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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
TO WHAT END.

Martin Armstrong, in the Atlantic. Out of these dreams of good and evil'
 dense
 Vita hopes grown half despairs, despairs
 that trace Burrows for hope, wake sometimes and
 face
 The darkness of our final nescience: Then all earth's dancing pageants fall Her flowers and forests and assuagins
 streams; .,a The ', xeils sIs'' he wraps about the face Of
 clay r,,cso,va and there remains eternal lack l'ss'Soie e' a',. lsorf. for those questionings, Ulbans ul ans i stubborn challenge still unchal- No,. man nor god gives ever answer back NOT il,ali i.ari5 i.o monoliths as terminals 1e' Ta ,iess i,,ss long alley close deaths windy
 halls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
THE CHARIOT RAGE

kind more simple, seldom anything more instantaneous.
 At the moment chosen for the dash, Messala was moving in a circle round the goal. To pass him Ben Hur had to cross the track, and good strategy re- quired the movement to be in forward direction. that is on a like circle limited to the least possible increase. The thou sands on the benches understood it all :: they saw the signal given-the magnifi- sent response; the four close outside Mes sala's outer wheel. Ben Hurs inner wheel behind the others car-all this they saw Then they heard crash loud enough 70 send a thrill through the circus, and. quicker than thought, out over tho course a spray of shining white and yellow find CTS flew. down on its right side toppied the bed of the Romans chariot. There was rebound as the axle hitting the nard earth: another and another; then the car went to pieces and Messala, entangled in the reins, pitched forward headong. To increase the horror of the sight by making death certain. the Sidonian. who had the wall next behind. could not stop or turn out. Into the wreck full speed he drove; then over the Roman. and into the latter's four. all mad with fear Pres- ently out of the turmoil, the fighting of horses, the resound of blows. the murky clcud of dust and sand, he crawled in time to sec the Corinthia9 and Bynzantine go on down the course after Ben Hur, who had not been an instant delayed.
 The people arose, and leaped upon the benches and shouted and screamed. Those who looked that way caught glimpses of Messala, now under the abandoned cars. He was still. they thought him dead; but far the greater number followed Ben Hur in his career. They had not seen the cunning touch of the reins by which, turn ing a little to the left, he caught Mes salas wheel with the iron shod point of his axle and crushed it; but they had seen the transformation of the man, and themselves felt the heat and glow Of his, spirit. the heroic resolution. the maddening energy of action with which by look, word and gesture, he so suddenly inspired his Arabs. And such runningl It was rather the long leaping of lions in harness; but for the numbering chariot it seemed the four were flying. When the Byzantine and the Corinthian were half way down ths course Ben Hur turned the first goal
 And the race was wonl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
phc School Census

"Alabama's biennial school census will be taken this summer, and Superintend- ent of Eucation Willingham is urging the school authorities to be very careful so that the returns may be accurate" said a member of the Chamber of Commerce
 "The school census of Birmingham, taken under the supervision of Dr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of the public schools, has always been satisfactory. Some one suggested not long ago that it would be well for the city to supplement the fund at the disposal of the board of education, and have a full census of the city taken by the school enumerators. The commissioners may not feel finan- cially able, however.
 When the number of persons of school age is ascertained we can arrive at the approximate population by multiplying the number by three and one-half. Some statisticians say that 3.s0 as a multiplier would not be too large. I am curious to know how much Birmingham has grown since the federal enumeration in 19l0.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
HAMMERED ROMANCE.

IiAMf GdEI ROMANCE. She sits all day across the way And hammers at the keys; Her face is fair and in her hair A rose one often sees. Her dainty fingers, slim and white, Go swiftly to and fro; To watch her is pure delight, l seldom do it, though I'm thinking still. and always will That beauty is sublime; But just across from me her boss Keeps watching all the time.
 S. E. RISER. She sits all day across the way And hammers at the keys Has she the skill ones heart to thrill? I'll tell you later. please. Her dainty fingers. slim and white, Go swiftly to and fro.'' The tune she pounds with all her might I'm sure I do not know. I'm thinking still, and always will, That beauty is sublime" But, mercy mel Though fair is she, Her playing" is a crime!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
Delegates contested.


