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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
COMPARISON OF EIGHT
 NAMES OF THE WORLD
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 1 HE naval establishment of eight NY nations were of sufficient conse- quence to entitle them to rank among the great sea powers of the world in this order on the first of the present year: Great Britain. France Russia, Ger many, the United States. Italy. Japan and Austria
 Leaving out of consideration all fighting ships of less than 1000 tons displacement transports, colliers, hospital and supply ships the British government had POI effective ships and 3S building on that date. Of torpedo boats and submarines, she had PA built and 3l building. In this latter department her equipment was sur passed by that of France, whose complet- ed torpedo vessels and submarine num- bered 315, while 53 were building.
 France had 30 submarines, with 10 build ing. The French naval authorities were the first to devote serious attention to the practical possibilities of submarine fighting machines, and England today has only built and 10 building In France too the torpedo squadron has received more attention than elsewhere, she hav- ing 2s5 of these craft built and 43 build . ing. The success of the Japanese at Port Arthur in the use of these engines seems to have demonstrated the wisdom of the naval administration that devoted so much energy to their development.
 The United States at the beginning of this year had 4s torpedo boats built and in course of construction, or fewer than any other power. Japans complement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
REMINISCENT REMARKS ON
 THE OLD CAMPHOR BOTTLE

cld-time shot pouch, and the scroll work was blown in the glass. That all of this enhanced the quality and value of the solution goes without saying. Cam phor there might have been in smooth bottles fifty years ago, but 1t must have been a poor dependence at best. You never saw any such empirical vessel in the hands of the little spry old men with red bandanas who used to hop along to the drug store to have the campfire bottle filled for mother or the children" camphor was a present help In time of trouble and an expedient that saved its cost, many times over, in doctors bills. There can be no doubt that 1t was the en- emy of germs of all kinds, for nobody ever heard of microbes or bacilli until the camphor bottle was permitted to fall Into regrettable desuetude.
 Now. there are antiseptics of all sorts, and an endless variety of patent medi- cines to beguile the credulous, and oint- ments and anodynes, and liniments, and cocaine to drive people crazy and so the world Is likely to go on in stupid igno- rance of what real calamity has be- fallen it, in the scarcity of camphor and in the enormous advance in the price of that commodity.
 If any family in Jackson county is so fortunate as to possess a camphor bottle, let doctor be called in with his new fangled remedies for ordinary ailments, but do not fail to reserve the camphor bottle for desperate cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
The Motto in Business.

ssWhile most people think that business mottoes are now out of date, cannot but feel that they are yet of substantial ben eft in establishing a merchant in public favor." said a business man yesterday. However, it Is not good policy to make your motto too prominent. People get tired of reading the same formal an- nouncement that you will do what you advertise, or words to that effect. Hav-' ing one motto is really bad plan to adopt, but if you are witty enough to get up a number of smart sayings that will tickle the public fancy you will find 1t one of the best advertising schemes you ever tried
 .'Very few people will pass a witty couplet by If it is worth reading and the fact that 1t was written solely for adver- Using purposes detracts not at all from It's effectiveness This art of devising notices, epigrams, and couplets for ad- yertising purposes belongs to the expert ad writer and card printer. If he is able toa do all three successfully he need never worry any more about living in comfort. His fortune is made.
 That the trade motto is nearly always successful has been proven by the enor- nous business done by firms employing 1t. Even establishments that have never originated more than one good motto have profited by the effort Fir instance. Good morning! Have you used - soap? Is neither bright nor witty, yet 1t has sold many cakes of this toilet requi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
From the Kansas City Star.

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 H APPLY or unhappily-just as you b1z chance to look at 1.-the news
 that the camphor supply of com merce is monopolized by Japan and that the output will be devoted by that gov ernment to the manufacture of gunpow- der, will not cause the consternation which would have attended such an an- nouncement fifty years ago, when the camphor bottle was the specific for most of the ills that flesh was heir to.
 Campfire" many of the old fashioned people called it. What 1t was not good for is scarcely worth mentioning. It was a certain and prompt remedy for head ache, for all sorts of sprains and bruises. and for internal heterogeneous as we'll. At the approach of camphor and whisky, diluted with bit of water, the rebellious stomach was reduced to a state of sub lection, and abdominal gripes and pains subsided. There was no such agent for the amelioratioa of sore throat as cam phor, and It possessed restorative power which many a stricken widow survived to testify to, when the first rude shock of bereavement had subsided. It revived the fainting, 1t gave strength to the weak and 1t inspired the fearful with courage.
 The proper and becoming depository of the camphor bottle was on a convenient shelf of a three-cornered cupboard with glass doors. The bottle, If it was right and strictly In harmony with ancient reg ulation, was shaped something like an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
THE PROGRESS OF ROBSON.

