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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Society is no comfort To one not soclabIe.
 -CymbelIne
Lawson,s Wall Street Raid.

The second collapse of prices in Wall street pretty plainly demonstrates that Thomas W. Lawson's methods or publicity in connection with frenzied finance are effective He laid the baisis for a break in securities, and perhaps some other men on the short side did the rest. In the first break many were inclined to say that Lawson was not a factor-that stocks were too high, and all that: but all now see that the Law son methods are an influence that must be reckoned with. He predicted the second break as he did the first, and both came on schedule time.
 If raids upon prices can be made on Lawson lines, it is safe to say that prices will not be readily boosted be- yond real values. But Lawson could not have created the two slumps un- aided. He could not single-handed have brought about so much liquida- tion The truth is, all operators see that the top has bce1 reached, and that recession is natural and has come to stay until prices become normal again.
 The best feature of the incident is, It does not affect prices outside of the stock market. It does not affect rail- way earnings, or the price of iron, and 1t could not affect the price of cotton, for the last-named rests on the bottom. It has not decreased bank clearings, and it has not even made money scarce, or caused gold exports. It is just tug of battle between two cliques, and the outside public are ready to cry, "Go it husband, go it bear" The outside public know little and care less about Amalgamated Cop per, or the Steel trust, or Sugar stocks.
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it is of course less than the cleo torate of the years prior to 1901, when the new constitution was adopted and went into effect; but the electorate is still much larger than recent votes indicate. Fully 125.000 citizens paid poll taxes in the last fiscal year, and nearly 75,000 citizens in this state arc over 45 years of age, thus bringing the electorate up to nearly 100000, only one.half of whom went to the polls last month.
 But the democratic vote Is more to the point The democratic strength in this state reached it's maximum in 1888, when 1t stood at 155,979 votes. It has since dwindled to 79,S57. twenty thousand democrats who voted for Bryan in 1900 did not vote this year. hnere are the twenty thousand who stayed away from the polls last monln.
 It is an encouraging fact, however, that the vote of last month, 106,575, is larger than the vote of 1902. when Governor Jelks was elected. In the latter year the total vote was but 92, 1S4. These two elections are all that have been held under the constitution of 1901, not counting the one held for it's ratification. If the vote goes on increasing, all will be well, but if 1t begins to fall off trouble will follow both at home and in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
THE PIsToLIc HIP.
Old and Conscientious Policemen in
 Passaic Have It.


 Passaic, N. J.-Some of the older mem bers of the Passaic police force are said to be suffering from what Desk Officer John N. Meade has designated "the pis- tollc hip," which Is described as a sort of rheumatic affection of the hip bone and the muscles of the back.
 "All of the old-timers have it.' says Meade. Its brought on by patrolling a long beat conscientiously for several years and being out in damp weather and cold winter nights. It's the revolver that does 1t. The cold steel presses against the hip, drawing the warmth out of the muscles and penetrating the bone. None of the new men has 1t, but the old ones never escape 1t. Do you know why I've got 1t worse than Lockwood here? Only because I carry a bigger gun, that's all. Yes, and Leo Walter and Jack Radcliffe, who carry the big gest revolvers of any men on the force, have got 1t the worst. Radcliffe's been laid up three days now-can't walk a step.
 Another thing proves 1t stronger than anything I've told you yet. Jim Lock- wood is left-handed and carries his re- volver in his left pocket He's got 1t in the left hip, while all the rest of us have it on the right side."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
WHO OWNS woMAN's HAIR?
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
 There is nowadays virtually nothing that wife can do for which she cannot make her husband pecuniarily respon- sible. Whatever happens he has always got to pay her costs. And though he leaves her at his peril, she can always leave him at her pleasure; and the law she can put in force to compel his return to her is of no use whatever to compel her to return to him.
 When" a benedict had occasion to plead lately-"when I married her I be- came in sense part proprietor of her hair" Now she had brought him before the Cadi on a charge of stealing that same hair. If 1t had been the hair of her head and he had exercised 1t in the course of business the charge of stealing might perhaps have been unsustainable. But she had bought the hair with her own money and had been at charges for making it up. The husband had, as the Cadi pointed out, no claim to the hair under the circumstances; there was no part ownership, as there might once have been considered to be, in the product, and no right to raise money on 1t. In point of fact the relation between hus- band and wife had come to be such that there was only a committal for trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Crazy Chadwick Finance.

