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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15

analysis established t his statements and the Boston capitalists are proving their faith in Selma chalk by putting
 their money in 1t.
 This is the beginning of great in. dustry in Alabama. There is enough high-grade cement rock In Alabama to make true portland for the country, for Panama, ana for the rest of the world. The Boston capitalists sank seventeen holes on their ptfrehase near Selma, and every boring showed a deposit of cement rock of even value 300 feet thick. The cement rock of this state is simply inexhaustible, and every plant that is established can be built on or near nayigable river, and not far from coal supply, thus en- abling each plant to place cement at tidewater at the lowest cost of pro- duction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Officers at East Lake.

"The interview with a prominent physi- clan of Birmingham which appeared in The Age Heralds Lobby column few days ago regarding hoodlums at East Lake has brought about immediate re- sults," said a representative of Jake Wells, who will manage the lake this season. AS soon as our attention was called to the matter we took steps to remedy the evil at once and desire to announce that two special officers will be on duty at East Lake tomorrow to pre- serve order. These men have been in- structed to keep down rowdyism and will see that there Is no disorder.
 We are looking forward to a large at tendence at the lake tomorrow, as our precautions will insure the safety and comfort of all who go out. The attend ance so far is very gratifying, consider ing the fact that the regular season has not yet opened, but we expect to see a marked increase before much longer The regular season at East Lake will open about May 23. We had planned to open a week earlier but were unavoidably de- layed When the resort is formally thrown open there will be many attrac- lions and we are sure that the resort will be literally patronlzed by Birming- ham people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
PHILADELPHIA SCORNS
 THE ATHLETIC WOMAN

From the Washington Times,
 N the University of Pennsylvania, sit- uated in the city of Philadelphia, there is a select coterie of women students known as "co-eds." In the school room they meet the men of the institution on equal terms Out of the school room they are Apparently supposed to retire to the seclusion of their apart ments while the untrammeled males play baseball on the campus.
 Everywhere except in Philadelphia, where. because a thing always has been, it is believed that it always will be folks recognize the inalienabe right of the physically cultured female. Nowhere ex- cept in Philadelphia would anyone have been surprised because girls took to play ing baseball on the campus, amid the cheers of an enthusiastic gathering.
 But Philadelphia is Philadelphia, and Philadelphia was shocked. particularly when a stalwart "co-ed' knocked a two bagger away into left field and slid for second with an abandon that would have been admirable in a league professional. The athletic ladies were summarily ban ished by order oh the faculty.
 Pennsylvania politics have long been a byword in the mouths of men. The state has been regarded as synonymous with corruption, graft jobbery, all the evils attendant upon lawless official dishon- esty, unchecked by public opinion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Col. John T. Terry.

q have been reading with interest the various suggestions that the new school building in the Fourth ward be named for Captain w. P Barker, who made the plans for laying out the city of Birming- ham," said a prominent citizen yester- day q would suggest that this school be named for Col. John T. Terry, who was really the founder of the public school system of Birmingham. Up to this time nothing has ever been done to com memorate his great work. For years he labored over the idea of establishing a great public school system and the present magnificent system is striking evidence of the success of his plans. While 1t is true Captain Barker did a great work In laying out the streets of Birmingham still it was purely engineer ing work and though 1 have the warmest love for the memory of that great man l believe the Fourth ward school should pc named for Col John T. Terry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Paildinq Fund of the Y. M. c. a.

It should be [. source of congratu- 1ation that the building fund of the Young Mems Christian association has been carried close, to S4O,O00, thus paying for a fine lot and insuring the speedy construction of the gymnasium building The new gymnasium will soon be contracted for, and it's com pletion win lead next year to the ad- dition of the rest of the structure
 This is a young mans town. It is full of young men, and many citizens see the situation and are contributing iberally towards the construction of an appropriate building where they may meet and spend without detri- fnent their leisure time.
 s The entire property will cost about $75.000, and it will be credit to this city. It will show that it's business men and capitalists are not dead to the needs of the young men who are helping them in their respective ac- tiyities. It will show that this is not a town wholly given over to money getting, but that it is town in which there is due consideration of all, in cluding the young men who are to control it in the course of another de- eade.
 The raising of ,OOO this year, means that an equal sum will be forth coming next year, and thus the fine enterprise so handsomely started by MT. Munger will be consummated. It is certainly one deyoutly to be wished
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Elmer E. Whitaker.

