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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
JAPAN'S ARMY.

From the New York Commercial.
Since 1854 Japan's energies have flowed
wholly in material channels, nothing has
been drawn away from the finer and
deeper part of life. She wastes little time
over religion; she has no romanticism
she has no gift for poetry of feeling or
expression, and leaves the higher criti-
cism severely alone. Turned wholly to
the material world, possessed of bound
less energy and with a guiding class of
superior men, her highly trained and fine-
ly equipped army is the almost inevitable
product of the conditions Of her life The
first thing that makes 1t success is
immense organizing power.
The fifty millions of Japanese are not
merely an Oriental mob. says Charles
Johnston in Harper's Weekly-they are
all ticketed, recorded and catalogued by
system of registration more complete
than that of any western land The num-
Der of males arriving at the age of mil
itary service is known with mathematical
exactitude. and the CONSUMPTION works
with German precision. From Germany
In fact, Japan has drawn the form and
organization of her army, just as her
navy, even including the best of her bat
tleships. is a British creation. The divi-
sion of the japanese army into the ac-
tive army, the 'landwehr," and the land
strum." carries us straight to Prussia.
and the age of CONSUMPTION is the same
twenty in time of war. seventeen in spe-
cial emergency, with liability for service
extending to the fortieth year. The uni
forms and Announcements carry out the
German idea; and again and again WISH
tors to Japan have commented on the
German appearance of the Mikado's
troops. the German precision of the drill,
the truly Teutonic mastery of detail,
shown In the organization of their mil
itary districts. their general staff, their
military academies and schools.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
WITH THE OLD MASTERS.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Dryden had jotted down the title
"Alexander's Feast"
III the intelligent compositor makes it
Alexandra, he snickered, "the gentle
reader will think I'm abiding to that 0.
cent meal"
Unable to restrain his mirth, he laughed
loud and long.
Schiller was completing the second act
of THE Robbers"
Il don't want people to imagine" he
said, that this is a slap at my friends
In the city hail."
Greatly perplexed. he lolsed for way
out of this complication.
Spencer was showing a friend the MS.
of "The Faerie Queene."
Her real name is Ann" he explained,
but you see she doesn't want people
asking about her age"
Trotting out decanter, he did the hon
ors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
Consider The District.

The voters of the Birmingham dis
trict can least of all voters of this
state afford to do anything to cripple
the railroads, or to drive railroad in.
vestors away. This district invites
railroads. 1t desires to see all rail-
roads in the southeast centered here,
and IL nothing of an unjust and slash
ing nature is done against them, every
railroad system In the southeast will
soon enter this district.
But if this district votes to put Mr.
Conner into Office, pledged as he is to
slash rates and regulatlons-to run
roughshod over railroad property--to
disregard the constitution of 1901,
which guarantees to every railroad
just return upon its investment-if this
district SO votes, we may be sure that
the incoming of railroads will be
checked, and perhaps altogether upset.
At the present time the Louisville
and Nashville is considering the build
ing of an airline from Huntsville to
this district. The Brunswick and Bir-
mingham is steadily building and con-
solidating, with Birmingham as its OBJ
jective point, and the Illinois Central
is surveying lines to this district. The
Gould system has crossed the Missis-
sippi at Natchez, and it may be in
duced to build to this district, in which
each year 25,0OO,oO0 tons of freight
are moved.
Can we afford in this district to
throw cold water on these develop
ments? Can we afford to discourage
by threats of unfair treatment the COM
ing in of single line?
Other towns encourage the building
of railroads, and this district should
show by its vote that 1t desires rail-
roads, the more the better. BY his
vote on Monday each citizen will en-
courage or discourage the building of
railroads into this district Let no
one think that investors will disregard
or ignore or remain ignorant of votes
cast here in favor of slasher like
Mr. Conner. Just at present the latter
says he would in office behave himself,
but all know that he intends to raid
the railroads in every possible manner.
Every vote cast In this district for him
Is therefore hint to investors to keep
away, and they will so consider 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
A UNIQUE WAR MAP,

