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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
Pleased With the District.

ssWe North Caroiinians have watched the growth and progress of the Birming- ham district with much interest" said Jeremiah C. Meekins. IT,. prominent att torney of Scotland Neck, N. c. The en- tire south is proud of the position that Birmingham has acquired In the indus trial wor.,.
 1T have been in Birmingham for the past few days and during that time I have had ample opportunity. to study the conditions here I have visited several suburbs and have been struck and amazed with the greatness of your dis trict. Especially was I surprised at the growth and development of Ensley. That city is certainly a marvel and with its industries and resources 1t is most as- s,,redI,, destined to be a great steel cen- ter The people of that city are public spirited and they are all pulling for Ensley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
Fairs Are Popular.

Atlanta and Macon put in bids for the Georgia state fail. Atlanta bid highest and drew the prize, whereupon Macon re- solved to have a big fair of her own, which will be pulled off from october 2S to October 2s, inclusive The following cities are likewise to have fairs this year on big scale: Charleston, Augusta. Waycross, Savannah, Jacksonville and Tampa. Representatives from all of these cities have just formed a TriState Fair association, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina being represented.
 Said man interested in the subject of fairs: 'T think the combining of the rep resentatives of all the big fairs for this year would result in many advantages, especially in the securing of good shows and attractions from the northern fairs. When these people are assured of con- tinuous dates they can be secured on much better terms.
 'The committee on amusements of the Tr-state association will visit Coney Island and Dreamland this coming sum mer and make an inspection of all the best shows there and arrangements will be made with them for making the cirs cult of the southern fairs in the fall and winter. In addition to the percentage shows, outside free attractions will be secured and these, too, can be secured on much better terms than formerly.
 The following are the dates of the diff ferent fairs as arranged:
 Charleston, October 1 to z.
 Atlanta, October to 2.
 Macon, October 23 to 2S.
 Augusta, October 20 to November 4.
 Waycross, November 6 to g.
 Jacksonville November to 1S
 Savannah, November 20 to 26.
 Tampa, November 2s to December 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A girls waist is very elastic to fit any length of arm so snugly.
 woman is at peace with herself when she Is at war with neighbor
 The more children a woman raised. the less her grandchildren think she knew about it.
 It's very easy for boy to get up early to go to school when that is his day for playing hockey.
 Having a cold is an awful nice thing for your wife to be able to experiment on you with a lot 0. new remedies she read about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

Somehow, there is a charm about toast associated with no other intellectual effort born for the purpose of playing upon our emotions by its brilliancy, its beauty of conception. it's wit or it's pathos. A true toast is what may be termed rapid fire appeal to ones finer sensibili- ties. It comes slowly, but yet effectively, and it's action is like a flash. Perhaps there is something in the mood and the hour; perhaps the wine is largely respon- sble, but with what surging delight does one respond to the thought expressed and with what warmth is it remembered! You may forget the lines of a familiar poem; you may even forget the author of a book that has furnished you many a pleasant hour, but seldom, indeed, do you fail to recall in moment a toast that thrilled you with chivalrous impulses or eonvulsed you with laughter.
 The Texas individual who proposed to boom the cotton market and reduce the crop next year by importing boil weevila and scattering them over the country, ought to be confined in a foolish house.
 
 liar. This genius seems to forget that while his troop of weevils would undoubt- edly make a short crop and high prices next year, they would do the same thing to an even greater extent the year fol- lowing, and would keep on cutting down the crop while they boosted prices up until they ate up all the cotton and avanf1.a1Ix etaruaa daotl, Out in Wisconsin it is proposed to have a legislative anti-corset crusade, and the bill Is pending for the establishment of commission whose duty it will be to in- vestigate violent cases of women in- turing themselves by wearing their cor sets too tight" It seems that the anti | corset law Is a slap back at the women who secured the passage of a bill placing a yearly tax of S5 on all bachelors over 25 years of age. Of course the anti-corset law Is all right, but it appears that the committee of investiga- tion will have a rather ticklish, if not to say delicate, task.
 When George Ade reaches Japan he will resume work on a new play which is to be produced next fall. While over there the distinguished and past master of slang might find out what substitute the Japanese use for profanity. A Florida cartoonist pictures the cold wave knocking vainly against the por- tals of the state. From reports of those who have wended their way down into Florida it appears that old Boreas whis- tied through few cracks in the fence even If he did not get through the gate. The ocean is frozen along the Long Island shore It would be delightful now if the ice extended all the way across and we could skate to Yurrup. There would be tidy saving, too END OF A POET. Drowned in the rivers flow.
 Fame was an elusive elf.
 He first soaked all he had
 And then he soaked himself
 ON THE SOFA,
 Ben Battle was a soldier bold.
 Who belonged to the state militia; But the call to arms he liked the best
 Was the call of his fair Letitia
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
YEAR OF DISASTER
Foretold In West By "Caw, Cav, Cav"
 of Crows.

