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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
Two-thlrds Rule.

St. Louis Special to New York Sun.
 Since early this morning there has been persistent report that when the demo- cratic national committee meets to make the arrangements for the convention, a strong effort will be made by the conser- vative members of that body to secure the adoption of a recommendation that the convention of 1904 depart from the ancient democratic practice of requiring candidate for the nomination for Presi- dent to have the votes of two-thirds of the delegates in order to secure the prize
 It was said at the Jefferson, where all of the party leaders who have arrived in town are making their daytime headquar- ters that the friends of Judge Parker who believe that he will have majority of the votes in the convention think that they may be able to have the national committee make this recommendation, and if their arithmetic is not all wrong they believe that they will be able to car ry the recommendation on the floor of the convention.
 It is feared by them that unless this is done the radical element in the party, friendly to Col. William J. Bryan and to William R. Hearst may be able to form a combination that will make things un- comfortable when the time comes to nom mate candidate Exactly how they will bring about this change is still under con- sideration.
 The national committee recommends to 
 ton. The chairman of the national com mittee calls the convention to order. The business of the convention is then to lis- ten to the calling of the temporary roll, and to form the committee on resoIu- tions,l and rules, permanent organization and contests.
 The committee on rules would be the body from which the formal recommenda- ton to change the manner of nominating would come before the convention, and this is made up of one member from each state, territory, district or other political unit represented in the convention.
 The delegation from each political unit cides upon the men who shall represent it in each of these committees. Any re- commendation by the national commit tee would have to be passed upon first by the committee on rules and next by the convention.
 It may be interesting to point out that, while it has been the demqcratic custom to require a candidate for the nomination for President to get the votes of two- thirds of the members of the convention the platform and the rules of the body are adopted by a majority vote
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
W. j. Bryan,s Tactics.

Despatch to the New York Herald of
 Saturday,
 St. Lous.-Such activity as has been observed here today has been in the direction of lining up the forces of the Bryan radicals and the Parker conserva- tives on the national committee for the first show of strength, which will come with crash when the committee meets on Monday.
 MT. Bryan is preparing for a sensational. exit from the leadership of the democratic party. He is still actual leader because he has not been formally deposed Sena- tor James K. Jones is still chairman Of the committee, and Charles A. Walsh of Iowa, one of his most devoted followers is the secretary, But it is believed that the control of the committee has actual ly and permanently passed from Mir Bryan.
 It has come to the knowledge of the leaders of the conservative democrats that MT. Bryan intends to make an as sault in the meeting of the national com mittee. MT. Bryan is planning to op- pose the selection of John Sharpe Will liams as temporary chairman of the con- vention and he is expected to lead the fight in person in favor of displacing the entire regular delegation from New York and placing on the temporary rolls of the convention a delegation selected by the leaders of the Cooper Union meet ing. which MT. Bryan addressed a little more than week ago In opposition tc Judge Parker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

gitimate profits. The trusts do the rest, and the republican party prac- tically stand behind the tariff and the trusts, the common foe of consumers.
 The cost of living has been enor- mously increased in the last five years, and the dwellers in Jones val ley do not have to go away from home to find an example of the pro cess. The cost of living in Birming- ham has been carried to figures be- yond the earnings of many persons, and it should be decreased, but how can this be done in the face of the fact that the beef trust is making up prices? What tie beef trust is doing the other trusts have done or soon will do, and the tariff benefciaries fresh from their victory at Chicago will aid them at evry possible point
 This conspiracy against the con II lOi luludDl6 OnSs Dul II the consumers have not sense enough to vote It down in November they will deserve to be feeced, as they assured ly will be. The producers backed by trusts and the Dingley tariff are mer- ciless. They see in the Standard Oil machine what is possible, and they will try to emulate the noble example. The beef trust is already well pro- gressed in Its programme, and all the rest of the crowd will follow suit, and the consumer will be the common prey, footing all demands of the get rich-quick aggregation, supported as it is by the Chicago platform, the Dingley tariff an the lawful" trusts. See the Chicago platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
A BALLAD OF CHERRIES.

