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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
Regarding the BOrrOyians

A "Borrovian" is an admirer of
George Borrow, the celebrated author
of "The Bible in Spain.p Borrow was
in some respects a great man. He was
unquestionably great literary
genius. Some of his books have been
included in "Everyman's Library,
which proves that discerning editors
hank him among the immortals; but
few indeed are the Borrovians in this
country Clippings of his most famous
work appear in the textbooks of high
school and college English literature
classes, and that is about the end of
the Borrow cult.
A very enthusiastic celebration has
recently been held in Norwich, Eng,
and the old family residence, where
George Borrow spent much Of his
boyIlood, has been made a memorial
and museum for the piety of Bor-
rovians to regard as a shrine of pill
grimage.
Local color will always attract the
readers of English poetry to the Lake
Country or to the Severn and Wye.
Concord will never fail of devotees
at the shrine Of Emerson. Many a
sacred spot ought to have it's attrac-
tions for our southern students and
took lovers, and as time goes on there
will be more and more attention to
these places of sacred interest.
In this connection it should be said
that these local shrines are the proper
places in which to keep and see the
precious manuscripts. The Burns
manuscripts should be at the Burns
birthplace, Bunyan's literary associa-
tions should concentrate at Bedford,
'Uncle Remus" should not lack any
thing to satisfy the reverent pilgrim at
Atlanta.
But among the clouds, the whirling
dust clouds of new books, largely
worthless as dust, which the people
buy and mentally breathe, clean and
beautiful and satisfying things like
"Lavengro,"- wild Wales,' "The
Romany Rye" and the other two oi
Borrow's books ought to have well
come. Somebody will thank us foi
drawing attention to these precious
things, and there will be Borrovian.
everywhere some day. Those who
know him love him greatly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
Government Salaries

Secretary of State w. J. Bryan is
kept too busy these days to deliver
lectures in the chautauqua lyceum
course. In accepting the high position
he holds he should have cut out all
"side line" business at the start. No
matter whether or not the salary of
the Secretary of State is sufficient to
maintain the incumbent in comforta-
BILE style Mr.. Bryan should have stood
on the dignity of the office and de-
clined to accept lecture fees. When
he was criticized for his North Caro-
lima Sunday lecture he undertook to
defend himself but the public regard
ed his explanation as feeble.
Every cabinet office is an impor-
tant office. Certain it is that the pre-
mier cabinet position is of great i'm
portance. This country's diplomatic
business usually demands close atten-
ton. 1t has now become very exact
ing. Mr.. Bryan will, of course, feel it
incumbent to be ION the job" in these
critical days and nights; and thus he
is afforded an easy way of dropping
out of the lyceum course, for the
present at least.
The public would be perfectly will
ing no doubt to see cabinet salaries
doubled. Cabinet pay is now $4,000
but if it were only $4,000 the public
would have right to expect the oc-
cupant of a cabinet position to give
his best time to the office.
1t is the same way with congress
men. Senators and representatives ir
the House receive $500 year. Most
of them stay in Washington during
the sessions of Congress and attenc
strictly to business. Those who neglect
the work for which they are paid are
open to censure and the public is un
sparing in its criticism, as il
should be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
AnnistOn's Industrial Growth

Admission has been growing steadi-
1y as an industrial community and as
city of pleasant homes. 1t has many
small industries and among its large
manufacturing concerns are cast iron
pipe works. In fact, it now boasts of
being par excellence the cast iron pipe
city of the south.
Birmingham has many large pipe
plants and the pipe output of this city
has grown very materially within the
recent years, but in north Alabama
there is still room for expansion in
this direction. Within the next two OF
three years Birmingham cast iron
pipe production will be larger than il
is now and the same general progress
may be expected of Admission.
If Admission is the leader in the
cast pipe business Birmingham takes
off its hat and makes a bow. There
is no feeling of jealousy whatever. In
this great mineral Alabama there is
room for many manufacturing towns
The. thrift of each one is matter OF
pride to the Birmingham district
which, in the large sense, embraces al
north Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
A spEcUIATING KING

