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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
From the New York Times.


 S ASSIId vERESTCHAGIN, un- ;" doubtedly the best-known Rus sian artist who has ever lived was famous throughout Europe and America less on account of his technique than of the subjects of his pictures which were usually of the kind known as sensa- tional He made his reputation a paint CT of horrible things, the horrible things that are attendant on every war.
 To Americans, Verestchagin is perhaps best known through hs pictures of the Iispano-American war and the campaign in the Philippines. In March, 1902 he wis., tied Cuba at the suggestion of President Roosevelt to make sketches of the San tiago battle-fields and the scene of the destruction of Cevera's fleet. Later the President gave sittings to him. and the result was the large picture of Colonel Roosevelt leading the charge of the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill This picture, together with others of the Cuban campaign, and the series depicting Napo- Icons retreat from Moscow, was exhib. tied in New York. Later it was announce ed that the Moscow series had been bought for the Russian government
 Verestchagin, according to his own statement, did not paint war pictures be- cause he was attracted by such subjects. but because he wished to help make war impossible by depicting it's terrors. He was born in 1S42, and his parents sent him to the naval school, but, like another and greater artist, Whistler, he forsook the navy for art, and when only 19 years old won medal for his picture of ''The Massacre of Penelope's Suitors,' his ear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
Acreage Covered By Cities.

Bulletin No. ' just issued by Director North of the bureau of census, giving estimates of the population of the larger cities of the United States is exceedingly interesting said a citizen yesterday "The population figures of many of these cities were published in the Herald a few days ago, but the bulletin in pamphlet form es fuller information.
 An especially interesting feature of the bulletin is the land area in acres of each city having a population of 10000 and upwards. Brmlngham's area is 1907 acres, with an estimated population of 42.0S7. Mobile with an estimated popula- ton of 406S6. covers 2652 acres Other southern cities are reported as follows: Richmond, population S614S, acres 3523; Chattanooga, population 30, 0,469 acres 2472; Nashville, population S2,711 acres 6S22; Memphis, population 113,669, acres 9S75; Charleston. population 56062, acres 3276; Atlanta, population 96,550, acres 7040; Sa- vannah. population 64,562, acres 4320; New Orleans, population 300 625 acres 125,600. New Orleans acreage is three times larg- CT than Chicagos and more than half as large as Greater New York.
 "The estimated population of Fulton county in which Atlanta is situated is 125,OOO, and Jefferson county's Is 155,0oO.' '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
Chancellor Kelly III.

Chancellor R. B. Kelly of Anniston is i'll with appendicitis. He arrived in Birmingham Sunday night and registered at the Hotel Morris He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital last night. Chan cellor Kelly is one of the most popular men in Alabama and his friends will hope to hear of his speedy recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
PROVOKING BLUNDER.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 They were rehearsing their parts in an anna tetr drama.
 "Oh, beg your pardon" said Herbert, looking at the book again. T kissed you at the wrong place"
 Isn't that too bad.'' exclaimed Amelia. "Now we'll have to do 1t all over again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A pretty good way to marry an heiress ,s to admire the way she plays bridge whist.
 If takes ten times as long to listen to a sermon as the man who deHvers It thinks it took to write 1t.
 The man who wouldn't lie to his wife about her beauty deserves to be married to a Chinese idol.
 From the way woman gets on a street car you can't tell whether she imagines she is climbing a stepladder or trying to peep up to the top shelf of the closet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
Popular Clergyman.

The Rev. Father Eton, who served for a year or more as assistant priest at St. Pauls, but who was recently trans ferred to St. Peters church at Montgom- cry won a host of friends here and he will be greatly missed by the Catholics of this city. It was generally said in this parish that Father Eton's ability was ex- eeeded only by his modestly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
MT. Carneqie's Hero Fund.

