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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Mayor Weaver's Victory.

The overthrow of Israel w. Dur
ham in Philadelphia bids fair to be-
come a state and even national
matter. Durham was the unques-
toned boss of the republican machine
in Pennsylvania. He was and is the
state insurance commissioner. SEN
ator Penrose is but one of his lieuten-
ants, and all of "the organization. be
it city or state, serves under him. Or
rather they did. Durham has struck
his flag, and Mayor Weaver is now in
full command of the city council and
the city government. The council fell
away from Durham when he attempt
ed to sell the gas works belonging to
the city for a term of seyenty-fiye
years at a ridiculously low price.
The revolt against the machine is
to be maintained, and the reformers
propose to defeat the machines can
didate for sheriff Next year they may
also attempt to defeat the machines
state ticket. No state has ever beer
SO boss ridden and machine governed
as Pennsylvania has been, and if that
state can be relieved of such rule any
state can be, and Pennsylvania still
lacks the primary system, but it is
beginning to demand it.
Governor Folk sent this message to
Mayor Weaver: Keep up the fight
The cost will sometimes seem hard
and the way dark. but remember no
matter how mighty the forces of cor
ruption may be you have behind you
the strongest machine in the world
the heart and conscience of the people
Of America"
The gas lease has been Withdrawn,
and the machine stands dsorgani2e1
and to some extent powerless. Its
prestige is largely lost. If the people
stand together next fall it will fall TO
pieces of it's own rottenness and Grim
inality. The victory won by Mayor
Weaver in Philadelphia will be felt in
every other city in the land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Character and occupatlon.

Occupations, said a bank president
yesterday, determine in large measure
the habits, temperament and character
of men 1 recall now that DIR. Oliver
Wendell Holmes once said all sailors seem
to carry in their gait the rolling motion
of the sea. In my experience of twenty
years in the banking business l have
often wondered why 1t is that paying
tellers are unable to hold on to their
money. Few of them ever accumulate
a considerable amount of money. Visit
the banks the country over, and you will
find that this is generally true. They
stand there at the window FIVE or six
hours a day and all the time they ale
paying money out--n fives, tens, twentys,
fftys and hundreds.
Receiving tellers, on the other hand,
are usually as thrifty as paying tellers
are thriftless. Each class of men is paid
about equally, but the receiving teller
usually has a goodsized account In bank
He owns his home and has formed the
saving habit. He is daily receiving money
precisely as the paying teller is disburs-
ing it, The occupation of each OF these
two classes of men is responsible for
their differing habits and the differing de-
grees of their financial success"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Sympathy With the Blind.

What a shame to impose fine on two
unfortunate blind men who were said
TO be obstructing the sidewalk while SELL
ing newspapers for living said DR.. b.
G. Ferguson yesterday.
This is a Christian country and the
golden rule ought to be applied to all
alike. The bon-ton loafer who obstruets
the sidewalk with his cigarette is all
right. He has money, which covers all
sins; but the poor man living in utter
darkness, deprived of that which is grant
ed to most human beings-theh light OF
day-is made the object of wrath by
the city in his efforts to obtain living
and is deprived of the earnings of prob
ably two mornings work
Think Of it! Two blind men fined for
obstructing the sidewalk How could
they obstruct the sidewalk any more
than, or half as much as. that essential
nuisance, the newsboy? Yet the newsboy
is never fined.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Bear from hence his body,


Those who naturally dislike the
Japanese because they are Mongolians
instead of Caucasians, have just dis
covered a new form of the justly eel
ebrated Yellow Peril They now say
that if the Japanese by pull" or 9TH
erwise secure possession OF control of
the mines of Shensi and Honan, in
China, they will dig coal and make
iron cheaper than even the Birming-
ham district can do. In a decade, say
those who always keep the Yellow
Peril on tap, Japan will sharply under
sell us. Such Yellow Peril would
touch our pocketbooks.
But after all, has not such Yellow
Peril a right to dig coal and to make
iron If it can honorably gain rights in
the mines of the two Chinese prov
inces? Surely digging coal and MAX
ing iron is not a racial matter, for
both races in this country are engaged
in the twin tasks.
Asiatic renascence will, however in
truth harm no one II 1t stays at home
and maintains the open door, and this
doubtless it will do. At any rate,
Japan has shown no inclination to do
otherwise. She has all along insisted
that she is fighting for an independ-
ent national existence, and no more.
That does not constitute a Yellow
Peril even If she does dig some coal
and make some iron in Shensi and
Honan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Peace THROUGH the PeopIe,

