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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
A CENSUS BY IMAGINATION

From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
The Birmingham Age-Herald may not
have gone to the trouble and the expense
of taking a census of the American peo-
pie, and what they are for but it does
declare that go per cent of the people
of the United States are in favor of the
Underwood bill as a WHOLE 1t is an as
sumption, but the 'Age-Herald says it is a
safe one
There Is no use to enter into an argu-
ment for or against the assumption, as
the only way to settle it for certain would
be to take census, and that would be
impracticable. That paper denies that the
vote last fall throws any light on the
question. saying that any republican who
voted the straight ticket in order to
be regular favor the Underwood bill, while
many voted for Roosevelt because of his
attractive personality and are for the
Underwood bill
While we do not agree with the assump-
ton of The Age-Herald, and are willing
to let that pass. we do agree with what
it says of the manner in which the Under
wood bill should be disposed of, that is
with the least possible delay. That it will
be passed there seems to be very little
doubt. If so, then the sooner the better
While it is pending there will be more or
Jess uncertainty in some classes of busi-
ness, and that is an obstacle to pros
perity.
If it is a good thing, as those who are
standing as its champions, and are push
ing it with all their might say, why let
the country have 1t and begin to enjoy it's
benefits. If it is not good a thing as
its advocates say, why it is going to be
the law anyway. and the country may as
well give ii a test as to wait longer.
1t is claimed that with its enactment
the new tariff law will bring a great
revival of prosperity, and if that be true,
why have it passed and bring on the great
revival of prosperity, Let the country
have it right away and be done with un-
certainty, If there be such thing un-
certainty concerning what is to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
The Travelling Men

The Travellers Protective associa-
ton in Alabama will hold its twenty
first annual state convention in Bir-
mingham today 1t will convene at
noon and a right cordial welcome
awaits all who attend. Twenty-one
years do not constitute long period
in the history of permanently or
ganzed body, but these have been
years full of interest and encourage
ment
The travelling men. are held in
high esteem throughout this country.
Their work requires intelligence,
character and energy and the re-
markabe development in our COM
merce is due in large measure to
them. In few callings are better op-
portunities presented for young
mans rise in life than that of the
commercial traveller. His services
were appreciated in former years but
they are more fully appreciated today
The fact is that business would be
at "a standstill without the "man on
the road"
When the Alabama association was
,,,f+. 1ol nnlu n .,f
members. The membership now is
about $50 and $50 of these members
belong to Post B of Birmingham. The
large increase in the membership here
marks a great development in Bir
mingham's jobbing trade. When Post
BIS membership 1reached 100 some
years ago, Birmingham was thought
to be doing well. When it reached
| 250 those in touch with the business
community were disposed to boast OF
what was regarded as phenomenal
progress. But now that there are
500 men travelling out OF Birmingham.
it is easy to imagine that the rate OF
| increase will be SO rapid as to insure
the membership crossing the 1000
line soon.
| All travelling men representing Bir.
mingham houses are, in the nature of
things, boosters of this city and every
travelling man in Alabama is proud OF
his state. All honor to the travellers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
OSCAR w. UNDERWOOD.
he Columbia State

From the COlulnDid state.
Hewing to the line of true demoora, -
and giving whole hearted, loyal support
to Woodrow Wilson, Oscar W. Under
wood of Alabama is daily growing in the
respect and admiration of his country
men.
The democratic leader in the House
profited most by protection is leading
not only the party men, but in the morals
of democracy. There are in the south
men like that gentleman from Pennsyl.
vania who desires to lower duty on a nro-
duct that he buys and at the same time
contends for raise of a duty ON the
product that he sells To them we com.
mend study of Mr.. Underwoods posi-
tiOn,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
MALICIOUS MATS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Accident insurance companies report
that doormats caused 2O9 accidents last
year.
Probably the disposition and treacherous
scope of the average doormat isn't fully
appreciated Apparently an humble and
senseless adjunct of civilization, demean-
ing itself to the most humble of offices,
a synonym of servility, it sometimes turns
and wreaks more or less vengeance on its
prosecutors.
1t has tripped them up, 1t has thrown
them down and broken their limbs, it has
slipped from under their feet and toppled
them into flower beds.
There is no opportunity to prepare for
the vengeful mood of maddened mat 1t
breaks out at any old moment and in UNI
foreseen ways.
But as mats can be neither chained nor
muzzled, eternal vigilance alone is the
price OF safety
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Always an Optimist

