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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
Optimistic Talk About Iron

Matthew Addy & Co. of Cincinnati are
particularly optimistic this week. In
their circular letter they say in part:
Every steel plant in the middle
west-and the rest of the country as
WELLS working overtime and is behind
on orders. All of them without excep-
tion are worried over the question of
how they are going to be able to take
care of orders. Foundries are equally
busy In the pig iron part of the
trade the same thing is true.
"The great stock of iron on hand in
furnace yards a year ago has been so
reduced that today there is on hand
in the country exactly enough iron
to supply its needs for one week. That
is, If all the furnaces in the United
States were to blow out or bank to-
morrow in just a week the supply of
iron on hand would be exhausted. The
more one studies the actual facts and
the comparative statistics of the trade
the more encouraging appears the stua-
tion. All things in the iron trade in
1913 are bull arguments Absolutely
there seems to be no ground whatever
on which the pessimist can find place
to stand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
Observation-Disclosures
Pom the Chicago Tribune.


II can take that mole off your cheek
If you want me to, mister. but it really
improves your face
From the size and strength of your
jaws, Miss Faralong, l judge you must
have chewed gum good deal when
you were young"
"Krackham, l can't help being in
terested in you; you're the completest
and most absolutely perfect specimen
of an all around blackguard I've ever
known"
Think you want to marry my daugh-
ter, do you young man? Well, I'm
blamed certain she couldn't do any
worse"
"Old chap, whoever you are, I wish
you would quit talking to me. l don't
want the other people In the eating
house to think we're acquaintances"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
YE EDITOR ADvERTIsEs.

YE EDITOR ADVERTISES.
I'VE editor is an ordained minister of
the gospel. We have been here In Nov
niger almost year and a half. We have
enjoyed a fine patronage in many lines
and are quite well satisfied. Our stock
of marriage ceremonies is extremely large
for this season of the year. We wish
to reduce the stock and do more business
in this line so we will cut the price on
marriage ceremonies. For the usual min
ister's fee we furnish a fine writeup of
the wedding free, also throw In an ele-
CANT marriage certificate and years
subscription to the Free Press We Will
guarantee the nuptial knots to be tied Up
good and tight and in the latest approved
style. We have ring styles. church styles,
parlor styles, imported styles, besides the
good old fashioned common sense styles.
All are elegant and pleasing. Give us five
minutes, five hours, five days or five
weeks notice and the secret will not leak
out until the proper time. e.'-Novinger,
Mo-, Free Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
THE MAIDS LAMENT

BY Walter Savage Landor.
/ loved him not; ard yet, now he is gone
| feel l am alone.
l checked him while he spoke; yet could
he speak,
Alas, / would not check.
For reasons not to love him once sought,
And wearied all my thought
To vex myself and him. ] now would give
NY love, could he but live
Who lately loved for me. and when he
found
Twas vain, in hoy ground
He hid bis face amid the shades of death!
i wastefo him my breath
Who wasted his for me; but mine re-
turns,
And this one bosom burns
With sitting heat, heaving ii up In sleep.
And waking me to weep
Tears that had melted his soft heart; for
years
Wept he as bittsr tears
"Merciful God.' such was his latest
prayer,
These may she rever share'
Quieter is his breath. his breath more cold
Than daisies in tho mould, =.
Where children spell athwart thu. church
yard gate
His name and lfe's brief date.
Pray for him. gentle souls. who'er ye be,
Ana Q. pray. loo. tor mel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
THE DRUM TO GO

