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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-25

in the patriotism and intelligence OF
my iellow-countrymen."
oLD-TIME DEMOCRACY.
Mr.. Cleveland's paper opens with a
reiteration OF the declaration that he
made three years ago. sour fight
ing forces will respond lstlessly and
falteringly if summoned to third
defeat in a strange cause; but il they
hear the rallying OF true Democracy
they will gather for battle with old
time Democratic enthusiasm and
courage"
Referring to his faith in his Demo-
cratic associates, he continues
This trust will not permit me to
overlook the meaning of the daily
increasing unrest among our people,
growing out OF the startling and flip
pant abandonment by the party III
power Of our national traditions and
maxims, its disregard OF our nation
al moral restraints, its inconsiderate
tendency to set aside national good
faith, its willingness to break away
from safe and accustomed moorinRs
and it's contemptuous neglect OF our
national mission.
Surely these conditions together
with the broken pledges and forgot
ten promises of reform that vex the
sight on every side, not only abun-
dainty explain the popular distrust
and fear prevailing everywhere in the
land, but suggest that in such stress
OF political weather, those of our fel
low citizens who thoughtfully and
constantly love our free institutions,
will not be unmindful OF such safety
and quiet as may be. offered them by
patriotic and conservative Demo.
cracy."
DEMO- RACY's OPPORTUNITY.
Mr.. Cleveland thinks these condi
tions justify the assertion of Demo
cracy's opportunity. He says:
1t should be remembered, how
ever, that opportunity may be only
distantly related to actual accom-
plishment, and that 1t does not, o
itself. unaided and alone, warrant the
expectation of reaching successful
results.
"This is no time for cunning finesse
nor for the use OF words that concea
intentions or carry double mean
ing. The Democratic party has
message to send to it's followers ant
to the masses Of the American people
Let that message be expressed il
language easily understood, uncon
fused by evasion and untouched b.
the faint Of iugglery. Obsolete is
sues and questions no longer cha
lenging popular interest should b
msnfully abandoned"
Mr. Cleveland urges tariff reform
pleads for economy in the expeDd
ture OF public money, and charge
The opposition with having mad
promises and broken them.
SCORES CANAL INCIDENT.
He arraigns the administration
Philippine policy, and refers to th
isthmian canal in these words:
1.-THE Democratic party has boe
consistent and unremitting in its at
yocacy Of an interoceanlc canal an
s.s, with the liveliest satisfaction
booked forward to the day whens sue
! highway Of commerce, built unds
,Aeauspicssoi our Governmshtcoul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
Anti-Mormon Planks.

It is practically certain that the re- publicans in control of the senate will not unseat Reed Shoot, who is one of their own number-a republican sena- tor by virtue of secret treaty nego- tiated between the Mormon apostles O. the one part and the republican bosses of the other part. Utah had been in democratic or populist hands until the bargain was struck, and then it suddenly became republican.
 Non-acticn on .ne part of congress at the present sesion will result in car rying the issue to the two national conventions, and already steps have been taken to lay the subject before tle republican national convention that meets in June in Chicago. The re- publicans will Do urged to advocate both the rejection of Shoot and the submission of a constitutional amend ment covering the subject of marriage and divorce. A strong plank on this issue will be demanded, and it may be conceded
 When the democrats meet at St. Louis in July a similar plank will be urged, and 1t is more than probable that both national conventions will adopt an antl-Smoot plank, and they may both go so far as to demand a constitutional amendment that would cover marriages n Utah as well as in the other states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
TRf cMY DAILy NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
So full of shapes is fancy That 1t alone is hieh-fantasticaI.
 Twelfth Night.
Cement Resources of Alabama.

