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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
The burglars trust seems to be a ret

NN HICAGO-Chicago supplies the V world with windmills. From the O factories of firms whose head quarters are in this city go the mills that water the world, from the wheat ranches of Argentina to those of Manitoba, from the cattle ranch of California to the rice field of Japan.
 The utilization of wind as motive power for pumping water from the earth Is becoming more common as the capa- bilites of the windmill are becoming known.
 The idea of the average American con- corning the windmill is usually only as pump to supply water This was true ten years ago, but it is not today.
 Now the windmill is used for everything that small power engine might be asked to do. It pumps water for cattle on the ranches of Texas it helps irrigate Ne brasla, Arizona, New Mexico and other states with arid sections; it waters an- eient villages of, Palestine ana Syria pumps water for the sheep of Australia; helps alleviate famines in India, and in the crowded tenement parts of eastern cities whirls on top of grimy buildings and draws water from far down in the earth into a steel tank on the roof. The windmill drives farm machinery, cuts corn and fodder, churns butter runs dynamos in small towns, and oftens forms the water works" of a country village.
 In the factories within the limits of this city and in the vicinity are produced an- nually 75,OO0 to 100000 windmills. This is Of ft,a Chicago's location as a center of the mid dle west makes it an ideal distributing point for manufacturers of windmills From here go mills, towers and tanks to every farming region in the world.
 Netherlands, the home of the ancient windmill of the cloth arms, is succumb- ing to the attacks of the Chicago product. Turks and Creeks preparing the ground for planting with the pointed stick, have learned that a small windmill and pump will bring water from the ground as well and much quicker than the ancient bucket and pole The Egyptian blowing along the Nile with a camel team waters his beast of burden and cattle with water drawn by windmill.
 The business of placing mills in the
 
 in the hands of foreign jobbers. Most of those sold for Africa go through the hands of agents in Paris. Through her African possessions France controls a great share of trade in these places.
 In England the selling of windmills is controlled by branch houses of Chicago firms. The English farmer is one of the hardest in the world to educate up to the windmill. It is an innovation in a land where hand pump and bucket have served for centuries, and the Briton Is slow to adopt innovations. But Yankee salesmen are breaking down the opposition. and one Chicago house ships each month forty carloads of mills and towers to England. But America is the land of the windmill. Nowhere are so many mills to be seen and nowhere is 1t seen used to advantage In so many ways. The windmill is some thing that the American farmer. never content with obsolete methods. wanted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
PEN PICTURE OF WATSON.

Walter Wellman, in Review of Reviews.
 Tom Watson is physically a mere mite of a man. He is small of frame, and the flesh upon him Is meager. He is painful ly lean and hungry-lool1ing with ca daverous raw-boned face and eyes which shine at you His hair is long, straight, a yellowish red. He has a strong jaw the jaw of a fighter. He has little sense of humor. he Is all earnestness, all sin cerity. His voice rasps, but the fires of fervency and purposefulness, and his command of language, make him de- batter and speaker of power and charm. He loves music. plays the fddle( he would scorn to call 1t a violin), and plays it well. He is shy of men, prefers books to bipeds. has little social tact, yet is beloved by all who really get to know him. He has a family, fortune, owns half of the county he lives in, and works, works, works
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
ADS IN THE SUBWAY.

From the New York Globe.
 The new subway has many surprises. but none greater than the advertisements that enliven the walls of all the stations. It had been feared these would be miss ing, and many were prepared to feel lone some deprived of that moving panorama of billboard advertising that lines the course of the elevated trains and serves as landmarks to the approach of various stations. On the elevated "Time fer u highball'' Is one mans signal that the next station Is his, while another only prepares to depart after the breakfest food sign Is reached. But fears were groundless. There are in the subway all the old favorites-the lamp cnimneys and soaps, the hair tonics and foods for in- fants-in beautiful gold frames, moreover, set along the walls of the stations to gladden. the eye and instruct and entertain the traveller The artists who arranged the different color schemes in the tiling and mosaics of the stations must be grat- flied indeed at these additional decora- tions provided by a generous public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
Party Is Worried.
he New York Post.

