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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

would indicate that he has accepted the advice of the wisest.
 In the east Parker realizes that he must have the independent vote and at the same time must keep the old enthusiastic Bryan vote in line Efforts are therefore now being directed after the business mems vote, and progress Is being made. Thomas F. Ryan has been selected to handle the matter of raising campaign funds and it is believed that he will be more successful than the men who have been in charge. As matter of fact a very small fund has been raised up to date. while the salary list around head quarters appears to be very large.
 However. since German, Ryan and La mont have figured in the management things will be different. German will not in any sense take charge. He has not even been to headquarters but once to meet Judge Parker and advise him. After giving his advice and observing Judge Parker en- force it Senator German left. When ever Judge Parker wants to talk with him they will meet.
 sheehan has done his work in bringing about harmony in the party in New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
A Solid North Also.

There is a solid south, but there is la solid north as well. Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire. Pennsylvania, Rhode Is land and Vermont have never failed to elect republican electors since that party was organized fifty years ago In 1892 Michigan, Ohio and Oregon elected spit electoral tickets, and Wisconsin went democratic. Aside from that one election when Grover Cleveland was chosen the second time, the four states have been true to the republican party fifty years, and they should therefore be added to the eight states first named, making a solid north consisting of twelve states, and casting 146 electoral votes.
 The solid south consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Mis- souri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina-twelve states, casting 151 electoral votes. This is a fair offset for the solid north. Occa- sionally the democrats elect a govern or or legislature in the states of the solid north, whereas in the solid south the republicans scarsely main tain an organization.
 The north contains a number of doubtful states, differing in that re gpect from the south, although all along Mason and Dixon's line are states that veer from one side to the other-states like West Virginia Maryland and Delaware, and ever Kentucky. But there are more doubt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
Invastlnate IhorouqhIY.

No matter whether the internal ma chine fourd on the porch of MT. J. C.. Maben's residence in the dead hour of "Wednesday night was placed there as a joke or for the purpose of in limitation or destroying life and prop erty, the police department should spare no effort n making an investi- gation of the matter.
 The fact that bottle containing dyn- amite with lighted fuse attached to it was found on MT. Maben's porch is certainly enough to call for a most searching investigation. If 1t should develop that some fellow in spirit of deviltry, but with no murderous intent or motive other than making a sensation did the work, that man should be apprehended and punished, for such prank would be, to say the least, dastardiy. If 1t were done with malicious motive, the perpetrator of the deed should be punished accord ing to the full limit Of the law.
 Birmingham suffers greatly from the homicide habit, but this Is the first time that an internal machine has been discovered within the city linn it's. Dynamite serves a valuable pur- pose in excavating and mining, but when it is used for any but it's legiti- mate purpose the community is out ragged. The police owe it to them selves and they owe it to the people of Birmingham to ferret out this case that an example may be made of the guilty individual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
A Noted Speaker.

''Dr. George c. Larrimer, the noted Baptist minister who died in New York this week was in many respects remark able man." said Dr. J. H. Phillips Tn commenting upon his leading characteris- ties as preacher and lecturer, the metro- politan papers have failed to speak Of the element of humor, which made him so delightful to his audiences.
 "A few years ago I had an opportunity to hear him at his best. It was at the Buns centenial at Dumfries, Scotland. The great hall was crowded and stand ing room was at a premium. Lord Rose berry, the most attractive political figure in Great Britain at that time, had deliv- cred his great oration upon Robert Burns, and the chairman introduced pr. Larri- mer as the representative of the American people. Dr. Larrimer in his response referred to the relations between Great Britain and the United States, and the patriotism of the two countries. He said that he had traveled in Turkey, Pal estine and Egypt, and in other countries
 
 was one emblem that he carried with him around the world, an emblem that had never failed to secure protection and re- spect While saying this he dramatical- ly drew from his pocket a miniature American flag and waved it before the audience, while the great throng cheered him to the echo. After he had lauded the American flag and everything else American, as the best in the world, he made his audience laugh heartily by telling them that the reason he was so good an American was because he had been born within twenty miles of Dumfries. He delivered a most excellent address, and though following Lord Roseberry he demonstrated to the audience that he was a master of ora l tory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
Birmingham Soldiers Praised.

