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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
Namlnu the Treaty.

Admiral Togo undertook to give a name to his sweeping naval victory in the straits of the Sea of Japan, but 1t is not believed that the peace plenipo- tentiaries or their Emperors will at tempt to tell the world what the new peace treaty shall be called. It was signed at Portsmouth, but it's invoca- 1 tion and inspiration came at the outset from Washington.
 It is safe to say that 1t will be known either as the Treaty of Portsmouth or as the Treaty of Washington But who shall decide if the envoys remain silent? As things are going the Elm, peror Mutsuhito may give it one name. the Emperor Nicholas another, and the general public still another, or several others. When doctors disagree no one can decide.
 Nomenclature is not an important matter as a rule, but in the present in- stance all will feel that the best name for the new agreement would be the Treaty of Washington. This country led up to 1t at every stage, and this | country will best be honored by attach ing to the historic and far-reaching document the name of it's capital. It Is the first peace treaty negotiated in this country, and greater one perhaps will never be made here, and if the people of this country call 1t the Treaty of Washington, the outside nations, h. cluding Japan and Russia, will prob ably fall into line.
 The treaty is too big to be named after the little New Hampshire town in which 1t was drawn up and signed. It fits our national capital in size and | importance, and a suggestion in that direction from Theodore Roosevelt would quickly determine the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

dure in history. and the terms of the treaty will be felt in all parts of the Orient to the end perhaps of time. Be- yond all reasonable doubt the treaty of Portsmouth is the wisest possible out come that the conference could have devised. It Is the wisest because 1t means a lasting peace between Japan and Russia in the Far East. Disguise the result as the Russians may, they are no longer potential in the Far East, while Japan will leap at once to the front as the champion of the doctrine the Orient for Orientals. England will soon give up Wei-Hai-Wei, and German will not long retain Kiao-Chau. Russia will not seek revenge, because she will have fared no worse than the other western nations, and China's en- tity will be preserved. All this was signed, sealed and delivered at Ports mouth, U. S. A., and to Theodore Roose- welt belongs the honor of hastening at least these great results, and the em- bodiment of them in a treaty that was alike demanded by civilization and hu- manity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
Lumber Business.

"The lumber business throughout Ala bama is better than have ever known 1t before" said Allen J. Krebs yesterday. "The quarantine does not seem to effect the lumber business very much and all the lumber men tell me that they have orders booked far ahead and the eapaci- ties of their plants are taxed.
 ''The northern dealers are buying south- ern lumber, and dressed lumber especial ly Is in demand. It has increased consid- erably in price in the past few weeks and the demand Is far better than have ever known 1t before.
 ''The local lumber trade is enormous. It has never before been as large as it is at present and the indications are that the market will continue to improve and that prices will remain steady, even If they do not advance.
 ''There is more building in progress in Birmingham now than ever before in the history of the city. It Is not confined to any one branch of construction. Business buildings are being erected all over the city and the number of residences being constructed is past understanding. From one end of the district to the other res- idences are being built in large numbers and the buildings are 50 per cent hand somer than the general average In the past.
 q tell you I am optimistic about the conditions and believe that this fall will be the greatest In point of business that the city of Birmingham or the district has ever known"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
Correct Pronunciation.

'I was surprised the other day in look ing over a manual of pronunciation to find how incorrectly I pronounced so many words in everyday use,' said a man last night who is considered educated in the common acceptance Of that term.
 Not only did find that I was speak, ing incorrectly, but that very few people give the proper accent to words in com mon use Take as an example Of this the word cocaine Doctors included, hcw many people in Birmingham do you sup pose pronounce that word 'co-ca-in,' with the accent on the first syllable? Yet ac- cording to every dictionary in America and England which is accepted as author ity 1t is the only proper way. In fact. not one Iexicographer gives any other pronunciation even second choice.
 Another word in common use is de- monstrate.' Out of the many times each day that 1t is used how often is 1t called .de-mon-strate,' with the emphasis on mon? Six of the best English diction- aries are in favor of that accent, allow ing no other choice. In America Wosces- ter, Century and Standard prefer it. Web ster alone giving authority for the com mon pronunciation.
 ..In speaking of the growth of anything. using the word rise. have noticed that very few people give the proper pronuncia- ton rice.' webster alone gives the accent on the first syllable in 'confiscate. Wor- cester, Standard and Century prefer the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
TRACY CITY TRAGEDY.

