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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
Today at Syracuse

The Tammany leader, Charles F. Murphy, can consolidate the demo- cratic vote of New York by accept ;no the nomination of an acceptable man other than Governor Dix Tor governor. Governor Dix IS falriy ereditable rural banker. He IS not statesman of high rank, and yet he has kept the treasury full, and has perhaps escapted all serious errors in his two years of service.
 But the democrats of the great state need leader who ranks as high or higher than Job Hedges, a good lawyer. or Oscar s. Straus, who IS a successful business man. The name of Justice Dowlings has been suggested. No judge in New York trial court stands higher, and his worth has been fully tested on the bench in the last 20 years. He was formerly the friend and legal ad- wiser of Charles F. Murphy, and there is no reason why the leader of Tammany should not acquiesce in the proposed nomination.
 Woodrow Wilson calls for the nomination in New York of man who will be This own master" and he wants convention as free to act as that which gave the third party, Mr. Straus, and the regular republi- can party, MT. Hedges. These de- mands of the national standard bear CT are wholly reasonable and MT. Murphy should, as a loyal local lead CT. conform to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Two Vaudeville Theatres

The theatregoer, who was quoted in a Hotel Lobby to the effect that the mer- ger of the Jake Wells and Karl Hobiit- zelle interests would mean the closing of the Majestic, was altogether wrong. !" said citizen who is In close touch with the amusement world.
 T happen to know that. the orphenm and Majestic will both be run as high class vaudeville houses. Birmingham is a large city-large enough to support two vaudeville houses. The orpheum is popular and so is the Majestic. Fine vaudeville attractions were offered all through the summer and even stronger attractions, if possible. will be offered this fall and winter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

1 AID the poetic genius of James
 whitcomb Riley not forged its | ! way to the front overcoming all other ideals, the famous American poet would undoubtedly have been known as a great actor. Such was his earliest an- bition, and even to this day, despite the fame that has come to him as writer of verse, he is still enamoured of the theatre and frankly confesses that he is just as stage struck" as he was during his youthful days in the little town of Greenfield, Ind, when he had promi- nent place on the programme of every local entertainment and in the cast of every home talent production
 Like every boy. young Riley turned to a dozen vacations which for the time be- ing he firmly believed he would make his life work, but the most serious of these was to be an actor. an artist or writer. His ability as an artist was not so marked, though for several years he earned his living as an artistic sign paint CT; out 1t is generally believed that had he adopted the stage as a profession his name would have adorned the electric signs of the Rialto, just as today It adorns the title pages of many exquisite books of poetry.
 It was not the stage itself, however, that made first appeal to the youthful Riley. but an older form of amusement the circus. He would be a clown, and the funniest clown in all the world. Of course, according to his day dreams, he would have to go away from home and travel "all over," but then he would come back some day. and that would be the great day. All painted white and wear ing big, baggy clothes and a funny little cap, he would take his place in the ring where the lady rode the fiery horse, and he would play jokes on the handsome
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
OLDEST CANDY IN THE WORLD

From the Brockton Enterprise.
 Most of the black licorice comes iron Spain, where 1t is made from the juice 'oi the plant and mixed with starch to pre- vent it from melting in hot weather The licorice plant is shrub about three feet high and grows wild where its roots can reach the water It grows largely on the banks of the Tigris and Euhprates rivers.
 As the valley of the Euphrates con. tained one of the earliest civilizations ir the world. it is probable that lcoifee about the oldest confection in the world and that the taste which boys and girls like so well today was enjoyed by ths boys and girls of Babylon and Ninevat three thousand years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
WINTER TIME

