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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
Georuia's Repudiated Bonds.

A former member of parliament, who lives in London, is in Atlanta, preparing to press before the next leg islature the payment of the repudiated Bullock bonds. He represents more than a million O. those bonds. q ap- preciate," he says, "the conditions under which thev were repudiated by Georgia But we, the purchasers, are innocent, and do rot think we should be made to lose our money We bought them as an investment"
 Nearly all the repudiated bonds of reconstruction days are held abroad, and in one way CT another payment of them will be pressed. One line will be tried and ther another and fifty years from today they will bob up again. Each generation of the holders will demand paymen
 This is why Senator Bacon and the other southern senators should stand firm in demanding an amendment of the pending arbitration treaties, so that no opening wi, be presented Cor enforcing the payment of the repudi- ated bonds. President Roosevelt is en- deavC ring to force the treaties through the Senate unamended, but the south ern senators have so far defeated his efforts, and the present Congress is rapidly drawing to q close.
 The southern senators ask either L. at an amendment be adopted eXclud- ing from arbitration all state subjects, or else O providing for separate treaty when one of the states is direct ly concerned. The former is the bet te of the ~ ), and the southern sen ators will have fought a good battle if they ho. of the treaties until they are amended as the south desires them to be- It is a big fight and an important fight, and 1t should be one to . finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

memory O. Ter dead and gone sen ator, Congressman Wiley of Mont gomery arose and delivered perhaps the warmest tr.oute of the entire series of speeches.
 True, Senator Ingalls, did oppose the Force bill, but his sarcastic tongue ire ely lashed southern methods and southern institutions from year to year. Time, however, eliminates the passing passions of the moment, and MT. Wiley found nothing in the career of the brilliant Kansan that he could no. commend, and warmly, too.
 John J. Ingall. was indeed enc of tie great senators yf the post-bellum period. No one outranked him in elo- quence, in reparteo, or in facility oi speech. He lad courage, too, and no one ever questioned his integrity. A po- litieal enemy, especially a hypocrite, was flayed by him well nigh to death.
 There is 10 need, however, to praise JChn J. Ingalls,. The Age-Herald sim ply desires to ca, attention to the fact that the as1orities of politics readily disappear This was made plain when Congressman Wiley arose and frankly eulogized Kansas great senator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph company. Is at the Hillman.
 c. Y. Huggins. of Chicago, Is at the Morris
 E. D. Burwell, of Huntsville, is at the St. Nicholas.
 Daniel Collier. a prominent attorney of Tuscaloosa, is at the St. Nicholas.
 J. J. Miller, of Selma. is at the Hill man.
 J. B. Kimball. of Atlanta, is at the Colonial.
 NJ Andrews. of Carbon Hlll. is at the Metropolitan.
 II. C. Reynolds Jr.. of Montevallo is at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
At the End of One Year.

The war in the far east was begun on February by a Japanese assault on the Rus-,1n fleet at Port Arthur one year ago today. In all that time it cannot be said that the Russians have won a single victory on land or sea. Their fleets at Port Arthur and VladioYostok were destroyed by piece meal, and today not one Russian ship in the two fleets is free or afloat ex- cept possibly two damaged cruisers shut in by the ice at Vladivostok. Those two cruisers, the Rossia and Gromoboi, may have been repaired but their fighting strength is incon- siderable. Rojes.vensky and Volkers- hani's fleets are at or near Madagas- car, waiting for Eotrorsky, who Is steaming down the Red sea. The sailing of the fleet at Libau has been indefinitely postponed
 Nor have the Russians done much better on land. They were driven from the Yalu and were whipped at Nashan Hill. So they were at Telissu, and Nogi after an effort covering seven months captured Port Arthur. The Russians just did escape a gen eral disaster at Liao Yang. The bat tlo of Sha river resulted in a Russian repulse, and the Russians won no laurels at Hun river.
 Today Russia is in a far worse con dition than she was one year ago, Her prestige has been sadly impaired and her internal affairs are in a fer ment, and reign of terror seems to be impending. The uncertainty of the future relates as much to Russias home affairs as to the operations of her army and fleet in the far east The prospect is not flattering fol Russia either at home or in Man churia. Much depends upon a heavy battle to be fought between Oyama and Kuropatllin as soon as tho weather will admit of movements 1T the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
PROFITS OF LITERARY LIFE.

