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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
From the New York World.
The year 1904 will be memorable in IL

From the New York World.
OMER Davenport, the cartoonist.
BA whose work has appeared in the
- Evening World, held a large au-
dience in the Manhattan theatre raptly
attentive yesterday while he lectured on
1.-THE Power of the Cartoon and drew
lightning sketches.
He didn't lecture. He did better. He
talked. He yarned He talks nasally
and uses homely language. When he
says 81 amt, it sounds much better
than the 81 am not of another man.
He has an aversion to Formally in
clothes, and wears his hands in his pock-
holds his head away up as boys do who
are taught in school to speak a piece"
He told one little tale about boy
whose hat flew out of the window of a
railroad itrain-too long to repeat, and
printed type wouldn't tell it anyhow
that got his audience into sympathy
with him at the start.
He described a visit to Gladstone at
Hawarden Castle II was ordered by my
paper or wouldn't nave tried IT, said
ne. he oroVe 'heie III soi'e ne" oio'nes
the London, correspondent had hao maze
for him. He happened 10 meet the Grand
Old Man outside the castle and told him
he had journeyed all the from oregon to
meet him.
'You must be fond of travel" said
Gladstone Davenport assured him ne
didn't care much for it. and remarked
that there were more crows around
than I ever saw before
'.Crows?" said Mr.. Gladstone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
About Persons.

The Hon. w. F. Aldrich of Aldrich, is at
the Hillman.
w. A. Davis of Aniston. is at the Nor
ris.
w. L. Gilbert of Atlanta, is registered
at the st. Nicholas.
w. E. Mcintosh of Camp Hill, is at
the Florence.
Thomas H. Robertson of Fayette, is at
the Hillman.
F. B. Smith of Selma is at the ST. Mich
olas.
Charles Echols and R. A. Mitchell OF
Gadsden, are at the Metropolitan.
L. Lull and C. w. Harmon of wetump-
ka, are at the Morris.
r. NJ Jemison of Talladega. is at the
Florence.
R. E. Samuel of Philadelphia. is at the
Hillman.
George w. Gallager, advance agent for
AL. H Wilson, is at the st. Nicholas
w. L. King of Admission. is at the Nor
ris.
Oliver Chalifoux is in New York.
Claud Seals. formerly of Birmingham,
hnf w. :. d is in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
Prices and Production.

Cotton was sold in this town on Sat.
urday at 141a cents, and sellers even
wanted Is cents. These are remark
able prices in view of the fact down
to the last cotton year the staple had
not brought 10 cents in twelve years.
In 1916 the average price of midling
uplands in New York was but 5.63
cents. which stands as low water mark
In that market. Present prices were
exceeded during the war and in the
years Immediately following the war,
and in 1884 and 1885 prices ran up to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs


Accounts of hardships encountered on
the Icy asphalt pavements of northern
cities almost make me glad that we have
bricks on many OF the streets of Birmlng-
ham, said citizen. when asphalt paw
ing becomes thickly coated with ice 1t IS
not only exceedingly dangerous for Pc
destrians but works great hardships on
the poor brutes that have to pull vehicles
over its treacherous surface. In fact, do
not think asphalt the ideal paving, any
way. In summer 1t becomes soft and
pudgy and in winter is coated with ice
most of the time. although when free from
ice it does very well. Belgian blocks are
responsible for the most unearthly racket,
while the same things may be said Of
bricks or cohble stones
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
HOMER DAVENPORT ON
POWER OF THE CARTOON


think at first that the sketch was meant
for him at all. but his grandson, just
learning to talk, convinced him. The in
FAINT pointed to the cartoon and chortled:
Grandpa
Then Davenport drew Spooner and his
hair. 1t was weird, but like.
He made tears come when he told
true story of why Dewey didn't leave the
country when he was abused for Civ
ing that house to his wife; and told
pathetic story about two ducks on his
poultry farm That hadn't the least con-
nection with the Power of the Cartoon"
but it was a good story.
Davenport is going to draw his pic
lures and talk pretty much all over the
country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
Great Bandmaster.