 In all the history of national con- ventions nothing equal to this has ever occurred, and it is not too much to say that the national committee of this year will determine the complex ion of the Chicago convention. It will make history before the conven- tion assemblies. It will determine whether Taft or Roosevelt is to be the nominee of the party. The southern committeeman will have as much power as their northern colleagues, although the former do not represent a single electoral vote. They repre- sent postmasters, but postmasters are pretty sure to elect their band wagon with discretion and business sense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
Smaller Farms and Better Farming

The average size of farms in the south has fallen to S4 acres, and is still going down. At the same time productiveness is increasing through the efforts of the demonstration agents. Every farmer can now see in his own county how he can at least double the products of his acres. He can make bale of cotton per acre, and at least 50 bushels of corn where he once made about 15 bushels.
 The two reforms should go on side by side. The big farms should be turned into small farms and the farm demonstrator should be encouraged as real benefactor in every county. Alabama has this year 67 farm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The reason q woman can understand a man is he cant her
 Neither side to an argument ever gets convinced, and everybody else gets dis guSted.
 woman's mission in life is to try to make man happy because he doesn't deserve it.
 The most enjoyable thing to a woman about the vacation Is if she mas fine place at home to hide the silver.
 A man sems to think the way to catch an early train is for everybody else in the family to get started about it earlier than he does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
A Democratic Year

"A few months ago I frequently heard the remark, this is a democratic year. and there is no one in the republican party strong enough to lead that party to Yic- tory" said Samuel P. Naegel-of Phila- dephia.
 T am a democrat and always vote straight The democrats can win this year if they will nominate a strong man and adopt a conservative platform. but l the outlok for democratic victory is not so good now as 1t was some time ago when we heard the phrase repeated so frequently this Is a democratic year
 "six months ago I would have bet that Taft would be renomlnated, and that al- most any democratic candidate could de- feat him in November. Now it seems that Roosevelt is to be the republican standard bearer, and since he has behind him the trusts, the tariff beneiciaries and thou sards of republicans who are carried away with Roosevelt's personality, it will take the very strongest man the democrats have to win
 ''It looks to me as if MT. Bryan were echeming to capture the nomination. Champ Clark is very strong-why? l do nor know. Woodrow Wilson has stanch following; but If the democrats are to win the nominee should be either Under wood of Alabama or Gaynor of New York. Either one of them would suit me. "I thought the third term prejudice would make Roosevelt impossible. but l have recently been in some of the western states and in New York, and I hear little or nothing said in republican circles against Roosevelt because of the third term. Those who oppose him do so on the ground that he is dangerously radical; that he Is a falSfr. etc. etc.
 If either Champ Clark or Woodrow Wilson happened to be the democratic standard bearer and Roosevelt was the republican nominee, the ex-President would sweep the country by bigger ma jority than was ever heard of in this country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
WHERE THEY'LL SPEND SUMMER

From Life. The Czar of Russia will be the guest in this country of Jacob Schiff. President Taft has taken a cottage al Oyster Bay, where. it is understood he will pass the summer.
 Rudyard Kipling will go on a lecture teur in California with Mrs. Emmeiine Pankhurst. Dr. Alex Carrel of the Rockefeller insti- ute will pass his vacation as a guest of the Anti-Vivisection society.
 W. R. Hearst will take summer place in Trenton. N. J., in order to be near Woodrow Wilson.
 Colonel Harvey of Harper's Weekly will travel abroad with Col. Henry Watter- son.
 Eugene V. Debs will be the guest of henor at the Vanderbilt cottage in New port during August
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
Chicaeo the Storm Center

The headquarters of Taft, Roose- welt, LaFollette and Cummins have been removed to Chicago, and on Thursday next the republican nation al committee will sit there to determ- inc 230 contests, including 16 from Alabama. Tbe entire list of contests filed is as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
,PHONE. AMENITIES.

In China when subscriber rings up tn exchange. the opsrator may be expecte to ask: What number does the honor able son of the moon and stars desireY ''Hohi. two-three." Silence. Then the ex change resumes: twill the honorable per son graciously forgive the inadequacy O the insignificant service and permit thi humble slave of the wire to inform hin that the never to be sufficiently censure line is busy ?''-Leavenworth Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
AQUATIc SPOUSE.

Poor Benders! He has hard time" Why so?"
 ''If his wife isn't keeping him in hot water about some of his indiscretons, she is throwing cold water on his schemes for getting rich"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
FIRST AID TO RISING

Just what constitutes an internal ma- chine depends on persons point of view"
 "No- doubt you are right"
 For some people a photograph is an internal machine, for others an automo- bile is but for the vast majority of hall-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
AS TIT MERE.

That fussy woman over there seems to get or the nerves of every clerk who tries to sell her something"
 Exactly She's what might be called a counter irritant."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
PLAIN WORDS.

