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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
MADE GOOD BUSINESS.
I nm Harner,s Weekly

From Harpers Weekly.
 story Is told of man in an Ark ansas town who, in addition to his being president of the local board of Aldermen. was also proprietor of the best hotel in the place.
 It appears that a visitor from the east one day remarked to this man that the town might be a good deal healthier if a certain large swamp nearby were drained.
 wall" drawled the politician and hotel man, ''all my boarders says the ssme thing. In my persition as president of the board of aldermen I'd shorely ad- yocate the improvement in a minute if it warn't for my son.
 why" exclaimed the customer, in surprise, should your son object?"
 Wall, stranger" replied the Arkansas man, "he runs the drug store"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
Theatrical Manager.

Charles G. Cooper. who has been sa'et hand at the Jefferson theatre "i'i,oN missing a performance since tfat pias house was thrown open 10 the pupne' ,..7 been made manager of the new EiKs 'he- atre being erected at Talladega. MT. Coop CT will begin his duties May l. iie
 member of Local No. /6. Thealiioai 4lS chanics' association, and Local No' ''' International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes. The Talladega playhouse VIII be one of the finest in the state, ana IS being erected at a cost of S6o,o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
as follows

What it will be when the Warrior Is opened, and coal can be laid down in Mobile at about $1.50 a ton, it is not easy to estimate. Mobile will then be the cheapest fueling port in the world, and it will be in line with Colon and Panama and the mighty Pacific ocean.
 The coke production of Alabama will approach this year three million tons, placing this state ahead of West Virginia. We are outranked by Penn sylvania only. The demand for coke can rarely be fully satisfied. It Is, as a rule, scarce, and Alabama is forum ate in possessing vast stores of eok- ing coal, inexhaustlble quantities of it in fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
THE BLOOD OF THE PEOPLE.
hn Rovle O'ReillY

By John Boyle O'Reilly. o Blood of the people, changeless tide.
 through certury, creed and race Still one as the sweet salt sea Is one,
 though tempered by sun and place; The same in the ocean currents, and the
 same in the sheltered seas; Forever the fountain of common hopes
 and kindly sympathies; Indian and Negro, Saxon and Celt. Teuton
 and Latin and Gaul- Mere surface shadow and sunshine; while
 the sounding unifies all! One love, one hope one duty theirs. No
 matter the time or ken, There never was separate heartbeat in all
 the races of men. Thank God for a land where pride is
 clipped. where arrogance stalks apart Where law and song and loathing of
 wrong are words of the common
 heart:
 Wl-er the masses honor straightforward
 strength, and know, when veins arc
 bled,
 That the bluest blood is putrid blood
 that the peoples blood is red.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
INFLUENCE OF WILD WEST
 ON AMERICAN POETRY

south, the white cotton fields. with here and there a veteran with head quite as white These are some of our poems. not yet in press. But they will keep until wa have built another half dozen Pacifid railroads and a few thousand more cities. Then, likely enough we will have the new Milton, the clean Shakespeare, and the true Homer; and their generous latch-strings, a rule, will swing in the soft, warm winds of the Pacific sea bank" It is a liberal prediction. Poets of the Atlantic seaboard should heed the warning and escape the fate of the fool ish virgins. Nevertheless, one doubt re- mains Why is Mir. Aldrich named as the captain of the new movement? Que diable allait-il faire dans cette galere?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
Sheffield Is Prosperous.

Sheffield" said Waiter Avery, a we'll known insurance man." is making a strong effort to secure the Odd Fellows home, which the grand lodge of the Ala bama Odd Fellows will probably decide to build Sheffield proposes to give the grand lodge an ample site on which is already located several splendid buildings.
 Sheffield is also prospering industrially and the outlook for this year is brighter than it has been in the history of the town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Full dress for a woman is being only half clothed.
 Sometimes a man can be a very fair farmer unless he has scientific ideas about 1t.
 A Mormon could have a good deal of spending money borrowing back the al- lowances of all his wives
 A girl is sure to think you are trying to fiirt with her if you are careful not to look at her for fear she will ,k woman thinks it is real mean of her husband to be worried about business being bad when she has found a new way to take spots out of his clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
PLANTING COTTON.

From the Marion Standard.
 'They are shearing sheep in the far west. and lambs in Wall street." remarks The Age-Herald. Yes. and we are plant ing big acreage of cotton "on shares" in the blackbelt. reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
8. Steiner In New York.

''The tract of five and one-half acres that MT. B. Steiner purchased at River dale, New York, Is located on the Hud- son. about 40 minutes from New York city" said Leo K. Steiner. Tt was a great bargain. The property Is improved and includes a mansion built of stone The property. I understand is worth about s75,O00 but B. Steiner got 1t for ss5, ,OoO.' 3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
All Rot.

