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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
LITERARY MEETING.

The Ladies auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians held literary meet ing on Friday at the residence of Mrs. John Frederick. The programme includ- ed quotations from Thomas 4. Member, and Miss Nellie White gave paper on the Monroe Doctrine; Mrs. Walter Rog- CTS read paper on the Influence of Monroe on the Progress of Knowledge,' Mrs. Jack Crawford discussed 'The Best Writers of the Day for Young People" and Mrs. J. NJ. Kerner read papQ on the subject sIs the American Woman a Beneficial Factor in Politics"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
MISS BALLlNGER'S
 HOUSE PARTY.

Miss Jean Ballinger is entertaining a large and brilliant house party at Blount opening ball last evening. They will remain a week, which will be unusually gay, a large favor cotilon to be danced on Monday morning in the ball room of the hotel. The guests are Miss Elizabeth Knox of Orlando, Fla; Miss Susie Mae Pope of Atlanta, Ga; Miss Lams of Nashville, TenRM Miss Eula Drennen and Miss Mary Ware of Birmingham, MT. Tedd Joy, MT. Edward Jordan, MT. Gas ton Hume of Birmingham MT. Arthur Howell of Atlanta. MT. Fortune Little and MT. Gray Rush of Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Depew Sued Again.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
 Well, do declare" said Senator De- pew, with great good humcr, every time I come to Chicago this fellow is suing me"
 That was the answer the senator made yesterday when Constable William Simor served him with a summons in the civil suit begun by Stephen G. BrabrooK. The case is set for hearing before Justice Cav erly, July 1.
 Brabrook wants s200 on the ground that he solved prize puzzle in a paper owned by the famous New Yorker, but never received the prize, S200
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Signs of the Press Anent.

From the New York Press.
 The horrible suspicion begins to grow upon us that Raisouli is under contract as Savage or Lederer comic opera star, that Perdicaris is a press agent, and that the United States and other powers have been bunkoed into the biggest advertise ing scheme on record.
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tions by her numerous friends Although the numbers on the programme were very classic. The certificates received were not diplomas. The pupils finished the graded work for teachers. but have not com pleted the plano course emitting them to diplomas. Several of the pupils receiv- ed certificates for elementary theory.
 The Academy of Music was established in 1897. The records show that the number of pupils has almost doubled each year. The board of trustees includes Judge sam uel Weaver, Dr. A. N Ballard. MT. c. H. Nabb' MT. R. N. Wheeler. MT. simon Klotz, MT. M. r. Cahalan, MT W. J. Cameron. MT. John ". O'Neill. The school will continue open all summer
 Judge Miller gave most eloquent talk on music, closing with the remari - s 1t would be impossible to estima. S , value of the splendid work aecompliF . in Birmingham by the Academy of M. sics gifted director, Miss Daisy Rowley.
 Her literary and musical education has plactd this cultured woman at the head of her profession. Her conscientious work has done much to elevate the musi- cal standard of Birmingham.
 The programme was as follows:
 Wedding march from Tannhauser with second piano) wagner-Miss Estelle Nabb.
 Rondo Briiliant, Weber-Miss Janette Cabot Lynch.
 (a) Warum. (b) Aufschwing. Schu- mann-Miss Lenore Winifred oNeill
 Gal Liebestraume Diszt. (b) Rondo Cap riccio. Mendelssohn-Mis Abbie Mary Murphy.
 Rigoletto, Liszt-Miss Mary Elizabeth Robinson
 Concerto, Opus 16 with second piano), Grieg: Allegro Motto Moderator. quasi Presto-Mss Abble Mary Murphy.
 The candidates for certificates for the graded work for teach S3 were Miss Abbie Mary Murphy, Mrs. Dupree Miss Janette Cabot Lyncn Miss Mary Elizabeth Rob inson. Miss Leonore Winifred ONeill' Miss Blanche Thomas.
 The candidates for certificates for ele- msntary theory were Miss Mary Pauline Ballard, Miss Mary Cameron.
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AL FRISCO CONCERT.