Edward w Barnard in Judge With shreds of fruit upon his hill A robin takes his saucy ease Upon my sunny window sill, And seems to say, What days are
 these!''
 The whole blithe households s in the trees. Sir Oxheart's new, rare wine to try. scorn al fresco gluttonies- Give me my cherries in a pie. Preserves that darkened pantries fill, And jam in crystal treasuries- Call these delicious, if you will, And turn on them your surest keys. shall not mind Tarts may appease An eager longing by and by; But while they swing in June's soft
 breeze Give me my cherries in a pie Sweet as nectarean drops that spill From clover blossoms for the bees Are those strong waters they distill From cherries far away OCT seas Quaff maraschino to the lees, And sip your kirsch with spirits high. To quench your thirst I'd have you
 please Give me my cherries in rie. Nay. tempt me not. beg, Cerise!
 Ill be consistent if die) Your lips. Take them away, you teasei Give me my cherries in pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

will soon be time for the circus to
 come south The small boy is wait ing as patiently as he can under the circumstances, but is looking forward eagerly to the advent of the flaming post CTS that proclaim the advance of the greatest show on earth.s It is rather early in the season yet to anticipate the eircuses. These enterprises are now tour ing the east and north and they do not turn south until that part of the country is well canvassed. Somehow a circus never grows old Each year it is as facinating to all, old and young, as when the great brown tents first began to spring up over the land to the admira- ton of thousands. That there is money in the circus business goes without say ing, else why are there so many touring the country now? There are very good shows of this kind that are never heard of down south but the larger aggrega- tions usually cover the entire country, and that their names are words to con- jure with among the juvenile population
 Since Madame Carrie Nation has not been heard of recently 1t Is to be hoped that she is resting securely in her dime museum job and Is enjoying life as much as is possible for a freak to enjoy any thing. Mrs. Nation made good begin ming for her stage career by getting a divorce, so in that particular she is not to be ignored by other and more success ful stars. It Is presumed that "Ten Nights in a Barroom'' was not sue cess. One night is usually too much, and Mrs Nation was wise to drop her theat- rical venture for something that prom ised a steary revenue. If 1t were only possible to put the esteemed dame in a jar for exhibition purposes she would excite the yellow journals no more
 In the rush of national and information al events Cuba seems to have been for gotten but the new republic is getting along fairly well under the kindly eye of Uncle Sam. Certain disgruntled ad- venturers have sought to show that con ditions in Cuba are not as pleasant as some people would have us believe but even if the island is trife backward it has plenty of time in which to develop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
An Appeal to the Clergy.

The Rev. Quincy Ewing of the Church of the Adyene in this city proposes to discuss the verdicts of juries in criminal cases in this county next Sunday. and it would be well for all of. us if every other clergyman in Jefferson county would do likewise' There are probably two hundred min isters in the county, and no other body of mon can mould public sentiment with equal effectiveness.
 Sermons covering the supremacy of the law are needed in the remotest rural district as well as in the city churches Every portion of the citi- zenry needs to be told that life is sa- cred, law paramount and public duty something that should not be in any respect evaded or shirked The aver age citizen needs good shaking up, and no one can do this speedily except the clergymen of the various churches of the county.
 If all would take hold of the work, there woull ensue civic awakening that would .neen ,nfuch to the county. At present ? spirit of apathy disorgan izssTion has crept into our county af fairs. All fec that life is insecure All know something should be done but no one is willing to take hold Of the matter.
 Let the clergymen of JeffrsoE coun- ty, who are public teachers-whose work relates to this world as well as to the next-let them arouse their hearers, and we will soon have a sounder pubic sentiment and health fer condition al around. This is g church-going county, and if the churcf Poers in it can be aroused to a full sense of theil duty, we will have jus verdicts in criminal cases, and tho pistol toter will at once see that he must either curb his wild westerl habit or move to another county. w can spare without regret all pisto to1ers. If they move away in bod. all the better. Our clergymen cal make this county too hot for thei comfort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
from the New York Press.

From the New York Press
 It's queer what contempt women have for the use that suspenders can he above the waist.
 The average girls choice is first a rich husband, next a handsome husband then any husband.
 Summer girls are mighty nice things to have photographs of, letting some other fellow have the original.
 There are good many ways of con vincing a girl she ought to like you. but the surest is to keep on telling her how beautiful she is.
 The very best poker players look as if they were caught stealing sheep when they go to explain to their wives how sor- " they are the've got to go away on bus ipaGA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
About Persons.

Jule G. Wright, formerly night clerk
 of the Morris, will take up the duties
 of day clerk at the Metropolitan today.
 He will be succeeded at the Morris by
 Harry Finley of Tuscumbia, who was
 formerly with the Parshall hotel of that
 city. A. D. Davidson of St Louis. president of the Frisco system, is at the Hillman. J. G. Smith of Camp Hill Is at the Nor ris. B. F. Terry of Belle sumpter is stop ping at the St. Nicholas. G. W. Doster of Selma is at the Co., lonial. E. E. Hardcastle and E. P Marshall of Cincinnati are at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
Cost of Living.

