davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
IRON AND THE TARIFF.
Representative Thomas Says Certain Products No Longer Need Protection.

From the Washington Post
 Hon. w. Aubrey Thomas of Niles, O.. who was elected to fill the vacancy in the election to the senate of Gen. Charles Dick, arrived here yesterday for the ses- sion of congress This is his first experi- ence as a legislator, and he intends to ap- proach his duties with the modesty be- coming new member. MT. Thomas mas been engaged in business all his iife' ana is one of the prominent men in his sec tion of the state. His business Is that or an iron and steel manufacturer ana ne is looked upon as an expert In ms hhe' He was asked whether, in his Judgment the steel industry was able to stand a reduction of the tariff on some of its pro- ducts.
 .I am a new member" said he, "and have not come here with the idea of exploiting any views I may have on this subject. But since you ask me the ques- tion. I will say that the opinion among steel manufacturers is that some of the products of the mills may with perfect safety be placed on the free list. For ex- ample, steel rallS neeu no IurlHer pro- lection, neither do steel wire, wire nails, or steel billets. 1 might also mention other articles. The American manufac- turers of such products are no longer afraid of foreign competition, and some changes in the existing schedules could be made without disturbing the steel in- dustry.
 However, my district, which Is heavy manufacturing one, does not care for any tinkering with the tariff. Personally, I do not favor reconstructing the Dingley law. But if a few necessary changes in the act could be made without entirely re- modelling it, I believe the country would in no way suffer. In my judgment, busl- ness men would be satisfied. and there would be no disturbance in the industrial world if they knew that if there were to be any changes in the general law they would be few in number and made with out unnecessary agitation. Bear in mind,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
LEARNING HOW TO COOK.

Chicago Telegram to the New York
 World.
 More than one thousand women are learning to cook in the seven free pub lie kitchens conducted by the school board Thirty nationalities are repre- sented. Ten Chinamen are taking ies- sons and making a big success.
 Factory girls contemplating ma'ri- mony are learning how to cook, and are being trained to be housewives. House. wives are learning to cook that they may know how to economize without caus- ing the family to suffer
 The aim of the teacher is to train the student to manage simple homes in cap able manner. And while this array of working women and housewives Is work ing another army is sewing. The course in sewing includes dressmaking and mill linery, hand sewing, the use and care of the sewing machine and exercises in pat tern making, fitting and designing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
BIT OF GERMAN MILITARIsM.

Correspondence of the New York Tribune.
 Discipline Is severe in the German army and the treatment of privates Is some times unjustiiable. At Dessau ser geant who had been drinking to excess insulted two young women who were escorted by couple of men in the ranks. The privates protested 70 the minor of ficer, who drew his sword and attacked them in his drunkenness, wounding one oe the girls. In the affray which fol- lowed the sergeant was disarmed and felled to the floor All three were put on trial The sergeant was sentenced to prison for five months, while the unfor- tunate privates were condemned to five years behind the bar at hard labor. were dismissed from the service and were de- prived of their civil rights Service as private in an army so regulated cannot be a cause of pride in a time of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
HOW SIGNS OF DECAY IN
 OLDAGE MAY BE AVOIDED

