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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
Vice Presidential Candidates;
BY PHINEAs FLETCHER.

Sufficient consideration of the quail ties of a vice-president is not given by either of the great parties. The second guarded with all the care possible to be exercised by vigilant parties. The opinion seems to be that any man will do to fill the important office of vice. president. As it is few men seek the office, and they who get 1t are chosen, not on account of their ability or dis tinguished public service, but almost for the sole reason of locality. If the candi- date for the first office is from the west maintain an imaginary sectional or geo. graphical balance. This was not the rule nor the practice at the beginning of the government. The first question was, Is he fit? and then came the subordinate one of where he resided; in other words. what part of the republic he represent ed
 letter written by James Monroe, in i792, furnishes evidence of the care that was then exercised with respect to the nominee for the second office. Wash ington's first term was drawing to a close and with 1t of course. that of John Adams, the president. The young republican rarty was becoming so strong that it resolved to name q candidate against MT Adams, and the ambitious and daring Burr and his friends in New York resolved to capture the prize. Among the southern leaders consulted with regard to the expediency of nomi- hating Burr was James Monroe The eminent Virginian did not take to the suggestion very kindly, and dispatched the confidential emissary of Burr to James Madison, with a letter in which he said,
 .'It appears clear that either from the disinclinaton of Governor Clinton to em- bark in the business the desire of his friends to keep him where he is in the preference given to Burr, that 'tis the wish of those in that state desirous of q change, to rest the prospect on the latter; and it remains for us to determine what reply shall be given them. My opinion is briefly this-that if MT. Burr were In every respect uneXceptionable 1t would be impossible to have him elected. He is too young, if not in point of age. yet upon the public theatre, to admit the possibility of a union in his favor If formed at all 1t must be upon the recom- mendation and responsibility of partic- ular characters in the several states; and if this could succeed, it would be an unpleasant thing to those who would stand as sponsors But for an office of this kind it could not, nor should 1t sue ceed. Some person of more advanced life and longer standing in public trust should be selected for it. and particular
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which is headed by Miss Eva Montford, a capital leading actress whose portray al of Ida, the Jewish girl Is winning high praise.
 Darkest Russia" will be the attraction at the Jefferson theatre next Monday with a bargain day matinee.
 East Lake Casino.
 Next week will be the closing week at the East Lake Casino and Manager Wells has sent another clever vaudeville bill to conclude the most successful sea son in the history of this popular park. There will be a special matinee Labor Day and the usual matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Saturday night the popu- lar little theatre where the public of Bir- mingham have spent so many pleasant evenings through the summer will close it's doors, for the Bijou. newly deco1ated and remodeled will throw open its doors to the public on Monday September F.
 The vaudeville bill at the Casino will contain such talent as the Wilson Broth CTS, German comedy headliners in their speciality La Gette the wonderful trap eze artist, Helene Pingree, fresh from musical comedy in vocal selections that are said to be gems; the Yale duo, the expert club manipulators, and the ever popular Biograph, which will illustrate new and interesting pictures. The bill as a whole will be as pleasing as any that has been presented at the theatre this sea son and this being the last week of the Casino should bring out the theatre go- CTS in large numbers.
 The other amusements on the grounds will run late into the fall. The Carpen- ters union will hold their picnic on the East Lake grounds Labor day, and there will be dancing all day at the pavilion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
How the Ants Affect Farmers.

From the Newport (vt) Express and
 Standard.
 The auto question is becoming serious one It is made more so by reckless driv- CTS, who speed over the country roads at a terrific rate, regardless of the damage they do or the trouble they cause to those whom they chance to meet. Of course these reckless drivers are few, but there are enough of them to cast a stigma upon all the rest. A large percentage of coun- try farmers are beginning to look upon these machines with a malignant eye. In hundreds of instances, the farmers wife, who heretofore has controlled her own team, remains at home rather than chance 1t with meeting these terrors of the road. We know of horses that are being sold on account of their fear of the machine At the same time we believe the auto 1T in the hands of people who have some regard for other peoples safety, should be entitled to the highway the same as the horse. Laws should regulate the speed, damage resulting from their use should be settled for either by the owner or a fund accrued by license fees and reckless drivers should be heavily fined. Even then accidents will happen, as under every other system of travel, but they will be lessened greatly from the records of the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
Fall Shirt Waist Suits.
BY MARY ANNABLE PAXTON.

