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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Prosneritx In the south

The crops produced in the United
States this year have naturally made
for business prosperity; and in the
south, the high price of cotton is MAX
ing business BOOM" said J. c. Lusk,
vice president of the Jemison Reai Estate
and Insurance company.
1.-THE cotton crop Is much larger than
predictions early in the summer called for.
And the best OF it Is the price is high.
The farmers are. getting Is cents pound
for their cotton. and this money is find
ing its way into the banks and into gem
eral trade.
'1 was in Atlanta the other day. and
the bankers there told me that money
had never been as plentiful there this time
of the year as now, and a similar condi-
ton is found in all the cities in. the cot
ton states. \ Birmingham banker told
me this week that money was coming in
fast from Alabana's cotton belt, and that
this years crop would bring more money
than any previous crop has eyer
brought"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
HenI Estnte Values

Now is a good time to buy real estate,
and l have recently made purchases that
] consider bargains" said a well known
local capitalist
The real estate market has been quiet
Tor some time past, but it is sure to be-
come active again in the near future.
There is hardly any property in this city
that will hot sell for much more three
years from now than is asked for it to-
day. I believe we are going to have a
great wave of prosperity within the next
six months, and the real estate market
win share in the general activity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
NUMERICAL EXACTNESS

Prom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
They have a neat way of recording
news stories in Toronto, a perusal of an
item in one Of the city papers bearing
witness to the fact. The item ran some-
thing like this:
'Messenger Boy John Hawkins, G7. was
struck by car 423, motorman 321, con-
ductor 16G, while riding his bicycle, 50,
yesterday. in front of watch house 10.
He was picked up by Constable Barnes.
22l, ana taken into licensed. drug store
12e, where his hurts were dressed by city
doctor z. He recovered sufficiently to be
taken home on West York street, 997."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
rb. Home products Exposition

birmingham exposition in which com-
modities made here are displayed is at
tracing large crowds, and everybody is
commencing the enterprise of the Ad
club, under whose auspices the exhibition
is held" said a citizen.
There is good deal of enthusiasm
over the exposition. The displays are
more numerous than was imagined they
would be, and an annual exposition along
the lines of this one is assured. The big
auditorium about to be erected will be
finished before next fall and the exhibit
ton will probably be held in that build-
ing; and instead of 40 or so exhibits there
will be from 70 to 100. But l wish TO
stress the point that the initial exhibition
is well worth seeing. The Panama canal
model alone is worth a trip from any OF
the outlying sections"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
TELEPHONE
BELL (private exchange connecting A'
sicpsrtments), Main 1900.
There is nothing either good or bal
but thinking makes ii so.
Good Roads in Marion

The voters of Marion county have
indorsed an issue of bonds to the
amount of 500, 900, the proceeds from
which will be used in improving the
public roads. The majority for bonds
in the county was more than 100,
while the majority in Hamilton beat
alone was $50. This speaks better
perhaps for Hamilton than it does
for the county, but both are to be
congratulated.
The good roads propaganda which
has been urged in Alabama the last
few years is bearing generous fruit.
Better highways are in demand in all
sections, and rich benefits are bound
to be the result.
In this day of deficiency the
ancient idea that just anybody can
build road has been discarded. The
construction of roads that will last is
requisite of engineering skill of high
class. Counties have appropriated
hundreds of thousands of dollars that
now lie in the mud. Cities have been
swindled out of huge sums in street
paving contracts.
But the county and the city have
learned better. They want good high
ways, and they are willing to pay for
them. But value received is de-
manded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Harpooning the Shark