An al fresco concert was given on Fri day at "rhe Films" Col l.. W. Johns residence. the music being furnished by Professor Claimant. There were a mum Der of guests from Birmingham and Bes- semer, and the occasion was most en- iovable one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
 AT ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

The commencement exercises at the Academy of Music on Thursday evening were even mere brilliant than on former occasions and .aiss Daisy Rowley, the director was showered with congratula-
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Truth VIII Out.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 "So madam. you married me to reform me. did your"
 T did. sir; but I had really no hope of doing it. I was suffering tortures from ennui, and when you proposed was ready for almost anything that promised relief"
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THE GARDEN AND PET DEER.

led by the Rev I. D. Steele, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. There will be special music by the or chestra. All are welcome.
 Mrs. W. E. Smith has gone to Greens boro, N. C., to spend the summer with relatives.
 Miss Marion Johnson of Dadeville will arrive in the city this evening to visit Miss Margaret Fell at 2OO4 Huntsville ave.
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given Monday night and will be a delight full affair.
 The charity ball given by the Elks Tues day night was a success, both socially and financially.
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Chance of Base.

Miss Nellie Carey having severed her connection with Ferd Marx store has accepted a similar position with the Bur ger Dry Goods Co, where she will e glad to see her friends and customers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
cRIEFlN-BuRGIN.

Mr and Mrs. Andrew W. Burgin an nounce the engagement of their daughter Lydia, to Mr Warren A. Grlilin' the wedding to take place on the evening of July 26.
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HOME OF HENRY CLAY.
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BY SIDNEY F. LAZARUS.

The bluegrass is the bluest
 In Kentucky, Unhappy men the fewest
 In Kentucky, Friendship is the strongest, Loves fires glow the longest; Yet, wrong is always wrongest
 In Kentucky.
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The Age-Herald Engraving Depart- ment makes -ood cuts,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-15
TOO PREVIOUS, MIR. ROLLINS.

The Republican who can get any
North Carolina must be as much
| Mark TaDley as the Democrat who
| can get comfort out of the National
election. But Mr.. Rollins, the Repub-
lican chairman. who is a rainbow
chaser. thinks he sees good signs for
the Republican party, and is quoted
as saying:
I'VE have made heavy gains in every
county in North Carolina, and we
have every reason to feel gratified
Four years ago, Aycock carried the
State by 60,354 majority, two years
ago Beddingfield carried the State by
1851 majority, while in this election
we reduced the majority to about 3d.
600. In other words we succeeded in
cutting down the Democratic vote over
$4,000, while the Republicans have in
creased their vote from $500 two
years ago to about 10000 in this cleo
ton. Two years hence we propose
to carry North Carolina, and we are
going to begin organizing now for
that purpose
majority is nearer fifty thousand
than 10000, and that fact knocks up
all the joyous percentages that Mr..
Rollins rolls off SO glibly. The only
comparison of the vote since the adop-
ton of the suffrage amendment is
with the 1902 vote. In that year. as
is we'll known, the Republicans waged
no campaign at all in most of the
counties and this year almost every
Republican hurried to the polls to
vote. The Democrats feeling that
the result was assured, got the South
Carolina habit of fixing things in the
primaries and then staying home on
election day. We are frank to say
that it is a bad plan and we hope it
will not become permanent.
After the official vote is announced
Mr.. Rollins will have to change his
figures very materially. Then We may
be able TO point out other errors into
which he has fallen.
But the Democrats should read his
challenge to begin the fight now for
fight two years hence. ''Forewarned
is forearmed." We will be ready for
you, Mr.. Rollins, and beat you by a
vote of two to one!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-15

