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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
Majority Should Determine.

Tt is whispered in city political elr- cles," said one who watches municipal matters that a proposition is being se- rlously considered to have the executive committee adopt the plurality rule in the approaching primary for city officers.
 If this Is done 1t Is going to create much dissatisfaction. There arc six or seven candidates for mayor. therefore less than one hfen of the voters could name the mayor and that would be un- fair and unjust The state organization has adopted the majority rule as prece- dent and that rule should be applied in all primary elections-state, county and city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
Next House of Representatives.

No less a representative republican than Chairman Babcock of the con gressional committee admits that the indications are that the next house of representatives will be democratic.
 Republican leaders generally who have been studying the situation ac- knowledge that the contest for the house is uncomfortably close, and they are urging earnest activity by their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Women have very sweet tempers before marriage.
 There is no use getting mad over los- ing such a little thing as your temper.
 The prettier a girl is the more passion ately fond she can be of a homely one.
 No joke was ever good enough to make amends for the poor ones by the same author,
 A woman has more ways of arranging the fashions in sleeves than the ways she wants you to make love to her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
Madison County.

and most progressive agricultural coun- ties in all the south" remarked a Hunts vile man yesterday. Our chamber of commerce, which has a membership com- posed of men who appreciate the great ness and strength of our section, pro- poses to send an exhibit of agricultural products and fruits from Madison county to the fair to be held in Indiana during the next few weeks. The idea is to ad- vertise our lands and climate and to show to the great middle westerners the fruits of our fields, and 1t is a happy thought"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
That Model Saloon.

'I notice" said travelling man., that my good friend, the Archbishop of Cam terbury, Is reported to be not so much shocked at Bishop Potters model saloon as 1t was expected he would be; that, on the other hand, he endorses it and says his wife established a similar one years ago. which proved successful You know His Grace formerly lived in London town. and he ought to know what ben efits a great big city and the folks in 1t who will drink"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
Real Economy.

"Talk about economy" said man who has just returned from the east, but while in Boston the other day l heard of a fellow in that town who had accumu- lated small fortune by collecting burnt matches and using the wood thereby ac- cumulated fot kindling.
 "So you see economy even in little things is not tc be condemned.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
AMERICAN IDEAS ABROAD.
New York World.

From the New York World.
 Vacation schools, which were tried as an experiment this summer in London, have proved such a success that this form of instruction will next year be extended and systematized
 The roof garden idea, an American inn portaton, is spreading rapidly through England, according to the London Mail This use of housetops has become fre- quent in London. The Mail calls 1t "an admirable and desirable novelty" but points out that the comparative rarity of skyscrapers puts the aerial garden on a lower level than here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
THOU WILT EASE THINE
 HEART.

By Thomas Lowell Beddoes. Il thou wilt ease thine heart of love- and all it's smart
 Then sleep dear sleep. And not sorrow
 Hang any tear on your eyelashes.
 Lie still and deep, Sad soul, until the sea-wave washer The rim O the sun tomorrow
 In eastern sky. But wilt thou cure thine heart Of love. and all it's smart
 Then die. dear, die! Iris deeper. sweeter, Than on a rose-bank to lie dreaming
 With folded eye; And then alone, amid the beaming Of loves stars, thou'lt meet her
 In eastern sky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
HE Illuminating and inspiring spec
 taele of a presidential candidate
at a county flair has just been

A HE Illuminating and inspiring spec \CD taele of a presidential candidate
 at county fair has just been presented to the country by Alton Brooks Parker at Ellenville. a populous town in Ulster county, New York, where he gave a cheering assurance to the great hoi polloi that after all democratic ideas have not been outshone by the golden gilt ter of the favored sons of wealth. Judge Parker at the county fair is a theme for poets. an inspiration to the historian and an example to his eountrymen. It is re- lated that the eminent jurist looked at the agricultural exhibits and the live stock with critical eye, and shook hands all around as cordially as if he had not the slightest idea of ever going to bed in the White House. Of course no one expected the sometime judge to go so far as to purchase a gold brick, although he won fame by gold telegram. That would be carrying his rustic simplicity entirely too far. But even without that ne gave us a picture of a country squire who has not permitted the trumpet notes of fame to turn his head. Chickens, cows and hogs at the Ulster county fair must have felt immensely proud to be viewed by such a man.
 Sentimental old gourmands who have nothing better to do are lauding the oys- ter on the eve of his return for the an- nual winter engagement. There is no reason to believe that the oyster will be 1 Digger and better" this year than ever before. The fact of the matter is that if | " Tn Da Ia fah ha hoe always been the public will make no objections. Epicufes who cannot restrain their appetites have already begun an onslaught on the defense1ess oyster, but wiser heads are holding off until the first touch of frost On a cracking winter night. when the gold nips sharply, the streets are deserted by all save police men and "cabbies." and the wind sings mournfully through telephone and tele- graph wires, what Is more delightful to anticipate than a cozy little restaurant, two choice friends, a crisp "fry, rye | bread, dill pickles and a cup of French drip coffee? We answer, NOTHING.
 After a deal of talk and olatter affairs in Thibet eeem to have simmered down to one paragraph in importance and as usual John Bull will have his way. The Brit
 sh expedition to LIIassa did not have the honor of engaging in brilliant strug- gles for victory and about the only quail
 fcation needed by the soldiers compos- ing 1t was ability to walk a long dis tanee without getting tired, but the trip was success and General Younghus- band has the satisfaction of Knowing that he accomplished what he set out to do.
 Some humorist who thought that he was philosopher has suggested that if the men who drive automobiles were not called chauffeurs they would not be so naughty In other words, if they were 1 styled engineers, motormen or horseless coaehmen they might not have such a high opinion of themselves but the glam- our of fashion and distinction which is thrown about them by the French word
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
Receipts and Expenditures.

