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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
BIGGEST STRAWBERRY.

Morristown, N. J., July 3.-The largest strawberry ever grown in New Jersey, or at least the largest ever seen in this section. Is that produced by Charles Nich- oas of Mendham. which is now on display in Robertsons rharmacy.
 This strawberry is nine inches In cir conference. three inches in it's largest di- ameter. and weighs one-fifth of pound.
 It is perfect berry in every hespect. in that it is shaped like a small pineappel cheese and is not a monstrosity like many large berries which have been grown in recent years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
MOTOR CAR TRIP UP THE
 SIDES OF A. RUGGED PEAK

A. G. Batchelder in New York American. | NrERvALE, N. H.-Obliterating the
 previous record by cut of nearly one hour, Otto Nestman June 19 made. the first motor car trip of the season up the rugged sides of the highest peak in the White mountains
 Driving a seven horse power Stevens Duryea runabout and carrying me as pas senger with the watch, Nestman left the toll gate near the Glen House at exactly 80, ad at 2:1S:3O we reached the stairway leading from the road up to the Summit House. Starting from the bottom in ideal June weather, the temperature when we got into cloudland calld for ear muffs and remnants of winter existed in patches of snow
 Forty-eight minutes and half was the total time consumed by the record break CT and the mark erased, 1 hour and 4S minutes belonged to L. J. Phelps, who formed one of the party which yesterday began a tour of the White mountains for the purpose of completing plans for the hill climbing contest and swing around the mountains scheduled for the week of July H.
 Ntstman is the man who ran second to W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr. in the Eagle Rock Hill climb of early last winter, when horse power compelled him to accept les ser honors by only part of a second.
 Nestman is the man who ran second give the July contestants a more difficult task, Nestman had been trying for several years tc obtain the freedom of the circuit ous eight mile road up the mountain, and the necessary permission did not come to- day until the party arrived at the base of the great hunk of earth and rocks.
 It is a hard battle for a motor car, this climb of Mount Washington, and when Nestman and I got under way in the seven horse power stock vehicle the experts were disinclined to predict record for a pair which had never seen the road be- fore. Extensive repairs to the highway made the .tng to the halfway house very moderate and disappointing, and though we did the four miles in twenty one minutes our hopes for a substantial cut of the record dropped below par.
 A stop for water, loss of forty sec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
LAssA TERRIER.
Little Dogs From Tibet Have a Line
 age Dating to Cleopatra.

From C.. B. Frys Magazine.
 The little toy dog of Tibet, which ken mel. club edicts have declared shall prop erly be known as the 'Lassa Terrier" is no novelty in our midst, although his numbers In an unkind climate possibly do not reach a round dozen.
 He has been shown and exploited by fashionable ladies for some five or six years past, and was by way of taking a lead with other Asiastlc breeds that were all the go-the '1ooted' spaniels of the dowager empress, the edible and hair less dogs of China, and the pet dogs of the Japanese mousme-when the fiat of too restrictive board of agriculture fell, spelling one word-quarantine That in- fiuence. therefore, which might have open ed the gates of Lassa, and perhaps. too, the hospitable heart of the Grand Lama himself, and which even might have rem dered expeditions unnecessary, received a check.
 Woman's curiosity in regard to points of the pope of Asias own particular dogs had to be satisfied with secondhand infor- nation obtained for them by "mere male friends who lived in India on the northern frontier, and who saw on arrival those dogs which occasionally come down
 from the mysterious tablelands, togeth- CT with spices and bales of woven stuff
 and the long-haired cats, the petted com panions of Tibetan moks A great anti quity is claimed for the breed, a point
 which may perhaps be ceded when 4OOO years is advanced as the possible age of 1 the treasured toy breed of Pekin's palace. The little IasSa terriar ia oovarad ,,,;.l, | heavy coat of long silk hair, which. | falling all over the face of the dog | partly closures the eyes. He is some | times gray, black and white. or darkish brown, with white markings. He bears considerable resemblance to the Maltese terrier in outline, and it has been SUD- posed that this Is the breed which Cleo
 patra obtained through her emissaries 1 from the east and introduced into Ervnt and the Greek isles, and Tor which Greek and Roman ladies paid so lavishly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
scHooLMATE-sWEETHEART.
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Was Her
 Husbands Playmate.

