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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
A BIG RUN ON ASBESTOS.
Orders for Curtains Coming in Fast to
 New York Dealers.

From the New York Evening Post
 Asbestos warehouses with offices in this city have had noticeable increase of or- ders for this fireproof material since the Iroquois theatre fire in Chicago, and the majority of the contracts taken have been for asbestos curtains. One concern is now in correspondence with influential persons in Brooklyn, who are supporting a move ment to build a new assembly hall that will take the place of the old Academy of Music, which burned down on November 30. The prospective builders wanted to know if there was not some fireproof ma terial that could be used in constructing scenery, curtains, draperies and in the up- holstery. They were informed that as- bestos Is readily made into each of these things. as well as for both household and theatrical furnishings of all kinds, includ- ing carpetings.
 One asbestos warehouse in this city took five orders for theater curtains over the telephone last evening just before the of- fees were closed, and, in the past few days, eighteen orders from it's western of- flee for curtains which are to be hung in theaters in the west.
 Steel curtains, not uncommon in Euro- pean theatres, have been advocated by some theatrical firms In this city, as well as by building contractors who allege that asbestos lacks the necessary stiffness and strength to stop the blasts of hot air com mon in theatre fires. This the asbestos people reply to by explaining the detail of construction of their curtains.
 Asbestos by itself' said a representa- tive of the biggest firm in this city today Ifs lacking where great tensile strength Is required. It is fiber which, when spun into thread. will not knit as powerfully as other stuffs. Some concerns use cotton with it. and thereby weaken It's fireproof quality. But by spinning the asbestos fiber on thin metal wire and weaving these threads together. we get texture that is strong, light and fireproof, and makes the best kind of fire curtain.
 Metal curtains, on the other hand, will not only carry heat, but generate 1t. They become warped and extend a blaze.
 Fire curtains, however, are but one thing in hundred that are treated with asbestos. Steam pipes and boilers are cov- cred with asbestos jackets to protect woodwork from scorching. In refrigerat- ing plants, asbestos serves to keep out hot air and store the cold. In the cars for the subway that are now being oper- ated along the elevated road, an asbestos preparation named "Transite' Is relied upon to make the cars fireproof. This is a dense sheet material not unlike thin, light planlSing. Asbestos in fact, Is used nowadays for almost every purpose from tooth filings to stove Things. It will not burn, and as a non-eonductor of heat it has become almost necessity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
ReckIessness of Policemen.

Many citizens are compelled to go into the streets in night hours, and physicians may be called out at any hour of the night No matter how legi- innate their errands may be, they are in danger of being held up, and even shot at. Instead of pursuing a man suspected of crime, there is too much readiness and inclination in this town to shoot at, or at least towards, him. This tendency in our policemen is rep rehensible, and 1t Is plain a change in methods is desirable.
 No one will be apt to complain If policemen are vigilant in the discharge of their duties. No one will complain if they are even over-vigilant. But they should trust more to their legs and less to their guns This is an i'm portant matter, especially to those who have legitimate duties to perform in the nlgnt hours.
 It may be necessary to order man now and then to halt, but it is not necessary to shoot at or towards a man until pursuit Is seen to be impossible. The police commission know where the line should be drawn, and it Is to be hoped they will utilize the case of Dr. Wilson so that physicians at least will not be shot et when they answer call from 7. patient Many other good people, are necessarily called out or kent out in the wee small hours of the night, and they should be exempt from pistol shots from too ready guns. The truth is, policemen should do more persuing and less shooting. This is the case In other cities, and there is no reason why this town should be ex- ceptional The Age-Herald hopes the police commission will commend to patrolmen the freer use of their legs, and a less frequent use of firearms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Pratt citY's Unquarded Jail.

The bare fact that nineteen prison CTS, male and female, were locked up in adjoining cells, in frame building without protection against fire, or against each other, sums up the case at the Pratt City jail, where three pris- oners were burned to death. and two more were seriously injured. The fact that the jail was perhaps fired by two Of the prisoners simply accentu- ates the blame that attaches to the au- thorities of Pratt City. When 1t is ad- mitted that no officer was on duty at | jail that held nineteen persons, the police authorities do not stand alto gether blameless.
 Nineteen lives should, not be haz- arded in that way. It is the duty of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
A Protest from Marenqo.