and raises up other microbes to fight against the hurtful ones.
 But he warns us that the theory as yet depends more upon conjecture than upon fact. and the only proofs of it that he adduces are the activity of the macro- phagi in bacterial diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis, and the very reduced proportions in long-lived animals, such as birds and tortoises of that large intestine which in mammals is the chosen home of microbes.
 More practical, perhaps, are the rules for longevity which he himself quotes from our own countryman, Dr. Weber, and which may almost be summed up in the Greek maxim. Nothing in excess.
 Most of us eat too much. and for man making no special demand on his strength four and half ounces of nitrog- enous food and three and half ounces of fats or other hydrocarbons per day are ample. Sleep, too, should not be pro longed beyond six or seven hours accord ing to sex; and 1t may be doubted whether the frequent maps to which old age is so naturally disposed do not give occasions to the macrophagi of which they are prompt to take advantage. Wine. which has been called the blood of the aged, has often proved their bane, and should be taken sparingly. Exercise-con- stant, daily and regular-is of the great est advantage.
 By such means the contractile tissue oe the muscles may be preserved from the macrophagi assaults, which the di- gestive apparatus, imperilled alike by the loss of teeth and the decay Of activity in the excretory organs. may be kept in working order.
 Without insisting upon the doubtless exceptional case of M. Legbuve, the vet eran Academician, who fenced daily up to his death as a nonagenarian, 1t may be enough to quote Tn this connection that in the South African war a large proportion of those fighting against us were white-haired men of sixty and up- ward, and that the expectation of life in an agricultural laborer of seventy is good deal better than in an Alderman of the same age.
 By an observance of such rules it seems probable that a man untouched by infection or constitutional disease may succeed in averting most of the disagreeable concimitants of old age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

customs of the Mobile port is at the Hillman.
 Dr. George ". Randall of Blocton is at the Hillman.
 R. M. Dudley of Nashville is at the Hillman.
 A. M. Mead of Montgomery is at the St. Nicholas.
 J. M. Hause of sylacauga is at the St. Nicholas.
 George W. Coggin of Fayette is regis tered at the Morris.
 NJ Warren of Fayettville is at the Nor ris
 H. R. Ferguson of Atlanta is at the Morris.
 F. A. Gamble of Jasper is at the Metro politan.
 George Kroell of Montevallo is at the Metropolitan.
 R. T. Finley of Lafayette is at the Metropolitan.
 w. T. Edmundson of the Anniston Hot Blast was in Birmingham yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
CURIOUS PENSION STATISTICS.
From Success.

From Success.
 Some of our pervision statistics are cu- rious. For example, we learn that there are still on the rolls three pensioners of the revolutionary war, which was brought to an end over 12O years ago. Of pensioners accredited to the war of 1912, there still remain 919 while of the Mexican war no fewer than 13,055 survive. Of those accredited to the revolutionary war, one is widow and two are daugh- ters. The report shows that pension pay ments are made to people residing in every state and territory in the union, and in almost every known country of the globe. Among the states. Ohio leads in the the amount of pension money paid annually to it's citizens with Pennsylvania second, New York third and Illinois and Indiana following closely. At the date of the report, there were 4910 pensioners re- siding outside of the United States, and they drew S722, 440.69 in the last fiscal year. Nearly half of this amount went to per- sons in Canada. Quarterly pension vouch- CTS were sent besides to persons in Mexico South America, every country in Europe, the Azores, the Barbados China, the Comoro Isles, East and South Africa, Samoa, the Seychelles Islands, Siam and St. Martin. It shows that the pension bureau was busy office last year More than 2es,Oo0 cases were passed upon and 15S0O0 certificates were issued. No fewer than 1Os114 applications were rejected, of which s3.OOo were thrown out on medical and 24. 900 on legal grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
Analysis of inc Vote

Until the vote is fully ascertained, state by state, the meaning of the November election cannot be fully ascertained The lessons of that cleo tion, and the action to be taken there under, cannot be defined until that time. All needful facts will be before the people in months time, and the reorganization business may as we'll be postponed that. long.
 It is, however. already known that the vote cast for the democratic and republican tickets was singularly light. The two great parties polled four years ago 13,566,055 votes. The natural in crease should have carried that vote up million, making it about fourteen and half millions strong. What is the truth? Only 12,S5O,OOO votes were cast for the two leading tickets!
 Roosevelt received vast pluralities, but he boiled but 100000 votes more than Mckinley did in 1900. In other words, he got the natural increase of his party, and no more But Parker not only lost the natural increase of his party, but he boiled 1,150,000 votes less than Bryan did four years ago. These facts have been gotten together by Secretary Urey Woodson of the democratic national committee, him. self an original Parker man, and they are no doubt trustworthy, although not reported accurately by states. In states like Kansas, Missouri and Hi nois vast numbers of democrats did not go to the polls. Some voted for third-party tickets. all of which show unusual gains. Until the votes boiled by the populists, the socialists and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
LIKED THIS COUNTRY.
Pastor Wagner Will Write Book
 About Thls Country.

