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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
CHEATED HIMSELF.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Edward Atkinson, the noted economist of Boston, was talking about tricksters.
 "Thev who descend to trickery," he said, ..have small minds always. That Is why they don't succeed They dupe others now and then but they dupe themselves just as often.
 ..That man was, perhaps, typical trick- sters who once bought, here in Brooklyn' twenty-seyen loads of flour from the rall- road. He had a heavy plank on ms wagon and he kept the plank there dur ing the weighing of each load. Then when the flour was all weighed and he was setting off for home, he said in great excitement to the friend who was with him:
 Say nothin', Bill. shaved that feller. I never deducted the plank but once. Keep steady. Say nothin'.
 And Bill, indeed, had hard time to convince the foolish old fellow that he had boueht from the railroad 30 pounds of plank 27 times.
 From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
TYPHooRAPHIcAL~ERRoR
Reason Why Mudd's Report Was Not
 on Record.

From the New York Times.
 Various members of congress have been able to get more or less amusement out of the revelations of petty graft in connec- tion with the postal irregularities, Among these humorists is MT. Cousins of Iowa, who was looking over the postal report yesterday, when a friend inquired: Are you in it?'
 "Yes. I'm in It." said Cousins. I'm all right. The fellows that aren't in It will have to do a lot of explaining to their constituents"
 MT. Mudd of Maryland looked over the report with an air of disappointment and remarked: 5 .aThere's a typographical error in this thing"
 "How's that?" was the query.
 "My name isn't in il" said MT. Mudd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT

Ferdinand Bonn. noted German actor, has returned to. this country and Is now appearing successfully in ''Das Dunkle Thor"
 Robert Tabor. a well known actor and divorced husband of Julia Mar1owe. died Tuesday night at saranae. N. Y, from tuberculosis of the throat. MT. Tabor made his debut with Modjesla in "As You Like it." and had a wide acquaintance on both sides of the water
 Peter van Amberg, a boyhood chum of Jay Gould, is dead at his home in Rox- bury, N. Y. at the age of s1 years. MT. Amberg was a wealthy man, and until the time of his death was a friend of the Gould family He told many interesting anecdotes of Jay Gould's youthful adven- lures.
 Mrs Helen Croone Craig, widow of David W. Craig, first general agent of the old New York Associated Press, died recently at her home at Asbury Park, N. J., at the age of S9 years. While living in Boston in 1924 she was chosen to place a laurel wreath on the brow of Lafayette.
 Captain Warren Luce of Vineyard Haven, Mass, has visited nearly every known port in the world. He is now S5 years old, but his hair is dark and his beard Is not white. Captain Luce has been six times around the world, three times around Cape Horn. eight or ten times to New Zealand. and has visited nearly every other port in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
From the Courier Journal.

IOHn the COur1er journal.
 ~ HEN Governor Beckham re- w solved to make common cause
 with MT. Bryan, and. in doing so, went out of his way to shy a brick at had tried his best to be good to him, and in no way had invited his displeasure- and. when MT. Bryan thought to supple ment his promulgation of the ideal with a barrel Of money furnished his propa- ganda by MT. William Randolph Hearst they both acted like very young and very inexperienced, if not very insincere per sons. They reckoned without consid- eration of consequences, or an estimation of possibilities. Governor Beckham thought, by the cold, unsparing sacrifice of A friend, to recoup himself with the radical. relentless zealots of the party MT. Bryan was more crarty. In any event he might keep himself alive and make a showing at St. Louis. and, having little to lose he could take chance on Hearst But both Beckham and Bryan
 
