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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
Many Visit Pensacola.

"Since the United States fleet has been at Pensacola the town has become pop ular resort for tourists" said cltizen of Pensacola yesterday. Large partles have come down from distance ana many people frc<n AlaSama and nelghbor- ing states haW paid Us visit.
 "Of course the fleet is the center Of in terest. The first thing 1andlubber wants to do is to take launch and go out to one of the ships lying at anchor This is an easy matter to arrange, but 1t Is amusing to note the apprehension en- tertained by cautious persons that they will get seasiclS. The bay may be as smooth as glass. but they are positive that they will have a hazardous voyage before they get back to dry land.
 Tt is also highly amusing to hear tour ists talk about their experience while they are on their way back home. l hs- tened to young school teacher from In diana for half an hour and never heard such an enthusiastic outburst before. She could scarcely contain herself because she had actually shaken hands with Admiral Evans, and when she tried to tell about the big guns she paused for words. It IS needless to say that her blundering refer ences to various parts of battleship were even more diverting than her girlish en- thusiasm."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
JOSEPH JEFFERSON SAYS
 FEW MEN REALLY SUCCEED

live in comfort but. when that state is reached. the man of strong character works for other things than mere money. I have never followed my art as means of money making. If I had, I would prob- ably not have made any. The men who act for money alone are always the poorest in the end, because 1t is impos- sible for them to make much progress when their minds are occupied with the thought of pecusiary profit and not with the improvement of their art. I think that is true to g. certain extent in purely business pursuits as well. If a merchant constantly endeavors to make money from his customers, he will soon find he has no customers. He must consult their needs and their desires, and give as well as take. Some theatrical managers present plays that are not popular with the ma jority of playgoers, but which have high artistic value. In doing so they are sacrificing money to art, and in the end they reap their reward, for the produc- tion usually adds to their prestige as managers '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
Italian Immigration.

Antonio Zucca, president of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in New York, recently discussed the proposed diversion of Italians to the south. He said:
 "rhere are two difficulties to be over come One is to comply with the require mcnt of the United States immigration laws. the other to be able to assure the immigrants of the certainty of regular employment, with wages paid at such in- tervals as is the custom of the sort of employment they find in the north. The Italian comes here with the idea of mak- inv money a- once. He likes to see the dollars coming in every week And so far as my experience goes, that will be the great thing for the authorities in the southern states to keep in mind when it comes to actually asking large numbers of Italians to go there. Of course, there is no question as to their ability to get along in the south. They have already shown what they can do in that respect"
 President Zucca went on to say that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22

he often receives propositions rom the south. but those propositions al most invariably relate to the renting of plantations or to the working or them on the share system. Such propositions do not meet the resources or plans or intelligence of the newly arrived immigrant. He expects to be- gin as day laborer He desires to acquire the language and some shek- els as he goes along. Plenty of ltal- ians can be obtained even from New York if the applicant for their services will make it plain that they will be given steady employment and be reg ularly paid. Regular pay days are an important requisite.
 It is idle to ask newly-arrived immi- grants to come here and work and await the picking out of crop. They cannot do that. There must be an intermediate step, and the supplying of that intermediate is the task before the south today. It is easy to supply that step in this district and in dis tricts where railroads are being built, but in strictly agricultural districts that step is limited in extent and scope. The entire problem needs careful consideration. As rule i'm. migrants do not come prepared to set tie in colonies. Few, if any, can buy lands at the outset. Next to none will do that. As a general rule an immi- grant expects and needs employment for one year. He wants wages that will enable him to save some money. He is prudent and frugal. He will live on the smallest possible sum, but whatever his earnings are to be he wants them promptly and regularly. The south should consider the expec- tations of the newly-arrived immi- grant if it desires to induce him to turn this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
Locks or Sea Level.