From the New York Times.
The American museum of natural his
tory has just arranged a special and
timely war exhibit on the wall of the
first floor lobby. This is a large colored
relief map, 10 feet by IS feet, showing
both the characteristic features Of the
country now occupied by the Japanese
and Russian forces, the daily progress,
exact position of the two armies, and
the last battle-ground whether on land
or sea.
The last reported whereabouts OF the
marching columnG of both forces and
their naval vessels are realistically
shown by series of movable colored
cards. The topography of the interior
of the country, the mountains. etc. are
impressively displayed by the raised por-
tons. as well as the various bays and
coast lines now used as landing places OF
the. troops
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
The soul Of this man Is In his clothes.
--AIPs Well That Ends Well.
Samuel OF the Mercer.

The fact that a suit has been brought
In the United States court at st. Paul
to compel the Illegal merger to return
tn the Northern Pacific stockholders
their original number of shares, shows
that all is not harmonious among the
CAPTAINS Of finance. Mr.. Hartman
represents the Rockefeller crowd, and
when the merger was formed his crowd
controlled the Northern Pacific.
The Hill-Morgan combine propose to
rob the Hartmann rockefeller interest
of a controlling interest in the North
ern Pacific by giving to each holder OF
a share In the Northern Securities conf
pany 1927 stock of the Northern Pa
cific and s30.17 of the Great Northern.
This bright scheme of Mr.. Hill would
cut out the control that the Rockefeller
crowd possessed OF the Northern Pa
cific. Hence the suit. 1t is a fight to
the finish between the Hill-Morgan and
the Hartman Rockefeller combina-
lions, and the prize is the control OF
the Northern Pacific.
This suit is out another illustration
of the insecurity shut up In gentle
mems agreements" or any community
of interest plan. AS a rule such agree
ments are broken within week. The
gentlemen of Wall street cannot trust
one another There is always screw
loose somewhere.
Mr.. Hartman insists that he was
dubbed into the merger, and he does
not intend to be robbed as he steps out
of 1t. 1t is no friendly suit. 1t is a
suit that will be pressed to the utmost.
Mr.. Rockefeller wants his original
stocks instead of al allotment of stuff
by Mr.. Hill. Both desire to control the
Northern Pacific, and that is the secret
both of the suit and of the recent buy
ing of Pacific railroad stocks In Wall
street The fight Is a very pretty one,
and the general public will stand back
declaring, go 1t, Hill; go 1t, Rookie
fallor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
TO CARE FOR JANAUSCHEK.
The Aged Actress VIII Spend the Rest
of Her Life In Actors Home.

From the New York Sun.
Nine. Janauschek, the aged actress,
whose illness and hard luck in recent
years have aroused the sympathy of old
play-goers, has decided to spend the rest
of her life in the Actors Home on Staten
Island. Nine. Janauschek applied for adj
mission to the home week ago and it
was Immediately granted
I'VE sent word to her" said A. M. Pal
mer, the chairman of the board Of gov
errors, that she would be more than a
welcome guest, and that we had spe-
cial room waiting for her"
Nine. Janauschek has not yet informed
the superintendent of the nome when sire
will arrive. She has made her home in
Saratoga for the last four years with
her friend and physician. DR.. ]. E. KEEL
ly. He took her to his home when she
suffered paralytc stroke.
Nine. Janauschek was born in Prague
more than "a years ago. She made her
debut when she was 16 years old, in her
native city and became we'll known in
Austria and Germany. She came here
with her company in 1867.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

