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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

Prof. Henry McCalley, assistant state geologist, who died recently in Huntsville, was a gentleman of high moral character and fine mental at talnments. His death is loss to the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

President Roosevelt will spend only forty hours at the fair, but that will be time enough to see the Pike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

The bulls and bears are not rejoic- ing any more over the big cotton crop than is the solid south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

The worlds fair is now out of debt, a state of affairs that is largely due to the well-flled purses of the Ameri- can people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

The mother of the new governor of Minnesota once officiated at the wash tub, but she doesn't do it any more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

A prominent eastern elubwoman says corsets are women's best friends. Corsets do stick pretty closely to a woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26
ALABAMA PRESS.
On Peace Basls.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 Panama's army consists of twenty-five soldiers. If that Isn't peace basis what is itf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

Representative Dwight of New York says that the American of today looks to the rising sun. He should have added: When the American of today gets up early enough"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

Flo Irwin is figuring in another divorce suit. It is hard to keep an ambitious actress down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26
Let's Get Toaether.

'I cannot enter into details with a newspaper man. and tell you for publica- ton of the numerous propositions before this community for the establishment here of industrial enterprises,' said Frank Nelson, a prominent promoter, an active member of the Commercial club and pres ident of the North Birmingham Land com pany, "but l will tell you that never before in the history of your city have so many inquiries been made as during this month.
 These inquiries are not for employment of men so much as they are for the in- vestment of capital; therefore I say that the avenue for industrial labor In our midst is to be widely opened and the laborer is the bone and sinew of any com munity.
 If every man, every property-holder, every one interested morally. industri- ally and financially in the growth of Bir- mingham would unite in an effort to build up this district no matter how moderate his means may be, we would astonish the world in the line of progress the next twelve months; and I believe our loyal people will do this.
 T read with interest and hearty in dorsement the article in this mornings s Age-Herald on the subject of "The Kicker and His Ilicks,'' and l want to indorse that proposition. The kicker is all right in his place, but this is an optimistic age, and we should ever be an optimistic com munity."
 About Persons.
 J. w. Worthington of Sheffield is at the Hillman.
 II. H. Jacobs of St Louis is at the Hillman.
 A. c. Adams of Lexington. Ky. is at the Hillman.
 W. A. Cobb of sulligent, Is at the Metropolitan.
 J. L. Lewis of Sycamore is at the Metropolitan.
 J. L. McGee of Tuscaloosa is at the Morris.
 w. J. Maloney of Tuscaloosa is at the Morris.
 J. S. S. Travis of Paris, Tenn is at the St. Nicholas.
 J. B. Hoover of Dayton, Ohio, is at the St. Nicholas.
 John L. Poole of Louisville is at the Colonial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

Old winter will have to hump him self if he wants Birmingham to shiver before Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

All men are not what they seem, especially when they have on one of those stylish overcoats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

The turkey population of the coun- try is much smaller now than 1t was three days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

An Alabama contemporary starts off It's woman's column with the remark that "Woman is the fairest creature on earth That is a good way to make the column popular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

The profession of a humorist is still open to Tom Watson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

General Stoessel was probably thankful that he still had a grip on Port Arthur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

The gold brick swindle is so old that it is unfashionable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

Good old Wall street is enjoying period of prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

Some of the lambs probably think that Wall street should be known as Vail street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

D. c. Williams is now associate ed itor of the Pine Belt News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

The Dothan Siftings Is one year old, and bids fair to live to be many years older.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

Chauncey M. Depew is still open to engagements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

The smart set at the horse show verified all that Henry Watterson said about them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

General KuropatlSin seems to be sunk in innocuous desuetude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

An acre of millinery is called pic ture hat, but it is a picture no artist can paint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26
TIE HGE.HERRLD
H6spk ,,sla si s5saslD &l6EsiI aTgfA

