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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
Alabama 5aptists in China.

"This weeks edition of the Alabama Baptist contains an able article on for eign missions and the pictures of the missionaries that have gone to China in the past few years under the direction of the Alabama Baptist convention" said q Baptist layman last night.
 "Of this number there are several who are well known in Birmingham, having gone from this district. The Rev. Dr. II. w. Provence. formerly pastor of the First Baptist church of Ensley is now in China. and also the Rev. T. NJ. Thomas a recent graduate of Howard college; the Rev. A. Y. Napier. formerly pastor of the Baptis church at Auburn; Dr. T. Y. Ayers, pr. J. G. Meadows, Mrs. T. W. Ayers and Miss Willie Kelly.
 ..The missionaries who nave gone from Alabama to Japan are: the Rev. J. w. McCullom and Mrs. McCullom, and Mrs. J. F. Ray. MT. McCr-lom formerly lived al Gallior and is graduate of Howard college
 Last ssaf kae sstists of Alabama -,xs ss as. far fars gn missions. This vear tbev give ,22. 500"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
ROMANCE OF THE RING.
Band Has Been Worn on Finger
 From Earliest Times.


 In many lands and through many ages a ring has been the symbol of marriage Young folk are seldom much in love with antiquities but here is an exception to the rule, for there are few things older than the wedding ring. and n it young people have not yet lost their interest There has been much outcry against rings political. but here is the all dominating all attractive, most influential of mergers, and of all combinations the hardest to break.
 Finger rings have been used as orna- ments form the earliest times, writes Dr. G. Chapman Jones in the February Housekeeper There Is a Greek story of the origin of their use. Jupiter chained Prometheus to a rock in the Causasus, where vulture preyed on his liver, which grew again each night. After two thousand five hundred years of this very chronic liver trouble Jupiter released him, but ordered he should wear on his finger an iron ring, having attached to 1t piece of the rock, so that the deity might keep his oath of perpetual im- prisonment. Hence the use of rings of metal with jewels. Rings seem to have ! been among the first trinkets given and prized. They were tokens O. trust in- signia of command, rank, and honor, pledges of faith and alliance. They have also been badges of servitude, Illustrating the proverb that extremes meet.
 Pharaoh gave his ring to Joseph, in token of delegated authority. The oldest rings now in existence came from Egypt, having been originally laced on the fingers of the dead. The most interesting ring in the world at least to aniquarians, is the ring of Cheops, who built the great pyramid. It is of fine gold. weighing about the same as three five dollar gold pieces.
 In early Roman times ths ring was worn on the fourth finger of the left hand, from belief that vein passed from it direct to the heart. An old Jewish legend tells us that Tubal Ca [, the first of metal workers, made the first ring for his wife. The earliest marriage ring of which we 1 have any authentic record s mentioned in scriptue where the shy and gentle Isaac placed ring on the face probably, the nose, of the no wise reluctant Rebel<ha. Isaac was always timid and he would surely have managed the delicate matter more appropriately himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
President RooseveIt's Measures.

The statehood bill has gone to a conference committee, and no one can say what it will look like when it comes out of it. The refusal of the Senate to admit Arizona was a piece of -parti- sanship that it ought to be ashamed of. Arizona is to be kept out of the union because it may go democratic, and Oklahoma and the Indian Terri tory were squeezed into one for a like reason. Even in serious matters reaching far into the future the re- publicans never hesitate to play poli- tics.
 The Presidents calendar of bills Is tagging lamentably. Here are the measures he has advocated:
 1. Tariff revision
 ?. Railroad legislation,
 3. Philippine tariff reduction
 f. The big navy.
 5. Panama canal commission abolished, b. Ant1-lnJ unctlOn law.
 2. Arbitration treaties,
 8. San Domingo recelvership.
 g. Whipping post for wife beaters in District of Columbia.
 Not one of these measures stands an accomplished fact, and not more than twenty working days remain of the fifty-eighth congress. The fifty ninth congress will, however, be a Roosevelt congress, and the Presi dent no doubt expects to have better luck when 1t is convened, and he may call it together pretty soon.
 The truth is, the President asked too much from a short session. He antagonized heavy interests, especi- ally when he advocated tariff revis ion, reductions in the Philippine tariff, and an ante-injunction bill His ar. bitration treaties cannot be confirm ed, and his Santo Domingo scheme has been practically abandoned.
 The President is not, however easily discouraged. He feels the i'm pulse of great majorities, and he will no doubt assail the next congress with his long list of reform measures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
ONE LEGGED MAN STABBED.
Man Who Feigned ParaIasys Did tho
 Cutting.