The consumer is unorganized and helpless, while the chief producers
 are either trusts or have Dingleyism tobind them The producer shoves up prices, ana the consumer is not in a position to resist him. The tariff wall not only keeps out competition from other countries, but it has been raised so ligh that prices inside it nan be safely carried far beyond le-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

So long as Uncle Sam is doing business at the old stand it is hardly probable that any other country will endeavor to take charge of the Queen of the Antilles.
 Although strenuous efforts have been made to spring some kind of sensation about the Pike, there have been no de- velopments and 1t really seems that this interesting thoroughfare is as moral and proper as any one could reasonably ex- pect 1t to be. The Pike is also conceded to be the finest aggregation of shows of q similar character that have yet made a bid for the pubncs dollars In fact 1t is hinted that the Pike is the best part of the Louisiana Purchase exposi- tion, but of course that is a matter of opinion. At any rate the Pike deserves to do good business for it has cost a large sum of money.
 Although there is a great hurry and hustle among the Thespians 1t seems just now that the approaching theatrical sea- son will not be characterized by any better productions than those of last year. Of course there Is yet plenty of time to announce the new productions and there will be plenty of time to put on new plays. The announcement that Julia Mar lowe and Sothern will be together is re- ceived with much interest. Mansfield will of course appear in several strong pro- auctions and the other leading stars may be expected to maintain their regulations as in the past but so far announcements have been rather few in number and the public is somewhat in the dark as re- gards the good things theatrical man. agers have in store.
 This is one day in the year when the populace is expected to become patriotic and make much noise. Some people hold that the Fourth is a day for getting full of mixed drinks and engaging in fights with any one who happens along. others think the more noise they make the bet ter patriots they are, and still others cry for sane Fourth. It all depends on how you look at the matter Of course certain unruly citizens will cause trouble today but that is a prerogative in this land of the free and if everybody was good there would be no further need for police departments and lots of people would lose good jobs. P. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
CONTRACT IS AWARDED.
New School Building in Anniston Will
 Greatly Relieve Situation.

Anniston, July 3.-(Special 1.-The con tract for the erection of the new school building in Ward has been awarded to Wolsoncroft & Scarborough. The build- ing proper will cost $6457, and the furni ture and fixtures about 5000 more, mak- ing the new structure cost in the neigh borhood of $9000
 The contract calls for the completion of the building by September 13. shortly be- fore the time for the opening of the nut- lie schools of Anniston This new build ing will give Anniston additional edu- cational advantages, and greatly relieve the situation of the past two years. The building will be a handsome and modern one, fully in keeping with the model city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
NATIONAL POLITICS
LnanImousIy Aqreed Upon.

OhGHfthNc'y
 Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer St. Louis-After a careful and unbiased scrutiny of the situation regarding the presidential nomination. made in eau GUS of those Hearst leaders now in town in the Jefferson hotel tonight, they gave out statement that three points were unanimously agreed upon as summing ur the situation:
 l. That the candidacy of William Ran dolph Hearst is in far stronger posi- ton than ever his lleutenants believed.
 ?. That if he cannot gain he can pre- vent the nomination of any other can didate.
 3. That the real situation as regards the Hearst strength has been persistentls misrepresented and lied about by the corporation press of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
Banks Show Good Earnings.

Anniston, July 3,-tSpeeial)-Th banks of city and their earnings are good index to the prosperity of that city. This being true the Model City is in excellent shape. Yesterday the Anniston National bank declared the regular semi-annual dividend of per cent. and added 5000 to its surplus. The First National bank also declared its semi-annual dividend of per cent and added s10,000 to the un- divided profit account. The City National only declares an annual dividend The above represents the progress of the banks for the past six months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
Forty-ounce Baby Wonder.

Reading Pa, Telegram to the Philadel-
 phia Record.
 A forty-ounce baby girl, with hands the size of large thumonars and legs a bit larger than lead pencils, was born to Mrs William Medlar of this city yester- day.
 she IS a perfectly heaitny ana promis- ing infant, and appears more like doll than the lusty growing plt Of humanity that she is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
Injured in Runaway.

