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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-23

I'll warrant tbs my young soldiers
hymn. and in my judgment, a good
hymn"
They were advancing towards the
organ as Cromwell spoke, and they
joined the group around the inspired
player. His trampling notes gave the
sensation of charging men and horses,
and of the ministration of angelic
hosts.
The exultant song ceased, but their
hearts were yet full Of thanksgiving,
and Cromwell walked about the room
with Frances and Jane at his side
humming the majestic melody, or
breaking out into some line of audible
song, until, addressing John Milton,
he said:
I'VE have sundry letters to write,
and the plain truth is, I could wish
they were more heavenly. Here is a
man to answer who is playing fast and
loose with us-and l will not have it.
He Is laying too much weight on my
patience; let him take care that he
break It not"
Speaking thus, he walked towards
the door, and Jane marveled at the
man. His countenance was changed;
all its wistful tenderness and exalta-
tion had given place to a stern, stead
fast severity; his voice was sharp, his
words struck like caustic, and the
homelike. country gentleman was sud-
denly clothed with a great and majes-
tic department.
Neville left soon after the Lord Gen.
eral, and the girls had a game of bat
tledore and shuttlecock in the long
gallery: then sewing, reading aloud,
the evening meal and the evening ex-
ercise closed the day. The days that
followed were little different. On the
whole, Jane was not very sorry when
her visit was Ove and she was free to
return home. In spite of the frankest
kindness. she felt out of her element.
The Cromwells had outgrown their old
friends, and not al their familiarities
could dispel the atmosphere of super
iority which surrounded them; it was
unavoidable and unequivocal. though
they we're not themselves conscious
Of II.
Then there came to James mind IN
very sweet fashion the memory Of Ma
fllda dc Wick. They had quarreled al
most constantly tor pears. and Matil-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-23
her annt, Lady Jevery; If SO, she must

her annt Lady Jevery; II SO. she must
o II London.
~Wo have seen Lady Heneage
oftsn,s said Mary Cromwell. "and tbs
aGid there u : purpose of marriage
betWeea Alice Heneage and q favorite
oe ~ fathWa-Lord Cluny Neville"
hARo seen Lord Neville" said
5aue. He brought me your letters
m1gthe blue and gold ribbon you sent
- Hin visits were nying one; he
coma and be went"
Like the knight IN the story-he
lovea and be rode away. He IL com
ing here this dterncon. II he not.
Frankys
s4He said ~. He was to make some
copies Of the hymn he wrote. for MI.
Milton has Ut Il to music, and we are
"a practice the singing together.
E1thsr thinks very highly Of the
WCrdR."
""Dear mel" calculated Jane, Is he
alSo ! poetf I thought re wrote only
With his sword. fear that he has
too many projections. Has he not one
lAult 10 balance themf'
Eyes: but never mind them now"
aaid MAY: there 10 tho bell for din
40. an4 We must answer Il at once
Or ~ shall grieve mother"
They rose 1t these words and went
quickly 70 the dining-room. MTs.
Cromwell. leaning upon the arm o.
her daughter. Mrs. Ireton, was Just
entering Il. and Jane wondered silent
n q the l6tate these simple country
gentry had 20 easily assumed.
The General dimes with the Speak
4" sid Mr.. Cromwell: and she was
heroeff ab0ut to say grace when Doc
tor Verify entered. He was greeted
With : chorus ct welcomes, and read.
~ took hiD sent 1t the foot Of the Ia.
~ md spoke the few words Of crate
nj pFnyer which sweetened and
nlas41 - meal. Then he said:
T. O0msN through Jermyn street.
4ewsIA1v uatilda de- Wick. She
y ooeS1 1ageeEs and pistols It me. God
n1H4s ~ her. She was shrouded
18ssss anything been heard Of ste
~G10 Wfck7'~' asked Jane.
gA1Ousht NJ RESOLVED The Hague
HI cc6apeuinn. Sir HUGH
I btnS4 Pfdhce Rupsrt's pirate
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-23
Extent Of Her ACQUAINTANCE.

A friend who was calling on Miss
Carolyn Wells at her home in New Jer.
sey happened to mention some people
who lived further down on the same
street.
Are you acquainted with the fam.
fly" asked the visitor.
"Y-yes," answered Miss Wells. with
a touch of hesitancy in her voice:
"that is, I speak to the dog every,
morning when ! go by."-Saturday
Evening Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-23
10 WILL KICK TO PRESIDENT.
Cheyenne River Indians Want TheiI
Money in June.

