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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
IN HOTEL LOBBlEo
Esr short Vacation.

To those OF US who can OUT Nolh
for only three or four days during tHe
summer 1t is question whether 10
seeiS the sea ,hreeze or the mountain
air" said an old citizen.
4 have worked fcr 20 years with only
six days holiday during each year. l
have varied my objective points iof
holiday purposes thus: once IN lour
years. New York c.ty; one In four years
Chicago; the other two years between
Cuilnan and Coden. Coden Is dclightrui
but | believe I enjoy Cullman moro
than any OF the summer rtcrea'ioA
places that | have ever known. FOE
one living in Birmingham 1t Is espe-
elally attractive because the railroaa
| fare is SO little. Fifteen years ago wheh
railroad fare was quite an item even iof
| q short distance ana when ] was I'M
oeeunious, walked from here TO Gull
| nlan--made tho trip in three days
| When one reaches the town OF Cuu-
man he comes in quick contact "lth the
| simple life. Every inhabitant has
| kindly word of greeting and Wnen the
| visitor asks the liveryman to take him
out to ST. Bernard and timorously in
quires the price, he finds that the reg
ular schedule Is 25 cents, no matte.
whether he wants one-horse team o.
| a two-horse team, or whether the roads
| be rough or smooth: all the year round
the livery price from Cullman to St.
Bernard tnearly two miles) Is only 20
cents.
| st. Bernard is of the ancient order
OF Benedictincs, and one of the char
acteristics of the order from the be-
| ginning has been the rule OF hospital
.ty Any traveller. be he rich or poor
hobo or respectable, he has good treat
ment at any Benedictine monastery.
| He is escorted to room with plain
but immaculate bedding. He is invited
to the table three times a day to par
take OF simple but substantial food.
| Il had misunderstood the general law
about hospitality. | thought that after
a week the guest master asked ques-
| tions to ind out just why this or that
person WAS visiting the monastery ana
how long he purposed staying. In other
words, / thought he had to give an
| account of himself. But the Rev. Faith
er stephen, 0. s. b.. one OF the young
| er monks, laughed heartily when. In Il
recent conversation, told him that
was my understanding. He said there
was no limitation. Everyone who comes
to st. Bernard or to any house of the
senedictine order anywhere in the
world is welcome to stay as long as he
will and no question is ever asked. It's
the good old rule and it Will never be
changed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
nunsLEs CARRY PASSENGERS

Lucille Lowell in the Youths Companion.
"All for the small sum OF 25 cents. +"
Fred laughed as he laid five glass tubes
on the table.
What are we going to do?s Bob asked.
BLOW bubbles as big as a mans head,
Fred answered.
Then he called to Molly, and asked her
to hurry with that solution of SOAP
Coming Molly answered from the
kitchen: and she socn appeared. She
carefully carried big blue and white
mixing bowl, which she set on the table
near the tubes. BETTY instantly peeped
into the bowl
why it's only soapsuds!' said she, in
great surprise. you called it solution,
and that word sounded like Fred's chem
,stry."
Fred was carefully handling a number
Of paper men and women. Each small
figure was cut from thin paper and neat
ly attached by thread to its own thin
paper disk Fred finally selected five of
the best ones.
"All take tubes,' he ordered. "waten
me-"
Dipping one end of a tube in the solu-
ton of soap, Fred blow rapidly and
strongly through the other end. A bub-
bic appeared. Filled with the warm
breath. the bubble grew larger and soon
began to rise.
Without letting it go. Fred followed il
in its rising movement, and, while he
still blew steadily, he turned the end OF
the tube gradually up and up, and before
long the little bubble was a big bubble
This balloon" he said, lis now fully
innated-it is as big as it possibly can bc
and now 1 will show you how this bal
loon carries passengers, for am going to
attach this figure to the balloon"
You can't! I know you can't" cried
Betty, positively.
But Fred only smiled as he picked up a
little paper man and, with a quick, light
movement made 1t adhere to the balloon
Seeing is believing" he said. Now |
will free the balloon and we shall see II
carry the aeronaut up with it,
But the balloon freed itself. Slowly and
waveringly it rose.
1T doesn't quite know what to do,
Betty whispered
Ill tell YOU what it Will do" Fred said
IF the temperature is low, the balloon
Will break against the ceiling
1T is going to break." cried Betty.
If the temperature :s high" Fred went
on 1T will descend slowly as soon as II
becomes little chilled
For GREATNESS instant Il looked as il
the balloon must break against the ceiling
Then it fioated Off and began to descend
very slowly. At last the shining airshr
struck the edge Of the table and-vanishc
altogether.
Then the fun really began, Soon the al,
was fuii OF balloons that carried passen-
gers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
Unjustly Censured