Wallace Rice in the Chicago Journal
 Never in the history of the world were there so many men and women writing for money, simply because there never be- fore were so many men and women read ing From time to time there come to the public reports of some writer or another making fabulous sums from single book, and immediately a number of other men and women begin writing a book just like it, to get the same amount in their own pockets.
 But these reports are like those of the winners in lotteries or tho big hauls made on the race tracks. They are put out with an effect entirely misleading, as will be proved They are the exception, not the rule, and a moments reflection shows that as long as lottery managers and bookies are not in the business for their health the profits must be on their side rather than on the side of the average buyer of pool tickets or lottery slips.
 Some careful computations have been made of the results, generally speaking, of writing books for publication, and the following statements are not open to crit icism
 Of all the manuscripts written and sub mtted to publishers not more than one in a hundred ever sees the light of print.
 The average sale of printed books does not exceed 500 copies.
 The average price of books sold in the United States is s1.25 volume.
 The average royalty paid the author Is 10 per cent of the list price.
 Ten per cent of $1.2 .25 is .-7a cents. Eight hundred times 12ik cents is s10o. In other words the author has only one chance in hundred of making $1O0. But for an unknown writer the chances are considerably less. Every one familiar with the business of publishing knows that an overwhelming majority of the books published are written either upon actual order or after conference with an author who is known as such For all the hospitality with which new work hay ing the required standard is welcomed, it is safe to say that nine out of ten of the books published are by persons with more or less of established reputation. This brings the chance for the book of an unknown writer to see the light of print down to about one in a thousand, with the average return upon the average manuscript of the unknown writer down to 10 cents a manuscript-whch will en- rich few. It sounds hard. but it is the | solemn fact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
A NOTABLE MULTIMILLloNAIRE.

James R. Randall in the Catholic Co.,
 lumbian.
 A visit to New York is a lesson in humility. Every material thing is so big and tall and grand. around Wall street especially, that one seems dwarfed and insignificant No doubt the dwelers here become used to the environment and grow with it, but the stranger is a pigmy and shrinks Tn his own esteem, no matter how conceited he may be individually. For tunately for me I had some influential friends and one powerful introduction. So I managed to escape at least bewilder- ment It is very difficult to ,enter the presence of the captains of industry and ordinarily it is as easy to see a king, but I managed. without much ceremony, to call upon Mir. Thomas F. Ryan, a multi millionaire and the financial head of the Seaboard Air Line, who could furnish certain information that might be of importance to me later on. MT Ryan is a Virginian and like his father, was a Confederate soldier. He is one of the handsomest and most impressive men have ever encountered He is very tall and symmetric, with power and benignty stamped upon his countenance. He is a Catholic and in association with his de- voted wife, gives millions to charity. A magnificent cathedral at Richmond, Va. is near completion, the gift of this noble couple. Their other munifcent endow- ments are numerous. It would be to the honor of Virginia if this gallant, prosper ous and generous son were elected to the United States senate. It may be that he has no political ambition, hut in this epoch, the south needs men like him to illustrate her at the national capital. Under God, he owes his wealth to his own superior intellect. for he had tc begin at the bottom of the ladder, after the war and is now in the front rank of great capitalists who are developing the land that he courageously fought for There are not a few ex-Confederates whc have won their way marvellously in New York, but I know of none D compare with Thomas F. Ryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
ROOSEVELT CAUGHT THIEVES.
Story of the Days When He Was on a
 Western Ranch.