state Senator w. T. Brown Of Ragland
president of the Ragland Coal company
spent Yesterday in Birmingham. He mel
many of his friends and all of them re-
MARKED his pronounced optimism. He
i'as always taken a bright view of life,
pui ne talks now more than ever OF
Aiapama's prosperity and its splendid fu-
ture.
st Clair county was never go prosper
Gus as it is today" said Senator Brown,
ana Ragland in particular is thriving.
IL is easy to remember when our town
mad population of only about 500 We
nave 1900 now, and our Industrial re-
sources would easily support at the pres
ent time population of $500. The Rag
land Coal company is getting ready to in
crease its output and before a great
while it will be equipped to mine upward
of 1000 tons a day. Our big cement plant
Is prospering greatly under the reeeiv-
ers, and | understand that it will be re-
organized at an early date
Among the other profitable industries
are the Ragland Brick companys plant,
which manufactures tile as well as brick.
and the Ragland Cooperage plant. The
Alabama Textile company is constructing
a millAto manufacture cotton cloth, which
will be one of the most modern ia the
south.
Il attribute much of Ragland's pros
perity to the excellent service which the
Seaboard Air. Line is giving US. Under tnei
present management the seaboard is CO.
operating in most practical way with
our town.
"The farmers of st. Clair county are
progressive and many of them are-get-
ting rich. One can hardly believe his
eyes when he sees small farmers whom
he has known for some time showing
evidences of accumulated means, for
these very men, now so prosperous, used
TO be aboN as poor as poor could be.
Concerning education, there has been
a very decided increase in interest in
our rural schools. The county high school
at Odenville is doing fine work. Its
four years course fits a young man for
the university. This high school was built
nearly five years ago. There were sew
eral full graduates last year, and there
will be a large number this year. Two
of the graduates are now in the Univer-
sity of Alabama. 1 hope to see great
strides forward in the rural school sys-
tenn of Alabama. / believe that the next
legislature will adopt the measure which
was barely defeated at the regular ses-
sion of this legislature, submitting to the
people proposed amendment to the con-
stitution allowing each school district to
tax itself for school improvements After
that is done it will not be long before IL
literacy disappears in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
,fRECocIous GEORGE

From the Kansas City Journal.
What's the idea. George?" inquired
Mr.. Washington. why do you chop
down this cherry tree? Have you any,
thing against cherry trees?"
mo, sir.''
Maybe you are in favor of deforesta-
tion?"
"No, SIR
Doing this for moving picture con-
cern?'
by no means"
Then why chop down a tree?"
II just thought of going on the
stump" replied the future father of his
country, and then Mr.. Washington real
lied that George was a born statesman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
LONG WAIT
From Harper's MAGAZINE.

From Iarper's Magazine.
Two youthful artists having a studio
In Philadelphia, wherein they not only
work. but lodge as well, were obliged to
make shift. not long ago, during period
of financial stress, with such meals as
they could themselves prepare in the
studio.
One morning, as the younger of the two
was "sketching in" the coffee, he gave
utterance to loud and bitter complaint.
This Is fine way for gentlemen to
live.' he exclaimed
"Oh, / don't know" was the airy com
plant of his friend. Lots of people are
far worse off. I was reading only this
morning of a recluse who cooked his own
breakfast for 10 years."
''He must have been awfully hungry
when he finally got it DONE, rejoned the
other savagely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News
Keep busy and you will have less time
for worry
veiled insult is more annoying than
a bare-faced lie.
Woman's intuition is a pleasanter term
than feminine suspicion
If you would be popular you must pay
the price and then some.
People have more aches and pains in
their ima2 nations than elsewhere
The man lacks enterprise who stands
around waiting to be driven to drink
Before a wise young man attempts
to paddle his own canoe he learns to
SWIM
Isn't it surprising how many of your
friends are broke when you want to make
a touch?
If you would measure man by his own
standard. listen to what he has to say
about his neighbors.
Yet the man who goes through life
kicking like a mule may not be worth SEQ
on the Missouri market.
A soft answer. may turn away wrath,
but the soft drink habit does not make
fol- the popularity Of Peoria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROsETTI

I>wonderfully attractive smile Men Who
met her after she had grown old. when
she was slender almost to the point of
gauntness still found her a very charm
ing person; they spoke of the charm of
cal and so clear in its infection of words
that 1t at once commanded attention
And Katharine, your friend Miss Ros-
setti had that wonderful faculty which
grown-ups call a sense of humor Even
when life seemed lonely and fun of many
troubles, Miss Rossetti did not forget
how to laugh; and a good laugh, you
know, can drive away a hundred troubles
So when she died in 1894 she left be-
hind her many friends friends some of
them like you, who had never seen her
at all, but who had learned to love her
all the same because of the things she
wrote And an Englishman named Ar
thur Benson, who wrote an essay about
her which you must read when you grow
up, suggests that one of Miss Rossettis
own poems might very well be carved
upon her headstone. This is part of the
poem
Where sunless rivers weep
Their waves into the deep,
She sleeps a charmed sleep;
Awake her not.
Led by single star.
She came from very far
To seek where shadows are
Her pleasant lot.
Sleep that no pain shall wake
Night that. no morn shall break
TIL JOY shall overtake
Her perfect peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

the enrollment in private schools. It
may be assumed that in greater Bir-
mingham there are 1000 or more music
pupils. Many of them are studying
music seriously and get at the SYM
phony matinee young people were con-
spicuous by their absence. College pro-
fessors and school instructors talk great
deal about music but it seems to me
they do very little to cause the student
bodies to attend such musical enter
tainments as are worth while.
In Knoxville, where I formerly lived,
much more interest is taken in music
of a high order than we find displayed
in Birmingham. In the summer school
at Knoxville the largest expenditure is
for the music in music week.
Music is certainly more in vogue
throughout this country than it used to
be but Birmingham will never have Just
the right sort of musical atmosphere
until parents and teachers see that the
young folks avail themselves of oppor-
tunities to hear the best in the musical
art. such as we had this week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
Appropriation Not Yet Available


Birmingham will have a 81 ,000,0O0
postoffice building, but the construc-
tion work will not begin before next
year.
The government purchased a site
at the northwest corner of Nineteenth
street and Fifth avenue at cost Of
100000 sometime ago. The appro-
priation bill that was passed in the
Sixty-second Congress provided for
100000 for the new postoffice-
$1,000 to acquire additional ground
and $780, 900 for the edifice. But the
items contained in appropriation bills
are only recommendation, for the
money specified in such bills cannot
be available until the ways and means
committee passes on them. Before an
appropriation bill passes, however,
The ways and means committee is con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
The Iron Market

Rogers, Brown d Co.'S Cincinnati
iron market report for the week says:
"A somewhat better demand is cur
rent locally but not of striking pro-
portions. Most of the buying Is for
prompt delivery and in small lots, with
some larger business in prospect. Prices
are without life and the situation is one
generally which would take but small
effort to bring about a lively and ac-
tive market If enough people made up
their minds that it was the tinae to buy
The whole metal trade condition is
one OF uncertainty as to what the i'm
mediate future will bring forth. particu-
larly in connection with the discussion
of the tariff on raw material and fin
ished products of the metal lines.
Coke Is without change with perhaps
slightly better demand, mostly for
spot business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
May those representing posts outside
of Birmingham feel at home here and
have a good time.

Capt Bennett Britton of Dunelen. y.
J.. will pass the century mark on June
16 next. He attributes his longevity and
good health to the fact that he plays
baseball The captain bats out grounders
to number of small boys every afternoon
and declares that it is the only way to
keep in trim. 1t is said that the captain
is as spry as man of 70 despite his 80
years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
MORE ARDuoUs.

