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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

BY William wordsworth.
The world is too much with u.s. late and
soon,
Getting and spending. we lay waste our
powers;
Little we see in nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid
boon
This sea that bares her bosom to the
moon;
The winds that will be bowling at all
hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping
flowers;
For this, for everything we are out OF
tune; +
1t moves us not; Great God! I'd rather be
A pagan sucked In a creed outworn,
So might, standing on this pleasan lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less
forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus, rising from the
sea,
Or hearing old Triton blow wreathed
horn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
The Coming winter

"Some weather-wise man in talking
for the Hotel Lobby column the other
day predicted an early and a severe
winter said man who observes
weather signs closely. MY prediction
is that We viii have in this climate
colder weather than usual but that the
real winter will not begin before the
goth of December.
Il have an idea that the mercury in
the thermometer will drop to zero
about the middle of January. A few
cold snaps are good for everybody.
Freezing is fine thing for the ground,
as every farmer knows. 1t is one of
natures best fertilizers"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
NO, INDEED
A man may lack
Both brains and swag,
But that's no sign
That he won't brag.

TIGHTENING THE FOOL KILLER S
LABORS.
A male suffrag ist, when put into an
English prison, adopted the tactics of
Mrs. Pankhurst and began a hunger
strike" The accommodating authorities
forthwith let him starve to death. This
incident should prove a wholesome exam
pie to other misguided fools of the male
gender who think they can behave like
a militant suffragette and escape serious
punishment Were it not for certain po-
litical reasons. which actuate the Eng
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

Der of the New York Legislature, he as
sured the representative of Allan A. Ryan
that the republican party would do
nothing in regard to the Sulzer impeach-
ment. What was Mr.. Ryan's use of fool
ing with the members, when business
could be transacted with Boss Barnes so
much more easily
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
HELPFUL TO SOME.

Secretary Bryan has shown that he has
been greatly annoyed by the caustic COM
ments made in regard to his chautauqua
engagements as a '.headliner" in a mot
ley assemblage of vaudeville acts Still,
the storm of disapproval has been of
great advertising value to chautauqua en-
tertainers who We're on the programme
we won't say "bill''-with Mr.. Bryan, par
tieularly the yodlers. Their pictures were
even published in the Literary Digest. DO
you suppose their press agent could have
manipulated boost like that under ordi-
nary circumstances? We wot not.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
sCoTTs MEMORY

From Charles S. olcott's 1.-THE Country
of Sir Walter Scott"
To his rare good fellowship and his
powers of endurance Scott added one
other quality, without which his vigorous
search for literary material might have
been OF little use, namely, a most extra
ordinary memory, which enabled him 20
retain what he heard and use 1t many
years afterward. James Hogg, the eccen-
trio Ettrick shepherd, gives fine in
stance of this power. One night Scott,
with his friends, Hogg and Skene, was
our on a fishing expedition.
while we three sat down on the brink
of a river, says Hogg, Scott desired
me to sing them my ballad of Gilman's
Clough Now, be it remembered that this
ballad had never been printed. I had
merely composed it by rote and, on fin
ishing it three years before, had sung 1t
over once to Sir Walter. began 1t at
his request, but at the eighth or ninth
stanza l stuck in it and could not get
on with another verse, on which he be-
gan it again and recited it every word
from beginning to end. 1t being very
long ballad, consisting or IS stanzas, /
testified my establishment, knowing that
he had never heard it but once, and even
then did not appear to be paying par
ticular attention. He said he had been
out with pleasure party as far as the
opening of the Firth of Forth, and, to
amuse the company, he had recited that
ballad and one of Southey's C'The Abbot
of Aberbrothock'), both of which ballads
he had heard only once from their respec-
tive authors and he believed he recited
them both without misplacing word
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
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A CREDIT TO HIS STATE

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
Underwood's picture and the name OF
Alabama appeared simultaneously on the
front pages of many American news
papers, regardless of politics, the day
following the passage of the new tariff
bill. 1t does a state. good to have a
man in it like Underwood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

fish government. it is probable that ere
this some incorrigible suffragette would
have met with the same fate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

Popcorn as a breakfast food is recom-
mended by the agricultural department
as a way to reduce the high cost of liv-
ing. 1t would no doubt cut down the
appetite if some manner OF popping it
after eating could be devised.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
THEIR MONEYS WORTH.

