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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
WORK ON NEW RA1LRoAD

From the Baldwin Times.
 w. H.. Miller, general manager of the Mobile and Baldwin County Electric rail- road. with headquarters at yolanta, was here attending court. and he reports that the first station on the road outside oi Fairhope has been completed and boat has been secured to transport the freight and passenger business across the bay The boat will run direct from Mobile tc volanta and make no Intermediate stops The vessel will arrive this week.
 The roadbed out of Volanta, on the eastern shore, to Pensacola has beer
 completed except for . distance of about 12 miles. MT. Miller said, and he expect. this to be finished within nine months
 The line is projected to run from volsnts north to Bay Minette. with branch cross ing to Mobile river and running to Mobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
ToMoRR0w-TRIAL OF ANDREW JACKSON

year, but he believes that the huge task would infinitely more than pay for itself, because his estimate of 15,0o0,0OO added years as result is minimum. Five years, he believes. is more likely tQ be the new lease enjoyed on an average by each individual.
 The commissioners project is in re- ality. but city wide application of the life extension methods pursued by many large corporations for the detection l and prevention of disease among their ] employees. He has already put 1t into practice among the 5000 employees of hia
 own department. and he will shortly
 seek the approval of the board of es-
 timate and Appointment for the exam l ination in the same way of the em- ployes of every city department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
----e'--------------- CAPITALISTS AT UNION SPRINGS

From the Bullock County Breeze
 F. J. Lisman a New York financier; MT. Castell of Chicago and MT. Stachl of Kentucky, influential capitalists and other gentlemen. came in a special car ov9f the Central and then switched onto the Birmingham and Southeastern track and went over that road op tour of inspec- ton and were pleased with the outlook. They declared that there was more land in cultivation along one side of this road than on both sides of the road from New York to Chicago. There Is every indica- ton of something brewing on the Birming- ham and Southeastern. That road will soon begin to extend both north and south. One or two right of ways is nec- essary between Eclectric and Equality. There was meeting at Equality this week to consult about the extension.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
The south.s Development

'In the new era of prosperity which many leaders in the business world think is in sight, the south is sure to have 8 large share" said II. N. Humphrey of Chicago.
 During my 20 years connection with large mercantile interests l have not heard so ,much of the south as I am hearing at the present time. This section is talked about favorably wherever l go The natural progress of the south has been wonderful but it's development will be at a still faster rate within the next five years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
BEGINNING THE DAY-I thank

BEGINNING THE DAY-i thank Thee, q my God, for frtends an" friendly associations. Thou hast nor doomed me to live alone, but mast surrounded me with hearts that nn- forted and made rich by the com many of those who walk with me. Help me to live understnndineis in thts fore-leam of heaven. In Chrisfs name. Amen.-H. VI. 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
rRoLoNGlNG LIFE
,m Inc New York World.

From the New York World.
 . Health Commissioner Goldwater has a scheme afoot for adding 100000 years
 to the lives of people living In New York.
 The scheme involves the medical exam |fnation of every man. woman and child In th6 five borrqueh6 at leasf encs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
THE rHRosrLE

By Alfred Tennyson. Summer is coming. summer Is coming,
 know it. I know 1t. know it. Light again. leaf again, life again, lov,
 again.,
 Yes, my wild little poet. Sins the new year in under the blue
 Last year you sang it as gladly, New. new, new, new.'' Is it then so nev That you should carol so madly? Love again. song again. nest again." l Never prophet so crazy, And hardly daisy as yet, little friend. See. there Is hardly daisy Here again, here. here. here, happ yeAr!' o wafble, unbldden. unbIdden! Summer is coming. is coming, my doAr, And all tho winntrs arc hiddto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
CULLMAN,s NEW PosToFFIoE

From the Cullman Democrat
 Postmaster Griffin threw the doors o the handsome new gocernment buildins open to the public Thursday night ant visitors were shown over the place whil, the Fourth Regiment band made the oc casion joyful with excellent music
 The building cost ssO.OO0. 1t is construct ed of buff brick, Indiana stone and Ala bama marble.
 City free delivery will be started June
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
ELECTRIC POWER IN BLocToN

