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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
BASEBALL SLANG
From Judge.

From Judge.
 Existence -October-to-Aprii monotony az opposed to real life. which is enjoyed from April to October.
 zero-A freeze mark which chils the htarts of the fans when suspended on the scoreboard after the home team has batted.
 Zirg,-A musical sound produced by passing a willow wand across the nose of horsehide.
 zewie!-A tase note.
 Esw. Deal--A called strike not served over the gar and which therefore requires roasting.
 Recruit-A ASA batter in Oshkosh, an .oS4 performer in Gotham.
 Retirement-An annual fall performance by Honus Wagner, in the way of a tragedy for the Plttsburg fans
 Bat-A means of introduction to the baseball 400
 Brg-One who tears through the latest congressional investigation, Mexican war, Newport scandal Wal street furry and Chinese murder in order to find out whether Tyrus Raymond Cobb is still lambasting the pill for .376.
 Casey-Leading whifer in the Poetical lec que.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
IDLE OPINIONS.

One reason why most public banquets are tiresome is because so many men are called cn cinakc speech not re- ccEse they have made success of after dinner speaking, but because they havc made ssccess of something eiss.
 The r1aa who beasts thet he never has .ndorsed another mans note hasn't so much 10 brag dooa.. If the majority O: notes were not paid they would cease to be first aid to tEc impscanious.
 The women who sit all day or the yer andas of summer hotels, doing fancy work, and assassna,ing character are guilty of more serious Crfenses than the "g.ddy young things they criticisc.
 A man-has to hustle SC these days to keep up with tic procession he doesn't even have time to find out where it's leading him.
 The man who habitually kills time kills his better self along with it.
 The people who advise us for our own good usually do so for their own satisfac- ticn.
 Profiting by other peoples mistakes is not so commendable as profting by your own. F..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
FROM WISHING LAND

By Robert Louis Stevenson. Dear lady, tapping at your door
 Some little verses stand, And beg on this suspicious day
 Tc come and kiss your hand. Their syllabes all counted right, Their rimes each in It's place, Like birthday children at the door. Ttey wait to see your face. Rise, lady, rise and let them in;
 Fresh from the fairy shore. They bring you things you wish to have. Each in its pinafore. For they have been to Wishing Land This morning in the dew. And all your dearest wishes bring All granted-home to you. What these may be they would not tell And cculd not if they would: They take the packets sealed to you. As trusty servants should But there was one that looked like Love. And one that smelt of Health, And one that had a jingling sound l fancy it vas Wealth. An. well. they are but wishes; still Q lady fair for you, l know that all yoI wish is kind.
 Q pray 1t all como true.
 I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28

Every year Indians who inhabit the west coast of Vancouver Island in Brit ish Columbia, go from their rude village to the Fraser river salmon canneries where they obtain both employment and food. The sockeye run has already begun In the Fraser and the canning season is in full swing. The sockeyes, the echoes and other members of the salmon family seek spawning beds in brackish river mouths and salty inlets. They come from far out in the Pacific ocean and circle around the ends of Vancouver Island to meet death in the waiting trap or net or in the upper reaches of the river. where they sacrifice their lives olav eggs in shallow water which lies notion less over the river beaches and gravel shoals. Year after year this tragedy of the salmon run is enacted, but the stolid Indians who work In the canneries and eat salmon three times day see only the practical advantages of the run. while to the canning factories it means a big financial profit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28

of license and regulation. Texas has many of the same class of liberal minded people, as evidenced by the big majority just cast against state wide prohibition.
 The people of Virginia are to vote on a statewide proposition in Septem- Der. Under the local option system, which had always been regarded as fundamental democratic doctrine, Virginia is in large part dry. The fact is that liquor is sold in only a few cities. The Anti-Saloon league sup porters are claiming that Virginia will give a large majority for statewide prohibition, but it may be that when the time comes the people of the Old Dominion will follow the example of Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
The Art of Disappearing

A woman who was supposed to have been a victim of the Empress of Ire land disaster has turned up in Cali fornia, accompanied by her affinity" !" A husband and four children, whom she deserted in Toronto, have mourned her as dead, although her name did not appear on the passenger list of the ill-fated vessel. This woman would doubtless have remained "dead' to her family and relatives for the rest of her life if she and her companion had not fallen into the tolls of the law.
 Fiction writers have not been slow to avail themselves of the opportunity for disappearing which is afforded the supposed victim of disaster, either on land or sea. When hotel is burned and the exact number of victims can not ne dete-~oined, when number of persons are incinnerated in train wreck, when hundreds go down with a sinking ship anyone who escapes can easily be counted among the lost if he or she so desires. While their stricken relatives mourn them as dead they can be starting life anew in some oth- CT part of the world. It is not even necessary always to take different name.
 The man confronted by grave re- responsibilities he knows he cannot meet, perhaps with ruin staring him in the face, who is suddenly offered an opportunity for disappearing while his good name remains unsullied must find the temptation great There is a curious wanderlust that makes the most prosaic human beings long at times to disappear from their ac- customed haunts and begin life over Moved by such an impulse, the man who reads his name among the dead does not always return to the monot- 0nous round of his daily existence without a struggle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
Local Campaign in Kentucky

