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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

to fully hold their cwn. The same is true
OF our cotton manufacturers, who also
take a more cheerful view of the outlook
than they did six months ago. The
WOODEN mills wal probably feel the new
schedules more severely than any other.
Values ON the stock exchange have de-
ciined under continued bearish attacks,
which We're encouraged by the facts re-
ferred TO above; also by the poor net re-
suits shown in the last monthly reports
OF the Pennsylvania, New York Central.
New Haven and several other large rail-
road systems. Such results cannot but
impress the interstate commerce commits
sion with the necessity of granting the
railroads some reasonable consideration.
Inc monetary position was also a cause
Tor stock market depression. There has
been no change. however, In the outlook
10 warrant any important decline and
there are indications of somewhat too
rapid expansion of the short interest.
Good STOCKS are now selling at very at
tractive figures from the investment
standpoint, and If selected with care will
yield considerable profit; not to speak
of handsome dividend returns. The bond
situation is also Improving.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
A VERDI STORY

From Pulitzer's Magazine.
When Verdi began laying the founda-
ton for his musical career he was very
poor.
So one morning the wolf, with bored
look took his seat upon his doorstep.
A registering lout, on his way home from
a nearby ale house, laughed derisively:
grhe idea of your going in for music, -
he commented.
I'm not" replied the wolf, its the
musician I'm going in for
well, no natter continued the soiled
jerkin, you are late. Verdi moved out
at midnight. so you are six hours be-
hind tine but why not go to see the land
lord? He is becoming interested in wolves,
for inside of a month four families have
forgotten to leave him collateral when
they moved out between days
So the wolf, taking tip. moved to
the porch of the landlord. only to be
kicked down the front steps for his pains.
as the latter emerged with the score of
III Trovatore," to which he had taken the
precaution to attach himself before Verdi
left
Shrewdly reckoning upon its worth TO
posterity he was even then upon his way
TO a music publishers TO enthuse that in
dividual into giving him three times the
amount of the rent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
State Fair Thursday

Birmingham's State Fair opens
next Thursday and will remain open
until Saturday, October 1s. Most of
the exhibits are installed, and by
Wednesday everything will be in
place.
In many large fairs and expositions
it is several days after the opening
before the exhibits are assembled and
arranged. But President B. B. Bur-
ton of the State Fair association
started out months ago to arrange for
this years fair with the determination
that on the opening date no apologies
would have to be made.
We will have a very fine fair-the
best in the history of the association.
Crowds of visitors will be here, and
If we have good weather the gate
receipts will be of record-breaking
volume.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT

From the Popular Magazine.
A famous producer of big musical shows
was discussing his troubles. Here Is the
description he gave of one of his bur-
dens:
This artistic temperament is like buzz
saw. You have no idea how many musical
composers nearly lose their minds while
a piece is being rehearsed And the way
in which these musical gentlemen behave
Is enough to make you wish you had an
insane asylum as an annex to the the
atre. If you cut out a musical number,
the composer puts in the next three days
leading a gloomy life. He occupies the
farthest and darkest corner in the the
atre and, after biting off his nails, WON
ders why he hasn't nerve enough to bite
off his fingers one by one. He selects
the darkest corner of his club, where no
sunshine ever comes, and there he break
fasts, cursing alternately the walters and
me- Whenever it Is decided to restore
that particular piece to the show, he goes
into conniption fits of joy, comes around
and slaps you on the back, and breaks
up the rehearsals long enough to take
you out and buy you a bottle of cham
payne. II that's not enough to get Z
mans goat ! don't know what is. He
spends half of his time in cemetery
and the other half in a fit of gratitude"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
New Postoffice Building

The people of Birmingham are natural
~ glad to know that the government has
at last secured for the site of the new
postoffice building the whole Fifth ave-
hue frontage from Eighteenth to Nine
teenth streets, with depth of 100 feet
- the alley" said a member of the Cham
Der of Commerce "The greater part Of
the block was acquired by the government
some time ago for 100000. The entire
site with the recent addition cost the
government less than 100000, and Uncle
Sam should congratulate himself on his
bargain. Had the government waited two
or three years longer, this property could
not have been bought for anything like
the price that has been paid for it.
I'm the last appropriation bill 100000
was provided for the postoffce building.
This money will probably be available
some time next year. In the meantime the
government architects should hurry up
and design the edifice Ground should
be broken before the end of 1914
ut may be taken for granted that the
full. When the government builds costly
structures it takes plenty of time. Moth
ing is done in hurry, and no shoddy
work is allowed Before the building is
completed more money will be needed.
probably; but when structure of this
character Is under way there is no trouble
in obtaining an additional appropriation"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

