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The Yale expositor., 1913-01-23
Prescott, Mich, Jan. 13, i

Prescott, Mich, Jan. 13, '13.
Dear Mr.. Menzies:
see by the label on my Expositor
that my subscription is past due. En-
close find two dollars TO pay for last
and next years paper. We all enjoy
hearing from the old town.
Hoping this will find you and your
family enjoying good health. We are
as we'll as can be expected. Have had
very bad ice storms and the roads are
in desperate condition and we cannot
get out. Yours truly,
j. G. McKenna.
The Yale expositor., 1913-01-23
Letters From Friends.

Charlevoix, Mich, Jan. Is, 'l3,
Mr.. MenZies.
Dear Sir and Friend:-It is the same
old, old story and her love for the Ex-
positor. The postman brings our mail
to the house now and there is one
thing Mrs. Il. does not say, "William
go to the office and get the Expositor."
There is one thing she does say though
and that is, civilian, this is January,
so don't forget to send Mr.. Menzies
one dollar for the Expositor another
year."
Will close 10y wishing all the Ex
positor family prosperous New Year.
w. &. Ranger.
Enclose find money order $l.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
Peace Through the Powers

The Balkan allies have decided to
accept the peace proposals of the
powers, and all fighting will probably
be ended at once. Even King Nicholas
of Montenegro has decided to join Bull
garia, Servia and Greece, and to aban-
don the seige of Scutari. The latter
proposition became inevitable when
Servia withdrew her troops.
The truth is, the resources of the
allies are just about exhausted, and
Turkey never had any resources that
enabled her to cope with the aggres-
sive allies. The exhaustion of resources
permits Turkey to retain a slender
foothold in Europe, but the retention
of Constantinople and its suburbs does
not make her an European power.
Practically speaking Turkey will here
after be confined to Asia with many
followers in Africa.
IHe IeSuit VI tne Wdr was d shoch
to the powers. They anticipated at the
outset victory on Turkeys part, but
they quickly conformed to the situa-
tion when they saw that Turkeys
military prestige was gone. Except in
Albania the allies will get pretty near
ly all the territory they sought. The
question of indemnity will be settled
by commission to meet in Paris, and
then this important war will be fully
ended. Turkey fingered in Europe
about 600 years too long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
Progress of the Underwood Bill

The Underwood tariff bill has run
the test of the democratic caucus
safely, and on Friday the income tax
was considered in all it's bearings. 1t
stands as first reported, save in re-
spect to insurance policies which are
not to be considered as income, and
the taxation of insurance companies is
limited to l per cent on their net in
come. The exemption of $4,000 stands
and the rate of taxation is l per cent
on small incomes, going up to A per
cent on incomes of 100000.
This action pretty nearly winds up
the caucus consideration of the bill,
and it will doubtless be formally laid
before the House early this week
probably on Wednesday. Many efforts
were made to change the income ex-
emption, but all were voted down, and
the bill as drawn goes to the House
untouched in any material feature.
This victory of Oscar Underwood
relieves him of great responsibility.
The bill is now an administration and
party bill, and it will be readily passed
in the House. Some say it will be sent
to the Senate by May l, and there the
interests will make their last stand.
1t is their natural battle ground, but
there are 81 democrats now in the
Senate and 43 republicans and two
progressives. The 81 democrats should
to man vote for the Underwood bill,
and those who do not will have to ac-
count to the democratic party for any
delinquent vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

Mexico City, is probably supporter
of the Huerta-Diaz regime, but he will
not be permitted to define the policy
of this country in Mexico. That will
be done in Washington and it will be
done right.
On account of mining intrests Great
Britain and Russia have recognized
the Huerta government. Their action
is based on greed and selfishness, and
humanity and decency were not re-
garded. The longer the Huerta gov
ernment goes unrecognized by this
country the greater will be the salts
faction of those who do not consider
butchery proper basis for govern
ment in Pan-America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
TELEPHONE
HeII (privafe exchange conhecsAss
all depnrtments). No. AssA-
How snlar
How smart
A lash that speech doth give my c'"-
science.
A Gala Week