''Fayette county, Kentucky, in which Lexington is situated, is about to vote or the question of liquor-license or no license-said Sidney F. Lazarus. who re- turned from the Blue Grass state yester- day.
 '"rhe Anti-Saloon league is conduct ing vigorous campaign, and great ex- citement is prevailing. It reminded me of the first campaign, which the Anti-Saloon league conducted here in Jefferson coun- ty. There seemed to be a great deal of hysteria in Lexington, but according to conservative opinion, E'ayette county will vote wet. There is large wet majority in Lexington, but outside of the city the drys probably have majority which, however will be easily overcome by the city vote"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
THE WEDDING CARD

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Has the pleasure" of your company been requested at a pretentious church wedding, thereby causing you much ap- prehension concerning the hole suitable present is sure to make in your bank ac- count? And have you been studying how you may avoid that gift and maintain tue bank account intact?
 Then. if you have been requested merely to give the assemblage the pleasure of your company your problem is solved. You may feel justly sighted and refuse even to acknowledge the invitation be- cause of She use of that word.
 The invitation should have read, the honor of your presence is requested. . There has been a mistake in the drawing of the indictment and the criminal guest at the bar of matrimcny may escape pay ing the fine of an extravagant present.
 At least. this is the decision of Peter T.. Hcehn, Buffalo, N. T., president of the National Association of Steel and Copper Plate Engravers.
 Tt is only in connection with quiet home weddings that the phrase, the pleasure of your company is requested, may be used with propriety,' said Mr Hoehn yesterday. ''For the formal church service the invitation must read honor
 Few people appreciate these distinc- tions and it's a great pity, because 1t would save g world of trouble, embarress- ment and some unhappiness.
 ''As an example of the last named, con- sider the matteI Of mourning border around visiting cards and stationery. The width of the border denotes the de- gree of relationship to the deceased. The deepest border is used by the widow A husband who has lost his wife uses the next deepest, the children next and so on.
 How often does that person, ignorant of the distinction. cause mental anguish to some old time friend by making the re- mark:
 I see you are in mourning. For whom?"
 'One familiar with the social niceties would understand the relationship from a glance at the width of the mourning border on card or stationery and thus avoid this common mistake"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
European Rulers

The warlike commotion in Europe brings out in strong contrast the of ficial authority still possessed by the sovereigns of the large continental nations in this age of constitutional government and the merely nominal authority of the British King. With all the ridicule that used to be heaped upon Emperor William because of his spectacular posing and his claim to rule by divine right" he not only asserts himself whenever war cloud appears, but in the present crisis he is by common consent looked upon as the leading figure on Eurepe's politi- cal state.
 The Austrian Emperor despite his old age has to be reckoned with. The Czar of Russia is still very po- tential figure, and the King of Italy, while less authoritative than either of the three Emperors, has large voice in the affairs of his nation.
 In Great Britain the prime minister not only overshadows royalty at all times, but in crisis his dominance IS that of sovereign. In foreign complications England's diplomacy usually wins, but the King has virtu- ally no voice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF HIS SONS BY BRUTus

conspirators were asked if they had any. thing to urge in their defense.
 Signs, gr0ans and tears were their only answer The whole assembly stood with downcast looks, and no man ventured to speak. This mournful silence was at last broken with slow murmurs of Ban ishment. Banishment.' but the public good, which pre1omnated over the feel ings of parent, urged Brutus to pro- nounce on them the sentence of dcath.
 Never was an event more capable of reating at the same time feelings of grief and hori or. Brutus. father and judge of the two offenders, was obliged by his office to see his own sons executed. A great number of the most noble youths suffered death at the same time. but they were as little regarded as if they had been persons unknown.
 The sons of Brutus alone attracted all eyes. The people were quite willing that the father should pardon them As they stood for trial he never took his eyes off of them. His was not the hard, cruel glance of revenge, we are told, but re ther expressed all the inward parental feeling at a most unusual ordeal The sons bore their trial bravely They ac- l.nowledged having conspired against their father and acknowledged that they de- served any fate that he might feel it his duty to administer to them.
 There was a nurmur of horror through out the entire assembly when he passed the sentence of death upon tn sm. They received it rnfinchingly. It was all or none, and Brutus knew that his sons had been equally guilty with the other young nobles
 He resorted to q most remarkable meth cd to demonstrate. to his followers that he believed in the motto, "I.et justice be done, though the heavens fali." From this time or, however Brutus sought only to die himself, and some months after . battle between the Romans and the troops Of Tarquin enabled lim to gratify his wish. He encountered in tine fight Aruns, the son Of the exiled mcEarch and with 90 much impetuosity did they rush to the attack. that they both fell dead on tha spot, pierced to the heart each by the yet pon of the other
 Ihe Roman matrons mourned for a year for Brutus ''the dvenger of womans honor,' and a statue was erected to him il the capitol. Tho conspiracy of his sons is the subject CT a tragedy by Voltaire. His corpse was carried to Rome in tri- umph. and the consul Valerius prone uns.od a funera! eulogy over it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
FRANCISCO CARBAJAL
the New York Tribune.

