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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

An Illinois woman with talent like Mrs. Chadwick's has been wasting her time swindling a man out of a tombstone for her third husband.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27
ABOUT DUE.

At this season of the year, Baseball fans are mute. People are preparing to
 Don the union suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27
THE BACHELOR.

Feeling full of fun and frolic,
 I'm as happy as can be;
 Other chaps may woo the lassies-
 Lady Nicotine for me.
 New Jersey has given birth to corpor- ation which is entitled to occupy promi- nent place in the ranks of frenzied finance. It Is the Mirsble corporation, formed for the purpose of turning silver into gold. Fortunately the concern was given publicity before 1t had time to fleece many victims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27
HOW IT SOUNDS,

The McCurdys must go nolens volens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. -f21 c street. N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

Arturo vigna, opera conductor. is com ing over from Italia, accompanied by 300 shirts It must look like moving day when his laundry comes home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

NO EIGHT-HOUR DAY. The honey bee doth toll all day And never pause to blow, Because he's not a union bee He's "open-shop. you know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

Eki Hioki, secretary of the Japanese legation at Washington, says that Japan does not want the Philippines and will not flood the United States with immigrants. Rah for Eki Hiokil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

"fussy" person claims that slang is a bar to Americans. It has heAr a good thing for some Americans-George Ade, for Instance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

No communication will be published without It's authors name. Rejected man. uscripts will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

L. H. Russ and George D. Britain are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of The Age-Herald In its cir culation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. post office as seeond-class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

When there is nothing doing in Louis vile pert paragraphers speak lightly of the wickedness of Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27

Anthony Comstock, man who enjoys the notoriety of having had his name
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-04

The firm name is Ashley, Pope q
Doty-that is, Misses Jessie Ashley,
Elizabeth 8 Pope, and Medeline z.
Doty. They hold an ofliee in Windsor
Arcade and have pretty show Of
business. They are graduates Of the
New York University Law school.
Col. "Jim" Curtin, Of the Bowery,
settled in that street because il is the
nearest thing to home that he could
and in this great city; but he pro
nounees it a Sunday school street, as
il is not a lighting ground Of a district
for lawless persons. Col "Jim" was
a sheriff in Texas, and bold, fearless
one, who subdued some of the biggest
toughs in the business in the Lone
Star state. Col. "Jim' had a watch
he set much store by, and which bore
an inscription on the inside of the
cover Stating that il was presented to
him for shooting Of notorious out.
law, Ben Thompson. Col. "Jim" had
watch on a boweFy street ear. He
called on "Florris" Sullivan, and told
Of the loss, giving the history Of the
gift which was speedily printed in all
the newspapers This was no sooner
read by the thief than he straightway
expressed Il back to "FlOrris" Sui,
Iivanb detective. Col. Jim was
,verjOysd to receive it once more, and
his eyes glistened with emotion. In
he scrimmago wherein Thompson was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-04

QHurried eating has ruined many mars
stomach. The igestion-destroying pro
cess Is gradual, often unnoticed at first.
But Il Is only a short time until the liver
balks. the digestive organs give way, and
almost countless ills assal the man who
endeayors 20 economics time at the ex
pense of his health.
GA torpid liver causes a quarantine Of the
entire system. II locks Ia the diseased
germs and body pOisons and affords them
full play, inviting some serious illness.
GIN families where August FlOweris used,
q siuggish liver aud constipation are IN
known, 50 are all stomach ailments, as
well as indigestion, dyspepsia, heartburn,
headaches and kidney and blader aifec-
tiona. No Weil-regulated family ahOuld
b. without this standard remedy.
qrwo sizes, sSc and 75c. All druggists
Sold IN salem BY 8. Q. Stone
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-04

