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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
THIRST ouENcHERs.

From the New York Sun.
 "Amerlcan drinks have obtained considerable vogue in England; English drinks are without permanent popularity in this country, where the admiration and appreciation of whatever good thing Is made In England'-in clothing, furn- ture, hats. shoes, mural decorations, landscape designs, athletic sports and coaching customs--has never been lack ing.
 "PAlf and 'alf" has never gained much of a foothold here, and brandy and soda" (almost a universal drink in Eng land) is without extensive popularity One English drink which attained some popularity at one time until completely overcome by the superiority of American beer, was porter, which first came Into use as a drink In England century ago Previous to it's introduction the chief malt drinks In England has been ale beer and "tuppenny' or "smalp beer; and 1t was customary to call for pint or tankard, of half and half'-half ale and half beer, or half ale and half 'tup- penny" or half beer and half "tuppenny" In time 1t became the practice of patrons to ask publicans in England for a pint or tankard, of ''three-thirds" or three threads" a third each of ale, beer and ..tuppenny." Thus the tavern keeper was obliged to go to three casks for one pint. In order to avoid this an English brewer resolved to make a drink which would partake of the qualities of ale, beer and "tuppenny." He did so, ana as 1t was drawn entirely from one cask, and was nourishing. 1t was popular with porters-hence the name porter
 Climatic conditions are no more favor able in the United tSates to porter than to brandy and soda, ale or stout; but a profitable market has been made in Eng land for American mixed drinks, con- fessedly far superior to those of English decoction or devisng. Thus, While there are no places in this country in which the sale of English mixed drinks is advertised, there are many places in London and other large English cities m which Amer ican mixed drinks not only are sold, but are the chief advertised attraction of the establishment. Iighballs, rfckeys, fzzes and cocktails are and must bel made in the American style, the excellence of which an eounoisseurs acknowledge and there Is no one to deny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
CURIOUS VASE.
Covered With Coins, Twenty-Five
 Years to Complete.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 The fruits of twenty-five years of labor and saving are visible in a curious vase made by Edward Rausch. The vase Is over five feet high and thirty-two inches at it's largest diameter. It's exterior, from top to bottom, is composed of coins, ancient and modern, great and small, rep resentlng the money tokens of all peo- ples which have been carefully made fast to a surface of copper. Some of the coins are extremely rare Among them arc crude bars, rings and bolts, which were once used as the medium of ex- change by African and other savage tribes. Spanish coins of early date are seen in abundance, and some early Greek carly Japanese bars and forks African horseshoes. shell money of sea coast sav- ages. as well as the most modern colns are to be seen
 The value of the vase MT. Rausch places at s75000. Its maker who lives at No 33l North Twenty-seventh street, is a eornice-maker, and by birth a German. He says the vase Is the only one of it's kind in the world. He began to collect the coins in 1879, and, though not possess ed of wealth and dependent for his living on his daily toll, he collected so rapidly that he soon conceived the idea of mak- ing the vase. He found, however, that what looked like an immense pile of coins when loose, covered only a small patch on the vase, ard then he devoted his life to finishing the article
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
Few Umbrellas in Use.

Have you ever noticed how few um- brellas are to be seen on the streets of Birmingham on rainy day?" asked a visitor. When it rains here the people stay indoors while a great many others who are compelled to keep moving go right ahead without any protection. Most of these are men, however. Women are conspicuous by their absence on a rainy day.
 Now this may mean that the Birming- ham people are very careless, very busy or elee very economical. For a person who is down town within easy reach of trolley cars, cabs and hundred places of shelter an umbrella is more of an en- cn1nberanee than convenience, especi- ally when you have to carry one around all day before 1t rains. Perhaps that is tte main reason why there are not more in use.
 As matter of fact, prolonged rains have been the exception this year. so that umbrellas have seldom been needed by people not in a great hurryt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
Condition of Cotton.