Among the general public there is
no opinion more prevalent or more er-
foneous than that regarding the rela-
tions of legal and political opponents
towards each other. The average
man, if he be litigant in suit, see
ing his lawyer engaged in friendly
conversation or seated at dinner ta-
ble with his adversary's lawyer is
very much disposed to jump to the
conclusion that there is trade" on.
and especially is he convinced of the
accuracy of his conjectures when he
loses his suit.
That this false idea is not confined
t. the people Of the United States
alone is clearly demonstrated by the
resentment of the unionist press and
public against Sir Edmund Carson
and Mr.. F. E. Smith for acting as
counsel for Godfrey Isaacs, brother
OF Sir Rufus Isaacs, in his libel suit
against Cecil Chesterton for the pub
lication Of charges alleging fraud and
swindling in the Marconi contract
with the British government. Upon
the result Of the trial it was sought
to put the fate of the liberal party,
and yet the champions of the govern
ment are the two most prominent and
violent opponents of the government.
This one fact alone should silence fol-
all time the accusations so frequently
made that lawyers sell out thei,
clients.
Educated and intelligent men never
entertain i'll feeling towards each
other for honest differences in thei,
views whether these differences
arise out Of legal, political or religious
matters. Mercenary men will be GOV.
erned by msrcenary motives, but the
vast majority Of professional men are
more enamoured of their profession
than the profits arising out Of the
practice Of it. Honest differences OF
opinion are to be respected, even en-.
couraged, as out of them will spring
purity and truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
WOULD YoU SWIM FAST,

FROM outing.
The general rule may be set down that
no swimmer should attempt speeding
and I mean in practice as we'll as in rae
ing-until he can cover 4 quarter of a
mile with good stroke. 1t matters not
whether one aims at becoming an all
around competitor or q specialist at the
sprints, the same rule obtains. Once the
stroke has been perfected. the chosen
events may be taken up. but even then IT
is the best policy to alternate fast swim
ming with easy stretches, at moderate
pace, under the watchful eye of the coach.
1t Is always advisable to, limit the mum
Der Of time trials.
There are but two strokes which can
be recommended to the racing man for
nee style swimning-the crawl for dis
tances not exceeding 20 yards, and boti,
the crawl and the trudgeon for longer
Journeys. Some question is still in the
mind Of many ~ to which Is preferable
for the latter events. but in the writer's s
opinion-based upon the teachings Of the
past-any set Of movements which affords
best results at the furionz will also prove
best at the longer courses after the swim
mer has accustomed his muscles to the
action by constant practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
White for Mourning

An innovation in womans dress
that promises to meet with consid-
cradle favor is the abolition of black
as mourning and the substitution of
white therefor. Indeed, in the opin-
ion of many, the custom of dressing
in mourning garb is one that would
be more honored in the breach than
the observance. 1t was said long ago,
and by very profound observer OF
human nature, that the 'inky cloak
was very doubtful means of denot-
ing grief, and especially is it SO when
the aforesaid cloak is trimmed and
fringed with expensive lace and or
naments.
There are fashions in mourning
lust as there are fashions in summer
and winter attire, or in morning and
evening gowns, and if these fashions
permit changes in style and cut just
as well may they permit it in color
and fit. Cloths are supposed to serve
many more purposes than merely to
cover the body; they are the silent
witnesses upon whose testimony we
base our opinions of the wearer's
condition in life, position in the world
moral character, or frame of mind
When they truly serve this purpose
we respect them as all truthful wit.
nesses are respected, but when we
see joy wearing the mask of grief il
looks very much like wolves wearing
wool.
1t may be interesting to the limo
vators to know that the Chinese Were
ahead of them by some thousands o1
years in the color scheme, but whether
the imitation will go beyond the colo
and stop short Of the costume re
mains TO be seen. One thing is GER
tain, the fact OF it's being an innova
tion is sure to be hailed with deligh
by such as live where the thermome
ter registers 96 degrees in the shade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
An Epoch Making Trip