From the Washington Post.
 We find in the esteemed Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser an account of one of Mir. Richmond Pearson Hobsons speeches from which 1t gives us real joy to make an extract.
 Capt Hobson spoke at length on his proposed bill for a greater navy, stating that to appropriate $5o.0o0, 900 for the first year and increase the appropriation s1o.- completed would not increase taxation one-thousandth part of per cent. He said with much feeling, Send me to congress; let me crystalize this movement-give me five years. and I will put it through
 "Te said that in the first two sessions he would ascertain who were the op- ponents of the bill, and in the next cam paign go before their constituents and have such opponents defeated
 Apparently. MT. Hobson wishes the free and independent voters of the Sixth Alabama district to send him to congress for at least five years, so that he can save the country by having my bill'' en- acteu iuto law. Ao VIII oo Seeh hc WahtS two sessions for purposes of observation perhaps, in speaking of a military ex- pert, we should say reconnaissance. By the end of that time he will have iden- tified the opponents of my bill'' and can then invade their districts and defeat them for renomination. After that every thing will be easy. Having weeded out the enemy and packed congress with eager and enthusiastic advocates-for, of course. the senate would truckle humbly to the house: it always does-he would launch my bill' upon a summer sea and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
SENATOR MoReAN's CELLAR"

From the Washington Post
 Senator Spooner keeps a very close eye on what he calls Senator Morgan's cell lar.' He can tell more accurately than any other man In the senate when the Alabamian is getting ready to speak and how prolonged the effort will be.
 This "cellar" is in the depths of Mir Morgans mahogany desk. As the latter prepares to speak he literally fills his big desk full of papers of many descriptions. bearing on the subject in hand. which just now Is the Panama canal and pend ing treaty. Day by day he accumultaes a stack of manuscript. which Is carefully stored away for use. When the desk is nearly full. Mir Spooner knows that the time for speech Is approaching As Mir Morgan proceeds he reaches down into the "callar'' and brings out package af- ter package. When the last comes to view MT. Spooner knows that the cellar .s exhausted and that MT. Morgan's speech Is near a conclusion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
Ride to Bessemer.

'I predict that the ride to Bessemer over the lines of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power will be quite popu- lar when warm weather arrives" said a business man yesterday "A fast schedule is now maintained, and the service Is cer- tainly as up-to-date as any in the south The ride out to Bessemer in the cool of a summer afternoon will be a treat that many people will enjoy. The trip is not long enough to be tiresome, and carries one through the busiest part of Jones valley,
 Although Birmingham people do not ride on the cars so much for recreation as for business, the pleasure custom is prevalent in some towns and even here to a certain extent. In great many southern cities that I have visited and in A number of health resorts daily rides on trolley cars are counted among life's pleasures not to be overlooked. In most of the cities that are visited by tourists every year there are regular observation cars in which one can ride for miles and traverse every part of the city woth see ing for a nominal sum, often 5O cents.
 q don't believe Birmingham has a reg ular observation car, but she should have one for there are many places of inter est in and around the city .that are well worth a visit. The steel plants are es- pecially strong drawing cards for all strangers in Birmingham. l hope the Bir- mingham Railway. Light and Power com pany will see fit to put on observation cars this summer which will traverse the city and take In all the suburbs. pe- lieve the venture would pay While 1t is pleasant to ride on the cars under ordi- nary circumstances, 1t is much more so when changes do not have to be made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
A light heart lives long.
 Loves Labor Lost.
Russia and the Confederacy.

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 The letters of Simon Cameron, writ ten while he was minister to Russia, as well as published letters of Prince Gortschakoff, who conducted Russia's foreign affairs in our civil war days, all show that Russia desired to keep this country from becoming two coun- tries. The recently published Life of MT Gladstone by MT. Morley shows, too, that not only MT. Gladstone, but many of the cabinet" were in favor of intervention so that the mills of Lancashire might get cotton. Emperor Napoleon III was in favor of interven- tion at any time on any ground, be- cause he wanted a free hand in Mex ico, but he waited to act with Eng land.
 This was the situation when France on November 6, 1862, invited England and Russia to join her in some sort of intervention. Russia rejected the pro posal on November 8, and England, on November 13, though the time for in- tervention had not arrived. But Anglo rebel" ships continued to be built in England, and the federals were prac- tically forced to withdraw their vessels from every sea.
 The friendship of France and Eng land for the Confederacy was becom- ing plainer and more threatening, and affairs were approaching a crisis, when on September 24, 1863, a fleet of Rus sian ships under command of Admiral Lessooffsky, dropped into New York harbor. The fleet consisted of the steam frigates Osbaba, Peresviet and Alexander Newsky, the corvettes Va riga and Vitiaz, and three clipper ships-in all war fleet of eight ships Pretty soon Russia's Asiatic fleet drop ped anchors in San Francisco bay. To say that these fleets happened to do all this is to ignore all known circum- stances and conditions. France and England were on the point of interven- ing in American affairs. These fleets appeared They fingered long. They were welcomed as foreign ships never had been before or have been since.  France and England knew what the arrival and prolonged stay of the two fleets meant, and they never found convenient time in which to recognize the Confederacy.
 The purchase of worthless" Alaska worthless at that time-for s7,200,- 900 completes the story! This was done immediately after the war.
 It is impossible to get at motives that are necessarily and naturally con cealed. Russia has never stated that she sent the fleets to New York and San Francisco in order to show Eng land and France that they would have to reckon with herself if they aided the Confederacy. The federals have never said they invited action on the part of tn Russian fleets. The United States has never admitted that 1t bought Alaska in order to pay war debt or service But students of Amer ican history in the civil war period are able to put two and two together and reach conclusion, and none of them doubt the fact that it was the pres ence of Russia's two fleets in New York and San Francisco in the late and troubled days of 1863 that prevented recognition of the Confederacy by France and England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
About Persons.

