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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
How this lords follow'd.
king Lear.
Fredrick William Faber

In a recent English novel certain
Catholic priest speaks contemptuously
of the hymns of F. w. Faber. This is
interesting in view of the approaching
centennial of that poet, who was born
June %, 1914.
Faber belonged to Calvanistic or
Huguenot family, long established in
England, and yet it was his destiny,
in that period during which church af-
filiation became the one burning ques
ton, to turn his face, with Newman
and the other leaders of the Oxford
Movement, Romeward. In 1845 he
somewhat dramatically threw down
his Anglican ordination at Eton, in
Huntingdonshire, where he had served
for three years as rector, and was adj
mitted to the Catholic communion at
Northampton
His hymns and poems are of the
mystical and ecclesiastical order, with
a constant effort to realize the Infinite
Glory that seemed to haunt him and
challenge him to affectionate express
sion. The result is "linked sweetness
long drawn out" altogether too long
for many palates. But it would be alb
surd to deny to Faber a strong intel
lectual faculty which, however, he
holds in allegiance and in subjection
to his intense worshipfulness. Nathan
Hackell Dole, in the introduction to
his edition of the Hymns" speaks of
Faber's essentially feminine soul" ;"
That is true But is it not also true of
every man that his innermost self is
essentially feminine, and "craves au-
thority?" What else indeed explains
the universally of religion?
What Dole means by Faber's femi-
nine characteristics is probably his
surrender of the expression of intel
ltIbuol luCdo W tilC IOi VI Oihotioheii
aspiration. This easily pals on normal
readers. 1t was probably, in Faber, a
deliberately chosen humiliation.
An example occurs in well known
hymn, verse not usually printed
with those selected for general wor-
ship:
s'Only to sit and think of God.
oh what a Joy it is
To think the thought. to breathe the
- name,
Earth hath no higher blisslp
One might suspect that this is a
matter of occasional mood, and that
even Faber would often enough criti-
else his own summary of things excel
lent. He comes nearer to the common
heart in the we'll known lines:
seThere's a Wilderness in Gods mercy,
Like the Wilderness of the sea;
There's kindness in His justice
Which is more than liberty
But it is somehow more restful to
think of him as Brother Wilfred, act
ing as both superior and cook, stirring
a kettle of pea soup for himself and
eight disciples. Did he remember the
salt?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
SAFETY DURING STORM

From the New York Evening Sun.
TINE question of personal safety dur
ing thunder storm is perhaps
the most interesting to the major
ity of people If in a building which is
isolated in the open country or is higher
than surrounding buildings in a group,
avoid chimney or other fiues. open win
dows or draughts. especially warm cur
rents of air directly below high tower
or flag pole, peak or angle of the struc-
ture. Keep away from overhead wires en-
tering a building-although these are gen
orally protected by lightning arresters.
the current is not always arrested.
II in the open avoid trees, wire fences or
poles, and if you happen to be the most
prominent object in the landscape. as in
an open field or on a beach, do not raise
a steel rod umbrella or in fact any UNI
bIella, as you may become a living light
ming rod without an approved ground con-
nection. If you should happen to be
caught in such open space. with lightning
discharges coming very close as may be
determined by the lessening intervals be-
tween flash and report, it is better to lie
fiat on the ground and risk a soaking
than TO offer a possible path for dis
charge. The reason for this is that the
body, being warm. offers a better con-
ductor than the surrounding air, and but
a few feet rise is necessary to attract
lightning ON fiat ground
Questions as to the action of lightning
in striking building are frequently asked
and are somewhat difficult TO answer with
out going into a lengthy discussion of the
various kinds of discharges and other
matters of more or less technical ma
ture. Let us, however, take the most
frequent case, that of tho ordinary
''forked lightning as seen at a dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

in the sense the women desire. The
country would not have it."
Peaceful persuasion has succeeded in
America where militant methods have
failed miserably in England. More
over, it is a reflection upon the in
telligence of the great bulk of the
women of Great Britain to believe
for an instant that they sanction the
excesses of the arsoaette A new set
Of leaders and a new way of leading
lmust come forward in England be.
fore the cause of woman's suffrage
regains the ground it has lost through
the wild work of Mrs. Pankhurst and
her ilk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
PoINTED PARAGRAPHs

