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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18

country proposes to apply to muddle that involves political honor and popu- lar rule and even the right to vote for ones choice for President.
 The bitterness of Brother Charities paper, the Cincinnati Times-star, is deep and highly personal. It charges Theodore Roosevelt and his Pennsyl- vania boss with almost every crime in the calendar-with all that is indecent and dishonest.
 All this blackguardism will simply operate to transfer more votes to Will son and Marshall, and when the re- turns come in on the night of Novem- Der 5 it will be seen that MT. Bryan did not go far wide of the mark when he predicted that Governor Wilson's plurality will be 2,O00,0OO votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
South Carolina's Governor

Gov. Cole u Blease of South Caro- lima is eccentric and spectacular to a degree. He hnd Lawyer Fielder of Georgia have fallen out, and Governor Blease is anxious to have Lawyer Eel der step acrots the Savannah river when the governor knows 1t. The gov ernor intimates that there would be little left of the lawyer after the pro- posed encounter takes place.
 The truth lis, both should address themselves to the charges, and let fighting of any sort alone. The charges are the thing, especially in view of the Governors canvass for re- election.
 It seems Chat the governor is pur' sued by dictaphones in the hands of { Burns detective whose name is k. 5 Reed. The charges against the gov elnor relate largely to pardons, an' the subject lis being investigated by committee bf which Senator HoWart B. Carlisleiis chairman. The revela tions made| in August may be sup planted or Altogether refuted by reve lations to fome. The air in soutl Carolina is full of charges and de nials, and nb one seems to know wha the truth oe the matter is.
 It should, however, be plain to al that South Carolina needs governo . who is less eccentric and less spec \ tacular and less warlike. The pend ing charges do not call for war s much as they do for proof for o against the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
BuLLFRoG IS A CANNIBAL

From the Philadelphia Record
 Did you ever know that the bullfrog was carnivorous, or, in other words, a cannibal?" said Nick" Gilbert, one of the operators at the electrical bureau. T never did until several years ago, when it was demonstrated almost before my very eyes.
 T have been interested in fish culture for years and have made study of their habits So that I could study them at closer range, I built big aquarium in my yard, one that held 650 gallons and along with a fine collection of fish I stocked it with seven fine big bullfrogs.
 The sparrows used to drink water from the edge of the aquarium and this day, while my wife was looking on, one of the frogs leaped up caught the spar row and took it beneath the water. could hardly believe that a frog would attack and vanquish such a fighter as the English sparrow isf known to be, SO in the interest of science 1 epptied the aquarium and, sure enough, down in the bottom was the sparrow. The frog had taken him down below, but either could not swallow him or else did not have the time.
 Following that I began to miss some valuable Japanese fantalls, and, after removing all the frogs but one, ,taited until I missed another fish, when l killed Mir Frog and found that he was the rob ber Before that l believed the fish had been stolen by cats. The bullfrog is aggressive and can take his own part any time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The EIoo.led District

Louisiana and all the lower Missis- sippi valley suffered more from the floods than the world at large ina gines," said Jerry Jerallie. a sales rep resentative of the Birmingham Safe company.
 T have a good deal of business through that section and when I was last in Louisiana the situation looked distressing, indeed. Many large stretches of the inundated country will be without any sort of crops this sum- mer. Of course that affects business in New orleans. and even other cities will feel it.
 ''The Mississippi overflow will make health conditions bad. I am just re- covering from bad attack of malarial fever which I contracted in Louisiana.
 "One who travels as much as I do appreciates Birmingham more and more One dollar made here is better than $2 anywhere else"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
MT. Underwood and Gov. Wilson