The public is still deeply interested in the Chadwick case, and every phase of 1t is eagerly read and discussed as the disclosures follow in quick suc- oession. The entire story reads like a romance of the detective sort. There was as little foundation in the one case as in the other, both being inn aginative, both on paper only.
 By depositing notes aHd a trust agreement purporting to be signed by Andrew Carnegie the remarkable Mrs. Chadwick proceeded to deceive, not many, but few hard-headed bankers, securing from them almost fabulous sums even in these days of gigantic totals. After all, she deceived but Beckwith and Spear of Oberlin, O.; Reynolds of Cleveland, and Harry B. Newton of Brookline, near Boston, and possibly James w. Friend of Pittsburg But from this quartette she obtained over a million of dollars
 Where is that million of dollars. more or less? Not one of the quar- tette has succeeded in getting a dollar of the sums obtained by the now famous woman upon flimsy structure of false pretenses. It is not believed that her husband has any considerable sum, and unless it went in bonuses and high living it's dissipation stands unaccounted for. The case is pretty well cleared up except in the respect of the location of the vast sums ob tained from the five financiers who met more than their equal in high finance.
 to Mme. Therese Humbert, who lived in Paris, which became her chosen financial field. Instead of employing forged notes Mme. Humbert produced  three forged wills purporting to have been executed by grateful American whom she had befriended She locked these wills in her safe, claiming to be an heiress to about twenty million dol. lars by virtue of them. Upon those wills she proceeded to borrow and to swindle the shrewdest money lenders of the continent. Her operations GOV. cred a series of years, and fully s140.- 000,000 passed through her hands. She got fully ten million dollars that was not repaid. At last she feil under suspicion, and when her safe was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
About Persons.

S. L. Watkins of Montgomery Is at the Hillman.
 T. B. Thomas of Greenville is at the Hillman
 J. c. Patterson of Blossburg, is reg istered at the Hillman.
 James Mallon of South Bend. Ind, is a. the St. Nicholas.
 J. McFadden Gaston os Atlanta, is at the St. Nicholas.
 T. s. Oliver of Troy is at the Morris. B. K. Clapp of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 Flex l.. Smith, a prominent attorney of Rockford, is at the Morris.
 S. c. Carson of Gadsden is at the Met ropolltan.
 The Rev. Dr. w. c. Hearn of Talladega. chaplain of the Third Alabama regiment of the National guards, is at the Met ropolitan.
 P. E. Meador of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Popular Christmas Present.

"A popular Christmas present that may solve the problem for many young men who are deliberating over what they shall buy for young lady friends is one of the jeweled combs that are being worn this winter" said merchant. You can get one of these combs for any price you wish and some of the styles are exceed ingly elaborate. It is possible to make many striking combinations of jewels on the backs of these combs. One of the prettiest designs I have seen recently was hand-painted comb adorned by a lily that was done with artistic skill.
 However, there are presents of many kinds and the only trouble is to decide which shall be bought and what will suit best The crush these days is entirely to the Christmas goods department. There Is a rush to buy books, jewelry, works of art and all those countless articles that are deemed suitable for gifts, while the departments upon which we place our greatest dependence for the years business are neglected. Few people buy clothing, hats, shoes and presents that would be of substantial use. What they want is something pretty, something fancy, a gift that will please the eye, regardless of whether it has any prac- tical value or not"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
HOMES IN JAPAN HAVE
 BUT LITTLE FURNITURE

