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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
All the world loves to laugh at lover.
mans actions seldom tally with his
| good intentions.
| Some men can't even tell the truth with
out lying about 1t.
The broad and crooked road is also
paved with good intentions.
After a woman has told one-thrd of a
story a man can guess the rest
The first time young man falls in love
he wonders what struck him.
1t takes a spinster to converse knowing
ly on the art of managing husband.
There might be less room at the top
II there were fewer cushions at the bot
tom.
After man has been married about so
long he begins to understand why love
is blind.
A woman never enjoys telling secrets
to another woman who has reputation
for keeping them.
Some men adapt themselves TO circum-
stances, while some others adapt circum-
stances to suit themselves.
It's often easier for a man to tell
woman he loves her than it is to explain
matters after he gets sober.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
Cement Making In Alabama.

In Bulletin 225 of the United States
geological survey DR.. Eugene A. Smith
discusses the cement possibilities of
Alabama. We have, as Mr.. Smith
plainly shows, all the raw materials
limestones, clays and shales-needed
In the manufacture of pure Portland
cement
More than that, we have cheap fuel
river transportation and an abundance
of low-priced labor. A mill located
near Tuscaloosa could command fuel,
water transportation, labor anu raw
materials Of excellent quality at rates
that mills located elsewhere in this
country cannot command.
Under such circumstances 1t is in.
evitable that the Alabama cement
rocks will be utilized. A combination
Of capital may prevent such utii@a.
ton for while. but in the long run
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
THE LAST MAN.

BY Thomas Campbell.
All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom,
The sun himself must die,
Before this mortal shall assume
It's immortality!
l saw a vision in my sleep
That gave my spirit strength to sweep
Adown the gulf of time
saw the last Of human mold
That shall creations death behcld,
AS Adam saw her primel
The SUMS eye had a siclSly glare;
The earth with age was wan;
The skeletons of nations were
Around that lonely man!
Some had expired in fight-the brands
Still rusted in their bony hands;
In plague and famine sonnet
Earth's cities had no sound or tread,
And ships were drifting with the dead
To shores where all was dumb.
Yet. prophet-like. that lone one stood,
With dauntless words and high,
That shook the scar leaves from the wood
As If a storm passed by.
Saying: I'VE are twins in death, proud
sun;
Thy face is cold. thy race Is run;
IT'S Mercy bids thee go;
For thou, tenthousand thousand years,
Hast seen the tide of human tears,
That shall no longer flow.
This spirit shall return to Him
That gave it's heavenly spark;
Yet think not, Sun. 1t shall be dim
When thou myself are dark!
Mol 1t shall live again. and shine
In bliss unknown to beams of thine.
BY him recalled to breath
Who captive led captivity,
Who robbed the grave of victory,
And took the sting from Death!
go, Sun, while Mercy holds me up
On Natures awful waste.
To drink this last and bitter cup
OF grief that man shall taste
Go. tell the Night that hides thy face,
Thou saw'st the last of Adams race,
On earth's sepulchural cod.
The darkening universe defy
To quench his Immortality
Or shake his trust in God!'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
A THOUSAND WAYS OF LYING.
From Success.

From SUCCESS.
There are a thousand ways of lying but
all lead to the same end. 1t does not
matter whether you wear lies, tell lies,
act lie or live lies, your character is ruin
ed all the same.
There is no more demoralizing influence
In modern life Than the unnatural strain
Ing to seem other than we are. Nothing
else so quickly lowers self-respect, takes
the fine edge off of honor and blunts the
conscience as the sense of being a sham,
gllde1 fraud, or an unreality. 1t cheap
ems standards, lowers ideals, saps ambi-
tion, and takes the spring and Joy out
of living. No man can make the most
OF the best of himself until he is abso-
lutely honest with his own soul. and I'M
falteringly true to his highest ideals. and
this is impossible while he Is living a lie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

