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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

little disposition to act with the city.
They object to everything that is pro-
posed, but refuse to suggest way
out of the; difficulty. If the commits
sion finds it necessary to invoke the
help of the law to bring about the
elimination. of the grade crossings, it
may rely upon practically the solid
support of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
MISTAKEN IDENTITY

L IOill tile ocolllSu <Autiltdu
A fish wife entered a tramcar and
thought she recognized another passen-
ger as an acquaintance. Accordingly she
bent forward and. with an ingratiating
smile. said: That's you, isn't it? I hard
ly kent ye.''
aye, that's me- replied the other
land that's you, isn't it? How are yep
ooh, Am nae that bad, was the re-
ply.
After this silence ensued, and the first
speaker, on further scrutiny became con-
WINGED that the woman opposite was not
an acquaintance. after all Again she
bent forward and, with an apologize
smirk. remarked, But that's nae you al
az
Mae replied the other. TT snae
name O. us!'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES

erations was slit skirt that wa
little more so than usual We We
college with Judge Eddin4on and
forgetful of the grave all dignified
sition he now occupies, ye are disl
to shout, "Hurrah for 'Irunes Ed
ION ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
NUIsANcEs.

There is a man in ouI town
And he is full of pruies;
He has rusty phono,raph
And never changes tines.
-Cinci1hati Enqu
There is a man In our Town
Who's even worse thin that;
He's teaching tango dtncing on
The floor above our fat.
Chicago Reeord-He
There is a man in our ,own
Who dimes on ripest cheese,
Then grasps you by TIN coat Ian
And tells an ancient vheeze.
Cleveland Plain Did
There is man in our Town
Who has a raucous laugh,
And when we hear t we wish I'll
Might write his epitaph.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
THE STRAW OF EVELYN TF1AW
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

! lowing the dinner, Harry and Evelyn WIS.,
| tied this place. They were followed by
| Stanford White As soon as Thaw per-
ceived the architect, he prepared. A mo-
| ment later a pistol shot rang out, and
the architect was dead
| The strangers are silent, awed.
| A corner is turned. The voice of the
| lecturer resumes its monotone:
And here is the theatre wherein at this
very moment, Evelyn is entertaining a
matinee crowd"
| To see Evelyn Thaw, concerning whom
as many lines have been written as about
Catherine of Russia. Elizabeth, Marie An
| pleasant history, every stranger silent
ly determines. And that determination is
carried out-and that very night.
J The lecturer was correct For Evelyn
is entertaining. She does a dance, mis-
| cradle little dance which anybody else
could do, and which anybody else, with a
record as notorious as hers, could do with
equal profit.
The house is filed. Every seat is taken.
Ushers are required to prevent the curious
from leaning against the walls and con-
costing the aises. Everybody in the
world, it seems, wants to see Evelyn
not because her dance is eccentric, not
because her entertainment is artistic, but
| because about her looms the horrid sha-
dow of crime, and behind her seems
to peer the grinning chap of a ghost
She does her twirl. She tries to smile
| She shakes her head until her curls fall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
REVENGE.

GLADYS paid you a compliment yester-
day, sFelice"
what did she say?''
She said you were very Intellectual
1.-The cat She just said that because she
was expecting Tom Cheevers ID take her
to the football game and he took me in
stead"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
A SIMPLE QUESTION.

n oINIIIsf1 NUf.lo IO.N'
as that hat the latest style?' asked
Mrs. Noocash.
"The dernier cri. madame" answered
the milliner.
We'll. you needn't try to avoid telling
a falsehood by jabbering in a foreign
language. What I want to know is
whether or not this hat is the latest
thing out.
"Yessum, it is answered the milliner,
who was really born in Kokomo and only
pretended to be French for professional
reasons
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
NO oFFrNsE MEANT

From the Williamsville IN. Do Item.
We wish to apologize to Mrs Orlando
overlook. In our paper last week we
had as heading, MRS Overlook's Big
Feet The word we had ought to have
used is a French word pronounced the
same way but spelled fete. 1t means a
celebration and Is considered very
tony word.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
STONES AND GLASS Ho

STONES AND GLASS HOUSE
A Tampa newspaper, having com
in caustic style on Birmingham s
record, friend sends us from tn
some clippings taken from local
papers which prove that Tampa S
citizens run amuck just about a,
as they do in Birmingham. I
adage to the effect that people v
side in crystal palaces should be
of what they throw at their. neil
seems to fit Tampa.
PAUL d
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
PROBABLY.

With the exception of Eva Tanguay,
Anna Held is the only star touring the
country at the head of a vaudeville COM
pany who is "mopping up" 1t must be
those diamond stockings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

North Americas wheat crop this year
will amount to million bushels. But that
horrid creature, the mysterious middle
man." will see to it that there is no re-
duction in the price of flour.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
WISDOM ON THE BENCH.

