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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
T7I7T 7"1- -77- - I77
 As to Recalling Judge Lane

The Rev. Dr. A. J. Dickinson an nounces that it is his intention to head a movement to reform conditions presented by the grand jury and that possibly his action may involve Judge A. O. Lane, commis- sioner of public justice, and subject him to a recall election.
 In another column will be found Dr. Dickinson's statement to represents tive of The Age-Herald and following that statement is one from Judge Lane. The latter presents facts which are plain and convincing.
 Judge Lane is man of positive views and always expresses them fear lessly. Like all such men he makes enemies but he has performed his duties to the best of his ability ano no we'll informed citizen can question his capacity as an administrative of. ficer. He has made mistakes but, like the rest of us, he is human. No one perhaps, is more familiar with condi tions in this city than Judge Lant and as the head of the department oI { justice his policy has been vigorous and uncompromising.
 Birmingham has population O. 150, ,000 or more and in so large pop ulation there are many evil doers Judge Lanes statement shows that al uncommonly large percentage of law violators have been apprehended ant convicted.
 Dr. Dickinson makes mistake Judge Lane should be allowed to serv, out his term without being furthe harassed and if The Age-Heral, understands the temper of this com munity there will be no recall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Mr Rarher on Fees

i Neither the legislature nor the peo- pie nor any other power in the land can change the fee system in Jeffer- son county while section 96 of the constitution of 1901 stands un- changed.
 This section reads as follows: "The legislature shall not enact any law not applicable to all the counties in the state regulating costs and charges of courts, or fees, commissions or al lowances of public officers"
 Arlie Barber says he is "as much opposed to the evils of the fee sys- tenn as anyone" Will he tell us how that system can be changed without first lifting Jefferson county out of the operation of section 96? His posi- ton is simply absurd.
 Section 96 is also absurd, for lief ferson county cannot, in all honor, be dealt with in the matter of fees as Winston can be. When Jefferson coun- ty has been excepted from the opera tion of section 96, there is nothing to do but to elect in November, 1914, members of the legislature who can be trusted to treat Jefferson county fairly and justly. Possibly refer endum on scale of county salaries can he secured. At any rate there is but one way to avoid the application of section 96 to Jefferson county, and that way consists in making Jeffer- son county exceptional.
 There is such thing as common sense in this world and it's applca- tion to, the fee system is all that is needed. The placing of Jefferson county in class by itself is all the remedy that the case admits of, and Mir. Barber's misgivings concerning legislatures and office holders are mis- placed and uncalled for. He should take lesson in plain law making and constitutional provisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Musical Attractions This season.

"An effort should be made by music lovers to bring two or three symphony ,orchestras to Birmingham during the winter season." said a prominent anna teur. "It used to be that Damrosch came south In January or February, but for several. years past his fine orchestra has been available only for spring festi- vals It is the same way with most of the other symphony orchestras.
 we will have a spring festival as usual next year, but in addition to that 1t would be well for the development of musical taste if we could have symphony performances oftener.
 Several distinguished musical artists will be heard in recital here this season, but thus far the only ones engaged are for the Sunday afternoon series under the auspices of a concert committee of which MT. Holcombe Is treasurer. These recitals are exceptionally attrac- tive, and at the same time they are de- cidedly educational. season ticket costs only 8, and every ticket holder will cettainly get his or her moneys worth.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
GEORGE ELIOT WELL PAID.

