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TI.EPHON F.
Bell (private exchanRe ronnrctlns all
•lepartnimta), Mnlii 41MMI.
Staml tiy anil mark thr manner of
111* teaching.
—Taming of Hie Shrew.
BEGINNING THE HAY—Turn
bartt the year*. O I.nrd. and make
me a little child today. Help me to
laugh again. Hull off the burden of
my dnyn. Relieve the tenalon of my
life, Make me vvllltug to learn,
rendy to ohnnge, alile to truat. stay
I take Thy hand and go Hinging
through nil !he*e golden hour*. For
ChrlKt'a Hftke. 4 men.— II. 41. E.
Alarmists’ Predictions Set at Naught
Croakers, alarmists and pessimists
we have ever had with us, and they
will probably be in evidence until the
end of time. .Many men are pleased to
prophesy for the reason that it gives
them the appearance of possessing
wisdom, and as the events presaged to
occur are .laid in the future there is
rarely an opportunity of gainsaying
the prophesy.
For years we have heard the pre
diction that the engaging of 4vomen
in the various industries of the world
was disaterous to matrimony, that it
4vas alarmingly increasing and meant
the ultimate disruption of the family
and home. But we have a national in
dex to many of the phases of life and
its recordings cannot be challenged.
That index is the census and it has
scattered to the four winds many of
the evil prognostications of the mor
alist and alarmist.
The census of 1910 shows conclu
sively that there are no more women
per capita working today than there
were in 1880, or thirty years ago.
Thus an entire generation has grown
up and an entire generation passed
away, and the percentage of working
women was almost identically the
same in 1910 that it was three dec
ades ago.
Nor has the entry of woman into in
dustrial vocations decreased the num
ber of marriages, which was also pre
dicted as a result of the situation.
In fact the matrimonial statistics of
the last census show that marriages
have increased in percentage steadily
and that the percentage is greater
now than it was twenty years ago.
These same alarmists have predicted
that the rise in the cost of living will
inhibit people from marrying, yet
while the incerase in the price of com
modities has been growing steadily
for some years past the percentage of
marriages among young people, that
is between the ages of 20 and 30, is
much greater today than it was in
1880.
So it is that female labor and high
prices of commodities have not de
terred matrimony, but on the contrary
men and women have determined to
fight more valiantly in the battle of
life and have assumed marital re
sponsibilities, increased though they
be, with undaunted spirit and a de
termination to win success in the
conflict
National Ideals a Necessity
The President of the Chinese re- !
public has prepared a bill prescribing ;
the worship of Confucius as the na- j
tional religion and the bill became a '
law upon its passage by the admin- J
istrative council, which has taken the :
place of the Chinese parliament re- |
cently dissolved by Yuan Shi Kai.
This move was made by the Presi
dent to afford the nation an incen
tive to morality, integrity and up
building influence. He will set the ex
ample for his people by worshiping
annually at the temple of Confucius
and the temple of Heaven in the same
manner as did the Manchu Emperors,
except that he will not wear the dia
dem at his devotions. This regalia was
proposed but finally rejected upon the
ground that its use might not be com
prehended by the masses and con
atrued as an indication of monarchial
designs upon the part of Yuan Shi
Kai.
The Chinese President is both a
statesman and a philosopher. It has
been intimated that he is by no means
a devout disciple of Confucius or a
personal advocate of Confucianism,
but he realized that the nation must
have some religien. Christianity was
not sufficiently established nor suf
ficiently popular to be foisted upon the
masses, Buddhism was becoming per
meated with atheism and the doctrines
of Confucius were about all that was
left. Yuan Shi Kai argued that even
if his religion was a false one, it was
better than no religion at all, and in
this he showed his wisdom and state
craft.
The Roman mythology was a false
religion, yet belief in its verity was
the mainstay of the republic, and just
as soon as the Romans began to lose
faith in their gods the integrity of
the nation began to crumble and the
republic fell. It is true that St. Augus
tine wrote a book, “The City of yod,”
to dispute this fact, but it has never
been unquestionably accepted that
this author was correct in his ratioci
nation.
In our own times, especially in the ,
new settlements of the west, self-con- !
fessed atheists have subscribed liber- 1
ally to the erection of churches and j
establishing of religious institutions
upon the theory that they bettered the |
community and improved public mor
als, although the donors had no faith
in the religious tenets.
A nation must have something to
cling to; something to engender inspi
ration in order to maintain its integ
rity and permanency even though that
something be a false ideal or even a
mere fetish.
