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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
London Correspondence Baltimore Sun.
"HAT the breeding of butterflies ca

London Correspondence Baltimore Sun.
"HAT the breeding of butterflies can
be made very remunerative pur-
suit has been discovered by a resi-
dent of Bexley. in Kent He is L. W
NeWmans who owns a farm entirely de-
voted to butterfly raising.
Mr. Newman possesses three acres of
land on the outskirts of Bexley. partly
rented and partly his own, on which he
rears every sort Of British butterfly and
moth. He sells upward of $1,000 preserved
insects year at prices varying from .
cents to $50 each, as well as quantities of
ova larvae and pupae, at remunerative
rates. He regards 5000 as the minimum
figure for his sales in the year.
Il started rearing butterflies in a back
yard for a hobby" said Mr.. Newman,
but l soon took up the business seri-
ously, and have succeeded so well that
now own half my land and my house, and.
in addition, have got together perhaps the
finest collection of British butterflies and
moths that can be found.
THE number of persons who collect
these insects nowadays is surprising
Schoolboys and well known collectors form
the bulk of my customers. 1 also sell
large numbers of specimens to various
educational authorities for use in their
natural history classes The schoolboy
buys the common kinds of butterflies
chiefly-the big, highly colored insects,
costing from cents to u cents apiece. I
rear only British insects, and it is quite
common thing for a collector from
abroad who wishes to get a complete set
of the English species to come down to
Bexley for a few hours and take away
several dozen moths or mounted butter
flies for which he may pay from S125 to
$780,"
Mr.. Newman's farm presents a some-
what peculiar appearance, since all the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
BIRMINGHAM LEADS THE WAY.

From the Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
ord, August 10.
beginning with this weeks issue, the
Chamber of Commerce of Birmingham
will undertake to present in one of our
advertising pages every week facts ana
figures regarding the resources of the Biz
mingham district the progress which that
city has already, made in industrial de-
velopnent, in financial growth and in gen.
cral business Advancement, with view TO
br oadening the knowledge of The country
as TO the Industrial opportunities of the
city, the reasons why manufacturers
should locate In the Birmingham section
and why the industrial and financial cor
porations of the country doing business
With the central south should establish
branch offices In Birmingham. Many of
the foremost manufacturing concerns of
the United states are already represented
through resident agents in Birmingham,
and in view of the increasing demand
for machinery and equipment of all KINDS
throughout that section and the territory
that can be reached to advantage, the
chamber of Commerce hopes to make
birmingham one of the foremost oranch
office cities of the country for outside IN
austrial and financial interests. That the
plan which the Chamber of Commerce has
Undertaken will many times repay It's
cost is of course beyond question. Not
withstanding its remarkable natural adj
vantages for manufacturing development
and for general business operations ana
its great progress, Birmingham realizes
the wisdom of keeping these facts con-
stantly and vigorously before the public
and inteligently presented. with view
TO commanding the attention of all
thoughtful business men. Birmingham
leads the way Other cities may need
to study its methods il they would keep
pace with It,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Excellent Results