From the Prattville Progress.
 All this talk about tainted money Is the veriest rot; and If all the pious spasms that are being thrown about were to avail anything, about half the churches, coll eges, orphan homes and libraries in the land would be leveled with the ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
Still Knocking Birmingham.

From the Opelika News.
 We guess the Birmingham newspapers are correct in asserting that the Magic City is now enjoying an era of prosperity almost equal to boom days, as we note there were some six or eight homicides in the county of Jefferson last Satur- day night
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F H. Rider Haggard. the renowned
 pipe dreamer" of England, came ! over here with the expectation of taking May day jaunt through the United States that would be tame in comparison with his African experiences, he is a badly disappointed man. In short H. Rider has been astonished by the energy it requires to live in the home of the brave and land of the free. He has been loping over the country at a great rate and now having paused for breath in Toronto, Mr. Haggard delivers himself as follows on his trip across the American continent:
 Dreadful? Yes, dreadful. My Such distancesi Worse than South Africa Yes, much worse. I'm positively weary. Pon my word, I should prefer travelling in an OK wagon in Africa. Yes, we cer- tainly had hard journey from San Francisco hefe. These dreadful dis tances. these changes of climate-hot. cold summer, spring and winter-all in one journey. Then the washouts and the wrecksl Dear mel We escaped by a few hours going down broken bridge in Arizona. We had close shave, too, in Buffalo-a freight train smashup just ahead of us.'
 From this 1t can be seen that the novel; ist is impressed by the difference be- tween his own little picture-book coun- try and the magnificent distances" of the United States. Also he has proba- ply collected some material on the strenuous life as we lead 1t which will make entertaining reading when he gets back to old England You will also note in the foregoing interview that the phraseology Is typicelly English. We miss, however. jolly we'll" which is a pet phrase of MT. Haggard.
 Bishop Warren of Denver remarked recently that 'an honest man is the mo- blest work of God, but an honest Con- gressman Is mans addition to the noblest work of God" The compliment hath to say the least a doubtful colour. It pre- supposes that it requires more effort to be an honest Congressman than an hon. est man, which Is certainly slap at existing legislators who have gone wrong. An altogether erroneous impression pre- vails in regard to Congressmen. There are quite number of honest men in both branches of Congress, but they are not the individuals who always make the most noise.
 Once there was a crafty individual who decided to get rich suddenly without working So he procured number of envelopes which he filled with blank sheets of paper. He went out into the city to the matrons thereof. and when the lady of the house" came down. the crafty man said: T have been sent to you because you are one of the leading society women of the city and you have been selected to share in the distribution of prizes.' He then sold his envelopes at rates ranging from $1 to $15 and the women bought gladly. It boots not that the crafty individual now languishes in jail. He is still philosopher
 The postscrip habit is coming into fa- vor again. A popular after-thought is Burn this letter.
 President Roosevelt contributed a prize snake story to the seasons list, but the nations snake editors are not bestir- ring themselves with their accustomed vigor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
Wild Man Dead.

From the Pine Belt News
 The children will be grieved to learn that "the wild man of Borneo," who has been in the circus business for so many years, is dead. He will be buried in Missouri, near the old farm on which he was born
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
ALABAMA PRESS
Must Be a Hustler.

Frcr1 the M ontgomery Advertiser.
 Poosevelt'l president of the canal com m:sslon, with Q ssoooo salary is also president of railroad, and says he will not give up that position. If he can fl. both places satisfactorily he must be an extraordinary man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

A Fittsburg policeman recently ar rested a man whose name is Dam- skieselhabet Iijoebenhaven. The re- corder refused to enter his name on the minutes of the court, and turned him loose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
Modus operandi Not Stated.

From the Mobile Register.
 President Roosevelt is reported to have captured a wolf on his hunting trip in the west. It Is not stated whether the wolf was marked for the occasion, or was caught by sprinkling salt on his tail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Spoke In Hls Personal Capacity.

The Rev S. P. West in eommen'ins yesterday on an interview of his lna' @ was printed in The Age-Herald, said this by way of explanation:
 What I had to say in the lfl'eiSle" " published in The Age-Herald oi 'oos 7 concerning Lieutenant Governor h -i Cunningham and Hon. John 5. NiioN' said as a private citizen, and not GO minister, nor as assistant editor Of the Alabama Christian Advocate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
Both Are Bad.

From the Dothan Slftings.
 The husbandman don't know which to dread the worst. the Easter speel of weather or the Easter bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

When President Roosevelt thanked the people of Frederick, Okla, for staying away from his camp, it is a question whether they should have an swered, "You are welcome" or We are glad you liked our absence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
About Persons.

