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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
A 200, ,000-MILE VOYAGE
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.

From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
 The scope of the Photographic expedi- ton led by J. Foster Stackhouse, which leaves England in the Discovery next De- cember, has been considerably widened. Originally it was intended to sail straight to the Antarctic and back in about two years, but 1t was urged that, with so many officers fully equipped for hydro graphical work and scientists aboard it was a pity to miss the opportunity of i'm vestigating the problems of the seas tra- versed.
 Dotted about all over the ocean are islands, rocks and shoals, marked on the charts position doubtful" and 1t was felt that in clearing up the doubts about them invaluable work would be done. So 1t was determined that the vessel should set out for a six or seven years voyage, and on the way out and home zg-zag about in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans care fully Investigating the position of these danger spots, more particularly on the trade routes.
 In all, distance of 100000 miles will be covered during the voyage. The follow ing is a skeleton time table:
 1914-Leave London in December
 1915-Survey north Atlantic to Iceland Sainthill bank; to Trinidad, West Indies on Atlantic backbone; to Montevideo and Cape Town.
 1916-To Antarctic continent, thence to Sandwich islands, from Cape Town to Bombay via Zanzibar; Bombay to Christ mas island, Colombo, and Singapore.
 19t7-Hongkong; Japan; Sea of Ohkotsk Pacific islands on new trade routes
 191S-Islands of Australian coast; Fiji low archipelago, Carolnes, etc; Kins Edward VII land.
 1919-King Edward VII land; Burdwood bank; Smyth channel; Pitcairn and Mar. quesas islands.
 1920-Islands off Panama canal in Pa cific; New York; Newfoundland, and thence home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Increasing Business Activity

When W. P. G. Harding, who is now member of the federal reserve board, made the prediction at the ban quet given at the Newspaper club in hls honor on the 27th of May, that within 90 days the Birmingham dis trlct would witness high degree of prosperity, he received great applause
 Business throughout this country had been halting for sometime past. and was still halting when Mr. Hard- ing gave utterance to his optimistic feeling; but several weeks have gone by since the Newspaper club banouet and Mr. Harding's prophecy is being fulfilled. From the tenor of his re- marks it was easy to infer that Bir- mingham was entering upon a new era of prosperity which would surpass anything of the healthy boom kind in its history. He had in his minds eve prosperity in full swing by the first of September.
 The coal market, which had been ex- tremely dull for many months, is now active again. Large contracts have been booked and indications point to an uncommonly brisk market in All gust and September. There has been an active buying movement in the iron market and there is promise of still greater activity with an upward ten dency in prices. Since the first of June the American Steel and Wire mill has been adding to its operating force, and the company is now be- sieged with orders for early fall ship ment.
 The real estate market after a con- siderable period of inertia is in a very active state once more. Large sales are being made at large figures. Every branch of business is improv- ing. MT. Harding as a prophet is a success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
HISTORY OF THE CANARY
he London Telegraph.

There are 12 distinct breeds of ca naries. About 300 years ago a Spanish sea captain brought from the Canary Islands some insignificant little green ish Canary birds, and from these have been evolved the 12 races or varieties of canaries known to the breeder of today
 In the beginning of it's history as a cage bird. the canary would appear to have been kept for the sake of it's song and the writers of the sixteenth century make mention of it's being kept as 8 pet bird by the aristocrats of the period.
 It was as a song bird that the ca nary first became known to the Ger mans, and it is as song bird only that they know it now. They care nothing for the variations in shape, size and feathering which has been brought about by the English canary fanciers of the last 200 years Song was their desideratum and to perfect the vocal organs of their birds was what they set out to do.
 Only those who have heard the song Of high class roller canary have any idea of the marvellous perfection to which it has been brought, and those who have once heard such a song can not fail to wonder why the ordinary canary owner can tolerate the ear-split- ting notes poured out by such cana ries as are generally kept as pet birds. The most educated ear would not be offended at the music of A good roIIer canary, and the wonder is that where a single canary is kept as a pet 1t should be any other than a roller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Convention Citie.