Two level-headed and wholly com potent men met to discuss the cam paign and the political situation when the standard bearer and the majority leader came together at the Trenton Country club. They are not unlike. Neither is spectacular and both are close students of public questions. They have confidence in each other, and they met as warm friends and CO., workers rather than as rivals. Each looks to the future, and the dead past was not even referred to when they met.
 They went over the ground state by state. The debatable states were each and all carefully considered, and New Jersey and New York were both placed in that category.
 Governor Wilson intends to conduct an aggressive campaign in all states in which the democrats have fight ing chance, and he discussed the entire list with Mr. Underwood noting what the latter had ascertained from mem bers of Congress.
 MT. Underwood proposes to take a rest of two weeks after Congress ad- journs, and immediately afterward to offer his services to the democratic national committee. No doubt he will be kept on the stump until election week.
 The majority leader said after the conference at Trenton: q think Gov ernor Wilson is a great leader of men. I do not have any doubt in my mind that he is going to be elected Presi- dent of the United States. I believe that his administration will live up to every promise of the party. I don't think I ever saw the democratic party more united and in better condition to win victory than it is today. On the other hand, I never saw the re- publican party more demoralized, and I think that our opponents even feel themselves that they are on losing ground" This sums up in few words the entire situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
QUEEN OF BEAUTY SMOKES

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 Viscountess Curzon calmly smoked a cigarette the other eventpg while she sat on her throne as the Queen oi Beauty at the dress rehearsal of the Ellzabethan tournament. There were ladies present, too. But they did not object to smoking. Many of them have learned to do it themselves, for the same reasons that young men have ac- qulred the habit-some because they liked it; others because they thought it smart" In fact, smoking by ladies is commonplace in smart society, and 1t Is not confined to the other side of the water.
 At a revival of Elizabethan manners, the Queens cigarette was not inappro- priate, though a more accurate touch of verisimilitude would have been the pipe which Raleigh taught Queen Eliza beth herself to use. The cigarette is a refinement and delicacy by compari- son, but it serves to restore more or less of the true historic atmosphere.
 The point is, do the ladies wish to restore Elizabethan manners? What is more important. do they wish to culti- vate or encourage a return to the out ward behavior which was a true ex- pression of the inward morality of Ellzabeths time?
 This is often said to be woman s world. In respect of manners 1t IS largely of the ladies' making. Their Influence and to some extent their eX- ample have operated to restrain, re- fine and render savage pan possible in the drawing room of civilization. o tempora, O moresl Is their gentle but powerful influence becoming mascu- linized? And what is to become of old fashioned politeness as our mothers taught it?
 Yet there is another view of 1t. The ladies have fairly earned the presump- ton that their exemplary influence which survived contact with rude man would withstand the cigarette and like wise render it respectable. When the Queen of Beauty awkwardly smoked a foul pipe in Elizabeths time chivalry answered. The Queen can do nc wrong. When the twentieth century Queen daintiiy trifes with a fragrant wisp of rice paper that holds an inno- hcent pinch of solace, must chivalry keer a. sullen silence while the pessimist croaks that the whole social fabric has gone to Inferno?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
sIcKLEs WAVES BLOODY SHIRT

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Gen Dan Siekles at S7 waves the bloody shirt and declares that the time has not yet come when a man born in the south may be elected President. He admits that Wilson was too young to go to war. but that he had rebel relatives" and these are enough to condemn him before the loyal people of the north. Hence, General sckles wills vote for Roosevelt. who. incidentally, also had relatives on the losing side in the contest.
 A fig on such archaic talk The In- quirer is earnestly opposed to the election of Wilson, but not by reason of his birth or antecedents. It doubts if there are many qualified voters in the country who are to be affected by the bloody shirt. Governor Wilson has his faults and imper- fections but so far as they affect his candidacy they relate to his present atti- tude toward affairs and to ndfhing else. We should support the right man If he came from South Carolina.
 Much may be forgiven Slekles, whose vagaries throughout his life have had a spectacular interest. His picturesque career has kept him In the limelight, but he will be remembered not as a con- structive legislator, a defender of the hearthstone norfas a military commander. It aggurs ill that man who is on the commission to secure proper observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg next year should appeal to sectonalism. The age of sectionalism is past. The issues today are alive. And on them there is plenty of room for oppo- sition to the democratic candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
Concerning Trust DissOlutions