From the National Magazine.
 Mrs John D. Rockefeller was her hus- bands schoolmate sweetheart. a fact as little known as the woman herself out side her circle of aeauaintances in Cleve- land. MT. Freese (their schoolmaster 30 years ago) has often said of her that she was tht most interesting of his pupils; and when he went over her compositions with me and turned the book over to me with repeated requests to be careful of it, he said:
 q remember Cettie spelman as they all called her. best of all, Celestia Spelman was her correct name. She was John ny's' schoolmate, his sweetheart Of boy hood days, and is now his wife While the presents Johnny has made me nave brought many a pleasant thought the knowledge of the grand spirit of Mrs Rockefeller is deeper to me than you can know. In her schoolgirl days she dis- played the generous, loving nature that has characterized her in later years. Sne has secretly helped many poor class mate whose clothes were not as good as her own in order that the difference in their dress might not prove an obstacle to a continuation of their friendship. Since her husband has become the richest man in the country she has told me of her struggle between inclination and lack of opportunity to pay attention to the old friends of her girlhood days. Riches and social prestige have not changed her, for hers is A. nature that environment could never change. and she is as thoughtful of others and craves the friendship of friends of old days as much as she did when she was pupil in my little school years and years ago. To me she is the same Cetti Spelman have ever known.
 The early writings of Celestia Spelman show their beauty of character. which has manifested itself in charitable work in latter years. Two of her compositions of girlhood days are in her old school masters treasured book. The first-sc sa cred a subject that she left 1t without a ttla-is an early insight into the noble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
DELICIOUS DRINK.
Iced Tea and claret the Ideal Summer
 Beverage.


 From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 'I believe I am the inventor of one of the best summer drinks that was ever invented" MT. Lewis Godlove tells me- Tt Is not an intoxicating drink, either but one that hardly a blue ribboner would ballk at. What are the component parts of the beverage? Ice tea, sugar and a little claret. Not enogh claret to make even a single mental wheel unsteady if one drank a barrelful of the stuff with in the compass of a single hour. The proportions | use are three parts tea to one part claret, with just enough sugar added to make it sweet to the taste. This amount will, of course, vary with differ ent people. There isn't a single beverage on the market that I have not tasted these summer drinks, I mean-that are prepared to quench and not aggravate the thirst-but I insist that for cooling and thrst-allaying qualities none can equal my claret tea. I discovered the drink by accident one or two summers age. I was entertaining some friends, and during the course of the afternoon suggested that they have something to drink. I had a penchant for iced tea and declared myself in favor of that, but my friends had me prepare claret lemon ades for them. After the drinks had been set out in raising the claret bottle from the table I failed to notice that it was uncorked, and in some way accidently spilled a small quantity in my glass of tea. I had no more tea in the house SO I preferred to drink what was before me rather than go without I have been a devotee of iced tea. with a slight mixture of claret ever since. and so have all be- come who have ever tasted it. There Is a peculiarly delicious and invigorating flavor about it that I can't readily de- scribe, so try it. and I'll warrant you'll care for only that beverage in the sum- mer ever after"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

ereastd, and as the year went out dull ness and depression characterized the business situation. Great crops may, however, be made. and there may be sufficient to brighten the prospect, and to give us another favorable foreign trade balance. The election of a dem oeratic President would, too, eliminate governmental extravaganza, and en- able us to SLOW a large surplus at the end of the present fiscal year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

