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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 @ oCUS of eyes filled with the beau % tiful light of recollection. the Pumpkin Pie, comely, brown and toothsome, appears again in it's place upon the table.
 Hall the Pumpkin Pie Within its de- 1icious disc are gathered the last and most seductive favors of the season. Compact within 1t He memories of sum- mer in the fields, the rustling of the corn, the fiddling of grasshoppers, and the scamper of squirrels between the fur rows where the big globes lay ripening as the long days grew short and the pomp of autumn passed and the naples dripped their blood-red leaves and the is crowded with zest of frosty nights un- der the hunters moon when they lay drawing the final and sweetest drops from earth's bosom.
 Is there In all the grim catalogue of crime an offense to compare with his of ginger, nutmeg and kindred vile and unworthy spices? The Pumpkin Pie may properly be faintly
 tinet with cinnamon,
 and in the opinion of the wise and just touch of pimento is not amiss. But the wretched concoctlon In which ginger has destroyed and replaced the honest pumpkin-its baken is an enemy to hu- man society and deserves to be an out cast from the face of man. What auda- cious muse could sing thes Ginger Pie
 There is wisdom in the immemorial tra- dition that allows the Pumpkin Pie but a single crust. Half it's delight would be appetizing feast itself-overflmed with a crust of it's own tender substance, shad- ing from a pale yellow in the middle (where 1t may be powdered ever so little with sugar), through the warming um- bers of a generous surface to the rud- gustatorial satisfaction.
 On the other hand, a crustless Pump kin Pie would be like an unguarded, and therefore probably unappreciated, palace Its treasures discounted by the care lessness that exposes them to too easy possession. Palatial and palatal delights alike should be defended. The bottom crust of the Pumpkin Pie, therefore. should be compounded and baked with the most zealous scruple, so that it be not soggy nor tough, nor yet too short, :" but just crisp enough to pique the eager tooth ere. with momentarily arrested bite, it finds it way into the rich inte- rior. and explores the melting mysteries that await it.
 As a midnight snack for those whose digestive arrangements have fallen vic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
SectionaIism North and South.

In discussing the evils of sectional ism the Boston Post says:
 Party lines and geographical lines should not coincide It breeds sectional ism, prejudice and unreasonable division among the American people. It is a relic of a past generation, where the insttu- tions and the sentiments of the north and the south were incongrous and antag onistie. Now that the country is homo geneous and all it's people are united in working out the destiny of the republic, sectional divisions are an anomaly. There is no reason why the southern states should be counted always as soiidly dem ocratie, any more than the northern states should be solidly republican,"
 This is all very true, very sound and very patriotic; and when Vermont ceases to be "solidlys and continuous ly republican, South Carolina can be depended upon to cease to be demo- cratic in a like sense. Iowa and Ala bama represent a similar divergence, and the latter will no doubt become republican as soon as the former be- comes democratic.
 The trouble is the north expects the south to divide and split itself into two well-balanced parties, while it pro- poses to keep it's own frozen section practically solid. Since the Fremont campaign of 1856 the north has been practically solid. A few states waver now and then, but as rule they go republicanism, and the solidity of the southern electoral vote is no greater than the solidity of the northern elect oral vote. Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Missouri were once con sidered parts of the solid south, but they have wandered off They are, it is true, border states, but so are Penn sylvania and Ohio and Illinois and Kansas. None of the latter have wan dered off. All are solid, and Pennsyl- yania gave MT. Roosevelt nearly 4O0,- 900 plurality.
 When the north is ready to give up sectionalism, the south will doubtless do likewise, especially if both parties will acknowledge white supremacy, which is, and ever will be, fact whether both or neither acknowledge it. The establishment of white SUI premacy and a willingness on the part of Vermont and Iowa to abandon at times at least sectionalism would pave the way for the abandonment of it al. together. No one considers it desir- able. All desire to see it abolished, but the south should not be expected to do away with it while the north clings to it with increasing tenacity and virulence The Crumpackers of the north keep sectionalism alive when it would otherwise be put out of sight and sound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
EnsIev Thrift.

