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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
Policies Of a New Administration

Policies of New Administration
Many things of deep interest to all
citizens will be not only determined
but made known to all next week. The
list includes not only the makeup of
the cabinet, but also the naming of
a new ways and means committee,
and the battle for the control of the
Senate. The House democratic caucus
is to be held March 5, when the dem
ocratic personnel Of the new ways and
means committee will be made known
This is the most important action to
be taken next week, for upon it will
hang the decision Of many questions
relating to the new revision of the
tariff. A great and historic revision
is to be made on revenue lines, and
upon the wisdom of the new ways
and means committee will depend to
great extent the success of a new
administration.
The coming 10 days are therefore
highly political in the broadest sense
of the word. There are no indications
of democratic dissent anywhere, al
though the contest for the position
of caucus chairman in the Senate may
lead to some developments. Senator
Martin of Virginia, a member of the
old guard, is now caucus chairman,
and a movement has been started to
make Senator Kern of Indiana the
democratic leader in the Senate.
At goes without the saying that
Oscar w. Underwood will remain the
floor leader and chairman of the
ways and means committee in the
House. This is one of the few things
in politics in Washington that is un-
questioned. The services of firm,
true exponent of democracy are needed
at the helm as they rarely have been
in the history of the republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
Outside of City Expenditures

The factlshould not be lost sight of
that white Birmingham is restricted to
lower rate of taxation than either
Mobile or Montgomery by the consti-
tuition of 1901, yet ways have been
found under that constitution to
divert large sums from its taxes to
outside communities. To begin with
$120,569 was taken in 1911 from this
city to be expended on schools in what
are called the weaker counties. This
sum was considerably increased in
1912, and it will be still further in
creased this year. 1t will be increased
this year to at least $15O,OO0.
Nor is this all. In 1911 this city
handed over $125,474 to be expended
on roads, bridges and the like through
out the county outside of the city it.
self. This item will this year be at
least $150,OOO.
Here then is the sum of $500 900
that cannot be expended on the city's
own works, and this sum is just about
the size of the city's annual deficit.
There is no help for the matter while
the constitution Of 1901 stands un-
changed. 1t is constitution that
would be best amended by applying
the popular AK to its unjust trunk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
THAT HIP POCKET.

A war story, by Tom MeNeal: Not
long ago an old soldier, who really had
fine military record, but whose imagi-
nation gets away with him at times,
was telling a crowd of an army adven-
ture. There was a nest of rebs on one
side of river he said, and we was
on the other. We had to dislodge EN-.
There wasn't but one way to do ii and
that was to swim the river and get at
em So we stripped off our clothes, laid
EN- on the bank and jumped into the
ragin' torrent. 1t was a hard swim, but
VIC made it. Just as | was climbin'
up the bank ON the other side / saw
Johnny Reb jump up out OF the brush
Quicker than thought | pulled my re-
volver out of my hip pocket and covered
him and told him to surrender or die
Look here, Uncle Bill said a bystander,
"a. minute ago you said that you stripped
all your clothes off and laid 'efn on the
bank and swan that stream. What
want to know is, if you hadn't any clothes
on when you climbed up that bank how
could you pull that revolver out of youi
hip pocket?' Bill eyed him solemnly for
moment and then said: That may seem
like natural question for a young cub
who never saw no war 10 ask but |
want to tell you that soldier learned 10
carry his hip pocket with him, no matter
whether he had any clothes on or not
Kansas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
New Methods of Farming

Last year 49S farmers in Alabama
and Mississippi adopted demonstra-
ton methods, and they harvested from
6352 acres planted to corn 46.6 bushels
to the acre, while their neighbors who
pursued the old methods of farming
got but 17.5 bushels to the acre.
The corn boys did far better than
the demonstration farmers, and the
time has fully come when the enter
prising and intelligent farmer of this
state should begin to apply the new
methods to every acre he cultivates.
What is good on one acre would be a
gold mine on an entire farm. What
the young farmer in Elmore county
did on one acre could with great profit
be done on farm, be it big or little.
This is what the south now wants.
The corn boy and the demonstration
farmer have shown what is possible,
feasible and profitable, and now this
state calls aloud for the energy that
will extend this to the entire farm.
The single acre did its work well. Let
us now have whole farms conducted
up to the best known methods of fer
tilization, deep plowing and persistent
cultivation. 1t pays to do this. Forget
the old-time farming, and catch fully
up with the procession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
DEPENDENCY OF MAN
From Judge.