The announcement of MT. Carnegie's hero fund has been well received by the public He does not call for hero- ism from men paid to serve their fel- lowmen in crisis, like soldiers, fire men. railway trainmen and others to whom heroic acts come in the course of their regular duties, but he desires unexpected, unanticipated heroism. He calls for self-sacrihce for the good of others in the everyday walks of life. Heroism is courage displayed in criti- cal moment in a good cause. It far outranks mere brute courage that car ries a man into the prize ring. The cause must be helpful to some other fellow-being MT. Carnegie displays sentiment in this gift of a fund of five millions of dollars for the benefit of the families of the men who are dis. abled or stricken down in acts of hero- ism, and even for the heroes them selves if they become disabled.
 The sheriff who faces mob of lynchers may readily come within MT. Carnegie's list of heroes, for he is de- lending helpless victim against an insensate throng, which is ordinarily as brutal as it is cowardly and he is endeavoring to uphold the cause of law and order against anarchy and dis organization. The man who faces a mob is surely in the hero class.
 MT. Carnegie's gifts for the eeva- tion of humanity are fast becoming gigantic. The list reads as follows:
 carengie Institute, Pittsburg.. $ 1852, 900 Polytechnic School, Pttsburg,. 2,00O, 900 Employees Pension Fund, Pitts
 burg...... .... .... .... .... .... 100000 Carengie National University. 10000, 600 Dumfermline endowment..... 2,5OO, GOO Scotch universities endowment 15,000, GOO Libraries in the United States. 27,765.O00 Libraries In foreign countries... 4.65i ,750 Peace Temple at The Hague.... 100000 National Engineering Societies. 1.5O0 900 Heroes Fund.-. .... ...... ...... 5,000 900 unclassihed gifts in United
 States. ..... ...... 1s.9s2. .373 Uncassified gifts. foreign....... 1.250, 900
 Total .... ...... .... .H00, ,00l.123
 He surely meant what he said when he said man dies disgraced who dies rich, and he is shaking off disgrace at A rapid rate. The record he has made is unprecedented, and the chances are that he Is the happiest rich man in the great city tha. contains at least thousand millionaires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

The Indianapolis fire furnished at James Dawson, an emaciated patient in the hospital. saved twenty-seven nurses and patients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
ANXIOUS TO SEe HIM.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 Man proposes, you know he said 'Does he?" she asked showing sudden interest (Which man?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
SHE EXPLAINS.

From the Chicago News.
 Ernie-I trust Jack with all my heart Eva-But you said you wouldn't trust the best man on earth!
 Ernie-Well, Jack isn't the best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
SHE KNEW HIM BETTER.

From the Chicago Daily News.
 Mr. Staylate-So your father says I'm an easy-soing young man, does he?
 Miss Biffer-Yes, he said so, but fn very positive he was wrong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
THE EXCURSION SEASON.

From Tiger.
 The boy sat on the moonlit deck, His head was in whirl; His eyes and mouth were full of hair, And his arms were full of girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Admiral Skrydloff is to take com mand of the Port Arthur fleet, two ships all told. both nightly expecting 10 be blown up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
COMFORT.
From Puck

From Puck. l MT. Gotrox-What! Would you take my daughter from me? Why, she is all have to comfort me in my old age!
 Lord Notasent-Gad! I thought you had | two million dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Future Congressman Hefiin will be probably not adjourn before June. He can be sworn in and study the situa- finn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

The emperor of Korea has lost his palace and also his kingdom. He is another statesman out of job and a home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

As soon as we become familiar with the name of one Russian battleshlp, another is blown up. and we are all at sea again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
The Fruit Crop.

Although a slight freeze was threat ened a few days ago, l think 1t is safe to say that the peach crop is now beyond all danger" said fruit grower.
 This will be year of great abundance so far as orchards are concerned. The peach crop in Alabama and Georgia will probably be 25 per cent larger than in any previous year. Apples and grapes are remarkably promising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Big guns on battleships are good for but 100 shots, but this rule does not apply to the Japanese navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Up north the newspapers are advis- ing the baseball magnates to heat their grandstands and bleachers with steam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Great Britain may be compelled to stay in Thibet if the Thibetans are a bit obstinate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

President Diaz is calmly preparing to be elected the seventh time. The third-term rule has never crossed the Rio Grande.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Put your ear to the ground next Thursday, and you will hear the magic words, Play ball!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Harry Lehrs bearskin overcoat cost only $700. Don't exaggerate when dis cussing our Harry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Verestchagin, the artist, was devoted to war, and he at last went to his death by 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