From the New York Post.
 The announcement that MT. Cortelyou will defend himself upon the stump, com ing after the intimations that MT. Roose- welt might exculpate himself in letter to Senator Lodge, Is conclusive evidence that the party Is worried by the charge that it is forcing contributions out Of the trusts and large corporations. That MT Cortelyou will be able to stand up and swear that he has received nothing d. rectly from any trust or railroad Is to be expected. Large companies are not so foolish as to use their own checks in sucn cases, and there are a hundred different ways of reimbursing a stockholder or or ficer who stands by the party in the interest of his company, just as there are a hundred different ways of concealing the transaction by skillful bookkeeping. Counsel fees and expenses Is the heading which has done and Is doing valuable service in hiding bribery and corruption. But one thing a thousand MT. Cortelyous cannot deny Is the shameless alliance or the protected industries and the repub- lican party, which has existed openly ever since the civil war. The sale of leg islation, of tariff favors, has gone on as regularly as if the business were legiti- mate brokerage, and 1t will continue just as long as the present outrageous tariff system continues. This is, after all the essence of the charge which MT. Cortelyou has to meet; and let him deny this If he can; he would as soon publish list of the individual contributors to his cam paign fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

ity. Rumors of a syndicat1 have been rife for some time, and desrite the vied- lance of Sherlock Holmes. 1t seems to have been organized. Now It strikes an honest man that a burglars trust is the very thing to promote the interests of burglars and keep down competition. There is too much competition in the business now, and the constant outcrop- ping of novices who do bungling jobs and get caught has cast a blot on the escutcheon of professional housebrakers. If the burglars syndicate can be operated as successfully as the theatrical syndi- cate and several other syndicates that might be mentioned, there Is no reason why new era of prosperity for the pro- fession should not dawn.
 The Japanese gelsha girls, who do not want to go back home, are attracting large share of attention just at present
 The girls will be permitted to have an attorney to represent them, and they an- nounoe that 1t is stay or bust. - It does seem Ike a hardship for Uncle Sam to send thsse young women back to Japan. where they are not appreciated as they should beA just when they have such brilliant caSeer opened to them on the American stage In one of those semi oriental-occideutal productions styled musical comedy the Ngeisha girls would make a tremendous hit after all the ad- vertising they have received, and Bir- mingham may yet see them do song and dance in a George Ade composition.
 | A St. Louis man is suing his wife for a divorce because she would not go to
 the fair with hlm-and it Is only short ride on the car, too-while his wife is fl- | ing a counter suit because he would not take her to the fair. Moreover, the wife says that the reason her husband did not want to accompany her to President Francis big show was because she was too thin. The poor woman acknowledges that she Is thin, but she believes she worked herself thin caring for his first wife's children and striving to pay off the debts incurred in course of the first wife's funeral. This seems to be a case that Solomon himself would have to think | lWlC6 ONeTg put IL BtSIIlS lildl lnS Wll0 has the best of the argument A woman might refuse to go with her husband to | the fair because she had nothing wear | fguratively speaking-or because she had bargain day expedition on foot, but that husband could be cold-blooded and cruel enough to refuse to escort his wife anywhere because she is too thin Is past comprehension If the proceedings show that the wifes complaint is true her hus-
 band Is justly entitled to rank among the champion mean men of the day.
 The magazines and periodicals are en- tering into the presidential campaign with astonishing vigor. Not only are they lauding their candidates in their literary and editorial columns through the me- dum of special illustrated contributions from people in position to know, but some of these publications are devoting generous space in their advertising sup plements to extollng the virtues of Par ker and Roosevelt, especially Roosevelt. Just what is the pecuniary consideration for these advantages is prabably a ques- ton that the business managers of the periodicals and the campaign managers can best answer. P. c.
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and he is now engaged in making the republican party pose as an enemy of the trusts, while it in fact receives their contributions to the campaign fund and does their bidding. It will
 be remembered that as soon as he had won an antitrust trust sent as attorney-general he hurriedly declared that the administration had no inten- tion of running amuck among the trusts. In effect he said he would let the trusts alone, and straightway he was transferred from the cabinet tC the senate. He now attacks Judge Parker in a signed statement. The case is very simple. The trusts bas- ed on the Dingley tariff are support ing Roosevelt. They know that they are safe under the assurance that the administration will not run amuck They know that Philander c. Knox IS their friend in the senate. They know, too, that Judge Parker would, if elected enforce the law, and this is all there is of the matter, despite all of MT. Knox's speial pleading. The trust magnates understands the situ- ation, for they are lining up behind the Aldriches and Knoxes of the sen ate in support of Roosevelt and Fair banks, and they are keeping the ma chine well greased.
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vast number of independent voters no candidate can reasonably consider his calling and election sure. There Is altogether too much hurrah work on the Roosevelt side, and no one should be deceived by 1t.
 The election of next Tuesday is an unknown and uncertain quantity, and it will remain in that condition until the votes are cast and counted. The bulletin boards of next Tuesday night outrank in value and accuracy all the betting and all the forecasts of the present week, simply because the latter cannot possibly judge how the independent vote will be cast.
 The independent voter may often times be cranky; his vote may be con trolled by this, that or the other, but he will nevertheless decide the pend- ing contest. He will elect Judge Park CT or Theodore Roosevelt, and roor- backs will not disturb or influence him. He is peculiar in his methods and his notions, but he is in full pos session of his methods and notions, and he will put them in the ballot box next Tuesday and decide the great contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
Norwegian bannero float the sky, And far over people cold.
 Macbeth.
Arbitration Instead of War.