Mrs. Youngwed. who amuses herself
during the honeymoon by counting the
kisses. finds it the dickens of a Job later
on TO count the laundry.
WHO'S WHO IN WONDERLAND
Who is 1t never fails to wait
Eor me when I have been out late.
To see If | am walking straight?
l decline to divulge her Identity.
Chicago Record Herald
VINO is 1t knocks upon my door,
AS lie has often done before
And by his presence makes ME sore9
l shall not tell you how much | owe
him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

A young woman in New England re-
fused to thank man who rescued her
introduced. The fact that this total
stranger probably put his arm around her
in saving her must have been a great
shock to her nerves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
GONE TO JOIN THE Dono

From the Admission Star and Hot Blast.
What has become of the old-fashioned
woman who used to coerce her h,lsbsn nd
with rolling pin?-Age-Herald.S. S.she sow
raps him with the vacuum cleaner or the
auto crank And, by the way, what has
become of that old fashioned man who
used to think he was the head of the
house?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

cathedral is held in greater reverence by
the London people than any of the other
great buildings there. 1t was designed
by Sir Christopher Wren and is one Of
the most magnificent specimens of archi-
tectural art in the world. It was most
heartless in the suffragettes to attempt to
wreck the high altar of st. Paul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

Many gfubby specimens of young
America are to Ne seen this time of the
year hanging over back fences trying to
persuade some recalcitrant comrade to
leave the arduous work of wedding the
garden and follow his leader to the "ole
swimmn' hole"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
FIERCE ANTIPATliY.

FIERCE ANTIPAT1iY.
you don't seem to care much for Mrs.
Flubber."
u should say notl Why, II there were
only four people left on earth and we
needed her to make the fourth in 2 game
OF bridge, wouldn't consent TO have
her."
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
Waiter, you may serve the cheese
Yes sir"
Bring the cheese In ore hand ana a
bottle of ammonia In the other"
why the ammonia, sir?"
II may not be as strong as think
am"
LACK OF RED CORPUsCLES.
whats become Of the poetry edtor?,
Hes gone TO write up prize-tight.'
That's rather unusual for him. isn't
it?"
YES, he said he had to do something
like that for a change, because his blood
was getting to be quite coorless."
PAURcooK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

Kansas City-Dear Star: Would it
be any trouble to you to print a piece
IN The Star about Christina G. Ros-
settl2 l go to Swope school and
read her pieces in my book. | live
at Forty-sixth and Spruce street. 1
am in the third grade Your little
friend. KATHARINE G. HUNTER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

Those who predicted that Woodrow Will
sons comparatively short training in
practical politics would make him feel
bit awkward when he became President
are forced now to admit that he is a
very practical politician in the best sense
OF the term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

The list of rumored candidates for the
city commissionership grows. If all who
are mentioned run Birmingham will wit
ness a lively campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

Cool weather in May such as We are
having now usually indicates hot sum-
mer But even when the mercury reaches
the COS Birmingham rarely has nights that
are too hot for comfortable sleeping
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

Egypt last year exported 1,165.O00 pounds
prise people who thought most of the
Egyptian cigarettes were made in New
York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

The new steel Pullmans are baked TO
is fair play. The old fashioned Pullmans
have baked many a long suffering trave-
ler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

Since the Ohio flood John H. Patterson
has been the recipient of so many compli-
ments that he probably feels now like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

The time will soon draw near when the
fool killer will have his hands full trying
to kill off those who ask: rs it hot
enough for your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

The occupation of Andrew Carnegie is
given as Gentleman. His real occupa-
ton, however, is keeping as much as pos
sible in the lmelight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

No doubt Republican Leader Mann feels
like Horatus at the bridge, but the Diff
ference between the two is that Hora-
thus was patriot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

England might try tne ducking stool as
a treatment for suffragette militancy. No
sort of strike could help them to dodge
that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

The London suffragettes are always
threatening to do something awful" and
they are making their promises good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TINES
PRIMoRDfAL YOUTH.
the merry college boys.