, play of his prowess at the St Louis fair. Whether done out of pure malice or whether the deed was the work of some treacherous competitors hand Is matter of doubt. but it effectively handicapped the little Brazilian aeronaut for the time being. However, santos-Dumont has plenty of pluck and he does not get dis couraged by forced trip back to Paris to get his airship repaired. He stands a fine chance to win the prize at St. Louis and 1t Is hoped that the inventor will be able to enter the lists A tr1ne late but nevertheless with much eclat.
 Tn view of the fact that the St. Louis exposition does not seem to be a paying proposition 1t Is interesting to speculate what will become of those big shows that are scheduled for the future-the James, town exposition and the Lewis and Clark centennial. If the Louisiana purchase ex- position is another failure to add to the long list that has already preceded 1t, surely the promoters of future exposi- tions will not have the courage to persist in the face of such discourag cement. From present indications neither one of these big shows would prove successes and 1t would be a wise move to postpone them until the country feels that it really needs another exposition. Then and then only would such venture pay. It would not hurt to wait ten or fifteen years before starting on another exposition.
 While there is so much speculation over the north pole and so many vain attempts are being made to reach this coveted goal 1 1t is remarkable that more general in- terest is not taken the Antartic regions, vain attempts are, and in fact science tells us, that the great southern continent which lies behind the ice walls of the Antarctic ocean may hold the most wonderful se- crets that science has ever dreamed It Is possible that strange animal and vegetable life may exist in that mys- terious land, so Professor Serviss tells us, and the dazzling possibility of finding new continent which has been cut off from the world for ages should offer 1 enough inducement to attract hundreds of adventurous explorers in the south polar | regions. P c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Outlook for Crops.

T do not recall time within the past decade when the crop prospect in Ala bama was better on the Fourth of July than it is this year." said an East Ala bama farmer yesterday.
 Perhaps the cotton crop is not better this year than in some former years, and 1t may be true that the cron crop has been as good, but taking all the crops into consideration, we farmers are certainly in clover this year. Cotton Is up to the average and so is corn, and the grain and hay crops are superior. Fruit has never been better, and if the seasons keep up for two more months as they have been therell be good old times in Alabama with us farmers this year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

~ HE clans have gathered at St. M Louis and from present indica-
 tions tomorrow will inaugurate one of the most exciting national con ventlons in the history of the democratic party. Instead If the cut and dried pro- eeedlngs that characterized the repnbli- can convention all is uncertainty in the ranks of democrats. While the excite ment and speculation is very interesting no doubt 1t is also hard on the politicians who are most vitally interested and the chances are that much midnight electric ity will be burned tonight on the eve of the great struggle. While Judge Par ker seems to be leading the procession as far as the public figures show it is the favorite against the field and there is no telling what tommorrow will bring forth. One thing is certain, there is plenty of ma terial from which to choose and it is to be hoped that the best man will will.
 
 Now that another Fourth has gone down in history. as the poets and rural editors would say. we may expect a great output of long-winded editorials on the evils of fireworks. the toy pistol and hundred other objectionable features of tnis most glorious day. It really seems that we are losing much of that rugged lortltude and disregard of danger which characterized our illustrious. ancestors when trip to church was apt to end in funeral if not massacre. Of course there VIII be accidents and caIamities on the Fourth but that is no reason why the day should Tot be celebrated. If fire works were removed from the small hovs and old boys who are gray headed but still young life would be very tame. The thing to do is to exercise discretion If people could just be taught never to nick up fire cracker after it had been light ed and never to hold fire cracker after 1t had been lighted there would he a marked decrease in the number of accI- dents reported on the glorious Fourth.
 It is really deplorable that Santos Dumont should have had the bad luck to have his balloon bag slashed just when he was on the eve of making such a dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
About Persons.

John w. Tomlinson left last night for St. Louis to attend the democratic con- yention. He has become quite a familiar and conspicuous figure at the national gathering of democrats, having been one of MT. Bryans closest friends for the past eight years Mir. Tomlinson stated last night that he favored Mir German as the standard bearer this year, though he thought that former Governor Patti son of Pennsylvania woudl also make an ideal candidate
 sam Carpenter of Eutaw spent yester- day in the city. E. r. Peterson and A. J. Roby of Tus- caaoosa are at the Hillman. R. c. Bryant of Sayre is stopping at the Morris. c. w. Stranger of Talladega is at the Colonial. T. IT. Mitchell of New York is stopping at the St NiehnlaA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Arthur p. German.

