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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
Tha EaaIes.

THE growth of the order of the Eagles
for the past two years has been marvel
GUS" said Jerry Fountain, prominent
Eagle last night. During the past two
years an average of twenty-eight lodges
month have been instituted throughout
the United States.
Last August there were only 800 lodges
In this country. Today there are lO29
lodges in the United States. The first
lodge was oragnized at Seattle Wash,
and 1t now has membership of 1859
The Birmingham district has kept pace
with the Eagle movement and during the
last year four lodges have been establish
ed in jefferson county"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
Solid Muslcianshlp.

THE musical folk of Birmingham who
heard w. W. Lauder of Chicago in his
Talks at the Piano at ollock-Stephens
during this week have felt great up
lift said a prominent professional musi-
clan. Mr.. Lauder is not virtuoso plan
list. but he Is better; he is a solid musician
and musicianship ranks above mere vir-
tuosity every time
EVERY music lover in lis city should
have heard Mr.. Lauder. This musicians
playing and his racy and delightful
talks were certainly illuminating Those
who attended the lecture rectals will
never forget them"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
RoosEvELTs RULES
rom the Chicago Review.

FROM tie NHlcdSO REVIEW.
Have the kind of fun that you can
talk about to your mother, your sister
and your brother.
Be ready.
Fit yourself for the work you have to
CO.
The time that is lost is lost forever.
Don't waste your time growing.
Have all the fun that you honestly and
decently can.
Never weep over your Mistakes; learn
from them.
The only fellow who never makes any
mistakes is the one who never does any
thing.
1t is better to be faithful than famous
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE POLITICAL
I SITUATION WITHIN THE STATE OF ALABAMA

people will furnish tombstones for others
Of similar types.
Alabama has had enough of playing
politics. The negro was used to the limit
in times past 1t was then "anti-negro
domination" It is now "anti-railroad
domination"
AS a matter of fact, neither ever had a
chance of dominating. If the railroads
are wrong, let's get at them and right
them. The shipper wants right rates. but
not political combination to make gov
ernors, senators and political officers.gen-
orally.
But enough of state politics. The issue
near at home to Birmingham is this
merger. 1t seems that the merger makers
had no money. but would merge the big
companies and pay for stocks in securities
of the new merged company.
Owners of old stocks wanted cash. So
the merger is off. Now the men who are
making iron and steel here on an indie.
pendent scale will stop thinking about
whether or not they Will lose their Jobs
under the new regime and wi. go to work
to earn their salaries. Birmingham vii.
continue to grow In its own right.
AS l have stated before, mergers Of
small proportion in this district have not
redounded to its credit. | don't know OF
a corporation here flying as a knot In the
tail of an outside kite which has done
much for itself or the district Manufac-
turing concerns must be managed by men
who are on the spot and know the BUSH
ness rather than by men who would
make money in stock jobbinge
Birmingham is busy and will bulb or
burst on its own basis.s What we have
here. is here. We can see it and feel il.
1t is substantial. Merger or no merger.
you can't move it away; and owned as II
is. it will be operated
So here's to Birmingham, to the T. G.
l., to the Sioss, to the Alabama Consol-
dated to the Republic and to all the
double and single stack fellows. They
all have presidents and secretaries. and
treasurers, and attorneys, and superin-
tendents. They are a busy, good lot Of
fellows, and we want them with MS ner-
manently retaining their full titles az
they are.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
Real Estate Values.

FIFTY years from now we VIII loon
back and marvel at the low prices oil reai
estate in Birmingham at the present
time" said e. T. Taliaferro, few days
ago Values ere rising steadily pu.
just bring the Imagination into play ana
see how Birmingham's realty will range
in the fancy In 1855.
Fifty years from now, Birmingham
unless all signs fail, will have popuia-
ton of six or seven hundred thousand
maybe million. The Davidson building
on Nineteenth street. that was sold the
other day for ISL .0vo, will bring Sl'ooo'ooo
fifty years from now
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
Methodist General conference.

II was glad that the Commercial club
adopted resolutions welcoming the gem
eral conference of the NJ. e. church. south,
TO Birmingham in 1906 said Presby-
terrain. 1.-The committee charged with
locating the general conference decided
on Birmingham year or so ago. UNI
derstand that Atlanta is now trying to
induce the committee to change the
Mace of meeting in favor of that city.
such an effort is unseemly and should
be frowned upon.
birmingham will receive the Methodlsts
with open arms and no where in the
south could the delegates be entertained
more Hospitality
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
Educators Here.