Rebuke the Teachers. John
Out who teaches the young lives a ;
glorious life.
In the first place, he acquires a
'temperament." In the second place.;
he arises to a point*at which he can'
indulge in the ecstacy of "higher!
thought," and appreciate the noble j
beauties of the "simple life." And.
tgain, in closely follow ing the develop
ment of the child—the budding of the
*ose. the unfolding of the glorious
petals, and finally, the bursting forth
of the gorgeous bloom, itself—he re
ceives a sou’, satisfaction, a mental Joy,
which is not onfy a wholesome and
lasting comfort, but a divine inspira
tion to accomplish still greater things.
Then why have the teachers of Here
ford county, England, forgetful of the
fact that money is the least important,
portion of their reward, declared a
“strike?”
They have for years been paid the
stupendous sunt of $450 per annum. It
is tin fortunate that in these modern
days they have become so Imbued with
ungodlv lust for gold, and so disregard
fill of the proverbial principles of their
profession as to demand an increase in
wage of $50 per annum.
When it is remembered that the dis
affection of the English teachers might
become infectious, the proportions of
the problem confronting John Bull are
astounding. Unless he suppresses the
rebellion of the pedagogues, American
teachers might strike, and a $450 edu
cator out of humor with himself is a
dangerous creature. And should Ala
bama teachers go upon the wrarpath—
for some of them are remunerated
oniefly in the stuff of which dreams are
made—our cup of misery would cer
tainly overflow.
The prowess of John Bull on the
field of battle, his glorious history, ids
proverbial adherence to the solid prin
ciples of his race, gives us comfort. He
will certainly rebuke his teachers.
Tncre is little on which to hang a
doubt.
The Inherent Rights of States
'Ihe right of the individual state to
regulate its own affairs, a principle
held dear by Jefferson, is generally
considered obsolete and referred to
with contempt by the “political pro
gressive,” who is a “political progres
sive” for political effect.
In this modern day one frequently
hears of an apostle who is filled with
religious fervor in regard to universal
suffrage to be obtained by an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States. And again, one occasionally
encounters a candidate for office who
stands for nation-wide prohibition to
be obtained by an amendment to the
constitution of the United States.
But no such doctrine is practiced by
those statesmen who are democrats
through inheritance and who are still
imbued with the belief that in democ
racy lies the hope of the people to
secure commercial freedom.
This truth was emphasized Monday
afternoon when Woodrow' Wilson very
calmly but very positively told the
suffragettes of America that he could
not aid them directly or indirectly in
securing an amendment to the con
stitution providing for universal suf
frage. He did not say whether he
favored woman suffrage or whether
he opposed woman suffrage. He in
dicated plainly that that matter was a
problem for the individual states.
And Woodrow Wilson does not be
lieve in nation-wide prohibition—that
which its advocates hope to secure
through a constitutional amendment. I
The President has written that he
stands for local option as a means of
solving the liquor problem. He did
not say that he would vote “wet.” He
did not say that he would vote “dry.”
He simply stated his belief that the
liquor problem was one which each in
dividual state should solve.
In this connection, it is interesting
tt . .1
to note that whereas the political ene
mies of Oscar W. Underwood, in as
sailing his position in regard to im
portant matters, and in characterizing
him as a “reactionary,” declare with
out hesitation that he and President
Wilson are at loggerheads in regard
to questions of state. And yet when
one investigates, he finds that in prac
tically all matters, Mr. Underwood’s
view and Mr. Wilson's view are identi
cal—even as they are in regard to
woman suffrage and the liquor ques
tion.
This means simply that they are
both democrats, and hold dear the in
herent right of the state to regulate
its own internal affairs without dic
tation from the central government.
The I laughters of the American Revolu
tion are doing most excellent work in
bringing to light relics of a historic past.
The chapter of this organisation at Fred
erick, Md.. : as Just unearthed the sash or
General Hraddock which was made m ITUS
and upon which he was carried from the
battlefield which shows traces of his
blood It :s now In p, ***** ,m of Miss
Sarah Knox Wood of Winchester, Ya.
The sash was given to Colonel Washing
ton *::er«a .: Preside::;. and from him
passed to h s nephew. Lawrence Irfwls,
whose daughter married Cot E, G. W.
Rut. of New Or'.tsaa Cornel Butler
gate It to Get- Zachary Taylor, from
whom it descended .' * granddaughter.
