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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-12
THE SOUTH NO LONGER
IN FINANCIAL BONDAGE

north this year again depend upon the
large and profitable trade of the prosper-
Gus south. and the south will continue TO
improve in the marvellous manner of the
last five years. The financial foundations
of the southern business are being built
In the most substantial way. Her planters
and farmers. like those of the west, are
rapidly becoming Independent, able to
carry their seed and labor accounts with
out borrowing until the crop returns the
cash to their pockets. The merchants
Of the south are doing business largely
on cash, not credit, and the bankers of
the south have deposits from the local
people and own to a greater extent than
ever before the capital invested in their
financial institutions. The day of debt
and dependency is over in the south. 1t
Is the time of cash and confidence.
The people of the south both black and
white, are finally emancipated from finan-
cial slavery to the north and to Europe.
They no longer are called upon for an
nual tribute to "the glorified pawn brok-
ers," as President Roosevelt denominated
those who have grown rich by discount
ing the necessities of their fellowmen.
Life is as safe in the Carolinas or in
Louisiana today as it is in Pennsylvania
or Illinois. Property and vested inter-
ests are as we'll cared for in Virginia and
Georgia as in Massachusetts or Kansas.
This is we'll known and thoroughly recog-
nized by investors all over the world, and
today the groups of capitalists and cam
tains of industry speedily take up enter
ri in 1o etc in,
ence to the states of the far west Pier
pont Morgan, Belmont, Gould, the Stan
dard Oil men, the yanderbilts. the Boston
and Philadelphia capitalists, many of
whom twenty years ago would have hesi-
tated to endorse or recommend invest
ments in southern railways or southern
industrial establishments, now take them
up with absolute confidence in profitable
results and prosperous futures.
The diversity of her crops and the many
lines of her manufacturing industries will
add to the stability of business in the
south. 1t will not be now, as in the past
of the southern states, when short crop
of cotton or an exceedingly low price for
it depressed everything in that section.
The south is now beyond danger from
failure of any one crop and he- resources
are so varied and SO wide spread she
can stand alone probably with less loss
to her people than any other section of
the country. Her mild climate favors her
population in seasons of business depres-
sion to far greater degree than the
more rigorous regions of the north do the
inhabitants of that quarter. Early springs
and late winters lengthen the months OF
production of the soil and reduce to a
minimum the weeks of non-production.
Her ports, bays, sounds and inlands wa
tiers are open all the year round, and when
the northern waters are closed with ice
the southern coasts are alive with tho
game birds and the southern waters are
swarming with the finest fish of the
world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-12
A PIN EMBEDDED IN LUNG.
Little Girls Recovery Is Regarded as
Miraculous.

Indianapolis Special to the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Following almost twelve months Of
suffering from an abcess on the
left lung, caused by a pin which
became imbedded in the lung it's
sue, little Marguerite Murray. the 4-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Murray. who, during her illness manifest
ed all the symptoms of a consumptive,
and whose early death was considered in
eyitable, is now in fair way toward
recovering and regaining her former
health. And after an examination made
today DR.. NJ. c. Leeth, the attending ply
stefan, says that her complete recovery
Is almost assured.
The improved condition of the little girl
and indications of her early recovery Is
considered little less than miracle. There
are few If any cases in the records of
medical men In which persons who had
large obstacles imbedded in the lung It's
sue have escaped death. In this case the
large pin, after remaining imbedded in
the lung tissue for almost year and
forming large abcess. finally worked its
way into the pleura or lung covering.
When this position was gained, a wall
of lymph was formed about it and a semi
cartlaginous formation which has since
grown around 1t separates it from adj
jacent live tissue.
DIR. Leeth says that it is highly inn
probable it will ever cause the little one
any more trouble.
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MR.. HAYS FAvoRlTE STORY.