Cheyenne River Indians Want Their
Money in June.
The Cheyenne river Indians, accord
ing to information just received from
White Horse camp, are feeling ugly
because the government does not pay
them their lease and trail money in
June instead Of making long delays,
as in the past. A delegate will go to
Washington to see the great white
father about it. There is no question,
however, but the payment Of about
$4,000 to these Indians at the begin
ming of winter instead of last June is a
godsend to them. Now they have
money to secure their winter needs,
but II it had been paid them in June
all would have been spent In q few
weeks.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-23
WEATHER PROPHET FAILS.
Even Muskrat Builds So 10 Cannot
Make Reckoning.

Make Reckoning.
One Indian. man and five squaws from
Grow Creek have occupied two tepees
on the north edge Of Miller during the
recent zero weather, suffering greatly
from cold. They declare they would
not have come out from the agency
had they not heard of Drifting Goose's
warm prophecy, whom they : claim
doesn't know anything about p~aleface
weather forecasts. They also declare
against. the hog melt, which they q
is too thin for them to "bite at" again.
The muskrat, they say, is the only
weather prophet worthy Of the conf
.dence of an Indian, and this season he
has been building both low and high
houses, indicating that both mild and
cold weather may be expected.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-23

A man keeps better the secrets Of
others than his own; a woman guards
better her " than those Of Others.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-07
THE NEW YORK STAGE AS
IT WAS A CENTURY AGO
From the New York World.

From the New York World
1T HE New York of a century ago
Wy took it's amusement after a leis-
urely, staid fashion December 6,
1909 fell upon Tuesday, and the newspaper
chronicle of after that date contained only
announcements of performances to take
place on the Wednesday evenings follow
ing. There was not wide choice. "All
New York; on that Wednesday evening
was probably either watching the curtain
go up at $50 on 1.-The Castle Specter." in
which the part of 0rmond was taken "by
a gentleman (being his second appearance
on any stage)." or was gathered at at
the Union hotel, 6S Williams street, to wit
ness an exhibition of "a speaking automa-
ton and the real spectrology and phantas-
magoria of Robertson, SO much applauded
In London and Paris, also the slSiagraphic
and the brilliancies of Perrico.'
This wonderful automaton as appears
from a long account in the advertise
ment. was suspended by string m the
middle of the ROOM which will make suit
able answers to the questions that may be
proposed" The spectrology especially was
adopted to give spectators their moneys
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-07
AuTocRATs OF SkYScRAPERS

