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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
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By Oliver Wendell Holmes. We trust and fear, we question and be-
 lieve From lifes dark threads trembling
 faith to weave. Frail as the web that misty night has
 spun, Those dew gemmed awnings glitter in the
 sun. While the calm centuries spell their les Each truth we cslauer spreads the realm
 of doubt, When sinars summit was Jehovah's
 throne, ,The chosen prophet knew his voice alone While Pilates hall that awful question
 heard, The heavenly Captive answered not
 word. External Truth, beyond our hopes and
 fears Sweep the vast orbits of thy myriad
 spheres; From age. while history carves sublime On her waste rock the flaming scroll cf
 time, How the wild swayings of our planet
 show That worlds unseen surround the world
 we knows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
MILwAUKEE,s MORNING AFTER

From the Detroit Free Press.
 Milwaukee is recovering from its so- cialistic spree and is counting it's money to find out how much it's brief orgy cost. The calculation took some time, for the accounts of the repudiated administra- ton were left in much confusion, and it is only now that anything like a clear idea of the waste is becoming known.
 According to the reports submitted with in the last few days by the city comp troller, the extravaganza of the socialist regime exceeded anything in the previous history of the city. The commissioner of public works adds testimony as to the compensation Milwaukee received for this unprecedented outlay of money, and de- clares that every department of the mu- nicipal government shows an enormous wastefulness. Citing the paving expendi- tudes, he says that of the paving laid in the last year of the socialistic control 50 per cent had to be torn up and rebuilt. There was a pretense of economy in this item, but the cheap quality of material used has cost more through immediate re- pairs than the more enduring pavements laid at a higher expense.
 The lesson should be plain to all. h. spired by the best of motives, the social ists were mere theorists. gaining office by that easiest of methods, criticism of other people, but displaying in practice faults that were doubly worse than those they condemned. Inexperience and inefficiency never succeed in individual affairs, and they are as disastrous in public life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

turing heavily towards the democratic nominee-towards the man who be- lieves that the tariff should be re- duced to revenue basis and that the trusts which it has promoted should be regulated until monopoly is abol- ished. In other words, Woodrow Will son and working government in which discord and conflict will be lack ing, is the outlook of the country. The indications are that the demo- cratic standard bearer will for that reason be stronger on election day than he is even now. MT. Bryan's prediction may about come true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Walker Percy on the Fee System

The address of Chairman Walker Percy of the committee entrusted with the conduct of the campaign in favor of the constitutional amendment, should be read by every citizen in the county and out of it, for all counties in the state vote on the proposition, although Jefferson county alone will be affected by it. As MT. Percy says all the other counties of the state de- sire to see Jefferson county remain prosperous and they can be trusted to assist the home county in it's ef- fort to get rid of system that yields incomes varying from $10,000 up to S50,000 to county officials. Such prof it's are out of all proportion to the services rendered, and they lead to lust for office, to corruption in cleo tions, and to the oppression of the poor and ignorant. Syndicates are formed to elect given candidates and in case of success these syndicates share in the exorbitant fees taken from the people. The electorate is in this way corrupted, and matters are going from bad to worse. This will extend in one form or another to other parts of the state, and this is why the en- tire state is interested in freeing the most populous county in the state from the fee system.
 MT. Percy sets forth the manner in which the poor are oppressed by the system. This has been carried so far that white labor has become discour- aged by it and it is difficult to attract working people who are free to go elsewhere. White immigrants are no longer easily obtained by the large industrial corporations. The county itself votes down propositions to build a siyscraper jail and courthouse because it is believed that the fee system would keep any jail full no matter how large it might be.
 There is not line or word in Mr. Percy's statement that is not fully justified The Age-Herald urges every voter to read it-every reader for that matter in this state. A care ful reading of it will certainly lead every one to do his utmost in the com ing election toward relieving this county of the fee system. This is in- deed the opportunity of life time to aid the county and lift it above the many evils of shortsighted section of the constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Decision in Favor of Judge Lane

Judge Nesmith of the city court gave Judge A. o. Lane, city commis- sioner, the decision in the quo war ranto proceedings to. oust, him from his office.
 At the time the governor appointed Judge Lane a city. commissioner he was holding position on the bench. and the question of his eligibility to the new office was considered and discussed by we'll known constitutional lawyers. It was held then that he was eligible and Judge Nesmith's de- cision comes as no surprise. It is gratifying, nevertheless, to Judge Lanes friends and citizens in general who recognize in the commissioner ar able, conscientious and fearless public servant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Nearly a Clean Sweep for Wilson

