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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08

are of western origin, and the applica- tion of the device to a western nation by Japan simply shows that chickens will come home to roost.
 Napoleon always held that each war should pay for itself, and he may be said to be the founder of the modern indemnity plan. He, however, did not conf1ne his indemnities to cash pay ments. Ethically and basically indem- nilies are simply the old-time loot. Slaves are no longer taken, but their equivalent in longtime bonds is freely demanded. The principle remains, and it is not very sound ethically speaking, and it's new form does not better it. however, all concede that Russia must foot the bill, and the envoys at Ports mouth are auditors who will determine it's amount. The nation that took $l33,- O0O.0 .00O from helpless China in the Boxer affair should not grumble at the amount. but no amount of grumbling will change the Japanese figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Death ot Evan P. Howell.

The death of Evan P Howell of Alt lanta in his sixty-ffth year cuts off a bright mentality that nature had be- slowed on Georgia. He was a born leader of men. He began his active career by leading to battle an artillery company which soon became we'll known in the civil war as Howells bat tery. And all through his after life he was a leader in whatever line of serv- ice he found himself. He simply drifted to leadership through inborn qualities of mind and heart.
 While he was a devoted and excel lent Confederate soldier yet he early saw that the south needed in the work of upbuilding the help of the north and of the rest of the world. and he always advocated measures that would bring more prosperity to Georgia. Bright and alert as he was, he had practical side, and he loved his native state. He desired to see her become prosperous commonwealth. He lived to see much of his work bear fruit.
 -eorgia has lost one of her most sterling public men, and Atlanta has lost a leader whose advice was ire quently sought and rarely rejected. He and a devoted son of Georgia. His death will be widely mourned as his body is laid away in the silent tomb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Federal Quarantine Powers.

Alabama and Louisiana, still possess ing state quarantines conducted in the
 interest of the banana trade, may soon
 come in collision with the federal quar-
 antine law passed in 1893. That law
 contains the following provision:
 When said rules and regulations have been made they shall be promulgated by
 the secretary of the treasury and enforced by the sanitary authorities Of the states and municipalities, when the states or municipal health authorities will under take to execute and enforce them; but if the state or municipal authorities shall fail or refuse to enforce said rules and
 regulations, the President shall execute
 and enforce the same and adopt such
 measures as in his judgment shall be
 necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of such diseases and may detail or appoint officers for that purpose
 As the enforcement of quarantine regulations in one state may relate directly to the health of surrounding states. it becomes indeed a nice ques- ton whether the national government
 has not power to establish quarantines in all states, at all ports at any rate. | The question has not been tested in
 the United States supreme court, but
 no doubt the time will come when the l federal government will feel justified
 in asserting it's authority under the law of 1893, and then that law will be tested in the highest court
 | All diseases interfere with commerce | Tn a thousand ways the fever that
 sprang from the fruit trade and a lax
 quarantine is interfering with inter state commerce, and the act of 1893 will doubtless be held constitutional in
 a court accustomed to broad interpre- tations of the federal compact.
 Nor does the mosquito theory lessen the value of quarantines. The germs | of yellow fever must be imported, for they are winter-killed each year in this | country. Unless the germs are i'm ported in victim of the disease, the stegomyia mosquito has no chance to do it's deadly work Quarantines are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Peace From Portsmouth.

It is now too late for bluff and buster and dissimulation, for the envoys are in Portsmouth, and the peace confer ence will be opened today. There will of course be much debate and much storming and threatening in the con ference itself, but no doubt the ire ducible minimum will be reached. The grim Komura will doubtless prove as well-equipped in the hall of conference as his comrades are on the field of battle.
 When we consider that the Russians cannot possibly whip the Japanese in Manchuria and that revolution would go on apace at home, we see at once that Russia must take what terms she can get. She is wholly at Japan's mercy. She is even threatened with the appearance next year of Togo in the Baltic. There must in fact be Peace.
 This involves large war indemnity. War indemnities are modern. They are q device to suppress the taking of spoils in the old barbaric mapner, However, the allied nations took-dis' gracefully took--in Pexin both. They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
That Blind Equitable Loan.

A mysterious $6S5, ,000 loan was made by the Mercantile Trust company, a by-product of the Equitable society. to former Equitable officials. The placing O. the loan was secret transaction, and its payment after the Alexander Hyde explosion was equally mysteri- ons. The superintendent of the New York state banking department has secured accurate information concern ing that loan, but as yet he has not made it public, although the informa- tion came to him through official chan nels, and is therefore public property. It should be given in full to the people whom 1t concerns. It appears to have been a political slush fund gathered from the insurance companies. The sum was expended for campaign pur- poses.
 Little by little the nature of slush funds is coming to the surface, and the hand of Wall street appears at every point of the game. What has been suspected all along will soon per haps be put down in black and white. Superintendent Kilburn hesitates, but he cannot much longer withhold from tue people of New York the details of their own affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
This Years Crop.