After an election in which a party
is overwhelmingly defeated, there are
always those who are ready to bury
it or advise its leaders to pursue q
course that will result in it's annihila-
ton. In 1872, after Greeley had re-
ceived hardly a handful of electoral
votes. leading Democrats in Ohio dis
cussed the demise of the party, when
the "Old Roman" said This room
is not large enough in which to bury
the Democratic party" Two years
thereafter Ohio went Democratic and
four years thereafter Tilden was
elected. 'grhis story teaches etc.
The silliest proposition so far print
ed in the papers is one that the South
ern Democrats call a convention and
formally secede from the National
Democratic party. Here is the story
sent out from Washington to the Biz
mingham Age Herald
ITO pit the Northern Democracy
against the Republican party, the
South to cast it's vote independently
in the electoral college"
"A movement looking to this end
is already under discussion by several
Southern Democrats who, if the plan
receives any encouragement, will urge
its ratification by the people of the
Southern States. How far-reaching it
Will be, whether it will ever amount
TO what its advocates hope is too far
ahead to say, but it is known that plans
are on foot for serious consideration
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-15
ROOSEVELT AND HIS SOUTHERN
POLICY

| The editors and the correspondents
are busy these days telling the country
the policy the President will pursue
| toward the South. On the day after
the election certain correspondent of
| a Southern journal discovered that
the President had learned much and
would change his Southern policy.
Within a few days the correspond
ent of a Northern Republican news
paper announced that 1.-The Presi-
dent has not the remotest idea of
changing his Southern policy. He
believes he has been right in giving
political and social recognition to the
negro. and he would under no Cir
cumstances abandon that course of
Justice
A few days >assed by when it was
telegraphed out that THE President
has been invited to deliver an address
in Georgia. He has accepted and will
go to Atlanta within a few weeks.
While in Georgia he will visit the early
home of his mother. and it is partly
to make that pious pilgrimage that
TIC Will WISH TIE SOulI. Wllilli Z"
few days after that publication came
a denial that Mr.. Roosevelt had ANY
idea of visiting the South or making
speech i'm Atlanta
And now comes correspondent of
a Southern paper telling us that the
President does not favor any action
looking to a reduction of Southern
representation. Ony a few days be-
fore the election Representative
Crumpacker, author of the reduction
of representation proposition, wrote II
letter to an Indianapolis paper that Mr..
Roosevelt was in favor of his propo-
sition. Within a few days, some North
ern or Western paper will print a
story to the effect that the President
is determined to press through IL res
olution making reduction in Southern
representation.
And SO the people will be left to
guess and keep on guessing. The
literary bureau that turns out "spe-
Gals from the White House is the
best creased one that has ever been
in operation. 1t can give pointers
to the best advance agent of the
greatest show on earth
What is Mr.. Roosevelts attitude?
The discussion upon the varying views
he ha held will test the sentiment
before taking strenuous position.
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Spirit of the Press
The Southern Representation Ques-
ton.

Baltimore News.
I'VE are not inclined" says the
Boston Transcript Ito repose much
faith in the Crumpacker proposition
to reduce the representation OF the
South. That would perhaps be lOgi-
cal and theoretically just, but we
doubt it's expediency. In the first
place, it would be an acknowledge
ment that Acknowledgement of the
blacks was a fat accompH,' settled
condition for which there was no re-
VerSal in the future, as we believe
there is. Rev. Edgar Gardner Muir
ply has advised against such course
and given good reasons for his posi-
| ton, and Mr.. Murphy is one of the
wise, earnest and courageous men OF
the South upon whose counsel we
place more reliance than upon any of
| the political nostrums that may be
| proposed" This from q strong Re-
publican paper in Massachusetts, and
an ardent supporter of Mr.. Roosevelt
in the campaign, is, we have little
doubt, representative of the vast pre-
ponderance of sober Northern Re-
publican opinion. To interfere at this
| time with an irritating and ineffective
proposition like that of the reduction
Of Southern representation would be
to make a move which does not COM
mend itself to the judgment either of
tar-Slghted Republicans VINO are SIN
cerely anxious to improve the status
| of the negro, of serious and high
minded Southerners like Mr.. Murphy
who have studied the race question
from the point of view of the South
ern white man fully impressed with
| his responsibility for the welfare of
the people of the leSs-faVored race, or
of the average Southern Democrat.
1t is, we believe, only very small
percentage of Northern Republicans,
| therefore, who are sincerely in favor
of action along the line of the Chi
cago platforms observation-disclosures
tation plank. But, though this nucleus
of persons really faVOring such
course is small, it will, in the nature
of the case, be easy for them to ar
ray majority of the party's represen-
tativeS behind them If they push their
cause aggresively and are not met
by determined and influential oppo-
sition on the part of persons of more
sagacity or q broader patriotism. With
the President himself virtually rests
the decision. In view of the actual
state of opinion in the party, as we'll
as of Mr.. RooseVelt's tremendous
prestige at this time, the position that
he may take upon this issue will un-
questionably be decisive of the atti-
tude of the party. We trust that he
will see the unwisdom of the agita-
ton for a reduction Of Southern rep
reSentation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-15
Election Echoes.