Walter Beverly Crane in New York
Herald.
The late Secretary of State John Hay
was fond of telling a story of a king
who once upon a time fell into state
Of deep melancholia.
Court physicians could do nothing for
him and were in despair, when a certain
very wise man bethought himself of the
well known cure of sleeping in the shirt
of perfectly happy man over night.
So couriers were dispatched every
where in search of the shirt of per-
feetly happy man. One by one they re-
turned from their fruitless search
throughout the vast kingdom. At last
only one courier remained out, and he,
too began to despair of finding the shirt
OF perfectly happy man. 1t was just
about twilight. and he was riding over
a village green, when he was attracted
by the careless laughter of a disreputa-
BILE beggar who was stretched full length
upon the sward.
Are you a perfectly happy mang' de-
manded the courier refining In his horse.
You betr' said the beggar.
"A thousand crowns for the loan Of
your shirtl'
but l amt got none" replied the
beggar.
Many men pay $50 a dozen for their
shirts, but they are not happy. Today I
saw some beautiful Fourth of July shirt
ings marked down from IS apiece to
s69S, and yet | am happy.
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mote and build up civil service reform.
Nor Is It certain that he would have
taken steps looking to the breaking up
of the Northern Securities company,
or the punishment of the beef trust
magnates. Herein the gulf between
nm and Mr.. Roosevelt widens. for the
latter stands with the radicals of the
republican party, while Mr.. Root would
be more in sympathy with the republi-
can senators and the plutoeratic wing
of the party. This difference may in
deed prevent his nomination, or his
election in case he be nominated.
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View york Special to the cincinnati En.

view fork Special to the Cincinnati En-
auirer
N HE cotton situation seems to be
Wy the exciting topic of the markets
of the world this week, and it's
Importance to the United States and to
England justifes the attention that Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia and all our
southern ports and cities, as well as
Liverpool and Manchester are giving
to it.
1t is singular, however, that the main
factor of the situation, the most potent
and far-reaching one, is entirely over
looked by the persons most vitality inter-
ested. The trade articles, the commercial
columns, even the editorials of the lead
ing journals all attribute the advance
in price to the fact that indications are
that there will not be more than nor
NAL crop produced. This would account
partly for the advance, If correct, but
private advices from the very best in
formed sources indicate a crop of cotton
at this date largely in excess of the
average yield for the last ten years. True
it is that the dangers to the crop are not
oil past, Dul CODOilOilS VI Tic ncioS anu
the plants are better than the published
reports, and the acreage is larger than
given by planters and news gatherers
who get their reports from the planters
Agrculturists everywhere realize that
reports of poor crops and short acreage
stimulate prices, and be it corn, wheat, to-
bacco, potatoes or cotton, newspaper
readers can rely that poorest reports pre-
vail until the crop is gathered The
cotton crop today bids fair to produce as
many bales as last year, and even IL it
does the staple will bring much bet
ter price than it did in tho winter of
1904-5. The strongest, firmest, most solid
support of good prices for cotton in 1905
and 1906 is not short acreage or poor crop,
but the widespread and urgent demand
for the staple. The bumper CROP Of last
year is well absorbed by actual consumers
and is not In the hands of spectators.
ready to be dumped upon the market
during the summer and fall. The weekly
decrease in visible supplies show nearly
80 per cent greater weekly absorption that
at the same periods of last year.
1t is now admitted that there is not
100000 bales available at this writing of
the crop that was said to be so great as to
paralyze the trade in all three branches
producers commission men and manufac-
turers. The facts today are that planters
are confident of good prices, buyers are
eager to purchase at advances over last
year, and manufacturers both at home and
abroad are overwhelmed with orders for
present needs and future delivery. 1t Is
to be earnestly hoped nature will be kind
and the crop be a large one, for the world
needs it, and is ready to buy and pay
for it,
In 1905 the south will again bring to the
republic the gold from Europe, Asia,
Africa and the isles of the sea that will
keep foreign exchange low and add TO the
| money of the country.
Merchants and manufacturers of the
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o heaven! were man
Southern War Bonds.