The Panama canal has suddenly ac- quired a political side. We have in the Pacific but three battleships, the Ore gon, Ohio and Wisconsin, and only battleships count in a sea contest. If anything should happen in the Pacific calling for a large fleet our ships could not speedily be concentrated there. This lends to the Panama canal problem international political importance
 There is springing up feeling in Washington that the sooner the canal is built the safer and stronger this country will be. It is feared that a sea level canal cannot be built in less than fifteen years, whereas lock canal could be built in half that many years. The time occupied in the work of construction becomes therefore in- teresting and it may become import ant. If ships must be sent to the Philippines as things stand at pres ent they would be sent through the Suez canal, and trouble might come to us in a form that would close against LIS the Suez canal.
 NJ. Bunan-Varilla, former chief en- gineer of the rrench canal company, thinks a lock canal could be built across the isthmus in four years. Commissioner Wallace is, however, strongly inclined towards the build ing of sea level canal, although he knows that at least ten years will pass before such a canal can be com pleted.
 The question of time of construc- tion will enter freely into the subject when it comes be:ore Congress next fall for final decision. The canal work will not, however wait upon Congress or anything else. There is much work to be done which can be fully utilized in either a lock or sea level canal, and the commission has ample power to go ahead with such work, and this is what it is doing, leaving the rest to be settled in Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
ROOSEVELT AND PARKER.
the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
 If the social and political clubs of Chi cago now -endeavoring to secure both MT. Roosevelt and Judge Parker for guests at their May dinners succeed, the country will be more interested than it was in the recent Jefferson dinner Before Judge Parker became his party's nominee for President, his relations with Mr. had met at Albany, while the one was governor of the state and the other chief justice. They liked each other, took horse- back rides together and were chummy The first visitors at Esopus after the St. Louis convention saw a photograph of Mir. Roosevelt in conspicuous place in Judge Parker's library But as the cam paign warmed up Judge Parker was be- trayed into charges about the republican management and the trusts, and Mir Roosevelt provoked into reply, which left a bad taste in the mouth of each. Otherwise We should probably have seen Judge Parker at the inaugural ceremo- nies last month playing the graceful part which General Hancock played in March 1881, when his successful competitor en- tered the White House. But it is time to cancel old differences and one could wish to see these two men shake hands at table and renew their former intimacy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
Clocks Must Keep Time.

T am glad the City Council, when they granted permission to a daaler to erect sign clock, specified that the clock should be reliable time piece" remarked a gen. tleman last night.
 "It Is nothing but fair to the public that parties using clock advertisements should see that the clocks are accurate time pieces. Nineteen out of every score of men who pass one of these street clocks glance at the dial. It Is very natural to conclude they are running. and some times men who go by the time indicated on the dummy dial are put to no little annoyance. Of course it is not practica- ble nor advantageous to carry out this plan all down the line For instance gunsmths have guns and druggists have mortars and pestles in front of their shops The public is entirly satisfied for these people to use dummys, but while no one wants the gunsmiths sign to shoot we all want the clocks to tick, and l am glad the city's wise IT I have taken notice of the natter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22

Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer
 N Ew YORK; letter was received OI by Herbert Satterlee of Brooklyn
 | from Joseph Jefferson few days before the veteran actor was taken i'll at Palm Beach. MT. Satterlee had written MT. Jefferson. asking advice how best to succeed in the theatrical profession. Mr. Jefferson answered:
 Success Is attained by few in it's best and most valuable form. Many men be- come rich and many become famous, but not more than one out of a hundred men are ever truly successful. A man may be able to write a masterpiece of literature and still not be able to keep his own life pure; or he may paint scenes of ravishing beauty on canvas and not be able to make his own life beautiful. He may be dissi- pated and he may not be able to tell the truth, and, therefore, he is not successful, even though he has painted the prize pie ture of the year, or written the most suc- cessful book of the season.
 "A man who has many friends is sue cessful in one sense because no one can have large friendship unless he pos sesses many good qualities. l think the faculty of making friends is one of the most valuable gifts of man, and when good man has it he is usually very successful parsonage. Of course. if a bad man has that faculty he uses 1t to his own advantage and to the detriment of his friends, who soon desert him under such circumstances. And as a man to have friends must show himself friend Iy.' think 1t a good sign for man to be always companionable.
 q do not think that money means sue cess; far from it. There are thousands cf men who have accumulated large for tunes and are still unhappy and dssat-
 sned with themselves. They have done
 iothing else but make money, and have
 .acrihced every thing to that one end. They have in many cases sold their honor. and hence they are poor while the world calls them rich. It should not be hard for young people to choose what wealth they most desire-wealth of character or wealth of money. They ought to know which will bring them the most happi- ness. from mere observation. Many wealthy men are known to commit sui eide. while man of strong character was never known to put an end to his life. The pleasure of living is too great for successful man to end it.
 T think every one desires to be able to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
NEWS HAS SUCCEEDED.

From the OpelIka News
 Some of our newspaper friends gave us just four months to reach the bank ruptcy court when we began the publish ing of a live daily paper at only two dol lars per year. The ''warmest daily on the pike will soon be ''yearlin' now and we cannot even see the dome of the bankruptcy court building. On the con trary we are growing in number of read CTS. there is slightly perceptible swell ing in our bank account, and we are feeling like fighting Chickens The Daily News Is a winner and a stayer. Subscribe if yon want to do so. We have fine press and can print another thou sand or two every day if we have to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22

that she forbids in her ports prepara- tions for an act of war-for offensive operations.
 It is not therefore, altogether clear that Japan has cause for complaint against France. Rojestvensky is sup posed to be in or near Kamranh Bay, on the Indo-China coast, but it is not known that his ships lie within the three-mile limit France may be able to clear herself from Japanese sus- picions simply because she has never adopted the English-American rules as to belligerent warships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
NAPOLEON AND KURoPArKIN.
Little corslcan Could Not Have Done
 Better Than Russian General.