From the Chicago News.
Even senators may listen when money
talks.
Honest labor is the grave digger for
most worries.
Never call any man a liar to his teeth
unless they are false>
: No, Alonzo, a barnacle isn't tramp
who sleeps in a barn.
Dhe size of coin depends on whether
1t is coming or going.
Sometimes a mans friends think of him
as his enemies speak of him.
Lives of great men oft remind us that
the book agent is abroad in the land.
When 1t comes to swapping kisses, ex-
travagant young men are willing TO give
two for one.
About the time an employe is convinced
that the firm couldn't get along without
him 1t makes the attempt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
BRIEF DECISIONS
From Judge.

From Judge.
There is no more surprised person in
the vicinity than the man who struggles to
a sitting posture with tire around his
neck and views the remains of his auto.
If the brain power Of the average foot
ball player were equal to his punting.
tackling and running power, the intellect
ual world would get many a bump.
There ought to be some method by
which the man with six children, includ-
ing twins. might make deal to his profit
with some richer man with no offspring.
The man who always waits for the
alarm clock to go off generally waits in
life for some other things that might be
secured by voluntary early rising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
Paying the Coal Tax

The ultimate consumer seems to
have been created primarily for the
purpose of getting it in the neck. The
1awmaker schemes to put the taxes
upon shoulders best fitted to bear
them, but the burden is gently slipped
to the ultimate consumer.
Pennsylvania has placed tax of
21a per cent, which amounts to about
10 cents per ton, upon coal. This was
upon the theory that some of the large
profits made upon coal by the mil
lionaire mining companies would find
their way into the state treasury. The
tax will be collected from the COM
panies to be sure, but in the long run
it will be paid by poor old ultimate
consumer.
At a special meeting of the Phila-
delphia coal exchange, it was decided
to increase the price of all grades
about 10 cents ton. The producers
have charged dealers with the taxes
they have been compelled to pay the
state, and the dealer in turn finds it
Incumbent upon himself to pass it on
to the user. All sizes of family coal
will go up cents a ton.
The state will have an unusual
amount of money to spend when the
legislature gets together again, but
Il = difficult to see where the people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

have been benefited to any extent. The
mining companies and the retailers
are not affected. Coal just costs lit
tie more for the ultimate consumer,
and the problem of living becomes
just little more difficult of solution.
The trouble with many of our laws
is that they are a whole 1t better IN
theory than in practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
ENCOURAGEMENT FROM BENCH

From the Popular Magazine.
A young lawyer is the hero of this
story. At least. he was young when
the incident occurred. Now his name
is so prominent in legal circles that 1T
would be unkind to reveal 1t.
He was defending criminal and. In
doing so. was making his first appear
ance in court.
"The unfortunate client for whom'it
is my privilege to appear he said. his
tongue and lips dry and thick; the un-
fortunate client, your honor, whom l
am defending-ahem ahem!-I Will
repeat, your honor,.s the unfortunate
man whom | here represent--I might
say this most miserable and unfortu-
nate man" -&
Just then the judge leaned forward
and said, in soft, encouraging man
ner:
you may proceed. sir. So far the
court is with you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
HOW o. HENRY LOVED pIrrsBuaa

From o. Henry as He Showed Himself
In His Letters. BY Arthur w. Page,
in the August Bookman.
want to say that Pittsburg is the
'lowdowndest" hole on the surface of the
earth. The people here are the most ig-
norant, i'll Bred contemplate. boorish.
degraded, insulting. sordid, vile. foul
mouthed. indecent. profane. drunken.
dirty, mean, depraved ours that l ever I'M
agined could exist shall linger here no
longer than necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
The stock Market

