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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
rural sceues in Windovs

Il do not know who the man is, "
said well known citizen yesterday
who has charge of decorating the win
dows at McVay's seed store, down on
FIRST avenue, but / want to speak &
good word for him.
"On a hot day | frequently go out OF
way Just to pass those windows, which
always look so green and cool and re-
freshing. He usually has running wa
ter or pond surrounded by moss or
some attractive rural scene.
indeed, glance at these windows
is like Whit of real rural life. |
know the scenes must give a lot of
pleasure to the hundreds who pass
along First avenue daily"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
PASSING OF DELLA FOX

people by smoking them in public places.
But we women get lot of comfort from
our cigarettes. Smoking is delightful
habit"
| Such frank expressions were necessarily
the cause of attracting to her much un-
favorable comment. 1 wouldn't venture
the opinion that she didn't care about this
comment for she did It grieved her to
| see the audiences did not care for her.
work and no longer admired her. 1t must
have hurt her when the exaggerated re-
ports of her sayings and doings came to
her ears. 1t is the custom to make free
in conversation with the regulations and
characters of people of the stage; and
Della Fox suffered from this despicable
practice more than any person within
memory.
| Once told her that table in a certain
hotel in Detroit had been pointed out to
me as the table on which Della eox
danced at dinner party She assured
me that it was all a lie. that she had never
attended a dinner party at hotel in De-
trot, and that she was constantly made
to suffer similar abuse, much of which
no doubt had its beginning in some ilp-
pant remark of a thoughtless person.
| just as Nethersoles Carmen" kiss,
Mrs. Leslie .Carter's red hair, Sarah Bern
hardt's coffin, and Mrs. Patrick Camp-
bells dog. ePinky- -Panky-Poo," received
much attention a few years ago in news
PAPERS of the country, SO Della Fox's lit
tie curl of blond hair on her forehead set
fashion that became nation wide and
was an object of remark wherever she
went. / spoke of it to her and she yanked
IL off. 1t was false. They cost 50 q
Dozen" she laughed, but people seem to
like them so | always keep a stock BY
me-
Della was hopeful to the last. She al
ways deceived herself into believing that
she would one day regain her past vogue
and popularity. When the habit of reviv-
ing old time successes developed into q
,eritable craze, Della WAS nappy. She
thought there would be a demand for her
in some production in which she had
scored a success They would want the
original and only Della, when the produce
ton was made. She told me that several
managers were after her for such part;
but l believe that she merely meant she
wished they would make her a PROPOSE
tin. She said that If no revival CONF
manded her services. she thought she
would abandon the musical stage alto
gether and devote herself to straight COM
edy She used to make people laugh.
Why couldn't she do 1t again?
But poor Della Fox did not reckon with
the world. In European countries audi
ences are different in their attitude to-
ward stage people. Please them once and
they're loyal to you forever. The Lon
don music hall public tolerates and ap-'
plauds wrecks of former comedians who
would be hissed from cent picture show
| ir this country. At Vienna there was an
old tenor who formerly thrilled opera
lovers as Lohengrn. After his voice le4s
him and he became old. he still Sang
Lohengrin to the apparent delight of his
audiences, which must have included
| grandchildren of his first admirers. In
America, it's make good or jump In the
cellar and pull down the trap door behind
you.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago News.

from the CnlcdyO News.
And self love is also blind.
Never judge railway by the cigars sold
or its trains.
What splendid facilities are offered for
remaining poor!
One way to live without work is to prey
without ceasing.
1t is easier for some men to sing hymn
than speak the truth.
When put to the test some virtues are
found to be thinly veneered.
Contentment may be better than great
riches, but it is just as hard to get.
If a man is smart enough TO fool a
woman it is because she wants to be
fooled.
A married woman's word picture of her
ideal man makes a poor portrait OF her
husband.
Every girl who lives in a village says:
There isn't a young man in this town
who is worth while"
II you would enjoy peaceful domestic
relations, tell your wife occasionally that
she knows more than YOU do.
Here's a bit of wisdom Solomon forgot
to mention: You must be in business with
a man or in love with a woman in order
TO know that you don't know them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
HOW ONE WOMAN WON
.o,11 fha Ct T.ot1ic Tftpoc

