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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
AMERICAN PAINTER
STRICKEN AT HOME
Robert Swain Clifford. Noted for Land
y. sscape Works, Dies

z NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Robert Swain
Clifford, the landscape painter, died this
afternoon of angina pectoris at his home
152 West Fifty-seventh street. He was
followed, one yesterday being so severe
that for some time the attending physi-
clans believed that he had passed away.
He rallied. however, and appeared to be
improving until this afternoon, when he
succumbed to a final seizure.
Mr.. Clifford was born on Naushon island
Mass, in 1910, and was one of the most
distinguished of American painters of
landscapes and coast scenery
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Revolver Was Loaded

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-While cleaning a
revolver today which he supposed was un-
loaded Frank w. Walsh, a well known at
torney, with offices in the Monadnoclz
building. was accidentally shot and in
stantly killed. The bullet entered his alb
domen and taking a diagonal course up
ward pierced his heart.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
CHURCH TREASURER
ENDS LIFE WITH GUN
Commits Suicide at Hour Set for Trus-
tees Conference

APPLETON, Wis. Jan. 15.-William
Rohloff, street commissioner of this city,
committed suicide today by firing two
shots from a revolver into his body. Mr.
Rohloff was also secretary treasurer of
the st. Paul Lutheran church and had an
appointment with the trustees Of the
present his report. Instead of going to
the church he went to his Office in the
city hall, where the tragic ending of his
life occurred. The cause of the suicide
is not known.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Reeves to Play wIth MInneapoIIs

KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Jan. 15.-Shirley
Reeves. well known local ball player, has
been promised by Manager Watkins a
chance to play second base on the Mime
apolis team in the American association
during the coming season. Reeves has
played with minor Indiana teams for the
last two years.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
More Colorado Indictments

PUEBLO, Col, Jan. 15.-The grand
jury that has been investigating the
alleged election frauds in Pueblo coun-
ty late tonight returned forty-one in
dictments. The capiases will not be is
sued until Monday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Collins Signs with Evansville

Collins. whose brilliant pitching record es-
tablished the Cannelton (Ind.) team as
last years champions of Southern Indiana.
has signed with the Evansville Central
league team.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
THOMSON is FAST.
Minneapolis Skater Wins Race
in Chicago Contest

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Torwald " Thom-
son, of Minneapolis. secured one of the
firsts and two Of the seconds in the an
nual skating tournament of the Sleipner
club, held on the lagoon at Humboldt
Park today. The diamond medal pre-
sented by Gov. Deneen was won by Leon
ard Christoffersen, a local entry, who
finished first in the two mile, one mile and
quarter mile events.
In the two mile event Thomson finished
second. The winners time was minutes
and 40 seconds. Z;
Thomson won the half mile race, cover
ing the distance in 1 minute and 81 sec
OndS.
In the one mile event Thomson finished
second, his time being minutes IA 3-5
seconds.
The time of the winner was minutes
and IL As seconds.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Down Town Rink, '2's ssss.. sss
Skating Races for Worlds Championship

HARLEY DAVIDSON, Champion Of Canada
and
NORvAL BAPTiE, Champion Of America.
Three One Mile Heats Band of II Pieces
Races Start Promptly at o'clock.
Admission 25c. Including Skating.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Former Hyde Park Boy Star

RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 15.-Earlham
college this year promises to have a
stronger track team than that which won
the state meet a year ago. Brunson,
Bond Maple and Wann are in school.
returned. The greatest find is A. E. Kuhn
of Richmond, who played on the Hyde
Park football team Of 1902, of which Eek
ersall, Chicago's quarterback, was captain
Kuhn has a record for the quarter and
half that ought to win in the state meet
and can make a good showing in the mile
and 220 yard dash.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
CERTAINTY OF CURE

is what you want. We give you a
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1t is the deadly Varicocele that is
dragging and worrying your life out.
1t is this that is making you so tired,
so listless and stupid. 1t is this that Is
robbing you of your strength of man
hood, your nerve force your ambition.
1t is draining the very sap out of your
body, and will make wreck of you
In time. Cure it now before it goes
too far on you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
Mir. Hearst's Ambition.

The Brooklyn Eagle is not bit vel Jewish, and it's statements can be ac. cepted with every assurance of straight forwardness. It says MT. Hearst pro- poses to run for governor of New York next year in precisely the same man. ner that he ran for mayor of New York city. He will by petition cause his name to be put on the official ballot, seeking the support of neither of the big parties, and he will stand or fall by the result.
 If elected governor of New York, he will attempt as final ambition to sweep the country as candidate for President in 1908.
 It is plain that this programme will bring great complications into the New York campaign of next year, for the Hearst vote comes as largely from the republican as from the democratic party. His race for governor will be a remarkable one, and it will not de- pend at all upon the pending recount of the vote TOT mayor
 The Hearst wave is a specialization of radicalism and discontent which have long been smouldering in this country. These elements will break through the crust of party and con servatism if MT. Hearst carries the great state of New York next year. If he does, the campaign of 1908 will be the most remarkable the country has ever known, for it will mean that new party alignments and new forces are to be reckoned with hereafter in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
JOHN BU RMS.