From the Bookman.
 in one of George Meredith's letters he seys:
 ''I shall send you the Cornhill Maga zine next month. The author of Adam
 Bede' has a new work in it. I under stand they have given her an enormous sum teight thousand pounds. or more!
 she retaining ultimate copyright-Bon Qleu! will aught like this ever happen 70 me?"
 As this letter was written in 1So2,s IL is obvious that he refers to "Romola.
 George Eliot did not receive the exact sum upon which her fellow craftsman comments SO characteristically, but ru- nor was not far wrong. It appears that George Smith, the publisher, was anx- ious to attract well known names to his new venture, and he in reality offered
 the author of Adam Bede' ten thousand pounds for the new book she was at work
 upon.
 Though the offer came at time when she was particularly depressed at the slow progress she was making with hef
 novel of the Italian Renaissance, she dia not care to accept it as she hesitatec to have the story appear in serial form' | The offer, however. encouraged her to | finish her laborious task, and II wa1 ultimately published serially, in four | teen parts. since Lewes felt the publicity | would help the sale. Smith paid seven thousand pounds for the copyright though it was not financial success George Eliot, in fact, afterward gave short story, Brother Jacob' to offstano inc publisher's loss. In book form. o' course. it Justified the publishers faith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

lican party and over the prohibition and socialist candidates also. It is important that a democratic House and Senate should be elected to sup port him and the policies of the party.
 The loss of a single southern vote on Tuesday would be felt. A vote in this state of 75,000 is needed; a total vote of 7,500,000 must be had in the nation in order to render Woodrow Wilson a majority President.
 Do not fail to vote on Tuesday. Do not fail to do your utmost to in- duce your neighbors to go to- the polls. There is nothing of state or ,ot al interest at stake in the presi- dential situation, but in a national cortest every southern vote counts. The popular vote, rather than the electoral ticket, will rendel the vic tcry of next Tuesday doubly inpor- ttnt and valuable. The county that gave Samuel J, Tilden a popular ma jcrity in 1876 should rise up and give Woodrow Wilson an even greater ma jority next Tuesday. This will at one stroke avenge the theft of 1876 and it will bring back democratic policies in relation to the trusts anu the tariff and all other questions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
CURES FOR INSOMNIA.

From the Paris Temps.
 sufferer from insomnia retais a num- Der of counses he has received, of which the first comes from the poet M. Lecontc, who says;
 "Open your window wide. Lie with your head as low as possible and you will sleep like a post"
 Another very well known man writes: "Accustom yourself to take an hour or two of rest in a deck chair after every meal. Take down from your shelves some old fashioned novel of which you have an affectionate remembrance as one of the joys of your youth and read 1t while you are in yoiT deck chair The more you are .wearied by it the better you will sleep. Tho secret of a good night is not to tire yourself out in the evening, but to idle away the time, to get comfortably bored until the time comes for going to bed The more your brain is dulled the better night you will have"
 An important point, though a difficult ore, is to avoid any dread of insomnia, Personally l derive benefit, though it may have just the opposite effect on another rerson, from calculating the multiples of ? or 5 as far as I can go; thus 2-4-S-16- Sl. &c. Or else I count elephants;s one e,ephant and one elephant make two cle- plants, two elephants and one elephant make three elephants; three elephants and one elephant, Sc.
 Finally, knock off your black coffee even your morning cup on rising, and take nc meat in the evening" For lunch cat nothing but fruit, stewed for preference and for dinner a vegetable soup, vermicell mashed potatoes and one or two biscuits.
 If this does not do the trick, as a last heroic remedy put damp napkin round your head at night covered with piece of ollskn and tied on with bandage Sleep should come in 10 minutes But I look upon this device as calculated in the long run to impede the natural action of the organs of the body"
 Another of my fellow sufferers recon mends magnetism, which he says mas cured him after 10 applications. Another writes: No drug should be used except | in the case of very obstinate insomnia. when it is necessary. at all costs, to get three good nights. No other persoa 1 sEould be in the room. The sound of their sleeping is irritating. Smoke very little in the evening and abstain from all stimu- lants tea coffee, grog, etc. Don't read in bed. If sleep refuses to come get up for few minutes and occupy yourself with some trifling duties, such as arrang- ing papers, folding up your clothes, wash ing your hands. Don't let business come into your head. Don't mind slight f. el- ing of chill. and get into bed again al the end of 10 or 12 minutes.
 "If in spite of all this sleep refuses tc come. try reading. But don't read y.
 thing lively or interesting In my owr case it is very rare that insomnia does ilo l succumb to two or three pages of Plato. 'Phaedo
 An eminent doctor of Lyons says muci the same thing. Another suggests: ~oun
 slowly from upward. It is very rare on. gets up to 200 without going off to sleep It is on record, however that one victim got up to l6.ss7, and then it was time fo
 l.im to get up!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
FAME.

