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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

soldier? ?. Is a chaplain's widow en- titled to more pension than others?
 A. Not as a widow. for she ceased to be @ widow when she married again. 2 I do not think so. Your queries about conveyance of real estate are so incom- pete that I dare not hazard an answer.
 F. w. F.--Please inform me whether the Gregg system of shorthand is rec ognized standard system?
 A. It Is not so classed.
 Albany-Please inform me If will Is good in Connecticut that has not been probated for eleven years after the tes- tators' death?
 A. It is good.
 c. J.-I would like to know through your columns who commissions the pres dent?
 A. His commission comes straight from the American people
 L. A. L.-Please tell me where to apply for the report of the Iowa state mine in spector?
 A. Ask the state mine inspector at Des Moines for it,
 A. Ls.-Where are the land offices in Oklahoma located?
 A. At Ava. Fl Reno, Guthrie. Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma and Woodward.
 Center What day of the week was June 24. 1SG5? 2 Who was commander in-chief of the Scotch army in the battle of Culloden. the last battle that was fought between the English and the Scotch?
 A. Sunday. ?. Prince Charles the Pre- tender, the last of the stuarts.
 G. F. H.-If a man and wife wish to separate, and can agree on terms of sep aration, how long do they have to live apart before they can get divorceY
 A. Such an agreement would be per petual bar to divorce.
 A. F. H.-How many votes were cast for Plory and Cookery for governor of Missouri in 1900?
 A. 3l7.sO5 and S5OO45 respectively.
 NJ D.-Has congress passed law within the last five years requiring every able bodied man, within an age limit to become a soldier in case of war with other powers?
 A. It has not.
 Patentee.-With whom should l corre- spond to sell a patent for government use?
 A. If you mean you have a patent to sell to the government, you would need to see the department which could make use of the invention. Address the secre- tary of the department, or get your con gressman to introduce you.
 NJ D. L-What Is meant by direct leg islation? 2. Has lightning ever been known to strike anything made of metal and was connected with the ground? 3. Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
A Detailed Explanation.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 'The city of Lassa is high up in tho hills isn't it?''
 I dunno"
 'I was going to say that the British invading force might suffer from tho altitude"
 Tn what way"
 Why the altitude might bring o1 Lassatude and the-hold on there, what1 your hurry?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
New York Is Parisian.

New York in some respects Is more Par -isian than Paris; 1t loves 10 laugh better than anything in the world, except, of course to make money, and then make 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

Success and happiness 60 hand in hand. Possess both by using Grand Duke Soap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

Blu d W @ i ser Beer on draught at Budweiser Sa& loon, l73l First Ave.
 FRANK LEONARD, Mgr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
sTEELE-SMITH DRY GOODS co.
Jas. Arthur Smith.
Geo. A. Steele.
An Important Announcement.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
Black Dress Goods.

3S-inch Panama Cloth, regular Oko value soc. Sale Price. ...... GOS 4S-inch all wool steam shrunk Chev- tot, 75c quality. 1Eo Sale Price. .. =. -. ..... fOO 50-inch Cancels Hair Granite Cloth, $1 quality. Sale kOo
 Pr-ce... -. =. -. wv 50-inch Sicilian, very lustrous, kQo
 75c quality Sale Price. .OoC 38-inch Albatross, all wool, 400
 60c quality. Sale Price. ..... 1oS 22-inch Wool Challies. O.
 Sale Price,. ... -. ......... " 42-inch all wool Voile. oka
 $1.25 value. Sale Price. ..ooS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

V.-Who wrote the poem, Long Ago"
 A I do not know. The fragment that you send does not indicate that it is a classic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

This column is open to readers of The Age-Herald. Anyone desiring informa- ton should address "Questions An swered.' care The Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

A. W. T-Have astronomers computed the distance from the earth to the north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

H. W.-Is a soldiers widow still en- titled to a pension after marrying again, her second husband being a surviving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

soldier? 2. Is a chaplains widow en- titled to more pension than others?
 A. Not as a widow, for she ceased to be a widow when she married again. 2. do not think so Your queries about conveyance of real estate are so incom- plete that I dare not hazard an answer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

s c. E.-What was the date of the first landing of United States troops in Cuba and in the Phnppines?
 A June 1898.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
ABOUT HORNETS.

