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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21
LIsToF
oE The ToAsTs.

| The guests of honor were Governor
William d. Jelks and Judge Thomas G
Jones, who sat on each side of the toast
master. Following is list of the print
ed toasts, though a great many NOR,
were spoken impromptu:
POSTMASTER, Joseph B. Babb
"Birmingham's Blunders," Rufus N
Rhodes
mill End Politics." w. M. Drennen.
Editorial and Executive Difficulties y
william d. JellSs.
Should Candidates Have a Record?'
Ross C. Smith.
Contempt Of Court" Thomas G. Jones
Love and Pr" w. e. w. Yerby.
"Clubs and Cloves" Culpepper Exum.
Newspapers AS Side Line" Joseph
F. Johnston.
1.-THE Ideal in Politics" Henry B.
Gray.
Are the Owl Cars Necessity?'' ]. b.
McClary.
"Tne Governor of South Carolina to
the Governor of North Carolina" Dan
A. Greene.
Remarks OF Irony" r. G. Bush.
Evolution from the Fig lear" NJ. ".
Joseph.
'"rrusts-Good and Bad" w. H. Kett,r.
THE Votes That Never Came" J.
Carter Cook.
.Gluepot and Shears Frank p.
O'Brien.
49," James j. Smith.
Herr Lesser. who was dubbed the secret
agent of the German government, had
prepared an elaborate menu, which 10
said to be the most extravagant ever
given in the south. 1t follows:
THE MENU.
Dry MARITIME.
Caviar to the General
Hamlet, Act Q, Sc. q
Blue Points sur Coquelles.
cant tell how an oyster makes his
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FUNERAL NOTICE

Mrs. A. M. Byram. who recently moved
to Columbus, Miss, died wednesday
night. Her remains were brought to Bir-
lningham yesterday. The funeral will
take place today at 3 o'clock from the
residence of C. w. Byram, s1s Twenty
first street. north. Interment at Oak
Hill.
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DEATHSAND FUNERALS
Mrs. Julia A. Lee.

Mrs. Julia A. Lee, wife of Conductor
Lee of the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road, died yesterday at her residence,
1921 Avenue B. The interment will take
place at Patton's chapel either Satur-
day or Sunday
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For Railroad Men.

There will be special service and SER
mon for persons engaged in railroad work
of Avenue G and Twenty-seoond street,
southside, next Sunday, at 1880 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21
Fire Proof Building
Goes Up in Smoke !
New First National Bank Say
sefapoF Destroyed by Flames.


Policeman saw the CONGREGATION
by accident, woke up the night
Waterman and BY the aid OF A.
0. 7. messenger ssrslco sol the
Fire Department on hand In one
minute less thaH one Hour.
water Company poweFlsss on
account Of filtration.
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The Paiama Boy.

Photographs of the "Pajama Boy" who
will appear in the Society Circus at the
Jefferson theater Monday, will be distri-
buted in the display windows of the diff
ferent stores today.
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OF
DINING TABLE.

The banquet table was in the form of
an elongated ~"
On the short end of the table In the
center, and in the center Of each long
side were floral centerpieces, appropriate
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Mayor Dr8nnBn
ASSaSSiOaied.
BIrminsham.s Bslotsa Executive
stabbed with = quill.


tfims committed on steps Of statt
Capitol At head Of Twentieth st.
and like Cesar Of ola, fsll q
ground crying "Es ~ 6uo4us
Londe." City called 70 arms and
squadron Of warshIps anchor on
Underwood island IN vanhoose
Canal. CONSERVATION prevails.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
AT THE JEFFERSON.

Friday Matinee and Night-Kate
claxton In "The Two Orphans"
AT THE BIJOU.
camille" Thursday, Friday and
Saturday and Thursday and Saturday
matlnees.
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WALLER HAMMER
MAKES APPEARANCE.