Good road days-August H. ID and Is
were well observed throughout Alabama,
according to the reports that have been
received at the headquarters of the Ala
bama Good Roads association said ].
A. Rountree, secretary of the state or
ganization, who has enthusiastically
pushed the good road days movement
Our association called upon the peo-
pie of Alabama to work the roads, and
there was a better response than some
even had hoped for. Over 40 counties
observed the three days and more work
was done in the week just ended than
ever before in the history of the state
in the same length Of time In some
counties the people worked the roads
the entire week. notably in Cullman and
Walker. Walker, by volunteer service and
voluntary contributions. is building
great highway through the county.
THE Alabama Good Roads association
will make an effort to make these days
in August permanent. Many probate
judges and road officials write that they
were delighted with the way our people
observed the 18th, 18th and 10th, and
are heartily in favor of having three days
set aside every year in the future. They
all congratulate the Alabama Good Roads
association for designating and promoting
the good road days"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Yesterday afternoon was bright and
hot, and large concourse OF men, wom-
en- and children assembled around the
bandstand in Capitol park to hear the
music. A well known amateur said
THE programme is more pretentious
than usual, but the people seem to enjoy
high class music. Every now and then
one hears the remark that ragtime is
the only music that catches the crowd
New York has tried both styles of music
in the parks-the artistic and the medic
ere and trashy-and the authorities have
concluded to have very little trash, but
a great deal of good music. About the
same taste for music is manifested in
all cities, / think.
THE unsteady educated want to hear
only compositions of master composers
The miscellaneous audiences. such as fill
places of amusement to hear an occa-
sional concert, like a mixture-some fine
music and something light and even friv-
olous.
Il think everything Nappi played this
afternoon was applauded. Among the
composers represented on the programme
we're Beethoven. Mendelssohn, Rossini,
Wagner, Gounod and Grieg.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
MY FRIEND.

BY Percy Bysshe Shelley.
1t is a sweet thing, Friendships dear
balm,
A happy and suspicious bird of calm,
Which rides DER life's ever tumultuous
ocean,
A god that broods Ger chaos in comno-
ton;
A flower which. fresh as Lapand roses
And blooms most radiantly when others
die
Health. hope and youth, and brief pros
perity
And with the light and odor of it's bloom.
Shining within the dungeon and the
tomb;
Whose coming is as light and music are
Mid dissonance and gloom--a star
Which moves not mid the moving heav-
ems alone,
Among rude voices. a beloved light.
A smile among dark frowns-a gentle
Among rude voices, beloved light.
a solitude. refuge, delight
Ii had but friend Why. have three
Even by nay own confession; there may
be
Some more. for what I know; for 'tis
my mind
To call my friends all who are wise and
kind.
Ard these. heaven knows, at best are
very few.
But none can be more dear than you.
Why should they be? my muse has lost
her wings.
or like dying swan who scars and
sings
L should describe you in heroic style
But as it s-are you not void of guile?
A lovely soul, formed to be blessed and
bless:
A well of sealed and secret happiness;
A lutte, which those whom love his taught
to play
Make music on. to cheer the roughsst
day p
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

In the September Womans Home COM
panion. Partisan correspondent, writing
the latest fashion news from the French
capital. reports seeing the following in
Rumplemeyers famous Partisan res
taurant:
zone woman who specially attracted my
attention wore a trailing scant skirt of
black satin. Her neck ruff was of black
tulle, the edges bound with black satin,
and It was caught at the left side with
little cluster of cerise colored roses. Her
hat was black. made of the satin, and a
black satin covered buckle held a cerise
ostrich feather In place; and tucked ur-
der her arm was little black something
which l mistook for the first appearance
of the winter mum, but instead 1t was a
little petted black Pomeranian that my
lady of fashion was bringing to Rumple-
rreyer's for his init Of patisserie after
an auto ride in the Bots. The little dog,
like his mistress, was attired In the height
of fashion. He, too, wore neck run. his
automobile coat of cerise broadcloth was
finished with satin ruff in the same
shade The coat was made with large
rocket at one side, which held the sheerest
OF lace trimmed dog handkerchiefs. On
the other side of the coat was the little
black Pomeranian's monogram embroid-
e, ed in silver. OF course. being such an
expensive little dog, his precious eyes
were shielded from the dust and wind
by automobile goggles. AS l watched his
mjstresa lovingly remove his coat and the
gogglee, | wished that some little street
child of Paris could have feast of cakes,
and could receive the loving care which
was being bestowed on this mite of a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Henry C1ews, in his Saturday review,
says in part:
This is pre-eminently a crop market.
The west cannot be expected to quietly
sit down and ignore the value of 50 900, co.,
600 of new wealth produced from the soil
in single year. sum equal to nine
times the national debt To the great agri-
cultural sections of the northwest this
will prove an irresistible stimulus Mer-
chants and bankers and manufacturers
alike are prepared for a good business
season. Our railroad managers antici-
pate heavy traffic and are distributing
their equipment accordingly. A month
hence We may expect to hear loud COM
plants of car shortage. Some time ago
the railroads placed liberal orders for
cars and locomotives, and a crush of
freight seems inevitable when the crop
movement eastward reaches~its height in
September and October. Two or three
months hence the western lines are sure
to report satisfactory gains in earnings.
The railroads, however, will not benefit
merely from the large crops, they
will benefit incidentally quite as
much by what the crops are
turned into (meat, etc., by the
general stimulus to manufacturing
industries and by the vast quantities of
manufactured products sent back from
the east in return for the golden har-
vest and raw products of the west
This market has strong undertone.
A considerable rise has already taken
place, which may induce temporary re-
actions; but in the absence of any in
jury to the crops or other developments
of an unfavorable nature, we anticipate a
more active and wider market. The
vacations will soon be over and then
we may safely look for increasing ac-
tivity."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
From the London Standard.

