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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
SHE NAMED PoPuLlsT PARTY.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 The Winfield. Kan, Courier gives an obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Clover, relict of the late Ben Clover. Congressman from the Tihird district. Mrs. Clover died last Wednesday. She Is accorded the honor of having selected the name "Populst'' which was taken by the Peoples Party. But more interesting is the statement that when her husband was engaged in politics she took charge of the farm and managed it so success fully that she was able to pay off a mortgage of $isOOO. besides a lot of ac- cnmulated interest and to put the family on the way to fortune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
HEN MATCHED A HAWK.
Owner Fears for Her When Her Eos
 ter Child Grows Up.
New York World.

Special to the New York World.
 New Haven, Conn.-When Daniel starr's favorite n recently displayed maternal spirit at his chicken farm m East Hampton he bought some eggs Of fanfy breed. When the setting of eggs arrived they were in no condition to in cubate.
 Not to disappoint the faithful hen MT. Starr placed two eggs from red-tailed hawks nest under her. In due time one of the eggs matched, and the old hen was highly elated.
 The young hawk is thriving under the care of it's foster mother, who evidently does not realize that she is raising a sworn enemy. MT. Starr and his friends are much interested in the chances or I the hen when the hawk grows up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
Slang Substitute stumped Him.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Its pretty hard to avoid the use of slang these days" remarked a we'll known professor of English literature. At any rate there are certain expres- sions which aren't found in the diction- ary that can't be duplicated we'll. The other day after had just given a lecture 10 my class advising them against the use of slang. bright young fellow came to me with this query:
 What word would you substitute in place of Jumped over',1in the sentence: "He jumped all over the umpire"?
 Well. I have to confess that that sem tence was too r.uch for me. I tried sub stituting various words such as criticise, complaining about, etc. but they all failed to give the adequate meaning. l gave as an excuse to my pupil that this was a baseball expression and couldnt be altered. but that didn't satisfy my own conscience as to the growing use of slang
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
Fun in Montoomerv.

Although the state convention held at Montgomery was not marked by scenes especially exciting, many good stories are told about the doings of the politicians gathered there" said delegate. "The so- cial features of the convention were not neglected and in fact nearly everybody seemed bent on having 3 good tipe. The assemblage was distinguished by the good humor which prevailed. Nearly everybody was in jovial spirits and ready to tell a good joke at a moments notice There was also a large attendance of newspaper men who contrived to keep the fun go- ing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

weather is wet or showery the parade will take place fin the shed.
 Sergeant Major: Very good, sir.
 Sergeant-M Major Burning to orderly-ser- gednts): By order of the commanding off, hcer, tomorrow there will be an eclipse of the sun. The commanding officer will superintend and explain the eclipse; but. if wet or showery, the eclipse will take place in the drill shed.
 And not a man of them smiledi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A woman is so queer she can guess wrong and yet hit it right.
 A great run of luck always begins for the man who doesn't get married.
 A mother can hardly wait for her son to get to the age when the. people can make him president.
 Up to the time man gets to be eighty five his wife is always expecting the ad- vent on the scene of some designing wo- man. at 9t f
 It makes woman very happy to have it rain hard on the Sunday after her next door neighbor's new hat comes home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
MODERN INSTANCES.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
 Rosa Bonheur had just finished the "Horse Fair"
 Fine" cried the critics. but why don't you paint the dark horse who will get the nomination?'
 Perceiving lack of artistic tempera- ment, she was fain to disdain the criti- cism
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
NATURAL INFERENCE.

