
The graves no wreathed, Alan More.
The deer kens whaur should kneel.
The swords no sheathed. Alan More,
And the Gregara's word is leal! I
He kennel his King. and his claymord
drew;
But wars no fair e the sassenach
Twas mine the heart the cauld lead
xsns '1 e sssf eS~S Allan More.
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The hearts meteors fitting I'm Jhe face.
Comedy of Errors.
Typhoid Vaccination

Vaccination against typhoid is be-
coming more popular eyfry day, and
in some cities it is already as common
as vaccination against smallpox. 1t
is as effective as th( latter, and as
typhoid is much mq e to be dreaded
than smallpox the is all the more
be in general Vi
The physicifhs say it is a mistake
to limit vacJ nation against typhoid
to persons Under forty years of age
The Amerif Jan Medical association in
dorsed at its last meeting vaccina-
ton against typhoid in persons over
forty. AS a rule old people do not
need protection against typhoid SC
much AS young people do.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
Ais Well That Ends Well

The prophecies Of the St. Louis
Globe Democrat, the chief reactionary
paper in the middle west, are fully
abreast of its desires, for it saw at
Baltimore repetition of the Charles
ton convention of 1860, in which 81
unavailing ballots were taken. The
warning wings at Charleston ad-
journed to meet in two conventions at
Baltimore, and two tickets were NOM
mated, the one headed by Douglas and
the other by Breckenridge. The issue
then related to slavery. Slavery was a
form of capitalism, and the issue to-
day relates to other forms of the old
disturbance. This led the Globe
Democrat to anticipate q repetition
of the scenes of so years ago in the
anne city.
But deadlock, however bitter and
riotous is not split. There was
he that called for a split. The
es at Baltimore were very
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Il have known sorrow and have seen
many evidences of it, said man who
is at the peak on the road of life. but
| have never been more impressed with
ii than ] was when I saw a streng,
brawny man turn to one side and dash
tear from his eye when mourning the
death of a pet dog kli:ed by an automo-
bile Monday.
. Lady, as she was known to many
hundreds of persons, was remarkably
intelligent fox terrier of very choice
breeding. She was the most industrious
ratter have ever seen. She knew her
friends and would go up to them ip pub
lie places land nip them gently if not
noticed.
''One of the most interesting pictures
| I'VE looked upon in some time was Lady
| trying to find out wh>e was going on In
| playing music box, which had been
placed upon the floor Ii was more strik-
| ing, because her quizzical looks first a,
the box and then into the faces of on
lockers, than the dog adj His Masters
| Voice. for she had an expression thai
was wonderfully Intelligent. as much as
| to say, What sort OF rat Is that?' and
urged, she tried to snaw into the boz
and dig 1t cut. as told to do.
zone morning just at the moment Of
opening the store Lady, who was tbs
burglar alarm left In there over night
made a very excited and unusual dem
onstration, barking. fretting ana whining
an investigation failed 20 disclose for tht
moment any cause. Presently the tele
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
FLYING SCHOOLS AND. FLYERS,
PROFITS
Harriet Quimby in Leslie's.

Harriet Quimby in Leslie's.
There seems to be a hazy notion that
there is something unusual and ro-
mantle about learning to fly. Aviation
is such new science that it is difficult
to believe that one must go about con-
quering it in the cut-ard- dried fashion
followed in conquering other sciences.
If there is some unusual method of
mastering II or a short cut to prosperi-
ty and fame, 1 do not know about it.
There are number of good aviation
schools open to both men and women.
There are three for monoplanes alone
in the vicinity of New York. A firm
manufacturing biplanes conducts sew
eral schools--one on the Pacific coast.
another in the south and one on the
Atlantic coast. Tuition charges range
from $3.50 to $500. All of the schools
guarantee to teach the student until he
procures his pilots license. The stu
dent pays for whatever breakage he or
she may cause while learning. The
breakage expenses vary. Occasionally
a student who is fortunate gets through
the course without having enough
breakage to worry about finished my
course with less than IS expense on
this score.
Concerning the financial opportuni-
ties awaiting the aviator after having
received Il pilots license: If he or she
does not own machine, the only
chance of being able to ny profession
ally Will be upon a percentage basis.
AS prices are at the present time, the
percentage ranges from 20 to IS of the
net earnings. One familiar with the
expenses incurred in the transportation
of machine. the hiring of mechanics.
rent OF hangers and purchase of fuel
and sundries. even down to the tips
| paid out to the various hangers-on, will
be able to figure this down to about
10 per cent, or less of the gross. Many
of the most famous flyers of today are
working for a comparatively small sal
Iary Others are working for salary
land a small percentage. In every in
stance, unless the aviator owns his ma
chine and conducts hts own business
engagements. the lions share of the
earnings goes to the manufacturer or
firm furnishing the machine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
MRS. ATHERToN SMOKED