The Demopolis Dispatch berates the a state primary and adopting the plu- rality rule. It goes to say that tho state committee consists of uneXpe- rienced men-men "untrained in state craft and party safety" whatever such vague phrases may mean. The Dis patch furnishes the first and only dis cordant vote that has been sounded over the action of the state committee. In every other Alabama newspaper come expressions of unqualified satis- faction over the action of the commit tee. and all except the Dispatch urge a cordial acceptance of the programme laid down by the state committee. Not another word of dissent, we repeat, has reached The Age-Herald, and the Dis patch enjoys the distinction of flockng by itself. It is, of course, entitled to it's own opinion.
 But 1t is scarcely justified in urging it's county committee to resist to the utmost the plan of the state commit tee. The state committee did not ex- ceed its authority. Between conven- tions it is supreme within the demo- cratic party, and what 1t orders to be done becomes party law. This should be plain to the Dispatch. Before the state committee met the Dispatch had a right to advocate the holding of a county convention for the nomination of county officers, but since the state committee has met and acted it is the duty of all democratic papers, includ- ing the Dispatch, to fall into line by freely and fully accepting the plan laid down by the only authority that could speak for the party in this state.
 Party discipline is myth if each county or district or circuit committee can disregard the plans Of Ere state committed Under the primary cleo tion law this cannot be done. The state committee is the highest authori- ty in the party, and when it speaks 1t must be obeyed, if party harmony and honor and order count for anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Commanders of U. S. Army.

Tt is a coincidence of more than ordi- of staff of the United States army. like his predecessor, General Young. and Young's predecessor 7eneral Miles, as the highest officers of the army, began military service as an enlisted man." said a National guardsman. Miles, Young and Chaffee all won distinction in the civil war There are many able West Pointers with heroic records In the army, but the men without West Point training got ahead of them on the promotion list. These facts will prove encoura ging to younger officers who were appointed from non-commissioned men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Cane Syrup Industry.

"The manufacture of syrup is becoming one of Alabama's leading industries" said a we'll informed citizen. "The only steam syrup factory in the state is operated at Fairhope. in Baldwin county The plant is owned by F. Smith and has a capacity of 600 gallons day. This week MT. Smith shipped car load to Birmingham and sold at 50 cents gallon.
 His total output this year was 5000 gall Ions. All of this was made of cane that was raised on IF acres of land The cost of making the syrup will not exceed s cents a gallon. Putting the cost of man ufacturing at cents and the cost of the cans in which each gallon Is shipped at 10 cents 1t will make the necessary expense IS cents. With the exception of raising the cane MT. Smith cleared 32 cents gal lon out of his syrup crop. This, I think, will beat even 15 cents cotton"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
suLLY VISITS NEW ORLEANS.
Says He Believes Prices Are Going to
 Stay High.

From the New Orleans Picayune
 Daniel J. Suily head of the brokerage and commission house of D. J. Sully &s Co, of New York and New Orleans, cot ton king, and lealer in a number of suc- cessful bull campaigns, arrived in the city yesterday for the opening of the local offices of D. J. Sully 6 Co, which are to be under the management of W. R. Pagan. MT. sully is accompanied by Mrs. sully. MT. Anderson chenault, MT. Sul- ly's private secretary. is with him. The party arrived in the morning and drove from the Louisville and Nashville. depot to the St. Charles hotel where a suite Of rooms had been reserved
 MT. Sully has been one of the most suc- cessful cotton spectators in this country. In the last few years he has cleared up several fortunes, and 1t Is said that on the last bull campaign alone he made a profit of $10,000.OOo. In the most exciting times of campaign he Is always cool, but he is likewise always alert Few men have keener insight into business conditions, and it is therefore particularly significant that he should decide to estab- fish an office in New Orleans. He says himself that he thinks New Orleans will be the center of the cotton world, and that cotton will play a prominent part in the development of the south
 As for prices, when MT. su1ly was asked yesterday afternoon whether he thought cotton would go higher, he said:
 T do and very much higher Cotton will remain at it's present level and then go even higher, due to the actual supply and demand. If there Is war between Japan and Russia 1t will not seriously effect the market, and what effect it will have will be of a bullish nature.
 Any persons having cotton need have nothing to fear from the war War be- tween Russia and Japan will mean that the cotton production In those countries will be considerably curtailed, while the consumption of both countries will be in- creased threefold. Every man who holds bale of cotton in the south should fear nothing.
 T do not believe that there remains in New Orleans enough cotton unpledged to supply the demand of the mills, and the owner of bale. therefore, can under stand what his product is worth
 As for the general condition of the south. I can speak only from what have read In the newspapers but judge that the south Is very prosperous. But it Is nothing to what 1t will be. It Is a marvel ous country and will naturally reap a benefit from it's own source of supplv"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
All is not quiet along the Yalu.
THE AESTHETIC DANCE.
Rude Man Shut Out By Women of
 Chicago.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 No dance is esthetic in which the young womens waists must be belted by the masculine arm.
 No round dance Is esthetic, for they all develop the physique more than the grace of the dancers
 The esthetlc dance Is quiet, graceful. soulful.
 The esthetic dance is intended to de- velop the natural grace of young women.
 This is the decree of the members of the Chicago Business Womens club. Ac- cordlng to these new arbiters of correct dancing, neither the waltz, the two-step, the old time polka and gallop. or the clog or the ballet is esthetic. To be a past master in the art of esthetic dancing one must know how to trip through the min uet and to' move slowly and gracefully through the mazes of the court dances of France and the square dances of the colonial days. With the announcement is coupled this information:
 If you want to learn the art of dancing esthetically come to the clubhouse at 2s0 Clark street and join the class which meets today for the first lesson in esthetic dancing.
 Only young women are invited-young business women. The club proposes at the threshold of leap year to teach it's members how to dance in fashion which will preclude the necessity of men.
 ."rhe classes have not been organized because we oppose round dancing, nor because we are opposed to young women dancing with men," declared Miss Mary Marteime, president of the club, but be- cause the esthetic dance is wonderful grace developer
 Miss Caroline Crawford of the Univer- sity of Chicago will be the instructor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Women's Work in Korea.