Unidentified


Behold this ruin! Twas a skull
Once of the ethereal spirit full
This narrow cell was lifes retreat,
This space WAS Thoughts mysterious
seat.
What beauteous visions filled this spot.
What dreams of pleasure long forgot.
Nor hope. nor joy. nor love. nor fear
Have left one trace of record here,
Beneath this moldering canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eye
But start not at the dismal void
Ii social love that eye employed
II with no lawless fire it CLEANED,
But through the dews of kindness
beamed,
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and sun are sunk in. night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue;
III falsehoods honey 1t disdained
And when 1t could not praise, was
chained:
II bold In Virtues cause it spoke,
Yet gentle concord never broke
This silent tongue shall plead for thee
When time unveils Eternity.
Say, did these fingers delve the mine?
Or with the envied rubies shineg
To hew the rock or wear the gem
Can little now avail to them
But II the page of truth they sought.
Or comfort to the nlourner brought.
These hands richer need shall claim
Than all that wait on wealth or fame.
Avails 1t whether bare or shod
These feet the paths of duty trod?
II from the bowers Of Ease they fled
To seek Afflicticns humble shed:
II Grandeur's guilty bribe they spurned
And home to Virtues cot returned.
These feet with angels wings shall vie
And tread the palace Of the sky.
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that the possessor of such ability is
fully equipped to use the ballot with
tact and intelligence.
Mrs. Pankhurst will be treated civ
lily in America. No reason has been
given to create the belief that she
will try any of her militant methods
while here. Her coming and her go
ing will hardly cause much Of rip
pie. Those who We're looking for
some exciting incidents seem sure to
be disappointed.
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WA sHINGToN, october 5.-(spe-
w cial.)-Whenever a very high

Nv ASdlNGTON, October 5.-(spe-
w cial.)-Whenever a very high
proved and extremely knotty
and difficult parliamentary question
comes up in the House of Representa-
tiyes the Hon. J. j. Fitzgerald of New
York and the Hon. Swaggar shirly Of
Kentucky Immediately prick up both ears
-or we might say all four ears, as both
OF these gentlemen are possessed each
with pair, and get busy ON the spot,
also all over the floor of the House. No
parliamentary dispute is ever going to
get by in the House of Representatives
without a full and impartial argument
from both the gentleman from New York
and the gentleman from Kentucky, with
out 1t does so over their dead forms. Not
that they ever hand out anything especial.
ly lucid, or not that they are especially
famous for their parliamentary learning,
or not that the House pays any particu-
lar attention to their Views, but simply
because they have firm and irrevocable
opinions concerning parliamentary pro-
cedures and every time such a proposition
arises they are simply compelled to take
the opportunity to work several large
gobs of said opinions out of their sys-
TENS.
Now when the Senate in it's final spssm
on the tariff bill decided that after all
1t did not want any legislation on the cot
ton future tax business. and would wiggle
gracefully-well, perhaps not so grace
fully, but anyway wggle-out of said
difficulty by simply receding from the
Clark amendment and let it go at that,
and many of the great parlamentarians
of the Senate agreed among themselves
that that was all there was to it, and as
they had agreed to the conferees' report
they would slip the tariff bill down to the
President and say no more about 1t. But
Mr. Underwood said mot quite SO fast,
please" Mr.. Underwood insisted that the
House had some say coming about the
cotton future tax question inasmuch as
they had agreed to the Clark amendment
with an amendment. Therefore. the bill
came back to the House. A great parlia-
mentary question was raiscd-enter j. j.
Fitzgerald and Swaggar Shiry. Mr.. F'itz-
gerald raised point of order against
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
From the New York sun.

From the New York SUM-
A FTER nine months of experience
~ with the parcel post 1t is de-
clared to be a great boon to the
people, but the experiment has its lessons
and warnings. There can be no doubt that
the express companies have been nara
hit by the diversion of part OF their
business to the postofflce; nor can there
be any doubt that the mails are con-
gested by the accumulation of parcels
which increase in number every Jay.
The express companies will have to
adjust themselves to the competition as
well as they can; and TO handle It's
ever increasing business the postoffice
will be obliged TO engage more clerks
and carriers and acquire more and more
wagons for transporting and deliver
ing packages. About Christmas time
look out for a postoffice perhaps Vainly
struggling to perform its functions
satisfactorily.
But II is the railroad companies that
have most to complain of under the
new dispensation. The express COM
panies have to meet competition that
threatens their dividends; whereas the
railroad companies have been Obliged
to carry a great deal of parcel post
matter for nothing, and in order to
handle the heavy denominations they
must put on new cars. Transporting
the mails before the parcel lost law
went into effect was no sinecurei III
fact the companies declared that they
were underpaid by at least sl0,oooooo
"a year How has 1t been since they
have been called upon to accept parcel
post matter? From January ], when
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
TROUnLEs SOON Oven

from The New York Herald.
A Virginia POI master wants 10 quit
because his receipts amount 10 only
cents day and his pay depends Oh the
size of his pts.-Birmingham Age
Herald
This Virginia postmaster should DOS
Sess his soul in patience. Postmaster
seneral Burleson, who heads large
army of patriots. is coming to his re.
lief.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