Anniston, July -(Special.)- )-Lucius Hart, driver for the Model Laundry. had a very exciting experience with a runaway horse this afternoon The horse became frightened about Twenty-thrd and Noble streets, got completely from under his control and started down Noble street at breakneck speed At the cor Ter of Nineteenth street the wagon ran into lamp post and was overturned. MT. Hart was thrown to the ground and ren- dered unc 'nscious. He was picked up and brought to town where his wounds were dressed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
Young Man Shoots Himself.

Gadsden. July 3.-(Special. Charlie Henry, young man who lived with John Mckee at North, in Marshall county, shot himself in the left side with a parlor rife Friday. dying the same night from the wound. It is not known whether he committed suicide or whether the shoot ing was an accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
From the New York Times.


 Birmingham, Ala, is only one of many indications of the movement to- ward thorough education in the south. MT. Phillips directed attention particular ly toward the very great need of school ing for southern whites. He declared that the south, while not indifferent to the problem of negro illiteracy, "has reach ed the deliberate and solemn conclusion that her greatest and most serious prob lem is the illiteracy of her native white population. He added in proof of the ac- curacy of this conclusion that while the southern states have only 24 per cent of the total white population of the United States, they have 64 per cent of all the white illiterates over ten years of age in the country" He might have add ed that this comparison is the more sig ni1cant because practically all the white illiterates in the south are natives and the children of natives, while thetaodl the children of natives, while the white lliterates in other parts of the country are in great part of foreign birth.
 No one can attribute to this educa- tional official of one of the most pros porous of southern cities any sectional feeling in thus calling attention to the defective conditions in his own section. Nor can any reasonable man in any part Of the country make the facts the basis Of unkind criticism of the people of the south. Their trouble is largely inherited The institution of slavery almost inev- itably checked education for all except the relatively wealthy class Even had the people under the slavery regime beer inclined toward the maintenance of ade- duate schools, these would have been ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
HIS FIRST MESSAGE.

From the Washington Post.
 Mr Clevelandis first message to St. Louis over that private wire that is being built to his summer home will probably be: My health was naver better"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The coroners jury says eleven men did | it, but not one of them has been pun ished, and the awful slocum disaster will doubtless carry no lesson to excursion steamers In the future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The continental United States does not embrace either Alaska or the canal strip. or our island dependencies. It embraces the late republic, which has been merged into the new empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

There is belief current among the tos-Dumont cut his own airship to pieces but there is no proof behind such inslnua- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Helen Gould's new Bible class never has, and for that matter it never should. Helen Gould is not that kind of a wo- man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Big Boss Cortelyou needs a recipe that will save Wisconsin's thirteen electoral votes to the republican party A big re- ward will be pad for the formula.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The empire o1 America was founded by Theodore Roosevelt. supplanting the re- public that George Washington and the patrols of '76 set up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The new dollar piece in our dependency, Panama, is called balboa, but it is worth any gold dollar coined in the con tinental United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The Kaiser is bossing the world in his own mind, and he says he cannot waste six or seven days on the ocean out of touch with that world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

No message from MT. Bryan will be deadheaded over MT. Cleveland's new tel egraph line in the New Hampshire hills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The Igorrotes with pants on would not be Igorrotes at all, and dog meat would give away to canned roast beef
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

General Kuropaldn's pull at St. Peters burg is stin pretty good. St. Petersburg is patient and hopeful, under discouraging circumstances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

A July bride will do in the absence of one of the true and original June sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Kubeliks twins are both girls and their names are to be Viola and Allegra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Carrie Nation has gone across the sea- but no one will kidnap her and her hatch ct. not if she knows herself, and she thinks she does
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The Louis convention hall will seat who desire to get in the band wagon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
Convention Poll.

Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer; St. Louis-The following are the latest figures on the democratic national con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Dowie is the Pennypacker of Illinois from the viewpoint of the press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The bag that held the David R. Francis boom has been slashed also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

General Miles hirted with the prohibition party long time and the democratic party now refuses to be more than a sister to ihm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Colonel watterson is getting into frame of mind tnat will permit him to ac- cept whatever the democrats do at St. Louis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Grover Cleveland will be at one end or the new telegraph circuit, and the St. Louis Coliseum at the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The once belligerent Kaiser is now as never hear hostile shot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Hearst begins to think he will not run for his money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Wall street will name the democratic nominee about the time that steel stocks go back to 5oom prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

The nomination fish is nibbling the Cleveland hook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Mir Cortelyou has left the public ser vice and joined the politicians who are hunting for pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04

Swallow-Swallow! It is a queer name party.