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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
IN MEMORIAM.

centreville Press: Mrs. E. W. Barrett. the beloved wife of the editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald, died last week in Virginia She is said to have been a most lovable Christian woman. delight ing to do good and make others happy. One that has done this on earth will re- eetYe welcome from the host of those who have preceded her. Loved ones are mourning and grieving over her depart ure, but there is rejoicing in the kingdom of heaven. An all wise God doeth all things for the best, while it. may look hard, the light will some day break.
 Marion Standard: The state press sym pathlzes with Editor E. w. Barrett. of sthe Age-Herald in the loss of his wife which occurred at the home of her grand mother in Danville. Va, last week. She leaves an infant daughter only week old. Mrs. Barrett was one of the most beautiful and cultivated women of the south and a social favorite.
 Marion County News: The entire press of the state sympathizes with E. w Bar rett, editor of the Birmingham Age-Her- aid, in the death of his most estimable wife
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Mr. HefIin's Seat in Congress.

A widespread belief exists that MT. Hefins right to seat in congress will be assailed, although he was elected each time without serious op- position. In the recent election he polled about 5000 votes, while Captain Walker, his fusion opponent, had but a handful.
 It should be remembered that MT. He1in is now a member of congress, although he has never been seated. He was elected to fill out the term of the late MT. Thompson, and the cleo tion took place too late to permit of his seating before the adjournment of the long term of the present congress. The short term will be begun next month, and no doubt MT. Heflin will be seated as a matter O. course. The Fifty-ninth congress does not meet un- til December, 1905, and at that time the member from the Fifth district will be a seasoned member of con- gross. He Will be seated.
 Senator Morgan thinks the Grum- packer resolution providing for com mittee of investigation to report as 10 suffrage abridgements will be passed. This is, however, improbable as to the coming. short session, for it can be readily talked to death in the senate. Our senior senator plainly does not anticipate action before the winter of 1905, for he anticipates it only when Vice-President Fairbanks is present in the chair to carry out the party plat form regardless of constitutional rights. Much may happen before the winter of 1905, and the south need not anticipate violent action on the part of congress very soon. The very fact that the south is politically isolated and powerless will operate to defeat the efforts of the Crumpackers in con- gress. If the election had been close possibly the Crumpacker programme would have been put through, but as it cannot be done without overriding the minority of the senate, contrary to all precident, it is not probable that Senator Morgan's gloomy predictions will be fulfilled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Senatorial Changes.

Thirty legislatures were chosen last Tuesday that will elect thirty United States senators, and although the cleo ion wae A republican landslide the in- dications are that practically no change was wrought in the political complexion of the senate. It stands at present ffty-seven republicans and thirty-three democrats. Senator Mor- gan says: "There are very few Of us democrats left in the senate" There will be at least thirty-two in the sen ate after March 4. The republicans will control the Montana and Missouri Legislatures, thus unseating senators Gibson and Cockrell, both democrats. That is all. The two democratic sen ators of Colorado hold over, the one to 1907 and the other to 1909. But deadlocks are imminent in Delaware and Wisconsin, and the terms of Sen ator Ball of the former state, and Sen ator Quarles of the latter state, both republicans, expire on March 4 next. In Maryland Isadore Rayner, demo- crat, has been elected to succeed Louis D. McComas, a republican. The sen- ate will therefore stand after March 4
  next ffty-eight republicans and thirty two democrats, provided republican senators are elected in Wisconsin and Delaware.
 Considerable changes will take place, however, outside of politics. MT. Depew is to be succeeded, it is said, by ex-Governor Black A successor of MT. Fairbanks is to be elected. J. Edward Addicks proposes to bag the seat he has paid for many times. Gen eral Hawley of Connecticut is incapac- itated. New senators will also appear from several other ssates. William M. Stewart of Nevada is to disappear from our house of lords. Senator Cockrell will be sadly missed on the democratic side of the chamber, and on the republican side Senator De- new's iolxes will he A lost uuantity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
operatic Attractions.

