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Evening journal., 1904-01-09

FOR SALE-A tract OF thirty-six acres
OF cultivated land at Centreville, Del
on Kennett Turnpike, having a present
aud increasing value, there being several
admirable building sites. The Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Co., Trustee.
T CAN quickly sell your Real Estate OF
Business for cash, no matter where
located. Send NE particulars, prices,
etc. and receive my plan. It's free.
CHAS. POWELL,
20 w. Mohawk St,
jo-Imo Buffalo, \. y.
Evening journal., 1904-01-09
LOST AND FOUND

WHEN YOU lose something The Even
ing Journal will be glad to help YOU
find II, or it will hunt an owner for any
thing you find. Half cent word. If
Evening journal., 1904-01-09
City Ticket Office B. g. o. r. r.. Water
and Market Streets, Wilninoton. Del


and Market Streets. Wilmington. Del.
Tickets to an points IN the United s:ates.
local, interchangeable. mileage and conn
mutation tickets can be purchased. s.eep-
ing car reservations made. Baggage
checked from house TO destination. Toprs
arranged 10 all points Special attention
given 10 prepaid orders. Persons desiring
to prepay fare for relatives or friends
from any point in The Unlidc states can
make fun arrangements with agent n
charge As tickets 10 tho West ar- ow,r
via b. and O. r. r.. than amy other l'nc
It Will be 10 the interest OF Persons con.
tempiaung trip TO secure istcs before
purchasing elsewhere. u. & A. phone
l55SA. ,al
"I think some of her humorous rc-
marks are rather far-fctched. DON'T
you?"
Yes; she brought some Of them way
from the third century. / believe"
Evening journal., 1904-01-09

NOTICE.
The National Bank Of
Wilmington and Brandywine,
Wilmington, Del, Dec. II, 1928.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of this bank will be held at the bank
ing house on Tuesday, January ~ 1904,
between the hours OF and Z +. m, for
the purpose of electing directors to serve
during the ensuing year.
CALEB NJ. STEWARD.
decr21m Cashier
Evening journal., 1904-01-09
BANK STATEMENTS

JF THE CONDlTION OF
SECURITY TRUST AND SAFE DE
POsIT COMPANY, at uhe close Of bust
ness, January 6. 1904:
PFSOTr Rf~Tcg
Evening journal., 1904-01-09
REAL ESTATE
Fine Building Lota For Sale on In

Fine Building Lots For Sale on In
stalln1ents.
a gift OF a Budding Lot would be an &C
ceptabie one 10 yourself or family. You
can make such a gift without sinking
much capital by means of the instailment
plan end al tho same time YOU are laying
tho foundation for "A home for yourself
and family. Prices ranging from ninety
dollars and upward; any size and in nny
part Of tho city. Business. corners and
manufacturing sites on reasonable terms
Also a number OF desirable houses for
soie and for rent.
PETER J. FORD & co,
Tenth and Market Streets
Evening journal., 1904-01-09

THE Quickest and easiest way to get
help Is to advertise in The Evening
Journal. Hall cent word. u
Evening journal., 1904-01-09

NOTIcE-Th Annual Meeting of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of the State of Delaware" will
be held at the Office of the company, No
$40 Market St, Wilmington, Delaware,
on Monday, January nth, 1904, at TO
O'Clock a. m. At which time an election
for five managers 10 serve three years
will be held and the premiums oil all
policies will be payable. Six per cent
interest on all balances Of members
amounting TO S. aud upwards will be
paid. The agents OF the company are
authorized to receive the dues of mem
bers and to pay them their interest. w.
A. LaMott, Secretary. d76tojII
Evening journal., 1904-01-09
NOTICES

NOTICE-DIVIDEND.
Security Trisj and Safe
Deposit Company.
Wilmington Del, Jan. 8. 1904.
The Board OF Directors has this day
declared a semi-annual Dividend of 81
per cent, payable on demand. Dividend
cheques will be mailed.
JAMES B. CLARKSON,
j6-5t Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1904-01-09
HELP WANTED--FEMALE.

