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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
The Price of Iron

Birmingham pig iron has advanced $3 a ton during the past few months. In the spring it was selling at s10 on a No. 2 basis, and now it has hardened at SIS. Iron has long been barome- ter in the business world. When it is in demand and brings good price prosperity prevails.
 All last year iron was dull and sold at price that was little, if any, above the cost of production. But when iron got up to $11 the furnace companies were making a fair profit, and today at $13 they are fast retrieving after a long period of depression in the iron market.
 Iron will soon reach the $14 level, and it is probable that before the end of September No. will be selling for $15. With coal and iron both in brisk demand business in the Birmingham district is humming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
ELY CHAPEL

A certain English ambassador found In pone an old engraving of church. He was much surprised to learn that 1t was in one of the backwater streets of Lon don. Arthur Reynolds in The Church. man for the week in the first Of two articles on Some Less-Known Sights of London. says of Ely Chapel
 "A walk of five minutes leads to quiet little no-thorough-fare. called Ely Place, close to Holborn Circus. On its southwest side, recessed behind the line of the houses. stands a fourteenth century chapel, now the Roman Catholic church of St. E,theldreda. Formerly, It was nart of the great town house. or, to use inc old name, the Inn of the Bishops of Ely. to which see it was attached at the close of the thirteenth century Success sive bishops erected a large range or domestic buildings, the magnifieence or which may be conjectured from the char acter of the lovely chapel that alone survives. To the house was attached very considerable garden, the area or which is now covered with streets recall ,np its former state-Hatton Garden, Vine ,Iill Saffron Hill and Laystall Hill, the last name indicating the part of the garden where rubbish was deposited In Shakespeare Richard the Second, men ton Is made of Ely Place as the tenn porary residence of John of Gaunt. and of the strawberries for which it's garden was famed'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
Yellow Flowers

Persons who pay attention 10 flowers have noticed that this season was good for the yellows," said w. M. Lindsay.
 .'The sun flower was prolific and very beautiful this summer. but it disappeared earlier than usual. This was because of the,contnuel rains which contributed to it's rapid growth. It matured early and when the long dry spell came !; withere,' and died
 ..'rhe helianthus muti-hora. comi-ioniy known as golden glow, has recently been seen in the perfection of beauty. Zsnies black-eyed Susans and other favorite flowers have attracted attention this sum- mer. man who loves flowers told me the other day that he had never seer such a wealth of yellows as we had Il this part of the country month ago one still sees some beautiful yellow canna lilies growing in front yards. bu some of them would make a much bet ter appearance if they had received propsi attention. ..I am particularly interested in the gov srnment sub-irrigation demonstration tha
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
STILL IN THE CRADLE

From the Detroit Free Press.
 William Dean Howels the novelist. said at dinner at York Harbor, apropos of I. Townsend Burden, Jr' declaration that Newport was no long CT sufficiently exclusive for the Ameri- can arstocrat:
 After all; the American aristocrat is very young. isn't he?
 "Only a generation or so ago he was peddling clocks or hoeing corn, eh? The American aristocrat makes me smile.
 He reminds me, rather of the bot tie of Burgundy at the half-dollar table dhote.
 Two men. you know, were dining at this table d'hote, and, to round out their dinner they ordered bottle of Burgundy It came. like all wines that throw off sediment, lying on its side in wicker basket, or cradle.
 "The first man said, as the waiter carefully filled their glasses:
 "'Why is this wine served In a cradle, do you know?
 "The second man took a sip of the Burgundy, shuddered slightly, and an- swered:
 ..Recausa if Is SO younC'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Appreciation of Judge Lane

T have never had close personal ac- quaintance with Judge Lane. but ever since he was mayor-he served all told four terms-I have had high respect for him as a citizen and as public servant, said a member of the Chamber or Com- merce
 T am not a lawyer and do not pre- tend to know much about tecfnicahtles' but I think Birmingham was singrlarly fortunate when Governor O'Nea, appoint ed Judge Lane city commissioner. Most of the judges acts as commissioner have met with my hearty approval, but two or three times I have disagreed with him very decidedly on public questions. On the whole he has filled the bill admirably and I voice the sentiments Of 'housands of citizens in hoping that the quo war ranto proceedings to oust him from onice may turn out in his favor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
Democratic Business Men