the Corona Coal and Iron company. was
in Birmingham yesterday en- route for
New Orleans
F. S. Shaw of Chicago is at the Hill
man.
Edward Hudnall of Boston is at the
Hillman.
Waiter C. Styles of New York is regis
tered at the Hillman.
w. B. Reynolds of Montevallo is at the
Hillman.
M e. Hensler of Battle Creek. Mich, is
at the Hillman.
C. H. Ryan of Montgomery is at the
st. Nicholas.
T. D. Dody of Omaha is at the St. Mich
olas.
G. G. Britton of Admission is at the St
Nicholas.
H. D. Collins of New York is at the
st. Nicholas.
c. H. Mcmillan of Steubenville, o., is at
the Colonial.
w. B. Howell of Montgomery is at the
Colonial.
w. A. Brough of Atlanta is at the Co
lonial.
]. L. Vaughan Of Roanoke, Va, is a
guest of the Colonial hotel.
w. c. Carpenter of Montgomery was
among the late arrivals at the Morris.
E. C. Campbell of Louisville is at the
Morris.
F. ]. Egan of Selma is at the Morris.
]. H. Smith of Greensboro, N. c., is at
the Morris.
A. D. Pierce and H. w. Sully of Bos
ton are at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
Prosperity Ahead.

after a period of several years of I'M
precedented prosperity eliminating In
1908 1t was but natural that we should
have a comparatively quiet year in bust
ness circles, especially since this is
presidential year, but trade is not so dull
after ALL" remarked a merchant. 'Busi-
ness Is holding up very well in deed. And
/ feel it in my bones, to say nothing Of
statistical reasons, that uncommon pros
perity will be with us again next year.
I'VE can all remember when three or
four years of prosperity were followed.
by an equal number Of years of depres
sion. This has been changed Excessive
production will always be followed by
little depression, but since this country
has grown so rich and has extended its
foreign trade rapidly, we will have good
business nearly all the time"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
Ensley and the Railroads.

Although boasting three railroad sys-
TENS, Ensley is probably the only town
of it's size and Importance in the country
where 1t is impossible to buy a passen-
ger ticket" said resident of the Steel
City yesterday. "All the trains that run
to and through Ensley are freight trains
and no passenger trains reach the town
at ALL This unusual state of affairs IS
due to the fact that all the railroads to
Ensley are branch lines and were con-
structed solely for hauling freight to and
from the large manufacturing plants To-
Gated there.
1.-THE Louisville and Nashville, the St
Louis and San Francisco and the South
ern railways have branch lines to Ensley
but when passengers desire to leave on
any of these roads they are compelled to
go to Birmingham to buy their tickets
While the excellent service rendered by
the inter-urban electric railways deprives
the situation of much of its inconvenience
II is rather strange that such busy
town as Ensley should be placed in such
an embarrassing predicament."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
From the New York Commercial.

From the New York Commercial.
- HERE have been introduced in
(OD the legislature at Albany two
measures Of vital interest to
sporting goods dealers. They are known
as the Armstrong bills" and have been
passed by the senate and are now before
the assembly.
The first one (as amnded prohibits
the selling of any gun. rifle, pistol or
ammunition either loaded or blank to any
person under the age Of sixteen years.
and it does not matter whether the pro-
polling force is powder, air or spring. All
are prohibited
The other bill is an amendment to the
penal code, and prohibits any person I'M
der the age of eighteen years from carry
ing or having in his possession In any
public street, highway or place in any city
or corporate village any pistol or firearm
of any kind without a written license from
a police magistrate.
ut can be readily seem. says the
Sporting Goods Gazette, of Syracuse,
what this will lead to. No more single
guns or small rifles. no revolvers, pistols
IL the vicious measure becomes a law.
In fact, the coming generation and still
others to come must grow up ignorant of
the proper use of firearms.
From the very beginning of the estab-
lishment of the United States govern
ment. 1t has been our pride and the won
der of all other nations that we were able
to place In the field thousands of raw re-
cruits who were expert marksmen. This
has been the history Of every engagement
this country has had with her opponents
on the field Of battle or on the seas. This
efficiency has not come by chance, but
the constitutional right given us and our
sons to bear arms. We have learned to
shoot, and most Of us learned it before
we were eighteen years of age. These bills
are liable to become laws unless every
merchant or other person who is interest
ed shall at once write the member Of
the assembly from his district protesting
against the favorable constellation Of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
NOT ALL "HEATHEN."
rom the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune
Many of the prominent men of japan
are Christians. To this creed belong one
member of the imperial cabinet. two
Judges of the supreme court, two presi-
dents of the lower house of parliament.
three vice ministers of state-not to men
ton host of officials in the lower ranks.
In the present parliament the president
and thirteen members In total member
ship Of 300 are Christians In the army
there are 1856 Christian officers. or per
cent OF all, and the two largest battle
ships are commanded by Christians. In
Toxic three of the great daily papers have
Christian editors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
Spring in Other Places.

