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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-23
Syrian Peddler Is Robbed.

Tuscaloosa, November 22.-(Special.)- Mike Hadad, a well-known Syrian ped- dler about town. was held up yesterday afternoon and robbed of $s4, about ten miles from town on the Brookwood road. Hadad was driving in buggy and had just reached the Prude Bridge when two negroes stepped into the road and cover ing him with pistols, stopped him and rihed his pockets. They found ss4, which they took; they then discussed whether or not they would kill Hadad and take his buggy and horse, but finally decided that such course would incur too much risk. so they let him go after getting his money. Hadad came on to town and re- ported the matter at once to the sheriff, who has corps out looking for the high waymen Hadad says that he has seen one of the negroes before. but does not know his name.
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duction sharply and that prices win

duction sharply and that prices will not be apt to return to 10 cents. The only way that production and con- sumption can be brought together Is through the effect of high prices, and these are about to be inaugurated.
 The bulls stand vindicated. and so are President Haryie Jordan and the Southern Cotton association. The Age.Herald has followed a oonserva- tive course, advising farmers to sell no cotton below 10 cents, and It's pol icy is certainly vindicated. The prob lem of price Is fully as difficult as 1t ever has been. but all should remem- Der that when the raw material sells above 10 cents the tendency Is to re- strict the sale of manufactured goods, and 1t Is not advisable, on that ac- count, to wait for skyward prices.
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WHO sIDEs HIS TIME.
By James whitcomb Riley.

By James Whitcomb Riley. Who bides his time. and day by day Faces defeat full patiently, And lifts mirthful roundelay,
 However poor his fortune be, He will not fail in any qualm Of poverty-the paltry dime, It will grow golden in his palm.
 Who bldes his time. Who bides his time-he tastes the sweet Of honey in the saltest teari And though he fares with slowest feet, Joy runs to meet him. drawing near; The birds are heralds of his cause;
 And, like a never-endng rhyme. The he-roadsides bloom in his applause. Who bides his time. Who bides his time. and levers not In the hot race that none achieves Shall wear cool wreathen laurel wrought With crimson berries in the leaves; And he shall reign goodly king,
 And sway his hand ore every cline. With peace writ on his signet rin9s Who bides his time.
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the individual property owner. All rights are equal in the law
 Mr. Smith may think he is standing on & platform equally high and just. but 1t Is plain that when capital Is in- vested in railroads in Georgia he pro- poses to treat it very differently than he would an individual investment in a cotton farm.
 The two Georgia contestants are, however, to thresh the matter out in Joint debates, the first 10 take place in Columbus in January. MT. Smith has long desired joint discussions. and HOW that Mir. Howell has formally an nounced his candidacy he cordially seconds the motion. He suggests a joint debate at Columbus. q am grat' ifled," says MT Smith in reply, "to know that MT. Howell has determined to take part with mo in joint discus sions before the people on the import ant issues upon which we disagree"
 Seven months, it is conceded, of the Georgia primary campaign, will elapse in the new year, and seven months of joint debates will carry pretty good education to the voters in our sister state.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES
St. Mary's Church,

Lovers of the liturgicai beauty of the Episcopal church,. said a we'll known layman, will enjoy a visit to St. Mary 8 on-the-Highlsnd where a full choral service has been introduced. The new ohoirmaster, MT. Bradley. a finished musi- elan and an experienced organist, has done wonders with the choir. which shows the result of careful training and con- seientlous attention to minute details that the average organist sometimes oyerlooks.
 If the present standard be maintained the choir soon will rank high as musical organization and all attending there can not fail to derive an inspiratonal effect from the churchly musical setting of the Anglican service as 1t is now heard at the picturesque church of St. Mary's
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Prosperity Everywhere.

