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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
Fine Church Music.

"The music at the dedication of the South Highlands Presbyterian church on Sunday is still the theme of conversation with those who attended the morning and evening serivees,a said a prominent eitl- zen. "The regular choir under the dlEec- tion of Rienzi Thomas, was augmented by talent draw. from Professor Thomas Choral club of Selma; Mrs. Dr. Harper, Miss Esteile Love, MT. John Creagh and Mr. Gray Vaughn.
 "At the morning service there was an anthem by the whole choir, and solo by Mrs. Har9er-In Verdue Clad Mrs. Harpers fino-y trained voice, high so- prano. was fully equal to this classic old song from Haydn's Creation
 ''rhe evening service opened with an anthem by the full choir, in which the organ accompaniment stood out with striking beauty. MT. Todd Atkins tenor voice was heard in Come Unto Me-.
 Another feature of the evening was the alto solo by Miss Estele Love; hers is a wonderfully rich, sympathetic con- tralto. The anthem by the choir, Fear Not Oh Israel, was introduced by MT John Creagh baritone, followed by Miss Loves alto solo, Mrs Harper's soprano part. closing with ensemble work In chorus by the choir that was indeed brilliant It can be said that liner chufeh music is never heard in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
THE FUTURE LIFE.

By William Cullen Bryant. How shall I know thee in the sphere
 which keeps The disembodied spirits of the dead. When all of thee that time could wither
 sleeps And perishes among the dust we tread? For I shall feel that sting of ceaseless
 pain If there I meet thy gentle presence not; Nor hear the voice love, nor read again In thy serenest eyes the tender thoughe- Will not thy own meek heart demand me
 there? That heart whose fondest throbs to me
 were given; My name on earth was ever in thy
 prayer, And wilt thou never utter it in heavenf The love that lived through all the stormy
 past. And meekly with my harsher nature
 bore, And deeper grew and tenderer to the Shall it expire with life and be no
 more? A happier lot than mine, and larger light, Await thee there; for thou hast bowed
 thy VIII In cheerful homage to the rule of right And lowest all. and renderest good
 for ill., For me, the sordid cares in which dwell Shrink and consume my heart, as heat
 the scroll; And wrath has left its scar-that fire of
 hell .es Has left it's frightful scar upon soul.  Yet though thou wear'st the glory of the
 sky
 wilt thou not keep the same beloved
 name, The same fair thoughtful brow. and
 gentle eye, Lovelier in heavens sweet climate. yet
 the same? Shalt thou not teach me- in that calmer
 home,
 The wisdom that I learned so i'll in
 this The wisdom which is love-till become Thy fit companion in that land oS
 bliss?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
nHoesoNy A CHAMPION ROOSTER

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 The champion game rooster of Ameri- GUS goes by the name of Richmond Pear son Hobson. Recently the hero of the Merrimae was in Amerieus and made the acquaintance of his all conquering namesake.
 "Hobson," the rooster is a sturdy bird with a keen eye. bright feathers and legs like small steel bars. He has never yet met his match and although theo- retically Amerieus Is devoid of such H. legal pastlmes as cooking mains. Hob son. has met and slain many proud bird in his day.
 Recently Captain Hobson lectured in Americus and when the owner of the bird heard that the captain was to be in town he put "Hobson' the rooster under his arm and went in search of the Alabamian. After he had introduced him. self the owner of the rooster explained why he had come.
 Another rooster was procured and "Hob- son." the champion, was turned loose or him for a round or two. In a twink ling the other bird was a sight. His gay plumage was bedraggled and blood stain ed One eye was closed and his courage was thing of the past 'Hobson's' owner rescued him just in the nick of time to preserve his life.
 In the meantime Captain Hobson was all smiles. Said ne:
 i've had children named after me. and I know of a great many horses called Hobson, but this is the first game rooster ever given the name of Hobson, so far as l know, and l must say I'm proud, extremely proud of his abilities and prowess."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
The sIoss-sheffieId Company.

q have been much pleased with my visit to Birmingham" said W. H. Goad- by, a director in the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company and member Of the company's executive committee. MT Goadby and MT. Strong, also director accompanied President Maben from New York to this city early last week. They have made a thorough inspection of the sloss- Sheffield properties in and around Birmingham and in the Sheffield dis trict.
 q had not been to Alabama since last November" remarked by MT. Goadby. T see wonderful progress in the Birming- ham district. 1 find our properties in fine condition and the mining situation IS showing marked improvement"
 MT. Goadby and Mir. Strong returned to New York yesterday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
From the Washington Post.