One of the most interesting and ef- fective features of the presidential campaign will be the parade in many cities on the same day of democratic business men.
 Everything points to Wilson's cleo tion. There never was time, indeed, when victory seemed so easy. Even were there no split among republic ans, because of the failure of the party in power to lower the tariff tax, should be able to conduct a winning campaign. But with Taft and Roose- welt running, and many individual re- publicans committed to Wilson, there should be nothing short of a land slide for the democracy. Still with all the favorable signs the democrats must not be over confident. A large amount of money is needed to conduct any national campaign and notwith- standing many generous contributions, the democratic finance committee will need three or four times as much money as has been contributed or promised up to this time.
 As to business mems parades, untold good will be accomplished by having monster turnout in every large city, especially in every commercial cen ter of the north and east, and this for a psychological reason. A large part of the public has long had an idea that capital and business inter ests were afraid of democratic rule. In years gone by the torch light process sion was popular. The party that could turn out with the greatest num- Der of torches was usually the vic- torious party. But in political crises far more effective than the old red cap and red cape and the flaming torch have been business holiday and a parade of business men without fuss or feathers, so to speak. There was such parade in New York in 1884 under democratic auspices, when Grow CT Cleveland was the nominee. There was still larger parade in New York in 1892 when MT. Cleveland was nom- mated to succeed President Harrison. That parade had telling effect. It was reassuring to the large business interests of the country. When well known bankers and we'll known mer- chants, and we'll known manufactur- CTS left their counting rooms and marched through the streets of New York, it was plainly seen that there was something doing;" and if the business mems parade in one city meant much, the parade of business men in 100 cities in this campaign would be all the more reassuring. It is hoped that the national committee planning for the parades will perfect it's organization as soon as possible. Fully 5O0,000 business men should be in line on the great parade day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
THE FARMER AND HIS AUTO

H. W. slauson, NJ. E.. in Leslie's.
 A novel idea was recently promoted in Texas. when 26 farmers and ranch men entered their cars in an endurance contest from Dallas to San Antonio a distance of nearly 665 miles. Each owner drove his cara stock machine in everv instance-and 15 of the origi- nal starters finished the six days tour
 with perfect score The farmers and ranchmen displaced their ingenuity in
 improvising repairs when the nearest
 garare was hundreds of miles away,
 and by their skill in handling their cars over the miles of unfamiliar roads nroved that they were able chauf- feurs as any of their city cousins In fact. it is doubtful if an experienced garage man or professional chauffeur, accustomed to, the proper tools, ma chinery and spare parts, could have | lcompieted the trip with the limited I facilities found at the disposal of the lfarmer-owners The contest proved l that the average American car is well ladapted for country service, that the farmer is natural mechanic and
 makes q good driver, and that to this large and powerful class of our popu- lation the automobile manufacturer
 must look for market for his product.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
Advantages of Southern Cities

