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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

A celebration of note which will take place at Copenhagen on the 18th of next November will be the celebration of the l4th anniversary of the accession of King Christian to the throne of Denmark. This aged king is much beloved not only in his own country but in other lands and the approaching fete will attract much attention among European monarchs. The Marquise of Fontenoy says:
 An extraordinary gathering of crown ed heads and of royalties related to the king, and comparable only to that which assembled in London for the silver and diamond jubilees of the late Queen Vic- toria, Is expected at Copenhagen; King Edward of England, who is King Chris tians son-in-law; King George of Greece. who Is his younger son; the czar of Rus sia, who Is his grandson, besides King Os- car of Sweden. the kaiser, and Emperor Francis Joseph, being expected to take part in the festivities.
 Tt will be a popular celebration in every sense of the word. For although
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
MYTH OF WILKES BOOTH
 IS AGAIN RESURRECTED

claiming to be Monmouth and for a time ran course of successful imposture.
 The belief that Marshal Ney was not shot in the Luxembourg garden. but es- pointed to be his executioners or by the devotion of one who resembled him and died for him, still has strength enough to survive to this day. Only a few years ago a bulky volume in support of the theory" that Marshal Ney escaped and came to this country was published. Yet if any historical fact has been estab- lished beyond peradveutnre it is that Marshal Ney was executed in pursuance of his sentence To break the force of evidence the believers in the Ney myth has set up several theories" one that the firing party used only blank cart ridges and another that an officer de- voted to him and resembling him kindly consented' to take his place before tho soldiers appointed to fire on "the bravest of the brave"
 There is a strong family resemblance in all these myths that is found even in the latest A man named Buddy substi- tutes himself for Wilkes Booth and dies for him. shot down in the burning barn, role which involved his having his leg broken in order to complete the resem- blance
 There is this great difference, however, between the Monmouth myth, the Ney myth and the Booth myth-that Mon- mouth and Ney were immensely popular men, who had long been idolized in their respective countries and who in their last moments were regarded as martyrs for great causes. whereas Booth was held. north and south, to be criminal of the most detestable character, and was to all Americans a hunted murderer shot by the precipitate action of one of his pursuers. Thousands had risked their lives with Monmouth and Ney, and in the heroic devotion which they inspired Is found the origin of the myth that some Englishmen died to save Monmouth and some Frenchmen to save Ney. Booth had no such followers before he made his leap Into infamy; very few had knowledge of his guilty intentions and his sole as- sociate in his flight deserted him when they were brought to bay.
 Still. such is the popular love of the miraculous that some American historian of the future may be compelled to demon- strate to the contemporary public, by ex- animation of dates and documents. that it really was Wilkes Booth who was shot In the burning barn by Sergeant Cor bett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
THE ROSE.

By Thomas Hood. l will not have the may Clytie
 Whose head is turned by the sun; The tulip is a courtly queen Whom, therefore. I will shun. The cowslip Is a country wench,
 The violet is nun; But I will woo the dainty rose,
 The queen of every one.
 The pea is but wanton witch,
 In too much haste to wed, And clasps her rings on every hand; The wolfsbane should dread; Nor will I dreary rosemary.
 That always mourns the dead; But I will woo the dainty rose.
 With her cheeks of tender red. The lily Is all in white, like saint, And so is no mate for me; And the daisy's cheek Is tipped with 6
 blush.
 She is of such low degree. Jasmine is sweet and has many loves. And the broom's betrothed to the bee; But I will plight with the dainty rose, For fairest of all is she.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
John Marbury's Career.

John Marbury who married Miss Eleanor Pegram tonight, has had very successful business career" said a rail- road man in a hotel lobby last night. Con- tinuing he said:
 Years ago Mir Marbury was a clerk in large store. He conceived the idea of the manufacture of glass dippers. He obtained some kind of a patent on the dipper and after a few years had cleared enough money to buy out the firm for which he was working.
 "One of the interesting things about the story Is that some of Mir. Marbury s former employees are now working for him in the establishment. I have heard Mir Marbury realized over s6O,0o0 on the glass dipper."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
rom the New York Press

From the New York Press.
 A woman never laughs because she is amused; she laughs to amuse some man who thinks he is amusing her.
 When a man coughs on hot summer night his wife gets out of bed and goes up into the attic to get out his heavy un- derwear for him. to wear in the morning.
 The stupid man infuriates woman by telling her she reminds him of somebody else when he might tickle her to death by telling her the other woman reminds bim of her.
 A man can be almighty mean to his wife and yet wipe out the score if he win only remember when they are dining in swell restaurant to say he can never eat roast beef except in his own house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
About Persons.

