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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

ment spent in regrets could be collected
and invested in good deeds today. there
would be an overfiowing harvest of hap
pines. Thus common sense should teach
us that our daily responsibilities whether
they involve labor or play should be ac-
cepted with the spirit of contentment--
there should be pleasure in duty well done.
We visited home not long since, a
home whose every corner showed the mark
OF an interested and painstaking house,
wife, and we could but remark upon her
beautiful care and enthusiasm over home
duties, and the reply, so sensible, was
made off hand: 81 do not deserve any
praise for this; it is my business-this
housekeeping | do-while II takes all OF
my time especially the forenoons. l en-
joy every minute of it. and ! look after
the details of providing and keeping
things comfortable just as an office man
is supposed to keep his books, that |
may always have balance TO my credit. .
Then we wondered why we could not all
look upon duty Just this way Why we
could not find pleasure in service?
A strange coincidence, just as we were
about to wind up this story, we found on
our desk, card through the mail, read
ing thus:
Make yourself helpful in the service OF
the uplift of humanity. We are worth to
the world what we do for the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
LIBERTY LOVING NOBLEMAN
Sir Harry Vane, Aristocrat, Champion
of People in a Degenerate Age

From the New York American.
1t was PSI years ago that the creatures
of King Charles II cut off the head of
Sir Harry Vane.
Standing on the scaffold and calmly
facing his cavalier enemies, Sir Harry at
tempted to speak, but the royal drums
drowned his voice 1T is a weak cause"
said the grand old man. that is afraid
of the words of a dying man." The drums
failed to accomplish their object In
spite of all the noise that they made,
Vane was heard, although his voice was
hushed-heard not only by the people of
England but by the world. and 1T is safe
to say that his death at the hands of
Charles and his henchmen turned out
to be one of the very richest of the as
sets of the cause of liberty.
The degenerate monarch. declaring that
Vane was ''too dangerous a man to let
live, had him put out of the way; but
today, all over the earth, it is the cause
not of irresponsible kings, but of the free,
self-governing people, that is coming to
the front.
Sir Harry vane was one of the most re-
markable men of whom we have any def
mite knowledge He was great in intel
ect. great in moral force, great in all the
qualities of friendship and in all the
graces Of a gentleman; but the best of
all remains to be said. He was supreme
ly great in the somewhat rare virtue of
consistency.
The friend of liberty and justice, he
was such all the time, and under all cir
cumstances. Absolutely fearless he re-
buked all overreaching of the right, no
matter where he found it. He withstood
Charles ii. Ever refusing to .erook
the pregnant hinges of the knee that
thrift might follow fawning, he stood
erect, a full man. unabashed. incorrupti-
BILE, faithful to the right as he undes-
stood It.
If ever man "htched his wagon to
STAR that man was Vane. Immune to
fear, proof against bribes, unaffected by
the opinions of the world. Vane kept
straight ahead in what he believed to be
the path of duty. And for that reason
there is to this day ozone and health in
the memory of his life For that reason,
and for that reason alone. is this little
sketch of the man justified in challeng
ing the attention of the busy readers of
this ''husting' age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