The Mobile Item says the primary dealt the Hearst boom a solar plexus blow. It dealt out good all round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

In the country districts of India little meat is eaten besides chicken, and the chickens are not yellow-legged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

The railroad magnates on the Pacific railroads are as harmonious as so many Kilkenny cats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

The young peaches of Georgia admit they are sound and unfrosted to the pit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

The torpedo and the mine are win ming all the laurels in the Far East war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

James Hamilton Lewis and Con gressman Cushman should star to- gether. The Slope hasn't better pair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

The Petropavlovsk turned turtle at any rate, and it matters little who did it. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

MT. Bankhead was duly honored when he returned to Washington last week. You can't down Peruny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Every consumer of corn bread in Alabama is now using Jim Dandy meal. It is Birmingham product.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

American publishers admit they have not published one good American novel in two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Hero Marquand of France has, too, been toppled off his pedestal This is a sad world for heroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

The Folk bandwagon in Missouri is crowded, and there is not a grafter in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Ex-Senator Peffers whiskers are considered fully vindicated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

If it is good meal it must be Jim Dandy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19

Senator Burton says he was caught at it, while his brother senators were not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
From the Louiyille Herald.

NN ANADIAN papers object to the t0 people of the United States call O ing themselves (to the exclusion
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01
ONE GOOD THING WE DO.

The Advance, Texas, says that 1T
Is historic fact that the vote Of
10000 for the Prohibition ticket in
1886 forced the Amendment Cam
paign. The same may be said truly
of Maine, Kansas, Iowa, South Da-
kota. and practically everywhere that
either Of the old parties has made any
move in opposition to the liquor traf-
f1c, even temporarily.
The Prohibition party was not or
ganized as a balance Of power party.
That is not the aim of its members.
It seeks rather the control Of the
reins Of power. "A certain result of
our activity, however, though an in
direct and secondary one, is that it
braces the old parties up to nomin-
ating a better class Of men and COM
ing nearer to the performance Of their
duty on the liquor issue than would
be the case otherwise, lest we shall
reap harvest Of votes, which they
desire to hold. Even If the best way
to secure the submission Of a pro-
hibitory constitutional amendment to
a vote Of the people, or better en-
forcement Of the law or a cleaner
class of Office holders were through
the old parties, large vote for the
Prohibition party would be the surest
and safest road to that end. This
has been proven again and again.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01
Strange, Isn't It?

The Liberator is bound to give Of
tense to partisans. It cannot be loyal
to Prohibition without doing so. One
subscriber ordered his paper to stop
because his party leaders were crit
icised, but he takes party organ
which ISLANDERS men who are giving
their lives to temperance reform, and
even refuses to permit correction of
deliberate t1ntruths to enter it's col
umns. Yet the man who is SO SEN
sitive about his party co-workers and
so regardless of his temperance CO.
workers calls himself temperance
man.-Liberator, Canada.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01
A STORY THAT EXPLAINED.

Years ago, the Detroit (Mich.) Rec
ord relates. the State convention was
held in Owosso, and the Rev. J. S.
Hughes was principal speaker in the
evening. Prohibitionists had to ex-
plain in those days why they hit the
Republican party harder than the
Democratic. Mr.. Hughes told a story
to show the point, something like this:
I'VE have two barrels, the Republican
and the Democratic, from which to get
slaves for the Prohibition barrel We hit
the Republican barrel harder and oftener
than the Democratic because it has more
good slaves for us than the Democratic
When we have smashed the Republican
barrel one hit will send the Democrats
hunting for the rotten Republican slaves
the Prohibs leave, to repair their own
barrel, for we will have the best Of the
Democratic in the Prohibition BARREL
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01
GETTING ITS EYES OPEN.

A saloon Is usually center Of disturb
ance, and there are already too many Of
the city In proportion to the number Of
policemen available for those districts.
The expenses Of the police department
are constantly increasing. They have
now reached dimensions which nearly
surpaas the resources Of the city Kan.
sa& City Journal (Rep. J. ~ Z
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01
TAXES.