Ml** it ood t-e -re*** carer. Sashes
were made st.-e-g ■ .*,»* day* for the
very purpose K*v,rt as a stretcher
should its wearer r* wounded. It Is al
leged that B-»dices was killed in revenge
b> or.e of » *?»-. rr.en and the body was
treated **:i «-e»t Ignominy, being burled
in the middle of a public road with wagons
driven and rses ridden over the grave
to obliterate every trace thereof.
The question of raising the embargo
upon arms In Mexico Is now deeply ab
sorbing the attention of President Wilson.
So Tar the policy has resulted in simply
denying munitions to the federalists,
while the Huerta government has been
buying them abroad. Foreign govern
ments could not lay any restriction upon
such traffic without special legislation and
the President has not felt it Incumbent
upon him to ask for such legislation. Ja
pan has been the largest shipper of muni
tions Into Mexico, but it has been pretty
well settled that the Japanese govern
ment has not been an abettor to the pri
vate individual engaged In the shippings.
As chairman of the isthmian canal com
mission Colonel Goethals receives $15,000
per annum. The Panama canal act fixes
the salary of the governor at $10,000 a
year, but Representative Britten of Illi
nois has Introduced a bill to amend the
law In the raising of the salary to $15,0t00
so long as Goethals holds the office. This
departure Is fully Justified, inasmuch as
it obtains the services of such a character
as Goethals furnishes, and it is believed
that this change was the basis upon which
the Colonel was Induced to refuse the
New York police oommleslonership and
consent to become the zone governor.
Oenersl Villa, the Mexican revolutionist,
seems to be possessed of a level head even
though he cannot write. He Is credited
with saying, "I would not be President of
Mexico If it wete offered me on a silver
platter. I am a lighting man, not a diplo
matist, and I have no alms or ambitions
to become the ruler of Mexico. I know
my limitations and I do Mot care to em
barrass my friends who have supported
me by attempting something for which I
am not fitted." A man who recognizes his
limitations is a philospher and he who
has the courage to admit them Is consider
able of a hero.
Japan seems willing and anxious to ef
fect an amicable settlement of the diffi
culties arising from the California alien
land ownership embrogllo, but she has
strongly intimated that any new enact
ments unfavorable to the Japanese will be
deemed as a menace to her friendship,
and If too drastie, as a casus belli. Our
government has endeavored to point out to
Japan the difficulty which ltB peculiar
autonomy presents In the way of a satis
factory settlement of the question. It Is
well to keep a wakeful eye upon the Flow
ery Kingdom.
It Is now reported that the exiled ex
Presldent, Clprlano Castro, of Venezuela,
is In Trinidad and th< news has aroused
the Venezuelan capital. Evidently home
coming day Is not observed with much
hilarity In that country and should Castro
effect a landing there’ he will find no
futte.l calf prepared to celebrate the event.
RUKE V’MKE NWS
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
One-half the world wonder? how the
other half can afford automobiles.
When a boy asks his father a question
about his studies, father begins to indlg
nate about the fool stuff they teach In the
schools these days. But the truth is that
father can’t answer the question.
You may imagine a princess in front ot
a mirror is the biggest fool on earth,
but you should see a pretty man doll
ing up.
Along about this time of the year, when
you see a married woiian sewing on tiny
mysterious looking garments, you can bet
that she isn’t making Christmas presents.
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who used to stand around and indig
nat© about the robber trusts?
Nature gave her two ears and only one
mouth. But that doesn't make any differ
ence with a woman.
When a girl does ns 3fie pleases she Is
always displeased with what sue has done.
And a selfish man is always mighty gen
erous about sharing ills troubles.
Just because a man is a good loser is no
reason why he should get married.
We see them climb on street cars and
we say: "Where are the corn-fed calves
of yesterday?"
You can’t tell how much a man is worth
by the way he inhales his soup and
shovels his food around with his knife.
Anyway, a fat w’omati gets a little con*
solation out of thinking how awful it
would m to be skinny.
Funny that they never organize any
societies for the prevention of the things
you don’t want to do.
A woman doesn’t mind letting her hus
band act bossy wjhen they are on the
street because sly*1 knows he’ll get his
when they get tynne.
t
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Voting Privilege
"I have now been a resident of
« Birmingham for almost two years, but
under the laws of Alabama have no
voting privilege," said James A. Wlo
bens of this city, but formerly of Chi
cago.