Hardwick Gore, in Leslie's.
The truth must be told. While Europe
has been going into ecstasies of admira-
ton for the leader of the gallant little
state of Montenegro, which first went
out to give battle to the unholy Turk,
while, in open defiance of the wishes OF
the matter of fact great powers, he was
battering the forts of Scutari, while SEN
timental Europeans were calling aloud
for the cause of the warrior bard, Mich
olas was quietly playing the market.
What exactly his profits are, or whether
the poet in him caused him TO lose what
was a winning market game, only MS
pa ssboolx can show Some say that he
finished several million dollars to the
good; others that he was too late in
rushing to cover, and was so much out
on balance that when the last April set
tlement came round In Vienna he had TO
beg his bankers to give him few days
grace in which to meet his obligations
But whichever of these two versions Is
the correct one certain it is that during
the past few months the King has been
as deeply engrossed in market tactics as
in military strategy.
1t is easy to bluff the concert OF Eu-
rope; it is easier still to throw dust into
the eyes of the credulous peoples of Eu-
rope. If anyone is inclined to doubt this
let him call at the little two story villa
in Cettinje which gives shelter to the
hefty physique and busy brain of Ni<lta
Petrovitch and ask his majesty. IL he
spoke his mind the answer would be con-
vincing. When on October last Mich
olas un1eashed the dogs of war In the
Balkan peninsula 1t was generally be-
lieved that he was acting at the instiga-
tion of either his son-in-law, the King
of Italy, or of the Car of Bulgaria. En-
ror, Nicholas FASTENED to open hostilities
for purely personal reasons which had
little to do with the domestic policy of
Montenegro and still less with the Balkan
league. The truth is that the old lion
of the Black mountain had for some
years previously been suffering from Sc
rious financial embarrassment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
Great business ActIx,.v

There is considerable business activ-
ity all over the country at this time,
said George Burwell of New York city
In the early summer the outlook, ac-
cording TO certain financial interests,
was not very bright but with secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo's bold and
correct stand In Offering assistance to
the country banks the situation i'm
proved at once. The stock market is
fairly active again and all good stocks
are advancing.
In most Of the states crop conditions
are highly satisfactory This country
viii have, on the whole, immense crops.
The early autumn of 1912 viii be
remembered for It's briskness 1 think
the coming autumn will witness just as
much activity In the business world.
IN fact, | look for a genuine BOOM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22

made permanent during his lifetime,
fact which he could not have failed
to recognize, although there was al
ways working in his heart a leaven
of bitterness because other writer's re-
ceived huge sums for their work, while
he, forsooth, toiled all his life, pains
taking and laborious craftsman, never
acclaimed by the masses and scarcely
looked upon as profitable venture
for publishers. After all, perhaps the
chief reward of being great is the
applause that falls on receptive ears.
Browning occupies position as a
poet somewhat similar to that of Mer-
edith as a novelist, although the latter
wooed the Muse on occasion. Brown
ing paid for all of his poetry that was
published, but his faith in himself was
justified and while it is probable that
he, too, will always remain an Jun-
known quantity to the imam in the
street. from his height on Parnassus
he struck some vibrant human chords
and among the literati his name will
continue to be fetch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
NoIsELEss WEALTH.

Once there was man who toied long
and hard to become rich. He finally
amassed millions. His health continued
very good. He enjoyed life immensely.
He did not sigh for poverty. He did not
make speeches on the way to succeed. lie
just went about his business, gave when
there was good occasion for it, lived
clean life,. kept the same wife he had
won when poor, never "blazoned his way"
in any particular direction. kept out of the
newspapers with surprising ease and died
so quietly that few people would have
been aware of his existence IL his heirs
had not made such tremendous racket
fighting over what he left. Quiet men,
particularly quiet rich men, are benefac-
tors to humanity. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
President Wilson and Mexico

