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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
JUST LIKE ANDY
New York Correspondence Cincinnati
Times-Star.

New York Correspondence Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Last time that Andrew Carnegie crossed
the sea he took a steamer of the White
Star line. The captains of ocean liners
are expected to be polite to their passen-
gers. The captain of this liner was more
than polite TO the Draw Scot. IT became
a personally conducted tour. On the last
day of the voyage little Margaret Carnc-
gle climbed up on the bridge and told the
captain that her father wished to see
him. Il think he has a present for you,
she said shyly.
You couldn't blame the captain II he
harbored glowing hope. He hurried to
the Carnegles' cabin. and entered cap in
hand-which is worth remembering next
time you are awed by an ocean steam
ships captain-and his honest counten-
ance looked like tie film of a fire scene.
Mr.. Carnegie made the presentation
speech. You have been wonderfully
kind to us, captain" said he.
The captain just gobbled.
80 that we have prepared a little SOU
yenir by which we hope you may pleas
antly remember US" Mr.. Carnegie con-
tinued Margaret"
Little Margaret gave the captain a thick.
official looking, cracking envelope. He
bowed like a semaphore. There, there,
my good fellow" said Mr.. Carnegie, wav-
ing his hand.
"Uggle, uggle, said the captain, thicsly.
Just then buttons came to tell the
captain he was needed on the bridge.
For an hour he was too busy to open tina.
envelope. Now and then he would press
his hand against his breast The enve-
lope cracked pleasantly. The Carnegies
marched down the gang plank and he
smiled thanks after them until his red
checks almost burst. AT last he was able
to get away, and in the solitude of his
cabin he opened the envelope. 1t con-
tained a sprig of heather, and these words
on card:
Gathered with my own hands at Ski.
bo. A G."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
Pretty school Teachers

There are more pretty women
school teachers in southeast Alabama
than any place / ever saw in my life
said l.. Grayson Ballow OF Dothan, a
prominent Houston county planter,
who was in the city yesterday
Il went to Houston county three
years ago from Montana and was much
surprised to see the younger set of
girls and ladies teaching in the public
schools. Out there we have only the
older set, or at least, the larger part
of the women teachers are what we
sometimes irrelevantly term old maids
But in this state | find that by the
time a girl gets her diploma from a
college she is read to teach school a
few months or a few years before
marriage.
ut is quite an odd custom to my
mind, but nevertheless a practical and
laudatory5 one."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
# the county outside Of the city are

of the county outside of the city are
not.
Besides, if the poll tax assessed in
1912 is not paid this week, the tax
will be doubled one year from now,
and 1914 is a political year in this
state. A governor mad legislature
are to be elected, and the people are
to name United States senator.
Every citizen should pay his poll
tax this week, get his receipt and
become at once a qualified and ag-
gressive voter. A citizen who is not
willing to pay $3.50 a year towards
the support of the public schools, is
indeed a citizen without breadth of
view or of patriotism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
Pushing the Turk Out

The war is to be resumed That
seems to be certain. Government by
mobs is very poor government, and
the porte is not in a position to ac-
cept the results of the thorough de-
feats administered by the Balkan al
lies in Thrace and Macedonia and in
the Aegean.
The war is to go on. Adrianople
will fall and the islands in the Aegean
will be occupied. But there will re-
main Constantinople and the control
of the straits and of the key to the
near east. This is the hardest of all
problems. AS things stand, both the
allies and five of the six powers Of
Europe prefer to have the ancient
capital remain in the weak hands of
the Turks than to have it transferred
to Russia.
A great many questions remain to
be solved-the war indemnity, the
division of conquered territory, pos
sibly the allotment of Constantinople
itself. The war may go on consid-
A,rgble time, and if it does, the chances
are very good that the Turk will be
driven out of Europe, even if the Rus
sian bear has to be put in possession
of the Dardanelles and Constantinople.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
Entertaining caricatures

"rhe Musical Courier is making a
great reputation on its caricatures-
caricatures of musical celebrities" said
a club man. mo matter what else
might be said of the Musical Courier
it has always had able editorials and
trustworthy foreign correspondence
and its articles are usually scintillating.
1T started its caricature sketches
some time ago and it has widened this
field right along. There is nothing vi
cious or unkind in these grotesque fig
ures that appear from week to week
but they bring out in good natured
way the peculiarities of the artists
portrayed in exaggerated FORM One of
the best carcatures in last weeks Mu-
steal Courier was Tina Lerner, the
beautiful and captivating Russian pian-
ist who, by the way, is one of the great
successes of the day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
THE BROOK
Wordswbxr.h.