From the Washington Post
 The New York Herald estimates that 'so.oO0 gamblers have been thrown into the street by closing the poolrooms." The name of the street is not given, but we suppose they were naturally thrown into Wall street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
NO FEAR.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Boroughs-Tm afraid I've got heart trouble.
 Benders-Oh, you needn't be afraid that you'll ever die suddenly.
 Boroughs-Think not?
 Lenders-No, you'll pay the debt of na- ture slowly. just as you pay all your other debts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
plscIPLINEp "ToMMY ATKINS" :"

From the New York Commercial.
 British colonel Crossing parade ground): Sergeant Major, tomorrow there will be an eclipse of the sun. Parade will be, as usual. in drill order. I shall be there to explain the eclipse to the men; but if the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

and Dr. Hugh W. Blair of Sheffield are at the Metropolitan.
  W. A. Neil of Atlanta is at the St. Nicholas. T. J. Matthews of sylacauga Is in the of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
NO COMMON HiREp HAND.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Agent of Apartment House-When can you go to work?
 Dignif1ed Person (who has accepted posi- tion as janitor of building)-I can enter upon the duties of my office at once, sir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
LARGER DEPOT NEEDED,

From the Colllnsville Courier.
 Birmingham has outgrown her old depot and by all that is fair should have a larger one to accommodate the great crowds that have to pass in and out of that town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The butler gets rake-off from the grocer, the grocer from the jobber. and the jobber from the manufacturer, but the consumer has to foot the en- tire bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The Illinois republican delegation to the state convention have changed their shirts and taken an extra bath, and are ready to meet again next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Secretary Hays bill at St. Louis is still under discussion, but it cannot be iritelligently dissected unless he tells how many times he went down the Pike
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Mir. Watterson is endeavoring to drive the pert paragraph out of bus mess. He should not bite off more than he can chew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Japan is preparing to open Port Arthur to all the nations, but she should first pick up the mines that are floating in those waters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Chairman Cortelyou's summer head quarters will be located amid the mosquitoes of Oyster Bay The latter will keep him busy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The Roosevelt-Hitt. combine is with. standing the assaults of the para. graphers, and it may go before the June convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The proposed piano bonfire is mere ly a new form of advertising. Fuel is not destroyed in that way unless ther is money in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

China is afflicted with Japan and Russia in her front yard, and with Great Britain in her backyard, and she cant even sick" the dog on them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Perhaps the Roman numeral used in the title of Theodore I has been confused with the pronoun of the first person, which would be equally ap- propriate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The Cornell school of landscape gardening propose to try their plans on Ithaca-in other words, on the dog
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The Hit button is ready for distri- button. There is method in that po- litical madness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The deaf mutes do not consider Judge Parker's silence at all remark able.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

It begins to appear that New Or leans bulls will have a chance to fol- low in the footsteps of "Dan" Sully next winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

An exchange asks the question, Why womn may not carry arms? most women do carry arms and some of them are very pretty, too
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Governor Odell has gone to Paris, it is said, to offer Gen. Horace Porter the post of governor of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The abolition of "Prattle Row" in the Bronx because the tenants had too many children offers a theme for an eloquent sermon on raee suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

XO0 ENTLEMEN competent to speak N have said many times and oft
 that the average American is the easiest person in the world to swim de, despite all his boasted acuteness and ability to make money at the expense of his fellow man. Perhaps this Is true. At any rate cases are reported every day in the large cities that are enough to make the buncoed ruralist feel that he is not such a fool after all. A gentle man has just been apprehended in New York who posed as "Dr. c. F. Calder" and made money by robbing his wealthy patients while their faces were turned to the wall and they were undergoing Treatment" This man has made most ingenious confession, saying that it was a shame not to take the money, as 1t was so easy, and he laughed from sheer delight while taking it. He would get a rich man in his tolls, convince the dangerous disease and place him under treatment While the patient was groan- ing and writhing with imaginary pains, his face turned to the wall according to directions. Or Calder stuck a court plaster on his back and went through his clothes. The doctor" seems to have enjoyed the work immensely as he states with charming naivete that his pudgy patients reminded him of 'tpigs in a corner"
 At last The first airship has arrived at St. Louis to enter the aerial derby. The fact that 1t closely resembles a huge horsefiy may cause the machine to be viewed with suspicion by some peonle but as yet there Is no reason to believe that 1t will not sail about as well as any of the other vessels entered for the con- test. The new ship hails-but did not sail-from Memphis, Mo, and it's inventor Is Michael McGray, who thinks he has an option on first money. As vet the betting is not lively. Although many aerialists state that they will do so. 1t IS noticeable that no airship has yet ar rived in St Louis self-propelied. They all come by freight.
 An Onlo man is sueing for divorce on the ground that his wife is too lazy to disrobe herself He does not state that he has been called upon to perform the duties of q sort of female valet de cham bre for his spouse but that painful state of affairs may be inferred It Is also reas- enable to suppose that the plaintiff has never experienced the delight of lying in bed on a cold winter morning while his wife made the fire. While the defendant in this case is not quite so bad as the man who was too lazy to live and let a train run over him, she Is nevertheless about as lazy as could be expected under the circumstances, and her long-suffering spouse should be given his freedom forth with
 "Alkali Ike" is dead. This news will be shock to youthful readers of penny dreadful literature, but there is no cause for alarm. Fortunately such publications are not handicapped by the death of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Judge Parker should not wait until it is too late to say anything He shouldN strike while the iron is hot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

