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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
John Kelly Dies at Tuscaloosa.

Tuscaloosa. January 1o.-tSpecial.)- John Kelly died at his home on Univer- sity avenue yesterday afternoon at 4;@ o'clock after lingering illness of sev- eral months.
 Mir Kelly was born in Louisiana in 1852 and was a most successful sugar planter. From Louisiana he wet to Florida, where he owned several orange groves. He has resided in Tuscaloosa for more than three years. coming from Fort Smith, Ark. He was president or the Warrior Coal company here ana nas done much toward the up5uilding or Tuscaloosa. He was also one of the promoters of the Alabama Barge and Transportation company, between Tus- caloosa and New Orleans, by way of the Lake Borgne canal He is survived by wife, one brother. W. J. Kelly of New Orleans. and two sisters Miss Lou Kelly .and Mrs. A. P Morrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
THE DAWN OF PEACE.

By John Ruskin. Put off, put off. your mail, O kings, And beat your brands to dust! Your hands must learn surer grasp, Your hearts better trust. Oh. bend aback the lances point, And break the helmet bar; A noise is in the morning wind, But not the note of war. ITpon the grassy mountain paths The glttering hosts increase They come They come! How fair thei1
 feet
 They come who publish peace. And victory, fair victory.
 Our enemies are ours! For all the clouds are clasped Ia light And all the earth with flowers. Ave. still depressed and dim with dew, But walt a little while, And with the deathless, radiant rose The wilderness shall smile. And every tender, living thing
 Shall feed by streams of rest; Nor lamb shall from the flock be lost Nor nursling from the nest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
STOCK MARKET TROUBLES.
English Market Suffers from Effect of
 War Scare.

London, January 1o.-Under the infu- ence of the war scare. the stock exchange had a very bad week, all the markets tumbling. Fortunately, after the unfound- ed rumor of the recall from Nice of M. Delcasse, the French foreign minister, which caused temporary disturbances in Paris and Berlin. those bourses recovered and continued to dsplace considerable confidence that peace would be preserved.
 Saturday saw a general recovery, par ticularly in Japanese and Russian securi- ties, which were again brought from Par is and Berlin.
 American railroads have not suffered so greatly. the public believing that even if there should be a war between Russia and Japan. 1t would tend to ne-p the trade of the United States. Hence. the market re- sisted the tendency of Wall street to de- press prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
HANNA IN COLUMBUS.
Will Remain Until After His Re-elec-
 ton to the Senate.

Columbus, O., January 10.-Senator M A. Hanna arrived here from Cleveland this afternoon and will remain until af- ter his reelection to the United States senate
 The house and senate will ballot separ- ately on United States senator next Tues day There will be a joint session Wednesday when the result of the ballot will be announced Mir. Hanna will be returned to the senate by the largest ma jority ever given a candidate for the office, the republicans Nhaving a majority of twenty-five in the senate and sixty six in the house. or ninety-one on joint ballot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
Electoral


 There is no rainbow chasing in this tables--no hunting for electoral votes in states that are bound by tradition and by machines to the republican party. Even in these tables Delaware Rhode Island, Connecticut and Wyom- ,no are conceded to the republicans. New York is claimed, and whoever can carry New York can carry New Jersey.
 In short the democrats have 162 sure votes, and s5 doubtful votes--a total or PAT, or eight more than enough to elect a femocrat President. The battle for the S5 doubtful votes must be keen and earnest, and that is the kind of fight the united democracy is getting ready to make.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
ALDERMAN POOLE DIES.
Was Prominent in Pratt City Affairs
 for Several Years.