The question at Tsarskoe-Selo,
where the Gar is informed, is not
what is best for Russia, but what is
best for the Romanoffs and their au-
tocratic machine. They should ask
what can Russia do in the Far East?
She can, in fact, do nothing. Oyama
has not been idle in the weeks that
have elapsed since the battle of Muk-
den was fought. He has been remark
ably busy getting ready for another
movement of his big unwhipped army,
and when he moves next time-he
may be ready next week-he will as
suredly seize Hardin and the main
line of the Siberian railroad. This
means that all of Manchuria and East
ern Siberia must be evacuated by the
Russians, for the Russians have con-
sumed all the grain and cattle in
Eastern Siberia, and when the rail-
road 10 cut evacuation must speedily
take place. Russia can float no more
bonds; her sea power is gone, ard
she cannot stay Oyamas progress
What will she do? Every japanese
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
A Cotton Barometer.

1.-The man who sits at the table next to
me here at the hotel" said an observant
man last night at the Hillman, lis per-
feet cotton barometer. He's as accurate
as the stock ticker and just about as an
noying.
Normally, he's a bull or the market
With him cotton is going up all the
time. In the last two or three weeks
when prices have been sharply advancing
my friend across the way has clearly
indicated it by his manner. Buoyant and
confident in tone, feature and gesture, his
approach and presence have told us Of
the rise in cotton as surely as the market
reports.
To-day the whole demeanor of the
man was altered. The tonicity of his face
had lost its assurance. His step was
less firm and less sprnging. Smiles had
fed from his lips-a mere nod of recogni-
ton was substituted for his usual joyous
salutation ! knew full well the reason
for the change, yet as l passed him at
luncheon / couldn't resist the inclina ton
to prod him trihe. And so | said:
What did cotton do today?
His answer came pacx In two
mono-syllables.
Went off was all he said and he
said that in deep, half-uttered gutteral
tone"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
collector Thompson,s vacation.

Joseph o. Thompson. the collector OF
Internal revenue leaves this morning with
his family for their home in Tuskegee.
where he will remain for the summer
coming to Birmingham at frequent and
irregular intervals to transact govern
ment business. When asked last night
what developments are likely to take
place in republican politics in this state
in the ensuing year, Mr. Thompson said:
There is a time and place for eV-
erything- even for political discussion
but man setting out for summer va
cs ton is inclined to taboo politics. His
thoughts are on field and stream, and
the joy that is to be had in roaming the
one with gun and dog and walking or
sitting beside or floating over the other
with rod and reel. I'm going in for
few weeks of good sport fishing and
hunting with a good book and a
better friend at my elbow. It beats poll
tics to death-in summer time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
SOME PERSONAL TRAITS
OF JAPAN'S NAVAL HERO