There is woman with a habit, one
woman of many that we know, but
this one has it to perfection. We used
to say to her glad to see you, how
are you?" How eager she seemed to
say, Il am not feeling well today,
and / have been bothered" At first We
felt a keen sympathy for the woman
that was worried to DEATH and We
tried to listen to her tale of woe, that
we might help her and now, since We
have found it a pet hobby of hers,
when she enters our door we simply
say, Come in and let's hear it!' So
you know this has been the best tonic
we could have given her? She has seen
herself as others found her and as she
peeps in the door now, she smiles and
says. i've come for my medicine"
She is one of the women who worries
over the details of housekeeping-is
tired of her duties and finds no interest
in routine work any longer. In other
words she is looking for trouble
And do you know there is big class
of this kind? Many who have the
privilege of homema<ing are wild for
d
money. Pin them down to their capac-
tiles you will find they have no fixed
ideas of what they are competent to
do have not trained their energies
or faculties for any definite purpose
and of course they are helplessly un-
happy There is no cure for this dread
full malady until you have helped them
to know themselves, and to recognize
that they are selfish to intrude on their
! friends their imaginary ills, when there
are so many real ones that need atten-
ton
1t is no uncommon thing to hear peo-
pie say, Il woke up with the blues to-
day." and what is that, but a mood
the lack of self control? 1t is very
true, in all lives, "some days must be
dark and dreary" from natural causes
and nothing but determination can
remedy, this-this real gloom is more
often expressed in silence.
There is a great difference between
real and imaginary worry. After you
are thrown constantly with the public
you are able to detect the two. The
person who borrows trouble likes to
talk about it, and to carry the anxious
countenance, but it is beautiful to see
the forced smile on anguished lips. We
see both kinds in our routine.
With the woman to whom we first re-
ferred we had a heart to heart talk
and told her we were going to use
her in a story that others might be
awakened to the necessity of carrying
little sunshine into their world, to
admonish them to smile over the rough
corners once and it would not be long
before they could laugh over their
ina ginary evils. This good woman
said, We'll, after all, l have done some
good. if can be made example Of
and l am better satisfied with myself
Do you know each time | have been
worried and come to town have vowed
would not come to see you because
you rather laughed at everything
said really was earnest, but you see
come again and again in spite of il
all, until now / see something to laugh
at in myself. l begin to see my own
sensitiveness and how silly 1T really Is
and, too, coming up in the elevator ]
see so much real misery on the way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
"KNAPPERS" HAVE
CURIOUS TRADE

From Harpers.
In the low. country about Ely, a town
within 72 miles of London. there is carried
on flourishng industry which the world
in general knows little about. This is the
manufacture of bogus prehistoric imple-
ments and relics The workers at this
trade are known as "knappers,' or flint
clippers, and they use the same tools and
work in much the same manner as tire
men of the Neolithic age.
The 'knapper'' of Ely, finds his mate
rial ready to hand in the extensive strata
of flint lying amid the chalk beneath the
surface Shafts are sunk direct to the
"floorstone," and from these burrows are
made into the chalk This mining is all
done in the most primitive fashion. as the
men for the most part work singly, with
out fear of syndicate or corners Each
has his own claim and his own work
shop. Quite often, though, he employs
help in getting his wares ready for mar
ket.
The claim is about a mans length and
three feet wide. Generally he digs down
about 35 feet. and from thence in a hor1-
zontal or slanting line as best suits his
purpose. His pick is shaped like a figure
seven, and he goes down the shaft by toe
holds, ascending by the same means, with
the blocks of flint on his head HIS
| workshop, like his mining, is also primi-
tive, being a rude, cheap shed In his gar
den. the only fittings of which are a
block of oak tree trunk, rather smaller
than a butchers block, a seat, little
stove to dry the flint, pals and some old
tin cans
1t might be supposed that 1ntlocks
went out of use about the close of the
Revolutionary war, but these knappers
still find the steadiest and most important
branch of their industry the supplying of
fiints for this old ia shioned firearm.
Where do these relics of bygone days
go? To make muslSets for the negroes in
Africa. Some are shipped to South Amer
ica and China As yet there has been no
decline in the demand. Another odd ship
ment was made during the Boer war,
when 1900 tinder fiints we're sent to Brit
ish troops SO that they could get light
when wet ruined the matches.
Remains of the Neolthic Age now to
be found in many museums by this little
community in England. They consider
their business entirely legitimate, and In
way 1t is, for it is the schrewd, unscru-
puous middleman who sells for a goodly
price these valuable antiques to the in
nocent. A great many schools and pub
lie educational institutions are supplied by
these knappers. and whether the objects
are known to be limitations or not, they
are much more valuable than diagrams
or illustrations in the teaching of history
and geology
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Immediately after Frank Klaus. the
Pittsburg middleweight, was awarded
the decision over Jimmy Gardner. of
Lowell, Mass, in the third round of
their contest at the Atlas A.A. of Bos-
ton, matchmaker Johnny McGann. of
the club, signed up Klaus to meet the
winner of the Jack Dillon George Chip
bout, which takes place at the same
club on July 8. Klaus and the victor
will box twelve rounds on July Is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Not in the Song