Three weeks from day after to- morrow is election day, and the nearer we approach the day of ballots the plainer does it become that Woodrow Wilson will carry nearly every state. Nr. Bryan says he will carry every one, although at present the stand patters and the church hierarchy in Utah are allied with the stubborn farmers of Vermont and the interests in Rhode Island may stand out.
 The voter sees that Wilson offers the only chance for a progressive government controlling the legislative as well as the executive branch. Roose- welt cannot possibly secure the CO., 7 operation of either house of Congress Neither, humanly speaking, can MT Taft. The election of Woodrow Will, son would meanta democratic House and probably a, democratic Senate and it is the one chance the people have to secure harmonious progress sive government in the next foul years. They see this. and the tide is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
NEW YORK THEN AND NOW

so -called successful shows only one ap- would do much good to the younger generation, whose penchant is for high kicking and the singing of poorly writ ten topical songs. the English of which could never be parsed.
 And your churches in New York; what has come over the cloth? Where are the divines of the olden days? at tended during my stay the old time churches, Trinity, St. Paurs, Grace and one of the later churches uptown; and what did find? Empty pews. Your Cathedral I found crowded both at high mass and vespers, but that may have been due to the presence of the Cardi- nal. However, it was not so in my day in old New York. We all went to church. I am afraid the day is not so far distant that they will have to put the Man of Sorrows upon the stage to prevent the children of the future from treating Christianity with absolute in difference as they now treat mythology.
 The moving picture theatre is one of the curses of the poor. Something has to be sacrificed to donate to Michael or Bridget the 10 cents which is the price charged at the majority of the film houses. And Bridget needs fresh waist to wear, a new ribbon for her hair, while Michael must have clean shirt and collar, his clothes carefully pressed, his shoes polished and the price of ice cream sodas to entertain the girl of the neighborhood he invites to participate in the pleasure. All of which adds to the cost of living. But lit is what you call evolution. I hope. not revolution.
 Though my forebears sleep in one of your downtown graveyards, I am glad to get away, even at my s5 years; glad to get back to the peaceful Mis- sion Valley of San Diego, where I keep in touch with New York through my son.
 As an old New Yorker the city of my Birth is too bewildering, its thorough fares too canyonlike for a man of my years. So I speed with gladness back to the land of my adoption, the land where there is room for many of your idle New Yorkers-California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Montenegro Makes War

In the little mountain Kingdom all men under 45 years of age bear arms and the women till the lands and har- vest the crops. In declaring war King Nicholas runs no risk. The Mon- tenegrins have fought the Turks 700 years and have never been conquered, and today after winning the important battle of Detchitch mountain they are on Scutari in Turkey.
 Greece, Servia and Bulgaria hesitate to act, but all are mobilizing their armies, and so is Austro- Hungary. It is impossible to say what the out come will be. Montenegro will lose no territory if the other Balkan states refuse to declare war against Turkey, and she stands to win territory, es- pecially Scutari and the country there- abouts, if general war in the Balkan states follows.
 At present all are hesitating and the diplomatists of the powers are working overtime. It will soon be known whether the war is to be wide or narrow. In the latter case King Nicholas would simply have to be con tent with the present bounds of his kingdom until some complication arises that will drive the Turks out of Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Permanence of Our Prosperity

Two months ago business prosperity was much in evidence and today it is in full swing" said J. r. Ellington of Chi cago. 'Tt was generally remarked that for anything like a boom to start in the presidential campaign year was phe- nomenal, and the question was asked Will this business activity last? Today the question of permanence is still dis cussed and many leading business men insist that prosperity has come to stay.
 I've had high water mark prosperity in 19O6-07, but I do not believe conditions have ever been so good as they are at the present time. We have bumper crops the railroads are overtaxed with busi- ness and every civilized country on the globe is reported to be prosperous. There is world wide boom and a note of optim- ism has been heard in Europe all this year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

number of insane patients in the state institutions at Tuscaloosa and Mount Vernon is annually increasing The total number at present is 2200, and 800 of these were added in the last fiscal year.
 It is said that Dr. Searcy will write a treatise on modern civilization and its effects on individuals. Such volume would certainly add to the sum of human knowledge; and it might lead to new suggestions and regula- tions that fit the present conditions of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Recent ore Discoveries

