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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
The Oyster season

'"The oysters served in many of the
restaurants here are shipped from Nor.
folk said a man who takes his lunch
downtown every day. 'The bivalves are
particularly fine this season.
"a few years ago we got all OF oul
oysters from the gulf; but am told
that comparatively small shipments come
from there now. cannot understand
this. as the quality of the Mobile and
Biloxi oyster has been greatly improved
by being protected. The oyster law
which Mr.. John Craft Of Mobile sue.
ceeded in having passed, will In the
course of year or two produce great
results. Even now Mobile oysters are
better than ever and by next year they
will be fully as good as the best Of those
from the tributaries Of the Chesapeake. >
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
TT is like a revelation to one who
has been absent for a full six
months to land in Birmingham

TT is like a revelation to one who
has been absent for full six
months to land in Birmingham
again.
The skyline is changed. The whole
thing looks different.
Somebody has been doing something
and doing It on big SCALE 1t is true
it is not completed. but Birmingham
will never be completed.
There is something about Birming-
ham which impressed me on my return
a few days ago and reminded me of
my trip back from England to New
York on the Imperator, the greatest
and largest steamship afloat. AS q
navigable vessel and for seaworthipess,
genuine construction and decoration, 1t
Is the wonder of the world; but its in
terror details are not complete. 1t has
plu1nDlnS, 1Or instance, supposed TO Do
equal to that of such hotel as the
Waldorf Astoria in New York. but the
hot water arrangements didn't work
and occasionally ones bathroom was
flooded by the excessive air pressure.
In other words, the Imperator is not yet
a complete floating palace. 1t is to go
back into the shipyard and be com
pleted in detail after its next trip, just
like Birmingham is gradually getting
the detailed finish and touch upon both
its exterior and interior.
y q y
In speaking of the Imperator, 1t is
really wonderful what the ship build
ers have done in the past several years
in making ocean transit comfortable
This ship had some forty eight hundred
passengers on it's last trip over. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
SILVIA

From 1.-TWO Gentlemen of Verona.
Who is Silvia? What is She
That all our swans commend her?
Holy, fair and wise is she;
The heaven such grace did lend her,
That she might admired be.
Is she kind as she is fair?
For beauty lives with kindness.
Love doth to her eyes repair,
TO help him of his blindness.
And, being helped. inhabits there.
Then to Silvia let US sing.
That Silvia Is excelling:
She excels each mortal thing
Upon the dull earth dwelling;
TO her let US sarlands bring. y,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
AN OLD MYSTERY SOLVED

From Business.
'P'tates is good this mornin, madam
said thee old farmer making his usual
weekly call.
''Qh, is they?" retorted tle customer.
'vrhat reminds me. How Is 1t that them
you sold me last week is SO much smaller
at the bottom of the basket than at the
top?''
WAL replied the old man, "p'taters
is CROWN SO fast now that by the time
I get a basketful dug the last ones IL
about twice the size OF the first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

ter as much study as has the Illinois
Central vice president would proba-
bly, think that the sight of the picture
of his wife, sweetheart or baby would
be bugle call to duty to every rail-
road or any other man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
A LOVE LILT.

The rose is gone
From the dewy lawn,
And the bird who sang, and the bee;
The sky's o'ercast
And a wintry blast
Walls over the land and the sea.
But I shall not pine
This heart o. mine
Doth summer joys renew,
And lovelit eyes
Make amends for the skies
That were once so fair and blue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT BIRMINGHAM
AND HIS DELIGHT AT BEING HOME AGAIN

tel said one OF the little ones during
the height of the storm "I don't like
this one."
That well expressed the feelings of a
thousand or more
However. there are always Incidental
ineonveniences to all pleasures. or i'm
It is indeed well to be back in Bir-
mingham, to see Its growth and it's
splendid achievements, and especially
to observe the wonderful appreciation
and enthusiasm which was evidenced
In the return of Oscar Underwood to
his home city after his splendid
achievements in Congress-
The display manifested that Bir-
mingham is not only big, broad city,
but that the people who make it are
of big heart, genuine appreciation and
are eager to applaud merit. IL shows
a spirit of great broadness.
There is no picayunish spirit about
Birmingham and Alabama. The people
cast aside hobbies of play-time in mo-
ment and recognize merit when 1t
shows itself.
OF course Underwood will go to the
Senate almost unanimously. When it
comes to national affairs we people
here will keep to the front our best
men.
y = y
TO get home again and see that en-
thusiasm and confidence and great
spirit existing in Birmingham which is
not to be seen anywhere else in thv
world is the great delight of
1o.An,-~,oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