From the New York Press.
Il was some time ago that, acting upon
the recommendation embodied in re-
port by military commission, the
French government reached the conclu-
sion that the drum was no longer nec-
essary article of military equipment. The
report set forth that the drum was
serious incumbrance in marching; that
rain impaired its usefulness; that its calls
could not be distinguished in time of
battle: that it consumed a period of two
years to turn out an efficient drummer,
ana that by abandoning the use of the
drum many thousands of youths and men
would be released for active service
Since the decision of the federal gov
ernment other European powers have fol-
lowed it's example in decreeing that the
drum must 60"
The history of the drum is both ancient
and honorable The Egyptians employed
II. and the Greeks ascrbed it's invention
to Bacchus. The Spanish conqueror, Piz-
AFRO is said to have found drums in
South American temples. The snakes of
ireland. we are told. fled from the Em-
erald isle before the drum beats of St.
Patrick. The Puritans of New England
used the drum as a church bell, and II
figured frequently and romanticaliy all
through our wars of the revolution and
rebellion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

A UGUSTUS- POST writing the 'Ex-
"A periences of an Airman" in the
1 \ February American Magazine,
tells the following story of thrilling
adventure he had in a balloon during
thunderstorm:
"After sumner was over and our things
slowed away, we noticed what seemed 10
b. occasional flashes of heat lightning far
oil on the horizon, but we thought little
OF it. Soon these became frequent, ana
W, saw that a storm was gathering, put'
ms IT was far to one side of the direction
in which we were going, We thought 1t
would pass around us. However, we
began to hear the rumble of thunder and
knew that the tempest was nearing. Inc
ar grew chill, and before we could real
ize what was happening the balloon,
pitching and swaying, was sucked INTO
a mighty vortex where amidst the DEAF
ening roar of the thunder and the lignt-
n.ns's vivid glare, surging and swinging
and spinning around and around, the pal
loon shot right up into the very heart Oh
a cyclone. Every flash of lightning blind
ed us. and each clap of thunder felt like
the blow of mighty hammer on the
side of the car. We had to hold to the
edge of the basket to keep from being
hurled out. The balloon, bouncing and
tossing, rose and fell thousands OF rect
with frightful rapidty in the whirl of the
maelstrom.
I'VE rose 1900 feet--oyer two miles
and then cast out ballast to try to ride
above the storm, but 1t was impossible.
we lost all control of the balloon-usnally
so amenable to guidance, it was now
like a chip in the gorge of Niagara. Its
inward rushes were like those of a rocket,
through a darkness black as ink, chang
ing now and again to binding glare
OF the lightning, more vivid than we had
over seen, turned night into strange
AMI lurid dae. For we were not watching
tie lightning from afar, as one does on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
-AsUNNY SUE.

She dropped a sunny smile upon
The hard and frozen ground.
There was an awful thaw that day
For many miles around.
Peoria Journal.
She raised her fearful eyes to gaze
Upon the sun Sc grand.
He hid his face, and for two days
1t rained to beat the band.-C. w. T.
And Susan's voice so dulcet was,
The like one seldom hears;
II seemed to be 1ar sweeter than
The music of tie spheres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
STORY LAND.

The rain may fall,
The clouds hang low
j know a place
Where | can go
And prop my feet
Up very high,
And there in sheer
Contentment sigh.
And while the rain
Doth lightly beat,
I'll wander down
A lane and meet
Some dream girl in
A story hook,
Who hath a sweet
And lovely look,
Or else go far
Across the sea
Upon a voyage
OF mystery,
While deep down in
Our good ships hold
Lies hid a chest
OF pirates goldl
Or maybe roam
In foreign lands,
Where heroes fight
With savage bands
No matter what
The plot may be,
A rainy day
Ne'er bothers mel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
MIsTLEToLD.


She stood beneath the mistletoe,
And stood, and stood;
Her face was very plain, and SO
We knew she would.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
She stood beneath the mistletoe.
But stood not very long;
Her face was very pretty,
And her chance soon came along.
Louisville Post.
She stood beneath the mistletoe,
Until she wore a frown;
Then brother moved her chair, and SO,
Soon after, she sat down.
Houston Post.
She stood beneath the mistletoe-
A custom old, and quaint
Expectant, and he did, you know;
That's why she didn't faint.
Waco News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
JUST FOR SHOW.