L. Il Russ and J. H. Caffee are ths only authorized travelling representatives of The Age-Herald in its circulation oe partment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

The turkey got it where the chicken got 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

I1uulbNlllS, WdS 5Shtio4at4a4 - zo moral character and fine mental at tainments. His death is loss to the state.
 An Alabama contemporary starts off It's woman's column with the remark that "Woman is the fairest creature on earth.' That is a good way to make the column popular
  Representative Dwight of New York says that the American of today looks to the rising sun. He should have added When the American of today gets up early enough"
  In addition to owning large part of the earth, Andrew Carnegie now has lumbago, and he is not pleased with his latest acquisition.
  Dr. Dowie is now the First Apostle of the Christian Church of Zion" and also the first jackass of the United States of America.
  A young woman who furnished data for one of President Rooseyelt's books now has a good federal job in the h. dian Territory.
 The worlds fair is now out of debt, state of affairs that is largely due to the well-filled purses of the Ameri- can people. A prominent eastern elubwoman says corsets are women's best friends Corsets do stick pretty closely to woman.
 The mother of the new governor of Minnesota once officiated at the wash tub, but she doesn't do it any more. President Roosevelt will spend only forty hours at the fair, but that will be time enough to see the Pike. It is presumed that J. Adam Bede is working overtime getting up jokes for the next session of congress.
  Nan Patterson can't help being pretty, and. for the sake of the jurJ, she is probably glad of it.
 
 A solar eclipse Is predicted for 1905. The republican eclipse should fall due about three years later.
 -- .s.---- Flo" Irwin is figuring in another divorce suit. It is hard to keep an ambitious actress down.
  All men are not what they seem, especially when they have on one of those stylish overcoats. Old winter will have to hump him self if he wants Birmingham to shiver before Christmas.
 ---- The turkey population of the coun- try is much smaller now than 1t was three days ago.
 
 General Stoessel was probably thankful that he still had a grip on Port Arthur
 --- ------0~--- Some of the lambs probably think that Wall street should be known as Vail street.
  The smart set at the horse show verified all that Henry Watterson said about them.
  An acre of millinery is called a pic ture hat, but it is a picture no artist can paint.
 The Dothan Siftings Is one year old, and bids fair to live to be many years older.
 General Kuropatlin seems to be sunk in innocuous desuetude.
  D. c. Williams is now associate ed itor of the Pine Belt News.
  The gold brick swindle is so old that it is unfashionable. The profession of a humorist is still open to Tom Watson.
  Good old Wall street is enjoying a period of prosperity. Chauncey M. Depew Is still open to engagements.
 The turkey got it where the chicken got 1t.
 POPULAR PAPER. From the Sylacauga Progress. MT. Chaffee of The Age-H Herald clrcula- tion department spent Tuesday in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

No communication will be published without It's authors name. heoeeteo manuscripts will not be returned uhiess stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

EcRETARY WILSON'S optim- HN ism has received another blow, - in fha statistics inst issned hv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26

Sad indeed Is the fate of joker From trying to make others laugh Chauncey M. Depew has turned the laugh on him self, and now the Depew paragraph has
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09