Everybody is prosperous and prosperity seems to have visited all parts of the country" said Fred M. Jackson, ex-pres- ident of the Comercial club. T have just returned from trip to New York and other points in the north and east, and saw nothing but prosperity on every side.
 "In New York prosperity is bursting out on every side, and 1t Is plainly evident wherever any one goes. In proportion dt is just as great as 1t Is everywhere else.
 T see that Birmingham Is growing also, Additional changes and improvements have been made in Birmingham since l left here a couple of weeks ago.
 'I was glad to see that action taken by the finance and fire and water com mttees of the city council. Birmingham needs more fire departments, and the Age Herald was right in leading the public opinion in demanding that there be no de- lay in securing the additional equipment" About Persons. M. R. stripln of Talladega is at the Birmingham. W. J. Porter of Russellville is at the Hillman.
 George A. Ware of New York Is at the St. Nicholas.
 W. J. Meade of Sheffield is at the Metro- politan. S. E. Jordan of Gadsden, clerk in the probate judges office of Etowah county. is at the Morris. A. T. Smith of Louisville is at the Bir- minsham. W. O. Hamilton of Alexander City is at the Morris. J. c. Dent of St. Louis is at the St. Nicholas. F. Mansfield of St. Louis is at the Hill l man. B. F. Holmes of Decatur is at the Metropolitan. | State Senator John A. Rogers, of sum | ter county. who is candidate for asso- ciate railroad commissioner, was in Bir- minrham yesterday. Senator Rogers has always been an ardent railroad rate re-
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coRRETT TALKS.
Tells Why He VIII Play Part of "sill'
 Sykes.

T am going to play Bill Sykes this week at the Fifth Avenue theatre. not because I play tho character better than the actor cast for the part. or better than any other actor who has acted the role before. but because think can play Bill Sykes better than the public think Jim Corbett can act him.
 So spoke James J. Corbett just as he was going on the stage to do his mono- logue at Proctor's Fifty-elghth Street theatre.
 After taking five curtain calls he re- sumed: You see how well I'm received in this storytelling act. I've been five years persuading the public that can tell stories that will amuse them and have succeeded.
 "I know how the public look upon the pugilist going upon the stage as a joke. No pugilist who ever went on the stage ever did so for any serious purpose. The first match he could get on he deserted the stage with parting remark that could not be uttered in polite society. The stage for the pugilist has been sort of lime light where he can show off his vanity by exploiting his brawn and fistio achievements.
 ''I want to say that I have gone into the stage business seriously. have made a good living out of it and will stay by it until have achieved as much Tame in its line as did in the pugilistic world.
 'I succeeded in the prize ring and at tained the reputation of being the most scientific boxer in the world feel can attain a similar position in the acting profession. I want to and am serious in my endeavor. want to prove this to the public. With this purpose In view l went to Chicago last summer and acted in a stock company. playing variety of roles for the experience. I succeeded in per- suading the Chicago public to my way of thinking and hope to prove my as- sertions to the New York public.
 My manager, Henry B. Harris has had dramatized for me George Bernard Shaw's book, "Caehel Byron's Profession and am going to essay the character of Cashel Byron Nr. etange. who char
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acterized Quo vadis,' did the work and read the play to me two days ago. As soon as Mir. Harris returns from Chicago l shall know exactly when we shall pro- duce the play here. I can say, however, that if will not be before the first of the new year. Cashel Byron's character is that of a great big, good natured honest young fellow and is straight comedy part. It is entirely the opposite Of a character like Bill Sikes.
 'I fell certain I'll surprise my New York friends when they see me act-Siu Sikes"
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New ForeIun MissIon Board.

Augusta, Ga, November 22.-The Chron- icle tomorrow will say that it has re- liable information from Macon, where the Georgia Baptist convention is in session, that a new foreign mission board is to be organized by certain Baptist ministers and laymen who ara out of harmony with the foreign mission board of the Southern Baptist convention.
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former and his friends predict that he will be 3 strong factor in the race for railroad commissioner.
 Flex L. Smith of Rockford. a prominent attorney of East Alabama. Is at the Nor ris,
 Henry Fitts of Tuscaloosa is at the Bir- mngham.
 pr, c. L. Faucett of Gadsden is at the Morris
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Takes Kentucky by Surprise.