The fact that the Shannan- McDonougf ore tract below Oxmoor has proved to be of high value, the question of the Br. mingham districts wealth in raw ma | terial is being discussed anew" said a man who has had large experience in geo. logical field work and who has reputa- ton as an iron ore statistician.
 "Wealth in modern times is produced by manufacture supplementing agricul- ture, rather than by agriculture alone, as in the past. Great Britain and Ger many have risen to their present state of development and Wealth through manu- facture, and manufacture tends to gather around the raw material. The rise of modern nations may in general be attrib- utable to it's possession of coal and iron. The growth of cities naturally follows the same lines as the growth Of nations. Growth is principally around the raw ma terials for manufacture which are prin- cipally coal and iron
 Tn 1908 the United states government credited the Lake Superior region with 3,500, ,000,0 ,0O0 tons of available iron ore, and the Birmingham district with 35O,O00OOe, or 10 per cent of the total of the Lake Superior region. Ignoring the other dis tricts producing iron ore, which are rela- lively small, and giving Birmingham credit for ores other than red ore, the Birmingham district was at. that time credited with approximately 10 per cent of the available ore of the United States.
 Since that date there has been exten- sive prospecting with the diamond drill back of Red mountain, and there has been proven to exist, of good quality and at the present day workable, at least l,3Oo.- 000000 tons of red ore, which gives this district easily one-fourth of the total iron ore of the United States. As there is enough coal to smelt the whole of this ore, there should ultimately exist in this district furnaces smelting one-fourth of the iron ore of the country.
 The market for iron has been the one factor curtailing development up to the present, but with the rapid increase of the population of the south and the develop ment of the processes of making steel we will have an outlet for finished products which now come from the north. Bir- mingham now makes T per cent of the iron of the country. and when it has the market it will make 25 per cent. We should ultimately have in this district in dustries consuming one-fourth of the total iron manufactured in the United States. When this comes to pass, few can guess how large Birmingham will be. Great has been our progress in the past and the future holds even brighter prospects !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
NO FAULT TO FIND
New York Correspondent Cincinnati Fl quirer.

New York Correspondent Cincinnati En-
 quirer.
 Mr. Harvey relates: "A gentleman stood. very full of prime old waited stock, and watched lodge funeral pass by. The members walked two and two. One lodge member walked alone. Poor ill fellerr said the souse. And he stumbled out into the street and joined the solitary march, CT. The solitary marcher tried to push him out of line. but he popped blthely back. At last they reached the cemetery and the stew made his way to the side of the open grave and faced an embar- rassed minister. The minister stretched out the hand that did not hold book and tried to force the pickled person to bury himself in the crowd. He would not oblige Finally the preacher began to read He looked up, to catch the stew's eye in the oratorical pause which followed the reading of this sentence: And after darkness there shall be light 'Juss what arays said.' observed the stew solemnly. Couldn't nothin' be fairer than that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Congregation of the Missions

'T had not known until recently how it was that priests who wrote c. NJ. after their me-Congregation of the Mis- sions-were called also Lazarists," said a layman, until a clergyman explained .- to me the other day.
 ''rhe Rev. Father Mckee, c. M. who has been in Birmingham for short while, preached at St. Paul's last Sunday. He has an acute mind and is most earnest in his delivery. Tho Congregation of the Missions to which he belongs is so- ciety which was founded by St. Vincent de Paul, in 1895, in Paris. The reason that priests of this society or congrega- ton are called Lazarists is because the place where they were first established was the college of St. Lazare. Since the days of St. Vincent this society, like the great society of the Sisters of Charity, has spread all over the earth and there are few diocese now that have not some Lazarist priest working in the ministry.
 "opelika. Ala. is center where some Lazarist fathers are stationed and from which they go forth to attend the scat tered Catholics of the middle Alabama towns Since their coming into this state they have built several substantial churches and have organized many flour ishing missions where formerly but few Catholic families were to be found. Bishop Allen has frequently expressed his high appreciation of the work done by these sons of St. Vincent de Paul."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Frnilty, thy name is woman'
 --Hamlet.
Dr. nennx,s Animating Address

Dr. George H. Denny, president of the University of Alabama, although he has been at the head of the states foremost institution of learning only a short while is thoroughly recognized as a strong factor in our educational life. Besides being man of ripe scholarship he is known for his good common sense and his talent for lead ership. Dr. Denny's address, before the department of town and city su- perintendents of the Alabama Educa- tional association, at it's session in Birmingham Friday night, was in- structive, clear cut, animating and timely.
 Some Criticism of Popular Educa- tionn was the distinguished educator theme. After discussing the criticism that the public school system is not economically administered the speaker took LID the criticism which he thought had sounder basis, that there is a certain lack og articulation or correla- ton in certain parts of the. system "the existence of great twilight zone between the high school and the col lege." He referred to the excessive duplication of work in coordinate col leges," which he pointed out was largely a heritage of past condi- tions." He spoke of the "indefensi- ble kind of duplication of work in the high school, the normal school and the college.' This duplication, he said, involved something more important than the mere question of economy and efficiency. It involves the very existence of the high school in many localities; it involves, too, the well be- ing of the boy or girl who, at an i'm mature age, is drawn away from home and the high school, and totally un- fitted for college life and the severe tests of college discipline is thrust into its temptations and responsibilities. " Dr. Denny stressed plea for a rational coordination of tax support ed effort in the field of higher edu- ,,1 ch oh he said, under any fair criticism that is designed to bring to pass this es- sential reform"
 After discussing briefly the criti- cism that public education is ire quently superficial and that the in dividual is frequently neglected, that the work done is oftentimes too me chanical and that it not infrequently lacks soul and so on, he came to the question of the material side and the moral and spiritual side. There was time" he said, "when men openly charged that the public schools were goddess" That day, he thought, was past. ''It is not true that the schools are godless-no Christian common wealth would support such system of schools" In conclusion Dr. Denny said that no one had larger faith than he in the essential rectitude of the cause of public education and in its ultimate triumph. He was an. optim- ist in all these matters.
 Dr. Denny's address had a whole some flavor from beginning to end and should be widely read.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT
,m the New York Tribune