While Birmingham will have a number of operatle attractions this season, the first of the great companies will be Saw ages. booked for the Jefferson theatre January 19, said a voice teacher ''The opera to be presented has not yet been selected but as the company is in the first rank, 200 people including an or- chestra of 50. anything 1t essays will be on the level of high art.
 Savage Is making great success in the east of Parsifal,' but hope he will present one of the light but artistic op- eras here. Why not Carmen?
 "A Canadian exchange has this to say:
 " While the New York critics were waxing enthusiastic over the Savage production of 'Parsifar in English, even predicting Mir. Savage's productions of grand opera in English In the no distant future will be recognized as the grand opera of America, Montreal music lovers, both French and English, were applaud ing the ensemble performances at His Majesty's with an encouraging enthus- lasm that will place Canada on the list of the companys regular visits hereafter. The company sings one week in Montreal and one week in Toronto, and the ad- vance sale on Thursday in the latter city was even larger than that before the company reached Montreal.
 'Verdfs brilliant masterpiece, 'Othello. with it's glorious harmonies and dramatic grandeur, as well as Pueeini's beautiful La Boheme,' with its absorbing story of life in the Paris Latin quarter, were sung for the first time In any language in Canada. The critics unanimously pro- nounced the performances unrivaled even by the companies that have been giving grand opera at s5 a seat. MT. Savage's prices are only about one-third that. The repertoire includes also Wagners 'Lo- hengrin, and 'Tannhauser,' Carmen, I'll rrovatore, I Pagliacci' and 'Cavalleria Rusticana."
 After the Canadian engagements. the English Grand Opera company will go to Rochester for a week. and then will visit Toledo, Detroit, Columbus, Indianap- oils. Cincinnati, Washington and Balti- more before starting on it's southern and western trip"
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will have sixty-three assemblymen ana
 seventeen senators, or a majority or
 each house. This claim is denied by
 the stalwarts, they calming that the
 stalwarts and the democrats will con- trol the legislature. The matter Of control in the legislature comes home to Senator Quarles, a stalwart who oesires reelection this winter. Gov ernor LaFollettes friends say he will not be reelected. They say a half breed will be elected senator, or else the two houses will be deadlocked.
 The war between the two republican factions is to go on. Already perhaps Joseph w. Babcock has fallen outside the breastworks, and it begins to look as if Senators Quarles and Spooner N'ill in time be close beside him. There Is no room, no possibility, of room, for a compromise. Neither side will listen to anything but war. Neither side wants anything else, but at present Governor LaFollette and his friends seem to bo the Japanese of Wisconsin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Esopus Is again the same old Esopu
THE SOUTH RUNNING.

From the Baltimore Sun
 Returning to Baltimore after a tour of the south, which took him through eleven stases, General Gill makes the same report that has been made recently by many visitors to that section-that the south Is prosperous beyond all record in the period since 1861. The good prices received for cotton explain the situation In part, bu5 there are many other fac- tors. The numbering and mining in- terests now play a great part. In the lines of manufacturing General Gill mem tions the making of steel rails at Bir- mingham and adds that they are as good as the best Ills observations were chiefly aloag the lines of the Southern Railway. but the briskness of agricul- ture and manufacturing along the lines of that system extends to other lines as we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12

down a graphing hook from air. ship and lift them one by one the next field. And think how ( 1t would be to pull stumps with"
 Isn't he a flighty man, thou said a woman at table near ours e ln- side Out Inn. "Wonder how mhou- sand cubic inches of air he ca?"
 And just then we decided 1t wne to go over to the Grand Basin are the illumination and special firew{ We got there just in time. Burstiombs and sky rockets, gigantic ering wheels throwing off many coll balls of fire, sparkling geysers of firisting from the grand basin and fiery $ and elephants walking on the surf,f the water-this was the spectacle met our eyes.
 As we wended our way to rooms John declared he was going e big aerodrome where the airships soused all the coming week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
A General Answer.

''I have received many letters since the election" said M. Well "in relation to my forecasts. Some of these letters are written in a playful vein, but some are serious. Three or four of my correspon- dents are. T told you so's.' One or two give me credit for being no worse than the Brooklyn Eagle
 "one man writes from a wealthy com munity saying that he lost $500 on bets made on my forecasts, and he has the au- dacity to ask me to reimburse him.
 "I do not employ a private secretary, and am therefore unable to keep up with my private correspondence. l would be glad if my friends who have taken my forecasts seriously would appreciate my position and excuse me from making per- sonal answers to their letters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
LafoIIette's Victory.