The raj iroad companies traversing the south have done something in the way of exploiting the rich resources of this section, but they have not done enough; have not done relatively as much as the western railways have done for the territory west of the Mis- sissippi. Here is a great opportunity. The railroads will find that the surest way to increase their traffic, looking years ahead, is to induce homeseekers to settle near their lines, and promote new industries in the cities reached by their lines.
 The Central of Georgia recently in serted display advertisement in the Baltimore Manufacturers Record which can be counted on to bring sub stantial results. The advertisement is got up in good style. It starts out by announcing that "the south's most thriving cities are on the Central of Georgia" The names of eight cities appear conspicuously over the heading Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Ma con, Chattanooga, Columbus, Birming- ham, Montgomery. J. M. Mallory is the industrial agent and J. F. Jackson is the agricultural agent of the Gen. tral.
 Broadly surveying" says the Gen. tral of Georgia, "the great progress which the south has made in the past 30 years along industrial, agricultural, railroad and commercial lines, the ter ritory of the Central of Georgia, cov- ering a large part of Georgia and Ala bama, stands out pre-eminent. This territory is in the very heart of this marvellous development, and typifies the great things that have been ac- complished and the many opportuni- ties available for still broader devel- opment. In this territory too are many of the south's most thriving cities. Cities that have rapidly advanced to the forefront in the manufacturing commercial and financial pursuits, and as important transportation cen ters."
 The advertisement is reprinted from the Manufacturers Record in at tractive circular form and is being widely distributed. The Southern Rail- way company, the Seaboard Air Line, and other southern roads have indus rial and agricultural departments.
 The heads of these departments have their own ideas, of course, about build I ing up the south, about the best methods to attract homeseekers, and about the best methods for advertising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
BURNING HORSES IN KANSAS


 Hutchinson, Kan.-The skies of westerl neral fires of the horses who have per ished by the plague.
 q came from Dodge City on the Sant; Fe last night" said Henry Simpson, travelling salesman, "and all the way iron Dodge to Larned the sky was alight witt the reflection of the horses funera pyres.'
 The dead animals, which are perishin by the hundreds, are being piled up, erud oil poured over them and burned. Thes fires can be seen blazing all through tn country.
 A Hodgeman county farmer, who ha, lost every horse on his place, had to bor row a neighbours team to haul their car casses away. Before he had finished thi work the borrowed team was stricken. On Ness county ranch 100 horses hay been killed by the disease. A Hodgemal county ranchman was driving to Jetmor' tc get a veterinary surgeon and medi cine for his sick horses. On the road hi team fell, victims of the plague. He the, borrowed another horse and that fell deal before he reached Jetmore.
 The theory that horses which are kep off of the pasture will not be affecte| with the disease seems to be a false one. Horses that never have been off dr1 feed are dying from the disease in Nes county" O. L. Roberts, a stockman d Ness City, said. "One man lost a valua ble draught horse that had never bee out of the barn. Another man with a horses, some of them running in the pas lures and others not, lost all but one q them.'
 Eighty horses were stricken last Sun day in one township in Ford county. Vol ney Miller, county attorney of Ness city estimates the loss In that county at nearI1 s50.0OO already. Barrels of crude oil fo cremating the carcasses of horses are be ing shipped daily on the Great Bend ranc of the Santa Fe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
Tensions for Ex-Presidents

A correspondent of the New York Times wants pensions to go with the single term proposition. "In order" he asks, "to prevent the scandalous descent into the arena of dirty politics of our Presidents and ex-Presidents, where we'll earned and splendid repu- tations have been so grossly soiled, would it not be well to add to limited presidency (of, say, seven years), a pension for life of half salary, with requirement. not to engage in any profession or business?"
 It may not be prudent to unneces- sarily enlarge the pension system in this country, and yet but little harm could come from a pensioning of ex- Presidents. They are entitled to dig. nified retirement and they should moi be expected to serve in private ca. pacity even if they are willing to dc so and are capable of it.
 The single term proposition vii come up after the election, and il would be well to consider the pension suggestion in connection with it. This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
MUSIC IN BRYAN'S VOICE

From the Atlantic Monthly.
 I shall never forget Mir Bryan as
 saw him eight years ago. The conven
 ton at St. Louis was nearing it's pre- destined close. The votes to nominat Judge Parker were in the pocket O
 David B. Hill as he sat at the head o the New York delegation, indulgentl allowing the routine of the conventio to proceed.
 In the great hall it was dizzily ho and toward o'clock in the mornin
 my head fell forward on my desk Sut
 denly the sound of music thrilled mi
 It was MT. Bryan speaking He wa protesting against the seating of tn boss ridden delegation from 1llinoi through what he regarded as fraudu
 lent vote. And then, when his argu
 ment was finished, he spoke few per
 sonal words. His career seemed owe
 The general had returned to the rank and this was an apologia pro vita su' The printed record of that speech never saw, but the sound of MT. Bryan words rings in my ears: There are some of you who will sa that l have run my race. There al many of you who will maintain that have fought my fight. But there Is nc one man here who can say that hay not kept the faith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
MISS GOULD AND ROCKEFELLER
Jasper in Leslie's.