The lame were not aiding the lame last night when M. McCue, a one-legged man, was stabbed in the temple and seriously wounded by white man whose name is not known.
 The man who did the cutting is supposed to have been paralyzed on one side. If he is the trouble quickly vanished when he discovered what he had done, for he escaped before the police or any one else could reach the room where it happened.
 The two men were in a room in the Louisville hotel, 2l041s Second avenue. and MeCue is still in the room. Physicians were attending him last night, and as late as l o'clock this morning he was delirious and could give no accurate ac- count of the trouble. The physicians do not believe that he will die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

spent few hours at the Hotel Hillman yesterday.
 D. W. shivers of Montevailo Is at the Morris.
 H. w. Long of carrollton, Gap is at the Morris.
 D. W. Donald of Carbon Hill is at the Morris.
 Henry Fitts of Tuscaloosa is at the Morris.
 T. L. Long of Jasper is at the Morris. w M. sller of Selma is at the St. Nich- olas.
 w M. Huey of Battelle is at the St. Nicholas.
 J. D. Mcqueen of Eutaw is at the Nor ris
 J. H. Bankhead. Jr.. of Jasper is at the Metropolitan
 State Senator Robert L. Hipp of Gull man is at the Metropolitan.
 Peyton Norvell of Jasper is at the Hill man.
 T. L. Pyor of Frankfort, Ky, Is at the Hillman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
Gaming in Private.

"There are some men in this town who denounce professional gaming" said a gentleman yesterday at the Hilman who has watched with interest the turn of a card more than once in his life, "and yet they have no scruples whatever about turing young and unskilled players into a game of draw.
 "They won't engage in a came In a public place. It would be immoral they say to do so. But its all right. they think, to have a quiet game in private at their homes or in their rooms, with fine dinner to start with.
 "These men look down or a poor fel- low who is boosting for a professional layout but they have no compunction in beguiling some poor young devil who is fattered by the attention into a private game. They pluck these pigeons sys- tematically on Saturday night and seek to atone for 1t by attending church regu- larly on Sunday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
Neuroes Buvinu Homes.

The negroes in an agricultural dis trict of Lowndes county, and the ne groes of the Decaturs are alike en deavoring to buy and establish homes thereby bettering the conditions oi living among them. \
 Beyond all doubt this is the true policy of all negroes. They have au uphill fight, but the road to respect and safety lies in the accumulation of property. As Booker Washington puts the case. the negro who lives in a two-story brick house is never lynch ed--he is respected by his white neighbors. He becomes a good. law abiding citizen.
 Circumstances will drive the negroes If the south into the plan adopted by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
RepeaIinq the Bankruptcy Law.

The Judiciary committee of the House, of which Representative Clay ton is a member, has agreed by a vote of to to report bill to re- peal the bankruptcy act. MT. Clayton warmly supports the proposition. A permanent bankruptcy law has never been the policy of the country. Such laws have been passed after panics and widespread financial troubles, and as soon as they have served to re- lieye unfortunate debtors they have been repealed. MT. Clayton is conf dent the present law has fully served all useful purposes-that it is now doing more harm than good.
 As soon as the federal government goes out of the bankruptcy business, it is in order for a state to pass a state law enabling bankrupt to be re- lieyed of all debts owed within the state.
 MT. Clayton is the author of the bill now before Congress. It will not be passed during the short session, but it will come up in the next Con gress, no doubt, and it's passage by the fifty-ninth Congress is more than probable. A repeal proposition has been ripening long time, and it will probably be ready for ,plucking next
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
BuiIdinu Operations.

''rhe Masons own one of the finest building sites in Birmingham, the va cant lot at the southeast corner of Nine teenth street and Sixth avenue" said a real estate man last night, "and as they are about to erect a handsome temple, property in that section will appreciably enhance in value.
 Tt is on the cards that sky-scraper hotel will be in course of construction at the corner of Fourth avenue and Twenti- eth street before the end of the present year, and a number of other large build ings will be started within the next few months. The new high school Is now under way The year 1905 will certainly mark great advance in Birmingham 8 architectural appearance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
Probation Farm Sub lects.

Three dminutive specimen of negro- hood H, Wood Brown, aged Il years, weight 4k pounds; Ike May. aged nearly 10 years and weight 35 pounds and Tobe Anderson, aged years and weight 34 pounds. were arrested yesterday by Spe- cial Officer Robinett of the cotton mills in Avondale.
 be no doubt that the trio were attempt ing to carry away a stove as big as any of them, will come before Judge Fea- gin today and they see mslated for a trip to the probation farm. The stove belonged to Mrs. Glass, of Avondale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
Alabama Consolidated Transfer Only
 Forerunner.