An Atlantic City Telegram published
in the New York Tribune states that
a conference of the governors of four
southern states is to be held in At
lantic City within the next ten days.
Governor Glenn of North Carolina is
to be one of the conferees, and he is
already on the ground. The other
three governors go unnamed, but they
are daily expected to appear on At
lantic City's boardwalk.
The Tribunes correspondent goes
on to say:
The state of New York has acquired a
vast sum in war bonds of North Carolina,
and II was to come to some understanding
regarding a settlement that Governor
Glenn visited Albany and consulted with
Governor Higgins and other state of
Gals. 1.-THE question of southern war
bonds" said Governor Glenn lis one
that is involving many of the southern
states There seems to be much COM
DlcaJlOn COnDtcltu Will lilS SAINT Ing
bonds | have in mind where North Caro-
lima is concerned have been bought up by
a New York syndicate as speculation,
They thought that they could do as did
South Dakota to collect them. 1t hap
pens, however, that the South Dakota
bonds were issued to complete rail-
road and were secured by stock in another
railroad company The payments Were
made on a basis of % cents on the dollar
the amount they sold for, plus interest
The other bonds issued by the carpet
bag government are worthless, and they
are in the nature of political bonds,
Il went to New York for a conference
with Governor Higgins on this subject
/ informed him that any attempt to sue
would only mean costly litigation for both
New York and North Carolina, as my
state would not pay them and there was
no court in the land which would decide
that they ought to be paid when the con-
ditions under which they were issued were
taken into consideration.
The repudiated-bo movements are
simply efforts to get something out oil
nothing. The present holders of the
bonds paid little or nothing for them
and they are cudgelling their brains
TO find some way to enforce collection
They will not succeed, and there is
little need of conferences at Atlantic
City or elsewhere.
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Distinguished Baptist Ministers.

The Rev. DR.. f. C. Mcconnell, pastor
of the Calvary Baptist church in kansas
CITY. and the Rev. r. w. O'Kelly. pastor
If the First Baptist church in st. Joseph,
Mo. passed through Birmingham yester-
day en- route to Georgia to visit relatives.
Both of these ministers have many
friends in Alabama. DR.. MeConnen was
secretary of the home mission board Oh
the Southern Baptist convention for sew
eral years, and is widely known through
out the south.
IT sm more surprised at Birmingham
every time that 1 come here said Dr.
Mcconnell at the union passenger sta
ton. 'I have been all over the city sew
eral times and it seems to me tnat IL
grows greater and greater every time
that | am here. | see it has progressed
steadily since my last visit here.
II believe that Birmingham is destined
to be the greatest city In the south. IL
is growing more rapidly than any city l
know of anywhere in the south, and while
was secretary of the home mission board
| visited every one of them.
1--WE Baptlsts are greatly interested in
who will be chosen president of Mercer
university in Macon, Ca, the Baptist col
lege of that state. We need a strong man
at the head of the institution and Will
have to secure one. My friend mere
Brother O'Kelly, has been prominently
mentioned in connection with the presi-
dency but l am afraid that he would
never consent to give up that First
church in st. Jo, which. by the way, is
mighty strong church and one of the
best in that part of the state
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Founder of, American Navy.

General Porter. in presenting the re-
mains of Paul Jones to the American
government, said: 1t is matter of ex-
IRENE qualification that the body of this
intrepid commander should be conveyed
across the sea by war vessels of the navy
of which he was the honored founder.
A writer in the New York Sun, in quot
ing General Porter's words says:
Now, Paul Jones was in his grave two
years when the first keel of the first
ship Of our present navy was laid. The
name of that historic boat was the Unit
ed States. Jack Barry was made her COM
mander by the commission of Washington
himself The famous commission was the
first that the Father of His Country ever
issued to any naval officer.
'All the histories of that time give Jack
Barry the title of Father of the United
States Navy. Who will be bold enough to
rob Barry of the title which he holds
from the hand of Washington"
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White Primaries.
From the Tallapoosa Courier.