T see in the Railway World of August that presidents of several large raii"ay systems are very optomistic on the crops this year." said large planter rom South Alabama.
 President A. J. Davidson ot the St' Louis and San Francisco, who mas Jusl made an extended inspection trip or thal company's lines. says he feels much eh- couraged over the outlook. I made thorough investigation in regard to crop prospects, he says, and conditions are much betters than I expected to find them in view of excessive rainfall in the past two Or three months. In the Indian ana Oklahoma Territories small grain is fully 25 per cent better than last year. Okla homa Territory will produce 15,OOO'OOO bushels of wheat, which will be an aver age yield of twelve bushels per acre. The cotton acreage in Oklahoma and Indian Territories is approximately the same as last year. In some portions there Is de- creased acreage while in others there Is slight increase in acreage, but we will handle the same amount of cotton as last year.
 "It is somewhat difficult to estimate the cotton crop of Texas, but from per sonal observation and information, l am of the opinion there will be decrease of fully 10 to 15 per cent. The plant was badly damaged in the lowlands of that state on account of the heavy rainfall. In Kansas the'wheat crop is very promis- ing. a conservative estimate placing it at 70.OOO00O bushels, while in my opinion it will be nearer 75OO0.00O bushels. The corn crop in the entire southwest is larger and in better condition than in any previous year. It is practically made in northern Texas and in the southern portion of In dian and Oklahoma Territories. so unless some unusual weather conditions prevail we will have a bumper corn crop. With satisfactory conditions prevailing there Is every prospect of a good business for the railroads serving the southwest terri tory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
PAUL COOK.
THE NEGRO SOLDIER,

James c. Minor in Golfers.
 The negro soldier as a rule does not spend his money for liquor. It is as rare to see him drunk as it IS to see the Fill pino in such condition. Woman. music and chicken are to the negro soldier what wit, wine and woman are to the conven- tional reveler of the Bohemian world, but the greatest of all is woman.
 It was always amusing to see a negro regiment on the march, and if ever a battalion of negro soldiers was transfer ed to another post, one would invariably see battalion of Filipino women bring ing up the rear. They would follow the soldier for various reasons. Some be- cause the soldier owed them a wash bill: others because in that battalion were sol- diers bold who had married on the 'con- tract" or ''querida" plan; others on the church" or "eglesa' plan, and would not be deserted.
 The negro soldiers made good husbands to these women whether married by the contract plan of by the church ceremony. At one time the marriages were so many in regiment that when the time came for the regiment to return to the states the colonel, rather than have the women and children deserted, 1t is reported, de- clined to allow the men to be transported as soldiers to the states, but had them &C., cept in the islands discharges from the service. Just what the result of these al- dances will be in the future will make an interesting study for the sociologist and politician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Let Bull Bats Live.

Tt might be of some assistance in the crusade against the mosquito in Birming- ham and Jefferson county if the boys and men would not kill the bull bats for a few weeks" said a man who has studied birds and their methods of feed ing. "The bull bat lives almost exclu- sively on insects and especially mo- squitoes, and if left alone he would de- stroy many thousand mosquitoes a week.
 T only make this as a suggestion. Per sonally like to shoot bull bats for sport as much as any other man in Birming- ham, but would gladly give up the shoot ing in order that the bats might be al- lowed to feed on the mosquitoes which are causing so much talk throughout the country just at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Birminqham's Population.

When people ask me the size of Bir- mingham I always tell them that there is a street car population of 125,o0O to 13O.- 000," said a prominent official of one of the big furnace companies. Tt is not just to Birmingham to compare it with other cities in regard to population, for Birmingham has the best street car sys- tenn In the country and consequently an enormous street car population
 "Other cities have all their inhabitants inside the city lmits or within few blocks of the limits, while Birmingham's population extends for miles north, east and west of the city. Thousands of peo- pie who work in Birmingham live In the suburbs and they should be included in the city's population.
 If we did not have such a good street car system our population within the city limits would be larger. as 1t Is in cities which have poore street car facilities.
 For these reasons I always wave the direct question and answer 125,00O street car population, and 1t Is just answer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Uncle Sam is Needed.