]. B. Goodwin, one of the most prom inent citizens of Annlston. spent yester- day in Birmingham. Mr. Goodwin Is a Anniston and Is in general charge of the large cotton mill of the Anniston Manu- featuring company in which he is largely interested. Mir. Goodwin has been known to enter local politics with signal suc- cess. E. L. Turner of Anniston was in Bir- mingham yesterday. James K. Powers of Florence is stop ping at the Hillman. E. Latady of Mobile is registered at the St. Nicholas. Thomas D. Radcliffe of Sheffield Is at the Morris.
 W. P. Loy of Gadsden is registered at the Metropolitan.
 F. B. Nicely of St. Paul is at the Morris. Sig c. Mayer or Pniiaoeiphia IS stop ping at the Metropolitan. Ben Howe of Louisville Is at the Hill man. c. B. Teasley of Montgomery is stop ping at the Morris. Richard H Edwards, editor of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
THE SOUTHERN PRESS.

Meridian Press: It was not Crum of comfort Roosevelt tossed South Carolina.
 Macon Telegraph; Who buys and owns our stocks?' asks a New York financial editor Don't know, but we cau tell who waters them.
 Memphis Commercia1-Appeat; No won- der the President detected the perfume of dead cat in the postonice department as soon as he got home.
 Atlanta Constitution: This Marconi in- vention is a great thing to enable pr. Parkhurst to keep in verbal touch with the world when en route to and from Europe.
 Memphis News: The wife of a Wichita man makes him wear tucks in the sleeves of his nightgown. trimmed with pink rib- bon so that the baby won't know the diff ference when he walks the floor with it at night. Ain't 1t a shame?
 Louisville Herald: Jett and White seem to be getting along all right in their trial for murder in Breathitt, but the by islanders of the great common people" seem to have had their interests lost in the shuttle. Whether Judge Redwine is seeking to do too much or too little is not clear. but he Is doing lot of things in a wabbly sort of way.
 Chattanooga News: Admiral Evans has not been heard from for many moons. He breaks his long silence at last. how ever. to inform us that he forsees a crisis in China. As to whether it is our old friend the Balkan crisis on vaca- tion or a brand new article the admiral does not say. He only affirms that 1t is a crisis. and Robley D. Evans certainly knows a crisis when he sees 1t.
 
 Savannah Press Senator Matthew Stan- ley Quay of Pennsylvania has been in politics for nearly fifty years He began his career as the protege of simon Cam eron, whom he succeeded as the boss of the state. Since Senator Cameron's death Mir. Quay has practically carried Penn sylvania in his vest pocket. He has writ ten to a friend in Pittsburg that he will not be a candidate for the senate to suc- ceed himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
HOW TO BUY PICTURE FRAMES

From the New York Press.
 An ordinary gilt frame for a picture 15x1S inches will cost you s12 if you have 1t made to order That is regarded as cheap You can buy the same frame, ready-made. with a picture in 1t. for s. 50. Throw the picture away and insert your own canvas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
COMMENTS CULLED FROM
 PAPERS HERE AND THERE

Paris Is romantic in everything, even in it's crime. Those who have read the ab- sorbing stories of Eugene Sue are pre- pared to believe all sorts of wonderful things about the criminals of the French capital. The absolute characters Of the Paris underworld are fond of giving their bands fantastic names. During the past few months a gang of thugs called .'The Apaches' have been much written about. Recently a band of rather high class swim dlers were unearthed who styled them- selves "Bande des Pommes de Terre." They adopted this name because their leader was formerly In the potato busi- ness before adopting the more lucrative calling of the robber. The band was composed of thirteen men. women and children. The women were called by such names as La Belle Terese," La Crosse Christine" "Ragout," and the like. One fellow bore the title of Gros Poulet and another was the Chic Cake Walker. This gang stole many thousands of dollars before they were finally caught.
 Things are In a bad way in old Ken lucky. People conversant with the sit uation there predict that the Hargls- cockreil feud will develop into a bloody warfare which wil extend throughout the entire mountain country. Should such come to pass it is likely that all the factions in that district are now ready to leap at each others throats would be lined up on the side of either the Hargis or Cockrell feudists. 1ne Memphis News says:
 'gThe outcome would be one general feud composed of half dozen different Interests, all having their own separate scores to settle. but all united under either the Earg.s or Cockrell leadership.
 Already the leaders of the famous French -Eversole feud-whose embers, by the way. still smoider. ready at a mo- ment's warning to break out afresh- himself with the Hargis interests and the Cockrells have been reinforced, at least so far as sympathy is involved, by the remnant of the Eversole family and it's sympathizers Then the Bakers. and the Whites. and the Hawkins, and all the other families that have contributed to give the mountains of Kentucky reputation far and wide for murder and assassination are slowly wheeling into llne"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
New Militia Law.