Washington, November 22.-(Spe cial.)-The president today took the Republican party of Kentucky by sur prise and named the entire list of fed eral office-holders, ten in number, for the rest of his administration. Of the ten appointments three are former Democrats who joined the Republic ans in '96.
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have paupers. Twenty-Five counties have no poor houses, thirty-five have empty jails and in the. thirty-seven there are no criminal cases on the dockets. Cover nor Hoch recently made a speech on There's Nothming the Matter With Kan sas." and he was right.
 Shall the coming woman carry a gun?'' asks a club woman. We'll, not If she ia coming toward us.
 CLEARING THEMSELvEs
 One of the very oldest tricks
 That rascals ever tried:
 A trick that has been overyorked-
 The fact can't be denied
 Is that of worried magnates who
 Their heated faces fan
 And with a sorely injured air
 Point out the other man.
 The pessimism reported to be reigning in canal circles is by no meant confined to the persons who have been entrusted with the work of having the canal dug. Sixteen million dollars Is a lot of money and Uncle Sam has little to show for it In Panama. The fondness of American people for lucrative salaries with no work attached may be. in measure. explan- atory.
 The opera eeason is on in Gotham. Of course there were some foreign song birds present the first night. but the jewels and gowns really counted Opera without clothes would be almost as dull as horse show with nothing but horses. Before Prince Louis got away from the United States he called upon a dentist and had four teeth filled. The bill was $100O and the prince could not make any complaint. The astute dentist who drew up that bill is a man who will always wear good clothes He has an eye well trained for opportunities.
 Yale's oldest alumnus died tho other day but he lived long enough to see Yale drub Princeton this year.
 The admirable manner in which sundry insurance societies have been taking care" of their emissaries suggests a bal lad.
 INSURANCE DITTY.
 They made little diclxer that
 Would help the laws delay
 And keep the legislators from
 Estopping up the way.
 He was to keep the votes corralled
 And let the people slide
 For which the magnates handed him
 A bonus on the side.
 Chorus:
 Oh, they took care of him,
 Oh. they took care of him,
 They handed him bonus on the side The President snubs Henry M. Whitney just as he does everything else-in . whole-souled expansive sort of way that leaves nothing to be desired.
 Up in Illinois there is an electric nna- chine for spanking children which is causing talk. It appears that parents do not wish massage treatment for theiy off, spring administered in this fashion. The cold, practical attitude of such 2 con- trivance no doubt fills the souls of pros- pective spankees with dread.
 Bernhardt gives roses to the engineer of her special train. We are a severely practical people. Hoot moni siller would be bertte. PAUL COOK.
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ouesada Calls on Root.

Washington, November 22-Mr. Quesada, the Cuban minister. called on Secretary Root. and represented that Cuba is mak- ing energetic efforts to continue in force modern sanitary practices inausurated by the Americans.
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The students of the Royal military academy in Kingston, Canada, have been ordered to wear moustaches, The boys will have to shave to beat the band.
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Koch Is Reelected.

Colorado Springs Colo, November a. William Koch of DesMoines. grand fore man of the Brotherhood of American Yoe- men, was this afternoon reelected by
 acclamation.
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KEEP A SMILE ON