Mir Roosevelt's plurality in Wiscon' sin is about 75,OOO, and Governor La fcllette gains a third term by a plu- rality of fully 50,000. The con gressional delegation stands un- changed, unless, indeed, Joseph w. Babcock is defeated. Two years ago MT. Babcock had a plurality of 5000, and the indications now are that he will have none at all when all the returns are received.
 Political affairs in Wiscinsin are in B chaotic state. The socialists boiled in Milwaukee alone 1S,120 votes, or : twice as many as they did two years ago, and four times their vote of four years ago.
 Governor LaFollette's campaign manager ciaims that the halfbreeds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
ExcelIed in Good Looks Y

From Harper's Weekly.
 Representative Richardson ennes- see tells of a campaign conductF Gov. Bob Taylor in that state.
 Meeting for the first time iegate from one of the eastern counto the state convention MT. Taylor sd
 T am glad to meet you, si have known your father for a good myears, but this is the first time I havd the pleasure of seeing you. l see, that the son is better looking mann the father"
 '.oh, come, governor" repliee del egate, banteringly, you needry to jolly me that way, for I'm for Isda;e all right, even if the old man isyou."
 Governor Taylor smiled in aective way. My dear sir" he added, ierelv said I found you a better loo man than your father. I did not sau hal half as much seuse.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
IN HOTEL LoB8lES
La mas4 Alabama.


 There is more prosperity in the wes- tern counties of Alabama than nave ever known before, said professional man who has just returned from a trip to that section. while down in Sumter county T made a trip across country and to my great surprise found many cot ton fields from which not boil of the feeey staple had been plueked'
 "The cotton men at Livingston bp2es, Eutaw and other stations In that section assert that the cotton crop Is little bet ter than in former years, but 1t seems to me that these buyers are trying to play the bear act They acknowledge that the cotton receipts are heavier than in former years-and even up to the total of what the entire crop was supposed to be. But l am not satisfied with this statement. The white untouched fields looked very much to me as if the cot- ton crop was to be unprecedented in the heart of the black belt of Alabama. There is more prosperity in that section than I have ever known before. Had 1t not been for the great Rooseveltian land- slide the people would be the happiest on earth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
OPPORTUNITY.

Open letter to the President:
 Fortune has adopted thee, sodore Roosevelt, as her favorite chibeath, whose gift is the cyprus wrt hath brought to thee the laurel CT Des- tiny hath cleared thy path ofiy ob- stacle and shaped thy course eights bordering on the possibility of An at tainment. Thou art the chosen elect ed ruler of the greatest nationearth; thy victory Is the greatest kl. Oh, seize and welcome the opportt that presents itself to thee-to one in century.
 Magnanimity Is the acme virtue. Roosevelt. blot out the Mason Dixon line; this service alone will earr thee our love and the thanks of ms yet to come. Blot out the Mason Dixon line and thereafter let there b. north and no south Make U. s. mean United States, united in sympannited in sentiment, united in soul. ] this, now is the time and, Roosevelpu art the man. F. I. tKS.
 Birmingham, November Il.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
ANOTHER VIEW.
Republican Landslide Not Due to
 Roosevelt's Popularity.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
 But we are not preparded to believe that this vistory is popular approval of Roosevelt arrogance, republican extrav- agance the Dingley tariff ana other class legislation, under which the trusts have teen created and fostered.
 The fact is all the conditions were fa- vorable to republican success. The mills are busy, the railroads are showing enor- nous earnings, the financial institutions are strong and sound, merchants are en- toying fine trade, the farmers are get ting high pr.oes for their products. work irgmen are generally employed, and the whole country is prosperous. In such d state of things stand pat policy was necessarily popular. In such prosperity men were disposed to "let we'll enough alone" The republicans played, upon that sentiment with all their cunning. They urged the people not to make a change in the administration of govern ment which would be sure to upset business and bring another period of hard times It was an appeal that availed.
 On the other hand, the democrats, though united, with William J. Bryan and Grover Cleveland both working for the same candidate, were unable to of fer any policy more definite than that of rotation in office. Both parties in terms attacked the trusts and neither gave any satisfactory assurance of power or Will ingness to take any radical steps against the great corporate interests which are In many cases undoubtedly breaking the law habtually. It was early said in the campaig1 ! that the real issue was MT. Roosevelt himself. and the people by an electoral vote have showed that they were not afraid to try that hazard None the less, it may well be doubted whether Mi Roosevelt will show those qualities of self-restraint and legal re-. gard for the constitution in which he has heretofore been lacking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
About Persons.

Ed Deihl of Nashville, a prominent busi- ness man of that city, is at the Hillman. c. V. LeCraw of Atlanta Is at the Hill- man.
 Tom Johnson of Dallas is stopping at the Hillman.
 J. W. Dixon of Louisville Is at the Colonial.
 J. E, Baker of Tuscaloosa is at the Metropolitan.
 J. ". sheperd of Berry is at the Metro politan.
 James B. Jones of Fayette is at the Metropolitan.
 E. Wilson of Armory Miss. Is at the Morris.
 c. NJ. Plowman of Talladega is at the Norris
 A P. Smith of Carbon Hill Is at the Morris
 R. II. Dunlap of Gadsden is registered at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
No Room for Scandal.