A new disciple of the arts of peace writes about hornets and declares that if they are handled gently, they are as mild and harmless as flies.
 This Is not the first time we have known men to write of what they evil dently know very little about. There may be such thing as a tame hornet or harmless one. In long, and. at times, rather intimate acquaintance with the breed we have not yet found one that was not both ready and will ing to accept an engagement uncondi- tionally and without hesitation. They are always at home when a visitor calls. and always prepared to give one a warm reception. If the writer al- luded to has succeeded in so changing their dispositions by kind treatment that they will not sting, he has accom- plished a feat that no other person ever heard of, and we should need oc- cular demonstration--at a safe dis tance-before accepting his theory as true.
 Theories are fine things. but there are times when they fall down. We once heard a man assert that a mule was perfectly harmless if treated kind ly. and offered to prove 1t by fondlinE the rearward legs of a strange speci- men. We don't remember whether he adhered to his theory or not. but we do remember that he carried one arm and one eye in a sling for quite a while afterwards. And, getting back to hor- nets, we once knew a school boy who persuaded a comrade that the latter could safely punch down a hornets nest with a long pole, and the boy was fool enough to try 1t. The hornets slid down the pole like trained aero bats and the trustful boy went home for repairs and sympathy. He. at least, would have been a poor disciple for the kindness teacher. Hornets are very sudden at times, and the man or boy who proposes to tame them had hest do 1t by proxy, or kill them first. As the only good Indians are dead ones. according to one authority, so the only tame hornets are the dead ones. and they need to be very dead before they are safe. If a stingless breed could be invented, we would be willing to take some stock in the tanning theory. l but not otherwise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

to be sold at par. On the other hand, if the lower rate bond Is offered in the first instance and fails of acceptance at It's face value, this fact would be an adverse criticism upon the credit of the State and would milifate against a subsequent sale of the higher rate issue. There Is certainly no less reason at a premium than lower rate bond to be sold at discount. es- pecially when the latter involves al Increase in the indebtedness of the State. A direct advantage to the State in the method I propose, Is shown in the following table, which Is based up on the assumption. for comparison only, that the loan can be ffoated on a 1 4 per cent income basis; this would mean IA per cent bond 100; for 1-2 per cent bond 10616.
 The first column shows the amount of bonds necessary to be sold on 1-i per cent income basis to produce $S, S,403.. 500 (present debt under discussion) at the several rates indicated:
 |. Principal 50 yrs. int Total
 pc. .....ss,s55.243 $13.4s2.sS4 .s223sS, 1O7 3h DC. ... s,4o3.600 1s,655,s5o 22069.45O 3h pc. ... S,915.976 13.s52,e5S 21,76S, 9s {
 It will appear from the foregoing ta- ble that the placing of a 1-2 per cent bond would result in practical saving to the State of $619,173 as against the placing of the 3 per cent bond as pro- posed by Mir Harding. if actually issued pointedly and truly says that there Is no possibility of the States floating at this time a per cent loan; why, then, the suggestion of placing a per cent bond at rate greater than 1-4 per cent? A. M. Baldwin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

ed an "unimproved restricted business district" caused by exemption and im- munity from taxation of property Now. if immunity from taxation is the cause of this circumscribed busi- ness area 1t must necessarily follow that it's remedy is equal taxation of all Property-both by rate and assessment. But 1t may be asserted that that is easily said, but prove it--which will. It is automatic that city grows and improves in every respect co-exten- sively with an increase of population and almost directly in proportion with the amount of foreign or nonresident capital brought there in exchange for nished: If then. parties wishing to move here and invest money in such structures and buildings as have men tioned are prohibited Gin effec) from which available property is held in the business district, and the- owners of such property refuse and fail to make improvements that they are every day crying out for. and all caused by the immunity from taxation, it follows that the removal of the cause will tend to remedy the condition, and in this way in this particular case-the sama resident mentioned above who wishes to invest his $100,000 in business prop erty and who by equal assessment can- not escape taxation, will allow others to purchase the property in the re-
 
