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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Persons of the male sex that think
persons of the female sex went quite far
enough last summer in physical display
are likely to draw their breath in fresh
amazernent another summer. OF course
there are some persons of the male sex
that don't care what may happen.
.Logicians may laugh at a decree OF
fashion which prescribes tube skirts so
small that their wearers can't walk in
them, and then amends its decree by au-
thorizing Sits therein OF various lengths;
and some others may laugh at such ap-
parent inconsistency. But there is a
suspicion that fashion knows what some
women want and is NOT pre-eminently
foolish as to the real taste Of men in
the premises.
Everybody knows that the tubes and
Sits are but half of last summers story,
and perhaps not half of 1t. There was 3
diaphonous accompaniment that is still
talked about, and it is probable that,
with the beginning already made. prelim-
mary bushes having passed off, another
advance toward Ewes firing will be made
when another warm season rolls round.
1t may not be so bad after the world gets
used to it.
It is said that enterprising merchants,
who work in advance on prophecy and
analogy, are putting in stocks of pima
cloth. a very sheer Filipino fabric made
of silk and pineapple fiber, and that they
expect to sell it for next summers use.
1t has heretofore been regarded as too thin
for use outside of the tropics. but, as
everybody knows there Is a great deal
of very warm weather in more civilized
countries that will accommodate itself to
the wish of women to dress comfort
ably and becomingly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

SAVING TINE

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Inc busy man chased a street car for
three squares because there would not
be another car along for one minute. A
trolley wire was down and the conductor
told the busy man 1t would take three
minutes to fix 1t SO the car could start.
The busy man hailed passing taxi ana
paid N.75 rather than wait the thrs9
minutes. Then he dashed into a cafe to-
get drink before he went up to his Of
fee One hour and, forty minutes later
he was still arguing politics with an alb
solute stranger who had remarked to the
barkeep that sniggs would defeat Miggs
for mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

The democrats of Alabama know
better than the National Anti-Saloon
league who should represent them in
the United States Senate. This is not
a prohibition campaign although some
of the anti-saioon leaders try to make
it so. Underwood will beat Hobson by
a landslide majority.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

In the "foreword' to a sewer" play
the author says there is nothing to Of
fend good taste. The trouble with him
Is that he doesn't know anything about
good taste
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Mrs. John Lind saved the lives of
two Mexican Legislators by hiding them
all night in her stateroom while she
sat up on the deck OF a ship. When
a Mexican gets the notion that Huerta
wants him. he'll hide anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

A Boston man threw a cobblestone
through a restaurant window because
he was charged 10 cents for AZ beans
The Bostonians are supposed to know
both the quality and price of their
chief dish
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
AN uNRUFFLED SOUL.

He's one of those fellows who ''just rocks
along,p
And that's why take him BIS theme for
song.
He may not be wealthy and wondrously
great.
He may not be high in the councils of
state,
And he may wear the clothes that his
neighbors would scorn,
Unable to say why such people are born,
But the CLEAN In his eye and the smile
on his face,
And the tone of his voice and his lelsurely
pace
Make people who worry and greatly aspire
Pause often to watch and In secret admire
The placid demeanor with which he con-
tends
With all of 1ife's problems till life itself
ends.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Grows feet" may make Missouri
marble unavailable for that states cap
itai. Here's a chance for the beauty
doctors" to make good.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
ROMANCE AND REALITY.

ROMANCE AND REALITY.
whats become OF the young fellow
who used to sing Love Me and the World
Is Mine" to the Jonesby girl next door,"
''Oh, that affair is ended. She showed
her common sense by marrying a man
who already owned two desirable corner
lots"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

When he was small the capitalist
gets much the same feeling of enjoy
ment from waiting for dividends to be
declared
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
HOPED FoR THE BEST.
other optimist is dead.

Another optinist is dead"
Are you sure he was an optimism"
Yes. His liver medicine was on the
same shelf with bottle of poison and he
took a dose in the dark"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

The trouble with the Hensley disarm-
ament scheme is the same as that with
all the rest of them. Each nation
wants the other to do it first
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
a .Hor PRoPosITIoN

From the Houston Post
Maybe the Underwood-Hobson con-
test will keep Alabama so warm during
the winter that the fuel bills over there
will not be so heavy. - Z
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
FOOD FOR REFLECTION

From the Houston Post.
Alahama's reception of Underwood
the other day didn't give Hobson much
to talk about, but great deal to think
about.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

The well known Chinese puzzle" SO
often referred to is quite simple when
compared to the Mexican puzzle that
Woodrow Wilson has to solve.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Ethel Barrymore has Just scored an
other artistic triumph on the stage
Being a mother hasn't hurt her career
enough to notice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
steel and Wire Mill

