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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
Now at the Disposal of Universities in
 This Country.
WARD OFF PNEUMONIA.

From the New York Tribune.
 There can, therefore, be no doubt that the micrococcus of pneumonia is in the air, ready to seize upon those who care lessy or recklessly expose themselves to infection. Speaking broadly, 1t will be found that the main factor in the way of prevention is to keep one's self in the best possible condition, mentally as well as physically. Mentally, because depres- sion. fear and worry must be accounted agencies increasing susceptibility to in- lection. The necessity of keeping in good physical condition becomes all the more apparent when it is stated that the re- searches of so eminent bacteriologist as former Surgeon General Sternberg and other investigators go to show that the germ of pneumonia Is able to live in the mouth of a healthy person, whose
 lungs 1t may attack with fatal results should they become vulnerable as a re- su.. of catching cold. The importance of avoiding draughts, of keeping the body and more especially the feet, well clothed and of freely ventilating living rooms does not require emphasis here. What
 is not so generally recognized. however, is the fact that excesses of every sort. more especially the constant use of liquor. are no mean factors as contributing causes both to infection and to mortality. It requires only slight application of com mon sense to convince any thinking being of the seasonableness of this. for the habitual use of liquor unquestionably in- wolves a drain upon ones vital resources and resultant tendency to acquire and sucoumb to disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
APPALACHIAN FOREST RESERVE.

From the New York World.
 The efforts of the Appalachian Forest Reserve association to induce the Fed eral government to buy a reserve area for rainfall preservation and for eli matic reasons deserve success
 The need of action is urgent. The southern mountains lack the firm sod of the north. When ruthlessly cleared by axe or fire they yield their gashed sides to the floods and their sand and clay cover the fertile lowlands. The re- zion proposed is south of the influence of former glacier activity. and there are no lakes to store the surplus water and yield it gradually.
 State cooperation for the establish ment of a reserve would be practically impossible. The Ohio and Potomac riv- CTS and the states south of them are all concerned In this movement. For in- stance, South Carolina is vitally inter ested in saving her rivers, yet all the forest land to be reserved to save them lies outside her boundares.
 The nation has made forest reserves in the west Such action has been common in Europe for many years. Nowhere would it be more appropriate and use ful than in saving the Appalachian for ests and thereby preventing floods and preserving water-power and navigation over a wide area of our longest settled lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
GORMAN'S NAME.
Has Become ShibboIeth on Demo
 cratic Tongues.

Washington correspondent Minneapolis
 Tribune.
 During the past half year new stars have come and gone in the democratic Armament, but now an old star is at it's meridian, where it glows like Mars at Perihelion. Other stellar lights are made to appear as secondary bodies.
 It is the star of Arthur Pue German a senator of the United States from the state of Maryland, upon which democra- tic eyes are fastened. To thousands of democrats-and the number increases daily-his star is the star of hope They look to it to lead them out from the wilderness to the promised land
 Two month ago a half dozen men were considered as possibilities for the demo- cratic presidential nomination. The list included, besides Senator German, Judge Alton B. Parker of New York, Richard Olney of Massachusetts, Grover Cleve- land of New Jersey, Judge Gray of Del aware, and William Randolph Hearst of California. Others were mentioned, but less prominently. Two weeks ago the average democrat would have told you that the race was between Senator Cor man and Judge Parker Today Senator Germans name is on every democratic tongue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
Example and Precept.

Said a man at one of the hotels last night: There is nothing like an early impression. I have Jersey COW, that is not very prompt about returning to her evening food. The cows name is Lilly and we depend upon her for food for the family in the way of milk and butter. She is a mischievous little animal and sometimes plays truant.
 T also have a very sweet little daughter whose name Is C.. Some months ago Lilly, the COW, did not come up. It was custom with my child to too frequently visit neighbors, and one night at meal time I asked where is C---? She is like Lilly, never on hand, when she should be, and the daughter was impressed. She has never been absent at meal time since, and we do not worry about her. This Is an example. Let the cows and the chill dren be as prompt as should men and women."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
RApluM CURED A CANCER.

