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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

tell, now merged and forming part of the state of Jinotega and Segovia. This territory extends almost the whole width of Nicaragua from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It's area is nearly 1O.O0OO0O acres.
 Subsidiary to this company is the Great Central Railway company with a capital Of No.OOo,OOO, whose special function is to manage the railroad and steamship com panies, by means of which the product of the territory controlled by the parent com pany will be brought to market To help this company along, Nicaragua has grant ed it the sole privilege of building and operating railroads, telegraph and tele- phone systems within the limits of the concession, and of running steamboats on the Coco river, practically the only navi- gable river in the republic and which can be ascended for 250 miles from its mouth The company has also the ex- elusive wharf, warehouse and custom house privileges at the mouth of the Coco and along it's course This makes the stream a mere Standard oil ditch.
 The amazing fact it that these sweep ing concessions have been obtained so quietly that 1t is not until now when the company has established a town erected wharves and custom houses, surveyed for railroads. and in fact launched the enterprise that its work has become public
 Experts who have been over the ground controlled by this company declare that the concession includes some of the rich est placer and quartz mines known to the Aa is said that there are upward of 10, 000, ,000 tons of free milling old-bearing ores, and that in the same section there are over 200 miles of gold-bearing gravel creeks and ancient channels.
 As far back as 1895 Spaniards were en- gagged in extensive mining operations in the territory, and, though they used only very crude methods. vast wealth was taken from the soil and gravel. From dump piles, deserted villages and the re- mains of 15.000 primitive clay furnaces it is calculated that from 3o0,00o to 400. GOO miners must at one time have been em- ployed. The war of 17s5. however. put a stop to the operations, and since that time only a few men have worked the land for it's riches.
 Several years ago Jose Arramburo, a political refugee from Spain, extracted more than s2.oOooOO from mine in the district. and it was news of his success that put the Standard Oil magnates on the trail of the riches.
 Transportation has already been opened to several points on the Atlantic coast. Steamboats are plying the Coco river, tugs and launches fill the harbor of Port Die trick. telegraph line has been construct ed and the enterprise is now in flourish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
IN HOTEL LoBBlES
Many Deeds Filed.

"The number of papers that are hieo daily in the probate court this year ls larger than ever before in the history of the courts" said Sam Blake chiei clerk, yesterday.
 "Thls is accounted for largely by the unusual activity in real estate, But many miscellaneous papers are also filed loi record. The average number Of uocu- ments filed every day bere reaches siNS or seventy. Of this number I should say that forty are deeds. The remainder are mortgages. interpretations and other doc uments.
 Tt is evidence of the prosperity of the city when a heavy file of papers in the probate court Is noted. am told by Former Chief Clerk George B. Tarrant that the record this year has never be- fore been equalled In the history of the county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
THE HABIT OF OBSERVATION.
l the Newark News,

From the Newark News
 Be observing. my son." said Willie's father. Cultivate the habit of seeing and you will be successful man.
 Yes added Willies uncle. Don't go through the world blindly. Learn to use your eyes"
 Little boys who are observing know great deal more than those who are not" Wilie's aunt put in.
 Willie took their advice to heart. A day passed. and once more he stood be- fore the family council.
 "Well, Willie" said his father. have you been using your eyes?'
 The boy nodded.
 Tell us what you've learned"
 Uncle Jim's got bottle of whisky hid behind his trunk, said Willie. Aunt Jennies got an extra set of teenth in her dresser and pas got deck of cards and box of chips behind the books in the secretary
 "The little sneak!'' exclaimed the fam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 good many people get married just from inherited force of habit.
 girl has to be awful innocent not to think she needs to look it when she comes in from dark piazza with man.
 If Is n lot of fun watching a man who has theories about raising a family try to get back on earth after he has one of his own.
 When a man comes home late and sets the clock back he always forgets about the striker till 1t rings 9 o'clock at o'clock breakfast.
 It is just lilSs fool doctor to recom- mend exerciS l man who iS, suffering fromrspe1 Iu his nisR w l|s1ns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
Captain o'srIen's Vacation.

Capt. Frank F. O'Brien will leave Bir- mingham this morning for three-weeks' trip to Asbury Park, N. J.
 This Is the twenty-third successive sea- son that Captain O'Brien has spent his annual vacation at Asbury Park. on eighteen of these visits Captain O'Brien has stopped at the Columbia hotel there. He will be at the Columbia again this year.
 Captain OBrien will return to Birming- ham early in September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
CIeaninu Up Day.