small luncheon for two; and he knows how to do everything at a minimum ex- pense. Moreover, he is not always ''giv- ing notice,' and he is not lord of the premises. He is a servant in the finest sense of the word. as are the servants above and below him.
 There Is no servant question" in this little empire of Japan, because the dis functions of caste are too we'll defined and too rigidly observed to make such a thing possible. Almost every servant has his servant, and when the ''butler" gets scolded he can go and scold the boy; i; when the cook does something he shouldn't he has a small helper to blame for it. When the gardener gets cuffed he can cuff the little chap who keeps the weeds out and picks up fallen leaves and feeds the carp in the pond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
------.e.-------------- ALABAMA BLOOD IS HOT.
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
 Two gentlemen from Alabama, the state represented in congress by MT. Heflin, the would-be bomb-thrower, met in the office of the assistant secretary of the treasury at Washington Thurs day, and because, forsooth. Colonel Teb- betts refused to make obeisence to Colonel Thompson they indulged in a fist fight then and there. After being sep arated the champions apologized to As- slstant Secretary Armstrong for turning his office into a prize ring, but did not shake each others hand, as is the cus- tom in the roped arena. There was no politics in the scrap, apparently, as the participants are both federal officials and naturally, republicans. But the blood of the true Alabamian is hot and must not needlessly be made hotter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Eleanor Franklin in Leslie's eekly.
 N IL Japanese houses are built of
 PD wood, and apparently of the
 4 \ nshtest kind of wood They all look from the outside like mere tempo rary, make believe houses-a summer days play-place. But they have their solidities, as one soon learns through in- timate ac luaintance. They are almost all ways opened on two sides at least, often- times on three. and sometimes on four. That is, they are built in such way that the side walls may be taken down en- tirely, leaving only the interior paper sliding walls, or shoji, which can also be slipped from their grooves and stacked away in their own receptacle, built for them at the corner of each room, thus leaving only the roof and upright sup ports, with perhaps the little exquisitely wrought commentators of oddly shaped apertures and wee side windows of finest white pine and oiled paper by which the structure is beautified The roof Is of gray tiles usually, in the better dwell ings, and in less pretentious ones of heavy Tlce SlIdW lldl Oul Ol NAAANl SAASSSo eAAe wild flowers grow, to the intense delight of the humble owners. No Japanese house is ever furnished.
 To people in the interior of the coun- try that which we call furniture would be the most remarkable collection of cu- riosities. They would not have the re- motest idea what use to make of 1t.
 It Is all rather difficult to foreigner at first. One must be trained from baDy- hood to sit upon ones feet on the noor without discomfort; to eat off the noor without a single breach of table man ners"; to sleep on the floor without get ting Rheumatism or other aches and pains as bad. and all these things one must do in a Japanese home. And learning to ado without" things is matter of some difficulty. too. One envies the native who has never learned to "do with things. A knife and a fork, for instance, seem upon first thought to be a positive ne- cessity. But how quickly one learns to use the dainty little "chop-sticks," and how out of place knives and forks soon begin to look among the exquisite small bits of fine china on the little lacquer trays which No San carries in with such charming grace!
 In the Japanese kitchen there are also interesting things. What a kitchen can be without stove, without a chimney. even, without pots and pans and kettles and big knives and chopping boards and wooden bowls and flour bins and rolling pins and rattling coal scuttles and things that Japanese kitchen is. All of these 'conveniences" would be simple pande- monium to poor little Japanese cook. He knows not the use of stove. He has only little hibachi or earthenware fire-box, in which he puts live charcoals, and all of his cooking utensils he could put into one of his big kimono sleeves. And yet what wonders he can perform He can prepare meal for twenty peo- pie with less fuss" than the ordinary cook from County Cork would make over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
A FAMOUS PHRASE.
he New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
 All the world knows the remark of the governor of North Carolina to the gov- ernor of South Carolina, "It's long time between drinks The true history of this anecdote was told recently by Till man. It appears that the phrase was first heard at political dinner when the governors of both North and South Carolina were present. The first govern or had delivered a fiery political speech. The situation was intense when the turn came for the governor of South Carolina to speak. It seemed that any word the governor might say would complicate the situation; even should he keep silent his opinion would seem clear. It was at this critical moment that the governor of the other Carolina rose, and, inspired by a stroke of genius, remarked: Its long time between drinks" The abso- lutely non-committal remark saved the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Tow We Voted Last Month.