 anxious to erect handsome buildings and improve the town. and the resident will invest his money in property oat- side the restricted area" and perhaps improve the property so SIS to create a demand for that, or perhaps invest in some business enterprise and become an integral part of the city and it's business, instead of living on an in- come and escaping taxation.
 If all the business property (restrict- ed area) were assessed on the same ba- sis (market Yalue) as residences in. some portions of the city, the market value of some property in the restrict. ed area would decrease somewhat and the demand therefor by home capital might not be as great, but the demand for other property would be increased. foreign capital would come. and the business district would grow to satisfy the natural demand.
 No harm could be done by the small reduction in market value mentioned for what use to the public is the value of property which is not assessed for taxation, but which enjoys the benefits of the taxation of others and in the hands of those who will not improve or sell?
 I submit this, MT. Editor. as a possi- ble solution of the problem, knowing that few if any persons would object to equal taxation.
 Gaston C1unter'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
SUNDAY, OCTOBER Q, 1904.
FUNDS FOR THE CAMPAIGN.

FUNDS FOH THE CAMFAhGNs
 The National Democratic Committee is calling for funds to use in the cam paign.
 The Republicans have an abundance of money and are going to use it free ly. tThe Democrats are conducting a very expensive campaign and will need every dollar they can lay their hands on.
 The South is not having to spend any money for campaign purposes of Its own this year: all Is solid and safe here. This is especially true of Ala ban1a. Furthermore, the South is prosperous. and has easier money con ditions than any other part of the country. We have received help from the North in our campaigns in the past. It is our duty to return the com pdiment now. Funds from here can be used very effectively in the East and the West.
 Last but not least, the South has more at stake in this campaign than has any other section of the country Roosevelt and Rooseveltism are night mares to us. Why shouldn't we talk with our money on this subject?
 The Advertiser hopes that Chairman Mallory of the State Committee will take up this matter at the meeting of the State Committee on Tuesday. The organization can accomplish more than individuals working voluntarily. In the meAntime. however, The Advertiser suggests that the Chairman of the Montgomery County Executive Com. mittee appoint a canvassing committee to raise funds in this city and County. It ought to be easy to raise at least a. thousand dollars here. and that sort of help from all over the State will be g. tremendous aid to the National Com mittee.
 Any one so disposed can remit to the Treasurer. Mir. George Foster Pea body. 1 West S4th Street, New York. Readers of The Advertiser. in the city or over the State. who choose, can send remittances to The Advertiser. and this paper will acknowledge them and forward to Mir. Peabody.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Not Relieved of Criticism.

MoDlIe Item.
 We do not believe that any Democrat in the State, especially among the newspapers, that have criticised MT. Hefiin, would have him defeated in his district, and to intimate that they would is setting poor importance by their faith, and these criticisms should not be accepted by Mir. Heflin and his friends other than In spirit for the good of the party which, he rsPresents. MT. Hefiin has explainSd~ that his re- marks in re&aMa~to Booker Washing ton, and l~the South. were made in a spirit of fun or irony. and they will now be so accepted, but this does not relieve MT. Hehin of the criticism that came to him after that and other re- marks attributed to him. The remarks were such as, coming from the high source of d Congressman of the United States, were liable to misconstruction, and being twisted into a shape that does not represent the real feeling in the South.
 MT. Hefiin is responsible for the crit icism that has fallen about him from which it is to be hoped he will learn a valua ble lesson, and be more guarded in his remarks in the future. Hehin Is all right-perhaps only little Tillman- ish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
BIG YIELD OF POTATOES.