BY William WordsWoxIh
brookl whose society the poet seeks
Iatent his wasted spirits to renew:
And whom the curious painter doth pur-
sue
Through rocky passes among iowery'
creeks,
Ana tracks thee down thy water breaks;
Ii | some type of thee did wish to view,
Thee--and not thee, thyself, l would
not do
Like Greclan artists, give thee human
cheeks,
Channels for tears; no Naiad shouldst
thou be,
Fave neither limbs. feet. feathers. joints,
nor hairs;
1t seems the. eternal soul is clothed in
thee
With purer robes than those of flesh and
blood.
And hath bestowed ON thee a better good :
unwearied joy, and life without its cares.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
New York's Phenomenal Terminal

The main building of the New York
Central terminal was opened last
Sunday. The building and its APP
proaches are not yet complete, and
when they are it will stand in archi-
lecture and establishment as the
phenomenal modern structure of the
world. The Identification of its ap-
proaches over a distance of ten miles
is but one item in its immense cost.
That cost will be all told $3.50, 900, 900,
and the world has no other structure
with its approaches that cost so
much.
The building of the New York
Central terminal, together with that
of the Pennsylvania company in the
same city proclaim, in the words of
James ]. Hill, the need for vastly
enlarged terminal facilities for Amer
lean railroads. Birmingham is for
tunately well equipped in--that re-
Gpect, but there is many city ia
vhich terminal railroad facilities are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
New Orleans ssnrdf Gras

am on my way TO New Orleans
for the Mardl Gras festivities" said
Ezra T. Donnelly of Buffalo. N. Y.
''The fact that Ash Wednesday comes
unusually early this year will have ten
dency to bring large crowds south early
IN February, for New Orleans is always
a magnet during the carnival season.
Mardf Gras, or Shrove Tuesday is, as
everyone knows, the day before Ash
Wednesday.
Il have been to New Orleans twice for
Mardi Gras and have greatly enjoyed my
visits. The New Orleans carnival is a
greater thing to see, I am told. than
similar spectaeies in Europe. The cres-
cent City will be taxed to its utmost
to accommodate the crowds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
NOT MUCH INTERESTED.

NOT MUCH INTERESTED.
Last night. at very exciting moment
in the play, when you could have heard
a pin drop"
IT know what happened
"What?'
"A steam pipe began to thump."
mo-
Somebody yalled Firep"
mo"
Then, what happened?"
"A fat woman seated near me leaned
over to her friend and whispered: Good
heavensl how my corn hurts''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
MAN WHO LIKED MOVING PIC
trIJRFS

MAN WHO LIKED MOVING PIC
rUREs
There was once Sordid, Commonplace
Man whose wife went in heavily for
Art, whereas the only kind of Pictures
he cared anything about were those of
the Moving Variety. In an effort to cul-
tivate his Esthetic Tastes. she took him
abroad and dragged him through tAs
great Art Galleries, where he Embar-
rassed her by evincing a desire to pause
before pictures such as 'The Temptation
of Aunt Sainthony," at which she
wouldn't look except when there wasn't
anybody around.
Being of an Emotional Nature, and
fond of Good Cry, the wife used to stop
and weep before all the Sad Pictures-of
which there were only few. being In this
respect different from many of our Amer
ican exhibitions, In which the pictures
are nearly all Sad. At this, her husband.
who was entirely destitute of Tempera-
ment, scoffed rudely.
"oh. pickles." he said Unsuavely. '-rhe
noise you are emitting sounds like the
Soul of Lost Whale. DO you really en-
joy believing thus before the picture OF
a Poor Widow who was compelled to eat
her children to keep from starving to
death? As for me, I prefer the other kind
of Moving Pictures
So saying, he wandered of and asked
the Liveried Attendant to point out to
him Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa
of which he mad often Heard but the
Guard told him that 1t, too, had become
a Moving Picture. This, however. served
only TO confirm The husbands good opinion
Of his own Good Opinion in all matters
pertaining to Art.
And the husband is still Sordid and Com
monplace, and he still likes Moving Pic.
tures.-February Lippincott's.
AFT TERTHOUGHT.
Money isn't everything
No, indeed:
Still, it buys most everything
That we need.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
REFLECTIONS Of A BACHELOR