Washington, September 1.-The month- ly comparative statement of the govern ment receipts and expenditures shows that for the month of August. 1904. the total receipts were s44903,39 the expend- itures s51. eos. leaving deficit for the month of $6,343.212.
 The deficit for the two months of the present fiscal year is $2S,750,941. The total decrease in receipts for the month is nearly S5.000,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
coLoRADo's GREAT CHANGE.

From the Chicago Post
 An apple with neither seeds nor blos- sons is Colorsdo's latest contribution to pomological science. Now. if Colorado cook will produce a pitless cherry pie that state may be able to live down it's recent disgrace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

Motopathia cerebralis is now con sidered a more fashionable disease than brain flag, because you have to own an automobile to have the first, but you don't need brains to have the second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

A great many people think that a lynching consists necessarily of hang ing up an unpopular citizen by rope, butaa Kentucky mob has demonstrated that it is just as easy to lynch the colored brother by drowning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

When Prince Adelbert of Prussia comes to this country he will not be rendered a warm reception by the chorus girls union, because he IS a rather serious young man and does not believe in drinking wine out of slippers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
croker and Hill.

From the Washington Star.
 With Croker and Hill out, who will sup ply the New York democracy with ginger? They have made the game very interesting in that state for fifteen years and more. For while they worked together not be- cause of a violent attachment for each other but because of a mutual dislike of the Cleveland people. In 1892 Tammany was prominent in the effort to nominate Hill for President. Then came the fiasco under Cleveland. and since then Croker has gone in one direction and Hill in an- other. The two men are antipathetic to the last degree, though as political organ izers they have much in common. Murphy and McCarren, it is true, ire promising scrappers, but the former is as far fn- ferior to Croker as the latter is to Hill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

The rumor that the Pullman com pany may remove it's cars from certain railroads causes the humble traveller to wonder how the Pullman porters thus thrown out of employment will ever condescend to work again for living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

Science says that it takes four and a quarter years for the light from the nearest star to reach us, and 1t travels much faster than the Empire State express.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

There are still quite a number of prominent citizen" lynchers running at large in Alabama and there are few over in Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

If the present state of affairs con- tinues the world will soon be wonder ing what kind of excuse Russia will make for calling off the war in the far east,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02
THE CHAMPION sIDE.srEPPER.

From the Washington Post.
 Speaker Cannon and Mir. Elihu Root might collaborate an interesting article on Nominations We Have Dodged.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

After the failure of the airship race at St. Louis the country was more firmly convinced than ever that the Pike is the thing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

A Tacoma, Wash, man has two fleas which he thinks are worth $50O0. There are fleas and fieas, and he prob ably has the valuable kind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

The western farmer should be a llb- eral contributor to both campaign funds. He does not seem to know what to do with his money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

Che Foo has the distinction of pro ducing more modern Munchausens in less time than any other town on the globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

The republicans have a majority of 94 in the present house, which consists of POS republicans, 172 democrats, ? union labor democrats and four va caneies.
 A democratic house will prove great boon and a safeguard to the people of this country against the ne- farious measures proposed by the re- publicans in their platform. It would mean, especially, death to Crumpacker- ism, Moodyism and other isms of that stripe. -,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

As little reminder of the fact that winter is liable to come again, it is announced that Minnesota has expe- rienced her first fall of snow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

In the matter of iciness it is report ed that Senator Fairbanks can make a blueblood damsel of Boston shiyer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

The battle of Liao Yang is too big even for the moving picture machines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-02

The only way to get rid of mos quitos is to move away from them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-01

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finest cedar with some fir and spruce; mill
capacity, 10000 to 1000 per day; Il miles
from Vancouver. A hrst-class buy. Write
for particulars Youdall 6 Co.. Vancouver,
r
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LANTERN SLIDES

LANTERN SLIDES MADE FROM NEGATIVES
4 or copy; prices reasonable; satisfaction guar
u enteed. Margaret Sheridan IA Northwestern
2208 j.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-01

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Carthy,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-01
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rs Five quarter sections near railroad; good
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10
JAIL BREAKERS FIRE
ON CAMP MEETING
Delaware Negro Fugitives Cause (
Stampede of WorshiPers at
BIidgeville.