A Certain Woman carries about with
her constantly a miniature book which
contains a literary masterpiece. Il take
this about with me-" she explains, "and
dip into it when I have nothing else to
do, You have no idea how 1t helps to
pass the time away" She has read al
most two pages. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
birmingham VIII Please subside

From the Marion County News.
Birmingham folks are agitating
spe cial session of the legislature. Bir-
ningham generally gets what she asks
foi and has entirely too much control
Of state affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

The movement to re-elect Mayor Gay
nor did not surprise him. He was read
ing Epctetus when the news came and
philosophy then was more to him than
news
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
Grand Opera in February

Rufus n. Dewey, representing the
'Aborn Opera company was in Birming-
ham yesterday. He announced that his
company would give "Lohengrin'' at the
Jefferson theatre Friday night, February
I, Lucia at the Saturday matinee. and
Tales of Hoffman, Saturday night,
February s.
1--WE have an excellent company this
season and | know the music lovers and
amusement goers of Birmingham will be
delighted with each of our performances. .
said Mr.. Dewey. "on this tour we are
carrying a strong orchestra
while Lohengrn music is familiar ia
all persons who attend festivals the opera
has never been presented here but one.
and that was years ago when the Metro
pohtan Opera company, under Graus
management, came to Birmingham for
one performance.
1.-The amusement business has been
very good this season and | think onr
southern tour will be highly successful. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Regarding the inaugural pail

Il think IL the people who attend
the inaugurations were allowed to vote
on the ball question they would vote
by large majority In favor of the
inaugural ball" said Frederick w.
Hodges of Cincinnati
Il have been a democratic voter for
many years and attended the Inaugural
tion of Mr.. Cleveland in 1893. It is the
only Inauguration that [ ever attended
but have pleasant recollections of the
inaugural ball in the pension building.
Although Washington had a blizzard
that night the ball was a grand sue
cess The interior department has al
ways objected to having the balls in
the pension building. OF course, 1t costs
something to have the building trans
formed into ballroom but as the in
auguratfon occurs only once In four
years government officials should not
protest as they do
Those who visit Washington on the
4th of March next will certainly miss
grand scene for there it to be no
ball this year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Boston hears that Mary Garden is to
marry Vanne Marcoux, barytone of the
Boston opera company. Mis- Garden evil
IDENTIFY thinks the report of her marriage
is greatly exaggerated. She has not her
self heard anything about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Charles w. Morse, formerly of Atlanta,
admits that he is financially Irresponsible
and he suggests that his creditors would
do well to put hin. through bankruptcy.
He served only two of the Is years that
his sentence covered. President Taft par
doned him on the ground that he was IN
failing health. Ills health never was bet
ter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
STRANGE, But TRUE.

sI11zt1St1El, JJI IhIE.
A man once ''bucked the tiger'-twss
queer twist of the tongue
For when he Wandered home at last
He murmured. "Tve been stung''
Despite the fact that we all know,
AS we'll as anything,
Ihat while tiger claws and bites,
He's never known TO sting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Thus far the Colorado women members
OF the legislature have not crochetted
slumber robes while masculine members
we're making long speeches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
WE NOTE WITH REGRET.

OF course. the world is improving every
day, but there are still. people who throw
banana peelings on the sidewalks, when
policeman isn't watching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
Might Not Work

From the Admission Star and Hot Blast.
An English writer tells us 'how suf-
frage made May beautiful" It may do
ii, but we would not advise Admission
Mays to so a-Maying along that route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

John c. Fremont, whose centenary has
Just been celebrated, bolted the republic
can party, ranking in that respect along
side Theodore Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Nine. Armand Fallieres, wife of The
present president Of France, has held
down the family expenses during the
seven years in the Elysee palace, and
the couple are ready 10 retire to their
vineyard with a comfortable fortune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Massachusetts Is the only state that
elects its state officers annually, and she
has no intention of changing her plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
CONTINUOUS.