fcr general houscwork
~ Permanent place for good one, with
,ixh; wages. At Ardmore. Address,
Wood. care the Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1904-01-09

FOR SALE-A few shares OF stock Of
the international Broom Company,
Ltd, are for sale. For particulars adj
dress J. f. W., The Evening Journal Of
fee. nov7-u
Evening journal., 1904-01-09

PETER J. FORD & CO..
Tenth and Market Streets.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20

ltnfers S9tpeiter : @epubliten In
Sibamerita finb, pie fhon pieoerbolt
beri9tet purbe, bon ernfter 8eIorgntB
erfilt gegen Die angebli9e anmabung
unb Die 4nglieberung5>9 eliifte berSer>
einigtsn Staaten.
Sic neiien ound9t Die Bel uns piel<
fa9 vmDbern" gepOrbene Musleguilg
Der Monroe<O ottrin auriid. SieIe
batte urfpringIi6 dQeroings nur Den
3ped, eurppdii6e Staaten boran gu
5inbern, baB bi.Ie nit @affensepalt
Die amerifaniiGen 9Gnber pieber n
teripurfen, pel9e Ii9 bon Der fpani>
i3en 9erri9uft befreit butten. Neuer=
oings pirb a6er Die Mlonroe@O ottrin
bel uns bielfu6 10 uusgeleet, ais ob
feline umerituniIde &epublit bas Rsdt
fGtte, einen She'll Tires @ebietes on
einen europdii9en Staat gu perfuufen,
ooer AUDI nur gu perpa9ten. So es
beiBt, uniere Regierunq pirbe es ni6t
einmal geitatten, ipenn elm eurppdii9er
Staat ON einsn anbern irgenb einen
She'll ieiner ameritunif9,n SeiiBunesn
berfaufen tpolte.
WGbrenb alio bic am z. DECEMBER
1923 BON benz Yrdfibenten Mpnroe on
ben &ongreb eeri6tete 8pti6oft ben
3fped bate, Die junsen 6reiftaatsn
Mittel= unb Siibamerifas eegen euro
pGii9e llnterjO9ungszG eliiffe gu fdiiz
BEN, maben Sieienieen, peI6e onberen
Republifen bas freie 8erfiieunesredt
iiber ibr @ebiet abipreten tpoIIen, uns
elm Sberbobeitsre9t iiber anbere ious
perdne Stadten on, fpel6es auf Die
Suuer fein anberes 8off bulben fpiro.
limb mir fOnnen, tpenn mir ouf bieier
4uslegung Der MonrpezS ottrin bette
ben, in iebr unan1ene6ne GertptdlInz
gen nit onberen @Dlfern gerutben.
S9on bos Mibfauen, tpelGes unz
iere berartigen Qniprii9e erreeen unb
bas MiBtrauen gegen unfere 4n>
nerions= 9eIiiite fDnnen unierem 6an>
bel nit Siibameritd i9aben unb es III
tpobl Der Miibe tpert6, einen Bid ouf
bic 9Gnber jenes grbtbeiles fppie uuf
beren 6anbel nit uns gu tperfen.
5afen mir SundGft bic 9rObe unb
Die Ginpphnersabl Der fiibumerifaniz
i9en 2Gnber ms Quqe. Den l1ntz
fang seben mir in englii9en Gepiert=
meilen:
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20
Saiicr @ilbelm in 9ebcnsaefahr.

