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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
A Milliner's Balance Sheet.
From London Truth.

From LOnuOn 1rutn.
 The other day I saw published the bal ance sheet of limited liability milliner' S establishment. If l remember rightly the debts unpaid were set down at about e3O000. By the amount of credit in this one establishment one can judge of the enormous sum owed to all milliners by their customers collectively. It is well known that heavy commissions are offer ed to ladies who introduce customers, and that many iadies are not above accepting them. Many women incur liabilities with millners that they are well aware they cannot pay, or can only pay by exceed ing the amount which the husband is de- sirous should be spent by his wife. The loea that all this should be encouraged by special legislation to facilitate the collection of milliners' bins could hardly have occurred to any one but milliner. They will find, however, that to get Dill through the House of Commons with this object Is a good deal more difficult than allowing women to run up bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
St. Louis Correspondent in New York

OTlQ.
 A HE greatest natural phenomenon, \SU the subllmest cataract in the
 world, has been discovered in South America.
 It is the Falls of Iguazu, infinitely greater than Niagara Falls or Victoria Falls on the ZambesiAriver.
 The existence of the stupendous Falls of Iquazu was intimated at the recent congress of geographers, held at the worlds fair. The finding of the falls will mark forever the early years of the twen- tieth century. Nor is it remarkable that geographers have not known before of the splendid cataract. For it is concealed in a forest, almost fnpenetrable, 1000 miles by boat from the nearest town of size.
 Horaclo Anasagast commissioner of mines and liberal arts-from the Repub- lie of Argentne-to the worlds fair, en- Enthusiastically and fully confirms the statement that the Iguazu is the greatest waterfall in the world. He says:
 T have recently been in a position to yelous character of the Falls of Iguazu. I have seen them. have measured them. l have seen and studied the Niagara and the Zambesi Falls, and of my own knowl- edge 1 assert, without fear of contradlc- tion, that 1t Is the greatest cataract in the world. It throws Niagara and Zam- besi into the shade.
 ''I expect that many people will refuse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
Was This the Origin of "UncIe Sam ?'

From the London Chronicle.
 A curious version of the origin of "Un- cle Sam" has been discovered in an old almanac published in Lexington. Ky. in 1874. The phrase is explained in the fol- lowing words: Uncle Sam is a scant phrase significant of the United States, as John Bull is significant of England. The origin of it seems to be this; In the year 1907 there was authorized by law the raising of a regiment of light dragoons When the company first ap- peared their caps bore the letters U. S.. l.. D. signifying the United States Light Dragons. countryman, seeing the company in dress parade, asked by st ander what the letters stood for. Why was the answer, that means Uncle Sam's Lazy Dogs Since that time the use of the term has become general '"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

| chances are that they will be rather stren- uous as domestic propositions. At best the girl hazsr Is ot winning the admira- tion of the public by Ter recent esca- pades.
 The mince meat pie season 1t at hand. Fame and wealth are both worth having but life would be rather dreary without mince pie. What though disgruntled scien- lists aver that disease turks in it seductive covers: what though we are menaced by indigestion and appendicitis? The game is worth the candle. The man who likes mince pie is willing to play long shot with death so that his appetite may be gratified. Now there is mince pie and mince pie. Some minee pies are better than others but like Kentucky whisky, all of them are good. slice of mince pie and a cup of steaming coffee would not grace the board of a millionaire, ac- cording to his way of thinking but for lunch on a cold winter day it Is fit for king. All honor to the mince meat pie and the r.easant memories of the past that it calls to mind!
 It Is reported that a firm of Maryland distillers have sent a case of whisky to Bishop Potter to show their friendship for the prelate and as a token of their appreciation of his efforts to establish a model saloon. If the bishop does not care to evince his gratitude for the 'goods'' by drinking them he can easily dispose of the gift down at his place" The model saloon" has been sweet morsel in the mouths of the paragraph CTS and the discussion is not yet ended.
 Mascagni, the Italian composer who had such world of trouble with the American hotel keepers on the occasion of his recent visit to this country is said to aspire to political honors and is can didate for the chamber of deputies at Pesaro. The chances are that the author of 'Cavallierla Rusticana' understands his own countrymen better than he does Americans. If he does not and conducts himself at home as he did abroad his chances of being elected are very slim indeed. What Mascagni hopes to do af- ter he gets into the chamber Is not stated.
 Some remark has been caused by the report that the total enrolment at liar yard this year shows uniform decrease in comparison with that of the previous session. This is partly explained by the rivalry of western colleges, business con ditions, the raising Of the requirements of some departments and the application of new standards in others. The rise of the luxurious college youth may also figure to some degree in the present state of affairs. The situation at Harvard is one that should cause serious alarm, for when the attendance dwindles the chances for making football heroes also dimn- ish.
 As the presidential campaign draws to a close there seems to be an increase in the enthusiasm manifested, but even now the chances are that the present contest wi go down in history as one of the dull est ever. Had it not been for gallant Tom Watson both parties would have left 'call' for election day so that some one could wake them up and tell them 1t was time to vote. The former "boy ora tor of the Platte" has helped some, but in the language of today. 'there is very little doing" P. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
The Worm Turns.