 showed themselves wanting in every es- santiaa element of prudence and sagacity.
 Not that I keer a cnaw CT topacKer' the gentleman from the county or Beck ham is reported to have said to the gen. tleman from the county of Thorne, whom he caught making love to his wife, put hate to see a growd-up man make darned full of hisself!
 In good truth, thus might the Courier rournal sav to both Governor Beckham and MT. Bryan Thus it might say to those democrats who are accepting the gold brick of the Hearst mock-auctioneers for the real thing. We need not dwell upon the awful and ioathsorne scandals which are being circulated We need not even credit them. Doubtless. they are exaggerated in many essentials. The point with us is that we know nothing about MT. Hearst; whether he can write or speak, jump walk or talk. or, in point of fact, do anything except sign checks. Though he is of our own profession, these needful things for the public to know are unknown to us. They are unknown who does Mir. Hearsts pyrotechnics in the east, and Mir Willis Abbott. who turns his declamatory crank in the west. We know both to be very able. very honor able men. The word of either goes a great way with us. But, though MT. tuents know him not; have rearely, if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
EDITOR PATTERSON ON
 THE HEARST CANDIDACY

ever, looked upon his face, or heard his voice; and, though a candidate for pres- ident. he is equally a stranger to his col leagues In the house of representatives where he is a sitting, but silent member These are salietn, relevant. significant facts.
 One who is so aspiring ought to be less reserved. "Amb,ticn should be made of sterner stuff" Even the Yellow Kid and the Sissy Earl had more git- up-and-git than has this puissant-we had almost said ''prurient''- friend of the people-this ami des peuple-this million aire socialist-this rich-and-dumb states man, hero and philanthropist, who pro- poses to save the country from piutocracy and Teddy by buying the one and out sensationalizing the other It Is here that we balk, here that our trouble comes jn
 Nothing would give the Courier-Journal greater pleasure than to take a young journalist like either MT. Arthur Brisbane or MT. Willis Abbott, by the hand and lead him to the door of the White House. We know who they are and what they are. But. MT. Hearst? He Is a totally unknown quantity His father was a rough diamond. His mother Is one of the salt of the earth. The horrible stories told about his own life may be freely dis counted a thousand per cent. We could readily close eye and ear. and refuse to believe a whit about his personal antece- dents and his private character. But he is a stranger among men; he has es- chewed the companionship of his peers; he has lived such hermit life, as far as the usual haunts of men are concerned, that he has no male acquaintances-at least none recognized in any organized society. either political or clubable-except his em- ployes. That such a man should be put forward as candidate for President Of the United States seems little short of in- sanity
 We take 1t for granted that Mir. Bryan will be the first to disavow him, and that Governor Beckham will fall in behind Mir Bryan; but neither Mir. Bryan nor Gov ernor Beckham can escape the fact that. dazzled by Hearst's millions, they set out to dupe the democratic party into politi- cal cul-de-sac. from which. had they sue ceeded. there would have been no extrica- ton short of both ruin and dishonor.
 In the next state convention Governor Beckham. who is candidate to head the Kentucky delegation in the St. Louis con vention, should be allowed all the time he wants to vindicate himself and. as a speaker, to show how if he be sent abroad, he will signalize the state as an orator, philosopher and party1eadsr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
The RabblnloaI conference.

"The annual convention of the Southern Rabbinical association which has been in session in Birmingham several days this week brought together the representatives of the leading Jewish congregations of the important southern cities said a layman yesterday afternoon.
 Through the efforts of Dr. M. Newheld and the members of the congregation of Temple Emanuel the annual convention was brought to Birmingham, and it was a meeting of which all of our citizens should feel proud. The association is made up Of intellectual, conservative men. and It is interesting to note that num- Der of the rabbis are young men.
 T attended majority of the sessions of the convention and listened with interest to the different essays read by the mem bers of the association. All of these pa- pers or essays were ably prepareds show ing deep thought on the part of the writer. The discussions following were likewise able.
 Birmingham will always welcome here the rabbis of the south'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 If a woman is miserable over the man she loves she is bound to think 1t is all right somehow.
 You could never make a woman believe that If she were killed in railway acci- dent the coroner wouldn't talk more about her clothes than her fate.
 Half the fun of being bachelor is lis. tening to the family man, who wishes he wasn't. tell you how much you miss of the things you don't want
 There is nothing that makes a woman so sure her husband doesn't love her as to have him try to save money to take care of her and the children if he should die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
A Great Pianist.