Lee H. Well. B. Frank and B. J. Well are guests of the Hotel Hillman.
 George W. Randall of Blocton Is in the city. He Is stopping at the Morris hotel. M. Solomon of Montgomery is register ed at the Morris hotel.
 S. J. Logan of Kalamazoo, Mich, is a guest of the Hotel Hillman.
 R. B. carberry of New York is at the Hotel Hillman
 D. L. Rosenau of Tuscaloosa is regis tered at the Morris.
 J. D. M Dillard of Richmond Is guest of the Morris hotel.
 ". C. Davis of Jasper Is at the Hotel Hillman.
 M P. O'Connor of Nashville was in Bir- mingham yesterday a guest of the Hill man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
Horticulture In Alabama.

'Horticulture, including the nursery in- dustry, is advancing steadily in Alaba- ma," said R. S. Macintosh, state horti- cuturalst and professor at Auburn, who was in Birmingham yesterday. This has been a good season for orchards and nursery work. and if we have no freez- ing weather after the sap has risen the fruit growers will have cause to rejoice.
 While truck farming has been devel- open on large lines in Alabama within the past few years, it is yet in it's in- fancy. In ten years this state will prob- ably double it's trucking business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The emptier the pocketbook the smarter looking it has to be.
 Even when she doesn't love her hus- hand a woman can be jealous of another that she suspects does.
 When you see man giving woman champagne at their dinner it Is a sign that they are not married.
 A woman Is pretty sick when she doesn't get excited because the woman who curls her hair forgot to come.
 No man will ever be able to understand a. fwoman till he can understand the su- pseme joy she gets out of grief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
TROUBLES ENDED AND BEGUN.

Special to the New York World.
 Washington, February 2s. = Senator Morgan of Alabama, who has been fight ing for a Nicaragua canal for fifteen years. and who has seen his favorite pro- ject almost through congress several times, came out of the senate today after the treaty providing for a Panama canal had been ratified.
 well, senator" said friend, cit is all over.' W
 Yes" replied the senator, my canal troubles are all over and theirs have just begun"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
JEREMIAH o'BRIEN.
n the Washington Post,

From the Washington Post.
 Col. A A. Wiley. representative from the Second Alabama district has re- ceived many complimentary letters com ing from all sectione of the union, from patriotic ladies and gentlemen, and reso- lutions of thanks from religious and po- litical orders and public assemblies, on account of the eloquent and interesting address he delivered in the house re- gently in advocacy of his bill to erect a monument in the city of Washington to the memory of Jeremiah O'Brien, the he- roic Irish-American who successfully fought the first sea battle of the revo- lutionary war. But one of the most unique and highly treasurer testimonials came to him from one of the lterat of the Hub" an editor of Boston paper This letter, which the Post is permitted to publish, runs as follows:
 Globe Office
 Boston. February 20. 1904 My Dear Mir. Wiley: have just read your speech in the Congressional Rec ord on Jeremiah OBrien. Portions of it read aloud to some half dozen newspa- per men-men who hear many good things spoken or read, and there were among them men of Irish, French. Ger man and Jewish extraction one or two old Yankees but all red-hot Americans think any Alabamian would have reason to be proud of the reception your eloquent words received. Allow me to thank you for myself and to congratulate you on the effort. can say no more than that 1t was worthy of Alabama and of O'Brien. Yours sincerely,
 MATTHEW HALE. It goes without saying that Col. Wiley Is now very proud. He will redouble his efforts to secure a statue in Washington to Jeremiah O'Brien.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
Railroad Earnings in January.