The cement industry in this country has increased to such large propor- tions that a building near the govern ment building at the St. Louis Fair is to be wholly devoted to it. Into this building should be sent fine specimens of our cement rocks. Both the St. Stephens limestone and the Selma chalk should be there in excellent and satisfactory and representative ex- hibits, together with an analysis of each.
 In addition to proper exhibits at St. Louis, every newspaper man in this state should procure from Senator horgan or from some other represen- tative of Alabama at Washington a copy of Prof. Eugene A Smiths re- port on the cement resources of this state. It was published as a public document at the suggestion of Sena- tor Morgan, and it is known and desig- mated as Documen. No 19 of the first session of the Fifty-eighth congress. It can readily be procured, and every newspaper man in this state should have copy. It includes a map that shows at glance what counties hold cement rocks.
 By presenting the cement resources of Alabama at St. Louis, and by pre- senting them, too, in the columns of all home newspapers the attention of cement makers and cement investors can be drawn to Alabama, which has more and better cement rock than any other state in this country This is the time to put the subject before the cement world, because the Panama canal is to be dug, and our cement de- posits lie on or near navigable rivers, near tidewater. Cement mills in the St Stephens limestone belt can place their products at tidewater at the low est possible cost of transportation, and the coal they need can be procured at low rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
Two-Thirds Is Historic.

In Stanwood's History of the Pres
 idency is presented full story of the
 two-thirds rule. Mir Van Buren, that
 adroit and typical New York politi- clan, caused 1t to be adopted in the
 convention of 1882 in order to aid him to secure the nomination for vice president There is an, impression that 1t was matter between the north and the south, neither desiring to be oppressed by the other, but this theory of the first use of the rule is erroneous. MT. Van Buren was the adroit boss back in the thirties of the last century. ant he needed it in his business. He employed it in 1886 in order to secure the nomination for the presidency. In 1S40 it was retained by vote of 148 to 11S, and it oper-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
HlIIman Cafe Popular.

The enlarged and improved Hililman cafe continues to grow in popularity every day. said gentleman yesterday. This is really an elegant place to take lunch or dine, and since 1t has been en- larged is well filled every evening It Is also noticeable that theatre parties are becoming more frequent at the Iillman cafe than formerly.
 While the old cafe was not to be criticized, the new one is such an im- provement that the public is delighted with the change, and Is showing its ap. preciation in a most substantial manner. The arrangement of lights and the interior decorations would do credit to a much larger town than Birmingham. In fact, the cafe at evening reminds one of those exquisitely beautiful dining rooms to be found in the palatial hotels along the Pa- cific coast"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
RanIaiminn Desert Lands.

The arid land bill turns the sales of public lands to the irrigation of desert lands, which in turn are sold, and the proceeds used to reclaim more lands. The process is continuous and to some extent cumulative, for a man who buys eighty acres of irrigated lands pays the cost of irrigating those acres. The entire cost of an irrigation plant is charged to the acres covered by it.
 No one can estimate the good the arid land bill will do in the course Of fifty years. It will create an empire where waste now exists-an inland empire at once steady and prolific in products. Tn 1890 a canal was led from the Colorado river, and 165,000 acres were irrigated. In 1902 that tract yielded from $6O to $SO an acre. It's productiveness was marvellous.
 The government engineers propose to irrigate 100000 acres in the Colo rado valley, employing series Of canals. reservoirs and dams, all built upon huge scale. The works will cost all told $22,OOO,OO0, or about $2O an acre. The land is now worthless, and it is believed that under irriga- tion it will be worth $100 an acre. At the same time electrical power will he created and transmitted, and the en- gineers estimate that the total addi- tion to the national wealth will be $220 900, 900, which is pretty good dividend on the expenditure The gov ernment's expenditure will be returned to the treasury, and the people in the Colorado valley will reap the rest of the benefit.
 Perhaps no other valley will be equally benefited, but many valleys in a dozen states will be irrigated as the years go on, and the sum total of the benefits will be felt in every part of this country. More cotton goods and more iron will be consumed, and thus indirectly the people of Alabama will feel the effects of government irriga- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
Working for colleue.