Dr. ]. A. B. Lovett, president OF the
Central Alabama Agricultural school at
Brownsville. and his daughter. Miss Mary
e. Lovett. with the faculty OF the school,
Miss Josie Yielding, Miss Hattie Finley
and Profs. r. e. Anthony and w. S. Sher-
rill, are registered at the ST. Nicholas.
They Will visit the colleges of the district
on Monday and Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
There is nightly little poetry in raising
a family of ten.
man Is so unreasonable he would
rather pay doctors bills than milliners
bills.
Twins are like having pneumonia when
you expected to go to a baseball game.
The devil could get very big salary If
he would come up and live in New York.
You can generally tell when a girl has
been kissed before by the way she pre-
tends she hasn't.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
REueEN,s SOCIAL DEBUT.

From the Pierce County (Wis.) Herald
A dance was given Thursday evening
at Ole Hawl<inson's. good time was
reported. Reuben Hanson wound up the
dance by whipping five of the best men
on the creek.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Sixteen thousand babies were born in
New York during the last four months,
but the rich people didn't have much to
do with the output
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The Coal Barons await with confidence
and calmness the opening of the regular
season. They are particularly anxious
to meet Boastful Newt of Tennessee
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

A verdict returned by the coroner
against four men. charged with respon-
sibnity for the Virginia mines disaster be-
gins to look like business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

It is thought that with Harvard's new
sixty-inch telescope we will be able to see
the small individual who tramples on
women in trolley cars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
LOOKS LIKE A WINNER.

From the Goodwater Enterprise.
Cur sporting editor has picked out the
Birmingham team for a winner in the
contest for the baseball pennant this
season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

II the Colorado redskins continue sullen
President Roosevelt may have the pleas
ure OF real Indian fight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

In a year and a month the Methodist
preachers will be in our midst, and we
should begin to accumulate acknowledged
chickens
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The impression left by President Roose-
Welt on the vigorous minds of the Tex
ans is that of big man in a hurry.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
II HE comer-cunningham party of
w Alabama is In the saddle riding
fun tilt over hill and valley and

II HE comer-Cunningham party of
Wy Alabama is in the saddle riding
full tilt over hill and valley and
preparing to carry It's rough rider regi-
ment over the railroads as though they
were toys.
There Is something rough shod about
Mr.. Conner which seems to inspire great
element to stand behind him and back
him up. He carries a chip about on his
shoulder and dares any railroad to knock
it off. He is fighting them hard and is
being fought in return.
Every man, every corporation and every
government has weak points. The rail-
roads of Alabama have weak points.
They have rates that are wrong. They
have many unjust and inequitable. rates.
On the other hand, they have rates that
have been put into effect at a loss, to
build up the state. They have made this
great Birmingham district. They have
developed mines, minerals and manufac-
tures-many times at temporary loss to
themselves. Men like Milton Smith have
grown gray hairs in working TO build up,
develop and do things for Alabamas min
eral district He can see a car OF coal
beneath forest grown hill, and has
built miles of track in night to develop
mine that promised to produce tonnage.
He has spent thousands of dollars to de-
velop freight and build up business with
expectation of future profit He has spec
ulated He has spent hundreds of thou
sands on foresight.
Coal. Iron and steel have been the
bull s-eye ofshis target. Perhaps he may
have neglected other things in the one
great purpose of the specialist 1t is like
the surgeon who makes a specially of
certain operations. In studying and be-
comfsg proficient he may neglect minor
operations.
The big railroads of Alabama may have
neglected some things. There are unjust
rates, of course, in this state, and yet
there are more than liberal rates. Some
are far too low for profit, except in flu
ture, and others may be too high for any
immediate profit to shippers.
The railroads have been negligent in
remedying some rates. But they don't
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09


known attorney of Jasper. is stopping
at the Morris
T. w. Lewis of New Orleans is stopping
at the Morris.
cleve Kingsberry of Atlanta is at the
Morris.
J. E. Paterson of Mobile is at the Metro
politan.
T. ]. Martin of Athens is at the Metro
politan.
H. Jenkins of Decatur is at the St.
Nicholas
]. X. Dixon of Talladega is at the
Hillman.
]. A. Wigs of Beaumont is stopping
at the Hllman.
W. H. Herbert of New York is at the
Hillman.
s. L. Fuller. ex-probate Judge of Gull
man county. was in the city yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
THE MERcENARY ACE.

