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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
A CERTAIN LOVE soNe.

A poet sang a little song.
An echo of his own hearts heat.
1t did not please the critic throng,
But it Was tender and so sweet
That centuries went. speeding by
And many goal was vainly sought,
And still that song cheered low and high
And rest to weary bosoms brought.
Twas ever so-no task worth while
Is ever done by those who sneer
At sentiment, with worldly guile
Contemn the eye quick with its tear;
Who cultivate the cynic's mood
That makes a. mock of sacred things,
Nor understand, nor ever could,
The melodies a dreamer sings,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
CONTINUOUS.

Sometimes we're really afraid
This world is scheduled wrong:
Before we get the iceman paid.
The coal man comes along.
Peoria Journal.
It's scheduled SO we get bat
Always beneath the belt;
Before we've paid for our straw hat
We have to buy a felt.
Houston Post.
It's scheduled so we get shock
. When frost we see about
We put the summer suit in hook
To get the -sbennie'' out.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
It's scheduled so we're hardly free
From bills in summer time
Before the bards with fiendish glee
Are writing Christmas rhyme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
AN EGoTIsT.

"Doppleby doesn't seem to care much
for the voices of nature-the wind in the
trees the ripple of BROOKS the subdued
murmur of a mighty river
"of course not. No voice in nature falls
as sweetly on Dopplebys ear as his own
falsetto in the climax of political argu-
ment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
TuE PRICE OF spEECH

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
guest was expected for dinner, and
Bobby had received cents as the price
of his silence during the meal. He was
as quiet as a mouse until. discovering
that his favorite dessert was being
served. he could no longer curb his enthu-
siasm. He drew tho coin from his pocket
and, rolling it across the table, ex-
claimed:
Here's your nickel, mamma. I'd rather
talk"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
BUYs OWN SUIT FOR IS CENTS
yrom the Magazine OF Fun.

From the Magazine OF Fun
"Oh, john" sobbed Mrs. John, 1--WE
done something awful, and am almost
afraid to tell you-but l must. | made
an awful mistake this morning and sent
your new dress suit to the rummage sale
iastead of your old one. and when |
found out what had done. and ran over
to get it back. 1t had been sold.
That's all right Mabel, dear" said
John amiAbly II stepped in at the sale
myself and bought it back for S5 cents"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

reminds Us that the overproddction of tho
apple crop dates back to the time when
Adam and Eve dwelt in the Garden of
Eden and certain tree produced one ap.
pie too many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
Men with Muddy Feet

II wish the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company would instruct the
conductors on its cars to request men
passengers not to place their feet on
the Seats" said well known lady who
resides in the Norwood section.
II frequently have occasion to ride in
car out home about 7:30 or o'clock
in the evening and at that hour there
are but few passengers. The men on
the cars turn the. backs Of the seats SO
that they may place their feet ON the
seat in front of Them 1t makes no diff
ference how wet and muddy their shoes
are, it seems. On the return trip of this
car there are usually several lady pas
sengers who are going to the theatre and
they sit down on the seat recently va
Gated by muddy shoes without glancing
at it. They naturally expect the seat to
be clean and for that reason do not, I
think, look and see.
Il asked one of the conductors on the
Norwood line few days ago why he
did not request the men to remove their
feet from the seat. He said that he had
received no instructions to that effect,
and that II would call at the city office
of the street railway company and make
complaint, such instructions would doubt
less be given. 1t seems to me that any
street car conductor should have enough
common sense to know that when muddy
shoes are placed upon the seat of car.
the company's property is injured to a
certain extent. l believe the conductors
are supposed to protect the property and
look aeter the comfort Of their passen-
gers as far as possible. the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company would
do well to investigate this matter and
see il something cannot be DONE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
TYPHOID FROM wATERcREss

From the Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association.
Any attempt to trace typhoid infection
TO the use of uncooxed vegetables such as
lettuce. watercress and celery is likely
to succeed only under rather peculiar con-
ditions. Ordinarily, the distribution OF
such articles of food to a large circle OF
consumers, and the difficulty of discov-
ering. several weeks afterward, that such
things yere eaten, and by whom, are facts
that conspire to render us ignorant of the
real frequency of such sources of infec-
ton. A remarkable typhoid outbreak ap-
parently due to polluted watercress has
recently been reported from Philadelphia
to the journal of the American Medical
Association. At wedding breakfast, June
"a, with 4s guests in attendance, 10 per-
sons ate watercress sandwiches, is of
whom later developed typhoid fever. In
gestigation by the Philadelphia bureau Of
health showed strong reason for suspect
ing watercress to be the vehicle Of infec-
tiOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

An Indiana girl as a press dispatch
calls her, who is 80 years old, had quar-
rel with her lover and took poison PROB
ably thought she'd lost her last chance.
No wonder the poor thing took poison,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
SOMEWHAT MIXED.