in Formosa in the time of the war with
China, and vino died there of fever. Togo
was deeply moved by the musical mono
logue, which reminded him of the Incl
dents of the time, and unable to listen
further he requested the biwaist to cease
in the midst of his playing.
Admiral Togo has the reputation of be-
ing generous to his subordinates. He
never discriminates between the higher
officers and the lower ones in showing
his favor. According to Colonel Osawa.
Togo is man careful of little things.
1t was in 1896, just after he returned from
Formosa, that he was invited by his sub
ordinate officers at home to a dinner in
his honor at a hotel in Kobe. Before any
one noticed he went to the cashier of the
hotel and paid for the dinner This was
taken by the subordinates as an act of
generosity on the part of Togo.
Admiral Togos family lives in a sim
pie, rather weather-stained house in
kojimachi, Toxic. His father and broth
ers died long ago. His mother was alive
until four years ago, when she was 30.
His wife is daughter of yscount Kaida.
"hO 10 iOn a iiiculbeI VI tit
privy council. They have two sons and
one daughter. The elder son. Bo, is 20,
the younger, Mnoru. is 17.-They both
are attending the peers college in Toxic.
The daughter, Yachio 10, or Miss Yachie,
is H. She has lately entered the peers
college for women. Admiral Togo lives
a simple life, in consequence of which
his family is full of love and sunshine.
The members of his family are never
extravagant in dress 1t is said that
while they were in Maidzum Miss Yachio
used to walk to the grammar school from
her home. two miles, daily.
When Mrs. Togo takes a walk outdoors
she never takes her servant with her. as
a woman of her station of life might do,
so that the people on the streets do not
know at a glance that she is Mrs. Togo.
At odd hours she weaves cotton fabrics
with her hand loom for the use of the
family, which accounts for her virtue.
Admiral Togo has taste for various
amusements. He likes gardening, nunt-
ing as well as the indoor game of go. the
Japanese checkers. 1t is his custom every
year to go hunting in autumn. He also
goes fishing in the sea.
During his temporary sojourn in Toxic
some time ago he was greeted by his
countrymen with great enthusiasm. But
when the mayor of Toxic informed him
that the citizens of the city would like
to institute a large reception for him.
with his permission, he humbly requested
the reception to be called off, as he came
- -
war and would return to his duty at the
front in a short time. How modest he Ii!
How many admirals would not be willing
to be honored with receptions? Yet Adj
miral Togo's one object is to serve the
Mkado. his country and his country
men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
A childos Retort.

"One rainy day last week l was in
tensely amused" said well dressed
woman. by remark made by a little
girl while walking down Nineteenth
street. The child was evidently accom-
panied by her mother, and the parent was
upbraidlng her offspring for some child
ish shortcoming At length, | heard the
mother say quite chidingly:
You haven't enough sense, Mamie, to
come in when it rains
Well said the little girl, bit timid-
ly, 4 came in yesterday when it was
sprinkling.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03

victory increases the indemnity that
Japan will demand. Togo has doubled
the japanese terms perhaps, but Oya.
ma may quadruple them. Russia is
in Frances shoes after the war with
Germany. France took her medicine,
and Russia will have to do likewise.
This is why the current reports AS
to the converting of national assem-
bly, in Russia are to be needed It is
the one road that leads to peace with
out involving in ruin the Russian au-
tocraey. The assembly may be speed
lily summoned. It will not be the be-
ginning of a permanent zemsky SAILOR,
but it will be an emergency assem-
bly, upon which the Romanoffs will I'M
load the problems of peace. 1t will
declare for peace. 1t will be called for
that purpose, and the patient Russian
people have never desired war in the
Far East Alexieff and the bureaucra-
cy brought on the war, and the defeat
is theirs, rather than of the Russian
people. The proposed assembly will
beyond doubt favor peace, and the
voice of the Russian people will be
needed. In this way the Romanoffs
hope to save some of their power from
the wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
The DESTROYER.

BY Edward Sydney Tylee.
dwarfish thing of steel and fire;
My iron nerves obey
The bidding of my crafty sire,
Who drew me out of clay,
And sent me forth on paths untrod,
To Stay his puny clan:
slave of hell, scourge of God;
For | was made by Man.
When foul fog curtains droop and meet
Athwart an oily sea,
My rhymthic pulse begins to beat;
'ris hunting time for me-
A breathing swell is hardly seen
To stir the emerald deep.
As through that ocean jungle deep,
l. velvet-footed creep.
And To- my prey. a palace reared
Above an arsenal,
BY lightning's vlewless finger steered,
Comes on, majestical.
The mists before her bows disport,
And meath that Traitors Gate
The royal vessel high of heart.
Sweeps queenlike to her fate:
Too confident of strength to heed
The menacing faint sound,
AS from their leash. like boodhounds
freed,
me snub torpedoes bound:
she does not note them quartering wide
Nor guess what lip is this
That presses on her stately side
It's biting Judas kiss:
TIL with roar that frights the stars.
Her cracking timbers rend.
Ana hVid smoke and flaming spars
In one red storm ascend:
whose booming thunder browns the cries
OF myriad souls in pain.
Where tossed on turbid waters lies
MY quarry, torn in twain.
A VIII more strong than steel or FIRE
Controls my tigerish play;
MY crafty hundred handed sire,
Who dragged me forth from clay.
He, too, claims kindred with the clod,
Through some diviner plan:
Hall imp of hell half child of God,
The Murder ANGEL. Man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
J. Hashiguchi in the New York Sun.