Secretary of War Root has appro- priated one-half of the two-million. dollar appropriation of congress for the better equipment and organization of the militia Of the sum apportioned Alabama gets $23.366; Georgia, s27 ell. and Mississippi, s19,117. These sums have been placed to the credit of the states subject to acquisitions by the respective governors.
 Judge Advocate General Davis says in an opinion that the new militia act does not take the control of the volun- teer soldiery from the states. The money furnished by the federal govern ment must be accounted for in returns to be made to the treasury department, and this does not in any way take the control of the militia from the states.
 General Davis further says that the militia who participate in maneuvers and field instruction of the regulars at an army post are still under the orders of their respective governors, although the commander of the post remains in command regardless of rank among militia officers. The militia have not been "called forth" in the sense of the constitution, and they do not pass un- der the control of the President as commander-in-chief of the land and naval forces of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
Officers Elected.

Anniston, June 10-(Special.)-A well attended and enthusiastic meeting of Anniston Typographical union election of officers was held with the following re- suit: President. E. J. Rudissll: vice president. c. J. Jamison; financial sec- retary, J. H. Church; recording secreta- ", c. F. Dodson sergeant-at-arms, J. H. B. Fitzgerald; delegates to trades council. J. H. Church. T. A. Moore and J. l.. Hodge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
IN THE TRUST.

From the New York Mall and Express
 The average democrat has no idea who this Izaak Walton is whom Cleveland is praislng so much, but he has made up his mind that he won't vote for him for any office. He is suspected of being in the fishing twine trust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Manufacturers Record of Baltimore, was registered at the Hillman last night.
 Walter Nesmith of Vernon is at the Metropolitan.
 John K. Wilson of Baltimore Is stopping at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
FOR A CLEAN SLATE.

From the New York Press.
 man can be almighty mean to his wife and yet wipe out the score If he will only when they are dining in a swell restaurant, to say he can never eat roast beef except in his own house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Any man." says the President, "ln the uniform of a United States soldier is my friend" Then General Miles must be very dear to him, for he has more uniforms than any other man in tue country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Not very long ago the man who boast ed of being able to bring rain down from the clouds by shooting chemicals at high heaven was laughed at as a crank, and his operations were usually confined to Kansas. Now comes the news that one of these "rainmakers'' has been called upon by New York millionaire to sprinkle his Adirondack estate.
 ''The performance of a well-known mill lionaire in summonlng an expert in aerial bombardments to make 1t rain in and about his Adirondack estate affords the Kansas 'rainmakers of a decade ago an opportunity to throw back at the east some of the ridicule that was then aimed their way. We all laughed heartily at the westerners who bombsrded the sky with their dynamite detonators, during pro- longed dry spell, but now it appears that a New York Central millionaire is equal to that sort of medicine-man ding-dong when he sees his estate burning up from drouth. Apologies are due Kansas from New York. When the need is desperate enough men will try almost any sort of remedy east or west"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Lorimer, the Chicago boss, and Lori mer, the New York preacher, are two very different men, but it is the latter who has the right to object to any confounding of the two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says It's city's name is Saint Lewiss," and any attempt to lug in eastern culture in connection with it is uncalled-for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

MT. Hanna now speaks of his hated rival as "our young, heroic President" Marks conversion IS complete, and he is now an humble rider in the band wagon. He no longer mentions the policy of the lamented Mckinley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

From the Mobile Item.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald is asking for owl cars in Birmingham. If Birming- ham secures owl cars there will be some people there who will never go to bed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Electric motors are to replace mules on the Erie canal, the belief being that voltage has even more power than a mules hind heels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

The Lebaudy airship is surpassing that of Santos-Dumont, and Santos Dumont had one that was safer than a high-speed automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Governor Pennypacker Is trying to live down his press-muzzling bill by silence. He has no defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

When Russia builds a railroad she does not bother about a right of way. She simply confiscates it, and that is the end of the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
The Charges.
From Puck.

From Puck.
 We can never find out what the future has in store for us until we have paid the storage charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

The barnacles on the monitor Ar kansas are about to holu a mass meet ing to celebrate their escape from the catfish belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
PassInn of a Famous WIt.


 Max O'Rell" the we'll konwn French author and lecturer, who died in Paris May 24. came to an end indirectly from the result of an operation for appendi- citis which he was compelled to undergo in New York last year. His real name was Paul Blouet. and he was born in Brittany Tn ls4s. He passed through the Bcole Militair, entered the army as a lieutenant and took part h the Franco Prussian War. He was made prisoner after the famous charge at Worth, where his regiment was decimated, and on his release went to Paris to fight the Com mune. He was wounded. compelled to re- sign, and then took up his life-career of journalism. lie achieved wide repn- tation through his books on <he people of England, France and America. Among the best known are "John Bull and His Island." Her Royal Highness, Woman, and "A Frenchman in America" Max O'Rell was the prince of conversation alists, and made hosts of friends and ad- mirers wherever his wanderings took him. which practically included the civilized world. He was particularly well known in the United States because of his news paper writings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