 (CD heartlessness and avarice of the
 trusts. They pay no attention to ,ha banawriting on the wall, but persist in encroaching upon and destroying the most cherished American institutions. It is now announced from New York that tho circus trust has abolished the street narade me circus parade is no longer popular." says James A. Bailey, mana ger of the Greatest Show on Earth. Ut will be omitted this year in all cities and towns where the circus tents are pitcned.'
 The paltry excuse for committing this outrage is that the show has grown so big that 1t is no longer possible to give a parade and prepare for the afternoon exhibition" Thus the tr-5t attempts to justify itselt and avert the wrath or the American people. Bah!
 It is a downright falsehood to declare the circus parade unpopular. It is one of the most popular things we know or It is almost as variegaed and exciting as the inauguration parade. It's sinuous length of outlandish beasts, the haunting beauty of it's equestriennes, the savage ferocity of its caged mysteries, and the wild inspiration of its footing raiiiope are part of the joys of city life in sum mer. To miss the parade is perhaps the worst fate that could befall the small boy and his watchful parent.
 We warn the circus trust that in cut eing out the parade 1t is going too Tar Not only is it entroaching upon rights which have become vested by long en- joyment, but 1t is endangering the Amer ican circus itself. There is such thing as growing too big. and that appears to he the tendency of the circus. The aooii- tion of the parade is both a crime and thunder. It was originated and developed by Barnum himself who knew all tne weaknesses ol the human heart. He know that the surest way to whet the appetite was to give it [. taste of the ioys to come. The parade performed this function with dazzling success. It aroused in every bosom a desire amounting to frenzy. eliminating in a guilty and se- cret purpose to see the whole show or die Men have been known to be drawn to the circus as if by horrible fascina- ton after looking upon the parade. We speak not without knowledge.
 Now, with the parade only memory of the glorious past, men will grow in- different. They will know nothing of the circus except by indirection and innuen- do. Their desires wifi remain cold. their appetites dormant. The appeals Of child ish hearts will be wanting. The show many be bigger than ever, but nobody will know or care. What kind of show can it be if it cannot af1ord parade? Thus patronage will fall away. and final ly the circus itself will perish from the earth, a victim Of overgrowth and the folly of the trust.
 In that day the trust will ruefully see the blunder and crime 1t has committed, but it will be too late. The. trust will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
One of Sixteen Cities.

Tn the original routing of Conried Metropolitan Opera House company twenty cities in the United States were to hear 'Parsifal' but owing to the enor- nous expense of the undertaking the number of cities to be visited was re- duced to sixteen" said theatrical man. "The cities cut out of the original scheme were Richmond, Louisville, Memphis and Galveston. It is great compliment to Birmingham that the company comes to this city Conrieds is the largest troupe that ever went on the road. It carries nearly 250 people and train load or Metropolitan opera house scenery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

Why is it that man will lie in bed and shiver all night under insufficient cover when he might make himself comfort able by rising and walking across the room to a closet, where there are plenty of blankets Nine out of ten men will act that way on a cold night. Is it because they fear contact with tho air and the abysmal floor? Is 1t lack of initiative. a mark of indicision, of cowardice. or sheer laziness? Editor Box of the Jour nal-not the New York but the Ladies' might busy his fertile brain with this problem.
 People who contemplate putting on their 'happy habits'' next Sunday, which is Easter, of course, would do well to ex- ercise discretion. You have no idea what painful discrepancy there is between a straw hat and an overcoat.
 Do you know how to play "squashr' and could you accurately describe squash court?s Of course everybody who is anybody in the east. doncherknow, is en rapport, but the sport is an innova- tion that has developed no fans in Bir-
 
 ster you will find him silent and if you inquire of a newer and more blase lexi- cographer you will hardly find squash defined other than as a vegetable and verb, to mash. Yet squash courts are cor rest-eminently so. It behooves us to ed- ucate ourselves. At present the most strik- ing characteristic of squash is that 1t sounds ''mushy.''
 If a person is destined to be run over by an automobile it is consoling to have the job done by plutocrat whose name appears every Sunday in the papers.
 A savant announces that he has dis covered new organ of taste which he calls the taste bud" The "bud' is To- cated in the larynx and it's attitude toward sweet things is that of welcome while anything sour makes the "bud' contract and look glum. The taste bud appears to have a great future, and will henceforth play an important part in the operation of quenching a thirst.
 MT. James J. Jeffres says that Dr. osler is loon. The admirable feature of such remarks on the part of MT. Jeff fries is that he doesn't have to take them back.
 Ellen Terry has been blackballed by woman's club of London. It Is much more unpleasant to be blackballed than it is to be highballed. Now that man is to be dismembered by Dr Iearnedcuss so that he will be rem dered proof against germ infection the minstrel is moved to remark: A REQUEST.
 You may take my lone appendix And my tonsls too; All my various organs l Gladly give to you But while slashing here and there Please do what is right,
 Take my whole blamed system but Spare my appetite. EASTER. What a world of fuss and feathers Soon will be disclosed to viewi
 What a world of words profane will | Greet the bills when they fall due! CHANGE NO IMPROVEMENT.
 When Johnny Jones wed Susie Smith l Of course he changed her name, But the plight of Johnny's little Sue | Remained about the same. l PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
NO POLITICS TO TALK.
Correspondence of the New Orlea Times-Democrat.