BRIDGEVILLE. Del. Aug Height
OF the eleven negro prisoners who re-
Gently escaped from the Georgetown jail
stormed Bethel African Methodist Epis-
copal camp meeting.
I'll the desperadoes were armed. and
they shot recklessly, wOunding five per
sons and putting the rest to flight. The
evening service came 10 an abrupt clUSe.
Two special policemen constitute the
administrative force Of the camp.
They endeavOred TO break up the
game. whereupOn the cOnvicts opened
fire on them and chased them into a
cornfield, where they were able TO hide
themselves In the corn shocks.
A prayer was in progress when the
escaped prisoners stampeded without
waiting for il 10 end
They held Up men, women and chill
dren. From the women they took
money and Jewelry and from the men
and boys they demanded revolvers and
razOrs, OF which there seemed TO be a
considerable number in the camp.
At the food tent they demanded din
ner quick" and got *
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10

thirty thousand pounds a year. and
brings Us into trading relations with
the port OF Antung."
And your people," asked. are they
well behaved? Have you any offenders
to receive the punishment written on
the tablets7"
The answer may appear strange, vet
IL reveals the attitude OF the Chinese
toward western civilizatidU, and shows
their supreme contempt Tor our com
mercial ideals.
The Chinese recognize four grades IN
the social scale. scholars. farmers. labor
ers. and merchants, and IL was IN this
order that the governor spoke OF the
conduct OF the people our farmers
give no trouble; they are content with
filling the soil and reaping the harvest.
The laborers have employment, and are
satisfied with little.
we have some small traders and
shopileepcrs. but We have few serious
odenses 10 punish" There. I believe.
you have the real opinion OF the Chinese
official on the subject OF trade. The
"shang." or merchant. as IN japan IS
al the very bottom OF the social scale-a
parasite who adds nothing 70 the com
mon wealth. but exists on the labor
and the needs u Othera
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10
WHITE WINGS HUNTING
A COUNTESS BROOCH
Nine. de Brilly Loses a Beautiful Jewel
While Out Shopping
in Chicago.

CHICAGO. H., Aug lO-"White
Wings, under the direction of Super
intendent Richard T. Fox. Of the Citi-
zens' Street Cleaning Bureau. are max
ing a systematic search OF the down
town streets of Chicago in an effort 10
recover n pearl and emerald brooch lost
by the Countess Sophia de Briily while
shopping.
Meanwhile the countess. who, with her
husband, Count Paul H. de Brilly. OF
Paris has been making tour of the
United States. is anxiously awaiting It'd
ings Of the lost jewel in her apartments,
at the Auditorium annex
1T is my first misfortune in America. %
said the countess. as she told Of her loss.
The brooch was IN the form Of a sham
rock. with a large. beautiful pearl IN the
center. and the petals were covered with
-ubles."
The countess Is a descendant Of one
Of the noblest families of Greece, her
grandfather, General Koiothrone, hav-
ing helped Hberatc his country from
the subsection of the Turks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10
HEIR AFORTUNE
WILL MIX DRINKS
Likes Barkeepng Too Well to Quit 1t Though Worth a
Quarter of Million Dollars

NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-Heir to about
S25O.00O. Herbert Newman says he is GO
ing to keep on the white coat and apron
of a bartender, and mix cocktails.
Il like the business and I'm going to
stay in II, he says, from his place of
vantage at l01 West Forty-second Street,
where he Is employed as a bartender in
Frank Dryers saloon.
Plunged on the Races.
Newman is twenty-five years old.
Three years ago he came East with
Frank Dwyer to plunge on the races.
From making bets he became n grand
stand messenger Tor placing other peo-
pies bets. Then he was employed as
a bookmaker's cashier. The bookmaker
failed, and Newman became one OF ]
d. Haggin's stable hands
Not q cent OF the money ! get will
be bet on the horses" Newman said
last night. polishing the glassware.
Il m going into the saloon business.
The horses can run for the others"
Well GroOmed.
Newman IS n smOoth-shaven. dapper
young man with black hair and eyes.
and always neatly dressed.
Il have received a letter" he said.
from T. c. CoOgan, an attorney in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10
TWO HIGHNAYhEN HOLD
UP MEN IN CARRIAGES
Three Teams Stopped and SIOo Taken
From 0ccupants-One Beaten
Into Insensibility.