From the Manchester Guardian.
All over the house went little Kathleen
singing Justify. There's a Friend for
Little Children" Her benevolent old aunt
seeing at last, as she heped-- some signs
of grace in one whom she had almOs,
almost given up cat the early age of g.
as hopeless. called Kathleen to her with
great satisfaction
"And who is the friend for little chill
dren, dear she asked.
II don't know" replied Kathleen, gay
". 1T doesn't come out in the song.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Miss Agnes Keeling's friends will re-
gret to learn that she is still quite ill
at her home in West End.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Miss Mary Tardy and Miss Annie
Tardy left this week to attend house
party given by Miss Ruby Carter in
Pulaski, Tenn. Later they will visit
Miss Myrtle Craig and other friends in
Pulaski, returning home the middle
of August
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

No use getting off if your friends
employed elsewhere cannot. We
are glad to again be among leaders
to close Thursdays at | p. m. till
September. Sorry some few de
prive their workers Of this which
should e-municipal closing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Mrs. J. l. Drennen and her mother,
Mrs. j. NJ. Arnold, have gone to Blount
Springs TO spend two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Miss Florence Ballard, Miss Tena
Barker, Miss Mary Payne and Miss
Charlotte Graham of this city and Miss
Katherine Prihm of st. Louis are at
tending the " e. A at Salt Lake City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
"The Alabama Home"

Accumulation is the key-word of the uni
verse;
The geologsts tell us that the rains of cen
turies have beaten away the rocks of the noun
tans and that the accumulated washings now
make up the very land we cultivate.
The greatness OF money lies in single dollars, but
In dollars accumulated which those NOUN
tains themselves.
The beginning of financial accumulation
unless you are accommodating part of the money
making you are in no way betering financial condition
equippng yourself to do bigger things in life.
Why remain in the valley of penury and distress when
the mountain tops there is the clarion call
and wealth, with old of prestige and peny
Whether you able to pay 81 per month receive
$1,000 maturity 800 per month and receive 100000
maturity it would be we'll for you talk
July series of monthly stock which is still Open
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-10
"MAGEE FOR FIRST, DOLAN
FOR THIRD" SAYS DOOM

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10-Charley
Doom, manager of the Phillies. said to-
day he was not Joking when he an
nouncad that Sherwood Magee may
play first base next season.
'Luderus will have a chance TO hold
his place" said Doom, and il he gets
back into his 1911 batting stride he will
have no trouble keeping his Job, How
ever if his batting is no better than it
was last season, | may have to bench
him and VIII play Magee at first base.
Magee can cover first base and would
Ike to play the position.
II also meant what | said about Hans
Lobet playing the outfield. 1t win be
up to 'Cozy Dolan. If DoIan can show
the speed and batting ability he dis
played at third base for Rochester last
year he win be played at third base I
want speed on the Phillies and a
youngster who can steal 20 bases a
season can not be kept quiet on the
bench. international league men tell
me Doian is now ready for fast COM
pany and say / have found stay in
him"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-10
NJ CARLY PEER Of
THEM ALL, SAYS
JIM JEFFR|ES
BY James j. Jeffries.

