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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
MORGAN WON'T STAMPEDE.
From the Charleston Post.

From the Charleston Post.
 Wise old Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama refuses to be stampeded. He doesn't run away with popular enthus- iasms bit. but continues along his well considered way. A public measure or eH pression which doesn't appeal to him is pretty apt to be characterized in clear language. Even the utterances O. Mir. Roosevelt he dares to distinguish at their true valuation. Of yesterdays message of the President, Senator Morgan says: "The message is mass of platitudes, latitudes and the personal reflections of our strenuous young President. He gives us, as usual, more holy than thou dis sertation on such subjects as he deems worthy of consideration, and expects us to or imagines that we will accept them as gospel" A good many senators. re- publicans as well as democrats-and prob- ably more republicans than democrats hold just that opinion of the message, but few of them will say 1t out loud as Mir Morgan has said 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
We'll Supplied.

Birmingham will be well supplied with theatres next season if all of them ma terialze,' said man who likes to look at a good attraction, no matter whether 1t be drama. tragedy. comedy, musical, burlesque or vaudeville.
 Already we have two theatres which are successful, and one more Is being constructed. The Jefferson theatre is in the Klaw & Ehrlanger circuit and the Bijou Is in the Wells circuit. A vaude- vile theatre is being constructed and that will be opened in the early spring
 ''There Is a well established report that lease the old O'Brien opera house and open a high-class theatre there. The Shuberts have some of the best talent in the country at the head of their com panies and this will mean that Birming- ham will see some of the great stars who do not appear on any of the present cir cults.
 "In addition to this I understand that negotiations have been opened for bur lesque theatre in Birmingham. l mean burlesque of the higher variety and not the kind that injures city.
 eff all of these theatres are opened Bir- mingham will have five houses of amuse- ment and will be as well supplied as any city in the country. There is some ques- ton as to the ability of the city to sup port so many theatres, but as long as times are good and the city continues to grow as 1t Is at present, l believe all of them will make money. Five years from now Birmingham will support five thea tres without trouble.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
Kept Pot BoiIinq.

Miss Marie Pettes, Paul Gilmores leading woman, caused MT. Gilmore and the management of the company no end of worry few days ago in Charleston said the press agent yesterday. Miss Pettes, in addition to being woman Of histronic ability, is an enthusiastic work CT in charitable institutions of various kinds. While sstaunch Episcopalian, she takes great interest in the Salvation army, and from this resulted the trouble.
 While on her way to the theatre for matinee performance, she was passing Salvation army assie who was busily engaged in her effort to secure contribu- tion for the Christmas dinner for the poor. Miss Pettes stopped and while open ing her handbag for the purpose of select ing a suitable amount to aid the sui fering, engaged in conversation to the extent that she learned the Salvation army lass had, in her zeal. failed to have her own dinner Miss Pettes insisted that she go at once to her dinner, but the Salvationist would not leave.
 During the interim the stage manager of the company was making all sort of efforts to find Miss Pettes, finally locating her busily engaged ringing a bell on the street corner and imploring the passing throng to keep the pot boiling The stage manager, who being less kind heart ed than the leading woman quickly put an end to the procedure, barely reaching the theatre with his charge in time for the performance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
YELLOW FEVER IN SCHOOL,
A Cuban Boy Dies From the Disease
 In Havana.

Havana, December S.-Considerable criticism of the health authorities has been aroused on account of the death from yellow fever today of Cuban boy in a house used as private school. Dr. Bar nett. executive officer of the health de- partment, said there was nothing unusual in permitting patient to remain in his residence instead of taking him to the fever hospital provided the condition of the house was favorable to the patients : isolation he present case, the doctor added, developed with great rapidity. It was reported and confirmed only yester- day. Dr. Barnett denied that there was any lack of energy in the department and asserted that measures taken to check the infection were proving successful but 1t was to be expected that scattering cases of yellow fever might continue to appear possibly for a month more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
About Persons.

Richard Lambert, business manager of Paul Gilmore, Is in Birmingham.
 Frank Eldredge. business manager of "The Fortune Teller" is at the Hill man.
 A. II. Lovett. advance representative of Wilton Lackaye in ''The Pit" was in Birmingham yesterday.
 R. H. Walker, editor of the Limestone Democrat of Athens, was In Birmingham yesterday.
 E. w. Garth of Mobile, is at the Hill man.
 R. s. Maxley of St. Louis is a guest at the E1illman.
 Robert C. Robertson, well known res ident of Fayette, is at the Hillman.
 w. B. Reynolds, prominent business man of Montevallo. is registered at the Hillman.
 T. w. White, we'll known travelling man of Chattanooga, is at the Metropol- itan.
 l.. M. Hammond of Cincinnati, is at tho Morris hotel. A. W. Perry of Blocton, is registered at the Morris.
 John M. Burns of Selma, is at the Met ropolitan.
 Clyde Kerr and clsrenfe creelman. two of the best known younx men of Chat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
Receipts and Expenditures.