"Too much cannot be said in praise of the way the officers have been caring for the soldiers in camp at Huntsville" said a man who had just returned from that city. Captain Brown has done every thing in his power to make the stay of the boys pleasant, and he allows them all the liberty possible and consistent with discipline. Every afternoon they delight hundreds of Huntsville people with drill by Company K burlesque of the military, and the sport invariably winds up by tossing negroes in tent.
 Capt Gene Northington, the physician attached to the company. has been of great assistance in caring for the health of the men. He has spared no trouble in attending to the men, and they certainly appreciate 1t. Every day he inspects the quarters of the company, has sick call and sees that all the men are well. If one of them is not feeling well he re- lievessshim from duty, takes him to the hospital he has prepared, and spends as much time with him as Is necessary If the men are too sick to stay in camp he secures a carriage, sends them to the  depot and then back to Birmingham with some one to take care of them on the trip. Dr. Northington has had the bath rooms in the jail cleaned fos the use of the soldiers, has seen that they have every thing cleanly and sanitary about the camps, and in fact has taken great pride in doing even more than his duty.
 Lieutenant Francis Is acting commits sary. and provides everything eatable for the men. He personally sees that they all receive good, wholesome food at a restaurant near the camp, and whatever necessary for their welfare. he provides
 q have rever seen 75 men get along as we'll as the men in camp have done. Up to last Friday. when I left there, not single disagreeabe incident had taken place. and the discipline had been excellent. Cfficers and soldiers are work ing in perfect accord. the soldiers have won the respect of the Huntsville peo- pie by their behavior"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
In the First Division.

The battles of the southern diamond are fought and recorded, and Birming- ham finds itself lodged in the first di- vision. Heretofore we have had to be content with low place in the second division. The difference goes a long way among the lovers of the national sport. Any team that is in the first division is team with hope leading it on, whereas team in the second division is as a rule team without hope.
 Birmingham needs next year first division team at the outset. It needs a possible penantwinning team. It'is nonsense to say that it hurts a town to have such team The better the team the better the sport, and also the support As an offset tc three years service in the second division Bir- mingham sLould have next year pen. nant-winninS team.
 Manager Vaughan will select and se- cure such team. He knows player when he sees one. Given a free hand he will get winning team, and that, too. at no great cost. He will not only keep at or near thc top, but he will make more money for the stockholders than they ever made before in sin gle year.
 In word, batting team is wanted. Dependence upon work in the box and in the stealing of bases is unsatisfac- tory, and the patrons of the game de- sire an infleld and an outtield that con tain more than one player whose per centage of batting is up to 300. No fault can be lound with the pitching or base running oi he 1904 team, but its batting averages were deplorably low. Manager Vaughan needs some batters who are close up to hls own standing.
 If he be told to go ahead and get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

such players, he will do it, and Bir- mingham will th~l be a contestant for the pennant from the very ouset. This means rare sport and high box re- ceipts. and these are the two things desired in professional ball playing.
 The stockholders of the home team have ever desired a first division team. but they had incompetent managers until Manager Vaughan took hold, and an opportunity is now for the first time available to secure what they have long desired. Let no one blame the stockholders. They were unfor- tunate in the selection of managers, but all that is history now, and Bir- mingham can now get ready to re- move the pennant for once from tho state of Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 The roll of honor is free from impure baking powder.
 The bee that gets the honey doesn't loaf around the hive.
 Decoy ducks are said to be popular with boarding house proprietors.
 When a so-called vocalist murders a song it doesn't deaden the sound.
 The woman who has no patience was born with an important function lack ing
 The more flattery man hands his wife the less pin money he will have to dig up.
 Grease spots may be quickly removed from clothing with the aid of a small pair of scissors.
 N nen girl tells young man that the best is none too good fer her it is up to him to offer himself.
 Young man, beware of the girl who lets you do all the talking during courtship; she's playing a waiting game.
 Nothing would please the small boy more than the privilege of assuming the role of father to the man occasionally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
General sheIIey,s Suggestion.

he placing of an explosive at the ies' oenee of President Maben of the siosS- Sheffield Steel and Iron company in tnis city a few nights ago with the eViuei'' purpose of destroying human lire anu property deserves most pronounced poo- iic censure," said Gen. Charles M sheiley,
 and as a citizen of this community protest against such an outrageous VioiA ton of law.
 It is not my purpose to appear eoiispio- ueus, but the absence of any pubic inoF0 ment to ferret out the matter ana ueeeos the criminal, or even to denounee the ac' so impresses me with the necessity TUT such procedure that I am eonstraineo 'o suggest that the Commercial eiup' tne pulpit of the city and all good cltlzehs Join in public protest giving true eA- pression to their desire for peaceiul pro lection to all who come to make 'neil homes in Birmingham, no matter now rich or how poor the man, woman or ehilu may be.
 "Of course we do not know from wnae class of men this diabolical outrage came That is not the question. What the puplic must know is, who did 1t.
 Birmingham is growing to metropoh- tan proportions, it is true, but this com munity will not tolerate the introduction of the internal machine here It must be nipped in the bud.
 T go further and suggest that some man or set of men prominent and infiu- ential in this city. call public meeting to assemble early in the week to pro- nounce condemnation and organize enor' to apprehend and arrest the offender and bring him before the courts. Would 1t not be well for President Jackson of the Commercial club, body ever alive te the best interests of the city, to call this meeting and take rigorous hold of the matter?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
THE LARGEST MAN.