Sioux City, Ia.-For 100 miles up and oown the Missouri river the timber is alive with millions of crows, which fly in clouds hlther and thither or cry their mournful chorus of "Caw, cav, caw!" to the ter TOT of superstitious whites and all In- dlans, who declare it is an unfailing omen of year of disasters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
THE SORT NEEDED.

The Rev. Dr. Patton at dinner of the
 Drew Theological Seminary.
 Christianity has to be more than ethical to be even ethical, and the sooner our ministers understand it the better Un- less l misread the signs of the times, a slump is imminent. What Is needed is a downright revival of intellectual convic- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
POOR OLD VULCAN.
m the Gadsden Journal.

From the Gadsden Journal.
 Vulcan is certainy in hard row of stumps. Right when the money was in sight for his return the man, upon whom ante-morten honors were to be thrust by having dedicated to him Birmingham s colossal piece of scrap iron. rises up and declines with thanks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
The Iron Market.

"The iron market continues strong at SIS. 50 to S14 for No. ? foundry" said furnace operator. While there has been no rush of orders this month. the sales have aggregated a considerable tonnage. There is certainly more activity than there was in January. The outlook for a brisk demand in March is exceedingly bright ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
Water Comes Hiah.

The recent cold spell has enhanced the value of water in Birmingham. Especi- ally is this true in the different saloons about the city, and one or two bartenders report that wateri is almost as valuable in their places of business as whisky and beer
 A traveling man stepped into down town bar last night and asked for straight whisky. Will you be kind enough to give me a large chaser of water with this?' he asked of the bar tender
 If you have no objection" said the bartender, q prefer to give you a little straight water with large chaser of whisky. You see we have more whisky in just now than we have water. Our porters have been fetching water to us by the bucketful since our pipes were frozen a few days ago."
 The stranger smiled and took his straight with little ice water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
WILL HAVE TO HUSTLE.

From the Mobile Item.
 Birmingham has formed a State Fair association and taken out articles or in- corporation. Birmingham will now pro- ceed to hustle until the big event Is pulled off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The Illinois legislature did not in it's spasm of affected virtue banish MT. Comeford to Rhode Island or Pennsylvania, where he could have found rottenness enough to have fully absorbed his energies in lifetime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

1 HE hand that pictured chariot VD race in words so vivid that all
 the world saw that memorable contest in the circus at Antioch when Ben Hur defeated Messala, lies cold in death. The brain that teemed with a rich imagination, which could depict the sub- limity of the new born Christ or the splendor of the Aztecs in such wealth of color that less fortunate beings could sit at the banquet board of fancy and revel in the past, has ceased it's work after IS years and General Lew Wallace is no more. Had he done nothing else Ben Hur' would have preserved his memory in the archives of fame. There is every reason to believe that this novel will take it's place in "literature" the literature of popular novels but the lit- erature that lives and extends it's infiu- ence during the passing years. At least that matchless description of the chariot race will live with Lytton's picture of the destruction of Pompeii, Hugos story of Waterloo, George Eliot's closing chap ters in '"rhe Mill on the Floss" the storm in David Copperfield" and all those
 