The south has been visited by few mu- sical celebrities this season, but music lovers of Birmingham. Atlanta and other southern cities will have the good fortune to hear Malek next month" said concert goer. 'Malelx is native of Bohemia and is one of the greatest piano virtuosos living. Some of the critics rank him above Fade rewsld. He will appear at the Jefferson theatre April 15 under the auspices of the Commercial club which secured him for the benefit of the Vulcan fund"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
The Seed Business.

Tt may not be known generally that Birmingham has the largest seed house in the south, with possibly one exception, |" said a travelling man.
 This concern has an immense trade in seven or eight states. It supplies all Ala bama and a large percentage of the farm CTS and horticulturallsts of Georgia, Mis- sisslppi, Florida, Tennessee Louisiana and Texas buy their seeds here. The seed business requires high order of educa- tion and experience on the part of the man who directs it as well as energy to keep up with competition. Absolute hon esty is also essential to success. And Bir- mingham's noted scotsman combines all the requisites
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
Alabama Marble.

Dr. Milton Moss the well known min eraloglst of Huntsville, who occupies an important place in relation to the Ala bama mineral exhibit at St. Louis, arrived in Birmingham yesterday and was at the Commercial club for a while, and also at the foundry while Vulcan was being cast.
 President Jackson of the Commercial club introduced Dr. Moss to a number of the members of the club and to Scup- tor Moretti. They had a long conver- sation relative to the marble which Sculptor Morett has discovered near Tal- ladega, and which he declares surpasses anything else he has ever found for making statuary.
 Dr. Moss and MT. Morett agreed per fectly on the marble. each expressing req sons why the marble is very fine for the sculptor. As has already been stated, MT. Moretti believes that this Alabama marble is the finest in the world, and says that in twenty years experience he has never discovered any so well adapted to the work of a sculptor as the Alabama marble.
 pr. Moss will probably visit the car barns where the mineral exhibit for the fair is being collected, ana ne and MT. Clark will consult as to which are the best portions of the large collections re- ceiyed to send to St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Uncle Sam declared war against Spain April 19, and it was not until June 24 that the first scrap occurred, and at that time we did not have over 10000 men in Cuba. Be patient with the Japanese, who are placing ten times that number of men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Col Newt Fisher says the first di- vision will consist of nashville, Mont gomery Shreveport and Memphis. The ex-pennant winner has another guess coming to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has put the ban on cigarette smoking among employees Such action Is more effective than all the speeches ever made or written on the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
Van Dyke Portrait Sold.

New York, March LA portrait of Baron Arnold Leroy. of Holland, painted by Van Dyke. the Dutch master, prob ably in 1901. has just been sold here to a collector for S3500o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Radium has gone up s4,2OO,00O pound, and yet there was no panic in the market. If cotton goes up a quar- ter of a cent a pound there Is trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

If MT. Bristow believes everything the angry congressman say about him he has a very poor opinion of himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The mongoose kills snakes as fast as hog can, and 1t is quicker In catch ing them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Chief Apostle Smith will now pro ceed to buy gifts to take home to his famalies. He will patronize the whole sale stores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

President Joe Smith misjudged Washington. He thought it stood committed against race suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

A clergyman has discovered that 9,oO0,OOO of the 14,OO0,OOo young men in the country are outside the church. The statement is not overdrawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The Japanese should fire few shots into the word "Vladivostok." It needs reduction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Mormon President Smith feels sure he knows all of his children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

War in the Far East is waiting upon Richard Harding Davis, who has not fully arrived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The warm weather is taking the lid off the northern rivers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The man who has fool friends may also have enough fool enemies to bal ance the account.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The de luxe edition of Dickens in 130 volumes at $1,000 volume must have been printed in radium ink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The Vanderbilts are accused of com ing to the rescue of MT. Richard Can field in his legal entanglements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Hill and Mcclellan seem to be hay ing trouble with their mounts in the New York democratic derby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Massachusetts has two ex-governors each S6 years old-Messrs. Clafln and Boutwell,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
About Persons.