hEEf A oMllb oNs When troubles seem tp hover thick Keep smile on; When times are dark and you are sick Keep a smile on. No matter how the world may go No matter how the tide may flow, The cold rain' fall and the wild wind
 blow
 Keep a smile on. When the neighbors say harsh things, Keep smile on. They'll be prcked by their own stings Keep a smile on Does no good to fume and swear Be a chump and play the bear You may lose what clothes you wear, But keep a smile on. When you have large bills to pay Keep a smile on. When there're rock piles on the way Keep smile on, Turn to the world smiling face Get in front and set the pace That's the way to win the race,
 Keep smile on. There is no longer any doubt as to where Senator Burton got his spending The Rialto Grain company cer- tainly was good to him. A man who was a car conductor five years ago bet 75 cents on horse race May 26 and kept on winning until he is now worth si5o.ooo. He ought to open a correspondence school at once and teach other people how to do 1t.
 ---- The Kansas City Star says that of tho l05 counties in Kansas only twenty-one
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General Grosyenor may leave Con- gress in order to give all his time to mathematics. His reputation is estah- lished, for he gave out no figures In the present cratic year.
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A Rochester preacher draped his baptismal front with crepe because birth in his parish has become a rara occurrence. There is no limit, appar- hies.
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Pa McCurdy's own Investigating committee declined to apply white wash to the concern. It was, if any thing, more severe than the official body,
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Big Sale of Coney Island Postcards. From the New York Press.

To what an extent the postal card souvenir craze has hit the people of this country may be judged by sonle>statistics a postoffice official in Brooklyn gave the other day in speaking of that present day plague of the department. Through the vacation months in Brooklyn fully half the regular letter mail was made up of these cards, and there were mailed at the Coney Island station alone in one week 10000 souvenir cards.
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James Hagen Hyde could not be- come ambassador to France, so he has decided to be citizen of that country He will wear there a pleated shirt.
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It is not for us to insinuate that Gro yer Cleveland made deal with a pot hunter before he sent those eighty birds back home to Mrs. Cleveland.
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The cold waves at this season of the year try to emulate each other
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Advance Made In Crude oil.

Pittsburg, November 22-rhe Standard oil company today advanced tho price of Ragland crude oil cents per barrel. mak- ing the price 55 cents. Other grades un- changed.
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That Georgetown custom house still holds the presents that were poured into Miss Alice's lap.
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Judge Hamilton is in ''Lunnon," which is much too dear to leave while things are getting hot for lobbyists on this side of the sea.
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Religion is better than navies and stronger than standing armies, says Sam Jones. It is also lot cheaper.
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kle. and the 400" are already begin ming to walk lame.
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New York has no leading politician who is without blemish of some sort and there is talk of a new slate alto gether.
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Tie Isle of Pines hus no canal zone. and it cannot, therefore, expect Uncle Same to come to its rescue.
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Chicago has discovered that ther4 mometers in street cars do not make them warmer
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Castro and the Sultan of Turkey are both exposed to unexpected visits from hostile fleets.
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Aspiring young men, like James Hazen Hyde, are badly treated In un, grateful republics.
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Policies and life insurance should be divorced.
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Hats for women are big this season, and so are the bills of the milliners.
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and the Republicans 6o not know how to unload
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WITH OTHER EDITORS.

The People. a semi-weekly newspaper has recently been started at Enterprise.
 Charles IL Greer editor of the Marion Standard, is being congratulated on his approaching marriage to Miss Irene Han na, daughter of Mrs. Orleans Hanna. The ceremony will take place November 2a.
 The Morgan County Times Is a recent addition to the weekly papers of tho state. J. c. Orr is editor.
 The Livingston Southern Home has entered upon it's eleventh year. Marked improvements have been made in the paper and 1t is In a prosperous condi- tion.
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The Jamestown exposition of 1907 is coming into prominence and promise.
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The Panama canal is ready absorb CT of money even while it declines to be dug.
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Lead, Kindly Light" Is sung as freely ss 1t was before some cranks denounced it.
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James Hazen Hyde can tell few things when 1t is necessary to testify for even.
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Cotton is able to sit up and take no- tice of what the bears are attempt ing.
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who knows how to stay in the lime light.
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ALABAMA PRESS