From the New ' ork Tribune. Now that Huerta has at last quit his job and has been succeeded by Fran- cisco Carbajal as temporary President
 oS Mexico, there is likely to be a re-
 newal of controversies as to tho proper pronunciation of the name of the chief executive of the republic. When Huerta took charge of the af-
 fairs of state in Mexico City he was called by almost as many different names because of the Anglo-Saxon un- familiarity with Spanish nomenclature, as he has been since his frequent re-
 fusals to lay down the sceptre of power.
 "Huereeta" was probably the most favored pronunciation of his name among Americans. although 'Hueerta'
 carried some bets and that would be the
 way to pronounce the name if it was
 English instead of Spanish. Then after
 the controversy had gone on for some time, we" let every one in on the prop CT pronunciation, which was "uerta.
 the HI" being silent and the "U" be-
 ing pronounced like the double 70" in boot
 And now comes Senor Carbajal. When you learn how to pronounce it you will find it easier than pronuncing Huerta. Just now the new Mexican President ts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
Chattanooga Postmaster Here

J. E. Connor, who holds President Wilson's commission as postmaster for Chattanooga. spent yesterday in Bir- mingham.
 q am here on social visit" said MT Connor and have been impressed Ias all visitors must be, with Birming hams growth. It is a great city; but |Chattanooga's postoffice business makes better showing relatively population considered-than Birming- hams. My salary, based on the receipts of the office, is $400O but in the next annual adjustment it will be s5000, which is now the salary of the Bir- mingham postmaster. The receipts of my office in recent quarter were ac- tual1y larger than the receipts of the Birmingham office for the same period. The relative difference in the business of the offices is accounted for to some extent by the fact that Birmingham had last year three presidential post offices within the city limits. There are now only twoZzthe central office and the Ensley office.
 Chattanooga is in a flourishing con dition. We have many small industries and all of them. so far as I know, are
 thriving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
DISCOVERY OF DYNAMITE

From the Rochester Post Express
 Forty-six years ago the first official test of dynamite in England was made The hills around Merstham shook be- meath the mighty vibrations of new explosive born to civilization. It had been discovered by Alfred Nobel of made in the preceding year. Nobel cre- ated it to take the place of the un- tanned nitroglycerin, which had ap- palled the world for several years with it's grim tragedies. The inventor had lost his father and brother when his nitroglycerin factory had blown up a few years before his discovery It's death toll was such that England, Bel gium and Sweden forbade its manu- facture. The world was aroused when as climax to it's record ship loaded with nitroglycerin blew up in mid ocean while on it's way from Europe to Chile, and the governments were on the point of prohibiting its use. It was then that Nobel began his experiments toward tanning nitroglycerin-and cre- ated dynamite, or giant powder" as it was first called in the United States.
 Today dynamite is being manufac- tured in the United States at the rate of 250,000000 pounds year. Filling 5000 freight cars, it is constantly being transported over the railroads of the country. Though it is the third most powerful explosive in general use, 1t has been tanned so that railroad com panies receive 1t for transportation all most as readily as they do coal. Nitro glycerin, however. is still under the transportation ban in both the United States and Europe. Dynamite is today one of the most important factors in the progress of civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28