ALTOONA, Pa. Aug. 1O.-Two high
waymen made a cleanup Of the road
between this city and Honidaysburg,
holding up three carriages and secur-
ing something over~S1OO from the Occu-
pants, besides stealing a team with
which TO escape, leaving its driver.
Charles Gorsuch. insensible beside the
road.
The occupants Of the first two car
riages were suddenly halted in the dark
and told 10 stand and deliver They
complied. and the bandits skunk of into
the woods.
Gorsuch was a more difficult PROPOSE
ton for the desperadoes. When one
seized his horse he offered battle. In an
instant he was dragged out on the road
and beaten insensible with the butts Of
revolveTs. His watch and SO We're taken
after which the men leaped IN the buggy
and drove away.
GOrsuch regained consciousness an
hour after the hold-up. He notified the
crew Of trolley car, and the daring
robbers were reported to the Altoona
police.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10

San Francisco. saying that my father
Henry Newman. a retired clothing man
ufacturer, died about four weeks ago
leaving me one-third of his estate
600.
My father lived at I775 Broadway.
san Francisco. and my mother and
! brother James are still there. About
three years ago l got an idea ! could
beat the horses 1 had fairly good luck
at first, but IL did not last. 1 have done
good many stunts about the race
| tracks from the entrance to the exit
Expects Remittance Soon.
Newman said he had telegraphed his
mother and his lawyer and expected to
get portion of his fortune soon.
Maybe I'll buy a half interest in Mr..
Dryers saloon" Newman said. IF
he'll have me for a partner I'll buy. If
he won't, then I'll buy share in some
other saloon"
He is a graduate Of the Clement Gram
mar School Of San Francisco, and was
student in the high school for two
years He said he expected to go to
San Francisco as soon as he heard from
his mother and lawyer
u ntl l do hear from them / shall be
found right here mixing drinks" he
added.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10
INSURANCE COMPANIES
IN A BITTER CONTEST
President Hay, of the Royal Life, As
serts That His Company Has Been
Threatened With determination.

Edwin b. Hay, president of the Royal
Life Insurance Company, says because
Of the personal animosity Of some OF
the principal officers of the American
Home Life Insurance Company to the
officers of his company. the latter have
openly avowed their intention TO ex-
terminate the Royal Life Company, and
have offered bets Ot 2 to l they will
succeed
As q result of the feeling and alleged
declarations Of the representatives OF
the American Home Life Insurance
Company. the Royal Home Company
has appealed TO the District Supreme
Court for protection. The company
asks that the defendant be enj6ined
from interfering with it's business, mem
bershtp, and employees. Both companies
are engaged in the industrial insurance
business.
The Royal Home Company. by its
president. states the American Home
Insurance Company has already taken
from II three agents.
Edward /. Gies and Edwin B. Hay
are named as counsel for the complain
ant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Nd. Aug. 1O-Ninian NJ.
Perry, Thomas Perry. Louis Harbard.
James Donohue. Robert Garrett Roy
Vowel. and Joseph Fowler, who were
arrested on Sunday last by Constable
Bradley and Deputy Embrey at Cabin
John Bridge, this county. charged with
violating the Sunday laws OF the State.
were given a trial last night at this
place before Justice OF the Peace Loueh-
borough
z. c. and Arthur Peter represented the
accused, and Robert B. Peter the State.
Louis Harbard. Roy Vowel, and Joseph
Fowler were convicted and fined each &
and costs The others were found not
guilty by the Justice
II appears from the testimony that the
above named were working at Cabin
John Bridge on last sunday on the
amusements there. some on the carrous-
el and some on the scenic railway.
States Attorney Peter saws that the
breaking OF the laws Of the State must
cease along the Conduit Road for the
next four years. the tine OF his ONCE
term.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10
Century-OId TOLLgate
NOW Out of Commission
Aged Keeper Ties Up Bars on Asylum Turn
pike in PhiadeIphia-One Other Such
Reminder of Ancient Days.

Brooks Of the bureau Of highways. Lieu
tenant Duncan visited the old tollgate
and informed James Larlzins, the old
keeper. that it would have TO be closed.
Larkin locked the doors of the toll
house and went out Of business as
keeper.
Only one other tOllgate, that at Ok
ford Avenue, IS now maintained along
the Asylum Turnpike within :he city
limits, and It is expected 1t will be closed
before very long.