 The newspapers have spoken with com mendation of the thoughtful work that Miss Helen Gould is doing in entertaining the poor children of New York and vi- einity at her magnificent summer home. Twenty thousand children of the poor,
 during the warm months of this year, have been the guests of Miss Gould and all this has been done in such modest, unassuming way that the newspapers scarcely found it out. No photographs, no pictures no press agents for this
 daughter of Jay Gould, whose blessings are brightening thousands of homes and whose left hand is not permitted to know what her right hand doeth
 And the newspaper dispatches from Cleveland are telling how John D. Rocke- feller without disclosing his identity, is | taking a daily drive through the residence districts of the suburbs, talking with la borers he meets, listening to public opin- ] ion as he finds it expressed in the village grocery, picking up children for a ride in l his automobile and manifesting kindly l interest in those who labor as he labored
 when, a poor boy. he started on his won- derfully successful career. All these are I hopeful signs of better things and of
 saner state of the public mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
Gaynor a Disappointment

Mayor William J. Gaynor, in the hour of test and opportunity, has not risen to the height of statesmanship in the eyes of the country that he once gave promise of doing. The mayors stand in the recent police scandals which have brought New York so prominently into undesirable limelight has not up to this time been any very great credit to Gotham's chief executive.
 MT. Gaynor, either through an amazing ignorance of the true condi- tions prevailing in the police depart ment, or a desire to keep the knowl- edge of these conditions from the pub lie has apparently thrown every ob- stacle in the way of thorough in vestigation and cleaning out of the rotten system of graft and lawlessness existing bteween the police and the gamblers.
 He has taken narrow political view of situation gravely affecting the greatest city in America, and, with his reluctance to take action, and his peevishness toward those that de- mand it, has given comfort to the crooks who have succeeded in climbing into high places in the department of police.
 In his testimony before the alder manic committee the mayor as- sumed an attitude of defiance and plainly showed that he considered the investigation an attack upon him. However honest and conscientious the mayor may be, and however earnestly he may desire to bring about reform in New York, it is the general verdict of the country that he has used very poor judgment in his course in this vital matter.
 Mayor Gaynor will have to explain many things before he can again hope to stand as high with the people of New York, and the country, as he once did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12

The Age-Herald has received a copy of a special industrial edition recently issued by the San Antonio Light. This country an accurate and comprehensive summary of the development of south west Texas. Many interesting facts about that part of the country are given and the edition is well illustrated Tho Light calls attention to the fact that progress in southwest Texas has been SC rapid during the past five years that il has escaped the attention of nearly al newspaper men, except those who have visited San Antonio in person.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
Farming In Virginia

This has bcen'a fairly good crop year in Virginia, but when l left the Old De- minion tobacco was suffering from the drought" said E. $. Lacy, who divides his time between Kentucky and Virginia.
 ''I have farm in Halifax county. Vr- gina, and usually make large tobacco crop What do I think of the American Tobacco company? I have no kicks The American Tobacco company Is paving the farmer more for his crop than he got in other days when there vas more competition. Yes, we get good price for tobacco"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
WOMEN SMOKE CIGARS
Washington Post.