WISDOM ON THE BENCH.
According to a newspaper. correspon-
dent, Judge David II. Eddington of Mo-
bile decided the other day in court that
a man has a right to destroy his wife S
clothes if he can furnish proof that they
are immodest. The subject of his DELHI
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

about her face. And then she ru
dainty, nimble steps to cover. and
diately re-appears in response to
GUS applause.
When finally she has gone. eve|
admits a disappointment.
Where is the beauty of EVELYN
| Where is the charm of featurd
made fool men her slaves?
She smiles-but there is no joyI
smile. 1t is a commercial smile.
are her eyes, not luminous EVIL
| sparkling eyes, but eyes throu|
shades of which a feeble light Wi
Guilty seems to break. And her
sion,-overwhelming. not with its
emptiness alone, but with its mex
sadness, languorous, pitiable ex
which her art cannot by half elm
Thin, attenuated, serpent-lilSe,
She is as a drowning woman
straw to which she clings is a
notoriety based on murder and oi
rid crimes.
Stanford White, Harry Thawle|
this three-and the worst Of titr
Evelyn
The one is dead, the other jls
frantic effort to escape the luguIas
roundings OF mad house. and
an is advertising shamelessljr
riety for the silver shekels oh
She is successful. She is tlitro
card in New York. She has 1.-THE
gamut of indecencies and lfytto
that 1t is ofttimes profitable W
with the .lowly in the mire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

WHEN SHE'S PRIMITIVE.
He was asked:
rs the female of the species, sir,
More deadly than the male?'
He answered:
'She is, my friend, beyond doubt,
When at a bargain sale.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

The press of other states thinks 1t in
comprehensive that Alabama should pre-
fer Richmond p, Hobson to Oscar w.
Underwood. The country needn't be
alarmed Underwood's majority will be
one of which the whole nation may be
proud.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

his wife to be old satan hui
TO close up the hades housdr
boarders.
1t is hard to make a Ir
that cards were not stAaho
The reason a man gets dte
he sees a pair of corn la
through a skirt is becauJhe
he ought not to see them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

Oklahoma's grandfather clause will
be tested before the United States SUI
preme court. Those of other southern
states have withstood fire, and it is to be
expected that Oklahoma's will also.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

A Columbus, o., high school has put
the ban on the monocle. But why was it
ever necessary to do that in what is sup
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

After Yuan Shi Kai was inaugurated
president of China, he served tea in the
throne room, doubtless to show that late,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

Oil on the waves might have helped the
volturno's passengers to escape, but more
complete life-saving apparatus would
have been better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

Huerta Will soon be in a position to
sympathize most thoroughly with ex-Gov-
ernor Sulzer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
WORTHLESS GIFr.

MY grandfather left me this cellaret'
Good old SPORT l dare say you thinl
kindly of him.
Not in the least. lie took the pledge
many years before he died and this eel.
laret is filled with Indian arrow heads
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

The bull moose party in Alabama de-
clined to indorse Hobson for the Senate,
which is feather in the cap of the bull
moose party.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

The servants of Queen Mary of England
have been given her permission to dance
the tango. Had an idea the queen was
too stiff for that.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
PAS ULTIAfATuM.

'Pa, what did that tile Boston boy
mean by saying 1 was osseicaputal?'
'He called you a bonehead. son, and
if you don't lick him the next time you
see him I'm going to lick you.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
Effect ON stranger.

"A stranger gets his first impress
sion of any city he happens to visit
from the hotel at which he registers,
said a New York man.
II was born in New York, but have
Travelled in Europe and have Travelled
considerably in the United States. With
few exceptions, the hotel clerk in this
country seems to think that he is do.
ing you a favor in assigning you to
a room at from SO to IS per. 1t is
different in the old country. In most
of the larger towns Of Europe, and
particularly in London. the hotel mail
agement recognizes the fact that the
person who registers is guest.
1.-The hotel is the host and should act
accordingly. In London the person who
represents the hotel at the desk makes
you feel that you. are welcome. If he
doesn't say so, his manner says, L am
glad to have you here.
'In New York and throughout this
country-north and south-the stran-
ger is not as a rule greeted with any
degree Of welcome. In New York two
or three of the new hotels are real
izing the Importance of playing the
real host. Someone at the deskfis ready
to be friendly and to make the man
who registers feel at home. All the no.
tells in this country should do likewise,
which course would make the stran-
ger have all the better opinion OF the
city in which he is visiting for the first
time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

"Hueita may resign Well, he hasn't
been acting like a man who intended to
retire to private life of his own free will
aud accord
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

Huerta is nearly as foxy about keeping
his mouth closed as Woodrow Wilson was
when making up the list of his Cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

That sbilant sound from the northward
is merely Tennessee's sigh of relief over
the adjournment of its legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