In the springtime, in the springtime,
In the springtime of your life,
Be sure she has the money. ere
You make some girl your wife.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The deaf can now hear musical comedy
airs. Some people don't know how to
take advantage of the blessings of provi-
dence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Hyde and Alexander tried to see which
could outbuff the other.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The price of peace is going up on the
Toxic exchange daily.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
hes)17oxa.-

sunhower state The brewers claim that
beer Is typical of St. Louis-it most as
suredly is of Milwaukee-and thew tbipk
mop christening would be the proper
'nlhs. ot course it is all matter Of
opinion, but it would be hard on the Kan
sas and the st. Louis to send them to
rather Neptune under such plebeian au-
spices while their consorts of the sea
VIII all be vessels whose bows were per-
fumed with high-priced liquor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The southern iron merger is proving
worthy successor to Port Arthur in the
matter of keeping the public guessing.
viii the merger merge? is what the peo-
pie want to know, but the mergers ars
not doing any talking.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
WITH THE EDITORS.

The Birmingham Ledger issued an in
dustria supplement to its regular satur-
day edition yesterday afternoon that con-
tains much valuable information about
Birmingham and is most attraetively got
ten up. The Ledger's enterprise is COM
mendable.
C. Il. Johnson will establish a new paper
at Evergreen. Its name will be the South
Albanian and the first issue will APP
pear shortly Mr.. Johnson promises that
there will be something doing among the
Evergreen newspapers when he gets his
paper started.
The Admission Hot Blast will issue a
special Easter edition April 10.
The Bullock County Breeze recently cell
ebrated its fourth birthday The Breeze.
under the management of Editor Law
renee, has become one of the best week.
lies in the state.
c. C. DuBose, who was editor of the
Shelby Chronicle for many years. died
recently.
r. NJ. Rawls, editor of the Athens (Ala.)
Courier. has been appointed tax commits
sioner of Limestone county.
c. w. Kelly editor of the Hartford
Journal. has sold that paper to Messrs.
Jenkins and Borland, and 1t will be hence
forth conducted under their management.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
MANS A BORN GRUMBLER.

III IN the storm and stress of life
We had no bills to pay;
III they didn't charge two dollars for
A half a dollar play.
If the neighbors never gossiped
And envy were unknown;
If the world wouldn't call Won CRANKY
When you want to be alone;
III money grew on cherry trees.
And fell off in your lap,
III you never had to get up when
You want to take nap;
II we never had the music that
Is music but in name,
Ii We didn't push and scramble for
The floating whisp of fame;
Ii the golden rule were followed and
Everything was prime
Life would be SO easy that
We'd grumbie all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Chairman Shonts should keep his coat
on until he reaches Panama. He will not
need 1t there
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

And they are still having snow in Vir
ginia. The old swimming hole viii soon
be popular down here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

President Shonts has the right idea
about building the Panama canal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Mr.. Carnegie's versatility is beginning to
be felt. He has through his young
daughter given lion to the New York
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The story of the fertilizer tags is told
in figures, which cannot lie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Birmingham doesn't want any more iron
men for the present but would take few
more iron furnaces.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

If Rojestvensky whips Togo he can have
anything he wants at home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

David M. Barringer, who adorns the
state OF Ohio with his residence desires a
divorce from Sarah Potter Barringer. the
wife OF his bosom. The PLAINTIFF pays but
little attention to such charges as cruelty.
abuse, neglect, ct cetera, but his heart
bleeds over the soft appe1ation of BILLY
Coat which Sarah bestored upon him
during several years of sustained connu.
bal bliss 1t seems that David supports
an elegant suit of whiskers of the point
ed variety and being proud of this adorn-
ment his sensitive soul quivers beneath
the faeetiousness of Sarah. Now BILLY
Goat" is rather bizarre as a term of in
dearment but David M. Barringer ought to
be very happy over the fact that his wife
never called him "Ducky." That is the
limit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Birmingham district securities will not
be snapped Dor issues fresh from the
Wall street presses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Every baseball league now holds eight
pennant winners. Things will be different
in September.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Edward W. Mitchell was a stock market
king and died a pauper. Trot out the
moral editorials.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Water is clearer at Panama than the
moonshne fluid is in the mountains OF
Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The Colorado bears are not delighted
over the presidential campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Mr. Roosevelt simply got tired of grave
wolves preferring to hunt bears and Wild
cats instead
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The Russian soldiers want peace, while
the grand dukes and bureauerats in their
strongholds clamor for war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Everybody praises Judge Dunno, and
no one praises Judge Parker No moral
goes with this.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Judge Dunno is indeed a remarkable
man, a jurst, poet musician and father
thirteen times
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
WE ARE SOON FORGOTTEN.
He made a lot of noise in his little sphere.
And acquired a great big head
He died one day, they laid him away.
And the world didn't know he was dead