killed Col. "Jim" received Eve shots
and spent six months In tho hospital
Even a thief respected such n record.
"Atashing" has become such nuis
anee IN Harlem that young ladies car
no longer 60 on tho streets alone. Tn,
ogliug they receive is terribly annoy
ing and extends from block 70 block
Tho "mashera" have become 20 bold
that a large public meeting has beer
called by prominent citizens, including
the pastors Of the churches, and vigor
Gus action will be taken to drive the
insulting young toughs from the
streets.
Tho campaign ls In full swing and
everybody on every side is exorting
himself, for Mayor Mcclellan has dis
covered that q IL "not a eineh," and
Mr. WINS 10 working Ike a beaver,
while Mr. Hearst has awakened the
whole town, speaking two or three
times night, his wife accompanying
him 10 tho meetings, A very large
Hearst vote IL sure, as many Of both
parties have expressed their deteTmin'
alton 10 support the municipal owner
ship ticket, He has a large clientele
from those who have reforms In their
mind that they would like adopted,
and while his headquarters is not a
Cave Of Adullam, Il yet attracts all
who arc dissatisfied. Mr.. JeFome's
candidacy Is the most spectacular one
not only Of this campaign, but Of any
other His strength may be judged
from the fact that he has compelled
the hauling down OF the republican
candidate, and the probabilities at
this writing are that Mr.. shearn, Mr..
HeaFst's candidate for district attor,
ney, viii also drop out. Meanwhile,
Mr., Jerome, as regards the republican
ticket, is like Mahomet's coffin,
" 'twiXt Heaven and Earth" He is
on the ticket, but whether he is legally
on or not is the question the lawyers
are disputine Mr. OsboFne's tonsili-
It's which compelled him 10 practically
retire from the stump, come too late.
IL didn Z keep him on the stump be-
fore he had out Bureharded Burehard.
by calling Jerome fool for "not TAX
ing graft when he had a chance TO get
it, Ii is toss-up who will win in
the district attorney and mayorality
contests, but the fight for the district
attoTneyship far tTanseends in impor-
tanee that Of the mayoralty in the
minds Of the people, AS the cam
paigh closes, betting adds favor Je.
rome and Mcclellan
OLD TIMER.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-04
OLD TIMER
TELLS OF
METROPOLIS
WadiScO BOrOughSki Of Secau>
Gus the Champion KiSSer--
Election Notes

New York Nov. 4.-One Of the most
curious personalities in New York city
has appeared before the insurance in.
vestigating committee in the person Of
John Hegemen, president Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
His appearance is very striking his
curly locks extending to the shoulders.
He has calm countenanoe, full Of
signs Of ability and character. He
looks as II he we're calmly philosoph.
izing, when he is seen among other
men, and acts and speaks with dis.
passionate tone, as far removed from
excitement as can well be conceived.
He grew up In the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company from the position
Of an errand boy, ascending slowly by
steady work, ard taking In all the
facts that came before him until he
became the man in the employ Of the
company that knew everything about
everything he wanted 10 know as to
The condition of affairs 10 any mo.
menk lie saved the company from Inn
pending collapse, and has built Il up 20
an impregnable position. His company
deals in insurance that costs dimes
and multiples Of dimes per week, and
there IL q great room full Of girls In
the splendid palace on Twoniy.third
street and Madison avenue whore hun
drcds Of nimble fingers are gathering
The hundreds OF thousands Of dimes
and niokcls that are brought In by
busy collectors. hundreds In number,
who receive from tho insured persons,
who pay in such small sums each weok,
and arc insured Tor tho week they |
have paid for, and are happy In the
thought that they have paid Tor
enough Insurance TO bury them. Tho
company IL different from any large
company except tho Prudential Life
Insurance Company, 10 IL considered
probable that Mr.. uegeman will i'm,
part some Information 20 tho commit.
tee that will be different from any
they have 70 far acquired.
Captain Dooley's euFfew law In the
'Tenderloln" seems 20 be Of few
nights aud full of trouble. In pro
sefiblng that no woman should appear
on tho streets after ten thirty, the
captain overlooked tho fact that many
honest women are compelled 20 be
abroad later than that hour. This fact
tho Rev. Mr. sehwinigin, rector Of ~,
Frahels of Assist, a church right In tho
very centre of tho tainted district,
was well aware o. aud 20, 10 protect
his paFishioneFs he issued a card OF
Identification 90 every lady Of his
congregation, certifying that she was
well known 10 him as a lady Of good
character and righteous living and a
true aud sincere woFshiper In his
church. Captain Dooley found Il best
90 drop interference with such ladies,
after being eaugat several times hold,
ing up church members who had a.
much right o. tho street as Dooley or
any Of his officers Then Magistrate
Mayo discharged a bunch OF twenty
ala brought In by Dooley's subordin,
ates and the euFfew law was done for
aYadiseo BoFoughski, OF Secaucus
over In New Jersey not far from the
was so ond OF kissing his
best girl that be waylaid her al every
Miss Chuski liked him
very much. and doubtless also liked his
kisses, until Wadiseo delayed her 50
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-04
MRS GEORGE eOULD Np HER pAueHIER Gonna

mrs George Gould mistress of Georgian Lakewood N J. ia
devoted mother and has
mas ak OF ue-kngdon aged
Helen Ven eleyen George j. Catherine ur RaS M
oay OF ue family little Miss Edith Catherine
mother and father - - u Ns'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-04
BUGGIES
BUGGIES