Baltimore Special to the Cincinnati En-
 quirer
 It Is positively stated that MT. Cor man would not accept the nomination un- less he felt certain of election.
 This sudden change in the publicly an- nounced plans of MT. German has pro- duced a seass ton in Baltimore and throughout Maryland and in many quar- ters it is believed that MT. German will land the nomination if 1t is found im- possible to have Judge Parker selected as the standard bearer.
 Senator German was seen at his country home, five miles from Laurel, Md, and while he talked of variety of subjects he was absolutely mum as to the thought uppern.ost in the minds Of the demo- crats throughout the country, and per- haps in his own mind as well.
 MT. German today was particularly in- terested in the farming operations on his place. and seemed to take much pride in a field of freshly reaped wheat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Play Joke on Bridal counls

St. Louis Telegram to Chicago Tribune.
 Passersby In Washington avenue Thursday morning were treated to an unusual sight.
 At 26OS. from the top of the house. was suspended large paper sign, about fifteen feet long and six feet wide, and on it was painted:
 We have just been married. Will an- swer all questions after July 1. Please do not disturb us.''
 Below this was smaller one, which read; Just married. Al c. Dette. up- stairs At home from a. m. to D. m
 From the roof of the house and the corners of the sign were strings of old shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Richard oIney.

St. Louis special to New York Times
 Now and then there is a mention of Olney, and connected with it the sugges- tion that olney is the only man intimate ly connected with the last democratic ad- ministration. or who is being put forward by the conservative element that Is not objectiona ble to Mr. Bryan.
 So far TO one has appeared as Mir Bry- ans representative to confirm or deny this report. but 1t Is said that in case the balloting is prolonged Olney would re- ceive the first accessions from Bryan ad- herents. who prefer the Massachusetts man to Parker
 It is apparent that a number of dele gates are smarting under instructions for favorlte sons. They feel that they are thus debarred from taking part In the making of a presidential candidate un- less there should be a prolonged strug- glA,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
COLD RECEPTION.

From the Chicago News.
 From me childhood days,'' said Sir Knight Stanze, T was ambitious to tread the boards, and when I finally butted into the stage scenery felt that I was really due''
 ''Well?" queried his friend. Count De- Ties.
 T was mistaken;' continued the foot sore tragedian. Before had played one consecutive night I discovered that in- stead of being due I was frost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Morris Hotel TeIephone.

The management of the Hotel Morris Is having a complete telephone system in stalled in the hotel. Every room will be provided with the latest improved tele- phones. There being 12S rooms in the Nor ris large switch board is required. This board has been placed in the hotel lobby and has connections with the local and long distance Southern Bell telephone sys- tems It Is also equipped with night alarm call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
GRACE BEFORE DINNER.

By Robert Burns Thou, who kindly dost provide For every creature's wantl We bless thee, God of Nature wide' For all thy goodness lent. And, if it please thee, Heavenly Guio~ May never worse be sent; But whether granted, or denied, Lord, bless us with contentl
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

onds, and on we flew. The numerous wa ter bars across the road supplied thank you, ma'ams" in profusion. As we emerg- ed from the timber line the air rapidly became cooler and the winding road as rocky as the one to Dublin. It kept Nest man busy, and as the beautiful panor- anna opened up to view he only shared a nasty glance and brief that's fne' in response to my comment-
 A startled deer appeared in the fringe of the wood and fled with alarm at the sight of the throbbing and industrious little monster which was hurrying us on to the top in its most cseditable manner. An abrupt turn taken at good speed swung us around and too close for com fort to the low outer wall, below which yawned gulf strewn with sharp and vicious looking boulders and rocks.
 The wind now resembled a gale and we crouched low so to offer as little resist ance as possible. The shrubbery had dis appeared and all about us were rocks. jagged ones. Occasionally for a short distance the road bettered and our sec ond speed became available. Only once had we been able to employ the third speed, and that was before we got clear of the woods.
 Cutting us keenly, the wind protested our upward passage but finally the sum- init house suddenly came into view and in that final mile the car took us up the rocky slope at top speed. The watch showed that the motor flyer had done the trying journey in AS minutes 30 seconds.
 Following the Nestman ride Harry Eos dick of Boston, accompanied by Mrs Fosdick and a third passenger, made the ascent with a Winton touring car in one hour and forty minutes and thirty sec onds, another cut of the record. liar Ian w. Whipple, president of the Ameri- can Automobile association, had intend ed to climb the mountain, but a brake on his Mercedes not working properly he concluded to await the July meet.
 As a wind up of the afternoon Nestman took an extra trip to the summit at a leisurely pace, with c. c. Hildebrand as a companion.
 
