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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
Public Spirit.

There Is more public spirit in Birming- ham than there was when I first took up my residence here five years ago." said former Georgian, but I hope the day will soon come when public spirit will be as strongly in evidence in this city as 1t is in Atlanta.
 ''The Commercial club is naturally center of influence and It should not be difficult for 1t to promote a cooperation and broad spirit in pulling for Birming- ham.
 Some people may say that Atlanta overdoes itself advertising. but 1t does not. The Atlanta people not only talk Atlanta year in and year out, but the business men put up money liberally to advance the city's interest. The same kind of spirit and practice should prevail in every eity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
international Eminent Domain.

The indications are that the ad- ministration is preparing to abandon justification for its high-handed acts at Panama, either under the treaty of 1B46, or in the petty government it's marines set up in Panama. It has fallen back, or soon will, on the rob Der doctrine that to the strong all things from the weak are due. It is as serting through its senatorial mouth pieces that canal strip over the isth- mus was due the United States under International law. Why then is not a parallel strip due Germany? And
 still another Great Britain? When the robber doctrine is united with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
Endorsing Checks.

"Paradoxical as 1t may seem. the right hand end on which to endorse a check is the left end,'' said Austin Sims last night. Probably nine persons out of every ten endorse their names to a check on the wrong end. At least that has been my experience and handle twenty or thirty checks every day for friends and customers.
 Many will turn the right end of the face of the check over and sign his or her name at the time of cashing the check, while the correct way is to turn the check entirely over and endorse 1t on the left end. This saves the teller at the bank a great deal of trouble inas- much as he turns the checks face down. wards always when he goes to check them up on the deposit slip"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
Our Government Building.

When the government needed a larger building in Atlanta the city of Atlanta stepped in and bought the old building, turned it into city hall. A similar course might be considered here. The present government build ing is already outgrown, and will soon be ridiculously inadequate; the city needs high school building. Why not buy the government building at, say, s100, ,000 and expend $100,000 more In additions and furniture, and thus have commodious, handsome and central ly-located high school building? The terms of payment could probably be arranged to suit the case.
 It is plain in any event that patch ing will not produce an adequate gov ernment building on the present site The present building should either be sold or torn down. Patching would be poor policy either to the government or to the people. No patched-up build- ing is ever satisfactory. All in all, the best policy is to sell out lock, stock and barrel to the city. and go else where and build building that will be adequate for generation at least. Such a building would cost a million dollars, and the most prosperous city in the south needs building of that nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
The Boil Weevll.

"The ail-absorbing question In our state is how to get rid of the boll-weevl" re- marked a prominent Texan last night
 "The pest is spreading at a terrific rate and so far every effort to stamp 1t out has been futile. The weevil is peculiar insect No poison has ever been used that had any effect on them whatever. They have no mouth and do not eat the leaves, hence the difficulty in handling them. The weevil forms in the blossom and when the boll forms they are encased on the in- side. They live off the boil The weevil grows up in hearty plant, but when the bol. natures it suddenly drops off. Un- less some remedy Is discovered that will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

erty in and around Birmingham, has made It's annual report. which is a re- markedly good one It shows that the company holds in bills receivable S5s.000 more than its outstanding bonds. Three years ago it owed more than 31,00o.DOu During this time. It has spent a quarter of million dollars on street improve ments in the city of Birmingham. IT. ad- dition to this. 1t has reduced its preferred stock by sl500o0.
 Nothing so well demonstrates the great growth and upbnilding of Birmingham as does this statement The company has pursued a liberal policy and has enabled many people to build their own homes. It has indeed done a good work for Bir- mingbam and is deserving of commenda- ton.
 The. several instances which have oc- cured recently of policemen using their pistols too freely has aroused a good deal of excitement and some fear among those who are compelled to be out late at night Birmingham undoubtedly has some excellent police officers, but there are evidently exeitable men among them. The police officer has no more right to be free in the use of his pistol than has any other citizen, and he is subject to the same laws as effect other people In the use of a pistol.
 hope that Chief Wier will give his men the strictest of instructions. in re- gard to the use of fire arms, and if they violate them, the officer who does so should be duly punished.
 -&
 I am very glad that the people of Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

mingham are taking interest in the mat ter of street paving and the character of pavements. There is an argument now on as to the value and lasting qualities Of the bituminous macadam which Is be- ing laid on Third avenue. This discus sion will undoubtedly result in good. If bituminous macadam is all right. we want 1t It not, we want something else. We do want Birmingham to be made well. paved city and we want it done as early as possible.
 The Brooklyn Eagle seems determined to be a conspicuous figure in the making and unmaking of democratic presidential candidates. A short time ago it came out with an enthusiastic editorial calling upon Mir. Cleveland to be candidate for the nomination. MT. Cleveland promptly replied that under no circtlm- stances would he consider the matter
 Now. the Eagle comes out and an- nounces that MT. German intends to retire from the race for the democratic presidential nomination in favor of Judge Parker of New York. With the Eagle. .the wish is father to the thought.s The Eagle is attempting to boom Parker and to pull German out of the race. Mir. German has no idea of retiring from the race. and the best opinion in Washing ton Is that he will be the next democratic nominee Certainly no other man stands so conspicuously at the front today and it seems that he Is gaining strength every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
Consumption of Smoke.

