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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
Primaries in Other States.

For the first time in the history of Illinois, the republicans of that state will proceed to select a senator in Con- gress by direct popular vote. The Michigan republicans will do- likewise when next they are called upon to se- lect a senator, and even in boss-ruled New York the republicans are de- manding the primary system.
 Here in the south where direct pop ular voting is well established two states will try it that had never tried 1t before. Virginia will, on August 22, select Senator Martins successor in a primary, and next year Tennessee will decide in a state primary whether D.. w. Carmack shall be reelected sen ator or whether ex-Governor Bob Fay Tor shall supplant him.
 The election of agents of special in- terests to the Senate has disgusted the 
 people until they are ready to abolish section 8, article 1, of the federal con stitution in a quiet revolutionary move ment. Just as they abolished the con stitutional plan of selecting presl- dents nearly hundred years ago.
 The revolution is very harmless one, and it simply means that this government is to be of the people, by the people. for the people. That IS all. Cliques and intrigues have elected sen ators a long time to serve special in terests, and the people are rising up to select their own senators. When the popular wave is extended to New Jersey and Pennsylvania it's victory will be complete, for they are the spe- cial strongholds of special interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
SMART RABBIT
Is a Telegraph Operator and Knows the
 Morse Alphabet.

 Crookston (Ninn.) Cor. Duluth Herald.
 Jack-rabbt telegraph operators are possibility of the future as result of twenty-century dumb animal training methods, if the experiments being con ducted by N. S. Davies of this city ''The Jack Rabbit King are as successful in the future as they have been during the past few days ago. Several months ago Mr. Davies gained prominence through out the country because of his wonderful pair of trained racing jack rabbits with which he successfully contested trains and automobiles in this section. At the beginning of the present operators strike upon the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Mr. Davies was struck with the possibility of training his rabbits to handle the keys" He accordingly fitted up a ''bunnie'' set of instrumnets and proceeded to teach the larger of his pets the Morse alphabet.
 Remarkable progress has been made and the rabbit today accomplished the wonderful achievement of sending the word Jack a half dozen times in sue cession without any coaching from it's trainer. The companion of the "bunnie. however, does not take to the new branch of learning, and, although better run ner than its fellow, will not tolerate be- ing meddled with upon the keyboard table. and Mir. Davies has given up the project as far as his one pet is concern ed in despair. With the other rabbit, however he intends to continue his work, and 1t is possible that by the end of the season he may have the pet train- ed to rattle of the keys at a rate which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
Coke Makinu in 1904.

The geological survey says Alabama turned out last year 2,340,219 tons of coke, worth $6,716,413, or $2.44 ton.
 This coke came from 9059 ovens, and it came also from 3, 996,57S tons of coal.
 But how can coke be produced In West Virginia and sold at $1.64 ton and in Pennsylvania at $1.6S ton when it costs s2.44 ton in this dis trict? Why is it our coal yields but 5S.6 per cent in coke, while Pennsyl- vania coal yields 66.2 per cent in coke, and West Virginia coal 64t4 per cent? These are questions for coke experts.
 The average value of coke at the ovens last year was $1.95 Alabama coke was valued at $2.44. The differ ence is just about 50 cents a ton, and that Is big difference.
 Although our coke is higher-priced, we still hold second position-second only to Pennsylvania, but West Vir- ginia is beginning to creep up pretty close and we may yet have to accept third place. We made less coke in 1904 by 353,27S tons than we did in 1903. but West Virginia's decrease was even larger The coke of the country is practically made in four states Pennsylvania, Alabama, West Virginia and Virginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
Mason and Dixon's Line.

The school books of the period still mention the line between Pennsylva- mia and Maryland, which became a household phrase in the days of con fiict between the north and the south. It has lost all present political signifi- ance. however, by the progress of events. It is now a has-been, possess ing practical interest on the spot and historic interest in the country at large.
 It has recently been resuryeyed, it's third survey. The object of the new survey was wholly peaceful. There was no dispute whatever, and the sole obiect of the survey consisted in the desire to restore the historic monu- ments along the line. The line was first surveyed in 1767, and some of the monuments had been removed. The third survey was devoted to a recov- cry of those monuments and the put ting of them in their old locations. The original survey was of course adhered to-the survey that the English sur yeyors. Mason and Dixon, made so many years ago. They set at the end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
Shows Population.
dation.