From the Alabama Enquirer.
 When the largest man at the worlds fair Is referred to, one might at first think of President Francis, or perhaps one of the Patagonian giants. In point of importance or of living physical stat ure, either one of these gentlemen would fill the bill; but there Is another man who is in himself not so very important, whose size is commensurate with that of the Colossus of Rhodes. He is the iron vul- can of Birmingham. who stands guard over the palace of mines and metallurgy. He is so enormous that an automobile can pass between his feet. and the ham mer that he holds so lightly in his left hand weighs 300 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
New Transfer System.

"I think the new transfer system re- gently inaugurated by the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company a great improvement over the old one." said a resident of Five Points last night.
 Many patrons live on more than one car line, and it is a great convenience to be able to use their transfer on the first car that comes Either of three car lines will take me within a block of my home. and under the old system while I would be waiting for the one designated on my transfer. the others would pass. Now this nuisance is not the only one. that is remedied by the new system. On crowd ed cars. passengers are often carried be- yond their destination while waiting for their transfers
 "Of course you are compelled to take the next car leaving the point of trans- fer. but this is done in other cities. and Is a small matter when the advantages are considered"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
Russia's Baltic Fleet.

If the Baltic fleet should sal and should go through the Suez canal, 1t could cover the 15,000 miles between Kronstadt and Vladivostok in fifty three days if cruising speed of ten ltIots can be maintained, and the Japanese do not appear in the straits of Malacca or elsewhere. The fleet could readily go via Cape Colony, or it could go round the Horn without greatly increasing the distance. But it will probably adopt the canal route, which is oper to it, the only restric- tion being that 1t shall not engage in combat in the canal nor within cer- tain zone from either end. The only objection to the canal route is the fact that coaling stations are chiefly in the hands of the British. The fleet, too, would have to pass through the Straits of Malacca, which are 800 miles long and only thirty-five miles wide, and the Japanese may meet them there.
 The fleet consists of seven battle ships, four of which are modern and powerful; two armored cruisers, one being capable of but fifteen knots; three protected cruisers, and six tor pedo boat destroyers. The last named are new and in excellent con- dition.
 The sailing of this fleet would leave Russia defense1ess in the Baltic. A few old ships would be left behind, but none of them would be of value in case of war. The sailing of the Baltic fleet therefore means that Rus sia does not expect any complications in the present war.
 But the fleet is still at Libau, and the world will not believe it is going to the Far East until it passes through the canal, or is well started on one of the other two routes. It is too late in the season to go through the Arctic ocean, which would have been the shortest and safest route to the Far East, and if the fleet really does cut loose it will undoubtedly go through the canal, carrying a it must coal and other supplies along, making a fleet of well nigh forty ships. It would be an imposing movement, and yet the Japanese do not seem to be bit troubled over it's appearance in their waters. l. it could appear there be- fore the fall of Port Arthur it would change the situation, for it would give the Russians control of the sea, pro- vided, of course, the Russians can fight and handle their ships, and pro. vided the fleet meets with no disaster on the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD
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turning indictments seems to have att tracted more attention than the lynching itself, with the result that Huntsville is receiving more praise than blame.
 Thanksgiving fancies are already in or der. The annual Thanksgiving stories have been written and accepted long ago but the public is not supposed to know that There seems to be some doubt in the minds of our honest citizenship as to whether thanks should be returned this year to the Creator or to the repub- have received but the decree of the Pres- ident on the subject will probably dispell these doubts. However much MT. Roose- welt may thinA he is responsible for good crops, good prices and prosperity in many lines of trade he will hardly dare to go contrary to precedent and we may ex- pect the usual proclamation. A feature of Thanksgiving this year worthy of spe- cial mention is a shortage in the cram berry crop. However, there is no reason to fear that there will not be enough white neat to go around and there IS always the oyster in case of accidents.
 Today there is a painful sensation of of something that is missing in the towns composing the Southern league. The merry crack of the bat and the strident voice of the baseball rooter will be heard no more until the swallows come again in the glad spring time and the dope is in demand. But hold! The rooter will ne hibernate for he is even now looking forward to the first football games where he will be in evidence but he will not be the same old rooter the populace has learned to love during the past six months. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

ful states in the north. New York is
 the head and front of doubtful states,
 and New Jersey, Connecticut, Col
 orado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
 Utah and even California follow close
 ly in New Works footsteps. All are doubtful states. Indiana is also con sidered a doubtful state It is in the
 doubtful states that the battle of 1904 is to be fought out. Neither the solid north nor the solid south can deter mine the contest. It must be fought out in the doubtful states, but this year Wisconsin should be added to the list of contested states, because a fierce, inspiring faction fight has sprung up in the republican party of that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
-----------s',--.----- MUSIC OF THE CORN.