From Town Topics
 The Artist-What are you at now old man?
 The Author-A football story.
 The Artist-And the hero wins the game with a ninety-yard run of course?
 The Author-Not this hero: he simply corners the ticket market and lives easy ever afterward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
seaboard Air Line.

The work of connecting this end or tho oeanoard Air Line" said prominent eieizen, 'has proved an immense 1eeuer 'o the merchants of Birmingham this year. venture the assertion that the company mas expended in franchises and construe- tion in the city limits of Birmingham and within hearing distance east of us more than s1OO0.ooo. and most of this money mas been spent in this city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
BOOST FOR BRYAN.

From the Pensacloa Journal
 MT. Bryan's lungs are good for many more speeches of the whirlwind order.- Age-Herald.
 And his brain is capable of evolving the logic of true democracy that has made and will continue to make his maligners take to the tall timber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
An Ordeal.

From the Washington Star.
 What is the matter with Biggins, lock jaw or neuralgia?"
 Neither. He has been trying to read the Russo-Japanese war news aloud to his wife,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Congressman Grosvenor has con cluded to wait until after election day to compile his statistics. He seems to dobt the tale the betting tells. Gam blers are not good political prophets, at least they were not in the Harrison Cleveland campaign of 1892.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

ton; but his speech was decidedly op- timistic on present conditions and the prospects, and was productive of the most cheering results in the minds of his audience
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

The subway is preparing to buzz along down cellar, where it will dis turb no ones peace of mind. All other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
How the Country Votes.

Since and including 1872 the demo- crats in presidential elections have hal a plurality four times and the republicans four times. It has been drawn fight as the following table ebomc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

The gravel train and the college presidents arc being boiled. The straw vote men should not confine their op- erations to the classes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Mrs. August Belmont has lost a 5000 dog that was adorned by $500 gem-studded collar. It is easy to see that it was the collar more than the dog that was stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Great Britain's excursion into Tibet will cost the Tibetans four millions of dollars. The modern aggressor al ways demands his travelling expenses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.

By E. C. Stedman. The land that ends our dark, uncertain
 travel, Where lie those happier hills and mead
 ows low Ah, if beyond the spirits inmost cavil, Aught of that country could we surely
 know,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Might we but hear The lowering angels high Imagined chorus, Or catch betimes. with wakeful eyes and clear, One radiant vista of the realm before With one rapt moment given to see and hear,
 An, who would fear?
 Were we quite sure To find the peerless friend who left us lonely, Or there, by some celestial stream as pure, To gaze in eyes that were love-lit only This weary. mortal coil, were we quite sure.~
 Who would endure?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

A Philadelphia girl has won a mas ters certificate for her ability to com mand a ship under all conditions. It now remains to be seen whether she can command her first mate on the matrimonial seas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Japs and Cossacks are alike stuck in the mud, where they will await SUD- plies and endorsements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Uncle Joe Cannon is the most pop ular spellbinder on his side of the fence and he proposes to keep 1t up until November 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

The New York Sun is preaching the virtues of split tickets. It cannot swallow repubicanism whole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

It is announoced that the mosquito must go, but the mosquito is not a very obedient insect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

The Princess Louise preferred her tutor to her eonsort, who is now king of Saxony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Senator spooner is so sore he is try ing to bulldoze the administration, which is a good hand at that business itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

London's smart set is reported to be short of cash. Smart people have gotten along without money before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Postmaster General Wynne may nave been appointed because he is the father of ten children mostly girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Candidate Fairbanks encountered a frost in Milwaukee and he felt he was at last in touch with his natural ele' ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

The campaign is losing bit of it's apathy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

At least two months of oratory will have to be crowded in the next two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
Political GImcracks.