what the dickens did that foreigner
mean by saying 7 flush four times?"
"Oh, he was trying to speak the ver-
nacular and meant to call you four
fusher'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

Secretary John !, Doyle of the United
States civil service commission advises
the taking of road building out of poll
tics Why not take politics out of road
building? 1t would be a much quicker
way to settle the matter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
ALMOST A STRAIGHT LINE.

whats the title of this moving pic
ture?'
"A Drunkard's Career in three reels"
"Pshawl A drunkards career that con-
tains only three reels is nothing to be ex-
cited over"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

Not all the newspapers are knocking
Secretary Bryan for his ehautauqua lee
lures and among the monthly publica-
tfons we note that the Commoner seems
quite friendly toward him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
A rEsr or TEMPER

Cows are placid animals"
Indeed they are. Observe what pa
tience and forbearance they show when
thumped in the ribs by flying golf balls"
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

That Holy Roller" preacher of small
town who allowed a snake to bite him to
prove that he was divine and could not
be harmed, has kept the fool-l1iller out
of a good Job
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

playwright dreamed a title for her
new play and persuaded the producer to
change the name she had already given
it. Comparing the new title with the old
one, We are convinced that this particu-
lar person. is not lucky dreamer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

Gipsy Smith arrives Saturday. He will
doubtless be given an ovation at the
train and will be greeted by an enormous
'crowd at the immense auditorium on
First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

Governor Sulzer now says he will resign
If the impeachment proceedings are
dropped The governor is growing wise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
MISTAKE SOMEWHERE

'Dobbs says that when he has anything !
to say he says it,
THAT being the case, I can't account
for his extreme volubility."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

The State Fair will begin exactly seven
days from today All Alabama is count
ing the hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

Occasionally an anecdote gets into the
newspapers that is not credited to Dub-
lie character, but such. anecdotes lack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
A SLIGHT AFFAIR.

Her bathing suit is laid away
Until the summer comes again,
And there are friends OF hers who say
A single moth could it contain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

President Elliott of the New Haven
railroad suggests a raise in rates for the
Improvement of conditions in the railroad
world. There are great many people
who are willing to pay something extra
for the privilege of riding in a steel car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
An Enterprising Firm

I'VE are this week sending one Of our
representatives to South America" said
H. Hammond of Hammond-Byrd COM
pany. "He goes down the west coast and
around the horn up the east coast. We
have practically closed arrangements for
him to locate at Buenos Ayres, establish
ing a branch office there. We have fur
nished him with our catalogs printed in
Spanish.
"'There. are now two sailings a month
from Mobile and the same from New Or
leans these vessels making the ports or
call on the eastern coast of South Amer
lea: and, of course, with the opening of
the Panama canal, similar sailings willroe
established to all ports of the western
coast We are now exporting, our goods
to Brazil Canada, Cuba, Porto Rico, Ha-
waiian Islands, the Philippines, Mexico
Central America and Panama, as well as
shipping to practically every state in the
union. We established branch offices in
Chicago, San Francisco and Havana three
years ago.
sOur exports consist principally of water
pipe, gas pipe, soil pipe and fittings al
though from time to time we export coke
and pig iron, as well as blacksmith coal
Alabama produces much more, cast iron
pipe than any other state in the union
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

If Jerome gets out of the Thaw case
he will drop back into obscurity with
lightning rapidity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
HAPPY, HAPPY EsKIMos

From the Chicago Record erald.
Writing from Etah, which should not be
distorted into pun, Donald B. MacMil-
Ian, leader of the Crocker land eXplora-
tion party. sent this good news to his
former chief, Rear Admiral Robert ]s.
Peary:
"The Esl1imos are all happy, we'll and
apparently prosperous, having plenty of
food and good clothing"
They don't care an ounce of blubber who
gets the money. They don't need 100000
or cents from the American Meat Pack
ers association for the promotion of
walrus grazing. IT is SO cold where they
live that 1t burns. but they are abund-
antly protected by furs and natural ac-
eumulations that are not> disturbed by
baths, cold or hot.
Happy. happy EsKimos. But their
ply sical comforts would suggest horrid
deprivations to many of us. Perhaps it is
through the mind that they attain to such
perfect happiness and prosperity. Like
Beethoven in finishing his Ninth, we feel
the inadequacy of the usual instruments
and SO borrow from full sized poet:
1.-THE mind is its own place: and In itself
Can make a heaven of hell, hell of
heaven"
At 60 below zero. which is equivalent to
60 above roasting point, the Eskimo 5
mind may be a garden in Eden, rich in
fruits and flowers. and the vernal ec-
StaSV of loVe's Xol1pg dream
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
A Remarkable Poem