from the New J OK Press.
Having good judgment is not being too
quick TO act on il.
The way man tries to get to be a
hero is telling his family SO.
Too little money is just enough TO make
most people spend too much.
The things a girl wants TO tell her
mother because she ought to she for
gets to.
All the while she's abroad woman
keeps imagining the experiences She f.o-
ing to tell she had when she gets home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
Tribute to Blrmingham Woman

One of the leading trade journals of
the United States, Dry Goods pub
ished in New York city and represented
in the Birmingham district by Mrs. M.
r. Leake secretary of the Retail Furni-
tGre Dealers association, has this to say
in its January number:
"Since +. p. Chaffees resignation as
secretary of the Business Mems League,
Mrs. John b. Reid, who has charge Of
the woman's department at the Alabama
State Fair. every season, has been acting
secretary of the league which position
she has filled with great credit to her
established reputation as a conservative,
far seeing business woman, and TO the
eminent satisfaction of all members. Her
strong, original advertising OF the rail-
road fare rebate feature has resulted in
bringing numerous new shoppers to the
city to do Christmas shopping
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
CONTRAST.


AS stately a woman
As ever you saw,
She looks more than human
And fills us with awe.
No doubt a reforner
Whose purpose is great.
But hardly the ciiarmer
We'd chose for = mate.
Her notions of duty.
Like adamant fixed.
She cares not that beauty
With honor be mixed.
Her type is enduring
And wonder ifnparts.
But the sweetly alluring
Is queen of our hearts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
But Five More DAYS

This is the final week in which city
voters can become qualified against
the election of city commissioner.
President Exum's term expires this
year, and his place is to be filled.
The people of this city are interested
in the succession, even If the people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

Ex-senator Beveridge in an address be-
fore the Chicago Progressive club, said;
THE republican party is through. 1t
has done its work and now 1t stands only
in the way of the completion of the
great things for which it was formed. 1t
must go in order to reunite the nation.
The democratic party will have the solid
south as long as the republican party en-
one which can unite all sections of the
country under one banner-that of equity
and justice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
JULIUS CAESAR DIMES WITH CICERO

From Ancient Correspondence, by Hal
lam Winter, in National Magazine for
February.
The correspondence of the great men
of the ancient Greeks present little that
is not philosophical. political or
didaetic in its character, and 1t was not
until the age of julius Caesar that the
Romans began to reflect in their letters
something of the incident and spirit of
their times The following letter of
account of a visit by julius Caesar,
very shortly before the tragical death
of the great soldier:
''Oh, this visit so much dreaded And
yet one which / am not sorry to have
received, for IL went off most pleasantly.
When he came the evening before, on
the 18th, to my neighbor Phillipus. the
house was so crowded with soldiers that
there was scarcely a vacant room for
Caesar to sup in. There were about two
thousand of them, which made me feel
little uneasiness for the next day. But
Barba Cassius set me at ease, He as
signed me guard, made the rest en-
camp in the fields, so that my house
was kept clear
"On the 18th he staid with Balbus
until l o'clock, but admitted no one. He
was settling accounts as l suppose with
Balbus He then walked by the shore
to my house. At 9 he took the bath.
The verses on Mamurra were then read
to him. (These are supposed to be a
satire on Mamurras debauchery and
luxury, In which Caesar also was sati-
rized by Catullaus) His countenance
was unchanged.
He was rubbed and anointed, and
then disposed himself at table after
taking an emetic Ga habit considered by
the Romans of that time as conducive
to health, well as to luxurious gor-
mandizing) and ate and drank in a very
free and easy manner; for he was en-
tertained Hospitality and elegantly, and
our discourse resembled our repast in
its relish and seasoning. Besides Cae-
sar's table. his attenadnts were we'll
provided for in three other rooms. nor
was there any deficiency in the provis-
ion made for his freedmen of lower
quality and his slaves; but those of the
better sort were elegantly entertained.
Need l say more? 1 acted as man to
man. Yet he was not the man to whom
one would say at parting, 4 pray you
let me have this visit repeated when
you come this way again. Once is
enough
Not a word passed between us on
business, but much literary talk To
make short of the matter, he was per-
fectly pleased and easy. He talked of
spending one day at Puteoli, another
at Baiae. You have thus the account
of the days entertainment-an enter
trainment not agreeably but still not
troublesome to me. l shall stay here
a little longer and then to Tusculum
'As he passed by Dollabella's villa
his troops marched close by the side of
his horse, on the right and left, which
was done nowhere else. had this from
Nicias"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