I roin the London Standard.
A MOTHER sphinx, Weighing 90 tons,
~ and carved from a single block of
\ alabaster, has been unearthed at
a point between the world famed coloss.
on the water logged plains of Memphis,
in Egypt. For hundreds of years 1t has
lain in a recumbent position buried be-
meath the sands on the road to Sakkareh
Today it is half exposed to view and
next year it is to be raised to a vertical
position above the water line.
This newly found sphinx was betrayed
in its hiding place by it's tall which Mr..
Mackay, one of the students of the Brit
ish school In Egypt, discovered about
year ago. This year, when the water on
the plain subsidized, the complete figure
was excavated, and was found to measre
some ID feet in height and &c feet in
length. Alabaster being a rock foreign
to the neighborhood, the new sphinx
ranks as the largest that has ever been
transported. The figure bears no inscrIp-
ton, but is considered by Professor Film
ders Petre the director of the British
school in Egypt, to have been carved
about 1900 B. C. Many other remarkable
discoveries. taking the mind back as
far as $500 b. c., and lifting the veil of
centuries from Egypts romantic story,
have also been made by the same school,
and, with the exception OF red granite
group of Rameses II, and the God Ptah,
which will be sent direct to the Carls-
berg museum at Copenhagen, and few
other details, are now on exhibition at
University college, Cover street They
include many objects quite new to Egyp-
tologsts.
Among these are coffins made of basket
work, reeds or withes, sandal trays, an ak
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
FAULTS of THE AERoPLANp


From Harold S. Lynn, in September ST.
Nicholas.
Commercially. the aeroplane is useless
in its present state. 1t cannot carry any
great weight it will not stand any ex-
ira strain and is unable to fly unless the
weather be almost perfect. Automatic
stability is still in an imperfect stage,
and the motors are not altogether re-
liable. Last. but not least, it is a very
expensive machine, both in it's first cost
and in the outlay necessary TO keep it in
proper condition.
These faults, as we'll as many others,
must be overcome before we have
practical flying machine. Danger must
be eliminated to greater degree and to
do this 1t is necessary TO produce a ma
chine that will alphabetically balance itself.
A thoroughly reliable motor and ma
chine that will automatically balance ITSELF
suddenly placed upon it are other require
ments Of the future aeroplane.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Mrs. Isabella Goodwin, police matron. re-
sently promoted to detective of the first
grade on the New York city force, with a
salary of $3.50 a year, in recognition of
her services in procuring the capture of
the ''taxicab bandits" whose reckless ex-
ploits had startled the city. Mrs. Good
win Is widow, Al years old, the mother
of three children, and her home life is as
peacefully busy as that of any village
housekeeper Since the death of her nus
band, roundsman on the police force
10 years ago, until her recent promotion,
Mrs. Goodwin served as police matron,
incidentally exercising her gifts as a de-
tective in quietly gathering evidence
against hundreds of dangerous frauds and
quacks.
Her elder son is a detective of the
first grade; her sister is a department
store detective, and her daughter, also
has already manifested ability In detec-
tive work. When the taxicab bandits
after robbing two bank messengers OF s25.-
600. had seemingly baffled the police, Mrs.
Goodwin was enlisted in the case By
impersonating the sister of the landlady
of boarding house frequented by friends
of the robbers, she was enabled gradually
TO pick up information that was inval-
liable to the authorities in running down
the criminals. 1t was this case that won
her promotion and official standing as a
detective; yet through her 10 years of
service she had already done an enor-
nous amount of even more valuable
though less sensational work in obtain
ing evidence against over 500 dangerous
-astrologers, palmsts, fortune
tellers. crystal gazers, psychics. trance
mediums, Hindue uagicians, quack doc
tors and surgeons. and others that in the
large cities prey upon foolish people, al
most unmolested because of the difficulty
of proving that they actually violate the
law
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
r.woIs WOMAN DEFECTIVE.