From Milton's, "Lycidas Alas what boots 1t with incessant care To tend the homely, sighted, shepherds
 trade. And strictly mediate the thankless muse? Were it not better done, as others use, To sport with Amaryilis in the shade Or with the tangles of Nexaera's haIrf Fame is the spur that the clear spirit dota
 raise A (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights and live laborious days; Put the fair guerdon when We hope to
 find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze. Comes the blind fury with the abhorred
 shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not the
 praise" Phoebus replied. and touched by trembling
 ears: Fame is no plant that grows on mortal
 soil. Nor in the glittering foll Set off to the world, nor in broad runner
 lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure
 eyes Ana perfect witness of all-judging love: AS he pronounces lastly on each deed. Of so much fame in heayen's expect thy
 need
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Bring Out a Full Vote on Tuesday

The republican party and it's high protective policy, it's promotion of trusts and of every other plutocratic interest, stands rent and condemned before the people. But because it is torn and distrusted is no reason why the friends of Wilson and Marshall should become over confident. The feeling of overconfidence is the one and only danger that confronts the democracy today.
 It is important that every vote friendly to the democratic ticket should be boiled. It is important that Woodrow Wilson should go into the White House by virtue of a clear ma jority over both wings of the repub-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Thinks It Will Be Taft.

q have heard democrats in different states say that Wilson would have a walkover on November O. but I believe that President Taft has chance of suc- cess himself said W. W. Schwartz of Chicago.
 Roosevelt will carry several states, but I cannot help feel that MT. Taft will carry New York, Pennsylvania and H. linois. The republican ticket has gained rapidly within the past 10 days 1 was in New York city last Sunday and found a very hopeful Taft feeling there. The country is enjoying great prosperity now, and l believe that Taft's election would be a good thing for business interests generally. I am no politician, but l all ways vote the republican ticket"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
coII;er,s Editorial Change.

A year ago Golfers was extremely laudatory of Colonel Roosevelt and it was thought it would be one of the staunch supporters of the bull moose party, but Editor Norman Hapgood had been doing telling work for him un- til the owner of the journal, Robert J. Collier took a hand MT. Collier IS for Roosevelt. He took down Hapgood c name as editor and substituted his own Tn signed editorial in the last issue Mir Collier says in part
 "The present writer has been with Golfers since 1897; he was it's editor dur ing the Spanish war, and he has been owner ever since. He has fought in the courts the libel suits of patent medicines, quack doctors, blackmailing papers, and crook politicians. He has no more love for corrupt business or corrupt politics LOW than he had before. But he regards Coaliers as, in measure, the spokesman Of large group of sincere Americans who have turned in disgust from the two old parties to a new and spontaneous ltiON Ncliicul Miltil lidS loI us ODJttL llc cleaning up of American politics. He be- lieves that Golfers attitude in the cam paign just closing has not been true to it's own best traditions. It has been captious, unresponsive, even sneering. Since the owners opinion did not coin eide with the former editors, he has decided to edit his own paper according to his own convictions.
 Golfers, needless to say, will continue to make the same fight for honest govern ment and honest business 1t has always made. It's editorial columns will continue to express only what it believes to be the truthn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
No CrOp Like Cotton