II HAT Admiral Heihachiro Togo is
(CU man of strong will. a self-satis-
fled man, is evident from the
stories told of him. In 1888 while he was
the vice commander of the cruiser Asama.
he was not yet accustomed to the Japa-
nese words of command although he
learned much of naval science in England
The crews on board the cruiser. resolved
to do some mischief to Togo, and agreed
to use English in giving commands in or
der to test Togo's knowledge of English
They thought they could embarrass him.
On the contrary Togo, with the air OF
perfect unconcern, gave his commands in
English. The mischiefmakers criticised
him for using strange expressions. But
Togo went on his way in spite of the
criticism
Later he was transferred to the cruiser
Kongo Admiral Ito, the chief of the ma
val board of command, was then the sec
ond in command. The minitser of navy,
Admiral Yamamoto. was also on board.
The latter one day said to Togo:
you always say England, England as
if it were the habit of your mouth. Let's
see how good your words are. Let's have
a race / have not received English edu-
cation, but l will not be beaten by
YOU
Togo accepted the proposition, and at
the word of signal they began to climb
the rigging. Yamamoto was the better of
the two. He had already climbed up to the
point. while alas! the future nero Of
Port Arthur was still climbing. Yama-
motto said to Togo:
NO" said Togo. Il was not beaten
but was left behind.
This illustrated how he hates to be de-
feated
After the war with China someone made
a call upon a naval officer and asked him
whether the so-called Demon Heihach-
ro'' was the same person who ten years
before was the chief of staff in the Kure
naval station.
..Of course he is. But why do you ask,
sir?'' said the officer, apparently mysti-
fed by the question.
Then the auestioner in a dignified man.
ner explained:
when l knew Togo in the Kure naval
station he appeared to be a genial. meek
man. | do not understand why they should
call him Demon. So l had thought that
he might be another man than l knew.
Indeed, Admiral Togo Us man Of gen.
tie heart. AS an Illustration he has deep
feeling for things emotional. He is fond
of Satsuma biwa, the monologic recita-
tion in accompaniment with the biwa, a
sort of banjo. 1t is called Satsuma biwa
because it was originated in his native
province of Satsuma. One evening some
time ago he invited a number of naval Of
ficers to his private residence where, after
he played a piece Of Satsuma biwa which
ia entitled .Musashino," one of the most
popular Satsuma biwa songs a profess
sional Satsuma biwaist played a piece
called "Taiwan Iri." Taiwan Fri literally
means Entering Formosa' 1t treats of
the story of the late Imperial Prince Kita-
shirakawa. who was the commander-in-
ch;ef of the Japanese evolutionary army
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
sTRuc A MARES NEST.

From the Mobile Register
We suspect that the Montgomery corre-
spondent of the Birmingham Age-Her-
aid has found a mares nest when he
quotes Article 243 of the constitution as
limiting to the state legislature the power
to fix railroad freight rates in this state.
II there were anything In the idea tha'
the Legislature cannot delegate its power
to the railroad commission. is 1t not high
ly probable that the smart railroad at
torneys would have found it out and MADE
a point of u?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Scarcity of Labor.

From the Prattville Progress.
The growing scarcity of labor in this
state is material force behind the pres
ent movement to bring foreigners to Ala
bama. Complaint is made by large farm
ers and mine operators that negroes are
constantly leaving the farms and mines
and crowding themselves into Birmingham
and other cities, where they work either
only part of the time or not at all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
The dog catcher is with us again.
GROWTH OF A GREAT COLLEGE


From the Chicago Reeord-Herald.
The aggregate income of Harvard In
1904 was $s72. 7S1 IS, of which 1913. 45O was
from dividends on investments and $685.
$50 92 fees from students. To show the
growth of the university 1t may be said
that In 1892 the total income of the uni
yersity was only $42,5s6.23 and in 1872
# was only s277, 2s2. 40. The increase during
the last thirty years has been over 4ou
per cent Notwithstanding the fact that
the rates of interest by the stock and
bond investments have diminished one
half.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Information Wanted.