Wdbreno Der beurigen Sielsr Wo1s
fam BEL elmer Wettfubrt an 8orb Der
faiierli6en Da4t rMeteor" bes Saiisrs
9opt aus einem unbefannten 9runbe
in einen fali6en &urs. Die ri9tie
iteuernben ya9ten r9amburg" UNI
nSrmen9urb" tamen infolge beiien Der
taiferli4en Ya9t 10 bebentli9 nabe,
boB, tpenn ni6t i'm lebten Mpment eth
8eilegen unb Stiufteben Der beiben
Ya9ten mGgli9 ssipefen pGre, Elm gu
i%ammenitpb 10 gut pie li9er gepeier
pGre. Wenn AUDI bus Sorpebobopi
nSleipner" in unmittelbursr Ndhe BET
taiierli9en Wo6t fu6r, 70 mar bod bei
Dem f9peren Seegang bic @efubr, in
Der Der &aiier unb feline 8eeleiter.
Staatsminifter 9raf Ppiapopstp uni
&olonialb'reftor Or. @5tibel, ii3 Be-
fanben, niWt 9erin9.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20
sn SIM sina.
WesnIatioe fur geind)er BON StraHineen tn
oeut 3ud1tbaeie-Ser Seteftip.

wv"
SIM 3u9tbauie gu Sing Sing, q.
g., limb neus Resutatipe in &raft GEE
treten, bic @~nseb6r;sen Don gum sObs
@e~rurtbeilien pDer iOnit:gen Peripnen,
Die nod nit 2ie5e on Den @erirrten
bd1gen, iGtper auf's Ser5 geFauen iinO.
@dbrenb e5 ben I~ngebOrigen nGmli9
bisIang geltattst ipar, p09entli@ 3tpei>
nal in Der Strufanitalt gu erf9einen
uno cine Stunbe nit Dem Oelinquenten
5uiummen gu perpcilen, tit jeBt in Der
0o9e nur Elm 8slu9 bon anberbalb.
~iiinbi9er Oauer eglaubt. Safir bat
man bieisn StrGflingen cine tGetiGe
einitiinbige 8epegung i'm 9efdnaniB@
bpfe %sugeitanOen. Ollie anbsren SGftz
hinge Oiirfen III einmal in 5pei Mlpnaz
ten 8eiu9er empfungen.
Die gum Sobe perurtbeilten Selinz
quen!en tDnnsn MIR Dur1 einen S1irm
nit 8eiu9ern fpnoeriiren, pGbrenb en-
Wd9ter babel itebt. 8eiu@er BON an
beren Strdflingen treffen nit biefen in
einem bi Iteren Hdume, Gmpfangss;mz
mer genannt, aufammen. Sn elmer GGe
bes Haumes iigt an einem pulte Elm
itaatlider Seteftip, nit einem 9roben
8u9e unb elmer @lpde Dor ii9. Sos
balb elm 8efufer bas 3immer betritt,
f9lGgt Der Seteftip bas BUD auf, um
BARN na95uieben, pb Der 9Gftling, nit
benz Der 5remoe gu ipre9en piini9t,
pGbrenb Der leBten anei Wfpnats fGon
Semanb aus Der @ubentpelt empfangen
bat. War bies Der SAT-, 10 i9ittelt Der
pSebeime" bios bas Saupt, unb Der
9aft lit perabI9iebet, o9ne ieinen 3ped
errei9t gu BADEN. SIT bic resulatipe
Srit felt benz leBten 8efu9e bes Sc
fangenen peritri9en, 10 f9ldgt Der De-
teftiD an Die 9lode, unb beron on baa
pult f4reitet Elm junser StrGfling, ges
flet0et in einen Mn5ng nit einfa6en
Streifen, pel9e onbeuten, bab Der SJns
baber bes Ceramics gum eri item Mals
cine 3u6t6ausitrafe perbiibt. Der
SGftling nimmt bon Dem n@e6eimen"
einen papieritreifen in Gmpfang unH
peri9pinbet. Sa i'm 3u9tbauie gu
Sing Sing burGf3nittli9 1900 Sc
fangene, bic innerbalb Der 9efdngnib>
mausrn in perf6iebenen Wert itGtten
ober AUDI rottentpeife auBerbalb arbei>
ten, i%peilen, 10 mag cine babe Stunos
beritrei6en, ebe Der Wbgeianbte bes De-
tettios nit Dem getpIni9ten StrGfiine
5uriidfebrt. 2ebterer ldbt ii4 auf einsn
Der size n;eber, Die, tpie in elmer Gifens
babnftation, fih rings an ben 8dnben
bes Raumes binoieben. @dbrenb Ger
ganSen 9auer Der llnterrebuns NIT Dem
8eiu9er itebt Der 9dftling urter BEN
ma1famsn Nuge bes SeIettips, glei9=
riel, ob Der 8eiu9er bic Mutter, Die
sSrau, Der Wnpdlt bes @efaneenen ober
fonit Semanb lit. Mit benz Mblailf ber
borgef9riebenen geiu9s5eit lGbt Der
Seteftib Die @lpde abermals ert0nen,
tporauf fem oben ~erpGbnter 8ebienites
ter tpieberum ouf Der 8ilbflG9e aufs
tau9t unb ben GtrGfling 6%intpegfIbrt
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20

