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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
CAVE OF THE WINDS.
curiosities of South Dakotas Great
 Natural Wonder.

According to the ideas Of Prof Horhill of the Smithsonian institution the won derful Cave of the Winds in South Da- kota is of an unknown formation. Other geologists incline to the opinion that it IS an extinct geyser, perhaps form outlet for the warm miner,l waters which now come to the surface at Hot Springs and its vicinity. Some of the formations show evidences of having been formed by the action of water, warm mineral water. and sorle, notably the frost work, are so delicate that they could not owe their existence to the action of water, but must have been formed by gas or vapor which congealed as it struck the limestone. The cave is an immense bed of limestone, labyrinth of boxwood. stalactites. ttaagmites. popcorn. geodes and frost york of such delicacy and glistening whiteness that it crumbles at the slightest touch
 The Assures or crevices which form the cave parallel each other at distances of from 50 to 300 feet apart. These range from fifty to hundred fo in height, and they are connected by side passages hardly wide enough for an ordinary man to pass through. There are eight tiers or layers of these Assures, the lowest being 300 feet from the entrance. The chambers have all been found in the fis- sures and range In size from twelve feet square to over three acres A recent survey of the cave disclosed the fact that it covers an area of two miles square
 The name wind cave is well deserved In every moment of the year the wind is rushing in or out of the entrance, its direction being regulated by the rise and fall of the barometer. About POO yards from the entrance, whether going In or coming out, the currents of the wind is always in. and this inward rush prevails throughout the entire explored portion of the cave, except in a small passage not far from the entrance, out of the mouth of which the wind comes to meet the main current and go back ii.to the cave in an unvarying circle.
 The perfect purity of the air in the cave may he caused by the steady cur rent of air. On warm day the explorer feels the chill upon entering. but In few moments is comfortable and need not worry about drafts or cold In all the miles of cave there Is not a bat, rat or insect to be found There Is 10 moisture at any place and no water ex cept that which seeps through from the surface into the upper tiers of chambers, About 100 miles have been explored since 1891, and 5000 rooms have been found. But there is no evidence of any ending. The guides have laid out the cave in fourteen different routes. but only three are open to the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
WONDERS PERFORMED BY
 THE COMSTOCK LODE

of smiling ground that leads from the silver edge of the Pacific up to the Sutro Heights in San Frar cisco?
 Have you ever stood there in that garden, one of the most beautiful pleas ure grounds in the world, and watched the white dancers of the surf throwing up their arms n the strange, melodic measure-down there below the Cliffs?
 The Comstocl has done something for ycu, too, for Sutro Heights would never have been if Adolph Sutro, a poor Jew. with nothing but his brain, and his in- dcmitable will had not built the Sutro tunnel up there on the Comstock and snatched the gold out of the penurious earth before the greedy water could get at it.
 The Comstock lode built cities, made states and subdued the savage heart of a wild continent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

colleges of this state special attention should be given to the physiographie wealth of this state. The rich mineral resources Of Alabama should be ex- plained to every student, not in the colleges alone, but in the public schools as well. A proper text book should be prepared if none is pub lished at present.
 Professor Gregory shows that there is no other way in which the hidden wealth of a state can be fully de- velopel. At present Alabama is com pelled to depend upon outside talent, and this condition should not be per mitted to continue It will be ended whenever every student in our schools is taught geology which is the basis of physical geography.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
q Told You so."

Nearly everybody l have met has re- marked to me T told you that we were going to have anotho- cold snap said a travelling man early yesterday morn Ing as he was buttoning up his over ccat
 Tt reminds me of an amusing little in- cident that happened down in Montgom- cry a few years ago. The coping on building along one of the main streets O. the city tumbled down one day about noon, and a negro was killed by the falling brick and mortar. There was much excitement and everybody in town was talking about it. Just to amuse him self a friend of mine secured pencil and tablet and took his seat on the postoffice steps on Dexter avenue. Every man he recognized going in the building he would stop and ask, Did you hear about the accident on Commerce street this morning.? He wrote down the name oe each and the next day he told me that 124 out of 126 men he spoke to re- piled in the affirmative and added I told you that coping was going to kill some ore He said only two of the men were honest enough to say that they had heard of the accident but made no fur ther comment, whatever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Hard Luck Story.


 was reading the other day about the hard luck of gambler in poker game, said Harry Vaughan, manager of the Coal Barons, yesterday. It reminded me Of little incident which happened in Mem phis last year.
 We were playing in the middle Of close game and I was holding down first base. l heard buzzing sound around my ears, and looked up. 1 saw several insects and thought they were bugs. The noise increased and l saw a whole swarm of these bugs coming over the fence l dropped that init and lit out across the field as hard as 1 could travel.
 Piggy Ward was on second, and it wasn't but second or two later that he dropped his glove and started after me. Every man on the field quickly fol- lowed suit and the crowd was dunn founded. They did not know what was the matter, and they thought that we had gone crazy.
 If those people in the grand stand had been where l was they would have run too. That stream of insects consisted of thousands of bees that were swarming. They formed a regular black cloud. A man who knew something about bees hived this black cloud and the game proceeded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
From the Denver Post.