Alabama gave Parker 79,S57 votes; Roosevelt, 22,472; Debs, 5S3; Swallow SIP, and Watson, 5051-total, 106,575 The vote of the state for President in 1900 was 9,5S3, but for governor in 1892 it was but 92,1S4. In 1896 the to. tai vote of this state was 194,572, and Bryan alone received 130, ,307 Bryan's vote in 1900 was 97131. The largest vote ever cast in this state was per haps that of 1892, which totalled for President a32,foo. In 1892 MT. Cleve. land ran the third time for President, and was elected.
 The new electorate is confined to the intelligent and to property holders,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Holdlna Cotton.

"The farmers throughout the country are certainly reluctant about selling their cotton this year." said a travelling man last night. T have just made a tour of Alabama and Mississippi and notwithstanding that Christmas Is near, I observed that two-thirds of the planters are holding a part If not all of their cotton.
 This is sufficient proof that the south is in a prosperous condition. It was not very long ago that all the farmers were compelled to sell all their fleecy staple as rapidly as they gathered it. Now some of them can hold it for a whole year if they like.'
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opened the papers in it were found to be as yalueless as the papers recently found in Mrs. Chadwiek's strong box. Ten suicides of bankers followed. The Humberts were arrested, tried, con- yicted, and are now serving out terms of five years in the penitentlary. Mme. Humbert far outranked Mrs. Chadwick in the scope, duration and magnitude of her operations, but both schemes had a similar basis, and each was con- ducted by woman who had great power over grasping men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
REFLECTIONS |oF A BACHELOR

From the New Yotk Press.
 A lot of bed covers can be saved b, being fat.
 Some people are never comfortable un. less they can make everyoody else un. comfortable.
 You can make a girl terribly mad by asking her if you may do what you ought to do without asking.
 The more a man likes girl the more foolish he is to think he always would if they were married.
 It takes a man who got married and had ten children. to realize that he be- gan his career with very little sense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
CURSE ON THE TRAITOR.

By Thomas Moore.
 Oh, for a tongue to curse the slave
 Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes oer the councils of the brave
 And blasts them in their lour of might! May lifes unblessed cup for him Be drugged with treacheries to the brim-. With hopes that but allure to fly
 With joys that vanish while he sips, Like Dead Sea fruits, that tempt the eye.
 But turn to ashes on the liDs His country's s cure, his children's shame, Outcasts of virtue, peace ard fame, May he, at last with lips of flame On the parched desert thirstlng die While lakes that shone in mockery nigh Are fading off. untouched. untasted Like the once glorious hopes he blasted! And. when from earth his spirit flies,
 Just Prophet let the damned one dwell Full in the sight of Paradise,
 Beholding Heaven. and feeling Hell!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
DOORS.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 MT. Upmore-If you haven't decided where you will spend the winter I can recommend the Bermuda islands. I have had two delightful winters there.
 Mir. Gaswell-Tve thought of that, but my wife objects. She says she can't stand the smell of onions. She wants to go to the Isle of Pines, or something like that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Missing.

From Harper's Bazaar.
 We were shown the 56Snth bed in which Washington had slept
 But" we inquired. where is the coal bin in which he must have slept when his wife cleaned house?"
 As it was not forthcoming, we were gravely inclined to doubt the antiques.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Plan Is Feasible,

From the Huntsville Mercury
 The question of the employment of county eonvicts on the county roads Is being agltated in Jefferson county. The Age-Herald favors the employment of the convicts and is calling on the people to speak out on the subject. We believe the plan is feasible and could be adopted with profit to Madison county At least 1t might be given trial for six months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Where He Belongs.