FROM JuuSe.
AL Pepperdine had called upon his niece
to unburden his marital woes.
One of his chief grievances was that
he often had to help around the house
carry water or coal or build fires.
"Cynthia, I'm just plumb wore out hav-
ing them women folks depend on me sor
everything, and they don't seem to think
I'm dom anything extra. I tell you, them
women folks Of mine are that dependent
they couldn't get a meals victuals with
out me to help. But they're soon goin' to
find out how dependent tney are; then
they'll appreciate me-"
.sWhy, Uncle AL, are you going away%
inquired Cynthia. in surprise
II am goin' to become recluse," an
nounced Pepperdine portentously. I'm
eoin' miles into the country and live all
alone in a cabin for six months, and Susan
and them girls will see who's been doing
all the work"
But, Uncle ALL exclaimed Cynthia,
'who will do your washing and such
lke?'
'sWhy, I'll bring that to Susan on Sat
urday night. when ] come in to get my
bread
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
pHoroGRApHING THE ALPS

Mrs. I. r. Miller In Leslie's.
Those of us who have been fortunate
enough to visit the Alps and to climb
over their icy slopes know how difficult
It is even with a guide or two in attend
anee to brave the cold wind of their icy
slopes, how dangerous it is to cross some
OF the crevasses, where a slip means GER
tain death. To carry small camera In
some places is next to impossible, yet
Monsieur Tairraz with the assistance OF
porter made his photographs with a
rs by 20 camera, using glass plates. Days
OF sunshine are rare in the high Alps,
and again and again he had to descend
without pictures, owing to snowstorms.
high winds and avalanches; consequently
the pictures shown We're the result of sew
eral months work. There was no posing,
for the climber on Mt. Blanc has little
time for this, as he must make the climb
In a certain time or run the risk of being
frozen to death. In order to obtain the
pictures Monsieur Tairraz usually went
ahead of the party and found a point OF
vantage which he know the climbers must
pass. III Oruer 10 uO lui5 iS Hdu W iSstN
the regular track as laid off by the guides
and several times he fell into crevasses,
although he declares he never had se-
rIous accident
After a picture was made he followed
the climbers to a point where they rested,
and after resting only few minutes he
went ahead again and set up the instru-
ment waiting until they passed. Some
times 1t was necessary for both himself
and the porter to hold the big instrument
to keep it from blowing down the noun
tains. Coupled with this it was always
intensely cold, and his fingers were many
times so numb that he could scarcely re-
mcye the plate holder. OF course, every
picture was not to his liking, so he tried
again until he succeeded. ITO be sure,
it was dangerous" he said in French.
with a little shrug of his shoulders, but
I wanted the pictures and it was the only
way" This was said in a simple, quiet
way, yet this man has taken more risks
and made more sensational pictures than
all the other Alpine photographers to-
gether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
OZONE RoUTs SKUNK

From the Electric News Service.
No longer will the deodorizing pow
ers of ozone be disputed.
A few weeks ago a large and healthy
specimen of the skunk family took up
his residence in the basement of home
near Schenectady. \. Y. 1t was not
until he was discoyered by an over
bold fox terrier that the family knew
that the skunk was there at all-but,
OH they knew it then. When the ter
rier had finished with Mr.. Skunk the
whole house was so filled with the hor-
rible odor that the family thought of
moving out for the winter. Airing the
house did little good and only seemed
to spread the trouble around the neigh
borhood.
The owner of the home had been
reading about the donderful deodoriz-
ing qualities of the new electric ozone
producing machine. He knew that he
was taking an unfair advantage of any
machine to ask it to tackle the odor
of skunk, but it was his only hope. The
cellar doors and windows were closed.
The little machine was installed and
started on it's Herculean task. In a
few hours the odor of skunk was no
more and every trace of the odoriferous
animal was completely obliterated and
at cost of but few cents.
And the best part of this story is
that it is wholly true.
The entire city laughed over this
skunk story and one of the most in
credulous citizens, who did not believe
a word of it, awoke one morning to
find that large rat had died under
the bath room floor. 1t was right when
the weather was coldest and, on ac-
count of the small children, it was un-
desirable to tear up the floor at that
time. Immediately he thought of the
skunk and the .ozonator-and for once
he did not laugh. Instead he sent for
an ozonator and when 1t arrived 1t was
placed in the bath room and allowed
to operate for few days until the
trouble could be removed. The ozone
gas generated in this way not only
eliminated the odor but made it per-
fectly safe TO use the bath room with
out fear of contagious diseases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
Mexico Past and Present