From the Kansas City Times
A girl, Is years old, writing Il the
chaperon of the Star, signed herself
"A Weary Soul.
Didn't you ever write graveyard
poetry when you We're a kid? william
Cullen Bryant did. Mighty good STUFF,
too. John Keats at II wrote his own
epitaph: Here lies one whose nd me
was witt in water"
oh, this serious business of being
young!
But, cheer up&girls and boys. After
awhile you'll cross the Alps into Italy.
Then you will progress until you &C.
velop a little rheumatism, maybe, and
get few false teeth--and really BEGIN
to enjoy life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
MOST PRIMITIVE RACE

From Answers. London.
The North Pole natives alluded to
by Captain Amundsen in recent lee
ture were discovered by him while he
was navigating his little craft the
Gjoa, through the Northwest passage
in 19Os-07.
He christened them "Nechilli,'' aud
considered them to be the most primi-
tive race on earth. No white man had
ever before invaded their icy Businesses,
Consequently they were ignorant of the
use Of iron. Their fishing implements
were long snesrs. fashioned out Of rein~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
ON the Washington Star

Mayor Gaynor OF New York, as all the
world knows from his letters, was q
subtle critic. and at a recent luncheon at
tho Century club. discussing a novelist
who had begun well but had degenerated
into the lowest type Of best seller,''
Mayor Gaynor said:
This scribbler's whole biography could
be put into two questions and answered
thus.
. How did he commence writing?'
go With a wealth of thought.
g And how has he continued
With thought Of wealth."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
Large parochIaI Enrollment

st. Paul's school has now about 40
pupils, which is the largest enrolment
in the history of the parish said the
Rev. Father Carroll, senior assistant at
st. Paups church previous to this year
We had never enrolled more than 200
pupils, and the largely increased number
is naturally very gratifying
Another interesting feature of our pa
rochial school is the large number of
pupils taking music lessons. We have
now exceptionally fine music teachers,
and never before have the music classes
been so large"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
The Busines. situation

Henry Clews in his Saturday review
says in part:
Material conditions affecting the stock
market show no important change. Our
crops are now practically beyond serious
danger and fair general results are as
sured. Farmers are certain of securing
profitable prices for their products, and
while this may not be entirely satisfac-
tory to those who are seeking a reduction
in the cost of living. the fact that an i'm
portant class of our Industrial producers
is to have fairly good year is an ele-
ment OF much importance In the pros
pective demand and distribution of mer-
chandise. Besides, our farmers have had
several successive years of prosperity and
are abundantly able to stand any local
losses in crops without serious financial
impairment As for lower prices for food
products. they can only be attained by
a larger production and a better cultiva-
ton. as well as by more economical
methods of distribution; all of which OBJ
jects' w,1 require time for accomplish
ment.
General trade shows some signs of re-
cuperation, but no special activity There
is more cheerfuness among distributors
than manufacturers because the former
are less hampered by tariff and general
Industrial problems than the latter The
mercantile classes as a rule are more
free of such difficulties and they antici-
pate good distribution of goods for the
reason that stocks are small and the
consVfnptive demand for necessaries con-
tinues unabated. 1t Is chiefly in luxuries
that contraction has manifested itself.
Manufacturers affected by the tariff are
taking the situation more cheerfully. II
ia acknowledges that some damage NAV
be INFLICTED by the new rates; but conf
dence In American ability to face the new
conditions and meet foreign competition
is asserting itself 1t is safe to say that
the Ill effects of the new tariff have been
fully discounted; and that while its re-
suits will have to be worked out, the re-
straint from paralyzing uncertainty Is
now practically over There has been
some slackening OF orders for steel prod
ucts. due to a spirit of caution, hut the
leaders of this industry feel quite confi-
dent Of the ability of American steel mills
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

The Panama earthquake was the most
severe In the memory of the Oldest inhab-
liant. but 1t failed to damage the canal
at any point Colonel Cocktails and his
crew had taken earthquakes into consid-
grafton
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volume,