psftrp. Gnglanb, tparos Bright Qibe.
RAD NIT 4542 Sitmmen eepGblt. Ser
s0nierpattps OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ma
srbtelt 4157 Sttmmsn. 0as friibere
Rttsltse bes u~utsrbaufss fir Ss=
psitrp Srnsb9.G pr: mar tonlsrpaiit
unb NIT elmer mstrbeit bon 1888
Sttmmen eeipdhIt iporben. Bel De,
Wabl banoslte ss iia Inn bic Srae:
sts Tretbenbels. Ot. @nbdrser gbam=
5erlatns baben alfO eins Riebsrlass ers
itien.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20

Nur einen 10 d { n
81 bmiral gibt es Sur Set. @s tt
bies Die &Dnigin bon GricAenlanb,
tpel9s in Der rufff9en Jlotte cisisn
Rana einnimmt.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20

= Die beforgte Satin. Guitar
fted' Dtr bod ne gisarrs in's @eiiat
bann iiehfts niht 10 bumm aus"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20
9 4 sesen elettriz

p % 3 9 { T Z
de Il ndlle. Ser @erein franz
aDTf9er Sabritanten CUR 8erbituns
bon IrbeiisunfGqen bat einen inter-
nationalen Wett6eperb fir Die Grfin=
buns zines @pparates e%rDffnet, Der
fGmmtli9s perfOnen, bic an eteftrif4en
4nlaeen ober in beren Ndbe gu tbun
baben, in ben Stanb iebt, fi9 fiGnbig
baDon gu iiber5eugen, oh eine 8eriib=
rung Der 2eitunsen nit Gefabr perz
bunben 1T pber ni9t. Mls preis finb
5000 Granes ($1128) ausseiebt, bic
a6er audi unter mebrere 8etperber bets
tbeilt perben fDnnen. Die 3ei6nunz
gen urb 8ei9reibungen Der Ipparate
iinb Biz gum 81. DECEMBER 1904 einz
5~uienben.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20
Sur 0ertIetnerung pom

Sur 8ertIeinerung Don
8 bedterr q n speds Gr5is@
lung intimer Wirtunsen haben iiG
jiingit 5fpei @erliner Ss9nifer etre neus
8orri3tung patentiren laHen. Surd
9erabldNen elmer betpesli6en Osde
ipirb Der 3ui6uuerruum pertleinert,
elm She'll Der Hdnge p~oIitdnbig berbsdt
unb elei65eitig audi bic 8uhne brr9
porgei9obene ober %berubsslafene 8lens
ben benz berfleinerten 3uf9auerrauut
angepabt. Mit bieier 8orri9tung frl
man unf6rer einen eroben S9aus
fp%ieliaal in einen fleinen 9smitbli4ell
S6eaterraum pertponbeln fOnnerl, pte
er Bel geptfen @orfibrunsen, bic eineit
innigeren &ontaft apii9en 9ibne unb
Yublifum er6eil9sn, unerldbli9 lit.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20