From the London Truth
 Had Napoleon been in Kuropatkin's place, and with the mentality a Russian military training gives, he could not have done better. Once Napoleon won the battle of Marengo he had an absolutely free hand. He came at a seething time. when traditions had ceased to bind and the logic of facts and events appeared in staring. striking nudity It was next to impossible on the French side to go wrong, with the finger-posts of facts be- fore all eyes.
 Whom had Napoleon to oppose? Armies led by heavy port wine or beer drinkers, for in his time Italian troops did not count. The Archduke Charles, the sin gle Austrian general of capacity, became incapacltated from frequent attacks of epilepsy
 The advantages of the Japanese are similar to those of Napoleon They do not drink and are pitted against drink CTS; have the driving force of enthusi- asm on their side, enthusiasm for their ancient country and their new institu- tions, for their personal freedom. The Russians had been talking from the time they completed the railway to Port Ar thur of taking as suretes for the good behavior of Japan the islan dof Hokaido. behavior of Japan the island of Eokaido, northwest, and of Yyushu In the south, the nursery of great warriors, seamen and artists What is more, they meant what they said. The Japanese know all that MT. Harry de Windt could tell them about political exles in Siberia. There is hardly leading general or admiral on the Japanese side who is not a Kyushu man. Imagine Togo. Oyama, Kurolsi Oku, Kamimura, Nogi, Nodzu and some of the ablest statesmen who are Kyu- shu men, being technically Russians, de- clared dangerous by the St. Petersburg police and good for transportation to the Siberian mines
 Each one of these now illustrious men knew what the Russian talk meant They have been fighting like heroes for point of honor that Russians could not under stand. and with desperation. to break the bears paw before that animal could put it down on their sunlit island
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
Governor LafoIIette's Campaign.

Governor Lafollette is a republican, and his battles have been fought within the lines of that party. His victories have been in the name of that party, and yet he was opposed by the republican leaders, while he won the support of many democrats.
 He started out to do three things. He desired, first, to secure direct and efficient primary law. This he has, to his own great satisfaction and the discontinue of his opponents in his own party, secured. Next he de- sired q change in the taxation laws of the state so that the railroads would bear fair and just share of the burdens of taxation. The law he de- sired Is on the statute books of his state.
 The third and last measure that Wisconsin's reform governor started out to secure was a railroad regula- tion bill. Up to the present time Wis consin has had no railroad commis- ion. and Governor Lafollette desires he state to have commission or hree members to be appointed by the tovernor, this commission to have the over to fix railroad rates. All rates amed by the commission are to go into effect at once. and to stay in ef- feet until the courts say they are un- reasonable. The lower house of the legislature has passed the bill, and It is now before the senate. The senate is supposed to be unfriendly, but Gov ernor Lafollette is so powerful, con trolling as he does an the party ma chinery, holding the office of governor and being an United States senator elect. He refuses, however, to leave the governors offic3 until the bill be- comes a law He is bringing all pos sible pressure to bear in its favor, and the belief is that the senate will pass it. if for no other reason, to pack MT. Lafollette off to Washington. If they do not pass it, the governor says he will not accept the senatorship but will stay in the state and make another appeal to the people. All know how such an appeal will be de- cided at the polls. Those who know Wisconsin's governor well say he will never leave the state until success is achieved by the passage of the rail road regulation bii..
 Governor Lafollette has overthrown the leaders of his own party, and i'm posed his own inflexible will upon his state. It is a remarkable instance in the history of politics in this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Baseball In Birmingham.

Birmingham surely is baseball town said a travelling man last night at the Hillman.
 "Wednesday and Thursday afternoon when the game was on between Birmlhe- ham and Montgomery, the business sec ton of the city showed a smart decline In activity. The crowds on the streets usu- ally very large, diminished rotabiy. Ihls afternoon, however. when there was no game. the streets were again throngd. l think Birmingham people are more en- thusiastic over the national game than those of any other city in the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
Neutrality of France.

If a belligerent warship comes to America or goes into an English port, that ship cannot stay beyond twenty four hours. and it can take on only enough coal to carry it to it's nearest home port. This rule is well under stood in the two English speaking countries. but i. is not a recognized part of international law binding upon all countries. It is law in those countries only that adopt it. No other country has adopted the En- glish-American rule.
 It is not clear that France has ever adopted any rule in relation to the stoppage of belligerent warships at her ports. The French practice may disclose some rule, but so far as is known none exists. She has no doubt afforded Russia, her ally in a general sense, much aid at Madagascar and more recently in Indio-China, but it is very possible that she has done nothing or permitted nothing that constituted a violation of neutrality duties.
 France, it is said, claims that Ad- miral Rojestvensky has at no time en- tered within the three-mile limit of any French port. She says that the requirements of neutrality lack exact ness. She has never adopted the twenty-four-hou rule. She insists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
VULCAN.