Nicholas III. began his reign, according
to this writer as a highly sensitive, re-
firing young man, passive and ditiident.
His first meeting with the members of
the state council, many of whom had
served his great at-grandfather, gave
them chill. They convened to do
him homage in gorgeous costumes and
courtly masks, expressive of awe and
admiration, but he came and went like
Whit of the wind. leaving them TO
rub their eyes. An understood, pithless
lad sidled into the apartment and with
downcast eyes and a shrill falsetto
voice uttered this single sentence, Gen
tlemen, in the name of my late father
l thank you for your services" and
then, turning on his heels, was gone.
The keynote of the emperOr's second
appearance was inaccessibility, almost
superhuman dignity. The representa-.
tives of the zemstvos, or embryonic
county councils, had come to do HON
age to his majesty. Fulsome addresses
without number had been prepared
One of them seemed to smack of liber,
alism. 1t was no less loyal in spirit
than the others, but vaguely expressed
the hope that his majesty's confidence
would not be wholly restricted to the
bureaucracy, but would likewise be
shared by the Russian people and by
the zemstvos, whose devotion to the
throne was proverbial The autocrat
strode majestically into the hall and
with knitted brows and tightly drawn
lips turned wrathfully upon the chosen
men of the nation and ordered them to
put away such chimerical notions as
this single address had expressed.
In relation to the darker chapters OF
the reign the charge is made that the
czar, too, is the author of these. al
least indirectly. To NJ. de Plehve.
whose assassination occurred since this
article was written, its author ascribes
the massacre of Jews, the baniShment
Of Firms, the spoliation of Armenians
the persecution of Poles, the exile OF
Russian mobiles, the flogging of peas
ants, the Imprisonment and butchery
Of Russian workingmen and the abso
lutte abolition of law. But while the
minister suggested these things, the
writer of this article says the car has
heartily sanctioned them.
The writer believes that Nicholas will
fight the war with Japan even though
defeated, with blind and stubborn te
nacity. Unless European powers inter
vene he fears that this will be one OF
the longest and bloodiest struggles in
history.
1t is probable that the world will
have to revise Its opinions of Nicholas
H. Sometimes the weakest characters
are the most cruel and most tyrannical
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09
Famous Sieges.

Thousands of books have been writ
ten about the horrors of the siege.
Living in a town that is all shot to
pieces under a rain of falling, kissing
and exploding shells, having to subsist
OH horse meat and only a small ration
of that, knowing that the end must be
capture If death does not intervene, all
of these are bad even in the telling but
not half so bad as they are in the actu-
ality, for 1t Is easier to bear other peo-
pies troubles than our own. Death is
not so horrible when one toasts his
shins by the fire and merely reads
about his bony majesty. But, for that
matter, people who have thought they
were dying say 1t is not so bad actual
ly to SHOVEL off the mortal soil" AS
for those who get the dying over with,
their testimony is not obtainable. Yet,
granting that the horrors of death have
been overdrawn, so possibly have the
horrors of sieges.
The investment of Port Arthur re-
calls other celebrated sieges. 1t is
vain habit of the human animal to
compare the thing that is happening
with similar things that have hap
pened in the past. This it was that led
some observing person to remark that
comparisons are odious.' He proba-
bly, meant that some people who make
them are odious. But that, as r. Kip
ling would say to J. Chamberlain, Is
another story.
The longest siege of modern times
was that of Gibraltar, for the four
years from 17T9 to 1873. The English
garrison under Elliott defended itself
successfully from the combined attack
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09

of the French and Spaniards, and the
war closed with the fortress unsu6-
dued. Perhaps the most notable siege
of the nineteenth century was that of
Sevastopol, which the French, English
and Turkish allies made the objective
point in the Crimean war. The place
was defended with fine pertinacity by
the Russians for nearly year. The
attack began on Oct. II, 1854, and the
town was not evacuated until Sept.
of the next year. The siege was ac-
companied by the memorable battles of
the Malakloff, Inkerman and the Sc
dan. The town, in constant communi-
cation with the Russian general forces,
was usually defended by garrison of
10000 Its losses in the siege We're
$1,000 men, and the casualties on both
sides reached the enormous total of
10000
In the civil war the great siege-aside
from the attack on Lees army before
Richmond-was that of Vicksburg.
Grant began his movement against the
city in November. 1862, but the invest
ment proper did not begin until May IS
of the next year. The garrison of 30,-
900 men surrendered on July 4, after
having lost 10000 men in the seven
weeks of fighting.
III the Franco Prussian war Strass-
burg, with a garrison of 1900, kept
off a force of 10000 for fifty-one days.
Metz, defended by 10000, held out
against 100000 Germans for seventy
days. and the siege of Paris lasted
more than four months. The capital
had nearly half million defenders, but
many of them were raw and inefficient
conscripts. Six years later the Turks
made a desperate stand against the
Russians at Plevna. In one charge the
Russian force lost 1S,500 men. The
siege lasted from July 20 to Dec. 10,
and then 10000 Turks surrendered. AS
many more had been killed, wounded
or captured.
In the Boer war Kimberley held out
1913 days and Ladysmith 11S, and both
We're eventually relieved. IA neither
case were large forces involved. The
investment of Port Arthur, therefore,
is the most important siege since Plev-
M
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09
Society FOibles.