The late Timothy Woodruff is described
as a "connoisseur of fancy vests We
thought mil nisi bonum' was the rule.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

Poiret is to women's gowns what Post
is TO breakfast foods.
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w %''': : '.''' @ s',.: :, &.

vvy,!EN William Jennings Bryan, in a
N/ legitimate effort to augment his
" annual income, assumes the more
or less fastidious position of lecturer for
New York sight seeing enterprise. he
will be careful lest some spot with a re-
lationship to the murder of Stanford
White be overlooked
The present lecturers let no chance slip
to recall the slaughter of White. Were
one to do so, the sghtseers would be-
come so resentful that formal complaint,
no doubt. would be lodged. For though
the crime is as hideous as its life is ten
acious. it seems an inconsistent trait OF
human nature that men. and women. too
take pleasure in standing in the dining
room where Stanford White passed the
note to Evelyn Thaw and on the Spot
wherein, an hour later, the bullet OF the
outraged husband. shipped the thread oil
the architects life.
There, eXcldlInS lue ieSI"Ni'
where on the night of the tragedy Harry
and Evelyn Thaw dined They had scarce
" seated themselves when Stanford Wmte
entered. He saw Evelyn and bowed.
Later. he sent her a note which the waiter
conld not conceal from the husband. You
can imagine, ladies and gentlemen, the
passion with which Harry became sur
charged
In the meantime, the automobile mas
carried the "stilled'' strangers anotner
block or two. The lecturer resumes;
"There is Madison Square garden. FOL
ing, blankets and hats. Then, TOO, me
English leather is superior TO ours, pe-
cause we take itsfrom the backs OF the
beeves almost and make 1t into SHOES
a,a harness English feathers are aged,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

Martin Glynn is Irish enough to suit
even the exacting Murphys and sulli3ans
of Tammany Hail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

MANY advances in dentistry Mainly
in the charges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

ing. blankets and hats. Then, TOO, the
English leather is superior to ours De-
cause we take itsfrom the backs OF the
beeves almost and make 1t into SHOES
and harness. English feathers are aged
sometimes 10 years, before being man.
=, o+urad
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"Sulzer denies charges against him,
says a headline. Tut tut.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A Prom,nent Nenufactnrcr

Jesse French of st. Louis, the head of
Jesse French & Sons. manufacturers of
high grade pianos, spent yesterday in
Birmingham. The Jesse French factory is
at New Castle, Ind. and large number
of Instruments are turned out there every
year.
Il visit Birmingham frequently, and
am always glad to be here for this is one
of the most progressive cities in the coun-
try said Mr.. French.
THE retail trade in pianos has been
rather dull of late, but it is an Interesting
fact that the wholesale end-the manu-
featuring end-has been especially brisk
THE south is more prosperous now than
ever, and believe that within the next u
months the piano trade will be very brisk
all through this part of the country"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

1.-THE year 1913 has been good for Ala
bama," said prominent business man.
1T has been remarkably good in the
Birmingham district The pay rolls here
have been fully maintained; and in spite
of feeling of unrest in industrial cir
Giles in other sections there has been prac-
tically no cessation of activity here.
las for the state at large, Alabama has
had splendid year. The cotton crop
has been somewhat short as compared to
the high record year. but higher price
has more than made UP the difference.
Alabamas cotton will bring more money
than in any previous year in the states
history.
Il believe the year 1914 will be one of
prosperity. No matter what pessimists
may say, so long as we have good crops
we will have reasonably good business
The south is certainly more prosperous
now than ever before, and it will continue
on this line of prosperity for years to
come
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
THE CANDIDATE EXPLAINS.

THE CANDIDATE EXPLAINS.
DO you believe in the wisdom of the
plain people?' the candidate was asked.
Certainly he replied, ''but being con-
scious of the fact that the plain people
sometimes err in their judgment. I'm
trying to give them the benefit of my
experience .in political matters, so they
won't make the mistake of eleeting some
unfit person to office instead of me-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

And the smiles on the face of the tiger.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19
TWO OPINIONS

Money is easy"
Wall Streets report;
Easy to part FROM
Spender's retort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

Kansas City Star: Congressman Rich
mond p. Hobson failed signally in his
effort to sink an obstruction in Oscar
W. Underwood's senatorial harbor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-19

Entered at the birmingham. Ala,
postotfiee as second class matter under
srt of Congress March ), 1873.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
Er..ution,r ssts g Fashion.

In England fashions have been kilE ed at executions, but fin France over a century ago fashion in mems attire was set by Samson, the public erecu' tloner. Samson, who had high Ideas Of the dignity Of his office, was famous for the richness of hls attire when ohh ciating on the scaffold Just before the revolution he was forbidden to wear blue. the nobleman's color, and by way Of protest he made himself even more gorgeous, He took to green. and that color, as well as the peculiar cut of his clothes, was adopted by many of the young dandies of the court
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
FLUNG FROM A WINDOW.
Horroru of Death Sentence ln the
 Middle Aaus ln Bohemia.