In order to make room for on, H..
line Of Spring Vehicles. W.
reduced all Of our Bugeis. ~
riages and Hacks to vs,.
price. You cannot afford to br.
fore looking over our line. -,
can surely save you money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-27
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writing. When he does write a letter
It is enthusiastically whimsical and gen
orally Iaeonic to absurdity. One missiye
to Major Pond contained simply the line:
Dear Pond:
"Oh. b'gosh, can't. hate writing.
Ever thine. MARK"
Even the envelopes often bear his ear
marks. Thus one addressed to Laurence
Hutton in italy bore the instruction: ITO
be kept till the cuss comes
'fhe Jumping Frog" his first book,
appeared In 1861. Then came the turning
point of his life. He went to Europe on
an excursion. sending home a series of
letters to the Alta California These
sketches be afterward collected Into
book, under the title Of ~InnOcents
abroad" and It made Mark Twain Ia
nous Ever since then he has been the
king Of American humorists. Grown
princes have come and gone. but Mark
the First still sits upon his throne TIE
generation that laughed over '-Cristoforo
Colombo on a Bust and "Huck Firms
Adventures has passed aways another
generation has grown hair rs gray as
Marks own; yet he is the favorile among
American authors. Mr.. Howelis has more
exquisite literary style. Edward Everett
Hale Is more venerable and Booth Iark-
ington handsomer man, but Mark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-27
LAE1OLO

Barreled Detective Story" G9O9; Chris
tian Science" 19O3); "a Dogs Tale
1900; adams Diary" Q909; Journals
tic Wild Oats 5000.
On the excursion Of the sInnocents'' he
met Miss Olivia L. Langdon, Of Elmira
New York Miss Langdon became Mrs
Twain. Many are the anecdotes told to
illustrate her trials-trials known to every
wife whose worse half cares more about
literature and comfort than about neck
ties and conventionality-bu their mar
RED life was as happy as poet could pic
ture or philosopher enjoy.
It is told Of him that when he was
shown through the beautiful home IN Buff
faIo which his father-in-law gave the
young couple as a wedding present, and
was told that It was theirs. he turned
and said: Mr.. Langdon, whenever you
are In Buffalo. If it's twice year. come
right up here and bring your bag with
you. You may stay over night II you
want TO, and It shan't cost you a cent
Dry humor, some people have called It;
but how often Is it moist with tears.
Even his extravagences have a license of
poetry, as when. at a dinner given by the
late Laurence Hutton to the late Sir
Henry Irving. Mark, who had not been IN
vited being out Of town. heard Of the AZ
house. sat down beside the hostess and
helr,d himself from her plate. Any ban
ouet table would have been gfortned BY
that fracture of etiquette. But Marx al
ways rose above conventionalities' though
to crafty his wife he sometimes too pune
tilIously observed them, as on one occa-
sion when he called at the White House
during the second Cleveland administra-
Hon and asked the Presidents wife to sign
voucher to the effect that be had not
worn his goloshes.
Mrs Twain's death, a year or 30 ago,
was the bitterest stroke Of fate the
hunorist ever sufered--he took It more
to heart than the failure OF Charles L.
Webster & Co. the publishing house In
which he was interested. which reduced
him to poverty and burdened him with
debt IN his old age.
IN his heroic determination 20 pay this
debt Mark Twain had two famous pre-
decessors in lterature-Sir Walter Scott
and Honore de Balzac-and also the ex-
ample of his close friend, General Grant
Scott did not succeed in clearing on his
enormous incumbrance of $3.50, 600, due
mainly to Constables failure; and Balzac
contracted fresh debts every time fortune
smiled upon him-debt was his literary
stimulant. along with black coffee. As
for General Grant. strange coincidence
linked his later years with Mark Twnins s.
a coincidence tragic for the soldier. but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-27
E3EZDATT- oF-Z1lA TX ZTlAEH ~ T. CzzLZZ

