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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Christian science is good to cure you of something you haven't got.
 It Is pleasanter to sit on pins than to wear the heels women do, but they like 1t.
 There are lots of ways to make love. but not nearly enough to satisfy the average girl. At is very smart of a woman the way She can pretend she Is dressed when she is in evening clothes.
 man could smoke mighty good cigars with the money he spends trying to get less enjoyment in other ways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16
The Republican View.

Do honest republicans approve of the appointment of MT. Cortleyou as chair man of the national republican commit tee? Do they sanction the selection of the secretary of the department of con- merce and labor for this post in which 1t Is his duty and the chief service he can render his party to collect campaign funds from the corporations toward whom while in the cabinet he sustained the re- lation of federal inquisitor? He has the corporations secrets, he is now asking for their money That is. the man chosen for the work of collecting funds Is the one man in the country whose demands the corporations dare not refuse. Do honest republicans approve or disapprove the appointment of IT. Cortelyou?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16
IRMINGHAM is on the verge {
 an era of great prosperity.
Labor differences have quiet

N BIRMINGHAM is on the verge of n1 an era of great prosperity
 a Labor differences have quieted down and everyone seems anxious to get to work and share in the general wave of prosperity which is enveloping the country.
 The business of every merchant in Bir- mingham has been much greater within the past thirty days than within the same period last year. There is more building going on in Birmingham now than at almost any time in it's history. Prices of real estate are advancing, iron Is going up cotton Is high, and Birming ham and all of Alabama is growing and prospering.
 From the cotton crop alone Alabama will receive s7o.OOO 900 in cash this year.
 Pig iron is advancing and a number of offers for No. 2 foundry iron at $10.5o per ton have been declined within the past week. One iron company in Blr- mingham has more than 5O0O0 tons now stored in it's yards which 1t is holding tor SIP. It will undoubtedly get it within month or two. The railroads are plac- ing large orders for new cars and equip ment. and the demand for pig iron at the present time Is greater than it has been in eighteen months. During the dull pe- riod many of the furnaces of the Bir- mingham district have been rebuilt and modern boilers and machinery have been added to thems thus largely increasing the output per furnace. Furnaces that have heretofore only been able to operate when | iron was high have been so equipped that they can now make iron at a mini mum cost and can bs operated at all times.
 The best indication. however. of great prosperity In the Birmingham district Is the fact that the Ensley steel plant has finally mastered the art of making per- feet open hearth steel. and Is being oper- ated at the present time at substantial profit to the Tennessee company. Rail- roads using the open hearth steel rails manufactured by this plant pronounce them the best made in this country. The Birmingham street railway system, after trying other rails, are now using the Ensley product and pronounce 1t the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16
AffIlctIon Is enamour'd of thy parts, And thou art welded to calamity.
 Romeo and Juliet.
Iron Ores in This Country.

The Engineering and Mining Jour nal discusses at length the ore situa- ton in this country. It says the brown hematites and the red hema- tites constitute 95.5 per cent of tho total output. the districts from which the iron ores of this country are drawn, and the iron in them are shown by percentages in a table, as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16
An Exception.

From the Philadelphia Press
 Yes" said Newritch, proudly, 'I am a self-made man."
 You surprise me-" replied Kadley, q was told you always made good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Kuropatkin may have had that Christmas dinner in Tokio in his eye when he started out to lick the Japs who had been pesterlng him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD
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mirror, smelling bottle, pocket book. samples of silk, memoranda and all the other merchandise with which a woman usually loads her purse Then, too. money hidden in a picture hat could never be snatched, for no man would know where to find it, and no woman could reach 1t from the ground. As to the fad of Mrs. Fish, there is some doubt concern ing Its efficacy, but Mrs Fish is one of those individuals who Is entitled to do as she pleases.
 Richard olney says that the war bacil- ius exists in the blood of the American reople If he means that Americans will fight when necessary he is probably cor rect, although the war bacillus seems to have been painfully inactive in the veins of some of our citizen soldiers who have recently been called upon to keen off mobs. Mir. Roosevelt seems to have his share of bacili and he has perhaps been influential In giving them encour- agement in all parts of the land, but just now the Japs seem to have the bacillus of war more fully developed than any other people.
 A movement has been started to per manently maintain the St. Louis fair. While 1t would not be possible to retain all the structures now on the grounds of the exposition, and of course the shows and exhibits will be removed. still the people of St Louis could convert the fair into one of the handsomest parks in the world. The present idea Is to purchase the intramural railway the buildings. lagoons and all other property of the ex- position company. If this proves a sue- cess it will result in establishing a pleas ure resort of marvellous beauty, a place where the tourists of the country could well afford to congregate, but alas, the Pike cannot be retained. Soon 1t will be treasured only in memory. It will be a sad day when the Pike goes out of busi- ness.
 Chicago cartoonist suggests patent telescoping train for the prevention of wrecks. One train will be so arranged that the other can run right through it and not upset the water cooler, but of course this is merely jest. A universal system of double trackage would solve the problem, but double tracks cost money, and all that are needed will not be built just now. However, people are so prone to make mistakes that even where there are double tracks wrecks are rot unknown and a rear-end collision can prove disastrous enough for all intents and purposes. PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