"The present constitution of Ala
bama requires that a citizen must have
resided within the state for two years
and within the county for as much as
a year; and it so happens that the next
primary election will occur about a
month before I will have the right to
vote. The laws of Illinois are not so
stringent In this regard; and I under
stand that it was only in 1901 that the
required residence period In Alabama
was changed in the constitution from
one year to two years.
"While I recognize the state's right
to regulate Its suffrage qualifications
and to disfranchise foreigners who have
not yet had time to become familiar
with the customs and laws of the coun
I try. 1 think that most every one will
j agree that It does not require the or
j dinar> citizen of any Intelligence who
| moves from one state to another two
years to become qualified to take part
In elections, especially to vote for a
Pr esident; and 1 see no reason why the
constitution should not be so amended
that the two-year clause would only
operate against the foreigner, and so
that a male citizen moving from one
state to another would be privileged,
after a short residence in this state, to
- stabllsh his voting rights by furnish
ing certificate of a certain number of
years of citizenship in another state
of the union*."
Opening of Sherwood .Mimic School
1 Xo more auspicious sign of Bir
mingham's musical status could be de
sired than the keen and wide spread
Interest manifested in the opening of
the Sherwood music school this week, '
said a well known musician yesterday.
“The school opened in its spacious
quarters in the Lyric theatre building
on Monday with a fine attendance
patronage coming not alone from Bir
mingham. but adjacent cities as well.
Every day brings many Inquiries from
all parts of the state as to terms,
methods and mode of instruction, which
speaks well for the reputation that the
school has already established. The
method used by the Sherwood music
school is the most thorough and com
plete of modern methods and is the
same used by the famous Sherwood
music school in Chicago.
“H. C. Maynard, the vice president
and general manager of the southern
branches of the Sherwood music school,
has already made a large circle of
friends here, who realize and appre
ciate his ability and bespeak for him
and his associates a spl<*Tidid success
in their work."
1 bnrle.* F. Towle in City
A prominent visitor to Birmingham for
the past two days lias been Charles F.
Towle, the well known newspaper corre
spondent and theatrical man, who Is rep
resenting the “Stratford-upon-Avon” play
•*rs who will present “Twelfth Night" and
“The Comedy of Errors” at the Jefferson
on February 23 and 24. Mr. Towle, in
speaking of this unique organization,
which comes directly from the famous
Memorial theatre at Shakespeare's birth
place, said yesterday:
"The Stratford-upon-Avon players have
presented 34 of the 36 plays of Shakespeare
at their annual festival and pageant at
the Memorial theatre, Stratford-upon
Avon. During their American tour they
have at command 14 plays to be pro
duced at a moment's notice, so to speak.
We have chosen “Twelfth Night" for the
premiere in Birmingham, because the
students at the High school are at pres
ent very much Interested in the study of
this charming play.
“There is no other organization in the
world like the Stratford-upon-Avon play
ers, and no Shakespearian company Is in
such position to produce the plays as
we are. For instance, ‘Hamlet’ is given
in its entirety, requiring six hours to pre
sent the original play. 'Richard the Sec
ond.’ as well as ‘Richard the Third,’ the
second part of ‘Henry the Fifth’ and the
entire ‘War of the Roses' series, is in
cluded In the repertoire of the Stratford
upon-Avon players.
“Shakespearian scholars will delight In
the beautiful and accurato presentation
that they moke, and Francis Robert Ben
son, our leading man, is one of the most
distinguished English actors of the day.
He maintains a dramatic school which
has sent forth most of the good poetic
actors on the English stage today, con
ducts the annual Shakespeare festivals at
Stratford-upon-Avon, a pageant of great
note. He was also chosen to direct the
army pageant three or four years ago,
and two years ago this coming spring he
had charge of the great historical page
ant at Earl’s court, in which many of the
members of the royal family and of the
British nobility took part; and In which
the ancient sports of the age were re
vived. Those who saw' the pictures of the
event will recall on what a gorgeous scale
it was presented. Mr. Benson is also
largely responsible for the revival of Mor
ris dancing in England, and lias produced
more plays of Shakespeare than any
other individual manager in the history of
the stage."
Pay Tribute to Daulelw
“Charles Z. Daniels, whose sudden
death a few day sago shocked the busi
ness and advertising circles of Birming
ham, was a true blue hero,” said John
Sparrow. “The statement that he had
taken to his bed several weeks ago is not
correct, lie continued working until the
end came, and had ‘copy’ ready for next
insertion, though he did not know he
would never read the proof. In declining
health for many years, he fought against
fearful odds with a smiling face. His
optimism, energy and efficiency were
marvelous. Handicapped as he was, he
attained an enviable position In the ad
vertising world. His reputation In the
national Held was even greater than his
local prestige. With good health he would
have placed himself in the front ranks.