The world may be a weary place
 And brimming full of woe; But cease your plaint. old Browning Face Iris you that make 1t SO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

The free list has been suspended at the Chicago convention so far as Colonel Roosevelt is concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Eight American battleships at Key West i5 menace to Cuban independence. but not to Cuban insurgency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

The railroads of Kansas. Nebraska and Oklahoma are preparing for the greatest movement of grain they have ever known The drouth has been broken everywhere except in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

President Gomez says the Cuban revoiu- tion doesn't amount to much, and yet 1t goes on footing daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

The houn' dawg is getting fat and lazy, and he may not be able to cross the finish line at Baltimore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Senator Heyburn may conclude to re- main in session all summer regardless of what the other senators do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Elihu Root persists in considering him. self the only official keynoter of his party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Cuba has adopted the manana policy in dealing with it's revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

The Ty Cobb cyclone has blown over and the game is left intact just as 1t stood before the incident occurred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
A HUSTLER.

h Co A@IfAA The world could not escape the fact That he was wondrous wise, Because he kept his fame intact And still would advertise. He simply could not be forgot, No matter how one tried: Ofttimes in most unlikely spot His trade mark would be spied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Governor Harmon's candidacy was not even local, for he did not carry his own county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Twenty-two hundred Tammany braves are going to Baltimore. This is an army in itself and they go uninstructed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Wilbur Wright lived to conquer the air. He pointed the way to complete victory over 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Wilbur Wright was reticent and wholly free from grandstanding or self adyertis- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

In New York Just at present they dc not serve who only stand and walt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

He'd neer complain, If sun or rain,
 And trouble wouldn't borrow; But every cent That could he lent
 He'd take-''until tomorrow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

There is to be no lull in Chicago. for the contests will be taken up on Thursday, and they will fill the intervening time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

The convicts in the penitentiary at Co., lumbus, O.. struck on the last day of May, but there was no walllout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

It is a long ways from Lincoln's Gettys burg address to Roosevelt's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

The campaign manager Is nothing if not confident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Bathing suits are to be rendered sani- tary. This is difficult because the sea cannot be boiled between swins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
HIS SPECIALITY

reoomers the true internal machine is g
 alarm clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

A Chicago hotel has abolished the reg ister. and the guests sign cards, which are filed out of sight. This is passing away another cherished institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Those Cuban revolutionary negroes are not all up to the Jack Johnson standard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

The hotel and restaurant walters in New York want living wages instead of tips, and they are right from all points of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
OH. LIFE.

Oh, life. you play some sorry tricks
 On wights who can't forsake you; Since, good or bad, bouquets or bricks,
 We simply have to take you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

Sometimes, when little plans go wrong, We're ripe for Charon's ferry; But then again you lit along
 And all our moods are merryi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
THE AUTO ATMOSPHERE.

"So you have seen better days?'
 ''Yes, sir. If you will kindly sniff my coat. you may still be able to detect traces of gasoline
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04
USELESS KNOWLEDGE.

"Rigby says he knows when to quit.'' Maybe so, but what good does it do a man to know when to quit, if he never quits?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

FOUND OUT. He swore his heart was in his work. His wife did wonder why. She came and saw his lady clerk. Then raised dreadful cry.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-04

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01
Soaking the Ball
on the Hernstitch

Oh. well who wanted the blamed
old pennAnt anyway?
Catcher Rogers yesterday was taken
to Memorial hospital. where he was
operated upon for appendicitis No
wonder the sturdy backstop appeared
10 be suffering from mental stAgna-
ton or the hookworm. Rogers u re-
ported to be resting comfortably.
Snooks Treviilian - suffering from
.probali fever. q disease which re-
ser,bies appendicitis. II II said. The
patient has to be operated on to en-
sure q complete cure Usually u ID
Ais stipend or spending money form
appendix which In cut out
Billy Hay says he does not think
very much Of the amateur catcher
who caught the second game Sat
urday for tho Richmond team. He
reasons, however, that he was no
worse than the other members OF the
team.
Bob Carter has won q warm place
in the hearts Of Richmond fans and
all because he ~ = hard loser. Some
body said IT would be careless to
leave Bob around where there are
squirrels, but just the sATne he Ii an
snrEa5s hail player. The way Ne
threw the ball against the fence az
tar he had MHdS tho catch that -re-
tired the side. to emphasize his dis
gust 1T tho way the game waA going.
will long be remembered.
Buck Presley said he would clean
up the entire series and he appears
to have more than kept his word
Just think Of II: even DOC" Ayers
could not stop those Roanoke Tigers.
Il appears TO be entirely safe TO
say that Charley Strain IL not pitch
ing the ball he was the first OF the
season. Billy Hay says he has fallen
behind his last years form.
Whife nm ardent atinairer OF 5ehn
Ralsy. a local expert. says no IL quite
sure Raley win have to show q little
more than he has even shown IN
Richmond to make any sort OK hit
In PtttDburg. Even 30.
Just let Parson Perrysan get lit
Ito confidence In himself. get the
idea that he n the best pitcher going
and can field his position II he will
only try and get in the game and the
fans win hear about q real big
Lacquer, better than Jimmy Lavender
or some others Of these wonders now
In the ifmefight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01
Jockey Hurt on
Lexington Track