The French government actlhS through IT. Delcasse, the minister for foreign affairs, was no doubt largely instrumental in bringing the Anglo. Saxon-Russian trouble before The Hague tribunal Trance has no de- sire to fight England, for France is still an ally of Russia, and if war be- tween England and Russia had arisen over the crazy firing of the latter's Baltic fleet, France would perforce have become a party to it. All com plications have been avoided by sub hitting the entire matter to Tho Hague court.
 The denfense of Admiral Rojest- vensky will now be established by proof, or made ridiculous by disproof. The burden of proof rests upon Rus sia. Her fleet fired upon some help less English trawlers, sinking one, disabling others, and killing some En- glishmen. The Russian admiral says he was attacked by two torpedo boats, and he must now prove his state nents,
 ;. Admiral Rojestvensky seems to have started out half scared to death He seems to have started out with the expectation of firing on any vessel that approached him, and he overdid his instructions and his task so much that he became a terror on the high seas. He needed calling down, and this is what is no doubt in store for him. His monopoly of the road to the China sea will be broken. He will soon ascertain that Russia is not the whole world at sea, and that even fish ermen have their rights that he must respect.
 Until the case is tried and decided under the rules of The Hague conven ton the Russian fleet must remain at Vigo, a port of Spain, and 1t will dc well to get to the far East in time to greet the spring blossoms. Admiral Rojestvensky bids fair to be called home, and Russia will ascertain that she does not own the ocean. He must produce proof that he was assailed by two torpedo boats, one of which he sunk. His remarkable story that nc one outside of of Russia credits must now be subjected to the scru- tiny of an impartial court Arbitra- tion is thus proving a satisfactory solution of a serious trouble. It will let Russia down easy while it vindi- cctes England. Rojestyensky will doubtless be weeded out, and war which might have involved all Europe will be averted The Hague court thus becomes the worlds great tri- bunal, and step by step it's usefulness is demonstrated and accepted The present appeal to it is it's greatest trl- umph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
COLONIAL LOSS.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
 Portugal shares Germany's trouble with her colony in Southwest Africa. Recently in Angola a Portuguese column was cut up by the Cuanhamas. losing 259 men, in- cluding 30 officers and S4 Europeans, be- sides 145 native troops. A new expedition of 5000 men will be required to restore order. At present Germany has 1000 troops in Southwest Africa trying to put down the Hereros. Ovambos and Witbois The rising of the Witbois Is so formidable that this force will need to be doubled with the result of an expense not anticipated when the colonial policy was entered upon. Our experience in the Philippines shows what waste of money is involved in an effort to possess colonies in the tropics, where conditions are unfavorable for Americans and Europeans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
Old Eavorltea comina.

Birmingham theatre-goers will be glad to learn that Little Chip and Miss Mary Marble. lately stars of the Bijou Musical Comedy company, will soon be in Bir- mingham at the head of The Babes in Toyland" company. These two popular entertainers will play here next week at the Jefferson theatre and they will no doubt be given cordial reception. The production in which they are so prominent has been highly praised by the critics wherever it has been presented, although Babes in Toyland' has but recently be- gun its tour"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
West End seweraae system.

Before many months have elapseu' said syd Norwood, mayor of West bna yesterday" we are going to have one or the best sanitary sewerage systems in the country. As you know West End is growing very rapidly and 1t is of great importance that we have a thoroughly sanitary system of sewerage. An eiee- ton will be held soon on the question or issuing S25,OOO in bonds for this purpose and 1t will not be many months 1t IS be- lieved. before the work begins. We have already done much street improve ment work in our prosperous little city and we intend to do much more. First of all, though, we must have sanitary sewerage system to preserve the healtn of our people When that Is done we VIII again take up the matter of street im- provements"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
E. E. Green.

D. D. Green has resigned his position as business manager of the Birmingham News and has been succeeded by c. w. Ufford, who has been assistant business manager. MT Green has been with the News seventeen years, and quits for the purpose of taking long rest. In making editorial announcement of his resigna- tion, the News speaks in warm terms of his faithful and efficient service, and says: Whenever he shall desire it, an as signment to duty by the Birmingham News management awaits him.
 MT. Green has host of friends who will wish him health and happiness in his tenn porary retirement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
MT. Hay and Mir. Knox.

MT. Hay is the manager of our for eign relations. He formerly held a clever pen, and he is withal shrewd and successful public man, but all his triumphs give him no right to assert as he did in speech delivered last week in New York that "the solid South" has promised Judge Parker "the bulk of his electors through suppression of a vast majority of it's voters" They gave him no right to state an untruth. No man has been disqualified in the South except on educational ground or the non-pay- ment of poll taxes Massachusetts, applies tho former, anc Pennsylvania the latter, and yet MT. Hay has not 8 word to say about them In no Southern state is "a vast majority" of voters suppressed. MT. Hay simply swung away from the truth in his de- sire to bolster up republicanism. He has slandered a wide section of the country, and he has discredited the entire country in other lands. He has been helped in the past by democratic senators, and his New York speech Is a singular return, to say the least, for such help.
 Not far behind him treads Philander c. Knox, now an United States senator, formerly President Roosevelts attor- ney-general. Before he became at torney-general he represented trusts,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
How a Minister was Eleeced.