The great wire mill at Fairfield. which
has been the scene of great activity
since early in the summer, will soon be
completed. e. L. Miller. the vice pr.>i-
dent of the American Steel and Wire
company, subsidiary OF the United
States Steel corporation, which is build
ing the wire mill, writes to the fsalti-
more Manufacturers Record that re ex-
poets to see the plant completed about
January /. Its capacity says Mr.. Mil
Ter, will be approximately 10000 tons per
month, and approximately 100 men will
be employed when In full operation .
The great majority Of the employees will
be skilled men. and win receive Iarge
pay The Manufacturers Record in ale
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

For your own comment attention is
called to the fact that Mr.. Waters has
been elected president of the Interna-
tional Dry Farming congress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

The price OF snakes has advanced SO
a foot. We wouldn't care If the price
of snakes wasf $1,000 an inch for boa
constructors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

The prince of Monaco says this is
a great game country. And he wasn't
talking of the kind best known In his
own principality.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
LITTLE POLITICS IN A BIG FIGHT

gTSHE willy politicians of the Alabama
Anti-Saloon League have Endorsed
the senatorial aspirations of Capt.
Richmond p. Hobson.
This action was taken, it is generally
presumed, because Captain Hobson favors
that method of regulating the liquor traf-
fic popularity knownfas prohibition. and
because his opponent, OscaWW. Under
wood, has expressed himself as being OF
the opinion that through local option the
best results are to be obtained.
The politicians of one of the widest
political organizations the state has ever
known, have Endorsed two candidates for
the gubernatorial nomination--Walter d
Seed and Braxton B. Conner.
MIR. Seed is a consistent prohibitionist.
He has served that cause for many years.
In the beginning of the last gubernatoriai
campaign, he retired from the "govcr-
nors' " race because he did not desire to
divide the prohibition strength with Col.
Hugh S. d. Mallory, and because OF
his hope that with a prohibitionist ar
rayed single handed against a local OPP
ZIONIST, the prohlbitionist might win. He
retired-and contributed money to the
campaign of Colonel Mallory. Tn the
present campaign, Mr.. Seed has declared
from every stump his allegiance to the
cause OF prohibition. He is making his
race on an issue OF statewide prohibit
ton.
Mr.. Conner, on the other hand has al
ways stood for temperance" but not
always for prohibition He was elected
in 1906 as a local optionist. He permit
ted the passage of statewide prohibit
ton bill He permitted the passage OF a
measure providing for the submission OF
constitutional prohibition. He participated
in that campaign, making fiery speeches
from many stumps. hurting vituperation
on the heads of his 'adversaries and went
down i'm defeat which inflicted upon the
cause of real temperance an injury from
which 1t has not even yet recovered. In
the present campaign, Mr. Conner has
not declared himself an advocate of pro-
hibition It is presumed that he has per-
mitted himself to be understood by the
partisans of the Anti-Saloon League. 1t
is known that he has not only said that
prohibition was not an issue, but has writ
ten the editor of the Mobile Register In
such manner that that editor is convinced
that Mr.. Conner will not of his own voli-
ton make prohibition an ISSUE.
The situation is interesting in that il
tends to reflect the attitude of the Anti
Saloon league. perhaps Its real attitude
The situation has given natural rise to
the query, Does the league intend to
win in the state elections, or does 1t intend
to support the honest, open spoken adj
vocates of it's principles? Is this the mo-
ment of consistency, or the moment OF
expediency?
In the campaign for the Senate, is pro-
hibition an issue? Mr.. Underwood says
NO" Mr.. Hobson. apparently, has said
Eyes" The Anti-saloon league, through
its Endorsement of Hobson. evidently Is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Tho silence of the department of
state may be due in some measure to
the fact that Mr.. Bryan is campaigning
in New Jersey.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
A CORRECTION.

81 thought you said he was man of
means?''
Excuse me. left off the adjective"
What adjective?'
=" Limited
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Two circuses in less than a weeki We
peanuts and lemonade will hold out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Now that you have paid your income
tax, don't forget the poll tax.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Mrs. Linds brand of diplomacy is q
little more strenuous than that of hel
husbands.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
CHARACTERISTIC.

IF we wear a flower In honor Of
Mothers day, what shall we wear to re-
mind us of fathers day7'
How about hunted look?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

England will keep Harry Kemp, the
hobo poet. And WELCOMED
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
AND so 1T DID.