But ‘Charlie’ was something bigger and
i better than the famous advertising man
I he might have become—he was a daunt
less lighter in the rear guard. All honor
to a brave, good man.”
Splendid Passenger Service
“Our Birmingham special has now been
in operation for four years, and in that
time has proven Itself a great success,”
said J. P. Thomas, Jr., city passenger
and ticket agent for the Southern rail
way.
“The Birmingham train is growing more
popular every day, and only recently it
was found necessary to make a# large
addition to sleeping compartments in
tended to be reserved for Birmingham
passengers. The train and its service
are modern in every respect. Steel cars
are used, and the 30-hour schedule be
tween this city and New York is a great
\ ,
inducement to travelers. The flying spe
cial bearing the name of Birmingham
en route to New York, passes through
many large cities and much thickly pop
ulated territory of the east, and it will
be readily seen that the train, to a cer
tain extent serves to keep this city be
fore the mind of the people of this rich
section of the United States. We are now
contemplating a large advertising cam
paign for this special, and the name 'Bir
mingham' will not be slighted."
THKKS PUBLIC HEALTH
From the Kansas City Star.
Men and animals have good reason for
their fondness for trees. It is not only
because the trees add so much to the
beauty of our streets, or because the at
tractiveness of rivers and lakes and even
of the seashore depends largely upon the
trees that we look upon them as silent
friends. They help us In a more material
way than with their beauty, great as that
help may be. They add to our physical
comfort and to our health.
The side of the street having the most
trees- is the popular side in summer. That
is because it is the coolest by about 20 de
grees, Mr. Farwell tells us, for "a full
grown tree sends out 1S7 gallons of water
through its leaves into the air." Shading
the ground also serves to moderate the
heat. And the air around the trees Is
more pure. "The foliage takes in car
bonic acid gas, which is poisonous to us,
and gives out oxygen, which Is healthful,
indeed, indispensable to us." Medical au
thorities recognize that trees promote the
healthfulnees of a community.
The tempering effect of trees on the cli
mate is not confined to summer. In win
ter they actually radiate heat, In addition
to their benefits as windbreaks when
planted in clumps and groves.
That it pays to have trees in the town
and city and on the farmstead is shown
by the fact that real estate on shaded
streets and that on which trees are grow
ing sells for a better price. No little of
the welfare and prosperity of town, city
or country depends upon its trees, "and
there Is a direct connection between the
attractiveness of the village or of the
home on the farm, and the love of the citi
zens for their village or of the children
on the farm for their home."
WHAT Cl RRE.M'Y I.AW9 MEAN
From the Review of Reviews.
Under the new system, in ordinary
times, the business of banking will go on
very much as at p^Bent. Merchants and
citizens will see no difference. The banks
will continue to be independent business
concerns, receiving deposits and lending
money as heretofore. But in exceptional
times, as in 1907. a great difference will be
visible. 'In the panio of 1907 the banks
would not even allow a depositor to draw
out his own money—much less would they
make customary loans on approved se
curity, even to their most reliable custo*
mers. It was as if. in a time wrhen the
firo alarms were ringing to an unusual
extent, the fire companies should decide
to respond to no calls, but to keep the
men and apparatus solely for the protec
tion of the engine houses. At the very
time when the banks have been most
needed in the exercise of their functions
they ceased to function nt all, and have
thus magnified and intensified the busi
ness troubles that with a better system
they could wholly have prevented. Under
one plan of having each bank an Inde
pendent affair, the ilrst symptom of finan
cial stress led every banker to protect hia
own reserves lest he might become the
victim of a “run.” He lacked a higher
financial power upon which he might rely
for support in trying to help his businesa
neighbors. Tb^ hew system promises
something like a complete remedy for
such conditions. The banks are to be fed
erated for mutual help under the auspices
of a central government board.
A CIGARETTE CURE
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
The nitrate of silver treatment for the
cigarette habit, the discovery of a Chi
cago physician, lias just been given its
first trial on a large scale among boys.
The experiment took place in a police
court at Hoboken, N. J.
About a hundred boys have had their
throats sw'abbed with a weak solution
of nitrate of silver by physicians con
nected with the local health department.
