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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21
Retired Army OFFICER in the New Yor

Sun.
~ JUST consumption law that made
WIN every young Prusslan, Prince
and peasant, thoroughly dis
ciplined soldier. changed the little Prus-
sian nation into the great German En-
pire.
Some years ago Japan adopted the Ger
man law of conscription and has defeated
Russia on land and sea.
In 1862 the Confederates adopted the
then Prussian law of CONSUMPTION. This
gave them excellent armies that fought
Its stronger antagonist on equal terms for
four years with a Reasonable prospect of
success.
During the French revolution everv
young man had to serve. which in a few
years gave France fine armies, and com
bined with the genius of Napoleon en-
abled France to dominate Europe and the
world.
After his fall the French authorities de-
stroyed the beneficial features of the
CONSUMPTION law That is they exemnt-
ed the nobility and higher classes from
-. NtO aims anu required only a
rev OF the poorest financially Young
men to serve, and they were selected nv
lot.
Inc French armies were beaten by ths
Germans in 1901. OF course, as soon as
the war commenced all young Frenchmen
enlisted, but there was no time To dis
cipline them. Undisciplined courag is use
less against an army of equal numbers
OF disciplined soldiers. The French civil
Han was not accustomed to firearms. so
was useless as soldier even behind a
breastwork
During the first year of our civil war
i've young Yankee soldiers died of sick
ness and disease to one killed by the
Confederates.
During the Spanish war nine Young
Yankee soldiers died Of sickness arr
disease to one killed by the Spainards.
During the Franco German war fine
Germans reversed this. One German SOL
der died of sickness and disease to two
German soldiers killed by the French
record never before or since made by
any army.
The possible explanation Is that every
German who went into that war had
served at least one year as private SOL
der in the regular army. having been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21
QUESTION OF SALARIES
PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL
From the Wall Street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal
IN N interesting compilation has just
WIN been published comparing the
aggregate salaries paid by the
government of the city of New York to
its employees with those of Chicago, Phil
adelphia and Boston with a population
in 1900 of $4,000 New York pays in sal
aries s52,364272, an average of about SIS
per inhabitant. With population Of
1,G9s,000 Chicago pays in salaries s14, =
co., an average of about 50 per inhabi-
tant Philadelphia pays $40, 7g3,7l0 in sal
aries, an average of about IS per inhabi-
tant and Boston pays s10Oe5.es9. an aver
age of about SIS per nhabitant.
This comparison is given to show how
great is the salary roll of the city of
New York. The obvious criticism is that
New York is an extensively governed
city.
1t Is of value to compare the salaries
paid by these four cities with the sal
aries paid by the four greatest life in
surance companies in the United States
the Equitable. the NATURAL, the New York
and Metropolitan. The aggregate sal
aries Oh THESE -FOUR companies III lJUf
amounted to s1s,T60OO or more than the
pay roll of either Chicago, Philadelphia
and Boston, and SO per cent of the pay
roll of New York. If to these salaries
be added the commissions paid to agents
of these companies, and these commits
sions are part of the recommendations re-
ceived by their employs for services per-
formed, the aggregate expense for labor
of our four largest life insurance COM
panies is in excess of 100000 or $4,000
900 more than the municipal pay roll Of
New York and s21OoO,OOO more than the
combined pay rolls of Chicago, Phila-
delphia and Boston.
Now, these comparisons while of inter-
est and value. are, after all, liable to
misinterpretation. There seems to be one
general law governing this matter In
the case of popular government, wheth-
er municipal. state or federal, the con-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
A man would rather even go to church
than be kept in the house by rainy
weather.
A bachelor gets very little real enjoy
ment out of club because he can go
there any night he wants to.
It's mighty funny how a girl never
grows wisdom tooth till she is In love
and temper till she is married.
When a man Is nice to his own sister
it is sign that he does It so she will
help to make some other girl nice to
him.
The money a married man has to put
into necessary things would buy a bache-
Tor more luxuries than he knew what to
do with.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21
The slsv AS coal Miner.

