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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
ImpressIons of Texns Cities

Il used to think that Atlanta orlginat-
ed the get-together' spirit. but after
| spending few days in Houston | am
inclined to think that the Texas city IS
even ahead of the Georgia metropolis in
that respect" said T. H. Motion. ex-
president of the Birmingham Chamber
of Commerce
Houston Is not only large town but
it Is a city with a large future. ] ac-
cepted an invitation to the New Year 5
| banquet of the Rotary club. There are
several business organizations in Hous-
ton. but the Rotary is the most thorough
| ly representative, | was told. II is limit
| ed in it's membership. There were some
| good speeches by Houston men and ali
of them rang true with optimism and
public Spirit. The get-together spirit Is
more preached and practieed in Houston
| than in any place I know Of
zone of the finest addresses | ever
| listened to was made by the Rev. Percy
Silver at the Rotary banquet. This min
lister is active in the foreign mission
| field and in listening to him | was con-
verted to the foreign mission cause. [
used to think that it was better to keep
our money at home and use 1t for home
missions but after hearing the Rev. Mr..
Silver l became believer in foreign
missionary work. One of the strong points
that Mr.. Silver made-one that had an
especial appeal to business men-was this:
Commerce can never get hold in any
foreign country where missionaries have
failed. On the other hand where mis-
siona aries have been well received and
have made progress export trade gets a
fair showing
Mr.. Silver is now l understand, bishop
elect of Kansas. lie is an Episcopalian
and uncommonly strong man.
I'm visiting Beaumont / was agreeably
surprised to find such a large city-a
population of about 5000. There is no
undue excitement, as there was in the
oil boom days, but there is substantial
prosperity Beaumont is the center of
a good lumber trade and as 1t is in the
rice section of Texas rice mills are nu-
merous there.
Il spent day in Galveston and while
I found that city quiet compared with
Houston, it has a great harbor-the most
beautiful narD0f l ever saw With oHS
exception, that OF Savannah.
Texas interested me greatly. 1t is a
wonderful state and what pleased ME
was that wherever l went | heard Bir-
mingham discussed as the south's phe-
nomenal city. Everybody was familiar
with facts about Birmngham-with our
marvellous growth and our rich resources.
The belief was generally expressed that
Birmingham would outstrip Atlanta in
population in the 1920 census
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
The Goosebone weather signs

1.-The weather for the first days of the
year have been delightful. and-decep-
tive; that is, certain predictions have
turned out that way said member IT
the society of goosebone prophets last
Tuesday
ION Monday, in bold black type, the
weather bureau bulletined a coming drop
of the Thermometer of 80 degrees; that
is from 10 as 1t was for the day, TO 20
for the night record, or at least by Tues
day morning. Those who thought them
selves wise filed the furnace at a late
hour before retiring. Also they kept their
weather eye on the open windows, even
in their slumbers. Well, it didn't come
off; many persons passed as uncomfort-
able a night as in June by reason of the
heat in halls that couldn't be kept out
of bedrooms Today. Tuesday, the chron-
illogical symbol of July in the 'Goosebone'
calendar, has been balmy and breezy.
You know that in 'Goosebone' meteor
omancy the first u days of the year SYM
bolize, relatively, the weather We may ex-
to number. For instance, the I'd of jan
uary symbolizes February as opening
mild and pleasant but closing stormy,
with high winds, for the night was blus-
tering well into the morning of the 3D.
March. The spring promises to be full
of sunshine with showers, but no long
wet spells. The summer will be quite
warm, but breezes will blow, making it
not so uncomfortable.
yet I must not forget the groundhog' 5
day, February ., for all things else must
bow to that nature fake weather prog
nostigator, who runs from his own shadow
il he sees 1t and hides for six weeks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
Another Year of Activity

The iron and steel trade shows no
sign of tagging. The untitled orders
which the iron and steel companies
have on their books assure high de-
gree of activity for at least the first
half of this year.
As soon as the holiday season is
over a large iron buying movement
will set in. The market is strong at
$14 to S14.50, Birmingham, and there
are good expectations of its reach
ing $15 within the next four or five
weeks.
The coal trade, which has been
very active for more than year, will
witness new high record in produc-
ton in 1913. 1t has not been many
years since a 100000 ton output
was considered good for Alabama, but
the total production during the cur
rent year will come close to the TO-
100000 ton mark. If the railroads
are able to furnish cars to the coal
shippers this will certainly be a great
banner year in the Birmingham dis
trict. Labor is in greater demand
than ever and wages are higher thar
ever. With anything like average
crops next summer we will have a
genuine boom that will run well into
1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
nemncrnts and rederaI pa.ronaee