nRoBABLY. the only instance in his- H tory where father tried two or
 \ his sons for treason, found them guilty sentenced them to death. and was pl resent at their execution, was that re- lated Of Lucius Junius Brutus by Livy. Lrcius Junius was a celebrated Roman during the reign of Tarquinius Superbus- and was the author of the conspiracy which drove this monarch from his throne and into banishment
 | While yet young in years Brutus saw I his father and brother slain by the order of Tarquin, and nav:ng no means of ay enging them, and fearing the same | fate to himself, he affected stupid air ] ir order not to appear at all formidable
 in the eyes of suspicious and cruel tyrant.
 | At length, however, when the Elm
 perors eldest son Sextus Tarquiuius, out | ragged Lucretia, the daughter of Brutus, l the father, amid the indignation that per- vaded all orders, threw off his mask and | snatohed the dagger from the bosom of l the victim and swore upon it eternal exile to the family of Tarquin.
 1 Wearied out with the tyranny of this monarch, and exasperated by the spec | tacle of the funeral solemnities of Lu- cretia the people abolished royalty and confided the chief authority to the Sem ate and two magistrates naming, as the alter Brutus and the. husband of Lu- cretia They signalized their entrance
 upon it's duties by making all the people take a solemn oath never again to have a King of Rome.
 Efforts, however, were soon made n favor of the Tarquins, and before the end of the year conspiracy was formed Tn which man yof the young nobility were concerned, anonE the rest the two sons of Brutus. They were so infatuated by a supernatural. blindness" says Dlony- sius, "as to write under their own hands letters to ths tyrant informing him of the number of conspirators, and the time appointed for dispatchng the corsuls' A slave of the name of Vindcius be- came scquaintei with their designs aud gave information to the consuls, who inn n diately went with a strong guard and u prehcneed she consp;rators and seized the letters.
 As soon as it was day Brutus ascended the tribunal. The prisoners were brought before him and tried in form. The evil
 dence Of vindicius was heard, and the let ters to Taroun read; after which the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 ''They are shifting consuls on the merit system,' said Jerome S. McWade, the Duluth collector. Here's a man in Shanghai at s45o0 getting shifted to Bar celona at s3Oo0 Another consul with a Warsaw job at s4OOo is shifted on the merit system to Plume at 5000. A few more such shifts. and where will the poor fellows land?'
 Shifting consuls on the merit sys- tem-thats a good way to express it. If reminds me of Bilson:
 Have you heard of the terrible mis- fortune that has befallcn Bones?" Bilson said to me.
 No! said. No!'
 Bones, poor fellow, said Bilson, has eloped with my wife, 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
Decisive Local Option Victory

Texas will remain in the local op- tion column. A few years ago when the Anti-Saloon league conducted a vigorous campaign in Texas the anti statewide prohibition majority was something like 10000. Since then local option sentiment has grown much stronger, and those who oppose sump- tuary measures have perfected their organization.
 In the Texas democratic primary campaign statewide prohibition was an issue. Political leaders espousing the statewide cause gave out inter- views last week in which they pre- dicted with an air of confidence sweeping victory for their side; but the democratic primary held on Sat urday resulted in great victory for the anti-prohibitionists. James. E. Ferguson, the anti-prohibition can didate for governor, received an inn mense majority, and the proposed pro- hibition amendment to the constitu- ton was overwhelmingly defeated.
 Texas, like Alabama, has in its country precincts thousands of voters who are opposed to the sale of liquor in small nearby towns but who believe that high license is best for the large cities. The greatest number of rural voters, however, who cast their ballots against Statewide prohibition do it from prin- ciple--the broad principle of personal liberty proclaimed and lived up to by the founders of this government. In every county in Alabama are hundreds X of citizens who would always vote dry in a local election but who will never vote to force prohibition on Mobile county, Montgomery county or Jeffer- son county, each having under prdi- nary conditions majority in favor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
ToMoRRow-THE HAYDEN TRIAL
LOOK PLEASANT PLEASE,

From tho Youngstown Telegram.
 When couple of popular young Soutl Si6ers were married q few days ago theii friends prepared to give them the send off Of their lives.
 Immediately after the wedding. wklcl was at high noon, the bridegroom in formed the guests that preparations had been made to have a fine group picture taken of the entire party.
 On the front steps al of the friends and invited guests were trying to look pleasant for the photographer when some one asked
 Why. where are Joe and Mina?" Then everybody looked.
 Wculd-be jokers hurried into the house in baffled amazement.
 Where are the bride and bridegroom ?'' they asked the Swedish housemaid
 Without smile Hilda answered:
 cDey Ian gone out back way in otter nci ile.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-28
Good Supply of Vegetables

We are getting very good supply of homegrown vegetables from local gardens and truckers at present" said w. R. Venable.
 T don't think l have ever seen finer Icantaloupes than those we are getting from the truckers on Shades mountain and in Jones valley. MT. Jernigan of Grondale has IS acres in cantaioupes and they equal the very best Colorado product.
 There haS been steudy progress herea bout in gardening and much more of the supply of vegetables for the cafes is coming from local gardens. W. T. Burrows. West End, has a fine truck garden, and West End is becom- ing noted for its market gardens.
 The Georgia watermelons and peaches are coming now in perfection unsurpassed in luscious sweetness. Bir- mingham is enjoying an abundance of choice fruits and melons as we'll ss fine home grown vegetables"