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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
NEGLIGENT ELEVATOR OPERATORS

From Power.
A fayorite trick with many elevator op-
orators is to depend upon the automatic
to stop the car at the top floor instead
of using the control lever. Usually it
works, but there are times when it does
not, and then there is a collision with
the overhead works and more or less Sc
rious damage is done.
The chief engineer having no author
ity over Them cannot properly discipline
them when they are guilty of careessness.
The janitor knowing little or nothing
about machinery, cannot appreciate to
what extent his Operators carelessness
causes damage and makes unnecessary
work for the engineering department.
1t is useless for any of the engineer
ing force to attempt to catch operators
depending solely on the automatics by rid
ing with them to the top floors. They
do right when watched. But the negli-
gent ones may easily be detected by OBJ
serving the pilot valves and the governor
cables at the bottom of the shaft.
One company owning a group of office
buildings having a total of about 40 ele-
vators has created an elevator depart
ment separate from the engineering de-
partment. The head of this. department
is responsible for the operations of cars,
repairs of all elevator machinery ex-
cept the pumps, and has charge over all
the operators. In a card system, each
operator has card on which is record
ed the date and nature of every accident
to the car he was operating at the time
and whether or not he was responsible
for the accident. Careful operators whose
habits are commendable receive more pay
than those who are less attentive to their
duties.
The results of the new system are In
deed gratifying. There is no more fric-
tion between the janitor and the chief
engineer or elevator foreman, and over
head collisions because of failing to stop
with the operating lever are very rare.
Similar systems might be adopted in
other office buildings, hotels, department
stores, ETC., with good results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
DIMpLEs MADE TO ORDER

From the London Globe.
specialist of Mayfair undertakes to do is
to manufacture a dirnple. The fascinating
addition costs anything from ten guineas
upward for the permanent feature, for
it appears the transitory dimple can he
supplied for guinea or SO. but this will
not stay in evidence for more than a
week. The other che is a somewhat more
serious matter, for 1t means removing Z
small portion of the flesh, which has to
be done by dimple maker, who is a sur-
geon to boot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
LIONS DANGEROUS

Theodore Roosevelt in Scribner's Maga-
zine.
Taking the average of individuals and
the average of surrounding crcum-
stances, / consider the lion more danger
Gus to the hunter than any other game
The leopard is an even greater adept
at hiding, is even quicker and more reck-
less in its charge, and is smaller and
more difficult TO hit, therefore L con-
slider that a lighting leopard is a trine
more likely than hon to get home when
it charges, but it is SO much smaller
and less powerful that it is far less likely
to kill it's antagonist-very few hunters
have been killed, although many have
been mauled, by lccpards-and a few good
dogs will not only stop. but themselves
kill leopard, so that with dogs it can
be hunted with entire impunity.
Under many, perhaps most, conditions
fighting bull buffalo offers a rather
harder proposition than a fighting lion,
because the huge. massive creature is
far more difficult to stop when he does
charge, and because he usually shows
the most vindictive and ferocious resolu-
ton when, after beng wounded, he finally
makes up his mind to fight, but under
ordinary circumstances a buffalo is not
nearly as apt to charge as a lion, and
Is far more easily seen and far less quick
in mis- movements, and in most cover is
more easily evaded, SO that on an aver
age I do not consider that thy buffalo
is as dangerous.
Elephants are much more apt to
charge than buffalo. A herd will charge
under circumstances wheno even lions
would stink quietly off, and In conse-
quence to hunt them seems to me about
as dangerous as to hunt buffalo, but the
actual charge of a single elephant does
not seem as dangerous as the actual
charge of lion or buffalo.
The rhinoceros 1 regard as on the aver
age much less dangerous than lion. leo
pard elephant or buffalo. In fact, as
only about as dangerous as, or very lit
tie more dangerous than, the grizzly bear.
But it must be remembered that these
are only my personal views, and while
believe that they are shared by the ma
jority of the big game hunters most COM
petent to speak on the subject, l am well
aware that many equally experienced and
observing hunters are on record as ex-
pressing widely different views.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
LAVENDER