 will charm and enthrall readers of books in the years to come.
 The enlightened legislature of Nebraska has just passed a law which will forbid Italian hand-organ players, or any other persons, for that matter, from using monkeys more than eight hours a day in collecting coins. Violations of the law will be met with a heavy fine. The rights of monkeys in Nebraska are to be pros tected. regardless of cost The Amalga- mated Association of Organ Grinders Monkeys will be welcomed into the ranks of organized labor but the question naturally arises, What will these simians do with their leisure that will now hang heavily on the hands? They have no club life, do not mingle in society and seldom patronize the theatres. Perhaps the legis- lature of Nebraska will be able to ap- propriate an extra supply of peanuts so that the monkey part of the states popu- lation will have something to do in the hours between quitting time and bed time.
 A disciple of higher thought says that If you will just make up your mind to be beautiful and think about it all the time you will gradually acquire the comeliness which all humanity so much desires There may be something in the sugges- ton but such treatment demands an abid- ing faith that Is a little stronger than most people can muster up. The surest way to be beautiful Is to be born that way. Even the cosmetic route has its dis advantages.
 A bill is pending in the legislature of New York state to bring about moneyless elections by placing heavy fine on all corporations advancing funds for cam paign purposes. An amendment proposes to fine all office holders, stockholders and employees of corporations for con tributing to a "slush" fund. If such a law became effective all over the country there would be no further joy in elections All the fun would be gone. There would be nothing to talk about, no charges to make. no inspiration for the eartoonists, no inspiration for the voters. One might as well talk about an election without those various liquid rejuvenators com monly but vulgarly classified as "booze."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
Do you affect Mansfieldiana? !?
HIS CONSTITUTION HELPS.

From the Gadsden Journal.
 But for the fact that Vulcan has an iron constitution he would have broken down under the straing long ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

President Hadley of Yale praises President Roosevelt for lifting the presidency out of politics, but it will be observed that he did not do any lifting until the job was safely in his hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

A doctor who charged millionaire 5000 day for attending him in Flor ida will never be called upon to pat ronize get-rich-quick schemes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

General Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur,'' Is dead at a ripe old age. That one book will keep his memory green a long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

An arbitration treaty between The odore Roosevelt and Bosom Friend Lodge is greatly needed at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Senator Tillman has overtaxed his famous nerve force at last, and he is trying to recuperate in Philadelphia. No better place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

A Kentucky farmer swallowed sixty nails, several screws and some brass pins, with nothing to wash them down. He is dead now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

A flock of Russian ships Is now un- der way to join RoJestvensky. There may be something doing in far east. ern waters ere long,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The Standard Oil and the Kansas legislature are preparing to fight out the oil-monopoly issue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

In Chicago ten above zero is con- sidered summer weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

MT. Hearst has at last demonstrated that he can make a speech. To MT. Sullivan of Boston belongs the honor of discovering the new orator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The country Is making and con suming pig iron at the rate of twenty one million tons a year.-the glutton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Federal Judge Grosscup, who en- joined the beef trust, is now putting in full time ignoring it and it's pert egg campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Burglars in Montgomery tried to burn up laundry They must have been an unappreciative lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Forty-five million of cold storage eggs have been cornered by the meat trust, and 1t is hoped they will be left in that corner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

An Ohio man looked at the ther- mometer and dropped dead. The ther- mometer had also dropped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The women of Kansas will not vote for presidential electors yet awhile, but they are still allowed to talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Mayor Woodward's kitchen range and his Board of Aldermen exploded but he is still on deck In Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The Czar fears hls zemsky zabor will initiate the United States Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Johann Hoch should publish the comic valentines he received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Governor Pennypacker and Johann Hoch each refuse to place their comic valentines on exhibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Even the shop girls are getting to be plungers. "Pittsburg Phil" set a bad example.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

A dramatization of Poe's "The Raven" will be presented in New York. Nothing is safe from dramatization these days,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The weather of our discontent would have worn out the patience of Job
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

A New Yorker gave a motorman S10 for stopping the car. Before long he will demand a fee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The Presidents speech on the south has been well and kindly received in this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Three-fourths of Oregon's delega- tions to Congress seemed to be booked for the penItentlary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

James Whitcomb Riley was the most popular valentine poet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The Indians who are to march in the inaugural parade are guaranteed to be genuine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

In the northern states the snows of yesteryear arc still on the ground
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Susan B. Anthony Is still hale and hearty and full Of woman's rights notions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

John D. Rockefeller is one of the few millionaires who does not get any fun out of his money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The naval increase bill is not above criticism, and it is getting 1t in round lots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

Governor Folks memory and back bone are still in good working condi- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

"All men up,' is the Presidents motto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
About Persons.

Gaston Scott. prominent real estate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

END OF A POET. Drowned in the rivers flow. Fame was an elusive elf. He first soaked all he had And then he soaked himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The ocean is frozen along the Long Island shore. It would be delightful now if the ice extended all the way across and we could skate to Yurrup. There would be a tidy saving, too
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
ON THE SOFA.