From the Clanton Banner.
 Going into Birmingham from the south just before arriving at the deport, may be seen the colossal figure of a man, and I overheard the following conversa- ton on the train: Whats that?'' 70, that's the plaster cast of Vulcan. the Iron Man exhibited at the Worlds Fair.' Looks as if he had got on big tear at St. Louis, and had to tramp back" well, the iron man did have a hard time getting back to Birmingham. but he's here alright and is going to be more stuck up than ever-on top of Red noun tain'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
Old Jokes.

Ralph Bingham, the wit and humorist, was in Browns chop house in New York city," said Austin Sims, when a young man in the party insisted on telling stories. any one of which was old enough to vote. After the party had listened for long time to these hoary anecdotes Ralph turned to an acquaintance and said:
 ''Is it not strange that one so very young should tell stories so very old?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
THE LOST DAY.

By Charles Mackay. Farewell. O day misspentl The feeting hours were lent In vain to my endeavor
 In shade and sun Thy race is run
 Forever, oh, forever, The leaf drops from the tree, The sand falls in the glass, And to the dread Eternity The dying minutes pass. It was not till thine end l knew thou vert my friend. But now. thy worth recalling.
 My grief is strong
 l did thee wrong. And scorned thy treasures falling But sorrow comes too late, Another day is born. Pass, minu tes, pass; may better fate Attend tomorrow morn. Oh birth, oh death of Time Oh mystery sublime, Ever the ripping ocean
 Brings forth the wave
 To smile or rave,
 And die of It's own motion. A little wave to strike The sad responsive shore
  And be succeeoed by It's like Ever and evermore. A change from same to same quenched. yet burning flame A new birth, born of dying
 A transient ray,
 A specl< of day, Approaching. and yet flying Pass to Eternity.
 O day, that came in vain A new wave surges on the sea The world grows young again. Come in. today, come in. I have confessed my sin
 To thee, young promise-bearer!
 New Lord of Earthl
 I hail thy birth
 The crown awaits the wearer- CLild of the ages past. Sire of a mightier linel On the same deeps our lot is cast: The world Is thine-and mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
Easter Music,

'I can remember when only the Cath ollie, Episcopal and Lutheran churches had brilliant Easter music, but now every protestant choir sings Easter mu- sic on Easter Sunday" said an old cit izen. Many of the non-liturglcal churches Of Birmingham will have especially fine music this season. Few cities in the south have better choirs than Birming- ham,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
JUST HOW IT HAPPENED.

From Harper's Weekly
 An English lawyer was cross-examining the plaintiff in breach of promise case. Was the defendants air when he prom ;sad to marry you perfectly serious or one of iocularty.' he inquired.
 If YOU please, sir was the reply. 1t was all ruffled with i'm a-runnin' is ands through it.
 ..yol, misapprehend my meaning '' sa,d the lawyer. Was the promise made in utter sincerity
 ..No. sir an no place like it. It was made in the wash ouse an me a-wringin fhe clothes.'' replied the plaintiff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A beauty mark on girls face becomes a blotch after you are married to her
 No matter how much froth there is on a widow generally there is a square drink undereath.
 A woman believes that if she were rich everybody would always be talking about
 how good she was to the poor
 The trouble with doing something wrong for the first time is, you go and do 1t over again to see if you will feel the same next time.
 The first month man is engaged he won't talk about anything else: the sec ond he talks about it only to the mem bers of her family; after that he has to be reminded of it by the girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
ALABAMA PRESS
Wisdom for Farmers.

From the Prattville Progress.
 If the south were to adopt the custom of diversifying crops as generally as it is adopted nearly everywhere else, there would remain a profit in cotton. no matter how large the crop might prove. and the farmer, while he would naturally prosper greatly when prices for his staple crop are high. would still be able to meet a period of low prices with equanimity, as his cotton would be laregly a surplus crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
Good Friday Weather.

T do not keep books on the weather hut 1 recall the fact that nearly every Good Friday within tae past fifteen years has brought storms or dreary skies" said a citizen yesterday.
 'This morning we seemed to have been threatened with a tornado. Easter is sometimes cold, but it is usually bright and l predict a beautiful day for the coming Sunday. Nature is in sympathy with tie churchs calendar days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-22
The Iron Market.

"1'hs Birmingham iron market is firm but quiet just now" said C. E. Buck, president of the Lacey-Buek Iron com pany. Consumers have been pretty well supplied, but a buying movement will probal.'y set in soon. In the meantime riy iron is held strongly at s13.5O on No ? foundry basls.'