The Standard Oil was broken up into 35 so-called independent com panies. Only one of the 35 has att +en,nted to break away from the dom ination of the old Standard Oil com bine. That one had as its president MT. Pierce of St. Louis. He attempt ed to rule the company placed In ms charge, and the old combine took steps to foil his plans. They went into court and the suit is still pending. The other 34 companies are simply cogs In the hig Standard Oil wheel, and they bid fair to remain cogs in the wheel while the old rulers of the Standard Oil live and control majority of the stock issues.
 What is true of Standard Oil is true of all other trusts "dissolved" by the Roosevelt and Taft administrations. Not a monopoly has been broken up bv either. Not a concern that acts III restraint of trade has been weakened in the least. The control of prices stands unimpaired, and the right o1 competition is ignored. The Sherman antitrust law in the hands of the re- publican party is delusion and a snare-a humbug from start to finish
 The Baltimore platform calls tol antitrust legislation that has some ginger in it, and it is plain that any thing short of a supervisory board equal in every respect to the inter- state commerce commission will not be able to regulate the industrial corpor- ations. The interests and the re- publican party are pulling together. The interests controlled Roosevelt and they are controlling Taft. A period of democratic rub is what the country needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18

ber 17s2, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss. On the 2Sth day of June, 179S. in the back room three men were gathered around table. Their chairs did not touch. Beach man occupied one of three sides of the table. leaving the fourth side vacant. It was about o'clock in the evening. Although it was still light in the street, the back room was dark, and lamp-a luxury in those times-hanging from the cell ing threw it's light upon the table
 The first of the three men was pale, young and grave, with thin lips and cold unsympathetic expression. mere was a nervous twitching in his cheek, which must have been a drawback to the act of smiling. He was powdered and gloyed. and his well brushed and carefully buttoned light blue coat fitted him without wrinkle. He wore nan keen brooches, white stockings hlsh cravat, a plaited shirt frill ana silNei bueklets on his shoes.
 Of the two other men one was, so to speak, giant. the other a dwarl' ie tall man was negligently dressed ln loose coat of scarlet, with his neck pare and a half united cravat hanging care lessly below his shirt frlll; his Walst- coast was unfastened for want or put tons; he wore top boots, and ms hail, although disheveled and bristling stii showed signs of former dresslhs' HIS wig looked very much Ii Ike mane' anu his face was marked by the smallpox Between his eyebrows was line pc tokening a fierce temper, and al the corner of his mouth another, fdeher suggestive of kindly nature Ills lips were thick, his teeth large; he had the fist of a porter and flashing eyes
 The short parsonage was yellow looking man, who, when seated, had the effect of one deformed. His head was thrown back, his eyes bloodshot; livid patches covered his faee handker- chief was tied over his straight, greasy hair; no forehead to speak of, but monstrous and terrible mouth. He wore long trousers, slippers, waistcoat that seemed originally to have been of white satin and loose jacket. in the folds of which a hard, straight line revealed the presence of a poniard.
 The first of these men was Robe spierre, the second Danton, the third Marat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
ANOTHER BuBLE BURST

From the New York Telegram.
 Notice that the California Consolidated oil company, a sl000O000 concern, has just been wound up with $29 in the treas ury.
 The president was Fighting. Bob Evans, and the crash came with his death.
 A tower of strength on the bridge of battleship, the admiral was a puny child in some ways of the financial world.
 Enticed from retirement to lend the magic of his name to a business enter prise, Evans was used as Grant was used and later as in England, Lord Dufferin was used
 With so many examples of the kind 1t might be good idea not only to enact but to enforce such laws that everybody would understand the guinea pig game! Paying persons of more or less influence for the privilege of using their names to float enterprises is not desirable in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
John Craft Here Yesterday