From the Editors Table in Mrs. Grundy,
 published at Tracey City.
 The assassination of Rust and Henley and the wounding of McGovern on last Thursday was the most cowardly and heinous crime ever committed in Tracey City, and one which makes every law abiding citizen feel a sense of shame. It has been known here for quite while that there was friction between union and non-union miners and especially be- tween union men and deputies who guarded the company's property. but no respectable citizen had any idea that men whose only crime was that they wanted to work to make living and support their families would be shot from ambush, deliberately and without a mo- ment's warning. But such was the fact, and the entire community and especially the miners union is under indictment for the atrocious crime, and will be until said crime is ferreted out and the guilty parties brought to justice. It is believed that this will be done, and the stigma that naturally attaches to the miners union because of the time, place and oc- casion of the killing can only be erased by the active assistance of that organization in hunting down the criminals.
 Guilty or not guilty, the burden of proof Is upon the union, and this can only be shifted by active work in support of the officers of the law and not by hand clapping and cheering when an officer who has perhaps done all In his power to preserve order Is publicly denounced for pursuing the only course left open to him. While the union Is being criticized by the press all over the state for the dastardly deed of last Thursday, yet we believe that it. as a body. will so act as to es- tablsh its innocence beyond reasonable doubt, and show to the world that while it exercises it's constitutional right, it's God-given right to organize for sef-pro- tection, yet 1t opposes wrong In every form and respects the constitutional right the God-given right of every one to work for whom he pleases.
 A man has right to work or cease work as he chooses, but he has no right to say to another that he cannot work as he pleases, and this applies to coll lective body as we'll as an individual, the truth of this statement Is not denied, cannot be denied. and 1t is only the ig- norant who try to carry their point by force Wrong never did nor never will succeed, right is the eternal ray" The assassin has again got in his deadly work and Rust and Henley are no more, but the indignation displayed by all good cit izens is sufficient to deter the outlaws from repetition of the crime, and 1t is hoped that they will be found out and the penalty that the law prescribes for such a crime meeted out to them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
After the Treaty.

The peace treaty was signed by the envoys yesterday, and copies of it will be carried by the envoys to the two Emperors who are to ratify 1t. The en. voys will leave this country without much delay, and the exchange of rati- fications is to take place within fifty days after the signing of the treaty by the envoys at Portsmouth. The treaty will thus be in full force and effect be- fore November 1.
 Its seventeen articles may never be made public. They certainly will not be until after they have been ratified at St. Petersburg and Tokio. The full text is not, however, needed by the general public, for the essential terms of the treaty are well known.
 The glory that has come to Presi' dent Roosevelt and to this country in the making of the peace treaty will en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
Interesting Meetings.

"The interest shown by the Confederate veterans in the meetings of Camp Hardee is remarkable" said veteran last night.
 Every member of the camp makes an effort to attend each meeting, and the attendance for that reason Is always good. The meetings are held once every two weeks. and members consider that the most important engagements they have for that day.
 "The loyalty of the members Is tested when some of the most feeble men who seldom go out, walk some distance and climb three flights of stairs to hear their comrades relate the incidents of SSe war;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
High School Auditorium.

'I am glad that the Board of Educa- ton has arranged for the use of the new High school auditorium" said a man in- terested in education last night.
 Already the board has received and ao- cepted an offer to rent the auditorium for $40 per night for ten nights, the proceeds to be devoted to the equipment fund of the building. think that during the year a neat sum might be realized in this manner, and enough secured to buy all equipment not provided for in the regular appropriations made by the board
 ''The auditorium will have seating ca- pacity of over 120o. and will be very desirable lecture room. It will be one of the finest in any southern high school"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
Panama Canal Problems.

The eminent engineers of the world have been summoned to Washington by the administration, and they are con- sidering there the problems of Pan ana. The French plans nor the plans of our own engineers are conclusive and satisfactory, for none of them solve all the problems tied up In a canal at the isthmus.
 The engineers gathered at Washing ton will endeavor to say how the canal shall be dug. If they decide in favor of a sea-level canal, they will be ex. pected to estimate its cost both in time and money. If they decide that canal at a higher level Is preferable, they will be expected to name the level, and to give reasons why 1t would be preferable to a sea-level canal, which is of course the ideal ship canal for the worlds use at Panama.
 The chances are that the engineers will disagree, and when engineers dis. agree Congress must decide. But If the engineers make known the reasons that led up to their respective deci- sions. Congress will certainly be in nossession of the best expert advice that is obtainable. Congress will in fact sit as a petit jury to decide the great case-Sea Level versus High Level
 In either difficult problems appear. No one seems to know how the upper waters of the Chagres river are to be controlled if high-level canal is to be dug. and no one seems to know what the cost of sea-level canal would be, or how much time Its construction would consume.
 The problems are gigantic and diff. ficult, and the government has called to it's aid the expert talent of the world .-eir decision or decisions will not be final, but Congress will hesitate to set aside their opinions, especially in any respect in which they are substantially agreed. Congress will, however, try to fit their opinions to the sentiment of the country, and in the end we will fhaye no doubt a ship canal of some kind at Panama.
 The engineers are meeting from week to week, and they will go about September 20 to Panama, and soon afterwards will return to Washington where they will stay until the comple. tion of their report, which will doubt les be ready for transmission to Con gress when 1t meets in December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
GOT TO FACE MOTHER TODAY.