There is destined to be in Alabama
q highway extending from one section
into every other. There is absolutely
no question but that the state, in time,
will appropriate the money necessary
to make the route-to be selected by
w. S. Keller, the highway engineer
"a reality. Mr.. Keller will recon-
mend to the legislature that such ac-
tion be taken. He will show the leg
islature where the money should be
expended
In the scouting expedition which at
the present time is under way, lnere
is something unusually significant.
Heretofore, there have been flashes
in the pan. Scouting parties have
been arranged for purposes Of adver-
tisement, or, perhaps, for pleasure.
But such an expedition intended to
result in permanent improvement, and
lasting good, done from absolutely un-
selfish motives, has never previously
been attempted.
Engineer Keller is doing a great
work. Accompanied only by a CORE
spondent of The Age-Herald, he is
moving from county to county and
section to section. 1t is gratifying
to note that his efforts are meeting
with the hearty responses Of the peo-
pie. In the counties of the northern
SECTION of the state, the engineer has
been showered with attentions, and i,
is safe to declare that had he giver
specific notice of his approach, the en-
tertainment of the people would have
amounted to practically a personal
triumph.
As stated, there will eventually bs
a highway. Mr.. Keller will find the
most practical route. The state anc
counties will do the remainder. A,
the present time, there may be fl
nancial obstacles. The same condi.
tions might face the legislature which
will succeed. But some of these day.
the money will be appropriated. The
people have demanded. And the peo.
pie will continue to demand until
through every county there extends
ct least one road entirely worthy.
The Age-Herald congratulates it.
self on having been extended the op-
portunity Of sending ono of its cor
respondents with Mr.. Keller. Mr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
YOUTHFUL CYNICs

From the London Graphic.
So topsyturvy is the time that while our
old men are growing younger every day
the boys of England are born tired and be-
gin life as old and blase fellows. There is
no older man In the world than the Eton
boy of certain type. His cyniclsm at
IS is shocking to the grandpa who tips
him with sold piece. There Is no older
old woman in the world than the high
school girl, who has read all the books
banned by the library censor and Is care
full about the books her mother reads. As
for many Of our so-called young men who
sit in the windows OF st. James street
clubs, wondering why life Is such bore,
and who take 40 winks after luncheon be-
cause life Is so beastly strenuous. they
haven't begun to enjoy the wine Of youth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20

today. are considered entitled 10 regular
summer vacation of about two weeks.
and the majority of firms give full pay
during the vacation. The summer vaca-
tion has become an institution in the
American business world within the last
few Years.
And 1t is a good thing. II there is any
LCdy who needs a vacation il is the
worisinsman or woman. The movement
.ias q thousand and one good features
and no bad ones. Surely the world is
growing better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
THE CRY OF THE DREAMER
BY John Boyle O'Reilly.

BY John Boyle O'Reilly.
! am tired of planning and toiling
In the crowded hives of men;
Heart weary Of building and spelling,
And spelling and building again.
And long for the dear old river,
Where dreamed my youth away
For a dreamer lives forever rs
And a toiler dies in a day.
am sick of the snowy seeming
OF a life that Is half lie;
or the faces lined with schcminr
In the t.lronx that hurries by,
From the slecpiess thoughts crdeavoe
would 20 where the children plays
For dreamer lives forever,
And a thinker dies In a day.
I can feel no pride, but pity,
For the burdens the rich endure:
There IL nothing sweet in the city
But the patient lives OF the poor.
On, the little hands too skillfu,
And the child mind choked with weeds
The daughters heart grown wiliful.
Ana the fathers heart that bleeds.
NO no. from the streets rude hustle
From trophies of mart and stage,
I would ny to the woods low rustic
And the meadows kindly paae,
Let me dream as of old BY the river,
And be loved for the dream alwayt
For q drea msr lives forever,
And toiler dies In . day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
TRAINING For SWIMMERS