That Is an extraordinary story which
comes out of Joplin, relating how a ma
tron belonging to the woman's relief corps
succeeded in inducing Mayor Osborne to
hoist the national colors on Flag Day,
after ne mad failed, for reasons appealing
to mere men, to perform this duty on a
previous occasion.
Noting the absence of the colors. the
woman sent word to the mayor that il the
nag were not instantly displayed she
would come and pull every hair out of his
head.
1t Is not our aim here merely to call
attention to the fact that Mayor Osborne
hoisted the flag. We wish merely to ex-
press the hope that this story from Joplin
will not reach London, where it might re-
suit, we fear, in the largest aggregation
Of baldheaded men ever assembled any
Nhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
Fine Newspaper Story

Speaking of newspaper Stories" said
wilson j. Squires, secretary of Pisga.i
Home, himself former Pacific coast
newspaper man, Charles e. Van Loan
mas one in the Saturday Evening Post
this week that is the real thing 1t has
the real pick in it and the way 1t ends
is enough to jar any of us. I saw two
ladies on the car crying over the story
today and when one of them came to
the end | heard her say % Pshawr
Il used to know Van Loan in Los
Angeles when he ran Vans column
winch was one of the most popular
newspaper features in the west as
well as one of the most widely quoted
He used TO write a good deal of sport
matter and it always had in it the most
delightful touches of humor
He went to New York and became q
great sport authority but he has al
ways retained his humorous VEIN"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
FREAKS OF MEMORY

L TOM tne LOHuOn CHrOnlcle.
As to freaks of memory, Mark Twain
has told US of the pilot who knew every
bend, creek, current and shallow in the
Mississippi river throughout its whole
mighty length. but could not remember
what he had had for breakfast. Prob
ably most memories are like that. One
man know has memory that apparent
ly collects only figures. He can always
remember your age, even if he forgets
your name. He will memorize easily the
times of all the trains to given place,
but he generally forgets the platforms
from which they start. Rsel off to him a
column of statistics and he will recite
them again to you a month later without
a mistake, having In the meantime forgot
ten everything else about you. But then
he is a born mathematician. Evidently
memory is largely a question of SYM
pathy. We remember the things we are
really interested in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
THE FIERCE BEDBUG

From the Journal American Medical AS.
sociation
The alleged humor of which the bed
bug, or to give him his dignified Latin
name, Cimex lectularius, has been the
subject should not obscure the serious role
pla yed by the bug in common with the
fly, the mosquito, the flea and the louse
as conveyor of infection. Relapsins
fever bubonic plague, kala-axar. small
pox and typhoid fever have been trans
mitted by various species of the bedbug,
and possibly the investigator might md
here the explanation of otherwise inexpll-
cable endemics in uncIeanly neighbor-
hoods. Epidemics of smallpox have been
disseminated in cheap lodging houses by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
THE MAN FROM MARS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The man from Mars suddenly elevated
his right ear
Suffering Venus!' he gasped
"Wh-whats that?"
The earth man smiled.
That" he replied, lis some smart Alick
OF chauffeur showing Off his new &C
bullfrog auto horn"
The man from Mars frowned.
ut sounds" he said, like the tone
motif of Dante's Inferno And men
actually stand by and permit these out
RACES on delicate tympanum:"
YES"
I'm Mars" said the Marian, 1--WE throw
the unnecessary noise maker into the cave
OF discords where he remains for centuries
listening to the most annoying noises that
can be assembled together. But they
haven't anything as awful as that There
it goes again! Come away, before l do
the fellow a mortal injury
And they went down the highway with
the atrociouS sounds ringing in their
ears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
LOVE DIVINE
Wendell Holmes.