This is a dour and stern govern
ment under which we now live: one
that might even be called despotic in
it's democracy. Gone are the good old
days when it was considered waste
to water the lawn while there were
so many stocks to be watered, when
interest was exalted above principle
These lugubrious lamentations nat
urally arise from the perusal of a
Washington dispatch to the effect
that all department heads and bureau
chiefs have been ordered to eliminate
the loan sharks from their divisions.
Since the abolition of chattel loan
offices in the District of Column
tia, government employees with lit
| tie ready cash on hand have been do
ing thriving business by lending to
the less thrifty of their fellow work
ers. The rates of interest, it is un-
derstood, average about 1875 per cent
per annum. But government says it
must stop.
In one way it is pity that these
young Napoleons of finance should not
be permitted to thrive and wax rich.
But it is not to be so. They may have
one consolation, however. If they
don't like the governments tyrannical
ways, they can all resign and come to
Birmingham, where the loan shark S
rates are certainly no cheaper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
AFTER FORTY LONELY YEARS

The American Magazine has been offer
ing prizes for the best letters entitled,
.'What I Am Most Thankful For" The
prize winning letters are to be pub
lished in the November number and the
following contribution took second prize:
.'The thing for which am most thank
full in all the world is my home l have
had it for two years, but it took me 40
years to get it.
II am a trained nurse, was a homeless
child boarded out on farms until l was
1s; then I trained for nurse. l dreamed
and planned for a home, but l never
expected to get one Then | took care of
old Mrs. Mcpherson for year, and when
she died she left me $1,000 God bless
her,
Il came to Seattle. bought half acre
for $500 and built a bungalow for sl5Ot
more. 1t has five rooms, a living room
with a fireplace a dining room. two bed
rooms, and bathroom. The porch is COW
cred with honeysuckle and pink ramblers.
I rented it for year while I nursed,
until had saved enough to go to house
keeping.
''bnL i Wdiltd SoiiStiiiie ilOlc tHdft
furniture. and l got 1t. / adopted two
boys, one 10 and one 2. They can me
mother Then the boys adopted a
dog and homeless cat. Johnny, the old
est one, has 10 hens and two ROSTERS;
he sells me his eggs He has paper
route out in our neighborhood. and some
times he works in gardens. He has $2E
| L.,
| | took him out of an orphan asylum.
| "Baby Ned's mother committed sui
/ eide because his father had run away
with another woman The police wers
coming for him when took him home. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
JosEpH,s PROGRAMME

From the Burlington Free Press.
The mistress of the house is a culti-
waited Bostonian OF much musical taste
and the whistling OF the footman, who be-
lieyed himself alone in the house, fretted
her artistic soul.
Joseph, she called att last from the
head of the back stairs, 'please don't
whistle those vulgar ragtime thingsv'
Eyes, men," he continued meekly. -
know. merA" he continued with unex-
pected spirit, but you can't expect Q
rhapsody of List with cleaning tn,
knives. That will come later, when Tn
polishing the silver"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

got Maggie to live with us. she has had
trouble, and had a baby. but IT died. She
is not very strong but she can do our
work and loves the boys and the gar
den.
We have fine garden with all the
vegetables we can eat. and lots of old
fashioned flowers. We have hollyhocks
that grow 10 feet high out here, bushels OF
roses. sweet peas, foxgloyes. lilies, stocks
and lots of other things
when 1 come home at night and see
the smoke coming out OF my chimney and
my boys waiting for me at tho gate, l
tell you 1 am pretty thankful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
prncficnI Discussions

The Alabama Land congress has done
an important work in assembling a large
number of forceful men-successful farm
ers, railroad presidents and others said
a well known upbuilder.
The papers read and the addresses
made have been excellent. This land con-
gress is certainly a great medium for
presenting in a strong light Alabama s
especial advantages. It is hoped that all
the discussions will be printed in journal
form. The proceedings of the congress
should be widely distributed through the
north"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
PROPHETIC.