Samuel insult lives near Chicago, and
he is to have a postoffice all his own.
His mail has grown to such large propor-
tons of late that the government author
tiles have decided to set aside an office
fer his special and private use. The Of
fice is to be set upon Insults country
estate near Libertyville, and is to be de-
voted to the handling of mail for the
members of the insult family and the en-
ployes Of the estate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

Governor Colquitt of Texas has given
certificate of honor to w. II. Shires of
Hageman, Grayson county, for having
the largest family of children that has
so far been reported in Texas. Mr..
Shires advised the governor that he is
81 years old and is the father of 26 chill
dren and has IS grandchildren and 20
81 decentralization. Thirteen of the chill
other 10 to his second wife. Mr.. and Mrs
shires and all of the &c children are liv-
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

From the Washington Star.
I'VE reused the audience to great en-
thusiasm,' said Mr. Stormington Barnes.
Did they give you an ovation?'
They did more than that They got
so interested that they insisted ON break
ing in with the, original dialogue, and
some of them even tried to climb on the
stage and take part in the battle scene."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

Joseph III. Choate. 81 years old, and
Commodore e. C. Benedict 70 years old,
celebrated birthdays in New York last
week. Mr.. Benedict was Grover Cleve-
lands sea going friend, and his yacht
was ever ready to receive Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr.. Choate is the grand old man of the
New York bar. Both go to their down.
town offices daily. the one to practice
law, and the other to deal in stocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
ALAS TO THINK.

AIsEto 10 IHINk.
Alas to think
That all through life
The man who weds
A nagging wife
Must stand for her.
Unless. of course,
He's bold enough
To seek divorce
And tell the court
Why It's that he
Once more desires
To wander free
And quit the dane
Whose tongue, forsooth,
Is sharper than
A serpent's tooth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
= WHICH WAS LUCKY.

WHICH WAS LUCKY.
Fell in love with telephone girl, eh?'
yes. He got her number
did she say Yes when he proposed?"
"She said No. ="
"Why was that?'
''She got his number
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
ENVY.

He's seldom In
A pious mood,
Whose daily fare
Is breakfast food,
Especially
IL 1t should hap
That near by sits
A low-browed chap
Who ever and
Anon doth take
Huge mouthfuls of
A juicy steak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

rieties of soil susceptible Of the high
est cultivation There are 9oo,ooo,ooo acres
of such land which have not been touched
by the plow
1.-The south possesses by far the great
est portion of the s0,Ooooo0 acres of wet
lands in the United States. These rep
resent the richest soils imaginable when
reclaimed. The greater portion of the
south lies within a region of 2i0 days
between frosts, in which particular 1t
has the advantage OF the rest of the
nation. The south has for three years
produced more lumber than all of the
other states together Its climate is peeu-
iiarly favorable. to reforestation and to
perpetual growth.
with these basic resources understood
the southern commercial congress Is con-
Quoting two definite lines of activity, one
for the purpose of fitting her citizenship,
through education, for the intelligent
utilization Of these resources, and the
other 10 provide the means whereby
the American farmer may, through the
solution of his problem in finance, develop
the agricultural possibilities and bring
the rural portion of the United States
TO the highest prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
A SMALL REOIES

A SMALL REQUEST.
We hate to be considered,
Perhaps, among the cranks;
But do not call them "Bulgars''
And you'll receive our thanks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
GUESS THE BRAND.