The war of the United States with
Mexico 68 years ago consolidated the
Mexican people, who fought bravely
but inefficiently, and who were forced
to hand over at the end Of two years
New Mexico, California, a portion of
Arizona, to say nothing of Texas.
This war arose over the control of
Texas which had been admitted to
the Union. The Mexicans claimed
that the boundary line was the Neuces
river, while we claimed that it was
the Rio Grande, and skirmish on this
side of the Rio Grande began the war.
General Scott was hurried to Vera
Cruz and Zachary Taylor to the Rio
Grande, and the fighting went on for
two years. President Polk welcomed
it, for he had his eyes on California.
In the end, after the treaty of Guada-
loupe Hidalgo, We paid for this mag
nificent territory $15,000,0O0.
It made Zachary Taylor President
although he was whig. The party
that conducted the war successfully
was defeated. 1t brought all Mexicans
together to resist invasion, and an
other war would operate in like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
nnck From Ns,r York

'T am just back from New York and
while was in that city l saw evidences
of great business activity said August
Hirsch. II had read in the financial col
umns of the newspapers that Wall street
coming change in the administration at
Washington, but all the people I met
and I met many. talked of prosperity
The hotels and cafes were crowded, the
streets in the business part of New York
were crowded and / never in my life
saw more signs of thrift than I did last
week.
MY idea is that business is going ahead
and that activity will be the rule through
out this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
NO SUNDAY DEPARTMENT STORES

l. iOii l<toAiS -
There will be no disposition on the part
oc any of our American cities to follow
the lead of Paris in the matter of Sunday
opening of stores The stores of Paris
have won the legal right to open for bus
mess on Sundays, and many of the large
department and dry goods stores will
avail themselves of the privilege. But
as the head of large New York firm
remarked, 'the opening of department
stores here on Sunday would be an i'm
possibility" Public sentiment would be
so opposed to such a needless encroach-
ment upon the Sabbath as a day of rest
that the store attempting the innovation
would be doomed to failure. Such a
change would require also thorough re-
organization of the whole system of hours
of labor, as those working on Sundays
would have to be given days off at other
times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
Intercst in Good Mn.Ic

There is unquestionably much more
interest in good music in the United
States now than there was few years
ago. said Paulo -Gruppe, the young Vio-
loncello virtuoso, who spent Sunday ana
Monday in Birmingham, en- route west. ,
Those who are older than I am speak
OF the remarkable increase in musical
taste in this country and even can
notice an improvement in the public ap-
probation of the best in musical art
even in my limited experience. American
audiences are at once large, enthusiastic
and discriminating.
Mr.. Grippe will give recital in CO.
lumbus, Miss. tonight and from there
he goes to Oklahoma City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
BUMPING THE BUMPS.

BUMPING THE BUMFs.
IT do not mind the jolts of fate,
Said Tomkins. lighting a cigar,
'But there's no fun, l wish to state,
lii riding where grade-crossngs are"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
II do not mind the jolts of fate,''
Said Boozeby, speaking from his heart,
But there's no fun, wish to state,
In riding on the water-cart."
Springfield Union.
II do not mind the jolts OF fate,
Said Titewad; but II is no CAB
I'm handing to you, when | state
| hate maps in a taxicab.
Houston Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
LAST NIGHT AND THIS