Miss Jinkers.n said the slangy Mr..
Whiffle. Il must confess that you have
me going.
m afraid not, answered Miss jim
kers. as her glorious eyes rested for a
moment on the clock
Shortly afterward his remark Was YER
ifed
SEE PICTURES OF ANARCHISTS.
"A great many unkind remarks arc
made about bald-headed men,"
That's so, Nbut dare say you never
heard of hald-headed man throwing a
bomb"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
CLAYTON SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED

From the Columbus Ledger.
The IA years experience of Henry d.
Clayton in the lower House of the ma
tional Congress Is worth much to the peo-
pie of Alabama, this section of Georgia
and the entire southland. His influence
and strong following in the House is
decided asset to the people of the Chat
tahoochee valley and his record has been
most creditable one throughout
The recent appointment of this genial
congressman from the Third Alabama
district to FIJI the unexpired term Of
United States Senator Johnston has re-
suited in pronounced opposition to M
Clayton, in view of the fact that he ac-
cepted the high Office, but later when his
right to the seat was questioned, and the
President appealed to him to remain in
mittee in the interest of the cause, he
withdrew from the senatorial race, an
nouncing his intention to be candidate
for reelection to Congress from his home
district.
This opposition is unfortunate for the
people of this section, as well as for the
democratic party, and 1t is to be hoped
that it will be limited to a small area
When Governor O'Neai named Congress-
man Clayton to fill the unexpired term
of Senator Johnston, the Ledger stated
that his elevation would be q great loss
| to south Alabama and west Georgia, re-
ferring to the fact that his long exper-
fence in the lower House made his serv-
ices to the people of this section inval-
liable.
Congressman Clayton has been working
| hand In hand with Congressman Adam
son of this the Fourth Georgia district
| for years in the interest OF this section,
and much has been accomplished by these
able men. Tlffs is especially true of the
| Chattahoochee river 1t is largely due to
| the skill and perseverance of these con-
| gressmen that the government canal is
being constructed to connect the Chatta-
! hoochee and lower rivers with the gulf
at st. Andrews. and other extensive inn
provements We're made on the channel.
| In this connection, it Is well to state that
| Congressman Adamson is depending
| largely on the aid and cooperation of the
Alabama congressman in getting that
| 100000 appropriation with which to place
locks and dams on the Cbattahoochce
south of Columbus. This Improvement
will mean just about as much to the
Third Alabama district as it will to the
| Georgia district.
There are many other good reasons
why Congressman Clayton should be re-
tanned in Washington. The Ledger be-
lieves that the people Of the Third Ala
bama district are well aware of these
| facts and we cannot believe that they
have any serious intention of retiring him
at this time. We can't see how they can
| afford to do so. in view of his splendid
services in the past and in view of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

OH, DOCTOR!
Doctor hasn't
Much to do,
Football season
Pulls him through
birmingham Age-Herald.
Doctors busy
Day and night;
Hunting seasons
At the height.
Youngstown Telegram.
Christmas candies
And such junk
Coming. Doctors
Feeling hunk.
Houston Post
Speed fends racing
Hundred miles.
Hospitals ready;
Doctor smiles
Memphis Commeroial-Appeal.
NO NEED TO BE LEARNED.
"a celebrated scientist says that wom-
ell stick to one opinion in spite of argti-
ment."
"Umph Most any married man could
have told him that"
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
PROM the LouisviIle courler.Iournal