exceptions of Orleans parish, Louisiana,
In which the great Crescent City reians.
Jefferson county, Alabama, is the richest
in the south. Coal and iron and manufac-
lures were the magicians of opulence
There was a time, not so very long
ago, when Birmingham was only a geo.
graphical expression and Jefferson county
paid less than Twenty-Five dollars annual
tax. 1t was about the poorest county in
Alabama 1t is now the richest and great
.er wonders are ahead
Just after the war a syndicate was
started to develop the Birmingham dis
trict, but the stock vas quoted at
few cents on the dollar. A Confederate
colonel lawyer. made a seven thousand
dollar fee and put 1t all in Elyton Land
company stock. The time came when his
stock was worth three thousand dollars a
share and he became a millionaire. The
stories told Of The Birmingham boom are
like romances of the most incredible kind;
but they were generally true OF course
there was a reaction, and many men lost
their money. but the solid values re-
manned and the wiser operators and men
Of affairs are still very rich. Now Bir-
min -ham and Jefferson county progress
with substantial celebrity and Alabama
will, one day, rival Pennsylvania In min
eral and manufacturing wealth, especial
ly when the isthmian canal shall have
been built. giving her illimitable and
cheap outlet to Central and South Amer
lea.
When sir Lowtnian Bell, the eminent
English iron-master, visited Jefferson
county and became acquainted with the
advantages there, he said:
mo land that l know Of has been 80
highly endowed"
We think. however. that, though Geor-
gia may not be in minerals so rich as
Alabama, she las other advantages and
will endeavor to maintain her primacY.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
A outlet Campaign.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
In a little more than seven weeks the
presidential election will be held. Those
who enjoy torchlight professions, fire.
works, music and shouting as features
of a political contest which spreads over
the whole republic are beginning to show
symptoms of disappointment. There are
no signs of the spectacular. There is not
even abundant indication that the public
speaking will reach the usual standard
either as to quantity or quality. There
is still time TO organize for infiamma-
tory exhibitions; but they will be moth
Ing approaching those of the old days
not even of the days of 1896.
Has there been a radical change in
the methods of presenting great issues
to the people? Has public speaking gone
into a sort of decadence, and are news
papers to some extent taking the places
of the orators? Is there more general
intelligence, and are the voters better
qualified than they used to be to take
hold of grave questions and decide them
for themselves without the help OF
stump orators?
A quiet campaign--one that Is on the
surface tame--does not necessarily indi-
cate small vote, or presage an advan.
tage on either side. A thinking cam
paign is in the nature OF wholesome
mystery. The doubt as to what is goine
to take place stimulates those who have
sound arguments to make, and the rea-
soning is conservatively absorbed by the
great jury at the ballot box.
The lack of "hurrah" should not lead
any person to despair of the republic
The country can be saved without much
noise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
Is Easily Pleased.
q the Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
How easily the president is pleased,
these days! Maine goes republican, but
the democrats show heavy gains there,
and the president sends word that he is
"De-lightedr' The New York republican
convention dominates one of the weakest
candidates that 1t could have picked out
for the governorship, and again the pres
.dent declares that he Is "De-lightedl"
Until the election he feels that he is I'M
der tn necessity of wearing the smile that
won't come off But after that time,
should he be elected, look out for the
whirring of the big stick
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
NATIONAL POLITICS.
An Antitrust Political Trust.

From the New York World.
It is announced that r. A. Heinze. the
copper king" owns six political parties
In Montana. which Is all there are up to
date. He controls the republican, dem
oeratic, labor and populist organizations.
and to make an even half dozen he has
formed two new parties, the antitrust
democratic and antitrust republican.
In this political merger the illiberal rules
that prevail in other states have been
swept away, and a delegofe to conven-
ton of one Of Mr.. Heinzs4 2arties Is al
perfect liberty to fill similar positions in
any or all others.
And why not? What is pocket bor-
ough good for If it cannot in its entirety
be carried conveniently In the pocket
of the plutocrat who buys 1t?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