From the New York Sun.
 Pastor Charles Wagner, apostle of the simple llfea said before sailing for Havre aboard the French liner La Sa- voie, that he had been going 1t somewhat strenuously since he arrived here two months ago, recently staying up several times until o'clock in the morning. He admitted that he was a trifie tired and that he would take a long Atlantic nap. John Wanamaker was at the pier to see the pastor off.
 MT. Wagner said that he would write a book about America different from that of travellers who make exhaustive studies of the American while taking 10 minutes for refreshments at a railroad station. He said he had seen the Amer ican at home and had gathered the im- pression that, notwithstanding the hurly- burly of his business hou-s his life was simple In a domestic and social way; that Is, the life of the great middle class American.
 He will get a larger hall to preach in when he returns to Paris. Later build ing will be put up in that city on a site w4Ach will cost about $S0,000. The money will be raised in this country by com mittee of which MT. Wanamaker Is the head.
 As La Savoie's gangplank was about to be lowered to the pier, two young women, out of breath with exertion and laughter, ran up and called on the lines agent, who was being lowered with the plank. to please wait.' He did, and one of the young women ran up the plank and handed him a box of candy, which she said was for Pastor Wagner. The agent looked ruffled, but he passed the candy aboard, and the operation of lowering the plank. which had been halted for a moment, was finished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
Christmas. s.

Christmas Fets Into the bones earlier these days than in former years" said the father of several children. When I was a young man there was not much thought of Christmas until a week or two before the joyous festival.
 Now my children begin to talk of Christmas long before Thanksgiving day and Santa Claus has already about com pleted his purchases for the next 25th of December
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
Congress Meets Todav.

The short session of congress will be begun today in the customarily for nal manner. Not even the reading of the Presidents message will be apt to enliven the proceedings, for in the senate the deaths of Senators Hoar and Quay will be announced, and in accordance with senatorial custom that body will at once adjourn for the day; not that their grief is so great, but their adherence to senatorial GUS tom is something that eighty millions of people must conform to. The mes sage will not therefore be read per haps until tomorrow.
 to the annual appropriation bills and to other formal matters. The session must be ended on March 4, and there are but three months of life left in the present congress, and out of that three months will be taken at least two weeks for a Christmas recess.
 It follows, therefore, that little gen. eral legislation need be expected, The tariff cannot be revised in the three months, nor can the country be alarm ed and the south seriously disturbed by a reduction of representation. Either proposition would be talked to death in the senate, and neither will be pushed very far at this session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
He that keeps nor crust nor crum, Weary of all, shall want some.
 Act 1, Scene 4, King Lear
Reform in Russia.

Over in Russia, before the ruler or one hundred and fifty million people, is pending a memorial that presents the problem of constitutional govern ment in that country, and the partici- patton in that government of the peo- pie themselves. It Is tremendous proposition, and if the memorial Of the zemstovists be granted, the great est political event of the century per haps will have become fact.
 If the memorial be granted even in reasonable part an end will be put to "the principle of autocracy," and also to it's chum and ally, the bureaucracy; but let no one think that the entrench- ed rulers of Russia will surrende: without a struggle. They are now shouting far and near the emperor, who is the empire in the present case, the statement that the Russian people are not ready for representative gov ernment, forgetting that it has been they themselves that have intentional ly kept the Russian masses in con
 dltion of ignorance. The masses of Russia would remain ignorant to the end of time if the bureaucracy could have it's own way in the future as It has had in the past The zemstoyists believe on the other hand that the best way to educate the people is to give them a share in the responsibility of government
 The struggle will be a bitter one. All of the insiders-the ring in Rus sia-are tied to the bureaucrats. All who decire contracts or office or fa vors of any sort are standing behind the bureaucrats, and ore fighting to the bureaucrats, and are fighting to the death against the ring that sur rounds the emperor and that really controls him in his high position.
 But Russia is in trouble, and she begins to see that she needs the closer cooperation of her people. The more lickings she gets in the Far East the more reforms will be granted to the Russian people. If Port Arthur should speedily fall, and the Baltic fleet should be smashed, no doubt the memorial of the zimstovists would te practically granted. Russian de feat in other words is as much needed by the Russian masses as by the Japanese and as it will doubtless be forthcoming, so it will follow that autocracy will disappear, and Russia will fall in line with the rest of the governments of the world all of which are drifting towards popular rule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
KING COTTON'S THRONEI
 NOW OF GOLDEN RICHNESS
BY FRANK V. EVANS.