Sa5u fommt nod @uiana, pel6ss
ben 8riten. 5ran5oien unb 9ouGnbern
gebDrt; mitbin ben "felbitdnbigen fibz
amerifanif6en Stauten ni9t beiee5Gblt
rperben barf.
8roiilien auein lift faft 10 erpB, tpie
Die Iereinigten Staten nit Ginf9luB
bon Ilusfa. Die anberen 3epublifen
Siibameritas limb aufammen nabssu
eben 10 grob, ipie infer 2unb; aber bic
gefammte geDOlterung jener Barber 1T
ni4t einmaI balb 70 srob tpie bic
unfrise.
Infer 9anbel nit ben fiibamerifa<
nifden &epublifen Derani9auli@t fol-
genbe l1eberfi6t. tpel9e fi4 auf bas
nit benz 80. sunni 1903 enbenbe III
nanaiabr be3iebt:
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20

'~Ol~J~ ~NON~I
@infubr @usfubr
bon: nd6:
8rafiIien $67,216,548 So 28, TAB
4reentinien 9,463,839 11,43O,4e4
@ene5uela 5,312,954 1,876,2O2
8olipia 1900 49.1O7
Beru 2,703,643 2,971.411
Chile 9,377,313 4,O38,875
Ecuador 1,726,e51 1886
Ydrdgidb 1887 1901
uru9uaD 2,703,643 2,971,411
WGbrenb Ii@ uniere Ginfubr bon
Deuti9lanb auf $119,837,9O beaif=
f.rte, bstrug bic aus eons Siibamerifo
u 500, 5o9,176; unfere @usfubr
nod SeutI9ianb bate buqeoen eineu
@ertb bon $193,56 ,495; Die mad,
SIbdmerifd aber nur einen iolfen
BON $35 ,434, 431. Wenn mir beriidz
J4tisen, bab bic Nusfu6r fir uns eis
men bel erDberen Wertb bat, aIs Die
@infubr (tpeil mir bardn mebr perbiez
nen) unb bub erftere mad Seutf6lanb
mehr als finf NAL 10 grpb mar, ME Die
no9 gang Siibumerifu, 10 pirb man
sugsben mifen, buB unier iiibameri-
fanii9er 6onOel nm 10 geringfiiqiqer
lit, als mir ben ben Siibamerifanern
fdit breimal 70 bel faufen, pie bieIe
bon uns.
Iber biefer llnterT9ieb in bieIem
9anbel nit Oeuti6lunb unb Siibames
rifa folte uns natiirli9 ni9t peranz
lohen, unfere Seaiebunsen gu cen
rS9pefterrepublifen" obne g2ptb
l9le4ter gu seftalten bur9 bic Nnmaz
bnng bon &e9ten, tpel9e uns ni6t 5u=
tommen; aber ebenio tpenig fpIIten mir
Robaubriibern bonn S9lase gaftrp's
s%eitatten uuf ben He9ten ameritani-
Ider Burger berumautrampeln.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20

School days are coming,
And will soon be here,
Are your boys and girls quite ready
For the new school year!
Build them up by honest feeding,
Have their cheeks as roses red.
How to do it Oh, that's easy!
Feed them Joseph Taggart's bread!
II
II
i
L
A
N
That's the bread for lads and ~lassies;
Other makes it far surpasses.
Ask for this loaf OF your grocer
He will never answer, "No, Sill! ~
Sold by grocers
at the Taggart Bakeries.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-20

Die lette Barrier r6air" WurOc
ton COS, $50 @eniGen mebr beiubt,
ols Die Gbiengoer; Dies miro burd:
een llmitano arfldrt, oaB Die franio-
iG)e 4usitelIuns Die gauge Wr9e bin=
ourdl ge0ffnet blicb. 0ab aber unlerc
r@orlos Sair" on Soantagan ge-
i6loiien mar. cine Sborbeit, Delhc
man IN CT. Souls mieOerbolt. Mul!
eri6ipert babur6 oen @rbeitern ben
Seiud unS idaoigt Den finan5leQeu
Grfolg.
8eionoere @n5iebungsfraft miro
boffentIi6 in Ct. 2ouis Die @ett-
fahrt Der Suftidiffer erresen. noel.
d)er mir miinifen SaB lie obna erDeb-
lide llnelIdsfdIe bon Staten gebt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
Good Reads Are Needed.