The cure further Includes the chewing
of gentian root between meals and a
fortnight's supervision of diet. All the
boys treated report that they have not
resumed smoking. The Hoboken “recor
der,” thus encouraged, announces his in
tention of holding a cigarette clinic onpe
a week and of pushing a campaign
among the public schools of the city for
the wider spread of a treatment the
efficacy of which he considers fully dem
onstrated.
The new cure, it is claimed, banishes
all desire for nicotine in from three to
six weeks. Ret us wait and see while
agreeing that a treatment that promotes
juvenile health and diminishes a ten
dency to petty crime deserves to acquire
currency all over the country.
STYLES AND MEN
From the Detroit Free Press.
This is—Well, let's say amusing—
this dictate of fashion that men must
wear in 1914 clinging garments—isn’t
it? Because some of us must either
adopt pads or endure the mockery of
the masses while parading in the guise*
of human scarecrows or Punch and
Judy shows—if clinging duds do mas
ter masculinity. And some of us will
lose one large subject of conversation
and laughter, for we won’t any longer
be able to criticize the garments of our
Bisters, wives and affinities. Tf any
one consideration can do more than an
other to prevent the general adoption
of tight styles for men this loss of
critical opportunity is likely t„o be the
thing, isn't it? It never will do to give
ladies an opportunity to turn the bat
teries of laughter on the masculine
half of humanity, will it? Of course a
compromise may be arranged—but com
promises seldom wear well, do they?
:t00 LETTERS ON DRAIN WHEAT
From the-''Liverpool Post.
Perhaps the greatest feat of micro
scopic engraving was accomplished by
a Jewish farmer in Alberta, who pre
pared an address of welcome to the
Duke of Connaught. The address was
Inscribed in Hebrew on a grain of
wheat and contained no fewer than
300 letters. So fine was the lettering
that a microscope was necessary to
read the inscription with any ease.
CHRISTMAS REMINDERS
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
To Exchange—A box of 200 La Punka
Colorado cigars, a blue and yellow neck
tie, a puir of embroidered red suspenders,
a handsome edition of the Book of Job,
profusely illustrated; two dozen paper
knives, six pair of new shears and a re
fillable, nonspillable inkwell, all for a sec
ond-hand' $1 bill, or what have you?.
ODDS ON UNDERWOOD
From the Tuscumbia Alabamian-Dispatch.
Money talks. Even money is being laid
that Underwood will win by 30,000 major
ity. Several wagers have been made and
two to one is demanded by those who
take the Hobson end that Underwood will
not have 10,000 majority.
TROUBADOUR AND JESTER
NELLIE OF KELMAR.
The sunset bells had ceased their song;
The sunset fires had gone
And twilight, falling from'the stirs
Fell on us two alone.
Soft, undulating waves of grain
Beneath the mountain's crest
Lay as a mesh of silken lace
Upon a sobbing breast.
The golden peaks Just glorified
Grew sombre, sad and sear;
The whip-poor-wills begin their flight
Yet still I lingered there.
For fairer than the roses wild
And purer than each star
Was she who lingered by my side,
Dear Nellie of Kelmar.
With passion deep my lips were fraught
And breathed my bosom's cry;
Then softer than the dying day
Her answer was a sigh.
Oh bliss, oh rapture, treasured sweets.
Of love dream void of pain;
I'd give my life, my soul, my all
To live that hour again.
AT THE SPELLING BEE.
Harry; "Will Grimes was Just sure of
winning the prize but he went down on
the word ratiocination."
Tommy: "I guess he was stung, wasn't
he?"
. TOO MUCH BLAST.
Brown; "That orchestra at theatre
last night was terrible; lr-was completely
fossilized.”
Jones: "What do you mean by that?”
Brown: “Why, you couldn’t hear a thing
but the trombones."
A SWEET SUGGESTION.
Landlady: 'T don’t think it appropriate
for the Macabees to call their room a
lodge; it ought to be named a hive.”
English Boarder: "Tes. HI’ve thought
3f that before.”
MOVING EASTWARD.
Tliere * but one boom to rival
The Pacific a awful flood,
And that'a the swelling boom
Of Oscar Underwood.
SWIFT RIVALRY.
Two things keep growing faster.
As by the years are swlmmtn';
The one Is transportation
And the other one is women.
A SPIRITUALIST.
\ have n message from the dead.
She said and she was wittv,
For she slyly showed to me
A letter from Pratt City.