The New York Journal of Commerce puts the average condition of the growing crop on July l at S3.2, gain of 3.4 points since June l. Texas shows rise of points, and so do South Carolina and Alabama. Georgia reports 4-point gain in condition of crop. Every state and territory, Flor ida alone excepted, reports higher per centages. The average percentage Is nearly 10 points above the condition at the beginning of July of last year.
 The reports of the New Orleans Times-Democrat are brought down. to the afternoon oI July 2, and they, too, aigclose material improvement of the crop in the month of June. Weather conditions have been favorable, and is scarce In some sections, and the boil weevil begins to be pressingly active in Texas. The crop, adds the Times-D Democrat, will be moved earlier than was last years crop, but the movement will not be quite up to nor nal in point of tune.
 Abbeyille in this state looks for a smaller crop than last years. The farmers of Limestone are anticipating a good crop. The crop in the mineral district is coming oa finely. Ideal rains have fallen at Dadeville. Demopolis It. having a good season, and the plant Is fruitingA well. The crop at Ever green is better than the crop of one year ago. Gadsden reports splendid rains. The plant is small at Green yilie. The crop in Madison county has improved wonderfully of late. It is ideal cotton weather at Livingston. The crop in Lee county is growing freely. At Tuscaloosa the crop is re- ported in splendid condition, and at Union Springs the plants are healthy and promising, but the crop will be late.
 The just conclusion from all the reports received is that Alabama will surely make a million bales of cotton and she may make record crop-say, about 100000 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
And begin to patch up thine old body for heaven.
 --2 King Henry w.
MosuuItoes in July.

This is July, and no army of mos uuitoes has moved upon this town, advancing either from Montgomery or Chattanooga. We could go through the entire summer comparatively free from the germ-carrying pest if we would top-dress all the pools of stag nant water with kerosene. In some towns school children are supplied with coal oil sprinklers, and are paid small sums to render stagnant water uncomfortable to the pests.
 At some time in the future we will r.se to the importance of destroying the breeding places of the insect that picks up in foul places disease germs to place them directly in the veins of innocent children. The adults who neglect to sprinkle stagnant water with kerosene are not innocent and they deserve all the germs that the
 
 mosquitoes which their neglect has bred carry.
 Scientists emphasize each year the importance of destroying the mos- quito, chiefly because he puts the germs he gathers directly into the veins of human beings, whereas the germs that cling to the feet of a housefy are placed in food which we .Snay or may not happen to eat. Be tween the housefy and the mosquito we gather a gool many disease germs and of the two the more dangerous is the mosquito because of his proclivity in July and August to bore into the first person ne meets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06

for example. n Jefferson county than in Great Britain, which has forty mil. lions of people. Nor is Jefferson county exceptional Life is insecure throughout this state, and homicides show a tendency to increase rather than to decrease.
 We oanlot change the course of homicidal crime by suppressing the facts. It is best to bring them out. so that he who runs may read. Let the work done oy the pistol toter and the lyncher be published especially at home. Let there be no effort to sup. press the naked truth.
 What is the remedy? Our juries are made up of sloppy, tender-hearted men. They are so tender-hearted that they have filled the land with homi- cides. Why such juries are drawn Is a subject tnat should be studied by every citizen. Why the best citizens eyade jury luty IS another subject that deserves public consideration. Why false swearing is a feature of murder trials is also before the people.
 Let the inquiry now well started go on until the bottom is reached, and when it is It will be found that the basic trouble is an unsound public sentiment as to the sacredness of hu- man life, resulting in a desire to ex- cuse any white slayer who can present a case, however rotten 1t be. Louis lana is awake to the situation, and it would be well if Alabama would also rise to the occasion. Pistol toting and lynching are the twin evils that afflict the south, and they are giving Il a reputation which keeps away in- migration and checks prosperity. They vast life and lead to general dis organization. They should both be stamped out. They are both outside of civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
SEALED ORDERS.