BY Oliver Wendell Holmes.
o 1--we divine, that stopped to share
Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear,
On these we cast each earthborn care,
We smile at pain while thou art neari
Though long the weary way we tread
And sorrow crown each lingering year.
No path we shun. no darkness dread,
Our hearts still whispering, thou ar(
near!
When dropping pleasure turns to grief,
And trembling faith is changed to fear.
The smurmuring wind, the quivering lese
Shall softly tell us. thou art near!
On thee we hing our blirdening woN
o love divine, forever dear.
Content to suffer while we know
Living and dying. thou art peaso
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
Thinks East Lake Unpatriotic

1t is hard for me to understand why
the people of East Lake do not entertain
more cordial feeling towards Company
H. said Capt. w. p. Newton of Com
pany l. yesterday
Practically every member of the COM
pahy Is resident of East Lake and all
Oh 'hem are gentlemen. The fact that il
Is an East Lake company should be
enough TO arouse the patriotic ardor of
any average citizen of that community
Perhaps the good people of East 1.ajl,,
are more callouyN and hardened against
the sentiments fostered by many great
soldiers before us than is the case in
otter places. At any rate, we are nor
getting the support we deserve and I be-
iieve that the citizens of East Lake ara
partly to blame.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
OH. RARE yIRTI1E

From the Houston Post
Former Gov. B. b. Conner of Alabama
said: II wish to state most emphatically
that believe | was the best governor
Alabama ever had" In this day of blat-
ant egotism and boisterous self praise, it
is refreshing to get whiff from mod
est little political violet like Conner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
Saving Money on Grocery Bill

This high cost of living problem is not
cost of high living problem, as l have
heard some wittily remark, but to a large
extent is a problem of poor manage
ment,' said Nortnside man who is sup-
porting good family on an average
salary. People are too wasteful in the
ilrst place and in the second place they
90 not use the same business sense and
oarefulness in buying groceries that they
exercise in any other business trans
action.
We have solved the problem at our
hcuse by bargain hunting And the way
to bargain hunt is to watch the news
paper advertisements. I know there are
lot of 'finicky' people who would never
think of putting a market basket on their
arm and going out to buy up a day s
provisions from the man who has the
best at the lowest price. They prefer
TO have the porter come to the back door
and pay the bill. It's more than mat
ter of dollars and cents to me, though,
for | abhor the idea OF getting skinned
as much or more than the money lose.
IL l buy a dozen eggs and find later
that could have saved a nickle on them
l feel worse over the fact that some-
body got the better of me than over the
loss of the niclSle.
"As a matter of fact, however, We have
been saving anywhere from $40 to $50 on
our monthly grocery bill. It's little
more bother, true, burt it's worth it. You
have to pay cash for everything you get,
too. But it's a relief to find that you
can buy fresh eggs Is cents cheaper at
one place than you can buy storage eggs
at another and know that you know the
difference and didn't buy the storage.
That very incident happened to me this
week I'm not only saving money, but
I'm regaining my self-respect by making
myself believe that have enough sense
to trade with the man whose price is
lowest, his goods being equal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
EXAGGERATED EGO.

EXAGGERATED EGO.
"Doppel seems to have a very good opin.
ion of himself"
HE has indeed. Doppel thinks that all
he needs is himself and band to give a
first class street parade"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

we wonder if Secretary Bryan carries
anything like stuffed olives in his lunch
basket? They are very appetizing with
cold viands and do not conflict. we be-
lieve, with grape juice highbals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

In Interpreting the attitude of the
,eople, it is a question as to whether
the Journal of Enterprise is correct.
There is no question, however, but
that could the state speak, it's cry
would be for rest. 1t would protest
to the citizens against the elevation
to office of the man who rides an
issue. 1t would urge the selection of a
governor temperamentally equipped
to preside over the destinies of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

When the weather is like it is now the
average woman would rather do without
food than talcum powder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

The Imperator got safely to port and
the richest young man in the country
waved his hat to welcome the huge ves-
sci.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

A Boston artist is going to the woods to
live the life of the aborigines. The high
cost of living the life of the highly civ
ilized seems to have him going.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

A lady cop at Newport beach carries a
mesh bag instead of a club. Presume she
arrest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

The Pied Piper of Hanelin had moth
ing on the leader of a minstrel band. All
the kids follow him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

We hope the poor old Liberty bell won't
be dragged across the country again, tits
time to be exhibited at the San Francisco
fair. 1t deserves a rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