Formal verbal announcements of en-
gagements at luncheons given for that
purpose are no longer in style, says the
Chicago Chronicle One hostess re-
Gently concealed the announcement
of her daughters engagement in a
small cluster of flowers put at each
guests place at the table. A few days
ago another happy mother did the trick
even more delicately. The guests wait
ed expectantly all through the lunch
con, but not until they had finished the
sherbet were they apprised of the en-
gagement. Then in small gold letters
on the bottoms of the glasses in which
the sherbet was served they saw the
names of the bride and bridegroom to
be linked together by the loops Of a
true lovers knot.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09
The Gar as He Is.

In a recent number Of the Quarterly
Review is an article said by the editor
Of the magazine to be from Russian
Of high rank which throws much light
on the personality and the rule of Mich
olas II. 1t says that the world is mis-
taken In supposing that the car is
ruled by others. While tacitly admit
ting his mental limitations, 1t insists
that all the important acts of the Rus
sian government, even to the broken
promises In the far east, are chargeable
to Nicholas.
1.-THE course of Russian diplomacy
seems to show this" says the writer.
"The contradictory purposes of Rus
sia's policy, declaring one thing one
year and another thing the next, or
what is more frankly called Russia's
untruthfulness in dealing with the
world. could seemingly be due to moth
ing less than the absence of RESPONSE
BILE ministry and the absolutism of the
car"
The picture Of the ruler in the earlier
part Of his reign is very illuminative.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09
DOWIE'S COURTlNG RULES.
Zion City Girls Under Eighteen For
bidden TO speak to Men In Public.

Zion City Girls Under Eighteen For
hidden to Speak to Men In Public.
DR.. John Alexander Dowie has set
himself up as the arbitrary Judge In
every courtship in Zion City, says a
Chicago special dispatch. In recent
sermon to his full flock he laid ii down
as an unquestionable law that no love-
making shall take place without his
controlling hand. either directly or in
directly, and there are rumors of a
growing spirit of rebellion among the
Zion City maids.
Only few weeks ago Dowie decreed
that any young man calling on girl
in Zion City must while away every
minute of the visit in the presence Of
her parents, and now he has forbidden
any girl under eighteen years old to
speak TO man in public.
Dowie said emphatically that no girl
could speak to man in the streets Of
Zion City until she had reached her
eighteenth birthday, and, more than
this, he imposed a restriction on un-
married women of all ages which
seems likely to cause revolt among
the followers of Elijah" His amend
ment to the under eighteen rule is that
no woman, irrespective of age, shall
speak to a man in public until she first
has gained the consent of her parents,
which must be subject TO his own ap-
proval. This last clause is what has
aroused the ire of the young women OF
Zion City, as they are unanimous in
objecting to any one forcing himself
upon them as guide TO lead them
through the realm of romance. 1t is
said that these restrictions on love
making promise to raise the most diff
cult problem with which Dowie has
been confronted since he gathered his
followers around him in Zion City.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09
CzAR'S ALLEGED MOVE
Details of Arbitration Scheme
Told by James H. Lewis.
HOW IT WAS OUTLINED IN PARIS
Russia, 1t Is Said, Seeks to Have
Act as War Medintor-Internati
Aspect of the Big Struggle In MANI
churia,