Washington officials are inclined to be-
lieve that Japan's request for a new
than the alien land acts. The chautauqua
season being over, Secretary Bryan is in
a position to make prompt answer to
any note TOXIC may send
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

France says It cannot loan Turkey sl4o,-
0oc.00a until the present Graeco-Turkish
differences have been settled. This an
nounoemsnt will go far to settle the afore-
said differences.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

The department of information of the
American Bible society has sent out the
following circular:
There have appeared various state
ments in the daily papers to the effect
that by the passage of the tariff act.
which puts English BIBLES on the free list,
the American Bible society has been
forced to abanoon its printing plant in
the Bible house in the city of New York,
and has decided to print it's Scriptures in
some foreign country. possibly Japan, IN
order to meet the competition of English
Bibles printed in other lands where labor
is cheaper
What the effect of the tariff bill in
will be. cannot now be determined The
society has taken no action whatever with
relation to the matter 1t has been In the
habit of printing at the Bible house in
New York all the English Bibles which II
has used in its general missionary work
throughout the United States and in for
eign lands. Last year Its output of Eng
lish Scriptures was 1,444,9i1 volumes. 1t
has always sold it's Scriptures at cost
without purpose of profit, that the poorest
might be able to have the Scriptures at
the lowest price possible.
The society has existed for nearly 100
years to promote the translation, revi-
sion and circulation or the Bible as a
missionary agency throughout the United
States and foreign lands. giving it away
to the poor and needy wherever they are
unable to pay for it. 1t has thus far
maintained its printing plant in New York
city because in that way 1t could produce
the Scriptures at lower price than it
could procure them in any other way
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

Conan Doyle and Anthony Hope used to
be glad to get $50 for story. They do
much better now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

Richard Croker has not made any
new friends by acting the part Of ghoul
at Gaynors grave.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

Jane Adams says womens present
style of dress is more sensible than
ever which some might consider damn
ing with faint praise
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

Today is the day set for the firing of
big political gun in Alabama politics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06
IN THE WAKE OF PROHIBITION

The chorus girl crop, it appears, wa
not failure after ALL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

Japs learned how to capture whales by
enlisting on board American whaling YES
sells. The Japs are the best little imi-
ia tors in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

Premier Asduith does not belong to the
'blooded crowd He has been too busy
ever to regret that fact.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

deer horn They knew no other method
of procuring fire than that of rubbing
two pieces of wood together They
were. in short. still in the stage Of civil
ization reached by our ancestors of the
Stone Age.
So cut off We're they from others Of
their kind that they imagined their
tribe was the only one in the world, ani
displayed the utmost astonshment
when told of populous countries far to
the south. where neither ice nor snow
was. The Gjoa and her crew they
thought to have dropped from the moon
and the first Nechilli to come aboard
felt the deck, masts, boats. oars, all
the while whispering to one another in
amazement: How much wood there 10
In the moon--how very much
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

Although MIR. underwoods brow is COW
cred with wreaths of laurels. they haven't
hung over far enough to affect his vision.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

People who come to the Alabama State
Fair ii Birmingham will be put in a
cheerful frame of mind to do their Christ
mas shopping.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

New York theatrical managers say they
lind it hard to make people aware of the
fact that new play is being presented.
1t is just as we'll for tie public not to
know when certain kinds of plays are
being presented
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

When the moving picture. men wish to
take rich man in action they stop at
nothing short of invading his bathroom.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-06

The Panama canal is a regular pipe
dream to Admission. It will ship 100 tons
In the next few weeks.
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THE PARCEL POST

the law became operative 20 July !.
they did not receive single chit Of
extra compensation although The post
office wagons unloaded immense num-
bers of packages up to il pounds in
weight at the railroad stations 10 be
carried TO all parts of the United
States IL is estimated that New York
city now sends out 100000 packages a
day In March Congress was aroused
to the situation and provided an addi-
tional rate of compensation to go into
effect on July L. Then on August !,
the postoffice department raisod the
maximum weight of parcels to 20
pounds, In large part negativing the re-
lief afforded. Meanwhile the railroads
have had to go without a considerable
percentage OF the money that the eN-
press companies formerly paid them for
transportation.
1t is gratifying to know from a re-
port of the department that In the first
six months of the year it's revenues in
creased s14,O00.000. thanks mainly to
receipts for parcels under the new law;
but obviously the railroad companies
should share in the prosperity. Tho
parcel post has already become an in
stitution. 1T must not flourish at the
expense of common carriers. At the
session that meets in December Con
gress should take up the matter in .
business like way, providing adequate
compensation for the railroads from
January /. 1913. and authorizing the
postoffice to increase its working force
and equipment so that the service shat
not be crippled by the new demands
upon it.