..fhousands of democrats who Will take
np their temporary sofourn in Washington
as soon as Woodrow Wilson becomes
Pc sident will be disappointed N not get
tine political Jobs said 5. T caruthers
Of Chicago.
Il happened to be living in Washington
In 1885 when Mr.. Cleveland became Presl-
dent. was a young democratic voter
then, and in 1881 had cast my first ballot
IA a presidential election in Kentucky, my
native state. | was after a department
clerkship, but failed to secure the posi-
tltf although at that time civil service re-
form was not much in vogue. | gave up
all political aspirations, however, but
have always voted the democratic ticket.
In 1893 / spent some time in WASH
ington and was a locker on with amuse-
menl at the small percentage of office
seekers who succeeded in their quest. Civil
service rules had then been extended so
as to cover most of the clerkships, and
many of the minor offices. Nearly all the
federal positions in Washington and
throughout the country. as for that mat
ter, are now under civil service law. and
there will be few jobs indeed for the party
workers who labored in the hope of being
rewarded by the spoils.
Il have no personal ACQUAINTANCE with
the President-elect, but | feel confident
that he will prove himself sincere and
practical civil service reformer. But not
withstandng the slim chances for obtain
ing positions in Washington, thousands OF
democrats will linger there and spend
money for board with the hope of land
ing something
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Miss Mary Shearin Is the youngest old
lady in Denver and the oldest bachelor
girl in the world. Miss Shearin was 10l
years young Christmas day, and she eel
ebrated the occasion at ST. Josephs Los
pital. where the eentenarian plus ono
is a permanent guest of the Good Sis
ters. Miss Shearn has never worn
glasses, she says, and carns and mends
She has never been sick a day in hel
life. and furthermore. having lived in a
state of single blessedness for centlr,
or more, she has never regretted 1t
Miss Shearin had been active in tie
work of the hospital since its founding
and now alone in the world, she is eiver
a home by the sisters. Some of her cpl.
grams are:
women are every bit as good as men
and better.
Always mind your own business ana
youll be young at 1o1.
Married women are overcome Will
trouble; they break their backs over the
frying pan. nursing babies and waiting
on some good-for-nothins' man.
Married women get precious little out
of life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09


From Chronicle and Comment in the
January Bookman.
Although primarily organized for the
purpose of publishing Mark Twains own
works, it was not long before the firm
of Webster & Co. was invading even
wider fields. In 1881 Mr.. Clemens had
urged General Grant to write and publish
his memoirs. BY the autumn of 1884 the
general had decided to do SO, and Mark
Twain was determined to secure the work
at any cost. He offered General Grant
10 per cent of the net returns, undertake
ing to pay all office expenses out of the
remaining 80 per cent volunteering 10
draw a cheaue on the spot for $4,000 as
an advance royalty payment on the first
volume of the Memoirs, and promising a
like advance amount for each succeeding
volume. When the final arrangements
were made the office of Webster Il co.
was warm with affairs. The reporters
were running hot foot for news of the
great contract by which Mark Twain was
to publish the life of General Grant. No
publishing enterprise of such vast mo-
mtnt had ever before been undertaken,
and no publishing event, before or since
ever received the amount of newspaper
comment. The names of General Grant
and Mark Twain associated would COM
nand columns whatever the event, and
that Mark Twain was to become the pub
Usher of Grants own story of his battles
was of unprecedented Importance. The
death of General Grant the following sum-
mer largely augmented the orders for his
Memoirs. In the end more than 300,OV
sets of two volumes each were sold, and
between $4,000 and si50,000 was paid to
Mrs. Grant. The first cheque of 100000
drawn February y, 1886. remains the
largest single royalty cheque in history
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
a girl is so serious with man because
he's such a joke to her.
What makes a woman hopeful about
situation is for it to be utterly hopeless
\ woman can understand a man en-
tirely because he can't understand her
at all.
\ man can get nearly as interested IN
the babys food as he can in his own
smoking tobacco,
Make love to woman all the ume ana
she'll forgive You for loving her only q
Attl. of the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
Heavy Damage to Fruit