Secretary Shaw's report covering the fiscal year ended June 30, shows that the governments expenditures ex- ceeded its receipts by the sum of $23,- 004,22S. In the five full months that have since elapsed there has been gain in income of almost $14,0O0, ,000, as compared with the corresponding months of 1904, and in November an actual surplus of $2,129,7S4 was re- corded. In November, 1904, there was deficit of $4,120.670. If the receipts continue to increase the entire fiscal year may show almost a balanced rev enue and expense sheet. This is the hope of the standpatters, and they are utilizing to the utmost the figures for November, winch were unexpectedly favorable to them.
 Much depends, however, upon the volume of appropriations for the next fiscal year-the year beginning on July 1, next It is that year that the pres ent session of Congress must provide against. The government estimates for that year are entrusted with the appropriations for the present year in the following table:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

tanooga, are in Birmingham. where they will probably reside in the future. Mr. Kerr has accepted a position with the Republic Iron and Steel company, while MT. Creelman Is considering several offers.
 J. J. Simmons, a travelling man of Chi cago, is a guest at the St. Nicholas.
 M. W. Hooten of Memnhis. is at the St. Nicholas
 Andrew J. Nichols and W. T. Mcdonald. two well known business men of opelika, are spending few days at the St. Nich- olas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
TRIPLE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Canadian Father Shoots Wife, Dauah-
 ter, Son and Himself.

Shelbourne Ont, December S.-What may prove to be triple murder and sui eide was the discovery made today by a farmer in the home of James Coulter, a well-to-do farmer about ten miles from here. Upon entering the house he found Coulter lying dead on the bed while in other parts of the house were found the dead bodies of his wife and daughter and in the barn the 11-year-old son, dying.
 Apparently the son was attacked first with an axe after which the wather went into the house, shot his wife and daughter. retired to his bedroom and turned the weapon upon himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
IN HOTEL. LoBBIEs
New York Hippodrome.

Talking about playhouses," said theatre-goer last night, "how does the New York Hippodrome strike you? Its stage Is 200 feet wide and 11o feet deep. II you will mark those dimensions on plot of ground. you will begin to appre- eiate the size of the hippodrome stage The back drop curtain of that house IS s5 feet by PIP feet. while the ordinary playhouse curtain is 24 feet by 30 feet
 The stage of the hippodroae IS so large that the introduction of ten ele- plants does not make much impression upon its space. Nor does the introduce tion of lake into which the elephants plunge after long slide down hill at all monopolize 1t.
 For spectacular purposes, for the chorus and ballet effects the hppodrome stage is simply immense and unrivalled. The rest of the house is of like propor- tions and every seat in 1t is a good seat. It has the travelling circus beat block-several blocks for that natter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
HENRY 8. GRAY.

From the Cullman Democrat.
 In this issue we publish the announce ment of Hon. Henry B. Gray for leuten- ant governor of Alabama. MT. Gray has received commendation in these columns before but too much cannot be said for so good a fellow and we desire to endorse him as one of the finest. He is popular at home and throughout the state. We predict that he will win in a walk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A girl would almost as lief write a novel as have curly hair.
 There is more money in not spending what you make than in trying to make it to spend.
 It's good deal of fun to surprise girl into thinking you aren't going to kiss her and then do 1t.
 There is no time when a baby really seems to enjoy a long cry the way he does at o'clock in the morning.
 When man can't sleep because he ate lobster salad for supper he thinks 1t is q great idea whirling in his brain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
YOUTH.

y Bliss Carman.
 She had the fiuttering eyelids Like petals of a rose; I had the wisdom never learned From any musty prose. She had the melting ardor
 That hesilates, yet dares; And had youthful valor's look, That is so like despairs. She had the tender bearing O daffodils in spring; And I had sense enough to know Love is feeting thing. She had the heart of finder: T had the lips of flame; And neither of us ever heard Precrastination's name. She had the soft demeanor, Discreet as any nuns; And each of us had all the " God gives His foolish ouaA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