Pratt City, January 0.-(Special)-Al- derman J. M. Pool, who has been ill with pneumonia for the past four or five days, breathed his last this morning, at ? o'clock, surrounded by his family. The funeral will take place tomorrow after noon from his late residence, the Rev. J. A. Hendricks will conduct the service.
 MT. Poole has been prominent in Pratt City affairs for number of years. He has held the position of chief carpenter for the Tennessee company, at this place, for considerable time. He will be buried by the Red Men and the Odd Fellows. 1
 All members of the Black Creek Tribe, No 36. Improved Order of Red Men are requested to meet at the hall tomorrow afternoon, at 2 clock, for the purpose or taking part in the funeral service.
 MT. Poole leaves wife and five children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Parlor manners get bedraggled In the kitchen.
 A curl is an awful nice thing to tickle man just when he is trying to kiss girl
 When the Christmas bills come in a man feels as cheerful as the morning after a patriotic dinner;
 woman believes everything a for tune teller says to her except when she says her son will not be a studious man.
 When a man takes his wife out to dim ner and insists on her having champagne it is a sign he is going to be out the next night and would like to dodke a scene about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
Tips on Horse Races.

Tips on horse races count for but little, with the tried and experienced" said a sporting man. ''Novices will value a straight tip, but when 1t comes to an old-timer he will give 1t full investiga- ton before he places his money.
 "Take for instance the fourth race in New Orleans on Saturday afternoon. In Birmingham a straight tip came that Big Ben could not be beaten. The report spread and as a result about $aO0O was put on the horse to win, at odds of 2la to l. When the result was declared Big Ben had not even made show. This tip, like many others, proved a money maker for the boolses but for no one else un- derstand money was lost in other places on Big Ben, too."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

The tabe shows that Paris IS most densely packed with humanity. Paris has an inhabitant for every sixteen feet square of space. London County, though 1t has many thousands of small cottages with a bit of grass plot, has an inhabi- tant for every twenty-six feet square of space We have the largest space per inhabtant, excepting Budapest.
 Two Constantinoples might be placed on Staten Island. with little room to spare; and if Staten Island were as wretchedly overcrowded as Constanti- nople is, it would have nearly 2,00o, 900 inhabitants
 With unlimited opportunities for ex- pansion when the need comes. we shall never incur the dangers and misery of the frightful congestion of humanity seen in the Oriental cities In the matter of territorial growth we have before us the illustrious example of the Greater Lon- don. now in charge of the metropolitan and city police forces and with total area of e90 square miles, more than dou- ble the area of this city, district that is not only the home of 6000,oO0 persons but which provides an important frac- ton of their vegetable food supplies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
FLUCTUATIONS IN COTTON.
Present Price Generally Considered Ar
 tificial In Manchester.

Manchester, January 10.-The extreme fluctuations in cotton continue to seriously hamper business. The price is generally considered an artificial one, and this fact coupled with the violent variations, seem to destroy confidence. Consequently buyers connne their purchases to what they deem absolutely necessary.
 The consumption will be considerably reduced whether or not concerted action be taken.
 There was a fair India Rubber inquiry and increased China inquiry, but for the most part, the latter was impracticable.
 Yarns were inert, and the turnover meagre users preferring to wait until a settled basis had been reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
Candidates in Jefferson.

'I have never seen anything in my life like the number of candidates for office as can be shown in Jefferson county" said visitor from Georgia yesterday. Having been here a week or more I have taken occasion to look into the matter, and l believe there are scores of men who announce as can didate for office who never have the slightest idea of being elected except by accident l understand there are some thing like thirty or forty candidates for coroner. l don't believe that half of those men think they can be elected. The same is true as to the board of revenue. What has puzzled me Is the cause of this office seeking craze. In Georgia we never have but a few men as candidates for any particular office, and I am told that this is true in all other towns in Alabama but Birming- ham. Some one told me yesterday that many men announce as a candidte so as to become acquainted with the peo- pie, hoping thereby to have chance next time. There may be some logic in that as it is difficult to become &C., quainted here on account of the enor- nous floating population.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
New York in November.