NEE the merry college boys.
Hear them whoop as they march
down the street. Their faces are
painted and they all wear nightshirts.
They are celebrating a great athletic
victory.
Note their tremendous enthusiasm.
Harken once more to their ear-splitting
yells.
Would they 50 conduct themselves if
their debating team had defeated the de-
batting team of rival college?
We wot not
Could we blame them?
Helno
A SORRY CITIZEN.
That man, we own.
Deserves no pity,
Who's never known
To boost his city.
BEGS TO BE EXCUSED
Brother Meadows, will you lead us in
prayer?"
please call on someone else this morn
ng, Parspn Goodson. No man is in the
proper frame of mind to approach the
throne OF grace when his hen house has
been robbed three times In lessl than a
week"
NEVER.
He'll never rise
Tc heights sublime,
Who thinks all day
Bout quitting time.
4 QUICK TRIP.
'Jaggers claims his wife drove him to
drink"
Il know better. He took a taxi"
LAST STAGE.
They seem to be devoted to each
other"
Yes. they are thirty-third degree
lovers"
What do you mean by that?"
She would rather sit on the veranda
with him than go to the theatre with
another man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

Some of the dancers whose pictures are
their backs trying to strike new poses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
boys Industrial school

Through a misquotation in the press
some few days ago a statement made
by me concerning the Boys Industrial
school al East Lake was rather mis-
leading" said Mrs. Il. d. Johnston,
president of the board of control of
that institution.
Il know ii was unintentional. / Was
quoted as saying that only three boys
have ever escaped from the school
when what / actually said was that
| cnly three boys have ever taken ad-
vantage of their liberty to violate the
trust imposed in them. AS matter
of fact no boy has ever escaped from
he school
while talking of the industrial
school l wish to ask all friends of the
institution to work hard to advertise
and secure good crowds at the band
concert, to be given by the school band
at the fair grounds June and 7, dur
| ing the Nina teur Athletic unions ath-
letic meet with the Birmingham Ath :
ictic club as hosts. A small admis-
sion is to be charged to the grounds
ana every cent of the net proceeds
realized has been generously donated
by the Birmingham Athletic club to
the school to buy new uniforms for the
band.
New uniforms are bady needed. The
present ones have been In service seven
or eight years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

The price of frog legs has gone up,
from which we infer that there will be
fewer frog legs going down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

When a man goes out for a lark the
first thing he does is to annex chicken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
PRONE TO ExAGGBRArE.

@Dilks has large way of talking"
Yes. If Diks owned a rowboat be
would make you think it was.a private
yacht
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
DOWN Il. .EInp1n

DOWN IN FLORIDA.
Just to hold her little hand,
Ere they wed was bliss to him;
Now. along the ocean strand
Others teach her how TO SWIM.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
Music as an Educational Factor

The educators of Birmingham should
be aroused to the Importance of artistic
music in the educational life of the
community" said Henry s. Jones OF
Clark & Jones.
THE Cincinnati orchestra gave three
on the opening night was there large
attendance. There was very small at
tendance at the matinee and compara- l.
lively small attendance at the closing
concert
Birmingham has two fourishtng COZ
lleges and there is large enrolment IN
the public schools, to say nothing ol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

''Jaggers claims his wife drove him to
drink
Il know better He took a taxi"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

A SORRY CITIZEN
That man, we own,
Deserves no pity,
Who's never known
To boost his city.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

calcium carbonate (insoluble), which
exists in the block. is changed to cal.
cium acetate, which is soluble, and
the result is q crumbling.
However, in taking note Of num-
Der of factors that enter in, such as
the contact with the walls Of only a
part Of all the juice in the silo. the
slow rate Of diffusion through the
corn silage. the accumulation Of juice
at the bottom Of the silo, the period
during which a silo Is filled. etc. one
must not be too hasty in drawing q
conclusion against the cement build.
ing.
Our conclusion Is that after consid.
ering all the factors. as we'll as oh.
serving the condition Of the silos on
the college farms which have been
In use now for two and three years.
that although silage attacks the walls
It will take at least fifteen to twenty
years to render silo useless on that
account. The deterioration will take
place mainly at and near the bottom
where waterlogged or juicelogged
condition exists at depth of five to
ten feet. Recoating or plastering
with cement or other material could
be resorted to every few years.