When the election is over Colonel Watterson will probably fling three- column paragraph at his subscribers and depart for Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The reason why Birmingham does not produce poets like Frank L. Stan ton is because there Is so much indus trial racket in this district that none o. our rhymers can think.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The Wiconsin stalwarts are said to hate Lafollette more than they love Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

If you hear. anything strange in the air, don't be alarmed. It is merely a whirlwind campaign passing by to seek a new field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The yellow peril is impressing the Russians more forcibly just now than any other nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Manchuria Is also the scene of whirlwind campaigns, and 1t does not like too many of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Oyama Is doing the f1anking act at present. He prefers to shoot holes in the other fellows flank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Kuropatkin simply desired to be at Port Arthur to welcome the Baltic fleet. When he heard it was not com ing he fell back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Why not Ed Russell of Mobile for the cabinet or perhaps for senator when there is a vacancy?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

It is estimated that Sunday closing has cost the St. Louis fair $1,000,000. President Francis can be excused a sigh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Not satisfied with twins, Jan Ku- belek is seeKlng divorce. He must have expected triplets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The merits of the mayoralty candi- dates are apparently based upon poeti- cal ability
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The continuous battle is feature of warfare in Manchuria, and at the end of each one the Russians fall back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Kuropatkin's war cry now is, "On to Mukden.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

A New Jersey man has slept twenty years and he is not on any police force either.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Carrie Nation is seeking a divorce for her daughter. Mrs. Nation has very little respect for mere man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The divorce courts do business these days before the marriage bells cease ringing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Henry G. Davis Is outtiring his fel- low workers on the hustings, so to speak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Gven if circus should come now 1t would be too cold for pink lemonade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Santos Dumont seems to have been lost overheard on his return to France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

General Stoessel doe not regret to report" for he canno report at all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Married men will be at a premium in Panama when work on the canal is started
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Senator Russell of Alabama, may be some day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The kaiser wants no slSyscrapers that would make himself look small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The Baltic fleet has not thoroughly acquired the sailing habit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Twelve-dollar pig iron Is predicted within the next twelve days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The retreat of the Japanese was brief and loaded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Mobile also has been denied circus parade. The license was too high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Senator Crane is advised by his Bos- ton constituents to pad his feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

MT. Cortelyou has also been struck with the Roosevelt dumbness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Kuropatkin and the Baltic fleet are two cherries on one stem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

The Russian Hanks are in evidence again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 142l G Street N. W,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

L. H. Russ and R. -L. O'Neal, Jrp are the only authorized travelling represen- satives of The Age-Herald in its cireula- Ion department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16

 sigh
 -s--- Carrie Nation Is seeking a divorce for her daughter. Mrs. Nation has very little respect for a mere man.
 e- Why not Ed Russell of Mobile for the cabinet or perhaps for senator when there is vacancy? \
 --..- Oyama is doing the flanking act at present He prefers to shoot holes in the other fellows flank. Not satisfied with twins, Jan Ku- belek is seehng divorce. He must have expected triplets.
  Manchuria Is also the scene of whirlwind campaigns, and it does not like too many of them.
  The yellow peril is impressing the Russians more forcibly just now than any other nation.
 .s- The Wiconsin stalwarts are said to hate Lafollette more than they love Roosevelt. New Jersey man has slept twenty years, and he is not on any police force either.
 ---..---- The merits of the mayoralty candi- dates are apparently based upon poeti- cal ability.
 The divorce courts do business these days before the marriage bells cease ringing.
 Married men will be at a premium in Panama when work on the canal is started.
 Henry G. Davis Is outtiring his fel- low workers on the hustings, so to speak.
 -----ss------ Santos Dumont seems to have been lost overheard on his return to France. ----s- - hven if circus should come now 1t would be too cold for pink lemonade.
  General Stoessel doe not regret to report" for he canno report at all.
 --~-.--.---- The kaiser wants no skyscrapers that would make himself look small.
 -s---- Mobile also has been denied circus parade. The license was too high.
 --s------- Senator Crane is advised by his Bos- ton constituents to pad his feet.
  MT. Cortelyou has also been struck with the Roosevelt dumbness.
  Twelve-dollar pig iron Is predicted within the next twelve days. The Baltic fleet has not thoroughly acquired the sailing habit. Kuropatkin and the Baltic fleet are two cherries on one stem. The retreat of the Japanese was brief and loaded. Kuropatkins war cry now is, "On to Mukden.' Senator Russell of Alabama, may be some day.
 The Russian Hanks are in evidence again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
FROM MRS. NATION.
She Writes From Her Cell in the
Wichita Jail.