From Outing.
The system to adhere to is the follow
ing Indoors. five minutes OF steam to ac-
tivate the circulation If cold, q swim, a
shower Immediately after to wash off any
Impurities. Vigorous fubdown, and dress
without delay. Outdoors, as little az
posure as possible to the sun during the
hours Of extreme heat, and only the
amount of swimming that Is necessary to
get into condition.
The question of diet Is another which
cannot he settled vita general rules. Most
people know what food agrees with them
and what does not, and common sense
should dictate the choice. 1t may be
pointed out, however. that a little extra
flesh does not initiate against a water
man. as 1t does against athletes in other
branches Of sport. On the contrary, 1t
ninimizes the i'll effects of cold water.
increases buoyancy and makes for en-
durance. Fat producing foods, therefore,
need not be entirely eliminated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
TIE .Oie swimmi., HoI-

"Cne finds 1t hard to keep his mind
away from the old swimnlin' hole during
these hot June days" said resident
of the East End,
"Of course, l am not complaining of
the weather. In fact, it suits me from
the ground up. Gotten and corn are being
greatly benefited by these warm days
and nights and no ore can complain
when there is prospect for bumper
harvest. Still, the muddy old swimming
hole of other days will creep unforbid-
den into ones thoughts.
Il recall many times when some mem-
ber Of de gang would sneak past the
front of my home and. coming around
to the back of the house. where I was
hoeing corn or some other crop and hold
up two fingers with a joyous grin of
anticipation. would glance warily
around to see II my mother was in sight
and. not seeing her, would siee the an
swering sign of one finger pointed sky
ward. crawl over the back fence and so
ON to the next members residence. After
getting four or five of the boys We would
repair to the creek and stay in the water
for three and four hours on a stretch
After the swim We would return home
IN the late afternoon With bright out
look for b stra pping, OF at the least ~be-
ing sent 10 bed minus supper.
'Ah, WE'LL those We're the happy days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
SOMETHING LACKING

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
rs not the question permitted what ou.
boys and girls are taught i'll school? Writ
ing. mathematics, history. languages
plano. singing and the whole long list
on the educational programme all may
be very well, but what good are all these.
1t not morally backed by pity for misfor-
ners:"
This is what the Washington Herald
asks after seeing iegless cripple. an old
soldier, stand on His crutches in crowd
Cd street car. while a lot of giggiing
schoolgirls and guffawins schoolboys held
fast TO the seats.
And the question is we'll put.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
m tho Chtca go Eews

Spooney lovers male stir in public.
Man seeks the office, but the officer
seeks the man.
Money talke, but the average man pre-
fers 1t to a garrulous wife.
II men had to do the horseworl they
would probably live In tents.
One great objection to summer mornina ~
is that they yet UP too early.
The man who stammers IL apt to brea,,
his word when telling the truth.
Some men would sit in the shade rath,
than stand in their own light.
Even baby realizes this Is hard old
world the first time 1t falls out of bed.
When Young nan calls on q girl he
might as well make love to her; she thinks
shat Is what he is there for, anyway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
sUPERsmrloN GONE WRONG
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

rroih the cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Chicago man deliberately walked
Under a painters ladder. Just at that mo-
ment the can Of paint tipped and the
mans IS suit was ruined. Later on he
collected 40 from the painters employer.
A milwaukee, man disregarded the Fri
day omen and started on . business trip.
When he reached the depot, however, he
got scared. and returned home-1ust in
sime 10 prevent his wife from clipping with
the eroeer's clerk and $500 worth Of new
furniture.
a Kansas City man sat down to dinner
IN Denver with II companions. notwith-
standing that evedybody's attention was
called to the ominous 13. A few days ago
one OF the Is guests died, leaving the kan
sas City man s50,oCA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
A YEAR ON A GLACIER

the west. The latter surveyed all the
coast line TO the point reacle by the
German expedition of 1902. The western
party did most of its travelling ON land
at an altitude of aooo to 5000 feet.
"Bizzards were very severe. one ex.
ceptionally bad one split a tent and
caused the others to collapse. We were
thus without shelter In a 100 mile an hour
wind. For FIVE days we lay in a COW
cred hole Il feet by feet by feet At
intervals awful avalanches crashed down
from a 900 foot cliff 400 yards from us,
Willie giant powders of ice. weighing
20 tons, came to within 100 yards of our
,iole. which three months later was itself
engulfed.
The ice we met with on the expedition
was by far the worst / have ever seen.
On our glacier this was partly the result
Of collisions between more quickly NOV.
Ing masses and our own. These collisions
had torn crevices more than 300 feet wide
and 400 feet deep, and the impact had
thrown up ice $50 feet to 400 feet high
Our worst experience was in October.
when the western party was laid up II
days in blizzard, the longest on rec
ord. Personally, l had never before ex-
perienced one of more than nine days. 1t
Is difficult to imagine what it meant for
three men to be imprisoned in tent six
feet across, which got gradually smaller
with the piled up snow outside. 1nere
was not room TO lie straight. nothing to
lead and for II days and nights we never
under any pretext Whatever went outside.
| Sixteen hours out of the "a we spent in
| sleep. At the end of the blizzard we were
as weak asSklttens. but it Is extraordinary
how soon one picks up. l have known OF
cases where a man will gain five or six
pounds in weight after one meal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
A WARM WEATHER TILT.