By Robert Louis Stevenson.f Late lies the wintry sun a-bed. A frosty fiery sleepy heads Blinks but an hour or two: and then, A blood red orange, sets again.
 Before the stars have left the skies, At morning in the dark I rise; And shiyering in my nakedness, By the cold candle, bathe and dress. Close by the jolly fire sit,
 To warm my frozen bones a bit; Or, with a reindeer sled. explore The colder countries round the door. When to go out, my nurse doth wrap
 Me in my comforter and cap;
 The cold wind burns my face and blows Its frosty pepper up my nose.
 Black are my steps on silver sod; Thick blows my frosty breath abroad; And tree and house, and hill and lake Are frosted like wudding cake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
TRICKS TO CATCH DEsERTERS

to disguise the fact that he was an army man, proved too much for his tempees and he showed so strong desire to 'go' for that musical constable that the lat ter's suspicious were confirmed and the man was eventually arrested as de- serter.
 Another common trick is employed when the detective is siiadowing suspect. Of course, the suspect is not aware that he is being shadowed. The man may have been having a drink at bar, and as he starts to walk away the detective, who is near his elbow, suddenly calls out Halt" or "'Tention,' in the tone of a drill sergeant. Force of military habit asserts itself, and before the deserter remembers what he Is about he kalts or falls to attention, and has betrayed him. self
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
AN IRREsIsTIBLE APPEAL

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 A clergyman who resides on East Eighty-sixth street tells this story about himself: My little daughter was feeling a bit under the weather the other evening and therefore had to be put to bed early She had not been under the covers more than five minutes before she called out:
 Mamma. I want to see papa'
 "'Go to sleep, dearie answered her mother. Papa can't see you now
 Tn q few minutes there came plead ing voice:
 (. Mamma, I gotta see papa!
 "I can't disturb your papa now. He is very busy. Go to sleep
 'Theres was a silence for nearly foui minutes. Then this pronunciamento float ed down the stairs:
 q Mamma. l am a very sick woman and must see my pastor at oncev
 Then went up."
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piled to the human form, and here was the result:
 "Bow-legged. pigeon-toed, knock-kneeu' hair-iipped, thin-slkinned. straight-noseo, cross-eyed, fish-mouthed, curly-headed' stiff-necked pot-bellied. narrow-chested, high-breasted, high-browed. slue-footea, short-nosed, bench-legged, cock-eyea' bald-headed, straight-laced, flat-nosee, long-eared, lopp-sided, supple-Jointed, red-cheeked, rosy-cheeked, lantern-jawcd, sway-backed, hump-backed, pussy-fotted. blear-eyed, short-sighted, spindle-shank- ed, loud-mouthed, long-tongued, Hop cared, slab-sided, snaggle-toothed, red necIxed. goggle-eyed. hook-nosed. straight limbed, lynx-eyed, eagle-eyed. stoop- shouldered and round-shouldered."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
POET RILEY AND THE STAGE

man with the whip. All the people would be just "tickled to death," and then he would let 'em know who he was, and wouldn't they be surprised!
 In preparation for this he and the ''fe- lers" organized opera and circus troops, and with an old piece of carpet for tent, gave shows where the price of ad- mission was 20 pins, and the audience was composed of the small girls of the neighborhood who minded the smaller brothers who had not yet reached the age when they could be performers.
 Later in life, when he grew sick and tired of the law books his father insisted he must study James Whitcomb Riley suddenly took his departure from Green field with a patent medicine doctors Highly Entertaining and Instructive Musical and Speciality Aggregation" Throughout an entire season he toured the country with this organization. play ing the drum in the band, lecturing, re- citing poems and giving limitations. Hum gry sometimes, wet and shelterless, soon as- threadbare as the rest, he endured all sorts of hardshlps. but it has never been recorded that his enthusiasm for the histrionic art ever abated or that he ever complained because the ghost failed | to walk with regularity. He stuck it out until the season closed, and then, manag- ing to get hold of new coat and lit- tie money to jingle in his pocket he made his way home thoroughly satisfied with himself and the world.
 l MT Riley has enjoyed the personal friendship of many famous actors. among whom may be mentioned Sir Henry lrv- ing. MT. Irving always considered 1t special treat to hear James Whitcomb Riley read his own poems, and once re- marked that "the American stage lost It's i greatest actor when MT. Riley refused to take the boards seriously as life work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
New York, Pennsylvania and New
 Jersey