 Bullock County Breeze: Atlanta Is to have a great southern exposition in 1910, and the public will have to read about 1t in the Atlanta papers for the next six years. Gee, it makes us tired to think about 1t.
 Eufaula Times; Havana is boasting that her yellow fever was imported. Still she admits that it's about as warm as the native brand.
 Enterprise Ledger: Ex-Governor John- ston has been mentioned as candidate for governor. He still has 6 large follow Ing that will rally to his support
 Lafayette Sun: Should grating" be- come the dominant issue in the next na- tional election, Hearst and Folk would make strong team to lead the opposition forces.
 Gadsden Journal: Japan's preponderant influence in Corea Is the real thing Gem eral Ito Is getting everything he asks in the hermit kingdom, and a few years will see things thoroughly Japanized.
 Montgomery Advertiser; odell says he lows to- hold on as Mrs. Joe Brown said of her husband and the senatorship. It is a pretty quarrel between Odell and Platt. and we are not caring who wins,
 Mobile Item: Since scientists have decid- ed that there are no real navigable canals in Mars. and that what has heretofore had that appearance were only irrigation ditches Secretary Taft will not visit that planet. He has turned the job over to Secretary Hitchcock as belonging to his department.
 Anniston Star: Over in Birmingham there 'hot time In the old town" Sunday night, and, by the way, If the Magic City Is going to continue having those sSo,O0o and $20O,0o0 fires. the people in the business section of the city might as we'll stop buying coal.
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MT. Hearst is getting a run for his s6b .000.
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Eufaula Times; Havana is boasting that her yellow fever was imported. Still she admits that it's about as warm as the native brand
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Enterprise Ledger: Ex-Governor John- ston has been mentioned as a candidate for governor He still has 6 large follow Ing that will rally to his support.
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Lafayette Sum Should grating be- come the dominant issue In the next na- tional election, Hearst and Folk would make a strong team to lead the opposition forces,
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE. WORLD

@ IS ]: .;s. :,.ss 5s.' NJ. S.. . ,:ss.S,; s'ssS.:
 comes as Ia surprise and some what of a disappointment to friends Of this talented comedian. MT. Goodwin has no doubt reflected this season that 1t never rains. but it pours and that trou- bles never come singly. Beauty and the Barge" was a rank failure A second attempt, "Wolfyille," had the same fate. Mrs. Goodwin--the regal Maxine-is play ing to crowded houses, but MT. Goodwin Is playing principally to hard luck. He would of course be a star in vaudeville, but is too much of an artist to leave the legitimate drama for the lucrative, tho humble walks Of vaudeville.
 Literary note: Theodore Roosevelt, the well known politician. preacher, reformer, historian, critic, sporting writer, hunts man, naturalist, educator, soldier and diplomat of Oyster Bay, will probably issue in the near future a book of old Irish poems for private circulation which he has translated during his leisure mos ments.
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The Kansas City Star says that of the 105 counties in Kansas only twenty-one
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THEN QUIT. Don't be a quitter,
 Whatever you do, Unless 1t is something You ought not to do.

Six thousand persons. marched in Lon dons poverty" parade. If we all had time to march we would make quite a show.
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T. F. shonts-the initials of his name suggest Time, please"-has given Sl0000 to his alma mater Monmouth college, Ill. Where did he get 1t?
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The Rev L. c. Broughton of Atlanta says that Boston is hell. He ought to feel perfectly at home there.
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Montgomery Advertiser: odell says he !" lows to<hold on as Mrs. Joe Brown said of her husband and the senatorship. It is a pretty quarrel between Odell and Platt, and we are not caring who wins.
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The President snubs Henry M. Whitney just as he does everything else-in . whole-souled, expansive sort of way that leaves nothing to be desired.
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Bernhardt gives roses to the engineer of her special train. We are a severely practical people. Hoot monI siller would be bertte. PAUL COOK.
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No communication will be published without It's authors name. Rejected man. uscrirts will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. post otnce as second-ciass matter under act of Congress March & 1872