Henry Clews in his Saturday review
says in part:
The recent recovery in the market
as foreshadowed in these advices, be-
gan with Secretary McAdoo's announce
ment of his Willingness to issue emer-
gency currency whenever necessary.
During the past week or 10 days there
has been an encouraging relaxation OF
the tension in banking circles. both at
home and abroad
"The home business situation is grad
ually improving. At this period of the
year the crops are most important
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

A famous dancer is booked to appear
in Birmingham next winter. We hope
the management will see that that the
house is comfortably heated on that night
since the poor thing doesn't wear any
clothes to speak Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

Many lessons are being drawn from the
Binghamton fire, just as there were from
the Triangle holocaust and the Colling-
wood tragedy. Why are not existing laws
enforced? Half of them on the statute
hooks are deadwood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

Il made up my mind to marry Eugene
last Thursday says Mrs. Inez MilhoI-
land Boissevan in an interview. Another
example OF the impetuous way in which.
the ardent suffragette does things. Eu-
gene seems to have had mighty little TO do
with it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
THE AMAZING CASE OF JOHN DO


From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The man mounted his motorcycle and
glided from the curb.
He didn't linger until ne had bruised
the neighboring eardrums with 9 series
of discordant snorts.
He rode away quietly and turned the
corner at dignified pace.
Seventeen minutes later he alighted
at his place of business He had COW
cred the four miles without mishap.
Nobody had been hurt, no children
had been frightened. no sick people
had been annoyed. no policeman had
threatened, no dogs had been bumped.
nobody screamed. nobody growled, no.
body swore
"They said 1t couldn't be done" NUT
tered the motorcyclist, and he smiled
as he toted the machine into the store
room.
There is moral in this fairy tale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

Senator Burton of Ohio will follow the
Bryan example and supplement his SAL
airy by lecturing. The SENATOR however.
Is frank. He doesn't need the money, but
it looks easy and he wants 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
WHAT IS A SOCIALIST?
BY BILL VINES

"IAsHlNGTON. July ~ Especially
NAf Mrs. Rosalind Guggenheim
Winslow, who is heir to 81, 000,-
0Oc and other sundries Is the au-
thor of a brand new lot of Ideas re-
garding life and marriage, and one thing
and another which ought TO tickle Mr..
Winslow plum TO death. Mrs. Winslow
is a socialist, so she says Every time
anybody comes to bat with a job lot of
foolishness that listens like the rawlings of
the dangerous ward of the state peni-
tentiary-they nearly always claim to be
socialists The socialist party Is evidently
the haven of all the freaks In the freak
business which is to be admitted is lit
tie bit tough on the socialists who are
really socialists just because they feel
social and not because they have bats in
their belfry.
Mrs. Winslow believes that every one
ought to be normal. In order to be nor
NAL, according to Mrs Winslow, one
should not wear clothes that have been
ironed or pressed, and ought to get eman-
cipatfon from the churches and from the
man made rites of marriage. In other
words. Mrs. Winsow-who has been mar
ried at least once before she saw Wins
flow and tagged him as ''it''-believes that
II during the course of events Winslow
should happen to get on her nerves, or
she became dissatisfied with his peculiar
style of beauty-or she happened TO see
some other gink that seemed to strike
her fancy-to be perfectly normal she
would drop Winslow a formal note thank
ing him courteously for a very pleasant
year or two that she has spent in his
society and then walk calmly off in the
cleaning with the other guy. She
tends TO Winslow the same privilege-and
the only thing that bothers US is that he
has not taken advantage of it.
Mrs. Winslow, however, does not go far
enough into details with her little scheme
of being normal. What the large and
palpitating public, who may earnestly de-
sire to be normal, wants to know, is in
the event that two people who have fool
ishly got married, and having been so
for number of years. have several and
sundry children-should both at one and
the same time discover that they are not
normal, but desire to become so as soon
as possible by taking another soul mate
whatever that is-what becomes of the
children aforesaid?
If Mrs. Winslow will clear up this vital
question and make 1t perfectly plain how
a married man with IA kids and second
mortgage on next years income, may be-
come normal without exciting adverse
criticism, she would probably fill a long
felt want.
But what we started out to say. is, why
should Mrs WinsIow claim tn he a So
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