Jefferson county needs good roads,
and the present board of revenue with
it's progressive spirit seems determined
to have them. Nothing can be of more
benefit to a town, city or county.
Good roads furnish a much desired
outlet for farmers and a much wanted
inlet to cities. With good roads run
ming in every direction the importa-
ton of farm-grown products will I'M
doubtedly increase. Thus farmers and
merchants will both be benefited.
The manner OIL securing these roads
is a problem now before the board
of revenue. The old plan of leasing
the road work out to precinct con-
tractors has not been a distinct sue
cess, and nobody knows this better
than the board of revenue. The plan
prior to that of leasing the work by
districts was also a failure. AS a con-
sequence the once much praised roads
of Jefferson county have crumbled
and in some places are a torture to
horses as well as drivers This must
he remedied and the board Of revenue
is in fair way to furnish the remedy.
1t is proposed that 100 of the county
oonvicts be put to work on the county
roads and that more attention be paid
to repairing the present roads than of
constructing new ones. 1t is estimated
that this policy will not only save the
county thousands of dollars annually
but will give Jefferson county the
greatest system of public roads in the
south. By all means let us have the
new -ystem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
HEFLINs APPEARANCE IN HOUSE
interest to See the New Alabama Con-
gresham.
Dispatch to tie Evening

Washington Dispatch to tie Evening
Post.
j. Thomas Helm, who was elected
from Alabama to fill the unexpired term
of Representative Thompson, attracted
more attention in the house today than
any one of the five other new represent
atives sworn in. Even before the six
came down to the clerks desk to take
the oath, the galleries had picked out
Hehin His untrammelled utterances
during his campaign, in which he read
the riot act in Incorporate language to
Booker Washington, and expressed what
be afterwards called a joking wish that
some anarchist had destroyed with one
bomb. the President and the Tuskegee
educator while the two sat at dinner in
the White House, had given him an I'M
enviable sort of fame.
Mr.. Hefin's appearance bellies the I'M
fortunate reputation he has made for
himself. He has a pleasant face, rather
boyish looking. because clean shaven,
and seems at first glance a modest.
intelligent young man. Whatever natu-
raj fire-eatng capacity he may have will
be curbed this winter and it Is not
probable that Washington will be favor
ed with any of the displays of bad man.
ners that caused the democratic lead
ers so much disquiet during the cam
paign.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
Musical Birmlnuham.

Birmingham has many musicians and
music lovers and a few years ago first
class musical attractions rarely failed
to draw large audiences" remarked a
club man. Last season, however, a num-
Der of fine bands and solo artists play
ed here to empty benches Musical Birm-
ingham will have an opportunity to re-
cover its former reputation of appreciat-
ing high merit when William Sherwood.
one of the worlds most eminent pianists,
comes Mr. Sherwood will give a recital
and no music lover can afford to miss
it.
"On the 18th of January the Savage
English grand opera will give a perform
ance at the Jefferson. It's repertoire for
the winter season consists of the fol-
lowing works: Wagner's Lohengrin' and
'Tannhauser;' Verdi's 'Il-Trovatore and
'Otello. Puccinis La Boheme;' Bzet's
Carmen Mascagnis 'Cavalleria Rusti-
cana and Leoncavallo's 4 Pagllacci as
a double bill
ut has been suggested by many mu-
steal people here that the Savage COM
pany present either the double bill-'Cav-
alleria,' and I Pagliacci, or Carmen
Verdis 'Otello' is a great work of the
Wagnerian order but larger number of
opera goers would get more enjoyment
out of something lighter. Everybody
knows Carmen and Cavalleria' and
neither of them are over the heads of
a theatre audience"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
HUNGRY GOAT.
Ate Dynamite and Exploded When Hit
with a Stool.