President John w. Abercromoie of the State university was registered at the Hillman last night.
 J. w. Moore of Florence IS at the Molris.
 H. B. Jones of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 q c. Whitson of Talladega, member oe ,ha state democratisc executive com ,oittee. and well known lawyer. is at the Morris.
 W. c. Fowler of Columbus. Ga. is at the Morris.
 pr. Edgar Allen Jones, formerly of Bir- mingham, but who has been at Raton, N. M.. for the past two years Tor his health,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

A Kentucky church turned com plete somersault and landed right side up Reminds one of the handsprings of the deacons when they get off the narrow way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
END OF THE RouT.

END OF THE ROUT The chase is OCT, the victims are slain, Silence broods over the darkling plain. There were eighteen wolves to bite the dust, Simply to sate the Presidents lust. Oh, think of the widows and orphans, too, Surviving coyotes that are feeling blue: After the frenzied rout of the chase That led them a racking, footwearina race Mama coyotes sank down in their flight, And papa coyotes fell dead in the fight; Homes are left desolate, filled with dis- pair, And sobbing Is heard in many lair. Yet Terrible Teddy rocked not the pain. When eighteen coyotes went down on the plain.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Hello" in Japanese is 'moshi, moshi' The Hello girl, however, never says busy" because it is not Japanese word.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
keeplnq Lent.

From the Mobile Item.
 Eranger says he didn't try to drive Relasco from the theatrical business. Don't care whether he did or not; we're keepin Lent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

No doubt the President found foot race much harder than his late race for the presidency against man who lived at Esopus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

The subway of New York is to be prosecuted on nineteen lines and loops. The city below the surface is crystallizing rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

The trusts are executing flank move ments against Niagara Falls. A frontal attack would be perilous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Chicago has sent Comerford back to the legislature that expelled him, and the legislature does not know what to do with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

The Dutch seem to have grandstand seats for the naval performance be- tween Togo and Rojestvensky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

In giving money to missionary so- cieties Rockefeller feels In his alleged heart that Kansas is their true field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

The line between the civilized and the uncivilized in the Philippines is very indistinct and indefinite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

This country is now large enough to require two rival Jefferson banquets, with rival orators, but with common sentiments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Judge Dunne's family was presented in pictures even oftener than the Judge himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Old Neptune reminds the fleets in the China sea that there is always room at the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Hong Kong is the rumor center of the world at present, and Singapore Is a good second.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

The four assistants on the canal commission have been shelved. They are now simply consulting engineers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Eighteen wolves down! And not one of them was guilty of high crimes or misdemeanors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

George Rice, former oil king, died and left an estate of $10,000. He tried to fight the trust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Chicago university shows no signs of coughing up any of it's tained money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

J. P. Morgan has arrived at Naples It is not believed that he will buy the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

A New Jersey milkman was drowned in his well. A horrible example to the trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
Southern Coal Development.

The coal crop of this country Is nearing the million-ton-per-day mark. It is indeed a wonderstory, says Fred erick E. Saward in the Manufacturers Record. The annual crop is worth more than the iron crop, or the wheat crop. and 1t gives the cotton crop the race of it's life. Last year the pro- duction of coal in the United States was 345 million tons, worth at the pits mouth $5SO,0OO,OOO. Our gold product was but sSOOOO,OOO. We mine more coal than any other country in the world.
 And the south Is doing it's part. We give below in table the story of the progress of the southern states 1890. 1900 1904 Virginia ..... 7S4000 2,393.704 $500, 900 w. Virginia ....7 1894 600 22 647, 200 S0.50O 900 Tennessee ......2 2169, 800 3509,50O 4750, 900 Kentucky ...2. 7O1, 400 5,S2S, 300 7,095, 900 Alabama .4Os0. 400 s,S94.2Oo Il. l.252. 900
 The use of coal in this country Is increasing rapidly, showing in fact the growth of our industrial establish ments. In 1860 we used but half of a ton per capita per year; we now use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

No swindling scheme has been more widely advertised than the green goods game" and yet it is still fourishing. Af- ter all the most profitable swindle and the one most easily worked is that which plays upon the greed of people, The man who wants to defraud the government by purchasing cheap money is easily caught.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Mayor Dunne is up against an issue and an emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

four tons per head year. and the consumption is steadily rising.
 The production in Alabama in re. cent years is best told in brief table,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison proposes to take nap two years long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

The wolves and coyotes are not get ting a square deal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

The Biggest Grizzly in the Rockies is waiting for big game also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Choice morsels are afforded the gossips by Miss Alice Roosevelt and the men to whom she is reported engaged. Wash ington social circles will lack a fruitful topic for conversation when Miss Alice really weds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Hard times are staring the beef trust in the face.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