From the Denver Post.
 @ HERE never was such a time of (U wild deeds and frenzied folly
 and inspired wisdom as there was in the days of the big bonanza on the Comstock.
 And no wonder
 Think one minute of what the Com stock lode has done for the world. John Mackey went to Nevada poor miner with his pick on his broad shoulders and nothing but the sweet brogue on the tip of his tongue, and pair of stout arms between him an,. hunger
 man named Fair, Scotchman he was. with a pair of shrew blue eyes, and mat of black hair that made nm look like an outlaw, came to the camp without a dollar and boarded with the widow Rooney up the gulch' and very good board he fount there, too' they say, while he was waiting to make his strike so as to pay Lis little debts.
 Two stout young Irishmen, one called Flood and one named o'Brien, had a claim up the gulch they used to talk about, sometimes, when they would get anyone to listen. and George Hearst, a good-natured giant, with a gleam of sharp humor in his gray-blue eyes, work ed in the hills with the rest of them' and said very little to anybody
 And John MaclSey it is who took his Comstock gold and tied the continents together with a strand of talking wire and the daughters ol James Fair anc the widow Rooney, whom he married, are the leaders of fashion in the gay resorts of the world, and who woulc think to look at Mrs. Willie Vanderbilt or at Mrs. Herman oelrichs, that every dollar that has strewn the path under their feet with roses, and showered them with golden fortune. was dug out of the gray ground of old Nevada.
 Little Jennie Flood, who used to hang over the back gate of her fathers hum ble cottage up there in Virginia City. could sign her check for s5.c000oo today and never miss the money when the check had been cashed.
 The son of George Hearst took the money his father had found in the ground up there in the cactus state and built
 
 him a chain of papc.s that stretch from ocean to oeean. and are quoted and cop led in every civilized country on the globe.
 It was the Comstoc!, lode that drove the buffalo back from the plains. hefdcsi the grey wolves and gent them snarl!as to the hills for shelter. And il was tn" Comstock lode thu. hrcke the nridc and stern enmity of the red mon and iprnei them into American citizens just as < was the Comstock lode that bull. tue Mackey- Bennett cable, for did mol tle comstock build the railroad2
 Who would have spun the gigantic spider web we call the overland across the continent if it nal not been for the Comstock lode?
 Have you ever climbed the sweet riye
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
POINTS ABOUT ST. PATRICK.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 His baptlsmal name is said to have been Sucat.
 Little is known of him.
 He was born at Nemthur.
 Nemthur, Scotland. is now Dumbarton. He was born in S96, and died in 469
 His father was the deacon Calpurnus In All Patrick was captured by the Picts and sold into Ireland as slave After six years he escaped this slavery and devoted himself to the conversion of Ireland.
 Then he prepared for the priesthood, entering upon his mission about 425.
 It was in the year Al that he was con- secrated a bishop.
 Of his writings there were his confess sions and an epistle.
 One prominent authority says that the only thing actually known of him is that he existed.
 And not word as to his greatest deed of effeetually fixing matters so the sons of the Emerald Isle cannot see snalSes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
Baseball WalkwaY-

'1 hope that the management of the baseball club will fix up the walk lead ing from the street car to the park, said fan yesterday. "I was out at a practice game yesterday. l found the walkway is in a bad condition and the mud several inches deep on either side.
 "The entire walkway to the cars should be repaired and kept In good condition, for couple of thousand people pass along there every day that there is a game in the city, and many of these peo- pie are ladies'
 "On one side of the walk is sluggish stream of water that could be drained, and which if drained would make the walk less offensive to the eye. l believe that many people stay away from game on account of the bad condition of the walkway during rainy weather"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

R. L. Linder and c. D. Crane of At laata are registered at the St. Nicholas. B. G. Collins (. Vernon is at the Metro poiitan. E. C. Byrum of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan
  s. II. Wells of Cook Springs is at the Colonial. W. T. Adams of Corinth, Missa is at the Colonial F. W Allen of Nashville is at the Hill- man.
 c. B. Miles c Memphis is stopping at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
POINT WELL TAKEN.