AND so 1T DID.
A poet wrote a Bit of rhyme,
In hottest haste, but cheerily.
The editor said, This Is prime:
Twill make my fire blaze merrily."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
sOPORTFIc ErFEC,

I'm not disposed when at a play
To seem the least bit weepy.
But mattress ads, I'm bound to say,
Most always make me sleepy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

washington bureau 2O7 Hibbs build
ing ..rae4
European bureau. Henrietta
Covent Garden. London 40 -
Eastern business office. Rooms ~
SO. Inclusive, Tribune builalhsr Ne"
York city; Western business :,
Tribune building. Chicago. Inc .. ~
3eckwith Special Agency. agents Ao3
eign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.
IF people could only refrain from crit
old world"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
STILL THINNER CLOTHES

Tuscaloosa Is hailed as one of tho
South's best seaports.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

"Yes. but just think what long intervals
of silence there would bel'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
BEHIND THE TIMES.

at fear Miss Gadders is not up to date
MOP"
sShe uses the slang that was current
five years ago."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Children Enjoy Animals

''If / were able, l would send every
little boy or girl whose parents or guard
ians are unable to pay the price, to sc
the Hagenbeck-W Wallace menagerie and
circus" said man who takes much
interest In entertaining children.
There is no doubt that the Hagen-
beclSs are the greatest animal collector
in the world, and I remember the last
time they showed here that they not only
had q splendid collection of wild All
mails, but i was struck with the healthy,
clean appearance OF most of them. The
care of animals in confinement, is a Pc
culiarIy difficult task. 1t Is a fact that
ordinary domestic animals suffer because
they cannot get next to nature. lac
dogs for instance. Sometimes they will
eat grass like a COW; that is to relieve
some stomach ailment, often indigestion.
When animals are at large they know
what to seek for, for health. COW will
lick clay of certain class for certain
salts.
Il rejoice that the street parades do
give many children a sight of some II
these animals. One little fellow, seeins
the elephants in the circus parade here
the other day, asked, is them rubber
cows?' He thinks every big animal ex-
cept q horse is q cow"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
TELEPHONE

Bell (privste exchange connec'As A'
x1epartmeDtsI, Main 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

luding to Mr.. Miller's letter, says:
"Thus one more great plant for the
utilization of the iron and steel made
in the Birmingham district Will TO ready
in the next two months to go into oper-
alton. The influence of this plant upon
the whole district will ne very great.
Fairfield, formerly known rs Corey, was
established with a view t. creating u
home and business center adjacent to
this steel and wire plant. II has been
laid out under the direct'or OF the high
est skill available and has been made
a model town. possibly the best in thc
entire country, as home center for
working people connected with great In
dustriai enterprises. Tho completion OF
this plant will bring TO Fairfield hun
dreds of skilled mechanics"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

I'm a metropolitan city like Birming-
ham, the traveller can follow the lines of
least resistance said man who travels
several thousand miles a year.
LET as suppose he is bound for New
York, for instance. He goes into the con-
veniently located downtown ticket office
of the line he has selected, buys his ticket,
has his Pullman reservation made, and
then steps around the corner to Morris
avenue, where a representative Of the
Traffic Transfer company scans his ticket.
makes a few notes, and when the driver
calls at the home for baggage. the pros
pective traveller is handed railroad bag
gage check and has nothing to do but turn
that check over to the clerk Of the New
York hotel at which he registers. This
baggage convenience appeals to me more
than other Of the modern innovations In
travelling, and / am sure 1t does to the
great mass of travellers out of this CITY,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02


In recent issue of The Furniture
World. a trade Journal published at Gin
cinnati, Mrs. Mabel r. Leake of Bir-
mingham had signed article in whie h
she paid high tribute to Mrs. John
b. Reid, secretary of the Alabama Fair
association. Mrs. Reid is already well
and favorably known over Alabama for
her work in the womens department
of the state fair. She is recognized as
an able writer and has been at thu head
Of the women's department of the state
fair for something like IA years.
Mrs. Leake said in part:
MRS. Reid possesses a most charming
personality. Her body is servant to he'
soul. She is "get-at-able," kindly. APP
proachable, generous. friendly. She tnad-
les to no woman, or set of women. She
mixes in no idle gossip, is above all petty
scrimmages and scrambIes for place and
power. She possesses decided opinions
without dogmatsm. As a writer she Is
frank, witty, appreciative, unresentful
ard never wears her prejudices pompa-
dour
Essentially she represents the new
time. A business woman, she believes
in creat ton, development, distribution.
Nothing that is human is alien to this
magnificent type of southern woman
hood
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

In the campaign for the Senate. is pro-
hibition an issue? Mr.. Underwood says,
NO" Mr.. Hobson. apparently, has said
yes" The Anti-saloon league, through
its Endorsement of Hobson, evidently is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Some time ago. prior, as a matter of
fact, to the last presidential election,
Der of prohibitionists. some of them
being residents of Birmingham, to pro
vide for the submission to the house OF
the Webb anti-shipping bill Mr.. I'm
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-27