From the London Globe.
lust within and just without the con-
fines of London town the cry, the nappy
cry, is heard in the early autumn Of
Sweet Lavender:
"sixteen good lunches penny! Bloom-
ing Lavender.
Blooming Lavender!
Who'll buy sixteen good bunches
penny? Blooming Lavenderi
Lav--en-der.
That is the real cry, although instead
of punches the gypsy folk say branches
The call is as old as the hills and older,
and 1t is intoned to one of the most
haunting musical refrains that ever street
Arab listened to. Some of the itinerants
cut the stanza short, but the majority
give 1t in the proper form. To the house
wife the cry is always welcome as it
portends sweet smelling linen.
But whence comes the fascinating mel
ooy? The present writer obtained the
words and the music from an old woman
aatherer at Mitcham, in Surrey, hard by
where the fair is annually held, and
where there were acres and acres of the
plant grown, and. indeed. where most Of
the lavender used to come from for the
London market.
Shakespeare speaks famiiarly OF it,
and SO do his contemporaries, and in the
tim eof Elizabeth there were certainly
time of Elizabeth there were certainly
plant grown in the Nell cultivated gar
dens of the day; while in the fields it
grew in profusion.
The word comes from the Latin lavare,
to wash, and anciently it was used in
bathing and washing, because of it's
strong aromatic effulgence. Naturally its
wholesome smell. always suggestive of
cleanliness, gave it large appeal to the
matron and mistress of household and
cottage, and it was so exquisitey fra
grant that 1t at once found favor as a
friend to be encouraged in the linen chest
and the wardrobe of all. The old custom
of making lavender bags still exists.
This practice is Of great antiquity and an
tedates the discovery of distillation by a
considerable period. Shenstone says:
Lavender. whose spikes of azure bloom,
Shall be, erewhile in arid punches
bound,
To work amidst the labor of her loom,
And crown her kerchiefs clean with
mickle rare perfume
Our grandmothers used to make bas-
kets of lavender stalks. Another way,
and simpler, for a lavender scent bag is
as follows: Take OF the lavender flower.
thyme and mint, of each half an ounce;
ground cloves and caraway, Of each a
quarter of an ounce; common salt, dried.
one ounce; mix the whole well together.
and put the product into silk or cambric
bags. In this way 1t will perfume the
linen chests very completely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
Alexandra. Va, Correspondence in IL

Alexandria. Va, Correspondence in the
New York Sun.
TINE mechanism of the House itself
is giving trouble. Despotism is
i terrible thing when the other fell
lows choose the despot. So Cannonism
was dreadful to democrats. But the
democrats have been obliged to do some
regulating even in their own family The
end of this is not yet. Mr.. underwoods
popularity and mental superiority-which
is freely acknowledged by most of his
colleagues-his tact and his sincerity
have contributed more to the majority's
good conduct than any amendments OF
tlfe rules could. When he withdraws
new leader must be got, and no man OF
Mr.. Underwood's capacity is in sight.
And Mr.. Underwood is going. The
Senate attracts him. His state needs him
there, for Alabama has no other pubic
man of his qualifications for the Office
His term will be six years, against two
in the House, and while the popular
election of senator's may make an ac-
tive canvass for reelection necessary,
and 1t must cover the state, q represent
ative must make three canVasses OF Ills
district in the same period each involV-
ing about as much labor-all that a man
can put into 1t.
Yet it must not be supposed that Mr.
Underwood or any senator looks forward
to a pleasant time in that distinguished
chamber. Only with its official procia-
nation did the full significance of the
constitutional amendment providing for
the popular election of senators force
itself on the fortunate members OF the
smaller body. They are learning now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
nusine.. Becoming Active again

The weeks between the middle of
August and the last of September are
usually duh in general trade" said s,
J.. Cotton of Philadelphia. This Sep
tember has been no exception to the
rule, but I believe business activity
VIII be resumed earlier than usual
can see signs of 1T now.
Il think that by September 2e busi-
ness viii be brisk all along the line
october and November will be excep-
tionally busy months. Taken aitogeth-
er, 1913 will go on record as a year of
decided prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
More speed!