LEXINGTON. XII. August 3f.--
Tia opening OF the fall nesting ut
the historic Kentucky, association
track. was married by an accident IN
which Jockey Callahan, midget rider
for George Odom. resolved painful In
1arles. Callahan was riding Supple in
the fourth race. and was caught IN
I lam while rounding the turn into
the back stretch. which caused his
mount to 20 TO hin knees. The
greater portion Of the neld passed
over tho lad ana badly trampled him.
He was rushed TO hospital and ply
sicians reported late m the evening
that apart from q bad shaking mp.
tho lad was mono the worse for the
mishAp.
Racing itself was Of mediocre
character. The program was practt-
cally foatureless. ana snfy the cheap
e. nFntle q -l7osses parfaEnsd. LAYS
eral cf the races narrowed down u
BLANKET finishes. and. this Was e9pac-
iatly q with regard TO the LIST. Man
assr Mack coming from hehind %
bea{ Us6nx. Fxvurites Jared DoeEly,
I Casey Jone4 victory over 0rOvST
Hughes, IN the Inaugural dash. wna
probably the most severe blow, though
Joe Morris. poor shp~tpg - Ailr
Ths crowd was small. LACK q
horsas u seriously hampering IN
manassmsnt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01
Baby Reliance, Il.
Beats Challenger
H1rNTrNGTON BEACH.

HUNTINGTON BEACH. T.. l..
August sl.-The little twenty
motor boat. Baby Reliance. II. owned
by Commodore ]. Stuart Blackton.
Of the Atlantic Yacht club. showed =
clean pair OF heels. or propeliers, to
the Mona today in the first OF the
races for the British international mo-
torboat trophy.
Tho Baby Reliance. II. was one OF
the three American entries, including
the Ankle Deep, and Baby Reliance,
III, while the British team consisted
Of the Mona, owned by the Marquis
OF Anglesea. and the far-famed Ma
Pile Leaf. III. The Mona fnished Sec
ond. while the other boats were prac-
tically out OF the race from tho start.
The winner smAshed all records ~
doing the fhir<y-Ave statute miles OF
tho course In 4s:3s. about 43:es stat-
ute milee an hour.
The second Of the series Of thfsa
racea for the trophy win be run to-
morrow. II the Baby Reliance, II.
wins again. Of course there win b
no third race.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01
Norfolk Divides
With Petersburg

PETERSBURG. VA. August ST.
Petersburg and Norfolk divided a dou-
bio header here today. Petersburg
won the drst game by hitting Me-
Creary hard. The locals were also
aidsd by Hinton's errors. The second
1ame was won by Norfolk In the
thirteenth inning. Keliar singled and
went to their on Howedslfs wild
throw. he scored on kircher's out
The next two men were easy. The
locals we're unable 70 score in the
thirteenth. Both CASTOR and Morgan
rAth pitched wonderful bail and re-
ceived great support A great crowd
witnessed thu games and enthusiasm
ran high. The scores:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01

WASHINGTON. August s1.-The
Yankees ended their stay here today
by winning . hot pitchers battle
from the Senators, to 0. Caldwell,
for the hostiles, gave up five bingies.
ana Cashion was reached for four. but
the latter hit Paddock in the seventh
and there lost his game. for Leliveit
followed with a double, bringing IN
the only run OF the contest. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01
DEP alma Wins z
Elgin Road Races
With a Mercedes

ELGIN, ILLS, August 31.--Ralph
De Palma. driving q Mercedes car,
scored a double victory today by win
ming both the Eigtn National Watch
company trophy, and the free-for-al
race. at the historic Elgin course. The
distance for the EiEan trophy was asa
miles, and De Palma maintained ar
average speed Of 66.4 miles an hour.
throughout the running. his tims
being S:43:26. The free-for- all dis
lance was approximately fifty miles
atditional-305 niles-and De Palma
slightly bettered his speed average
finishing in 4:2S:S6. or an average
speed Of seventy nas:es an hour.
BY his double victory, De Palma
IL the winner Of $2.J60 prize money
and about twice that amount In other
awardA
In the Eigin trophy Ralph Null
ford, driving = Knox. was second
sferx. in a Stutx. was tfdrd: Roberts
In a Mason. fourth, ana Anderson, Ii
Stutz. fifth.
Bergdoll, driving a Benz. was Sec
ond In the free-for-au, while Null.
ford's Knox. driven At the finish by
billy" Chandler. was third.
The two races were run Gmultane-
ously. The drivers entered for both
racss. started In both Gt the sams
time. The car that finished the 254
miles first WAS tho winner Of tn,
Elgtn trophy race, and then. pro.
yfded the car was entered In the
free-for-ali race, a. well, the driver
kept on going until the longer racs
had been nntShed.-
Tho nnish OF both races were spec
tacular and tire troubles. due to ex-