 qualities of the girl. It is a penciled token
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Would Show no Mercy.

From PUCK Hogan (calling on next door neighbor)- I suppose ye'e heard tn illigant classical music that's bin imynatin' rum me risi- dence for tn pasht wake or SO? We got
 wan av thim mechanical pianny- ayers on thrile.
 Clancy (fiercely)-On thrile. is,it? Glory be! l only wisht I wor tn judge!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Cat Twenty-four Years Old.

From the Kansas City Journal
 One of the oldest felnes in Missouri died last week, when the family cat of William Gilmore, living near Mllersburg, expired at the advanced age of twenty four years. ''The way I kept track of her age" says Mir. Miller ''was Knowing that she was just as old as one of my daughters. Twenty-four years is a long time for cat to live In one family, and we miss her mightily."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Mrs. H. Levy Dies.

Meridian. Miss, July -(speeial.)-Mr II. Levy of this city died yesterday at the age of s5. She was the mother of Dave Levy of Mobile, Nose Levy of Birmingham, Mrs Sam Rosenbaum and Mrs. Gus Netter of Meridian Interment took place in the Jewish cemetery here tOday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
NATIONAL POLITICS
VIII Remain In Rosomont.

 Kingston. N. Y. special to New York Times.
 Judge Alton B. Parker will not attend the national democratic convention at St. Louis. He will remain at Rosemont, his home at Esopus. During the convention news bulletins will be furnished him by the Western Union Telegraph company. He declined an offer of the telegraph com pany to furnish him a private wire to Rosemont. and will receive the bulletins by telephone.
 Judge Parker's son-in-lav1 Rev Charles Mercer Hall. will leave Kingston tomor- row afternoon for St. Louis with a party of twenty-sis< persons from Kingston, who will support Judge Parkers nomina- ton. Mrs. Hall is now on her way to St. Louis. where she will be the guest of Mrs. Daniel Manning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 No man is as queer as he thinks other people are
 Lots more women have gray hairs than wear them.
 Laziness can get to be awful hard work if you have to try too hard not to do any thind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
IMPORTANT PART.

From Puck.
 Lawyer-Then, too there will be the court crer's fee.
 Fair Litigant (breach of promise)-on' shall do my own crying. l should never think of trusting anybody else to do that Goodness no,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

MT. Cleveland is seeking a quiet life in the depths of New Hampshire, but he is having telegraph line built as he advances into the wilderness. Straws and even wires are sometimes signif- cant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

MT. Cannon feels that he takes no risks in a European vacation, now that Fairbanks has been damned into the presidential auger hole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

From the Washington Star. Election day is like a bridge.
 And when at last 'tis crossed, Some will declare the eountry's safe, And some will say were lost"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Always the Same.
. Philadelnhia Press

From the Philadelphia Press.
 'ewoodby is publishing his verses at his own expense. He calls the book Wisdom in Fancy Queer title, isn't it?''
 Yes. but it isn't far wrong To be exact he should call 1t Wisdom's h. GoAa~"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

Grover Cleveland and Judge George Gray are the Alphonse and Gaston of politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

General Miles refused the prohibit tion nomination for President because 1t afforded no opportunity for photo graphs in uniform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

President Roosevelt kept out of the sirable campaign spellbinder, but he seems determined to force himself on Ar. Roosevelt,