From Golfers Weekly. Now honor to the Fathers who sailed the
 Ship of State. The mighty who were humble, the simple
 who were greatl They fired no noisy salvoes. no gaudy
 banners flew, But silent. sober, solemn, they turned
 them to the Blue. When seas were black before them and
 skies above were black, No hand refused it's duty, no eye looked
 longing back.
 deadly grip Of broadsde scraping broadside, they
 sailed and fought the ship; Norwasted breath in boasting; when
 work was there to do They held their peace in patience, the
 only peace they knew. But peace is hard to conquer. and harder
 still to hold When treasure-laden galleons make
 skulking pirates bold. Alone the fathers voyaged; alone they
 held their way; But half world in convoy looks up to
 us today. To guard them with our bulwarks when
 rovers swarm in force: To guide them to the haven by Free
 dom's chart and course; To share our lot as brothers, till all the
 world shall know From Sea to Sea one people-one flag
 from Snow to Snow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Pleased With the Pike.

"I was well pleased with the Pike al the St. Louis fair and was particularly impressed by the neafness and eleanlI- ness that characterized the whole thor oughfare.. said a Birmingham man who has just returned from a trip to the ex- position. The Pike Is well paved and is np to date in every respect. The shows are alse first class. while their moral tese has not been exaggerated. The fam mar Nldway shows of the past are con spleuonsly absent ana instead the attrac- tons are planned on an elaborate scale. Although there are many attractions well worth seeing I think I enjoyed Over and onaer the Sea most of all. The imagin- ary trip to Paris is one Of the most real- lstie allusions I ever saw and Is certainly wonderful in it's conception.
 Another amusing feature of the fair Is the supreme sang froid with which fashionably dressed danes watch the lsorrotes going through their savage dances with garments that are exceeding ly meagre. Although these wards of Uncle sam dance about practically naked every body takes them as a matter of course
 SRN SSi tdiAi t8elldDle TelOfIaefs Nlp have started q movement to put the is- flanders in trousers
 Next to the Pike the Philippine ex- hibit is the most interesting feature of the fair. The other exhibits are merely variations of what I had seen before but Inc filipinos are decidedly novel I dare say that they have been more widely advertised and have attracted more at tention than any other exhibit at the fair"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
WON'T POSE
For a Picture Because He Is No
 Longer "Baby Mckee"

Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Indianapolis, Ind.--Mrs. James R. Mc- Kee, mother of Benjamin Harrison Me- Kee. who, as "Baby Mckee, was the most famous baby in the world during the Harrison administration, Is visiting in this city. Baby Mckee" is baby no longer. He has grown from the sweet little child he was when pictured in "Grandpa's hat" to husky young man of 1T, and is pre- pairing for college nj the east. In recent years Benjamin Harrison Mckee has not had a picture taken, and at his request his mother will not tell reporters any thing about him.
 You see, he is not Baby Mckee any longer" explained his mother. when asked for a picture of the young man. "Fe is big fellow now and does not like to have his name in the papers. He has absolutely refused to sit for a picture in recent years. He thinks he got enough notoriety when a baby to last him for some time."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
SOME TOWNS THAT ARE
 WITHOUT THE FAIR SEX

