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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
Postoffice as Index.

"As one of the many evidences of Bir- minghams growth the postoffice has on its rolls forty-seven carriers, against eighteen carriers in 1900. and sixty-four clerks, against twenty clerks in 1900.'' said man attached to the postmaster s office
 "The increase in the business of the Birmingham postoffice this year is large and there is every indication of continued growth in the years to come. It Is only question of time when the Birmingham office will rank first in the whole south.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
Armenians to Be Sent Away.

Boston. September n.-Advices have been received at the local immigration office that 800 Armenians have been gath cred at Harpoot and POO at Malatia, Tur- key, and thrown into prison to be de- ported to this country. The prisoners. it Is said are all returned immigrants, some of them having gone from the United States as far back as 1888. When the prisoners reach the United States, 1t is believed that the most of them will have to be deported. as few probably have any substantial claims to residence In this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
Prominent Mans Views.

George H. Davis of the engineering firm of Ford, Bacon & Davis and for merly general manager of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power company, told me when he was here last week that Birmingham was growing faster than any city he had visited recently" said prom inent citizen, and he has travelled exten- sively with a view of studying urban development and street car facilities. MT. Davis had not been to Birmingham for two and half years and he marveled at the progress that had been made here in that time. His business had taken him to San Francisco. Seattle, Kansas City and Memphis. He thought Birming- ham was making gains at a more rapid rate and had greater future than any of tho cities named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
W1ioTEL LoBBIES
Areas of Cities.

Birmingham" said B. A. Pepperman' secretary to the Mayor, "eovers planta- tion of 405s acres. Some of 1t is valley land and some of it mountain land. Mobile covers 4510 acres, and is therefore bigger than Birmingham, although it has not single skyscraper. Atlanta is much larger for 1t covers 7O4O acres, and Mem- phis has gone on annexing territory unti 1t embraces SS21 acres. or two and one half times more acres than Birmingham has.
 But New Orleans tops all southern cities in acres, for it covers 125,60o acres. Even Little Rock covers 1928 acres, and Nashville spreads itself over 6S22 acres The smallest area of southern city is undoubtedly that of Montgomery, which has but 1858 acres. There are larger plan- tations than that in Montgomery county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
le country, as follows:

MT. Hester does not, however, think that the commercial crop represents the actual crop grown last year. He estimates the crop grown last year at 1o,S00,000 bales, and the bales were the heaviest ever marketed. The aver age gross weight of the bales of last year was 51558 pounds. In many re- .ent years the bales of crop have not averaged 800 pounds. All in all it was a wonderful crop both within this state and without 1t. We shall not soon see its like again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

EATTLE.-If the plans of the In- NN ternational Society for Polar Re- O search are carried out an expedi- ton in quest of the North Pole will start in 1908 from Dawson, Yukon Territory. Governor w. B. McInnes of Yukon is one of the leaders in the movement. and Gen Greedy, U. s. A., thinks the plans of the society feasible.
 The main differences between the plans of the Yukon explorers and those of ex- petitions in the past is that the Yukon CTS expect to utilize their knowledge of ways and means of existence and trans portation in the Arctic.
 The International Society of Polar Re- search was organized recently in Dawson with 200 members. One thousand persons attended the public meeting. Among the patrons were Governor McInnis, Dr. All fred Thompson, member of the Canadian Parliament; Justices Douglas, Craig and Macaulay, the highest judges in the ter ritory; Maj. 2. T. Wood, commander Of the northwest mounted police, and the foreign consuls in Dawson.
 The scheme for the expedition was or iginated by pr. Anthony varicle. who came to Dawson from Paris. In lecture Charles Mcdonald. clerk of the terri torial court of the Yukon. explained the plans for the expedition.
 "Expeditions of all former pole seek ers," said MT. Mcdonald, 'have been conducted on lines that would never be approved by northern travellers of ex- perience" He continued:
 "The most familiar example of polar endeavor is the Nansen expedition. In that expedition 1t is shown by Nansen's own book that he understood little of equip ping and handling long distance expedi- tions. Yukoners handle them with much more simplicity. ease and skill.
 .'Nansen worked in heavy skin robes and was immersed in sweat. then chilled in the ice thereof. Yukoners travel in the light parka, and never permit themselves to sweat.
 "Nansen travelled with dogs weighing fifty pounds. Yukoners never use dogs ! weighing less than 100 to l5o pounds. 'Nansen drove his dogs with each hitched to single strand, and they al- ways were entangled and caused Inter- minable trouble and endless delay. Yu- koners drive their dogs in tanden har- ness. and have scarcely any such trouble. 'Nansen had no handles to his sieighs' Handles are a great and indispensable essential to the Yukoner in helping right | the sleighs.
 l "Nearly every expedition sent to the | Arctic thus far has been composed Of sailors, men who are useless on land or anywhere but aboard ship. Those expe- ditions not military were largely semi military.
 "All were headed and composed of | men not acquainted with or experienced in the north. It is the object and plan ol Dr. varicle to draw the great contrast right here. He will have none but the most experienced northern mushers and travellers, and none but most experienced 1 and best-trained heavy Yukon dogs.
 s.The question of fu9l and sufficient supplies to carry the expedition across
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
GROWING FAST ENOUGH.