The early bird is now engaged ir organizing President clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Jiu-jitsu has been outdone, and i no longer a yellow peril.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

In New York and Chicago two of dem ocracys great also rans" spoke of the partys future. To one of them at least the future is of vital interest and his first name is William.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

A bird on an Easter bonnet is worth dozen in the bush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Chicago without strike would be i'll at ease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

May wheat is very uncertain com modity. Ask MT. Gates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. l421 G Street. N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

Andrew Carnegie ha- expressed himself as heartily in favor of the dance. He also bursts forth with the poetic ex- cerpt, "On with the dancel Let joy be unconinedf' The Scottish jig is no doubt included in the iron masters clas- sifieation. No doubt, Mir Carnegie is con graduating himself on the smooth sail ing he is now enjoying in the matter of dying poor His sympathies must go out to MT. Rockefeller.
 Now in the waning of the theatrical season one cannot but reflect sadly on the passing of the chorus girl.
 VALE.
 Goodbye, Tottie. Agnes, Maud,
 Blara, Belle and Lulul
 When you take yourself away,
 Who feel forced to boo-hoo
 A noted Georgian said, "The more see of people, the better I like dogs" There is more humor than irony in the remark, but the man who turns aside from the study of people to observe the good qualities of his canine friends is losing one of lfe's rarest pleanures. There is no study more fascinating more attractive and more absorbing than that of human nature. What a kaledoscopic array of faults and foibles, vices and graces. nobility and contemptibleness there is displayed And what a pleasure to the observer who can stand aside and watch the route unmoved; note the lit- tie schemes of the mauling, pushing throng, interpret the smile of the fatter- CT, weigh the promise of an honest man and laugh at life's follies The observer7 He has his faults-if he be human-but Is doubly blessed if in others he can see his own good and bad. qualities reflected, The observer who smiles will do no harm; the observer who scowls is himself in need of correction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Entered the Birmingham, Ala, post office as second-class matter under act Of Congress, March :, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

Remittznces can be r.nf at current rate of exchange. The Age-Herald Will not be responsible fo- money sent through the malls. Address
 nIIIr AC-l-I1 ER AID,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

The postscrip habit is coming into fa- vor again. popular after-thought is Burn this letter."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-15

President Roosevelt contributed a prize snake story to the seasons list, but the nations snake editors are not bestir- ring themselves with their accustomed vigor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-15
MORE LIGHT ON
 UTAH POLITICS
ELEVEN WITNESSES TESTIFY IN SHOOT CASE-POLYGAMY IS NOT AT ALL POPULAR IN THE STATE.

Washington, January 14-Eleven wit nesses testified today before the Senate committee on privileges and elections in the investigation of protests against the seating of Senator Reed Shoot All ex- cept two told of political conditions in Utah, and of the Mormon endowment house ceremony. Several witnesses said the ceremony included no obligations that were in conflict with the duties of a clt- izen to his state or nation, Chairman Burrows asked two of the witnesses to give the nature of the ceremonies. but both refnEed on the ground that they had given oaths not to divulge what had taken place within the trmpie. They poth claimed not to be Mormons LOW, one hav- ing been expelled and the other voluIt- tarily withdrawing from the church.
 A former judge of the supreme court under territorial and state governments told of the prosecutions for polygamous coha habitation, expressing the opinion that polygamy was now almost thing of the past, and that the sentiment of the Nor mons in the state was against plural mar riages The hearing will be resumed Mon day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-15
GRAND CANYON NOW
 HAS ELEGANT HOTEL
Santa Fe Offers Many Inducements to Tourists to Visit the Plctur-
 esque Place.

Chicago. January 14-The Atchlson. To- peka and Santa Fe railroad today an- nounced that to care for increased travel to the Grand Canyon of Arizona, the Santa Fe will, commencing January 22' run two daily trains on the Grand Can yon branch, instead of one train as here tofore.
 Commencing on the same date a through Pullman will be attached to the Califor- nia limited for the Canyon and thence to California The changes are conse- quent upon the opening day of Fl Tovar, the new Santa Fe hotel at Grand Canyon costing quarter of a million dollars.
 According to the Santa Fe officials to- day marks a new era for the place claim ed to be the greatest scenic wonder of the world. El Tovar Is located near the heart of Bright Angel Trail, and will ac- ccmmodate 300 guests. Every modern luxury is provided, including steam heat, electric lights. private baths private dn- ing rooms, roof gardens. music and so- larurn The building resembles big country club house The architecture is rustic. pine logs and native boulders be- ing utilized. Adjacent is stone adobe structure. exactly reproducing one of the most unique dwellings ot the Hop ln- dians In this picturesque structure will live several families of Hop weavers and potters. plying their handicraft.