Speaking of the poets and poetry of
the day, II. X. White said:. "The reader
of the current magazines and journals is
brought into touch with as profound and
true thought as the reader of the classics.
The idea of the lovers of classic litera-
ture that there is nothing true that is
new must be accepted with many rnodi-
fications; for all classics both in prose
and poetry were once new.
There are many poets living, and con-
tributing to the current magazines for
a livelihood, who are writing better poetry
and making better living today than
many of their predecessors in English
and American literature, whose names
and faces occupy the most prominent
inches in the temple of fame.
I'm my opinion one. of the most ver-
satile poets of America, and one of the
most profound for he writes from grave
to gay, from frothy to profound, is Ar
thur Guiterman of New York city, who
writes for that unique journal, Life A
year or so ago he published in Life a
poem which gives a most charitable, pro-
found and broad view of human life,
and contains in the last two verses as
good a philosophy of life as has been
found by the wisdom and faith of any
and deep that gathers round this little
lamp in space, no wiser than when Omar
fell asleep 1t is called Fate, the Jester :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
PROOF.
devoted to each

"Patrice and Flora are devoted to each
other,
Are YOU sure2'
Quite They use the same powder
ragv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
MOST RARE.

That woman is surely unique,
Who never has been known to spique
In moments of passion or pique
As If she would so like to twique
Ones nose it would ache for wique.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02

We suggest that Porfirio Diaz "ea Sc
into Mexico with as little disturbance as
possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
SOME SAY IT WAS A LEMON.

An interesting editorial in eontempo-
rary about the overproduction of apples
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-05
Decatur Folk Patriotic

Decatur, July ESPECIAL 1.-The biggest
Fourth of July celebration in the history
of the Decaturs took place today. One of
the largest crowds the Decaturs have ever
seen was here to witness the celebration.
At $3.50 o'clock in the morning a gorgeous
street parade took place. 1t was one of
the finest, ever witnessed here. Numerous
floats, advertising almost every business
house and industry in the Decaturs, was
in the parade. Funny clowns and a crowd
of suffragettes added to the fun and
amusement OF the procession.
The parade moved over the principal
streets of the two Decaturs to Oakland
park, where the festivities of the day and
night were held. barbecue dinner was
held at the park and there was speaking,
all kinds of games and exercises and
dancing. At night there was fireworks
and dancing.
production, 1.-THE Eveluotion of the Amer
ican Woman" was presented at Oakland
park by the Choral club of the Decaturs.
1t was one Of the best productions ever
presented by amateurs in the Decaturs.
The celebration was planned and super
intended by James Stone of New Decatu-
ru, an expert decorator He has had much
experience in this line in the big cities
He did much of the decorating for the
Alabama State fair at Birmingham last
season and did the decorating for the con-
federate reunion in Birmingham a few
years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-05
$4,000 RAISED TO
ENTERTAIN c. A. R.
Chattanooga Preparing to
Entertain Union Veter-
ans This Fall

Chattanooga. July 4.-(Special.)-
More than $4,000 has already been
raised by the finance committee of the
Grand Army of the Republic annual en-
campment. This entire amount has
been secured by mail subscription,
this means alone having been resorted
to up to the present time. The amount
already raised does not include $4,000
which is to be given by the city and
$4,000 which is to come from the county.
Father Sullivan of st Peter and
Paul's church has announced that the
Catholic school building and the home
of the Knights of Columbus will be
turned over to the assignment commit
tee. These two buildings alone will
give ample accommodations for 400.
Preliminary surveys for sewer con-
nections for the site for the dining
and general accommodation tents which
will be located in the park adjoining
the municipal building will be begun
In the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-05
But the State Had to Have
Money at Time When It
Was Hard to Get
NEW YORK ALMOST
INSANE CONDITION
Recent Incidents Recall Previous At
tempts of Tennessee to Float
Some Bonds When Taylor
Was Governor
nv HOLLAND

