davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
immigration Southwark.

The southeastern railway land and
industrial agents will meet in Birming
ham on November 16 and II. Maj. T.
Y. Anderson, land commissioner of the
Alabama Great Southern, has arranged
fine programme, and these capable
and efficient canyassers for the south
will be handsomely entertained.
The agents who will meet here at
the time mentioned are doing a great
deal towards filing up the waste
spaces in the south. They will be
warmly welcomed here, where home
seekers and industrial workers are
fully appreciated
The attention of the men who will
come at Major Anderson's suggestion
should be called to the desirability of
securing a portion of the thousands
and tens of thousand of Italians who
come to this country annually as cot
ton farmers in the south. They leave
Italian farms, and a general effort ON
the part of the railway land and in
dustrial agents could turn the tide to
the unoccupied and untitled lands of
the south. Thus far these newcomers
have had not had their attention called
to the advantages of cotton farming.
They shave taken up truck farming
freely, and they could no doubt be
induced to grow cotton on the lands in
the south, the cheapest and best in
the country. Our climate is the climate
Of southern Italy, and there will be
no difficulty in inducing them to come
this way if organized effort gets be-
hind them.
1t is hoped the coming convention
will consider Italian immigration and
cotton growing. 1t is the most promis-
ing subject before the southern people.
We need more white farmers, and
Italy is the land to draw them from.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Musical Comedy Music popular.

: Musical Comedy Music Popular
Since the theatrical season opened l
notice that the Birmingham oreheStras
are taking up many tuneful compositions
from musical comedies that have recent
ly visited Birmingham" said musician
yesterday. Selections from The Iender-
foot and The Sultan of sulu' are most
popular, although one hears a song now
and then from Peggy From Paris The
general opinion seems to be that The
Sultan of suIu' was one of the most tune
full productions that has been seen here
in some time. Nearly all the songs are
easily remembered and one catches him
self whistling them unawares. However,
1 Met My Love in the Alamo Will cause
The Tenderfoot to be remembered for
many a day. Although this song reached
Birmingham long before The Tenderfoot
ceased playing in Chicago and New York,
the appearance Of Richard earle here
seemed to restore it to popularity and
now nearly everybody is humming the
air."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
Three thousand Only!

The registration In the nine wards
of the city in the nine days set apart
for that purpose foots UP 1923 Posi-
bly, five hundred more voters will be
registered in their wards on Novem-
Der 81, the day of the city primary. It
is just as probable. however, that the
total vote in the primary will not ex.
coed three thousand.
Upon that basis winner must have
1901 votes, and the aspirants who get
into the run-off, in case no one has
that number, will probably need 1000
votes each in the first ballot. But
however the coming contest is looked
at, it should be remembered that the
voting strength of this city has been
reduced to 9000
Three thousand voters will do the
voting of ten thousand male citizens
of voting age, for this city holds fully
that number of men. 1t does not hold
that number of qualified electors. Be-
tween poll-tax defaults and defaults In
registration, the number has been cut
down to three thousand, and upon the
shoulders Of the three thousand rests
today the responsibility for good gov
eminent in this city in the coming two
Vparc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
ALTOONA TO HAVE A BOOM.
Alabama Steel & Wire Co.'s Purchase
of Underwood Mines Means Much.

From the Gadsden Journal.
The Underwood mines in this county,
which the Alabama Steel and Wire COM
pany has just purchased will be brought
up to their highest practical efficiency.
In anticipation of a new market, by rea-
son of the extension of the Louisville and
Nashville from Alfalfa to Altoona, the
former management had some time ago
started in to increase the capacity. The
steel company will be stimulated to do
still more on account of the close prox-
unity of the mines to- the Gadsden plants,
which will consume the coal.
The Van Zandt mines, which are near,
are close allied with the steel company
and with the Elliott-Chapman Coal COM
pany's still larger property there will be
considerable development in the coal
fields of western Etowah as soon as the
Louisville and Nashville completes the
gap between Alfalfa and Altoona. Just
when this will be is not known as the
only delay is a difficult tunnel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
WISE DOG AND SOME FLEAs.

From "Old Gorgon Graham"
Even as temporary head of the lard
department you're something of a pup,
and where there's dog there's heas
You've simply got to get used to them,
and sense enough to know that they're
not eating you up when they're only nib
bling little at your hide. And you don't
want to let any one see that a flea bite
can worry you, either A pup that's
sqIirming and wrggling and nosing
around the seat of the trouble whenever
one of his little friends become active.
gets kicked snt into the cold, sad night
in the end. But wise dog lies before the
fire with droop until he gets to the
point where he can't stand EN- any
longer Then he sneaks off under the din
ing room table and rolls them out into
the carpet"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
The Roorback.