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
II ANzO UCHIAfURA, a Japanese.
n who is described by the editor of
= = the Christian Work as a devout
Christian, takes the position In an article
for that journal that Americans are not
free from worldiness In their religion. He
finds us too practical-minded and too
much inclined to regard as desirable a re-
ligion which promotes order and prosper
ity. A lack of piety" he regards as a
striking trait among American Chris
tians. Americans can understand Luther,
the reformer. the man who did things,
but cannot, in the opinion of Mr.. Urchi-
mura, grasp Luther's idealstic conception
of religion. Nor can they understand
that of the writer who says he COM
munes with God Sin the shade of u grave
or by small stream" and is scornfully
called by his American friends ''very
poetical."
The missionaries. in the view of Mr..
Cchimura, are as businesslike and as
much concerned with success as other
American Christians.
They consider 1t of little consequence
to break down others faith and feel a
triumph in having others throw away
their hereditary religion. They do not
understand that all religions are sacred.
The missionaries want to impose their
will upon others, and when they get
others to believe just like themselves,
they call 1t a missionary success. They
who love liberty so intensely are not con-
tented unless others have the same lib-
erty which they themselves enjoy. They
interpret tolerance only politically and do
not put it into practice in matters Of re-
ligion.
The spirit of tolerance is to respect
others faith, but they do not know toler-
ance in this sense. Thus, although Amer
leans profess liberty loudly, they are great
tyrants in religion.
"They do not burn heathens at the
stake, but they don't care at all to make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
ANOTHER SUGGESTION

From the Admission Star and Hot Blast.
"Our Oscar should drop that first syl
liable in his name 1t does not sound right
for him 10 be Under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

a western newspaper is telling its read
idea, when there is some doubt as 10
whether painted cow is a COW or some
thing else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

The announcement thai Geh. Porfirlo
Diaz will spend the winter in Florida
leads to the suspicion tbat he considers
that good vantage point to wait for the
psychological moment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

II anyone will visit the show now on
In the Gipsy Smith auditorium he will
be fully CONVINCED that Birmingham ought
to be able to live at home in ease and
luxury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TINES

play practical joke on me and fails [
think he's just as big a fool as if>he had i,
succeeded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
UNPRINTABLE
le Macon Telegraph.

From the Macon TeIegraph.
IIobson is still thinking about that re-
ception rendered Underwood on his re-
turn to Alabama. What he will say
well. we don't print remarks of that
l. ;.1I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

Thirty members of the Indianapolis po-
lice force turned in their badges rather
tflah nde on street cars with strike
breakers. 1t isn't much fun, anyhow, to
ride on street cars with crew whose
presence usually inspires a shower of
bricks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

William Sulzer is not liable to make any
mistake in figuring his expenses in his
campaign for the legislature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
AN INLAND TYPE.

Did he ever lead a seafaring lfe?"
NO but he reads quantities of sea fio-
ton"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
A GEORGIA VIEW

From the Columbus Ledger.
1t looks just like Conner, Underwood
and Clayton over i'm Alabaria
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

SO far no newspaper has had the nerve
to say that Colonel Roosevelt has gone
Off on another tear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

The duke sent congratulations to Miss
Elkins. There is no way to judge of a
oabegram's sincerity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
UNPOPULAR SPORT.

man should be Judged, not so much
by what he accompllshes as by what he
tries to accomplish
That's right. When fellow tries to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

The man who wears the athletic kind
ali winter can be heard at intervals
boasting about it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
, THE EVIDENCE.

TIE EN IDFI4N Nf.' .
How was the matinee, Feiiee?f
Il have never before enjoyed a play
so much. just look at this handkerchief
It's soaked with tears"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

LUcKLEsS DAY.
Defeat has come to Tammany
And when the votes were in.
me tiger once so bold and free
No longer wore a grin
His coat of fur is sadly torn.
Hard knots are In his tail:
oI power stripped. unwept forlorn,
His threats no more avail.
On plumber waxing insolent,
Himself he overreached,
Nor ever dreamed how much If meant
When Suizer was impeached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

1t takes a sayant to state an obvious
fact with awe-inspiring profundity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

Mr. Murphy will now have time to close
that deal for an estate in ireland s>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

sulzer says ne is vindieatedi At least,
he IS revenged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
THE POLITICAL ZOO.