John Craft of Mobile, president of the Tennessee River and Mobile Basin as- sociation. passed through Birmingham yesterday en route 10 Rome. There he will attend the annual convention of the association.
 There is every indieation,' stated Mir. Craft, that the convention will not only be very successful, but that work will be accomplished which will result in good to this and other states for years to come.
 "The object of the association broadly stated, is the improvement of our natural advantages. Considerable work is necessary, but as the people themselves are becoming aroused to the importance of the situation, there is little doubt but that good will be ac- complished."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
SIN CAROUSALS
the New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram.
 Heat intoxication is the latest. Absorption of the rays of the sun, giv- ing all the exhilaration of the highball without the expenditure of a single cent, is the discovery of Prof. William M. Cop lin of the Jefferson Medical college, Phil adelphia
 It is described as producing all the ef- fleets of inhibition, even to the resultant hangover
 The discovery will set lot of persons thinking if the claim is found to be sus- tained The professor might come or here and demonstrate his belief How many poor wretches have been unjustly accused of indulgence, goodness only knows, and what effect the sun habit will have on the liquor traffic must bt considered.
 It occurs that the matter should be referred to the prohibtionists for re- port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
THE NEW SunuTYpE

From the Louisville Courier Journal:
 A French professor. Parisian named Chambonnaud. has invented kind of typewriter to abbreylate writing and take the place of shorthand. The ap- paratus is small and the keys are so few that all can be operated without changing the position of the hand Both hands are employed in manipulating the machine. but this is for celerity The spelling is phonetic, embracing only the cardinal or fundamental sounds of hu- man speech, which are comparatively few All superfluous tone symbols have been omitted. It is said the professor devoted years to the labor of analyzing the leading languages of Europe to get at the few essential sounds of lan- guage. Time has been cconomized to such an extent sthat an average per- son can record words with the machine as fast as they are spoken, with both ease and accuracy. And, in addition, the coArivance, though small, carries narrow paper ribbon on which the orations will be found automatically recorded in characters that anyone can read.
 1t is known that few shorthand writers can read what others have written, and some are unable to de- cipher their own mystical symbols after the notes are "cold' or somewhat for gotten. The name "silbetype' seems to mean that only syllables are written, but the inventor believes the system is so simple that the machine will come into general use. The following speci- men of work was found written on recent occasion: "Shor riting iz tn in dis pen sa bl ok sil var of mod Tn biz nes." In other word: short writing is the indispensable auxiliary of mod ern business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
SILLY SEASON SENTENCES

From the Boston Transcript.
 The style for lawns at this season is la moved
 Recent divorce case in New York: Deary versus Deary. Whats in a name.
 A Philadelphia woman declares that thsre are 57 varieties of love. Oh pickles,
 I'm out for dust" said the vacationist as he started down the country road.
 A novelist writes: The happy bride was blushins like a young tomato" Or like a cucumber, eh?
 "The train was running with frightful rLilosophy," said dear old lady telling about a railroad accident.
 A summer novel begins; He sighed as he sat by her side by the seaside. and she sighed and the sea sighed
 You can't please some people. An au- tcist was recently arrested because he faG no horn, another on the same day because he had one too many.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
For the Attention of the Street Depart
 


 "The city is liable to have suit the depression of two or three inches in the roadbed on Fifth avenue on the north side of the Tidewater track al the Southern club crossing" said a prominent citizen. "The railroad com pany completed its work between Nine teenth and Twentieth streets several weeks ago. It was done, l suppose, according to the grades. etc, given by the city engineers office. and the track laying and concretlng seems to be in the highest class of workmanship. The depression in the roadbed referred to extends only a few feet, but it has caused several men to trip and fall. An accident can as easily happen there in the daytime as at night. The city should sttend to this matter without further delay
 "Well, since I am making complaint will call the attention of the city au- thorities to the large pile of old build ing material which encumbers the cor ner of Twentieth street and Park ave nue. Brick and timbers have been talk ing up a large part of the roadway for many weeks Why not have this ma terial moved off of the street to the vacant lot at that corner? For some time there were no lanterns placed on the piles of material at night, but re- gently the lights are ample to prevent anyone running into these temporary Instructions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
Cotton Gambling and the Beall Bill

