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War Upon Venezuela.

Just why Great Britain and Ger
many sank three of the four Venezue-
Ian war vessels they had seized in the
harbor of LaGuaira, does not at pres
emit appear. Perhaps they were I'M
seaworthy; perhaps they were en-
cumbrances. Tho civilized world will
be 10th to believe that they were de.
stroyed merely for distinctions sake
especially when war had not been
formally declared, and Venezuela in.
sists that she has been denied fair
hearing.
The situation is far from being COM
Portable to this country. In order to
collect some claims, largely consisting
of exorbitant profits, the active custom
houses Of Venezuela are seized, and a
blockade established elsewhere along
the coast. This means that American
trade is to suffer in order that some
German and British spectators may
make. Venezuela disgorge. Trade will
not go on under such circumstances
especially when President Castro pro
poses to resist the rude invasion Of
bis rights. Our trade with Venezuela
is considerable. Last year we bought
Of her products to the value of S.,
669,OOO, and we sold her products
worth 900. We may therefore
become heavy losers through situa
ton that may be indefinitely extended
At one time President Castro pro
posed to repeal all duties as an an
swer to the proposed seizure of his
custom houses. He may yet adop
such a policy. What Germany anC
Great Britain would then do, it is diff
ficult to conjecture. Already the Lon
don. papers think the effort economi
cally unwise, the claims Of British
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TO RENDER CURRENCY ELASTIC.
Comptroller Is Authorized to Issue
Circulation Notes.

Washington, December ia bill was
introduced today by Representative
Pugsley of New York, the aim of which,
as the title states, is to render the cur
rency more elastic and responsive to the
financial and commercial requirements of
the country
The comptroller of the currency, with
the consent of the secretary of the treas
ury, is authorized to issue circulation
notes under certain prescribed conditions
These circulating notes may be issued
to any national bank to the extent of
one-tenth of the face value of bonds de-
posted by the bank with the treasury
and are to be secured by approved notes,
bonds or bills receivable, double in value
the amount of issue.
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Tunison began to train her tongue into
usefulness. She would pick up buttons
with it from her little table, and with a
string, also in her mouth, in some way
pass the cord through the eyelet, amusing
herself for hours stringing buttons. Later
she began to sew
To see Miss Tunison thread needle
preparatory to doing her embroidery
makes one half doubt ones eyes. First
she takes the little needisb5ok from out
fer work basket, laying it before her;
teen a weight, specially 1l6a fer her
purpose, is taken up by her teeth and
placed upon one-haf of it TO hold it firm
while she removes the ne IDLE desired;
this done, she sticks it straight up in the
table before her. Then thread is wound
off the required length sn1 Gu: by means
of a scissors manipulated in the same
marvellous way. Her tongue takes up
the thread and through its exquisite sense
of feeling passes it through the eye of
the needle in as short time as the av-'
erage steady hand and eye require.
The bit of cambria or linen on which
she is to embroider is laxen out and I'M
folded in the same way and the weight
placed upon one corner of /; to hold it
down while sewing. Holding the needle
with her tongue, she places it where de-
sired, then lifts and throws back ono
corner of the cloth so as to grasp the
needle from the under side and pull it
through, making the stitch compl ate This
she does over and over again. tracing
al d working out the most delicate de-
signs and nearly always without an cut
line, save what comes spontaneously to
her mind when working.
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subjects being light and the distance
10 the scene operations great, and no
territory can be annexed.
Germany undoubtedly hopes that en-
tanglements will enable her to secure
some territory on the Caribbean sea
near the Panama canal of the future.
but il America permits anything of
the sort she will stand dIsgraeed
throughout the world. The situation
is therefore full of unrest. It's dis
quieting features will be increased,
rather than lessened, as the struggle
goes on, especially If the allies land
troops and endeaYor to march upon
Caracas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
is MARcoNI IN DIsTREssa
Persistent Reports That Something Is
Wrong at Table Head.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
Persistent reports are heard that Sig
nor Marconi is In distress with his wire
less telegraphy experiments at Table
Head. A dispatch from Sydney states
that a greater portion Of the wires con-
Meeting the towers with the operating
room in the station have been removed.
Marconi declines to make any statement
beyond saying that everything will be all
right soon.
An unofficial explanation Of the diff
Guilty is that the wires were burned out
the other day by a powerful current em-
ployed for the transmission of mes
sage. Another report is that a plan of
wires differing from that employed at
the Poldhu station in Cornwall, had been
found faulty and a change was necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12