THEIR MONEYS WORTH.
IT wonder why the collection is always
taken up at our church before the SER
mon?" said little BERTHE Green.
why, don't you known" asked little
Sammy Black, with slight assumption
of superiority. That's so the preacher
can tell how good sermon to preach.9
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

inces'' at the head of a vaudeville CONF
pany, and Anna Held doing the same
thing at the head of another vaudeville
company. the one-night stands are tre-
mendouslN excited.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Underwood to run for the Senate. :"
Now we shall see whether gratitude and
good sense survive in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

Mr.. Fowler is convinced that the pass
form will cause Commercial bedlam and
financial ruin But he shouldn't be
judged too harshly. The best part Of
these political predictions of desolation
dread and dire is that they seldom come
true
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

f'our-year-old whisky can be made in
40 seconds. DR.. Wiley says. but southern
colonies will continue to fight shy of the
stuff that's prematurely aged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

Mr.. Edison is now engaged in fitting the
film for educational purposes. This great
practical scientist may yet discover a
royal road to learning"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

''The high cost Of living must be hit
ting Twobbles hard
did he ask you to split bottle of beer
with him?"
Worse than that. He asked me.to split
a pork chop"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

A clear insight into South American rev.
olutions is causing the President to
adopt the cash register" diplomacy. This.
no doubt, will tend to cool the ardor OF
the fiery revolutionist leaders.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

That English male suffragette who
didn't think he would be allowed to starve
himself to death must be convinced of
his error by now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

The Gamboa dixie is slated as the next
victim of dynamite outrage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

The Cuban who thanked a Tennessee
judge for a death sentence should have
been spared to teach etiquette to the
American pigs"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

Olga Nethersole says Sarah Bernhardt
lured her into vaudeville. Still the sal
airy offered may have had something to
do with it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

A Birmingham man, while parading his
sartorial perfection in New York was
seized by sidewalk peddler who wanted
to sell him a suit for s2.9s He'll never
try to dress up again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

just before leaving T. r. added one
more member to the Ananias club. It's a
fixed habit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

Tinkering with the tariff has made no
change in the price of radium.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

A man in Ohio is under arrest for de-
stroying Bible and washrag. The de-
structon of Bible might pave the way
for a polemical discussion, but how ac-
count for the washrag?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

The first violator of the Wisconsin anti
gossiping law is said TO have been a
man. But the sisters needn't laugh. He
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

Beachys first attempt to turn a somer-
sault in the afr was disastrous. He'd bet
ter stick to the spiral glide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

Senior Carranza also seems able to do
the rapid disappearance act when oc-
caslon requires
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
WHY NOT READ ON A TRAINf

The village of Romeo is near the towr
of Joliet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

The jury. evidently approaching the
humor of the last ITEM as the Chicago
Record-Herald sees it, and ''the plaintiff $
candor," awarded damages in the sum
sought.
Miss Gowacka is evidently humorist
whose presence would brighten any home,
but If there is any downright candor in a
charge of IS day for the courtship period
it must be the fury of a woman scorned
that has transformed once rosy days into
a corroding memory. Otherwise the con-
clusion must be that the defendant is
well out of it at cost of $73l.s0. A
courtship sufficiently burdensome to be
charged for at IS day and a heart sur
ficiently cool to be damaged only $40
worth by the jilting might indicate that
the fair plaintiff was an unfair fiancee
and contemplated marrying for reasons
other than a sentimental inclination to-
ward the defendant.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
QUITE LIKELY.