As there are no labor saving machines in Korea, women's work is done by the crudest and hardest methods possible. from hulling rice with heavy wood or stone pestle to washing clothes by beat ing them in the streams and ironing them with sticks. In order 10 ron the clothes must always be ripped apart ana wrapped round a wooden roller while damp. They are then beaten by either one or two wo- men. It is surprising to see the gloss on the white calico and the sheen upon the linen produced by this method of ironing. It surpasses the dressing one sees in this country on newly bought linen. Since the people dress exclusively in white, the wo- mans day-and often much of the night, too-is spent in wash-ironing. ironing and sewing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Pig Iron.

"It does not seem that the Southern Furnace association will be reorganized in the near future, although some of the manufacturers are still hoping that plan may yet be devised by which all interests can work in harmony said a Kentucky man last night.
 .'I am interested in the furnace business and can see how an association would be beneficial But association or no associa- tion. I feel confident that No. foundry will be selling for s11 before March. The fact is $11 should be the price today. look for good. healthy demand for pig ron in the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Farewell Tours.

Tn private iife.' said a business man last night, "a man is considered great when he can retire from business. On the stage he Is certainly great when he can give a farewell tour. of the same play every year for many years.
 T notice that the advance notices of Lewis Morrison state that this season is positively his last as Faust That is cer- tainly bad for the public, as none can compare with this actor in this part. He has played It for years, and am sincerely sorry that this will be his last"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
The wounds Invisible That loves keen arrows make.
 As You Like It.
Piu Iron Production.

On January the weekly capacity of the blast furnaces in the country In operation was but 197,931 tons, as against capacity one month before of 253,930 tons, and a capacity on Sep tember 1 of 369,9 ,933 tons. Such a re- Hduction In production is remarkable. The country is actually making about one-half less iron per week than it did last August. The production of Decem- Der was but S98,3 tons, or at the rate of about 10'500,000 tons a year. Small as the production is stocks in the fur mace yards are still increasing, but the increase in December was less than 26,000 tons. At the beginning of the year the furnace stocks stood at 688,6 tons.
 In Alabama production is well main tained. There are 27 coke, and char coal, furnaces in blast in this district, and their weekly capacity Is 28,877 tons. This is a reduction per week of about 5000 tons below the production of December l. This district has thre,, less coke furnaces in blast ths1 it had on December 1. The production of the coke furnaces of this district in December was. 129,350 tons. The high est montEiy production of the coke slr. naces of this district was in October last, when 14S,527 tons were turned out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
so SWEET LOVE SEEMED.
ert Bridges.

By Robert Bridges So sweet love seemed that April morn, When first we kissed beside the thorn, So strangely sweet 1t was not strange We thought that love could never chang, But I can teli--let truth be told That love will change in growing old: Though day by day is naught 10 see, So delicate his motions be.
 And in the end. twill come to pass Quite to forget what once he was, Nor even in fancy to recall
 The pleasure that was all in all.
 His little spring, that sweet we found. So deep in summer floods is drowned, I wonder. bathed in love complete,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Musical Attractions Scarce.

Few musical attractions of the first class are coming south this season." said Nashville music lover at the Morris.
 Atlanta, Birmingham. Nashville and Memphis usually have a dozen or more fine attractions every year. but this sea- son those cities will have the opportunity of hearing only Patti and Creatore's band. These are fine as far as they go, but we the symphony orchestra. High class mu- sic does not pay well in the south. unless it be a recital by some great singer like Patti D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
From the chinarn Inter.nnean