T am glad to see that at a recent meet ing of the directors of the Hanover Ma tional bank of New York that Elmer P. Whitaker was elected cashier of that in- stitution,' remarked a Birmingham friend of Mr. Whitaker last night. MT. Whit aker has been a frequent visitor to Bir- mingham and he Is at present large stockholder in the Birmingham Realty company and has other interests here. Though quite young man he is regard ed as one of the leading financiers of New York. He has been Identified with the Hanover National bank since boy. MT. Whitaker thoroughly deserves the promotion that he has received as he is man of exceptional business ability and integrity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Humorous Lunch Vendor.

..There is an old darky who sells lunches under the shed at the Union pas senger station who has unique way of offering his wares to the public" said a travelling man last night, "He has a song which he drones out necessarily as he passes through the coaches and is al- ways ready with a quick answer when any one tries to make him the but of a joke. A baseball team got after the old man the other day and for few minutes messengers in the coach were kept laugh ing, but the sandwich man came off with flying colors. despite the fact that he had .a answer shots from half a dozen diff ferent sources at the same time.
 ss.sThis negro has none of tho assumed dignity and importance that usually characterize members of his race who officiate about trains. He is black, home ly and perfectly natural, with tendency think, to imbibe too deeply of spirit uous liquors. but his good humor is infec-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Sale of Railroad Bonds.

A brief news item last week chronicled the sale of $23,000,000 of 4 per cent bonds by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. The bonds were issued last year, and all of them have been placed. Of the proceeds eleven million dollars went to refund existing debt, and twelve millions went into extensions and im- provements.
 It is the latter sum that is extend ing lines to mines and mills in all parts of this district, in addition to the great work at Boyles. It is this sum that is rapidly transforming the Louis vile and Nashville into road of the best equipment and facilities. The rapid improvement of the system is often remarked, one extension or bet terment succeeding another, but few have stopped to think what made the work possible. In it's last analysis the earnings and fine credit of Ala bamas chief railroad did it.
 We are indeed interested in the development of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, for its develop 1nent means the further development of this district The two are closely bound together, and they have been linus associated ever since the Louis vile and Nashville managers had the Foresight to acquire the Mineral Belt, thus carrying the Louisville and Nash vile to the slopes of nearly every anime in the district. When the money from the recent loan is expended no 9road in the south will have finer facil- ities for business than the old-tinie 'Ellen N" which antedated this dis trict, and is closely related to the his tory of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
NOT TENNYsoNIAN.

From an Exchange. In the spring young mans fancy light
 ly turns to thoughts of love. In the spring a newer crimson tints the
 breast of furnished dove; In the spring a woman's fancy turns to
 bargain sales and stores. And to paper hanging. Painting the kitchen, Hall mattings,
 New curtains. Putting up her screens, Getting her husband to plant flowers. Wondering if the iceman is honest, Going visiting when she gets that new
 dress,
 Finding the lawn hose, Having the porch painted Mrs. Nextdore's bonnet, And about 10000 other things, in addition
 to saying that she doesn't see why
 their landlord won't put in hard wood
 floors!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
foYLANp.

By Eugene Field. And how do you get to Toyland? To all little people the ,Joyland?
 Just follow your nose
 And go on tiptoes. It's only a minute to Toyland And ho! butsits gay in Toyland. This bright merry girl-and-boy land,
 And woolly dogs white
 That never will bite You'll meet on the highways in Toylands Society's fine in Toyland The dollies all think 1t joyland,
 And folks in the ark
 Stay out after dark. And tin soldiers regulate Toyland. There's fun all the year in Toyland, To sorrow twas ever a coyland;
 And steamers are run
 And steam cars for fun. They're wound up with keys down in Toy-
 land. Bold jumping jacks thrive in Toyianoi Fine castles adorn this joyland:
 And bright are the dreams
 And sunny the beams That gladden. the faces in Toyland. How long do they live in Toyland? This bright merry sirl-and-boy landf
 "A few days. at best,
 We stay as a guest, Then good-by. forever. to ToylanA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Gov. CunnInaham's Brave Stand.