.srhe Slay seems to be a natural born
MINER" said T. c. Culverhouse' general
superintendent of the Sloss-Sherield COM
pany's coal mining department. In min
ing coal the Slav is unexcelled. He Is
steady worker and Is therefore a good
producer. The Italian is industrious and
takes readily to outside work. The same
may be said of the hungarian, but when
1t comes to cutting coal the sav ~
easily ahead of the Italian and the Hun
garian Immigrant"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

slant tendency is toward exorbitant sal
aries for common service and Insufficient
pay for high-class, expert service. Surely
SlV'Voo is too little to pay a man compe-
tent of administering the affairs of so
enormous corporation as the city of
New York, and the same salary is in
adequate for the comptroller of its
finances. 1t is difficult for either a mu-
nlcipal, state, or even the federal gov
eminent to obtain always the best pro-
fessional talent because the salaries which
IL can lawfully pay are so low as com
pared with the reward given by business
enterprise.
On the other hand there can be no doubt
ana laborers Of the city of New York
are oyer-paid. That is to say, they re-
'ceive for their services wages in excess
or the fair price ruling in the labor mar
ket. But policemen, street cleaners and
other bodies of municipal workers are
able, through political influence, to Sc
cure larger pay than probably most of
them could obtain in any private BUSH
ness.
Now in the field of commercial enter
prise the tendency is exactly the oppo-
site to this. There the rewards seem to
be disproportionate but in the reverse
order. The tendency of commercial en-
terprise is to keep the price of common
labor as low as possible while the sal
aries and gains of those in command Of
ten seem vastly disproportioned to the
actual service which they perform For
instance. 100000 year which may be
paid to president of an insurance COM
pany appears as much too large as a sal
airy of, say, $1,000 that might be paid to
medical examiner or a salary of 5000
that might be paid to an under bookkeep-
er. is too low 1t would be a good thing
all around If there could be a more equi-
table adjustment of the rewards paid for
labor, whether high-class or low, but 1t
is not easy to see how this can be brought
about.
when the south was doing better. This
is it's golden age, not the days of slavery,
of ruinous interest rates and Of capital
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.

From the Ladies Home Journal
The dominic had said grace, when the
four-year-old daughter of the hostess,
who sat opposite the minister. looked up
and said:
That's not the kind of grace my papa
says"
"No?" sweetly asked the Minister
land what kind of grace does your papa
say2"
why" said the little one. ''he came
home last night and when he sat down
to the table he just said, Good God! What
a SUPPORT /"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21
Booker Washington says he did not

Booker Washington says he did not
escort any female member of Mr.. Wan
amaker's family into the dining room
of Saratoga hotel, but states that
he did dine with Wanamaker and
members of his family. The report
of the Wanamaker-Washin incl
dent was sent to the leading papers
of the country by the Associated Press,
which is noted for its painstaking
work. But if the Associated Press
made mistake in saying that Wash
ing on acted as escort for Mrs. Bar
clay Warburton, Mr.. Wanamaker's
daughter" the ugly fact remains that
Washington AS Wanamaker's guest
at dinner. Social equality between
the white race and the black race is
something the self-respscting white
people oe the south will never tolerate.
1t is proposed to have public parades
of thieves and confidence men in order
to make their faces known to the pub
lie. 1t would be a good scheme if it
included grafters also.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Governor Cummins of Iowa resusci-
tated the Iowa idea at Chicago, putting
new life In it. He denounced the ex-
clusionists, his new term for the Ding
ley monopolists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The trouble is New Orleans cannot
be placed under martial law. The
people refuse to obey instructions,
sanitary or otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Russia cannot at present threaten to
send another navy to the Sea of Japan.
Charley Schwab is, however, about to
go to Russia, and he may order one
huilt at once
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The bolls are opening wholly regard
less of what the agricultural depart
ment thinks about them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The yellow scourge has met It's
match in the marine hospital service.
All the latter asks is about thirty
days more to work in.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Isl An has invited Miss Alice Roose-
welt to come to Pekin to visit her. me
matter Is not decided.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

When Miss Alice Roosevelt meets
Mr.. WI 1t will be up to the latter to
explain his esteemed boycott against
American goods.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21
China may adopt dual tariffs also
IN INDIANA.