1t appears that new way to rob
wealthy tourists has been discovered in
Florida. Heretofore it has been an easy
matter to hold up travellers for tips. ex-
cess charges and bonuses of various
kinds, but down in Florida certain of the
natives wanted quicker results, so a
gang of thieves has been systematically
robbing the baggage of tourists bound for
the east after a sojourn in the Flower
state. Having passed through the hands
of Florida hotel keepers, who probably
took all their ready cash, it was doubly
hard for visitors to have their baggage
robbed by enterprising "smashers."
Somebody is always trying to relieve our
poor rich people of their wealth, John
D. Rockefellers being excepted at pres
ent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

1t is not jlu-jitsu after all but judo that
you ought to learn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

Kuropatllin and Linevltch have become
friendly. and now sit by the CRATE, so to
speak, swapping hard luck stories.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

A st. Louis hotel cook died from being
struck on the head by a roast of meat.
Speaks rather bad for the hotel meats.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The Emperor William is setting up
Monroe doctrine applicable to Morocco
only. He is infringing Uncle SANS patent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

DR.. Josiah Strong of New York has
joined the pack against John d. Rookie
Teller
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The Florida Dingleyites coniscated ar
tieles in the baggage of tourists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The great scholars are endeavoring to
define the word immediate" Judge
Dunno does not pose as great scholar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

The prediction has been made on good
authority that President Roosevelt will
be the republican candidate for President
In 1908 and that wave of public opinion
may wipe out his declaration of November
s, 1904, when he announced that he would
not again accept the nomination. There
is no denying the fact that Mr.. Roosevelt
is immensely popular and is making few
new friends every day. Such talk must
be rather painful to Vice President Fair
banks and other aspiring candidates who
are even now girding up their lions to
lope into the White House
What Is said to be the, most expensive
and luxurious private car ever constructed
is now being built by the Pullman COM
pany for w. K. Vanderbilt There was
time when the possession of an auto
mobile gave u man some prestige but that
time has passed. Motor cars are getting
to be common now and the only refuge
for plutocrats is in private cars and air.
ships. Airships will come later Just az
present you must have private car in
order to be absolutely correct 1t must
be rare pleasure to own a private car
and look down on your less fortunate ac-
quaintances from the dizzy pinnacle to
which you are thus elevated
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
About Persons.

T. A. Jones of Montgomery is at the
Morris.
w. &C. Davis, prominent and well
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

DR.. GLADDEN. and Ida Tarbell now wor-
ship the star-eyed goddess. Reform.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09

1t is about time for new airship to
be invented.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

AJou are looking down long.
l(OH white road that winds and winds
until the wearied eye leaves it
to disappear over the crest of a hill
Along each side of the road two crooked
rail fences go, twisting like twin serpents
kept apart by the cleaning white band
which is the country highway. Over to
of plantation. Perhaps in the distance
a group of black figures bend over the
rows, or the faint halloo of a niger"
reaches your ears as he urges on his
sleepy mule. To the right, perhaps mile
off the road, there is a line of trees which
marks the course of a stream into whose
cool waters you have often plunged. The
ribbon of green foliage is sketched sharply
on the skyline, and after wandering I'M
certainly for mile or two turns sharply
inward and crosses the road. At this
point is the long covered bridge, quiet.
dark and cool Through this bridge you
have often passed on your way to town.
where there was a circus-joy of joys to
youthful minds All around and about
there is a sleepy hum of insects; pass
ing breeze stirs the old oak trees near
the house. and all the world seems to be
slumbering in the dangerous noontime
of summer. You sit there on the ve-
randa and look down the interminable
white road until your eyelids droop. The
heat SINNERS above the dusty highway,
while the minutes are measured off by a
sonorous clock in the hall. AS you loll
there, idle and happy, the road fades from
view, the landscape grows indistinct; you
fall asleep. The voice that awakens you
is not that of your mother, but your
stenographer. You have had day dream
of your boyhood on the farm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
INDEMNITY.

INDEMNITY.
Little Japan Is aesthetic
And all that sort of thing. Won know.
But she is most energetic
When it comes to collecting the dough