said L. v. Feely of Chicago. "Birming-
ham is probably growing faster than
any other southern city. 1t appears so
to me.
But one of the smaller southern cities
of rapid growth is Jacksonville, Fla.
Those who knew Jacksonville 20 years
ago would not recognize it on a return
visit now. 1t was small winter-resort
town when / first saw it. Today II
has something like a hundred thousand
Inhabitants. The last census gave it not
quite $1,000. A conservative estimate
would place 1t at 10000. but the claim of
100000 is not too high, perhaps. jack
sonville is an important commercial GEN.
ter and sirse the fire it has been hand
somely rebuilt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Mr.. Underwood and His subject

''It was very admirable thing that the
Alabama State Land congress did In
choosing Mr.. Underwood for the discus
sion of the subject of The High Cost of
Living and the Remedy before that
body said student of economic prob
lens yesterday. 1.-THE public knows that
there is something radically wrong in
this matter of the high cost of living, and
1t is creating unrest among the toiling
masses that BODIES no good for the govern
nent. 1t should be closely studied by Our
leaders in every sphere of life In order that
this burden may be relieved. Men can
neither work contentedly. nor perform the
other duties that devolve upon them as
citizens when the heavy hand of want is
being felt in their homes. 1t is these eco
nomic problems that need to receive at
tention from our public men.
'It Is the one fact that Oscar Tn
derwood has given his great mind
and unfaltering, courage to the prob
lem of lowering the tariff 80 that
the people could be relieved from many of
these burdens which the policy of protec-
tion necessarily entails on the consumer
of the protected article, that has made the
name of the great Alabama statesman a
household word throughout this nation.
and it is eminently fitting that his own
people here in this state should hold up
his hands in this work. His address be-
fore the land congress on the evening Of
wednesday, November s, should be at
tended by every earnest-mnded citizen of
the state who can possibly do so.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
NOT WITHOUT A THRILL.

NOT WITHOUT A THRILL.
'I see where fnancier the other day
bought a railroad system in much the
same matter-of-fac way in which the
average man buys a cigar
81 think l know what you mean, but
when the average man throws discre-
tion TO the winds and buys a quarter
cigar, let me tell you. that is an ex-
citing moment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

The Jackson News recently issued a
special edition of 152 pages with as little
excitement as IL this fine achievement
were an every day affair. Congratula-
tions are extended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

ST. Louis marriage broker who made
clothes in payment. Our guess is that
the broker anticipates hard winter and
the bridegroom owns a clothing store
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

That Avondale man who has a genuine
mad stone might be of some real service
to the country BY forwarding it to the
choleric congressman from the Sixth dis
trict. But the trouble IS, it would be
hard to tell where a parcel post package
would reach him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

Professor Droppers of Williams col
lege has been offered a diplomatic post
in Greece. Professor Droppers has a
name that suggests chemistry, or medi-
cine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

The address of Judge E. II. Gary.
which was published in Saturdays Age
Herald, should be read carefully by all.
There Is much sound sense to be found
in it. He deprecates demagogy, and all
must agree that wild attacks on estab-
lished business cannot be conducive to
general prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Jaclx.onyille.. CROWN

"All the cities in this country that APP
peared in the last census with upwards
of $4,000 in population have grown con-
siderably since 1910 but there hash been
notable growth in the south and INST,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
AN EXPERTS OPINION.