•JHE TIN WEDDING.
Wife: John, we will have been married
10 years next Tuesday, and I thought of
presenting you with a radlu-m scarf pin. '
Husband: “I believe an egg shirt stud
would look more swell.”
CANDELMAS.
Mad I am/and growing madder;
Now my ire to you I sing.
I waited for that groundhog shadow
All day and didn’t see a thing.
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF PROF. JOHN W. WEBSTER
IF you were to search the annals of
crime, In both this country and Eu
rope, it is not likely thkt yon would
find a more extraordinary case than the
murder of Dr. George Farkman, a noted
millionaire, of Boston, by Prof. John W.
Webster, an instructor at Harvard col
lege. The prominence of the murder
would be the cause of your astonishment
and the very flimsy reason that he con
fessed for having caused so terrible a
crime. The Farkman-Webster murder
trial remains as interesting and as vital
in its importance today as it was In
1849 when the entire country was stirred
by the murder and the developments
brought out at the trial.
Dr. Farkman was a philanthropist and
a highly respected citizen. He was one
of the founders of the Massachusetts Med
ical college, and it was through his in
fluence that Professor Webster secured
his position at Harvard.
The doctor left home one morning to
make a purchase for the family. When
he failed to return they became anxious
and the following day instituted a search
for him. The search was kept up for
more than a week not only in Boston and
vicinity, but over land and water and
under water.
Finally It was learned that Dr. Park
man had had an appointment with Pro
fessor Webster on the eventful Friday in
the latter’s rooms in the Medical col
lege of Boston, In which institution he
lectured. It took considerable thought
before anyone was willing to lay even
the slightest suspicion upon the honored
professor. But all .clews led to the pro
fessor, and Anally it was decided to ex
amine his apartments in the college.
The premises used by the professor con
sisted of a lecture room, an upper labora*
tory, furnished with a stove, water and
a sink, and a small room adjoining, where
chemical materials were kept. These were
on the first floor. By a basement stair
way a way was made to a vault at the
base of the building, and it was in this
vault, a week after the murder, on No
vember 30, that there was discovered ly
ing in the vault parts of a male human
body.
In consequence of this disclosure Pro
fessor Webster was immediately appre
hended. Then a more careful search was
made which resulted in the finding, burled
among tea In a tea chest, a large hunt
lng knife, and various parts of a human
body.
In arresting Professor Webster three
of the Boston police proceeded at night
in a coach to his residence In Cambridge.
Ho very willingly accompanied the of
ficers, but he was deceived as to their
errand. When they reached the Jail and
he found himself a prisoner, he said:l
“What is the meaning of all this?” To
this Mr. Clapp replied: “You are now In
custody on the charge of being the mur
derer of Dr. Parkman.”
On hearing this announcement, he ut
tered two or three sentences which were
not distinctly understood, but which were
supposed to refer to the nature of the
crime with which he was charged.
After a long investigation of the case
the- grand jury found an * ■•‘-♦mpnt
against the prisoner for the
which came on for trial at Bost
Chief Justice Shaw and three
justices, Wilde, Metcalfe and Dev
March IP, 1850. Some time bei
judges took their places upon tin
Professor Webster entered and t<
seat in the felon’s dock. When
dictment was read to him he pleadeu m»c
guilty.” His counsel was ex-Governor
Clifford.
The trial lasted during 11 days, there
being no few’er than 116 witnesses exam
ined—47 of them being called on behalf
of the accused, including his professional
friends and neighbors. Scientific testi
mony was also given by Prof. O. W,
Holmes and others, and the court sat
eight or nine hours each day. The tes
timony was of a most deeply interesting
and exacting character.
It was brought out that the cause ol
the murder was a dispute over the pay
ment of a debt that Webster was owing
to Dr. Parkman. Through ail the pro
tracted trial the prisoner maintained a
perfect composure, and previous to the
charge of the judge, Webster addressed
the jury, explaining away the evidence
against him and asserting his innocence.
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty,
After several attempts to have this ver
dict set aside, and w'hen this was fount
impossible of accomplishment, Professoi
Webster confessed his guilt, but he said
he was provoked to striking Parkmur
at insinuations he had made, and with nc
intent to seriously harm him. So plain
However, were the facts involving his gull!
that he was compelled to pay the ex
treme penalty of the law within full vlev
of the classic halls of Harvard.
TOMORROW—TRIAL OF EUGENE ARAM j
TEXAS GOI.F BY MOONLIGHT
From the Dallas News.