This will be a week of unusual IN
terest and much festivity in Birming-
ham. The Shriners will begin to make
merry tomorrow, and will hold car
nival every afternoon and night. The
Sociological congress meets Tuesday
and the potlatch, which has been ex-
tensively advertised, will have bril-
liant parades and unique entertain
ments Thursday and Friday. The
National Good Roads federation will
hold a great convention here on the
potlatch days. Birmingham is hos
pitable city and all the visitors will be
cordially welcomed.
Birmingham's symphony festival
will take place on May 5 and 6 and
Il will attract many music lovers from
the towns and cities of Alabama. But
the week which will be distinctly
marked by gala decorations and the
festive spirit is at hand. The business
district is already gay with color and
before tomorrow noon every house
should display flag or festoon. The
spring season is. the time above all
others for decorations and Birming-
ham should now surpass herself in
carnival features.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
HAD TO CATCH HIM

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
The farmers mule had just baked in
the road when the country doctor came
by. The farmer asked the sphysiican If
he could give him something to start
the mule The doctor said he could, and,
reaching down into his medicine case,
gave the animal some powders. The
mule switched his tall, tossed his head
and started on mad gallop down the
road. The farmer looked first at the
flying animal and then at the doctor.
How much did that medicine cost,
Doc?' he asked.
! "Oh, about Is cents.'' said the physi-
clan.
well, give me a quarters worth,
quicki' And he swallowed It, Eve got
to catch that mule"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
Henry Watterson says the average
American of moderate means lives in
constant fear of being called "a tight
wad." A whole sermon could be preached
on that.
It is a fact that colors our whole ma
tional life and character. 1t accounts,
perhaps more than anything else, for the
high cost of living; it accounts for
much penury and woe and for no little
crime The average American, no mat
ter what company he finds himself in,
feels it necessary ito hold his end up
We find struggling clerks trying to
ST end as much money as railroad law
yers 1t is no uncommon thing to see a
hundred dollar month man attempting
to make a showing as a member of a
fashionable golf club. Everywhere men
OF lesser means feel 1t incumbent on
them to compete with men of greater
means in the matter of spending when
| it so happens that the two extremes are
| in the same company.
| 1t is most noticeable. perhaps, in cases
| where men seek favor with women. A
young man feels 1t necessary to spend
weeks salary to take the girl of his
heart to the theatre just because he
knows that other girls receive such at
| tention from men, and because he knows
that other men can afford to show such
attention to his lady.
But it is a false, not an honest pride.
To live beyond ones means is not only
a deception, but folly and crime.
Sensible men do not think more of the
man who splurges beyond his ability to
do so, but less. No right-minded won-
an would willingly allow a man to hire
cab for her if she knew he could not
afford it, nor would she thank him for
treating her with unjustifiable extrava-
gance and folly.
What we need in America Is less pre-
tence and more honesty in these things,
which we mistakenly think of as small
matters. No one wants to be a tight
wad, but what does 1t avail IL one escape
this name and in doing so play the idiot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
GREAT BOOKS WENT BEcc,Nc

From the Kansas City Times.
Defoe offered Robinson Crusoe" to
publisher after publisher without success.
Il was, however, at last brought oft bv
O. publisher named Taylor. 10 whom, n
proved veritable gold mine. He ,s said
to have made profit of some hundred
thousand pounds by the sale of this re-
markable book.
w. NJ. Thackeray offered his brilliant
novel, VANITY Fair to some nub,isbers
after it had run through the pages Of q
magazine; but it was refused, as they
thought it was not an interesting noveI
or one that would meet with ready sale
Jane Austen, who was undouhtedlv
one of the greatest novelists thar over
lived. met with great difficulty at tbs
beginning of her literary career in rot
ting her books printed. She sent her
"Northanger Abbey TO three mr. fo,r
firms. but It was refused by all of them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
The Home Garden

