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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

however bitter the pill may be to Mur phy and the other leaders.
 Tn the meantime German of Maryland seems to be again in the race and i may be that Tammany will back him German has the Maryland delegation be- hind him. He is sure to have Pennsyli vania and West Virginia and 1t is pos sible that he may yet be the eompromis. candidate, though at present Parker rel gardless of the Tammany opposition Il far in the lead.
 By the way dropping politics, I hav1 been looking around New York for ar elephant for the boys of Birmingham Bartells, tho animal dealer sold the las one he had the other day, and says nd more will be on sale here until fall. Ruhe another animal dealer is, however, trvl ing to get one from the Coney Island show for the boys. MT. Bailey of Barl mum & Baileys show is taking an inter est in the matter and Is in communical ton with Hagenbaek at the St. LouiI exposition to get one.
 He is anxious to help the boys out bu| says on account of the St. Louis exp8l sitton,' the big Coney Island show and the many eircuses out this year elephant are hard to get. No one wants to selll However, the animal dealers are all oj the lookout and promise to locate onl for sale either here or at St. Louis withfI the next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORL[
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which they have viewed hastily from tn window of trans-continental flyer. The have an idea that there Is no telling wha might happen to them if they should ge lost out in that benighted land and con graduate themselves that they live i a more civilized part of the country. great many think that way. Others kno, better. But the other day thirty shot were fired in the streets of New Yor along Park Row by non-union freigh handlers who were thrown into a pani by flying stone. People are shot staH bed sandbagged, poisoned and robbe every day in the most populous district Of the United States and perhaps afte all it is safer to be out west where ther is more room to run when the necessitl arises.
 great law suit Is being waged I Pennsylvania over a mince pie ThI merely shows the importance of pie il some parts of the country. It seems thd the defendant went into the plaintiffl kitchen last winter and took from th| stove lucious mince pie which the wifl of the plaintiff had cooked. The defendant ate the pie, deponent sayeth, and no1 the plaintiff asks damages He adrnil that the pie was worth only 25 cents, bll his mouth watered for a taste of tha pie and he was so grievously disappointed in not getting it that he feels justified Il demanding heavy damages A Solomon needed to decide the case, but judgmerI should be based largely on the quality ( the pie.
 Displays of fishing tackle in the sho} windows of sporting goods houses an| the efforts of poets to tell about the nois| mountain stream where leaps the trout together with frequent reference to Isaal Walton, remind one that the fishing ses, son Is at hand. Even the funny papefi have caught the spirit and are tellih| these old jokes about the small boy anI the parson the urchin with bait in hl mouth, the old darkey who wanted il rescue his drowning companion becausI he had all the worms, and sundry otht| favorites with a deal of gusto. FisI stories and snake stories have been il vogue for some weeks past. In fad there is no reason to suppose that thert will not be as many anglers this veal as in the past, although the luck vii vary.
 The crackle of sheepskin Is heard in al parts of the land. In academic halls al miring fathers, mothers, sisters anI sweethearts gaze with rapturous faces tsI piring youth with an agonized expressioI of countenance who is delivering his conI mencement address. To him the minute| are as hours and perhaps the time drag| just as slowly for his hearers. but th| speech must be made and there he standd The chances are that the graduate maj be a, girl but If so she does not wear th| look of hopeless misery which cistiy| guishes the boy. Far from it. She maI be scared to death but outwardly she Il cool as a cucumber. The style of her ad| dress also differs from that of the bos| but after all she is the snore interestinI of the two, despite the fact that no. onI can understand what she Is saying. Ye| she receives thunderous applause. for shI looks very well in her commencement gown and besides she is some body daughters and perhaps wears some younI fellows fraternity badge. P. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
. Ew YORK. May 2s.-(special.)-
 It Is a queer democratic plat ! form situation prevailing in the

N Ew YORK. May 2s-(special)- O It Is a queer democratic plat
 form situation prevailing in the country at present. New York is the hub in which the colored spokes extend.
 The spokes are many eolored because the hub itself Is badly split and 1t needs steel bands to hold it together. The dem ocratic party is as badly split up as 1t has been at any time in the past eight years. The Globe this afternoon has a cartoon which will describe It. It Is a battleship manned by Parker coming at full speed out of a harbor through a narrow chan nel labelled "democratic Presidential channel" In this floats two contact mines -one graced by the head of Bryan-the other capped by the growing Tammany tiger. The Parker battleship is in dan ger of striking one or both. P. Murphy. the Tammany leader is over at Atlantic City giving out daily interviews criticlz- ing August Belmont for assuming to speak for the New York democracy.
 He characterizes the Parker boom as many is determined to do up August Bel mont and David B. Hill. Murphy Is deter mined to combine with anybody or any thing to beat Parker for the nomination. He gave out an interview today in which he says the compliments to Parker in the Alabama and Tennessee platforms were the result of Belmonts orders to the bouisville and Nashville railroad of ficials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
And the Bag Bag is not on the ma
TWO KINDS OF LoBsTERs.