New York-It is reported that radum has removed cancer which had spread over the entire right cheek Of William Hoffman, 62 years old, of Newark, N. Y. When he came here for treatment sev- eral specialists expressed the belief that the growth could be removed only by cutting away nearly all the flesh on one side of his head.
 Hoffman's nephew a physician, procur- ed a tube containing tiny portion of ra- dium and experimented by placing 1t In the patients mouth. He reports that Hoffman complained of burning sensation in the cheek. which became unendurable after about forty minutes.
 The swelling began to go down imme- diately and the growth began to disap- pear. after the treatment had been con tinued a few days. A stronge tube was nrocured from Paris and at the end of six weeks the cancer is said to nave en- tirely disappeared, leaving the cheek in its normal state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02

frosts half of the year. The soil in the south is not locked up at all. This diff ference is not taken into account by MT Atkinson.
 Lands can be brought up to high fer tility and maintained in that con dition in the south, but it would not pay to do anything of the sort, simply because the loss of fertil- ity in the winter would be damaging to profits Fertilizing material for particular crop must in short in a good part of the south be placed next to that crop, for that crop and for no other. This may not appeal to MT. Att kinson and the other Boston farmers, but it is the only way in which nine tenths of lands in the south can be profitably cultivated.
 This difference between northern lands and southern lands knocks out much that seems valuable in MT. AtlSin- sons article, as it is presented in the Manufacturers Record. President Dabney of Knoxville, on the other hand, picks up the real trouble in the way of producing big cotton erops--it must be hand-picked. A machine for picking would enable us to grow crops as large as the world could or would demand. but if the crops of the future are to be hand-picked the labor of the south must be better organized. Pres ident Dabney has the right pig by the ear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
New Year Habits.

q suppose five thousand people have said Happy New Year in front of this cigar stand" saidi Dick Murphy, who hands out the weed at Parkers.
 Every man who met friend here to- year and many of them, and although much of 1t was matter of form, ire quently 1t was sincere. You have no idea how it impresses one to hear so many kind wishes. It makes him think that all the world is kindness and that one-half of the world wishes the other half good luck and that the wish is returned with interest.
 "There is also funny side to standing here and listening to people on New Years day. For instance, I believe that I could give list of hundred or more resolutions which l heard made yester- day. An amusing thing happened Thurs day night. One of the best. customers have came in and bought 50-cent cigar. He said that it was his last, and that after midnight Thur sday right he would never smoke again. This morning about 9 o'clock-that is the time he usually
  he came in, laid down half dollar and asked for five cigars l gave him his choice brand and he stuck four in his pocket and put the other in his mouth. reminded him of his pledge. and he de- clared that he had forgotten 1t. He threw away his cigar and gave the other four to friends. It was force of habit that made him buy them.
 q have heard men swear off from drink ing, another has quit cigarettes, another will smoke a pipe for year. others will never touch piece of tobacco as long ss I live and so on. One of the real so- ciety boys of the city last night held up his right hand and solemnly swore he would not call on a young lady, go to the theatre with one, or go to a dance for a year. These are just few of the reso- lut.ons have heard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
ABOUT THE ROW BETWEEN
 RUSSIA AND LITTLE JAPAN

