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The Washington times., 1904-01-22
Information for Fishermen

The condition Of the water at Great
Falls is slightly cloudy, registering g.
At Harpers Ferry. the Potomac and
Shenandoah Rivers are both clear.
Fishing in and around Washington is
practically at a standstil because OF the
frozen condition Of the river
The Washington times., 1904-01-22

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company in the city. No recording No pub
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pay ment on loan reduces interest Loans with
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loan SURETY LOAN CcAPAN7. Room i
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
The Firemen's Ball.

Chief Phil Tyson of the Louisville fire department, who is here on a visit, said last night;
 'I have attended many firemens balls, but l have never seen one that was as successful as the one being given tonight by the firemen of Birmingham. l remain ed in the city two days over time in order to attend the ball and l certainly have been repaid. 1 have enjoyed myself as have rarely done in the past, and l shall look forward to attending the ball again at some future time
 'The Birmingham fremen have been kind enough to elect me member of their association, and I appreciate the honor. The people grow more and more like my Louisville friends as l know them better, and l will certainly return to Louisville and sing the praises of Bir mngham. I am sorry that my duties call me back tomorrow morning and that l cannot stay longer. I had intended vis- iting several other southern cities on this trip but have enjoyed Birmingham so much that I have spent all my time here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
On the Pike at the Fair.

A writer in the St. Louis Globe Democrat says plain old Shinker road, now known as the Pike, will contain, when the gates of the Fair are opened, fifty-one dollars worth of gayety, but he does not expect anyone to see $51 worth of shows at one, time, or at all. He says:
 "Who wants to devour everything on bill of fare? There is a menu for all tastes. We cannot expect the same visitors to delight in Battle Abbey and Gay Paris; and we can scarcely expect anybody, not even the Vanderbilts and Harry Lehr. to delight in $51 worth of Pike diversion, at least in one night. The Pike must be taken gently and circumspectly. It will be a sportive and uproarious place. De- casional escapes into the cool calmness of the great white palaces of the fair Is advisable Do not take too much Pike at one sitting-or walking. Touch lightly that We be not touched. The Pike must be handled with care"
 The Fair proper is to be educational, while the Pike is to have distinctly festival character The former will have a maximum of instruction, and the latter a maximum of amusement. No one should go to the latter expect ing to find rival of the palaces at the fair. The writer in the Globe Democrat thus speaks of the Pike:
 Don't say that we ever get too old to enjey the primary colors, pageantry and gilt. The Pike is one great circus process sion crystalized and brought to stand" still. The same emotions that were grati- fled by Yankee Robinson's parade of the long ago are gratified there. Our eyes are but grown larger We return to our bar barian beginnings, when red was the most beautiful color In the world. The Pike is considerably painted red although the rest of the rainbow has not been ne- glected. The midway at Chicago was a. rale effugence beside this dazzling, sub limated development of the Avenue des Divertisements"
 It is plain there will be enough for all tastes at the St. Louis Fair, and that the opening day will disclose an aggregation of exhibits finer, larger and more varied than were ever be- fore gathered in one place in this world. The Louisiana Purchase is to be fittingly celebrated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
PARKER'S DAUGHTER AN
 INTERESTED SPECTATOR

were conspicuous in the streets and in the convention hall. Their red badges were everywhere.
 Long before the hour set for the conven- ton the streets leading to Harmanus Bleecher hall were filled with enthusias- tic crowds, who cheered the Ulster county men as they marched to the building
 The Albany Marching club met in front of democratic state headquarters, corner of North Pearl and Orange streets, at 1.15 D. m. One hundred men were in line, all dressed in dark clothes. wearinlS silk hats, white ties and tan gloves, and all carry ing canes. They wore big Parker badges.
 Preceded by a band of music they led the parade and acted as an escort to the visiting delegates. They were followed by the Ulster county men and their band. and then came the Albany county democ- racy. The Hearst forces at the state cap- ital. of whom there were about 200, in- cluding boys, were in the procession, led by band. The majority carried blue flags, on which was stamped in white Hearst" They carried a big banner, on which was inscribed, NO candidate can win who cannot poll the full democratic vote. The only man who can is William R. Hearst Fall in line. They also car ried number of transparencies, one read ing Not in the pawnbrokers' class" The reception accorded to the Hearst contin- gent was in striking contrast to the ova- ton given to the Parker adherents from Ulster and Albany
 The Tammany and Kings county dele gations did not bring with them any band of music. and did not participate In the parade They, with the great majority of the delegates to the convention, strolled up to the hall in small parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21