"Oftentimes a man will drink quantities
of Scotch whisky who wouldn't wear
kits"
We'll, what's the answer?''
There isn't any answer. although [
dare say the whisky keeps him warmer
than the kits would
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

The eggs in cold storage
| view with alarm;
But il / don't eat them
They'll 90 me no harm.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The warm weather oysters,
view them with pain,
But If don't eat them
III get no ptomaine.
Houston Post
The sex problem dramas
Won't lead me astray,
If from the theatres
l hasten away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
A SLIGHTLY FRACTURED HEART

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
Miss Konda Gowacka of Chicago, who
was discarded by her betrothed, filed a
bill of particulars in support of her petit
ton for damages which is highly inter-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
MAKING HIM WAIT.

A bashful swain at the Gypsy Smith re-
v1val services last night used his song
book to ask questions of the young wom-
an seated beside him. The young woman
enjoyed the affair and adopted the same
method in making her answers. The va
rious titles of hymns We're the messages
that were passed back and forth. At the
close of the meeting the young man
opened his song box at the following
noted hymn
when Shall We Meet Again?o
The young woman with a smile opened
her own book at the page where the fol-
lowing. still more noted hymn appeared:
when the Roll Is Called Up Yonder.''
Contributed and vouched for by the POI
lice reporter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

JUST ABOUT THE LIMIT.

Pm SO blamed mad I can't see
straight!' snorted Mr.. Fansome
What rubbed you the wrong way?'
asked Mr. Gadders
Il met snoddles on the street just now
"Wen?'
And when asked him if he was keep
ing up with the world series he asked me,
The world series of what?'"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09

The greatest note of all is his mei"n
eholy.
Much Ado About Nothing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS
OF AARON'S TOMB
Explorer Covered by the Rifle OF
an Arab Fanatic While
He Did 1t
JEWS RIGIDI,Y EXCLUDED

LONDON. March s.
l-ectu!-.ng yesterday at The Camera Club
upon his travels in Egypt and Arabia
Julian Grande stated that he succeeded
in entering the Shrine called "Aaron's
Tomb" on The tor OF Mount Iior. which
is jealousy guarded by Aiohammedans.
and in taking a Photograph OF the in
terror, though lie was covered by the
rifle OF an Arab fanatic
He round there not only some Arabian
inscriptions but also certain Hebrew let
tciS which had evidently been CUT at a
remote date. as for ages no Jews had been
permitted To approach tile place. lie was
unable TO copy the inscriptions In the
brief time available. but believed that
they would yield remarkable informa-
tion.
Mount IIor where. according to tradi-
uon, Aaron died and was buried, rises
sixty miles 10 the south OF the Dead sea
TO Il height OF 400 feet. The shrine on
its summit Is famous, but has never been
examined by competent archcologiSt.
II the Hebrew Inscription is of ancient
date. rs Mr. Grande suggests, its i'm
pOrtanco may bc great.
The Oldest Hebrew that remains is
found ON the MOabitc stone about so
l.. ca now in the Louvre, and In an in
scrlpt!on in the Tunnel of The Pool OF 81
loan. discovered IN 1880 az Jersusalem, six
lines III length ana dating to about 10c
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
SOCIALISTS SPEAK
WITH SCORN OF KAISER
One Calls Him an Amateur Sail
or, enable 10 Command
Fleet
OPPOSED STATE YACHT

BERLIN, March $
The kascrS activities as "a sailor were
bitterly attacked by the Socialists IN the
rclchstas during the discussion of the
naya estimates
II WAS proposed by the government tina,
s.,SN,oI0 should be spent ON rebuilding The
royal Yacht liohenaoliern. on tho ground
that the vessel which was built In lS01
IS now old and not luxurious. fast. o. safe
enough For present purposes.
Herr lcd"bour, the Socialist. opposed
the proposal, declaring that the naval
estimates took into consideration only
warshlps and not pleasure yachts for the
kaiser. 1T the kaiser as commandments
chief requires an official vessel" said
Hierr l.edebour. every hattlcShip has
special suites Of rooms for that purpose
If tho kaiser wants q private ship let him
pay for IL himself"
Another Socialist member wen, further
dc.iarlnS chat the kaiser was utterly unfit
10 command any naval maneuVcr never
having passed any examination or test
lie was merely an amateur sailor
Admiral Won 1irpitz. the naval minister.
protested warmly Sgsinst .the last speech
IFS declared thst t|tc kaiScl's knowledge
of paval matters was complete. Is he had
often had reason TO ascertain personally
during The last twenty-five years
The governments proposal Was finally
adopted N spite OF The Socialist opposl-
tlon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
GERMANY IMPRESSED
BY FRAN CE'S ATTITUDE
Reply OF Republic to Larger
Army for Empire Sets
People Thinking
TRIPLE, ENTENTE FEARED
Extremists Say That Germany
Should Have Attacked France
Years Ago
PARls. March S