"I was glad to see that convention bureau had been organized here for the purpose of securing large annual meet ings," said a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
 We have been saying that a large auditorium was needed to make Birrning- ham a real convention city, but as some one remarked in the columns of The Age Herald recently, 95 per cent of the conven- tions bring together less than 1200 people, accommodation for such bodies. Of course, we need an auditorium for festi- vals and mass meetings, but the conven- tion bureau will doubtless be able to conventions for 1915 and a still larger number for 1916. Invitations as a rule have to be pressed two or three years ahead before an acceptance can be ex- pected.
 Now that we have two new hotels-the Tutwiler being the most gorgeous hotel in the south--we can entertain crowds of visitors not only comfortably but ele- gantly. Richmond, Atlanta, New Or leans, Dallas and Houston nave been the popular southern convention cities, but would be willing to make a wager that after the bureau is thoroughly organized Birmingham will be known as the lead ing convention city of the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
SEA MUSIC

By Petronella O'Donnell in London Out look. T Softly heave, ocean of fire and of night, Red in the sunsets glory lies thy might :I Even the winds, the amorous winds thatl
 blow Breathless, expectant, pause in the after-
 glow Enraptured sing the stars, sing in low tones to me, While every sound that was, that is. is
 in the sea. Slowly heave. heavens glory on thy
 breast, Soft fold thy wings, love laden winds of
 the west: Even the emerald wave, the crested wave
 that rears, Pauses spellbound. ere she dissolves iu
 tears. Sing, dancing waves, your secrets sing t(
 me. For every sound that was, that is, is
 the sea. Grandly heave, ocean of opal. of fire. Sound diamond notes from the long Il
 Orpheus' Tyre; Even the wild sea bird even the fsl
 that swim, Know where that lost Tyre lies, lies VI
 its broken string. From it's deep sea bed a note, a str
 note, comes to me, W For every sound that was. that is, b
 the sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF MAJOR CAMPBELL

a vast multitude of spectators. He met his death with pious and becoming for titude, having spent his last moments s with Dr. Bowie, the father of his amia- ble and distressed widow. He was bur- jed at Ayr in Scotland in the family vault.
 Major Campbell was a first cousin of the Earl of Breadalband, and at his death left four small children. Up to the evening of the duel he had been on the most friendly terms with Cap tain Boyd, and his unfortunate end was brought about by an ungovernable tenn per and due to the high sense of honor of the Campbells of Scotland, when they are accused of lying. It was an unfortunate incident for both men con- cerned, and went far towards curbinx the dnelling spirit so prevalent at the time in Ireland.
 Tomorrow-Trial of Key Abductors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
AMERICAN SLEEPING CARS

From the St. Paul Dispatch.
 George Brandes, the Danish literateur whose presence in the Twin Cities has created such g. furor among the intel lectuals-and o-intellectuals-has reserved his severest criticism of things American for the sleeping car. Mr. Brandes is franlk-exceedingly frank In saying that he does not like the American sleeping car. We'll, it is not perhaps as luxurious or so sweetly quiet and restful as a bed In the Plaza or the Baltimore, but when compared with the European continental wagon Tits, or bed wagon, to translate literally if not euphoniously, 1t Is bed of ease Of course, In Europe most of the travel is by day. and passengers are seldom forced to resort to a sleeping car, and perhaps Mir. Brandes likes European sleeping cars better than American ones any rate, his supreme dislike for our travel beds" Is not shared by all trans atlantic visitors. For instance, there is Rupert Brooke, an English journalist, who. in a recent article in the West minister Gazette wrote:
 ITO taste the full delieiousness of travelling in an American train by night through new scenery you must care- fully secure a lower berth. And when you are secret and separate in your little oblong world safe between sheets pull up the blinds of the great window 8 few inches and leave them so. Thus, as you lie, you can view the dark pro- the broken hours of railway slumb CT with glimpses of wild starlit land scape.'
 MT. Brooke has evidently ridden in European sleeping ears, for otherwise he would not have made such a point of being "secret and separate" in the American berth. In continental wag- on Hts the traveller occupies a. berth by himself, 1t is true, but unless he is man of much money and can reserve a whole section for himself, he will be apt to find himself in the same sleeping compartment with a French man. a German and a Turk, there be- ing four separate berths In each sec- ton. When it Is explained that not a single one of these portly Europeans has the slightest desire for fresh air as he sleeps, and snores through the stilly night in a two-by four inclosed compartment, the pleasure of being in their company can better be ina gined than expressed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Birmingham's Fast Growth,