poor, carpets, beds and bedding Think of it food, clothing and shelter, all from one little plant
 It may not be generally known but it is true that the Chinese were the first to extract oil from cotton seed In grind ing the seed for cattle food they incident ally recovered a little oil that they soon began using for cooking purposes. The first cotton oil mill in the United States was built at Natchez, Miss, In 1s34, the second on an island off the Georgia coast in 1887; the next at New Orleans and at Providence, R. l., in 1S55 Not, how ever. until 1867 was the great crushing industry fairly established. That year there were four mills running in the south and seven in the whole country.
 In 1880 the south had forty mills, capi- tai, s3,5O00OO, while now in 1904 there are over 700 mills, capital, $50. 100000, besides the allied industries which run the in- vestment well up to $120, 100000.
 Who of the middle aged people of to- day does not remember that twenty-five years ago cotton seed were regarded as positive nuisance being piled up in great heaps here and there and often times thrown Into streams to be carried away as refuse and garbage. In several states laws were enacted compelling gin- ners to destroy the seed at their gins. The value of last years seed crop was $75.- 600, 900, and 1t Is estimated that the value of the products through several stages will reach the enormous sum of s3O0, ,000, 900.
 True it Is that the trusts have seized the cotton seed of this land. They own the mills. and fix the price of the pro- ducts, but still the people enjoy them. In fact the trusts have a way of know ing a good thing when they see 1t, and of taking hold and squeezing the oil out of 1t. And yet Cotton is King and Cotton Seed his hand-maiden, therefore the Queen of the southern realm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
HE question whether supply and
 demand on the gambling boards
 fix the price of cotton promises

\SU demand OH IUe
 fix the price of cotton promises to be solved at an early date. crop closely approximating 100000 bales is said to be in sight. This fact abstractly stated would seem to indicate that the price will be held down under 10 cents. But the crop is not being hastily market ed. The producers declare their financial ability to hold for remunerative price and their purpose to do so.
 The growing demand of the world for raiment and for food, the millions of cap ital invested in cotton mills and the will ing hands of thousands of operatives praying for employment will soon bring pressure to bear that must find re- sponse and the great staple will be got ten from the gins at any reasonable cost.
 Sam Jones, the Georgia evangelist talks business and politics as well as morals and religion, and he has been advising the farmers to sell their cotton. In fact. he did so before the late decline. He says the south has cotton ito burn-the big gest crop ever grown out of southern soil, and that nothing has hurt the price of cotton except cotton itself; adding. 'it has literally kicked the filling out of itself"
 These bearish remarks by the Georgia preacher were suggested by recent ex- tensive travel through the cotton states, and not for the use of the gambler at the tinker boards.
 Cotton is truly a great staple and Is contributing more than its share to the we'll being of mankind. It should be kindly treated in the financial world, and not be put to the base use of the gambler.
 This great plant supplies food for man. oils for cooking salads and in lard and butter compounds, feed for dairy and beef cattle raiment for the rich and for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
The Opera Carmen.