From the Nashville Banner
 A picturesque and at the same time strong figure in the new British cabinet is John Burns who takes the office of President of the local government board. He has been labor representative in parliament since 1892 and is the first of his class to be represented in the ministry.
 No pay is accorded member of par liament in Great Britain, and only those of good fortunes can usually secure elec- tions and fill places in the commons. John Burns has been sustained mainly by the labor unions, whose representative he was. He will now have a salary of $l0,000 a year.
 Burns biography, furnished by him self probably in the British annual, Who's Who," is brief and characteristic. It says: Born, London. October. 1858; sec ond son of Alexander Burns; married Charlotte Gale, also of London; educated. Battersea and at night school and still learning. came into the world with a struggle, struggling now. and prospects of continuing it.
 He has heretofore ranked as a radical in politics. and taking him into the lib- eral ministry is a bid by the new prime minister for the labor vote in the com the cabinet is another evidence of the growing democracy of the United King dom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
Old NloIlns.

'In reading about rare old violin long in the possession of the Maury fam fly in Virginia, I was reminded of a vel- uable instrument that came near being lost in Richmond several years ago." said member of Birmngham's Vir- gnia colony,
 ''The late Rev. Dr. Hartley Carmichael rector of St. Paul's church at Richmond showed me violin that he said had been in his family for long time. He had brought it from his home in Dublin; said he knew nothing of it's maker nor of it's intrinsic value. l was not musician, but knowing that old vlolins were always in demand, l offered the clergyman $l00 for the instrument He said; I do not think 1t is worth $lc0 but as it is an heir loom I will not sell it. After Dr. Carmi- ehae died his family showed the violin to a representative of Lyon X Healy, the music dealers of Chicago. In very short time the Chicago concern offered $SO00 for the violin. The offer was accepted. The instrument proved to be a genuine Strad- avarius and would probably bring ten or twelve thousand dollars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
Hard Luck Story.

Speaking of hard luck stories" said a man on the street corner yesterday, q think I've one that will take the silver cup
 i've been living in Birmingham score of years and annually have spent good many uneasy hours trying to dodge the ubiquitous street tax collector. There is no estimating the number of blocks out of the way I've gone and the number of occasions I've had business in the rear of the shop when that dreaded official happened in my vicinity. But despite my strenuous efforts MT Tax Collector man aged to get my dollar and a half every twelve months. Somehow I always felt as if I was giving my money away, and never had any conscientious scruples about my attempted evasions.
 "The last few years, however, l de- rived a good deal of satisfaction from the thought that I'd soon be across the age limit divide. and could turn down the collector as brusquely as I desired l was 45 a few months ago. and l had deter mined to walk right into the collector s arms this year and then turn him down.
 Now you will just have to imagine my chagrin when our city fathers in their wisdom ordained that citizens wouldn't t have to pay street tax any more.
 That's my hard luck story gentle men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
The Governor Interested.

Governor Jelks comes back from the New York immigration conference, con vinced that Alabama should have an agent at Ellis Island, and commission in Eu- rope" said William Thorton yesterday.
 "The governor is preparing to get to- gether the managers of the larger indus trial concerns in this state, and he hopes to induce them to raise a fund that will maintain an agent at Ellis Island until the legislature can act upon the matter In the early months of 1907
 Governor Jelks can do nothing towards keeping an agent at Ellis Island, because the contingent fund In his hands was ex- hausted by the yellow fever troubles. It is hoped that the industries and the rail roads will advance a sum large enough to put an agent on Ellis Island and a commission in Europe. A commission rep resentlng the state and commissioned by the state can solicit immigrants where individuals cannot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
Helpless RoIicyholders.