We often read or hear of exception ally large yields of field or garden pro- ducts. Under favorable circumstances with the best of seed, thorough culti- vation. high fertilization and good sea sons, extraordinary crops are made on small plots of ground. The Crossville (Tenn.) Chronicle gives the particulars of some experimental potato growing this year in the Sequatchie Valley re- zion that surpasses anything we have heard of. The farmer procured one specimen of an especially fine variety of white potatoes from Ohio. and di- vidlng 1t into four parts planted them in separate hills. The ground was made very rich, well cultivated and watered. and the four hills yielded thirty-three pounds of good potatoes. The Chronicle states that as potatoes are usually planted in that region, a like yield on one acre would be about 1,600 bushels.
 This. 1t must be admitted, is an ex- traordinary yield. and of course it is an exceptional one. It Is hardly to be supposed that an entire field, or even an entire acre, could be made as pro- life as these four hills were. but we may reasonably assume that this large crop was the result of extra care In se- lection. planting and cultivation, and that the same methods applied on a larger scale would at least produce much larger crops than are ordinarily made. Even half as many bushels on an acre would not be bad farming.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
CALLS NEGRO PROBLEM
 THE ONLY REAL ISSUE.
Representative GiIIett so Declares in Accepting RenOminatiOn in
 Massachusetts.

Springneld, MasS., opecidl Io IN. (.
 Herald.
 Representative Frederick H. Gillett of this city, was unanimously renomi- mated as Republican candidate for Con gress in the Second Congressional Dis trict this afternoon. This is the sev enth time MT. Gillett has been thus honored and as the Democratic oppo- sition in this district is merely nominal the nomination Is as good as an cleo tion.
 Representative Gillett was placed in nomination by Col. s. c. Warriner in speech that caused a demonstration for President Roosevelt. Mir. Gillett de- voted most of his acceptance speech to the negro problem, which he termed the real Democratic issue, saying in part:
 Tt is an issue of which they very naturally do not boast-an issue so out of date, so unreasonable, so unchris- tian that it would seem incredible that it should hold together educated men in this twentieth century if we were not eye witnesses of its potency--the issue that men and women in this land of equality are to be treated and judg- | ed. not by their merits, not by their conduct, not by their capacity or in- tentions or morality. but solely by their birth; that they are to be condemned. not for themselves, but for their fath- Ara." T"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

The newspapers have given pretty
 fun accounts of the efforts to cripple
 or disable the battleship Connecticut.
 which was recently launched, and of the injury that was really done by some one. Now the report Is out that the dirty. work was done by a union mechanic acting under orders from a walking delegate. and the threat is made that the ship will yet be disabled or destroyed. For the credit of the many good men who belong to the unions it is to be hoped that there is no truth in the report. but if 1t should turn out to be true. 1t will be the big gest nail ever driven into the coffin of unionism.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
The PostmarIx.

DOIhdn SIIlIHBS.
 A firm here in town ordered the other day lot of those fob chains, with Parker and Daviss pictures on one side. The northern manufacturers filled the order, but noted that 1t did not call for any of the Roosevelt Fair. banks brand, of which they had plenty Their letter indicated innocent surprise at the failure to make the order for an equal amount. The firm might have appropriately referred them to the postmark on the envelope. showing that the letter was from Alabama
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

uraliy The Mall foreets to add that the State has become a political nuisance solely because of Addicksism, and that Addicksism survives and fiourishes be- cause Of the support and comfort given 1t by Republican President. With that necessary addition, the romark of The Mail is sound and good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
MIR. HEFLIN'S FUN.
Is Not Relished by the Press, in Ala
 bama and Out.
He Has Hurt the South.