As irritating as the Mexican situa-
tion has been and still is the posi-
bility of the United States sending an
invading army into Mexico still seems
extremely remote. President Wilson
will do everything in his power, at
any rate, to bring about a peaceful
solution of the Mexican problem.
The precedent in the Diaz case
when President Hayes declined for a
year or so to recognize General Porfi-
rio Diaz fits the present situation ex-
actly. In 1877, when Diaz was acting
as provisional president, several ma
tions recognized him but the govern
ment at Washington did not. But
under the rules of international COM
| ity, Diaz endeavored to the best of
his ability to protect American
citizens regardless of the fact that
the recognition he asked for had been
declined.
Recognition from President Hayes
came only after Diaz had succeeded
in defeating his foes in the field and
establishing order.
President Wilson is preparing a
special message to Congress in which
he will relate in detail the negotia-
tions that have been conducted
through his personal representative
with the Huerta government. The
people Of this country will then, in
that way, be made acquainted fully
with the situation and with President
Wilson's pacific policy.
1t was said that Huerta intimated
that neither Congress nor the Ameri-
can public were in sympathy with
President Wilson's course. If Huerta
suggested any such thing it is hardly
to be supposed that he really believed
that the President was acting con-
4
trary to public sentiment or the senti-
ment of Congress. Right thinking
people in this country do not want
war. Public sentiment is strongly be-
hind President Wilson and it is plain
to see that he has Congress with him.
The President says he has no intention
of taking any drastic measures and
he has hopes yet that when the facts
are known in Mexico, the Huerta au-
thorities may be more inclined to res
pect the suggestion that Huerta re-
sign in favor of a provisional presi-
dent acceptable to all sides.
But if Huerta remains stubborn in
his rejection of the American pro-
posals, the precedent of the Diaz
case would still stand out to make for
peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
Meredith and Browning

In numerous excerpts from his pri-
vate correspondence George Meredith
shows a pathetic and not always pa
tient realization of his unpopularity
He was never in any sense of the
word a popular novelist" /" nor does he
now command very large following
among that class of persons to whom
the average reader" belongs. Mere
dith's art was truly Olympian and for
that reason his select but appreciative
public has consisted from the first of
so-called "high brows."
Meredith's fame is assured and was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
Beautiful Landscape Painting

A very beautiful painting has been on
exhibition in the First National bank
for several weeks said a connoisseur.
1T is by Miss Carrie Hill. The title
of the picture is Pines Beyond East
Lake few stately pines are in the
foreground and hills with graceful lines
against the sky form the background.
THE drawing is excellent, the per-
spective is true and the atmosphere sim
gularly enchanting. 1 do not happen to
be personally acquainted with the artist,
but / think she is entirely too modest
In placing her price on the picture at
only $3.50. Many pictures in the MetropoI-
itan Museum of Art in New York that
cost $1,000 or more are not as good as this
of the pines. The fact is that some of
the valued pictures in the national gall
lery in London possess less merit than
this painting by the Birmingham artist"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
An Avantageou. park purchase

There was one step taken during
George Wards term as mayor of Brming-
ham which was far reaching in the mat
ter of the future of the city i'm the very
important question of parks" said man
with civic pride II allude to the pur-
chase of the 10O-acre tract of Idlewild
park, for it should be so christened
Il was, in small measure, instrument
tai in securing this valuable properly at
a bargain for the city, in that 1 secured
a reopening of the proposition after it
was, to all intents, abandoned on both
sides. 1t is possessed of much natural
beauty for the purpose; is well located as
to the future growth of the city, and L
expect some day to see it's natural attrac
tions added to by the art of the landscape
architect, and the improvements neces-
sary in The modern city park
Il think it would be well for the CITY
to cut half city block of, say $50 feet
depth lots, with 5O-foot street fronting
them, for fourth of a mile in length. and
to sell these lots for two purposes. The
first is, to have facing the park row of
attractive houses. rather than the back
Yards of the present and future dwellings,
as the situation is now Next, there are
some % acres adjoining the present prop
erty that, at the present time, could prob
ably be purchased for s23,0o0 The pro
posed sale of the lots can be made to
net the city sufficient to pay for the %
acres, and then leave $500 to $4,000 to
apply to the present debt for the park.
This is good proposition anyway you
look at it,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
PROTECTING THE EYES