by congress, but by the executive de- partment. This puts us in touch with Russia and other autocratic countries.
 Even when Mr. Moon proposed to remove the dangerous precedent by incorporating in the general deficiency bill the substance of the executive order the republicans objected and voted the proposition down. MT. Moon represents the Chattanooga district. He is democrat and he does not be- lieYe in service pensions, but he wished to re-establish legislation and to discourage executive usurpation. The republicans voted MT. Moons proposition down, because they desire their nominee for President to have the benefit of all the campaign thun- der contained in that executive order concerning age pensions.
 The democrats made brave fight eeSoihot 'iAo aPpi Ol PIsOOOsuOV to carry out the Presidents act of usurpation, and they have at any rate promoted intelligence on the subject. While the executive order will give the republicans some votes from the ranks of those who are granted pen sions by it, yet it will be strange in deed if an order without precedent, without constitutional or statutory warrant, does not alarm thoughtful men, and drive away from republican ranks as many or more than will come to it as pensioners. This manner of gaining votes in a presidential cam paign should be severely discounten- anced. The present raid will add to the annual burdens of the people from twenty millions to forty millions year, and the next congress will be asked to swell the pension fund to unprece- dented figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
AIabama's Deleqation.

The Pennsylvania democrats, who met in convention at Harrisburg on Tuesday last, unanimously refused to instruct the delegates selected to rep resent them at St. Louis. They did this with the action of the New York convention before them, and other states, including New Jersey, have done likewise. No state, other than New York, has adopted the instruction policy, and New York did it at the expense of harmony.
 In the face of these facts, and in the face of the fact that Alabama elected majority of delegates pledged to send to St. Louis an uninstructed delegation, the Mobile Register rises up to demand an instructed Parker delegation. It says:
 We know that the delegates to our state convention are uninstructed, and that the general opinion has been that the states delegates to St. Louis should ge uninstructed; but New York's action has changed all that. Judge Parker Is to be the democratic nominee, and Ala bama, the state that is to be called first on the list should be the first to give vote for Parker. Let the states dele gation be instructed therefore, to support the chosen son of New York, and cast it's united vote for him when the roll is called In St. Louis in July.
 New York's action has changed nothing except to make plain that Tammany does not desire the nomina- ton of Alton B. Parker If New Yorks action is to have any effect upon Ala bama's action, it should be in the direc- tion of caution. Let us wait until the morning of the 9th or 7th of July be- fore we decide for whom Alabama should vote when the rolled is called. The name of this state will be first called, but the casting of the vote should not be done sentimentally or dramatically. It is serious piece of business. Alabama wants a nominee who can defeat Theodore Roosevelt. and our delegation should be left free to act as may seem best, not in April, but in July
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
FREE SCHOOL MEALS.