From the New York Commercial
The chief engineer of the New York
skyscraper is usually the superintendent
also The two offices are combined In
most of the large downtown structures.
The superintendent and chief engineer
carries In his hands the welfare of the
buildings population of from 1000 to 5000
persons. He must direct the operation
of a mass of machinery which runs eleva-
tors, furnishes light and heat, and, In
many instances, cooled air and provides
electricity for the manifold uses of ten
ants, and he is sole commander OF an
army of engineers, porters, assistants,
elevator men and others, who must be
keyed to the very acme of discipline.
Many superintendent and chief en-
gineers are comparatively rich. James
Wilson of the Equitable Life building
gets a salary of $4,000 year. He makes
his home at the Aston house For many
years the company provided him rent
free with the five-story building at No.
go Cedar street He lived there with
his family until the building was sold to
the Mutual Life Insurance company a
year ago.
Another high-salaried. wealthy super
intendent and chief engineer Is William
Savage of the Manhattan and Merchants
bank, at No. 40 Wall street He lives
with his family on the seventeenth floor.
He is an art connoisseur, some of his
paintings by the masters being the finest
of their kind in the country. His build
ing is full of bank presidents and finan-
cal magnates. He keeps open house at
lunch time for the benefit of these few
select friends, and his income from this
source alone is said to be very large.
Henry Roberts of the American Tract
Society building is another rich man. His
son is a Wall street broker. The father
owns stone quarries near Philadelphia.
At the corner of William and Beaver
streets. is the Produce Exchange build
ing. over which James Connel presides
as superintendent and chief engineer. His
home IL in commanding eyrie on the
top floor.
James Mckay has been appointed SUI
perintendent and chief engineer of No.
AZ Broadway, the new twenty-story
structure which is being completed The
skyscraper will be one Of the largest in
the financial district. Mckay will not
have apartments in the building. His
salary will be proportionately larger to
enable him to maintain residence else
where.
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million bales, although it should not
be forgotten that work in the ginneries
was begun a month later than usual.
The next report from the ginneries
will cover all the cotton baled up to
January Is, and when that is made we
will know with considerable assurance
what the crop will prove to be. The
trouble is, the reports from the gins
are too far apart. The government
should provide Tor weekly reports from
the ginneries, at least from September
1 to March 1. The chief export crop
of the country is entitled to that much
consideration at the hands of the gov
eminent, and the census bureau has
show. how such statistics can be gath
cred.
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worth in thrills. as it was announced that
there would appear several phantoms
running in the assembly, the tremendous
exhibition of death of an inconstant
lady"
In the phantasmagoric performance 1t
was pronounced that ''the ina ges of the
greatest men in this and the past ages will
present themselves to the spectators. par
tlcularly voltaire, who will rise from his
grave to visit the assembly--to conclude
with dance of ghosts" The "brilliancies
of Perrico'' introduced an excellent like
ness of General Washington" while the
evenings gay round of amusement con-
cluded with the skiagraphic, which GER
tainly must have been stupendous per-
Torrance with its display of an African
forest with its inhabitants. after which
an extensive view of the western ocean,
storm arises, calm succeeds clouds and
serene skies alternately, shipts in different
situations of sailing. after which an At
lantic hurricane and shipwreck.'
Truly the New Yorker of century ago
got his moneys worth when first seats"
at such a show cost only half a dollar and
two bits admitted to gallery delights.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-07
Arauinn the Giles Case

The reports Of the arguments before
the United States supreme court on
Tuesday last In the Giles case are too
meagre to enable the reader to Judge
what the scope of the case Is. Much
interest was taken In the arguments,
and Lawyer Gunter of Montgomery,
and Lawyer Smith, colored, of Wash
ington, were frequently interrupted by
the members of the court. No doubt
the questions involved will be carefully
considered They deeply concern a
sovereign state, and two millions of
people, and indirectly they relate to
other states and many additional mil
lions.
1t is plain, however, that Mr. Gun
ter's contention is that the case relates
to registration under the temporary
plan only-that is to say to the life
registrations made under the temper
airy plan of the suffrage section of the
constitution of 1901. If that registra-
ton be declared contrary to the Fiji
teenth amendment, all voters will be
relegated to the general plan of regis
tration now in operation. All would
have to register anew in August next.
Neither Giles nor his lawyer claims
that the permanent plan of registra-
ton In this state is unconstitutional.
1t Is based on the power to read and
write, or on the payment of property
taxes. 1t does not draw the color line
In any manner whatsoever. In August
next any negro who can read and
write or who pays taxes on property
assessed at $500 can register, and no
one will oppose him in any manner.
Possibly the court of last resort may
upset the registration under the tenn
porary plan, but this is scarcely prob
able, and If 1t occurs, the injury to
this state will not be serious, nor the
confusion long maintained.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-07
An april Primary.

The Democratic State Executive
committee has wisely decided to call
an April primary for the settlement of
all party contests that are to be de-
cided by direct action of the people.
This shows that the people are still in
the saddle, and that an executive COM
mittee chosen by the people can be
trusted to heed the will of the people
Public sentiment plainly demanded a
general April primary, and public SEN
timent in the party has prevailed, as
1t always should, and as it undoubtedly
always will
Ii, however, the United States SUI
preme court should before April de-
clare the registration under the tenn
porary plan unconstitutional, where
would that leave us? Under the law
only qualified electors can participate
in primary, and we may not have any
fed elector is of course registered
elector. The constitution of 1901 ex-
pressly declares that an elector must
have been duly registered" and sec
tion 1873 of the suffrage article reads
as follows:
mo person shall be qualified to vote
or participate in primary election party
convention, mass meeting or other
method of party action of any political
party or factio:, who shall not possess
the qualifications prescribed in this ar
ticle for an elector, or who shall be dis
qualified from voting under the provis-
ions of this article"
AS no one can be registered under
the permanent plan until August, we
would be left without body of quail
fed electors by a quick adverse de-
cision of the United States supreme
court This is, however, purely specu-
lative. 1t Is never necessary to cross
a stream until one comes to it, and it
is exceedingly improbable that we will
come to the disqualified-electo stream.
The state committee made no mis-
take, and their action will be widely
commended and approved In every
county of the state. 1t is always best
to obey the will of the people, who
are the real rulers and sovereigns, the
source of all political power in this
| country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-07
CALLING Special Terms.