"Creatore shows good sense as well as
taste in the selection of his programmes,
said an amateur last night Every thing
he plays is artistic but his programmes
are not over the heads of the audience.
"Creatore is a great director and he
has splendid band. the best in the Unit
ed States in my opinion. The director not
only communicates his enthusiasm and his
feeling to the players but his magnetism
Is felt by the audience"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
Saloon Business Dull.

1.-The saloon business has been dull this
winter" said a liquor dealer. 1T was
nothing Ike as brisk as usual during the
holidays and since the first of January 1t
has been duller that have ever known It.
Many men who drink at bars swear off on
the first of January for a week or two but
by the middle of January they start to
drinking again. This January consld-
cradle percentage of them seem to remain
sworn off -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Letter From Judge FeaeIn.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
You are the first editor to whom
have ever addressed a line, although l
often read with hearty approval their
editorials. l hasten TO pencil you this
note to thank you for your editorial.
entitled, I'm the Last Analysis" in
Sundays morning paper on the all i'm
portant subject of pistol Toting"
You hit the nail squarely on the head.
Hammer away on this line. Never let
up until you have made the brutal, cow
ardly habit odious to every thinking, law
loving citizen. Your paper moulds pub
lie sentiment You can accomplish great
er good than the courts and the ju-
ries. You educate daily the officials,
the masses and the classes to enforce
and respect the law, to protect human
life and the good name of our growing.
prosperous, cosmopolitan community.
Should you call on every influential
agency in the city (the preachers white
and colored at the ministers meetings.
to pass resolutions condemning, in pull
pits denouncing the barbarous habit,
the commercial club and board of trade,
who feel a pride In this citys good
name, the women's clubs who detest
cowardice) to aid you and just publish
what they say, you would bring about
a wonderful change in public sentiment
here and all over the state. You will
then merit, as you now do, the highest
concentrations of a long-suffering pub
lic
Pardon these suggestions and this note.
II you think | manifest too much zeal in
this matter.
Yours truly
N B. FEAGIN.
Birmingham, January "a. 1904.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
1t is not courage to admonish the cook;
1t is suicidal responsibility.
1t is dumbfounding how interesting a
wife can be if she is somebody elses.
The. oftener a husband telegraphs home
how lonesome he is the livelier time ne
is having.
The prose with the poetry is that the
same hand that rocks the cradle spanks
it's contents.
After man in politics has been white
washed he looks as If he had fallen in
an ink barrel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
The Crescent City.

Nav Orleans is growing at more
rapid rate now than ever before said
a Birmingham man who visits that city
frequently. notwithstanding the fact
annex it is seldom that one can get a
room there unless it is engaged in adj
vance l went to the st. Charles last
week without the precaution of engag-
ing a room by wire, and was turned
away. The city is crowded with stran-
gers every day during the winter. find
signs of prosperity on every side. Sky
scrapers are going up and banking capt.
tai is piling up rapidly.
II believe New Orleans will reach the
million mark in population before three
more decades pass by"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
ONLY One Case.

New Decatur, January 25.-(Special)-
Recently special appeared in the daily
press from Tuscumbia saying that the
smallpox in that town was brought there
from Decatur. The city authorities of
Decatur say that there is only one case
of smallpox in Decatur and that it was
brought from the Tuscumbia district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
Taxes Collected.

New Decatur, January 25.-(Special.)-
Up to the present time there have been
collected in this county 1852 poll taxes.
This is few more than was collected
last year. and still this tax can be paid
up to February 1. 1t is thought that
many more will pay yet. The collection
of taxes on real estate and personal prop
erty has been much greater this year
than 1t was last
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
Unjust Criticism.

From the louisville Courier-Journal
Challenger, 'the great champion steer"
fed and owned by the University of Me-
braska, has taken the prize at the Chi
cago Live Stock Exposition. 1t is time
to stop the gibes at university education
as productive only of rowing and foot
ball champions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
patent hitchina strap.