fNklS. March \.
Frances reply 20 the increase of the
German army is discussed not only in
military circles but also everywhere by
the man in the street. The news that the
Fremch government proposes to spend
$ijoo1o.Cou on increased arinumcnts has
given the country reason TO think furl-
uusy.
Germany is filled with confidence about
the superiority Of her army over all 9TH
crs. and has proudly declared raut so
long as she WAS all powerful on land She
could We'll afford TO leave Great Britain
the command Of the sea
Now. however. II is becoming clear
that Germanys claim is not 10 go un-
challenged. and that the defensive and
offensive value o: the Triple Entente is
about To he fundamentally changed for
tho better.
1t is realized here that tho united pow
or OF Great Britain, France and Russia
Will in a few years become the miGh;cst
in the world. both on land, sea. and in
air and that Germany is faced after all
with very heavy task.
The Anniversaries of the Triple Alliance
are now busy showing that II ought
never 10 have been renewed as the Assoc
citation with Austria and Italy is bring
ing nothing but difficulties for Germany
The bill for increasing the German
peace army 10 $4,000, at an additional
cost OF $40. 100000 a year, is being dis
cusSed by the federal council. and Will
be passed without difficulty 10y the
rciShstag. II must bc stated that public
opinion is not ovcr-cnthisia site about
this now expense. and that any further
development would meet with opposi-
ton.
Among the widest OF the pan-Gcrmans
Frances reply to Iicrnany's armament
has caused only fury. Germany ought
10 have alta ckcd France several years
ago. they say. when the French army
was in IL more umfavorablc condition.
Germany missed her chance. but ii is
urged that even now it would he better
than two years hence. when France has
Reached the maximum of her defensive
strength
Fortunately for European peace the
government holds more reasonable
view or the situation. Stu. the war
party is hard a work. and nobody knows
where it may lead Germany.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
EUROPE 1fEN4CED BY ANOTHER D. INGER
7H4T 1lAY SUCCEED THE B1ILK14N MR.
N""N hpotr
o


need hardly be anticipated in the imme-
date future. II takes two to fight. and
as Bulgaria is already enerossed IN
similar venture elsewhere. il is not very
likely that 1t will attempt at this mo-
ment To oppose force 10 force The dis
tricts in dispute are dcnuded of troops,
and were the Rumanian army to cross
the frontier. there will be no one exccpt
women and children 10 bar their triumph
ami march.
Effects of a Rupture
The danger OF such an action on the
part OF Rumania-and it is far greater
than most people seem 10 rcalizc-lics
elsewhere, and concerns parties which are
not directly involved In the conflict Re-
cent events in the Balkans have nut a
great strain on the International situation
but the risks to which they have given
rise will prove Il small matter as com
pared with the consequences of a
precipitate step on the part OF Rumania
The first inevitable result would be
that all the efforts toward bringing a
detcn,e in the Austro- Russian reia tons
Will be doomed 10 certain failure 1t is
no secret for anybody that the de!imita-
ton OF the future boundaries Of Niuana
has brought these two powers TO the
verge OF open conflict.
An unprovoked attack on Bulgaria vii!
raise IL storm throughout Russia. and
the Russian government VIII be the less
able 10 resist the pressure OF public opn-
ion. as treaty obligations will point the
same way But any scmblance OF Russian
reprisals against Rumania IS bound to
bring Austria or the scene. this being the
precise object or the Austro- Ruinanian
military convention.
The mere mention OF these facts ough;
to make IL clear to every mind that the
Rumuniao- Bulgarian quarrel threatens di-
rcctly the peace OF Europe.
Necessity of Intervention
Fortunately, this very danger is guar
antee that no stone will he left unturned
10 secrre a peaceful settlement OF the
dispute between the two Balkan states
All the powers arc fully alive 10 the
necessity OF intervention before events
nave drifted beyond their control Urgent
councils have been addressed these last
few days to the disputants warning them,
both in their own interest and in the
interest of European peace. TO arrive at :
speedy arrangement.
1t is even probable. although no stop
in that direction mas thus far been taken,
that, in the event OF the two parties fall
| ing to reach an understanding the powers
might decide to act as mediators. One
reuson why this course has not been
! adopted sooner was the fear that. with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
LIFE AND DEATH FIGHT
ON EDGE OF PREC|P|CE
Officer Bites Through Artery in
Wrist OF Soldier and Lat
Ter Collapscs
"A TERRIBLE VENGEANCE
GENEVA. March :.