Politicians of both parties and all sactions are asking themselves. Who Will carry New York;" Or rather the question is. "oan MT. Roosevelt carry New York in November" General Grant did not carry it when he first ran for President, and Governor Odells plurality in 1902 was but Ss03 in a vote of 1,Soo.0Oe. No state contest came be- fore the people in 1903. and 1902 Is fherecore the only guide we have as to tbo present political sentiment of the bie stats. h
 TIC democrats, it is known. are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

ing states in the great galaxy of our un- ion. It Is third In the list of coal-pro- ducers, and is growing in development and in actual business; never has there been so great change as is to be record ed, and to be placed to the credit of any industry, as the changes that have made the state what 1t is; in every part of the world the coal of this state Is known,
 where that of others is unheard of; the United States navy is using the product of the mines of this state wherever it may be in the line of service. It is very trite, perhaps, but all the same it is true,
 that the industrial and financial world has now walked up to the fact that West Vir- ginia stands foremost as source of wealth and power-producing energy, and
 is turning to her with avidty and vigor that are unprecedented in the history of mining development. The whole region lying under the waters of the upper Mo nongahea is alive with railway and min ing enterprise. The region of the Little Kanawha and the elevated interior coun- ties of Barbour, Calhoun, Gilmer Up- shur and Randolph are being opened by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
From the New York Sur


 W s e's: .:.s z Tn 'se s'.'.ss ':'% n ss..s: Sss " The Bronx and Staten Island that notwithstanding Manhattans con gested condition south of Harlem, our den- sity of population is small when compared with that of many European cities.
 In the five boroughs of New York there are 31777 square miles of area. In 1900, the population was 3,437.302; at that time therefore. we had 2577 square feet of sur face to each inhabitant. In other words if our population had been evenly distrib- uted over the five borougns, each person would have had a bit of ground about fifty feet square to live on. me space per capita is little less now, as our popula- ton is supposed to have grown by half a million or more since the census was taken.
 It may seem, at first glance. impossible that as much as 2577 square feet of our total surface including waters on the land, but not the bay, could be allotted to each resident within the city limits; but when we remember that a square mile contains 27,S78 400 square feet we may readily ascertain that, with an allotment of 2577 square feet to each person. a square mile would contain about 1O,s1O in- habtants.
 We get an idea how large New York is when we compare it with some European cities. Berlin is about the size of the Bronx. London County (not Greater Lon- don). with a population of 45OO,00O, is not quite SO large as Queens. Paris might be set down in the middle of London county. with a margin of streets and houses all around 1t. Vienna, which nearly doubled it's areas few years ago by drawing the municipal line around the arms of the city extending along highways to the country would about cover Brooklyn. Greater London, New York, Chicago and Vienna all carry on market gardening and other rural pursuits on a large scale within their own limits. Berlin, Paris St. Petersburg, Vienna and Constantino- pie might be put in the area by New York with a margin for few suburbs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
THE JEWS AND RUSSIA.
Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
 Russia may have to fight-may even want to fight. But, without the help of Hebrew bankers. Russia cannot main- tain a conflict of any long duration. If the Jewish race would, it might get ample revenge for Kishenef by simply refusing to do business, even on the most profitable terms. with the govern ment of the czar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
--------------------s------ ----- - TIME WILL BE SAVED.
Steamer Philadelphia Makes Success
 ful Trip With the Mails.

London, January. 10.-The American line steamer Philadelphia arrived at Plymouth at 4s5 o'clock this morning after an extremely rough passage and successfully inaugurated the new mail service between New York and Ply mouth. All the arrangements worked smoothly and it is claimed that from three to five hours will be saved in the delivery of the mails in London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
IMPORTANT CHANGE.