From the Mobile Herald.
Maybe the sweet girl graduate "stand-
ing with reluctant feet where the brook
and river meet" will tell us "how come
it, that Squire Togo had such an easy
time throwing the hooks into man
whose name begins with R.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
About Persons.

John 7. Jones of Huntsville is at the
Morris
r. G. Tucker of Montgomery was in
town yesterday.
f. f. TAFT of Camden spent yesterday
in Birmingham.
John r. Sample arrived in town last
night from huntsville.
j. c. Wood of Haynevile is at the Nor
ris
A, X. Mckenzie of Montgomery arrived
in Birmingham last night.
A. c. Craven of Huntsville is at the
Morris
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Any man is very interesting to woman
till she marries him.
Tact is calling a man liar In tone
of voice that makes him think you said
the opposite.
No matter how badly an automobile cuts
on II always seems to married man
to be acting fairly reasonable.
rhe way some of their summer shirt
waists are made ii hardly seems worth
lille for women to put them on.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
New Issues of Bonds.

In the present calendar year cor
porations have fioated bonds aggre-
eating S586,536,000. This sum does
not include any issues below one mil
lion, nor does 1t include the Japanese
issues or municipal bonds of any sort.
1t comprises the issues OF the large
commercial corporations only.
About fifty corporations, mostly rail
roads, have put out securities at the
rate of nearly s5,OOO,O0O a day, and
the investing public have accepted the
issues, and paid for them. The people
have supplied the great corporations
with vast amount of capital for ex-
tensions and Improvements.
The Wall Street Journal thinks that
the sum named is not more than cne-
quarter of the actual new securities
of all sorts paid for in this country
this year. st is probably" adds the
Journal, "quite safe to say that during
this period over $2O,O0O,OO0 day has
gone into securities of various sorts"
And no refunding scheme is included
in the estimate.
The vast new capitalization shows,
first, the magnitude and wealth of the
country, and, secondly, its high pros
perity and its confidence in further
railway and industrial extensions. A
rich country is growing bigger and
stronger every day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Can Be lndependent.

From the Tuscumbia North Albanian.
With spring chickens selling at shil-
ing, home-raised beef cattle at a good
figure. and garden truck in abundance
tic Alabama farmer who produces the
sbcye can indeed await with complacency
the arrival of the rural mail carrier with
the norning paper containing cotton quo-
Is ems.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Man Behind the Gun.

From the Gadsden Journal
The critics in all parts of the world are
trying to frame some theory as to how it
happened. Why not give cridit to the
man behind the gun? The Russians de-
pended too much upon the Lord, and
made poor preparations, while the Japs
took care of every detail for any emer-
gency.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Has One Advantage.

From the Andalusia News.
An eminent tuberculosis specialist says
he never knew baldheaded man who was
consumptive. In fly time" it is very
gratifying to the bald-head to know that
h, has one advantage over the other
fellows.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Has the ADVANTAGE.

From the Headland Post
From the fact that the editor of this
paper is a rural carrier, he stands a
better show of pulling through the sum-
mer on the blackberry crop than his
brother editors; that is if the people will
only leave the berries on the roadside
for him, for we go out where they are
every day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03

From the Marion Standard.
The acting chief of police of Birming-
ham serves notice that the law prevent
ing expectorating the streets will be
strictly enforced, while the newspapers
of that city are crying like a voice COM
ing from the wilderness to save the peo-
pie from the highwaymen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Friendly Sarcasm.

From the Luverne Journal.
We want Charles p Lane to run for
governor for two reasons. First, he Ii
about as good timber as the republicans
have got; second we don't know ct
any man we had rather beat with the
democratic nominee than Mr.. Lane.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
Rum Go.

From the DeKalb Record.
In recent railroad wreck a man es-
capped from a car carrying a quart of
whisky, and left his watch and money
in his berth. Rum go, that.