Ben Battle was soldier boIu. Who belonged to the state militia; But the call to arms he liked the best Was the call of his fair Letitia.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

When George Ade reaches Japan he will resume work on new play which is to be produced next fall. While over there the distinguished and past master of slang might find out what substitute the Japanese use for profanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

A Florida cartoonist pictures the cold wave knocking vainly against the por- tals of the state. From reports of those who have wended their way down into Florida it appears that old Boreas whis- tied through few cracks in the fence even If he did not get through the gate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-10

masses and fight for such advanced
legislation. or if they should be in
favor of it. they would not be iden-
titled with the movements for busi-
ness reasons.
Not so with a. L. Mills. He has
fought in the open for all his cherish
ed principles. and whatever other as
pirations he may have, it is certain
that he has been devoted to the cam
paign for the initiative and referen-
dunn and the direct nominating law,
two of the most beneficient laws ever
adopted by any state.
II his other political aspirations
and aims are in keeping with these
reformatory laws, Mills is one of the
most powerful and able men in the
state. Eve If his other beliefs are
partisan an Ultra conservative, his
work along these lines has endeared
him to the whole people, and his
principles must be sound at heart.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-10
THE OFFICIAL VOTE.

The official canvasses of the vote
for president have been completed in
the various states, and the results
show that only 1S,5OS,496 votes were
cast, as against 1s.s6S,574 in 1900, a
decrease of 46O.O7s.
The ballots were divided as follows:
Roosevelt. republican, 7,627,6S2;
Parker, democrat, 5,OSO,O54; Debs,
socialist, 391.5S7; Swallow. prohibi-
ZIONIST. 26O,SOS; Watson. populist,
l14,637; Corregan, socialist labor,
3S.45S: Holcomb, continental labor,
$40.
The republicans made gains over
their vote of 1900 in S2 states, and
losses in 1S. The net gain was 429,-
100. 49,,
The democrats polled more votes in
eight states than in 1900, but less in
81. The net democratic loss was l.
26O.699.
Watson received his largest vote in
Georgia. the total of that state, 22,-
6S4. with 2O,5OS in Nebraska, being
nearly one-third of his aggregate
114,6S7. Barker polled 5O,21S in
1900.
The prohibition vote in 1900 was
eos, ,791; in 1904 it was 26O,3OS, gain
of 51,512.
Four years ago the socialists had
an electoral ticket in 80 states, and
polled S7,769 votes. This year they
had a ticket in the As states, and the
Debs vote was S91,5S7. Illinois cast
6s,225 socialist votes, more than any
other state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-10
osTEoPATHY- Y-RIEUMATISM.

The uric acid" and "microbic" the
orles of rheumatism are exploded and
abandoned by ALL The Osteopathic
theord. viz: Interference with blood
and new supply" today is the only
tenable one. It is followed by the
medical doctor when he directs pa
tients to hot springs that the hot
baths may relax their contracted
muscles which are damming back the
blood flow. But the other obstacles
thlckened ligaments. displaced verte-
bra, ribs or pelvic bones. are in the
Osteopath's field alone. These ad-
justed the vase motor nerves regain
control of the blood vessels, pres
sure removed and the normal circula-
ton is restored.
The uric. acid and poisonous pro-
ducts are results of the stagnant blood
and not causes.
Can anything be more reasonable
than this? Certainly experience con-
firms it. When the Osteopath fails to
cure. 1t is due to lack of skill to
detect and remove these obstacles.
Osteopathy will succeed II the Oste-
| opath is skillful. Drs. Hoisington, in
the Despair block. are graduates
under the founder of Osteopathy.
Dr. Still. and should be competent.
They welcome calls and inquiry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-10
MILLS, MAN OF THE MASSES.


The East Oregonian has long been
an admirer of A. L. Mills, who has
just been elected speaker of the house
in the oregon Legislature.
although president of the First
National Bank of Portland, and iden-
titled with all the great financial in
terests which this responsible and
prominent position carries, he is yet
political reformer and progress
sive and approachable man.
He has taken a leading part in the
passage of the initiative and referen-
dunn law, the direct primary nominat-
ing law and other advanced legislation
that has been secured in oregon. He
has financed the weak and shaky
forces behind these movements. in
their inception, and has perhaps spent
more private funds in propaganda
work Of this kind, than any Other
man in the state. He is a conscien
tious. earnest, aggressive reformer
despite his influential position in thu
financial and business world of Port
land. ft1
This is a remarkable record, for {
man in such a position. 1t is too wei
known to need mention here, tina
men in such positions are either to-
conservative to get down among tn