Nora the cheese said Madam, please
foun find It on the pantry shelf"
Ere she could move, its strength 10 prove,
That cheese walked in all by itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
EvBRYBoDYs DOING IT.

EvERYBODY's DOING IT.
'The mayor OF Seattle is evidently not
a man of original IDEAS"
What makes you think so?''
The other Cay he snubbed Doctor
Cook"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

The 80 immortals before Congress as
ST me that no woman can become an i'm
mortal. The sex line is drawn. and the
sentler sex is to be shut out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

The state of Washington seems to oe
trying to monopolize the snowfalls of
the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

The man who leads the simple life and
eines at home is the man that lives long
and happily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

Pujo is called Pew-ho in Washington. In
New York the pronunciation is mucn
worse than that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

The last person has been hanged in Vor-
nont. Electricity will be used hereafter.
One man was to have been hanged this
mcnth, but the governor reprieved him.
and he will no doubt so to the chair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

Princeton undergrads will proudly march
behind Prexy at the inaugural parade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

The presence of Mr.. Bryan in the cab
met would be distressing to nobody ex-
oept few eastern editors out of touch
With public sentiment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
NOT Guilty.

Who wears those cent kimonos, any,
way?-New York Telegram.
Well, we don't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

professor of mental hygiene says:
DO not pick up the baby when it cries;
let it lie This may be hygenic and 1t
certainly Is inhuman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

S. S. Mcclure says crime and corrup-
ton are rife here. There is one mur-
der year in this country for every
10000 persons, while in Europe there is
cnly one for every 100000. Our fire losses
are three times greater per capita, and
the loss OF life on our railroads Is six
times greater.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

The estate of the late Professor Agas-
siz, more than s2,0oO,Ooo was not made
teaching school. He waded deep into the
copper industry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
A TERRIFIC HIT.

The plumbers have grudge against the
present winter season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
DEEP THINKERS FATE.

There was man in our town
Who had great matters on his mind;
That's why an auto ran him down,
Which came upon him from behind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

ding the importation of valorized coffee.
1'his will be a blow aimed at Brazil. but
Il will also be blow to coffee drinkers,
FOR the crop of the world is grown to a
great extent in that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

Muffer snodsrass of the Giants has
signed 1918 contract with an advance
Of salary. Salaries in baseball are not
easily ciphered out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

The officeseekers at Washington on
March will do the dancing, and the
inaugural ball will not be missed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

Ben l.. Rapport has established the
Pickens County Herald at Reform. The
first issues of the Herald show that Mr..
hactive newspaper. Reform is busy
town and the indications are that the
Pickens County Herald will be a success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28

SOMETHING SIMILAR.
The poor man doesn't have tire trou-
bles."
That's so, but there is nearly always
q hole in his shoe''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
Groundhog Day and Candlcmns

"While the goosebone prophet who did
some forecasting in The Age-Herald
carly in the winter missed 1t on January
weather." said weatherwise citizen,
some goosebone prophets have hit it
pretty we'll in the past. But the one
who has been venturing his guesses here
of late is now thoroughly discredited. lie
told us that we were going to have
cold January-severe weather in January
and February. January has been like a
normal April.
well. am cocksure about the weather
although l sometimes make guesses which
come true. But what j started out TO
say was this: The grounding sign is
about the best. 1t seldom fails in tell
ing us what February and March Will
bring forth in the way OF weather. Next
Sunday is grounding day and the ground
hog VIII be found doing business at the
old stand just as if February fell on
week day
"In the church calendar February is
Candlemas day-an old feast which is OBJ
served throughout the church. But when
the second falls on Sunday the observa-
ton of the feast takes place on Mon
day. If the sun shines next Sunday the
grounding will see his shadow and go
back into his hole. telling us to look out
for six weeks more of winter. IL the
day be cloudy the grounding will not see
his shadow and will remain out of his
hole because he feels that the winter has
passed"