Probably the greatest hit of the evening
was the appearance of the "Yaller Ham,
mer," which was explained in these
words: IAN Alabama Bird" 1t bore the
famous Toombs motto. ''If you don't like
it, pour it back in the Jug" This paper
was printed on buff-colored sheets with
brown ink. The caption and special
announcement were printed in glarlng
yellow. The paper contained eight pages
eight by ten inches, with three columns
to the page, and was printed by the City
Paper company.
Some of the most delightful roasts ever
served in Birmingham appeared In this
never-to-b e-forgotten sheet, and when
newsboy arrived with an armful OF
'Yaller Hammers" they were eagerly
sought For several minutes the guests
laughed uproarousy at some of the abb
surd stories of Incidents In the life of
some of Birmingham's prominent citi-
zens. Alex T. London was depicted as an
assassin, stabbing Mayor Drennen with
a Quill. Henry B. Gray and Alderman
Harry Jones were impeached for trying
to have the public streets sprinkled-
Culpepper Exum appeared as profess
sional club president. The Birmingham
Water Works company was absorbing all
the real estate in its territory and serv-
Ing 1t through hydraulic pipes to the
public. The Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company gave the slowest
service on earth. A want ''ad'' wanted to
know If Governors Jelks was an accident
mr. n mistake There were nj hundred
other rich Jokes on well known men. and
the papers were kept as treasured SOU
venirs.
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Prominent Men Drop Their
Dignity and Indulge in
Good Natured Fun
.ROARS OF LAUGHTER
GREET WALLER HAMMER
Over Eighty Guests Attend Most Elab.
crate Banquet Ever Given In Ala
bama-Witty Speeches BY
Brilliant Speakers.
THE annual banquet of the Biz.

HE annual banquet Of the Bir-
w mingham Press Club passed
into history at the MetropOli-
tan hotel last night and was recorded
as one of the 'city's most important
and entertaining events. From the
time the guests entered the banquet
hall to the mysterious notes of the
Mosquito March there was fun and
nothing but fun. No one was serious,
no one was dry All had come expect
ing a good time and they had it.
State officials, federal judges and
prominent men in every walk of life
dropped their dignity for brief spell
and joined heartily in the sport fur
nished by the jolly newspaper men
who on previous occasions mad made
their lives miserable, seeking inter-
views and photographs.
PLANS CARRIED
OUT MlNuTELY.
The plans of the Press Club were car
ried out infinitely and there was never a
tain serious thought, Men In the pub
lie eye were placed on the gridiron and
roasted to turn. 1t was announced at
the start however that no newspaper
men were present and that ladies should
be considered at the board, notwithstand-
ing their absence. The point was well
taken and none of the humor was off
color.
The banquet was given in honor OF the
honorary members of the club and when
Toastmaster Babb, president of the club,
called Time eghty-six well-known men
of the state faced him. A twinkle In the
toastmasters eye was all the tip neces-
sary, and with the active newspaper
men setting the pace the fun began.
The banquet hall was uniquely deco
reted. 1t was converted into newspaper
tent, the walls of which were made en-
tirely of Birmingham newspapers. Every
Paper which was represented at the baa-
quet appeared on the walls. To lend
little color to the scheme the supplements
of some of the New York papers were
used.
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CONTINUED on Fsshth Psue.)
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08
England" I said in reply as I sat

England" 1 said in reply as 1 sat
down.
felt very bashful at first and Won
dered if l could not run away, but in
few minutes my courage came back
and 1 found myself talking as if to any
other person. Her Majesty asked me
many questions about Japan and my
father and mother, and at the end of
half an hour she presented me a gold
chain for my neck and was pleased to
say that 1 entertained her greatly.
AS to the doctors, some of them
seemed to think at first that l was an
idiot, and others We're OF the opinion
that 1 was freak, but ! soon proved
to the that 1 was all right. They
asked many questions of me and OF
Mr.. Yeddo, and they felt of my head,
listened to the beats of my heart and
measured me with tape lines. When
finally they had made up their minds
that l was a human being even if
a tiny one, 1 stepped back and bowed
and said:
Gentlemen, you I thank Glad am
that you have found 1 am a boy in
stead of a bug"
They all laughed at this, and it was
all in the papers next day, and these
things made people desire greatly to
see me- There was the same great
crowd every afternoon and evening for
two weeks. and among those who came
were many persons of nobility. In fact,
/ had an adventure with one of them.
H. was the son of a Lord and a pretty
wild young man. He was intoxicated
when he came in. and after hearing
me sing and seeing me dance, he
shouted:
II am the son of a lord and am
worth half million pounds. This lit
tie fellow pleases me, and I am going
to take him home and have him dance
on my dinner table
They tried to quiet him. but he kept
talking and finally he climbed up on
the stage where l stood and made a
grab at me. ] leaped aside, and as /
turned 1 drew my sword and hourished
IL about and said:
But a finger lay on me and a dead
man you viii be-"
The crowd laughed and cheered. and
the drunken man was taken away by
policeman. He came back the next
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08