Russia has become exceedingly
alarmed at her present internal condi-
ton, says James Hamilton Lewis, the
special correspondent of the Chicago
Post at Paris. She sees no immediate
success in the Japanese conflict. She
feels that her war chest will be ex-
hausted before victory can be achieved.
Then some form of severe personal tax
upon her people must follow in order
that her local government in Europe
and Siberia may be supported.
This latter necessity will be the
wound which will bring forth screams
of mutiny and cries of revolt. Then
will be the apt moment for the revo-
lutionists to urge their doctrines. They
will demand the uprising of the peo-
pie Their cry will be that as it is
death without liberty longer to endure
the iron rule of Russia 1t will be better
to have liberty and death with pros
pect of liberty to the children.
The nihilists will join the revolution
lists and aid them. Such alliance has
already been formed. Alexipiebrokoff,
one of the chief nihilists, fully detailed
the plan of the alliance to the states
general attorney generaD of Switzer-
land a few nights ago at meeting in
Geneva. Russia fears the necessity of
internal warfare which this condition
necessitates. Therefore it is argued
that it is better to lose temporarily
some advantage in Japan than all ad-
vantage at home.
1t has therefore been esteemed
statesmanlike prudence on the part Of
Russia to have some country intervene
and "arbitrate" the questions existing
between Russia and Japan, as Russia
had done between Japan and China
and as England did between Turkey
and Greece.
The Russian governmental heads ad-
mitted that il would never do for Rus
sia to appear to have initiated this
move. Such would be construed as a
confession of weakness. Or possibly,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09

public pastims, We may see crowd as
finely dressed and enjoying as fine
equipages and other luxurfes as may
be found in any part Of the world.
That she may profit by the progress
Of all other nations, the government OF
Argentina sends her young men TO
other countries TO learn the language
and ways of other people and TO keep
in touch with all lines of advancement.
The young man who politely pointed
out to me the progress OF Argentina.
Senor Ernest Sofa. is one OF tifty now
in the United States. The government
gives TO each $50 month for educa-
tion and maintenance. SenOr Sola has
just graduated from the Ohio State
university at Columbus. He is here to
assist Senor Enrique NJ. Nelson, the
commissioner for the republic at the
fair.
Fair Grounds, st. Louis.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09

In addition to the diseases carried by
the mosquito it is discovered that a
large number of the ills that flesh is
heir to are disseminated by the com
mon house fly. Now, both the fly and
the mosquito are products of filth. The
mosquito breeds only in stagnant wa
ter The fly cannot thrive in clean sur
roundings So the remedy for both Of
these disease breeding pests is cleanli-
ness. With clean homes and clean
streets the fly would find nothing on
which to live and would disappear.
With proper drainage of swamps and
cesspools the mosquito could not propa.
gate his kind and would disappear
also. With these two out of the way
would be removed two of the most
yirulent agencies in the spreading of
typhoid, malaria and other like all.
ments. Evidently the country needs
campaign in behalf of simple cleanli-
ness
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09

A Baltimore man got out of the asy
lum and broke into wedlock the same
day. Now, there are two natural ''an
swers'' to that. One is from the fry
ing pan into the fire" The other is
that there is a reasonable doubt as to
whether the man was permanently
cured or not. But the real answer is
that the man had grown desperate and
was willing to try anything rather than
return to the asylum.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09

A Louisville bank clerk was given
$4,000 in mistake for $1,000 and re-
turned the $4,000 difference. Tie was
Just boy, however, and had not been
educated in the ethics Of the calling.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09

1t seems that the lovemaking at At.
lantic City goes right on in spite of the
order of the mayor that all such in
discretions be stopped. 1t takes more
than police court fine to squelch loves
young dream.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09

Sir Thomas Upton is to try for that
cup again. If Sir Thomas could con-
vert a small amount Of his persever-
ance into speed he might stand some
show.