@ HROTGH the smoke clouds or IVY revolution in Russia one man
 looms up, strong, courageous and solitary. Rumors say that he is weaken ing, but he is still the only bulwark of tottering empire. The American people admired Count Witte for the diplomacy and astuteness he revealed during the Portsmouth peace conference. The world recognized then that he was a great man; now he is heroic. There Is tragedy and pathos in the present attitude of this man, striving to hurl back the waves of rev olution while foes spring up on every side and his own supporters are deserting. In all the vast, dark empire of Russia he is the single colossus, a leader sent by des- tiny to stand above his fellows in this crisis. The future looks dark before Count Witte, but he Is making a noble and gallant fight.
 Now. if I owned America" says An- drew Carnegie-but, Andy, you do not. It belongs to the Standard oil crowd. shows that they are not content with knocking us down. but must hold us up.
 ONE WINTER DAY. One day Blinks went out In his yard
 To get coal for the fire. As snow and ice were everywhere.
 Why Blinks did not perspire. The ice was smooth as any glass
 A fellow ever saw
 And covered up the path Blinks took
 Upon that morn so raw. The man and bod went down the path,
 And went with careful gait, For while Binks was a nimbe chap,
 He did not wish to skate. But suddeny-alack! alas!-
 His heels flew through the air And Blinks fell on the frozen ground
 Just where he wears his hair. The children rushing out perceived
 Their father on his back And speaking as one time he spoke
 When stepping on a tack. The neighbors all were scandalized,
 His wife dissolved in tears, The children howled with healthy lungs
 As if to voice their fears But soon he staggered to his feet
 He thought that he was dead Then sneaked into the house again
 And spent six weeks in bed. The moral of the tale is this:
 Be careful how you walk And when you fall upon the ice
 Be likewise with your talk.
 "Postmaster John Smith of Podunk' will be glad to hear that he will be per mitted to hold his office another term if he Is competent.
 William Jennings Bryan is now visiting Corea and he is the biggest man who ever went there.
 Mrs. Craigie reminds us that Plato dealt in oil. True, but 1t was olive oil and not petroleum. Mrs. c.
 Many friends are compllmenting Mark Twain for his cigar joke. It Is considered by critics to be one of the most pleasing jokes that the humorist has produced in some time. One of the striking qualities of the jest is its humor. There are many jokes but Mark Twain's cigar joke is exceptional. You, of course, recall what MT. Clemens said in the course of his remarks on how to live long. It was T always smoke one cigar at time" You
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
REMARKS ON JUSTICE TO
 THE RAILWAY COMPANIES

discrimination and then discriminate against them. This is a plea not for the railroads, but for the righteousness of the court system. When man is con- victed of larceny, sentence is suspended preceding appeal. Let us at least be as merciful to the railroads as we are to the criminal class It is an axiom of law that if one would obtain equity, he must do equity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
Germany Will Send Squadron.

Berlin December S.-Foreign Secretary Richthofen today received the president of the Jamestown Exposition company, listened appreciatively to Mir Fuckers de- scription of his aims and promised to support his request for the participation of German squadron at the opening ceremonies In May, 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
MUST HEAR FROM MORGAN.

From the Washington Post
 syndicate is said to have bought the Tennessee Coal and Iron company. It will probably not be known whether the deal is a real one until it is learned whether J. P Morgan has been bitten in the transaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

A man died recently in Cincinnati who was famous solely for his nick name and his ability as a poker player, yet that epitaph on his tombstone will read just like the others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
Harmon Appointed Receiver.

Detroit. December S.-Judson Harmon was today appointed receiver in eastern Michigan for the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton railroad and the Pere Mar auette railroad by Judge Swan of the United States court. Attorneys represent ing J. Pierpont Morgan filed a supple mcntary bill today in Judge Swans court requesting the appointment and the order followed. A supplementary bill has also been filed in the United States court at Grand Rapids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The co-eds of Susquehanna univer- sity had nightgown parade and sang "Come and Spoon With Me" in front of the mems dormitory. They need a ohaperon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
LOOKS LARGER.

From the Atlanta Journal.
 B bill Is worthy of far more respect than S4.95 in change
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Mobile Herald: Every time an insurance inquiry witness uncorks he shatters about 79s,547 idols.
 Jasper Mountain Eagle: Congress con vened Monday and -'jawing match for the winter is on.
 Ozark Southern Star: President Me- Curdy of the Mutual Life Insurance com pany has resigned, and the policy holders in that company have that much to be thankful for at least
 Mobile Register: A Bridgeport, Connec- ticut, social club has adopted the 1o-cent limit In poker. This reform will be ap- plauded: but 1t will not be general. Why should we not have government super vision and regulation of poker?
 Centreville Press: The blowing of horns and the beating of the tom-toms in the approaching election. Is going to attract little attention of the voters. It takes argument and reason to convince these days.
 Ashville Southern Aegis: What with football and the auto the undertaker's business must be in a fiourishing condi- tion. But what they fail to do for it is easily made up by the college codes of honor and on the railroads by hazing crews.
 Montgomery Advertiser: A professor of philosophy in the University of California comes out with the dictum that the spirits of the lower animals are just as certainly immortal as are those of human beings. We have always had a faint suspicion about mules.
 Ta1ladega Mountain Home: In the early history of Thanksgiving pumpkin pie was an important adjunct of the festival. It is now conspicuous on such occasions for it's rarity. This toothsome New Eng land dish should be restored to the Thanksgiving menu.
 Gadsden Journal We beg to call the attention of the Birmingham press to the fact that some real live news from this neck of the woods is being overlooked. We are proud of our good news of the location here of the Southern Steel company and wouldn't object to having our good luck mentioned by the Magic City papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
CONGRESS.