AscaFeful study Of the entire body
OF the returns shows that the repubH-
cans lost as compared with the vote
of 1900, in both city and country-in
New York city, 67,732; in the rest of
the state, II ,997 votes-a total of near
~ 100000 votes. If the democrats had
gained as largely in the country as
they did in the city, Governor Odell
would have been defeated, and the
states name returned securely to the
democratic column.
The republican loss from the vote
Of 1900 presidential year, was 103,-
600 greater than the democratic loss.
This means that good share of the
democratic stay-at-homes went TO the
polls, and that those who had wan
dered off after strange gods came back
to the fold. 1t means, too, that the
state will hereafter go democratic if
circumstances arc at all favorable to
the calling out of full vote. Gov
ernor Odell's plurality was very mar
row. 1t was about equivalent to a
plurality in this state Of 600, which
we would regard as very close in even
a single county. Two candidates on
fhesdemocratic state ticket We're elect
ed, and the socialist vote rose tc 49,
$3.50, an increase of 50 per cent since
1900. .44
s The st. Louis Globe-Democrat ex-
presses very blue opinions of New
York. 1t practically comedies the state
to the democrats when it says:
The closeness of the vote between the
two big parties shows either that oden
IS far weaker than he was supposed to
be or that New York is getting back to
its old position in the doubtful column.
There was no money issue involved in
the recent canvass, and this will account
for much of the strength shown by the
democrats. On the other hand, Hills
socialistic coal plank must have repelled
many democrats, and carried them over
to the republicans or kept them away
from the polls altogether. Hill undoubt
edly grasps the growing strength of So
eialissn, and attempted to utilize some Of
that sentiment for his party in the re-
cent canvass, but the big poll of the
candidates of that faith would seem to
show that not many socialists were won
for the Coler ticket. New YorSs recent
vote indicates that the republicans must
make hard fight If they want to hold
that state in 1904"
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several Purchases Ratified.

Topeka, Kan, December 11.-President
Ripley of Chicago, Victor Morawetz, gen.
erau counsel, and C. S. Gleed of Topeka,
were the only directors present at the
annual meeting of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe stockholders this afternoon.
Nothing of Importance was transacted
save the ratification of the purchase of
a number of branch lines during the past
year. Howell Jones of Topeka, B. l..
Smith of Chicago, Charles Steele of New
York and E. P. Ripley of Chicago, whose
terms as directors expired, were re-
elected
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
MISS VAN ALIENS FREEDOM.
Astoudns New York BY Taking Up
Bachelor Maids Room.