When the Georgia holders of policies issued by the New York Life and the Mutual Life attempted to organize for self-protection, they found themselves confronted by masses of insurance agents and other employees. Similar efforts in Florida and Texas were de- feated in a like manner. The conyen- tions proved in each case to be gath erings in which insurance agents out ranked policy holders, although the latter are 24,000 strong in Georgia.
 The individual policy holder, 1t is plain, is powerless against machine even in times when the exposure of rottenness on the part of the machine is indisputable. What then shall the policy holder do? He stands isolated and helpless. and his very money which he has painfully devoted to insurance, is used against him if he attempts to demand his unquestionable rights.
 The Georgia convention was ad- journed to February without action, and it Is plain that a delay of two months will not change the situation. Bishop Nelson, who was present as an Independent policy holder, indignantly demanded to know whether he was in a meeting of policy holders or in a meeting of insurance agents, and the longer he stayed the more convinced did he become that he was in the hands of the Philistines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
V M. C, A, Buildinq,

Some remarkable canvasses for Y. M. c. A. buildings have just closed" said an association worker "One at St. Paul for s2OO0O0 overran $55.ooo and was com pleted in twenty-three days. Over 5000 persons contributed, and s40,Ooo was pledg- ed on the last day. Archbishop Ireland sent a check for $25O to the committee. In his letter he referred to the associa- ton as practically unsectarian in it's man. agement, and especially commended it's social and moral work among the young men as of "undoubted value and de- serving of universal sympathy
 ''The Duluth Y. M. c. A. asked the public for s1500OO and was given $179,OOO. At Lincoln, Neb., s25,0Oo was sought to erect gymnasium, and $3o,O00 was quick ly pledged young men of the city giving SIS, AT of the amount These were thirty day campaigns organized and directed by c. S. Ward, field secretary of the Interna- tional Y. M. c. A. committee. who will undertake in the opening month of 1906 similar campaigns at Dallas, Denver, Fond du Lac, Kansas City and Wichita.
 New Y. M. C. A buildings worth $l,- O00,OOO have been opened within few weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
Christmas Gifts.

Christmas is less than two weeks ahead of us, and the tide of Christmas buying is flowing and surging in our streets in fine style. The preliminary preparation for the great festival of the year can not be begun too soon, for every bit of early buying relieves the pressure upon overtaxed salespeople In the stores that handle Christmas goods. The spirit of Christmas should be applied to those who wait on Christ mas buyers as well as to the recipient of Christmas gifts.
 Not only should the buying of gifts be completed at the earliest possible moment, but so far as other duties will permit it should be done in the fore noon instead of the crowded afternoon In this way buyers can not only best serve themselves, but they can help those who stand behind the counters. The folks behind the counters are folks who should not be wholly overlooked in this period of human fellowship and good will. A great deal of Christmas spirit can be extended over the coun- ter.
 And after all gifts are purchased let each buyer remember that there are many indeed who will have no friends at any counter-thousands who will scarcely know that the Christmas holi- day is passing. The Salvation Army proposes to make glad one thousand of these people on Christmas day Re- member then the Salvation Army. Make it your almoner for the friend less, and the homeless. This will ren- der your own celebration of the day sweeter and more nearly complete, and less selfish, and this is what Christmas stands for It Is the great altruistic day of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
From the New York Mail.

MNN EVERY side the question is be- kVI ing discussed whether a salary
 of $25,000 is big enough for the president of an insurance company. It is an interesting question, vital to us all Why confne the discussion to life insur- ance salaries? Why not find out if pos sble whether $25,OO0 is enough for any man? It was formerly found large enough for the President of the United States. but that day is past The sum no longer suffices for him. Why, as a matter of fact, should 1t suffice for anybody?
 It Is universally agreed that the ob- ject of life is to alleviate life. This axiom being admitted. the person who is con- sidering the question posed above will glance about in order to see what are lifes leading alleviations. First and fore most we place social intercourse. Social intercourse involves balls, dinners, house parties, garden parties and other neces- sary entertainments, upon any one of which half the amount of $25.000 could easily be expended. Yet a well-regulated person will find 1t necessary to give sev- eral such entertainments In the course of a year.
 Next in the list of necessary adjuncts come automobiles and horses. The science of motoring is developing so rapidly that, in order to keep abreast of its most es- sential requirements, it Is necessary to buy a new automobile at least once a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14

ored in Alaskan waters. The North west Passage has no commercial value, but it is well to know that at times it can be navigated.
 In the course of his voyage he vis- ited the north magnetic pole. His ob- servations have not been given to the public, but it is understood that he verified and sustained the work done by Sir James Clark Ross in 1881. The magnetic pole has not shifted it's posi- tion since it was discovered three-quar- ters of a century ago, and this fact is worth something in the worlds record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
Joint Statehood Bills.