Cotton has been advanced about $5 a bale simply because there is a be- lief that the worlds consumption of American cotton will be greater than 1t was last year; and all know how readily a crop of 16,200,000 was ab- sorbed last year. No killing frost has occurred throughout the cotton belt, and yet the staple is firmly held, and prices are advanced from time to time. Good crops have been raised this year in Egypt and India, and China and Russia, but these crops do not lessen the value of the great American crop, and it is now believed they will not do so.
 A generous crop will be harvested in this country this year, but no one seems to care how large it is to be, for all believe that the consumption of the world will be equal to it. There are even those who say the world will take more cotton this year than il did last year when the American cror exceeded 16,0O0,0OO bales.
 The great crop is the nations mainstay as well as the cash crop o1 s the south. It is the finest single cror grown in the world, and when it's cul tivation is improved economically ur to the demonstration standard there will be vast sum of net money il it for southern producers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
TRILBY's PLOT A GIFT.

From the Bookman.
 The plot of '"rrilby'' was once offered to Henry James as a gift. Du Manrief and James were walking one evening np and down the High street in Bays water, when James remarked that he Tad great difficulty in finding plots for his stories.
 "Plots.'' exclaimed Du Maurier T am full of plots" And he went on to tell the other the plot of ''Trilby. "But you ought to write that story said James
 T can't write replied Du Malr,er v have never written. If you like the rlot so much you can take it. But James would not take it; he said
 that it was too valuable gift. Or
 reaching home that night Du Mauriei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
The south's Resources

"rhe Baltimore Manufacturers Rec ord of October 31 has striking double column editorial entitled How to In- crease the Wealth and Business of the South," observed prominent business man. Tt is addressed to every man Interested in the south, whether he be native born and whether he Is in the south from choice rather than by acci- dent of birth, or whether he be an in- vestor in the south from other sections and whether he is seeking to interest capital from other sections in the south.'
 "The Manufacturers Record says among other things: The south is a vast mine of wealth. It's resources are Unmatched by those of any other like area in the world Nowhere else is there to be found region of such vast and varied potentialities for agricul- ture. for manufactures, for mining, for railroad operations, for city building Activities. But limitless as these re- sources are, they can produce nothing lof value to the individual, to the state the section or the nation until they be utilized.
 Millions of acres of uncultivated Hand producing nothing for the good of mankind without settlement, and mil llions of acres of oyerflowed and cut lover timber lands as they stand today idle, useless, indeed repellent to the ! traveller, are liability to the south, be- cause they are burden to carry, yield ling nothing in return. Utilized, thete
 lands would become one of the south''
 great assets, adding billions of dollar:
 to the wealth of this section and ths nation.
 Millions of acres of land, poorly
 titled by reason of incompetent ans
 thriftless tenant farmers, yield only { Ailall proportion of the returns whisf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Thought nlrmlngham 2 Great clty

T had heard so much of Birmingham as a city of phenomenal growth, that l expected to see a thriving place, but 1t far surpassed my expectations" said F. T. Holman of Philadelphia, who spent part of yesterday here.
 T have never been in Alabama before. and this section of the country is a reve- lation to me. Not only is the Birming- ham district a great industrial center, but all of north Alabama seems to be developing rapidly.
 Birmingham has sometimes been called the Pittsburg of the south, but it's rapid growth suggests to me q young Chicago. Many men now living can remember when Chicago was not as large as Brming- ham is today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT NATIONAL
 AFFAIRS AND A BIT OF HOf1E AFFAIRS

as why contractors can't lay wooden blocks on First avenue and why there is public rumor of brick paving trusts. and all sorts of little things that affect the merchants and property owners of Birmingham.
 All these little things should be threshed out among the city commission CTS of Birmingham, and thesesmen should get together and improve Birmingham. and make it q model city. and really get down to business.
 All three of them are paid good sal aries. They get something like s7oo0 each annually for their services.
 In these days of high cost of living lots of people would he glad to work for s7oOO a year.
 But regardless of salary there should be an unity Of spirit in commission form of government.
 Birmingham Is too big town to have jealousies, or anything which should not work to the general good.
 Whats the use of kicking? Let us get together in an unity of spirit, and cast aside the kicxers, and encourage the men who want to build up Birmingham and build up the men who want to do good work for it. If there be grafters kick them aside-throw them out-and boost the big men who want to make Birmingham big. That's the way to do 1t and that's the spirit of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