From the ST. Paul Dispatch.
Chicago-Those in the crowded din
ing room of the South Shore Country
club were astonished the other night to
see Gertrude Anterior, author of Julia
Francis and Her Times and other
novels call for her demi- tasse and then
light cigarette, apparently uncon-
cerned.
Chances of surprise passed around the
gay crowd in the dining room. There
was a swapping of lorgnettes as the
battery of eyes shifted into range. The
servants paused in their routine to OBJ
serve.
who is 1T? Gertrude Anterior? You
don't say!"
Meantime Mrs. Anterior kept up an
animated conversation with the persons
at her table, giving no heed to the gaze
of the Others
While the cigarette lasted, service in
the dining room practically was at a
standstill. The guests were too inter-
ested to eat and the servants so discon-
certed by the unusual scene that they
forgot for the moment everything ex-
cept the SMOKE CUTTING iioih wi o.
Atherton's cigarette.
OF course she had asked permission
of those at the. table, and 1t was
granted. And there was nothing In the
house rules about women not smoking.
And men are allowed to smoke-and all
that
II believe women should have right
to smoke" said Mrs. Atherton. Il
think as long as a woman does not in
fringe upon the pleasure of others she
should be allowed to have her pleasure
| enjoy cigarette after dinner as much
as a man does Why not?'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
ORIGIN OF A SONG


Probably no song ever was composed
under Queerer circumstances than "Ach,
du liober Augustine cob. you dear
Augustine.) the 250th anniversary of
whose authors birth is now being
celebrated throughout Austria That
author, Augustine Mar, frequently got
exceedingly drunk One night when
under the influence" he managed to
fall into rubbish pit which he found
too deep to climb out of without help.
His cries for assistance were UNDECIDED.
and as he hounuered about, the idea
camc to him that he might attract the
attention of some passerby by means
of a new. song. Then and there. ac-
cordingiy. he composed the simple
words md air of '"Ach. du lieber Au-
justine" and proceeded to sing it in a
lusty voice, with the result so the story
goes. that he was beard. located and
speedily rescued. The tale spread
abroad. and few days later. all
Vienna was singing a song that has re-
maincd popular tor $50 years
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phone bell began TO ring violently, where
upon she leapt upon the counter. barking
furiousfy. When the bell was answered
she remained right at the instrument,
and the look on her face as she heard
the voice of the caller cannot be de-
scribed or painted except from life
1.-THE little dog was the victim of a
vicious negro auto driver, VINO turned
his machine out of its way ana crushed
her to death at the curb as she endeav-
ored to escape. 1t will be dangerous for
him to get in reach of the owner and
friends of the little dead but much
rnourned dog.
THE police have the matter In hand.
for fortunately lady who saw the das-
tardly deed took the number of the ma
chine.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
The Dog DAYS Are Here

THE dog days are upon JUS, beginning
under the Roman calendar July g." said
the grounding weather prophet.
1T is popularly believed that If 1t rains
on the first day. twill rain every day for
so days, the length of this zodiacal period.
The origin of the name Is more or less
obscure as it was ascribed by the an
clients to two or three different causes.
One relates to the dog star Sirius, re-
garded by the ancient Greeks and Ro-
mans as associated with the torrid heat
of the summer, and lalso as IN some
measure responsible fof madness Gabies1
in dogs, which was mbre prevalent, 1t Is
said, during the heated term The Egyp-
tians associated SiriuB with the warship
of Isis. particularly ali marking the flood
tide of the Nile.
And by the way speaking of rabies,
I am impressed with a magazine article
in aleading publication which declares
there is great increase in rabies in this
country, while in England 1t has been
stamped out. this lby mnzzling dogs for
six months in the year. l learn from
this article also that there is a nervous
manifestation akin TO hydrophobia III
human beings THEFT have been poisoned by
the virus of mad dog that is called
ituphobia-nervous hystera. overwrought
Imagination as TO CERTAIN symptoms of
real hydrophobia. And people have died
from this cause, it is said
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earnest in their preferences, but they
saw ahead hard fight against Mr..
Taft, who will be reinforced with a
slush fund gathered from tariff bene-
ficiaries and monopolies of fabulous
proportions. There was no split.
But Baltimore is not good conven-
ton city. 1t lacks hotels, and its
customary SUMMER air is sultry. 1t
lies at tide and yet is far from the
open sea. This, however, is irrelevant,
for one plank of the proposed plat
form calls aloud for presidential pref
erence primaries, and most signifi-
cant of all, it imperatively orders the
election of a national committeeman
in each state to serve from 1916 to
1920 in primary. That settles 1T.
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Condemned Biographies