"The Savage Opera company which is to appear in Birmingham on the 18th of January has large repertoire" said music lover but thus far the work to be sung here has not been announced. lar as anything that could be given. Par sifal Is too heavy for the average thea Ire. Carmen on the other hand Is tuneful and brilliant It is a master composition, but at the same time 1t is not over the heads of those who are without musical education"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
REFLECTIONS OF A sAcHELc-

From the New York Pres
 It is the person with the lndiz-rut.eHsr conscience who has casi-tron cieestian-
 No woman Is so blind as 10 Euppose handsome eyes are made cniy 70 see vlth
 Women seem 10 count their chiidren's brains by the number of teeth that come through.
 woman would like 10 be rich SO she could give pennies to the poor and psarl necklaces 10 herself
 When a girl has had the nightmare you can generally tell it by the way she says she eats no more than a bird
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
Heavy Traffic Expected.

"The railroad companies are placing large orders for new equipment" said a prominent manufacturer. within the past three weeks the contracts for new freight cars have amounted to something like $2O,000, 900. This fact alone gives a great impetus to general business.
 The trunk line officials anticipate heavy traffic during the spring of 1905 and they will not be disappointed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
A MATTER OF FORM.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 The missiles which the Japanese are throwing into Port Arthur are said to re- semble sausages in form. But only in form, of course The Japanese would be foolish to fire real sapsages into Port Arthur at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

From the Chicago News.
 First Graffe-During a little conversa- tion I had with the lion today I asked him if he was the king of beasts.
 Second Giraffe-And what did he say?
 First Giraffe-He said he was. but he made me solemnly promise not to tell his wife he said so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
aH
SONG.
By William shakespeare.

Who is Silvia? What is she7
 That all our swains commend herf Holy, fair and wise is she;
 The heavens such grace did lend her. That she might admired be. Is she kind, as she is fair?
 For beauty lives with kindness. Love doth to her eyes refain
 To help him of his blindness; And being helped in habits there
 Then to Silvia let us sing.
 That Silvia is excelling; She excels each mortal thing
 Upon the dull earth dwelling To her let us garlands bring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05
WONDER WHAT HE WANTED.

From the New York Telegram.
 Clerk in village drug store-Do you live here7
 Sure"
 Clerk-Then you'n have Co wait tm fh~ boss comes back. I ain't allowed tn puf up prescriptions except fer stranErrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

Mir. Crumpacker may present and propose his fad, but he will not be able to carry it very far. And so 1t will be with reciprocity and tariff re- vision schemes. The tariff barons are well entrenched in the senate, where such men as Messrs. Aldrich and Hale stand ready to do their bidding.
 Some legislation concerning the Panama canal and the Philippines will be attempted, but such attempts. if contested will be apt to take the form of riders" of the appropriation bills, to be ground out of conference committees. Whatever of general good or general evil is to be accom- plished will go over to the long session of the next congress, which does not meet until December, next year. Suf- fcient for the day IS the evil thereof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

however, that I do not profess to pose as an authority or to obtrude my views upon the older members of congress, who, as said before, are fully competent to deal with this question:"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

The naming of tickets for 1908 are all together a harmless pastime, and those whoe prefer Folk and Douglas need not hesitate to name them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

Indiana Is preparing to veto the es- teemed Crumpacker's sensational ambi- tions. Congressman Hemenway is book ed for the Falrbanks' shoes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

The St. Louis boarding house keepers will spend well-earned vocatlons In Eu- rope, hobnobbing with crowned heads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

Up to November IA the gins of Ala bama had turned out over a million bales, and they may gin enough more to make a bumper crop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

President Diaz has sereney entered upon his seventh term. The third term issue Is unknown in our sister republic so to speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

Mrs. Cassie Chadwick has a rival in the men who come to swap titles for millions and an American girl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

Admiral Togo will attack the Baltic fleet and what of 1t escapes him will be shelled by General Nogi from the top of 20S Metre hill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-05

Mrs. Chadwick has forestaled Santa Claus in many homes. As a plcker-up of money she outranks even the tariff barons