"The school census figures now being tabulated show a large increase in the population of Birmingham, said Prof. T. c. Young, who with Prof. A. A. Lyon took the census of school children in this city.
 ''The accepted ratio of the total popu- lation of a community to the number of school children is to 1, where all child ren between the ages of and 21 are counted In some cities the children be- tween the ages of to 21 are included in the census. and in these cases the ratio is generally figured at 3 to 1.
 Using the ratio of 4 to 1, Birming- hams population can conseryatively be estimated at 55,OOO, exclusive of any su- burb. The census will show, I believe, that as many as 1900 children between the ages of and 21 live in Birmingham. Owing to the number of young families that live here, who have no children or children not years old, the ratio is possibly larger than to 1. Taking every thing into consideration I think that as result of the school census. Birming- hams population can be estimated at over 55.OO0.',
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
Should Be Caught.

.vrhe men in the Woodward building who expectorate out of the windows on the pedestrians below should certainly be arrested and fined the limit ot the law" said a man who was spat upon yesterday.
 s'There seems to be no way Of eaten ing the guilty parties unless an officer Is placed in one of the buildings across the street to watch for men splttlng out of the windows. The officer could easily note the window and the man and place him under arrest
 ''I have seen several people recently who complained of the same thing. ohe man told me that his wife's hat had been badly damaged in this manner.
 'sThe limit of the law for this offense is $50 and I am sure that Judge Feagfn would not let anyone off for less than that. Half of the fine should be gwen to any person giving the police lniornia- ton leading to the arrest of anyone spit ting on a. man from the windows of any building in the city.
 q don't mean to say that this o1ense is not committed from any other build ing in the city, but only the WoodWaro building has come under my notice. More people pass the Woodward corner in a day than any other in the city and there- fore any one splitting out of the windows is more apt to spit on a person below
 .I hope that either Mayor Ward or Chief Wier will take this matter up ana will see that the offense is not committed any more. I think that one or two fines as an example would have the desired result '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
Firmness in the Iron Market.

While the country's iron output in July was 102,757 tons or 5.6 per cent be- low production in June, the Alabama stacks turned out in July 126.S37 tons as against 3,660 tons in June. They will do still better in August and bet ter still in September. This district had in blast in July 27 stacks. out of A in it.
 The actual production in July was 1,719,728 tons, as against 1922, ,4S5 tons in June. The stocks were not mate rially changed in July, there being in the furnace yards about 50000 more tons, and in the warrant yards less than four thousand tons more. Such increases are trivial in view of pro duction that is maintained at the rate of twenty million tons a year.
 The firmness of the market in the face of heavy production is an indica- tion of better things in September when contracts for deliveries in the closing quarter of the year will be made. The Tennessee company is selling rails to be delivered in 1906, and sales of pig iron may soon follow ci,if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
PICKLE MONTGOMERY.

From the Mobile Herald.
 Montgomery has been severe in her criticism of Birmingham because of the latters absurd quarantine, but now comes the Capital City and places ban on bananas with less excuse and less req son for her action than her neighboring city had. Montgomery knows that down near the equator there is yellow fever and she has heard that bananas grow in a few hundred miles or less of the infected district, wherefore science is set aside and the mosquito theory relegated to the rear The luscious banana from the trop- ies Is to be shut out and parched peanuts will be tine favorite fruit until persim- mons arrive at the historic and panicky capital of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
From the New York Mail.

II iOiu iilc NtW 1OTk Md1.
 @ HE INDEPENDENT" advises IVY people who are going on their
 vacations to take with them one book-no more. We should be inclined to second the motion provided it were understood that the person who took the book should do so with the firm intention not to read word of it. Books are some- times useful to cheat. For instance, If you have in your hand, on a railroad journey through beautiful and interesting coun- try, a book which you know ought to be read and which you have firmly re- solved to read during that trip, the de- light of looking at the landscape will be greatly enhanced by keeping the book open on your lap and otherwise paying no attention to it. To the charm of the scenery will be added the agreeable sense of duty evaded.
 A similar function may be performed by the vacation book which reposes un- read in the bureau drawer or trunk always assuming, of course. that per son who is taking the vacation has been doing something to take a vacation from. Those whose brains have been utterly idle for the greater part of year would do well, of course. to spend the entire vacation in a great library, reading all the time. But those whose year has been made up of toll, interspersed with good deal of serious reading, much of which is an adjunct to the toll, are en- titled to take a vacation from the reading with all the rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
pootors. Preachers and Reporters.