Oliver j. D. Hughes, Consul General, Co.,
 burg Germany.
 A Hungarian inventor claims to have solved the smoke difficulty by employing porous plates or bricks made of com position containing lime and fuel of dif- ferent degrees of combustibility arranged behind or between portions of the fuel up behnd or between portions of the fuel in a furnace. These serve as desulphurizing or purifying filters for the furnace gases A suitable combination of materials is 10 to 15 parts of sawdust 30 to S5 parts of coke or anthracite, 20 to 20 parts of coking fuel. and 30 to S5 parts of brown coal and peat. mixed with to 20 parts of caustic lime. tempered with an amount of water equal to the weights of the combustile materials taken together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
QUICK AT REPARTEE.

From the Washington Post.
 Senator Morgan is as quick at repartee as he is forcible in extended debate. Sem ator Spooner yesterday was talking about Professor Haupt, of the Isthmian Canal commission.
 Why said he, "I knew Professor Haupts father B long time ago."
 ''I know him now returned MT. Mor- gan. in a cutting tone which remark broke the tension with which the senate was listening and provoked much laugh ter.
 T have seen Professor Haupt, too sever al years ago. added MT. Spooner.
 'I have seen him within a few weeks. replied MT. Morgan in the same cutting tone, and again there was laugh at the Wisconsin mans expense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
Pitching the New Crop.

The signs of new crop are abund. ant. Fertilizers have been advanced in price on account of the heavy de- mand, and the Tennessee papers re- port an unusually heavy movement of mules southward. These facts point to large acreage in cotton this year. High prices, present and prospective, are inducing farmers to devote every available acre to the feecy staple.
 It may not be possible to stay the current, but there are two things which seem to be incontrovertible, namely. no man should plant more cotton than he can pick out, and no man can safely transfer the corn cribs he draws upon to Chicago or Kansas City. Alabama is prosperous this year because she made last year near ly as much corn as she will need up to the making of new crop.
 1He ldimef "no ,hls yeoi iShiis hio cribs with corn, and takes good care to secure labor to pick out the cotton he grows, is the man who will feel comfortable one year from today. The lesson nay not be needed, but it is best to tell it nevertheless. Over nlantinp is the danger this year-Oyer- planting of cotton, of course. The picking capacity of this state is limit ed to about 100000 bales, and an at tempt to raise more cotton will result in a waste of labor. Let every farmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 Any woman can look passably young to a man she Is not married to.
 Molasses catches more flies than vine- gar, and hattery more women than truth.
 Women seem to wear their shoulder blades in lots of different places, accord ing to the kind of dress they have on.
 A man can hardly make worse mis- take than to be so absent-minded as to hug woman in the force of habit way he does his wife.
 It makes a boy sick, who is worrying over whether he is going to make his football team, to hear his mother brag how he is trying to be No. in his class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

therefore, ask himself this month, f.How much cotton can I safely expect to pick out?" and let that be the meas ure of his planting. The farmer who will do that, after first making proyis- ion for a .refflling of his corn cribs, is the farmer who will the most surely find himsel. on solid ground next fall, no matter what the price of the staple may be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

The Duke of Orleans is an appropri- ate representative of an effete mon- archy. He desires to put away wife because she is childless, and he asks Rome to approve the shameless pro ceeding. He has already selected wife Nh 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
THE PRoDIGAL.
Emily Householder.

Emily Householder. Self and I took a walk one day Mid banks of poppy, blooming sweet, Adown a sloping westward way Dim shadows fell before our feet. At length our pathway wider grew, On stone and briar our tired stepa
 press, Winding in tangled grass and rue, Until it reached wilderness. Where sinuous serpents lurking coil Where blows miasma's 8 . poisoned
 breath, Where shril and loud the ravens VI Portends approaching death. turned from self and saw afar A city on hills high crest, : Joyfnl alone. led by a stars My homeward way I pressed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

J.P. Morgan lost but $2OO,0O0 in tho great decline in values last year. This fact Is shown by his oath in relation to the valuation of his personal prop erty for taxation purposes. He was worth $500 .0O0 last year; this year he is worth but S400,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
 He Would Be Left.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 .Hnh. grumbled Mr. skinnay, who was heinz uncomfortably crowded by the jolly looking fat man in the trolley car. these cars should charge by weight.
 Think so?, replied the fat man. "Then they wouldn't think it worth. while to stop for you.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT LOCAL AFFAIRS
 AND OTHER MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST

@HE sensational sewer contract l0 case has been decided. and Ref
 cree Trimble declines to allow any part of MT. Drennen's claim. The trial of this case has aroused more inter est than anything which has oeeuTed in Birmingham in several years-the Public being extremely interested to know whether or not our county and city i'm provement contracts have been given out on bushes basis. The trial of this suit and the conditions made as between Mir. Drennen and the contractors aroused in- tense suspicious on, the part of the people to the effect that they might not only have been paying for the necessary work, but questionable promotion funds besides.
 The court did not decide the full ques- ton involved, but every thinking man has an opinion. Just what these opinions are, it Is not my province to say. I am glad to say, however, that all the testimony went to show that no man on the commis- sion or officer connected with it in any way, had been improperly influenced, and so far as was developed no attempt was iiaoe .o hiHuehce diiy ol inem. 1nueeu the commission Is composed Of the best people of Birmingham and Jefferson coun- ty, and 1t was demonstrated that it final ly awarded the contract for the sanitary sewer at very low figure, thus emitting It to the thanks of the people of Jefferson county. Every contractor-both those who were interested and those who were not parties to the bidding-say that the contract was let at very low prices.
 
 The Birmingham Realty company which owns nearly all of the vacant prop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

MT. Bryan likes "Yurrup," but he will keep his high-priced heifers at home. He saw MT. Croker, but he will not initiate his example by going into the dairy business over there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

King Leopold of Belgium is not will ing to trust himself in his yacht, but he is willing to send the heir presump- tive across the sea in her, and to St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Between Kings Edwards sense of mercy and Ambassador Choates clev- erness Mrs Maybrick will no doubt be soon released
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

It will be so hot on July 6 in St. Louis that berths in the parks will be agreeable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

About Persons.
 President John w Abercrombie of the State university spent few hours yes- terday at the Morris
 D. Martin of Bloeton is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 J. W. Read of Chicago is at the Hill man.
 F A. Carter of Alliance O., Is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 pr. F. R. Messeinger and G. P. Moore of Kimberly are at the Florence. N. J. Harrison of Greenville is an ar rival of the Morris.
 J. P Crawford of Sylaeauga is at the Metropolitan.
 J. G. Evans of Knoxville and Will Will Mcclellan of Atlanta is at the St. Nicholas.
 H. B. Painter of Nashville is stopping at the Florence.
 G. P. Hunter of Athens, Ga, is at the Morris.
 J. B. Jones of Fayette and A. B. Me- Eachin of Tuscaloosa are stopping at the Metropolitan.
 Scott Maxwell of Cordova, superinten- dent of the Indian Head cotton mills, and Mrs Maxwell are at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

With Cornelius Vanderbilt in the house and MT. Hartman in the sen. ate the New York republicans will be appropriately represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

The average life of Chicago man is thirty-two years. Thirty-two years in the smoke and smells of Chicago ought to be enough for anybody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Marcus Alonzo Hanna is endeayor- ing to ascertain what effect a pro- longed stay in the White House would have upon his rheumatism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Dowie says he Is either Elijah or a great imposter He has got the thing down to fine point, and every one can take his choice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Panama does not propose to refer her secession to The Hague tribunal, and Russia and Japan do not feel called upon to arbitrate anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

The burglar and the footpad are old time disciples of the principle of inter- national eminent domain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Marcus Alonzo Hanna has issued his 2001 denial of candidacy, but the phrase "unalterable and conclusive does not appear in any of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Ex-Congressman Driggs will serve out his term-one day, and will ask for no reuuction on account of good behavior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
New Government Building Needed.


 Few things could be done which would be 8 greater advantage to Birmingham than to get a new government building, said a prominent citizen yesterday, and I am glad to see that the representatives of the federal powers here are in favor of such a movement. Birmingham is certainly growing at a greater rate than any other city In the south, and possi- bly, in the country. and it deserves great consideration from the government. The next five years will see the postal and other receipts which go into the govern ment offices here more than doubled.
 No one who is not familiar with the situation can appreciate the crowded con- dition of the entire building and the crying need of a new one.
 T see that Atlanta has secured an appropriation of s2OO,OO0 for the purchase of a site for the new government build ing, and with three Alabama representa- tives on the two committees which have to act to secure an appropriation, 1 think this would be the time to take the matter up and push 1t vigorously.
 "If the people will take up the ques- tion and agitate 1t the appropriation can be secured. as Birmingham is looked on with great favor by the powers that be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Cabbage is now worth $50 ton, and it is as easy to grow it as so much c1l.n a16
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