The State Journal today received a
communication from Carry Nation,
who is confined in the Wichita Jail
for attempted joint smashing on Fri
day. The letter is written on a frayed
and crumpled piece of wrapping pa
per, and was enclosed in a homemade
envelope of the same material. A
lead pencil was used in the writing.
and the latter is but little more than
legible.
Mrs. Nation criticises the Wichita
people for not keeping better Jail
with more commodious quarters, and
mere polite attendants. Judging from
her description, the Windy City Jail
must be a regular natatorium.
The letter follows:
Wichita, Kas., Oct. 1, 1904.
Dear Journal: Myself and four
other women attacked a wholesale Hq-
uor house yesterday about a. m.
Previous to this we had seen the prop
er authorities, and begged them to
compel these outlaws to close their
murder shops. 1t seems the authori-
ties, instead of doing what we had
asked, had notified them to defend
their dens, and when we arrived, men
with broken gas pipes and wooden
clubs were ready for us. We only got
a chance to smash the glass front.
They rushed upon us like savages and
ready to fell us to the ground. They
the immense crowd, that had by this
time gathered on the street.
They held us in their strong arms
shaking some of the women nearly
to pieces, calling police, police y
Then four policemen in the hoodlum
wagon drove up, receiving their
charges from the saloon escorts and
greeted US. and made a full gait to
the police headquarters, and now five
women are locked in Jail. Puddles OF
water are standing on the floor So
here we have been for 8 hours de-
handing a chance to give bond, thus
far being unsuccessful Our friends
are not allowed to come to us. Fruits
that have purchased are held by the
chief of police. He will not allow me
my clock that was brought to me this
morning.
I am cold. 1t is cloudy and damn
outside and of course in a stone jail
with damp floor, is a very unhealthy
place. We have asked for writing ma
terial and they have denied that. /
use this wrapping paper and will tie to
mop handle and trust to some one out
side to reach for it and mail
wish to ask if the tax payers built
this Jail to treat their mothers So Do
you wish set of outlaws to reopen
saloons to destroy all protection to our
homes. oh, pitiful to see mothers in
Jail while pejurers and murderers are
walking abroad.
God open the eyes of the people.
Let there be a general uprising against
TINS outrage of making a law a farce
while anarchy holds high carnival. o
wish I could tell you of the drunken
men and women brought in this place
ever since we have been here
CARRY A. NATION,
Home Defender
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
FLOOR BROKE DOWN.
Many People Hurt at a Cornerstone
Laying.

Adams, Mass, Oct. 3.-While Right
Rev. Thomas D. Beaver, Roman Cath
Ollie bishop of Springfield, was laying
the cornerstone of st. Stanislaus Po-
lish church here, a floor collapsed, pre-
cipitating $50 persons into the base
ment.
Thirty-seven persons were injured,
sixteen seriously. Bishop Beaver and
several of the priests assisting him
were slightly hurt
The most seriously injured:
Grodek MischIeski, aged 16, nearly
suffocated and legs injured; condition
critical.
Miss Belle Turner. both legs frac-
tured
Rev. L. o. Triggane, injuries to hand
and face.
Uric Roullier, internal injuries.
Lee Roullier, internal injuries.
Mrs. John Lotus. ankle fractured
and back injured.
Annie Avery, ankle broken.
Miss Rose Isabelle, ankles sprained
and body bruised.
Miss Veronica Samosca. serious in
juries to chest.
Frank Curok, leg broken and bad
injuries to back.
Rev. I. T. Rodier, Commissions.
Rev. NJ. F. Kopytkiewiez, legs in
jured, Commissions of forehead
Mrs. Michael McAndres, leg frac-
Right Rev. Thomas D. Beaver,
bruised slightly about hands and body.
Alexander. Letsock, injuries about
the head.
Stanislaus Letsock, aged 8, ear lac
Grated.
Several others were also slightly
hurt.
Some 1000 persons attended the
ceremony and about 200 were seated
or standing on the floor which covered
the newly made basement. Just as
the bishop was about to lay the stone
a section of the flooring, about forty
feet square, collapsed, dropping twelve
feet, and carrying with it the bishop,
the clergy and about 140 others. In
the confusion that followed many
were trampled upon and half suffo-
Gated.
Bishop Beaver was caught in the
crush, but was able to save himself
from serious injury He was bruised
about the body and had his hands
scratched. The accident was caused
by the breaking of a heavy wooden
girder which had been sDliced- The
ceremony of laying the cornerstone
was indefinitely postponed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
INTERESTING FACTS.
For Nearly Every Man. woman or Child.

