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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
Lepers in TwentY-one States.

When the lepers in the United States were counted PTS we'll defined victims of the disease were found. The ma rine hospital service estimates that twenty additional cases have been de- veloped, making just about 300 cases in the country. Louisiana has 155 of the number, California and Florida each have "A cases, Minnesota has 20 and North Dakota 16. Illinois, Missis- sippi and Missouri have five cases each, and Massachusetts, Texas and Wisconsin have three each, leaving about thirty cases in about ten states and territories.
 Let no one imagine that immigra- tion brought 300 cases of leprosy here, for it is known that 1S6 of the 300 cases were contracted in this country. Probably not over fifty cases were i'm ported.
 Only 72 of the 300 cases in this co..ntry are isolated, and Congress will be urged next winter to establish a leper station. It is proposed to bring the lepers of the country together on an abandoned military reservation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
About Persons.

Joseph O. Thompson, internal revenue collector, returned yesterday from Lown- des county. where he spent the greater part of last week on his farm near Lowndesboro MT. Thompson says that the farmers will make large crops in that section of the state.
 John H. Bankhead, Jr.. prominent ar- torney of Jasper, spent several hours at the Metropolitan yesterday.
 pr. Shirley Bragg of Montgomery, phy- sician inspector of the state convict board. Is at the Metropolitan. Dr. Bragg will go to the Pratt City and the Flat Top prisons tomorrow for the purpose of inspecting and classifying the convicts at those places.
 Jason Mclaughlin, an old Birmingham boy, but who has been travelling for a large shoe house. has been appointed sales agent for the Birmingham district. He has many friends in this city who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
PEEk.A-Hoo.

By William F. Kirk. Peek a-boo!' say little Olaf.
 "Yu can't find me. Ay ban hid" Den ay used to look all over
 For my little blue-eyed kid. Op in attic, down in cellar,
 Back of chairs on parlor floor; Den he used to laugh, and tai me,
 "Ay ban back of kitchen door!'' "Peek-a-boo!" he used to tai me,
 "Shut yure eyes, and don't you peekr' Den ay feel his arms around mo
 And his kisses on my cheek. "Now ay'm hiding, dad" he tai mel You skol find yure little Olaf,
 Ay ban back of kitchen doorr' 'Peek-a-boo!" ay hear him calling. Lak he called long time ago. Var ban little Olaf hiding.
 Maybe anyel fallers know Thousand times ay look to ind him
 Hiding back of kitchen door, But ay only see some shadows;
 Ay can't find him any more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01

probably in New Mexico. where they will be supervised and treated by the marine hospital service. In Mime sota lepers are isolated, and Louisiana has leper colony, but no other state has made any provision for such cases. While compulsory retreat to federal home would not be practicable, yet 1t Is believed the states would gladly send their lepers to federal home, in which they would receive good treat ment and If possible would be cured. The proposed federal asylum would not accept cases from Hawaii or the Philippines, in both of which there are many lepers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
Presidential Terms.

The two-term rule in this country is unwritten law, and it has never been violated, and perhaps never will be. It is considered a safeguard of the re- public-a limit beyond which intrigue cannot go.
 France has adopted the one-term rule. because a presidential term in that country Is seven years. ser vice of fourteen years would be alto gether too Napoleonic to suit the friends of the republican system. No President has ever been reelected in France. and none ever will be while renublicanism Is as dominant in that country as 1t is today. President Lou bet is popular. He has made good President. He came from the peasant class. but he will not be reelected next year. He Is an earnest, devoted republican, and he himself would not listen to a proposition that might later on lead directly to Caesarism.
 A successor must therefore be found for President Loubet next year, as In 1908 a successor must be found for President Roosevelt. Both are popu- lar. but both will soon have reached the limits of safety, and both will give way to successors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
STORIES RELATED OF
 FRANCISCO TAMAGNO