ST see where a fortune has just been
paid for a Frans Halls"
''well, some of those players who come
out of the bush leagues are worth it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

Senior Moheno says Felix Diaz can
come to Mexico City whenever he feels
like it. This reminds one of that his
toric incident In which the spider spoke
most politely to the fly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

time Mobile had in store for him ne
would have never considered as small a
thing as war with England and Mexico
as a contingency which might keep him
away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

The Zeppelin airships are ideal craft
so long as they stay on the ground. In
the, air more things can happen to them
than could happen to fusion candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

A close perusal of the accounts of the
proceedings of the probate judges con-
'ventfon fails to disclose the adoption Of
any resolutions aimed at the fec system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

Is it possible that Great Britain is u.s.
ing the Mexican situation merely as a
ruse to distract attention from its wor-
ries with the suffragettes?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

A Baltimorean is charged with having
bitten his mother-in-law, and this, kind
friends, is no mother-in-law Joke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

Suppose the United States had tried to
dip its spoon in the Balkan broth.
Wouldn't there have been sure enough
howl raised?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

Since conversation nowadays has be-
come largely a discussion of eugenics, 81
lence is more golden than ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

A Minneapolis jury recently acquitted
st. Paul man. Must be some sort of
entente cordiale existing between those
towns now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

A Boston court says a mans home is
where his wife is. Pshawl Some wives
never are at home. And we don't mis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Doing Good Work

"a work that has ,occasioned much
favorable comment was done last wins
ter by the Glass of the Stranger of
the Handley Memorial Presbyterian
church." said citizen yesterday. "This
class is animated by missionary spir-
it, and in carrying out its benevolent
intentions, they rented the Princess
Theatre and held evangelistic services
every afternoon for all who would come.
Many who never attend church att
Itended these services, and a great and
helpful work was done. 1t is estimated
that fully 50 men professed definite
conversion, while more than 150 prom
ised a better life.
The pastor of this church visited
several cities in the east this past sum-
mer studying the downtown problem
land the rescue work of the cities, es-
lpecially visiting the Galilee mission in
Philadelphia; and while thisr work is
not like the ordinary rescue work. yet
it is designed to meet a need in the
city and to reach those who may not
go regularly to church elsewhere.
| "The expenses are met by the class,
and no collections are taken. The music
| is furnished by the ladies of the Young
Women's Christian association and the
work Is wholly undenominational in
character. Preachers and speakers Of all
denominations have been secured, and
the same plan will obtain this year The
first service for the winter will begin
at $3.50 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and
will be led by the pastor of tho Hand
| ley Memorial Presbyterian church. the
Rev. r. l.. Bell, who will speak on the
Struggle for SUPREMACY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

Sir Lionel Garden seems to class III
about along with Lord Sackville- West.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

WOULD RATHER SIT STILL.
''Dobbs is SO lazy he hates to move"
eyes. A rather unusual case. Dobbs
is so lazy he even hates to move to ad-
journ."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

A man is apt to feel about
A hundred winters old,
When Summer fair goes tripping out
And leaves him with cold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
ONE MANS EXAMPLE.

Reed b. Freeman owned factory in
Binghamton. N Y. IT burned and 30
girls lost their fives. After paying his
debts he has divided the remainder Of
his ss.ooo,ooo fortune among the families
of his former employees who were burned
to death. Mr.. Freeman, who is sc years
old, and has wife and little daughter,
will start life over again as clothing
salesman. He is penniless. Maybe So
eialistic persons will say those girls lost
their lives because their employer failed
to give them proper protection against
fire. Mr.. Freeman doesn't seem to be
that sort of man. At any rate. since the
disaster happened he has done what he
could. PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
HOUSE MOVING EXTRAORDINARY

1t seems that they fred DR.. Gum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
2,e.td3o-ueQ-
sHEL.PLEss.
"ss..s..ssssssssss..ssss.ss....sss-

HE has great many irons in the fire.
you say"
''yes, but when enis wife's curling iron
is in the fire he simply has TO wait
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES
DECREPIr.