''The contest for the Synodical college that the Presbyterians will establish in some part of Alabama is attracting much attention just now" said a prominent educationallst. The benefits to be de- rived from such an institution are fully recognized, and consequently those towns making race for the school are exerting themselves most strenuously. Just now the decision seems to rest between Bessemer, Anniston and Montgomery. The citizens in each of these towns are working hard for the college. and the subscription lists are Icing added to with gratifying rapidity. Of course each contestant is confident of winning the prize. Living in Birmingham as do, feel inclined to give my support to Bessemer. and since Jefferson county has declared so unanimously for the Mar vel City, added weight has been given her claims"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

sympathy for the monkeys who are des tined to undergo torture at his hands.
 Prof. James Furman Kemp, head of thi department of geology at Columbia uni versity. says that occupants of slxyscra pers have nothing to fear from an earth, quake. Only the smaller buildings in New York would be affected by seismic dis turbances, while the Flatiron building would merely snap like a whip. the top only being influenced by the shock. It is comforting to know that skyscrapers will not crumble Into heaps of stone and steel as smaller structures are apt to do but nevertheless, few people would care to stay in the F1atiron building while the snapplng process was taking place de- spite the assurances of science. Since the recent earthquake shock along the New England coast scientists in that part of the country have been very busy in dis pensing knowledge on the subject and some of their views are quite interesting.
 Prof William Roescher, a prominent musician of Middletown, N. r., has per- fected what he thinks is a successful fiy- ing machine and says he intends enter ing his machine for the $1o0,000 prize of- fered for the St. Louis airship derby. Professor Roescher has been working on his invention for about year and kept his secret from the public faithfully until the prying eyes of certain small boys gave him away. He says that he has made successful flights on a neighboring farm and is confident that he has per- fected practical and practicable ma- chine. Moreover. the professor asks for TO funds with which to further his pro- ject. He announces that he will sail in his vessel from Middletown to St. Lotus and will not have to pay any railroad fare unless he gets tumble along the way. Santos Dumont had better leave Miss spreckles alone and look to his laurels.
 A French physician named Dr. A. Loir, claims that he has discovered a process for depriving wines and liquors of their intoxicating properties. He goes the seed- less apple man ore more and has left nothing at all behind. It will scarcely harm an apple to be deprived of it's seed, but 1t does seriously impair liquor to have all the fun" taken out of 1t. Oe course if this method of rendering wine and whiskey hors de combat, as 1t were comes into general use it will mean much for the cause of temperance, because peo- pie will drink no more. Whiskey de- prived of its tagging properties would be vile stuff indeed and no one would care to stomach wine just because 1t looks pretty For these cogent reasons the doc- tor will not make fortune out of his discovery. although he might sell It to the Russian government, as there is a prize offered for just such recipe.
 P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
About Persons.

R. P Dexter of Montgomery is at the Hilman.
 B. W. Moss of Atlanta is in the city. John A. Bishop of sylacauga is stop ping at the Morris.
 c. s. Shewmake of Atlanta Is at the St. Nicholas.
 H. c. White of Troy is at the Morris Col L. Y. Dean of Eufaula. popular insurance man. is at the Hillman.
 S. P. Owen of New York is In the city F. Roman of Montgomery is at the St. Nicholas.
 w. E. Knox, superintendent of the Lon isville and Nashville railroad at Annis- ton, is at the Morris.
 R. l.. Little of Jasper is at the Hill man.
 J. A. Brown of New York is in the city J. B. Pool of South Carolina is regis tered at the St. Nicholas.
 R. J. Baldwin of Montgomery is at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26