Everybody can see that Birmingham Is growing rapidly but only those who have an opportunity of observing all sections of the city frequently are aware of the rapid expansion being made" said E. T. Taliferro, who has been resident nearly 20 years. And what is particularly gratifying to me is the evidence of sub- stantial thrift on all sides. A For Rent sign in any part of Greater Birmingham is seldom seen and this fact, notwith- standing the building of hundreds and hundreds of new residences, makes a fine impression on investors and visitors.
 'I believe Birmingham has grown more within the past F months than in any previous year, and better still, 1t has a wonderful future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

ham to be known as an educational center of the first rank. Vanderbilt university has been the making of Nashville, and while Birmingham has grown large and rich by reason of this districts mineral resources, and while 1t will continue to stride for ward as an industrial and financial center, it can never come fully into it's own until it's cultural side is devel- oped along large and enduring lines. The fact that the Methodist university will bring here professors and stu dents in great numbers will mean much to Birmingham from a com mercial point of view, but the far reaching benefit will come slowly but surely from the humanizing atmos- phere that an institution of this kind creates.
 Blrmingham's get-together spirit has been in evidence on many occa- slons during the last seven years. It was this spirit that gave us the hand some Chamber of Commerce building and that contributed to the erection of the most magnificent hotel in the south. And this same get-together spirit IS strongly manifested in the Methodist university movement.
 Birmingham is noted for the pluck of its upbuilders. Much has been achieved and much will vet be achieved for civic betterment by indi- vldual effort, but cooperation and en- thuslasm are needed for the doing of big things for the city's good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
WHAT MEDICAL SCIENCE HAS DONE


 In the year 1914 medical science will save 570,0O0 lives in the United States, as a result of the progress that medicine has made in "A years. Applying to the whole country the death rate that obtained in 1S9O this year would witness the death of 1.960,000 people. Applying the death rate of 1912. the total number of deaths will approximate 1,S90,OOO people. Enough people to populate a city like Baltimore will be saved in single year by the progress of medical science.
 The whole world was stirred to the core when the Titanic went down, and yet the toll of 800 Titanics would not be as great as the number of lives saved in single year by medical science, com pairing 1890 with 1912.
 The doctors who have cut down the number of deaths to this extent tell us that we are still far from the promised land of freedom from disease that may be ours if we will observe the laws of health that experience lays down. They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
ANCHORED

From the Newark News
 You are not very happy in this house.. friends remarked to the renter.
 No. can't say we are"
 Your ceilings are falling"
 They are, and that isn't all. Our roof leaks, our cellar fills with water every time it rains, our radiators thump. our furnace is too small for the house, It's appetite is too large for our income, our gutters have rusted away, the porch sags, the house hasn't had new coat of paint for seven years, the wallpaper hangs loose in every room and the chim- ney Is shorter after every windstorm.'
 Why in the world don't you move?"
 Because we can't find another house with a hall that our long Oriental runner will fit."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
TRUE CHIXALRY