In the September Womans Hoine ooIn-
nanion appears the following account OF
Mrs. Isabella Goodwin. the famous de-
tectiye in New York city In connection
with the police department.:
Here is a real Sherlock Holmes who
has been instrumental in the capture of
hundreds Of lawbreakers, without smok-
Ing single pipeful OF tobacco. She y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

From the New York Press.
Some people are too mean to spend
cent even in a dream.
What makes a man very sure he is
right about anything he is doing Is not
TO be.
II girl is going to the matinee she'll
run in ribbons to match the hero's COM
rlexion.
II man could marry woman for only
a month at time most likely he'd spend
Il his life begging her to do 1t over again,
stead Of acting the way he does now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

When the packers announce that beef
prices are to come down the statement
will be accepted. This is not the case
when Secretary Wilson makes the an
nouncement
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

And now 1t is the Ohio farmers who
are getting rich raising onions. In Ala
bama onions and pecans would be good
combination.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

The 400 has dwindled, says c. w.
Delyoung Nichols, to 1856 exclusives in
New York and So in the rest of the coun-
try. This looks as If the breed is dying
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Indiana is inclined to dispute the lit
erary quality of Woodrow Wilson's
speeches. 1t is there but artistically hid
den from view.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
Ore Reserves

Charles Catlett of Virginia, who
ranks as one of the great biologists
and coke experts in this great coun-
try, and who has done great deal OF
work in the Birmingham district, con-
!, tributes striking and timely article
to the Baltimore Manufacturers Re-
cord of August Is. 1t is entitled
"Iron Ore Reserves" Mr.. Catletts
motive is to impress upon iron makers
end investors in mineral property the
importance of "exhaustiTe prospect
ing" He starts out by saying,
unless all signs fail, we are again at
the threshold of boom in iron. Not to-
day, ror tomorrow, nor next month and
not without its pauses and its setbacks.
hut we have evidently permanently turned
the corner. and some day. before we know
1t. and in spite of the efforts of the wise
and cautious, there will be a runaway
market and optimism will take the place
of pessimism. How deep was the latter is
seen by citing the fact that no later than
.ast summer a conservative and well-in-
formed iron man gave as his solemn
opinion that the conditions Ia the iron
industry had so changed permanently that
IL would be five years before iron would
again touch s11 at Birmingham. l dis
scented from his opinion, wrote it in my
notebook and advised my clients that my
guess was they would not have too much
time to get their plant and organization in
shape to take advantage of the turn of
the tide"
In view of the fact that Birming-
ham iron now sells at $3.50 on a No.
basis, Mr.. Catlett's remarks as Civ
en- above are of much interest, and
one cannot but smile at the triumph
m over pessimism. Mr..
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