"In 1872 right after the disastrous
defeat of the Democratic party, some
friends met in the office of that great
old Roman, Allen G.. Thurman, OF
Ohio, to talk over the prospects of
the party" said Mr.. S. b. Lyle, of
Cincinnati, at the Ebpitt House. Most
of those present took a very gloomy
view of the sitaution, which, indeed
seemed hopeless. Some ventured to
say that the Democracy might as well
diSband, as there seemed to be no
reason for its continuing a nominal
existence. After listening to these pes
simistic utterances, Mr.. Thurman,
with a smile and Il hearty ring in his
voice, rose to his full height and re-
marked:
Gentlemen, I have listened to all
you have said, and l want to tell you
that this is too small a room in which
to kill and bury the Democratic par
ty.
His hearers seeemd to be ashamed
of their uterances, and there was an
end of the dOleful talk. The next year
'Riseup William Allen was chosen
as the Democratic governor of Ohio"
Washington Post
Ex-Sheriff Roland of Yancey coun-
ty, returned to ASheville yesterday.
Mr.. Roland said today that the talk
eiDOul "A D. IoFydll, IIie
State Senator-elect from the Thirty
sixth district, composed of Yancey.
Madison and Mitchell countless being
ineligible to take his seat in the Gen
eral Assembly was all rot; that Mr..
Bryan was a citizen of North Carolina
and had never removed from the
State. THE facts in the case" said
Mr.. Roland, 'as l learned them from
his brother and others are these:
Shortly after the election two years
ago he went IN q prospecting trip to
the West to look over that territory
with view to removing there if he
liked the country. He remained out
of the State just thirty days and never
once intimated that he had removed
his residence. He never gave up his
lease on his law Office, hut paid the
rent during the time he was absent.
He returned to the State; mas since
resided here and is as much a citizen
of North Carolina as any man who
has lived here all his life and had
gone t. the Worlds Fair or any other
place for a months visit. His vote
was not challenged Tuesday when he
cast his ballot and every one familiar
with the facts certainly considers Mr..
Bryan q citizen OF the State end eligi-
bic to hold Office. '--Asheville Gazette
One of the leading Democrats in
Alexander county, writing in a private
letter of the result in that county and
what caused it. says:
LAS you have possibly heard. the
whiskey party has carried our county
by maJorities ranging from twenty-five
up to possibly one hundred and fifty
Whiskey and Blackburn's money did
il. We are ruined as a people if this
evil is not better controlled. | was in
town day before election and l never
have seen so much drunkenness and
treating. A large number of boys were
drunk. Liquor was abundant at near
~ all the precincts. At one voting
place | hear they had Il barrel
BE sure to continue to stand by the
great reform movement commenced
by the Watts bill. Do all you can
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-15
Governor Aycock and His Future.

Col. F. A. Olds
One of the interesting questions is
what will be the future of Governor
Aycock. viii he remain at Goldsboro
and practice law there, or will he have
{. high place in the field of education
or politics? There be people who have
found fault with him for pressing the
vital matter Of the elementary educa-
ton of everybody in North Carolina,
black and white; but the people who
have abused him for his Jews are evil
IDENTIFY very much like the locusrs a
few of whom in forest will keen up
such din that an unobservant person
will think the whole place is full! of
I'M insects There have been very few
speakers in North Carolina the equal
Of Governor Aycock. He is coura-
gecus man and does his duty as he
sees ii. The mass of the people, the
white people. the brains and Drawn of
the State, have stood back of him in
" hat he has done, as has been shown
this wear at the state convention and
al the public speakings, and of course
The col0rCd people are deNote@ 10 mn
for standing III for elementary educa-
ton for them Some persons have SAID
that the Governor might become The
head of some educational Institution,
and others have predicted various
things in the future, for nm. For his
own part, he says ne VIII return to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-15
against Incorporating towns that Ii
quor may be made and sold in them .