Alabama should rejoice that the anti-lynching programme first lad down by Governor Jelks is to be up held and, if possible, advanced by Governor Cunningham Retrogression would have been misfortune and there is to be none of 1t if Russell Me Whorter Cunningham cansprevent #,
 Governor Cunningham is resource full and alert, and he is exhausting ey- cry effort to rring lynchers to speedy trial He knows that If all lynchers know they must face arrest and a trial in court, involving some risk at least of conviction. and considerable ex- pense at any rate, there will be few outbreaks of that nature. It Is the lyncher who is lionized by the thoughtless and is never arrested that breeds anarchy-"the terrible eff fects, as Judge Sayre says, "of mob violence"
 Governor Cunningham cannot call a special term of the court but he is brayely and patiently endeavoring to get behind the circuit judges who can call such terms. He has offered them every assistance in his power, and yet the judge of the Fifteenth circuit and the judge of the First circuit both de- cline to provide for the speedy trials of the lynchers of Autauga and Bald win. There is really nothing more in the two cases that Governor Cunning ham can do He has exhausted his resources, but he has left on record strong expressions of his determine tion to uphold law and order so far as he has power to act. This of itself is valuable and influential
 The lynchers will be apt to remain quiet in circuits that have judges who will order special terms at once. They may depend in some instances upon judge who will call special term on the spot This is the best hope at present.
 The constitution of 1901 provides that any judgo can conduct trial in yolying a criminal assault in a private manner, and the next legislature may render speedy trial of lynch I CTS imperative. In the mean while Governor Cunningham can be trusted to do his best to put down lynehing and to put up law and order. His path may be beset by ifficulties, legal and otherwise, but he will leave no stone unturned in his effort 10 maintain the supremacy of the law, and for this all should be grateful. All should hold up his hands in every possible manner, for he Is man who will stand regardless of opposition to convictions. His conclusions as to lynching are so plain that he who runs may read.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
BY CANOE TO FAIR.
People Padding Their Way to St. Louis Along Picturesque Routes.

St. Louis, May 14-Peopie are headed for St Louis from every section of the country. and in every imag aginable way way for many miles.
 Glenn Tracey, an art student at Ohio Northern University, and a companion, are padding their way to St. Louis In 16-foot rowboat They started on the Scotia river near Ada, O., and will row down the Ohio river, which they will fol- low to it's mouth and then row up the Mississippi to St. Louis, voyage of about 1200 miles from the starting point in four or five weeks.
 George Kane, the head of the Order of Red Men in Wisconsin, is coming to St. Louis in an Endian birch bark canoe, ac- companied by friend. Their Voyage takes them down the St. Croix river to its mouth and thence down the Missis- sippi 70 the worlds fair city. They carry supplies for only a day or two at a time, the smallneDs of the boat making 1t nec- essary to seplenish their supplies quite often. They stop at the towns along the route and make the trip leisurely.
 Two Honesdaie. Pa. young men are making a trip to St Louis in an 1S-foot boat which they built for the purpose. Their route takes them up the Hudson to Albany and from there on the Erie canal to Buffalo; from Buffalo to Cleveland on Lake Erie and from Cleveland to the Ohio river by canal thence down tie Ohio to the Mississippi and up the Mississippi to St. Louis.
 Two Chatauqua young men will travel by canoe from a point near the head of Cassadaga creek their 25o0-mle trip talk ing them down the Allegheny and the Ohio and up the Mississippi to St Louis. These are only a few of many proposed trips in tiny crafts to the worlds fair.
 A Chicago man has invented an auto- boat in which he intends travelling to St. Louis. The craft Is twenty feet long, with a five-foot beam, and has capacity of twenty messengers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Had Been There Twice.