a moderate fullness at the neck, cut somewhat circular so that there is much fullness at the belt and the sleeves, a mans shirt sleeve model, rounding out directly at the elbow.
 The skirts for these plain suits are short, distinctly so, sometimes three inches from the ground all around and not tilting up an inch in the back. The tilting Weibe or ballet skirt is less good form than in the spring.
 Almost any sort of an old silk froclS can be made over into one of the new plain shirtwaist suits. The skirts are so short that all the wear and tear of an old skirt can be cut away. Or if skirt is in good condition at the foot 1t can be cut at the top and lifted up,' which
 will provide additional fullness at the waist.
 If a skirt is not full enough the front
 breadth can be split and a petticoat front set in, of some of the same goods or
 some good combination, and the same
 material introduced into the waist. The best plan in working ,ver a froclz is to rip it all apart and make up on a new lining of modern cut; old Things i are poor economy.
 To freshen silk or voile, take each
 breadth and sponge in warm borax wa ter, four teaspoonfu1s to a basin of wa ter, let drip nearly dry and then roll tight and smooth on a large pole. When
 rolled 1t will look like new on both sides l and no tell-tale sheen of the iron. Black silk should be sponged first with borax water, and then with soap bark I to back the color. The borax will not | only freshen and give new body, but it will remove all stains, even grease spots. | Woolen stuffs like voi1e, cashmere or brilliantine can be dipped into a pail of | the solution and regularly washed, then I dried out of doors and pressed on the wrong side.
 The plain shirtwaist suit will be smart
 for business, for school wear, for trav- cling and for daily morning use. And the
 dressy 1880 model will be as stylish for
 church or concert as for calling or after noon tea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04

A revival of Darkest Russia at this particular time is surely a business in spiration, as play of such virility and general dramatic force is in line with the popular fancy, for something tangi- ble in the field of melodrama.
 The plot dealing with the intrigues and despotism of Russian officials through out the sorrowing empire, and shedding searchlight rays upon the Nihilistic and the numerous other secret organizations which are sapping away the vitality of the government must certainly naturally be of interest during the strife between two countries.
 Not alone does the play treat seriously of the questions touched upon but re- veals in true comedy vein some of the iniquities with which the whole world is familiar.
 In making this revival one of spe- cial interest from a scenic standpoint the same kind of generosity has been be- slowed upon the organization of players
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the country under the guidance of those well known German character portrayers Mason and Mason, this season. Messrs. Broadhurst and Currie who are responsi- ble for their importation will give them habiliments and satorial embellishments that will be truly grand.
 Austin Lachaw of the Kansas City Times says Among the women who are writing for the American stage few have shown as clear an understanding of what may be called the plain and popular values of theatrical material as has been evinced by Mrs. Lottie Blair Parker In the several successful works that she has placed before the public. She is at- tracted by local color, and she is skill full in transferring 1t to the stage Her Way Down East is a good picture or New England life and Under Southern Skies" is well designed, both as to scenes and personages, to reflect the distinct characteristics of life in the south. Mrs. Parker invariable makes her stories ln- teresting to the great majority; they are probable; they involve conventional, not eccentric types, and they appeal to the public. In good many details the wo- man Is shown in the workmanship but in
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these days of successful women dramatist this is not in itself dsparagement. In the case of Under Southern Skies" it is an advantage, for 1t is doubtful wheth- CT a man could have handled the sub ject as well.
 What do actors do In their dressing rooms between scenes and acts? No doubt, there Is much chatting, reading and loafing but many give meritorious employment to their time in spite of the example of Edwin Booth, who sat and smoked" Booths dresser was as care full to provide clean plate and a box of cigars for the dressing table every night as to lay out costumes and grease paints. When he was called for a scene Booth would lay his cigar on the rim of the plate It Is said that when he had finished performance of Hamlet he had lined the edge of the plate with cigar stumps
 It is believed that in the seclusion of his dressing room Richard Mansfield has for many years been at work on volume of esays promised by a venerable firm of publishers Ezra Kendall writes joke books between the acts. Tim Murphy derives a handsome income from his yer sfication and his clever sketches for ad- vertisers. Fay Templeton composes her own songs. Adelaide Thurston pursues her hobby which is language study. Viola Allen always has piece of lace work In the dressing room with her. Julia Mar lowe makes a reception room of the stage and thus doubles work and society.
 
 One of the severest criticisms of performance of record is cited by Tim Murphy on a company which played in Georgia city the night before he did. All the writer said was: From our in.- pression of last nights show we woifId advise the troupe to adopt as their motto the trade mark of a widely advertised candy cathartic: We work while you sleep !"
 The success of Candida which en- joyed whole seasons run in New York city last year has brought it's author, George Bernard Shaw, into prominence and has aroused a wide spread interest In the works of this brilliant dramatic genius. In New York city alone. four teen Shaw clubs have been started on account of the popularity achieved by Candida" No play produced within re- cent years created such wide spread in- terest in the Metropolis. Theatre goers not content with viewing the performance once paid visits to the shrine of "Candi- da' several times and laughed immod- erately at the witticisms and mirth pro- voking situations In which the piece
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04