From the Nashville Banner.
The ''roorback," the name frequently
given the campaign canard had It's origin
in 1874, when some smart Wing writer
had published what purported to be the
Travels of Baron Roorback," in which
the counterfeit baron stated that he once
met lot of slaves that were being driven
to market in the south to be sold and
that each of these slaves had ~. K. Pr
the initials of James K. Polk, branded on
his back. This story, which was intended
to injure Folks chances in the election.
was soon exploded as a campaign canard
and failed to do the political damage in
tended. Leslie's Weekly, recalling this
incident, also mentions the circulation by
Wing partisans in 1874 of a bogus letter
purpoting to have been written by Bir-
ney, the presidential candidate of the
abolition, or liberty party, to one ]. B.
Garland of Michigan, in which Birney
was represented as saying several years
previous of 1874 that If he could get
a certain office he would give up his abo-
lition crusade Copies of this forged letter
were distributed with the hope of turning
anti-slavery Wings from Birney to the
support of Clay but it failed of the de-
sired effect.
Another roorback attempted near the
close of presidential campaign was the
alleged letter of Garfield to Morey of the
so-called Employers Union or Lynn,
Mass. published in 1880, in which Garfield
was made to express himself in favor of
Chinese cheap labor. The forgery was
denounced by Garfield and the republican
press, but copies of the letter wee feely
circulated especially in the Pacific coast
states, with the effect of giving Califor-
mia to the democrats, although Garfield
was elected president.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
TALL MEN MYTHICAL.

We hear fabulous stories of the age
and size of men in prehistoric times So
thoroughly are these old stories of the
ancient giants impressed upon the people
that the French government has institut-
ed a searching inquiry conducted by the
eminent M. Dastre TO ascertain the
exact truth.
He reports that the average hight of
man mas continued the same for thou
sands of years, as shown in primitive
prehistoric and historic man. The great
size of ancient man is purely imaginary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
DRUNKEN DUCKS.
Imbibed Whisky Spilled in Sewer Pool
and Terrorized Town.

Wheeling dispatch to the Cincinnati En-
puirer.
At Benwood three miles south of this
city, this afternoon two drunken foreign
ers dropped large cask of whisky while
crossing over half-round tile sewer near
one of the mills. The whisky lodged in
small pool in the sewer.
Shortly after a flock of thirty-two de-
nestle ducks belonging to Jacob Heiser
came along, and spying the whisky, which
was partly mixed with water. all of them
drank quite quantity of 1t and shortly
there was a cackling and squawking that
nearly set the town in a panic.
The ducks wandered around and got in
front of the street cars and also in the
stores and different places that were open
aising a general disturbance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
Hotel Changes.

julie G. Wright, who has been night
clerk at the Metropolitan hotel for ths
past year. has resigned his position and
goes to Lafayette. Ca, to accept a luc-
rative position. He is succeeded by S. L.
Murphy, formerly with the Burford ho-
tel at Charlotte, N. G.
Mr.. Wright has been In the hotel bus
mess IN Birmingham for the past four
or five years and has many friends in
Alabama who regret his departure from
the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
It's just as well for man not to h ave
cent as to get married.
r.ere is a sItat deal of money to be
mads in just neI,'s content to keep what
you have.
1t u, ats the imagination ssw a girl can
eat onions and then go off and write
romantic letters
A woman's idea of beautiful hat is
something like painted flying machine
struck by lightning.
A man can be safely credited with great
will power when he will crawl out of a
cold bed to get more covers and become
colder doing 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
NATIONAL POLITICS.
The Two Andrew carneaIes.
New York World.

From the New York World
There are two Andrew carneziss 1t ap-
pears. as well as two Theodore Rooso-
vets
One Andrew Carnegie 1hates var, de
plores militarism, endows educational in
stitutions, builds libraries. erects nails
o" peace, belives in a wise revision Of
the tariff. loves Grover Cleveland and
rescocte Judge Parker.
TIE other Andrew Carnegi. = "A harden
&C protectionist and an incofrlgible re-
publican who believes the tariff should be
revised only by its friends is supporting
Theodore Roosevelt for pre- sident and
praying that John Hay will continue to
sit on the safety valve.
The first Andrew Carnegie would be a
good democrat If the second Andrew Car
negie would let him; but the second An
drew Carnegie owns all the common stock
and does all the voting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
About Persons.