The President is of again, this time to attend a wedding in the family of his dear friend, Mark Hanna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Sir Thomas Lipton is wise as well as patient man. He has decided to place no bets on yacht race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

MT. Chamberlain's tariff project is a boomerang that promises to kick over and out its inventor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

No statesman in England will here after monkey with Dingleyism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

The toboggan slide is freely patron ized in the Southern Baseball league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Senator Joe Bailey says Arthur Pue German Is the coming man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Americans are going to London as fast as Eu- opean homeseekers are ar irving here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Secretary Roots roster of all troops in the civil war will be his most en- during monument.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Russlas plea of former friendship does not excuse a wholesale massacre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

England does not want any Dingley- ism in hers, no matter how glittering the bait may be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Embezzlement treads upon the heels of grating in Washington, so fast they follow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

Manager O'Brien is endeavoring to wake up after long nap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

And now comes the announcement that the moustache must go An athletic train CT in New York says they are very un- sanitary, and he is waging vigorous war on the useless ornament.
 An athletic trainer in New York who has a school where fat men are made thin and then men plump is destroying the mustaches of the metropolis. He is the determined enemy of the mustache. He believes 1t unsanitary and a survival of those primitive days in which mems faces were covered with hair. The train- CT talks eloquently of the impossibility of keeping a mustache entirely clean. es- peeially when man smokes. During the few minutes of daily exercise that his system requires the trainer talks on many subjects. His conversation covers a wide range. But one subject always reap pears. He never neglects the unhealth- fulness of the mustache. So his patients, if they are to be called that, come to have a certain distaste for the mustache, even if they have worn one for years. When he sees a sign of weakness the trainer sticks to the attack. So toward the end of their training period 1t gen- orally happens that the mustache disap- pears"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
"sammy" Song Written In Hurry.


 Sammy" Song Written In Hurry.
 "The Sammy song, which is one of the musical hits of The Wizard of Oz,' was composed by Mabel Harrison like a flash of lightning-or to be more exact she wrote the words and set them to music in forty-three minutes" said a well known musician yesterday. MT. L. Frank Baum author of the book of The Wizard of Oz tells the matter thus-whether he is writing seriously or is having fun must be left to the discretion of the reader:
 "She completed the work at o'clock on the afternoon of the initial production of The Wizard of Oz But at that time MT. Moulton, the musical director, had gone home to put on his dress suit and he did not reach the theatre until late, so that the orchestra was just being rung in when a rough copy of Miss Barrisons forty-three minute song was handed him, with the request that he orchestrate 1t.
 Realizing that his time was short, MT. Moulton began orchestrating Sammy between the musical numbers of the Wizard, but only four bars were com pleted for each of the twenty-four mu- sicians when the time came for Miss Bar rison to sing her song. Nothing daunted, however, the intrepid leader sgnaled to the orchestra to begin, and then, leaving 1t to conduct itself, he made his pen fair ly fly over the paper, with the result that he kept ahead of the orchestra during the entire song, and the musicians were obliged to pause only at the last note which delay was not noticed by the au- dience.
 While the house echoed with applause MT. Mouton turned to me and, shaking the precipitation from the end of his nose remarked: That, I believe, Is the quickest orchestration on record Yet so excellently was the work done that Messrs. o'Dea & Hutchson (under which nom d'Apollo Miss Harrison com posed the song of Sammy) did not care afterward to alter the score save in single instance-Mr. Mouton in his haste having inadvertently sharped note for the bass drum instead of f1atting it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11
THOSE OWL CARS.

The class-day gown Is the issue now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-11

When Russia builds a railroad she does not bother about a right of way. She simply eonfiscates it, and that is the end of the matter.
  Electric motors are to replace mules on the Erie canal, the belief being that voltage has even more power than a mules hind heels. The barnacles on the monitor Ar kansas are about to hoiu mass meet ing to celebrate their escape from the estfish belt.
 Sir Thomas Lipton is wise as well as patient man. He has decided to place no bets on a yacht race.
  The President is of again, this time to attend wedding in the family of his dear friend, Mark Hanna.
 ---s.-- MT. Chamberlain's tariff project is a boomerang that promises to kick over and out its inventor.
 --.s.-- Secretary Roots roster of all troops in the civil war will be his most en- during monument.
  England does not want any Dingley- ism in hers, no matter how glittering the bait may be.
  Embezzlement treads upon the heels of grating in Washington, so fast they follow.
 Russlas plea of former friendship does not excuse a wholesale massacre. The toboggan slide Is freely patron ized in the Southern Baseball league.
 
 No statesman in England will here after monkey with Dingleyism.
  Senator Joe Bailey says Arthur Pue German Is the coming man.
  Manager O'Brien is endeavoring to wake up after long nap.