Y OS ANGELES, Jan. 10.-Lu-
Their McCarty was a pleasant
surprise to me in the splendid
fight he put up last week against
AL Palzer. The new champion
showed that he can handle him
self with a judgment that indicates
to me he will develop into great
man.
The Missouri giant is by far the
classiest fighter of all the young
heaVyWeights who have developed
in the last two or three years. What
makes his prospects brighter than
ordinarily is the fact that he is Of
an improving kind and already is
highly developed, SO that much
more Improvement win polish off
the few rough edges and make him
a finished fighter. He handles HIM
self well in action knows how to
use his hands, and does not resort
to swinging to any extent He Is
learning how to hit and is clever
enough 10 box any of them. Add
to all this his weight and the steam
he puts behind his blows and We
have q real classy prospect for a
future great
! hardly think he is ready to fight
Jack Johnson or any Of the big ne
groes. In fact, my advice to him
would be to let them alone, They
are experienced ringmen, and he is
vet in the rough and must develop
before he goes after such fighters.
Possibly in a year he might be able
90 cope successfully with any of
them What he should do now is
to take good care of himself. look
carefully to his health and not per
nit anything to affect his consU-
tuition.
l do not know of a heavyweight
now whom l would pick to beat him,
and he has too much at stake not to
be careful and treat himself right.
He has my congratulations and best
wishes for a successful career
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-10
Sam Crane Says Mathewson
Is Still Greatest Hurler; VIII
0utpitchMarquardandT esreau

baseball opposing players and for
eign fans more than any of the
more youthful pitchers, VINO have
come to the front since Matty
gained his premier reputation. ana
do not except the great Waite,
Johnson
| asked Mathewson yesterday
how many games he won last sea-
son. There is nothing that can
show more the absolute 1orgetfu-
ness of self than his answer:
Didn't Know His Own Record.
Il really don't know" he SAID.
Il think it was about 20 won auf
Il lost, but you must not forget
the innings that l pitched. Those
are the things that should be fig
ured in a pitchers record. Games
OF victories should not be coneid-
cred in pitchers record 1t is inc
innings he pitches, and the stages
mat pitcher is called on to SHOW
For me it is more to be proud of -o
go in when the game is in grave
doubt and win the victory than TO
pitch the full game. That, to MY
mind, shows the real sand"
Now, to those baseball fans II
New York who bank on Matty io
mold mis- own and pull the Giants
TO victory, and also to those fans
from out of the West, who count
on Matty going back" to give thei.
teams the winning end, 7 will say
mat Christy Mathewson is still ii.
best pitcher on earth and I look for
nm next season TO be better than
JEFF Tesreau or RUDE Marquard as
sooo as they are. Put this predie-
ton under your hat-band.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-10
Griffith Says He Will
Come to Atlanta if He
Drops Charlottesville

TT the Washington team does not
train in Charlottesville this
spring it will in Atlanta. That
much is absolutely settled. SO
much doubt had arisen over the
matter that The Georgian wired
Clark Griffith. His telegram, in
reply, said:
We shall be lad to come to At
Ianta to train if our plans for going
to Charlottesville fall through.
CLARK GRIFFITH.
Up in Washington they seem in
grave doubt whether or not salts
factory arrangements can be made
in Charlottesville On the other
hand, no doubt at all seems to ex-
list at Charlottesville, as is shown
by the following dispatch:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA,
Jan. 10.-Griffith has contracted
with the University association for
the athletic grounds during train
ing season. He has also agreed to
play several exhibition games with
the university nine and to give
coaching advice to the university
team.
The house used by Washington
last year is available this year
Griffith recently stated that every
thing was satisfactory here and
that he expected to return.
y ILL SMITH is a great schedule
maker when it comes to ex-
hibition games, At the first of ev-
cry season he says, ooh, l don't
want many exhibition games" and
then he goes ahead and gets one for
every day of the training season.
Not satisfied with the fifteen he
has virtually arranged already. he
is now dickering with Albany for
contests April and ?.
Here is the rest of his exhibition
schedule:
Boston here March 2l-22.
Atlanta with Boston at Athens,
March 25-26.
Toronto here April 3, 4. ;.
Rochester here April is.
Macon here April HIP.
St Louis mot sure), April IT,
IS, 10, 20.
THE Cracker club has thinned out
its list of surplus players by
one. Yesterday it sold Lyman
johnson to the Portsmouth club of
the Virginia league. Johnson was
young right handler picked up to-
ward the close of last season, who
showed some promise. but little
else
Smith Immediately restored the
balance of supplies. however, by
signing A. j. Moran. college out
fielder who played great ball with
Penn State and University of In
diana
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-10
CALLAHAN DELIGHTED
OVER F. CHANGE DEAL