From the Selma Journal
 And now Birmingham is getting ready to call on the legislature to help It to grow. What will satisfy those people Of the Magic City? It seems to visitor, or reader of the industrial editions of her excellent newspapers that the Pittsburg of ,he south is growing fast enough with out the help of the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
FIELD FOR CRAFT.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 A New York servant girl is said to have received sso.OOO for refusing to testify con- corning the scandals in the home of her employers. The potentialities of graft in this humble department of human ac- tivity are simply illimitable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 It Is very useful thing to be deaf when you have large family,
 When girl stands up straight it Is a sign she thinks she has good figure.
 Lots of women think more of their com- plexions than they do of their characters.
 Before marriage man spends lot of time writing love letters; afterward checks.
 A man has a good temper when he coesn't blame his wife if his shoestring breaks when he Is in a hurry to get to business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
SHEPHERD BOY SINGS IN
 THE VALLEY OF HUMILIATION,

By John Bunyan.
 He that is down needs fear no fall.
 He that Is low. no pride; He that is humble ever shall
 Have God to be his guide.
 I am content with what I have. Little be it or much;
 And Lord, contentment still I crave, Because Thou savest such. Fitness to such burden is That go on pilgrimage; Here little, and hereafter hlissv Is best from age to age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Fer. the Panama canal has press agent--a MT. Bishop. who is to receive s1v 900 year. Some press agents do not receive big salaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Mark Hanna served while he was in politics Andrew Carnegie. and now the latter endows a chair in an Ohio col lege in memory of the dead senator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Castro Is not impressed by the inter- national reputation that has come to President Roosevelt His voice is still for war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The Cossacks and the Tartars should be pitted against each other, and the world would not care much which was whipped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

King Alfonso never has any trouble having good time wherever he goes. He is looking for a wife, and the fair sex will not permit him to be lonesome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
BEST OF EVERYTHING.
tha Hnntsville Mercnrx

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 Birmingham Is to have a woman's hotel. and it will be ready for guests soon. The Magic City is always striving for the best of everything and that ia bound to make 1t a great city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

MT. Rockefeller looks much better in his wig, but then everybody knows that 1t is not his own hair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The New Yo-k stock exchange will soon smash straw hats, then tie rest of the country will of course follow suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Lord Gwydyr is 95 years old, the oldest member of the house of lords, and he knows how to pronounce his own title.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The President has too many scan dals ir the departments at Washington to attend to to indulge in any more wcrld-powering movements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Grover Cleveland is now referred to by the New York Mail as "the we'll known insurance man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Thus far dee-lighted has not been translated into either Russian or Jap anese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Breck Musgrove has enough optim- ism to supply every Hobson man in the Sixth Congressional district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

When we raise the boycott on the high-caste Chinaman, China will raise her boycott on American goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
PERFECT HARMONY,

From 'sMeggendorfer Blatter." He-we must get divorce in some way she-Thats what say. Isn't 1t lovely how well we agree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Yellow fever was put down and out by the brand of politics now rampant in Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The Russian soldiers in Manchuria are glad they will not have to face the little yellow men again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The interest in the Panama canal will rise as The fever mosquitoes are conquered and the peace treaty is rati- fled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

It is not safe yet to attempt any friyoloties with yellow jack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Despite the Portsmouth mosquitoes the envoys left it declaring their ad- miration and love for it and the coun- try
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
consumptlon's Ravages.

From the London Telegraph.
 Tuberculosis kills one victim in Eng land and Wales every five minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Morocco did not utilize it's opportu nity to get on the front page.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Thomas W. Lawson is being sued for s3,75O ,00O. It is impossible to keep that man out of the newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The golden age of smuggling is said to be past. The golden age of graft is still with us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Judge/Alton B. Parker gets $fOO.- Quo Vosition. He sees now that it is beHer to have run and lost than not to Have run at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Tokio can not endure peace, and so its mobs are starting some surface wars in city streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The mosquito is hobo who does not disdain to ride on side-door Pullmans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The beer in Atlanta's mayor made Atlanta famous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