 Selma Journal
 It was very indiscreet in MT. Heflin to use such language even in fun, for he should realize the gravity of the matters he was discussing and know that even the most temperate and care fully considered utterances on such questions are eagerly scanned by hos tile eyes. He has hurt Alabama, has hurt the South, has burt the Democ- racy by his i'll timed attempt at fun making. His words have been pub lished in many places where his ex- planation will never be heard, and when he goes to Congress he will find that his influence and weight has been sadly curtailed by this evidence of bad tudg- ment at a critical time.
 We are glad, however, that MT. Hefiin has made the explanation so that his friends throughout the State and the Party may know that he did not seriously use the language which they could not defend or approve.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

The New York Mail. one of our truly loyal Republican contemporaries. de- clares that Delaware has become such a nuisance politically that it has been proposed to annex 1t to one or the oth- CT Of the three states which it adJoins. and thus get rid of 1t forever" Nat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
A Funny Iden of Fun.
Columbus. (Ga ,. Enquirer-smn

OUIUIIIUWN' NNItt v L-IIV UII VT -SUU.
 Mir Heflin. the Democratic nominee for Congress from the Fifth Alabama District, explains that all he said in his recent Tuskegee speech about the President and Booker Washington was said In fun. Some people have a funny idea of what IL takes to make fun. MT. Heflin should fight shy of the humor- ous. Whenever he feels the attack coming on he should withdraw to some quiet spot until 1t passes away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Atlanta and Sensations.

Atlanta is nothing, if not sensa- tional. The Constitution has got all the newspapers discussing the noble and ignoble qualities of the mule and his muleship is made a national issue All we have to say relative to this very interesting subject" Is, the man who catches hold of his hind legs, will cussing or "cussing" him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Breathes Freely.
Limestone Democrat.

LlmeSIOne OenOCIdL.
 Montgomery at last breathes freely. It has been decided that the builder will spare that fountain" and no of. Montgomery would have been in a lanenfable state if she acknowledged te the world that she was not bis enough to have an office building any where but in her most congested quarter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

The citizens of Buffalo want pure water. If they can't get 1t in any other way, they want it boiled, and if the Aldermen refuse to have 1t boiled. they are in favor of boiling the Alder men. There's bound to be some boil ina before they quiet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
How Mamie Changed.

Chicago Journal
 Banks-You say your daughter Ma mic has changed wonderfully. In, what way?
 wouldn't go into the panor for fear there was man there. and now she won't go in the parIor unless there ts one there t'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

''The lynchers came out ahead in the affair" concludes The Charleston Post. commenting on the Huntsville fasco. With shame we admit that The Post is about right.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Two Kinds.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 T heard a story to the effect that Biffins is going to put up a building Is there any foundation for it?'
 There may be a foundation for the story, but so far there's none for the building."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

Miss Wells is coming in for liberal amount of criticism, mostly of the 3oshy kind. because she couldn't hit the battleship Connecticut. with the bottle Of wine on the occasion of its launch ing. It is plain that she should have aimed at something else.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Doing His Best.
Hartford Herald.

Hartford Herald.
 One of our Populist friends says thas Tom Watson is not assisting the Re. publicans. Thomas may not assist them, but he is endeavoring to do So to the best of his ability.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Spoiled 1t All.
Birmingham Ledger.

 Senator Spooner says Lafollette fa trying to establish a one-man power in Wisconsin. That is a serious charge but Spooner spoiled it by advising peo, pie in the same breath to vote foI Roosevelt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
A anTxn rnuMnArTnrr

4 newspapers foundation ts It's circula- ton Our circulation is solid and combines aot only quantity. but class and quality. edged the ideal newspaper of Alabama and is not only conservative but thoroughiy progressive and reaches just the eiess ok chasing power which is pleasing to tne high grade merchants who advertise m its columns. The following statement Tor the sworn to by our Circulation Manager. and Is Absolutely reliable.
 Watch us grow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
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What He May Say.
Mobile Herald.

MoblIe Herald,
 Henry Clay said he would rather be right than be President. MT. Bryan might as well say he would rather be grandpa than to be right or to be Pres. ident.