From the Blocton Enterprise.
 R. A. Mitchell of Gadsden, vice presi- dent of several subsidiary companies of the Alabama Power company, was here Tuesday looking over the field with a view of placing electric power in West Blocton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

The plaintiffs in Pittsburg lawsuit that ten-elevenths of 20 acres of land. As there were 70 plaintiffs the pro rata share Is nothing to speak of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
|GEORGIANA AFTER wATERwoRk,
 From the Butler County News

1o.'' e''S 1@'S'S' Soe'rfty NEWS.
 Another enthusiastic meeting of the Georgiana Commercial association was held Monday night. The chief topic un- der discussion was waterworks plant for Georeiana. It was shown that the sav- ing In insurance alone would make the investment profitable one to our To- |cality. .ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

A wealthy woman in Connecticut, old her young chauffeur, who is thus moved from the front seat to the back seat of the tonneau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
The Aeroplane Stabilizer

The sad predicament of the dove ot peace and the situation in Mexico have not entirely diverted attention from inventors who are working on the problem of stabilizer for aero planes. Naturally, the success of their efforts will have some effect on the wars of the future by making war aeroplanes safer, but the attempt now being made to improve the aeroplanes efficiency is not prompted by de- sire to render war more deadly. It has broader and more utilitarisn ob- ject. The birdman already has place in modern warfare, but as commer cial proposition the aeroplana.jse' an experiment. sym The British war, t~
 have found ysysoffice claims t' +;oal ononuh eSsdabilizer that is prac warrant the plan of 1 being kept secret, although the Britis government Twill consider the ques tion of revealing it soon in view 0 the pressure being brought to bear t make it public in the interest of hu manity's conquest of the air" Thi stabilizer was invented by Col. J. E B. Seely, who claims that stability depends chiefly on the shape of tn, flying machine.
 In recent address delivered il Philadelphia MT. Wright said tha ]. work on stabilizer was making satis factory rzogress and spoke as if h considered the problem solved, al though aviation experts seem ayers Do taking the public into their cor Wdence, so far as this matter is cor erned.
 Now that aerial flights are said t cure some of the ills that flesh is he to and more and more people are e, pressing a desire to aviate, the inver tors should lose no time in making th aeroplane both safe and sane. If
 dRn be so constructed that it won't ti over, no matter what happens to tn operating machinery and the steerin gear, and no matter how the win blows, then the prediction that we wi soon be flying to business in aero planes may be realized. Of cours such daring individuals as Aviatc Beachey, whose latest accomplishmer is the "corkscrew flip-flop," woul scorn any contrivance designed { prevent their necks from being broker but prudent people everywhere wi welcome the day when it will be poss ble to navigate the air with the sens of security that is now so woefull lacking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

A New York barkeeper of many years experience bears the reputation of never having uttered a profane word Yet, bar keeping presents many vexatious prob lems that would try the patience of a saint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

1 A Massa chusetts belboy has received a legacy of $30, 900 because he was polite to
 hotel guest. The door of opportunity is
 never closed to ambitious bellhops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

A Georgetown astronomer thinks the new comet reported by observers Is only tramp and has no real standing in the society of comets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

A Philadelphia savant says the hobble skirt is 5000 years old. That's tracing it back almost to the Garden of Eden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

Steerage passengers don't avail them selves to any great extent of the b3rA.S, facilities provided for tks<ss ,s .,,o new liners, bJ4.ss
 rftsT'It is not to be expected ffc,iS habits of lifetime can be over i Come duringsa brief ocean voyage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

A Brooklyn woman gave a party in honor of fhired girl" who has been in her service 50 years. A rara avis among domestics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

'Go ahead and leave me, said Colonel Roosevelt in the jungles of South America If the camera men could have been there!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

