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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Mir. Mansfield Coming.

Richard Mansfield will appear in Birm- ingham about February 20 in his latest production, 'old Heidelburg." Paul Will stach, MT. Mansheld's representative, Is expected to arrive in Birmingham today to arrange for the appearance of MT. Mansfield.
 The southern engagement of MT. Mans field this season was not looked for, and the announcement comes somewhat as surprise to theatre-goers of Birmingham. But five cities are to be played on this tour-Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Richmond and Norfolk.
 Mr.. Mansfield's play. "Old Heidelburg, ; has been one of the few 19Os-O4 produe- tions that were anything like success in Gotham theatrical annals. The company carries over 100 people, chorus of seven ty being engaged to sing the Heidelburg song
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

crats, in,i.ing tt the same time re- crults from the opposition.
 The Advertiser seems to think there are democrats to djsperse, to drive off. This is :. mistake. There are not enough democrats in the country. We want more. We especially want to re- tain all of our own members. The wild demand of the Advertiser for in tercenine warfare should go unheeded. There is no need of internal strife. Let us turn our weapons against the common foe, and not against each other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
THE MAYORS FIRST WEDDING.
New York's New Executive Did Not Kiss the Bride and Took No Fee.
n the New York World.

From the New York World.
 Saturday Mayor Mcclellan performed his first marriage ceremony and in the pres ence of expectant subordinates who watched the ceremony. deliberately ne- glected to kiss the bride.
 Critical observers of the disappointing scene insist that this neglest was but mask to screen the native bashfulness of the chief executive. That the bride was a strikingly handsome woman superb,y gowned and radlantly happy-supports this charitable theory.
 The contracting parties were William Hudson Clarke and Mrs Virginia B. Moore, both of this city. Mir, Clarke Is a son of Hudson Clarke of the old Nassau street banking house of William Clarke & Sons that went into liquidation several months ago. The bride Is an actress, known on the stage as Miss Brandon Douglas who made her metropolitan de- but in ''The House That Jack Built and scored a success as Mrs. Herbert Wood bridge in Lovers Lane" Twelve years ago she married Into a rich Washington family only to seek and gain divorce a year later.
 Although the mayor was busy with of- ficial matters when the bridal party ar- rived at the city hall, he dropped every thing and promptly met them in the main reception room, the preliminary arrange ments having been made by Thomas Has, sett, who Is the chief clerk in the mayors office and personal friend of MT. Clarke Without delay then the mayor, after greeting each member of the party as pre- sented by Mr. Hassett began the cere- mony by reading from typewriter page He followed the legal form, asking the usual questions, but emitting the werd "obey" from the words of the ceremony. Afterward he said this was merely be- cause the legal form did not require or include the use of the word
 The mayor promptly withdrew after the ceremony without either kissing the bride or receiving a fee for having united the couple.
 Young MT. Clarkes grandfather was mayor of Jersey City for several terms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
A POPULAR BOARDING HOUSE.

From the New York Press
 A Virginia woman has made her board ing house in this city highly popular with old-fashioned corn pone. A little meal, little water. little salt; that's all The meal of the south Is ground in the water mill, slowly and exceeding fine. When sifted and wet it sticks together in compact mass, and is a beautiful bread when cooked. Northern meal is kiln-dried and granuated; to induce it to form into pones 1t Is necessary to mix flour with 1t. It Is not fit to eat before or after mixing. Our virginlan orders her meal by the ton from the mill that clicked on her fathers plantation when she was child. There Is no dyspepsia in that sort. You can't buy 1t in New York; no use trying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
Badness Is Objectionable.

'The hopefulness with which some peo- pie work on bald pate to get new cror of hair is amusing" said barber. Some men never give up the struggle for locks and grow old rubbing a hundred concoc- tions on their heads that do no earthly good in theworld, and serve no other pur- pose than to make money for the manu- lecturers. A man who is bald may as we'll make up his mind to stay bald and save money. Those sure cures adver- tised in papers everywhere are as a rule just like all other sure cures and just about as effective.
 Do not understand me to say that there are not preparations which will remove dandruff from the scalp and assist in preserving hair that has not already dis appeared, for there are several excellent preparations of this kind that I always recommend to my patrons But when a mans head gets like a billiard ball and he starts out to doctor his scalp I cannot repress a smile, for his chances of sue cess are about as good as if he were at work on a real billiard ball.
 q don't see why people raise such a disturbance about being bald Lack of hair has advantages almost equal to its possession. ror instance, barbers' bills are somewhat reduced, 1t is not so much trouble to Keep the hair brushed. and af- ter fellow gets used to 1t he does not mind the cold air very much. Then a bald head is always distinguished and gives man an air of experience whether he has had 1t or not and is also full credential for the front row."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