The merchants will send their teams to haul away garbage and Mayor Ward asks every householder to devote this day to the gathering of it to be hauled away by the teams thus placed at the city's service. Every man should heed the Mayors proclamation. He should inspect every part of his premises, turn ing out everything that is unsanitary Every lot contains something that should be discarded and carted away and today is the time to place all such stuff where it can be picked up by the voluntary teams. All trash, garbage and refuse should be carted away. Let every householder, black or white, heed Mayor Wards request.
 As Mayor Ward says, anything found in the alleys or backwards should be carried off, the metal garbage can alone excepted A clean sweep of alleys and backwards Is desired, and when they are rendered sanitary and sound there will be few flies and fewer mosquitoes in this city.
 This is cleaning-up day. Don't go down town, but stay at home and give personal attention to your backwards. The backyard is today's objective point, and it should be renovated and purified today as it never has been before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
STANDARD OIL OCTOPUS
 HAS TAKEN NICARAGUA
From the New York American and Jour-

From the New York American and Jour
 nal.
 TANDARD oil has now srasped NN Nicaragua. Practically the whole O of the little Central American re- public is now owned by a syndicate of Standard oil men, who are associated with some of the strongest financiers in New York A town has already been built railroads are projected, consul has been appointed by the United States govern ment and everything is in readiness for the packers of this gigantic enterprise to reap huge profits.
 Among those who are primarily inter ested in the syndicate are James H. Lock- hart, the Standard oil capitalist; Alexan- der Peabody, one of Andrew Carnegie's s old partners; Thomas B. Ritter, the Pitts burg steel man; John R. McCune, Pitts burg capitalist: Robert Pitcairn, assist ant to the president of the Pennsylvania railroad; Dwight w. Pardee, secretary of the New York Central lines. and L. J.. Reese of the New York banking house of Zimmerman & Forshay. These men now dominate the little republic and control its destinies.
 The news of this gigantic undertaking became public within the last few days when the United States government es- tablished a consulate at Port Deitrick, Nicaragua, a little out of the way town that has hitherto been known as Cape Gracias Dos Edwin Trimmer former ly commercial agent at Bluefields, Nicara- qua, was appointed to the new post. He is said to have been selected on account of his close and intimate knowledge of the political conditions in the uneasy Spanish American republic.
 Travellers and historians have often told of how the old Spaniards prospected in Nicaragua for gold and that by means of the most primitive appliances were able to extract millions from the placer mines of the land. In the last few years Standard oil cast its eyes in that direc- tion, sent experts to examine the land and for three years has been working actively to gain control of the land. De- velopment work was carried on very quietly. Shafts were run. hundreds of samples of ore analysed and at last when the capitalists back of the enterprise saw that wealth untold lay almost within their grasp, the syndicate was organized and new millionaire maker for the al- lies of Rockefeller was launched.
 The United States and Nicaragua com pany Is the name of the parent concern. It is capitalized at s2O,oOOoOO. It holds the exclusive right to dig mines. to ex- plore for gold. silver and copper and other minerals. oils. coal and precious stones. and the use of waters and timbers with in the states of Cape Garcias. Jinotesa and seg9xiR> including the state of Es-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
The Iron Market.

"The pig iron market IS in excellent shape" said a broker yesterday. Tt IS not only firm at SIP for No. foundry, but certain grades that are scarce are selling above quotations.
 There is a pressing demand for No. and No foundry and No soft, and these grades are not easy to pick up. do not expect to see iron drop below SIP for some time.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
Mosquito E ater.

sI read in the Age-Herald this morn ing where some ornithologist said that bull bats are great destroyers of mos olitoes and I know this to be fact" said a prominent Birmingham physician yesterday, while talking of the yellow fever situation; but there Is another winged thing that is even greater de- stroyer of the pests than the bull bat. It is not bird, either, but merely the lowly dragon fly, more commonly known in the south as the snake doctor
 'Every man, woman and child has seen him floating along the banks of some sluggish stream or pond of stagnant wa ter. and many perhaps have wondered what he was doing. Well, generally he Is eating insects and he loves mosqui- toes above all others. A single dragon fly will destroy thousands of mosqui- toes in a day as he will eat them all day long as fast as he can swallow them. This may sound strange, but 1t Is true, Not only will the dragon fly eat the pests all day, but he will do so all night, too, if you will put him in room with a good light and furnish the mosquitoes. He will catch and eat every one In the room before he stops. So, in promoting the destruction of stegomyia fasciata, don't overlook the humble snake doctor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
THE DOCTORS CLOTHES.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 "'Scuse me, lady" said the tramp to a Hiawatha woman, "but jist called to ask if the doctor had any old clothes he'd let me have. You see, I'm kind O bad off fer all kinds of clothes. an I'd be much obleeged for anything the doctor would let me have, an ain't partic- ular as to the fit."
 The woman smiled and made reply:
 'I am the doctor.'
 'Sufferin Corneliusv' calculated the tramp, as he made a beellne for the gate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
A Sunday Outing.

remark that Birmingham lacked nearby summer resorts. but this season quite number of attractive places of quick ac- cess are open and all of them are being well patronized," said young man. "one of the most delightful days I ever spent was last Sunday. when went to Ingram Wells. on the Seaboard. The round trip ticket was only a.25. These cheap rates will be on sale until the autumn. Biount Springs on the Louisville. sr 1|1e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
CONTRACTS ARE ALL LET.
Expected That Republic Blast Furnace
 VIII Be Completed Next Year.