that the man who was rolling the tenor'a trunks along the platform had a familiar LOOK. The man was not dressed moreover. In the uniform of the porters. Looking closely he recognized that the man was the brother of Tamagno.
 rms brother was the tenor's valet meas- senger, dresser on the stage, and everv- thins that servant could be to him But he had never before acted as porter In public 6
 He can do it." Tamagno said in a sat isfed way, when the trunk episode wa. referred to- He is strong, and why shouid pay the porters franc for car rying the trunk that little way?"
 It was this same brother who went to the porter of a hotel ,n New York and managed to explain through an interpreter that his brothers trunk was broken and that he wanted to have it mended. The porter was for taking 1t out to be re- paired
 But that was not what this economical brother wanted. He offered the porter a cent and asked him to buy some nails for him with it. The porter nearly tainted.
 "HcH He was In NeW fOrk last TamOg- no lived with his daughter at small and inexpensive hotel which had formerly sheltered Mime. Lehman. The chamber maid reported to the housekeeper one day that she could never get into the bath room of Tamagnos suite. Whenever she came around the door was locked Offers to clean 1t brought out always the answer that 1t had been attended to.
 The Tamagno, family ate very little in the hotel dining-room. In spite of the protests of the hotel manager, Brother Tamagno brought in many large and sus- piciously domestic-looking packages But 1t was not until the family left for a tour on the road that the housekeeper discov- cred what had kept the bathroom inacces- sible to her.
 gas stove had been installed there and brother valet had prepared most of the familys food there. He was a cook in ad- dition to his other accomplishments and especially excelled in a preparation of veal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
CHAT WITH THE BARBER.
Men Don't Cut Their Hair, But May
 Trim Their Beard.

From the Washington Post.
 "No," said the barber, q never knew of man that cut his own hair, but know of man who trims his own beard. He is very good customer of mine; I his own beard.
 He wears only short pointed beard on his chin, trimming the sides of his face closely. He never could get a barber to trim his beard exactly as he wanted it, and so he took to trimming 1t himself. He bought himself clipper for the sides of his face, and then, with a pair of shears he was all equipped
 He trims his beard every day and he makes a pretty good job of it. A barber could tell that 1t was hand cut, so to speak, but you couldn't tell that now so easily as you could at first, because he's improved in his work, and now he turns out pretty good job. So there's one m7n. anyway, that trims his own beard, Ldt I never knew anybody that cut his own hair.
 You say you knew man once that had thirty-one razors, one for every day in the month? Well, that's a good many razors, more than I ever heard of A good many men have a case of razors, seven, one for every day in the week, and plenty of men own two or three razors. But one razor will do man very well if it's good one.
 What about the idea that man ought to have more than one razor, so that he can use a razor one day and then let 1t rest a day, that razor improves by rest ing? Well, 1 don't take much stock in that idea.
 If d mans got a good razor and he's got 1t in proper condition, it will cut and keep on cutting. Eve got customer who slaves himself with the same razor right along, day after day. for six months. Then he brings 1t in to me to be sharpened, and l put it Into proper shape for him, and then he starts in again with 1t, using it aay after day.
 Don't l use the same razor many times day? Sure. What you want is a good razor in good order, and you can shave with such a razor any time.
 Difference in razors? Why, certainly. Some razors wear well and keep their edge and some don't. You might buy two razors at the same price at the same time and out of the same stock, razors, very likely, probably, in fact, made at the same time from the same bar of steel, and find them very different. It's in the temper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
A LOST PARTRIDGE.

From the Huntsville Tribune.
 A cock partridge, which had been flushed and lost his bearings. sat and whistled Bob White, once familiar air to our boyish ear, as he hid in the boughs of a dense tree near the Tribune office window this morning. Each clear note carried us back to "a long time ago." re- called field pleasures gone forever. What a change between the rusty-footed. sun Drowned boy and the man! How quick we would have shied a stone at him many years ago!" Now that we have grown older. have seen the suffering of man. bird and beast. know the hardship Of separation from home and friends, how gladly we would have guided him from danger and placed him back in his brush, or field grass with his scattered covey there to enjoy the life God gave him! There are few who could appreciate the anguish of that lost bird, as he whistled for familiar responses from those he-loved, which responses never came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
WOMEN AND SMOKING.