New York, July Especial. when a
state is compelled to pay at the rate of Z
per cent in order to obtain imperatively
needed funds it might be assumed that the
credit of the state was not of the best.
An assumption of that kind, however,
would be unjust to the state of Tennessee.
There is no state in the south and per-
haps none in the entire country whose
normal credit is better than that of Ten
nessee. The natural resources of that
state are, in their kind unsurpassed. 1t
is a community which possesses boundless
possibilities fer the conversion of natural
wealth and resources into material wealth
and capital and the industry and intelii-
contributing to an amazing material de-
velopment there.
Yet Tennessee has been compelled to
pay at the rate of per cent, including III
terest and commissions, according to the
common understanding here. in order to
secure. for a short time, funds for which
the need was imperative. There is really
little difference between the emergency IN
which Tennessee Las found herself and
the one which the state administration at
Albany was compelled to face few weeks
ago. New York siate's credit is unim-
peachable. It is inconceivable that the
state will at any time permit the interest
upon her obligations to be defaulted or
allow the principal to go unpaid when
due. Yet New York state discovered early
this year that IT was impossible to sell al
par block OF state bonds unless the In
terest was IN excess of 4 per cent. The
state was therefore compelled to finance
q temporary loan, the interest upon which
was by competitive bidding fixed in ex-
cess of per cent. Or, in other words. in
order to obey the law which forbids the
selling of state bonds below par the device
of increasing what has been for some time
the normal rate of interest was adopted.
New York and Tennessee therefore have
found themselves this year in the same
financial boat and there is no humiliation
for Tennessee in the fact that the state
has been compelled to tempt temporary
investment IN her obligations by the prom
Use of large pecuniary returns.
An Object Lesson
These two experiences are the best kind
of object lesson, teaching the peculiar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-05
INSTALL ODD FELLOWS
IN PRATTVILLE TODAY
High Officials Will Be Present to Con-
duct the Exercises-Crops Are
in Need of Rain


Prattville, July Especial There
will be public installation of officers
for the local lodge of Odd Fellows Sat
urday evening at o'clock, in the court
house. There will be present also the
grand master, r. ]. Champion of Mont
gomery and DIR. James Sharp of Bir-
mingham. The occasion promises much
pleasure and Instructive discourse. w.
NJ. Fallon will be installed noble grand,
Charles T. Kent. vice grand; Henry Bar
ber, secretary, and r. L. Duffee, treas
urer on the occasion
The Continental Gin company, Pratt
vile Cotton Mills company, the Autauga
Oil and Fertilizer company, together
with the planning mills and saw mill and
most of the other industries work ed
through today, and celebrate the Glor-
ious Fourth tomorrow. the 5th.
The Marbury Lumber company, which
owns $4,000 acres of cutover timber
lands in this county. are succeeding in
locating a number of farmer settlers
upon these lands. most of whom are
from the northwest and north
Rains have not been general in this
county yet. There are farms near this
city which have not had a season since
the crops were planted In the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-05
QUIET WEDDING
IN RUSSELLVILLE
Miss Matte Sibley Becomes Bride of
Roy A. Underwood Thurs
sday Afternoon

Russellville, July 4.-(Special)--A pretty
wedding occurred Thursday afternoon at
80 O'Clock when Miss Matte Sibley be-
came the bride of Roy A. Underwood at
the home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j n. Sibley. The Rev. B. T. Can
trell, pastor of the Methodist church at
this place, performed the ceremony
Mendelssohn's wedding march was ren-
dered by Miss Julia Hurst as the bridal
party entered. Misses Arrie Mae Hill and
Lvian Mansell entered first, followed by
the matron Of honor. After these the
bride and groom entered and took their
places under an arch OF ferns and white
roses. Hearts and Flowers" was softly
played during the ceremony. The bride
was sowned in a draped model OF white
voile over satin. Her flowers were white
carnations.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. sibiey
left on the afternoon train for trip of
several days and will later be at home to
their friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-05

the Senate had no time to devote to the
matter and Representative Blacl1mon has
been named as vice chairman and IT is
expected that final report will be made
to Congress not later than August l.
The commission will leave Washington
about July q and will be gone for 10
days. They nave determined that the
Investigation of the three points named
Philadelphia Boston and New York
would obviate the necessity of Inspection
al the other points where the service is in
use.
Recognition of Blackmon
Representative Blackmon is just begin
ming his second term, and as the pneu-
matte tube service is a matter about which
people know little. its use being confined
to the large cities where the mail SER
vice is badly congested, it is regarded here
as distinct recognition of MIR. Black
mons service on the postoffice commit-
tee to place him at the head of this inn
portant work.
Mr. Blackmon was advanced to ninth
place on the postoffice and postroads
committee on the recent reorganization of
the House committees. There are q
members of this committee.
The members of the commission are
staying in Washington in order that they
may complete this work while Congress is
not actively engaged with other important
matters Representative Blackmon de-
clared that he was too busy to go home
though there was no spot on earth that
he loved better than Alabama, and the
weather was very trying here, but that
his official duties required his presence
in Washington.
No expression can he obtained as to the
probable recommendations the commits
sion will make to Congress regarding the
pneumatic tube matter In the mail SER
vice of the large cities where 1t has been
in use 1t is declared that it Is of very
great value end facilitates the rapid hand
ling of the mail. The main point to be
considered by the commission is whether
or not the same service cannot be had at
a lower cost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-05

treasurer is to turn over postal savings
bonds to some of those who have invested
their savings in this way. And there are
today outstanding SO, 600 of postal saw
ings bonds representing some of the little
savings of The people of the United States
in the past two years. Postal savings
bonds do not go begging.