Jersey
 No one can travel over, and stop at lesser towns in, the three states without being impressed by the strength of the Wilson and Marshall ticket. And the longer and the closer one inquiries into the political situation in a given town, the more stconvinced does he become that the republicans who were disgusted with the preliminary campaigns of Taft and Roosevelt will as rule vote for Woodrow Wilson. True, the stubborn will stick to Taft and so will the fellows who desire to be considered regular for. one reason or another, but the independent repub- lican is tiled loose" this year.
 Some of these independent republi- cans want lower tariff; some think a service of 16 years calls for a party change; some think Woodrow Wilson is well equipped for high ex- ecutive duties in a complex govern lnent-some for this reason or that i. and many independents 5in the ole sparty are turning toward Wilson In Pennsylvania some fear tha' Roosevelt may secure the electors oi the state, and this alone induces many of the old guard to look with |; favorable eye on Wilson. Whatevel the reason may be, there is an un
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
CRowDING our THE GOTHIC

From the Rochester, Post Express.
 Learned men of Germany are now in 9 panic over the increasing use of Roman characters in printing and writing, and the consequent neglect of the Gothic. and they are preparing an appeal to the nation not to make this concession, as they char acterize it, to foreigners. But if the Ger man type has begun to lose ground 1t is probably because it is proved inconven- tent. and the pleadings of the learned will have little avail against the utility of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
Centennial Exposition

The general committee which Gov ernor O'Neal appointed to take steps for a proper celebration of Alabama's tooth anniversary as state in 1919 will meet in Montgomery October 23. It would be most fitting to hold an industrial exposition in connection with the centennial, and Birmingham would be the logical place for such an exposition.
 Several cities will be candidates. Huntsville, Alabama's first colonial capital; Mobile, one of the oldest cities in America, and Montgomery, our present capital, all have strong claims for the committee to consider. But Birmingham will have the strongest.
 The Birmingham Chamber of Con- merce will send notably representa- tive committee, J. w. Mcqueen, chair man, to the Montgomery meeting. It might be well also for the Chamber of Commerce to arrange for business mems excursion to Montgomery when the general committee meets, just as it arranged for special train to Tus- caloosa September IF, when the medi- cal college question was to be debated before the university trustees. Bir- mingham is very apt to be selected as the centennial exposition city, but uni ted effort should be made if we would be sure of getting the decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
SEWERS OF PARIS
Inc Washinpton Post

From the Washington Post.
 When Jean Vatican, in Hugos fancy, made his remarkable and perilous trip through the sewers of Paris to escape the vlgilant Javert, those great Paris ar teries under the streets of the French metropolis were very different from what they are today Victor Hugo could not have conjured a way for his hero to es- cape from the Paris police and the astute Lupln in these days, for the Paris sewers are the most remarkable in the world, &C., cording to Emile Kern, civil engineer and president of the Society of Public Medi- cine, Hygiene and Sanitation, of Paris, who Is here to attend the congress of hy- giene as the representative of the French government. No city on earth has SO declared MT. Kern.
 'It is my delight, when opportunity of- fers to take American tourists through the Paris sewers" said Mir Kern, at the Raleigh Far from being dangerous or unpleasant trip, 1t is one of the most in- teresting, as well as novel, attractions that Paris has. The refuse of 3000,000 people is carried through these great sew CTS, and there is not damp or stench enough to offend the nostrils of the most delicate woman. You may know that a continual flow of water rushes through these sewers, and during the several hun dred miles they are lighted by electricity. The trip through the Paris sewers Is made In motorboats, and, as say. is one of the real sights of Paris.
 ''The sewers also serve another pur- pose-as condults for the water mains and pneumatic tubes. With these mains and tubes running through the sewers, 1t is rarely necessary for workmen to open our streets. and, as I have observed since coming here, we are relieved of nuisance very common in your American cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
THE WILD WEST IN NEW YORK