While there is much discussion of inter
missions in American theatres the Ger
mans have gone straight ahead and have
solved the problem admirably. The Neues
theatre in Berlin is equipped with a revolt
wing stage SO that while one act Is being
presented in front carpenters are busily
engaged In the rear staging the next
act. When ready the stage is revolved,
the new scenery is brought into view and
the play proceeds without interruption.
What a blessing such an arrangement
would be for the impatient American
peoplel Without a moments wait we
could drink in musical comedy to our
fill, exquisite young men would no longer
have a chance to tramp to the rear and
the old joke about seeing man. would
pass into history. But such stage would
prove a real hardship to barl1eepers who
derive a revenue from ''between-the-act'
drinkers and they would probably combat
1t strenuously.
It requires more than tho usual courage
for a man to assert that he can restore
hair to the hairless. OF course a great
many of them do assert 1t but they do so
through the press and purely for advertis-
ing purposes Yet comes a faith curist
who states that he has brought forth
twelve hairs by the efficacy Of prayer.
Now his claim is not so preposterous
after all. The human mind has exhaust.
ed every method for growing hair known
to science without the conspicuous sue
| cess that some professors boast and as
| a last resort the man VINO is bald might
as well turn to prayer. At least that is
the only hope for him.
It is puzzling psychological problem
why so many "hello girls are pretty.
| Savants have lost sleep over the question
but without arriving at definite results.
| Beauty is not a necessary qualification
| for as successful belle of the phone. All
| that she needs is a sweet voice and an
/ unusual stock of patience, and until the
new telephone, which makes person at
one end of the wire visible to person at
the other, comes into general use few
people will ever know how Central
| looks, unless they have an outside ac-
! quaintance. Yet the fact remains that
nearly all hello girls are good looking
and so many of them get married that
managers In some towns are kept in
stew to fill their places. Moreover several
of them have married wealth very re-
Gently. AS stated before, no satisfactory
explanation of this phenomenon has been
offered but careful study of the hello"
girl shows that LONELINESS is the excep-
ton.
Despite the fact that an enterprising
show which was recently seen in Bir-
mingham had the New YORK. subway in
operation this latest solution of the tram
sit problem is not yet thrown open to the
public. According to schedule, Gotham
ties will be permitted to do the subway
in about two weeks. Thereafter it Is ex-
pected that ride on the subway will be
a feature of a trip to the metropolis
which no rural visitor can afford to miss
One more attraction will be added to tha
city's list and he who sees the town with
out travelling on a subway car will be in
the plight of him who missed trip to
Coney Island. r. e.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Henry G. Davis embraced a hand
some young woman in the lobby of a
Washington hotel the other day, but
she was his granddaughter, and the
rumor that he was getting too young
TO be discreet was effectually silenced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

A New York policeman has an tx
ray eye," with which he can see con
cealed weapons on anybody's person
He would be valuable addition to
Birmingham force.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Senator Aldrich is helping the To
bacco trust and fighting the cigar
making industry in this country. He
favors in every case protection-to
the trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Mr. Murphy does not like Mr.. Grout,
and Mr.. McCarren dislikes Mr.. Shep-
ard, but in November all will pull
straight in harness. That's the way
democrats do.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Nearly one thousand immigrants ar
rived in one day in New York, and
Tammany will have its hands full In
making all of them voters before No
vember s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

When Grover Cleveland and Admiral
Evans go fishing without catching
anything there is something radically
wrong with the fish
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Mr. Douglas, the shoe man, whose
face is known to all wearers of shoes,
is to be the democratic candidate for
governor G. Massachusetts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
A TRUE JEFFERsoNIAN.

From the Savannah Press.
Birmingham, Ala, is situated in the
county of Jefferson. Since the last as
sessment the tax values there have In
creased six million dollars. With the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The New York Sun has pushed the
word "onomatopoea" into the cam
paign, and it should either send a key
with 1t or withdraw 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Lieutenant governors are being put
in course of possible promotion in sew
eral states, notably in Connecticut and
New York
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The two-step is like ragtime--it will
not go even when it has been con-
demned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

General Grosvenor declines to con.
slider the returns from Vermont and
Maine conclusive. He hesitates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

DIR. Dowie is now ready to grant alb
solution. He should announce his
scale of fees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Mr.. Higgins wears plain, ordinary
vest, and Mr.. Woodruff cannot under
stand how he could win in such
clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The frost that failed to come in
the corn fields nipped the bulls In the
corn pit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

A man who spent the summer at
Panama says there are not SO many
mosquitoes there as there are in New
Jersey.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Toxic, an advanced seat of civiliza.
ton, has thirty-two daily newspapers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Editor Stead Is so cranky and eccen
trio that he is an admirer of the car.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Birmingham automobiles are a
good sort of machine. They have not
killed anybody yet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The football contests will soon at
tempt to rival the clashes of the
armies in the Far East.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The merry crack of water pipes will
soon find an echo in the plumbers
heart.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Cy. Young's fame in Boston is wider
aud deeper than Ralph VALID Emcr-
sons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