Congressman Sydney ]. Bowie of An
niston, the genial representative from
the Fourth district, spent last night at
the Metropolitan. He left early this
morning for Shelby county, where he will
make speeches in the interest of the DEM
ocratic nominees as follows: Nt Pei
ham this morning at 10 o'clock, at Sagi-
nav this evening at o'clock and at Mon
tevallo tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
d. G. Dent of Chattanooga is at the st.
Nicholas
G. G. Gike of Nashville is stopping at
the st. Nicholas
Il. X. Clapp of Montgomery is at the
Morris
]. j. Dixon of Memphis is at the Nor
ris.
c. R. Anderson of Montgomery is at the
Morris.
B. L. Crane of st. Louis is stopping at
the Morris
George W. Ducan of Auburn is at the
Hillman.
c. A. Dillingham; of Columbus, Ca, is
at the Hilman.
Hogan Jackson of Albertville is at the
Hillman.
w. r. A. Miner of Columbiana is at
the Metropolitan.
J. L. Moore of Atlanta is at the Colo
NAL.
Wallace Elder. editor of the Clanton
Union, is at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

call Mrs. Gilbert dear old Mrs. Gilbert"
and that expresses exactly the affection
in which she is held by all those who
have seen her play. Mrs. Gilbert will
finish her engagement in New York and
will then make a tour of the principle
cities, after which she will retire to pri-
vate life None will deny that she has.
earned her. rest. for who among our bud
ding theatrical lights would labor sixty
years to become a star?
The ability of trained nurses to get
married is illustrated every day. Those
who are quietly wed escape without at
tracing attention, but sometimes the
charms of the trained nurse are so po-
tent that former patients go to all kinds
of extremes in order to make them their
wives. OF course this discussion deals
entirely for the female trained nurse. No
body cares whether the man nurse has
any good qualities or not, and in fact,
about the only place where he is useful
is in lunatie asylum, where force more
than tact is needed But cases where
men have married the wrong women in
caps and aprons who nursed them back
to health are too numerous to mention
Sometimes the marriage is accomplished
quietly and at other times there is an
elopement, threats of disinheritance, pa
rental objection, social ostraeism and
other dire penalties sufficient to daunt
the stoutest heart. But these impede
ments weigh very little in the scale with
the trained nurse. For getting married,
professional nursing is much safer and
more expeditions than a matrimonial
bureau.
Candidate Swallow Is booked to de-
liver an address in Louisville shortly. 1t
is nothing but right and proper that the
prohibition candidate should wage a
vigorous campaign in kentucky. In fact
he ought to devote as much attention
to the Bluegrass state as lhe democrats
do to Indiana, for the number of Ken
lucky colonies who will vote for prohibit
ton must be small indeed. Candidate
Swallow also has a name that ought to
make him popular in Kentucky.
The accuracy with which the Russian
Baltic fleet drilled a fleet of English fish
ing vessels full of holes at least shows
that the Russian gunners can shoot
bit. Whether their aim would be as true
if their antagonists were Jap battle
ships instead of trawlers is a question
that Admiral R??!lxx!! alone can an
swer Just now there is deal of kow
towing among Russian and English dip
lomats, all of which is very interesting
and trifie amusing to those powers who
can afford to look on with equanimity
The Hon. Tom Watson is to reply to
the Hon. Grover Cleveland. OF course
there is a slight difference in the size
Of the two men-both physically and po-
lltically-but Tom Watson is not afraid
to hurl his Philippics into the very teeth
of the greatest men who ever lived.
Whether he will materially advance his
campaign by answering Mr.. Cleveland's
address, and whether he will refute any
of the arguments advanced by the Sage
OF Buzzard's Bay are questions that are
probably troubling Americas most noted
angler very little. PC.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Following is a recipe for safety
kiss: Get vaccinated, keep your lips
perfectly clean, before kissing wash
lips with a solution of sulphate of cop
per or boracic acid and after kissing
why, kiss again and keep on kissing
until you get enough.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