Husband and wife have a new cause for
contention in Illinois They can both vote
now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

The English poet laureate's salary was
s4s5 year, which made it quite necessary
for him to do "outside work."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

If you want to hear a loud snort lust
mention euSenics to the old fashioned
person who is strong for sentiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
A DIFFICULT FEAT.

my friend Dorping writes that he made
a trip from Chicago to Milwaukee on a
whaleback"
That's what I would call going iona h
one better'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

The way Premier Asquith received that
suffragette bag of -four it wasn't of any
ure to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

Picnic parties would be more enioyabl,
ii it were possible to take along a few
buzz fans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

The summer musical show makes a bic
for popularity by its brevity of costume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

The Marshals borrowed a baby and
thus furnished another STORY for the cub
reporter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

Spokane has a fathers day. We hope
father won't make night of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

Emperor William is a war lord but his
specially is peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

A baseball fanatic will go to any length
to hear about the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
HAPLEss HUBBY.

His wife's
Away.
And is
He gay?
Not much!
You see,
SO placed
Is he
That when
She goes
Away.
She knows
He won't
Run round
Where fun
Is found,
Or cast
His eyes
On some
Fair prize
Who wears
A skirt
And's prone
TO flirt. !
Friend wife
Feels sure
No sort
OF lure
VIII lead
Her mate
To some
Sad fate.
She has
No fear
He may
Draw near
The haunts
OF sin
And cen
Go in
To quaff
A few,
AS men
Oft do.
You think
That she
Trusts him?
oh, gee!
Not that
At all.
She knows
He'd fall.
But when
She takes
A trip
She makes
Her ma
Stay home,
So hub
Won't roam.
Close watched
That way,
He CAN'T
Get gayl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
JUBILEE EDITION

| Gadsden Joarla1: The Birmingham Age
| its silver Jubilee. The edition contains 126
pa ges, is handsomely illustrated and con-
| tains great mass of information about
Birmingham and Alabama. 1t does not
stop at the city of Birmingham, but calls
attention to the wonderful resources of the
state from the Tennessee river to the gulf
and from Georgia to Mississippi. There
are handsome Illustrations which confirm
the statements made in the news columns
relative to the greatness of the state of
Alabama.
Talladega Home: The Birmingham
picting the growth of the Brmingha
district. The issue celebrates the silver
anniversary of the paper.
| Montgomery Advertiser. Coincident with
the birth of the "Slver Jubilee Number
of the Birmingham Age-Herald, occurred
! the death of the papers beloved and tall
ented editorial writer. Mr.. n. P. n. Finch,
aged Is, who had been with The Age
Herald for Is years. That paper, though
enlarged to make room for its exultation
| on the twenty-fftll anniversary of its
| birth, yielded sad spot in which to carry
| the story of the death of Mr.. Finch.
| If we judged right, The Age-Herald was
over 100 pages large yesterday. 1t had
| the usual bright and interesting local mat
ter which goes to make up a special edi-
| ton of a newspaper, but easily the most
| Interesting feature of the special number,
from newspapers standpoint, were the
narratives and "reminiscences of former
members of the old Age-Herald staff,
| among them such men as Hill Ferguson.
now Birmingham business man. Boze-
man Bulser, baseball editor of the New
| York Evening World; Richard II. Yancey,
editor of the Nashville Banner, and Mar
maduke Morton, managing editor of the
Banner and Frank V. Evans, former ed,-
tor of The Age-Herald. The Advertiser
ccngratulates The AGe-Herald and Editor
Barrett upon its silver jubilee, and we
look with pleasure to the approach of its
diamond jubilee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
CRUEL BLOW.