he four remaining territories of the mainland should become four states. They have the area, the wealth, the prosperity and the population that justify statehood. But the republicans have decided that they shall have but four United States senators, instead of eight, simply because they are reason ably sure to become democratic states.
 But statehood can not be forced on a people-at least, it never has been in the history of this government. It is believed that Arizona and New Mex leo will reject joint proposition. They will hold out for separate statehood. Oklahoma and Indian territory may ac- cept joint statehood, although this is far from certain.
 The republican leaders propose to push bill through the House before it adiourns for the holiday recess, and this bill will cover their scheme for robbing the democratic party of four United States senators. They are will ing to complete the period of state making on their own terms The party who admitted Nevada, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming wants now no rotten borough states. This virtuous atti- tude is much too sudden and too iii- consistent. Nevada had in the census year but 42,335 population, and yet she has been a state over forty years. Both Arizona and New Mexico have moro people than Idaho Montana and Wyo. ming had when they were admitted, while Oklahoma and Indian territory each have three times more.
 Never in the history of this govern ment has a territory been denied ad- mission as state and the denial comes now in the interest of the gross est practical politics. All four of the territories should reject joint state- hood. and the indications are that New Mexico and Arizona will do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
IN HOTEL. LOBBIES
California consum ntIves.

The Health Promotion club of Los An- geles has issued letter advising people not to come to California when suffer ing from consumption. Among other things the letters says:
 "As rule it simply hastens their death to locate in California. Arizona or MeNlco is far better, but a very small per cent of consumptives are cured by change or climate after the disease has a strong grip upon the patient. Hundreds of people sell their homes and come here to se- cure work and regain their health and are sadly disappointed as the change is very expensive and the majority soon find themselves without home. money or health and they are no longer surrounded by their friends. In conclusion we say to these people. consider all things be- fore making the change"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
WIDOWS TOO BUSY TO READ.
One Who Used to ReveI in Books, But
 Now She "Only Lives"

From the New York Press.
 After dinner the woman called on two friends. They were a married couple. They had not been married so very long.
 The wife, who was suffering from slight cold. lay on the couch among the pillows She had on a red kimono. She was very pretty, with the red to match in her cheeks. In her hands was book. It happened to be of the same color as her kimono, which also pretty. Attached to her book was tiny electric light, with a shade The battery lay by her side.
 The husband reseated himself at the center table. By his side was an open book, with a paper knife keeping the place for him. It was under the reading lamp
 How long have you been married now?" asked the woman, as she took her seat in big armchair.
 About six months," said they simul- taneously
 The woman, who had just come from a gay dinner party, where she had laugh ed for two hours with a lot of friends glanced quickly from one to the other taking in the books, the lamps, their att titudes of repose, the quiet of the room, the air of having finished with fun alto gether.
 T see,'' said she. T know how 1t is. I used to be married. I read then, and read, and read. nearly put my eyes out read ing. I read sometimes till oclock in the morning and after.
 'I do that now" smiled the wife.
 Really went on the woman, "I think there wasn't a book that came out then I didn't read. I devoured them omnivor- ously." IA
 And now?e Said they.
 The woman smiled serenly at them
 The woman smiled serenely at them
 NOW" said she, 'I never read a single book that's on the market. I don't know what's come out, and I don't care. 1 go by bookstands from one years end to the other, and never think of them" Why" asked they.
 'Im no longer married.' explained the woman T no longer vegetate and read. and read and vegetate. I live now,' she | added.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
PERSONAL MARK HANNA.
Characteristics of Public Man Gov
 erned by Prlmeval Instincts.

From the Bookman.
 But here one must in fairness take into consideration the more personal side of this interesting character, since otherwise the man as whole will not be rightly understood. Hanna, though utterly de- void of even the most rudimentary mo- rality where ''business' was concerned, had still a nature that was able to at tract and win the liking of his asso- ciates. He was intensely human, though his humanity was that of the primeval man. Big and strong and coarse. he had the primitive instincts developed almost in excess. He was frankly appetitive, fobustly esurient-a mass of mighty long ings and unconcealed desires. It was said of him that every want of his be- came at once a lust to be sated greedily and at the very moment of its birth. Not all the lusts of the flesh, however mas tered him. In his family relations and as a husband and a father, his life was irreproachabe; yet in the wider sense of the word. one may apply to him the striking phrase of a recent English nov elist, and say that he was as sensual as a mutton chop. He lusted after power and he got that also. And all through his life his minor appetites were forever making themselves felt and seen. But he was so wholly natural with regard to them, his desires were so openly avowed and his enjoyment In their qualification was so hearty and spontaneous, as to induce in those who knew him a genu- inc cordiality The simplicity and even homeliness of his tastes, while they of- ten amused, were on the whole attrac- tive. When he was at the height of his career and had at his command every luxury that wealth could give, he used to boast of but one thing. and that was of a superior kind of corned beef hash, of which he said his cook alone pos- sessed the recipe; and whenever he wish ed to pay the highest possible complf- ment to friend he sent him an invita- tion to a breakfast at which this corned beef hash was served