TT is rude for man to fall asleep while
his wife is talking
s'But. good heavens, man has to sleep
some timer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
Certainly Not

From the Tuscaloosa News.
Some one in Atlanta has written POST
master General Hitchcock to know how
a baby can be shipped by parcel post.
The thing is impossible, we should say.
The parcel post carries only fourth class
matter and there never was baby be-
low first class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

have noted. too. but / must admit the
surprising personal conclusion that have
grown to like the people. A good pair OF
shoulders and an engaging smile go far
to mitigate these nuisances. Ii makes for
good sense in this matter of criticism al
ways to bear in mind that delicious piece
of humor of the rsalmist: Let the right
eous rather smite me friendly. and re-
prove me- But let not their precious
balms break my head The precious
balms" of the lofty, and righteous critic
are not of much value when they merely
break heads.
l have been all over. Berlin, and in all
sorts of places, by day and by night. I
have found myself seated beside all sorts
of people in restaurants and public places.
and have yet to chronicle any rudeness
to me or nine / like their innocent Gu
riosity, their unsophisticated ways, their
pumpkin love making in public; and many
a time | have found entertainment from
odd companions who seated themselves
near me, when I have strayed into the
cheaper restaurants to hear and see some-
thing of the Beriner in his native wilds
Their malice and rudeness and apparent
limpertinences are due to lack of exper-
ience, to the fact that their manners are
still untitled, l believe. rather than to in
tentional insult
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
A Very Good stnnd

From the Aliceville News.
l. you are citizen of PiclSens county
and are not taking The News, you ought
to reform Immediately. Join us. We
stand for peace, health and prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Some grand opera singers get $500 a
night and some but $3.50 Some sing in
the chorus and some do not, and so it is
in other walks of life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
DOWN WITH HIM

7 don't know what that fellow is
Who says. Just let the blizzard bliz,"
But here's one fact that's plain to see,
He makes no great big hit with mel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

When the Rockefeller bill goes through
800, 100000 will be tied up so it cannot be
put in steam yachts or even in automo-
bilcs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Edward Atkinson, the political econo-
mist, ate his bread butter side down, so
as to get more of the butter taste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
Hahn TO the Injured

From the Huntsville Mercury Banner.
The editor who kicked because a con-
temporary used his editorials without Civ
ing credit ought to be glad to get off
something worth stealing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
He Ought to Know

Il ON the Talladega Home.
y Birmingham Age Herald paragrapher
thinks himself enough of an expert to de-
clare that 1.-The perfect women now be-
ing found are too muscular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
TruIy MctropOIitan

from the Elba Clipper
champion wrestling match" SO the
circulars read. We get more and more
Ike New York every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

The Washington sputter over the loss
Of the inaugural ball can be heard noa
only across, but up and down the Po-
tomac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Winter still hesitates. even in Chicago,
to tackle the JOB.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Those perfect women who are ap-
pearing in print should be asked to pre-
pare a flawless breakfast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

1t was once Prof. woodrow Wilson, and
it soon will be Prof. William II. Tart.
So runs the world away
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Gen. Rosalie Jones army are to wear
big shoes and woolen stockings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
They Like TO ne TaIked About

From the Selma Journal.
They have gone to calling the suffra-
gctte paraders the ''petticoat cavalry.
They will hardly mind it, as they have
ieady been called about everything
else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

The Ohio lobbyists are now compelled
to register and pay annual dues of So.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

The legislative deadlock crop of 1913 is
exceptionally large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Premier BRAND of France was formerly
revolutionary socialist. At present he
is simply a socialist. or rather he is sn
opportunist who IS trying to discover new
means OF bettciias mankind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
Major Harding to Be Commissioners