The passage by vote of 95 ayes to 26 nays of the Beall bill in the House simply sends it late in the sea- son to the Senate where the cotton exchanges and allied interests will be pretty sure to pigeonhole it as they did the Scott bill.
 An attempt to add to the bill and amendment prohibiting gambling in grain and provisions generally was defeated in the House. Its friends preferred to keep it a distinct anti cotton gambling bill In other words, it relates to cotton only.
 The bill prohibits all dealings in cotton futures, and names heavy pen alties for the purchase or sale of cot ton not actually in existence-for ex- ample, December cotton. The use of the mails or telegraph lines for such purposes would be prohibited, and the fines involved would be indeed heavy. No speculative cotton information could be scattered over the country.
 But it will be soon enough to esti- mate the effects of the bill when it passes the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
Heavy Damage to Roads

"The recent heavy rains have played havoc with the country roads" said Road Overseer o'Hoolihan yesterday.
 Not only are the chert roads dam aged, but in many places the macadan roads have severely suffered.
 "There has been a succession of heavy rains since last December, and have beer Just as we get through repairing the roads after a particularly heavy rain. fall, another will occur, which puts then almost out of commission.
 "The rains of the last few days have been especially severe and have done thousands of dollars worth of damage to the roads throughout the county"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
Heprbli5an Presidential Electors

Nhe muadle that has arisen in at least twof districts in Ohio and in south D1kota, and that may be added 10 m California, Kansas and other stateys is easily adjusted. It can be seStp@ed beyond appeal by electing Will son and Marshall by an overwhelming majority. It will be majority, too not mere plurality.
 That will take away all fear of an election by an evenly divided House when states would become units un- der the antfduated and unjust system of the federal constitution. It will take away all charges of tainted vote, and it is the remedy that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
IooIxS Like Wilson

"1t looks very much like Wilson, a1- mitted a federal officeho1der It is probable that either RoorseYelt or Taft, running alone, could win. But with both of them in the fled, the demo- cratic standard bearer has the better opportunity.
 He should carry every close state. With the republicans divided, New York will go democratic, Connecticut will follow as will Indiana, Massachusetts and Illinois
 "I think Roosevelt will win every state in which republican triumphs. But Wilson's sweep will be broad one, it is probable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
THE WINSOME WEE THING

By Robert Burns.
 She is a winsome wee thing, She is handsome wee thing, She is a To esome wee thing,
 This dear wee wife O mine. I never saw a fairer, l never lo'ed a dearer; And neist my heart I'll wear her,
 For fear my jewel tine. She is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing. She is a lo'esome wee thing.
 This dear wee wife O mine. The warld's wraclN we share ot, The warstle and the care o't, WI her I'll blythely bear it.
 And think my lot divine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
WHAT THE LITTLE BIRD SAID

From the Kansas City Star.
 He was an affable young man and de sirous of demonstrating his kindly and genial disposition. So when the canary bird chirped sleepily from it's cage on the wall he spoke cheerly.
 What's the matter, bird?" he in quired
 The girl glanced at him with a dreamy smile She was southern girl. and she spoke with a gentle drawl.
 He thinks it's mawnin'," she cooed.
 The man who loves birds hasn't been back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18
Anpiston.s steady Progress

"Anniston is progressing steadily said c. H. Young, the well known lawyer of that city. We have a substantial growth and our merchants and manufacturing in- terests are diversified and prosperous
 Mr. Young said he remarked Birmins- hams rapid growth and large and hand some improvements. Business brings him to this city frequently and each time he comes says he sees decided advance.