AS Governor Jelks urged in his last
annual message to the legislature to
give the chief executive of the state
power to call a special term Of the cir
cult court 1t is not easy to misunder-
stand his position In the Pineapple
outbreak. No one who knows his views
on lynching doubts for a moment what
he would have done if the legislature
had granted the needful power.
The act of previous legislature pro-
viding for supernumerary Judge did
in sections and 6 give the governor
of the state power to call special
term, but the clumsy hand that wrote
the act did not mention this power in
the caption of the bill, and that omis-
sion rendered sections and Of the
bill unconstitutional. They have long
been so considered by judges and other
good lawyers in this state.
In the last legislature the senate
readily passed bill giving the gov
ernor of the state power to call spe-
cial term of the court, but the house
refused to pass the senate bill. Just
why the house refused is not known.
The redistricting bill, passed In the last
hours of the session, contained, how
ever, provision authorizing Judge of
the circuit court to call special term
at any time by merely making an
entry in the minutes of the court. This
is what Judge Moore has done, and a
special term is now sitting in Camden,
Wilcox county, for the purpose of try
ing the men charged with murder, an
archy and arson at Pineapple.
In a dispatch to Solicitor Quarles
Governor JellSs says he regrets he has
no authority to order special term.
Solicitor Quarles has shown his desire
to assert and maintain the supremacy
of law in Pineapple, and he deserves
the thanks of the entire state for his
prompt and sagacious action in the
matter. He would have had quick and
effective support from the governors
ONCE If the power to act had been
granted by the legislature. 1t was not
granted, and Judge Moore has made
good the lack OF power in the governor
of the state No fault can reasonably
be found with Governor Jelks, Judge
: Moore or Solicitor Quarles. All three
have done and are doing all they can
to punish the guilty in the distressing
outbreak of mob law that occurred
without rhyme or reason at Pineapple.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-07
FACTS AND FIGURES OF
BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT
w NJ. Drennen, mayor of Birmingham

w. NJ. Drennen, mayor of Birmingham.
in Chattanooga Tradesman.
- BIRMINGHAM, the county seat of
H11 Jefferson county, was incorpo-
~ rated in 1871. It's altitude ranges
from six hundred to one Thousand feet
above sea level and it is located in the
center Of the mineral belt of Alabama.
The climate is delightful The reports of
the United States weather bureau, sta
toned in this city, show that the warm
est days in summer have a lower tenn
perature than in most of the northern
cities. The nights are usually cool, while
in spring, fall and winter the climate
is ideal The healthfulness of Blrming-
ham is all that could be desired.
In speaking of Birmingham 1t is neces-
sary to incorporate as well the Birming
ham district, as the interests of the two
are SO closely interviewer that neither
can be considered alone advantageously.
Birmingham has one hundred and six
miles Of street railway tracks, and In
point of mileage is the third city in the
south. The territory traversed by the
Birmingham trolley car system in 1900
contained population of $4,000 souls.
and according to the school census, just
completed, has population of 1O5OO0.
Jefferson county had a population of 49,
sol in 1890, and population of $40, 400 in
1900; its population is now estimated at
1870, 900.
Birmingham is well paved and severed.
cd of
per annum for the past three years on
public improvements Jefferson county is
constructing system of trunk sanitary
sewers and a sewage publication works
to collect the sewage from Birmingham
and her suburbs, bonds having been is
sued to the amount of 900 with which
to construct this sewage system.
In Birmingham and suburbs there were
built during the twelve months. ending
May l, 1901, 1892 houses costing s2,313, 900;
In 1902, 2015 houses, costing SO, 80. $50; dur
ing the twelve months ending May 1. 1909.
there were built 20S4 houses at a cost of
"a 89,975, making a total of 6091 houses.
costing s10,994,725. Notable among the
houses built are three ten-story steel
frame office buildings, the st. Vincent and
Hillman hospitals the Birmingham Med
college, Hillman hotel. three school build
ings, five church buildings and a mag
nifcent city hall.
The city of Birmingham carries about
40 per cent of the total bank deposits in
the state of Alabama. The local bank
clearings during the past three years were
as follows:
jy0 ........ .............. $43, $50, 448
isol ........ ........ $3.50. As, OPS, 007
1907 ....... .............. Sc, 7S1 ,04S
The receipts of the postoffice for the
fiscal year ending June 80 were as fol-
lows:
1900 ............. ........... .$104,526
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-07
CONFEDERATE GENERALS.
Four Lieutenant Generals Are Still
Livine-The Major Generals.