Milwaukee Sentinel: March is going out
like a sea lion
Indianapolis News: One touch Of spring.
time makes the whole world grin.
Minneapolis Journal: Did you notice that
delicate green coming into the lawn?
Philadelphia inquiries: The equinox Is
past the ice is out, and the leaves soon
will be.
Boston Transcript; Lead us not into
temptation. In other words don't put on
the open cars for six weeks yet.
Detroit Journal: The weather clerk and
the optimistic robin appear to be taking
their annual controversy rather more
seriously than usual.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
Louisville and Nashville Party.

The directors and nigh officials Of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad VIII ar
rive in Birmingham on the morning OF
April 16 and will leave the day following.
They come to look over the district and
In the party will be a number OF men
prominent in the financial world who
Will see Birmingham for the first time.
Mr.. Harry Walters as chairman OF the
Louisville and Nashville board He is
also the real head of the Atlantic Coast
Line system. Mr.. Walters is compare
lively young man but he is recognized as
one of the greatest men in the United
States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
A boy can be civilized. but then he
isn't a boy any longer.
Once in while a girl kisses a man just
to show him how to do it.
1t takes woman to have her eyes
seem to melt with tenderness when she
is gnashing her teeth
Every time woman draws a check she
hopes when it gets back to the bank the
cashier will overlook it.
The useful thing about telephone 10
a woman Is that as soon as she gets home
from church she can call up all her rel
atives and tell them how mad her friends
were to see how well she looked in her
rev gown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

KM ISIS ROOSEVELT has lauda-
D BILE desire to be a real plum
ger" but the President seems
to think that it would be more compati-
BILE with his dignity If she refrained from
playing the ponies. At least the public
makes that inference from the fact that
the young lady was hustled off to New
York when her father discovered that
some industrious snapshotter had caught
Miss Alice in the very act of trading with
the bookmakers. The Roosevelt children
seem to have inherited so much strenuos-
ity from their distinguished parent on the
paternal side that they find 1t difficult
to restrain their natural exuberance. AL
though exciting tales have been sent
abroad of the capers Miss Alice and her
young friends sometimes cut in the White
House and the escapades of the boys
have furnished much valuable news for
the papers, the first children of the land"
have been able thus far to avoid the cam
era fends with fair degree of success. 1t
was unfortunate that Miss Roosevelt fell
an unsuspecting victim In this regard
and as a result her fair presence will illu-
mine the Bennings track no more this sea-
son. In the meantime the man with the
pictures is the man of the hour.
1t has been discovered that suicide from
the top of twenty-story skyscraper is
both expeditions and certain of fatal re-
suits. 1t is cordially recommended to all
who desire to shuttle off this mortal coil
without disagreeable complications. One
Oh the advantages is a crowd of interested
spectators when the trick is done In the
day time and freedom from interruption.
While suicide from beetling crag. or a
hurting flight from Brooklyn bridge. or
a leap over Niagara falls may be more
desirable from a romantic and pictur-
esque point of view, suicide from the TOP
of a skyscraper is up to date and business
like. However this method of escaping
from the world could never become popu-
lar in towns where there are no skyscra-
pers.
The Igorrotes from the Philippines seem
to be having hard time to obtain their
favorite bill of fare at st. Louis. They
have craving for dog meat and have
become firmly convinced that If no ca
nine flesh is to be had they will all die of
pneumonia. Whether there is anything
in this idea is questionable but the fact
remains that the Filipinos are hungry for
dog and must have it. For time it ap-
peared that the Igorrotes would be per-
mitted to enjoy their favorte flesh and
steps were taken to provide them with
stray dogs about the city but now the
humane society steps in and says there
shall be no more mutilation and eating of
dog meat in the Quartet de Filipino. More
over, the ladies cite two city ordinances
which impose fines for just the offenses
the lgorrotes are committing and they
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
The Iron Market.