From the New York Tribune.
 Big Tim Sullivan was being congratu- lated by New York reporter on the superb charity of his annual dinner to 700o. .Bowery men.
 ''Well,' said MT. Sullivan. modestly. "I confess it's at least charity that pleases its recipients. It's not like the young woman's birthday present to her beau.
 "A young woman, having landed a young man at last. thought shed give him birthday present. So she went into a cigar store and said:
 "'Give me cents worth of your very best cigars, please
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
THE LONG SLEEP.

HE LONG SLEEP. In the top of a tree Is the warriors grave, Mid the prairie sea, Where the grasses wave: Come echoings
 From the tents afar And the herd boy sings Where the ponies are. Now throb the drums At the distant camp, And the dance strain comes On the breezes damp And the moonbeams trace Strange carpetry Meath the resting place Of the warrior Cree. And tomorrow's sun Shall find all fled Their dancing done, And their fires dead And silently
 The winds shall sweep About the tree Of the long, long sleep. Arthur Chapman in the Denver Re- publican.
 RELATED MATTERS Does Plimpkin think high thoughts?" presume 50. ne dlWayS WQrry- ing about the cost of living" THE WISDOM OF PA. "Pa, where is writer's cramp To- cated?" Quite often in the peck etbook son."
 FINS. And now that lunch Is drawing nigh, We'll shut up shop And say goodbye
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
REFLEcrIoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press. Modesty is the only impenetrable armor for woman. A woman's reputation counts for more than her character. Clothes don't make the woman, but they io make mems admiration for her. l. It's better to have a little pride over even fooiishness than to have no pride about anything. When a girl isn't afraid to climb g fence, its a sign she would be if she were
 built differently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Degeneracy in Alabama

Superintendent Searcy says the complexity of modern living is in creasing degeneracy in this state. When the learned and experienced physician sets forth his theory in full it will certainly be carefully and wide ly read. f,
 All that we know now is that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Golfers Weekly attacks Theodore Roosevelt in the most distressful man ner. It publishes a photograph of him taken in 1878, when he was a slender. This attack is dastardly and appalling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

The Asquith government has lost sew eral seats because of the discontent ex- isting in the labor party. Were this split adjusted the liberal party would regain it's lost strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

When the fall and winter terms of the courts were begun in New York city there were 15O00 cases on the trial calendar This overtops Birmingham and few towns car do that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Let's all," says the Montgomery Jour nal, "help Birmingham out in getting rid of the fee system" This is what Bir- mingham needs and is hoping for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

The democratic national fund now totals s425,0Oo, and the hope is that s2oo,- O00 more will be received this week. The people instead of the interests are in the addle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Antonia Dubost. president of the French nent candidate for president of the French republic to succeed President Fal- Heres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

A TOAST TO RILEY. And here's a toast to Riley, The man behind the smile Who sings the sweetest songs we've
 heard. In a long, long while; He plays upon our heartstrings As only master plays, And culls the sweets from bygone
 times And boyhood's yesterdays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

New York's inheritance tax is booming A check for 8, 3,15o0o0 from the John Jacob Astor estate came in last week, and two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

The routing of the trolley cars in this city has been referred to committee. The persons who contribute the niches are not, however, represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

After the worlds series is completed and the election has become matter of history all will be in position to do their Christmas shopping early.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
HARD WORK SOMETIMES.

HARD WORK SOMETIMES. The averageT woman doesn't pay much attention to the money marked" {" No. That's probably because the average woman has all sine can do to wheedle her husband out of the mar ket money"
 
 SAD BLOW TO G. B. S.
 To tell the truth,
 We stand in awe
 When Pierre Loti
 Says, "Who is Shaw"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Uncle Sam should claim the right to spank the little Central American states ad libitum or words to that effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE

From the New York Mail.
 Ever op the quest fer new words. we thrill at reading in the Pulaski. Va. News that ''the fire company outened the fire"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Tn the worlds series the two teams are not see-sawing for profits, because the players receive no money after the fourth game is played