Copyright, 1902, by S. 5. Mcclure COD
At a comparatively recent period in
the history of the world. McNulty, a
somewhat strong minded mule, owned,
possessed. and occupied the state of
Missouri. To those who did not know
McNulty this may seem rather an ex-
IRENE view, but further persual will
seNNe only to strengthen it. Control, re-
straint and all those things which make
for orSer and regularity were 10 him as
nothing, and he ruled his domain with
despotic sway.
Personally McNulty's was an ac-
ouired taste He had vile temper,
wicked little eyes. and an unregenerate
habit of punctuating his remarks with
his heels 1t can readily be seen there
fore that social intercourse with him
was what the insurance companies call
extra hazardous" His one accom-
plshment was his voice. Sometimes
when respondent he would express his
melancholy in a dolorous sing-song
that quavered out over the country in:
No one to love. none to caress,
Wandering alone through this worlds
wilderness.
Some appreciat tive person noting Nc
Nulty's long upper lip, his strong pre-
JUDGES. and his undying hatred of any
thing that savored of law and order.
saw a striking resemblance to one of
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08

one on the opposite side. If it is
caught, the catcher darts around the
corner and forthwith pelts the first one
within reach. Sometimes he is Obliged
to run far and long before he is near
enough to hit anyone, for when he APP
pears everyone calls "Balikil Balikii"
and the word of warning sets every
player off at his swiftest speed.
When caught, the captive is led off,
and belongs to the side of his captors.
If no one is hit the chaser returns to
his own side.
At once the ball comes over the OBJ
struction again. If it is not caught,
back it goes again. AS soon as it ap-
pears above the obstruction every boy
cries "Baliko." with special emphasis
on the last syllable. and every effort is
made TO catch it. 1t is easy to see that
"Baliko'' means BE ready TO catch the
ball." and "Baliki' means Run for
your life" Hence the intense excite
ment and activity of the game.
The side that captures all the other
players wins. Sometimes it takes a
whole school term to decide the battle,
and the issue becomes as exciting us
political campaign. 1t is a good game
for testing the fibre of schoolboy honor,
since each player is in duty bound to
play his very best, whether or not he
happens to be upon the side he likes
best
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08
M'NULT
BY SAMUEL EMERY.
Copyright, 1902. bys. :. Mcclure Coz

was enough to make you think all
he'll had popped loose." For this slur-
ring remark McNulty let drive a little
! sub-calibre kick at him. The orderly,
out of all patience, fixed a bayonet
upon Lee Metford and holding it at
arms length, prodded that portion of
Nc Nulty's anatomy which had given
birth to the kick. A hind foot struck
out Viciously. but he was ready for it,
and caught it squarely upon the point
Of the bayonet.
Wild with pain, McNulty went stark
mad and, screaming, roaring and bel
lowing, he went amuck up and down
the lines where the others of his fam
lily were stationed, kicking. biting and
cursing them. Back and forth before
them he dashed, urging them to mu-
tiny. exhorting them TO rise against
their prosecutors, and between times
biting and kicking them all over again.
Finally they arose. and breaking
whatever had held them. stampeded
wildly. Through the startled camp
they swept like a whirlwind, over
turning tents, stamping out fires,
scattering soldiers. Needless of
everything and everybody they passed
the firing line and dashed madly across
the open veldt. Urging them on
with kicks and noise came Nc
Nulty, tn pain in his foot growing with
every step. Before them rose a rugged
kopje, and toward this he directed
them. his disordeTed brain seeing in ii
some resemblance to the knobs of his
beloved Missouri
Behind that grim kopje, stout burgh-
ers, gray bearded men and stolid
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08
DONE BY UNCLE SAM.
How He Has Tagged Goldfish and
Thrown Them Into Sea Again to
Make Then, Tell Their History.