From the Nashville American.
The death of General Longstreet leaves
four surviving Lieutenant generals of the
Confederate army: Simon Bolivar Buck
ner, A. p. Stewart, Joseph Wheeler and
Stephen D. Lee-one Kentuckian, one Ten
nessean, one Albanian and one Missis-
sippian, though General Stewards home
is over the Georgia line at Chickamauga
Wade Hampton died over a year ago.
Four years ago the following Confederates
with the rank of major general were liv-
ing: William B. Bate, Tennessee; M c.
Butler South Carolina; John H. Forny
Alabama s. G. French, Florida; Thomas
J. Churchill, Arkansas; Robert F. Hoke
North Carolina; John b. Gordon, Georgia;
e. NJ Law Florida; G. w. Custis Lee,
Virginia; l.. L. Lomax, Washington, d.
c.; Fitzhugh Lee, Virginia; Matt w.
Ransom. North Carolina, and F. T. Ros-
ser, Virginia. Since then this list has been
reduced, but we are unable to state
just how many have died.
OF the living lieutenant generals Buck
ner is 80, Stewart Is so, Lee is n and
NNNNNS
Is r. Ransom is n, Butler Is g. French Is
IS, Churchill is 70, Hoke is S. Law Is 81
Fitz Lee is 68, G. w. c. Lee Is II, Lomax
is 6S, Martin Is so and Rosser is Ct. Polig-
nae is or was living In France. If we mis-
take not General Rosser died some months
ago Four years ago eighty-seven Confed-
crate brigadiers were living SO far as
could be ascertaiped. OF these eight were
Tennesseans Since then Nancy, Jackson
and Speed have died. We have no data at
hand as to the death of others.
These statements, made partly from
data, partly from memory, may serve
to draw out additional and more ac-
curate information from those who may
have knowledge and interest in the mat
ter.
General Bate is the only living major
general In Tennessee. Lieut.. Gen. A. p.
Stewart is a native of East Tennessee,
having been born in Hawkins county.
Tennessee now has two brigadier gen.
erals in the United States army-one a
native of Nashville, the other an East
Tennessean.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-07
About Persons.

AL. H. Reynolds, the popular proprietor
OF. the Captola hotel of Montgomery. is
registered at the Morris.
Robert Hopkins of New York was late
arrival of the st. Nicholas last night
c. T. williams of Admission was an ar
rival of the Florence last night.
Colonel l.. Y. Dean. a prominent insur-
ance man of Eufaula, is stopping at the
Hillman.
Allen J. Roulhac of Sheffield is stopping
at the Metropolitan.
T. Atkins of Selma and M. c. Sterne of
Admission are registered at the Morris.
s. H. Dunston of Jasper and Lee Meyer
of Tuscaloosa were arrivals of the Me-
tropolitan last night
o. 8. Lewis of Tuskegee and w. w.
Micheal of Mobile are stopping at the HILL
man.
The Hon. w. F. Aldrich of Aldrich.
one of President Roosevelt's referees is
registered at the T4illman.
The Hon. ]. A. Lusk Of Guntersville. one
OF the leading members of the last iegis-
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lature, and a prominently mentioned cam
didate for congress from the Seventh dis
trict, Is stopping at the Florence.
John Mcintyre of Montgomery and John
T. Smith of Gadsden are stopping at the
Morris.
Frank Lander Thayer of Denver, for
merly a newspaper man, is at the Flor
ence.
Mr.. and Mrs. w S. Webb Of Tuskegee
are stopping at the Morris.
e. P. Emerine, a weli-known insurance
man of Montgomery, was an arrival o.
the Metropolitan last night
Sam H. Oliver, formerly successful
newspaper man of East Alabama. but now
a resident of Cuba. is stopping at the
Florence.