After majestic voyage across the Att lantic ocean the Vaterland was humiliated at Hoboken by an impudent little tub drawing a barge. While waiting for the tug to take itself out of the way she drifted below her berth, and it took other tugs four hours to straighten her out again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
4 Great Year At Auburn

The Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn has issued an illustrated current catalog for the 1913-14 session. It con tains 192 pages and gives full inform, a. ton concerning the institution. Among the notable improvements has been the erection of the wireless telegraph sta ton and the establishment of a course in wireless telegraphy. Here are some in teresting facts culled from the catalog:
 "The attendance of s2O students is the high water mark of the institution, in cluding representation from every county
 in Alabama save two; Is states of the union. and five foreign, countries, includ- ing Mexico, Peru, Cuba, China and Guate- mala.
 '"rhe largest county representatiq,,E re as follows: Jefferson S6. Lee .'Jontsom- cry 42, Tallapoosa IS. Nayeneo IT, Escam- oia i7' Mobile Is, Calhoun IS. Randolph 1s "''Ner lo' Ellcox 15 Russell IA. Elmore ,,' sooss~ ~S4 Chambers F. Barbour 12, s.arIon 12 Marshall 12, Talladega Il, Hale 1o Geneva 9, Choctaw g. Bullock g. Bibb |9, Macon g.
 The number of post-graduates is 19, seniors 122, juniors IFS, Sophomores 166, freshmen III. school of pharmacy 45, vet. erinary medicine 65, mechanical arts 37, short course students 5S. irregular stu dents 76 The senior class is the largest
 in the history of the institution.
 The college of engineering includes electrical engineering 104, mechanical en- gineering 1S6 civil engineering 43, archi- lecture Ss. mining engineering 12, survey
 ing 195, descriptive geometry and mechan- ical drawing 4S7 mechanical arts 333.
 "The college of agriculture includes an imal industry 320, agriculture 269, horticul- ture 120, forestry AT, landscape gardening 26, chemistry ASA, entomology 49, botany 197, veterinary medicine 69 pharmacy 6S. Academic departments include English 620 history 3s4 mathematics 52l, mod ern languages 12S, physics 464.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
Regarding sunday Observance

"The general assembly of the North ern Presbyterian church in session at Chicago has urged a strict observance of Sunday" said layman
 The recommendations made by a
 Sabbath observance committee was. In fact. reiteration of the general Iassembly's strong and emphatic dis approval of all secular uses of the Sab- bath day, all games and sport, and all unnecessary travelling and all excur- sions.' Among the clauses in the. re- port adopted are these:
 '' That the general assembly reiter- ates its emphatic condemnation of the Sunday newspaper and urges the mem- bers of the Presbyterian church to re- fuse to subscribe for 1t or read 1t or advertise in it.
 That the faculties of colleges and seminaries. if the way be clear, be re- quested to omit recitations Monday mornings so as to leave the Sabbath
 free from the necessity of students pre- pairing their lessons on that day. That Sabbath observance com mittee be organized in each synod and iprssbytery.
 My parents were members of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 3. 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
A Special Correspondent. Review