John James Ingall made the most of his Opportunity up to the time of his death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Lew Dockstader is guilty of lese
 majeste. It Is the first case in our
 national history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The woman who named the populist party is dead. It is believed the party itself is in the same fix.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

/ A man who died the other day, sur rounded by three widows, was no doubt able tos"die happy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The pool rooms are not taking kind ly to the wireless and to grapeyines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The first watermelon has opened vistas of future delights-and cramp collie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The Hit vice-presidential boom is standing its septuagenarian handicap excellentiy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Ingalls, Opportunity" is bette than Gigliotte's at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Richard Canfield has transferred his aesthetic person to Canada, where there will be no danger of compliea- tions with District Attorney Jerome, who Is strenuous but not artistic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
About Persons.

J. K. Dixon of Talladega Is at the Hill man.
 W. J. Jones of Russelville is at the St. Nicholas
 B. B. Barnes of Eutaw is stopping at the Morris.
 Major w. A. Handley of Roanoke, the veteran statesman of east Alabama, is at the Metropolitan.
 G. E. Weldon of Anniston Is at the Hillman
 A. S. stickle of Brookwood is registered at the Hillman.
 W. B. Davidson of Montgomery is at the Morris. R. J. Thurman, Jr.. mayor of Sheffield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

The college boy is now in the midst of commencement, and papa pays the freight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
For Vulcan.

A leading industrial paper of the south speaks of "Alabamas gigantic statue of Vulcan" as "Towering on the eyes of the lofty roof" Ordinary exhibits at St. Louis may be overlooked, but visitors can not see past Vulcan.
 The advertising Birmingham will de- rive will be incalculable but everyone will have an opportunity to contribute to the Vulcan fund at the Bijou on the night of May 3i when an evening of fun and music will be given. A. good pro- pramme has been arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

Birmingham is becoming so classic it is to have stadium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
Tolliver's Fishino Doo.

Speaking about dogs reminds me of A. cur that was owned back in the eighties by old man Tolliver down in Pickens county" said the man with red eyes. The old man was not much of a nand to work, and when grub got scarce he was forced to depend on his shotgun and fish ing tackle to eke out the family SUD- plies. One day he was sitting on the bank of the river, his legs dangling over a stump, and brindled pup lying on the ground beside him. After waiting about an hour for a bite that did not show up the old man noticed his pup creeping slowly to the edge Of the water, as if about to spring on his prey. Suddenly the animal leaped into the water and disap- reared In moment he came to the sur- face with a two-pound brim in his mouth and swam to the shore. Old man Tolliver nearly fell off the stump in his surprise but came to his senses in time to rescue the fish from his dog and put it in his bucket.
 Well, after that there was no rest for Tollivers dog. The old man would feed his pup after he caught fish and the ami nal was soon diving for the finny beauties with vim and enthusiasm that portended great things for the future. That dog got to be famous all the country around while people won and lost lot of money betting on his ability to catch fish.
 "1n course of time old man Tollivers s natural laziness asserted itself and he quit going to the river at all. When he felt like eating fish he would send his pup down to the stream and in about an hour the dog would show up with good sized fish in his mouth. He never failed to make a catch and would not return with a small fish.
 "The old mans laziness finally proved his undoing He sent his dog to the river che day and the pup never came back. It is presumed that he tackled fish that was too big for him to handle in the water or else fell in and drowned. His body was found on n sandbar few days later"
 Now that's funny" said another man with a sad face. "I once heard of a dog that used to come and wake up a man every morning in time for him to catch a train to town, but the man bought an alarm clock one day and the dog lay down and died. It was said -
 'Suppose we lquidate,' said a fellow who had been listening One. of these parables at time Is enough"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