m HE achievement of the Baldwin
w airship at st. Louis is one of the
most convincing feats of aerial
navigation that inventors have yet ac-
complished. While it is true that San
tos-Dumont has been able to sail around
Eiffel tower with some degree of salts
faction the Baldwin ship stood a remark
able test. 1t remained aloft As minutes
with his motor out of order but was sill
absolutely under control For time it
began to look as if the alrship contest
at ST. Louis had degenerated into some
thing of a farce but the appearance Of
the Baldwin ship puts new light on mat
tiers. If this vessel does as well In compe-
tition as it did on it's trial trip the prize
of 100000 is in danger.
Residents in the villages of Hadleybu
birmingham. Monterey, Lee, Stockbridga,
and Great Darlington, Mass, are report
ed to be on needles and pins because it is
rumored that Mark Twain may we u
book on the Berkshire hills and Berkshire
characters he has met There is no doubt
that Mr.. Clements could write something
funny about the Berkshires If he so de-
sired and his prospective victims can be
excused for feeling slight trepida5ion.
The laugh will certainly be at their ex-
pense and If Mark Twain can devi Sc a
better story than THE Man Who Cor
rupted Hadleyburg'' he should get to
work on 1t without delay.
Mrs. Cfagle, who writes under the nom
de plume of John oliver Hobbies, mas con
tried to get herself widsly talked about
as the result of her declaration that
Fielding's TON Jones' is better book
for young women to read than the in
sane literature" of the present day. Now
nearly everyone will agree that from Il
point of literary excellence Tom Jones'"
is vastly more clever than the fietion rub
Dish that Is swapping the country today
but there is another side to the contro-
versy. Mrs. Cragie says that the vice pic
tured by Fielding is not nearly so harm
full to the character of 4 reader as some
prudish persons would suppose Now there
are stieklers In moral questions who do
not recommend a volume like '"rom
Jones' for youthful readers for The very
reason that 1t deals with human foihles
so openly and so cheerfully, and especial
ly do these persons raise their hands in
horror at the thought of their daughters
reading such book. While Mrs. era gio
| recommends Tom Jones" AMI the novels
of Dumas and Trollope she draws the
line at smollety sterne, Richardson and
even Thackery. 1t has been hrted that
| perhaps Mrs. Cragie wants to follow in
the footsteps of Marie Coreli for adver-
Using purposes but at any rate she has
caused talk by her improved literary
views.
The remarkable spectacle of a woman
who Is at last a star at the age of 81
years, after a brilliant career on the stage
extending through sixty years, is pre-
scented by Mrs. G. Fl. Gilbert, who is now
playing in New York, In Granny" a
play that was written for her by Clyde
Fitch. The first appearance of Mrs. GIL
bert as star, Monday night was nota-
BILE in theatrical circles. She was given
an overwhelming ovation and aoorad
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

The Russians were merely practic-
ing, and they did not in their widest
dreams think they could hit anything.
They shot better than they knew when
they met the fishermen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

The excuse that a married man
makes for coming home at 4 o'clock
l. the morning feeling like a cuckoo
will be nothing in comparison with the
excuse that Admiral Rojestvensky will
have to make to the car.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

After he has given away so many
Libraries 1t is nothing but right and
proper that Andrew Carnegie should
be given a medal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

William Jennings Bryan does NOT
think anything of releasing nineteen
speeches in a day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

The Russian ships were overdue at
Port Arthur, and they may have
thought they had arrived when they
opened fire on the trawlers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

The Guatemalan ant won no new
laurels in Texas. He should begin to
fall back on Central America.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

The Russians at any rate scored one
clear, undisputed victory when they
met the British fishermen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Students in agricultural colleges go
into football, which is more to their
taste than everyday prosaic farming
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Kuropatkin is now willing to dine
on Christmas in Manchuria, the fur
Their south the better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Mr.. Carnegie will not vote for Roose-
welt and a Dingley tariff simply be-
cause he neglected to register.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Young Thaw of Pittsburg married an
actress, and he has encountered
frost in his family ever since.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

The Russian who fought the trawl-
ers should be called for short Admiral
Buttinsky.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Ginger may be deficient in this cam
pagn, but gin is not.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Birmingham is in the hands Of a
street fair, which is the next best
thing to a circus.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

A Dowie follower has just poisoned
himself. He had a good excuse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Rojestvensky's guns were loaded,
and he may not have known it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Rojestvensky on the high seas is
worse than a bull in a china shop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

The Russians have made it plain
that they really have Baltic fleet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

That Baltic fleet is now the laughing
stock of the world
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Rojestvensky steps to the center of
the stage, while Kuropatkln gets a
long-wanted rest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

No Nelson's were made in the recent
engagement in the north sea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Horsemeat steaks are popular in the
restaurants at Port Arthur.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

New York city holds 10000 quacks,
all holding out bright-hued induce
ments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

The brass band trade In this cam
paign is below par.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Candidate Tibbles does not wear a
night cap. Another campaign lie
nailed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

As long as there is campaign
prophet there is hope.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Premier Combes of France has evi
IDENTIFY joined the A. P. A.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Alfred Austin has become a con
firmed literary pessimist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

The "big, stick" will now be useful
for poking the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Spellbinders are misfits in the Solid
South.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

L. H. Russ and R. L. O'Neal, Jr.. are
the only authorized travelling represent
tatives of The Age-Herald in it's eireula-
lion department
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

Washington Bureau Age-HeralG. 142l g
Street N. w.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27

no communication will be publishea
without its authors name. KeJeeleo
manuscripts will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose