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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post
 1 HE noble Englisth lord who isl en- \CY deavoring to introduce the cus-
 tom of wearing knee brooches will not, we are sadly afraid, meet with the success which his efforts deserve. In- elining, as we do, to the gay and the pie turesque in all things. even wearing ap- parel, the universal use of knee brooches appeals to Us. We see tremendous pos abilities in the manufacture and display of hosiery. At present, everything in that line which calls forth our admira- tion belongs to the gentler sex. Upon them the manufacturer expends all his genius, producing an effect of openwork and embroidery which delights every ar tlstic soul. When knee brooches come into fashion all this will be changed. Then we can all dsport ourselves in most mar yelous creations of red or black or blue silk, with curious figures wrought therein, not only rivaling in beauty the covering. of feminine humanity but adding to the happiness of mankind by being always ex- posed to public view
 If we can thus give color to an otherwise somber landscape by an array of varie- gated hociery, why cannot we go further and dispense altogether with the gloomy black broadcloth which is the inevitable material for evening dress? Here, surely, Is question for grave consideration. At every society function, Mrs. Grundy robes herself in purple and fine linen, and ap- pears resplendent The greatest artists do not regard 1t as beneath their dig nity to design womans costume. They vie with nature in producing every con ceivable shade of color in order to de- light the eye, they plan thousand va rieties of fold and drapery, and they con- bine tint and form into an effect which be- wilders and charms. Take, for instance, the display of Paris gowns at the St. Louis exposition It rivals in it's surfeit of color and gracefulness of outline the pictures in the art gallery. Every costume is literally work of art fashioned of rich and expensive materials which are biend- ed with perfect instinct. In one of these magnificent robes the beauty of hand some women is conspicuously enhanced. The deep azure of the sky, the glorious warmth of golden sunshine, the glowing purple of mountain top at sunset time all these indeseribable colors are repro duced to add to woman's charms She ac- eepts the tribute of nature and art with perfect equanimity, conscious that she Is worthy of it all.
 This being the case, we appeal to man. kind to emancipate itself from the somber conventionality of evening dress. If mas culinity was of such universal pulchri- tude as to require no additional adorn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
Gold Production and Prices.

The years output of the Rand prom ises to be eighty million dollars, or about the aggregate taken out annu- ally before the Boer war. This, how ever, is not all that the mining situa- tion of the Transyaal presents. By 1908 the number of ore-crushing stamps will be increased from 7145 to 1S,265, when the annual product will be three hundred million dollars worth of gold
 The present production of the world is worth just about three hundred mil lion dollars. Ii this great sum be doubled in the inexhaustible Rand and from other sources, there will be six hundrel millions year to enter into the trade of tho world. The arts may absorb one quarter of the sum. leav- ing S450,00000 to be counted as a part of the worlds supply of money. This would be swelling the clfcula- tion in no small degree.
 It is altogether probable that the big stamps and excellent machinery in the Rand will respond as slated by 1908, and the world will be face to tace with circulation far beyond all precedent and all history. It is wholly probable also that such an increase in circulation will carry up prices, and We yet wish that we had a better standard than the yellow metal that Wall street stroye assiduously for. Even the New York Mail admits that the gold standard may become dan gerously unstable" Here is situa- tion indeed, and it Is to be hoped that before it fully arrives the gold-stand- ard folks will find some way out of the trouble they coveted and invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
A Woman In Wax.

q was looking into one of the show windows of a store on Second venue to- night" said a man Tn the Morris lobby, "and my sympathies were aroused. In fact, I got real sorry for the figure of a woman standing there In the cold, dis playing a suit only waist deep, with no covering from the chilly weather other than the real body. Had not the door been closed I should have gone In and gallantly thrown my overcoat over her.
 However, on returning to the hotel l learned that the stores of Birmingham are heated by steam and I shall grleve no more for the discomfort of the woman in wax.
 By the way, Birmingham is the only city in the cotton states except Atlanta that furnishes steam heat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
DOWN WITH THE SOMBRE
 EVENING DRESS OF MEN

ment, there would be no necessity for case. We know that the representatives of foreign powers, when they appear at a diplomatic reception in all the gorgeous ness of braided and bejeweled dress, are really the most attractive beings we ever beheld. As they move amid the throng they are as brilliant as the fiery rocket against the midnight sky. They shine as stars in the night. They are the cen- ters of feminine attraction, while the wearer of unrelieved blackness sinks into the background of the unrecognized and the unnoticed. Why should these things be? We rebel against them In our secret hearts, and we secretly admire. while we outwardly and jealously condemn. We would like to array ourselves In silks and satins, knee brooches and all, but We lack the nerve We let the modern Shebas and Cleopatras array themselves in every color of the rainbow, we gaze in admir- ation upon the costume of the court, and we do not even raise our voices in be- half of our own emancipation. We take our tailor's word that black In the thing to wear, and meekly acquiesce. And so it will continue to the end of time unless we assert our rights.
 Let the clarion be sounded and long trousered, black-coated humanity arouse itself. The background has been its por- tion too long already Arrayed like lilies of the field, let us go forth in artistic, not to say alluring, dress, and the glory which has been so long denied us will surround us like an aureole. Give us knee brooches and silk doublets, or give us death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
WASHINGTON DENIES STORY.
Recently Published in Number Of
 Newspapers.

A special from Tuskegee, Ala, to the Constitution says
 Booker T. Washington today said that the statement published in large num- Der of newspapers to the effect that his son, Booker T. Washington, Jr, has ap- piled for a position as paymaster in the army is false. He states that the boy IS only IS years of age instead of 2S; that he has never been to New Haven, Conn.,, from which place it is represented the ap- plieation was sent, nor is he now at tending or has he ever attended the Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology; nor has he ever been a student at Phillips Exeter academy or been captain of it's football team, as stated; but instead is attending the Tuskegee institute, receiv- ing instruction in academic and indus trial branches. Washington states he has indorsed no such application nor have citizens of New Haven or any other place been solicited in his sons interest to do so. He claims there is no basis whatever for such statements as have been published.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
VIRGINIA CAROLINA CHEMICAL.
Business of the Company Shows an
 Improvement.
From the wan Street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal.
 The securities of the Virginia Carolina Chemical company have had a large ad- vance recently, based largely on the i'm provement in the companys business so far this fiscal year.
 It will be remembered that few months ago the company supplied itself with an additional working capital by the sale of $6, OOOOO of preferred stock, which was sold principally to Blair & Go. The raising of this additional capital placed the company in a stronger position than 1t had ever been in before as regards it's finances, and the management has been able to show better results in the way of earnings by having ample funds with which to carry on the business.
 There has been a larger demand for the company's product this season, owing to the prospei ous condition of the south re- sulting from the large cotton crop the past year. Cotton growers have had more money with which to purchase fertilizers, which is one of the company's principal products.
 It Is stated on good authority that while there are no prospects of the common stock receiving a dividend again for pos- sibly a year or longer, the earnings are at the rate of per cent per annum on this issue If the remainder of the fiscal year shows earnings as good as the past few months, the total results for the fiscal year will in all probability be the best in the eompany's history.
 The bankers who became Interested in the company during the past year are giv- ing close attention to the fairs of the company. having sufficient representa- lives on the board of directors to dictate its policy in all essential matters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
Plenty of Room to Work in.

The south can afford to swap na. tional politics for prosperity-prosper, ity on the farm, in the mines. and throughout the timber belt. We have mineral wealth, timber wealth and agricultural wealth. all awaiting devel ooment, and this development can be conducted on lines broad enough to monopolize our utmost energies and strength.
 The best chance of the south, pos sessing as 1t does homo rule, consists in material development Let us lc- numulate wealth and forget for sea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
important Convention.

q see the emigrant and land agents Of the great railroads are to meet in Bir- mingham on Wednesday," remarked a man from Talladega in the lobby of the Florence "and I want to tell you that the work these men are doing for this country of ours is not fully appreciated by landowners in the south.
 They are the real builders, and are doing more for the south than all the politicians who come among us. They are thoroughly familiar with our condi- tions in a natural and industrial way and are bending their energies for the ad- vancement of our section. They deserve all attention, and. my word for it, this meeting is going to result in great good to the entire state.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

MT. Secretary. that no man can be ap- pointed to the Irish constabulary unless he is a Presbyterian?
 MT. Morley rising slowly and speak ing calmly)-Not that am aware of.
 Mir. Healey (still more excited)-Is 1t not true, then. that no man can be appointed to the Irish constabulary un- less he is a Free Mason?
 MT. Morley (still unperturbed)-Not that I am aware of.
 MT. Healey continued his efforts at drawing out information but without avail. MT. Morley seemed like an ice berg, but I am told that among his friends he is a charming man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
EASY TO EXPLAIN.
nm the New York Globe.