F5om the Columbia State.
 One of our contemporaries remarks that Congress has already begun to make history It has also already begun to make us all tired, which is also history, repeating itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
TIMELY JOKE.

From the Savannah Press.
 The unsubsidized papers of the country are telling their readers that Congress has opened with 'the boom of Cam non.' This is old, but reasonable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
PRINCE LOUIS sLuNDERED.

From the New York World.
 If Admiral Togo is really coming here he should have his teeth looked after at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
THAT M ESSAGE.

From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
 An active and ambitious blue pencil is needed in the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The President must have at the out set written a book. for the condensed message has 25,00O words in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The goosebone and the muskrat diff fer over the weather problem, and the weather clerk will have to do the ref cree act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The standpatters have suddenly be- come economical, lest extravaganza should operate to disturb their right to rob the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The congressional hopper is becom- ing full of bills, not one in fifty of winch will become laws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Senator Mitchell asked to be left off all committees and the Senate consid- erately granted his request.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Governor LaFollette will be the bull in the china shop when he takes T seat in the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

see. man, or woman. for that matter could not smoke more than one cigar at time without crowding his mouth, there fore MT Twain smokes but one cigar at a time. Hal Hal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Twenty-Five years between Con gresses is what happened to J. War ren Keller of Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Mir Rockefeller is now booming a waistcoat. It Is not believed that he Is interested financially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The Congressional Record has re- sumed publication, having secured many new contributors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Money will do if you cant decide what to give the members of your family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Lots of good women still persist in buying impossible neckties for their husbands as Christmas presents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Togo and Dewey will become chunl- my next year, when the former comes to see us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
Estimates Appropriat's s
Grand totals ...... .ssg2. .72s.l5l ss2e, ,7ssOs7

These figures do not include the in terest bill on our bonded debt, nor do they include payments on account of tn Panama canal The latter expendi- lures are to be met by the sale of bonds. If the government estimates gre not exceeded there is no reason why receipts and expenditures should not be brought and kept together. pro- vided. of course, that the country stays prosperous and receipts go on increas- ing in volume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Abdul Hamid needs a Monroe doc Urine for home use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

No one responds in the House when Oregon is called. The roll of that state should be called in the peniten- tiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The Gadsden papers believe in whooping Gadsden. That is the proper spirit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The President forgot to mention football reform in his message, also race suicide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Senator LaFollette could not resist a chance to vote for a national rate regulation bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Premier c. B. has almost as discord- ant elements on his hands as Count Witte himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The hazing of kid congressman is brutal and unfeeling and unsportsman- like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The Christmas present habit is one that should be encouraged and pro- noted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The Shaw is now a--but hold We cannot say 1t, although he owns six automobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The prevalence of colds and la grippe gives a married man a good excuse for keeping bottle around the house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

MT. Squiers also declines to say whether he fell or was pushed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

It Is surprising how many wonderful things press agents see theatrical peo- pie do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Bills are introduced in Congress, not to be passed, but to be pigeonholed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

There is general belief that MT. Depew would make an excellent ex- senator
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

It is about time for President Nc Call to say something.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Mir. Cannon is again in the para graphs and anecdote columns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Yes, MT. Fairbanks is really working now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

The Czar and Witte will soon be left alone as things are going.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Secretary Bonaparte is the target instead of "Old Ironsides."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Simultaneously with the appearance of the Congressional Record we note the re- appearance of the Congressional Record joke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
ABAsHED.

ABASHED.
 'Fads and Fancies"
 Has come out,
 But subscribers
 Do not shout
 Fact is they would
 Like to bout
 Cause the alarmed thing
 Did come out. General Horace Porter says he does not want Congress to reimburse him for tho money he spent in searching for the body of John Paul Jones. The general is prob- ably satisfied at being able to say, q told you so' to the individuals who laughed at his quest.
 A letter addressed to Santa Claus in Russia never would reach it's destination The mail service is in such deplorable state that real countesses are doing the 'chucking.'
 When the Thaws of St. Louis can't cause talk with marriage they have divorce. "In Baltimores rosebud garden of girls all are fair" says the Baltimore Herald. Oh, cabbage! Every town thinks it has a rosebud garden of girls except a convict camp
 BUYING FOR HIM" All the women that you see
 On the trolley cars Are upon the annual quest
 After cheap cigars. Naturally, Pittsburg(h) woman objected to eating at the same table with her hus- bands house dog. Three's a crowd, you know. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

Mark Twain seems to have Bernard Shaw distanced city block.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

"Fads and Fancles" says there are but 1O5 in the 400"