President Arosemena of the alleged constitutional convention of Panama began business by denouncing the church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

It will be colder today, but our cold waves are neither intense nor long continued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

The sultan of Sulu will come to the St. Louis fair, but he will keep away from the midway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

King Peter has the sultan skinned to the tail in the number of snubs re- ceived
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

New York has an epidemic of pneu- monia, but Tammany did not do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Senator Hanna seems to think that what the Ohio legislature did the cleo toral colleges would duplicate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

China, like Korea, is an innocent by stander.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

The republican papers are beginning to say that the Judge Parker boom is like handcar on a sidetrack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Korea would jump at chance to swap places with Panama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

Senator Shoots offense in the eyes of the women is not what he does, but what they think he thinks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

MT. Bryan should cut out the adverb very"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
Hot Seats on the Cars.

Did you ever get frightened while sit- ting on one of those hot seats in a Bir- mingham street carY' asked visitor from Mobile last night. As everybody began to smile. knowing that he referred to the electrical heating apparatus under some Of the car seats. the visitor from the gulf proceeded with his story
 T got on an East Lake car the other night he said, .sand after getting com fortably fixed in my seat began to real ize that a feeling of warmth was coming over me. As the car ran faster became hotter and moved uneasiy in the seat Suddenly I put my hand under the cush- ion and touched a rod that seemed to be almost red hot. I leaped into the aisle and yelled to the conductor that the car was on fire. Of course, the wise passen- gers gave me the laugh, but 1 witnessed the funny capers of a woman in few minutes that repaid me for my being the butt of joke.
 A middle-aged woman came in at one of the small stations and sat down two seats ahead of me. In few minutes l saw her begin to fidget around on the seat and nervously brush particles of dust from her clothing. She then adjusted her hair, looked out of the window, moved again and looked for the conductor The car was going fast and I could tell the seat was getting warmer The lady moved backward and forward two or three times and then jumped up with a look of terror on her face and screamed, Stop the carl Stop the car! My clothes are on fire! The conductor explained the trouble and with many blushes of confusion the woman sat down and buried herself in news- paper.
 You folks here in Birmingham have too many new-fangled things for us peo- pie from down at the gulf. If the cars in Mobile were fitted with those hot seats without due notice. half the town would be scared to death"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

kill the pest, cotton crops in this country, in my opinion. will continue to decrease"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17

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The daily tribune., 1904-11-25

Jewelry In nsths lasest designs, quail.
ity guaranteed. Il Ramemher the besl
- the cheapest. T. n. Howslls.
jeweler. .71-7s
The daily tribune., 1904-11-25
Florida Sleeper Via FRISCO.

On iNoyenbsr 15sh. and daily
theresfters until the summer season
Of 1905. the Frisco syakem. in connec.
tion wish. the Southern Railway. will
operate through Pullman Sleepers BE-
sween Kansas City. Mo. and jackson.
willie, Fla. These Sleeping cars will
b placed in ssryioe - part of the
equipment Of the popular, '.South
eastern Limtter, scheduled TO leave
Kansas Oity $50 p. m. A modernly
equipped train. electric lighted cafe
obwryattcn car. eta.I7the route Of
wh,ch carries the traveller through the
populoua cities Of she Sopsheast.
{ B-rtn reservptipus may be made
through REPRESENTATIVE OF Frisco Sys.
tenn or connecting lines.
Passenger TIafiic Department.,
Saint Louis.
The daily tribune., 1904-11-25
Beauties.


What volume Of thought is Sou.
tained In the simple Aowsri Az the
liahtnings which fash along the
armament Of heaven. or thapder
which stArtle the silence OF eternity
are typ,cal Of HIS anger and might
20 are the beauty and simplicity of .
Hover typical OF His purity and
mercy
A flower 10 NO ins,snincent object.
tbis frassht with many adeep though
mute lesson Of wisdom Il teaches
us that even itsslf. the brightest
orna~sent Of she vegetable world. mnss
fads away and die andthe life which
ws prise % highly may b. ssen. = in
. mirror. through it, >aaaerens
changes.
The wishsrsd lsaeet II like eato
eensheA azd broken heart Its fsa-
ing loeslinss i like the approach Of
- = II throws its mantle Of vrink-
ID care ovsr H. form q some hssly
spseansa 4 Aenaatts. ~ sysss
fsnkrases 4 like ~ 3oss-ana p3saar
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The daily tribune., 1904-11-25

The lad who nred shot at pas.
psnser train near DsltA shs other day
By which passenger lost one Of h's
syss. wns osptursd in Grand Jnuotjo.
and tsken back 10 Delta. He IL be.
tween 10 end ~ years OF aes and old
enough 70 know better. He should
b. taught and object lesson.