abounds. Candida Mania" was the term given by the newspapers to the pleasant disease which appeared to affect the entire population of New York city. This season the craze bids fair to extend throughout the entire country from coast to coast since the play is goining on tour opening it's season in Trenton, N. J., on September 20. A specially selected com- pany headed by Lester Lonergan, will ap- pear in the Shaw comedy.
 T don't wonder that there are peo- pie who question the authorship of Shake speare's plays" said a well known dra- matic critic. since a little experience of mine recently during Viola Allens s engagement. I was standing in the back part of the house looking at a bit of the performance when a man whom had previously credited with a fair degree of intelligence came up and said:
 'Do you know I believe there is some- thing in this talk about Shakespeare be- ing a plagiarist. There are whole Jumps of plots, and situations too. in this piece tonight taken from Miles Standish And there's that Tanning of the Shrew.' I call that very weak imitation of The Honeymoon and it shows on It's face that it's a dead steal I guess Shake speare was fakir.
 "I was so astonished that I couldn't reply, and the man moved away. At first, thought he was joking, but look ed at him closely and saw that he was in earnest and hadn't the slightest idea that he was crediting Shakespeare with steal ing from modern works.
 Viola Allen, having returned from her summer vacation abroad, VIII commence rehearsals of her production of Shake speare's comedy, 'The Winters Tale," at the Knickerbocker theatre, New York, next Monday. The comedy will be pro- duced under the direction of Frank Yer non, the English producer The produc- tion promises to be a magnificent one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

In addition to 'grhe Vital Issue" the new play by George Middleton, Amelia Bingham has in consideration the man uscript of a new drama which she re- ceived last week from Olga Nethersoie. The play was submitted to Miss Meth ersole In London and she cabled Miss Bingham, advising her to obtain the American rights and saying she had for warded the manuscript Miss Bingham has also the promise of play from the pen of one of the most distinguished of Amer ican playwrights-in fact the most prom inent of those whose work Is now in evidence.
 Fritz and Snitz' two jolly little lads from the fatherland bent upon doing all kinds of funny things, getting into all kinds of trihulations and meeting with all kinds of ludicrous mishaps, will tour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
strikino While It's Hot.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 My! you look as if you had been over- come by the heat" exclaimed Goodley
 "So I am almost" replied Hancock.
 Ut certainly has been very hot today
 ''Yes, but I wouldn't have minded 1t so much if my wife hadn't dragged me about town today to do our shopping for next Christmas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
$28.50-BALTIMORE AND RETURN, VIA SAVANNAH AND STEAMER.

Account convention Fraternal Order of Eagles the Central of Georgia will sell tickets to Baltimore and return for steam ships sailing from Savannah September and 10 final limit September 19; exten- sion of limit until September 25 can be obtained by payment of s1. For further particulars apply to E. H. Fell travelling passenger agent. phones 976. 9-3-sat-su-tu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04

FOR RENT-Most beauti- full store in the state, New Harrison building, First Av- enue, 55 feet front. Will rent as one or two stores.
 w. B. LEEDY & co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
LOW WORLDS FAIR RATES IN
 SEPTEMBER, 1904.

To St. Louis and return on each Tues- day and Thursday via Mobile and Ohio railroad from Meridian, Miss, Tusca- loosa, Ala, and intermediate agency sta- tons south of Cairo, III. Apply to Mobile and Ohio railroad agents for particulars and tickets. S-So-31t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
ATTHE JEFFERSON.
"Darkest Russia"

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04

The Painted Desert" of Arizona is so named on account of the bright colors of the sandstones, shades and clays-the rocks being eroded into fantastic shapes, and being colored blue, yellow. red or green in place; hence the effect in sun light Is brilliant.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-01
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.


IelauIt naVinS Deen uauv ny II. +.
Montgomery and Maggie l.. Montgom-
cry, his wife, in the payment of their
certain promissory note and intertst
thereon, payable to the order of
Robert l.. Lange. the same being Sc
cured by their certain deed of trust
dated the 18th day of March, 1903
and recorded on June Goth. 1903 in
Book 30, at page 423, of the La Plata
County, Colorado, records and by rea-
son of which default the legal holder
of said note has declared said indebt-
edness due and payable and has re-
quested in writing, the public trustee
of said La Plata County to foreclose
he aforesaid trust deed to satisfy
and liquidate said Indebtedness and
al costs made by reason thereof and
whereas Maggie l.. Montgomery. one
of the signers of said note has died
since the making and delivery there
Of and an administrator of her estate
has by the probate court of said coun-
" been duly appointed and qualified
and her indebtedness as shown by said
note has been duly passed upon by
said administrator and said court
and allowed and approved, on the
duly advertised adjustment day, in
the sum of $363,35 and an order of
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-01
SRKINS,
Regi ister