From the Tallapoosa Courier.
The primary is here to stay. From diff
ferent parts of the state the papers speak
out in no uncertain terms for nomination
by direct vote without the interference
or manipulation of the convention and
professional manprlators The oldtime
convention manipulation died hard, but he
il very dead. We have the primary, and
the next thing in order is to have white
supremacy in the democratic party as
well as in all other things in Alabama.
There is no reason why the negro In the
belt should be reckoned in white conyen-
TONS and Lowndes, with only few
" hite votes have twice as many delegates
as Talapoosa, which has one of the lars-
est white populations in the state This
wrong must be corrected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-12
THE CONGRESS is HOW
CONSTITUTION HAS IT

Section 8. 1.-THE Congress shall have
power"
Article 5. 1.-The Congress whenever two
thirds of both houses shall deem 1t nee
essary.
Article 8. Proposed by the Congress"
Amendment XIV. 1.-THE Congress shall
have power"
Amendment XIV. 1.-THE Congress shall
have power
We should not take all this trouble II
we believed that our esteemed corre-
spondent possessed at the present time
copy of the constitution. He seems to
have committed it to memory when
boy, and then to have thrown the printed
text away as a superfiuity. 1t is scarcely
conceivable that he would write upon the
subject In so cocksure a manner without
verifying his recollection. If ne had the
immortal instrument at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Left for Mexico.

Fred NJ. Jackson and Louis Minor lelt
Birmingham yesterday afternoon 1or
Guana1uato Mex, where they Will IN
spect the properties of the La Luz Mining
and Tunnel company relative to invest
Ing In some of the stock.
A large number Of Birmingham's most
prominent business men have become
much Interested in the recent develop
ments of those old mines, which have pro-
duced, 1t is said, large amounts Oh goio
and silver.
At the station yesetrday Mr.. jackson
said that he had been investigating the
properties and the past production Oh the
mine. He said he believed that it was 4
good investment.
Several well known business men nave
options on large blocks of the stock
subject to the report we bring back from
Mexico" said Mr.. Jackson, Personally
l am greatly interested in the prospects
and think that it is about theemost DILL
liant opportunity l have seen in some
time past"
The La Luz mines have been foodeo
with water for a long time. Tine Me1-
can owners had been holding the prop
critics until they could secure soou
price. A number of wealthy and Pre- ~
nent men including some engineers OF
national reputation, have purchased the
property and are digging an immense tuh-
mel which will tap the bottom OF the
deepest shaft, and in this way drain the
mines OF the water. Then they can De
worked. The official treasury figures Oh
the Mexican government show that over
81, 500 100000 was taken from these mines
In the 300 years that they were worked
and that this was done with primatiVe
L..
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Mr. Root in 1903.

The political sensation of the day is
tso return of Mr.. Root to national poll
tics. Many feel that he would not give
up his law practice in New York to
serve a brief term in the cabinet. All
feel he has Interior plans or at least
hopes, and it becomes interesting to
ascertain, if possible, what he would
stand for in case he should become
President in 1909.
In the first place he is true Roose-
yeltian in his dislike Of the machine
wherever it may ne, and his prefer
ence for independent individual action.
lie la, in other words, az mugwump,
never a stalwart. But he lacks the
Rooseveltian magnetism while pos
sessing rather more than the Roose-
veltian equipment for difficult public
service. He is sldllful, adroit and full
of strong sense and good Judgment.
His excellent equipment will not give
h,m more votes, if as many, as Mr..
Roosevelt has controlled, but of course
that number would be quite sufficient
unless the democrats become more ag-
gressive than they have of late been.
The point, however, is simply this,
Mr.. Root is no more favorite of the
practical politicians than Mr.. Roose-
welt is. and he lacks the latter's mag
netism.
But their relative strength is not inn
portant. What would he stand for il
elected? He would certainly be an
Imperialist, and he would certainly
favor big navy. He believes in ex.
pansion. He would not give up the
Philippines He regretted deeply the
Teller amendment that gave away
CUBA. Under an administration headed
by him the United States would go on
advancing as a worlds power. There
is no doubt as to that. for Mr.. Roots
public record and known views all run
that way.
Mr. moot would NOT be apt to pro
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
One way to make people like beer bet
ter than champagne would be to raise
its price to s. bottle.
A girl might as well be writing letters
to a man across the ocean as In an au-
tomobile with him when he is driving it..
There is hardly anything worse than
seasickness to a woman unless 1t is dis
content over never having been to Eu-
rope.
A woman likes to eat things because she
has heard they would be good for her
complexion II they didn't disagree with
her in the way they do.
woman thinks her husband has a
fine mind when he is licked to oeatn
when the baby throws his watch oo~n
the bathroom hopper.
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The Country Boy.