From the Youngstown (o.) Telegram.
 Nearly all the contracts for the new blast furnace of the Republic Iron and Steel company at Haselton have been let, and 1t is expected that the stack will be completed by July of next year.
 Besides the contracts which have a. ready been mentioned in The Telegram 1t Is announced that the blowing engine contract has been let. The engine will be made by the Alls Chalmers company of Milwaukee it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
He Is a Jonah.

"There is one man in Birmingham who is a Jonah to the fire department said Chief William Walton last night. Every time this man leaves Birmng- ham for A. day or two we are sure to have a big fire. For four years this has been the case and it never failed until last Sunday
 Sunday, about noon, I met friend of this Jonah, and he told me that the Jonah was out Of the city. It made me feel rather shaky and when I went to bed that night l had dreamed of a big fire. A peculiar thing about these Jonah fires is that they nre always on Morris avenue, near Twentieth or Twen- ty-first street.
 ''Now, you can imagine my feeling about 1 o'clock Sunday night when the bell tapped. and as I slid to ground some one said that the alarm was from the Metropolitan hotel. I felt that it was all off and could see visions of another big blaze in that neighborhood. When my wagon turned into Twentieth street confess I was actually weak from the nervous strain of this string of CO., incidences-the Jonah out of town, fire on Morris avenue and Twentieth street and at 1 o'clock in the night.
 q certainly did feel good, however, when I reached the fire and found it was in the rear of .--e Hobson Cafe and not dangerous. I was also relieved that 1t was not the Metropolitan.
 "Thats the one time the Jonah did not work. and I attribute it to the rabbit foot I carry in my pocket all the time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
THE CRICKET.
By McI.andburgh Wilson.

To Natures patient listening ear
 Arose the plaints of man: Without pause from morn to night His endless grumbling ran. The sun was hot. the rain was wet, And neither rightly sent; Besides, each fellow thought himself For higher circles meant. Then grew his ceasless discontent
 And swelled in volume strong: Quoth Nature: 'T will make a life Whose protest is a song" Twas thus the cricket came to be, With all it's winsome tricks, Sole creature on the earth -which makes Sweet music when 1t kicks. ms,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
A coLLEeE-eRED MULE.

From the Atlanta Consultation.
 "Only last year you wanted SS0 for this mule, and now you've raised to s60.'
 That's natral. it's a eddicated mule now. Ever since John come from college he's been swearin' at that mule in six languagesl'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

District Attorney Jerome does not think well of Andy Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie can console himself with the thought that he is not the only person who does not stand in MT. Jerome's good graees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
TIMELY SUGGESTION.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 The bright cartoonist of the Age-Herald makes a timely suggestion that the rumor mongers tongue be put in split stick That certainly would silence its useless wagging
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
IN HONOR BOUND.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
 q ain't dirty by choice, ma am,' the hobo explained. I'm bound by honor.
 Well. why don't you use that! oe- once an promised ter use no other.
 Well. why don't you use that? de- manded Mrs. Goodley.
 Because, ma'am, dat firm failed Tn iSS7."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

From the Kansas City Journal
 A man named Summers had light with another named Winters down in ozark recently. Summers made spring and gained a fall That ended the light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Paul Morton has just had a narrow escape from death in an auto smash. An accident of that kind must appear trivial to man wno is sitting on the Equitable lid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
ENJOYING ITS LITTLE JOKE.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 The Birmingham health authorities should take notice that case of yellow fever has been imported into New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

After the oyster fleet had won vic tory the yictors turned at once to Oys- ter Bay. It was a matter of oysters and bananas throughout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The Santa Fe railroad is waging lawsuit over freight charges to the amount of cents. Merely another case of taking care of the nickles and dImes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The Louisville Courier-Journal opines t1at Mrs. Stegomyia must snicker at Memphis now. However, Mrs. Stego- myia can do worse than snicker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

J. Pierpont Morgan has way of slipping down to Oyster Bay to see the President and making the diplomats feel that they are being sighted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Commander Akiyama of the Japan csc navy says that guns are superior to the torpedo, but he will hardly deny that the latter helps some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