From the New York Journal.
From the time of her engagement to
Robert Reminton, Miss May Van Allen
caused discussion of her affairs. Her re-
cent plan to open a bachelor maid
apartment in the Holland house is no
less astonishing than was her quarrel
with Remington and wearing of mourning
when he committed suicide.
Miss Van Allen seems to have discarded
somber raiment since Mr.. Remington s
brother returned the letters. She has
been seen in the fashionable restaurants
recently in gowns that shame the plum
age of tropical birds. This sudden transit
ton from solemn grief to apparent mirth
has set tongues wagging. Miss Van
she refused point blank to accompany her
father to Helhi India. Likewise. she re-
jected her sisters's (Mrs Bob Collier'sj
invitation to pass the winter with her III
the Gramerey park mansion. Miss Van
Allen, who is independent financially, has
resolved to be Independent in mode of
living
At first she engaged suite of apart
ments in the Waldorf, to meet with a
storm of family disapproval. Both her
father and her grandmother, Mrs. Aston,
opposed vigorously her living alone in
this hotel. As second tour of house hunt
ing terminated In Miss Van Allen leasing
a Fifth avenue suite in the Holland
house. These preparations have met with
the rather unwilling sanction of her rela-
tives.
The capricious young woman's new
home, after her scheme of decoration has
been carried out. will be probably the
most elaborate bachelor maids quar-
tare In Naw York
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From the Louisville courier-Journal.
AN HILsT the merrymalxing of his
wv friends went round and round
w IN the banquet hail below.
from a darkened chamber above the soul
of Thomas Blackett Reed was waited to
God It was as he himelf, could he have
given the word, had ordered it. He pos
sessed a great Byronian nature; all the
vices and all the virtues of a gentleman;
and. tell it not IN Geth publish it not in
the streets of Askelon. he was born and
bred. as was Sergeant Prentiss before
him, in the state of Maine!
The circumstances should make all sec
tions and all seets, all states and all par
ties. friends and brothers as they range
us that we are eountrymen. It tells us
that we are Christians. 1t tells us that
We are Americans.
Mr.. Blaine was much that Mr.. Reed
was. But Mr.. Blaine was sprung from
Cavalier stock. as it used to be called.
Mr.. Reed from Puritan; and, for all his
audacity, Mr.. Blaine was a far more
prudent politician than Mr.. Reed. Yet
there was no duty in life from playing
Republican Car to a lot of obstreperous
democrats in congress, to the gentlest
offices of the Preside, which this Yankee
Titan did not fill to the brim. Brave to
the last degree-the courage of self
possession-the courage of endurance-the
sublime patience of the man who knows
that he can always fight and is not in
the least afraid his fight will get away
from him-he carried in his heart a god
like peace broad, generous liberation a
fine, beautiful instinct of humanity. He
loved to play 1.-The noble game in all
things; even as In Kentucky 1t is a traoi-
ton that there were those who used to
love it in its lesser aspects, he played IL
1.-The could not lie even in fun-and, II
must be owned that he was unequal &c
its exactions in some of its greater as
poets, else, why should he have drawn
out from the game with the White House
staring him in the face?
1t was a part of his royal nature. lie
was a dozen Presidents in himself. He
S~SAAN0 thS e5e1uNS lldpDlUBS. lie QlS-
dained the vulgar Insignia He could
stand his ground against a myriad of
bullies-bulles his equals, many of them
his friends, all of them mistaken as to
him and his ruling-but he could not get
down to the self-abasement of putting
the presidency of the United States into
the category of a commodity to be dick
cred for. So, he stepped down and out;
a radical, undoubting republican; who
could not be anything but a Republican
if he tried Maine republican dyed in
the wool; a car but not a hypocrite; in
capable of double-dealing. or double
seeming; as lofty as George Frisbie Hoar,
with perhaps his humanity only as his
saving grace In the hour Of decision.
The people in affection called him
"Tom. No one ever thought of calling
him so to his face. Like the great Cor
win, who, next to Lincoln, would have
made the greatest President from 1851
to 1861 he was only "Tom' to the public.
1t was partly his wit, partly his humor,
for the people-the far-away, much-de-
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DYING HYMN.

BY Alice Cary.
Earth. with it's dark and dreadful ills,
Recedes and fades away;
Lift up your heads, We heavenly hills
Ye gates of death, give wayl
My soul is full of whispered song,
My blindness is my sight,
The shadows that 1 feared 80 long r
Are all alive with light.
The while my pulses family beat
My faith doth so abound,
l feel grow firm beneath my feet
The green, immortal ground.
That faith to me a cour age gives
Low as the grave to so;
I know that my Redeemer lives
hat shall i've, l know.
The palace walls 1 almost see
Where dwells my Lord and King
o gravel where is thy victory?
o death! where is thy sting?
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
The Watts Building.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
Your paper has recently published an
article in reference to a man being found
dead IN his bedroom, and stated that the
room was in the Watts building.
In view of the fact that there are no
rooms IN the Watts building used as bed
rooms, and that the building Is occupied
by a high order of professional men, and
as studios of art and music teachers, we
will thank you to correct this report.
The ladies especially in this building
want IT understood that there are no
drunkards or suicides lying around in the
Watts building. Yours truly,
T.. H. MOTION & CO.,
Agents.
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Three Miners Killed.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, December 11.-Three
miners lost their lives and one was seri-
ously injured in No. 8 slope of the Kings
ton company at Edwardsville tonight.
The men, who had just finished their
shift, were walking up the slope behind a
trip of loaded cars. In shifting the cars
couplin broke and the cars dashed
down the steep incline, ploughing into
the men and hurting them against the
roof and sides Of the slope.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
Postmasters Advanced.