James whitcomb Riley in The Reader for September. r got to face mother today, fer fact! I got to face mother todayl And list how I'll dare to, an how she will act Is more than a mortal can say But I got to face her-P got tol and so Here's O. old father clean at the end of
 his row!
 And Pink and wades gone to the farm
 fer her now
 And I'm keepin' house fer 'em here Their purity, new nouse-ano-ah pau
 fer-But how
 Am goin' to meet her and clear up my actchully heppin' 'em both to
 e-lope?- ccause Mother wuz set-and wuz no
 other hopeD
 I don't think it's Wade she's so biased ag'in. But his bizness,-a railroadin man At runs a switch engine, day out and day in, And's got to make hay while he can It's dangerous job. I'll admit-but sec what
 fine furnished home. at he's already got!
 And Pink-w'y, the girl wuz list pinin' away So what could her old father do When he found her.. hid-like, in loose load of hay, but jist to drive on clean into The aidge of tthe city. where-singular , thingi- Wade switched us away to the Squire, Jing! Nova leavn' me here-they've driv of, with a cheer. On their weddin trip-which is to drive Straight home and tell Mother,- and toll her back here Aud surrender me, dead or alivel So I'm waitin' here-not so blame overly gay As I wuz.-'cause r got to face Mother today!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
BONAPARTE PRONE TO
 BOOKISH REFERENCES

the political ring of Maryland would only use the suffrage law to perpetuata its own power? How many readers, by the way. know off-hand what the "shirt of Nessus" meant? Here is what Brew CTS Handbook of Phrase and Fable' has to say of it.
 Shirt of Nessus-a source of misfor- tune from which there is no escape; a fatal present; anything that wounds the susceptibilities. From Brewer and other sources we then learn the follow ing: Hercules was going on a journey with his little son and his wife Deianira. On coming to a river over which tho centaur Nessus was in the habit of car- rying passengers for hire, Hercules waded across with his boy in his arms. He left Nessus to carry his wife over, and Nessus, charmed with the lady. tried to carry her off. Hercules then shot Nessus with a poisoned arrow. Nessus, when he was dying, told Deianira that if she should save some of his blood and would secure her that mans undyins love- Deianira acted on this vengeful suggestion and gave the shirt to her husband, Hercules. It turned out that the blood of Nessus acted as a poison. and Hercules. being unable to get the shirt off and suffering great agonies. threw himself on a funeral pyre and was burned to death. His wife then killed herself for grief
 Probably the term waving the bloody shrt'' as applied to the revival of civil war enmities was first used by some southern orator in this classic sense of ''wounding the susceptibilities." Many such allusions are in familiar use whose original source and significance has long been lost sight of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
HE magazine philosopher is four
 ishing at an alarming rate nowa-

H HE magazine philosopher Is flour 1 ishing at an alarming rate nowa-
 days. His activity is startling. his wisdom astounding and his self-confi- dence worthy to wake amazement What he does not know about how to succeed, how to be happy. how to manage a wife, how to dress we'll on next to nothing a week and how to eat on a like sum in short, what he does not know might be termed an irreducible minimum. It would not be worth while to make his leck of information any smaller We see the work of the magazine philosopher in rules and regulations by which a young man can score scoop" on his fellows and reach the top of the ladder while they are trying to lead the high life. He tells us candidly that there is nothing like fresh air and exercise to insure good health. He confides that much to us He informs us that work is necessary to achieve success, that a laugh is cheer ful thing and that there is nothing better for reading purposes than a good book We are warned not to be grumpy, not to bewan our lot and not to join the "anviI chorus" We are told not to delude our selves with the notion that the world owes us a living and we are furnished with a great many other facts that every per- son of average intelligence is supposed to know by himself, without the aid of cheap philosophy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
MISS ADA REHAN's MANY ROLES

From the New York World
 Between the years 1874 and 1898 Ada Rehan was seen in more than one hum dred and sixty-fve roles. These parts diff fered in their natures as widely as Ca- mille and Nisbe in "A Night Off'; Aouda in Around the World in Eighty Days" and Cordelia in "King Lear" Small won der that today Miss Rehan is the most finished and artistic actress in a country where few stars can boast of having appeared in a score of plays during the whole course of their lives. There has not been one season in Miss Rehan's ca- reer in which she has confined herself to single part. and that though fail- ures were far between at Daly's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A woman likes to be bossed before she is married and not to be afterward.
 There never was woman yet pretty enough to bear looking at when she is seasick.
 The average man thinks he is doing the love-making to girl when she is running the whole thing.
 A woman has a hard time convincing herself the way she convinces others what good husband she has.
 There is hardly anything so surprising as to go to kiss a girl against her will and find she really means 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
Issuance of Health Certificates Made
 a Source of Extortion.