From the Avondale Budget.
 Notice Thereafter the Avondale Budget will be published every Friday. instead of Saturday as heretofore. and the number changed to volumeI. No. I.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

jority, the memory of John B. Gordon, ftly styled the "Chevalier of the Con federaey," will long be kept green in the hearts of his people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

at the Metropolitan few hours yester- day.
 A. N. Hanby of Rollins was an arrival at the St. Nicholas last night.
 S. S. Stern of Montgomery is at the Hill man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

The Pineapple prisoners have been re-indicted, and their trial is really booked to come off. Solicitor Quarles is not trifer in the discharge of off, cial duties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
Electoral
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The democrat who can carry the doubtful states can be elected, because the states named below will surely give him their electoral votes, as fol. lows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Gen. John Brown Gordon was almost as well known in the north as in the south, and wherever he was known he was admired and respected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

President Palma has vetoed lotteries in Cuba, and Cuba begins to feel as if liberalism is a failure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

In order to ascertain the situation in the Far East it would be necessary to toss up coins-heads for war and tails for peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
Ahol,t Parsons.

Nat Collier, popular young business man of Atlanta, is at the Florence. B. & Greil, who is connected with the firm of B. S. Grell tS Co. of Cincinnati, is at the Metropolitan.
 C. w. Williams of Montgomery is regis tered at the Morris.
 Robert Sanford of New York spent Sun day at the St. Nicholas.
 w. A. Holmes of LaGrange, Ga, is at the Hillman,
 P H. Parsons, who is with Parker, Davis & Co. of New Orleans, was an ar rival at the Metropolitan yesterday. B. B. Thompson of Anniston is stopping at the Florence.
 L. A. Vaughan and J. l.. Vaughan of Roanoke, Va, are at the Morris. L. Maddox of Decatur is at the St. Nicholas.
 Harry Faber, the popular travelling salesman is at the Metropolitan.
 -
 M. NJ. Curtis of New York is at the Nor ris.
 E. T. schuler, the well-known capitalist of Gadsden. is at the Hillman.
 - rs..- IT roo oip If Jyniou Springs, are at the Florence
 Amos E. Goodhue of Gadsden and 5. B. Hurst of Montgomery are stopping at the Metropolitan.
 The Hon. John ". Smith or Montgom- cry, president of the railroad commission and a candidate to succeed himself' was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

The new s75,OOO president of the Rock Island Railroad attributes his success to the fact that he has persis- tently kept out of the limelight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Graft money and trust money consti- tute the republican campaign fund, and of the money ii one kind is as rotten as the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

A few more harmony feasts of the Tammany sort might give the republi- cans walk over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Frau Wagner has blacklisted all singers who sing in "Parsifal" in this country, but she cannot readily black list the audiences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Chicago intends to secure all fire precautions in it's theatres if it has to go theatreless all winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

-3rig. Gen. Leonard Wood carried the first line of the enemys works by a vote of T to 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Nothing short of a titled foreigner can draw Alabama's s heiress out of her hiding place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

If the President would write 13,000 words about Panama, how much would he write if turned loose on China and the Far East?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

MT Bryan did not wear his well known top hat when he walked down the Celtic's gangplank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

William Jennings Bryan treads his native heath again, so to speak, and he is full of good democracy still.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Alabama's missing heiress may be on the sea to become duchess or at least @ countess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

If Japan and Russia wait until spring there will be no war. The expected after much delay never happens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

War has been on the point of break ing out in the far east forty-six days, and many people believe it never will crystalize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

The county sanitary sewer may not be completed until the isthmus canal is dug.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Our Birmingham bachelors are well enough advertised to go on the vaude- vile stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
NEW YORK COMPARED WITH
 SOME BIG FOREIGN CITIES

Thus we have far more room to grow In than any of these cities within their present limits; and when our transporta- ton system Is perfercted, and we are able easily and quickly to carry all who wish to live in the outlying wards and districts, we can give everybody, for long time to come, more elbow room than the people of these European cities en- joy.
 This list of twelve large cities shows, from the latest official data, the number of square feet within the city limits to al, i.al,a a raf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

This is presidential year, and Homestead again is in mood to strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
God made him, therefore let him pass for man.
 Merchant of Venice.
poubtful States Will Decide.