From the Brewton News.
The homegrown, hand-spanked hard
listed country boy makes better fight
in the battle Of life, than the pampered,
high-collared youth of our cities, whose
clothes have always been busted with a
whislS broom instead of a shingle. Let
the town boy out If q job, try year on
the farm. Flowing behind a mule will
take some of the kinks out of his throat
and the weakness out of his legs, and will
give him an appetite and an honest living.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-12
The Iron Market.

1.-THE iron market, which has been un-
usually dull for several weeks past, is
now showing signs of Improvement, said
an iron broker yesterday.
1.-THE inquiries are more numerous this
week they they were last and it looks as
If the turning point was In sight. While
some Birmingham iron has been sold at
$11 on No. 2 basis several manufacturers
have refused to sell for less than $11 so.
This latter figure is the proper quotation
now and I look for an upward movement
Just as soon as consumers begin to buy
freely We will probably see S12 iron be-
fore the end of the month";
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Japan and Sakhalin.

Sakhalin is long island, just about
ha.t the size of Alabama, inhabited by
about $4,000 Japanese, who catch fish
and work in the coal mines. 1t. to-
gether with the chain Of islands form
ing the Japanese empire, completely
commands all approaches to the Sibe-
rian coast. Russia began to covet
6akhalin as early as 1906, and in 1875
she practically forced Japan to sur
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Second regiment for four years and he
will attend the annual encampment which
begins in Montgomery today.
C. e. Wright of Hacon, is in the city.
F. w Street of Alexander City is SPEND
ing a few days in the city.
George Riser of Talladega is at the
Morris.
c. II. Cole of Memphis is here.
II. C. Davis OF Admission is registered at
the Morris.
C. A. Newsom of Montgomery is at the
Morris.
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GOOD NIGHT.

By Karl Theodor Korner.
Good night!
To each weary. toil-worn wight!
Now the day so sweetly closes.
Every aching brow reposes
Peacefully till morning light.
Good night!
Home to reSti
Close the eye and calm the breast;
Stiffness through the streets is steal
ing,
And the watchman's horn is pesling,
And the night calls softly ''Haste!
Home to rest.'
Sweetly sleep.
Eden's breezes round we sweep.
Ger the peace-forsaken lover
Let the darling image hover
As he lies in transport deep,
Sweetly sleep.
So, good night!
Slumber on till morning light;
Slumber till another morrow
Brings its stores of joy and sorrows;
Fearless. in the Fathers sight.
Slumber on. Good night!
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Good Climate.

81 like the birmingham climate, win
ter and summer said a man who was
born and reared north of the Ohio river
1.-THE summers here are nothing like
so trying as the northern summers and
the winters are mild. Indeed, this is the
best climate in the United States.
I'VE have hot spells, just as other Sec
tions have, but cooling waves are FREE
quent and prostrations from heat are al
most unknown. 1 have lived here several
years and recall only one sunstroke' and
the victim was using alcoholic stimulants
to excess"
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About Persons.

Major John d. Elliott of the Second regi-
ment, Alabama National Guard, leaves
this morning for Montgomery, where ne
goes to attend the annual encampment.
John D. Gaboury of Jacksonville Is in
Birmingham guest of the Morris hotel.
]. B. Harlan of Louisville Is In the
city.
]. NJ. Norriton of Talladega is at the
Norris
NJ. w. Camper of Montgomery 10 guest
of the Morris hotel
The Rev. l. O. Adams of Bessemer
spent last night In Birmingham en- route
to Montgomery. The Rev. Mr.. Adams mas
held the commission Of chaplain OF the