A prominent business man of Ensley speaks enthusiastically of the continued prosperity of the Steel City "Ensley Is making extensive preparations for the Christmas trade. Much of the growth of our enterprising city is due to the Ensley Enterprise, a paper now in It's sixth year. And in keeping apace with the progression of Ensley the Enterprise is now getting out large Christmas edi- tion, beautifully illustrated and replete with information of Ensleys growth. It will be appropriate to the occasion.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
TRIBUTE TO BEAUTIFUL
 SEDUCTIVE PUMPKIN PIE

tins to rabbits, lobster and such like palpable enormities, the Pumpkin Pie has no terrors, providing a tasty and filling repast. At this hour it should be accom- panied by glass of milk and a bit of cheese. The concinnation celebrated in the famous and feeling lines,
 Pumpkin pie without cheese Is like kiss without a squeeze, need only be fulfilled with the appropri ate pastoral beverage to wash it down the product is a supper for which, though the sophisticated gourmet may deride it, a philosopher and true connoisseur may with uplifted heart bless the heaven that made the Pumpkin and the good soul that made the Pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
GODS MESSAGE TO MEN.

By Emerson. God said: I am tired of kings;
 suffer them no more; Up to my ear the morning brings
 The outrage of the poor. Think ye I have made this ball
 field of havoc and war, Where tyrants great and tyrants small Might harry the weak and poor? My angel-his name is Freedom
 Choose him to be your king. He shall cut pathways east and west
 And fend you with his wing. I will never have a noble;
 No lineage counted great. Fishers and choppers and plowmen
 Shall constitute state And ye shall succor man,
 Iris noblesness to serve; . Help them who cannot help again; Beware from right to swerve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
The doubtful states-there are none
REELEcrloNs OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A girl Is mighty clever to have diff ferent way of making fool of every dif- ferent man.
 What sincerity can be expected rom a combination of curling tongs, rabbit s foot and stays?
 When a woman feels bad because she has no money to spend she comforts her. self by going shopping
 When a man always remembers to post his wife's letters it Is sign ne can tell whoppers with a straight race.
 woman has an idea if no men speak to her on the street it is because they think her husband is concealed somewhere about her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
To Enter Diplomatic Corps.

''Cornelius Vanderbilt, whom President Roosevelt has promised to appoint first secretary of the United States embassy at Berlin, is one of the best educated and one of the worthest of the Van derbilt family said a man who was formerly connected with the state de- rartment and who had a personal ac- ouaintance with the father of the diplo- mat to be.
 NO Vanderbilt of former generation had taste for politics or public life of any sort. The old commodore, who started the Vanderbilt fortune and who supplied the money to found Vanderbilt university Tt Nashville, had lots of hard sense, to be sure. but little culture. His son. w. H. Vanderbilt had the advan- tage of book education, but his mental and spiritual horizon was bounded by dollars Cornelius, of the third genera ton. father of the present Cornelius, was an educated man and quiet philan- thropist; but young Cornelius is man of exceptionally high attainments. This young man. in order to equip himself for the railroad, worked as an appren- tice in the machine shop. He afterwards took scientific course and graduated as a mechanical engineer. and later as a civil engineer.
 ''Cornelius married Miss Grace Wilson against his fathers wishes and was prac- tically disinherited. but he was full of pluck and is today, at the age of Sl' worth about s10,O00 000.
 ''He cinched the diplomatic position, no doubt, by making a generous donation to the Roosevelt campaign fund; for with all of his talent the President would not have appointed him unless the young man had donated bountifully.
 MT. and Mrs. Vanderbilt were enter tained by Emperor William last year. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
A Bound Leader.

Opelika News We all admire leader among men, But, alasl How often do we Is simply ahead of the procession, captor, his hands bound and placed at the front in order that he may not harm his captors!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
Southern Man Wanted.

Carbon Hill nterprise-Democrat: We see no reason why a southern man should not be nominated for President by the democratic party in 1908. We have been standing by the party nomInee for a long time, and if we have to furnish all the votes, let the nominee be one of us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
Oysters Plentiful.

"Inis Is going to be a good oyster sea- son." said Albert. the restauranteur. T make this statement because large plants are already abundant and prices are mod crate. While most of the oysters on the Birmingham market are shipped from Biloxi, quite a quantity come from Nor folk. The Virginia bivalYes have a su- perior flavor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

when Prince Henry was in this country he dined with the vanderbilts.
 "As first secretary Mr. Vanderbilt will be charge daffaires whenever the am- bassador happens to be absent from his post. His salary will be only s2eoO year. but with a private Income of about s3O0- 900 year he will be able to get along"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
Wise Papa.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
 Dorothy-Papa, the piano must be tuned in time for the reception tonight. Father-Nonsensel Play something from Wagner, and they won't know the difference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
Queer ProceedInq.