From the Boston Herald
 The welcome extended by the governor of Alabama to the Yankee baseballists, who are down there for their preliminary exercises is particularly notable for his incidental remarks that he doesn't like the term spit ball, not so much for the term itself as for what 1t implies. The governors point seems to be well taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
oENERous BIRMINGHAM.

From the Choctaw Advocate.
 Birmingham met the demand on her generosity in the Virginia mines disaster. as becomes a great city. Her people are generous and always meet whatever duty presents itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
l4ehIn Breaks Record.

From the Marion Standard.
 Congressman Hefiin has broken one record in Congress. He is reported to have been present at every roll call from the grst meeting in December until the adjournment in March. He gives as the reason for his promptness that he is young and wants to learn the ropes be- for he begins to pull
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
A Distinct Honor.

From the Demopolis Times.
 That was a distinct as well as dis tinguished honor conferred by the Ma tional Education convention of the de- pertinent of supreintendents held in Mill waukee in electing Dr. J. H. Phillips of Birmingham first vice president. He is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
Reduced Fares.

'The Confederate monument in Capitol park will be unveiled on April 26, and great crowd will be gathered here on that day." said prominent citizen. Camp Hardee and the Commercial club should unite in a request to the railroads for reduced fare on that occasion. l fee. sure the railroads would respond favor ably if the matter is properly presented.
 Reduced rates would swell the crowd by ten thousand or more.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
ST. CLAIR IS BOOMING.

From the Coosa Valleyan.
 St Clair is coming to the front. Jim Herring of Ashville has purchased a Cadillac, one of the finest automobiles made Jim is making tho girls fly over on 'tother side of the hill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
SPRING IN ALABAMA

Dothan Siftings: It won't be long now till some fellow will walk down town with little raddish about the size of a big grub worm and show it to his friend as being this years growth, then set out to tell you about his early garden.
 Marshall Banner: What a wonderful world this is anyway! Out of Arctic weather we have plunged Into spring Frow snow storms and bowling winds we have stepped out suddenly into gentle zephyrs sweet sun shine and singing birds.
 Luverne Journal; We have been having some ideal spring weather. We hear the birds singing and see the lads and lassies strolling the streets and hear them cooing to each other; and we know spring time is mighty close by.
 Centreville Press: The blue bird is here, and the red bird has begun to whistle down on the branch. while the plowman is turning over the soil. Surely this means spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
RunnIna Mate For comer.

From the Tuscumbia North Alabamian.
 If Mir Conner runs for governor who will be his running mate? The slate makers down at Montgomery have fixed all the slates. but so. far no one has suggested a candidate for lieutenant gov ernor on MT. Comers ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
Lookc Bad for the Bear.

From the Mobile Item.
 Slowly and surely the coils of disaster are forming about the Russian armies in the Far East, and no one would be surprised to hear of the end at any time. There seems to be no hope for the bear that walks like man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
ALABAMA PRESS
What He Would Have Said.

From the Anniston Hot Blast.
 Excessive smoking has cost a New York man his tongue. Rip Van Winkle, if living, would probably change his lines and say: "Yot a pity some vim mins didn't smoke"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

The effort to count out Governor Adams of Colorado may not count Peabody in. Twerty-two republicans propose to seat Lieutenant-Governo Mcdonald. The peoples votes are not considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
Ten Biq Ports.

A report. recently issued shows the total vessel tonnage movement, en- tries and clearings, of the chief ports of the world brings some surprises. From this statement it is ascertained that the chief ten ports of the world ara ac ,.,,, vS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
WAIT FOR THE LAWYERS.

From the Savannah Press.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald says: Mrs. Stanford's will clinches her for mer bequests to the Leland Stanford, Jr., university. making it the richest in this country Wait until the lawyers clinch the will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 You fatter men with your actions, women with words.
 woman is never too old not to admit she is younger.
 It's a great moral triumph not to get your name in the papers when 1t is in a scandal " "
 There is hardly any insult a woman can resent more than for you to intimate that her rival has naturally curly hair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

The Russians never strike back on either land or sea. It may be true that the rank and file decline to fight much for the grand dukes and other grafters of autocraey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
Willing to Take the Risk.