At this time when town after town is establishing quarantines of varied nature and efficacy the Savannah News, ever conservative, says: "The Marine Hospital Service or some other branch of the government ought to have the power to take charge of all inland quarantine matters, just as soon as 1t becomes apparent that, in any part of the country, a quarantine is necessary. And there ought to be an ample fund for the expenses for such quaran- tine."
 The Nashville American, another con servative paper, says: "The thing Of shotgun quarantine and small towns throughout the south 'quarantining against the world is an absurdity and would be entirely unnecessary if the United States authorities were in charge of the quarantine laws instead of the local authorities in the various states. There is too much interruption of commerce and the ordinary activi- ties of life because of the old-time GUS tom of states having control of this matter. A federal law on the subject should be enacted"
 The Mobile Herald also conserva- tive, says: "The Herald yields to no one in it's allegiance to the doctrine of state rights. And it is one of Alabama s rights to use this peace army for It's protection. The fund upon which It IS paid belongs in part to her; she re- ceives no charity and is under no obli- gation in accepting the service. It is the duty of the governor to throw every safeguard around the state and the greatest safeguard possible is to place the whole matter of quarantine as well as fighting the fever in federal l hands"
 These expressions of representative southern newspapers sufficiently show what the sentiment of this section is If Congress has power to regulate in terstate commerce it certainly has power to regulate interstate sanitation at the ports, for interstate sanitation affects and sometimes destroys com merce. The supreme court will so hold beyond reasonable doubt, but we need not wait upon legislation, state or fed eral, for in an emergency Governor Jelks has power to protect the health of two million Alabamians, and he can act as Governor Blanchard has already wisely acted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Terms of Peace.

q predict" said a man yesterday who has followed closely the Russo Japanese war, that in the Portsmouth negotia- tions Japan will insist upon and get her pound of flesh.
 T think the terms of peace will be practically these:
 T. The restoration of Manchuria to China, except a portion of it which will be held by Japan for defensive pur- poses.
 "2. The cession of vladivostock to Ja- pan.
 8 The practical abandonment by Rus sia of possessions and ports gained by her in the far east in the last score of years.
 A The payment of an indemnity amounting to a thousand million dollars.
 a1f Russia protests, Japan will strip her of all sea power and make her an even more pitiable object among the na- tions than she now is'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Boost for Rirmlnaham.

T am bound to boost Nashville because I live there," said E. D.. Winnia, who travels in southern territory for one of the big wholesale firms of the Rock City, to a group of friends in the Hotel Hill man lobby last night, But" continued MT. Winnia. while I believe Nashville has a great future before 1t and Is grow ing more rapidly and substantially than ever before just now, I must say, and tell my Nashville friends so all the time, that I believe Birmingham to be the city of the south with the greatest future. Why, I come to Birmingham about every sixty days and I can see it has grown some every time I get here. Those who should know tell me the pay roll of this city and county-and it's all practically Birmingham-amoun to something like a million dollars a week. What other southern city can make even half of such a claim? Then this vast sum of money goes into the hands of persons who cir culate it and the result Is bound to be prosperity.
 "A friend of mine in Nashville, who was formerly in the cigar and tobacco busi- ness Tn Blrnlngnaln, tolu ine ie" u"s . ago that there were more fine cigars, costing the purchaser from 10 cents up- ward, sold in Birmingham in one day than are sold in Nashville in a month, and he made the statement in all seriousness. He is a man of the highest veracity and he aold me earnestly that he would stake his veracity on his statement. Such straws show in what direction the wind Is blowing and speaks worlds for the general prosperity of the people of this vicinity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
sIoss.sheffleld Stock.

''The Wall street market for iron stocks has reached a high level and when Sloss- Sheffield touched 93 today people were asking if another merger project was in sight" said a financier yesterday.
 "A recent heavy buying movement in pig iron and the advance in quotations to SIP for No ? foundry accounts in a measure for the boom in Sloss, but ss is higher than President Maben imagined 1t would be during the dog days. MT. Ma ben says his company has sold about 100000 tons of iron within the last few weeks and that sales are now being made at rate that will easily dispose of the present output. Transactions in Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad stock are usually large while sales of Sloss are. as rule limited. On Saturday. however, the sales of Sloss were larger than Tennessee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
suNFLowER PHILOSOPHY.

From the Atchison Q<an.) Globe.
 No man ever told another all his secrets. No man knows enough to entitle him to conceit.
 DO not trust your victims: there arc no faithful victims.
 How soon a man who called his girl sausy, calls his wife assy.
 How cheap it makes a man feel to be caught reading a doctor book!
 Because you do not hear it, do not imag- inc that you are not talked about.
 Every little fool has doctrine" and he believes the world will finally accept it..
 Nothing is lasting; the beauty of the bride lasts no longer than the grief of the widow.
 You may go off by yourself and declare you are as good as anybody; but the lie will do you no good.
 Of what use are friends? In prosperity, a man has no use for them; in diversity, they have no use for him.
 The man who says he Is as good as any body. but who has not other authority for the statement than his talk, is always a bore
 Poor humanity; the mother does not know half the time where the children are. and they do not know where she is the other half.
 The selfish man plants only potatoes. for he can enjoy the fruits of his labor, but the truly generous man plants trees for future generations.
 There is always something about stage villain to denote that he is a wicked man. but, as a matter of fact. a sheep-killine dog does not put out sign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Summer Vacations.