Nothing is so exhilirating as garden
work at this season of the year." said
an amateur gardener II do not have to
get to my office before o'clock and l
quit work at 5 p, M, I use the spade and
hoe every morning and do little garden
work in the late afternoon.
'"The morning is when L enjoy horticul-
ture most. I rise soon after daylight,
have an early breakfast and get to work
in my garden with full zest. I culti-
vate nearly half an acre in vegetables.
l keep up my interest in garden work
until about the middle of June. The
weather is then so hot and the ground
is SO baked that I tire of manual toll
and turn the work over to hired man.
But just now nothing so delights me as
the home garden"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
Clark and Bryan Bury the Hatchet

All the Misunderstanding at Balti-
more that concerned Speaker Champ
Clark and Secretary Bryan have been
put with the bygones and will not re-
turn to estrange these two great lead
ers of the democratic party. They met
for the first time at luncheon ar
ranged for reconciliation purposes,
and it worked out admirably.
The statement prepared by Mr.. Bry-
m shows that he always has regarded
and does still regard Mr.. Clark as "a
good, clean, progressive democrat"
with no reactionary poison in his
blood, and Mr.. Clark in his statement
accepted Mr.. Bryan's explanation of
his Baltimore speech, and the hatchet
was formally and fully buried on The
spot.
This is no small achievement at the
outset of the Wilson administration.
AS Mr.. Clark says, "all personal and
selfish considerations must give way
to the duty that all democrats owe to
our party and to our country" 1t was
settlement based on patriotism and
the good of all democrats, and as such
1t deserves high place among the
acts of the administration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
Mis-. Cunningham This Afternoon

Music lovers who attend Memolis con-
cert this afternoon at the Jefferson the
atre will have a great treat in Miss
Elizabeth cunn0gham's vocal numbers.
This lady was known as one of Birming-
hams best church singers few years
ago before she had fully matured; now
she is a great artist. She is member
of the Boston Grand Opera company. and
is also in much demand as concert
singer.
''Memolis Concert band is worthy, of
cordial support and the beautiful pro-
gramme that he will present at the JEFF
ferson theatre Sunday afternoon viii be
we'll worth the price of admission" said
a club man who never misses a high class
concert, "but Miss Elizabeth Cunning
ham Eve used to know her as Miss Bes-
sie) is an added attraction that should
draw an overflow house. This lady is one
of the really big stars in the Boston
grand opera. Nature has endowed her
with a great voice and her vocalization
is perfect. She is one of the finest So
pranos that 1 have ever heard. and
have heard nearly all of them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
The Business Outlook

Reports from the winter wheat belt
indicate bumper crop and in the cot
ton belt, planting conditions are most
excellent. AS prosperity is based pri-
marily upon agriculture large crops
this summer will mean great activity
in commerce and industry from one
end of the country to the other. Last
June prosperity started up after a
period of extreme dullness and that
prosperity continued the rest of the
year. 1t was based on the big crops.
The financial world has now dis
counted tariff revision and in New
York and other financial and CONNER
cial centers crop talk is all the vogue.
With splendid crops nothing can keep
prosperity back.
The Birmingham district has en-
joyed an exceptional degree of pros
perity for IL months past. The pay
rolls have been larger than ever and
If we have great grain crops and a
great cotton crop this year the rail
roads will be overtaxed with profitable
traffic; and Birmingham, as we'll as
the rest of the country, will share in
the general buoyancy. 1t looks as if
the Birmingham district had another
uncommonly busy year ahead of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
NEW PICTURE DESCRIBED