CRUEL BLOW.
"A man died the other day whom han
considered by friend for many years"
What made you change your opinion
in regard to him?''
HE left me his phonograph and 40 rax-
time records"
DIDN'T PAINT.
A lovely girl
Was Daisy Bues
Whose cheeks retained
Their native hue.
KNOCKING THE INSTITUTION.
"shadwing is cynical fellow"
Whats he been saying?'
Il told him about the sad fate of a Tex.
as man who was run over and killed while
on his way to get married and shadwing
said. oh, well. some people prefer quick
death to a slow onc.'"
HIS FIRST YEAR.
The freshman may boast of the things he
But he'll still be fcckless loon.
Ontil he's made love to the college "vid,s
by the light of the silvery moon.
JUST CAN'T HURRY. 49,
"Jabworth is the slowest man have
ever known" .,Aa4ss.i..ui.is
"Yes?' l--a-s~r=,-r'
'If he heard steam roller coming down
the street he couldn't get to the window
in time to see 1t pass"
ACRIMONIOUS TALK. -.
my DEAR" said Poddersly, rather sadly.
you seem to think that I am not to be
depended upon.'
"oh. yes you are" snapped Mrs. Pod
dersly. "You can always be depended
upon to make a fool Of yourself when you
- -. n.,,1,ss. ,ts -7,sr ,.v,,,u. ia
The Lockwood players put on EAST
Lynne" last night. This is rotten play.
built around a woman possessed of alf
lovable qualities except wisdom, a bunch
of men SO painfully good as to make any
normal man weary and capable of perpe-
trating cruelties that would make savage
ashamed of himself The only admirable
man In the play is the villain; he's 50
cussed human. It's rotten play, full OF
weeps and false ideas.-Rockvile, Mo-,
Booster. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
Poultry Lower and Lemons Higher

Business on the street has been rather
dull this week, due to the excessive heat,
but 1 believe that we will have gen.
era1 cleanup sale tomorrow" said a
Morris avenue dealer yesterday after
noon.
THE drop in poultry prices has been
the big feature of the weeks trading on
Norris avenue and the advance in the
price of lemons might be called another
feature. Huckleberries were materially
advanced and I understand that there
is slight scarcity of this berry in the
market.
The outlook for next weeks business
is bright, indeed 1t is reasonable to sup
pose that we will have q rain before next
Monday and with the resultant cooler
weather Mondays trading should start
off snappily'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
Need of a Man

FAR cry of the people seems to
NGive US a man whose busi-
IS activities stand out para
yount, -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Best Ever Published Here

THE Silver Jubilee edition OF Ihe BIZ
minghanrs ge-Herald is easily the 'pes.
newspaper ever published in tins dis-
trict if not in the entire SOUTH saiu
j. w. Mcqueen, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Sloss-Sheffield steer
and Iron company. ut was of special IN
terest in every page and was flled with
valuable historical data and items OIL III
terest about this great district that VIII
make it a valuable addition to any hora-
ry of the city. 1t is typical of the pro-
gressive management of the paper III
that they were able to get out such a
splendid edition without disturbing the
regular editions.
Its fine Illustrations and exceileh'
| reading matter. neatly and artistcaily
arranged and ably edited made the reau-
| ing of the edition a genuine pleasure
desire to compliment the entire STAN ana
their able assistants on producing such
a splendid paper which not only re-
| fleets credit upon themselves but upon
| facilities of the great newspaper plant
to which they are attached"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21

Talladega Home: The Birmingham
Age-Herald of today is a great paper de-
picting the growth of the Birmingham
district. The issue celebrates the silver
anniversary of the paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
HIS FIRST YEAR.

HIS FIRST YEAR.
did,
But he'll still be a feckless loon,
Until he's made love to the college "wid,,
BY the light of the silvery moon.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-26
THE BABY AND THE BOSS,

A couple who had several children, the youngest of whom was five. had been paid a visit by friends, who ad- mired the children, especially the youngest, who, like all the youngest children in families was a spoiled pet ted youngster
 Yes" replied his fond mother, who liked to boast of her youngest's deter imitation. He is the baby and the Boss; he gets everything he wants"
 Bridget their servant, was in the habit of taking days-off without asking so on one occasion her mistress told her if she valued her position she had better ask the boss, when she wanted a holiday. The next day Bridget was absent When she returned at night her mistress asked her in stern voice where she got the permission to take a day off
 Please num-" replied Bridget, sure ye told me the other day if oi wanted a holiday oi was to ask the boss; gave him a stick of candy, and he said he didn't care of Oi did" National Monthly.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-26

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