of contentment by gently murmuring Serenity" several times, while concen- tratlng her mind on all that this word signifies. Arising she does up her back hair and then gazing out of the window into distant space-for the view is open in Kansas-she repeats the word softly to herself. If there is no fire in the room she is apt to repeat 1t rather hurriedly. but never mind. mother, who has no ideals, has already made the fire. Then at dinner time tranquility thrice re- peated puts her digestive organs in good order for the heaviest meal of the day. Before retiring at night peace and resi- close her eyes in gentle slumber and she has spent the day without adding a sim gle wrinkle to her fair brow.
 The St. Cecilia girl is merely theory and there is a faint possibility that she will not long survive but she is in deadly earnest and even if the household goes to wreck, she is bound to attain serenity amid the storms of life. It is compara- lively easy for people to force themselves into state of temporary calm when there is nothing to worry about, but when everything goes wrong stronger words than serenity are in order. If the St. Cecilia girl can maintain her calm dur ing moments of trial and tribulation she is indeed a jewel but she must yet be tried and proven.
 Mayor Mcclellan of New York says he is too young for such ceremony as kissing the bride and he has therefore abolished the custom when performing marriage ceremonies. In fact the mayor is starting out in a very original manner and has also abolished the word obey" substituting instead "comfort" It has long been the custom for mayors of New York to kiss the brides and the action of Mayor Mcclellan is causing much humorous comment. It is predicted that his honor Is rather young and bashful now. but will get over his timidity and will regret that he acted so hastily. As the mayor is not bad looking the brides have made no objections to the mages- terial oscu1ation. Therefore Is Is not on that account that the mayor withholds his kisses. No doubt he is of the opinion that the practice is all right in some
 
 cuous.
 In spite of croaking predictions the last United States troops have been with drawn from Cuba and the stars and stripes float no longer over the island. It looks very much as if Uncle Sam has surprised himself in this matter, although 1t must be remembered that the flag is mere symbol and the sway of the United States over Cuba is still quite tangible and destined to remain so for, perhaps. always. It is gratifying to note that all discussions as to the Justice of Americas attitude toward Cuba and Spain have lapsed, and it is hardly probable that they will ever be revived. After all, the re- suit is not so bad and were the condi- tions of affairs much less satisfactory than at present it is too late to rue a bargain after it is made. If indications are to be relied on the future of Cuba Is brighter now than ever before in his- tory. With her commercial relations full ly established and her government con- stantly improved there is no reason why she should not continue to advance.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

N PRESENT 1t Is rather hard to WV say just what Is the tendency of
 modern newspaper editorials. as regards length. but the short paragragh seems to be gaining favor rapidly. The day of the column editorial is passing, and only those papers which cling to old ideas now dare to infict such avalanches of opinion on their readers. The average man reads a newspaper rather hurriedly, especially on a week day, and what he is after Is results, so that the less he has to read to learn the news the better he is pleased.
 The same thing Is true with a person who is reading an editorial page. An ar- ticle a column or more in length must be written in an unusually brilliant style and touch upon an interesting topic in order to hold the attention of the aver pers have adopted the paragraph form fer nearly all editorial expressions, and even Headers" are seldom more than three or four paragraphs long. Editorials have so long been considered heavy and dull that 1t is very hard to convince people that a change has been wrought and that the strictly modern editorial is brief, pithy and often distinctly humorous.
 But the change has not yet become uni- versal and 1t is possible to find long, winded discussions of the tariff and the race question without having to search very far and often in the pages of the strongest papers in the country. Many of these still adhere to the earlier form of editorial, and have not yet yielded to the sway of the paragraph style. But such papers can afford to be independent, from the very fact that miles of learned dis cussions lie behind them in files that have been accommodating for many years.
 One of the heaviest sufferers by the abolition of the so-called mileage graft in congress is Prince KalanianaoIe, delegate from Hawaii. There Is some more to his name, but 1t is unnecessary for all prac- tical purposes and to the American pub lie, not very prone to take up long words. he is more famiiarly known as Prince Cupid. By the way, 1t was very for tunate that the prince had an everyday name to fall back upon. for he would have certainly received name after he reached America which would not have suited his dignity so well as his present title. By the action of congress Prince Cupid lost over s30OO in extra mileage, and since he is said to be something of nigh roller, this amount would have come in very handily during his stay in Wash ington.
 The prince has very pleasing coan- tenance which is considered handsome by many persons. He was born on the island of Kanai, Hawaii, in 1871, and is cousin to the former Queen Liliuokalani. He was created prince by royal proclamation .n 1884. Prince Cupid obtained his educa- tion in Hawaii the United States aud England, and Is man of many accom- plishments.
 Kansas has produced a decided novel; ty in the person of the St. Cecilia girl. This young woman has an idea that all that Is necessary in order to obtain hap piness and content Is to talk about it. Accordingly she has certain hours during the day when she sewers herself from all worldly cares and puts on the cloak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