second class battleships and third class battleship. Russia has 25 first class bat tlehips, second class battleships and ' third class battleships. Japan has 4 coast defense ships and armored cruisers. Russia has 2 coast defense ships and 15 armored cruisers. Japan has first class cruisers, IS cruisers of other classes and 16 gunboats. Russia has 12 first class cruisers, 25 second class cruisers, third class cruisers and Il sea going gunboats.
 Japan is in every way inferior to Rus sia from a military standpoint. As to the relative fighting qualities of the sol- diers it must be remembered the Rus sian troops have held their own against the Turks, in many ways the finest and most stubborn soldiery in Europe, while the only test of modern Japanese sol diers on large scale was in 1894, when they faced the half-armed, cowardly and untrained rabbles of the Chinese army.
 By remaining in a defensive position the attitude she has assumed thus far Russia could compel Japan to transport her army over the seat to fight Japan could not attack Russia in Manchuria with any hope of success. There is a great Russian army there, with great for tresses as depots of supplies. Nor could she attack Russia on her Siberian sea- coast, for there Is another great army there.
 Korea would be the halfway ground. Both countries would have to use their armies and navies if the war should be mainly in Korea.
 Then, again, if Japan should be assisted by Great Britain, and China also be her ally, she might use Korea as base, enter Manchuria at the Yalu river and march toward Port Arthur and Tallenwan from the rear, as she did before, while Great Britain and China could strike Russia by land and sea at all points, especially breaking the line of the Trans Siberian Railway and cutting the Russian army off,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
Might Minimize Catastrophe.

''The Chicago disaster like everything else of such nature should be an object lesson to the world and doubtless will be, said thoughtful man yesterday.
 Such catastrophes are of course very rare. consequently we are never prepared for them. However, I think that the theatre going public should be educated as to how to act if such an emergency should ever arise in their experience The way to do this is to throw open the emergency exits after every performance. Theatre goers are always in hurry to get out af- ter the last act and would readily appre- ciate such action on the part of the man agement.
 T understand that in some of the Euro pean theatres this method of clearing the house after the close of the play is in vogue'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02

last night en route from their home in Fayette to Washington, where Colonel Bankhead goes to be present at the recon vening of congress on the 4th of this month.
 E. L. Gilmore of Atlanta Is registered at the Hillman.
 J. S. Smith of Tuscaloosa was an ar rival of the Morris last night.
 H. M. Fenn. a popular young civil engi- neer returned last night from Clayton. where he spent the holidays.
 L. A. Stubblefield of Washington, ac- companied by Mrs. Stubbleheld are stop ping at the St. Nicholas.
 C. P. West, Jr, of Montgomery, was an arrival of the Florence last night. E. L. Smith of New Orleans is regis tired at the Hillman.
 Charlie Roberts of Prattville, who was spending the holidays with his friend, Frank Borough. returned to his home today.
 Dr. W. F. Coggin of Gadsden is regis treed at the Metropolitan
 J. Patterson of Geneva was an arrival of the Morris last night.
 
 T. W. Dick of Chicago, accompanied by Mrs. Dick, are stopping at the St. Nich- olas.
 P W. Spink, formerly day clerk at the Hillman, has been promoted to the posi- ton of chief clerk in the place of Harvey Hughes, who has resigned and who leaves today for New Orleans where he will make his future home. J. A. Baugh, for merly night clerk, has been promoted to day clerk.
 S. Bragg of Montgomery, is stopping at the Metropolitan. al of the Florence last night
 The Rev J. H. Hunter of Lafayette, is registered at the Metropolitan. MT. Hunter has recently announced for coun- ty superintendent of education of Cham bers county.
 c. H. Everett of Atlanta, was an arrival of the Hillman last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
Great Works This Year.

Great enterprises have been planned this year to be begun, and to some ex- tent executed, in 1904. First of all, and chief of all, is the isthmian canal, which will cost anywhere from $200,- 100000 upwards, and the ultimate cost will probably be upwards" Just how fast and how far the work can be pros ecuted in the new year does not yet appear, but if the French surveys are adequate where changes are not to be made, perhaps many contracts will be let in even 1904.
 But the isthmian canal is not all The state of New York is to deepen the Erie canal until 1000-ton barges will float in it, and the cost of this improve ment is to be $101 100000. That amount has been voted by the people, and plans for the improvement are to be prepared at once. The work will extend all the way from the great lakes to tidewater
 Three other great works have been planned. The Pennsylvania railroad is actually at work upon plans for enter ing by means of tunnels both NNw York and Brooklyn, includips a great station in New York reity. The rail roads enterng Washington are about to build an hnion station that. will cost fully s2O,OO0, ,000, and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway company is preparing to build a railroad from Halifax to Port Simpson on the Pacific. The last named work will be 4,000 miles long, and its cost will be fully $100,000,000. l The line will follow the divide be- tween the basin of the St. Lawrence and that of Hudson bay, and vast areas of wheat land, lumber and coal will be opened to development and population.
 Between great crops already in hand and great works in prospect, it is in- deed difficult to see how the new year can be one of depression and dull trade. Even Wall street will catch it's wind again, and the prospects are that the new year will be one of work and reasonable prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
Boys Mistreat Negroes.