"One of the most interesting and com prehensive articles on Birmingham which 1 have read recently is that by Albert | Phenis, special correspondent of the Balti more Manufacturers Record said a member of the Chamber of Commerce. | Mir. Phenis is a luminous writer, but he does not allow his imagination to get the best of him in presenting facts as they are. He starts his article by saying;
 " Two influential factors for the utiliza- ton at this point of a most extraordinary concentration of natural. resources have been the purchase by the United States Steel corporation of the properties and plants of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, and the hydro-e electric development activities of the Alabama Power company. In physical way, the advent of the Steel corporation meant a I development such as could only come when a highly specialized. deeply scien- l tific and abundantly financed organiza- ton seriously and whole -heartedly in- terested itself in the district. It is only at this time, nearly seven years after taking hold, that the company has com pleted the expenditure of some $25, GOO, COG in practically rebuilding and equipping every part of the works-coal mines ore mines, furnaces, steel mills, coke plants, water supply, etc.-and establishing itself on basis to economically and properly utilize the phenomenal conditions here of proximity in ore, coal and limestone ma- terials, with well-developed transportation lines for distribution of the manufactured article in every direction
 MT. Phenis mentioned the new wire mill and a number of important indus tries and recalls the late John w. Gates prophecy that Birmingham would be the first inland city in the United States to show 100000 people. The Manufacturers Record correspondent says:
 Refined products of Iron and steel, as we'll as the heavier shapes, must be man. ufactured here by companies and indi- viduals not now on the ground, as well as by those who are already here, and many other large and small industrial plants. manufacturing an almost infinite variety of articles, must be attracted to the place. It is no longer regarded as a flight of fancy when Birmingham is re- ferred to as the Pittsburgh of the south. A wider understanding of the vast pos abilities the phenomenal aggregation of resources here affords has led the whole country to anticipate Birmingham's de- velopment on an immense scale i"
 Regarding Sunday Observance "The general assembly of the North ern Presbyterian church in session al Chicago has urged a strict observance lof Sunday" said layman
 "The recommendations made by . Sabbath observance committee was In fact. reiteration of the general assembly's strong and emphatic dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25

A. J. Eaton, Jr.. and O. E. Young are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of The Age-Herald in It's circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
TELEPHONE

Bell tprivate exchange connecting all departments), Main 4gOO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26

There" said McGennis, looking down
thankfully at his completed letter for
he hated letter writing. did McGennis,
Il reckon that cinches 1t. When the
Old Man reads that he'll sabe I'm loco
enough to let alone. Anyway" he
added. "Haskins II never get the chance
to blow about draining Manapla
swamp. IIaskins has got the education
all right, hut he couldn't make bald
monkey catch his own fieas.'
AS ne entered his bedroom. holding
his chmncyless lamp high that the
reek of it might not draw into his
nostrils, his eye lighted on the Jagged
post in the corner. Well" said Nc
Gennis. looking at II. shes all notChed
up for "A couple of weeks anyhow. I'm
that much ahead" The hoylsh smile
curlrd his firm young lips as the fool
part Of him began to amuse the other
part once more. And then contentedly
he turned - his canvas cot with the
GeaVy blu" gray blankets spread upon 1t.
II * hard and narrow and monkish.
that couch which the world provides
for So many of her fighting men and
pioneers. but to McGcnns II seemed
place OF rest.
So may they find It. all my far wan
derinr friends. when tonight they
stretch themselves ON the rasping can
vas and draw the honest blue gray
blankets over them.
CCopyri0ht by the North American Com
pdny)
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26

When the light was brought he sat
paper tn him and began to write.
Donald G. Stewart. g f." he wrote
tracing the magic initials with reverent
care. McGennis would never write c. r..
after his own name unless some day
he did the big, big thing which would
lead college To give him the right.
honoris causa. He had not the educa-
ton. he knew that.
bom"id g. S'crar. e. f.. Supervisor IN
'hnrgc. PrOrinccs Pa0ros Orcntai u
Occidental.
SIR | have the honor to request tina,
| do not be transferred to Luzon. because
there are some jobs here which are not
done yet.
His eyes lighted with whimsical
amusement as he thought ~ Those
jobs teaching a prcsldente how to Ice
straight. teaching brown. munkevish
soldiers not To run away. teaching the
children
THE fact is. Mr.. Stewart" he wrote
with less Formally, that cannot
leave the school which the Dep Super.
schools kindly gave me to occupy my
time. | am the best teacher he has got
now. | think. You can ask him"
Then formality returned:
have the honor to thank you for the
kind words YOU say about me making
good. OF course | know they are not So.
Very respectfully joins MCGENNIs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
" How Many Tickets4"