The law abiding suffragettes of London
held meeting Saturday. There were
about 100000 present. Not a bad showing
in the very stronghold of Mrs. Pank-
hurst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

come that the New York Edison Electric
company receives for its electric signs.
The company gets most of it's profit from
the smaller signs, which use SO little cur
rent that they. do not obtain the Wholesale
rate. The large. spectacular and flashing
signs get the wholesale rate and give the
electric company an average of 5000 or
less gross revenue per annum. The
Chariot Race" provides the largest single
item of sign operating revenue-about S6Oeo
per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

The mother of Bill Nye is still living,
and is said to be fond of all humorous
literature, although motherlike. the
chances are that she thinks the real
laughs are foand in her sons work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
LIGHTING GAY wHITE wAv

New York Letter to the Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Two millions of dollars is burned up ev-
cry year for electric signs along the Gay
White Way. That is the approximate in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

Humorist Goldberg is having some fun
in Paris at the expense of the Parisians.
Few American visitors ever succeed in
doing that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

1t may be true, as Polly charges, that
Mr.. Sulzer once wrote poetry, but his
thoughts are far from smooth and
rythmical these days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

Texas got s5OO6OO out of Standard Oil.
which was within $101 661 900 of what it
asked for. Pretty good for Texas, and
not so bad for Standard Oil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

The fish walk dance is London's latest
To be in the swim it is necessary to know
how a fish walks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

Criticism of the raiment of the modern
female causes an old timer to recall that
once the mother hubbard was considered
immodest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

Mrs Bryan has gone home to can the
fruit. Corroporative evidence that the
family is hard up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

Ambassador Wilson seems to have got
ten his and President Wilson's functions
somewhat confused.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

Henry Watterson says he has made his
last speech Who remembers Sarah Bern
hardt's first farewell?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

1t is inevitable that in future Mr.. Bois-
sevan will be known as Inez's hus-
band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
so,1Tu FoR ARMoR PLATE

Street car steps in Chicago are to be
lowered. Fashion is still all powerful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

tance, which at close range becomes the
binding fash, with the accompanying in
Simultaneous crash. often causing disas-
trous results TO life and property. This
discharge is caused by difference of
potential between earth and cloud. The
one is heavily charged with positive cleo
tricity, the other with negative with the
air between acting as an insulator. 1t
the air is sufficient to keep apart the two
currents no discharge will take place ex-
cept from one cloud to another. Now, as
the storm moves on it comes closer to the
earth or meets some object in its path
which offers less resistance than the air
maybe a tree, pole, building, etc. The cleo
trical pressure is so great that the slight
decrease in resistance offered by such oh.
ject is sufficient to cause the current TO
jump the Intervening space and we have
the destructive discharge. This explana-
ton will be clearer to those who have
seen the spark gap from coils used on au-
tomobiles.
Now let us assume that instead of the
object before mentioned, such as tree,
pole, building, etc. we have-a perfect con-
duetor of electricity, as a steel building,
steer tower or pole In electrical contact
with the earth; the current passes through
this into the earth silently. the pressure
is relieved and in the great majority OF
cases there is no violent or explosive
discharge.
Here is where the function of the light
ming rod appears, similar to pipes tapping
the tank and drawing off the water before
dangerous pressure is brought to bear on
the tank. A properly constructed light
ming rod will, in the vast majority of
cases. act in this manner by silently dis
charging the current from cloud to earth,
thus preventing the violent discharge
which we call the thundcrbolt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
The JuggIery Of Fishing