NOTICE OF REsToKATIoN OF PUBLIC
Lands to Settlement and Entry. De
q The Interior G.nsIs Land 90, oi
Notice is hereby given that, on October 81
ieo., the Acting secretsry Of tho Interior testot
ips described areas, which were ten. porahly
Withdrawn WI f2r iorest reserve purposes and that
the "a said public Ian lsnds 40 40 restored to settlement
States Land Office. for the two Land Districts
rose, Colorado on March Is, 1906 In township
thirty-siI G8) North, Range eloven hD Nest
fns s2nthwest m apsTter OF Section a5 iTeny,wo
twelve u2) West, the west half OF the west half,
the south-east quarter OF tho south-weet
| south-east quarter OF Section seven %, the
north west quarter, and the northwest quarter
81 tho sopthyest . Quarter and the vest half Of
the south west quarter of the southwest
quarter Of section thirty one tal) in Township p
West, tho west half Of Section i've (5i in fown-
| ship thirty.nine 1897 North, Range fourteen 90
al OF sna Fight ns
south west quarter Of Section fourteen 40, tho
south half Of Section hf,een .nsl factions .iI
half and ths south west quarter Of Section
twenty one tsil. the north half 81 Section
| Township thirty y.nine (3a) North, Range fifteen
(i5) West Sections three (3) to six l6), both in
cluaiye the east half OF the west half Of Section
twelve l2), tho east half oi the west half ana
OF section thirteen ti3); in Township forty-one
t4Il orth, Range twelve ti2) West, the. west
| I8) in Township iorty-two (i2) North Range
ten (10) West, sections one ~ to eighteen usl,
both inclusive; In Township torty-two li2)
North, Range eleven (lD West, SECTIONS
one ~ to three ta), both inclusive,
Sections ten t1ol to fifteen li5l, both inclusive,
| Inclusive and all of Sections six (6). seven ~,
| eighteen flS) and nineteen (l9); in Township
| forty-two 42) North, Range twelve tl2) West,
| both inclusive, sections twenty t20)
to t-snty-f -four tA). both inclqsive; in
Ts9;wnshp fo'y.we s,lons s2 Nog.' an. H1nfe M &c
twelve (i2), both inclusive, sections sixteeu (lh)
to twenty ono (2il, both inclusive, and SECTIONS
twenty eight (2s) to thirtythree 1881, both in
elusive all OF the New Mexico Principle Morid-
ian. v 4 KiCHAAbbSi KiCHAABnSsi commiis,ioner G1is.i Ap
| Of the interior. W. b. A. First pubicati on
Dec. 1. Last publication March9.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-01
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Forest Lieu Selection No. u.
S, Land Office. Durango, Colo. Nov
ember 81. 1904.
Notice is hereby given that William
E Moses, whose postoffice address is
Denver Colorado, on November 81,
1904. made application to select un-
der the Act of June 4, 1897. go
Stats. 36), the following described
tract:
The west half of the northwest
quarter and the west half OF the
southwest quarter of section 20.
township 35 north. range II west. N.
NJ. p NJ.
Within the next thirty days after
the date of the first publication here
of protests or contests against the
selection on the ground that the land
described, or any portion thereof. is
more valuable for its minerals than
for agricultural purposes, will be re-
ceived and noted for report to the
Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
f. C. PERKINS,
Register.
First publication, Nov. "a.
Last publication Dec %
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Qsolated Tract)
Public Land Sale.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
missioner of the General Land Once
under authority vested in him by
section 2455, U. S. Rev Stat, as
amended by the Act of Congress ap-
proved February Goth, 1895. we will
proceed to offer at public sale at 10
O'Clock a. m. on the 31st day of Decem-
ber next, at this office, the following
tract of land. towit: The southwest
quarter Of the southeast quarter and
northeast quarter of southeast quar-
ter of section 32, township 30 north,
range 6 west N. NJ. p. NJ, containing
so acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands are
advised to file their claims in this of
fee on or before the day above des-
ignated, for the commencement of
said sale, otherwise their rights will
be forfeited.
Dated Nov. 10. 1904.
F. c. PERKINS.
Register.
d. L. SHEETS.
Receiver.
First pub. Nov. "a.
Last pub. Dec. 20.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, Land OF
hce at Durango, Colorado, Novem-
ber 4th. 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing-named settler has filed notice
OF his Intention to make final proof In
support of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at United States Land
ONCE, Durango. Colorado, on Decem-
Der 18th. 1904. viz:Louis Scott. who
made Homestead entry No. 2G29 for
the east half. southwest quarter sec
ton Is. east half of northwest quarter
section %, township "a north range 12
west N. M. p. NJ
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land. viz:
Hans Aspaas, of Content. Colo
Clyde Wiltse. Content, Colo: Lillian
Meston. OF Content. Colo; Conrad
Reister. Of Content, Colo.
F. c. PERKINS,
Register
First publication, Nov. 10.
Last publication, Dec. 10.