Huntsville Tribune: To vote one way and rejoice another is a queer proceeding, reminds us of the bug act we once re- ferred to, to look one way and push the other The democrats seem very well sat ished over the election, so well pleased that 1t excites shade of uneaslness. We don't understand It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
Modest Theodore.

Gadsden Journal: If Roosevelt would come to Gadsden we presume his innate modesty would not preclude him from claiming the credit for our industrial de- velopment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
Turkeys Scarce.

Montgomery Advertiser: From present indications 1t is going to be almost as. hard to get Thanksgiving turkey as to elect democratic President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

The vice-president-elect desires the public to know that his fascinating personality started the landslide ana gave it momentum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

The European song birds are flock ing to this country in large numbers. It is to be hoped that none of them will be reduced to running fruit stands this winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
cettino It Back.

Gadsden Times-News: The Standard Oil company has advanced the price of crude oil cents. Getting their contribution to aid Roosevelt back in a hurry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

MT. Tom 1aggart admits he IS somewhat disfgured and outhgured' but he desires all to know that ne will remain in the ring until 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
ALABAMA PRESS.
Held the Bag.

Bessemer Workman The south stuck to New Yor1's candidate at St. Louis and the south "held the bag on election day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Secretary Urey Woodson should join the staff of the Brooklyn Eagle. He can exceed even Editor McKelway in making wild election guesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Those torpedo boats of Dogger bank were probably of the disappearing type. or they may have been Of the nightmare sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

The esteemed Tammany Times IS out with an explanation of how the Parker ring of grafters defeated the unsuspecting candidate from Esopus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

The Pike has been toned down by Helen Gould, and the Fair Is losing it's attractiveness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

The New York rinks are equipped with artificial ice, which is fast put ting the natural article out of busi- ness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Missouri has no one who can wear Senator Cockrell's toga and get fit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Tom Watson is the modern politi- cal Diogenes who is out on stillhunt for a Jeffersonian democracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Tom Watson seems to have mo- ton that he might be the Moses that the democratic party is looking for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

It will surprise some people to know that Fairbanks Is capable of going to a football game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., says that money will not buy heaven. He should tell us something new.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Two new Russian generals, Jzer- petsky and Slouchevsky, have arrived at the front, and will soon be heard from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

In a few months no one will know in what state Esopus is located. Such is fame In politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

The country Is badly in need or sailors. Uncle Sam should employ a good advertising agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Buy your Christmas presents now' and let the result or the election De- come to you back number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

King Menelik may send on another menagerie when he hears of President Roosevelt's landslide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Carrie Nation could use her hatchet for a good purpose by chopping or the heads of Thanksgiving turkeys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

It is four years yet before President Roosevelt will have to get out and work for a living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Tom Taggart Is cheerful loser. He wears the smile that won't come off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Admiral Rojestvensky is sailing away from The Hague as rapidly as steam and sail will carry him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Governor-elect Douglas won out be cause as a boy he begged shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Turkeys are scarce and high, and this means that Thanksgiving Day is drawing near.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Debs outran Parker in Milwaukee where beer is potent influence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

The men who made money were those who intended to bet on Parker and didn't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Those obituary notices that have been written about General Kuroki can be saved until ne really dies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

Tammany is still on deck, but is not saying word. Nor is Boss McCarren of Brooklyn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

The campaign of 1908 is week and a day old, and it begins to materialize already.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

w. l.. Douglas was not Mellen' s food baby. He got his start begging shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

The death of Isador Rush at San Diego, Cal, caused by the shock she received by being carried out to deep water while bathing in the surf, will be regretted by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16

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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-23
IGNITION OF COAL PILES.
How the Danger Of Spontaneous Com
bustion May Be Reduced to
a Minimum

The tendency to spontaneous COM
bustion of coal when stored in bulk
In masses of, say, 1000 tons or therea-
bouts-may appear to be somewhat
Unusual point to make in favor of the
gas engine as large-size power unit
for central station work. 1t was, how
ever, made as such recently by a cen
trail station engineer whose contention
was that the nearly always present
danger of spontaneous ignition in the
large reserve stock Of coal expedient
for power station of any considerable
size to carry, to tide over possible tenn
porary Interruptions in the supply,
from strikes or other causes, was. en-
tirely eliminated by the use OF gas en-
gines which took their gas from central
gas plants.
Curiously, however, the fact appears
here to have been overlooked that with
the large gas engine plant will come
as an almost inseparable adjunct, the
gas producer, taking the place Of tho
steam boiler now accessory to the
steam engine installation, SO that the
large coal pile will remain in evidence,
as before, and the spontaneous ignition
troubles as WELL even with certain pre-
cautions against them, in the way OF
selecting and storing the coal. Experi-
ence in some cases has dictated the
safe height to which coal Of certain
sulphur percentage may be banked, but
this height will vary with some other
governing conditions easily enough
imagined The gas engine, therefore,
will, after all. have to depend for ia
vorable consideration upon its several
other well-known good points rather
than upon the one mentioned in the
opening lines of this paragraph.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-23
THE JAPs ARE TRUE POETS.
observant Chicago Club Woman Ra-
calls characteristics Of the
little Brown Man