The general apathy that characterizes the present national campaign is illus trated by the absence of political gim- cracks" said a man about town. These little buttons, badges, flags and other souvenirs for the candidates are con- spicuously missing. You don't see pie lures of Parker and Roosevelt hung up in shop windows or adorning billboards along the streets There are no flags and no bunting and red fire Is a minus quan- tity. l dare say that tin horns and other devices for making noise will also be neg lected this year, for the simple reason that people are not taking an interest in the campaign. Of course they are watch ing developments, but what I mean Is that they are not excited and worked up over the result, as one expects to find them under such circumstances.
 And yet l can remember when pictures of Cleveland and Harrison were sent ga- lore over the land; when Bryan and Me- Kinley faces were seen everywhere and campaigning was of the strenuous order. People are not even talking politics as much as they ough to when election day is so close at hand. General apathy seems to have the day and everybody has gone to sleep.
 At least this is apparently the situa- tion in Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
About Persons.

B. J. Well of Montgomery is at, the Hillman.
 II. M Marks of Montgomery is regis tered at the Hillman.
 w. M Cunningham of Corona is at the Hillman.
 J. M. March of Nashville, Is at the Hillman.
 J. M. Weiss of Mobile is at the Hill- man.
 Charles T. sitz of Chicago is at the St. Nicholas.
 J. B. Smith of Dayton is at the St. Nicholas. ( G. Russell Ladd of Mobile Is at the Nor rls.
 G. w. Randall of Blocton is at the Nor ris.
 D. E. Cason of Talladega Is at the Morris.
 Horace Welch of Selma is at the Morris.
 O, S. Welch of Demopolis is stopping at the Norris
 M. w. Howard of Fort Payne is at the Metropolitan.
 J. Crawford of Blossburg is at the Metropolitan.
 w. H. White of Atlanta is at the Metropolitan.
 l.. c. Smith of Tuscaloosa is at the Colonial
 T. S. Johnson of Louisville is at the Colonial.
 J. G. Weatherly of Jasper is registered at the Colonial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Half fry" is a popular order with the lunch counter fraternity these days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Many are called, but only one will be chosen in the city municipal cam paign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Dowie is having an enumeration made of the stinkpot saloons in Chi cago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

At least, if we did not have the cir GUS we also escaped the circus crook
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Inspectors who inspect are wanted in the steamboat service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

The coreless apple ought to help make good mince pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

MT. Bryan Is still in the ring the jvelest man in the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

This Is not whirlwind weather, and Alabama is not a whlrlwind state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Every month brings a government deficit, and higher cost of living,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

A Philadelphia girl has won mas ter's certificate for her ability to com mand a ship under all conditions. It now remains to be seen whether she can command her first mate on the matrimonial seas.
 ----s--------~ Mrs. August Belmont has lost a st000 dog that was adorned by $500 gem-studded collar. It is easy to see that it was the collar more than the dog that was stolen.
 
 Uncle Joe Cannon is the most pop ular spellbinder on his side of the fence and he proposes to keep It up until November 8.
 Senator Spooner is so sore he is try ing to bdlldoze the administration, which is a good hand at that business itself
 Candidate Fairbanks encountered a frost in Milwaukee and he felt he was at last in touch with his natural ele. ment.
 Postmaster General Wynne may nave been appointed because he is the father of ten children mostly girls.
 -s--s London's smart set is reported to be short of cash. Smart people have gotten along without money before.  The New York Sun is preaching the virtues of split tickets. It cannot swallow republicanism whole. It is announoced that the mosquito must go, but the mosquito is not a very obedient insect.
  The Princess Louise preferred her tutor to her consort, who is now king of Saxony.
 At least two months of oratory will have to be crowded in the next two weeks.
 Many are called, but only one will be chosen in the city municipal cam paign.
 Dowie is having an enumeration made of the stinkpot saloons in Chi cago.
 Half fry" is a popular order with the lunch counter fraternity these days.
 At least, if we did not have the cir GUS we also escaped the circus crook
  This is not whirlwind weather, and Alabama is not a whlrlwind state. Port Arthur has not yet celebrated the departure of the Baltic fleet.
  Every month brings a government deficit, and higher cost of living,
 -----.s-----~ MT. Bryan Is still in the ring the ljvellest man in the campaign.
 -..---- Inspectors who inspect are wanted in the steamboat service.
  The coreless apple ought to help make good mince pie.
 --s---- Helen Keller Day at the fair was also Alabama day. Tom Watson has brick for every body.
 Russia is still looking for her Se- dan.
  He Is called Standpatkin now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Port Arthur has not yet celebrated the departure of the Baltic fleet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Helen Keller Day at the fair was also Alabama day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

L. H. Russ and R. L. O'Neal, Jro are the only authorized travelling represeh- tatives of The Age-Heraid in It's circula- uon department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