New Decatur, January 25.-(Special.)-
E. ]. Fem, well known real estate man
of this city. has just had patented a
hitching strap of his own invention and
hopes to reap rich reward from 1t. The
strap can be quickly fastened to any kind
of an object.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

The republican leaders are indulg-
ing in a great deal of talk about b.
gotta buccaneers, but it was Washing
ton that sold those buccaneers a gold
brick.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Emperor William has given instruc-
tions as to how Shakespeare should
be recited, thus again demonstrating
that there is nothing this wise mon
arch does not know.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD

By Mrs. BroWnlng.
What's the best thing in the world?
June-rose by May-dew impearled;
Sweet south wind that means no rain;
Truth. not cruel to a FRIEND
Pleasure, not in haste to end;
Beauty, not self-decked and curled
Till its pride Is over-plain;
Light, that never makes you wink:
Memory. that gives no pain;
Love- when, so. you're loved again.
What's the best thing in the world?-
Something out of it, / think
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Mrs. Sunny Jim thinks she has dis
covered the secret of a happy life by
saving serenity" several time daily.
Any woman who thinks she can get
happiness by talking about it is badly
mistaken.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

King Peter has actually been snub-
he'd at charity bail. He ought to come
over to America and run saloon.
Then he would be man of some con-
sequence
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

It is stated that it is now an impos-
sibiitv for man to starve in one of
the American cities, but all the same
no one is anxious to make the expert
ment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

The new constitution of Panama Is
we'll up to date and in some respects
several pegs beyond. 1t provides the
death penalty for political crimes, like
instructions, revolutions and the like.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

The recent proposal to convert the his
toric Constitution into training ship has
met with the disapproval of Secretary
Long and the battle famed vessel will
remain undsturbed.
King Edward, Queen Alexandria. the
English prime minister, and the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, will take part III
the centennial exercises of the British
and Foreign Bible society in London on
March g. which will be observed as a uni
versal Bible Sunday.
1t Is reported that Carroll D. Wright,
United States commissioner of labor, in
tends to resign at the end of 1904 and will
move to Worcester, Mass. Mr. Wright
was recently elected to the presidency of
Clark university at that place and will
probably reside there permanently.
Homer Davenport, the celebrated car
toonist, will deliver a lecture in Brming-
ham next week. Mr.. Davenport has a
number of personal friends here and is
sure to receive a cordial reception He
will talk about the Power of the Cara
tooIl' anu give eXnlDlllOHS OIL IBHtnlnS
sketching
Senator German is one of the greatest
baseball enthusiasts in Washington The
Washington club is controlled by A. l.,
Lovebert a son-in-law of the senator,
who owns a large block of stock. Senator
Morgan is also numbered among the fans
and pays frequent visits to the ball park
during the season.
During a recent trip to Washington
Gen. Horatio King called on President
Roosevelt and while chatting boosted that
he was the proud possessor of thirteen
grandchildren. The next day another ar
rived and he Immediately informed the
President that the number of grandchil-
dren had increased to fourteen.
Col. Arthur Lynch, the Irishman who
led an Irish brigade against the British
forces during the war in South Africa.
has been released from prison, where he
was serving a life sentence for treason.
1t is reported that the influence of Sir
Thomas Upton was instrumental in af-
fecting Colonel Lynch's release.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

General Weyler's invasion of the
United States at New Orleans may live
in song and story, but not in the men,
cries Of Louisiana people
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

There is something poetic about our
"forger queens" if they could only
keep from being captured and igno-
miniously hailed to court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Coffee is going up, although the sup
ply is confessedly beyond the demand
The truth is, prices are becoming
strictly artificial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

A London society belle has endeav-
ored to make life interesting by seeing
how many times she can get engaged.
Such conduct is inexcusable except in
the summer time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

The Tooth birthday anniversary Of
Nathaniel Hawthorne occurs on July 6.
but it will not be necessary to postpone
the democratic national convention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

First procure wide exits and a steel
curtain, and then proceed to build a
theatre to fit them. The reverse rule
has broken down.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

George Francis Trains brain
weighed more than Daniel Websters.
He always said he had great psychic
force.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

One of Lew Dockstader's woman
auditors laughed herself into uncon-
seriousness recently. This is a tribute
to the powers of modern minstrelsy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

If cold weather continues we won't
have to go to the North Pole to get re-
suits. A trip up the Ohio will be sufi-
eient.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