We sell more automobiles to Europe
than we buy from it, five times over.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The German emperor would be
happy If he could get rid of the Mon
roe Doctrine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Another boy has whitfield a stick of
dynamite, but he won't do 1t any more.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The way to break up college hazing
is to give the police show.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
HUNTSVILLE AFFAIR,

one,ika News: They are having good
deal of trouble up at Huntsville growing
out of the lynching of negro. II the
lvnehine had been the aftermath of an
assault on a white woman by the negro
II is very likely that there would have
been less trouble over 1t. There Is an
element in some sections who are all
too ready to Join in lynchings and as a
result of that desire some folks are go
Ing TO warm a nest In the penitentiary
some of these times for a longer term
than did those who were sent up for
lynching in Elmore county few years
ago.
Galveston News: 1t seems that Ala
bama and Georgia are bent on bringing
the lynchers to justice. Let us hope
that justice may do the rest. IF the
Bullock county grand jury will return
indictments against any member or mem
bers of the mob which burned Reed and
Cato at the stake. / will request Attor-
ney General Hart to attend the session Of
| the court and aid in the prosecution Of
| the men who trampled on the laws OF
Georgia." says Governor Terrell of Geor-
ga.
Memphis Scimitar: The ordinary salu-
tation at Huntsville, Ala, now Is, Good
| rnorpfyc. bova vor, bean fpdicted7',
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The last rose of summer is with the
straw hat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Nobody seems to care what Alexieff
thinks about 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The crop of heirs to thrones is very
abundant this year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The corn is hustling to get out 81
the way of the frosts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

At least Birmingham has a mort
gage ON fourth place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Saratoga has become a medley OF
politics and horse racing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The Phipps family should go into re.
tirement and stay there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Tom Watson is warming Up for {
hot tussle in October.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

The boil weevil is satisfied with his
record of the present year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Port Arthur's last legs are becoming
weary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

No court of inquiry will grow GU
of the third Bull Run.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Huntsville. is in the eye of the coun
try
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Memphis scimitar: The ordinary salu-
tation at Huntsville, Ala, now Is, Good
morning; have you been indicted?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

Frank V. Evans and r. l. ONeal, Jr.'
are the only authorized travelling repre-
sentatives OF the Age-Herald In its cir
culation department
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

No communication will be published
without its authors name. Rejected
manuscripts will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
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washington Bureau Age-Herald. 142l g
Street, N. w.
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DR.. Dowie is now ready to grant alb
solution. He should announce his
scale of fees.
The frost that failed to come in
the corn fields nipped the bulls In the
corn pit.
The two-step is like ragtime-it will
not go even when 1t has been con-
demned.
The merry crack Of water pipes will
soon find an echo in the plumbers
heart.
Cy. Young's fame In Boston is wider
aud deeper than Ralph VALID Emcr-
sons.
Another boy has whitfield a stick of
dynamite, but he won't do 1t any more.
Toxic, an advanced seat Of civiliza-
ton, has thirty-two daily newspapers.
--s.-----
Editor Stead Is so cranky and eccen-
trio that he is an admirer of the car.
We sell more automobiles to Europe
than we buy from it, five times over.
The way to break up college hazing
is to give the police a show.
The boil weevil is satisfied with his
record of the present year.
Saratoga has become a medley OF
politics and horse racing.
- -
The Phipps family should go into re-
tirement and stay there.
No court of inquiry will grow out
of the third Bull Run.
Tom Watson is warming Up for a
hot tussle in October.
The corn is hustling to get out Of
the way of the frosts.
At least Birmingham has mort
gage ON fourth place.
The crop of heirs to thrones is very
abundant this year.
Nobody seems to care what Alexieff
thinks about 1t.
The last rose of summer is with the
straw hat.
Port Arthurs last legs are becoming
weary.
Huntsville. is in the eye of the coun-
try.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-19
Rev. Or. Cave Arrives.

Rev. DR.. Cave. the pastor of the First
Presbyterian church here arrived yester-
DAY from Richmond. Va. and was re-
ceived at the depot by a committee con-
sisting of Major Leo. d. Heartt and Prof.
D. H. Hill. He is now a guest OF MAJ
Heart.
Dr. Cave was called to the passionate
of the Presbyterian church over a year
CO. and was to have begun his pastorate
January /, 1903. but was prevented by
the death of his wife and sickness of him
self. He was pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church OF Paducah. KY, where he
has filled his entire ministry, a period
or fifteen years.
Rev. Alfred II. Moment, D. D., has
filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian church
here for ten months, and he has won a
warm place in the hearts of the many
people who have become acquainted with
him. He is strong man. learned eX-
pcsitor of the truths of the Scripture, ana
his earnestness, and ability have given
him high rank in this city. which will
regret to lose so cultured and excellent
gentleman.