From the Wall Street Journal
 The transfer of control of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company from heretofore dominant southern inter- ests to the capitalists represented by T. G. Bush. J. H. Hoadley, Richard H. Edmonds and Erskine Hewitt, is only the forerunner of a big combination of southern iron properties and northern manufacturing enterprises
 Before all the pending changes are ac- ccmplished there will have been worked out one of the largest and most import ant consultations of operating enter southern iron field.
 Eventually one management will con- trol not less than six corporations, all now being operated independently in the southern and northern sections
 From what has already developed and from plans now under consideration, 1t may be stated that the new consoida- tion will be the largest iron and steel combination in the south, and second largest In the United States, only the steel corporation leading it.
 1lS ueNelopHeIts are proceeding SloW- ly because of the difficulties in the way. but they will be worked out along the lines planned by the big interests not yet publicly connected with the undertaking.
 In the end New England Is likely to lose two or three long established enter prises. They are to be removed closer to the source of raw materials so that the burden of long haul freight charges on coal, coke and other raw material and unfinished products, may be saved, and also that the cheaper labor of the south may be utilized to greater extent
 Up to this time it does not appear that interests in anyway identified with the United States Steel Corporation have any part in this combination of southern iron properties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
Iris the soldiers life To have their baImy sIunbers Wakd with strife. -Othello.
Too Much Cotton.

Counting round bales as half bales there had been ginned to January 16 in the country 12,767,600 bales. Linters are not included, nor are the addi- tional bales turned out by about SPA ginners who foolishly refused to furn- ish additional information. The crop, it is plain, will be fully thirteen mil lion bales of 800 pounds each. But as two million bales may be carried over to next season, the available supply will not a bit exceed the worlds needs.
 In Alabama 1902 ginneries had turned out up to January 16 bales of all sorts to the number of 1,422, ,426, Some of these were round bales, but it is certain that Alabamas total crop will be, including linters, fully 1,40o,- 900 bales of 300 pounds each. It is 8 record breaking crop in this state, as well as in the country.
 We planted too many acres and used too much fertilizing material, and the weather joined us in our ef- ford to make great crop. We made it, and the natural results are before us. We made crop, including linters, now estimated at 13,400,000 bales-too much cotton in a single year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
BIG GRAIN ELEVATOR
 BURNS IN NASHVILLE

Nashville, Tenn, February S.-The main elevator of the Liberty Hills company. containing 1000 bushels of wheat, burned at late hour tonight. the loss amount ing to $75,000
 The fire broke out on the fifth floor, and was with difficulty confined to the one building. The plant is located on the main line of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, traffic over which was interrupted The railroad and Vest ern Union wires to the south and south west melted, and telegraphic communica- tion in these directions was cut off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
The TypeWrIter,

The expansion in the typewriter trade has been marvellous" remarked a me- chanical engineer. Not only Is the de- mand in this country enormous but large shipments of American made typewrlting machines are sent abroad every year. In 1897 typewriters were reported in our exports under the head of machinery not otherwise specified; over ss0000oO worth were sent last year to foreign lands un7 der a classified head.
 IS. N. D. North of Boston. who made the first practical test of the typewriter about thirty-one years ago said recently that he wished he had lSert his original machine. If I had 1t now said MT. North, it would illustrate better than any other mechanism with which I am familiar the marvellous rapidity with which American ingenuity advances to the point of perfection any laDor-saving invention the underlying principle of which has been worked out My machine did neither elegant nor uniform work, but after a week or two l began to dimly realize what an unspeakahle boon lay here in embryo Yet he was almost alone in his foresight, for people as a rule were not only indifferent to the writing machine but antaSonistic to It.
 Looked upon at first as an article of amusement rather than one of any prac- tieal value, it has received In the last quarter of a century the unqualified ap- proval of the commercial and profess sional circles.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
Warmer in Dallas.

Dallas, Tex, February s.-Telegraph and telephone service has been absolutely prostrated all over Texas on account of heavy sleet and ice. The temperature rose about 50 degrees tonight and the sleet on wires has almost disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

If one has to go in Oklahoma twenty-one years without drink, he will certainly accumulate consider able thirst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Senator Morgan wanted native wines excepted from the Oklahoma protection bill. If he had added home made moonshine whisky he would have covered the ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

No three-inch sleet ir Birmingham. Cniy the good things come to this town-for example, the Internationa, poweI company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The beef truse acting in concert has put up the price of cold storage eggs. The supreme courts decision evidently cannot be fitted to stale eegs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Senator Aldrich is called the Elm peror of Rhode Island. He will be the Emperor of the United States when Rockefeller owns it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The death of Banker Beckwith shocked Mrs. Chadwick, but the con sensus of opinion is that she has sev- eral more shocks coming to her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The enterprising barkeeper is not averse to having Champion Jeffries try a highball in his place. The way it promotes trade is surprising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

I he statehood bill goes now into the hopper of a conference committee, witch is a degree more uncertain than retit jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