Special to the New York Times.
 Did you ever hear the story of how President Roosevelt. when he was run ming the ranch on the Little Missouri, and was just plain Teddy. captured two horse thleves?p asked J. B. Thompson, of Faribault Minn. of a group of friends at the Hatel McKcKay. No Well. I was out there at the time of the inci- dent, and can vouch for the truth of the story.
 "One day a couple of cowboys rode up on which the Roosevelt ranch is situated. They removed the saddles and blankets from their horses and dumped the stuff into boat moored on the shore, turning their animals loose. The men were ob- served, and as the both belonged to MT. Roosevelt, he was notified The men in the boat. instead of rowing across the river as it was at first supped they would, eoly began rwing dwn stream to some destination unknown. It was plain that they were stealing the boat.
 MT. Roosevelt mounted horse as soon as he heard of theft of his boat and started in pursuit down the bank of the river. The Little Missouri is rather crooked, and the men had something of a start but MT. Roosevelt came up with them at last and ordered them to bring the boat to the shore. The men in the hoat oave him the lauqh hut Mir RoOsa- welt, presenting revolver of the very effective type in vogue in that country at that time, again ordered them to bring the boat to the shore. Both of the cow boys were armed, but they complied with the order.
 MT. Roosevelt kept the men covered while they approached the bank and then ordered them, one at time, to discard their weapons. MT. Roosevelt then turned his horse loose to find it's way back to the ranch. and. getting into the boat, made the men row him back to the place where they had stolen the craft. He then escorted his prisoners to the railroad station at Medora and took them to Dickinson to stand trial.
 Later it developed that the two men were horse thieves, and they were tried and convicted and did the time for that crime. I forget whether the charge of stealing the boat was pressed, but I presume not, for horse stealing was the more serious charge. Horse thieves in that country got very little consideration In those days, and the horse thief that got off with term in prison was lucky"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
AN ART MASTER.

By John Boyle O'Reilly. He gathered cherrystones and carved
 them quainty Into fine semblances of flies and fow- CTS; With subtle skill. he even imaged faintly The forms of tiny maids and ivied towers His little blocks he loved to file and
 polish: And ampler means he asked not, but de-
 spised; All art cherrystones he would abolish, For then his genius would be rightly prized For such rude hands as dealth with
 wrongs and passions, And throbbing hearts. he had pity
 smile Serene his way through surging years and
 fashions. While heaven gave him his cnerrystones
 and hlei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

IT is impossible to read the statement
 made by President Alderman in reply
 to the criticism directed against him, and through him against the University of Virginia, by Senator Bai.-y and not
 to realize that the junior Senator from
 Texas has been guilty of a grave in
 firmity of judgment. It is not too much
 to state that Dr. Aldermans dignified
 and eloquent reply rings tri - in every line, and that it places Senator Bailey in a position which his friends cannot contemplate with complaceney. To be somewhat frank, the statement made by President Alderman, in explanation of the purpose and effect of his New York address furnishes a convincing refutation of the captious criticism-the virulent if Senator from Texas.
 In view of what President Alderman 1 has now said and of the manner in which he has said it, it is not a little painful to remark that the Charlotte (N. O. Ob- | server, in its issue of Monday, is inclined
  slty of Virginia. President Aldermans | assertions regarding the deterioration of southern statesmanship probably did not | justify Senator Bailey's criticism" says
 the Observer, "but they can hardly be said to have done any good, and south
 erner should be careful of his word when he goes away from home lest he regarded l ia 1at a n
 easy fault these days and it isn't at all
 nice in southerners."
 | The Observer is clearly right in insist | ing that the "niceties' of the decorum be | observed by public speakers, and right also in deprecating anything that even
 suggests the spirit of obseauiousness or of | ''pandering." It is quite mistaken. how ever. regarding the facts in this case President Alderman was not speaking away from home.'' He was addressing
 gathering of 800 men who are m the higher sense of the word, Southern" ir
 every beat of their blood in every fibre | of their frame. To that meeting oi southerners President Alderman saic nothing to which right minded persons
 might reasonably take exception. Every one who either heard or read his ad
 dress perfectly understands ttat the presi'
 dent of the University of Virginia paid g
 notable tribute to the people of the south | ern states-a tribute that was none the | less notable by reason of the fact that Il
 was nicely discriminating.
 The Charlotte Observer. published as il
 is in a state where Dr. Alderman work
 ed earnestly and effectively in the cause
 of education. surely knows that 1t woule
 be impossible in pr. Alderman either tC
 speak or even to feel unsympatheticall, of southern character or of southern achievement.
 "No man. says Sir Philip Sidney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
LOOKING FORWARD.
From Pnck.