10000 monks living in this grim and are more than 1000 left The monastery is one of the oldest in the world, having been founded some 1900 years ago by Euthymius, who lived there In cave dug in a rocky wall of the Kedron ravine. The fair Empress Eudoxia formed a TO- mantle attachment for this stern anchor ite, and built near by tower which still exists, from which she might watch him at distance, for. true to his vows. Eu- thymius utterly refused ever to see or speak to a Woman
 Now the tower is inhabited by a watchman, who keeps constant guard against the incursions of proving Arabs Twice during the past century the place has been raIded by hordes from the desert. The monks who live there today are the most rigorous of any in the Greek church. They pass their lives In everlasting penance, with no hope of pleasure and no cheerful incident. Many of them go mad from the horror and des- olation of their surroundings. No wo- man is permitted to come within sight of 
 Mar Saba. -
 News came recently of the burning of Montana City, good sized place in the state of Montana, which once held over 5000 inhabitants For two whole days the fire ragged until the whole place was re- duced to ashes. Small wonder that the confiagration was unchecked, for all the inhabitants left in the place were about 100 Chinamen. who lived by working the tailings of the once valuable mines It is said that for many years a woman had not been seen in the once prosperous town.
 Another far western settlement which is composed exclusively of men Is Ex- celsior City, situated in wild, rugged stretch of country on the Mexican edge of southern California This, too, was once mining town and has many fine buildings, but the ore gave out and IL was deserted. Gradually it became a resort for escaped criminals and out laws. who are practically all men, There are said to be 300 of them in all, murder CTS and desperadoes every one. But as there is no port or railway anywhere near they are entirely isolated and practically prisoners. They do no harm to any one, and are therefore left alone.
 You will not find Midi marked on the charts. It is, indeed, practically unknown to civilization, and yet it is on the shores of that highway of civilization. the Red sea. It Is the home of pirates and slavers. a regular nest of criminals. The place Is inhabited almost entirely py men; for the sheik, who holds absolute rule there. only permits a very few Of his best warriors to marry. Midi pays no tribute to the Turkish government, and, as it lies at the far end of a long, narrow, muddy harbor, inaccessible to war ves- sels 1t seems probable that 1t may pursue it's lawless career unchecked for many years to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06

AN OMEN outnumber men in our W own country, ss;,. and d |, nans is sr,s- ssm- ish towns that there are no men, h watering places like Bournemouth ana Torauay the number of lady residents so greatly exceeds that of men that there IS very real ground for this complaint. fet within thirty miles of Torquay stands a. town, complete with railway station, post telegraph and shops, which, though not exclusively inhabited by men, mas yet fully ten times as many male as fe- male residents. This is Princetown, l4oo feet above the sea on the ridge of Dart moor While the town proper has put 300 to 400 inhabitants, of whom rather less than half are women, there are nearly 1000 convicts, all men, to say nothing of large number of warders, compara- lively small proportion of whom are mar ried.
 With the exception of one or two tenn porary villages built of tin or canvas, in which are housed navvies engaged on new water works and railways, there are
  which women do not find home. Else where, however, there are several such curious settlements.
 One is to be found in Utah, surely the last part of the world where one would expect to see a city without women. It's name is Sunnyside, and 1t is inhabited by some 400 men who work in the new col lieries recently established there. Most of the men are married, yet on no account are they permitted to bring their wives into the village. This banishment or the fair sex is not due to any freakishness on the part of employers or men. The reason Is a purely business one. There Is some hitch in the company's title to the 300 acres on which the village and mines are situated The law of the state of Utah permits families squatting right on the claimed lands, and the company fear that if the men were allowed to bring their better halves to Sunnyside claims might be established to their cabins as permanent places of abode.
 On the borders between China and Rus sia in Asia, almost due south of Lake BaiSal, is a good sized town known as Maimatchin, which is exclusively inhab- tied by men. The place has a consider able trade, and is also a military ouv- post. An old law forbids Cinese women to live in this territory. Indeed, they may not pass the great wall of Kalkan or enter Mongolia at all
 '"rhen Prison of Ten Thousand' Is the name given by the wandering Arabs of the district across Jordan to the fortress monastery of Mar Saba on the Dead sea. Not many years ago there were actually
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
THE AGE OF THE EARTH.
Scientists Who Think One Hundred
 Million Years Too Brief Period.