BY James Whitcomb Riley.
Last night how deep the darkness was
And we'll J knew its depths, because
T waded it from shore to shore,
Thinking to reach the light no more
She would not even touch my hand.
The winds rose and the cedars famed
The moon out, and the stars fled back
In heaven and hid; and all was black
But ah, Tonight a summons came.
Signed with teardrop for a name
For as wondering kissed it, 10,
A line beneath 1T told me SO.
And now the moon hangs over me
A disk of dazzling brilliancy
And every star tip stabs my sight
With splintered gatherings Of light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

The Hamburg-American Steamship
company, one Of the richest in the world
offers TO finance a Sl5.o0o.0oo steamship
company to operate between ports on the
atlantic coast of the United States and
ports on the Pacific side through the Pan
anna canal. The offer is made through
Bernard A. Baker of Baltimore. and Il
seems 10 assure a line that will not be
controlled by the railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

manner. All forms of parties and par
tisans would fight shoulder to should
er to resist invasion and intervention
and this country would have at least
five years. task on its hands, for the
Mexico of today is equipped with
railroads and holds 15,OO0,O0O Of peo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
STILL TAKES NOTICE

STILL TAKES NOTICE.
We know a man of eighty years
Who ne'er bewails his lot;
He frolics with the lovely dears
And does the turkey trot.
When people ask how tits that he
Retains his youthful ways,
We'll, friends he answers, 'as you see
! dote on holidays
And I've been frislking round so long,
Quite free from all regret,
That while tbs true I'm not so strong,
The habit holds me yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
DRuNkARD CURED nIMsELF


DRUNkARD CURED HIMSELF
From Letter in the American Magazine.
Seventeen years had the drink habit;
eight, the drink habit had me.
IF during the last six years of that
quarter century 1 was sober once, do not
remember it. Day by day. added to tile
strength of my weakness until the dis
oase-and disease it had in truth become
brought me, nerve racked pnstrung, pal-
sled, broken, to the verge of delirium and
disgraceful death.
"Then, when without brandy and ever
more brandy. could not lift food or drink
to my lips. / took the fag end of mis-
spent life that remained, and made a
man of it.
How? Not day by day, hour by hour,
as the habit grew but instant by instant,
with every instant a poignant agony of
body and soul Moment b. moment
postponed the drinking of the brandy car
rie6 in my pocket. though every moment
OF those first days was suffering such
as ! trust may never again fall to my
lot. Every fiber of my being distressed
screamed out, Brandy Brandy IL ever
you needed it, you need it now" But al
ways my answer was, Not vet In Sec
ond or two perhaps. but not yet
MANY times during that first terrible
day, and the scarcely less dreadful days
that followed, asked myself if | could
live another hour-a half hour-15 minutes
without brandy. l did not know
second? Perhaps I was not sure. My
heart futtered; beat fast; beat slow;
threatened to stop; and several times, did
stop--or SO it seemed to me-for more
than a minute, while | grew cold aud
numb, and broke out in clammy sweat at
every pore. Time and again ] felt myself
On the very threshold of death. Flesh and
blood, / thought then, surely could en-
dure no more and life persist.
''At last, weakening, as | now marvel
that / did not weaken sooner, drew forth
the flask that seemed to hold my only
hope of life; opened it; with two hands,
shalSily raised it to my lips
..Then came the thought, III l must
die of brandy, l can die without more; II
not, can live without any. And again
| said. Not yet. In another moment,
maybe; but not yet se.fss
THAT was six years ago. After the.
first mouth, I threw away my fiask-and
have tasted no intoxicant since.
my acknowledgements method Was
based upon the thought that all Of life is
measured out in. fractions Of a second;
and that, for the brief-present fraction
that is all the life we. have, any torture is
endurable.
'.The means of instant gratification Of
the craving were kept at hand as With
out such provision. the second-to-second
character of the cure is lost and, that
| lest nothing remains With it and with
determination to succeed, any man,
believe, can control and conquer any
habit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
NOT THE SAME

When told he had level head
Jones wasn't pleased by that;
In fact, the man who said it said
Poor Jonesys head was flat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

$4,000 or $4,000 There need not be much
expensive interior finishing, for on the
occasion of conventions. music festivals,
etc, decorations would be in order, and
flags and bunting would cover the walls
ana give the necessary gala effect"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

Robert Baugh, president of the Birning-
ham team, was elected president pro tsn..
of Sie league to serve while Senator KAY
anaugh is in Washington. This is the first
evidence that Mr.. Baugh has senatorial
bee in his bonnet also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
YOU WILL OBSERVE.