From the New York Commercial.
 Gideon Wurdz's Foolish Dictionary thus defines a lobster '''rhe edible lobster Is found of the New England coast. The two legged species is, found everywhere. All kinds are green, but when roasted turn a bright red. Soubrettes are very dependent on both varieties for living; together they furnish her with food. rai- ment, flats diamonds and occasionally in digestion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
Men Who Wore inc Gray.

When the war broke out the census of 1860 had just been taken, and using this as basis Col Robert c. Wood, in his Confederate Handbook" puts the white males between the ages of IS and 5 in the south as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
A Possible Reason.

From the Chicago Post.
 'But why do the Irish come to Amer;c in such numbers?" "Oh, suppose they just naturalI can't get along without the snakes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Governor odell will put the guberna- torial tag on either Ambassador Choate or Ambassador Porter. Both are subject to be drafted, for both are New Workers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Secretary Hays bill for a weeks stay at the Worlds fair was $777, but he has never published the items. The public desires an itemized bill for he may have been a Piker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
About Persons.

Npodt TSTSonSs F. G. Howard of Lafayette, Ind, Is al the St. Nicholas.
 J. Fall Robersol, a prominent young business man of Cropwell, is stopping al the Morris.
 James McNamara of Athens is at the Colonial.
 c. H. Bowden of Atlanta is at the Hillman.
 Ike Greenwald of Carrollton is register ed at the St. Nicholas
 D. D. Patton of Horse Creek is at the Morris.
 c. E. Wilson, Jr.. of RusseIlville is in the city.
 J F. Dubose of Cincinnati is at the Colonial.
 Ross Blackmon, prominent young at- torney of Anniston, is at the Hillman.
 k4H
 w. T 1iuSt anu d. Y CiiiS LII <Alldllld are at the Morris.
 w. E. Powell of Tuscaloosa is stopping at the Colonial.
 G. J. Williams of Atlanta is at the St. Nicholas.
 w. H. Henderson of New York is at the Hillman.
 Edward O. Grady, Jr., of Thorsby is at the Morris.
 J. M. Huling of Hamilton, Ga, is stop ping at the Colonial. w. D. Sanders of Columbus. Ohio. is in the city.
 D. R. Pegram and J. A. Arnots of Gadsden are at the Hillman. G. T. Elliott of Croker is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 c. J. Wise of Tuscaloosa is at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Tips from the races are more valu- able than ever since the pool rooms were put out of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The Pike is to be investigated by a committee of Methodist ministers. They had better carry along bank roll if they want to make their inyesti- gation thorough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Between her commencement day gown and her commencement day es- say the sweet girl graduate has no leisure moments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The Funston swimming incident cannot be converted into a presiden- tial boom. It is too small to cover a big country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The cotton Is growing In Texas. and the weevil is sinking artesian wells in the bolls as fast as they appear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

With prospects of zoo, Vulcan and winning baseball team Birmingham is satisfied for the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

General Funstons swimming record has been revived, and his enemies are endeavoring to show that he swan the Bag oag only, which is but a creek
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

It is unprofessional in lawyers to do much advertising, but some of them have press agents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The pitchers are pitching this year, and the national game is more than ever a series of twirlers battles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The plague and the Boxer spirit promise to make things interesting round about Canton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The prisoners at Sing Sing are not drilled to sing sweet Land of Liber- ty," for obvious and personal reasons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Because some Yale students went barefooted the community was scan dalized, and yet there are sights along the seashore every year that would make the sea serpent blush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The Hit campaign button is freely worn in Washington, except at the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The man who declines this summer to take an interest in politics or base ball will become a Robinson Crusoe in vast population.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Elbridge Gerry was 69 years old when he became vice-president, and MT Hit insists that a single year should not bar him out of the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Secretary Hay intlmates that the complaint which is troubling this country is cosmIc destiny. It is con tagious. and to most nations deadly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