Isaacs Menken, Joaquin Miller and 9th
ers who we're destined to become the lit
erary prophets of the glorious climate"
After working awhile Oh the Frisco Call.
Twain and Bret Harte started the week
~ Californian. Neither Hartes stories
nor Twain's humorous sketches could
keep this literary venture alive ana ere
long Twain was IN Hawaii, describing
the sugar industry in letters to a san
Francisco newspaper.
ON THE LECTURE PLATFORM.
About this time he began Iecturing. It
IS more than a coincidence that the two
authors who hold the warmest place in
the heart Of the American public-Mark
Twain and Whtcomb Rney-both made
as much money on the platform as by
writing. No doubt the personal contact
with their audiences helped along their
popularity No one ever knew Twain but
10 love him. The very expression of his
eagle face Inspires interest, expectation
and regard. We look for that mouth to
open and utter some whimsical saying.
An amusing tale is told of his first lee
turing experience. At the bottom of the
program was the announcement Trouble
viii begin a s O'Clock" and. so far as
Mark was concerned, the announcement
was no joke Dlstrustful of his memory
Mark had arranged with some friends to
form band Of rescue by appiaudinR
vigorously II the lecturer should be at a
loss what to say next. TwirIing his mus
tache was the signal agreed upon. Tn
fortunately, this was an Inyeterate habit
Of Marks, and he forgot himself every
minute or two, with the result that he
was frequently Interrupted by boisterous
applause when he had mot said anything
IN the least funny.
Notwithstanding his great success on
the platform. he cordially deiests 1t.
once, when he heard that W. D. towels
was to give some public talks. he said.
Hes most sinful man, and I knew
he would end on the platform II he
wasn't good. When Major Pond Of
fered him $4,000 for 10 lectures he re-
piled that no terms that could be Of
fered would remove his prejudice against
the platform he said he had lectured
once in Vienna and once IN Budapest for
fun, not for money: that he liked to talk
for nothing about twice a year; but talk
Ing for money was work, and that takes
the pleasure out OF il"
Next to lecturing be dislikes letter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-27
Twain has all our hearts.
HIS LITERARY LIFEwoRK

In a letter Mark quantity summed up
his early literary experiences as follows:
7 fully expected The Jumping Frog to
sell 10000 copies and it only sold 1000,
and only expected the Innocents to
sell 1900 copies. but 1t astounded me by
selling 5000 copies within 10 months"
This record meant a great deal more
chen than now. as the cheapest edition
cost $3.50.
About score of volumes have followed
those first fruits Of his genius: Rough
ing It" ds72l; 'sThe Gilded Age" with
Charles Dudley Warner uST3l: .-Adven-
lures Of Tom Sawyer" ds75l; Sketches
New and OLD Qs75); "a True story
(1S70; Punch, Brothers, Punch Qs78:
"A Tramp Abroad" QsSOl; THE Prince
and the Pauper'' (1ss2l; The Stolen White
Elephant" (1sS2) Life on the Missls-
sippi' (1SS33; Adventures of Huckle-
berry Finn" 1ss4); "A Connecticut Yankee
IN King Arthur's Court f1SS9): Merry
Tales GS92l; .'rhe American Claimant
1892; 1.-THE 100000 Bank Note (1S93s;
Tom Sawyer Abroad 1S94j; 'tPudd n
head Wilson" (1s95l: Personal Recoilee-
tons OF Joan Of Arc 1886; Following
the Equator, e1s9SJ THE Man That Cor
rupted Hadleyburg'' 190ols "A Double
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-27
AMERICAS REPRESENTATIVE
ABROAD.

Well. the admirers of "Leatherstock-
ing" and "Redgauntlet'' may regard
Marks literary heresies with indulgence
he hss earned our gratitude IN so much
that we should be ready to forgive him
this little. Not only has he raised more
smiles than any other American since he
published his story OF the Jumping
frog" ia 1857; he has added Immensely
to the prestige OF American literature In
foreign lands A year or two ago, for
example. the literary members OF the
Academic Franchise were asked their
opinion OF American literature. Eminent
authors and critics al, they knew only
about bali a dozen American writer's
and. next to Poe, they knew Marx
Twain best Of any. Hawthorne, Emerson.
Bret Harte and Longfellow almost com
pIeted the rest OF what these savnuts
knew about American books. But Mark
Twain has been known to them ever
since Nine Blanc translated the Jump
Ing Frog" for the Revue des deux
lfondee," sometime in the Sixties the
famous translation which Mark retrans-
lated Into English
So, at 20 years Of age, Samuel Lang
horne Clemens Is truly a Map Of Mark
None OF our writer's has wider fol-
lowing not one Of them wears better
The --sIz best sellers may sell with a
bigger rush at the start. but the best
sellers generally last only about six
months, whereas an Of Mark Twaln's
books sell al the time we may not en-
suv "Joaa - Aga" as much az Tom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-27
ZZ4RhZ UzaHIZT ZHEC GAIT
NEA z FEOpETCEZ