One sometimes hears it said that
to have license means a lower tax
rate This is due to the same prin-
ciple by which a penny in front Of
the eye hides the sun. The license
fees are direct income and right be-
fore the eye-the resultant costs are
more distant, and hence often OBJ
scured. Let us take concrete Illus
tration, furnished by the National AID.
vocate.
In 1881. the last year Of license. Quin-
cy. Mass, with population of 1O,885.
paid for the support Of her poor SIS 514. OF.
IN lsO2. under no-license, with popula-
Of her OF poor 9snsy paid for the
While the population increased 1873
cent. In 1881, under license Door tax
per capita, SLAP. In 1909, under no-li-
The support Of Quincy's poor, based on
the cost in 1881, the last year Of license,
would be in 1902. II still under license,
$S5,93S.47; whereas, the support Of Quin-
cys poor was in 1902 only $13,9s6.32.
payers in 1902 21,952.15.
A recent issue Of the Defender.
New York, contained a telling car
toon. It represented well-fed sa-
loonkeeper driving big wagonload
Of respectable Republican and Demo-
cratic voters to the polls. An ele-
plant and donkey constituted the
team. The saloonkeeper philosophi-
cally remarks, If 1t wasn't for desc
ere guys In de wagon and others like
EN-, I'd lose me job" Nuff sed.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01

In one Of the Dodge county precincts
the election board returned one vote for
Swallow. Several men asserted that they
voted the ticket and demanded an imme-
date recount before the returns were
sent In, with the result that II votes
were counted: Prohibitionists should
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01
CALIFORNIA LANDS.

You have a little idle money that you
would like to invest In something safe and
sure to pay. You will have hard work to
find something better than the California
land which we are selling in Richfleld.
Address with stamp
DR.. w. A. POWERS,
387 Endicott Arc. St Paul
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01

"Our cause Is progressing and while
the outlook is discouraging here read
the New Voice and Backbone and know
that the world is moving."-Mrs. Florence
Jeffrles, Pierre, s. D.
II think your paper is getting better ali
the time."-H. G. Wiley, Holmen, Wis.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01

When you think Of hardware, think Of
]. F. MCGUIRE, Sc East Sixth street, st.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01

It is worth noting that every reform
worth recording in history was unpopular
at first.-North American Philadelphia.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01

It isn't a question what they can print
but what they cannot print We refer Il
Rich & Clymer, 65, East Fifth St., st
Paul,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-27
WHAT MAY HAVE
CAUSED DELAY

eyes, the Conemaugh still has a
chance, and big one AT that said q
veteran deep water man yesterday in
discussing the fact that the overdue
steamer Conemaugh, en- route around
| the Horn from Honolulu for Neyv York,
| is now quoted at a rate OF ninety per
cent for reinsurance, "and the reason
why she has a chance is owing to the
peculiar nature of the vessel.
"Of course if the steamer has been
steaming ever since she left Honolulu
she must have long ago. used up all of
her available coal, but do not think
that she has been steaming. I think it
likely that she broke her tail shaft and
is trying to make some port under the
small amount of canvas she would be
able to carry. The Conemaugh is but
a single screw vessel. Should her pro-
peller shaft, that is the tail shaft be
broken outside of the vessel it would be
impossible to repair it at sea. This has
happened before to single screw vessels
making SliIllldEf VOYAGES anu t1All4A
that the insurance companies are now
little chary about taking risks on
tramp steamers Of this class Had this
happened the only hope for the Cone
fnaugh would have been the use of sail,
of which but a small quantity could
be placed on the vessel, or a boat could
be fitted out and dispatched from the
vessel to the nearest port with informa-8
ton concerning the mishap and re-.
quest that assistance should be render
ed the vessel. The steamer may even
now be trying to make port under sail,
A boat may have been sent from the
steamer to secure assistance and have
been destroyed before reaching any
port. Should a boat arrive at any port
with information that the steamer had
been disabled at sea, it would not be
long before rescue vessels would go
after her. as her cargo of sugar and
the vessel itself would net a tremen-.
dous sum in salvage.
1.-THE tail shaft of a steamer is the
portion of the shaft which sticks out
through the stern of the vessel and to
which the screw is attached. az
If had a few hundred dollars, the
loss of which would not seriously in
convenience me, I should certainly
plank down little on the Conenaugh
to arrive, for think she still has a
fighting chance to reach port
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-27
CLEVER DOIHGs
At The QRPREUM