It is estimated that Americans spend s100,00O,000 year in Paris. The pork and lard millionaires are pretty good spenders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Portsmouth's hour has come. It's first opportunity for worldwide fame is at hand, and it intends to take ad- vantage of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

and Cook Springs on the Southern are ex- ceedingly popular. and I am told that all the resort companies are doing a good business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Women have caused lot of trouble in the world, and now it is female mosquito that is giving the south con nj Jtion fits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Yellow Jack may have a serious ef- feet on the south's theatrical bookings next fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The fog bothered and embarrassed the dove of peace for while, but all will yet be well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Despite quarantines of one sort and another the merchants plan In this town is working well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

John D. Rockefeller needs no press agent. His critics keep him before the public eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The marine hospital service takes over the yellow scourge in the height of it's venom, but it will not quail be- fore it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The hysteria which accompanies vel low fever never appears in the same town. The former rages in the next town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

General Linevitch is facing 430,0O0 Japs. He had better take his clothes and go while he can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The envoys are clans now. Their conversational powers had been ex- hausted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Japan is buying her locomotives and rails for use in Manchuria in this coun- try
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The poodle that is making Milwau- kee famous is keeping the grand jury busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

quito than In any other phase of Mayor Wards fine campaign in favor of feYer-proof town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Gum Shoe Bill Stone drinks butter milk with dash of baking powder in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The Japs are supplanting the Ameri- cans In China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The envoys are up against the pho tographers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

MT. Loomis is easily overworked Give him a permanent vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Secretary Taft is giving large rep resentation of Uncle Sam abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Chauncey M. Depew's promised ex- planation fails to materialize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

One safe can not hold all the scan dals of the smart set.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

The Panama canal goes from bad to worse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
VERY REASONABLE THIS.

Colonel watterson: "At home, sah.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Ere long the college harvest will be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

A medical journal says: "The less we wear the more we can eat" That theory will be enthusiastically supported by ragged, peripatetic gents" who find that 1t is a long time between meals as well as drinks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Even the greatest of us are merely hu- man. M. Witte got seasick on the Presi- dents yacht. Before he leaves we would also like for M. Witte to inform us whether 1t is a custom to avoid tips in Roosa by kissing railroad conductors.
 In the meantime Secretary Taft is playing an all-star engagement in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Governor Vardaman is not from Mis- souri, but the Memphis health authorities had to show him that there were no yellow fever cases in the Tennessee town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

When Attorney General Moody gets through hitting the agricultural depart ment a few solar plexus blows there ought to be some more absentees among Uncle Sans crop jokers.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Because Viena Tuterich broke his heart by wedding another Steve Polaski of Beaver Falls. Pa, took revenge by hug ging the bride so hard that he broke three of her ribs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Every now and then some wit has a moment of inspiration and refers to ''our sprightly contemporary, the Congress- ional Record" That's joke that ought to be embalmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 14s1 c street, N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09

Speaking of the irony of fate. immortal Sarah reaches in vain for The coveted ribbon of the French Legion of Honor, while less famous persons enjoy the dis tinction denied Bernhardt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-15
NO RIGHT TO START REVENUE BILLS
Bill Originating in the Senate Regarding Panama Bonds
is Sent Back With Reproof- -T||man Calls
Roosevelt 1.-THE Policeman of the West
ern Hemisphere

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 15.-The
house and senate had their first clash
today on the Panama appropriation bill
The house passed the bill with a pro-
vision putting Panama bonds on the
same footing as government twos. The
senate killed the provision and passed
a separate bill covering the subject.
The matter went to the house today
where it was killed by a rising vote,
there being no assenters, and it was
tion declaring that the senate in
passing the bill creating revenue,
was violating a constitutional privi-
lege of the house.
Criticism of the canal administration
continued in the senate today. Tillman
said President Roosevelt was a bril-
liant and hard worker He believed him
to be patriotic. AS a rule, he has the
cOuntry's good at heart, "but when his
heart is set he is absolutely Oblivious
to law and tramples under foot the
constitution" Tillman attacked the
creation of the republic of Panama as
an alleged subterfuge under the Santo
Domingo treaty. He called the presi-
dent the policeman of the western
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-15

hemisphere. He said "the senate SER
veilly submits and he house is
gagged"
SpOoner defended the president and
became the center of fire from Teller.
Tillman and Money. Tillman turned
mis- sarcasm upon President Shonts.
Bourke Cochran spoke at length, ar
raigning insurance officials. He declar-
ed the high -salaried presidents were
paid for their ability to swindle poll
icyholders.
Cochran declared that it is practi-
cally impossible to send to prison a
man possessing millions, no matter how
bad. He said Rockefeller's fortune
amounts to a crime.
A concurrent resolution was intro
duced in the house providing for
Christmas adjournment from Decem-
ber 81 to January 6.