An observant Chicago club woman
who recently returned from Japan tells
the following interesting characteristics
of the little brown man"
t'He is always a student and always a
poet. The sight of an almond tree in full
bloom will cause him to pour forth his
admiration in poetry, which he writes
on streamers of rice paper and attaches
to the limbs Of the beautiful pink flower
Ing tree. Such a tree may in few days
become the shrine of hundreds of devo-
tees, each inspired by the sight to high
pitch of poetic fervor, which vents itself
in the form of more poems, so that be-
fore the almond season is over whole
orchard is often fluttering mass of po-
etical tributes to the beauties of flora
II have known a Woodworking jap
anese to save a whole year in order to
take his family on a trip to the noun
tains to hear and study the music of
distant waterfall"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-23
NOVEL CHURCH ORNAMENTS
Scythes Form Odd Decoration for
Chapel Interior at st. Mary's
in England.

At first sight the scythe is a strange
ornament for church, but there is
nothing homogeneous in these curious
agricultural implements as seen in the
parish church of ST. Mary's, at Horn
castle, in Lincolnshire, says the Chris
tan Age. Thirteen of these blades are
nailed above the door in the north
chapel. At one time the blades num-
bered 40 or so, but owing to rust and
decay many of them have been lost.
Each of the scythes is about yard in
length.
The general belief is that these
blades were placed in the church in
commemoration of the zeal Of peasants
who welded them In defense Of their
faith in the rebellion known as "The
Pilgrimage of Grace" which had its
rise at Louth in 1886. When the people
saw the ruins of their churches and alb
beys they rose in revolt, and, arming
themselves with the instruments Of
husbandry, such as the scythes, they
went forth to encounter the, enemy.
They were beaten and dispersed, but in
the eyes of their countrymen they werc
heroes, and the rude implements with
which they fought were deemed wor-
they of an abiding place in the old
church where the peasants had wor-
SHIPPED.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-23
Baked Apple Short Cake.

Butter thiclzly an oblong or square
agate baking pan, or earthen pudding
dish will answer. Pare and core as
many good cooking apples-not too
large-as will fit into the pan; pack
them close and sprinkle thickly with
sugar, add little salt and grating of
nutmeg, and enough water to prevent
burning-just a few spoonfuls. Cover
the apples with a paste made like a
rich berry shortcake and bake for half
an hour in a hot oven. Loosen around
the edges of crust, turn it upside down
on plate with the apple on top cut in
squares with a heated knife or pull
apart with two silver forks. Dividing
with the forks will prevent heaviness.
Serve with cream sweetened with ma
pie sugar or syrup. The apples should
be jellied if the best kind are used
Washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-23
WAR FROM TATTOO MARKS.
New Guinea Tribe Fought Because
Its Design Was Copied-Un-
written Copyright Law.

One special feature of many of the
tribes inhabiting New Guinea is the I'M
written law of copyright IN the de-
signs with which they tattoo their
bodies, says writer in Stray Stories.
Each tribe has its own particular sys-
tenn of ornamenting the body, and
should member of any other trib5
initiate the pattern, it is regarded as
quite sufficient reason for declara-
ton of war between the two tribes.
A young warrior fell in love with a
girl of neighboring tribe; the girl
favored his suit, but there was rival
in her own tribe This rival wished to
know why the girl did not look upon
him with equal favor, and why she
went outside the tribe for a husband.
The girl hesitated, and then replied
either as a subterfuge or as state
mGnt of actual fact, but probably the
former-that the rival was not so we'll
ornamented as was the sutton from the
neighboring tribe
The home rival watched for the sue
cessful sutton, took note of the pattern,
and copied it. The other tribe resented
this infringement, and declared war, in
the course of which both suitors We're
killed.