Let me tell YOU, SIR exclaimed Mr..
Ileftus. as the argument they We're having
drew near to close, ''you can't get
around me, sir
"Oh, yes, | can replied Mr.. skilnpers.
pleasantly There Is considerable space
on either side of YOU. but were It not fo:'
the fact that this is an unusually wide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20

Bettys daily reports of the events
of this epochal date in the Alabama
good roads movement have proved en-
exclusive feature of real merit, and
have resulted in making The Age
Herald even greater family and
home necessity than it has always
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
THE HEIGHT OF THE RIDICULOUS

The new clergyman (who has not yet
had time to fathom the sporting instincts
Of his parishioners). And don't you think
that II. instead of keeping that useless
dog. Won bought pig, for instance, it
would be more profitable to you and your
family?
The parishioner--Y Ye-es-an a proper
silly kite I'd look goin rattin' wi pig,
s.,ouldn' 7?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
THE LOST GLAMoR.


Adown the lanes
OF long ago,
Where flowers bloom
And breezes blow,
And sweet the songs
The birds uplift,
And Ger blue skies
The cloud ships drift,
With tear limmed eyes
| strive to see
The little boy
That used TO be.
In vain, The years
Have borne Inc far
Upon the track
OF a fading star.
And weariness
Has dulled the fires
With which the young
Lads heart aspires.
Life's beauty wanes.
Her music dies.
Her witching smiles
Prove mockeries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
To CLEAN THE sOLEs OF SHOES

From the Wonan's Home Companion.
Get your druggist to make solution OF
orange shellac and alcohol. and with Il
small brush apply this carefully to the
heels and soles Of your white shoes when.
ever the latter are polished. II leaves n
satiny finish. and a 10 cent bottle has
ia sted considerably over year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
sanner vaeAtiens

Il can we'll remember whom 1t was no.
body but the comparatively well to do
or the rch who took summer vacations.
said an elderly man who has ratived from,
active business life. Now l have three
sens. all In the business world all making
a comfortable living and with good pros
poets but none of them rich. and every
summer all three Of them and their en-
tire families must have q regular three or
four weeks vacation.
Not only that. but practically every
clerk. stcnographer and even down to the
office boys in all Of tie business firms OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
A GREAT REsToRER.

A GREAT RESTORER.
An easy life
BY him is led,
Who's every day
On jrleps fed,
Until his joy
Makes him declare,
This surely beats
Ambrosial fare,"
Who cares for more
Substantial things
When the jrlep such
Sweet solace brings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

street, I might have some difficulty in
doing so''
Thereupon, Mr. Heftus, quite Speeehless
with anger. wadJled along to tie nest
corner and waited for his car there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
DESCRIBED.

He wears a rather lurd tie,
A foolish little hat,
His suit s the kind that sou would buy.
Ii you were on bat
And while We don't aspire to pose
As any sort Of spotter.
Most everyone who sees him knows
That he's a turkey .rotter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20

When Kaiser Bill is engaged in earnest
conversation he has way OF clenos,np
his fist and raisln. his right forearm. This
trick is characteristic we telieve, Of many
strenuous persons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20

Although per cent of. Chica SOS police
men have been declared color blind. the
chances are that practically all can tell
the color OF money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20

Doc Cook may try his luck as q lecturer.
in England. II has been pointed out by
his manager that England once made
quite fuss over Doc Cook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20

The Moros object to benevolent ass.mi-
lation in a manner so t;nnlistakaale that
We are forced to believe that they don't
care for it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20

There is nothing sadder in life tban +,
have that vacation feeling and lack tn,
wherewithal