The elephant. the donkey, the moose
ana the tiger have political significance"
Yes Nowadays. in order to UNDER
stand politics man must have knowl-
edge of natural history"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

This time the smile is not on the face
OF the tiger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
FIRELIT EVENING HOURS

It's now a frown on the face of tn
tiger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

Entered at tho Birmingham Ala,'
postoffice as second class matter hhasr
act of Congress March 8, 1879
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

| fact that so much depends upon Clayton
In the future.
By all means, Congressman CIaytoh's
administration should be indorsed by his
home people.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-23
AUTO CLUB |S
 ID BE ACTIVE
Meeting to Be Called as Soon as President Bull lard Returns from San FranciScO-HOlmes Plans Tours for Season

The MaricOpa auto club is going to remain busy this winter. Unlike the season of 1912, that of 1913 IS going to see frequent examples of the activity of the premier motoring organization of the southwest.
 With the arrival from San Francisco today of George Purdy Bullard, the president of the club, it's affairs will once more start to hum. Secretary Jack l.. Holmes has given out the in teresting information that there will be meetings of the club in the near future or as soon as President Bullard can get things in shape There will prob ably be some interesting reports on the automobile races that thrilled the spec tators at the Arizona state fair
 We should have some fine times this winter with tours, runs and perhaps races" said Holmes the other day. Our organization is in good shape for some real activity this season. The run to Tucson last winter will prob ably be duplicated this next month or in January at the latest. A motorcade to Castle Hot Springs on New Years day is another pet scheme too. An. we'll be busy all right"
Arizona republican., 1913-11-23
HIS WAY

'The barber is a great man for stories"
 Yes, and he illustrates them with cuts."-Baltimore American.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-23
Rules Governing the Contest

Votes will be for all purchases
Arizona republican., 1913-11-23

Saturday. January
  n wnr
Arizona republican., 1913-11-23
and others.

o adonngt o W how we propose
Arizona republican., 1913-11-23
A Voting Contest of Interest to the Whole of Phoenix

We will give with every cash purchase of 1Oc coupe purchase five votes with every dollar purchase ten vot for of the public schools they desire to have
Arizona republican., 1913-11-23

You're date in reference to of the city tied the with
 
 truly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-22
A Man Who Says He Is Old at 81.

In the August American Magazine
Hugh S. Fullerton writes an article en-
titled "The Making of Big Lacquer.
1t is story of one of the great bali
players of the country as told by him
self to Mr.. Fullerton. This famous play
er, who says he has now saved up
about SIT, 600, is nearly ready TO re-
tire from the big league. Following is
an extract from the article:
Baseball writer's and fans speak of
me as veteran. While the aches and
pains of spring training are on me |
read that Pm reaching the has been
stage and that some youngster probably
will get my job. BY June they forget
my age Pm old enough in baseball TO
grin at these things and work all the
harder to get my arms. back and legs
into condition to stand another 154
games of baseball. Some of the writers
watching me in the spring accuse me
of loafing and of having lost my pep
per- The majority OF fellows who write
these things are older than | am, yet
they regard me as an old man. One,
whose writings | studied when / was IA,
SAYS I'm getting too old, and his spring
reports read like an obituary notice OF
me.
81 am an old man-34. But l6 of
the "a years have been spent in baseball
My throwing arm is worn out. The
shoulder is muscle bound at the back
and damaged in front, through overuse.
My legs are bad and one muscle knots
into Charley Horse at the least provo
cation. Ny back muscles are strained.
The doctor tells me my heart will be
all right if quit overtaxing it. am
badly SCARED from toe to knee by spike
wounds, and limp a little because of a
broken bone in my instep,
Zone finger is permanently crippled
and two are out of plumb, / am slight
ly deaf from being hit on the ear by
pitched ball, and I suffer from head
aches and frequent attacks of rheuma-
tism. In other respects Pm strong and
healthy, and my appetite is fine. If the
manager knew all that is the matter
with me he would either try to trade
me or send me to the minors. However,
am not going to the minors. When
they say I'm done in the big'show, which
probably will be this season or next
spring at the latest, III pack my bats
and a trunkful OF practice balls and trot
back to the farm. Honestly, I'm long
ing for that time to come"