ated to de.eat MT. Van Buren's renom- ination, although he received major ity of 26 on the first ballot. He was hoisted by his own petard.
 In 1S44 it was adopted by vote of ITS to IS. No one objected to the use of the rule in 1852, and in 1856 it was adopted, leading to split in the party, and two conventions, the civil war, and many disasters to the party.
 And yet it stood unquestioned in 1860. 1864. 1868. 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896 and 1900. In some of these years unere were preliminary discussions of the rule, as there are to-. day, but in the conventions the rule was not seriously combatted. It will be adopted at St. Louis almost with out contest or division.
 The Bryan-Hearst supporters will favor it, hoping in that way to prevent the nomination of any man who bolted the party in lo96 or 1900, and the east ern wing of the party will fortify themselves with it against any possi- ble attack of the radical democracy. The conservative and the radical wings of the party will each look to the operation of the rule as a means of defense, each against the other It will therefore be put through the St. Louis convention with bells on, and under it it will be necessary for delegates to become reasonable, considerate and conciliatory. Under it it will be nec- essary that democrats get together, and it would be wise in the voters to send only that kind to St Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26

N DISPATCH from Berlin states VII that the German emigration to
 the United States Is rapidly de- creasing' as result of the unfavorabls consular reports received and the rumors or increasing poverty among workingmen in America. The German press has been called on to assist in spreading informa- ton among the working classes of the country concerning the true condition of affairs in the United States and 1t is hoped to eventually turn the tide of hu- manity that has been set toward the American shores for years. While the Germans are, as rule, the most desira- ble among our migrants and make good citizens in the case of less desirable for eigners it would be a good thing for the country if they could be convinced of the fact that this is really not the promised land 1t Is said to be. It would do no harm to exaggerate a trihe if by that means the quality of our citizenship could be improved.
 Editor Hearst has at last invaded Bos. ton and 1t is reported that he has walked up the sleepy old papers of that sleepy old town as they have never been walked up before. MT. Hearst has just establish ed new daily there which promises to be a pronounced success. although the field is already well covered. As one of the patriarchs among the Boston papers said, the new life and new methods which the Hearst forces will bring with them will have a beneficial effect on the dailies already established and the re- sultant competition can not fail to im- prove all the city papers.
 The question of getting labor for the St. Louis fair has already become an im- portant one. Employment agencies are doing a rushing business, but while the aplicants are sufficiently numerous, the wages they demand are exorbitant. Whenever there is a great gathering of people in a city, whether it be to attend reunion or a fair. it seems to be a signal for every man who has an opportunity to inulct the visitors as much as possible. Hotel keepers, cab drivers. workingmen and all classes in a position to do so let no chance go by of extorting money from helpless strangers, who have re- course neither to the law nor to arms
 Dr. Ludwig Hektoen, head of the Mc- Cormick Memorial Institute for Infec- tious Diseases, in Chicago, will soon leave for England where. he will spend several months in the hospitals of Liver pool experimenting on monkeys in search of the scarlet fever germ. The trip was taken because 1t would be troublesome and expensive to bring the monkeys over to this country. While Dr. Hektoen is engaged in an important work for science and his undertaking is in every way commendable, one cannot but feel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Maxine Elliott.

Maxine Elliott will have next week for herself alone" said a theatre-goer last night. This clever actress will ap- pear at the Jefferson theatre Tuesday night, and with this exception the Jeffer- son will be dark for the entire week. Miss Elliott shares the popularity of her talented husband. Nat c. Goodwin. in all parts of the country, and is quite favor ite in Birmingham. I predict that she will play to a crowded house.
 "As you already know. Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott parted company pure ly for mercenary reasons, as 1t was found that separated they could play to just double the number of people, and also draw just double the number of dollars that they would together. The experi- ment has been tried and has proven a success. While the theatre-going public regrets that two such capable players canont be seen for one admission, each Is too good to miss and therefore people go to see Not Goodwin and Maxine Elli- ott in equal numbers.
 Miss Elliott has chosen a Fitch play for this season, entitled Her Own Way" and has made quite success of her new starring vehicle. The play affords her ample opportunities to display her tal- ent, quantity that it not lacking by any means. Maxine Elliott has been called the handsomest woman on the American stage. Nat Goodwin is not re- nowned for good looks but makes up for this defect by cleverness, and their mar riage was truly an example of when beauty and wit are we'd"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
FROM 1.-THE ORDEAL BY FIRE."