From the washington Post.
An Indiana wife is bidding for literary
fame and White House letter by show
ing that she is the authoress of nineteen
children
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

All eyes are now turned towards
Oyster Bay, and Portsmouth is now
but a ratification and engrossing point
In the grand worlds drama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Commissioner Garfield's efforts to
shield the trusts are becoming tire
some to the people of Kansas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

In the babn room of New York
department store the checking boy got
his checks confused, and when he be-
gan to hand out the wrong babies, the
crisis was at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The automobile is trying to Guido
the locomotive as means of reducing
the population.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Boracic acid should not be taken by
infants in milk-at least not In a
secretive and ulbeknownst manner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The Kaiser has decided to use Japa-
nese field maneuvers hereafter. He is
not stuck up when it comes to army
affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Sakhalin is rising in value faster
than any other chunk of real estate in
the world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Secretary Shaw says he is going to
reign, but the public will remain in
credulous until he actually puts his
resignation in the mails.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21
THE DAcorA IDEA

From the New York Mail
The Dakota idea of uniformity in d.
vorce is that everybody should have
one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The Japanese ENJOYS do not deal in
Latin phrases, and they have ignored
that non-possimus business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The hard nuts of the peace confer
ence have been put aside to be cracked
in its closing days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The tightening of guarantees goes
on, and this must be endured until the
fever is cured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Japan Is willing to accept her war
expenses as Christmas present. Nom
enclature is not an art in Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Norway bids fair to join the worlds
republics. Long live Norway whose
banners will soon flaunt the sky again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

A compromise at Portsmouth is
needed, but no one knows how to con
struct one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Russell Sage proposes to live to his
hundredth year. He has eleven years
to cover hereafter in this world
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Portsmouth can easily handle uncon-
tested propositions, but it finds the
other kind troublesome and vexatiOus
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The Taggart trial discloses the
source of the demand for a great deal
of our whisky output.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The Taft party proposes to tide over
the fever outbreak by staying away
from this country until October.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Even champagne cider was cut out
as a compromise in the case OF tie
battleship Vermont.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Sir Thomas Upton is still figuring on
way to win the Americas cup.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The Chinese boycotters are trying to
close against Uncle Sam that we'll
known and supposedly open door.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Kishineff is felt even at the peace
conference.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Norway cannot find King, and
she has about concluded to elect a
President.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

A thunderstorm that wrecks a ball
game is never considered timely or val
liable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The Taggarts will soon be as great
back numbers as Nan Patterson is
now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Komura thinks great deal and says
but little.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The Kansas cornfelds are crying
aloud for more freight cars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The dove of peace begins to think
she has lost her mileage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Miss Alice Roosevelt's visit to Isl
Au will be historic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

The Taggart case is an educational
course on highballs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

There are too many stand-patters In
the peace conference.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

No one courts a tussle at the polls
with George B. Ward.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

Japan wants the money and does not
care what it is called.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-21

A frost may overtake Portsmouth to
morrow.
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when the south was doing better. This
Is it's golden age, not the days of slavery.
of ruinous interest rates and of capital
absorbed in slave property.
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OF Congress March 3. 1879.
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L. IT, Russ. W. F. Jordan and George
D. Britain are the only authorized trav-
cling representatives of The Age-Herald
In It's circulation department.
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stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
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JUST consumption law. that made
every young Prusslan. Prince
and peasant, a thoroughly dis
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
MOUNTAIN SNOW
DELAYS TRAINS
RAILROADS INCONVENIENCE
BY WEATHER
salt Lake Limited Comes on Fast
Run From Mormon City, Max
ing Up TWO Hours Time
on Grades

B. L. Coons. commercial agent for
the Rock Island, stated yesterday that
the reports that have been circulated
stating that the Rock Island trains are
snowbound are false. He showed Il
telegram which he had received in
forming him that the trains were de-
layed for few hours. but that the diff
ficuty was soon overcome and that
the track is now clear.
The trouble was i'm the southeastern
part of New Mexico, where the snow
drifted into the canyons to the depth
of several feet and was frozen into
ice. but was soon cleared off the
tracks by the snow plows.
j. j. Byrne of the Santa Fe said yes
terday that that road also had eX-
perienced some difficulty in making
time but that they had been hlndered
more by the cold high wind than by
the snow.
The Los Angeles limited over the
Salt Lake road arrived in Los Angeles
forty-fve minutes late wednesday,
having been delayed by the snow. 1t
was two hours and fCrty-five minutes
late into Salt Lake City and two hours
of the lost time we're made UP between
that point and the end of the trip.
Their ability to make good time was
demonstrated by the fact that they
could make up this much time when
there is an incline of $500 feet which
must be gone up in the first eighty-two
miles out of Salt Lake City. AT Tintlc
iu the mountains six inches of new
snow were added Wednesday to that
which already lay upon the ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
Chamber to Elect Officers