From the Electrical World.
1t is not unusual for an explorer in the
Arctic regions to lose his eyesight due to
the reflection of the bright sun on the
white snow, and who has not seen people
at the seashore wearing heavily smoked
glasses to protect their eyes from the
shining water? That this glare is annoy
ing to the reader and injurious to the
eyesight has long been appreciated: but
according to the Electric World it is only
recently that attempts have been made
Systematically to avoid glare. in arti-
fetal lighting. Investigations have con-
firmed the theory that less density of IL
Elimination is required for seeing when
glare is absent than when it is present,
and the eye is able to see more clearly
when lamps are hidden from view. The
fact that glare can be eliminated without
extra cost points to the rapid introduc-
tion of proper Illuminating methods in all
places where even a small amount of at
tention is paid to the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
NIGHT LIFE OF GREAT CITIES

From the New York Herald.
George Ade of Indiana. who has been
studying the night gayety of Berlin.
reports that he found the night but
not the gayety."
Mr.. Ade need not have crossed the
ocean to learn that there is no greater
gayety" of great cities. II he had made
his studies here and employed his witty
pen in satirizing the dsath's-head revels
which pass for gayety In the white
Light district" of whion New York is
SO proud. he might have opened the
blind eyes Of ingenious youth to the
supreme folly of sordid vice. He would
have found this merry town after
dark, with the gay white way" marked
out in electric lights, vultures of either
sex lurking on every corner and jolly
bands of gunmen darting about in au-
tomobiles on their muderous quests.
There Is always fun afoot, even after
the curfew has sounded and belated
diners have been commanded to cit
to hell out o. herer' with the food
still on their plates. No man who de-
sires to have his money taken away
from him neatly. quickly and, unless
he protests. painlessly need complain
of the gay night life of the metropolis.
They still show the house where head
was chopped off because it's owner did
not spend his money fast enough.
There Is night life in Indiana as well
as in New York. There the moon shines.
the frogs croak, the soft breezes blow
and nobody is asked to spend any more
money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

FROM the Chicago News
It's short lane that isn't tainted with
gasoline.
Dead Game Sport" is most expensive
title.
The course of true love often leads to
matrimony.
You can generally get around people
you can see through.
It's easy to induce luck to come our
way-if it is hard luck.
The supply of after dinner speakers al
ways exceeds the demand
Complicating the situation, the kicker
is nearly always headstrong.
A woman isn't always true to her color,
even when she applies it herself.
Every time woman takes the conceit
out of man she adds to her own.
You seldom see a successful business
man who boasts Of being a thorough
bred.
Once in while a man doesn't forget
his old friends after acquiring wealth and
fame.
1t takes wife with true faith to brag
about her husbands ability, even when
she doesn't believe in it herself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
MUSIC CRITICISM

BY Heinrich Heine.
The best musical criticism I ever lis
tened to, and perhaps the most convincing
criticism possible, | overheard at Mar
seilles last year during a table dhote.
Two commercial travellers were discuss
ing the topic of the day. whether Rossini
or Meyerbeer be the greater master. As
soon as one had attributed the higher ex-
cellence to the italian master. the other
demurred; not with dry words, however.
for he trilled some of the especially beau>
tiful melodies from Robert lie Diable. =
Thereupon he first could find no more con-
vincing repartee than zealousy to sing
counter passages from lie Barber de
Seville" and thus did they both continue
throughout the rcpast.
Instead of a noisy exchange of insigni-
ficant phrases, they gave us most exquis-
ite table music, and finally l had to ad-
init that people either should OF dispute
at all concerning music or should do SO
in this charmingly realistic fashion,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
ALARMING DISCOVERY
the Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
Here is one that was told by Con
gressman James A. Hughes of West Vir
rinia the other night in demonstrating
that imagination plays large part u
the life of every man.
One afternoon, according to the stor.
| told by the congressman, Uncle JOSH
and Cousin Hez met at the corner grocery
end after comparing notes ON crops ant
San Jose scale, the topic turned to per
sonal health.
"As fer me-" said Uncle Josh, Il hav'
been feelin' fair ter iniddlin. How he'
you been yerself?"
'Purty poorly. JOSH" answered Hez
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22

road building Alabama is coming for
ward rapidly.
All that is needed now to make
Alabama conspicuous among the
southern states in the matter of good
roads is the employment of the con-
victs in the work of road construction.
If the convicts had been put to work
on the highways five years ago Ala
bama would be as far ahead of all
the other states in its public high
ways as it is today ahead of other
southern states in its general indus
trial development.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
MEN AND MONEY