From the London Truth.
 Apropos of some recent remarks Of my contributor "Madge'' on female smokers, a lady gave me the other day two req sons against this practice. The first is that smoking develops the mustache, fact which, she told me, Is we'll known by small boys, and is at once the cause of juvenile smoking in the one sex and the alarming development of mustaches in the other. Secondly. smoking produces, at any rate in women, "weak-rmmed eyelids," for which reason, said my in- formant "in a mixed assemblage of wom- en 1t Is easy to pick out the smokers by the ugly pink tinge of the eyelid edges. :" Assuming the facts to be accurate. the question still remains whether women will consider them arguments against the use of tobacco. Are mustaches and pink eye lids to be considered a disagreement or an ornament? One never can tell. In diff ferent ages and places-from Paris to Polynesia-many means of improving their appearance have been adopted by women. Men may pretend to ridicule these artificial charms, but they end by falling victims to them. Which shows that women know their own business best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
Leather Is Advancing.

"Shoes and leather have advanced very sharply during the past few days said a well known shoe man at the Morris last night.
 To-day I received notice from my house that all shoes had advanced from to 10 cents per pair during the past two days.
 "This advance In price Is due to the large orders of shoes that have been sold for the fall and winter trade and the rise in the price of leather, caused by the scarcity of hides and the fact that the packers have bought practically all the hides that they can get"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Cotton Situation.


 It seems to be settled" said a cotton inerehant yesterday. "that the Hoadley syndicate has purchased nearly all the spot cotton in New York harbor. Ihe pears unloaded 150.ooo bales on the syn oicate for which it paid $I15OoW. It hao the money. and it now has the cot ton.
 There are not over 10000 bales in New fork outside of the syndicates holding. Ihe Hoadley syndicate does not, 1t Is sald, propose to sell it's holdings. Mr. Hoadley himself says he will hold 1t as long as the southern farmers hold their cotton for a minimum of Il cents.
 The truth is, a big battle is going on between the bulls and bears in the cotton market, and the southern farmers can aid the former powerfully by selling their cotton slowly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
From the Washington Post.

@ RANCESCO TAMAGNO, who :" died recently, was the most noted
 Italian tenor of his decade, but never met with much success in this country, although he earned large sums of money here. He was brought here twice by those generous operatic plung- CTS. Abbey & Grau. who followed their earlier method of operatic management which took risks of kind unknown in the more conservative methods of the bus mess today.
 Impresarios are now business men. But when Tamagno and Adelina Patti were engaged as twin stars of an opera com pany that travelled through South Ameri- ca as well as this country, managers played for big stake. and either lost or won in proportion to their outlay.
 Tamagno received on that first visit more than $1S00 a performance, and did not draw large audiences. He was suc- cessful in South America and in the cities outside of New York, his singing in I'll Trovatore thrilling the audiences.
 In 1896 he came back to take the Italian roles, with Jean de Reszke doing the other principal tenor parts. He always sang with Mime. Melba, and was engaged to revive interest in the old Italian operas. But the houses were so small that he did not once draw the s1600 night that was paid to him during the whole season here and in the country.
 Tamagno left large fortune, accumu- lated chiefly in Italy, in South America, txro u> ceived for years a salary in South Ameri- ca equal to that paid him here, and his popularity there did not begin to wane until few years ago.
 He sang in Paris, but chiefly for glory, and did not visit Germany until late in his career. Then he sang once in every large city, and made no great impression. He was liked in Russia, and on his few visits there received large sums. but he never supplanted in the affections of the Russians their beloved Masini, who. at the age of 60, sang in St. Petersburg last winter in the Italian opera.
 The fortune Tamagno left was earned chiefly through the parsimony. Tenors are very likely to be either extravasant or stingy. Jean de Reszke Is one of the few great tenors who have followed Q middle path.
 Brignoli and Campaini left next to nothing after having earned fortunes. Mierxwinski is pauper today, depend ent on the generosity of his comrades. and Alyary's family had to be supported by the contributions of his friends and admirers Niemann kept his earnings largely through his prudence. and Tamag- no never spent a cent.
 Once when he landed from a French steamer at Havre, Maurice Grau thought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
Vaudeville in Birmingham.