The citrus belt in California has
been hard hit by extreme cold. This
belt may be said to extend from Los
Angeles to San Bernardino by way
Of Pomona and Riverside. 1t is an
irrigated district about so miles from
west to east and perhaps 20 miles
wide. In this district are orange and
lemon trees in vast numbers.
So far as is known only the fruit
and nursery stock were destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

-Four years ago Margaretta Jane
Brown, IS years old. of Harrisburg, Pa,
helped an old peddler on trolley ear.
As the car moved off he mumbled, II
will remember you well some day y
your kindness to an old man." The girl
has become Mrs. Ray Mason Knesel and
long since she forgot the incident. In
her mail yesterday, however, she founa
a check for 5000 and n note addressed
ITO the little girl who helped me on the
trolley car four years ago" The note
and the check came from Valentine r.
Cortlas and were mailed from California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
A SURE THING
THE WHITE COLLAR MAN

Evans of the Tribune, who was then
health commissioner. Two days before
New Years, 1907 the doctor stepped into
Reotors, where Mr.. Mcdowell was eat
ing dinner with two of his friends, and
casually mentioned conditions of the un-
employed. The party became interested,
and Mr.. Mcdowell was asked to investi-
gate. He did so, and found them even
verse than had been described. New
Years night he started his first coffee
,.a.on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
A GENTLE HINT

After the orchestra had worked itself
into the first part of the symphony
woman in the body of the house began
telling her companion at great length and
in rather loud tones, how delightful 1t was
to listen to music with the eyes shut
The man in front of her stood 1t just
as long as he could then turning to her
he said Pardon me, madam, but did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
RErTER INFORMED.

what has become of the old-fashioned
temperance reformer whb used to call all
'rum'?'
"Oh, she has been studying the subject
mere thoroughly in recent years and she
can now quote statistics to prove that
there are more than 100 different kinds
of cocktails
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
THE YULE LOG


By Robert Herrick.
Come bring with a noise.
My merry, merry boys.
The Christmas log to the firing
While my good dame, she
Bids you all be free,
And drink to your hearts desiring.
With the last years brand
Light the new block. and
Fes good success in his spending.
On your psaltries play.
That sweet luck may
Come while the log is a tending
Drink now the strong beer,
Glft the white loaf here.
The while the meat is shredding
For the rare mince. pies;
md the pl,ims stand BY.
To I'LL the paste that's a-knsadiny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
SIZING Up THE JUDGE.

A Judge once had a case in which the
accused man understood only Irish. An
interpreter was accordingly sworn. The
prisoner said something to the interpreter
What does he say?9 demanded his
lordship.
Nothing, my lord, was the reply.
How dare you say that when we all
heard him? Come on, sir, what was it?n
My lord" said the interpreter begin
ming to tremble. 'it had nothing to do
with the case
IF you don't answer I'll commit you.
sir,' roared the Judge. Now, what did
he say?"
well, my lord, you'll excuse me, but
he said, Who's that old woman with the
red bed curtain round her, sitting up
there?' "
At which the court roared.
And what did you say?' asked the
Judge. looking a little uncomfortable.
II said, Whist, ye spa1peen! That's the
onld boy that's going to hang you. =
Pittsburg Chroniele-Telegraph
A SURE THING.
The Easter bells will soon be ringing
Oh father DEAR give heed to that,
Then Easter bills, their sorrows bringing,
Will call to mind the Easter hat.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
NATURE FAKE

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
Deep sea fishermen in the Philippines
report a fish which carries luminous
built in its mouth to attract smaller fish.
Well once upon time, during land
hreeze upon dark night at Jersey
coast resort, we were discovered by an old
gray bearded male mosquito who used a
reversed lightning bug as an electric
torch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

iHAaA 4sAOA1ttf-
FOOLISH VIRGINS.
Some maidens met
And there did plan,
With much eelat
The perfect man.
No faults were his
That one could see;
No mortal could
More handsome be-
\ princely form
superb and strong,
A mind that would
0'erawe the throng;
Destined to lead.
Whate'er his part,
And, best of all
A gentle heart.
The maids adjourned,
Then looked around:
Now, where could such
A man be found9
They hunted high.
They hunted low
And mingling signs
With looks of Woe,
~
Their quest became
A theme for mirth-
The man they sought
Was not on earth,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
MILLIeENT.