From the New York World.
 In the larger German cities free meals are provided at the public schools for children needing additional nutriment, the custom prevailing, by the report of Consul Warner, at Leipsic, in twenty one cities.
 With the exception of Berlin, Barmen, Brunswick and Nuremberg, not only the poor but the sick and infirm chil- dren were also given breakfast. In Magdeburg food is only supplied in very hard winters Instead of breakfast din- ner is given to the children in Dresden. Munich, Stettin and Strassburg, but in Munich it is projected to also furnish breakfast In Hamburg there is at tached great weight to providing proper dinners for the children. the expense of which amounts to about 2S,000 marks (s6664) annually In Brunswick, Bresau, Cologne, Kiel Posen and Nuremberg din- ner. in addition to breakfast, is also fur nished.
 In Breslau, Charlottenburg, Dusseldorf. Halle. Mannheim and Magdeburg the food is distributed by public institutions, while in the other towns 1t is furnished by charitable societies. The municipal authorities of Danzig, Dortmund, Ham, burg, Hanover, konlgsberg ana fosen contributes toward these funds, how ever.
 The breakfast is not always the same, for instance, white bread dry or but tered and milk: milk, with coffee and bread; coffee or soup and bread, or sour made of flour and white bread Usually the children receive milk, the quantity given being from three gills to pint. The st-mentioned quantity is provided in Kiel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
School Boys and Baseball.

The opening game of the season will be played today, and two pitchers from the National league will be pitted against each other. The veteran root CTS will be there, and their wisdom and experience will be brought to bear, seasoned of course with preconceived prejudices and errors.
 But there will be on the spot many a bright-eyed boy, whose life lies ahead-who never looks behind, whose gaze is onward if not upward These boys will go out from the schools of the city, and they will write accounts of the game as they see it. If every boy will refuse proffered help, and will write his own unvarnished story of the opening game, we can safely promise the readers of The Age-Herald fresher and racier accounts of the national game than they have ever read. The lSpOlto WllltSu ny thS otnool bOyo uiC to be printed in Sundays Age-Herald.
 The deails of the game-the score and the like-will be attended to by the regular staff, and the boys are expected to present photographic glimpses-moving pictures, as it were of the scene, and of striking plays. Let each boy grasp some impression of the whole and put it on paper fol lowing it up with racy comments on incident and episode of the game Tell it. just as it looked to you, not as it looked to your big brother, or to some body else's big brother. Tell it as it was telegraphed from your own bright eyes to your own bright and active mind. Tell it without too much fear of syntax and grammar, or rather grammar and syntax. If you will do this your rhetoric will be all right, and rhetoric in baseball writing is all essential.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
Baseball and, Business.

"I was very much surprised to see two well-known business men get into a heat ed argument over baseball" said a travelling salesman last night. These two gentlemen were discussing the relative merits of the Birmingham and Nashville clubs. and while going down the line discussing the strength of the sev- eral players, got to a point where they could not agree, and warm words soon followed. By referring to some kind of q book they soon settled 1t, and after bid- ding each other good night, went homo with the promise that they meet at the park this afternoon.
 Tt is remarkable thing" continued the drummer, what an effect baseball has on business. The other day l went into our wholesale house and found six of the clerks and bookkeepers, as well as one of the proprietors, engaged in hot discussion of the national game. They could hardly take time to gIve me new line of samples. I know of number of business men who practically quit all bothersome problems of trade and devote themselves almost entirely to baseball during the summer. Some of them even go so far as to buy a score pook and at tempt to master the intricacies of pro- fessonal scoring. At the end of the sea son they are as proud of their records as any baseball writer in the country. It s a funny thing to me, yet l guess it's d good thing, to get your mind away from business sometimes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
Railroad Finances,

The Wall Street Journal Says:
 The most remarkable development in both the money market and in railroad finance in the past few months has been the large borrowing by the railroads. through the issue by them of notes matur- ing in from one to two years. Instead of issuing long term bonds, at low rates of interest, to provide for their neces- sties. the railroads are issuing these notes, bearing from to per cent in terest. This Is responsible for the abnor- nal conditions in the money market, as well as for the cessation of activity in the bond market. So far has this gone that 1t has been suggested. with touch of humor. that these railroad notes may be regarded as a rev form of railroad bond and that. as 1t was the fashion in pre- vlous years to issue consolidated, con- vertibls. prior lien, and collateral bonds so now 1t has become the fashion to issue these notes.
 ''The railroads of the country are in a splendid condition. Their issue of notes is to provide for new construction ana Lew facilities required for the anticipated great increase in business. Notes are issued instead of bonds because it Is believed that it is cheaper to pay high rate of interest for one or two years than to sell new issues of bonds or stocks at the prices which could be obtained now. Whether this policy is wise or not is open to question, but the development does not indicate either er. abnormal increas , In debt nor condition of finarcial dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
RUSSIA'S POPULATION.
the Roston Tranecrint