A well known minister of a southern city who declines the use of his name writes a friend in Birmingham the fol- lowing unique plan by which he unwit'- tingly assisted in a theft:
 "A neatly dressed but sad faced wom- an came to my house one day and asked my assistance in a matter that was of deep concern to her. She told mo that she was comfortably fixed as far as this worlds goods count but that she was very much distressed over the actions or her son. She claimed to love him very much and said that he was a very duti- ful son. She explained, however, that she believed his mind was wandering and that his weakness was jewelry. She said that he would sometimes go mad at the sight of watch and would try to take 1t from her by force. She asked that talk to her son and said she would bring him 10 see me the next day at noon If I would permit 1t. Naturally I agreed to do what I could to assist her.
 After leaving my residence, as I afterwards learned, she went to a nearby Jewelry store and told them she wanted to make me present. She selected a $100 gold watch and asked the obliging clerk to have 1t delivered at my house the next day at 12 o'clock as she wanted to be there and present it. At F o'clock she was waiting on my door step and when the clerk came with the watch she took 1t and invited the young man into the parlor with her. When I came down she said: This 's my son, doctor. while she stuck the watch under her belt as if to secure it. I would like for you to talk to him while and she walked out The clerk protested and demanded the watch but { tried to calm him, seeing that he was partially insane. In about fifteen minutes he made me understand that he was not carzy and by this time the woman had made good her escape with the S10O watch"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
INDUSTRIAL EDITION.
Inc Birmingham News.

From the Birmingham News
 Yesterday the Birmingham Age-Herald celebrated the seventh anniversary of the present management of that newspaper by issuing forty-eight page industrial edition, which was a highly creditabla paper. It sets forth in an attractive style the industrial, commercial and material progress and prosperity of this city and district and makes an excellent showing for both. The Birmingham News extends it's congratulations to Editor Barrett and his co-workers on their laudable effort,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Investing money is a good thing for those who get you to do 1t.
 Cannibals must have some very gay suppers eating their mothers-in-law.
 A girl always has wit enough to laugh at somebody else's, especially If she doesn't understand it.
 man has to have a lot of sense to know more than his son thinks he knows more than his father.
 Even a man that has married a rich wife will find that bachelors life Is a pretty cheap way of living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

Mrs. Potter has sold all her "emotionar' gowns She will probably be able to scare up all the emotion she wants by thinking of the money she lost by the failure of her sartorial production, "The Golden Light"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
Mean Thing.

From the Philadelphia Press
 Miss Plane-Yes, Tom proposed last night, and accepted him. See this ring
 Miss Wise--Indeed? By the way, dear, don't attempt to cut glass with that diamond as hdid. or you'll make another nick in the stone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

Mrs. Jack Gardner pays $2O week for shampooing and has the white of fifteen fresh eggs rubbed into her hair every three days. She Is lucky not to have to wait for next"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

A New York man claims that he lost $2OO while being shaved in the St. Regis hotel. Small change is easy to lose in such a place, but maybe he tipped the elevator boy and then forgot about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

The Baltic fleet will not mistake any of Lord Beresfords ships in the Mediterra- mean for Japanese torpedo boats. He knows where to look for Jap torpedo boats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01
The Vital Question.

From the Houston Chronicle.
 Naval Captain-Are they loaded? Lieutenant-What, our guns?
 Naval Captain-No; our life-preservers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

General stoessel seems to have made up his mind to commit hari-kari in Port Arthur. but he has no right to compel the privates in the rear rank to do like wise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

Pauline Astor with all her millions has been safely welded to Capt. Spender Clay, and the captain will now proceed to live up to his name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

The Japs are brave if they attacked fleet of forty-one Russian ships when they had only two torpedo boats to sup port their cause
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

The oldest letter in the world is report ed to have been found in Greece, and 1t was not love letter, either
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

The Hague court may conclude to ask the Baltic fleet to abstain from vodka and take the pledge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

The Baltic fleet Is maneuvering to be called back home. This explanation of the incident off Dogger bank renders it ineligible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

Mobile is to have snow white union passenger station, with a red roof That ought to tickle any town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

Carnegie cannot vote for Roosevelt. and he will be expected no doubt to hand over supplemental subscription sum-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-01

A loving cup has been presented to Sir Thomas Lipton by the crew of the cruiser Olympia The Americas cup has not changed hands.