MILLIGENT,
Fair Milicent dreamed
Prince Charming would come,
Will bugles shrill biare
And the roll of drum,
And ranging around
His retinue gay,
Would plead for her love
And lead her away
t. castle afar.
All splendid1y built.
With ivory domes
And tnrrets of gilt,
Where she would in bliss
Unbroken reside
No wish of her heart
By fortune denied.
Thus Millicent dreamed,
But alack and alas,
The weeks and the months
Continued TO pass,
With never glimpse
OF the prince who would come
With the trumpet's shrill blare
And the roll of drum.
AnG when it appeared
She might wait in vain,
She hustled about
And married swain
Who wasn't a prince,
With sword and a targe,
But he didn't drink much
And his income was large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
TIRELESS TAMMANY.

Though Sulzer says that he'll be true
Unto the Empire state,
TIE tiger simply lieks his chops
And s well content to wait.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

driven them out of the business. jack
naverls was the first of the hall show
managers 10 use printing on an extern
size scale. In Old Kentucky the at
traction | now represent. Is probably the
largest single consumer of theatrical
printing in the country. Lit & Ding"ail
will have to come across with at least
$4,000 for the paper used in exploit
ing the show this season..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
HAD TO GO.

.eI thought you said you were not going
to call on Mrs. Buffing any more2'
II didn't intend to visit the odious Great
ure again, but she knows more than any
other woman in town about Mrs. Kicker
by s infatuation for her chauffeur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

William Rockefeller has decided that
a defiance of the American government
=
by a mere Individual is no light or laugh
ing matter He is now calling "Help.g
to his doctors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

William Rockefeller may have been
trying to get out of the reach OF the
postman on the first day of the year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

In Independence. Kan, the authori-
ties poured $4,000 worth of drinkables
into the ditch, and the soul of Carrie
Nation goes marching on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

That young corn grower in Ware, FL
more county, who raised 2S7 bushels OF
corn on a single acre, did as much as
most farmers do on Is acres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Englands frst dreadnaught which
revolutionized the navies of the world
is only six years old and yet it Is al
ready outclassed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Turkey takes her medicine with a bad
face, but no doubt exists over the state
ment that she will have to take it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
EVER NOTICEq

No matter how deaf a man may be, he
always seems able to hear when money
talks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Boss Barnes of New YORK says the
electors of Utah and Vermont will prob
ably scatter their votes when they name
a man for vice-president scattering
vote from two small states will represent
exeeilently the present condition of tie
republican party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

The President-elect made no New
Years resolutions. All of his are post
marked March 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
HIS FORTE.

How is lubbock as an after-dinner
speaker"
Very poor, but lubbock has no equal as
an after-dinner snorer."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Astronomer Swift, who died last week
in his ninety-third year, discovered 1850
nebuae and Is comets. He had, how
ever. but 81 birthdays because he was
born on February -.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

New Haven has been warned against
attempting to drive too sharp a bar
gain with one who will soon be an ex-
President, and who wants to rent a
house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Turkey is getting down to brass taeks
in an effort to prevent the resumption
of a bloody war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Henfy Clay Friek's new house on
Fifth avenue, New York, will cost 81
ACC, 200. The Clark residence excelled il
in cost, and those of Schwab and Car
negie and one of the Vanderbilt houses
rival ii. This explains why plain mil
lionaires are betaking themselves t.
apartments in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

The Pujo committee still has William
the Silent on its hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Love is the one game that has no cede
of rules, and wants none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

The bluff of Philander Knox has been
called by Senior Castro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

The Senate alas would be without
quorum il all Interest" senators were
barred out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
LARGEST ROYALTY cHEauE

Mr.. Horace Fletcher may be eating his
Christmas dinner yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

yon ever try listening to music with the
mouth shut Norman Z. Maek's Ma
tienai Monthly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