 From the Engineering and Mining Jour
 nal.
 In recent lecture delivered before the Royal Institute In London. Mir. Ernest Rutherford has called attention to a pos sible new phrase of the problem as to the earth's age. which has resulted from the study of radium and It's properties. It Is believed that radium is matter-possibly primeval matter-undergoing dissolution. Other clements. such as iron copper, and gold. may have experienced a similar dis solution In the infinite past. or may now be undergoing 1t, yet so slowly that the phenomena cannot be perceived. Tn this process radium gives off an amount of energy unparalleled elsewhere. thousands of times greater than any chemical re- action, but there is almost no diminu- ton in the substance itself.
 Sir William Ramsay has shown that the energy existing in a pound or two of ra- dium would probably continue to man lfets itself for a period of 50.0o0 years. It Is known also that while radium is found nowhere In quantity it Is widely diffused and may occur more abundantly in the interior of the earth thankat the surface. Considering these facts there is some reason for assuming that the earth's in ternal heat may be due in part at least, to the presence of radioactive sub stances. The import of this conclusion. is apparent
 LOT Kelvin, in his classical researches, estimated that the age of the earth could not exceed 100,000.000 years. with the greater possibility in favor of 20,OOOo0 years The conclusion WAS based upon the time required for a globe of the earth's mass to cool to the present con- dltion. If. however, 1t Is assumed that the internal heat Is due to other causes than those connected with the primevai condition of the earth, the limits, as de- termined by Lord Kelvin, may be extend- ed indefinitely. This would accord with the views of many geologists who are in- clined to the opinion that even the max mum of 1oo.0O0 GOO years is too brief pe- rod to measure the evolution of life on the globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
Endemic of Homlcldes.

In the past two years 6S0 murderers have been brought to trial in Louis jana. Possibly as many more escaped arrest and trial, lynchings included. This is a dreadful record, and it goes far to show why immigrants shun the south, where their best opportunities lie at present.
 Let no one think that Louisiana is exceptionally murderous. It is not. More homicides take place each year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
Mecca for Crowds,

Birmingham was visited by large crowd of out of town people on the Fourth of July" said a railroad man.
 People came here from Atlanta, Annis- ton Tuscaloosa, montgomery and all way stations. think the larger percentage were people who came to see the baseball games more than anything else and it was these visitors who helped to swell the crowds at both games. While Birming- nam had no formal celebration of the day there was plenty of amusement to at- tract visitors, all of whom apparently had a big time while here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 There is a good deal more in stockings than shows through the open work.
 Red headed girls wouldn't be so bad If their tempers weren't the same color.
 What a woman likes to do is to trust a man. especially if she knows he is not to be trusted.
 The way to guess a woman's age to suit her Is to divide it by three, extract the square root of tho remainder, and take two years from that
 When you see girl looking suspicious ly at the tips of her fingers, it is a sign she is wondering if there is any truth in the charge that some women smoke cigar cites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06


 Rhode Island has a democratic gov ernor, and it may go democratic this year, because the revolt against the Brayton-Aldrich machine is very deep and bitter, but we leave the name of Rhode Island out of the list of demo- cratic states. It belongs in the list of doubtful states" We do not claim Colorado, which is certainly in doubt, nor Nebraska which the fusionists heretofore controlled, nor Wyoming which is normally democratic, nor West Virginia which may slip out of the hands of the railroad and mine proprietors. Wisconsin is claimed be- cause a factional contest has sprung up in that state-a contest of unex- ampled bitterness That contest is confessedly beyond control or com promise, and the democrats expect to carry that state. If New York can be carried, Connecticut and New Jersey can be, for their makeup Is similar, If New York refuse to go democratic, then our cake is dough. That populous state was never more pivotal than 1t is this year, and the wisdom of nomi- mating a man who can command full democratic vote in 1t was never more pressing and needful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
A Retort.

From the Philadelphia Press
 You are not in it with me-" said the Nightingale, with a superb air. You can't touch a high note at all.''
 No replied the Bird or Paradise Why, even when I'm dead and em- balmed on bonnet, I'll bet I'll come pretty near touching a $50 note all right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
seizing Ills Advantaoe.

SFrom the Chicago Tribune.
 AThe domestic jar grew more iarring.
 N.It isn't so, John Henry. and von k,how. You may say what you n,esse bufA-
 PrSmptly availing himself of the un- expecNed permission, John Henry pro- ceeded tto say what he pleased for inc first kRe in the history of the family to inc ovseswhelming surprise of his good 5a me. whos> found herself unable to ln- terruus hiy Ior fully five minutes.