A newspaper man, in talking last night with the Rev Dr. Stagg of the First Presbyterian church, intimated that, In case yellow fever broke out in Birming- ham he, the newspaper man, would take a vacation for his health.
 "well. if you do," said pr. stagg, you might as well apply to Commissioner Mccartin for a street cleaning job when you get back"
 What do you mean. doctor?" asked the newspaper man.
 q mean simply that there are three classes of men who can't afford to leave town when other people get panic-strick- en and jump"
 ''Who are they?"
 Doctors. preachers and newspaper men," said Dr. stagg If they leave their posts of duty tl.ey might just as well take down their shingles and begin to sweep the streets.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
IS NO NEED OF TAKING
 A BOOK ON A VACATION

Why should not the 'vacationgoer' be better able to read to advantage, on his return to his customary activities, as well as work to better advantage, if he has taken a vacation from reading as well as from working? The faculty of reflective absorption which makes reading should be sharpened by rest no less than the faculties that are daily exercised in the work of life. Besides a really good vacation is full of recreative employment that there is no room for reading. Even if it consists of nothing but lying in a hammock and snoozing it is to be assumed that the person on vacation needs and hammock and snooze. For him, the lazy experience constitutes the full vacation.
 This is all very we'll" some one may say ''as to serious books-essays and that sort of thing-but what about the di- verting novel? Is not that appropriate 10 the vacation?" It depends. The use of a novel to divert implies something from which one needs to be diverted. Norr--lly the diverting novel goes with work, not with play. If one is bored by the circum- stances of the vacation. the book is emi- nently desirable But on the whole we are inclined to think that any brain worker will read more books in the course of year. including novels, and get the good of more that he does read, if he does not read even one book during his vacat'-1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
Hitchinq Posts.

q notice that large number of hitcn- ing posts are being placed on Second ave nue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets" said a merchant yesterday.
 q am very glad that this is being done' for it will be a great convenience to the citizens of Birmingham. and especially the ladies who drive down town to shop The posts are neat, strong and are well eemented into the curbing, so that they will hold
 q think it would be an excellent laea to have these posts placed all over the business section of the city. on f1rst avenue, especially near the W ood"aro building, there are always number or horses standing united on account Of the inability of owners to find sufficient number of hitching posts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
scHERzo.
By James Russel Lowell.

By James Russel Lowell.
 When the down is on the chin st And the gold-gleam in the hair, When the birds. their sweethearts win And champagne is in the air. Love is here, and, Love is there, Love is welcome everywhere. Summers cheek too soon turns thin, Days grow briefer, sunshine rare; Autumn from his eannexin
 Blows the froth to chase Despair; Love Is met with frosty stare, Cannot house heath branches bare. When new red is in the rose And new life is in the leaf, Though Loves Maytime be as brief As dragon-fy's repose.
 Never moments come like those, Be they Heaven or Hell: who knows? All too soon comes Winters grief. Spendthrift Loves false friends turn foes; Softly comes Old Age, the thief. Steals the rapture, leaves the throes: Love his mantle round him throws.- Time to say Good-by; it snows.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12

of every fifth mile a stone monument bearing on one side the arms of the Penn family and on the other the arms of Lord Baltimore. The intermediate miles were marked by smaller stones having r on one side and an M on the other All these stones were sent from England, The recent survey re covered nearly all of the stones set in Tor.
 The line first became famous in 1920, when John Randolph in the Sen ate gave it a political meaning. It has thus perpetuated the names of the modest surveyors, who will ever have hereafter a place in our political his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12

will make the striking operators green with envy. The. feat of the rabbit at the keys has created considerable rivalry between it's owner and Alderman Misner, the owner of Nonesuch, the wonderful mind-reading dog, who has heretofore held the palm as a dumb animal trainer in these parts.
 MT. Davies received several offers from the Chicago and New York Auto clubs last month to attend journeys and race meets with his pets, but because of press of business was not able to accept them. The rabbits are increasing their speed rapidly, however, and have been broken to race alone and return to their start ing point and their owner without call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A Candidate.

J. A. Wilkinson of AutaneaVihe ID - Birmingham. He is a memper oA ''1e present legislature and farmer
 MT. Wilkinson too leaulhs p'''N among those who specially represen'se the agricultural interests remarkeu a prominent citizen. "He believes that 1t Is the early bird who catches the "0i ii' and being a candidate for eommlss'oiiei. of agriculture and industries, he Is III ''io field already in an active way. ne 10 a brother of Judge Wilkinson the as- sistant examiner of public accounts
 "Mr Wilkinson's early activity m the race is a strong evidence that he is man of energy and action in whatever he sets his mind to-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 It hurts girl awfully to get sunburned through her openwork stockings
 A great deal of money cansbe made py not having a private vegetable garden.
 One time a man had son who was graduated from college and was not sup ported by his father because he married a rich wife.
 When the long-distance telephone calls a woman is sure that either her husband has made million dollars or been kiiieo in a railway accident
 When a man is married he can't anord to spend what money he has in his pocket and he can't afford not to because ms wife will take 1t away from him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
PROBABLY A PIE.