There is a great demand for lemons just now, and all of them do not go in lemonade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

in travelling about the country. He always carries a dress suit case. The small hand satchel Is convenient for carrying hair brush, comb, collars, socks and whisky fasks, but even for these uses it is be- ing superseded by the dress suit case with compartments for every article that man or woman needs while travelling.
 For long time the suit case was look ed upon with distrust by conservative people. It was affected too much by the dudes and staid persons thought that they would be putting on airs if they carried one of the things around, but all pre- judice from that source has long ago pass ed away. Lawyers, doctors. travelling men, statesmen, preachers and In fact nearly everybody who travels carry suit cases and the women have also adopt- ed them as the best substitute for a trunk they have ever found"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Politics IS deep and queer in Ohio on both sides or tue fence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The population of the mainland, says Director North, will be S9,000, ,OO0 in 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Judge ParlSer's silence stunt will be ended in the early days of July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

The Washington baseball club glories in its tailend achievements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

No one will be able to stampede tho Alabama delegation to Grover Cleve- land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Lew Dockstader has discovered 2 new way to adyertiseA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

This is shirt-sleeve weather on the bleachers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

Choate or Ambassador Porter Both are subject to be drafted for both are New Workers l
 The Pike is to be investigated by a committee of Methodist ministers. They had better carry along a bank roll if they want to make their inyesti- gation thorough.
 General Funstons swimming record has been revived, and his enemies are endeavoring to show that he swan the Bag oag only, which is but a creek.
 Secretary Hay intlmates that the complaint which is troubling this country is cosmlc destiny. It is con tagious, and to most nations deadly. Elbridge Gerry was 69 years old when he became vice-president, and MT. Hit insists that a single year should not bar him out of the race.
  The man who declines this summer to take an interest in politics or base ball will become a Robinson Crusoe in vast population. 
 Between her commencement day gown and her commencement day es- say the sweet girl graduate has no leisure moments
  The Funston swimming incident cannot be converted into a presiden- tial boom It is too small to cover a big country.
 The prisoners at Sing Sing are not drilled to sing sweet Land of Liber- ty," for obvious and personal reasons.
 ---s------- The pitchers are pitching this year, and the national game is more than ever a series of twirlers battles. The cotton Is growing In Texas, and the weevil is sinking artesian wells in the bolls as fast as they appear.
  With prospects of zoo, Vulcan and winning baseball team Birmingham is satisfied for the present
 
 Tips from the races are more valu- able than ever since the pool rooms were put out of business. -----s----
 The plague and the Boxer spirit promise to make things interesting round about Canton.
 
 It is unprofessional in lawyers to do much advertising, but some of them have press agents.
 
 The Hit campaign button is freely worn in Washington, except at the White House.
 There is a great demand for lemons just now, and all of them do not go in lemonade.
 The population of the mainland, says Director North, will be S9000,0 in 1910.
 No one will be able to stampede tho Alabama delegation to Grover Cleve- land.
 The Washington baseball club glories in its tailend achievements Judge Parker's silence stunt will be ended in the early days of July.
  Politics IS deep and queer in Ohio on both sides or tue fence. Lew Dockstader has discovered a new way to advertisea This is shirt-sleeve weather on the bleachers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

People who reside in New York like to talk about the wild and woody vest
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-05
Modern Suburban Wonders.

The diving gear of Captain Sorcho
with the Nat Reiss Southern Carnival
company, the deep sea diver, is as
far above that of the ordinary diver
as the sun is above the earth, and
that is the secret of his being able
to accomplish such wonders under
the water which none others have
even dared to attempt. His subma-
rine telephone and searchlight are of
his own inventions and the greatest
of the age in that line. BY means of
the telephone he can talk to his tend.
ers and listen in return with as much
ease as though he were beside them,
thus doing away with the old primitive
style of signal jerks on the lifeline
as in vogue even today with the other
divers. The searchlight floods the
bottom of the sea with a broad stream
of light that will show up pin lying
in the sand, where in former years
the captain had to gfope about in the
dark using the sense of feeling instead
of sight. The method of adjusting
the belt weights and armor are new
with Captain Sorcho, as is also the
way of wearing the iron-soled shoes
and other paraphernalia under the
water Captain Sorcho is truly the
only up-to-date twentieth century
deep sea diver and is recognized as
the most expert submarine engineer
in this country.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-05
Bic Baseball Event.