From London Tit-Bits.
 "Oh, thank youv' exclaimed an elderly, woman to a laborer who surrendered his seat in a crowded car
 "Thanl< you very much," she added as she sat down.
 That's orl right, num-" was the re- joinder.
 As the woman sat down, the chivalrous laborer added:
 "Wot I ses is, man never ort to let a woman stand. Some men never gets up unless she's young and pretty: but, you see. mum, it don't make no difference to me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
-----~>->os- LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The only chance some men have of be- coming great is to become great-grand- fathers.
 The race Is not always to the swift. The faster you live the quicker you will slow up.
 Nine times out of 10 you can always borrow a match from an Irishman.
 A princess meets the only man she could ever love about twice a month, and he is always different man.
 Before marriage she believes that ho would defy the whole world in her de- fense. After marriage she doesn't mind telling him that worm could whip him.
 It isn't nice thing to say, but it is true. If a man was as perfect as his wife expects him to be, it wouldn't be long until the monotony would drive her to fiirt with an onery porch climber who had reputation for whipping his wife every night.
 Capital punishment is good thing. There should be some way to get even with a good fellow who will spend S9 with a bunch of soused strangers and then go home and whip one of the kids because the little tad lost a nickel when sent on an errand.
 After woman has put in 15 years working IS hours a Jay for a man and raising his family. the man usually won ders why she doesn't look as neat and pretty as some of the other women he sees on the street.
 It has just about gotten to point where well behaved child is enc who per mits its parents to do as they want to without rebuking them in public.
 Lots of men who do not know the diff ference betw,en pro" and "con' will brag that they can tell rye from Bour- bon.
 Some guys are born onery and others sit in front of you on open cars and spit tobacco juice.
 What las become of the old-fashioned boy who used to carry water for the ele- ppants7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

Richard Strauss, who recently cele- prated his fiftieth birthday, is still in his prime as composer. The music of "The Legend of Joseph" was conceded by Strauss is one of the most conspicuous figures in the world of music and is a man with remarkable powers of concen- tration. It is said that he is unable to compose in quiet and restful surround ings. His work day begins at o'clock in the morning after he has spent a little while in his garden. He works practically the whole day The mornings are spent In composing while his son practices on piano in a room above him and his Wife receives guests in an adjacent par Tor. When he goes out walking he takes a note book with him and during lively conversation will jot down musical ideas that occur to him. It is said that he has even been known to complain when his wife is away that the house is too quiet for him to work there. Although he has won wide recognition as composer. Strauss is not personally popular. His home life however. is happy He has &C., cumulated a neat fortune by his operatic works. His favorite amusement is play ing skat. He also enjoys mountain climbing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
"BUGSWORTHs
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
 Bugsworth has shed it's horrid name and announced itself as Lymedale. But it will have bit of bother over the statutory recognition. It is rather im- portant to have your letters addressed rightly. And the postoffice will not note your change of address Gas a village) until either Parliament by act has stepped in, or some other complicated procedure is accomplished. Bugsworth was a parish hundreds of years ago, and the postman is as conservative as the parish clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

President Wilson has had a hard time and one other declined at the start. Mr. Simmons, the hardware millionaire, was slated, but his implied criticism of the President on the antitrust bill programme caused him to be dropped at the last minute. and Friend Jones of the Harves- ter board was substituted. And then came the Warburg incident. Such is political life in these days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A Pensnc cnln Xinftnr

Dr. D. w. McMillan, a prominent phy- sioian and capitalist of Pensacola. and who has large Investments in and around Birmingham, is now in the city. He speaks enthusiastically of Pensacola's 8 progress and he marvels at Birmingham's 8 giant strides.
 Dr. McMillan not only ranks high in the medical profession, but he is gen. tleman of rare culture and attractive personality. He has many friends here who are always ready with cordial greet ing when he comes on a visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
The Get-Together Spirit

If the Methodist university to be established in the south, east of the Mississippi river, is located here, and the probability is that it will be, the public spirited citizens who are striv- ing to win the prize will well deserve the thanks of this entire community.
 The university will cause Birming-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

The forty-flrst "sneezefest" of the United States Hay Fever association will be held in the White mountains Septem- Der g. Delegates are expected to bring plenty of handkerchiefs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