The southern pig iron market is stronger
now than it has been for some time past
Inquiries come freely and no buyer thinks
of offering less than $40 for No. Q foundry,
while small lots bring s1O.25.
Several of the large concerns have
made such large sales that they are now
out of the market. A number of big
orders have been delivered here this week
While manufacturers are not predicting
very high prices this year there Is a good
prospect of iron reaching $40 on a No. 2
basis before the summer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
CARRIE DESERVES THE PRIZE.

From the Washington Post
Russia is offering a prize of $3.50 To-.
some scheme OF rendering alcohol nom
drinkable. Carrie Nations plan Of TAX
ing the bottle firmly by the neck and
smashing 1t with a Ratchet accomplishes
the purpose, and the method is not pat
ented.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
ANOTHER PEssIMIsT.

From the Dothan Siftings.
The young south is specializing on what
the circus clown will have to say this
year.-Age- Herald. We believe that the
youth south is old enough to know that
it will be the same thing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

Judge Parker Is communicative on
1t Is not believed that he has expressed
any opinion on the prospects for
spring fishing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

Mrs. Osborn, dressmaker to the 400,
has discovered that society folk are
slow to pay their bills. In that respect
the smart set is not at all exclusive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

1t is reported that William Randolph
st. Louis hotels for his supporters, but
all his money will not purchase the
right to sleep In the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
WORD TO THE UNWIsE.

From the Washington Post.
Editor Harmsworth dropped 100000 be-
cause the women failed to patronize hts
PAPER devoted exclusively to women. II
he wanted their support he should have
devoted his paper exclusively to men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

Colonel Youngnusband considers the
attack upon his army of invasion as
unprovoked. What would be full prov
ocation in his mind, Is not stated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

Japan has an army of 100000 men
in action, and they are all reported to
be healthy. Evidently the Japanese
soldiers have not yet encountered en-
balmed beef.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
ANOTHER VIEW OF LAWS
AGAINST CARRYING ARMS

any such measure. If the bills cannot DO
absolutely defeated, the age limit should
be reduced to at least, twelve years"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

Colonel Younghusbands name looks
strange on paper, but the English pro-
nunciation of 1t may take all the
strangeness out of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

1t is now feared that great many
tusks of so-called mastodons were de-
posted by New Jersey mosquitoes be-
fore they departed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

Radium failed to come up to the pre-
dictions made by science and has been
discredited.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

The stock market has forgotten the
merger decision, and the men who held
it over them a long time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

Three hundred reporters at the st.
Louis democratic convention will tell
the world all about 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

If Christian in Pilgrims Progress
was selfish, as Prof. Shaw says, what,
pray, is 'Lige Dowie?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

John Hay now feels very important
since he has been permitted to have
a body guard just like real potentate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

The war correspondents have gone
to the front, and they at lease will de-
mand bloodshed, and good deal of it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

The baseball athletes are now con.
tending with the Far Eastern war and
the delegate hunt for top of column
and headlines.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

Mr.. Bryan is not yet within reach
ing distance of that $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

England expects to have subjects in
Thibet, and she is taking steps to
protect them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07

Colonel Younghusband is making
history in Thibet without perhaps
knowing it.