against Incorporating towns that IL
quor may be made and sold in them. y
Nothing has been heard since the
election from DR. Mott, r. u. Linney,
5. E. Marshall and the other big Re-
publicans who were going to defeat
blackburn. A private letter from
Alexander county says: Mr. Lnney
did not vote for Blackburn, but urged
all to vote for NeWland. He said if
this district elected Blackburn and he
was seated then he Ginney) would
never vote Il Republican ticket aagin. +"
The official count gives Congressman
Thomas more than 5000 majority. as
evidenced by kilograms received from
the county chairman on yesterday. His
vote is more than double his oppon-
emit and he ran ahead of his tickle,
in most of the counties of the district
receiving not only the solid Demo-
cratic support but the support of men
of all parties. In Wayne county he
received the largest majority on the
Democratic ticket In Onslow he ran
one hundred votes ahead of Governor
Glenn, and the showing made by the
Third District compares most favor
ably with any district in the State
New Bern Journal.
Here is a postal card mailed to the
editor of The News and Observer from
Greensboro:
Sur-Ef yo KANT git no better llnews
than yO haV ben givin US latly yo had
better go out of business.
70 friend,
BILL SHOCKS.
The good political news from Gull
ford county and other arts of North
Carolina is evidently not very pleas
ing to Mr.. Bill Shocks. But most
North Carolina folks like it. The
News and Observer circulates only in
North Carolina. If every State had
such a paper every State would in time
become as politically pure as North
Carolina.
A stranger could have told Tuesday
night that the whiskey crowd had won
in Davie county. The court house
square was filled with drunken howl
ing mob, which became so boistrous
that Election Judge Thomas n. Chat
fin had to order quiet. IT was dis
grace to a civilized community. but
no one need expect anything better
with that crowd in the saddle-Mocks-
vile Times.
One of the leading Democrats in
Buncombe county in Il private letter,
says:
II have been very much amused at
Rollins statement about Republicans
making gains nj North Carolina. Per
haps they did in other sections, but
they certainly did not in this Congress
sional district We elected the MEM
Der of the House from Clay, Macon
and Pennsylvania, all of which We're
Republicans last time. 1t is true we
lost the member from Polk, but we
also elected Democrat from Mellow
ELL Two years ago you will remem-
Der that an Independent was elected
in that county. In this district we
made a gain of three members.
1.-The best news however, comes
from Yancey which went Democratic
by majorities ranging from 172 to
322"
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Killed Between Cars.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and Observer)
Lincolnton, n G, Nov. 14.-Harry
Prilou, a negro mail carrier for the
Seaboard and Carolina e Northwest
ern Railways was fatally crushed here
Saturday by a f'Hight train on the
SeabCard track, which had been split
in two sections leaving a gap through
which passengers were to pass across
the track on their way from the Sea-
board station to that of the Carolina
& Northwestern, short distance away.
The mail carrier was pushing his way
through the gap, when the section to
which the engine was attached backed,
cutting the mans body virtually in two.
II was not stated why the first section
of the train had backed at such time,
nor the blame set upon any one spe-
cially.
The dead mail carrier had filed his
position creditably and was much liked
and respected by white and colored
alike.
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nhev Arc More Mike.

Springfield Republican,
The difference between the presI-
dents response TO Judge Parker's mes
sage of congratulation and he Ger
man mar Emperor's is rather string, TO
Judoe parker the president wired: Il
thank vCu for your congratulations.
and TO the Kaiser: Il thank you most
heartily and appreciate to the full your
kind personal telegram of good Will.
Evidently the Kaiser is more faVorlte
with the president than the judge.
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Hone Springs EternaI.

Sanford Express.
And its four more years of Roose-
Welt. The Express is ready to wager
4 nice little bet that the next President
viii be Democrat. After four more
years of rule by the strenuous imam
on horseback" the people will want a
change.