T see that boys are to be arrested for shooting pigeons with their rifles in the city limits,' said man on the streets last night, and that a special detail has been employed for the detection of this violation of law. l account 1t a small of fense as compared with the boys who assemble in front of the telegraph offices and kick and throw themselves against inoffensive negroes who pass by.
 For several days l have noticed this ob- trusion upon well behaved negro passer- bys; and it seems to me that the chief of police should take some notice of this grave offense against order and common decency.
 "A negro who is orderly should have full police protection and the urchins should not be allowed to molest one of that race. Some one in authority should look into this matter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
BATTLE HYMN OF PANAMA,
rom the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post. From no mountain height of freedom Was our glorious flag unfurled, And we sought no grand stand plaudits Firing shots heard round the world. Times have changed since gory heroes Of their fights for country bragged; Mid no war shouts rose our standard But our courage never Jagged. For we sat in secret conclave
 When we built us up state, Sons of freedom. cool and cautious,
 Subtle, keen and up-to-date; Laid our wires with skill artistic,
 Planning against untimely slips With much faith in business methods
 And an uncle who has ships. No long list of dead and wounded
 Glorifies our virgin scroll, Though against the constitution
 We set out for freedoms goal: But we've shown how modern heroes
 Free from wild. unseemly hate, Can. without undue excitement.
 Build republics while you walt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
Degradation of Baltimore Society.

From the Baltimore Hobby.
 A radical change. not for the better is observable in manners, morals, mind and all that made the social life of the Mon- umental City conspicuous for elegance, culture, polish and aristocratic refine ment. Formerly it was the most conser- vative and exclusive of American cities; now its society is the most mixed and the least aristocratic.
 When Baltimore was a little city of 50,- QUO inhabitants, it was a distinction and privilege to be admitted into its best so. ciety. Money alone was not an open se- same to the grand old Baltimore society; but birth. breeding, refinement, were. Genius was welcome there no matter what its origin was. William Wirt, the son of a country tavern keeper, but pos sessed of rare genius and polished man. ners. became an ornament of that proud old Baltimore society.
 Now that Baltimore is city of 550,00O inha bitants, any man or woman who Is not absolutely disreputable, who has money. and spends it with judicious fiber ality, is received into what is called the society of Baltimore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02

N EW YORK, December a.-The .P president of New York bank.
 former southerner, a million aire with vast interests throughout the country, who is probably closer to Sem ator Arthur P. Gorman than any other man in New York excepting William c. Whitney. gave to the New York corres- pendent of the Baltimore American to- night some rock bottom facts on the democratic situation under a pledge that his name should not be used. The name, however, is one almost historic in Mary land. A member of the family has been conspicuously identified with a national democratic administration, and the banker himself is not unknown to na- tional politics. Said he: I'm not offer ing any predictions as to result of the deliberations of the democratic national convention. It may nominate Cleveland. It won't nominate Bryan. If German should receive the nomination State Sen ator Patrick H. McCarren, the successor of Hugh Mclaughlin as the democratic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN FOR
 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

leader in Brooklyn, will be chosen chair man of the national democratic com mittee and manager of the German cam paign. That is settled. It is the wish Of Mir German and has been agreed to by Senator German himself, conditioned of course upon his own decision to become the candidate. If thy other democrat Is named Senator German is to become chairman of the national democratic committee, with the approval of the candidate himself, and is to conduct the campaign. It may be that in the event of Cleveland's nomination for the presi- dency some one else might be preferred for the chairmanship. In that event, MT. German will stand ready to proffer his services in any capacity in which he may be called to serve. But you may bank on this-McCarren is the next manager of the national democratic campaign, if German is the candidate. German is the next manager of the campaign if Parker Olney, Mcclellan or Gray is chosen as the democratic candidate. That was set- tied in New York within the past fort night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
DISASTERS IN THEATRES