H1D YOU ever notice how the ticket
- agents in the booths at the ele.
waited and subway stations en-
deavor to remind passengers to specify
how many tickets they want when they
shove their money through the opening
in the window? You must have noticed
that each agent practically has origi-
as. How many" More than one"
please state how many tickets you
want"
The ticket agents have two objects
in view when they make their appeal to
the public on little printed cards In con-
splcuous places in the booths, usually
under the glass slab before the opening
in the window. In the first place they
desire to save themselves all the trouble
they possibly can and In the next place
they wish to facilitate the movement OF
the persons who buy tickets at theif
windows all day. In the rush hours. al
the important stations, the agents are
worked to their utmost.
In spite of all the trouble the agents
put themselves to In order to force the
public to form habit which would be
beneficial to both. they are poorly re.
paid for their labor. Morning after
morning. when the rush hour Is at its
height. at uptown stations, thoughtless
persons rush down the stairs and up to
the ticket window. Desiring to buy one
ticket only the thoughtless one shoves
a quarter through the opening to the
agent. The man on the other side Of
the window has to halt and ask the
thoughtless one how many tickets he
wishes. He wants one. A demure
maiden with dime follows and she
doesn't specify. Again the line Is de-
layed. Persons supplied with tickets
stalk past ma jestically and the persons
in line fret and linger because the ad-
vance guard has failed to heed the mes
sage on the sign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
Republican Leader in Senate Believes Country Will Tire
of present Administration by 1916 and the Campaign
in That Year Will Centre Tariff Question
He Looks Back on His Career

who habitually practiscs it. It becomes
"A state of mind and tones up the physi-
cal body.
I'm my youth I was sprinter and a
wrestler. In my old age I try to walk
in the open air whenever I have the
opportunity. have always eaten the
food I like and have eaten heartily. I
don't use tobacco. | have also let liquor
alone"
do you remember your first appear
ance in public?"
Eyes, and the recollection makes me
feel like laughing and weeping stimuli
taneously. James w. Patterson, one Of
our United States Senators, was coming
to Concord for a great speech on war
time questions. I was a very young doc
tor. but I was full of feeling. and ono
day at my desk put my thoughts into
what believed was poetry. have since
learned that it was hideous doggerel.
IL showed 1t to William Il. Chandler,
who was to be a Senator himself years
later. Chandler said the poetry was fine
and should be read at the meeting. He
was older than I and ought to have
known better.
We'll. the meeting was held. I was
called on to recite n poem especially
composed for the occasion. I recited
The audience cheered strenuously
felt very we'll satisfied with myself until
| caught the expression on James w.
Patterson's face.
Patterson had been a professor at
Dartmouth and was "a celebrated ora
ever looked more utterly Disguised than
did Patterson when bowed my thanks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26

tise medicine. But the natural thing
happened. There would be four patients
In my reception room and eight or ten
politicians and the patients bothered the
politicians and the politicians annoyed
the patients.
"well. in 1890 my friends said could
be elected to the United States Senate.
I have never seen or heard OF man
who would refuse to be a Senator. So
/ returned to Washington.
at has always been customary to
look back to the good old times that
are past, but history will bear me out
in saying that the Senate in 1891 was
filled with great men. Hoar of Massa-
chusetts. for instance. and Sherman Of
Ohio and Vest of Missouri and Allison,
Frye, German, Proctor, Aldrlch. Hale
Morrill,, white, now Chief Justice:
Voorhees,. Cullom. Gray Of Delaware.
Hill Of New York, Gen. Palmer, after
ward the candidate of the gold Demo-
Gratis for President; Quay, Plat OF Con-
necticut,. Plumb OF Kansas and Cush-
man Davis Of Minnesota. I knew them
all and all became my friends. There
are no party lines in friendships. at least
there are none in mine"
And now" said the correspondent.
tell me how you became physician?''
II was indentured to the village
editor when I reached the age Of II.
My wages the first year were IS. The
second year received s24. Durin.,
the third year of my apprenticeship !
was paid $50: was now what is called
journeymSn printer. So said good
by 10 the editor.
AT Ogdensburg in New York I set