DECREPIT.
A man is apt to feel about
A hundred winters old
When Summer fair goes tripping out
And leaves him with cold.
IGNORING THE CANAL.
"rhere will soon be a new way for
people of leisure to kill time"
'By doing what?"
"By sailing around Cape Horn"
NOT SINCERE.
Most people are inconsistent
.Yes?"
"a merchant will advertise. We in
vite competition and when competitors
bestir themselves he gets SO mad he
can't see straight"
CHEATING.
Life is a gamble"
What are triplets@'
| That's when love holds five aces"
IT'S So
The man who's always
In hurry,
Has very little
Time to worry.
! And though misfortunes
| OFT may crown him,
| They find 1t rather
Hard to down him.
| Which proves, amid life's
Toll and hustle,
For each and all it
Pays to hustle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

| usual crop of youngsters was trotted out
by Mack and the fans We're given several
opportunities to see the boys who will
help him fight for the pennants In 1915 and
1916. Comics repeated successes so to
prove that having an ace lin the hole is
good system In baseball as well as when
playing cards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

who is the young man being carried
home by five of his friends?'
That's young waggles. An hour ago
l heard him saying, This stun won't
hurt me. It's as mild as soda water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

Thou art bought and sold, among
those of any wit, like a barbarian slave.
TroiI.s and Cressfda.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

ANOTHER VICTORY FOR .oa.
JOHN"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
IGNORING THE CANAL.
CHEATING

Life is gamble"
What are triplets?'
That's when love holds five aces.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-11-24

Continued on page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
FISH HATCHERY.
VIII Be Advertised With Stere-
OpticOn Views-TOur State.
New Paper Started at Pratt
C. T. Warren Editor.

Pratt, Dec. 6.@The state /. fish
hatchery is to be advertised in a new
way and some Of the Hnbelievers may
be converted. A. T. Reed Of this city
has had about one hundred views of
the hatchery made into slides that
will fit the moving picture machines
Of the standard type and will start out
next week visiting every town in Kan
sas of any size that has a moving pic
ture show. displaying these views and
giving a lecture on the merits of the
hatchery and explaining all of the
ways and methods of raising fish on
the big fish farm.
The scenes show all of the ponds.
the buildings, the power plant and
the different ponds that propagate
different species of fish. 1t also shows
the fish car in loading and explains
the various methods of transferring
the finny tribe from the waters Of the
hatchery to the many who want them.
The Pratt Independent made its
first appearance here yesterday and
was received with words OF congrat-
ulation by many who admired the
new makeup for a weekly paper.
The paper is published by Camp
bell and Coolee, formerly of HutcEin-
son. C. T. Warren. formerly of the
Hutchinson Gazette, has charge Of the
editorials and the general news. This
paper intends to develop into q daily
as soon as all Of the necessary ar
rangements can be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
job on time ana has put forth his
best efforts"

0SBI 01IOIIS.
And then he and Builder Kellam
went on to relate the story of the
dripping perspiring teamsters who ex-
cavated the miniature volcanic cavity
at Sixth and Jackson streets. the
whitehead masons who handled the
brick and stone under the spotlight of
the glaring August-September sun,
and the laborers who climbed over
the scaffolding like bees on a hive.
But they didn't say a word abut the
heads that bent low over the blue
prints day and night as the work pro-
crossed.
It is nearly over now. The postQf-
flee forces are working more smooth
" in their new quarters than at any
time in the hooks and corners of the
old federal building-and the Kellam
structure is only temporary quarters
for the government men. The finest
dance hail in Kansas-orchestra
sounding board. spring floors, kitchens
floor 10 nearing completion and will
be rollicking under the feet Of the
tangoists in a short time.
Topeka changed her postoffice loca-
ton over night. in a building built
while the leaves were falling from the
trees.
Ready for Christmas Rush.
The postoffice in the new Kellam
building never was in better shape fer
Christmas rush than it is today. The
distribution cases for the incoming and
the carrier mail are laid out for the
greatest efficiency in the least time.
Floor space throughout the building.
on the first floor and in the basement. is
arranged in an ideal manner for the
general operation Of the Topeka Of
nee and its 125 employees.
The Hobbies in the Kellam building
are much handler to the general pub
lie than in the federal building. Three
large entrances, one on the corner OF
Sixth and jackson and the other two
on Sixth avenue. furnish ample room
for incoming and outgoing patrons Of
Uncle Sans headquarters in the cap
holidays, owing to the narrow hobbies
in the old building will be eliminated
this year. Despite the addition Of the
parcel post business. Postmaster Rodg-
ers and Assistant Postmaster Fuller
and Superintendent Powell all predict
q quick and easy distribution this sea-
son.
The postoffice in all probability will
be located In the Ke1lam building at
least until January, 1915. The remod-
cling of the federal building at cost
Of 800, 900 will require at least twelve
months.
Topeka will not miss the removal
from the big structure at Fifth and
Kansas avenue. In fact the patrons
can be cared for much quicker and with
less inconvenience than in the original
home OF the government postonice
forces here. Postmaster Rodgers does
mt claim credit for this Improvement
e. B. Kellam throws aside all praise
| for the construction Of his building
whitsett likewise lodges the merit.
| sides, the bouquets are heaped upon
| the men with the dinner pals WHO
worked on the scaffolding OF the new
Topeka postoffice site.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
MIDWINTER SHOW
Music and Vaudeville Booked
for January Exposition.
There Is Much Demand for
Space by Exhibitors.