Maj Chester Harding of the United
States engineers has been designated by
President Taft as a commissioner OF the
District of Columbia" said a CLUB man
who once lived in Washington.
THE national capital is one of the
best governed cities in the world and
has been for years past. 1t is admins
tered by three commissioners who are
appointed by the President. The law
provides that one of these commission
ers shall be an engineer of the United
States army and that the other two
shall be civilians of opposite political
parties. The civilians have to be con-
firmed by the Senate but the army or
fcer Is simply detailed for this work
and his name does not go to the Sem
ate. The commissioners serve for four
years.
Major Harding Is a Tuscaloosa boy.
He graduated from the military acade-
my at West Point in the class with
Major Flagler, who recently, visited
Birmingham. Flagler and Harding Will
both be promoted to the rank of lieu
tenant colonel some time in February.
Major Harding is considered one of the
best engineers in the army and has
himself especially in the
Panama zone He is a brother of MIR.
w. p G. Harding of this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
Tennessee Company Male choru.

referring to the concert to be given
at the Ensley high school Saturday
night by the Tennessee company male
chorus, which is composed largely of
Welsh singers, prominent citizen
said:
Very few people realize the time
and money that is spent in teaching
the Welsh children to sing. From the
time they are or years old thev
are sent to what we Welsh people call
a juvenile choir, which as a rule Is
taught by director of the church
choir
about 40 years ago John Curwen
perfected his system known as the
tonic sofia system. which system con-
sists of letters of the alphabet and
dots and dashes 10 give each note its
value instead of the usual five lines
In beginning to teach children to sing
the choir director las what we term
a modulator. which is a large sheet of
paper or linen on which is printed the
major scale of zones and half tones
ranging from G above the STAFF to E
below; hung on frame in front of
the little fellows and he starts sing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

The cork leg exists in print only, and
nowhere else
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Ing in open c below the stan, the Fol
lowing letters. d, 7. m, ia, so, la, t,
and SO on up and down the scale, the
children following him, until they have
learned to place the correct tones. he
pointing with a baton to each letter
in the scale as sung Oftentimes 1t is
necessary to bring up some of the
backward members in front to give
them a personal lesson in the place.
ment of tones, which as a rule does not
take very long, as the majority OF the
children are ambitious and want TO
stand at the head of the class.
Before a great while the director
can start jumping from to e ana
e to G and. SO on, making these steps
larger as his class progresses and
soon he will have them singing tones
and semi tones and making the trans
itions from one key to another ike
trained singers. He then introduces
small book consisting of solos, Duets
trios and four-part music and starts
his class singing in unison in order TO
teach them the time or value of a note,
which is shown by dots and' dashes.
Following each note or Letter, if they
are singing a piece of music of four
beats to the bar and each letter or
note stands by itself, he knows that
the value of each is one beat but II
the letter has a dash following 1t means
Ii has the value Of a beat and half
and the next note is half and so
on. Now in order to demonstrate the
value of notes or letters the director
has a blackboard on which he writes
the first lesson in the small book. which
they are studying; he sings the lesson
first, then the children with him. In
this manner they soon learn to keep
time and tune. Then he divides the
class in two parts, and drills them on
two-part music; then in three and four
parts, and after awhile he will have
those small children singing some very
difficult music.
1T takes time and patience to do
it, but in the end the Welsh singers
have music rooted and grounded in
them from their infancy and of such
as these is composed the famous Ten
nessee male chorus of Ensley, some of
whom have been members of other
great choruses."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
STATE PRESS
In stnid Montgomery

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
The turkey trot hasn't had much oil
a run in Montgomery, thank you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
She stood hencath the mistletoe,
POOR LUCK.

That man opines
There's much he lacks,
Who can but draw
A pair of jacks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25

Weather Prophet DeNoe of Baekensack.
n. j., says: Winter will begin now.
Cold weather will prevail right along
until April. Ice a foot thick will be cut
a. plenty the middle of February. I ex-
peet the worst storm of the year from
February TO 10. The icemen hereabouts
need not despair"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
lhout I,ersops

John H. Bankhead, Jr., Is ft the Nor
ris. He will join party that leaves
for Florida this afternoon.
Chairman Thomas Nelson Page of
Washington has appointed B. M. Allen a
member of the inaugural reception COM
mittee.
Henry Jennett of Richmond, Ind, pres
ident of the starr Piano company, spent
Yesterday in Birmingham.