I'm looking over the Macmillan COM
pany's publication for 1912 entitled 'Who's
Whoa biographical encyclopaedia no
ticed the absence of many American cele-
brities and the comprehensive attention
given to British men and women who had
gained some national distinction" said a
professional man. Like Macmillan
'Statesman's Year Book Who's Who
shows evidence of painstaking work. 1t is
not like some of our American bio
graphical books that contain fuisome
sketches of those who subscribe to the
work or who pay for a write up but
which omit persons OF real consequence
who refused to be held up by the can
vassers. Nobody pays to get In the Eng
fish Who's Who but It seems to me
that notwithstanding the bulkiness of the
volume-nearly 2400 pages-the United
States should be more extensively repre-
sented. Only living people appear In the
volume
II looked for our prominent Alabamians.
but the only one l found was Hilary A.
Herbert. Colonel Herbert is eminently
worthy to appear in any biographical en-
cyclopedia. He is one of the greatest
men the South has produced; but we have
others who properly belong to the Who's
Who set
I'm most Of the Macmillan sketches the
scheme includes date and place OF birth.
education life record and recreatons,
club If any, to which the subject of the
sketch belongs and postoffice address.
Colonel Herbert's recreations are given as
fishing and hunting"
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BELONGED TO SAME CHURCH

From the Kansas City Star
In the Missouri state prison at Jefferson
City are 1851 prisoners. According to fig
ures S95 of them are Baptists, 3ol Method
lists, six Jews, one Christian Scientist and
one Roycrofter.
This recalls story. The late Rev. Dr.
John Hall was once walking home from
preaching at Sunday night meeting out
in the country. In the moonlight he saw
man lying drunk in the gutter and
going up to him. gave him shake.
"Here,' nd said. 1T is shame for q
nice, respectable looking man like you
to be lying in the gutter like that
The man opened his tipsy eyes and saw
the long, black coat He said:
Are you minister?''
Yes" said DR.. Hall. Come, get III
out of here,'
Presbyterian queried the inebriate.
Yes was the answer, somewhat i'm
patiently, II am"
Them, said the other, help me up
I'm Presbyterian myself"
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From the New York Press.
Anybody else's opinions are fearfully
noisy.
Probably II everybody had to pay s, to
vote, like going to the theatre, every
body would SO to the polls.
Some men seem TO worry more abou,
not being able to get into debt than Others
abott not being able 10 get out
Ajbad thing about women voting would
be how many more DAYS the cook would
have to have off for electioneering.
i girl on the piazza with chap is
| aYfuly afraid the man in the moon could
sch If anybody else happened also to be
found.
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THE BUSY MAN.

THE BUSY MAN.
Away, awayv'
Said William Blk;
IT have no time
For politics"
Then, just to show
His proper bent
He bought some bait
And fishing went.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Away. away"
Said Joseph Gates;
Il have no time
For candidates
So pressed for time
Was busy Joe
He went to see
A picture show.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
A TEST OF TEMPER.

His garments were extremely neat,
He never missed a morning shave;
His conduct was always discreet
His manner dignified and grave.
And yet the red skin of the plain
{ Meier seemed one-half as wild as he,
Nor ever did wax so profane,
Whateer Siouxs worst oath may be,
As this same solid citizen,
Who seemed from hate and strife apart
Until, as happens now and then,
He got wet by a sprinkling cart.
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THE CUT-UP.

THE CUT-UP.
There lived a man in our town
Who always used a knife;
But, sad to say, one luckless day
He almost took his life.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
There lived man in our town
Who's meals would neer begin
Until he had his napkin tucked
Beneath his double chin.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
There lived man in our town
Who when he ate his soup
Made sounds, that led the sfolks to think
The poor soul had the Group.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
There lived a man in our town
And he was fond of PES;
He used his hand with fine command
And stocked him to his eyes.
-PNtsburg Su
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03

The era of fool bets on the presidential
election has been inaugurated. One man
agrees to wear straw hat at the inaugu-
ration if Taft is reelected.
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EASILY MOVED ABOUT.

The willoughbys are always talking
about their country house. I wonder
where it is?'
Its liable to be anywhere. It's por-
table house."
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The Kaiser has bestowed upon one or
the Armours the order of the Red Eagle.
The price of beef to domestic consumers
will at once be marked up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03

All OF the Down and Out club made
nm of reactionaries FASTENED to congrat-
ulate Mr.. Taft on his denomination. Inc
club is standing together and it does not
take lin much room.
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Congress will still stand between the
President and Beverly. and in November
the people will stand between him and
a second term.
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EARNING HIS PAY.

Unconscious humor is always the fun
niest For instance, an amusing story is
going the rounds, which relates how two
travellers struck up conversation.
What business are you in?" asked the
first traveller. Advertising" answered
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03

John ID. may have cut down the num-
Der OF his automobiles on account of the
high price of gasoline.
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The houn' dawgs are not looking as well
as they did before they started for the
convention.