The man the democrats are looking for is a man who can carry the doubt ful states, namely:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

According to MT. olney we are also troubled with undigested dependencies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Steel common Is all It's name implies. It is so common no one wants it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

This is not only leap year, but st. Valentines Day is near at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Paris yearns for horses. It ate 30. 900 of them last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

This should satisfy even the most cas- ual observer that there is. something doing in the way of development. and there is likely to be more, for the gen. eral trend in this state is to work along the lines of important and established coal-carriers. Look at the figures of the Baltimore and Ohio. the Chesapeake and Ohio, and Norfolk and Western. And now comes in the Wabash system, with it's various ramihcations of the West Virginia Central and the Little Kanawha roads. No one who has seen the changes whidh have taken place in the past few years need be astonished at those likely to occur in the next decade Coal is always to be used, and 1t is likely to sell at a goodly figure; and, as the Pennsylvania districts are used up where else can one go but to West Virginia?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Korea is now satisfied it is no longer a hermit kingdom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

The north begins to wish there had been no zero in 1904.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Japan is trying to fit Monroe doc Urine to Korea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Hens and the sun set, but the rest of the world sits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
WEST VIRGINIA MAKING
 BIG GAINS INCOAL OUTPUT

the combined energies of the Wabash and West Virginia Central railway man. agements. One need not go very far into ancient history to prove that this Is fact; that West Virginia is going ahead T 1.ir ot tha ooot o,,t r,,,t raeord.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Frederick E. Seward in Cent Per Cent. N@ EST VIRGINIA Is giving Illi- NV nois a good hustle for second
 w place in the list of eoal-produc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

Seats near the exits at theatres are in demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

 after much delay never happens. William Jennings Bryan treads his native heath again, so to speak, and he is full of good democracy still. Chicago intends to secure all fire precautions in it's theatres if it has to go theatreless all winter.
 
 Mir. Bryan did not wear his well known top hat when he walked down the Celtics gangplank.
 -.s.- President Palma has vetoed lotteries in Cuba, and Cuba begins to feel as if liberalism is failure. A few more harmony feasts of the Tammany sort might give the republi- cans walk over.
 -3rig Gen Leonard Wood carried the first line of the enemy's works by vote of to 2.
 Nothing short of a titled foreigner can draw Alabama's s heiress out of her hiding place.
 ---- Alabama's S missing heiress may be on the sea to become duchess or at least g countess.
 Our Birmingham bachelors are well enough advertised to go on the vaude- vile stage.
 The county sanitary sewer may not be completed until the isthmus canal is dug.
 This is a presidential year, and Homestead again is in a mood to strike.
 According to Mr. Olney we are also troubled with undigested dependencies.
  This is not only leap year, but St. Valentines Day is near at hand.
 ---.s~------~---.- Steel common is all It's name implies. It is so common no one wants it. Paris yearns for horses. It ate 30,- 900 of them last year. The north begins to wish there had been no zero in 1904.
 Korea is now satisfied it is no longer a hermit kingdom
 --.s.------------ Japan is trying to fit Monroe doc Urine to Korea.
 Hens and the sun set, but the rest of the world sits.
 Seats near the exits at theatres are in demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

NN k have so much room in which :" to grow in Brooklyn. Queens,
 " The Bronx and Staten Island
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-02
TEACHERS CHOSEN
 FOR NEXT YEAR.

At meeting of the school board Wednesday evening, w. R. Thompson was elected presi- dent of the board, H. Bernstein secretary and Dr. J. M. Jones treasurer.
 The following teachers were elected for the ensuing year:
 Superintendent, Geo. R. Hop- kins; assistants, Miss Sallie L.. Foster, Philadelphia, first assist ant; Miss Alma Plural, Marian ma, second assistant; Mrs. Dora Albright, Mrs. Jean R. Diaz of Batesville, Miss Margaret Beat tie of Clarinda, Iowa, and Mrs. Ella Box.
 The salary of the principal is to be 5000; for the first assis- tant and primary $55 each, and the others will continue to be $50.