mind has not been unresponsive to the
csthetic side and he has kept, as al
! ready stated, a reasonably sure feel
ing for what was pictorial and what
merely dagrammatic.
Color dreams of the great American
southwest, theatrical effects of violent
contrasts, have been long familiar in
eastern art stores. but they have not
been taken seriously. You must let
the artist be the final authority as to
questions of nature. and there may be
no successful disputing as to what he
saw. but 1T is competent for any expe-
rienced student of art to say whether
such material was or was not picto-
rial, whether or not it has been treated
within the conventions OF art
Mr.. Dow has in the main kept within
such limits. But when he shows the
amazing light of sunset cleaning upon
far away temples" while the rest OF
the landscape is in sombre dusk, he
transgresses the bounds; wonderful
and stimulating as such effects are
when seen in the actual place they
make for disturbance and irritation
when the painter tries to transfer them
~ CANVASS. AFTER all VdlueS, tne re1a-
tion between color or light intensities
must be maintained in picture.
1t is when Mr. Dow discovers for YOU
the prospect from some rocky eminence
at tile edge of the canyon in light
more or less equally diffused that you
begin to yield to the beauty of the
work. You perceive structure, design,
pattern in the arrangement of the vast
fissures and c1efts that make space ISL
ands of the towering rock forms. The
fathomless channels that separate these
buttes constitute the spine and ribs of
an organic system.
The several planes of the composition
are differentiated with skill and the
curiously architectural aspects of the
rocks quite justify Mr.. Dow in calling
them temples or cosmic cities or castles.
is feeling the strain and wear of his
duties. There Is no truer maxim concern
ing government, or society. than that the
details of all great movements must be
executed by one or two men. 1t is human
nature to follow a leader and accept his
findings. This means hard work for the
leaders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
TIME AND THE KISS.
rom the New York Sun.


She was running across lots to catch
tho 1:62 train for New York It was
precisely 1:521k, and the tram already
was painting into the station. At her
heels was a youngster making as good
time as he could, and he was crying. BY
the time she reached the station steps
she was a good hundred yards ahead
of the little boy, but he kept at it. cry
ing louder and louder. The conductor
was holding the train for her.
Madam" said the conductor as she
climbed up the car steps, who is that
little boy?"
my youngest" she said, perfectly
breathless
whats he crying for?"
II didn't have time to kiss him good
by"
'well, you get right off this train and
kiss him We can wait better than he
can"
The conductor stood with his hand on
the signal cord while the operation was
performed, and then the train went off,
leaving the youngster happy and smiling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
Grand Onern Next Year

"If we have an auditorium next spring.
and the prospects are good, we should
have grand OPERA" said a member of
the Chamber of Commerce, "but hope
that Birmingham will not be like Atlanta
have grand opera at the expense Of
all other forms of high class music.
ATLANTA used to be considered quite a
musical city. Nearly sll the virtuosos
visited the Georgia metropolis and the
local orchestra in that city gave Sunday
concerts that We're highly creditable But
since the advent of grand opera in Atlanta
all other music has been pushed off the
boards.
"Grand opera is educative In a certain
way. 1t is unquestionably high form of
musical art, but as it has the show fea-
ture hundreds who are known as patrons
of the opera care really little for music"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
No Recognition of Mexico

It is very plain that the Unied
States has no intention of becoming a
supporter in any manner of govern
ment by butchery. Madero and Suarez
were regularly elected according to the
terms of the Mexican constitution and
Huerta and Felix Diaz conspired
against them and they were finally
shot in the most cowardly manner.
Henry Lane Wilson, the present rep
resentative Of the United States in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
USEFUL LIZA JANE

From YOuthS s companion.
Evidently Liza Jane was very use
ful person. She and the old woman came
irto a London shop and the old woman
began examining some pieces of cheap
Calico She pulled at one piece first this
way, then that, wetting 1t and rubbing
IL with her fingers. to try if the colors
we're fast.
But she seemed not entirely satisfied.
At last she cut off a piece with a pair
of scissors, and handed 1t to Liza Jane.
Here, Liza Jane" she said, you
chew that, and see IL it runs"
And Liza Jane raised it to her mouth
and solemnly went 10 work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
Are you Mr.. Leftwitch?"
"That is my name"
..Your uncle died few days ago, I be-
lieve.'
'"The doctors declared him dead-yes.
81 have just read that he left his en-
tire fortune to public institutions
well, what about it? Are you re-
porter? If you are, 1 don't wish to be
interviewed"
mo, my dear fellow, I am not re-
porter I am a lawyer l thought you
might have some will breaking to be
done. I am an expert will-breaker.'
II don't want any of my uncle's money.
Since he preferred to cut me off without
a dollar l am perfectly willing to work
for my living
Permit me to hand you my card. In
case they ever wish to try you for lun-
acy please remember me. I have kept
number of crazy people out OF asyiums.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
AMENDMENTS TO ROGET