From the New York Globe.
 George W. Plunkitt who has been for years the representative in the state sen- ate from the Twenty-fifth district, and who was so badly and unexpectedly beaten at the polls on Tuesday by Martin Sake, the republican candidate, was asked yesterday at the Hoffman house If he could give any explanation of his crush ing defeat. The senator's reply was more forcible than polite. but it was to the point.
 "The explanation" quoth he. lis tssy- was simply d-d democrat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
rom the New York Press

From the New York Press.
 If a man stares at womans feet she gets very nervous over whether her hat is on straight
 It would be very foolish for women to wear clothes like men unless they stopped being either so fat or so thin.
 It never seems half so bad to lose $10 on horse race as to lose 10 cents by drop ping 1t down a lottery slot. If man is dissatisfied with his married life, the sensible thing to do is to tell his wife how much he missed waiting so long,
 No woman would be surprised to pick up the newspaper any day and read a great scandal about every other womans hus- band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
USED COFFIN AS PANTRY.
Man Bought His Last Receptacle Eff
 teen Years Ago.

Utica, N. Y, Special to the Herald.
 Nicholas Sutton, aged 51 years died in Rome last night. He lived all alone, his wife having died eighteen years ago. In a corner of one of the rooms stood a cof- fin which MT. Sutton made fifteen years ago. In this coffin he had three shelves, on which he kept his food using 1t for a pantry. Today the shelves were taken out of the coffin, and an undertaken pre- pared it for the remains of the deceased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
Llttle PhYslc Needed.

Sheffield Standard: The man who puts on a long face and refuses to be com forted because of the election should not attempt to drown his disappointment in drink. Ten grains of calomel followed by a tablespoonful of crab orchard salts, will bring about a speedy reconciliation between himself and existing conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
No Need to Speak to Him.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 Now, dear.' said Mrs. Polkley. who had just been accepted, when shall I speak to your father?"
 You needn't bother" replied the dear girl. Pa said he'd speak to you to- morrow if you didn't speak to me to- night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
What We Need.

Montgomery Advertiser; According 10 MT. Taggart, what we need is more democrats" but that isn't exactly cor rect. What we really need Is more dem oerats who will vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

A Minnesota man says he saw five million ducks on a lake one day. The days when too much made man see snakes and torpedo boats have been left behind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
Swallow Swallowed.

Huntsville Tribune: silas Swallow, the prohibition candidate for President got swallowed in the crevices caused by the political earthquake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

The Baltic feet reached Port Said without seeing those torpedo boats again. The nightmare season has been called off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Verify, If the pert paragrapher were denied these subjects his daily grind would be more than he could bear. The news dispatch tells of man who slept twenty days in spite of his doctors and straightway some one remarks that he must have lived at some time in Philadel-
 phia; a man takes a drink of water and drops dead from hearx disease, and a wit remarks that he must have been from Kentucky; a scholar, an erudite man from Bawston, ventures an opinion anent literature, but the words are hardly out of his mouth before great crop of blue stocking'' and Hub classic wit tieisms have sprung up In all parts of the land; poor woman whose husband beats her gets divorce in Chicago, only to be greeted by a chorus of twill she be happy when she weds the next?" Harry Lehr tries to enjoy a monkey dinner or a dog soiree and his life Is made miserable by the unlind things that are said about him, and the skepticism concerning his mental endowment; John D. Rockefeller announces that he has a new fad, and while he Is still panting from the exer- tion of making the statement, there Is a Volley of pert paragraphs about his stom- ach and his hair; country correspondent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
ALABAMA PRESS.
Kin After All.

Conecuh Record: Those Guatamalah ants have probably made the discovery that the boil weevils are their long lost nieces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Judge Parker can still make as much money as he would be paid fol being President, and he won't have to work hard, either.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

It is not very difficult for Tom Wat son to explain why he was defeated, but he chooses to tell us why Parker was defeated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

The government continues to en- courage monopoly prices and produc' ton in armor plate The steel trust is It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

It is reported that King Edward has 36,O0O kinsfolk. It is lucky for him that few of them dare to pay him a visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

It is rumored that good whisky has been discovered at 35 cents a quart. Many people want to know where.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

A New York man has just refused 5000 for a chicken, yet a fowl that costs 8 cents will make good chicken pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Tn Sweden he would have been Yon Yenson, but In Minnesota he Is Gov ernor-elect John Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

The proud tread of the $350 shoe will soon wake the echoes in the his trric statehouse in Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Some prefer the Strenuous Life, and some the Simple Life, but all have to pay market prices for bread and meat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

All regret that the avalanche over took Senator Cockrell, one of the best senators the country has ever had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Judge Parker is now free to try the simple life, which may not be al! 1t Is cracked up to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Posey county, Indiana, gave Parker a larger plurality than it gave Bryan four years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

The goose bone and the election re- turns bespeak a hard winter-for dem- ocrats at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Chairman Babcock was badly scared, and he has no occasion for growing over Chairman Cowherd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

That Delaware senatorship should either be rallied off, or sold to the highest bidder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

It is not known that any tears were shed after the returns came in at Lincoln, Neb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Goyernors-elect Johnson, Folk and Douglas are doing "the national fig nre' act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
The weather prophet speaks.