Horrors of Death Sentence ln the
 Middle AsOs In Bohemia.
 How many people know what refcn- estratlon means? Yet 1t was once a popular method of executing criminals and was the mode of capital punish ment used in Bohemia in the middle ages and later. Defenestradon means throwing from a window" but that did not always include an tho arrange- ments made for the doomed mans exit from the world.
 In Prague in 1419 the council cham Der of the hradscaln, or town hRil, was used as the place of execution. There, fin the presence Of the assembled mo- bles, their invited guests and the dig nitaries of the city, the unhappy wretches were cast from a window eighty feet to the courtyard below.
 If his crime was an ordinary of fense the prisoner was merely dropped on the stones and allowed to lie there bruised and broken until death put an end to his suffer.ngs, suceor being for bidden.
 But if be was guilty of treason or any act of violence against a noble he fell on the sharp spears of a squad Of soldiers or dropped to the tender mer- cies of a pack of fierce dogs specially trained for the purpose, or he might be flung to wild bOars previously en- ragged by being prlcked with spears.
 The last time defenesuation was practlced was just before the Thirty Years war, when the imperial com missluners brought an unwelcone mes sage to Prague and were promptly thrown from the window. This pre- clpitated the war and abolished the custom.-New York Press
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
Rr.,kirg sso,sb IdoIs

No less an authority than Sir Aleck Mackenzie declares the fiddle is Scot lands national instrument and lays no claim to the bagpipe.
 Another high class expert asserts the bagpipe wus born among the seljuks' the ancestors of the modern Turks.
 Weel, weel,
 Next thing it's likely some expert will tell us that the Hielanders were not the inventors of bare knees.-Cleve- land Plain Dealer
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
nn. Et.h,rmnn,. Idnn.

First Angler--Look! This fish was al- most caught before; see the broken hook in It's mouth. Second Angler It should have had sense enough Go steer clear of hooks after that. Fint Angler-Oh, come, you can't expect fish to exhibit more sense than a hu- man beiug-B0StOn Transcript.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
GREAr CnRARANCE sALE

Sold at a lossl Malt Rainier. 20 cents per bottle. Especially prepar- ed for sick people and invallds, and excellent for nursing mothers. Only two barrels left. After that, price will be 35 cents per bottle
 Pack Train Bar.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07

Olympia beer on d-an at the Board Of Trad9. This famous hrew is kept constantly fresh both on draft and in bottles This is the ume to drink beer. Get C at the Board Of Trade Bar. where the cell ebrated Rainier Beer is also kept in bottles C.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
Cause and Effect.

"He spoke very highly of you a month ugo."
 ''Ycs: had just loaned him S10~
 "But today he cannot think of enough harsh things Co say about you
 "TrHe. stopped him on the street yesterday and asked him to pay it hacE "--Ictroit Free Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07

Bonded whiskses-GIbson. Noun Vernon and Belmont The best of Beer-Blue Ribbon, Budvelser and Pale Rainier. at the Masoot Tele- phone e. e
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07

For 35c. you can get a wholesome. home cooked meal at the New Home Restaurant, 9th aveune. just off of Broadway.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07

Food cooked as 70 should be at the White Pass Cafe" Only the best in the marEot Mrs Orlofi King, proprietress C
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
GRAND REDUCTION SALE

The Pack Train is now selling a big lot of Good Goods at reduced prices as they are getting too old to hold and sell at a profit, Yours, tf. Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07

Go to the White Pass Cafe" for the | est meals in Whitehorse Now under the management Of Mrs Orloff King. g
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
LOCAL BRIEFS
skAewAY WEATHER REPORT

Results of tbe observation taken at MOore's Wharf at midnight last night. s as follows:
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07

Location notices. pracer and quart1 tor sale by One Daily Aiaskaa e
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07

FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
 Pebblsford and Gibson Rye. Bud weiseT, Blue Ribbon s1d Pale Rain Ter Beer at the Board 0I Trade.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07

None better and pursr than Gib- Rye, Rainier and olympia Beer Orders by phone promptly delivered
 The Mascot
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
Dental supplies
M r. PATTERSON e COMPANY
 Dealers In

DENTAL SUPPLIES E2g Walker Bldg Seattle, wash Orders hy nail or cable will receive promp; attention Catalogue on re- quest
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
CRAB MEAT COCK TAILS

at The Pack Train Restaurnns Served a la carte.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07

Cloudy, N. wind.RarOmeter 29:5s.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-07
THE MAIL ORDER PEOPLE

are not the only offenders blind the ohe ni The merchants are just bad Many of them send for their printing while the argue asanna order business