| From the Washington fos'-
 l Cigar dealers in this city yesterday confirmed the reports from Kansas Clty'
 Chicago and New York that society wom-
 en are acquiring the habit of smoking cigars, and that the sale of cigarettes is falling off. The women who are now pur- chasing cigars are the same customers who formerly called for cigarettes, they l said. The women have become so addict l ed to the use of the weed" that cigar cites no longer satisfy their cravings for l tobacco.
 William J. Dempsey, chief clerk of one I of the most prominent retail firms in Washington. said yesterday that the wom- en who purchase cigars at his store are among the most prominent in washing l ton.
 During my five years stay in the capital city," said MT. Dempsey, l nave seen the female taste for nicotine gro" from the weakest cigarette to the strong est and blackest cigar. l have III hiiiio one woman who has been buying tobacco
 ever since tho cigarette habit first be- |
 time she used to purchase one sack oi
 ladies' cigarettes week, later she "ouiu l drop in twice week. and the haplt grew | with time Before the end of the year she purchased as many as 25 boxes With I in A single week These cigarettes do
 not now apparently satisfy her tastes l "rhis is only one instance, and l am sure that we number among our custom CTS as many as 25 women that smoke
 cigars continually. They have become ex- pert in the selection of the tobacco, and
 we have to open as many as lo poAes
 before they are able to select the exact
 shade that suits their taste
 Several other dealers in the city com
 mented upon the gradual change from cigarettes to cigars by the weaker sex. 1 leading Ninth street dealer has been | receiving several orders from prominent
 women over the telephone, and has been instructed to deliver the cigars at only
 certain times of the day, generally after
 9 o'clock in the morning and before
 in the afternoon thus arousing the suspi- cion that they did not want their hus- bands to know of their purchases l At the hotel cigar stands the habit
 seems to have increased. This IS wha'
 a dealer in one of the leading hotels has to say on the subject:
 1 "Why, women have been smoking cigars in Washington for long time.
 I get so many orders from women Tor l cigars that I could not tell you off-hand
 the exact amount. They don't ask for
 any light. small cigar, either
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
MARVEL OF THE NEW SOUTH

Marion J. yerdery, Former President of
 the Southern Society in New York,
 in Leslies.
 The new south in the last 90 years has made such marvellous progress in industrial development and commercial importance that statistics stagger the mind. History gives no account of re- coyery from the desolations of war comparable with the south's record.
 Forty odd years ago men and women in the south were producing barely enough to live on. Today, for every man. woman and child, white and black,
 there is a per capita production of over s2OO a year. and the then bankrupt
 south has today over $1,000,000.000 de-
 posted in bank, over $2,100,o0o,00o in- vested in manufacturers and like amount in other property. The com bined value of the south's production last year in agriculture. manufactures and mineral output amounted to more than s6,O00 ,0000,00o, or over twice as much as the total value of all the
 slaves in the south when they were demonetized by Lincoln's emancipation procla nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
nup.nTEp FROM REGULAR ORDER

From the MObile EeslsltF.
 Gov. woodrow Wilson has departed flom the regular order and speaks l praise of the progressive party's nominee for governor of New York state. The nomination of oscar Straus is character ized as admirable, and as putting th, democrats on their mettle to do as wei or better Governor Wilson will lose nothing of the good opinion of the people hv his generous frankness. The nomina' tion. no doubt. is good one. So nlucs inc more glory if the democrats put up 5 man who will be regarded by the voters of New York as even better for governor than oscar Straus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
NOW

By Robert Browning. Out of your whole life give but me
 menti All of your life that has gone befor All to come after it--so you ignore So you make perfect the present-cor
 dense, In a rapture of rage, for perfection
 endowment, Thought and feeling and soul an Merged in a moment which gives me
 last You around me for once, you beneat
 me, above me Measure that despite of time futur
 time past This tick or our lifetime's one momeI
 you love me! How long such suspension may linge.
 An, sweet The moment eternal-just that and I When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at tl While cheeks burn. arms open. eyes sh'
 and lips meetl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12

has been conducted near Dallas, Tex. re- gently. The irrigation above grounn has been of great benefit to sections that nave prolonged droughts. but the sub-irrisa'ioh will be much better for many reasons. IL 1t proves entirely successful It shouio ps introduced in the Birmingham district.