"Chemical engineer is new de- gree at Columbie. There seems to be more degrees now than there are cap able people to take them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The devil knew what he was about when he invented politics.
 A woman wants either herself to have lot of jewels or her friends to have none at all.
 A man isn't an optimist when he doesn't imagine toothache is as nice as eating apple pie.
 When girl doesn't eat too much can dy it is 8 sign she lives in country where they don't have any
 It's an awful nice surprise to try to kiss girl on the cheek and miss 1t be- cause her lips are in the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Augusta Herald: Birmingham had fire a plenty to offset the snows of Sunday morning, but then s25O,OOO is trihe too much to pay for heat.
 Annlston Hot Blast: Anniston greatly sympathizes with Birmingham in her many recent fires and Is more than will ing to help when opportunity is presented.
 Rome. Ga. Herald; The fair is now as- sured. It's a good thing. and will be a wise investment for Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

What fame Chicago fails to reap from her pork packers is supplied by the pork packers daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The new diamond is only as large as a hens egg after all. Some thought it was bigger than bushel basket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

New York now planes visitors from the provinces for the deterioration in theatrical performances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

A national convention of Hoch s wives has been proposed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Russia considers Kuropatkin over cautious. Most any one would be who had been bumped as often and as hard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Brigham Young's wives are begin ming to die, taking the place of Wash ington's body servants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Hoeh is himself convinced that he is a bigamist, while his wives say he is at least a polygamist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

It's an ill wind that blows no body good. The umbrella and rubber shoe trade is booming now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Birmingham accepts the condolenee but will not allow herself to be dis couraged by a paltry $250,00O fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The Russian priyates cannot hand in their resignations as Grippenberg did, the more's the pity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Four more days before you send your valentine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

Dr. Isaac K. Funk says that heaven is a condition and not place while President Schurman of Cornell university says that the Bible is not history and educated men no longer go to the Scrip lures as text book of physical science. Since our savants have advanced so far that the Bible has become to hem some what as the nursery tales of our youth are to persons of ordinary intelligence, and since intellect has risen superior to the good old faith of tf early days 1t appears that few are advancing right along to a period when we will know it all" However the unenightened horde would like for one of the sayants to jump up right quick and tell us what makes those sun spots that are causing talk just now.
 General Grippenperg has started for home He is not the only Russian who has gone in that direction.
 THE WEATHER.
 Buckets full of water
 Falling with a rusn
 Make the people wax profane
 Fill the streets with slush.
 An Ohio probate judge has refused to issue a marriage license to an habitual drunkard. Here is at least one man who will not be permitted to ruin the life of a woman who thinks she can reform him by becoming his wife.
 Suppose that real detectives were as cunning as those we find in books; sup
  as fascinating and at times as chivalrous; suppose that people were as good, the women as beautiful and the men as brave; suppose things happened as op. portunely and suppose people in real life had as much leisure to do romantic things as they have in books. What a delightful place this old world would be-! The minstrel passed his hat around twice and sang as follows, to-wit: WHERE IT FAILS. Jiu-jitsu is mighty art
 And made the Japs victorious; But don't you try it on mule The result would be inglorious. Oklahoma and New Mexico will soon experience the joys of electing a full state ticket and local politics will be booming with a vengeance, but there will be 'very little doing in the way of "re- treatments" in Oklahoma for the next twenty-one years. The United States is not averse to that irrigation which makes the desert to bloom, but seems ''sot' against the irrigation that makes noses vbloom, especially noses in Oklahoma. Thomas w. Lawson has had the temer- ity to go to New York. Colonel Green had the courage to visit Boston once upon time and no blood was shed. Be- ing a valiant man, MT. Lawson will prob- ably walk down Wall street on his visit and note the rents he has torn in the hides of bulls and bears by his hot shots in Everybodys. He will be surprised to find a great many frenzied financiers still doing business at the old stand. | Although the wintry winds whistle de- hantly and snow wraps the earth about in its white mantle, promoters of summer amusements are already bestirring them- selves. Plans are on foot for adding to the attractiveness of the resorts brains are busy devising new "thrillers," and when the glad spring time arrives all will be in readiness for enticilg the pub | lie away from it's money. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Russia has secured the services of MT. Schwab, who certainly knows all about water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The Russian and the Polish langu- ages are hopelessly intertangled at Warsaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

In New York they begin to think winter should come but once in q lifetime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

John Sullivan is sick and has can celled al his lecture dates. John will miss more than the public no doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The naughty railroad of today is the Santa Fe, and Paul Morton was It's prophet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The bureaucrats have handsomely advertised Maxim Gorky's books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The subway is also superior to ice- choled rivers for transportation pur- poses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

St. Louis has John l.. Sullivan, but Birmingham has the real article.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

We are getting every kind of weather we do not want.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

A new negro town is proposed. Will there be a municipal chicen cop?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

A man is justified in stealing along a street when h. is afraid he will slip up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Only the Japanese can practice ji1 jitsu with success and completeness.