lanta News, was at the Morris a few hours yesterday.
 0. A DuBose and B. A. Crane of De- catur are at the Metropolitan.
 ". W. Battle of Anniston is registered at the Florence
 ". J. simmons of Coal City Is at the St. Nicholas.
 A J. steinman of Lancaster. Pa. chair man of the Pennsylvania Iron company. a well-known capitalist, left for his home last night after a few days visit to this district He has great confidence in Bir- mingham, and has some large invest- ments in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
NIGHTINGALE WEATHER.
By Andrew Lang.

By Andrew Lang. I'll never be a nun, trow, While apple bloom is white as snow,
 But far more fair to see; I'll never wear nuns black and white While nightingales make sweet the night
 Within the apple tree An. listen; 'tis the nightingale. And in the wood he makes his vail.
 Within the apple tree; He singeth of the sore distress Of many ladies loverless;
 Thank God, no song for me. For when the broad May moon is low, A gold fruit seen where blossoms blow
 In the boughs of the aple tree. A step I know is at the gate; An, love. but it Is long to wait
 Until nights moon bring thee! Between 1ark's song and nightingale's A silent space, while dawning pales,
 The birds leave still and free For words and kisses musical. For silence and for sighs that fall
 In the dawn. 'twixt him and ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
Iron and Steel Exports.

Although but 182 furnaces were in blast at the end of the year 1903, as against 320 one year before, yet we exported last year more iron and steel than we did in the previous year. We sent away iron and steel last year to the value of $99 ,036, ,697, an increase of over a millica dollars over the ex- ports of iron and steel in 1902. True. we imported some iron and steel, but our exports doubled our imports.
 At present we are sending to other countries a considerable amount of steel rails and locomotives, but in 1903 we sent away very few rails. They were all needed at home. During the present year all iron and steel ex. ports will no doubt be increased, and possibly pig iron exports will be re- sumed The steel trust Is making un- usually vigorous efforts to place it's surplus products abroad.
 While exports of iron and steel will no doubt be increased this year, inn ports will be decreased. No more pig iron will be brought in, and very few ingots, blooms and bars. The total of iron and steel imports may be cut down one-half, or to about $20,000,- 900, while our exports of iron and steel and manufactures thereof will certainly exceed s1OO, 100000 this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The brilliant article entitled "The Blas- phemy and the Shame of Parsifal,' which appeared In yesterdays Age-Her- aid, should have been credited to Les lies Weekly. It was written by Eleanor Franklin,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
REFLECTIONS OF 4 BACHELOR.

From the New York Dress
 Two poor 1les don't make good one.
 There is great deal of money to be made by not specllating in stocks.
 Somehow a girls lips never taste right when she has b4en chewing gum.
 Two Is compAny, three is a crowd. un- less one of thfm is a mother-in-law. when 1t is a mob.
 A woman would have more respect for a mans cigar is she could heat her crimp- ing iron with 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

E. II. Sothern is having a hard time dodging the authors who claim he owes them for plays. It Is astonishing that anyone has the courage to claim the dramatic output of this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Roosevelt luck is much in evidence these days, and his supporters now call him a man of destiny. He is more par tlcularly a man of grand stand plays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
BARON TOLL BELIEVED TO
 BE LOST IN ARCTIC ICE

ments, whose work has been recognized among the scientific men of all nations. He had traveled and studied more exten- sively in the coastal regions of north Asia than any other scientific man of Russia, and his geological researches and his in- vestigations of wide stretches of tundra attracted much attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The Chicago professors and MT. Rocke- feller are both free to tell the truth about each other. and there is much to tell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Sunshine banquets are getting to be quite the thing in the east, but southern dariies take them very nearly all the year around.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The democratic show will be put on" at the St. Louis fair. From present in dications there will be only one perform CT in the republican production in Chi cago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The superiority of America over orien- tai countries Is shown by the fact that a Missouri mule can be swapped for an Arabian steed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Although the south is rid of the car pet-bagger people with subscription lists continue to circulate around.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