From Police ce-Protected Murder In New
 York" in the October Metropolitan. l After the downfall of Monk Eastman
 in NeR York gangland and under the leadership of Jack Sirrocco there came Into prominence two characters known
 as Kid Twist and Cyclone Lewis. They were able bodied thieves whose quick
 ness with revolvers had given to each several victims. Their abilities were
 recognized by police and politicians
 Lewis in particular was of value on election day. Ills friends boasted that on one occasion he voted in every pre- cinct below Fourteenth street.
 Twist was sort of modern, though degenerate, Robin Hood. He levied a tax of from SIC to $50 month on every gambling game between the East river and Broadway. and south of Twenty third street.
 Twist and Lewis saw to it that sight seers and stunning parties were herded into Sirrocco's joint in the China
 town. district. This profitable trade was coveted by Jimmy Kelly. sirrocco's old time friend but present day bitter ene- my Kelly's best gunsman was Louis Poggi, youth admired of and trusted by the grating element of the police What more natural than that the death of Twist and Lewis should be de- creed? And who had a better claim Ithan Poggi to the bloody honor of be- ing executioner?
 Poggi planned well, and in the opin- | inn of his oxup hind eyecufed beartf : fully. One of those blonde haired crea-
 lures of the dance halls. acting under
 instructions, persuaded Twist and Lew
 is to take her vacationing to Coney Island. Poggi followed in a taxicab, l the interior of which was stocked like
 an arsenal-the chaffeur being one carefully chosen for the occasion.
 In the early evening Twist and Lew
 is, all unsuspecting. were led along
 Surf avenue by their Delilah. When
 they came to a brilliantly lighted cor
 ner the girl stepped back from her two
 companions, leaving them fair targets
 just as the trailing taxicab swung in toward the curb. Poggi opened fire while the automobile was still in mo- ton. His victims had no chance, but 1 he continued shooting even after they 1 had fallen lifeless to the sidewalk. The
 coroner found eight bullets in Twists
 body and 10 in Lewis. The blonde girl rode back to town
 with Poggi in his taxicab. All the world loves a lover and women most
 admire a victor. Poggi, being a friend
 of the police. was permitted to plead
 guilty to a minor degree of manslaugh- ter and went to the Elmira reforma- 1 tory for q year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
HARD TO DOWN

He made the best of what befell
 And oft was heard to say, When others hard luck stories tell
 1 simply steal away, For fear I might be tempted to
 Complain of fate's decrees, The way so many people do,
 Because they're hard to please And all who heard him thus declare
 His optimistic bent More bravely did their burdens bear
 And stroye to be content, Observing how lifes bitter dross
 By him was turned to gold. Who did but let his latest loss
 More splendid dreams unfold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
A LOCAL pRoDIJCT. roc

A LOCAL PRODUCT, TOO. Have you any aptitude for quota
 tions7' asked the literary person of his friend the haberdasher. "only in my own line of business. To tell you the truth, don't even know how | pig iron Is quoted this morning"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

The word conservative has become. in the march of progress almost as objec- tionable as the word ''reactionary.'' Both are considered reproachful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Prof Irving Fisher of Yale says there Americans life. This, however does not include time spent by fans at baseball games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

A great deal of fruit is being turned by housewives into preserves, and there is not drop of peroxide in the cans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

The democratic party needs money. and those who expect to receive it's favors should be up and doing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
E. E. Crawford convalescent

E. B. Crawford, assistant cashier of the American Trust and Savings bank who was i'll with pneumonia at St. Vim cents. is now convalescent He was well enough to leave the hospital and go to Pass Christian. His physicians advised him to go where he could get the benefi, of the gulf breezes He will probably be well enough to return to his desk in a week or 10 days.
 Mir. Crawford is one of the best known and most popular men in Birmingham. He numbers his friends by the thousands and during his illness many were the anxious inquiries that were received every day at St. Vincent's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

No law covers straw voting and the versatile citizen can repeat or retrace his political footsteps at will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

The stiffness of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania is painful. One can almost feel it at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Chairman Hilles periodically interviews himself, hoping in that way to keep off feeingsof collapse until the Hateful day in November arrives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
MAKING A STAR.