Make Them Tell Their History.
Governments do many queer things.
Generally when we think of it, we nat
urally think of the governments of
countries far away. Yet, as a matter
of fact. our own United States gov
eminent has done some of the oldest
of them all For instance, the authori-
ties in Washington have been engaged
for years in sending out bottles to be
thrown overheard in various parts of
the sea. The government has sent cir
culars everywhere telling in many Ian
guages about these bottles and asking
fishermen and sailors to pick them up
and send them to Washington wiki a
memorandum telling the place and
date of recovery.
These bottles have been returned
from almost all parts of the wocld
Yellow Chinese junk sailors nave pick
ed them up and sent them back to
America. Black men from the South
Africa coast have found some. One
was picked up among the icebergs OF
the south polar regions. Many drIftcd
to the shores of Australia. AS the sail
ors who throw the bottles overheard
put a memorandum inside telling just
when and where they We're iropped in
tell, by comparing this memorandum
with the one that shows when and
where the bottle was picked up Just
how far it has drifted and how long it
required to travel the distance Then a
scientist marks it all on a map, and
after several hundred paths are thus
marked, the government can calculate
how the ocean currents run. This. of
course, helps ships very much. They
can use the currents when they are IA
vorable and avoid them when they are
otherwise. More important still, they
learn about treacherous currents that
might set them on the rocks.
Another queer thing that was done
10y the government recently was to
send out an expedition to Syria to hunt
d tiny insect and bring it back alive.
This curious quest cost thousands or
dollars but no taxpayers have grum-
bled. because the insect has enabled the
United States to establish a new Amer
lean industry. that OF fig raising. Be
fore we knew about the insect. Ameri-
cans had planted orchards full Of fig
trees in California. The trees grew
beautifully but 20 the surprise and dis
appointment OF the planters they bore
no fruit They We're all barren 1E
trees such as the Bible mentions
When the planters thought that all
their money had been hOpeiessly vast
I'd, the government sent men 20 the
Bible country 10 try 10 find out what
was the matter
Tor a long time they could not dis
cover the cause ~ fhe trouble. for NJ
culture is great source ~ uponsy 10
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08

day when he was sober and begged my
pardon and presented me with beau
tiful little watch, and from that time
on we became great friends.
One day a rough-looking man, who
had been hanging around for couple
of hours and was evidently in bad
temper, said he would fight me lot
penny, and when 1 did not answer MIN
he reached out to pull my hair, dld
not draw my sword on him, not nav
ing time but 1 seized his hand ana
shut my sharp teeth on his thumb, ana
when l let go the blood was running
and he was shouting and making a
great fuss. Everybody said 1 did just
right, and it soon became known that
it was dangerous to play tricks on me.
1t was inALondon that 1 got the tltle
of THE Japanese Mouse" but l did
not like to be called that. My name
was Nigni, and when people called me
by any other l refused to answer. In
nv next 1 will tell you how 1 was kid
naped and escaped.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08
NlGNI THE DWARF.
The Adventures of a Little Man as
Written by Himself.

=
Written by Himself.
NO. 7-MEETS THE QUEEN AND
FIGHTS BRITONS.
We opened for business in London in
the largest hall that could be obtained,
and the attendance on the first day
and evening was more than 10000 peo-
pie. Thousands who desired to enter
were turned away. 1 was not the first
dwarf ever exhibited in England by
any manner of means. but certainly
| was the smallest. Everybody said
was also the smartest, but l am not
going to boast about that. What made
the people so anxious to see me was
the fact that 1 had appeared before
Queen Victoria and pleased her, and
also because twelve of the most ia
nous doctors in London had looked
me over and given it as their opinion
that 1 was the smallest human being
of my age in the whole world.
1 will tell you first about my visit
to the Queen. Mr.. Yeddo took me to
Windsor Castle in a carriage, and we
We're received by an official in magnifi
cent dress. Before conducting us into
the presence of the Queen he instruct
ed us how to bow and what to say, and
he was quite friendly. There were two
ladies with the Queen, who, l at once
saw, was quite an old lady with a
motherly look, and 1 had only made
my bow when she said:
Don't be afraid, little man, but
come and sit on this chair and talk to
me. ] am told that you speak Eng
lish."
English 1 do speak, o, Queen of
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08