Washington, December 1.-THE postof-
flee department has advanced 15S fourth
class postmasters to the presidential class
to take effect January / next They en-
brace the following:
Arkansas: Ozark. Georgia: Abbeville.
Blackshear, Cairo. Calhoun, Douglass,
Harmony Grove Hartwell, Monticello.
Pelham, Windsor. New Mexico: Spring
err. Ok,ahoma: Bridgeport Busch,
Ckeene. Tennessee: LaFollette. Texas:
Brackettville, Canadian, Celeste, Ferris,
Hereford, Port Lavaea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
HENRY WATTERSON WRITES.
OF THOMAS BRACKETTREED

ceived people-recognized in his public
service what his familiars knew of his
private intercourse; the man who loved
his fellow man: the unbought advocate
of the many; the natural friend of the
lowly and the poor who "letteth not his
right hand to know what his left hand
doefh''
Like Mr.. Hoar. Mr.. Reed was tooth and
nail against expansion. He was built that
way. He could not agree with his party.
Rather than divide it. ne withdrew from
public life
There are some things even better than
the Presidency. The great speaker of the
house-wearing the mantle of Blaine with
out any of its shreds ana patcnes-per-
fectly understood what he was doing
when ne surrendered to his own heart.
That heart beat true to his party-he
was not willing to fight against it, It
beat true to his little brood at home-a
poor man, he knew not when he might
be taken away. 1t seemed time to be
laying by something for rainy day. He
was timid only IN love. He was a coward
only in fidelity The very cavalier of
cavaliers; the Prince Rupert of repub-
licans; yet, as we said before. he was
born and bred in, the state of Maine
a Yankee of the Yankees-lil5e millions OF
other noble, God-fearing men and wom-
en--spring from that ark and, shall we
say, covenant. fifty. named The May
fiower2
1t is impossible to undertake a cold
analysis of this man with the grief of
his taking off putting all other thoughts
aside. We shall not attempt it. Big of
brain and big of body. big of heart and
big with the joy of living, he impressed
himself upon the nation. He was by no
means democratical in his private walks
and ways a picker and chooser of his
company; not in the least ELUSIVE as to
his personal outgivings; always self
contained, always self-respecting, yet
beneath the rock-ribbed exterior-a man
every inch of hirn-loving the good things
of the earth, earthly, like the rest of us,
self-indulgent to the point of duty, never
beyond IT. sublimated In nothing; with a
wit, which if 1t sometimes scorched, was
ever ready to kiss the place to make 1t
we'll
We must cen end where we began.
The Gridiron club was celebrating its
December festival down stairs in the Ar
lington when tdings of his death came
from upstairs where he had been lying
i'll. They all knew him. OF those assem-
bled there, hardly man who, in some
sort or another, had not felt his mettle.
And of associated persons throughout
Christendom the corps of Washington
correspondents leads the world in the gen.
tie are of omniscience. Not one of these
but realized that great man had passed
away; very few, If any of them, no did
not feel pang at the heart. There seems
something fitting in this instance in the
concurrence of the death-chamber and
the banquet-hall; the residue of us shall
presently have also to go hence; and,
what finer commentary upon life than
that in death this Titan fell back into the
very arms of his friends and his enemies,
everyone in tears?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
MoRos ATTACK CAMP.
They Were Finally Repulsed Without
Loss on the American Side.