From the Savannah Press.
ITO sacrifice the life of one soldier for
all the dollars which investors and spec
ulators have ventured in Mexico would
be the supremest folly" says Charles w.
Fairbanks, former vice president. 1t
would be great deal more than folly.
II would be criminal Birmingham Age
Herald.
The people OF this country want no
war with Mexico. The best citizens, the
best thought, those who have the best
interests of their country at heart are
all opposed to engaging in any conflict
with our neighbor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
ANIMAL FUN.

A thick fleeeed lamb came trotting by:
Pray, whittier now, my lamb?" quoth |
ITO have" said he, with ne er a stop
My wool clippetd off at the Ba-ba shop.
Christian Endeavor World.
A little horse / CHANGED to see;
He borrowed some cough drops of me;
ITS nothing serious, of course"
He said, I'm just little hoarse."
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
A kind-eyed COW came walking by;
Pray, whittier now, kind cow" quoth |
At which she tossed her noble head;
I'm going dry kind SIR she said.
st. Louis st-Dispatch
A little pig to market went
And did not know just what 1t mean,
But when he saw sausage machine
That little pig turned siekly green.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
Progress in Good Roads

AS a result of the three good road
days in August our highways have
been greatly improved. Not only so
but the good road building sentiment
has been promoted in marked de-
gree.
Five years ago Alabama was very
backward in the matter of macadam
roads. Georgia and North Carolina
were far ahead of this state and tour
lists and homeseekers remarked the
comparison to this states disadvant-
age. 1t is very different today. While
much yet remains to be done in good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
Trailing instinct In Animal.

1.-THE account of the wounding of a
man charged with the theft of a mule
Wednesday night and the trailing of the
alleged thief by mule, brings up the
matter of instinct and trailing by many
animals said one familiar with many
animal characteristics.
1T seems that the owner of the mule
stolen was awakened by the 'haw-he-
haw' of the mate left behind, and arming
himself, he went to the stable, missed
one of his animals, and with quick per-
ception released the distressed mate,
which proceeded to trail the stolen one
AT distance of about three miles the
owner, guided by the mule, came upon
a man hitching the stolen mule to a
buggy, and fired upon him. He secured
his property. of course; and there is a
badly wounded man in the county JAIL 1
have often seen mule trailing another.
They go along with their heads down
close to the ground, and they never miss
the trail, no matter how many other an
imals may have travelled along it.
"And the devotion of mules. not only to
each other, but often to horses, is per-
| itttlN NOIucIIul solietllucS. remember
that some years ago had small gray
mare, a pony In fact. and sthat at the
mountain camp where we spent one sum-
mer there was a big old mule called
Jack that fell violently in love with the
little mare Now, all the 1ashing you
could put ON old Jack would hardly more
than force him to a slow trot in the
shafts of the light forage wagon it was
his duty to draw; but you just let some-
body get on the little gray mare and
start off in brisk trot. and 1t was job
to hold that mule. One day it became
necessary to send the little mare away on
an errand. Old Jack raised so much
sand ordinary force could keep him
in, and If tied to tree he would lit
orally try to climb it; log chain was
placed around mis- fore legs to keep him
from rearing up and trying to break
away; and he. bruised his forelegs badly
in his fury. In course of time they were
sold to different persons, and in parts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Increasing Buatnes.

Our business has been excellent this
summer and as far as I know all lines
OF business In Birmingham have been
good" said II. NJ. Beck. president OF
the Beck Candy and Grocery company
Our company has done lea per cent
more business this summer than 1t did
last. We cover quite an extensive terri
tory-nearly all of Alabama and part
of Florida. Not only have sales been
good but collections have been good.
Crop. conditions are exceedingly
promising and look for brisk fall
business"