! married Mrs Gregory and | wanted
to put all my past life away-clear
away-and live u good open life Then
you came. Then | found out I'd never
known what love meant 1t means q
fellowship OF souls, love does: It has
nothing TO do with the physical man.
II means just your soul and mine. .
and It's too late!"
Grace, with hands locked upon her
open ledger stared straight before
her, as II turned to stone. The little
fenced.in box, hanging high above ca
ger shoppers, was as n peaceful haven
In storm OF raging noises. From
without, gusts OF merriment shrieked
and whistled, while above them
doomed the raucous cries OF showmen,
drowned in their turn by the indie
fatigable Grassland. The atmosphere
Of the bookkeepcr'B loft was a wedge
Of silence splitting a solidarity OF tn.
multi
Gregory covered his face with his
hands. DO you despise me, you pure
angel OF beauty? Oh, gay you don't
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-27
CHAPTER xx.-continued,

II was the close OF July day that
Hamilton Gregory left his house re.
solved, at any cost-Rave that OF OK.
posure-to experience once more the
only pleasure life held in reserve for
atm nearness TO Grace Noir. She
might be at the store, since all shops
we're to remain open late, in hopes OF
ceaping sordid advantages from the
gaiety OF mankind. In word. Little.
burg was in the grip OF its first street
fair.
Before going downtown. Gregory
'strollcd casually within sight OF the
Clinton clearinghouse. Only Miss
'Sapphira was on the green veranda.
Miss Sapphire, recognizing Gregory,
waved a solemn greeting. and he felt
rcassured-for he was always afraid
Robert would tell" He pushed his
way nearer.
''Is Miss Noir here7" Gregory nsked
in a strained voice; the confusion hid
the odd catch his voice had suffered
In getting over the name.
"No. She's down.town--but not at
any show. you may be sure She's left
late at the store because guess
you've heard Abbott Ashton has been
away q long time"
81 have heard nothing of the young
man." Gregory replied stiffly.
well. he's been off two or three
weeks somewhere. nobody knows un.
less It's Bob, and Bob won't tell any
thing any more. Abbott wrote he'd
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-27
BIBLE HAS LONG HISTORY
That Used In the Supreme Court Prob
ably the Oldest Connected With
the Government.

1t is a tiny little book. only five and
one-half inches long and three and
one-half inches wide. II Is bound in
bright red Morocco leather. with the
word bible" printed in diminutive
gold letters on the back. But one
does not see that red Morocco cover
unless he removes the little black
leather slip which protects 1t.
Long. long ago the little red Bible
began to show wear. and then the
black leather slip was made to pro-
tect it--so long ago. In fact. that IL Of
those covers, made to protect the ven
Grated little volume, were worn out In
the service. 1t Is without daubt one
OF the oldest Bibles, II not the very
oldest Bible. connected with the gov
eminent, and Is certainly the most
historical.
II Is the book upon which since
1900 every chief justice-with the
single exception Of Chief Justice
Chase-and every member Of the Su.
preme court has taken the oath Of
allegiance when accepting his appoint.
ment to our highest tribunal. More
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-27

Fran wanted hidden; you are not real
ly bound to Mrs. Gregory"
Not legally--but-"
In what way, them"
why, in no regular way--I mean
but don't you see, there could be no
marriage to make It binding. without
telling her"
You are not bound at all" Grace In
terrupted. You are free-as free as
air-as free as | am. Are you deter.
mined not to understand me? Since
you are free, there is no obstacle. in
Heaven or on earth, to your wishes.
His passage from despair to sudden
hope was so violent that he grasped
the desk for support. "What7-Then ?
--You-you--Grace. would you But
-"
You are free" said Grace, and
since Mr.. Clinton's treachery, do
not consider myself bound"
Grace" he cried wildly, Grace
star OF my soul-go with me, 20 with
me, fly with me in n week-darling
Let us arrange it for tomorrow.
No, will not 90 with you, unless
you take me now"
Now? Immediately" he gasped,
bewildered.
Without once turning back" she
returned There's train in some
thing like an hour"
For ever" He was dellrlous.
And you are to be mine--Grace, you
are TO be mine-my very own!"
Yes. But you are never to see
Fran again"
DO want to see her again? But
Grace, If we stay here until train
time. Bob will come and-er--and find
us don't want to meet Bob"
Then let us go. There are such
crowds on the streets that we can cas-
lily lose ourselves"
bob will hunt for you, Grace, II
he gets back with Abbott before our
train leaves. Miss Sapphire said she
was looking for him any minute. and
that was n good while ago"
III you cant keep him from finding
me-" Grace said, let him find, | do
not consider that am acting In the
wrong This Is the beginning OF our
lives" she finished. with sudden Joy.
And II Bob sees me with you, Grace,
after what he knows, you can guess
that something very unpleasant
would"
Grace drew back, to look searching.
ly into his face. Mr.. Gregory" she
said slowly, you make difficulties"
He met her eyes. and his blood
danced. 81 make difficulties? No!
Grace. you have made me the happiest
man in the world. Yes. our lives be-
gin with this nlght--our real lives.
Grace. you're the best woman that
ever lived"