William Rockefeller has surrendered.
but Adrianope has not and perhaps will
not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
DIPLOMACY NEEDED

How are you getting along with your
lnew COOKE
well, she's rathes die.saf
but we are loading her with compliments,
and IL she stays five days more we hope
| to establish friendly relations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

The biggest department store in PITS
burg Kaufman Brothers, has been dss-
fnpfed. Morris Baer. a member of the
firm. had -rawn a salary of s200,elo a
year for the last ten years. Some of
the younger members of the firm protest.
ed against this, and when Baer's con-
tract expired it was not renewed. Basr
remains, however, in the firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Governors Clark of lowe aud Doane
of Illinois recently inspected The dam n
keoknk on the Mississippi river. I
never realized until today said GOV
ernor Dunno. the immensifs of the
great dam. II probably is the greatest
engineering feat ever. undertaken in tie
United States and undoubtedly will have
a great economic influence on the de.el-
opment OF this whole section of the Mss
issippi valley. The completion OF an ea.
terprise of such national Importance
should be appropriately celebrated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

ALMOST As BAD.
Now, Dibbs would never
Rock a boat,
But he'd indorse
A strangers note.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
TELEPHONES

Bell (privatc exchange connecting n
acpartments), No. 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

z e. Morgan and w. &. Wharton are
the only authorized travelling represent
atives of The Age-Herald in its cir:u-
iation department.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-03
Z Z IN Mrs rs. Mary I fAucutt and Laura

4 rs. airy EAucutt and Laura
Z Hanna are at home from a. visit with
relatives in Greeley. NJ
Mrs. John Arduser and children
are spending a few days with Mr..
Ard users relatives in Coggon.
Mrs. Anna Bremner and Miss
zInez Walker had been enjoying a
visit last week from Mrs. Walker
I and her daughter, Miss Jessie Wal
7. ker Of Iowa City. 5
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul J. Gilbert and
children left last week for Elgin,
Illinois, where they will make their
home. Mr.. Gilbert has been chosen
]. to an important position in connec-
/ ton with the Y. M. G. A. Of that
city. Manchester friends will re
gret to learn Of their leaving Man
chester, but wish them success in
their new field OF labor.
The new machinery for the Hoag
plant will arrive in Manches.
ter in a few weeks when the work
of Installing the same will be rush
ed. Mr.. Hoag viii move the steam
boiler to the south Of the building
end will equip his plant with one
3sof the \. latest types Of Skinner en-
gines, and a generator made byx the
General Electric company. With the
\ new equipment Mr.. Hoag will sbe in
52a position to give cont inuous electric
light and power service. S'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-03

Fl Mrs. Will Dudley was at Earl:
vile last week attending class
Eeunion Of the class. OF the Earlville
High school Of which she was a mem
Der. N 4,
%5.2#3--Miss Cora Hanna of .Des Moines,
who has been the guest of her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Hanna,
left last week for Coggon, where
she will visit relatives before re.
turning to her home in Des Moines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-03

was as follows:
Pounds milk received, 6o6.es2
Pounds cream received, 4,s3s.
v Average test 3.5.
Average price, $1.O5.
Highest price paid per hundred,
$1.41. .s.s
Z Lowest price paid per hundred,
81 cents. 35 55 u: ,.5E Il,
Price paid per pound for butterfat,
80 cents. ri 4. L. .5;i..} ts
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-03
Manchester, lowe
THURSDAY Sept. nth.
HOMECOMING DAY

Bring your dinners plan spend day with your
neghbors 8N@3
different
will their which time animal or
article not for inspection will passed.
Concert by Dyersvlle band at 1O3 o'clock.
Sterling, artists,
Is a5&t
girls riding horses will Judged front the
of afternoon devoted racing which
has large list entries the feature being free
mile $780, All
will be pulled of" in their including lohse Sterling in
sensational novelty
Ring Act La Won La in their Comedy Revolving Lad
Hindoo
admission.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-03

9.ffl
miss Sadie Hanna left Friday
morning for DEBORAH, where she is
one Of the instructors in the High
school. /.
Mrs. W. G. Kenyon and Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Hruby enjoyed a Wis.
it last week from Mr.. Harry Kenyon,
OF Chicago. 2.ss3 4 T