II read with much interest the catfish
Sundays, Age-Herald," said fisherman
last night, "and it is highly suggestive of
one l had in North Carolina some years
ago."
The negroes say if you take corn
liquor jug for a float and pour some of
the corn down your bait the big catfish
will run over each other to get to 1t first.
Well, in a weeks camp-fishing trip we
carried jug, and two very large gourds
-uneut-for floats I rugged one of the
half bushel size gourds like a balloons
netting, bored a hole in the top, stuck
a small United States flag in 1t and
set it adrift. Next morning We found 1t
half mile away with six-pound cat
fish worn out from travelling with 1t.
well, to the jug: l did not know that
Newt had a quart of corn whislSey in
the one-gallon jug and in the still hours
of the night L launched it on Lake Lilly
with its miles of water lily border. There
was some excitement in that camp the
next morning and much distress in Africa.
did not confess to my part, but suggest
ed that someone had purloined the con-
tents and had thrown the jug in the lake.
A diligent search revealed, around in
cove not far from the camp, the bottom
of the jug In a sea of lilies. After tug
pulling up things by the root as it were
there came up an enormous eel, impaled
on the hook. Yes, the liquor was still
in the Jug the eel failed to get the cork
out, although he was twisted. all right"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
Birmingham's Growth in 12 Years

Il spent a day in Birmingham in 1901
and 1 saw the possibilities of great city
here, but In coming back now on a sec
ond visit l am greatly impressed with the
strides that have been made,'' said L. r.
Cothran of Philadelphia
Birmingham has ben known all along
as the center of an industrial district. My
recollection of 1t as a city 12 years ago
was favorable. The first steel frame build
ing was being erected and the business
men of Birmingham seemed to be full of
push and confidence. But l had no idea
that would ever see now such hand
some, metropolitan city. Birmingham is
really a great city, both from business
and residential viewpoint. It's residen-
tial sections are exceptionally attractive.
Very few cities of the larger class have
such beautiful homes.
Birmingham is one of the best adver-
tised cities in the country. Certain it is
that no city in the south is so much tallSe 1
about. Taking southern cities in order,
Richmond. Norfolk. Charlotte, Savannah
Augusta, Atlanta. Nashville Memphis and
Birmingham, this city easily leads them
all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

But what we started out to say. is. why
should Mrs. Winslow claim to be a So
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Lucrezia Bori, Grand
Opera Sta1, Charms by
Beauty as Wellas Art
Spanish Diva Will Appear Here
in Manon" and Tales of
Hoffman"

with all who have an artistic eye
for feminine pulchritude a chief at
traction OF the Metropolitan opera sea =
son In Atlanta this year will be Lu-
crezia Bori, the Spanish beauty.
The possessor Of a coloraturs so
prano voice Of marvellous debility,
Miss Bori has charmed her New York
audiences as much by her persona!
beauty as by her art.
In Atlanta she will sing the role Of
Manon in Puccini's opera Monday
evening, and of Antonio in The Tales
Of Hoffman Friday evening
According to New York critics Miss
Bori IS az finished an actress as she
is singer, and is consequently able to
use her wonderful grace and charm 10
its full advantage. Her coming to A.
lanta will be her first important APP
pearance in America in any city out
side of New York.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
BLIND TIGER KING AWAITS
ACTION UPON CERTI0RARl

Hub" Taley, blind tiger king" is
waiting action today on the certiorari
that he ordered to follow his conviction
and subsequent fine at East Point yes
terday for violating the prohibition laws
He was fined $500 or an alternative Of
90 days Imprisonment.
r. S. Crawford and Lillian Crawford, al
legged associates with Talley IN his blind
tiger were fined S400 and 500, Tespec-
lively, All the parties have made bond
for twice the amount OF the fines.