Cleveland Cor. New York World
 Having been twice under the surgeons knife Clement Farley does not purpose taking further chances He is subject to fits, and both the operations to which he was subjected were performed while he was unconscious. He was seized with a fit today and was taken to St. Clair hos pital. The physician in charge concluded that he needed an operation They put him on the operating table. and when his clothing was removed the following in- scription was found tatooed in an artis- tic way upon his abdomen;
 Don't operate. I've been operated upon twice forsappenoictis."
 The surgeons needed the warning and in short time Farley had reganed con- sciousness. He was then found to be all right Farley lives at No IS Superior street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15

But 1t has been thought that even in Pennsylvania personal freedom was guaranteed and the inmynity of the law abiding citizen from Interference with his reasonable rights was secure.
 This experience of healthy womankind delightng itself in the vigor of outdoor exercise. enjoying the God-given rights of fresh air and green earth, promoting with honor and distinction the patriotic pastime of baseball, proves that we have been deceived. Verify, Pennsylvania has fallen low when even the rights of her women are abridged by greedy official ism
 handed injustice. We call upon the na- ton to protest such outrage, With finger pointing straight to high heaven, we de- mand Is there in Philadelphia no one to champion the twentieth century wom- an?
 If indeed, it be true that Philadelphia is willing to stand thus utterly con- demned, too smugly complacent to know better, too self-satisfied to learn better, just let those unappreciatsd girls come to Washington. Here they can play base ball till they drop. Here individual rights are respected, and woman rules the roost, even if she has to roost all by herself to do 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Women and Books.
From the London

From the London News.
 Prof. York-Powen Is a devout lover of books. We remember hearing him read a paper to a society in Oxford which H. lustrated both this devotion and his petty wit Touching upon the dangers to their treasures against which book-lovers should be on their guard, he denounced the irrevernt treatment of books by wo- mankind. woman, he said, if she were interrupted in her reading and wanted not to lose the place she had reached, would put the book down open and face downward on the table or on the lawn CT anywhere. Woman, in fact, was one of the greatest standing meances of sects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
THE AMERICAN CITIZEN.

From the Washington Post.
 Chicago has nominated for county of- ficers such sterling Americans as Messrs. Healy. Hebel, Chytraus. Dupuy, Kolze Umbach, Strassheim, Olson, Busse, Boe- Der and Van Steerberg, just as a rebuke to the men who are trying to organize political societies among citizens of foreign descent
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tious and his droll ways make him quite popular with the travelling public"

tious and his droll ways make him quite popular with the travelling public
 Abou. Persons. L. H, Brooks of Atlanta Is at the St. Nicholas.
 R. T shreve of Andalusia is at the Mer- ris.
 c. F. Austin of Jacksonville is registered at the Hillman.
 E. L. Robinson of Chicago Is at the Colonial
 E. L. Pinckard of Johns Is stopping at the St. Nicholas,
 N. A. Richards of Mobile Is at the Morris. The Hon. s. L.. Brewer of Tuskegee, SO lcitor of the Fifth judicial circuit, and the nominee in the recent primary for judge of the circuit accompanied by Mrs. Brewer. is at the Colonial J. K. Dixon of Talladega Is registered at the Hillmen.
 James ". Smith of Cincinnati is at the Morris
 L. L. Goss of Florence Is at the Hillman.
  L. B. Hardy of Detroit Is stopping at the Colonial.
 Victor Friedman of Tuscaloosa is in the city.
 D. N. Lewis of Sycamore is at the Hill- man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
A BIT OF A LAUGH
A Soft Answer.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 MT. Peeksniff-I must say, MT. Naybor. I'm quite surprised at you. Why are you watering your garden today?
 MT. Naybor-simply because the plants need 1t.
 Mir. Pecksnin-But you don't know this Is the Sabbath?
 MT. Naybor-of course, I know 1t; but the plants don't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Limitations of JournaIIstIe Llfe.

From the New York Weekly.
 Schoolmate-It must be lovely to be married to a newspaper man. You get free tickets to all the theatres and ope- ras, don't you?
 Mrs Scribbler-Y-e-s, but we never go. Schoolmate-Why not
 Mrs. Scribbler-We haven't anything to wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
WHAT CAUSES FIRES.
rner,s Weeklv.