The annual meeting of the members
of the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce for the nomination of officers
and directors for the ensuing year,
will take place Wednesday. January 3.
1906, at o'clock in the afternoon, in
the directors room of the association.
The following officers will be nomi
mated at that meeting: President, first
vice president, second vice president,
treasuer, chairman committee on COM
merCe, chairman committee on agri-
culture and horticulture, chairman
committee on manufacturing, chairman
committee on mercantile affairs, chair
man committee on mining, chairman
committee on transportation, chairman
committee on laws, chairman com
mittee on publications and statistics,
chairman committee on county and
municipal affairs, chairman committee
on hotels chairman committee on
finance and auditing, chairman COM
mittee on building and permanent eX-
hibit chairman committee on immi-
grafton, chairman committee on boula-
wards, parks and roads, chairman conf
mittee on eXpositiOns, chairman COM
mittee on membership and grievances.
These twenty will, by virtue of their
various Offices, be members of the board
of directors of the chamber. The election
will be held January 10, 1906, from .
a, IN. to 3 p. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
PECK PROUD OF NEW TRAIN
Salt Lake Official Receives kilograms
From Newspaper Men En-
tertaned by Road

Assistant General Passenger Agent
IT. c. Peck of the Salt Lake road has
II feeling toward the new Los Angeles
Limited" much the same as he would
hold toward a pet of which he is very
fond and was pleased yesterday when
he learned that the first Limited had
made record breaking run across the
continent, reaching Chicago on time to
the dot, notwithstanding the chilly
winds and snow that were experienced
on the trip.
Mr. Peck yesterday received several
kilograms from the newspaper men
who were entertained in Los Angeles,
praising the Salt Lake, Union Pacific
and Northwestern roads for the kind
treatment that they received at their
hands and also extending their thanks
for the courtesies of the people of Los
Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
ROBBED WHILE
UNDER ARREST
MEXICAN STEALS A WALLET
FROM SUSPECT
N. GaIindo Believed by Police to Have
Picked Pocket of A. Matindez
While Latter Was in
Charge of Police

Developments in the case of n. Ga
Undo, arrested December % by the
LEGAL police on the charge of robbing
ACiano Matindez on North Los Angeles
street, were brought out when the
prisoner was arraigned in Judge Aus
tins court yesterday and revealed that
while the policeman who made the ar
rest was searching Matindez for con-
cealed weapons Galindo is supposed to
have committed the theft.
According to the information re-
ceived yesterday the officers We're noti-
fled that a Mexican was tlourishing Il
revolver on the street An officer was
detailed to investigate the case and
when he arrived he was met by Ga
lindo who made long statement.
Galindo said he met Matndez on
the street and that they became in
volved in trouble over money. When
the argument was waxing warm Ga
Undo said that Matindez drew u pistol
and threatened to shoot AT this stage
Galindo called the police.
For some moments the officer ques-
toned Galindo and then began to
search Matindez. While the policeman
was engaged in the search for the
revolver it now develops that Galindo
slipped his hand into Matndez's
pocket and extracted u wallet contain
ing sos
When Matindez arrived at the CEN
trail station he told the officers that he
had been robbed and at first was in
clined to accuse the officer. After go
ing over the proceedings it is said that
the policeman suddenly remembered
that Galindo had pretended to assist in
the search.
The case was placed in the hands of
Detectives Rico and Talamantes and
an investigation started Galindo was
imprisoned in the city Jail and held
until yesterday when he was arraigned
on the charge of robbery before Po-
lice Judge Austin. Judge Austin fixed
the examination for December 20 and
the bail at $4,000.
Pure food laws are good. The purity
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
sTOMAcHS ON STILLS

The man who puts on stills does not In
crease his actual stature. He only feels
taller. Stlmulants are the stills Of the
stomach. They make man feel better