Blrminghams third theatre" said a theatre-goer yesterday, lis assured Tho Interstate Amusement company is nego- tiating for the Montgomery auditorium, and if 1t secures it a modern stage will De put in 1t, and in every other respect 1t will be equipped as an up-to-date play house.
 This means. of course. in addition to the new theatre to be built In Birming- ham southern circuit, and the installa- ton of vaudeville in our midst, so to speak. When vaudeville Is not mixed too freely with beer, it Is patronized as freely by women as by men. High-grade vau- deville is gaining ground every year, but vaudeville for men only is another thing.
 Let us hope the proposed chain of vaudeville theatres in the south will in- vite the entire family. That Is what we need, and I am glad to learn that the Interstate company, of St. Louis. in- tends to present vaudeville of that sort"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
President RooseyeIts Visit.

The simpletons and the Wall street speculators are urging the President to stay out of the south while there are cases of fever in it, but the more they declare he should shut himself m as in a convent the more deter mined will he be to keep his engage ment to visit New Orleans. The man that went up Santiago hill will not cover before an insect. The stegom- via fasciata will not harm Theodore Roosevelt late in October, and the south rejoices that the country has a Presiuent who is not coward.
 The truth is, there may not be case of the fever in New Orleans on October 24, when the President will spend twenty-one hours in that city. If the city and state authorities would aid to the full extent of their capacity t.. e marine hospital service the disease can be stamped out by October "A. Such a result would be scientific and a commercial victory, and at any rate the number of cases will be re- duced to small figures, and the risk to the President in the course of his visit will be nil.
 The Presidents visit, together with the coming of cool fall weather, will lift the pail from the south and start 1t forward in year that promises to be unusually busy and prosperous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
Alabama Strawberries.

Alabama has several strawberry cen ters-notaby the one at Cullman, but South Alabama" said P. Sid Jones yes is a list of the patches down there and the state should be proud of them:
 At Greenville, 100 acres. At Georgiana, 25 acres.
 At Fort Deposit 20 acres.
 At Boiling, 60 acres.
 At Durham, 100 acres
 At Garland, 20 acres.
 At Evergreen and Owassa, 575 acres.
 At Castleberry and Marble, 800 acres.
 At Kirkland, 40 acres.
 At Pollard, 40 acres
 At F'lomaton, 125 acres.
 At Canoe, 100 acres.
 At Atmore, 150 acres.
 "A total of 2,545 acres of strawberry plants! This means a good many straw berries in their season.
 Will T. Sheehan, of the Montgomery Advertiser recently visited these straw berry farms. and he says the yield is 200 crates per acre. worth in most in- stances $2.25 a crate. That is to say, $450 an acre. As an acre in cotton Is good for not over $50, the difference In favor of the strawberry is a happy one. The strawberry acre calls for more cul- ture and more labor, but the net result must In the average be far above the cotton acre.
 ''The best of 1t all is. it Is leading to the growing of other highly profitable crops-tomatoes, for example. One farmer at Castleberry had this year fifteen acres in tomatoes. and he sold 200 worth of tomatoes from those acres The net profit was sl,7OO. That beats cotton out of sight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
Railroad Securities.

Southern railroad securities are going up," said a broker last night. "Take those of the Central of Georgia railway for example. Its first incomes are sell ing at 1001a; it's seconds at Ss, and it's thirds at S3 Never since these securities were issued have such prices been re- corded. The prices mentioned were those before October 1. The incomes will now be sold ex-dividends of per cent, and this may cut down prices somewhat. But the prices of the Centrals incomes will not stay down, because it's earnings con tinue to show large increases over those of last year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
Prosperous Anniston.