Nowadays business men apply them selves more closely to their work during summer than formerly" said a corpora ton official. This is so even among the rich men of New York. Up to ten years ago the majority of men in easy circum- stances arranged to take two months vacation-July and August, but in recent years most of them have curtailed their leave of absence.' Many millionaire in New York works right through July and into August. Here in Birmingham most bankers and men of affairs stick to their work through the dog days. They will be satisfied if they get off for two or three weeks in September.
 ''The families of the rich usually pack up and go to some attractive resort early in the summer, but the men remain at home. The stay-at-home club contains many members who can easily take long vacations. but they find the comforts of home far better than those of the aver age seaside resort'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
BUILDING A MEMORIAL TO BYRON

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 London Perhaps the oldest memorial to famous author ever erected in this country is a newly opened office building in Fleet street, which commentaries Lord Byron. Named Byron House." it has been built by Sir Tollermache Sin clair. bart. who is a great lover of the poet and himself a writer of verse. Over the doorway of the new office building there is a bust of the poet and the in- terior of the building has been adorned with thousands of glazed wall tiles, each bearing the motto, "Crede Byron" The entrance hall is embellished with white slabs. giving appreciation of Byron in English, French, German and other Ian- guages extracts from Byron's works and opinions of him by great writers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
"wEEPs" NOT ORIGINAL.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
 Mr. Richard Le Galliennes "weeps' over the dehumanizing of the automobile drivers face are touching but lack orig inalty. For the dehumanizing of the face, the justification of the heart and the vitriolzing of the blood the automobile Is pale imitation in contrast with the South Carolina mule. Meanwhile, If Mir. Le Gallienne would make an exhaustive study of the effect of various motors on the face of the driver he might gain something by investigating what is known as the ''bullox' in Horny county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
TO THE VIRGINS.
By Robert Herrick.

By Robert Herrick. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
 Old time still is a-fying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a-getting, The sooner will his race be run
 And nearer he's to setting. That age is best which is the first.
 When youth and blood are warmer: But, being spent the worse and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy. bu t'u@
 And while ye may a4l For having lost but nNtt 4t pflns You may forever -s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
vsuahan,s Loss of Temper.

For the first time since Harry Vaughan said an inveterate fan last night. "the genial manager of the Coal Barons be- haved indecorously on the baseball field.
 There was absolutely no excuse for his loss of temper in the first half of the ninth inning when a passed ball or wild pitch hit a spectator near one or the benches. Manager Vaughan treated him roughly and a great many persons thought he did so because his team had made botch of the game.
 The world loves a good loser, and tt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Cement In Alabama,

From the Mobile Register.
 There Is the cement age and Alabama is pushing to the front in cement man. ufacture. This is the greatest state for that industry Alabama has material from which to manufacture Portland cement to supply the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
WeakIey Was comforted.

Jones G. Moore was riding into town a day or two ago with Sam D. Weakley. T see they arrested you, Jones, for not cutting your weeds" said MT. Weak ley
 ''I hear they are going to arrest you. Sam. for not cutting yours said MT. Moore.
 A frown gathered on MT. Weakley' s brow
 Well. never mind, sam; it's all right" added MT Moore You see they are arest- ing only the prominent citizens.
 Whereat MT. Weakley was comforted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Baseball is turbulent but persistent
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Next to those who are fools the most people haven't any sense.
 Women fall in love as easily as men go around trying new brands of cigars
 When a boy likes to get up In the morn ing it is a sign there is no school that day.
 The louder man hollers about his honesty the lower are the whispers of other people about 1t.
 When a girl looks as if she nau the yellow fever and was breathing without a pair of lungs it is sign she Is only engaged and hasn't seen him for seven hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08

President Roosevelt said to the en- Yoys that he wanted "just, lasting peace" If the comma is dropped after just" the sentence indicates certain amount of impatience on the part of the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08

A Kentucky man was butted by a goat and recovered insurance on an accident policy. There is no doubt that he was the victim of an accident. Few people purposely court contact with goat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Struck 1t Richt.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 If Depew really came back ''to get in the storm center" as he ayers, he hit the bull s-eye when he~feached New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08

has little patience with the man who at- tempts to work off grndge or griev- anee on an innocent person. l regretted to see Vaughan behave as he did, because his conduct on the ball field is usually exemplary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. is somewhat of a cakewalker. He probably learned the art from some of his fathers guests at the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08

A Frenchman has perfected a con trivance that converts 8 whisper into shout Dame Rumor and Madame Scandal have been doing that for a long time.