BEGINNING THE DAY-o God, I thanIS Thee for the morning with it's sparkling air. it's dew-washed enrtn' ,ts train of fresh mercies, its new chance. May I answer it's call, may I leap to it's challenge. May | bathe myself in its promise and it's hahn. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

An eastern man objected to his wife leading him home with the crook of her umbrella around his neck. Quite right. Shrews should lead their hem pecked husbands by invisible strings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

A Long Island cat fancier has brought suit against Thomas A. Edison because the Thomas A. Edison company took moving pictures of her when she wasn't properly dressed. She had on clothes, of course. but they were not her best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

Vice President Marshall went to the shoot frecrackers. Evidently a safe and sane" celebration doesn't appeal to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

The goosebone prophet who told us in June that July would bring agreeable weather did not miss 1t. We are now having ideal summer temperature in Jones valley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

Anybody who uses profanity on the streets of Reading, Pa., is liable to fine of e cents for every oath uttered. How is the exact number of oaths to be de- termined when man swears a blue streak?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

Dr. Alexander Graham Bell says that it will soon be possible to take breakfast in America and dinner in Europe Better still. tle aerial passenger won't lose his breakf lst en route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

The Niagara Falls mediators are rest ing now. The sensation is but little dif- ferent from the one they experienced while in session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
DROPS OF WATER.

DROPS OF WATER. Naughty little rain drops Make our straw hat nifty. Look like something labeled: Vintage 1850.
 New York Evening Sun. Naughty little rain drops Make us cuss the sinner Look like we'd been getting Something like a skinning.
 Youngstown Telegram. Naughty little rain drops Just when we are preenin' In our Palm Beach suit make The thing need a cleanin'
 Houston Post. Naughty little rain drops Sucn as on Sunday fell, Make up crss he sinner Who swiped our umberell
 Columbia State. Naughty little rain drops, Streaking DO vdered faces, Make some erstwhile foxy danes Look like tough old cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

In asking for the resignation of Min ister Williams. President Wilson re- lieved Mir. Bryan of the painful duty of firing a friend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

A woman in New York state left her husband because he made her shave him. Still, he showed a great deal of confi- dence in her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

company. A contributing editor should occasionally contribute his presence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
ExTRAvAeANT.

He dreams of a little home in ths ecrntry. eh," VI Yes; enc of those little homes with a Roman bath and two-story garage" PROOF TO THE CONTRARY. Johnny Twickenham is always brag- girg about having blue blood, ma." Yes dear" But it ain't. ma. I punched his nose today an it's red"
 A DISADVANTAGE. Sweet summer fills the land with bloom And manifold delights: Also some peoples hearts with gloom Who cannot sleep O nights
 USES LONG WORDS. Professor Mopson is a smart man bn, his conversation makes life harder for me-"
 why so?' Every time I have a little chat with him I have to go and consult the dlc- tonary.'
 WHERE MOST OF THEM GO. 'scribbs has a facetious name for his waste basket" What does he call it?'' The grave Of his dreams"
 
 OBSERVATIONS. Many a light-headed girl wasn't born that way. stag party is no place to look for a dear. good way to lose friend is trying to economize on a wedding gift. Public display is often made possible by private economy. It's a mistake to air your views if they are rank Some men who have words with their wives are proud of the privilege.
 P. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES

THE MODERN WAGON SHOW. The country circus chugs along Propelled by gasoline, And entertains the rural throng Upon the village green. The chauffeur is handy man Who walks upon the wire And when his skill is needed, can Expertly mend a tire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
UNFAIR TREATMENT.

You don't think he is happily mar ried?"
 "No. What he has to take from his wife is out of proportion to what he has tc give her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

A pOftT OF UITIMATUM. My wife won't let me be discoura ged." She cheers you up,, suppose7" welt not exactly. She says, Henry, if you don't quit moping about the house I'll go mad''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
ANOTHER MATTER.

Full many a man who shines at night In cafes of the city, When scrutiniged in broad daylight. Is neither r,isa ,,o- witty,