From the Boston Transcript.
 The population of the Russian empire surpasses Japan nearly threefold. Ac- cordng to the census of 1897 the empire had 129.562'71s. Within the last half cen- tury the increase in population has been tremendous. In 1915 it was estimated at 45000,00o. At the present time it Is nearly 150,00O, 0O0
 According to it's different divisions the population was distributed by the census of 1897 as follows: European Russia, 107.- 100000 dncluding 9.500,000 Poles and 2.50O, coo Finns); Caucasus governments. 9,300, GOO; Siberia 5,730,000; Central Asia, 7.720,- 900. In European Russia the average annual increase of births over deaths, according to the New International En- cyclopaedia. is 100000 souls.
 The empire has seven cities with population of over 100000, and they are: St Petersburg, 1,4ss57O; Moscow, 1147.- 245; Warsaw. ,936; Odessa, 4l4.21s; Lodz, s1s,145; Riga, 2eO,717; and Kiev, 255.- 699
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Alexander City Is to Have New System
 of Waterworks.

Alexander City April 2O.-(Special.)- The contracts for a system of water works for Alexander City. bids for which were asked on the 9th inst, have been awarded to the following respective bid ders:
 R. D. Cole Manufacturing company Newman, Ga.-Stand-pipe 115 feet tall and two 65-horse power boilers and heaters
 The Dimmick Pipe company, Birming- ham, Ala.-Water mains, about three miles, and about 10000 pounds special cast iron fittings.
 The Heron Brady Pump and Foundry company Chattanooga, Tenn.-Thrty- seven hydrants, 22 valves and valve boxes
 The Stllwell-Pierce and Smith-Vail company were awarded the two com pound, duplex water works pumps and attachments.
 The air lifts have not yet been award ed because the well from which the sys- tenn is to be supplied is not completed and an accurate test of the head of the water cannot now be obtained. These bids will be considered as soon as the well has been tested.
 The system including the cost of the we'll, will amount to about $20.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
Special to the New York World.

Special to the New York World.
 N LBANY.-Mrs. Charles Mercer VV Hall, the only daughter of Judge Alton B. Parker was an interest ed spectators of today's convention. She but less than half a dozen of them knew that the daughter of the chief figure in the days proceedings was in the hall
 Mrs. Hall, a slight. almost girlish fig ure, was with a party of friends from Kingston. They occupied the second box to the right of the stage. Those in the box with her were Mrs. Benjamin Bull ger, Mrs. Edward Lever Mrs. Simon w.. Rosendale and Mrs. s. l.. Dale. Mrs. w. F. sheehan sat In an adjoining box. Mrs. Hall came from Kingston early in the day with half of the other people in the town. She was in her seat an hour before the convention met and watched with animated interest the assembling of the delegates.
 She wore bright new spring gown with light blue hat trimmed with flow CTS. When Judge Parkers home county delgation came in they carried a sim pie white banner, the only one in the hall inscribed Ulster County Delega- tion.' They occupied a row in which she sat. The banner was carried to }he box and placed there, and though it re- mained throughout the session no one discovered Mrs. Halls presence
 Mrs Hall missed not point in the pro- ceedings. Her heightened color and anil mated comment showed the intense in- terest she felt She didn't applaud, but when Chairman Raines described her father without naming him, coupling his name with Tilden's, her eyes danced with delight.
 When the Tammany delegation enter ed the hall with lively outburst of cheering from the upper galleries she turned and watched them. Charles F. Murphy gliding down the hall without ested in her She watched him until he sank into his seat.
 Judge Parker's home town paid re- markable tribute to him. It sent spe- cial train to Albany with more than 600 of the judges neighbors and friends. just to show the delegates in what esteem Judge Parker was held at his home Leaders of business and professional life and laboring men made 1t up. Judge Charles M. Preston. Judge Van Etten. Colonel Fowler and Editor Croft, of the Kingston Leader. were at the head of the body.
 Every man wore red badge and they were headed by Mueler's band. The special train which brought them arriv- ed at II o'clock The Kingstonites form ed in line in front of the station and then, with the band playing lively tune marched up Broadway and State street and past the Hotel Ten Eyck. where the great convention crowd was gathered After marching past the hotel they turn ed and marched back.
 David B. Hill had just entered the hotel on his return from the state conn mittee meeting. He appeared on the steps of the hotel bowed and smiled and Mir. Van Etten shouted: Three cheers for David B. Hill!' These were given with great enthusiasm
 All day the men from Parkers county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
SORROW.