He who learns in this old life.
To depend upon himself,
Though he meet with troubles rife,
Ere he quits acquires the pelf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
SELE nENIA1.

Life is not all roses to the newly riehe
mo. indeed. In order to keep up ap-
pearances they often have to dine on
fancy French dishes, when what they
really want is boiled cabbage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

No contest over the VIII of Richard n
Crane, who left an estate of about SO.
600 600, is to take place. All has been set
tied amicably. He left three sons and
four daughters, and yet there will be nc
contest in the courts. The big bushes,
system he left is TO be put on modern line,
by two of the sons, r. T. and Charles r
Crane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
ouITE so.

''The small husband of a large woman is
noy expected to be assertive.
Certainly not. And least of all by
the large woman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

Adolph Melzer, an Evansville, Ind, phi
lanthropist, has given ten gifts to ten
states of $1,000 each. This money is to he
compounded 7emi-annually at per cent
It is to be held $50 years, when it will
have become s2O,155,s6l Then 1t is to be
used for the benefit of dumb animals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
THE CAPTAIN.

Il saw a fellow call the turn on fifty
men at once this morning"
"You must be mistaken"
mot at all. He shouted, Column right,
hurchr 4"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

After a service of 45 years as private te
secretary to the King Lord Knollys is to
retire. He has served three monarchs,
and he has tn. reputation of being "the
most tactful man in Europe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
TRANSPARENT.

According to the Montgomery Ad-
yertiser, the people of that town eat sun
shine and drink dew. That is probably
why the average citizen of Montgomery is
so easy to see through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

The Mexicans are not ready to beat
their musl1ets into eastanets, and new
generation is needed that will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
FOLLOWING A FORMULA.

FOLLOWING. A FORMULA.
People ought to choose their opposites
when they marry
well, did you do that?'
Yep. She lived right across the street
from me-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

The Mexicans should give their presi-
dents a single term of six weeks with no
Intervening frame ups
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

The specialist who has gone to see J. p.
Morgan can be trusted to secure a check
OF round proportions without an opera
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
THE CABARET KIND.

$50 young Vincent Astor is to be =
farmer?"
so 1t is reported
well, that's better than spending his
money on chickens"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

Pauline Wayne is preparing to abdicate
in favor of Mona of Avon, who is more
highly peuigreed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

Mr.. Taft escares the Mexican problem
by the skin of his teeth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

Congressman are inclined to try the
twilight state when off duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

Nine states nave woman suffrage and
more are nearly ready to enlist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
MAYBE

MAYBE.
The man who minds his own affairs
Will never lack true friends.
And maybe II climb the golden stairs
When his life journey ends.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

The carly robin that accepts inaccurate
forecasts has, alas. no hole to crawl into
as the grounding has.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
A LEADER.

Your town is strictly modern, l pre-
sume?'
Indeed it is! This is the first town
south of Mason and Dixon's line to try
out the 'one-step.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

Only one man can be President, but all
the rest can march in the parade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

What is wanted is cold storage esq
that bears the date of its sepulture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

Now and then a democrat rises up K
deny that he is not a cabinet possibility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

The treasury is ss2,oOo.ooo better off than
1t was one year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25

The proceeds of the sale of paintings bs.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, on exhibition at
the Art and Crafts Guild, in philadelphia.
will be given to the Martha Berry school
at Mount Berry, Ga. The arrangement
is made by special request of Mrs. Will
son, who has been interested for many
years in the school, which is located near
her former home at Rome, Ga. There are
some SO canvases in the exhibition, nearly
all being poetic interpretations of New
jersey scenery. Several ocean views ana
snow scenes add a touch OF variety to the
large group of meadow pictures shown.
A modest 'E. A. Wilson, inscribed in
the lower right hand corner of number
of the pictures, is the only mark which
identifies the landscapes as the work of
the coming First Lady of the Land"