"What wonderful weather were hav
ing—what glorious days!” But don't
overlook the nights; they've been pretty
nice, too—In fact, so radiant the moon,
so Inviting the open, that nothing less
than golf by moonlight has been the
outcome!
So far as the records disclosed, Dallas,
in tills as In other fields of achievement,
has set the pace. It remained for
Charles Dexter, Jr., Douis Jacoby and
Sandy Baxter, Dallas Country club, to
demonstrate upon the links here the pos
sibility of golfllng by moonlight—and to
play 28 holes between 7 p. m. and mid
night, and only lose one ball; which Is
some golf, yea, more golf than Is some
times played in broad open daylight.
Three caddies were used, solely Jo watch
and locate the balls—or rather to hear
and locate the balls. The driver could
see clearly in making his drive, but the
eye could not follow the course of the
flight at all. Consequently at each stroke
the caddies were skirmished ahead abouj
200 yards, and by the thud of the falling
ball succeeded—with only one exception
In the 28 holes—in finding each one. The
single loss occurred at the tenth hole on
Dexter's drive, the ball going into the
rough and defying location.
The 18-hole course was made In 88.
Bogie for the course is 81—daylight
boogie, of course. This indicates the
quality of golf played in the moonlight
game. After compelling the course the
players went 10 holes mor*.
WORLD'S LONGEST TUNNEL
From the Engineering Record.
In It* journey toward completion the
Catsklll aqueduct, through which New
York city is to obtain Its water sup
ply. passed the final milestone when
ihe last pair of tunnel headings were
holed through. The meeting of the two
bores opens the longest stretch of con
tinuous tunnel In the world. The clear
length "from end to end of this por
tion of the great conduit Is 18 miles,
or six miles longer than the Simplon,
the holder of the former record for
tunnel length.
As a result of the last blast there Is
an unobstructed opening for the free
flow of water from one end of the Cats
klll aqueduct to the other, a distance
of 110 miles, and the danger of a wa
ter famine, such as threatened New
York city a few years ago. Is now
definitely removed. In an emergency
Catsklll water could be delivered to
New York now at very short notice.
Now that the waterway opening is
cleared the work remaining la th<
completion of the tunnel linings am
the installation of the regulating
works at the shafts. Thus the aqueduc
has developed. In a few years, from at
irregular black line on a sheet of trac
lng paper to a 100-mlle tube of con
Crete and steel.
ROADS IMPROVED BOO PER CEST
From the Wilcox Progressive Era.
The county roads have been Improvec
600 per cent over what they were sevei
years ago when the law went Into effect
Then, one could scarcely travel over th<
public roads. There wss the old roai
law that was enacted 50 years or mori
ago, but no attention was paid to It: nov
there Is scarcely any road In the count!
but what is In good, passable condition
There must be no let up on our publh
roads, no ringing of backing bells, bu
an ci.ward march continuously, that wll
give good roads all the year round
The county people are most interested ii
good toads, and no money that the countj
spends Is better spent than In work tc
give us better roads.
INDORSES MOBILE CANDIDATE
From the Evergreen Courant.
The Courant indulges the hope tha
every voter In Conecuh county will re
member to cast his ballot for Hon. 3. 1'
Galllard of Mobile for railroad commls
sioner. We now have an opportunity t<
get a member of the commission from thi
section of the state, and no cleaner o
abler man could be fourn^ for the pla<
tliun 1'aimer Galllard.
CALF OR GOATt
From the Anniston Star.
The Age-Herald prints a cartoon show
lng the return of I-acy, who says t
Father Alabama: “Well, Pa, you can ki
the calf now;" but It would seem tha
Alabama has been made the goat an
Itself has been almost "kilt."
YOUTH AND AGE
By Julia Neely Finch.
So fast I flew; so swift I sped
Along life’s sunny upper slopes;
So blue the skies far overhead.
So smooth the way that stretched belon
How could I hea'4 them calling there
Amidst their dead and dying hopes?
I,ike little birds that strike io rise
On wounded wings, their piteous cries *
Ascended fluttering to my feet: jM
I heard them isintly. far and sweet; ^
And ah, their yearning, yearning; yearJ
lng eyes.
Ali fill d with love and mother wise;
Ah, me! I hearken now, too late!
Each !ri turn the heights must know [
And each the shadow depths below. i
'Tin my turn now to call, to wait:
To look above with yearning eyes
Along the slopes of sunny skies.