The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12


 WY dent Roosevelt as Teddy the
 w nations chief executive con- tented himself with administering a stern rebuke. Over in Germany those persons who do not treat the kaiser with proper respect are summarily dealt with. Just fwhat offense the i've persons recently ar- Fested at Halle committed against the inn perial dignity seems to be a matter of conjecture. Perhaps they very justly crit lcised the manner in which he conducted the charge of the Prussian troops against a theoretically, whitening fire from Saxon batteries In real warfare 1t would have been madness to advance upon the strong ly entrenched position of the "enemy," but that did not daunt the warlil1e em- peror. He galloped merrily onward and laundering artillery sent not a tremor through his courageous frame. When Pres ident Roosevelt makes a mistake he does not escape ridicule, but in Germany they do things differently. Emperor William is the peerless ego and those who presume to laugh at his antics are apt to come to grief.
 There seems to be an epidemic of snug gling at the port of New York. It Is claimed that gigantic frauds have been perpetrated by certain tobacco dealers, and now the authorities have another problem on their hands through the dis covery that English tailor-made goods are being shipped into this country by way of Canada The tariff fray,o T7noio~a o., this class of merchandise is 90 per cent, but when shipped from Canada the duty is only B per cent. Interruptions dealers have been making a nice profit by suffer- ing a little extra delay In receiving their goods. Modern smuggling Is far from be- ing the picturesque traffic of earlier times. but even now the hope of gain and a certain amount of fascination tempts many to try stealing a march on Uncle sam's officers. Smuggling of today is simply a battle of wits between swind- lers and customs officials Frequently the culprits are caught; at other times they make good haul. but there are no more stirring fights in lonely coves and excit- ing chases on the high seas. These belong to departed epoch or the pages of story books.
 The Missouri Pacific railroad has evolved novel idea in stations along it's White River line. Picturesque log struc- lures will be erected that will be in keep ing with the scenic envrons and will fur nish comfort to the passengers as we'll as pleasing sight for the eye. As many of diminutive stations on our railroads are hardly more than cabins, they would not be rendered less attractive if built of rough hewn. logs.
 A form of gambling that is little known by residents of interior towns is that of speculating on the arrival of a ship that is overdue It is just as fascinating to the adventurous mind as any other gam bling and the sums wagered are frequent ly very large. The American ship, Helen Brewer, is now out 1S7 days from Sour baya for Delaware Breaker. San Fran cisco men have placed s200, 900 on the ves- sel. It seems heartless sport to speculate on the probable misfortune of a ship and her crew. but the people who have their money staked do not think of this When ship is overdue uneasiness immediately springs up in the minds of the owners and the insurance companies figure on an in- crease of premium. As the days pass by and there are no tidings of the missing vessel the spectators see fine opportu- nity to make bets. Large sums are then wagered on the ultimate fate of the ship. The old expression about the ship coming