FIVE haws, 1t Is charged. are to be found
In the famous allegorical paintings in the
dome of the national capitol. These are:
One young girl with three hands: Indian
chief with six toes; flags on Columbus
boat blowing three ways; Washington
shown where he wasn't; signing Declara-
ton of Independence on wrong date. All
this may be so but do these carping crit
les realize that this is prodigy among
nations, a commonwealth unlike any ever
known before?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
.ENDYMIoN

BY Oscar Wilde.
The apple trees are hung with gold,
And birds are loud In Already,
The sheep lie bleating in the fold, NJ
The wild goat runs across the void,
But yesterday mis- love he told,
l know he will crme back to me.
o rising moon! o lady moon!
Be you my lovers sentinel.
You cannot choose but know him wen,
For he is shod with purple shoon.
You cannot choose but know my love,
For he a shepherds crook doth bear,
And he is soft as any dove,
And brown and curly is his hair
The turtle dove has ceased to call
Upon her crinlsor-footed groom
The gray wolf prowls about the stall,
The lily's singing sensechal
Sleeps in the lily bell and all
The violet hills are lost in gloom
o risen moonl o holy moon!
Stand on the top of Helice,
And II my own true love you see,
All! if you see the purplepshoon.
The hazel crook, the lads brown hair,
The goatskin wrapped about his arm,
Tell him that I am waiting where
The rushlight glimmers in the farm.
The falling dew is cold and chill,
And no birds sing in Already,
The little fauns have left the hill,
Even the tired daffodil
Has closed its gilded doors and still
MY lover comes not back to me-
False moon! False moon! o waning
moon!
Where Is my own true lover gone,
Where are the lips vermilion,
The shepherds crook, the purple shoon?
Why spread that silver pavilion,
Why wear that veil of drifting mist?
Q! thou hast young Endymion,
xnou hast the lips that should be kIssedx,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

nominations or who had voted for the
impeachment of Governor Sulzer.
The Tiger was compelled to show
its claws in its fight with Sulzer. The
governor failed to measure to the
stature he had pretended. He is done
for forever as political figure, but
his fall may indirectly give New York
reforms for which it has long con-
fsandad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
AND THERE You HAVE IT

From the St. Paul Dispatch.
"Supposing,' said Mr.. Mcekton. that
you were a voter"
"Wel?' rejoined his wife.
And suppose | were candidate
you want to know whether ! would
vote for your
THAT was the question l had in mind. =
Yes. Leonidas, l would vote for you.
But if l caught any other woman voting
for you I should consider their action
very forward and impertinent!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
REGARDING BIG POLITICS

that with statewide campaigns to make
the Importance of executive support to
their political preservation has greatly
increased. Only the most exceptional
man. man like Mr.. Underwood. among
today's statesmen could hope for success
without the friendship. or at least neu-
tralty, of the President. The average
senator would be destroyed by one out
giving of executive displeasure No en-
actment of recent years has done more
to increase the Importance of the ex-
ecutive at the cost of the Congress than
has this amendment.
In the Senate Mr. Underwood would
be as well off with regard to his future
as in the House. His term would ex-
tend beyond 1916 He would not be in a
less advantageous position with regard
to Secretary Bryan than he now is. Mr..
Underwood does not like Mr.. Bryan. Mr..
Bryan charged him with gross miscon-
duet in office--with allowing his private
financial affairs to influence his conduct
as a representative. This charge fell
heavy on Mr.. Underwood's honor. He
resented and repelled it successfully. The
manner Of his self defense aroused in
Mr.. Bryan every atom of distaste that
smiling chautauquan is capable of-a
measure not small. Mr. Bryan particu-
larly disliked the experience of being
proved, out of the mouths of his own
friends, reckless misstater of facts and
the further humiliating circumstance that
Mr.. Underwood so defended himself as
to make any defense of Mr.. Bryan i'm
possible The gentleman now busy be
meath the big top has neither forgotten
nor forgiven Mr.. Underwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
TIP TO THE AMBITIOUS