pastors who want to get mixed up Tn everything thatis doing.
 There is one pastor in Birmingham who wants to be postmaster in every thing. This man now wants to get rid of one of the city commissioners in the person of Judge A. o. Lane
 Judge Lane has not all the virtues of the pastorate. He Is not as young as he was twenty years ago. But somehow Judge Lane is possessed of an ability to attend to business. He is unfortunate in that he was appointed in his position by the governor of state. It was not his fault. Had he been a candidate before the people he would have been elected.
 Judge Lane is manly man. He has done his. best He knows something about city government
 But Judge Lane does the best he knows how to do-and he does it with a con science and an honest and a wholesome purpose.
 There means to be no criticism in this column about the other coranissioners; but there is all sorts of kicking in this community of Birmingham about the why's and wherefores of the division of the action of the city commission.
 Everybody talks about why these com missioners divide ID on votes on public utilities. They talk about the political aspirations of the commissioners, and they talk about all sorts of little things, such,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
STRAUSS FEARED THE WORST.

From the Washington Star.
 A musician said: T had the honor last year of attending one of Dr. Strauss rehearsals in Munich. It was new sym rhony, very beautiful, but very bizarre. In the middle of 1t the composer rapped his desk impatiently and called to the double bassoon:
 Why don't you play the F sharp that is marked?'
 The bassoon. bullheaded sort of fel- low, answered:
 "'Because it would sound wrong, that is why.
 ''Dr Strauss gave harsh laugh and shouted:
 'Himmel! Are you New York critic in disguse?' D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
MOST FORTUNATE.

How do the Whipplebys manage to keep their cook?"
 They give her the use of their linn cuisine three nights a week."
 "That wouldn't satisfy some cooks"
 Maybe not, but the. Whipplebys' cook is in love with their chauffeur"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

started to work at the new craft. Bus it was not on/ 'Trilby" that he began. That story was laid aside for the time. and by the next morning he had written the first two numbers of Peter Ibbet- son" It seemed to flow from his pen, without effort, in a full stream.
 But he thought it must be poor stuff, and he determined to look for an omen to learn whether any success would at tend the new departure. So he walked out into the garden. and the very first thing that he saw was a large wheel barrow, and that comforted him and re- assured him; for there is wheelbarrow in the first chapter of Peter Ibbetson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

The administration has authorized It's clerks to spend when travelling for tho government s1 a week for the pressing of their clothes. This would have become an issue in the campaign if it had been made known in June
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
InouIries For sman Farm..

Tt is a good sign when truck farmers increase in number as they are increas- ing hereabouts," said l.. P. Hill.
 "A year ago inquiries for small farms were quite active, but they are much more active now. I understand that many real estate dealers will close number of trades this month for truck farms. Most of the newcomers are from the north.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Nor so soLEMNCHoLLY.

'"rhe melancholy days have come-' They call them that, but why? The syrup's on the pancake, And the punkin's in the pie.
 Houston Post. ''The melancholy days have come"- Such talk Is a mistake; And yet we hate to leave our bed Each morning when we wake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

Mrs. Cleveland was married in the idential marriage in that building. John
 Tyler's second marriage took place while he was President, but the cere- mony did not.take place in the White House Mrs. Cleveland, too, will be the first widow of a President who has re- married. Lucretia Garfield is living af- ter 31 years of widowhood. and James
 K. Folks widow outlived him 42 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

The corporation that publishes Me has purchased from Golfers the House. keeper. It is to be merged in the Ladies' World.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
At the southern Club.

We wifi receive election returns ar the Southern, club Tuesday night" said Secretary Randall. We expect to ar range for a private wire. Election bulle- tins will be read out from early evening until after midnight.
 ''1he club has just been redecorated and our cafe will doubtless be well filled Tuesday night"