J. A. Huggins of Corona is at the Col onial.
 J. W. White of Portsmouth. Va. is in the city.
 Robert T. Simpson, Jr, of Florence is stopping at the Morris.
 Charles H. Ryan, Jr., of Montgomery Is at the St. Nicholas.
 L. w. Young of St. Louis is in the city. Clarence Day of Cincinnati is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 B. H. Franklin of Nashville is at the Morris.
 w. H. Rollins of Hartselle is at the Colonial.
 S. K. Johnson of Atlanta is in the city. R. l.. England of New York Is at the St. Nicholas.
 Col. Rolfe Saunders editor of the Plan ters Journal of Memphis, is spending a few days with D. M. Drennen on the South Highlands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The democracy have Grover Cleve. land to fall back upon if no other can. didate secures two-thirds vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Joe SmlIn seems to have acquired the poultry yard ideal of family life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The Congressional Record is the mother of many jokes relating to plural marriage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Birmingham's baseball players are busy meeting the fans and getting ready to win the pennant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

President Smith says the Mormons wed for eternity. A great many peo- pie marry for what they can get out of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Perhaps if the czar would wax his mustache he would win few victories in the far east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The Japs do not control more water than Wall street does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The White House is developing into a national hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Mme. Patti quit $200,OOO to the good, even if there were parlous times for her managers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

President Smith cannot be accused of favoring race suicide at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

ahe Grover Cleveland boom declines to disappear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

MT. Hearst is ready, like the old woman, to say, Go it, Murphy! Go it, Hill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The Japanese emphatically do not eat pork.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has put the ban on cigarette smoking among employees. Such action Is more effective than all the speeches ever made or written on the subject.
  Radium has gone up s4,2OO,000 a pound, and yet there was no panic in the market. If cotton goes up a quar- ter of a cent pound there Is trouble.
  If MT. Bristow believes everything the angry congressman say about him he has a very poor opinion of himself.
  President Smith says the Mormons wed for eternity. A great many peo- pie marry for what they can get out of it.
 The Vanderbilts are accused of com ing to the rescue of MT. Richard Can field in his legal entanglements.
  Hill and Mcclellan seem to be hav- ing trouble with their mounts in the New York democratic derby. Birmingham's baseball players are busy meeting the fans and getting ready to win the pennant.
  Perhaps if the czar would wax his mustache he would win few victories in the far east.
  Mme. Patti quit $2000OO to the good, even if there were parlous times for her managers.
  MT. Hearst is ready, like the old woman, to say, Go it, Murphy! Go it, Hill
 President Smith cannot be accused of favoring race suicide at any rate. The White House is developing into a national hotel.
  Ahe Grover Cleveland boom declines to disappear.
 The Japanese emphatically do not eat pork.
 pubIicitv ic mt Q Jananese failing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

A modern sanitarlum is promised for Gadsden in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12

Frank V Evans, W. D. Bankston ana R. !. O'Neal, Jr.. are the only authorlzea travelling representatives of the Age-Her- ald in it's circulation department.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-10-27
BrownlOw-King.