Miniver Klutch in April Smart Set.
Cad-A man who doesn't believe every
thing a woman tells him.
hivalry-Refusing to accommodate a
lady who is dying to be kissed.
Chastity-The inseparable attribute OF
statues.
C1ergyman-A ticket speculator out
side the gates of heaven.
Judge-A man who agrees to listen to
balderdash five hours a day In return
for immunity from work.
drels.
Sophistry-The device used by people
who get the best of us in an argument.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

so this is the old school house 1 at
tended when a boy. How my heart
yearns for the happy days gone by!
At last she disposed of her manuscript
for the small sum of f1O to a bookseller,
who, IL we mistake not, had an estab-
lishmept in Bath. 1t turned out a splen-
did speculation for him.
Samuel Warren's very interesting
book, 'erhe Diary of Late Physician
first saw the light of day through the
medium of Blackwoods Magazine, the
publishers to whom he had submitted it
having refused to undertake its publica-
ton in book form.
Charlotte Bronte's first novel was re-
fused by great many firms.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe submitted
her "Uncle Toms Cabin" to a firm of
publishers in Washington after it had
appeared in serial form in an anti-slav-
cry magazine, but on the recommends
tion of their reader, 1t was rejected.
They afterwards, however, undertook
the publication, and its success is uni
vcrsaily known. In England alone the
sale has reached something like four
hundred thousanud copies, while in Amer
lea it may be set down at still larger
figure.
Sir Walter Scott, soon after he had
finished "waverly," offered the copyright
of that novel to Sir r. Philips, the fa-
nous bookseller, for the magnificent sum
of $3.50 The latter declined it.
The Rev. John Keble offered his
"Christian Year to country publisher
for 500, but 1t was refused. AS to the
sale of this book, we learn that. during
the forty years Immediately succeeding
its publication, Mr.. Keble's share of the
profits amounted to about $4,000.
Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy
Tales were refused by all the publish
ers in Copenhagen. He brought them
out at his own expense, with what sue
cess is sufficiently known.
Blair could hardly get $500 for the first
volume of his Sermons Yet 1t was
such a success that $500 was eagerly
paid for the second volume, and for the
succeeding volumes $1,000 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
ADRTFT WITH THE TIrlES

Tears come to my eyes when I gaze on
these familiar scenes and tho quaint
structure that has fallen into ruins"
II hate to interrupt your "reminiscences,
old fellow, but the school house we at
tended in our boyhood is mile or two
farther down the road. You are now
about to weep over somebody's dilapi-
dated barn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
The Late j. p. Morgan

mo matter what else may be said of
the late John Pierpont Morgan. he was
a wonderful philanthropist-won
successful In keeping his many bene-
factions some of them very large, from
the public view," said professional man.
brought to light. Mr.. Morgan had given
generously, but had made it a point to
keep his left hand from knowing what
his right hand did.
mo man of wealth has ever done as
much for art as Mr.. Morgan, and had his
benefactions been confined to buying art
treasures to be used for the general good
he would have merited the gratitude 0
thousands and thousands of people. He
built and endowed a hospital in New
York at cost of over $1,000,000, and his
other benefactions must have totalled
millions. While his benefactions in the
religious field were chiefly money contri-
buttons to the Episcopal church, of which
he was a member, he had given to other
churches-Catholic and Protestant. Had
he been close with his money he would
have left an estate vastly larger than
he did.
MIR Morgan was not only the greatest
financier that the world has ever known,
but taken in many respects he was one
of the greatest men this country has pro-
duced."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
BUSINESS Conditions

General trade is more active now than
1t was early in the month"; said w. V.
Raines of Philadelphia.
Now that good reports are beginning
to come from the agricultural sections
the outlook for a revival of prosperity
throughout the country is very bright In
deed. By the middle of May we will prob
ably find prosperity in full swing again.
If we are blessed with bumper crops
such as we had last summer we will
have solid boom that will last we'll into
1914'