From the Florence Herald.
 There Is hardly a married man-except edtors-who does not carry in his pocket the picture of an attractive woman who is not his wife. We violate no confidence when we say her name is Miss Willxie Williams, of Philadelphia, and that her picture ornaments the silver dollar which we all love so well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Forging Ahead.

From the Selma Journal.
 It is claimed that the Tennessee steel plant at Ensley will eclispe this month it's last record of 10000 tons of steel made Election or no election the Birmingham district is forging steadily ahead and the day when Jones Valley will be the center of the Iron and steel industry of the world comes nearer and nearer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A girl is an awful nice thing not to reason with.
 Sometimes man never has a cent without even being married.
 A man lies about how big his income is, and woman about how little her cutgo Is.
 A married woman can be very happy thinking how happy she was before she was married.
 If women were in politics there would be some fine crying matches when the candidates began to pass around the charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
HOPE FOR MARION.
om the Marion Standard.

From the Marion Standard.
 If Marion would make the proper ef- fort that railroad from Birmingham to Mobile night be diverted this way. There is no question but that the old Trunk Line survey is the best ana most direct route from Birmingham to Me- bile. But Marion will never get it if we continue to practice little more slum- Der and a little more sleep. and little more folding of the hands to slAanA',
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Gadsden,s Growth.

Prof. W. E. striplin of Gadsden, chair man of the executive committee of the Alabama Educational association, Is at the Hillman. He is superintendent of pub lie schools in his city, and while he IS quite a young man is one of the best known educators in northern Alabama.
 "Gadsden is growing said Professor Striplin. "A year ago 1t was holding it's own. but now 1t is increasing at rapid rate. Newcomers are arriving by every train, and our population will be high up in figures in the census of 1910. Gadsden's growth is solid"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Consolation for Birmingham.

From the Huntsville News.
 If Memphis doesn't get better, Sheriff Monteverde will be kept busy hanging murderers, he now has five men in jail under sentence of death. Birmingham might get some consolation out of the fact that Memphis is pretty bad, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
What He Should Do.

From the Ozark Southern tSar.
 Kansas comes forward with a champion eater who at one meal ate ten and one- half pounds of beefsteak. Seems to us, with the present prices of beef, he could win more fame by showing how. small amount person can live on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Rest Is Needed.

From the Centerville Press.
 The people are now to have a long po- litical rest, a rest that at present is much needed, both by the candidates and the public. But it will be missed by those who handle CT distribute the campaign funds, and the ones who like political booze.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Price of Eggs.

"Cod storage eggs are just beginning to come On the Birmingham market and dealers are accordingly starting out to cut prices" said Morris avenue com mission merchant yesterday.
 "The regular wholesale quotations for eggs are. or should be- 24 to 25 cents. A few cold storage eggs were sold at 2S cents. This cut will not be maintained and from now on until Christmas prices will be upward"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
The Usual Way.

From the Sumpter Sun.
 A Pittsburg girl has married one of those comic supplement foreigners. The divorce proceedings, however, will doubt less find their way into the regular news sections of the papers, and her picture into the magazine section"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Not Lona.

From the Marion County News.
 A socialist leader figures that were property to be equally divided each man would have an income of $25OO year. How long does he imagine such division would last?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Evolution.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Foreigner dn the year 2ooD-I am sur prised at the great number of eyeless people I have seen here.
 New Yorxer-You'll get used to that. It's caused by riding perpetually in the subway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
Where It Was Heard.

From the Mobile Register.
 The silent vote made a big noise on the republican side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12

Candidate Turner of the state of Wash ington. who desired to be governor. was engulfed in the tidal wave, and has not since been heard from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12
ALABAMA PRESS.
How It Looked.

From the Guntersvile Democrat
 Election morning dawned like the sun of Austerlitz. Typical autumn morning. It closed like the day at Bull Run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12

Tim Woodruff won bets to the amount of 's9O, 600, and besides he had no election expenses. He can now afford to wear gorgeous walsteoats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12

This afternon Birmingham will be in the hands of the collegians. There are plenty of ambulances in town if they are needed at West End park
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12

The democrats will continue to supply to the country a good healthy opposi- tion party, even if 1t be rather slender numerically
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-12

If the democrats are polite they may still live in this country and do busi- ness where the trusts are not complete monopolists.