Inc Weather Prophst SF
 For the first time in twenty years we have had snow in November said noso rious weather prophet yesterday. Tn con. con. sequence thereof I hereby predict 'na' we will have a severe winter. ! aiso predicted that Parker would be elected, But seriously speaking when eo,u weather sets in this early it generally means that we are to have long anu severe winter in the south. Very few people knew of the snow, but It began falling about o'clock Sunday morning It fell for a half hour or more and then ceased. A stiff wind sprung up imme- diateiy afterwards and ohureh-going peo- pie had to face a real winter breeze on their way to the various houses of wor- ship. According to my readings Of the goosebone there will be no warm weather until the spring poet blossoms out dur ing the baseball practice season next year. The goosebone is against us. In other words, the cold weather. like the gold standard, Is irrevocably estab- lished."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

David Bennett Hill is no more out Of pe litics than the rest of the silent r1inority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

The Brooklyn Eagle feels like the boy the calf ran over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Santa Claus is making his dress suit case for his annual tour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

The hero of the hour wears football harness and probably has a broken nose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Henry Watterson calls it a land slide gone wrong."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
Industrial Programme In Mississippi.

industrial Programme m m'Ss'se'pp''
 within a few days I will begin the publication of the Mississippi Industry said c. P. winstead, managing editor of the Meridian Star, yesterday T believe our new paper will be a success fnsn- cially and will materially help the citi- zens of the state in advertising to the world our great industries No such pa- per as this has ever been published in Mississippi and I only hope that my efforts will help the state in doing that which has never been done before. Mis- sissippi Is very prosperous at this time and new industries are being established all over the state. The farmers are get ting a good price for cotton and are investing their money judiciously. The industries of Mississippi are practically unknown to the outside world and this is what our paper intends to do. We have a growing and progressive state and there is no reason why the outside world shoud not know It."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

H HOSE subjects on which the pert (CD paragrapher is prone to devote
 much of his time are familiar to all who read newspapers. There is a col lection of hoary and thread-bare topics that have been juggled up and down, tossed back and forth. and banded about until they have become bywords. These staples of humor are never-failing They never give out and their inspiration is never teasing No matter what the oc- easion may be, the chances are that a veteran" paragraph will make It's ap- pearanee Without this array of facetious and ossifed humor the editorial page would be a dreary expanse of printers ink No smiles for the masses would turk there. and instead of giving good cheer the contents of that page most devoted to politics and the race question would over whelm the most faithful subscriber with the weight of innocuous desuetude. No matter how old and worn the quips may be, no matter how many times they have been read in a hundred different forms of expression, they still have a warm place in the affections of the public. The sanctum would not be the sanctum with out them; the exchange table would be mockery and one of the chiefest joys of being a "journalist'' would be swept away
 What would contemporary journalism be without those pert remarks on Uncle" Henry Watterson; on whisky in Ken lucky, and the man who dropped dead after taking a drink of water; on sleep ing in Philadelphia; on classical knowl- edge in Boston; on divorce and females with large feet in Chicago; on Harry Lehr and the Newport set on Carrie Ma tion and her hatchet; on long whiskers in Kansas; on women who do not talk be- cause they are dead; on the after ar- feets of absorbing liquid refreshments; on the sacred subjects of love and matri- mony and the man who was badly fooled In both; on the hard names os the Rus sian officers and the sang froid of the Japs; on dog meat in sausages; on colonels as they grow in Georgia and Kentucky; on microbes and John D. Rockefeller's bald head; on Santos-Du- mont and his flying machines; on the mule that would not kick except when neces- sary; on the boil weevil and the Guate- malan ant; on the gun that was not loaded; on the prices at the St. Louis hotels: on the ability of American citi- zens to buy gold bricks; on beauty being only skin deep; on fair femininity, artists in makeup; on society's foibles and so- ciety's dogs; on national politics; on local | politics; on the "big stick" on Pension Commissioner Wares poetry and on a dozen other subjects that could be men, toned?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Ex-Governor Peck regrets that the bad boy vote was not larger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

The Reed Shoot inquiry is a skele ton in the congressional closet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

The "Sit Still" club is another branch of the End-seat organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Judge Parker has won a national reputation, but no salary goes with it..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Gentlemen of the shade, mInlons of the moon.
 -1 King Henry w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Jake Riis begins to think things are coe1ing his way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15

Washington Bureau Age-Heralc. 142l c Street. N. W,