MT Hearst gets no delegates where he is best known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27

"Allkali Ike is dead. This news will be a shock to youthful readers of penny dreadful literature, but there is no cause for alarm. Fortunately such publications are not handicapped by the death of a
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-19
Profits of Colonialism

What is the matter in the Philip
pines? Where are all those great
returns to American capital which
we're to come from the development
of the policy of colonialism sc
strenuously supported by the Re.
publican administration?
The announcement is Just made
that the Philippines government
has just awarded the contract for
the construction of a big bridge
out there to a German concern.
Isn't there something wrong in
this?
While American concerns are
constructing railways and bridges
in India and Africa, IN lands over
which the British and German flags
fly, here comes a German concern
to capture a plum right in the
heart of Americas most favored
colony.
What becomes of all the talk
about the Philippines being such a
fruitful field for the promotion of
American enterprise?
And what becomes of all that
talk about trade following the flag?
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-19
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-19
FROM FAIRFIELD.

Mr.. John Julian and family, o.
Bluebank, Lake county, are visit
ing kinsfolk in and around Fair
field this week.
Miss Ivy Joyner was the guest oil
her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Harmon,
Wednesday.
DR.. Duncan, of near Kenton,
called on Mr.. and Mrs. George Bed
ford one day last week
Brownie visited the school at
Wells schoolhouse one day last
week. Miss Ethel Bedford is at
tending school at that place.
Mrs. Belle Bedford and children,
OF Beech, visited Mrs. Bedford S
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D. F. Blasingame, of Stonewall,
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grafton Agency, is here after 10
years absence mixing and mingling
with kinsfolk and friends.
Mrs. Hannah Taylor was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Mollle
Blasingame, Friday night
BROWNIE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-19
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-19
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-19

own agitation becomes a BARRIE
to the second life that lives in thi
secret, and would we know wha
it is that lies hidden there, W.
must cultivate silence among our
selves, for it is there only that fol
one instant the eternal flowers un
fold their petals, the mysterious
| flowers whose form and colors are
ever changing in harmony witt
the soul that is by their side.
As gold and silver are weighed
in pure water so does the soul test
its weight in silence, and the
words that we let fall have nc
meaning apart from the silence
that enyelops them.
If | tell someone that | love
him, as l may have told a hnn-
dred others, my words will convey
nothing to him, but the silence
which will ensue, if | do indeed
love him, will make clear in what
depths lie the roots of my love,
and will in its turn give birth to a
conviction that shall itself be ST.
lent, and in the course of life
time this silence and this convic-
ton will never again be the same.
1t is not silence that determines
and fixes the SAVIOR of lovel De-
prived of it love would lose its
eternal essence and perfume.
Who has not known those silent
moments which separated the lips
to unite the souls? 1t is these
that we must ever seek. There is
no silence more docile than the
silence of love, and it is indeed the
only one that we can claim for
ourselves alone.
The other great silences, those
of death, grief or destiny do not
belong to us. They come to us at
thier own hour, following in the
track of events, and those whom
they do not meet need not re-
proach themselves. But we can
90 forth to meet the silence of
love.
They lie and wait for us night
and day at our threshold and are
no less beautiful than their broth
ers. And it is thanks to them
that those who have seldom wept
may know the life of the soul al
most as intimately as those to
whom much grief has come, and
therefore, it is that such of us as
nave loved deeply have learned
many secrets that are unknown to
others; for thousands and thous-
lnds of things culver in silence on
he lips of true friendship and
'ilences that are not to be found in
he silence of other lips to which
friendship and love are unknown.