From the Pensacola Journal.
 It is reported that Vice President Fair banks actually warmed up' at Sault St. Marie.-Age-H Herald.
 And the effect was an attack of acute indigestion. Wonder what he warmed up, on?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12

without striking paying streak of any Kind, and as last resort turned his steps to the baseball park. Here he sought consolation and forgetfulness. He took the diamond fever in a virulent form an that the yellow variety seemed tame in comparison. As the weeks fitted by the ambitious man forgot that he was failure, he forgot everything as he sat on the bieaohers and urged the home team to victory. In his enthusiasm he developed remarkable vocabulary. He boasted a fog-horn voice. a pair of bellows lungs and a stock of optimism that never gave out. He often made the visitors turn green, the umpire swear and the bIeachers shout. He was observed his methods were studied, while small boys hung upon his coming and his going away with baited breath. He became a public char- acter. He was known widely and his powers as a 'rooter' were held in great repute. After ten years of active duty on the bleachers he died of exposure brought on by attending a game when rain checks were issued. They say his funeral was 'whopper" Now he rests under shaft that attracts attention. On one side of the monument is carved. Here lies a famous fan" He reached the goal No ambitious man could ask for a more honored death.
 It is said that the rock of Gibraltar is erumbling to pieces. In that case it would be good business for the Prudential to change it's advertisement.
 fc haIfa hot ited the czar on the Polar Star to find out if Nicholas had any good smoking"
 TAPPING SOME.
 He learned to tap a bottle, then
 He tapped the bosss till,
 And sometimes tapped his forehead when
 He felt that he was i'll.
 A copper tapped him on the back
 He falnted at the shock
 And when he woke up found himself
 In limbo tapping rock.
 An organ grinder was arrested the other day who had s7OoO in the Lank. He os- longed to the virtuoso class.
 Prof. Willis Moore of the United States weather bureau denies the existence of any irregularities in his department. The ppSSibIllitS LOT SFdlL III the weather prophet business must be extremely linn ited. although an up-to-date grafter is apt to busy himself in the most unlikely places.
 An Ohio judge says that the habituaI ''masher'' is insane. This a new view to take of a matter that is often -consid- cred in the police courts of the United States While a great many people have observed that there is something wrong with the mental equipment of "mashers," 1t has been thought heretofore that this deficiency was due to a lack of brains and not to any Arrangement of this deli cate organism in the heads of dudes.
 It is matter of general regret that Father Adams appetite for apples was so blunted by his unpleasant experience in the Garden of Eden that he probably never had the courage to tackle an apple pie.
 A Baltimore canary fancier has discov- cred that many small birds are slain every year by mosquitoes. Since Madam Ste- gomyia became prominent southern people are prepared to believe the most improb- able tales about the genus culex.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12

The new Isham shell is said to be able to sink the greatest battleship in three minutes. That is quick work, but three minutes is ample time for core spondents to take snap shots of the catastrophe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
IN JAPAN.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 In the beautiful Japanese language a man may call another lobster without giving offense. When the Japanese base ball enthusiasts yell lobster they mean that the umpire has a good eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
THE STRENUOUS LIFE.

From the Fourth Estate.
 A distinguished and versatile man is Mir. Perron, editor of the Razor, of Bay onne, France. He is an all-round jour nalist a musical critic, song-writer and q barber who takes pride in his art. And when he goes home there are six little ePrrons to cry Here's papar'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12

Secretary Shaw is chasing up the negro delegates regardless of official decency. All officeholders in his de- partment who fail to promote his pres iaential aspirations are pronounced in competent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
TAINTED EDUCATION.

From the New York Post.
 A University of Chicago professor has expressed the view that Faneuil Hall was founded with tainted money. If the taint has lasted so long as that noses yet unborn will have to be held at the University of Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
FLoURISHlNG CITY.

From the Boston Herald.
 Birmingham has been called the Yankee city of the south on account of the en- terprise and prosperity and comfortable condi.-ons of life that characterize it. It has an ample water supply. good schools literally maintained; indeed, all the sub stantial conditions and conveniences of a modern city, and an excellent climate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12

An editorial paragraph in The Age Herald yesterday morning made it ap- pear that Paul Morton drew a salary of $S0,0O00 900 year from the Equitable society. MT. Morton regrets that it is not so. His salary is ss0,O00.