From the Florence Times.
 We do not like to raise a kick, make a protest or register an objection. but when such robbery as charging one dol- lar for health certificates Is committed it Is somewhat too much to be treated with silence. It is as dishonest as plain and undecorated stealing. and there is no moral justification for 1t. In the matter of health certificates, no fee should be charged exceeding 25 cents. and that should go Into the city fund where the city has a paid health officer. AS 1t now Is, quarantine means graft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The Union Pacific railroad has sent out "Bedbug Special to route bed bugs and other vermin in section houses along the road. It is a great pity that the "Bedbug Special" can not vi@lt some of the rural hotels. where the beobugs are all athletes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The Kaiser is going down in a new submarine boat, and President Roose- velt will then fairly be compelled to go up in ali airship in order to maintain his place at the head of the column of rulers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Marshall Fields prospective mar riage has made him prospective fig uro. He remarries because he can see his way clear to meet household ex- penses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The peace conference, once so fierce and tempestuous, went out yesterday in all mildness and serenity. No grand stand play was permitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Dr. Robert s. McArthur says that William Jennings, Bryan is the greatest preacher on the Chautauqua platform today. He probably overlooked Thomas W. Lawson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
KING PLAYS ON.

From the Mobile Register
 A London clergyman is trying the effi- cacy of prayer on King Edward in the effort to have him separate sport from gambling. In the meantime the king con tinues to play bridge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
DUNNE NEGLECTED.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 It is sad truth that we have not yet heard the echo of a solitary boom for Mayor Dunne for the presidency. Such neglect is discouraging
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Frosts along the northern frontier of tLe country are a warning to the fever mosquitoes to quit their pernicious activity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Tho Emperor of Corea does not seem to take much interest in the treaty of Portsmouth, although he Is plainly an interested party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Children's books that are worth read ing are hard to find. The successor to Tom Sawyer" and "Hans Brinker" are yet to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

MT. Jerome declines to get up against George B. Mcclellan. He proposes to be an independent candidate for dis- trict attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The Schubert theatrical syndicate starts out with capital of $1,4OO,O00. It intends to bust the trust, when of course 1t will become trust itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Portsmouth's greatness will fit away this week, for the dove of peace has other engagements that demand her attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Dead men are hereafter to be denied t--e right of suffrage in Philadelphia. This at first ssems cruel to the dead who have long been voted in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
NOT RELATED.
Arkansas Gazette.

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 The popularity of the vegetable juice cure for Consumption is not necessarily demonstrated by the consumption of corn juice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Oyama is too old to fight out another war. and besides Japan is about to turn her swords into ploughshares or per haps spindles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The Subway tavern will hereafter be a plain saloon in which wood alcohol w.. be served up in various forms to the thirsty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Assistant Secretary of State Loomis steps down and out, taking his coat of whitewash with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The New Orleans papers did not let a little thing like yellow fever prevent their getting out trade editions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Peary is dying to hear from Ports mouth, but he will not get the news until year after next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Yellow Jack may yet be vanquished at New Orleans. The daily returns show that his grip is weakening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The capital of the nation is about to be transferred to Washington, which has all along been jealous of Oyster Bay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Even Count Cassini has ceased to be warlilte, and has cabled his congratula- tions over the coming of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Coney Island has had bad season. It was certainly not the fault of the press agents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
PEACE SURE ENOUGH.

From the Boston Globe
 Henry Watterson> approving President Roosevelt? This is peace indeedl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The oyster is beginning to get un- easy. He sees a man coming with an appetite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Massachusetts Is disappointed in her census. She lacks 1042 people of hay ing two millions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Norway and Sweden have lots of sense, and they will separate good friends, and may yet become allies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The coal barons are na position to say to John Mitchell: You may strike when ready"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Our coffee comes from Brazil to be relabelled here Mocha or Java.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
HAD ENOUGH.

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 The public is waiting patiently for relief from the Taggart divorce trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

Nearly three million dollars will be spent to provide New Workers with theatrical entertainment this winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06

The government printing office is try ing to outdo even the agricultural de- pa-tment-in scandals.