From the washington Star.
Louis J. Horwitz, the slSyscraper
builder, who in 20 years has risen from
a position of 50 a week to one of 100000
a year, was talking about success.
II go to bed at Q o Clock he said, sand
I get up at 5 o'clock play little. but
my play is exercise to keep me in good
trim for my office | play to work-as
other pen work to play.
Mr.. Horwitz mused a moment; then
in his terse. epigrammatic way he said.
shaking his dead:
Success demands sacrifice! Two men
set out to achieve fame. One succeededN
The other lived"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
Good Telephone service

"A year or SO ago I had cause TO
complain of our Bell telephone service,
but 1t gives me pleasure now to speak
IN praise of it," said the Rev. W. n.
Claybrooke.
Il think the Southern Bell is giving
excellent service and as I had once
made complaint I thought it but just
to write a letter of commentator re-
Gently TO Manager Turnbull. I do not
We'll see how the service could be bet
ter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
AMBITION.

SaiaHseo anu ne was as Wild as
anybody I ever saw"
AMBITION.
used to think if I could be I
A tight-rope walker I'd be glad,
But IL l We're compelled today
TO earn my bread in such a way
m sure that I'd be mighty sad
Chicago Record-Herald.
In days of old used to wish
police bluecoat could be;
But since bay windows they've cut out
And petty graft raises shout,
My own jobs good enough for me-
Baltimore News
used to wish that I might be
The chauffeur of a fancy car;
But when had grown big enough
To climb onto a car and chuff
Cars We're not born. and there you are.
Houston Post.
used 70 wish that could be
A sailor the ocean wide.
But NAL de mer soon changed my mind.
I left that youthful dream behind
And gladly on the land abide
GREATLY PRICED. ~
When labor's very
Hard to get,
The hired man is
A pamperei pet.
BUT HE WON'T.
"Doppel has turned reformer. He says
he wants to do something for his fellow
man."
'I dare say he could do something for
his fellow man that would be greatly ap-
preciated.''
. "And what is that?p
"He could keep quiet"
A VERY SAD CASE.
"Gaddersly might have been success
in life, but for one thing"
''And what is that?'
"A mistaken impression he has held
for many years that his presence adds
dignity to street corner"
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

Although you won't be present at the
$150,o00 banquet to be given by the meat
packers at Chicago, you are given full
permission to get what consolation you
can out of the fact that you are helping
to pay for It,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
APPEALS TO RICH WOMEN
Kate Upson Clarke, in Leslie's.

Kate Upson CIdrkt, IN Leslie ..
A correspondent sends us these juicy
bits from the correspondence of one of
our wealthiest ard most charitable la
dies:
One writes You are far above me in
a social and monetary way but ! fly to
thee for aid would like to go visiting
and would like some close (clotbes) or q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

Two thousand citizens of Colebrook, n.
H., have petitione1 the governor not to
has been informed of spontaneous
movement among his sympathizers to Sc
cure him scores Of thousands of sigma
lures to similar petitions in every county
of the state" Those New Hampshire
counties must be considerably larger than
we had thought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

"Yoddling," says Mr.. Bryan, lis sing
ing without words" and he goes on to
declare that he hasn't the slightest objec-
ton to yoddlers appearing on the, pro-
gramme with him at chautauqua enter
tainments. Why should he? Mr.. Bryan
sometimes speaks without thoughts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

1t is high time the Houston Post and
the Columbia State stopped Dragging
about the watermelons their states raise.
Compared in size with the Alabama
product. the best either Texas or South
Carolina could dig up would look like a
maypop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
May Adopt similar Ordinances

"A prominent Philadelphia merchant,
Rawson in Birmingham asking for a
copy of an ordinance adopted by our
city commission to provide for a re-
port to be made to the police depart
ment by all persons, firms or corpora
tions moving from one place of abode
to another, etc." said a well known
advertising agent.
"The ordinance in question provides
against the owners Of property refus-
ing to give or giving fictitious names
and a fine for violation is provided.
This ordinance was adopted LAST March
and it will prove serviceable. 1t Is a
compliment to Birmingham that Phil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

Portuguese republicans should not
worry becacuse Emanuel continues to call
himself their king. 1t matters little what
man calls himself, so long as he can
not deliver the goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