FrOm ffdrptF ' 1Neeh15'
 The annual losses by fire In the Uni- ted States which have averaged as high as slOo. .oc0.0oo year at certain periods, were attributed during a single year to the following causes. the number of fires
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15

from each cause being given: Incendiars ism. 1927; defective Hues, 1909; sparks (not from locomotives), 7l5; matches. s3s; explosions tof lamps, etc), 430; stoves, 429; lightning, 36s; spontaneous combus- ton, 32s; prairie and forest fires, 2So; lamp and lantern accidents (other than explo- sions), 23s; locomotive sparks. 211: cigar stubs and pipes, 2o3; friction, 17s gas jets, 176; engines and boilers, 150; fur mace, 135; and from firecrackers, 105
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Concerned.

From Puck.
 First Bird-why are you reading the fashion paper? Second Bird-Fm awfully afraid I may be coming into style.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15

Miss Roosevelt and the Countess Cassini are trying to see which can wear the largest hats in Washington. So far the countess is favorite in the betting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15

N EENAH, Wis. is a cold and O heartless town where sentiment is drowned upon and the busi- ness of Dan Cupid is dlscredited. The board of education in Neenah has de- creed that any pupil over the age of 12 years caught kissing will be sent home without further delay. while those under this age who dare to indulge in labial pleasantries will be spanked forthwith What boots it for youngsters under 12 years of age7 They are not yet old enough 10 appreciate the bliss of oscula- ton. but for the older pupils the pro- hibtion is a real calamity. Picture the cold and withered sires of sixty winters and more who sat in council to issue long ceased to course in their veins and the memory of the days when they kiss cd has been obliterated. To give some foundation of reason to their act these hoary seers state that kissing conveys microbes of a deadly character and may prove of untold Injury to the community wherein such barbarous custom is practiced. Their excuse Is a spacious and scientific one Science and sentl- ment are two dissimilar things but the decree of the board of education will not stop kissing at Neenah. Far from it. Instead the delights of osculation will be trebled by the very fact that they must be enjoyed steaithily and safe from the eye of the law.
 
 The illness of Queen Liliuokalani at St. Louis has been explained. While 1t Is no disgrace to be fat.sneither is 1t against the law of the land, Hawaii,s late ruler is nevertheless afflicted with that com plaint to a market degree. In fact 1t may be said that she Is positively cor pulent, and the other day she endeavor- ed to enter the dining room at the Inside Inn and stuck fast. The door Is only about two feet wide, so was unable to accommodate the ample proportions of Queen Lil. Prince Cupid and the queens daughter-in-law had already preceded her into the dining room and she was placed in a most embarrassing position. The dusky queen was so embarrassed that she has since been taking her meals in private. Now she is going back home where doors are unnecessary and royalty can be as fat as it pleases.
 A party of Moors arrived in New York the other day from Fess to take part in the Dunbar at Delhi" which will be one of the attractions at Coney Island this summer. The sight of America's great metropolis filled the Orientals with tre- pidation, but when Coney Island itself fell upon their gaze, in all it's wierd and spectacular array, the visitors were greatly frightened and it was with diff ficulty that they could be prevented from leaping off the trolley car in which they were riding and doing themselves injury. When 1t is remembered that a newly ar rived immigrant was driven crazy by the noise and excitement on the streets of staid Boston a few days ago, one cannot but meditate as to what kind of coun- try we live in, any way. No wonder the word "strenuous'' is so often applied to every day life when visitors from the old world are driven to madness by the first glimpse of the hurly burly life in our large American cities.
 Once more the bull has been vindicated and toreedor has paid the penalty of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
At the Club.

From the Chicago Post.
 Aren't you drinking a little more than usual?"
 'Yes. My wife has a cold in the head and can't smell thing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15
Useful AiIment.

From the Detroit News.
 Why don't you get your cold csred?' ''Oh, I need the rattle in my throat to amuse baby withi"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15

The canal zone Is No. 6, being out ranked by one torrid, two temperate andstwo frigid zones, all of which have been doing business at their present stands for long time.