from PUCK.
 "Oh. yes" said Miss Dolly Vassargurl. as she shifted her gum. 'of course have my ideals as to the kind of man my fu- ture husband must be. Of course he must be strong and handsome, but not at all stuck on himself: he must also be shrewd and practical but poetical and artistic withal; he must be able to make lots Of money. and be generous and unselhsh. and sing tenor and be a deep thinker and a political leader, he must be always thoughtful of the rights of others, and own a racing automobile, and he must never touch liquor and be a thorough yachtsman. I want him to belong to the clubs and societies. to be a man amongst men and always be home nights; and he must swear he loves me for myself alone and never talk foolish; in fact. he must be my mental and spiritual affinity. and no dreamer" And Dolly took out her gum and put in caramel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
All Nio;.. Restaurants.

Among the many indications of Birm- ingharn's metropolitan character and gen. eral prosperity is the fact that more than a half dozen cafes are kept open. all night. their patronage justifying the never close rule" remarked a man about town.
 Tn years past when business was de- pressed, we had only one all night restau- rant Now there are seven or eight that are prepared to serve elaborate suppers at any hour of the night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
Birminaham's Advantaae.

People are apt to complain of rainy weather. but I think our people here in Birmingham should give thanks that they have rain instead of snow and ice,' said an old citizen. When we compare win ter conditions in Atlanta and other cities this side of the Mason and Dixon line with Birmingham conditions we are to be envied.
 Birmingham has enjoyed good winter not too cold and not too warm-and we should thank heaven and be careful not to grumble because of little rainy spell comes now and then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
INNOCENT QUESTION.

From the Florda-Times Union.
 The Birmingham Age-H Herald Is innocent enough to ask the following question; "Debs was sent to jail for. contempt of court-why not the big packers, then Perhaps justice Is, however, no longer blind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 No girl is pretty enough to suit herself unless you tell her so.
 Most men would rather brag about their children than support them.
 compliment is not a compliment when 1t is paid by man who wants to borrow money from you. It is worth while remembering that the only ones who know how to cook never went to cooking school.
 A woman has an idea that if she hadn't married her husband he would be a hard drinker or lose all his money play ing cards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
MT. Wiley on John James Ingalls,.

John James Ingalls,, long senator from Kansas, has not been dead over five years, and yet in that time the bitterness of politics has been obliter- ated, and when Kansas desired to place in Statuary hall statue to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Gatherings of as many as three per sons are not allowed on the streets of Sosnovice. Families in which there are children mt not be seen to- gether on the publi highway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Governor Folk is now pursuing the pistol toters of Missouri. Between that states boodlers and pistol toters he seems to have enough work cut out to last him two years at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Senator Clark of New York and Montana has scored again. His house in New York, now approaching com pletior, is pronounced the most ridicu- lous architectural monstrosity In Am erica.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Machen and his fellow postoffice swindlers were not permitted to ride to the penitentiary in a Pullman car. That was tough luck for men who have widowed in Uncle Sam's wealth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