From the Baltimore Sun. The grand armies of peace are encamp-
 ing afield There is no glint on the spear, no blaze
 on the shield, No flashing of helmet nor gleaming of
 blade, For the shaft of each weapon with pearl
 is inlaid. Tneir standards are glist'ning with the
 dew of the dawn. And growing in splendor with the grow
 ing of morn, And there's music far sweeter than the
 clarion horn Iris the life-giving music of the rustling
 corn. How stately and majestic and graceful in
 mein Are the soldiers of peace in their mantles
 of green. Der the brow of each soldier waves
 tall. tasseled plume An emblem of plenty is the straw-nod- ding bloom, From land of the prairies and realms of
 the morn They are coming. their arms primmlhs
 with golden corn. And there's music far sweeter than the
 huntsman's horn Iris the life-giving music of the rustiine
 corn. They are marching abreast where the dim
 sky-nne dies The grand armies of peace born or earth
 and the skies. Meath their ribbons and pennons there
 are no ugly scars The ophies of victories the red ensign
 of wars. Bread bearers for the nations, more 1ruit-
 full than trees The thread of their Ion Is heard across
 the wide seas Keeping step to the music Of Plenfy's
 }full horn Iris tfe life-givng music of the rustiins
 corn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
MT. Harding on AIabama's Debt.

President w. P. G. Harding of the First National bank of this city pre- sents- some interesting suggestions re- garding the proposition to refund the Alabama state debt, in a letter pub lished in The Age-Herald this morn ing.
 After reviewing the constitutional provisions and legislative enactments bearing upon the subject, and refer rag to the desire of the present ad- ministratfon to fund the debt on a 3 per cent basis, Mr. Harding expresses the opinion that so low rate cannot be obtained under present or pros- pective monetary conditions. AS an argument ia favor of his views upon the subject, he cites the loans of other states and shows that no state in the union floats it's securities upon a fiat per cent basis. Whether or not MT. Hardings facts and figures will tend to discourage Governor Jelks or Act ing Governor Cunningham in their de- sire and effort to fina market for per cent bonds remains to be seen.
 In the event, however, that the ad- ministration does meet with disap- pointment, then MT. Harding presents a plan which seems to be the next best thing. He proposes an issue of $9,- 000,000 new per cent bonds to be hold in escrow by purchaser who will agree to take up the 'bonds to mature in 1906 as they fall due; the said per cent new funding bonds to bear no interest until they perform The service from time to time for which they are issued. The difference be- tween the volume of the bonds out standing and those to be used for redemption is to go as compensation to the purchaser or agent for services thus rendered and funds supplied He also suggelts that it will be, necessary for the sta. to provide a sinking fund for redemption of the new bonds at maturity.
 Mir Harding shows that "the ex- change of S9,000, 900 per cent bonds for the present bonds amounting to S8,403, 600 would be equivalent of the 3's to net the state 99.96," which would mean a fraction over 3A per cent.
 The proposition simply means that the state snail pay a commission in Londs rather than in money, and Mir Harding has found a party or parties who will undertake the work on the above basIs.
 The matter is ono of much import ance to every citizen of the state, and as MT. Harding is financier of acknowledged ability and an Alabam- ieiu uSSpiy inltlColSu III Int piOSleSo am general welfare of the state, his suggestions are worthy of careful peru sal and earnest consideration. Quite certain it is that early and vigorous action should be taken on the subject to save to the people unnecessary tax burdens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
EW YORK, September 24-(spe-
 eial.)-This has been an active week in democratic politics in

H aA "A H cial)-This has been an active
 week in democratic politics in New York. The nomination of Her rick for governor by the democrats has settled local differences.
 By accepting derrick, who is very strong man personally. the Parker ele- ment led by Hnl and sheehan has round ed up Tammany. Indeed Leader Murphy of TamEany demanded Herriek's nomi- nation, and now he promises the largest demo9ratic majority New York city has ever given
 Republicans as rule concede the cleo ton of the New York state democratic ticket but declare the state will vote for Roosevelt over Parker. The democrats claim the state for both national and state tickets.
 As matter of fact the democrate situation has improved greatly this week. After conference with Senator German, Deniel s. Lamont and Thomas F. Ryan, Judge Parker decided to take the reins of the campaign himself and put an end to the bickerings which have been going on around headquarters. He is directing the campaign in a large measure himself now and some of the orders he has given