An armistice in Manchuria is the treaty in the concrete, and the armis- tice is now fact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Clyde Fitch is much in evidence this season among the playwrights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

A London preZcher discusses the subject, "shoNld Lovers Kiss?' Whether they should or not, they will continue t% do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Birmingham is growing with the rapidity of a mushroom but with the solidity of an oak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The straw hat has decided not to go until it has argued the matter several days longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The war In the Far East has taught the world the geography of neglected section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

We are informed that a college bell weighing 1000 pounds has just been cast. To look best a college belle should weigh about 15 pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Science is silent and philosophy cannot explain why nice stampede elephants and girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

We have too many trusts and toe much distrust in this country
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

then manage to see a little sunshine in life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Counting up his share of the receipts, Jimmy" -sritt probably reflects that it is better to have fought end lost than never to have fought at all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Robbery and favoritism l%der the -guise of private car lines M under fire present, and the private car will perhaps have to go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

An eastern man committed suicide be- cause his wife snubbed him. That fellow was entirely too sensitive Some men take drubbing from their better halves and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The fate of the beef trust being fresh in public memory, the oil trust Is no doubt ready to swoon over the forth coming report of Commissioner Garfield.
 Houston has a city ordinance which provides penalties for the man caught flirting on the streets. Making google augen," coughing and otherwise endeav- bring to attract a wonan's attention Is strictly under the ban. The would-be "masher who offends Is apt to get a sample of justice as administered In Texas. "Anti-goo-goo-eye ordinances ought to be in force everywhere. Birming ham could use a serviceable ordinance of this character.
 Pittsburg Is shy on babies. Telephone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
ALABAMA PRESS

Montgomery Advertiser: Between Miss Alice Roosevelt's attractiveness and Sec retary Taft's heftiness, the party should not lack for attention while taking in the far east.
 Mobile Register Atlanta as the ''open door, for yellow fever refugees, was the danger point for all southern Georgia. It is no wonder that the state health au- thorities put a fence up just in front of the open door, and said; "No more of this?'
 Baldwin Times: When Dr. Guiteras told the people of Pensacola to get off the street corners and go home and clean up their premises, he gave them advice worth listening to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Every lanes end, every shop, church, session, hanging, yields a careful man work.
 Winters Tale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

TRIcKLAND W. GILLILAND, 0) humorist' syndicate writer and - lecturer, announces in his charac- ter.stic fashion that he has severed his connection with the Baltimore American and will step out of newspaper harness promptly on September 16 MT. Gilliand confesses that he is making "diabolica1' attempt to ruin the "American'' but acknowledges that he has little hope of success. After fifteen years of grind" during which he has produced a vast amount of what is known to the profess sion as 'good stuff" MT. Gi1liland stands at the threshold of that ideal existence which Is the life dream of nearly every newspaper worker and is realized by per- haps one in one hundred. Mir. Gilliland will after September Is, lead life of cui- tured ease. He will write when he feels like it, lecture a bit and loaf gNteely when he is not inspired to toll He will live comfortably in his new country home near Baltimore and no doubt enjoy life. as all good jokesmths deserve to en- joy it. Less fortunate lights may be in- clined to look upon nr. Gilliland with the green eye of envy. He has joked him self into easy lines" and can afford to throw up his "job" with no immediate fear of starving to death.
 ROOM ENOUGH.
 There was an old lady who lived in a
 shoe,
 And while rather small, the place
 would do,
 For 1t had belonged to a Chicago maid Whose feet accounted for much that she
 weighed.
 Cartoonist Berryman of the Washington Post, is noted for his fidelity to the orig inals in caricaturing famous men of the country, but in recent cartoon of Capt Richmond P. Hobson, he reveals the fact that he has not seen the hero of Inc Merrimac recently The artist pictures Captain Hobson with heavy suit of hair parted in the middle and combed down over his forehead, while his upper lip is adorned with a moustache. Now, changes have taken place in Captain Hob sons appearance since he won fame in the waters off Santiago bay. The stress of featuring, magazine writing, wooing and political campaigning probably ac- counts for the fact that he has much less hair than he boasted in the old days In fact the captain is getting bald and the suit of hair which once started feminine thrills has partly gone to join that of John D. Rockefeller. Captain hobson has also quit wearing a moustache He drop ped this adornment several years ago and invariably appears clean shaven. Cap tain Hobson has, moreover changed in other ways and he is not the man now to figure in a kissing episode, even if he were not married.
 TROUBLES OF A FANCIER. First he raised a little flock
 O. dearly cherished chickens,
 But they were eaten by a cat
 And then he raised ''the dickens" Counting up his share of the receipts, Jimmy" -sritt probably reflects that it Is better to have fought end lost than never to have fought at all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

TROUBLES OF A FANCIER. First he raised little flock
 O. dearly cherished chickens, But they were eaten by a cat And then he raised 'the dickens"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

RAH FOR ROOSEVELT The American eagles not half bad, We honor the American hen: The stork is, however, the only bird The people should ask to come in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
ONLY A DREAM.