Ever since the present year came in gross earnings of railroads have been falling off. The returns of the report. ing railroads in the present month show a decrease of 4 per cent. We add a table covering the earnings of reporting roads in the month of Jan rary, as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT

Mrs. Bertha Poardman Elton Is dead of Daniel w. Boardman, the well-known musician, and was herself a cornetist of note.
 Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis has accompanied Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral Taylor and his stan of officers on a cruise in West In- dian waters to watch the naval maneu- vers.
 Zachariah Bedford Percival, for more than half a century a noted figure in Mis- sisslppi and Missouri river life, died re- gently In St. Louis. Mir. Percival went to St. Louis with the gold-seekers in 1Sa9 and led picturesque career.
 It is rumored in Washington that Ad- miral Robley D. Evans may be recalled from the Asiatic station by the navy de- partment during the present crisis It Is feared that the hot-headed fighter may in- volve the United States In European com plications.
 
 Dowager Empress of China has yielded to the solicitations of an American artist at Pelxin and is having her picture paint ed. When completed the portrait will be shown in the Chinese pavilion at the St. Louis exposition.
 It is reported that the picture of Sem ator Hanna will probably be engraved on the Panama canal construction bonds which will shortly be issued by the treas ury department. It Is believed that this would be a fitting tribute to the dead leader, who devoted much of his time to canal legislation.
 Sophia Cab of Chicago. who said that her birth ante-dated the revolutionary war, and who was supposed to have been the oldest woman in the Windy City, died recently at the Home for Aged and In- firm Colored People. She was 129 years old, and according to her own statements was born in Virginia in the year 1T5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

The Bryan-Hearst combination has swept Kentucky, walking over the prostrate form of Col. Henry Waiter son, who had not strength enough left to object.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
LAckADAY, LADlESl

From Judge.
 Cobwigger-Did the women's clubs have a harmonious convention?
 Merritt-No. The only time they got to- gether was when they were having their pictures taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
corwine Is Installed.

Athens, February 25.-(Special.) )-The members of the Christian church have called Elder J. B. Corwine of Missouri. to the pastorate of their congregation in this place, and he has accepted and is now installed as the pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

site that would otherwise have remained on some merchants shelves This is. of course, no motto. but 1t is a very good example of what can be done when the idea Is elaborated"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
Jews Will Build Club House.

Huntsville. February 25-(SpeciaL)-Th Standard club, composed of many of the leading Jewish citizens here, has pro- cured a lot on Oak avenue and will erect a handsome club house and provide 1t with modern conveniences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

The strenuous McAdoo has been or dered to keep Harlem closed and the commissioner is no doubt reminded of the Augean stables.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

consisted of s6 finished vessels and IS in the works. Russia's completed torpedo boats and destroyers numbered PA, and IA more were building. Russia had 1 subma- rine, and Japan was not credited with any.
 Great Britain was building last January thirty-eight vessels of more than 1000 tons displacement. The United States came second. with twenty-elght ships of 321 4O5 tons on the ways. If the other nations do not increase their building activities. but maintain their positions otherwise, this country will be lifted from the fifth to the third place among the naval pow CTS. with only Great Britain and France over her. by the completion of the ships now building.
 In the table below the present rank of the powers in naval srength is shown in the first column, and their rank as 1t would be if the vessels now building were in service is shown 1 nthe second:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

MT. Shafroth has always been bit ter opponent of women suffrage, and the women surely did not stuff the ballot box in his favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

Radium is said to be useful on front door keyholes that the late homecomer has not heretofore been able to find.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

Al talk of al etily adjournment of congress should be taken with grains of allowance. June 21 is as early as the present session will De ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

This country has graduated from the primary department in the study of far eastern geography and has taken up biography.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

The wild geese are flying northward, and if the groundhog will migrate also, there will again be room for h3pe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

It is feared that flour will soon get up to $8 barrel. With no eggs and no flour the table fare of the needy will be less appetizing than usual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

It has been decided by a court of law that motormen are human. The public Is much obliged for the informa- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

Uncle Sam will soon have an oppor- tunity to prove his abilities as show man at the St. Louis exposition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26
caII for the Rev. Denton.

Athens. February 25.-(Special.)-The members of the Cumberland Presbyterian congregation in this place have extended call to the Rev MT. Denson of Mis- souri, and he has accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

Despite the losses she has sustained, Russias paper sea power is still greatly in excess of Japan's but 1t is her mis- fortune that her ships are not where she wants them. Russia's torpedo squadrons united comprise 12S more vessels than Japan can muster, but these, too do not appear to be at the spot where they could do the most good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

MT. Schwab might forget his troubles If he would go to Harbin and stay there until the Japs arrive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

Maybe cartoonists could draw better pictures of the far eastern situation If they were nearer to the scene of action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

The Guest divorce suit is about the nnest specimen of domestic scandal that the country has seen for quite a while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

Methodist preachers do not under stand why such a racket is being kicked up about living on $1000 a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

General Kuropatkin is a veteran warrior and story teller, and he is said to be as good at one as the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-26

The negro cakewalk continues to hold a place in society, although it is tabooed on the stage.