~ ACAA ehV OAAldbO 1DlEf-OCtdH
 N@ OMEN students have been mak-
 ]" ing athletic records of late.
 W Lydia Carpenter of the state normal school. Plattsburg. N. r.. has raised the record for the running high jump to feet BIO inches. Helen Wood of Vassar, has jumped IA feet 61k inches in the running broad jump and feet ! inches in the standing broad jump. Fan nie James. vassar, has made the 10o-yard dash in B 1-5 seconds. Daisy Carpenter Northwestern university, has put the eighteen pound shot IS feet inches.
 The making of these records has moved President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard to come out strong in print against the more violent sports for women.
 In brief. Dr. Eliot says women should not put the shot nor play foot ball. nor indulge in sprinting. or hurdling, or jump ing Rowing. as practiced in womens colleges, he does not condemn. Basket ball, in his opinion, Is not a bad form of sport, when played by mature women of sturdy physique In moderation and under careful supervision.
 Dr. Eliot's objection iss founded upon the assumption that woman Is not built physically for most of these forms of sport For instance, he does not consider it womanly for women to put the shot. As to sprinting. hurdling and jumping he says: Woman was never intended by nature to be an adept at either, and the less she attempts to improve upon nature the better for her future health.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

From the New York Tribune.
 oil for export is shipped in two forms in tin cans when 1t is called case oil. ana in bulk in tank steamships and barges In the latter case there is nothing sepa rating the oil from the water but the thin shell of steel comprising the hull. Th' Standard OH company believes that it il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 When a woman has twins her hus- band acts as if he had been the whole performance.
 man Is so naturally unsefsh he win give wife helf the bed covers if she will promise to get up and turn on the steam.
 You can never toll from the look of horror on womans face whether she has just received telegram which she has not opened or thought she saw a mouse in the closet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
MEN STUDENTS
At Cornell Harder Workers Than the
 Fair Co-Eds.

Ithaca, N. Y, January 15.-The men stu dents at Cornell university apparently are harder workers than the co-eds. This Is shown by the results, just announced of the week of tab-keeping experienced some tune ago.
 The mass of figures gathered show that the men and women students respectively spend each "A hours as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
About Persons.

 The Hon. Jack Cranford, mayor of Jasper, is at the Hillman. S. J. Parrish of Albertsvile is stopping at the St. Nicholas.
 c. w. Kellogg of Nashville Is stopping at the IIillman
 George w Chandler of Augusta, Ga.. was an arrival of the Morris last night. F. Turner of New Decatur is registered at the Metropolitan.
 The Rev J. F. Sturdivait of Gadsden is at the Nor IS.
 J. strlplin of Montgomery is stopping at tke Hilmsn.
 W. c. Anderson of Knoxville is at the Florence.
 F. F. Dexter of Montgomery and John o. Day of Jasper arc at the Morris. J. F. Johnston of Hattiesburg, Miss, is stopping at the Metropolitan. E. F. chaetham of Knoxville is regis tered at the St. Nicholas. L. &. Jones of Montgomery is at the Florence
 The Hon. C. w. Sproull of Aniston is stepping at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Government horses and carriages are hereafter to be used by the President, his secretary, and the cabinet officers only. It is cruel to cut the postoffice department officials down in this man ner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Congressman Landis stated on the floor of the house that if the govern ment horses and carriages were lined up they would extend from the capitol to the White House, full mile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

All registered electors under forty five years of age should step up to Cap tain Francis office and pay their poll taxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

MT. Wu of China is again a high official. He is now junior vice presi- dent of the foreign office. Seniority counts in China In the regular army in this country it does not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The theatre managers are organiz- ing against the precaution movement, and the theatre-goers should organize on the other side of the fence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

And now our consuls are boodling. The complaint seems to be general in the republican party, with some spo- radio cases in Missouri.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The steel trust employees who took preferred stock last year at s82.50 a share can now buy 1t at the old stand at $55.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Postmaster General Payne says he has eradicated rascality from his de- partment He should furnish guar antor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

This is Alabama's political period, and the candidate is well-nigh omni- present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Captain Mills IS to be San Juanized into a brigadier, jumping over the heads of 800 seniors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Russia and Japan should have Gen. eral Shermans definition of war trans lated and hung up on their foreign of fees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Theatre managers should try to meet the just expectations of the authorities and of the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

A service pension bill will be intro duced today. It will pension those not willing to swear falsely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The government clerks will not strike against the order lengthening their work day thirty minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The dollar dinner cannot produce more discord than the Tammany din- ner d.I.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The late General Gordon fought in thirty-six battles and was wounded five times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The civil service commission stood vindicated when a vote by yeas and nays could be asked for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Candidates are numerous, and they are as busy and insinuating as they are numerous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The Mad Mullah cannot stand many more victories of the Jibralli sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Not even does the comic opera come dian mention asbestos nowadays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Nevertheless there will be a rivers and harbors bill this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The Cubans cannot De blamed for preferring jai alai to golf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

Panama and Japan are playing the star parts this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The days are lengthening at an ap. preciable rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

The railroad fliers should not fly the track.