The Prince of Monaco. whose diminu-
tive realm contains Monte Carlo, disap-
proves of gambling. He has had ample
opportunity of getting some first hand In
formation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
Mnde Great Noise

"I believe l have discovered the prize
snorer." said Jerome Cohen yesterday.
II went down home for few days
not, long ago and when returning had
to catch a train in the early morning
hours.
II was walking along cherrily
enough when I was startled by a ter
rifle noise that seemed almost to shake
the pavement. / stopped and looked
around. endeavoring to ascertain the
source of the disturbance. In this |
was unsuccessful. Puzzled. I proceeded
on my way. AS ] approached the next
street the sound grew in volume. 1t
is hard to describe it, but as near az
can say it was like a big saw rip
ring through a resinous pine log. II
would start away up In &C. and come
down by starts and Jerks to basso.
AT length / located the sound. tt
was emanating from a house across the
street. J. stopped and listened for at
least five minutes. but there was no
sign of a let up At length it dawned
on me that it was the sound of man
snoring and believe me he was some
snorer.'
IT failed to see how anyone could
sleep In the. same block with him. but
there was no sign of any riot or call
for the police.
when / returned to Birmins ham /
letter to my father Imtnediately
without further "details he recognized
who the sleeper was. He informed me
that it was reliably reported that the
mans wife was forced to sleep in the
daytime while her husband was at
work, as 1t was an impossibility for ner
to do SO while he was in the mousse
and asleep"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
A LITIGANT.

The saddest man
We ever saw
Was one who'd spent
Some years at law.
Where legal lights
Contrived to squeeze
Him just as dry
AS any cheese.
Without a sign
OF progress made.
To show for all
The coin he'd paid.
Dogberry said,
THE laws an ass
This man thought much
The same, alas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

The Mobile newspapers say they are
glad Atlanta won the pennant, which
leads the Houston Post to observe that
just such statements as this cause many
people to say they do not believe what
they read in the newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

Japan demands of China apology, in
demnity and punishment for the Marking
incident. Anything else?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

It is reported that several western
hotels are going to abolish finger bowls
because they embarrass the guests. Be-
sides. people who drink out of finger
bowls are taking a long chance with
germs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

President Yuan Shi Kai protests that
he does not smoke opium. Yet he does
not deny that ne dreams of resigning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

New Yorks latest murder mystery,
cleverly solved b. detectives, would have
stirred Edgar Allen Poe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

The Illinois congressman who has
plan for the conservation of calves was
not led thereto by a study of split skirts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

Such Kansas crops as were not burned
up by the drouth are now threatened with
being washed away in the flood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

Irish suffragists looted confectionery
Shops which is much more feminine
procedure than smashing windows or set
ting fire to churches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

Even the New York Herald now pro-
fesses it is not hostile to President Will
son. How the world does love a winner!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
OBVIOUS.

1.-THE first time I ever saw him knew
we would not be friends"
why SOP
"Well. to tell the truth. he was shak-
ing his fist at me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

The only solution seems to be for all ul-
innate consumers to turn middle men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

Mrs. II. Bramhall Gilbert leases costly
the New York Herald. How thrilling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

great deal of I.r. LaFollette's prosy
preaching can now be forgiven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
NOT SINCERE.

NOT SINCERE.
''Dobbs seems to have a great deal of
confidence in you.''
Yes apparently he has great confidence
in me, but I fear it is the sort of conf
dence haberdasher has In pair OF sus-
penders that he is very anxious to SELL"
POOR At THAT.
II understand he left very large es-
tate"
''It was rather large when inflated"
''What do you means"
''All he possessed in the world was a
balloon"
WORTH REMEMBERING.
A nip too much
Will now and then
Play havoc with
The strongest men.
NOT ON THE PROGRAMME.
did the circus have a wild man?'
None was advertised, but fellow got
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

short-changed and ne was as wild a
anybody I ever saw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala.
postoffice as second class matter under
act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

From the London Globe
Just within and just without the con
enes of London town the cry, the happy
cry, is heard in the early autumn Of
Sweet Lavender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16

A. J. Eaton, Jr., and o. E. Young are
the only authorized travelling repre-
sentatives of The Age-Herald In lts
circulation department