Plans are well under way for the big
midwinter exposition that will be held
In tho Auditorium January 1874. Ray
Halls orchestra has been engaged to
furnish the music, and seven good
vaudeville acts have been booked. An
other act will be added to the list later.
There will be four features in vaude-
Vile each week. The management has
engaged no bar or trapeze acts-they
are as old as the hills, and 1t 10 felt that
something different appeals more
strongly to the general public. Among
the acts Is a good quartet, The Bos-
tonia Four" At a previous midwinter
show there was a company Of japanese
|acrobats and balancers; this time there
will be an Arabian act. There will be
plenty Of comedy in the entertainments
to satisfy those who are looking for
amusement: there will be dancing, too
A large amount OF exhibit space has
already been let. There will be several
out of town firms represented, accord
Ing to the secretary. John Worley.
which have not previously displayed in
Topeka 1t goes without saying that
Topeka firms will be we'll represented.
The show win serve as an eye-openeE
for those who arc Interested In TO-
pela made goods"
The show viii be given by the local
organization e the United Commercial
Travellers. The proceeds will be placed
| In the fund that Is being raised for the
erection Of a home for the carriers OF
the grip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
X. U. EXPERT HERE
He Examines Defective Chill
dren-Gives Advice.
Problems of the Kansas Chill.
dren's Home Society.

The University Of Kansas IL CO.
operating with the Kansas Chtldren's
Home society, with headquarters In
Topeka. by furnishing expert advice
relative to the proper method of car
ing for children who come under the
defective" class.
DR.. A. w. Trettien. associate pro-
fessor in the school of education Of
the university, came up from Law
renee for the purpose Of giving two
children for whom the management
Of the home had found difficulty in
finding permanent homes, careful
mental and physical examinations.
One girl. ten years OF age. was
thought to be mentally defective, but
upon examination DR.. Trettien found
that her mind was keen and alert and
that the whole difficulty was the re-
suit OF neglect in her earlier years.
There was evidence to show that she
was half starved when q baby. She
self confidence. DR.. Trettien il of the
opinion that with proper care she will
develop into q perfectly normal child.
and that later some family will be
glad to provide a home for her. He
intimated that many children are sent
might develop into normal beings with
the right kind Of care.
The little girl In question was not
taken permanently by the Kansas
Children's Home society. but on trial
d. F. Shirk. the superintendent, was
called recently to Great Bend by the
probate Judge of that city to take
charge of a bright boy ten years Of age
and Of good parentage. While there
| he investigated q home where there
were three combinations of children.
That is. the father had three by q for
mer wife, the mother two by q for
mer marriage. and there was one re-
| cent arrival in the family. All were in
a state OF dire restitution. The mother
| was glad to give her two older child
| rem to the society believing that they
would be well cared for. They are six
and eight years Of aGe-bright and in
telligent. The girl. 8 years Of age, is
| musically inclined and the society
| wishes to place her in a home where
there il q piano.
The children of the society enjoyed
| a feast Thanksgiving. One Topeka
woman. who Ia generously disposed.
gives q turkey every year. Otheri
furnished candy, nuts and good thingl
| In great variety.