' The great Brooklyn theatre fire < < occurred on December D. 1876, dur - < ing a performance of '"The Two ' Orphans" in. which Kate Claxton : was the star. Two hundred and - \ ninety-five persons were burned to < < death and many injured. Two prom ' inent actors, Henry I. Murdock : -< and Claude Burroughs, lost their < lives, while trying to save their Y wardrobes. ' On May 25. 1887, the Opera Com : ' ique in Paris burned during per ~ formance of Mignon. Two hundred < perished. ' On May 3. 1897, occurred the great -> fire in the Grand Charity bazaar in <Paris, in which 143 were burned to ' death. including a number of prom ' inent persons. % On June g, 1s9s Ford's old theatre . in Washington collasped, killing ' twenty-two. Robinson's opera house in Cincin- ' natl fell killing three. ' In a fire panic in the old Front ' Street theatre in Baltimore Decem- . Der 27, 1895, twenty-seven lives were {. lost. On April 27, 1892, the Grand Cen \ tral theatre in Philadelphia burned
 < with g. loss of seven killed and six
 ' ty-two injured
 < On April g. 1894, in fire in David ' sons theatre in Milwaukee there < were nine killed.
 < Lucky Baldwin's theatre, adjoin- < ing his hotel in San Francisco, was \ burned, with a loss of three lives.
 < On January 12 1901, eight lives were
 ' lost in fire in Turner hall In Cri-
 < cago.
 < Ten lives were lost In a fire in
 ' the Klondike theatre in Hurley,
 ' Wis. on November 6, 1901.
 : The roof of the new Wonderland
 . theatre in Detroit collapsed No
 . vember 5, 1s9s carrying fifteen to
 < destruction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
|inson and Cotton Farming.

Atkinson, professional econ
 Boston, writes to the Manu-
 Record to say that southern
 .annot grow cotton in abund- with profit because they do kco er the cottonseed meal from takdh to oil mills and feed it to and keep up the fertility of their is plan of MT. Atkinson's reads .kbut in practical farming it is no V feasible than a flight to the The soil of a farm in New Eng can be kept fertile because it is her washed in winter nor baked in smer. It is locked up by unyielding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
TO BE coM0oLep WITH.
m the New York World.

From the New York World.
 Ma. Conreid is to be condoled with. It was understood that he had made pains taking arrangements to produce Farsi fal' at financial loss as a triumph of art for arts sake. But despite his care fully laid plans the receipts of the first performance were $2o.O00. Thus some i'm pressarios are born to profits. some achieve profits and some have profits thrust upon them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
Clock Too Fast.

q have noticed for some time past that the clock in the government building has a way of running too fast said citi- zen.
 Ut fs often l5 minutes ahead of time This1is not so bad, perhaps. as if it were 15 rlnutes slow. but a clock to be of any VI ue should be just right"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

Once a widow, always willing.
 A nice thing about Leap Year is that the girl can say yes before the man asks her. Some women are smart enough to keep their cooks by trying to discharge them.
 Some men are so lazy they couldn't move fast enough to keep from freez- ing to death.
 The best man can do in explaining to his wife why he hasn't any love for her relatives is that she has 1t all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
PANIcs AND DOG TAILS.

From the New York Commercial
 Henry Clews says there will be good times in 1904, especially in Wal, street, He says two panic years in succession are as impossible as to cut dog's tail f vice in the same place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
aeted,'

e-Herald need not second the
 Il. The farmers are the only per who can effectively second that bn. If it is not the sense of the Ltion, then we do not understand This very year points moral. Alabama is full of corn, las the Times well says, we should transfer our corn cribs to the west again.