Edmund Clarence Stedman. in ''The Or
 deal By Fire Thou who dost feel iife's vessel strand Full length upon the shifting sand, And nearest breakers close at hand. Be strong and wait; nor let the strife With which the winds and waves are
 rife
 Disturb that sacred inner life. Anon thou shalt regain the shore. And walk-though naked, maimed ana
 sore--
 A nobler being than before! No lesser grief shall work thee i'll; No malice shall have power to kill; Of woes thy soul hath drunk it's i'll. Tempests that beats us to the clay Drive many a lowering cloud away, And bring a clearer, holier day. The fire that every hope consunoA Either the inmost soul ertombs Or evermore the face illumes. Robes of asbestos do we wear: Before the memories we bear The flames leap backward everywher4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 N the proper time eulogies will be
 W delivered in the house of repre-
 z sentatives upon the life and deeds of Charles w. Thompson, the rep resentative of the Tuskegee (Ala.) dis trict in congress, who died in this city the other day. His colleagues will pay tribute to his high character and the usual resolutions of condolence will be adoptetd.
 MT. Thompson's name is not connected with any legislation of general importance. and he was not an orator, but, in the opinion of the Post, he performed ser vice that will be of great benefit to the country. A man of large wealth, an act i've farmer, he discovered early in his ca reer in congress a feeling of bitterness among northern politicians against the south which he could not understand, which he believed to be based upon false premise, and which he earnestly endeav- ored to eradicate. Born in 1860, he did not feel or share the sectional bitterness en- gendered by the civil war and the slavery debates. He represented the spirit of the new south, willing to forgive and striving to forget the strife that came near un- hinging a nation. and he was pained to find among the members of congress from the north an ignorance of southern condi- tions and a lurking feeling of hatred for southern people. Some months ago he chartered a special train and took a party of congressional colleagues through the south, visiting Alabama and neighboring states.
 Among the half hundred members of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
Has Accomplished Much.

Never in It's history in this country has the Salvation Army accomplished so much in the relief and distress as during the recent winter" said an officer. lover 3O0,O0O people were given Christmas dn- ner, scores of thousands were clothed and some thousands of families were relieved of terrible distress. Meantime everyone of it's many ameliorative institutions were majntained by the Army as high pressure, the demands upon them being unparal- leled This is the sort of thing that has entrenched the Salvation Army in the hearts of the American people, and 1t Is the sort of thing our citizens can help to forward by generous contributions during the Army's self-denial week, March 27 to April B."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT

Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, will re- turn to that country in September from a vacation spent in England. By leaving the post he vacated his office as viceroy, but no successor will be appointed so that Lord Curzon can be returned at the expiration of his holiday.
 The Hebrew Technical Institute of New York will receive $500, 900 from the estate of Simon Goldenberg, who died in 1Ss7 leaving his fortune of s6Oo000 to his wi0ow and relatives and after his widows death s27O,000 to relatives and the remainder to trustees with instructions that they use the money for some charitable purpose.
 J. Ogden Armour, head of the Armour Packing House company, Is 40 years of age and a graduate of Yale in the class in 1sS9 After spending some time in Europe MT. Armour returned to Chicago and succeeded his father as the head of the Armour firm in 1901. Mir. Armour Is a member of several clubs in Chicago and Is prominent socially.
 Dr. Andrew s. Draper will leave the university Ot lliiuOiS <Apth eo eHno charge of his new office as commissioner of education for the state. The trus- tees of the university have accepted the resignation of pr. Draper as president. to take effect July 1. and granted him leave of absence without salary until June 1, on condition that he return and conduct the commencement exercises.
 Representative Hughes of Patterson, New Jersey has introduced bill in con- gress. which was adopted. providing for an amendment to the paragraph in the postoffice appropriation bill which gives s30O. GOO for mail bags, card fasteners. etc.. that none of these goods shall hereafter be prison made. Heretofore mail bags have been made by convict labor. The amendment was adopted by a viva voce vote.
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