On October Goth at Jonesboro oc.
Cured the marriage of Miss Nellie
Brownlow, the handsome daughter of
Col. W. 2. Brownlow, to Mrs. Kyle
NJ. King, of Washington. The marri-
age occurred in the Presbyterian
church and was an exceedingly pretty
affair, the church having been darken-
ed and artificial lights being used with
charming effect. Mrs. Clara Browplow
Prltchett acted as matron Of honor and
Misses Mae Fuqua and Nell Hoss as
attendants. J. g. Shelton, of Chatta-
nooga, was best man and f. w. Keys
and F. W. Davis, of Charlotte, N. C. e,
were ushers. Little Bernadette Hack
er, niece of the bride, was flower girl
Mrs. Preston, of Knoxville, presided
at the organ and Ohas. Cargille render
ed several solos in pleasing manner.
Mr.. King is conductor on dining
car between Chattanooga and Wash
ington, and is said to be proficient
employe. The couple left at once for
an extended bridal tour. A large mum.
Der of distinguished friends were pres
emit at the wedding and many hand
some presents were received.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-10-27

Shipley, judges; Geo. Jackson, j. W.
s. Hartman, clerks.
14th district-John Wilcox, officer;
Sam Carder, Ebert Morell, W. II.
Hunt, Judges; Joe Sellers, W. s. Ba-
con, clerks.
18th districts. r. Clark officer; G.
M, Dunn, j. S. Pritchett, Jas. Byrd,
judges; j. @. Aiken, J. W. Stone,
clerks; G.. G. Mottern, Omer Hensley,
registrars; Frank Swanner assistant
registrar.
10th district-James NJ. Carson, Off
GER; Peyton Knight, Jas. Bowman,
Thos. Shipley judges; J. D. Drake,
John Smith, clerks,
nth district-M. B. Vance, officer;
A. r. Phlegar, II NJ. Sherry, j. g.
Hartman, judges; Will Bowman, w.
A. Keys, clerks.
GSth district-Jas. Williams, officer
Jas. Nelson, Joe Miller, W. G. Kegle,
judges; Ed, Henley, j. j. Marshall,
clerks.
GEO. W. WIIhErr, CHM,
Haskell H. DYER,
j. M. MARTIN,
Commissioners of Election.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-10-27
At the Opera House.

The Peruchi Stock company will give
five performances with q matinee Sat-
urday, presenting for the opening bill
Saturday matinee the comedy Hump
ty Dumpty Doodle" and the eve
netian Slave" for the night bill, which
has been received with enthusiasm
where played. Chelso Peruchi, the
we'll known comedian, heads the com
pany and is supported by Gypzene,
the bright comedian, with company
of finished artists. The scenery which
the company carries is all new, and
each play is correctly mounted and
staged. Henry F. Willard & Co. have
long leap in advance of their COM
petitors, and their business ability has
been rewarded by the generous re.
Spouse of the theatre-going public
There will be change of play daily,
and during the action of the plays and
between the acts high class specialtie'
will be introduced, making the per
Torrance one round of pleasure from
the riso to the fall of the curtain.
Prices are fixed as follows: Matinee
Saturday 10c. for children and zoe. fo
adults. At night 10, 25 and 30 cts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-10-27
,If Columbus Should Wake y

On the afternoon of the 10th instant,
at Watauga Point, Hon. A. A. Taylor
delivered his latest and best lecture,
entitled IF Columbus Should Wake"
to large, intelligent and apprecIative
audience, made up principally of citi-
zens from Milligan, Johnson City, Eliz-
abethton and Happy Valley. From
start to finish perfect attention was
given the speaker, who was often ear
nestly and vociferously applauded by
his admiring and delighted audience.
The lecturer treated his subject ably,
skilfully, and with ease and elegance.
1t was evident that Mr.. Taylor is not
only familiar with the character upon
which he discoursed so fluently, but
he is thoroughly conversant with the
circumstances and conditions which
surrounded the great Columbus, and
with the distractions and obstruction
lists which and who thronged his path
as he forged his way to fame and dis
tinction. The high or rare quality Of
the lecture is, within itself, sufficient
evidence that much time and labor have
been employed in its production. and
it is Of such a character as to be inter-
esting and entertaining to the ignorant
as we'll as the most highly educated and
cultured. The lecturers plan of arous-
ing or awakening the distinguished
Columbus is a grand conception, a
beautiful and perfect word picture.
To briefly and correctly describe the