Pittsburg Is shy on babies. Telephone for the storlxl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

THE AUDIENCE oBEYED. Make a fuss over me- Sank ''punky" funny man. That Is what they did, But they lost the chap-he ran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

The world would be a happy place, The people doubly blest, If every day was payday 'cept
 The one day that we rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12


 The people doubly blest, If every day was payday cept
 The one day that we rest.
 An old Syrian woman knelt praying in St. Paurs church. Age had left it's marks on her in gray hair, wrinkled face and form that was bent, but her kindly feat ures retained lines of strength and the neatness with which she was dressed showed that she still had care for per- sonal appearances. It was far cry from the Catholic church on Third avenue to Lebanon, and that narrow strip of coast land between the mountain ranges and the sea where her younger days were passed. As the old woman prayed with a rapt expression on her face and per formed her devotions with a far-away look in her eyes it was easy to believe that her thoughts turned to distant land. to the home of her childhood, where her days were days of pastoral happiness and the new world of America was but a dream. She was an old woman when she left Syria perhaps ten years ago. and often in revery, no doubt, she dwells again beneath the shadows of Lebanon, famed for its giant cedars which King Solomon used in the construction of his temple mountains that are part of the worlds oldness.
 Stern measures will be employed to make the Doukhobers keep on their clothes in western Canada.
 THE AUDIENCE oBEYED. Make fuss over me-"
 Sank ''punky" funny man. That Is what they did, But they lost the chap-he ran.
 A Pennsylvania parson is advertising a one-minute sermon. That looks like good proposition. More of the average mans faults can be pointed out in a minute than he ever wants to know, and by limiting himself to one-minute ser mon the preacher can deliver himself about sixty times as often as he could with the old style, one-hour address. The one-minute sermon is destined to be a power for good"
 TOOK THEIR MONEY. He was the cashier of bank
 That was a trihe rotten. And since he fled the people sing,
 Hes gone but not forgotten" &
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Stern measures will be employed to make the Doukhobers keep on their clothes in western Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

A Wisconsin man has someErained rattlers that follow him lI nrnnies We are perfectly willing e. tham to continue following hl
 envoys are shaking. .,,a .,,, country, for they knqfW ,ket chance to do none N 1t
 own country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
ROOM ENOuGH

There was an old lady who lived in a
 shoe And while rather small, the place
 would do, For 1t had belonged to a Chicago maid Whose feet accounted for much that she
 weighed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post office as second-elass matter under act Of Congress March & 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

TOOK THEIR MONEY. He was the cashier of a bank That was a trihe rotten. And since he fled the people sing, Hes gone but not forgotten"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12

L. H. Russ. ". F. Jordan and George D. Britain are the only authorized trav- cling representatives of The Age-Herald In its circulation department.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-25
NORTHWEST NEWS.

The Lewiston Foundry company
has increased its capital from s2O,-
p 500 to $4,000.
Donald Mclean Brown, president
. Of the Seattle Bridge company, is
dead of exhaustion caused by over
work.
A broom factory was recently
built at Roseburg and a $4,000 plant
installed. January 23 it was entirely
destroyed by an incendiary fire.
In the Oregon house the bill to in
crease marriage license fees has been
effectually defeated. Not even a re-
consideration vote could be secured.
]. c. Baker, aged so years, a com
parative stranger in Portland. was
found lying in the mud on a back
street, saturated with rain and be-
dobbed with mud, and nearly uncon-
scous. Though alive and conscious,
he cannot talk, and will die.
The trustees of the George Pea
body education fund. have unani-
mously voted $1,OO0.000 for the Pea
body school for teachers at Nashville
Tenn.-an institution for norma
training of colored teachers ano
those who will teach colored people
Frank Ray, a colored porter, slip
ped and fell while cleaning window!
on the upper story of the DelmonicC
restaurant at Seattle. He came dowr
through a skylight feet foremost int
a 15-gallon pot Of hot soup stock IL
the kitchen. He was not injured fur
ther than to scald the skin off hi
feet and his legs to the knees.
A San Francisco judge required I
bond of $25, 900 of Chan Cheung.
Chinaman accused of numbering Ton
Tick. member of a rival highbinde
organization. 1t was believed tn
bond was prohibitive and would kee
.Cheung safely in Jail until tried. o.
The other hand Cheung dug up $25,
900 cash, deposited it and is at lib
erty