From the Mobile Register.
 The Alabama delegate to the shreve- port convention who rejolces in the boil weevil as a good thing, sent by Provi- dence for the benefit of cotton raisers, should go down into central Texas and speak his piece.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
ECONOMIC ARRANGEMENT.

From the Chicago Journal
 Christmas comes but once a year." said the cheery citizen.
 NO use of it's coming twice a year." said the morose person. Must give a man chance to save a little money be- fore he can spend it'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
INDEPENDENT AGAIN.

From the Louisville Courier-J Journal
 The Senator-Why mustn't I vote for that bill?
 Constituent-Because the people don't want it, senator.
 The Senator-What have the people got to do with it? Ain't election over hey?
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The senate does not join with Chap lain Hale in the Lords prayer. No doubt some of the distinguished mem- bers feel that they have reached the deplorable point where prayer will do them no good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15


 W "Frenzied Finance" Thomas W. Lawson seems to have stirred Up a nest of hornets. which are just beginning to buzz about his ears. Those gentlemen who have been made to vince by MT. Lawson's vigorous magazine articles are beginning to get "sore," and the end is not yet. Mir. Lawson's method of utilizing half page of a newspaper to assail Amalga- mated Copper Is now being turned against him, but the Boston finaneier is appar- ently not losing any sleep over the racket he has created. Also it is whispered that he Is not losing any money as result of his campaign against certain Wall street interests, but the noted MT. Law son may yet be hit suddenly in the back and wake up to find himself in the mid dle of a predicament.
 Since Edward Fitzgerald published his translation of .'The Rubaiyat.s many poets have perpetrated parodies of those verses that are familiar to readers in all parts of the land. Some of these
 
 them have been drivel. One of the latest acquisitions to the ranks Is parody by Gelett Burgess which is entitled the 'Rubaiyat of Omar Cayenne" Some of the stanzas are palpable hits-facetious literary jokes, as they are-and some of them are moderately clever. but the ef- fectiveness of a parody is destroyed when foo faIr Rubaiyat parodies should be henceforth suppressed for the protection of the pub lie.
 Last Monday Zion City finished making all It's receivership payments and the town is now out of debt. Whatever may be said derogatory to the character of pr. Dowie he has kept his promises to the letter. He has paid 100 cents on the dollar of every claim involved, and the debt of s435.0O0 which threatened to swamp Zion City just twelve months ago Is now only a nightmare of the past which may fright the prophet in his dreams, but hath no longer any substance. For this achievement pr. Dowie deserves credit as financier and captain of industry. who does not permit his apostolic duties to interfere with business.
 Senator Penrose has introduced a bill for the promotion of spelling in the United States that Is rather interesting, inasmuch as it would tend to lessen much Of the photographic confusion that now prevails. He would have "honor' when spelled 'honour'' an infringement of copyright; and ''travelerp when spelled with two 'Ts'' would be tabooed. Like wise he would clear up the mystery sur rounding tinclose" "enclose," 'Indorse," ]" "antagonize," recognise" and all those other words that are eyed asl1ance in newspaper offices. Along with our Ill., assorted tumble of words, both English and Limited States" we are provided with some queer ideas of spelling that are getting more peculiar every day. Things must indeed be in a parlous state when legislation Is deemed necessary to regulate the nations orthography.
 The old discussion of problem plays goes merrily on but the problem play can still be seen at the usual prices and at the usual theatres. While problem play commands a certain respect that mu- scal comedy could never inspire, still it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
An Easy Matter.

From the Eufaula Times.
 Harry Lehr has announced that he is going to retire from sciety. This could have been arranged years ago without checking ID the great throng in the least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Test of Musical Appreciation.

The audience at MT. sherwood's pi- ano recital tonight will be a test of Bir- minghams music spirit and appreciation. full house will give evidence to this city's claim to being a musical cen ter. Sherwood Is a famous artist. He is known and esteemed in Europe as well as in America. He Is entitled to a warm reception and will doubtless lnr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A VOTER,

From the Kansas City Star. The idea finally sifted into even the czar's slow intellect that man who is
 good enough to fight and bleed for his country is good enough to vote.