Hoity Toity as reconstructed with
the replacing of certain of the original
stunts with those from Pousse Cafe
made most agreeable conglomera-
ton. One beauty of all the Weber
fieldian travesties is that the plot is so
plasti,, or elastic, whichever you
please, that the second act of one can
be tackled on to the first of another
without any trouble or loss OF effect.
The contract scene with its tangle OF
wrongly expressed verbosiay brought
many laughs in the hands OF Kolb,
Dill and Bernard. This leads up to
the mechanical doll scene with Char
iotte vidot as the animated waxen
lady and Bernard as her manager
This proved the first real chance
Charlotte vidot he's had locally to do
anything but display her handsome
figure, pretty face and general vivac-:
ity. She seized the opportunity. how
ever. and was generously applauded
for her clever representation. It is not
an easy part to play, especially with
three such joI1iers as Kolb. Dill and
Bernard who played tricks that might
have leased a real dollie into life, but
failed to feaze Miss Vidot's cleveriy
expressed and never exaggerated pose.
The makeup was clever and the gest-
ures in keeping with the mechanical
idea but witha1 graceful and pleasant
to look at
The dance at the wind-up carried out
by yidot. Blake, .Kolb. Dill and Ber-
nard proved irresistibly comical.
The extra bill for Monday night
should prove a rare treat with it's
features. Kolb and Bernard
have promised their original yaude-
vile stunt and all next week the town
will be repeating the title. .'Oh! Don't
Care for Something's Barney Ber
nard has original Hebrew stories and
parodies that we have already had a
slight taste of, a very more-ish taste
at that, Winfield Blake has the Pull
man Porter's BALI billed, Maude Am
Der will give us of her vocal best.
Lille Sutherland will sing, dance and
incidentally kick, Ben Hasson offer
acrobatic comedy and the whole COM
pany produce the first act OF Pousse
Cafe. Truly an inviting program.
Wednesday was hoodoc day for the
Travesties, Kolb went out yachting
and lost overheard a fifty dollar Pam
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-27
TIDES. SUN AND MOON.

Full moon May 18th at 1928 p. m.
Times OF the tide are taken from the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey tables.
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
lulu.
Hawaiian standard time Is 10 hours
80 minutes slower than Greenwich
time, being that OF the meridian of 157
degrees thirty minutes. The time
whistle lows at 1880 D. m. which is
the same as Greenwich. o hours 0 min
utes. Sun and moon are for local time
for the whole group.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-27

anna which was recovered with some
difficulty after Kolb had the face near
" sun-burnt off him. James went in
swimming and some one annexed If
ty dollars worth of Panama which is
still missing. Dill's fbrous lid blew
off when he was car riding and Suther-
land lost an Elk's tooth charm. Din
went in surf riding and got his face
so tanned that it makes him feel sore
to look at it in the glass and his arms
crack every time he springs a Joke.
AS Bernard says, IF der peoples here
likes US the climate roasts US, yes,
is it 2" ALLAN DUNN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-27
ARRIVED AT HONOLULU.

Thursday, May Is.
Stmr. Niihau. Thompson, from Ha-
waii ports. at sos a. m.
DEPARTED FROM HONOLULU.
Thursday. May 26.
s P. NJ. S. S. China. Friele, for the
Orient, at 10 a. m.
Schr Chas. Levi Woodbury., Harris,
for Hilo.
stmr. Mikahala, Gregory. for Kauai
ports, at 5 p. m.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-27
Helene to Sail Tuesday.

The schooner Helene, Captain Chris
Hansen, viii probably sail for San
Francisco on Tuesday with a full cargo
Of sugar and a number of passengers.