By Aubrey Thomas De We're. Count each affiiction, whether light or
 brave, Gods messenger sent down to thee: do
 thou With courtesy receive him: rise and
 bow; And ere his shadow pass thy threshold. Permission first his heavenly feet to
 lave; Then lay before him all thou hast AL
 low No cloud of passion to usurp thy brow, Or mar thy hospitality: no wave Of mortal tumult to obliterate The souls marmoreal calmness. Grief
 should be Like joy, majestic, equable. sedate. Confirming. cleansing. raising. making
 free: Strong to consume small troubles; to
 commend Great thoughts. grave thoughts. thoughts
 lasting to the end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
from the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 No woman ever held herself as cheap as the man who gets her.
 What is discussion in a woman's own family is a row in her neighbor's.
 A woman always has an idea her hus- band isn't well, if she could only make him believe it.
 When girl is willing to admit she likes a certain chap it is time to be suspicious of how she feels toward some other man.
 What disgusts woman with arithme- tic is the way her dressmaker's bill are always bigger than her allowance for clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Iron Market Firm.

T have been better satisfied with the iron market this week than at any time since prices dropped last year. said a prominent manufacturer There may be few croakers in the Birmingham district but most of Us are optimistic
 The Iron Age, the Iron and Trade Review agree that the iron business is In a healthy condition and the inquiries from consumers are certainly encourag- ing. The fact that stocks are being re- duced in spite of the fact that produc- tion is increasing readily accounts for the eagerness of buyers to buy ahead. Those who attach any importance to the steel trust allowing its option for 5O.00O tons go by, do not take into considera- ton the fact that the trust got the option before all of it's furnaces went in blast on March 1. It was problem as to whether the furnaces would start off well. and in order to be on the safe side secured an option for 50,O00 tons. But every stack has done it's work without a hitch and the option iron. therefore, was not needed
 "The general business of the country is now at least 50 per cent better than any of us thought it would be when we were looking to the future six months ago, and it will improve right along"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
About Persons,

 Robert L. Hipp of Cullman was register ed at the St. Nicholas last night. J. w. Dewees of Montgomery is a guest of the Morris. Emmett o'Neal a prominent politician of Florence, is at the Morris. c. s. Landham of Jacksonville is at the Morris.
 James H. Nathan of Sheffield was stop ping at the Morris yesterday. United States District Attorney Thomas R. Roulhac of Sheffield was a guest of the Morris yesterday. R w. Young of Huntsville Is at the Morris
 A. s. Van deGran of Tuscaloosa was a late arrival at the Morris last night L. M. H. Whetstone a leading mer- chant of Anniston, is at the Morris. T. C. Loder of Philadelphia is at the Hillman.
 Richard Appel of Indianapolis is at the Hllman.
 " G. Davis of Atlanta is registered at the Hillman. Phyor Lillie of Franklin, Tenn, is stopping at the Hilman. H. W. Young of Atlanta Is at the Hili- man.
  R. F. Dryden of Montgomery is at the Hillman.