W BIG. burly negro. black as the
Droverbial ace Of spades, was TAX
- 3 ing soundings OF the treacherous
Mississippi from the deck Of a steamer
There were two fathoms OF water and
he called out Mark Twain Nearby was
lettering a young river pilot, a bright and
alert fellow for all his slouchy look. The
pilot had a relish for telling q good story;
working at the printers case. he had I'm
bibed the taste for ink, and be had writ
ten for local newspapers over the sigma
ture ''Ioshs" which an intelligent com
posltor OF a facetious reader could cas-
iiy twist into "Bosh" AS the negro
5awled ont MARK twain the pilot may
have looked about to see what Mr.
Twain was Ike; then the oddly Of such
name made it stick IN bis memory like
burr, and a year or two later. when
be was working on a Nevada newspaper,
he began signing his letters Mark
rwain.''
Today, II anybody anywhere IN these
United States were to call out MARK
Twain" everybody else would look around
expecting to see q big, raw-boned figure,
with a shock of gray hair, bushy gray
eyebrows, rough gray mustache and
keen eyes, kindling with kindness, while
a quizzical smile broke over good
humored face. Everybody would know
the face OF Mark Twain, and a blind
man would recognize him by his drawl,
which figures In every. anecdote about
him, and without which he would be in
complete, like q saint without a halo or
an angel without wings.
Marx Twain-he is better known by
that pseudonym than by his real name,
Samuel Langhorne Clemens-was born 20
years ago on the Both OF this month 10
little Missouri village named Florida. Al
though he has now reached the scrip
turaI limit OF age, Mark Is still as spry
and hearty as he was some years ago.
when he loosely announced. In emula-
ton Of D'Annunzio's freak, that he would
give his skull to Cornell University.
where It could be studied for the en-
lightenment OF future generations. Il
am getting pretty DID, said Mr. Twain,
"and shall probably not need the skull
after next Christmas, dunno. But If
should, I viii pay rent" He modestly
declined to state what rontai he thought
g skuu Ike his ought TO bring In the
open literary market
Marks father was one OF the Virginians
who anticipated Horace Greeley's advice
By crossing the Aneghanies In the early
part Of the century. a more remote an
cegtoF, named Gregory Clement, helped
Cromwell to chop Of the head OF Charles
T. and lost his own head when Charles
II. came to the throne. Perhaps 1t was
from his father that Mark got the i'm
pulse to move, generally westward; and
perhaps It Is due to the more remote an
cestor that he occasionally loses his head
When speaking OF Benimore Cooper or
Sir Walter Scott
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-16
Mfr. Kearns was declared elected. /

Mir. Kearns was declared elected. A resolution from Alderman Norvelle which laid over for thirty days grant ing all employees of the city one week vacation with full pay came up. Coun- cilman Michael moved to amend by making the time five days, the same as already allowed fremen and policemen. The amendment carried and the amend ed resolution also and 1t was so or dered.
 Councilman Michael offered a reso- lution. to lie over thirty days, to effect that the Council appropriate $2.500 to be given the Auxiliary Sanitary Asso- citation fund for cleaning up the city.
 Hon. Elliot G. Rickarby, on behalf of himself and two sisters, rendered the city gift of ii block of land for park site, provided, however. the same be named in honor of the la mented father of the dcno:5 The gift was referred to the proper committee for report.
 There being no further business the Council adjourned.
 Fred T. Kearns, the newly elected building inspector, is a native of Mo- bile. He was tor many years a mem | Der of the D. J Mcdonald Marble Co.,,
 and Is a practical workman. Although
 a man in the earlier life, he has been long identified with the political his- | tory of the city and is a member or
 the County OemocraticA ' Executive Com
 mittee.