bNNE\PORG IOWA. Jan t0.-"TGe
New NorN Americans are most fortunate
wonderful baseball man. ana not only
viii he he help 90 the New York club.
but ~ the American league as we'll %
said Manager Callahan, OF the White SoX.
when news reahced here that Chance had
signed with the Yankees
THE price makes no difference To- a
major league club these days II they
gel the talent they can afford to pay Tor
ill., Ne continued.
'Ihe American league has won and the
National lost heavily by the Chance deal.
and ! look TO see the superiority of the
farmer brought out deCisiVely this wear.
Tho American leagu is better organ
ICED, has souuder business basis and a
better directing policy than the parent
body 100
Callahan is hlug a vaudeville engage
mrut here this week. and was one Of the
ms. gao send Chance epugr1tulutorl
'N'~SttH lie expects srsA. crowds when
.U. Whit. ST.. ar, Nau-ar. meet a.
D..It.,N .Uar.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-10
MONTGOMERY FRANCHISE
WON'T BE TRANSFERRED

MoNTGQMERY, ALA, Jan. 1O.-Mont-
gomery will retain her franchise in The
TTqbui t league. for the coming season
ms was practically assured last night
when a committee Of the Business Mems
league reported that all but a few hun
cred collars of $4,000 guarantee to Rich
arc Illlls, majority stakeholder. had
peen raised, and that the remainder would
De pledged today Along with the $4,000
VII a. go guarantee of an attendance Of
'V'VUO at the gates this year.
AS soon as the members of the BUSH
ness Mems league give President TiiIis a
positive guarantee, he will order John
L'opDs' manager now at his Chattanooga
nome TO put as good team in the field
night that the remainder Of the money
guarantee would be in the hands uf the
committee by noon, ana that positive
guarantee would be given Mr. Tillis This
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-10
RUSS FORD DELIGHTED
THAT CHANGE GETS JOB

Los ANGELES, Jan. 10-Camping on
the coast for the winter is Russell FORD,
the Young man who earns his living bv
pitching high class bali for low grade
team.
II am delighted the deal for Frank
Chance has gone through" said the
spit ball juggler. There isn't a player
on the lineup Of the Highlanders but
what will welcome Chance as a leader
With plenty of time to oil up the wheels
Frank will give McGraw a run for the
New York money"
AZ the risk of ripping Mr.. Ford's East
crn reputation, the writer must make
public the fact thar he was caught eN-
changing real money Tor fight ticket.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-10
HlRSIG SAYS ELLIOTT
WILL PLAY WITH VOLS

NASHVILLE, TENN Jar. a. Presi-
dent Hirsig has wired Manager Frank.
of New orleans, 10 the effect that Nash
Vile Will keep Rowdy Elliott next sea-
son, thereby putin an end TO the SQUAD
bile over the peTpery actcher. which has
been going on between Nashville and New
orleans for some weeks
Refusing TO waive ON Elliott. Manager
Frank also refused To offer suitable
price for him The Vernon club. nf the
Pacific Coast league. offered &l.250 for Ell
lott and Frank refused 20 pay more than
81 600.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-10
JACK FROST PLAYS WILD
WITH CHANGES ORANGES

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Frank Chance. who
signed a contract Wednesday to manage
the West today "Husk" FASTENED his de-
parture when he received Telegram
from Mrs. Chance saying that the man
ager' $ orange grove at Glendora had been
severely damaged by the frost Chance
mad planned to remain in Chicago until toe
morrow
I'm be back through Chicago abou.
tepruary or 81 said Chance when he
started.