A short time ago we published an
article recommending to our readers
the new discovery for the cure of Dys-
pepsia, called StuartS Dyspepsia Tab
let's, and the claims they made regard
ing the wonderful curative properties
of the remedy have been abundantly
sustained by the facts. People who
were cautious about trying new RENE
dies advertised in the newspapers and
were finally induced to give Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets a trial were SurpTiS-
ed and delighted at the results. In
many cases a single package costing
but so cents at any drug store made a
complete cure and in every instance
the most beneficial results were report
ed. From a hundred or more received
we have space to publish only d few
of the latest, but assure our readers we
receive so many commendatory letters
that we shall publish each week fresh
list of genuine, unsolicited testimonials
and never publish the same one twice.
From James Yenneisler, La Crosse,
Wis; Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
doing me more good than anything l
suits that I gave away several boxes to
my friends who have also had the same
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From Jacob Anthony. Portmurray
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had taken great deal of medicine
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From Mrs. NJ. K. West, Preston.
Mimi: 1 have received surprisingly
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
The Wrong Brand.

'The only trouble I had in Cali
fornia,'' said the eastern man who had
returned twas with the different va
rieties of climate. Perhaps you have
heard that there will be as many as
seven different climates on 300-acre
farm?"
''I believe I have heard something
to that effect was answered, "but
have always considered it an exag-
geration.'
mot in the least, sir. The man I
bought of only told me of three va
rieties, and when I came to get to
work I was badly mixed up. I plant
ed potatoes where strawberries ought
to grow, cucumbers where turnips
would have done better, and I rung
in watermey ons where winter squashes
would have thrived best. 1t was a
complete mixup all around, but I
might have hung on year or so
longer if a crisis had not arrived"
ssWhat sort of a crisis ?"
s'Why, the doctor ordered me to
sit in the sun for two hours a day,
and I selected a spot to obey his in
structions, but it happened that I
picked out the wrong brand of eli
mate, and when they found me I was
almost frozen to death instead of be-
ing half baked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
M CORMICK ON LEAVE.
Ambassador to Russia Coming Home
on Private Business.

st. Petersburg. Oct. 3.-12:4o p. m
Ambassador Mccormick has been
granted leave of absence to go to the
United States on urgent private bust
ness. He leaves here Thursday and will
stop in Berlin to consult the japanese
minister there regarding the repatriation
of the Japanese refugees. Mr.. Nc
Cormick will sail from Cherbourg on
the Hamburg-American line steamer
Deutschland October IA, and probably
will be away from his post for six
weeks The diplomatic situation is
quiet, the question of contraband of
war having passed the acute stage and
there are no important questions like
ly to arise. During Mr.. McCormick's
absence Secretary Spencer Eddy will
act as charge daffaires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
CRISIS AVERTED.
Denmark Divided on Question of Re-
storing the Whipping Post.

Copenhagen. Oct. 3-A ministerial
crisis here which had long been threat
ened has been averted. assurances of
support having been given by his col
leagues to Minister of Justice Albert.
who insisted on bringing in law to
re-establish the whipping post for
thugs. Though a cabinet split has thus
been averted it will cause an exciting
session of the rigsdag which convenes
today. The rigsdag was dissolved in
May last because the ministry was I'M
able to prevail on it to enact the whip
ping post bill and on account of diff
ferences in the cabinet on the subject.
Since then the matter has been heated
ly discussed in the press and on the
platform and now the apple of diScord
is once more thrown into the rigsdag.
The outcome is awaited with keen in
terest throughout Denmark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
DICK COOLEY ON THE STAGE.
Topeka National League Ball Player
In New Role.

The Chicago Tribune says: Dick
Cooley, the clever outfielder of the
Boston National league baseball team,
will make his appearance on the vau-
deville stage after the close of the
baseball season. He has Joined hands
with Harry Mayo, the song writer, and
George Adams, and they will be
known as 1.-THE Dick Cooley Trio"
George NJ. Cohan, who is a great
friend of Cooley, has written
sketch entitled "a Ninth Inning
Finish at the Polo Grounds" The
act will run about thirty minutes.
The first scene is at the polo grounds,
New York winning the championship.
Later it shifts to Cooley'S room at the
hotel, and here is where Dick gets in
his work on the coon songs.
! Cooley has a great reputation as
singer of coon songs, and has decided
to make a few dollars out of his tall
ents during the off season in baseball
Cooley will start his stage career at
Rochester the week of october II.