Correspondence of the New Orleans
 Times Democrat.
 Washington, pril 13.-"Nothng to say about democratic politics just now, re- piled Representative Underwood of Ala bama, one of the leaders of the militant democracy in congress, in response to query today. Fact is, it seems to me that the less talking the democrats in- dulge in for awhile the better.
 What have we to talk about anyhow? The only two questions the country is likely to be interested in for some time to come are railroad rate regulation and tariff revision. Well, the republican ad- ministration is committed to both. My idea is that the democrats had bets drift along for awhile until we see whether the republicans make good on their pro- fesslons as to these policies snd then we can take position"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

January ....... 1,776,5oo 92l,2Sl 1,472, 7sS Total 3 months 5,sO9, 800 S,57s,745 445S's73
 These figures do not include the production of charcoal iron, about 34,- COG tons. in the first quarter of this year. Production is going on at the rate of twenty million tons a year, and yet in the first quarter Of this year stocks were decreased to the ex- tent of 3O,000 tons. Production may he great. but consumption is greater still. and all of 1t, practically speak ing. in this country. The situation IS unexampled. The indications are that a new record will be made-that the record of 1903 will be eclipsed, namely 1S,OO9,252 tons.
 Great as consumption is yet prices are not a bit freaky, No runaway markets presents it's ungainly sell. Foundry iron Is about four dollar~ lower than it was in 1903;; billets are six dollars lower, and wire rods three dollars lower. Prices are conser- yatiyely controlled, and it is believed that the present capable management of the steel trust is at the bottom of these prices. It does not want boom prices, which would decrease con sumption, thereby bringing on gen eral reaction, and it does not desire to see imports of iron and steel in duced by boom prices. This is why the steel trust is trying to prevent runaway iron and steel market, and 1t will doubtless succeed in it's farsighted task
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

towns rise at their command. By men un- der 30 the greater part of the business of the south is now being done The north erner who thinks of emigrating to the south because he believes he can surpass the natives in business capacity will find foemen worthy of his steel-keen, untir- ing and full of the nerve and enthusiasm of youth. The south Is the new part, the young part, of our domain. The west has become staid and middle-aged. The young man has come to the front in the south, and with him the south comes into
 its own once more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A girl can be so pretty as to make you think she doesn't need any sense.
 A man could give his wife lots more spending money if she didn't spend it all for him.
 If there weren't any wedding trousseaux girls would pretty much all give up try ing to get married.
 A woman can have an awful good time planning a trip to Europe that she knows she isn't going to take.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
Strike Disoders in France.

Paris. April 17.-Disorder continues at Limoges and Nantes in connection with strikes The residen of a proprietor of one of the porcelain factories at Limoges was shot and instantly killed today by strikers. Troops are guarolng the streets. A dozen gendarmes were injured during street fight at Nantes today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
schiff Denies His Connection.

New York, April 17-Jacob H. Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb & Go. tela eraphed today from Hot Springs, Va, that at on time and in no instance has he had any sym dicate or other interest in the syndicate entitled "J. H. Hyde and Associates" nor has he had any such interest with any officer of the Equitable Life Assur- anace company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
NOT GOOD OUTSIDE ATLANTA,

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Some of Atlanta's society leaders have announced the dictim that kissing has gone out of fashion. It may well be understood that this decision doesn't hold good outside of Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
Visible Supply of Grain.

New York, April 17.-The visible supply of grain April 15 as compiled by the New York produce exchange. is as fol- lows: Wheat, 90, 792. 900 bushels. decrease 754Ooe; corn To- S7s, ,000 increase l. 399 900; oats 15.0l5,000, decrease 99.000: rye 1.227, 900, de- crease s6Ooo; barley 2,s2s,O0o. decrease 424,- GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
Rla Lumber Company Incoporated.

Mobile. April 1.-The Cotton Belt Lum- Der company was incorporated here to- day Tor one million dollars. They will buy and sell lumber, ,rate mills, han dle turpentine and do general export Ing business. The principal offices will be in Mobile. Inccrporators are Arche- laus s. Terrill, Willis H. bennett and Theodore Emory, all of Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
THE BISHOPS CATERS.