Susquehanna CPenn) Correspondent of
The New York World.
The Widow Moriarty, of Melrose, until
Thursday had a pet goat, which was
the idol of her heart. She had nothing
else upon which to lavish her affection.
When asked by her neighbors why she
didn't marry, the widow would invariably
reply: Sure, an Billy is company enough
and he don't smoke or drink, nor swear,
and he don't stay out nights"
And the aromatic goat appeared to en-
joy the affection showered upon him, and
as he ambled along Jefferson branch
tracks, picking up stray door scrapers,
railroad spikes, and couch springs, no
happier animal could be found. In an evil
moment he found a railroad torpedo and
swallowed it. At supper time he came
home. and seeing a lace curtain upon a
line, ate It for desert.
Mrs. Moriarty ran into the yard, and
seeing only the end of the curtain in
sight, threw a milking stool at Billy,
hitting him squarely in the side. when the
torpedo exploded and Immediately the
air was filed with smoke, widow. goat,
curtain and ironware. The widow was
thrown over a fence, more scared than
injured.
They could find but few struggling
toes of the left hind foot. The widow
placed them in a herring box and buried
them beneath a gooseberry bush.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
THEATRICAL TRUST AND
THE DRAMATIC CRITICS

TONS no comment on the play or players,
how long would the theatrical business
flourish2 But that is not the real point. 1t
is the newspapers business to give the
news, and part Of the news is an intelli-
gent idea of the quality of public enter
tainments.
This much may be said in favor of Mr..
Changers contention: 1t is often OBJ
viously unfa1r-generally unfair, 1t may
be assumed-to pass final Judgment on
first night performance. Really such pre-
sensations are scarcely more than pub
lie rehearsals Most players are what are
called dad first nighters." Some crudi-
ties in the technique of new plays. in the
business outlined by the stage director or
the author, and some bitches in the hand
ling of the settings are almost certain to
be noticeable on first nights, to say moth
ing of the most usual shortcoming-tha or
insecure grasp Of the characters by the
players. Even though conscientious critics
must and do take these things into con-
slderation, they may easily be misled as
to the ultimate value of play or char
acterization by what is seen ON first
night. 1t would seem, therefore, that both
for the protection of the producers and
the actors on the one hand and the news
napers on the other, 1t would beNG good
nractice in cities where many new plays
are brought out to give only descriptive
reviews following the first performance,
reserving critical comments for, say
week later This would be fair to every
body more especially where the new
plays are expected to have long runs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
Roosevelt AS Mayor.

Under our system of government the
President of the United States Is de
facto and de jure the mayor of Washing
ton CITY," remarked man Interested in
city government, "and there Is one sub
ject discussed in President Roosevelts
message to congress which impressed me
most of all, and that was his reference
to the government of our capital city.
His expressed views stamp him as a
model American mayor and I can recall
no Presidential message in the past quar-
ter of a century, which dealt at greater
length and with greater force on the sub
1ect of municipal government than does
this late message of President Roosevelt.
He wants a clearly city. a beauty city, an
honest city, compulsory education city
and a city that sets the pace for law
and order and for all things that grow
out Of civic pride.
IT wish the mayor of Birmingham
would read what he says on the subject
and study every point carefully. 1t will
do us all good if he will adopt and urge
the suggestions made.
Upon reading the views of the Pres
ident I came to the conclusion that the
Presidents ideas on municipal admins
tration should be adopted everywhere.
The President seems to recognize the fact
that municipal government is next to the
home freside, and that upon 1t rests the
real foundation and future and happiness
of the American republic. In this he is
certainly correct"