1t is reported that the Japanese are
so honee they do not know the mean
ing of graft Some of our American
statesmen should be Japanned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Marcus Alonzo Hanna is not a can
didate-oh, no-but he will name the
delegates for Ohio just the same.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Kansas is trying to outstrip Ne
braska in the matter ,of graft. In
Doodle Missouri is outranked by the
postoffce department only.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Hall Game has nervous prostration,
and he begins to feel like those who
have read his books and seen his plays
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Senator German is being enthusiast
tically supported by baseball fans and
can now regard his election as certain
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Baths are a feature of Russian rail-
way trains, and no tramps can be In
duced to ride on them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

In Russia truth is crushed to the
earth by having some of her admirers
sent for a visit to Siberia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Major McCawley is the king bee OF
President Rooseyelts gorgeously be-
decked body guard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Secretary Shaw says the boy is the
most valuable thing on earth" But
where is his sister at?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Panama has Jimmered down to a
mere incident" for congressman to
"chew the rag" over.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Women do not make successful law
yers, because they are unable to tell
lie and stick to it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

War is loft" in Korea, and con" in
Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

The trouble is, the stranded actors
had failed to provide themselves with
fur-lined oyercoats.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

In Wall street the most powerful
operators make or unmake prices. and
the old law of supply and demand is
outclassed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

1t pays to Flash the long green"
when you have it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

1t is so dull in the London stock
market that brokers are actually think
ing of advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Herbert Spencer's will was his last
long and deeply involved article.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Dollar wheat is not nearly so popular
out of the wheat belt as in it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

English yachtsmen have decided to
win the Americas cup in an airship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Macon Telegraph: Hon. Champ Clark,
since he became a registered lecture bu-
reau star, refuses to twinkle except
for so much per noctem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

There are almost as many con-
sumption cures as there are cases OF
the disease.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
PRESS TOPICS.

Memphis News: The cold storage trust
is getting ready for another egg cor
nor. Those villains have the eggs on ice
before the hens cackle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Frau Albertus has conformed to the
rules of society and common decency.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Bogota will swallow itself when it
reads Senator Morgan's annexation
plan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Florida Times Union: 1t was making
that which Opie Read is prone to call
1.-The liquid essence of southern moon
beams falling aslant the Cumberland
mountain" that was responsible for
that Kentucky smoke, not volcano
as first reported.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Los Angeles has joined the snow
belt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Leap year is slipping away, girls.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Mobile Register: If Robert j. Lowe
Is not nominated for railroad commits
sion president it will not be the fault of
the Wilcox Progressive Era, that has
a half column Robert j. Lowe article
on it's title page; two Pobert j. Lowe
editorials and a Robert ]. Lowe clip
ping on It's editorial page; half column
about Robert j. Lowe on its fifth page,
and another half column about Robert
]. Lowe on it's eighth page.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT

toric Constitution into a training ship has
met with the disapproval of Secretary
Long and the battle famed vessel will
remain undisturbed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Daily and Sunday Age-Herald... ...... sS'oe
Daily and Sunday, per month..--...... ~
WeelrIv Herald ner annum...... loo
Subscriptions payable In advance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

w. D. Bankston and R. l. O'Neal, Jr'
are the only authorized travelling repre-
sentatives of The Herald in Its eircu-
lation department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Prof. Hermann Gunkel. of Berlin, says
there was nothing at all miraculous
about Mount Sinai, and the flames which
awed Moses came from a volcano This
looks like a lot of responsibility for one
lone German to shoulder.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

No communication will be publsnea
without its authors name. He1eeleo
manuscripts will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26

Birmingham, January "A. 1904.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-10-14
Trad

Miss Tennie Prince. who has been
in Cincinnati for some time, is visit
ing home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs W. h. Prose visited
relatives at Yatesvillc recently.
Married, recently, Oscar Jordan to
Mrs. Annie Fugitt this being the End
marriage for each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Webb. ofRioh
creek, visited their son James last
week Miss Bertha left a few days
ago for Richardson TO teach school.
George Carter and wife visited their
parents here recently Bill Jordan
and wife, of Ashland, visited relatives
here recently. Lizzie Carter made
a flying trip to Georges creek
Polly Prince paid the Dry Ridge
school a visit last Friday and re-
ported a nice time
Miss cara Taylor is visiting her
cousins. Misses Flaro and Lille Bur
ton. Xxx