From M. A. P.
 An amusing story is told of Dr. Gore He was once walking in the street when two little boys were attracted by his black episcopal gaiters. 'Wot's 'e?" asked one. in surprise. "Oh. 'e-'e's a Scotchman in mourning" was the reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
RASH HEARTLESSNESS IS
 SHOWN BY CIRCUS TRUST I

explode with hideous ruin and combus- tion, and millions of little children will clap their hands and De gla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The salaries of some Methodist preachers in New England are as low as $125 a year. Their chances for going to heaven are good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Santos Dumont is confident his air ship routes will soon be established, but he is not yet ready to discuss re- bates and discriminations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
A MAGNIFICENT eIvER.
the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 The Oil City Derrick presents an official showing of John D. Rockefeller's contribu- tions of educational and missionary pur- poses, which is a matter of present in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

A hotel will be constructed in Switz- erland and suspended 2000 feet in the air. The prices will no doubt be fixed accordingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Stage fright Is feature of first games of baseball teams. Athletes even are not exempt from ttat com plaint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The Czar's reforms are stuck in the snow or mud, for they are not pro- gressing. No new developments are reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The St. Louis woman who wants a job on the police force will probably not ask her husband to hunt the bun lars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The Big Stick in the scnooiroom is a birch switch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Snow and frosts in the south in April are misfits, but they are not very hurtful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

It is thoroughly feminine that the young woman who loops the loop in an automobile should faint at sight of a mousse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

John D. Rockefelled has too much sense and grit to pack up his duds and go off to Yurrup to live.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The loan sharks are not worse than the men who sell books on the install ment plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The "whirl ball' is the latest novelty in baseball circles. The ac- counts of it's exploits soudd like pipe dream,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Patterns for next summers bathing suits are being studied with field glasses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Dr. Wiley has a method to make fat people thin, but he hesitates to at tack Secretary Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

You can almost hear the Birming- ham district coming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The Salvation army will not renig at tainted money" and is right in the premises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Thomas Jefferson was certainly versatile if he held all the views that are credited to him at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The weather clerk should not forget that mild weather is needed at West End next Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

President Shonts of the Panama Canal Commission is an athlete and a hustler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The Roosevelt party is N.li'"s it's own meat as it goes along.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

It looks as if William Jennings Bryan is trying to make the dem ocratic mule do tricks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Rojestvensky and Togo may be wait ing for Richard Harding Davis yacht to come up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Roiestvenslly rushed in where even a stalwart and strenuous angel would fear ,o tread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Cincinnati is getting its baseball medicine early in the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

A New York statue forbids profan ity or hot words over the telephone wires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The Washington baseball team start ed early for the foot of the toboggar slide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Admiral Rojestvensky has the chance of his life to make himself hero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The Battery Park acquarium in New York is to have some live octopi. Go
 7.us g toi sea water, although they believe in watered stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The secret is out. MT. Shonts front name is Theodore. He is a second Teddy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Re'Orrs 0ts vf.s's Il killing time if the world wasn't so wicked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

the right to whip his wife. But, has he the nerve"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Rockefeller lets his lawyer do the talking back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The simple life is pleasanter than the equitable life at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
The amlty that wisdom knits not folly may easily unite.
 -Troi!us and cressida.
Steel and Iron.

The production of pig iron In the first quarter of the last three years is shown in the following table:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The bureaucrats will not try Maxim Gorky-he has too many followers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The trouble with Nan Patterson is that she went the champagne route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

The Seaboard's initial train is an other spoke in the Birmingham wheel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Even those who insist that the work of tls Standard oil magnate in getting money that does not rightfully belong to him is unprecedented cannot but admit that he is a magnificent giver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

No communication will be puonsneo without It's authors n. It. HeJecteo manuscripts will no. be retIr- unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

L. H. Russ, NJ W. Carlisle and w. F. Jordan are the only authorize traVeiing representatives of The Age-Herald in It's circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Washington Bureau Age-Herald, 142l G Street, N. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18

Entered the Birmingham, Ala, post. office as second-class matter under acs of Congress, March s, 1879.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

stand In the insurance investigation
shortly.
AS soon as the investigating commit
tee was organized in New. York Sena-.
tor DRYDEN wrote to the chairman, Mr.
Armstrong, asking if the committee
would give the Prudential an oppor-
t1nity to appear before it with such
I of it's officers and employees, books
and records, as the committee might
have time to examine. In doing this
Senator Dryden of course reminded the
committee that he understood full
well that as the Prudential is not To-
Gated in New York it did not come
under the jurisdiction of the commit
tee, but would like the privilege of APP
pearing before the committee neverthe-
less. The committee replied that they
would try to arrange it so the Pru-
dental might have the privilege of
appearing. These being the facts, ]
feel certain that you are not in pos
session Of them or your editorial would
not have appeared in the form it did
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