A Delaware preacher chartered special train in order to be in time for church services. The modern di- vine has as much enterprise as a cap tain of flnancei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

to shake the dust or that colds unreSpon- sive town from his feet. Alas. such is greatness fallen into decay!
 A lad who found s25s has just been re- warded with s85 Now that is more reasonable ratio, and if people who lose large sum of money and have it returned to them will increase the size of their rewards the cause of honesty will be ad- vaneed.
 A Kansas pastor has refused to allow Richmond Pearson Hobson to occupy his pulpit because there was a revival going on and he did not think ''the presence of a man in my pulpit who has made himself conspicuous in every state in the union by kissing women promscu- ously would be at all harmonious with the religious movement now on foot'' Captain Hobson has about lived down the exaggerated fame he won as an osculator, but every now and then it rises up from the most unexpected places and hits him in the face.
 It is interesting to note that the ad- vertising contract for the all-star pro- duction of "The Two Orphans" specifies that the name of each actor and actress who constitutes the heavy part of the company shall be printed in letters ex- actly the same size. If James O'Neilrs name were displayed in type a fraction of an inch larger than that which an- nounced Louis James there would forth with be a disturbance fit to make the Too is a ticklish proposition to put one name ahead of the other, these distinguished players being so well known to fame, but as it is impossible to print all of them in a horizontal line, pride has to make the best of necessity. However. don't you think for one moment that because Clara Norris name happens to follow that of Mrs. Le Moyne there is any difference in the rank of the two. They are both great and woe be to him who dares hint that both are not equally important in the production of ''The Two Orphans
 The house at Verona where tradition says that Juliet hearkened to the wooing of Romeo has fallen into decay. and it is
  the immortal love-making of these two is still being emulated with unabated en- thusiasm.
 The musical comedies which filled the l Jefferson theatre to the doors last year are playing to half-iled houses this year. It is time for eastern theatrical managers to awake to the fact that southern people will not pay their money to see just any old frayed and frazzled musical piece that Is shunted down this way for purposes that are purely mercenary. There were fifty-fve children born in Carson City, Nev., last year and only one of them was a boy. If he does not have a good time when he grows up it will be | his own fault.
 Jack London has been nominated for mayor of Oakland Cal, by the socialist party. The possibilities for authors are | broadening every day. Since MT. Roose- welt settled down in the White House every writer of books now has a chance i to be President ~,g la.
 YE OLD TIME WOOING.
 In dayes of olde
 When knytes were bolde,
 And did accounting gough, | They loved a lot And panted not | For pater's pile of dough. | PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Trouble is in store for the Japa- nese, for Grand Duke Boris and his chorus girls have started again for the front They may be booked to take Grippenberg's place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

The Santa Fe and the interstate commerce commission have experience ed head-on collision. and Paul Nor ton was caught in the wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Gen. Grippenberg. from whom so much was expected, has retired from the scene of action. He has joined the grand dukes at St. Petersburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

The Rus.lan nobles fear no disaster to a government that has been sane toned by centuries. That is Just the trouble. Autocracy is so old that 1t is out of date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Gen. Lord Kitchener of Khartoum is but fifty-fve years old. He is now commander-in-c chief of India, and is England's greatest soldier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

A New Orleans paper has an edi. torial entitled wNv people gamble. That's easy. They want to win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

In collecting marriage statistics the census bureau should first round up Johann Hoch. The rest will be easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

The Iowa farmers have hanged Con gressman Pete Hepburn, because he has flickered over the railroad regu- lation bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Until the school of journalism is es- tablished we can resort to the school of experience, which is much better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

The man who can keep out of debt sti.l has sense enough to stay out ot the wet in thi- --iLd of weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Birmingham has not seen the sun in so long a tl.:.o that she is able to form no opinion regarding the new sun spots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Tiger GrippenberG got enough of fighting at Sandepas, and has gone back home disgusted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

New York has had another snow storm, and the subway is gaining friends every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

Gorky, free or in prison, has become power in Russia. His short stories are read and re-read.