GENEVA March 9.
4 terrible struggle on a mountain pass
near q precipice OF 5000 feet, las taken
place on the sonth slopes OF The Bernna
range between an Italian officer ana
tprivaic.
An Italian custom house patrol, Under
tao command OF Lieutenant Roccia was
VISITING the Alpine posts in tie Valtciue
ON the Swiss frontier, when tho officer
had 10 reprimand soldier named Cell.
This man determined - nave revenge.
When the patrol was away on other
duty, Cell attacked his officer on a lonely
Alpine pass. ana attempted TO throw
him over ihc precipce \ long struggle
Followed, the men beng or about equal
strength and unarmed.
The officer, 10 save !ns life, bit through
an artery in the wrist 81 MS subordinate.
Who collapsed owing 20 tho loss Of blood.
Soon aftcrward toe patrol arrived and
cdI1ted Cell 10 a hospital in the valley
where he recovered.
The military court, which has now tried
tic ease at Milan. took into considcra-
lion the sufferinss and former good con
duct Of the soldier. and above al The
refusal Of hfs oficcr-vciim TO prosecute
and sentenced ccli to six nonths' i'm.
sisisoifmcnl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
VIENNA. Marci. s.

VIENNA March s.
IT HERE are good grounds for fearing
that. aGcr brief lull. the crisis
between Rumania and Bulgarln NAV
reach another acute stage Last week
the Rumanian government Informed tho
powers THAI, in view OF the slow and
unsatisfactory progress OF the ncgotia-
tons in Sofia. 1t might find itself Obliged
10 have recourse TO military measures.
The report that the conference OF am
bassado"s devoted its last sitting TO the
examination OF the conflict is. no doubt.
connected with this announcement.
Since then matters have made a further
step in the wrong direction: for the Ru-
maniau government is now credited with
the intention OF recalling its representa-
tive from Sofia. Should this latest ru-
NOR prove we'll founded. the situation
will. indeed, have undergone change for
the worse.
Although. under the circumstances the
departure of the Runanian minister will
hc tantamount To interruption or
diplomatic relations. II does not neces-
sarily imply the outbreak OF war between
the two countries. Such an evcntuaiity
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
INVENTOR RESCUED
FROM O|REST WAN
ionors at Eiglty-fve for Man
Who Lived for Years
i'll Poverty
INVENTED COLD STORAGE

PARIS. March 8
Al tile age Of So and leading till lately
a ne OF pcnury. NJ. Charles Tclllcr. tho
inventor of a system OF cold storage. was
decorated last night with the cross OF the
legion Of honor and entertained a; ban
Duet by the international Cold Storage
Association.
few months ago II was found that the
inventor was living almost in want ana a
subscription was raised which provided
FOR his simple wants. His story had boon
like that OF mary inventors before him.
He sacrificed his life to science. ana
thirty years ago found "a method OF frcez-
ing food by means of two now chemicals
-incthyltc ether and MISUNDERSTANDING. He
developed his theories, bull, laboratories
perfected his process. and III 1876 con-
structed ship. Ia Frieoritquc. which
took cargo Of frozen meat from Rou.n
TO La Plata and returned with the first
cargo OF wnat has since become an article
Of worldwide trade.