MT. Sharkey tells the public how to withstand the attack of a greater ruff fan than himself when he meets him on the street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Tn the Dingley tariff schedules frogs legs are classed as poultry. They had to be put in somewhere in order to make a robber duty fit them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The political groundhog is the animal that is in most request at present. He has not appeared on the democratic side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Rudyard Kipling has turned himself loose on the automobile and it Is now up to that amiable killer to explode.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Otey Figures. who for twenty years has been conductor on the Southern rail- way, between Memphis and Huntsville, is critically Ill at his home in Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The McCurdy string of horses will soon begin training in Selma. The McCurdys are the founders of the McCurdy- -Hamble- tonan breed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The war at Panama still hangs fire. Colombians are now willing to be bought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Lewis Morrison has also contracted the "farewell' habit and announces that he will play Mephisto no more after this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

"The member from West Birmingham" was as near as the Gay Fowkes search In parliament came to finding gunpowder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The Montgomery Evening Times has in- stalled new linotype machines. and has sold it's supply of type to the Prattville Progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Although the Turks are comparatively quiet at present volcanoes and cata- strophes manage to keep the earths popu- lation from growing too rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The winter wheat of the northwest still lies snugly under blanket of snow. There are worse conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The American flag has ceased to wave over Cuba. but that is no signal for the land grabbers to begin operations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

President Harper wants his professors to mix more with the students. This Is rough on the students.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The Bruce O1linger Drydocks company of Mobile has increased its capital stock s35, 900. making the present capitalization $75, ,0Oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

People continue to buy salted gold mines, but they are not yet gullible enough to purchase stock in airship com panies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

When person speaks of dear beef" it must not be understood that he is so fond of bovine flesh. It is the price he is referring to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

It begins to look as if the respective war merits of Japan and Russia would soon cease to be academic"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The subway fashion in New York shows indications of becoming epidemic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The republicans at least are satisfied that Joseph Benson Foraker introduced one bill too many.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

schwab lost $11, 1,750,OoO through the re- organization of the shipyard trust. It is lucky he can afford it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

A number of Alabama towns are mak- ing a fight for the new Synodical college, and the contest has already become inter- esting. Bessemer is one of the most vigor- ous participants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Congressional oratory Is not attracting wide attention, although some of it is very warm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

It is so dull on the New York stock ex- change that it Is now proposed to give a benefit performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Keep your eyes open to the peach blos- soms, which are due to appear soon in this sort of weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Weather conditions seldom affect the ability of the trusts to hold up the com mon people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The Koreans live unfortunately between two fighting nations, on A pivotal penin- sua.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
About Persons.

c. B. Frank of Nashville Is at the Hill- man.
 The Hon. G. B. Deans. United States marshal for the southern district of Ala bama, is stopping at the St. Nicholas
 William G. Randolph of Anniston is at the Morris.
 T. N. Eastman of Eutaw is at the Metropolitan.
 George W. King of Anniston is at the Florence. Capt. J. W. weiss of Mobile is at the Hillman.
 John Temple Graves. editor of the At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The Hon. Charles P. Lane, president of the worlds fair committee, continues i'll at his home in Huntsville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Mir. Root got out in time to secure a good recommendation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The Macedonians are about to rise again. This means that spring is close at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The war cloud comes and goes, and no one seems to care which 1t does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

the prices go down than when they go up,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Let us hope the grounding did not pull his hole in after him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Coach Colson, teacher of rowing at Harvard. ranks next to President Eliot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The millions that the late Mir Whitney left behind him have not been counted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Manager Van Devender of the Western Union Telegraph office at Mobile states that the messenger boy problem has be- come serious with him, and he is con- templating trying girl messengers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Nordica is now in position to skirmish for No B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

The groundhog hedged in most of the states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT

Michael Davitt and his family have sailed on the Cedric for America and will pay a protracted visit to Colorado.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

King Bronty, the oldest living chief of the Mississippi choctaws. has returned to Indian Territory from Texas to spend the remaining days of his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Senator Mark Hanna Is the nations patient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Kansas has produced decided novel; ty in the person of the St. Cecilia girl. This young woman has an idea that all that Is necessary in order to obtain hap piness and content Is to talk about it.. Accordingly she has certain hours during the day when she sewers herself from all worldly cares and puts on the cloak