ing. singing its gospel that life was all
JOY and merriment and dancing. To
the end of his life Hendricks never for
got that song, with its seductive shake
and trill that set ones feet switching
and the tinkling cascade of silver notes
that rippled down the scale at every
interlude.
The man at the ticker had resumed
his wonted eXpressionless voice. "a
& A 45, 500 a half, 1000 46, thousand
more at 49,"
There was an awed hush. No one
spoke. The organ outside had come
nearer, and Hendricks, unconsciously
beating time with his foot, hummed
the chorus:
Don't make no blunder,
You couldn't lose him,
A perfect wonder,
They had to choose him.
A great musical
OF high position,
Was Whistling Rufus, the One Man
Band.
But on the other side of the globe a
discOnsolate world power with a sore
foot was making the hated air CULVER
with:
mo one to love; none to caress;
Wandering alone through this worlds
Wilderness"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08
sand is killed by lightning during a

sand is killed by lightning during a
year.
A safe and reliable guide to reduce
to the. minimum the danger from
stroke by lightning is to be drawn
from these figures.
When a severe thunderstorm is rag
ing the safest place is in the open, close
to the earth. If the body is erect, It
acts as an excellent conductor for the
lightning to find it's way to the earth.
For this reason it is dangerous to take
refuge under a tree. Doubtless most
of the persons who persisted While I'M
der trees would be alive to-day had
they remained in the open. 1t is also
1njudicious to huddle under thrashing
machines, sheds, or in the grandstands
OF race tracks or county fairs, especial
~ under or near the flag STATS which
usually adorn such structures Men,
like animals, are killed not singly. but
IN punches when they huddle together.
Avoid standing in doorways, near
chlmneys and fireplaces, close to cat
tie or near the ends of wire clothes
line during thunderstorm. On the
other hand, there is not much sense
in going to bed or trying to insulate
ones self in feather beds. Small arti-
cles OF steel or iron, as a knife, kettle.
or key do not attract lightning as il
is popularity believed.
1t is established that lightning does
not strike as often in cities as in rural
districts. The reason for this is based
on scientific principle. During a
thunderstorm the moisture in the air
IS surcharged with electricity This
electricity is attracted to the earth.
When the force that is drawing II to.
wards the earth becomes strong
enough the electricity follows the sas
lest path; and because upright objects
as trees, houses, and men are better
conductors than the surrounding air
ana are therefore the easiest path the
electricity passes through them into
the earth. In cities the electricity in
the air is attracted to the earth nv
hundreds of conductors in the shane
OF sky-scrapers and high chimnevs
Ihere are no such conductors In the
country and the electricity I'm tie
clouds is allowed to Accumulate So that
when II gives away IL breaks with
great force. The country is a theater
with but one exit, while the CITY a.
the same theater with many exits
When these facts are considered the
wonder II not that so many neonIe
are struck. but rather that 40 MANY
people escape. The fash will not in
DICT Marin, az one who lives 10 see The
nfe need 70 concern himself no more
with that discharge.
II one hse been struck BY LIGHTNING
the first thing 20 DO IL 20 10 III WOW
70 restore consciousness a. lightning
poiifhef bflnes about Suspended ANNA
Ion thsn senate death. Tie oOndl-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08
HOW TO AVOID LIGHTNING.
There Is Much Less Danger IN tne
Omen During n Electrical storm

There Is Much Less Danger In the
Omen During "A Electrical storm
Nine hundred and seventy-three peo-
pie we're killed by lightning in United
States in the year 1900. OF this num-
Der two hundred and ninety-one per-
sons were killed in the open, one hum
dred and ifty-eight in houses ntty-
seven under trees, and f1fty-slx IN
barns. while the circumstances attend
ing the death of the remaining one
hundred and fifty-one are not known
Besides this large mortality list there
were nine hundred and seventy three
persons more or less injured by light
ming during the same time, three nun
dred and twenty-seven were injured
while in houses, two hundred and 1orCy-
three in the open, fifty-seven in barns
and Twenty-Five under trees, and the
location of the remaining are not
known. From these statistics, which
are compiled by the United States
Weather Bureau it can easily be seen
that of the entire population of the
United States one in every forty thou