W. A. Davis. of the Anniston Land com pany, and a prominent business man of the Model City, was in Birmingham few hours yesterday. "Annlston," said Mir. Davis, continues to enjoy a healthy and steady growth. All of the industries are running on full time and much building and improvement Is in evidence.
 "The rolling mill," continued MT. Da- wis, which was damaged by the fire a few days ago, will be rebuilt and will be put into operation in short time."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01

are pleased to hear that he will reside in Birmingham.
 J. B. Neal of Jasper is at the MOTIFS pr. G. W. Randall of Blocton Is regis tered at the Morris.
 E. w Pinkard of Clanton is at the Nor ris.
 S. H. Dunlap of Gadsden is at the Morris.
 pr. J. M. Miller of cordova is in Bir- mingham.
 James Darden of Lafayette Is in the city.
 F. B. Buchanan of Columbus, Ga, is at the Hillman.
 A. A. Hall of Cincinnati Is at the Hill- man.
 F. H. Lyon of Mobile Is at the Metropol- itan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
Bankhead Will Win.

W. c. Davis, a well-known attorney of Jasper, was in Birmingham yesterday. When asked about the political situation in the Sixth district MT. Davis replied "The people are busy gathering their crops and so far very little political gos- sip has developed.
 ''In regard. to the congressional race" continued MT Davis. Congressman Bankhead from all indications, will re- ceive a much larger vote than he did in the last election"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 It is hard to make a woman admit fact unless 1t is that she Is pretty.
 Very few people need to know as much as most people think they know.
 A girl hardly ever has any use for man who Is highly recommended by her parents.
 The more money man hasn't, the more fun his wife can have thinking of all the things she could do if he had.
 People used to be glad to have their daughters get married, so that somebody else would support them: now they don't want them to because they will have to support them and others besides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Huntsville Mercury: Birmingham will have her telephone and electric wires put underground. They will not kill people there, besides an unsightly nuisance will be removed. Often in cases of fire the wires and poles are serious Instructions to the fremen in fighting the devouring flames as well as dangerous to the lives of the brave fire laddies.
 Scottsboro Citizen: Birmingham Is mak- ing big preparations for the state fair to be held there in October. The biggest attractions is to be President Roosevelt, who will spend an hour or two in Bir- mingham at that time.
 Troy Messenger: Mayor Ward of Bir- mingham, has won renown by providing way by which the circuses may again come to town. The license has heretofore been too high for them and the circuses have given Birmingham a goby for the past two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
SOME EXCEPTIONS.

From the Washington Post.
 Busy people are happy people, says a magazine writer. Are they? Some of the life insurance officials are the busiest people in the country just now. but do not seem to be exuding happiness so you can notice it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
STRENUOUS BRIDE.

From the Columbus Enqurer-Sun.
 A Pennsylvania girl chloroformed her mother in order to secure her bridal robes in which to be married. It may be that after awhile she will persuade her hus- band with a club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
LAUGH ON osLER.

From the Louisville Post.
 Alabama has the laugh on pr. Osler, and is about to re-elect Senator Nor gan, now eighty-one years old. and Sana- tor Pettus. eishty-four years. both being in splendid physical and mental health
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01

General Grosvenor Is up against serious opposition in his congressional district. If "Old Figgers" should be defeated the g. o. p. will need new prognosticator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01

The students have gone back to the Russian universities just in time to organize football teams, which will af- ford all the war they will banker for this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
ANENT FAlRBANk KS.

From the Louisville Herald.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald calls him "the elongated Fairbanks" He helped ma terially last fall to abbreviate Alton B. Parker, and has much similar work yet to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
KNOWS ENOUGH.

From the Memphis News-scimitar.
 Senator Morgan of Alabama does not th.nk he can learn anything to he ad- vantage of the country by Vi siting Pan- anna. He knows enough about 1t already.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01

The temporary ban placed on the books of George Bernard Shaw by the New York public library merely served to advertise Georges books better than he could do it himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES.

From the Chicago News. Vistor-Your new brother is awfully little, Ethel. Ethel (aged five)-Yes. but he'll get big ger We're getting him on the install- ment plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01

Statistician Hyde's carbuncles seem to have to stay, and he stays in Eng land waiting for the carbuncles and public sentiment to blow over. Years may pass in the meantime.