Manila, December ia force of Moros
attacked Camp Wears, Island of Minda-
mao. on Tuesday after seventy days in
activity.
They were repulsed without loss on the
American side. The Moros approached
stealthily at midnight but the Ameri-
cans were not surprised. The entire
force was called to arms and drove off
the attackers. 1t is believed the hostles
were from the country east of Lanao,
which Captain Pershing has not yet vis-
tied.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
White lies make a black mark on the
soul.
The Misunderstanding thing is a fat
woman sitting on little bit of piano
stool.
Generally, ones eyes see what they
want to see especially IL they ought not
to see it.
It's awful hard to tell a woman the
came thing about how much you love her
a different way every time, but you've
got to do 1t to make her believe you.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
The Baseball War.

THE peace conference has put quietus
on my new league baseball plans said
". C. PicSens lass night land on
account Of New Orleans failure 10
provide a guarantee for the Carlisle
Indian football game the Redskins
have now decided not to come TO
Birmingham. Now. you might think
that little hard luck. but as I UNDER
stand I will be fully reimbursed for my
expenses in the baseball enterprise am
taking things easy am still determined
to get in some league. however, and II
necessary I will join the civic federation
or the anti-canteen league which recently
played in Washington"
Champ Picf1ens for young man Is well
known in Alabama, and his jolly nature
Will not be "downed." His friends are
congratulate ting him over the fight he
made despite the fact that the peace con-
ference kept him from going further.
Speaking of BASEBALL, a prominent capi-
talist said last night:
81 am indeed glad the baseball war has
been settled. No matter who may be the
loser. it was a good thing for the sport
and as Birmingham is very fond Of the
game. everybody will join hands in pick
ing out pennant-winning team. Mr..
Jackson and his associates have EN-
ployed a first-class manager. and it is
understood that several small wagers
have already been made that the Coal
Barons will finish in the first division"
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Ambassador Tower In Berlin.

Berlin, December II. = Ambassador
Tower, Mrs. Tower and their two little
daughters arrived here today. They were
received at the railroad station by the
staff of the United States embassy. The
foreign ministers were Immediately noti-
fled of the ambassador arrival. AS EN-
peror william Is at Potsdam, possibly
two or three days will elapse before Mr..
Tower is presented to his majesty.
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Lomax,s Estate.

Did 1t ever occur to you how the
dropping of a single cypher would af-
feet financial statement" remarked a
Montgomerian in one Of the local hotels
yesterday. ct observed in one of the local
papers today, for instance, that the total
value Of the estate of the late Tenant
Lomax would not fall short of $40 900.
Now this should have been 100000 and
I doubt very much If this amount will
more than half cover the real value of
the estate of the deceased statesman.
Tenant Lomax was not only a great
lawyer, but he was a financier as well.
He was liberal with his money, and there
was no occasion In the recent history
of Montgomery when he failed to assist
ia the furtherance Of an undertaking to
help build up his town. He accumulated
the larger part of his fortune by his own
good management, for he was forced to
get his education at the state university
with money that he had earned as mes
senger boy with the Western Union Tel
egraph company and similar positions
that pay about equal salaries. He died at
the age of little more than forty years
with a splendid fortune, honestly &C.
cumulated.''
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Tom Reed dead is recognized as a
supremacy great man by his own
party, which ignored and even reviled
him alive.
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sale of Timber Is Sought.

Washington, December 1.-THE depart
ment of the interior has sent to the house
a draft Of a bill providing ror the sale
of timber on forest reserves and for the
sale or rental of lands within the forest
reserves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12

If reward of one million dollars
is to be offered for boys, Professor
Schenck's ghost will be apt to revisit
this world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12

The Virginia anti-kissing bill will
be fought in the courts. The people
have some rights that all legislatures
should respect.
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New York's Vote.

The full official figures from New
lYork's November election are inter-
esting, and the New York World COM
piles the following table:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12

The Car has four daughters, and he
is deeply interested in George AIDES
book, "The Girl Proposition"
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Colombia wants money enough for
a canal concession to settle all her
revolutionary debts.
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London begins to think the cost of
collection in Venezuela will outrun
the original bill. So it Will