Conductor Houston, of the Southern
Pacific Co, was challenged recently
by one Powers, a cigar dealer at
Portland, for fats VS., leans baseball
game at that city on Sunday August
IA
Houston is a popular man on the
railroad and has signed all the big
railroad men who can be spared of
their runs on that day and the pro
ceeds of the game are to be turned
over to the Consumptives home.
The fats will play with no men wha
weigh less than 200. and Houston has
signed George Dorcas, the well-known
Salem hop buyer and baseball en-.
thusiast for first base.
A special train will be secured for
tnat date, and many Will attend from
Salem, train service being made dL
rect to and from the grounds at gath
and Vaughan streets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-05
Canadian Henley Renatta.

st. GATHERINGS, Ont. Aug. 5.-On
the new permanent rowing courses
here the best amateur scullers and
oars of the United States and Canada
lined up today at the beginning of the
2lst annual regatta Of the Canadian
association of Amateur Oorsmen.
Those present included representatives
of rowing clubs of Toronto, Winnipeg.
Montreal and other cities Of the Do
minion, together with a notable ag-
gregation of American oarsmen Just
returned from the championship re-
gatta at st. Louis.
Judging from the high class of the
entries many stirring races will be
witnessed in the contests started by
todays prelimlnaries. The practice
work of several competitors has been
very good, leaving a doubt as to the
probable outcome OF each event. In
consequence there is quite a betting
interest in all the races and consider
able money will probably change
hands.
The two days program consists Of
II events, as follows; Senior four
oars, senior eight oars, senior single
sculls, senior double sculls, interme-
date double sculls, intermediate four
oars, junior four oars. senior pair
oars, junior singls sculls. junior single
sculls, junior doubls sculls, Junior
eight oars.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-05
IMPROVEMENTS IN
STREET CAR LINES
Company Installs Telephone System
Repairs to Commercial Street
Bridge

led next week. This will give better
and more reliable servoce.
The old cars will be repainted and
rebuilt, adding to their attractiveness
and to the comfort of the travelling
public. Two new large 54 horse power
cars will be here before the state fair
and they will enable the company to
handle the traffic in much more sat
isfactory manner than heretofore.
The present reconstruction of the
Salem street car lines is a welcome
change over past conditions and the
public appreciate the efforts of the new
company in this direction The pat
ronage has increased with rapid
strides during the last six weeks and
every effort will be made to give Sa-
lem street car service second to
none in the northwest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-05
Feast Of st. Dominic.

Yesterday was the Feast of St
Dominic, an important day in the
calendar of the Catholic church. St
Dominic, founder of the order of Do.
minicans, was surnamed De Suzman
and was bora in Calahona, Spain, in
ITO. He completed his education at
the University of Paletia; in 1893 was
made canon of the Cathedral at Osma
and in 1898 priest and archdeacon
He subsequently became known as a
preacher and was sent on missions
to various parts of Spain and into
France, Dominic died at Bologna in
1921; ne was canonized by Pope
Gregory TX on July 3, 1894.
st. Dominic wrote several commen-
taries upon st. Mathew, st. Paul and
the Canonical Epistles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-05
Sold His Father a Buggy.

f. F. Cary, the rustling represent
atlve of the branch house OF the
Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. at Sa-
lem, had funny experience that has
never got into the papers.
During the past year his parents
moved out from Kansas and deci ied
to locate near Salem. His father, j..
n Cary, had not seen the boy for
over 16 years and looked him up.
f. f. Cary was busy as a mailer and
didn't pay much attention to the old
man as he was waiting on some other
people, but finally got him into the
warehouse and sold him a buggy.
AS they walked out to the Office
Cary tried to sell the old man a nice
buggy harness, showing him one on
the white dummy horse near the door,
remarking "You ought to take the
old lady riding once in a while"
81 don't know but that is good ad-
vice" said Cary senior
In the talk the old Kansas farmer
dropped something that made Cary
junior, catch on. He locke him
over sharply and the tears came into
his eyes as he said Say, old man,
who are you anyhow"
Then the father and son recognized
each other and there was a good cry
all around The old man knew him
all the time, but he had to admit that
his boy had developed into good
salesman
j. +. Cary has since bought the
Misler farm near Turner and the old
gentleman once in a while enjoys tell
ing the joke he put up on the boy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-05
MARION
SQUARE
CONCERT

The Salem Military band will give
a concert at Marion Square tonight
The program is as follows:
March-"Japan's Triumphal" ...,.
Overture-"The Silver Bell" ....
.... .... ....... -, .ScnlepeBrell
Clarinet SoloL"The Warbler" ...
-. 80. ...... ........... Mason
Mr.. Karl Poppa.
Patrol-"American" E. -. Meacham
Waltz-"An Autumn Bud. Lesser
Polka-"Anvil" :. =. .. Parlow
Gavotte-"The First Heart Throbs"
'''' 49, '..' ..'...... gutenberg
March-"Uncle Sammy" -. Holman
(The st. Louis prize march.)
w. e. M'ELRoY, Conductor.
The ladies OF the Marion Square
Improvement league will serve re-
freshments during the concert.