From the De Kalb Record.
 There is much talk now of microbes on money, and the danger of handling old bills. Bring us in some. We want to investigate that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

A strike has been declared at Mon son, Mass, because the company would not build a wood-shed for a boarding house mistress. The strike microbe is over-developed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

The Atlantic and Birmingham may get into Birmingham ahead of the Illinois Central, which has become very leisurely in it's march this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

Der Of the EpWofln league III that town is whistling at prayer meeting Whistling in church has been recently tried in Georgia without creating marked excitement, but editors in various parts of the eountrySare much wrought up over the Evanston innovation. While whistling during divine services does appear a trihe irreverent 1t is after all merely matter of custom, and besides it would be much more pleasant to hear some peo- pie whistle in church than it would be to hear other people sing. Moreover, there is no indication of divine wrath to be visited upon the Epworth leaguer in Illinois and if he wants to praise God by whistling 1t is clearly nobody's busi- ness but his own.
 Cautious persons are wondering where the inauguration pageant. which takes place in Washington every four years, will end. As it is the purpose of the citi- zens of the District of Columbia to make each succeeding inauguration greater and grander than ever before" it is reasonable to suppose that we will event. ually have a quadrennial circus at the capital which will be worth while. In the meantime the suddenness with which Congress has sat upon President Roose= welt, both going and coming, shows that any monarchlcal ideas which he or his successors cherish will have hard time sprouting.
 Vespasian Warner. the new pension commissioner, is not a poet although ac- cording to his name he ought to be poet, an actor or a lighter. Now that MT. Ware is gone the pension department will not attract so much attention as former ly It is rather dry" part or our gov ernmental machinery, to start with, and needs the Illuminating presence of a pie turesque character like that of Iron quill.
 Another Japanese wrestler and jiu- jitsu expert has gone down in defeat be- in rather bad favor, and while the Japs are acquitting themselves handsomely in the far east, their much-lauded art of wrestling is not so potent in the United States.
 The rivalry between Herr Conried and Henry W. Savage who have been treat ing the east to "Parsifal'. has grown so keen that a grand opera war seems im- minent. It appears that MT. Savage got to Boston first with his company and when MT. Conried came along with his aggregation Boston folk, having already seen an English version of 'Parsifal" did not warm up'' to the German yer sion in a way to please the conductor. To put quietus on the claims pro and con, MT. Savage proposes a grand opera bout between the Savage and the Conried forces for a purse of sSOOO, to be forfeited by the loser. The contest is to take place before competent critics ss referees and the decision will be made on points. It would be a great show for the public, but the referees would have a job in comparison with which that of base ball umpire would be very tame.
 The Rev. Dr. Dean Richmond Babbitt, who urges negroes to leave the south and go to northern, middle and certain western states as their only hope of sal vation, shows that he lacks Knowledge of his subject. The better class of me- groes could no doubt adapt themselves to the changed conditions which they would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

OLeary, the gambler king, has been indicted in Chicago There are a good many of Chicagos citizens who need indict.ng.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

The Russians know how to burn abandoned supplies at any rate. They are experts in that branch of warfare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
Another Proof.

From the Ozark Southern Star.
 Another proof that Mrs. Chadwick Is wonderful woman i- that she refused to talk while on the stand a few days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

The old cabinet is to be retained however much cowboys and iiu-jitsu experts may be in favor at court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

Oyama did noS form his lines for the purpose of having them broken, and they were not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

There is a fine chance for some de. tective to make a reputation by find ing out who poisoned Mrs. Stanford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

From the Rome. Ga, Herald
 The Birmingham Age-Herald says that Mrs Chadwick has past 40. Passed a lot of checks too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

This is carnival week. according to the Russian calendar, but it is really carnage week. and St. Petersburg is pessinistic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

Even the nurses are striking in At lanta ln public hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

The mileage grab is now called the r.isdemeanor of 1905.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

Read in Sundays Age-Herald how Sherlock Holmes solved the mystery of the priory school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

The subway is also subject to strikes. Nothing is exempt from that complaint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

The United States Senate is nest ling under Vice-President Fairbanks Primes Albert.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

Oyama i1 ranking right up along side Togo, and Nogi, Oku and Kuroki are not fir behind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

Whether a wooden leg is weapon or not, it is very useful contriyance for the man who has lost limb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

Before she picks a quarrel with England Rusfia had better whip Ja- pan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

Kuropatliin is in position to sym pathize with Stoessel. Both have been up against Nogi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
A PERFECT WOMAN.

A PERFECT WOMAN. There Is a woman in the town, who never stoops to guile; She never gets too cold or hot, And always wears smile. Though admired by great and small, And decked in garments rare; She never looks into the glass, And never pats her hair. She's never late and never cross, She never has a pain She never gives her closest friend A look of cold disdain. She's never in bargain rush, She never flies around;" She never flirts and never sighs, But looks upon the ground. She never buys a bonnet, and She never hammers tacks. Still she's not a wonder, for She's a woman made of wax
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11

The grip is a good substitute for D.. Oslers chloroform bottle.