A Newport society woman has won at
tention by wearing one white shoe and
one black. She scored over all her rivals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
A Most Interesting Number

The Baltimore Manufacturers Record,
always full of interest, issued an exeep-
tionally attractive number last week.
There are four or five articles that are
particularly interesting to readers in the
Birmingham district. On the first page
is an editorial on Birmingham entitled,
Birmingham Leads the Way" in which
1t is stated that the Chamber of Com
merce has bought a page in the adver-
Using department for the purpose of
setting forth every week, for one year.
compelling facts about Birmingham as
a manufacturing city and as a manu-
facturers' agency center
On the same editorial page is an article
entitled Entering. the Most Interesting
Period of American Advancement in
which some facts about the Tennessee
oompany's by-product coke plant at Ems
ley are presented.
Among the other feature articles of
Birmingham interest is one by George
Byrne, a we'll known correspondent of the
Manufacturers Record. 1t is written from
Atlanta, and is about the Made in At
lanta Exhibition" which attracted visit.
ors from all oyer the south. including a
large delegation from the Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Byrne con-
.cludes his article as follows:
THE Birmingham representatives were
so impressed with the success of the ex-
hibition that it is more than likely they
will have one of the same general char
acter in their own city"
Another interesting article-an article of
distinct value-is on Iron Ore Reserves"
by Charles Catlett of stanton, Va, well
known in the Birmingham district
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record
seems to grow brighter and better every
week. The Hst issue was certainly a
gem from an Alabama point of view.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
Higher Commodity Prices

Out of los necessities of life listed
by Bradstreet's, SO advanced in the
month of July, "a declined, and As
showed no change. Beef, hogs, milk,
eggs, bacon, cheese, sugar and tea
were each and all marked up in July.
The index figures for July were the
third highest ever recorded by Brad
sire sts. The index figures were
..I5 IS at the end of July. At the end
rine they were 9.1119.
res have been going up ever
siae "a, with brief recession in
i90S a she panic of 1907. Secre.
tsry q lture Wilson is predict
y lowsl and a lower cost OF
ag, bu. ys very little about
except .rp If cereals. They
r. npt lh e enough of
'eies eoaslaa rising ir
ep the lnas res NOV
ere IS . 1ty OF
MI tbe \ re-
~ .uable - The
IN * araas ote
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Red makes a plain bull mad, but It Is
black that enrages the bull moose. 1t
causes him to get on his hind legs and
mar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

The arrival of the Aston heir released
brigade of oyerworked newspaper men
from duty on the spot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Jane Adams speech at the bull moose
convention was the shortest and the best
of the entire number.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

II liked what 1 read in The Age
Herald Lobby column about a new
courthouse and jail, the suggestion be-
ing made that Birmingham start a cam
paign of education looking to a large
bond issue two years hence" said prom
inent engineer.
"The legislature is to meet in called
session this winter, and the governor
should be asked to include in the call
a proposition to create a new courthouse
commission empowered to expend such
sum of money as the people may vote
for the purpose of building a spacious
courthouse and jail.
1.-THE names of those to compose the
commission should be named in the bill.
The man talking through the Lobby
column gave a list from which a selec-
ton could be made. 1t was an admir-
able list
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Australia stimulates an infant indus
try by giving bonus OF 80 to the pa
rents of every new baby.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

The presidential veto is making the
tariff issue plain, and its eccentriclties are
therefore pardonable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Spellbinding has pretty nearly gone to
join the torchlight professions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Nick Longworth, Taftite, is to be con-
fronted by bull moose opponent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

Detroit may have some honest alder
men, but no citizen of that city reels as
sured that 1t has
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

The ill health of the ex-sultan of Mo
rocco Is strictly of a political nature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

The G. O. p elephant should take some
thing for It's club feet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

An Atlanta damsel wears one white
stocking and one black, and is mus De-
coming famous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19

It takes lean horse to win long
race, and Woodrow Wilson is the one to
bet on.