No communication will be puohsnee without its authors name. He1ectee manuscripts will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Washington Bureau Age-AeralG. 142l G Street. N. w
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Tom Watson has brick for every body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
Might we but hear

Who would not go?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

Russia is still looking for her Se- dan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21

While festive college girls are reported to be indulging in little pranks at the expense of new students that are certain ly not brutal but are at best a trifle peculiar the young man who is thinking about marrying one of these gentle haz- CTS may we'll hesitate If they can make matters so warm for girl freshmen the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-06
THE STEAMER PILGRIM TO NEW
LONDON ON SUNDAY, AUG, 9TH

on Sunday. August 7th the steamer
Pilgrim Of the Providence Line will make
an excursion trip from Providence TO
New London and return. leaving Fox
Point wharf at 10 O'Clock In the morning
and returning about p. IN. For this
most delightful excursion tickets will be
sold at the low rate OF 81 90 and tickets
should be purchased In advance at Wind
sors ticket office, as none will be sold
at the steamboat wharf on Sunday morn
ing. August eth. II the limit is previously
reached. This delightful excursion Will
AFFORD an opportunity OF spending nearly
the entire day on the water and OF In
oidentslly viewing the delightful along
shore resorts which WIN bs passed on the
trip, Including Newport and jamestown,
n. l., Beaver Tail light. Narragansett
Pier. Point Judith, Rrentons Reef light
ship. Block Island. Watch Hill etc. eto.
The steamer Pilgrim orchestra viii pro-
vide music for the trip. The regular
dining room of tho boat viii be open for
service while n lunch counter and cafe
al popular prices viii pe operated on the
main deck. Tickets for this attractive
trip will be sold az the low rate Of 81. 90
and tho number will be limited. Tickets
should be purchased In advance NJ Wind
sors ticket ONCE as no tickets will be
sold az the steamboat wharf on the
morning of Sunday August 7th n the
limit Il previously reached
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-06
AGE IS I02,
BUT NEEDS
NO SPECS

epringfield. Mass. Aug. s.-Mrs Mar
xaret McFethries, who was a grown
woman when Vice Presidential candidate
Henry q. Davis was a baby, mas just
entered upon her 1881 year Mrs. NC
Fethr,es lives with her son, John Nc
Fethries. I'm the fashionable Mcknight
district. Surrounded by every comfort
that money can obtain she leads placid
existence
She enjoys the use OF all her facilities.
For many years she wore specacies' put
about 10 years ago she discovered that
she could read better without them. or
,a,s she has read with or without the
glasses as has suited her fancy. The Bible
is her favorite book.
Mrs. MnFethries' hands are soft ana
chubby as those OF an Infant. She retires
at o. m. and rises at a m. Her diet
is plain but not restricted. To news
paper correspondent she said that she at
tributed her years to right living ana
the goodness of God
On her Tooth birthday Mrs. McFethries.
whose early years were struggle ior 'ne
mere existence OF herself and family. ex-
pressed the opinion that the idle rich were
more 10 be pitied than the poor. Mrs.
McFethries has spent little time In
worrying. There are plenty ." 90 'ha,'
she said.
The only Indication Of falling powers
within n few years is her inclination 10
sIeer. during the day. Her maps are as
peaceful and restful as those OF child.
Mrs. McFethries was born In Airdrio,
Scotland. nine miles from Glasgow. She
remembers vividly the receipt OF the news
OF Naroleon's defeat at Waterloo and OF
the ioy the signal fires brought to Scot
slano on which the Napoleonio wars had
been a tremendous drain.
Mrs. McTethries chvistened yacht
when she was ~. and she relishes keenly
occasional automobile rides with SON
Ia. Jaw.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-06
SLIGHT FIRE
! IN CROWN
HOTEL

An alarm from box 246 at about o'So
o'clock this morning summoned the hre
department 70 the Crown Hotel to extin-
e1,ish a small nre that bade fair 10 DO
sreious damage as well as fNghten the
sleeping guests.
The blaze caught from an overturned
not OF grease in the kitchen ano commu-
ricated with the vel ulator SHAFT ming
stiflefd those In the smoke when Amos.
stifYled those in the rooms In the rear
portion of the building in It's density
For a few moments the excitement was
intense with a rush for the street. Wheh
the fire department with the ponce ar
rived. however, order was restored ana
the blaze Immediately under control
was ascertained that the damage woui9
be OF no consequences beyond that caused
hy the smoke and water In the basement
one OF two OF the culinary force sus-
tained slight burns but most or them
escaped without trouble. The clothing OF
some OF the employees was also slightly
damaged by the water