Though she'll never learn to act, You may take it for fact. She will soon become the rage As a beauty on the stage. This the moral of my rhyme: Looks will do 1t every time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Ulster cannot be removed to England, and the home rule question must there fore be fought out in 1t on the spot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

He won't even rake the leaves on his lawn until the presidential election is over''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Campaign orators love their country and their party. but they love neither enough to induce them to foot their own bills for travelling expenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

A cabinet consisting of nine mooses is too improbable for serious consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Governor Hadley of Missouri Is the only one of the original septette that remains on the fence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
HAzY AS TO DETAILS.

.'That was a famous love affair of Hero and Leander'
 "Um-yes. so it was. By the way, did the story end at Reno?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
There was a woman in our town
A GREAT BUSINESS.

Says the editor of a farm magazine, Even the chicken business Is bigger business than the steel business. Yet the chicken business is only part of the farm business" Hoorah for the farmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Colonel Bryan's inactivity in this cam paign deprives the front page of many a sensation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Geese of the wild sort go south as win ter approaches, thus proving their wis dom over mere human beings.
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Mr. Bryan says Wilson and Marshall will carry every state. When one is prophesying he may as well go the limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Harvard students own only 21 automo- hiles, against 37 last year. At, this rate they will soon have to go afoot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

But little comes from Beverly in these declining days of the campaign except clicks from the golf ball
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Of all the optimists this old world has ever held, not one outranks Chairman Hilles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

The new Emperor of Japan is not a poet, and Japan honors his fathers mem ory regardless of western ideas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
A DREADFUL SHOCK.

The waiter bowed and sweetly smiled Just at the proper time; But soon his look was rather wild He only got dime.
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TAKING NO CHANGES.

Miss Perker. presume you have read Tennyson's poem about Lady Godiva?' "No, indeed My mother is very strict
 and will never allow me to read anything risque."
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Mobile still loves baseball irrespective of pennants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01
EQUIPPED FOR IT

EQUIPPED FOR IT. There was woman in our town, Whose gossip was a sin; We thought she talked so much because She had a double chin.
 Springfield Union. There was a woman in our town Who could talk all takers drub: She got her skill from talking when Hubby came from the club. Houston Post. There was a woman in our town Who talked both night and day, In spite of the fact that half of the time, She hadn't thing 10 say.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. There wath woman in our town. Her huthband'th joy and pride; By keeping thtill she won renown- You thee, her tongue wath tied Peoria Herald-Transcript. There was a woman in our town Of gossip very chary; She never talkedr about her neighbours gown She was in the cemetery. Nashville Banner.
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Marching clubs have gone out of fashion in politics. Ill fl |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-01

Throat doctors are in demand in this closing month of the campaign.
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Two Parade. in a Day

''The people of Birmingham will have a treat Wednesday morning when two big parades will be seen on tho principal business streets of the city, said a citi- zen. Al G. Fields minstrels and the Ringing Brothers circus will furnish parades during the morning hours and both will be worth seeing. Al G. Field is boasting this season of his gold band, big band that uses nothing but gold plated instruments. It is anSbunced that thes instruments were manufactured es- especially for this organization. Field himself marches in the procession every day and his entire company turns out.
 "The circus. in addition to it's big band which rides in an immense wagon built for that purpose. has several small CT bands. all of which will stir things up about the city. With fair weather the streets of the business section of the city will be crowded Wednesday morning and the parades will provide great entertain ment."
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NOT YET INCoRRIGIBLE. Despite the fact that there are men Who do not mind at all. I hate to be the object when Reproving glances fall.