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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Money and Russian Crisis.

The mind readily goes back to Father Gapon and his heroic efforts made in the snows of last January in St. Petersburg, and ever since that movement Russia has been full of deep unrest and discontent The students organized strikes, insurgent sailors in the Black Sea seized warships, work men in Odessa and in the Caucasus met in revolt, and provincial con gresses discussed revolution All de- manded governmental reform. All de- manded constitutional rule. All were parts of one whole, and all eliminated in the political strike inaugurated by all branches of industry last week. The students and the professions and the nobles joined it. It was peaceful as a rule, and general. Its results are known now of all men-the autocracy simply surrendered.
 While the grand ducal coterie has
 
 been in state of siege full year, yet it and its Cossacks would perhaps have held on if the country had not through the incapacity of the bureauc- racy become practically bankrupt. The entire concern was bankrupt both in purse and in public esteem. The war left it in that condition. It needed $500 ,000 ,000 in order to get back to a peace footing. The stril~rs drove the men who could procure the money away. and the autocracy either had to conciliate the people-the strikers--or do without the money needed to keep things going.
 When the truth becomes known it may appear that the need of money by the autocracy at this juncture had no little do with the remarkable change that has come to Russia The pending loan is absolutely needed; it could not be had while popular agitation was maintained, and the autocracy decided therefore to quit, and this brought Count Sergius de Witte and the consti- tutionalists into power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Suffrage and Public Education.

The people of Russia are no longer stolid or apathetic. They are aroused as they never had been in the whole course of their lives, meeting and mingling and openly discussing pubic affairs in public places. It is simply a new Russia, and they desire to forget the old autocratic Russia that has ex- isted three hundred years.
 As a rule the people of Russia are coming into their own in sensible manner. The government-which Is Count de .itte-is using no power not absolutely necessary in the preser- yation of public order. Newspapers print the news, speakers discuss pub lie affairs where and when they are so minded, and the New Russia is coming along as a rule finely and peaceably.
 If the new government meets public expectations all will go we'll. The or ganizations of the people will no doubt be maintained as a safeguard and as needful precaution. The quick resig- nation of Pobiedonostseff, the chief procurator of the holy synod, and the chief reactionist of the country, is a hopeful indication. His quick resigna- tion was as quickly accepted. The resignation of General Glasoff, minis ter of education, was also accepted Scarcely a head of the twelve depart ments. it is thought, will be retained
 After all the two things which are needed In addition to the freedom and individual security already granted. are manhood suffrage and public schools. Whether manhood suffrage will be granted before the coming cleo tion of members of the douma, is un- certain. It is a living and critical issue in Russia today It may not be feasi- ble Suffrage will surely be extended, but it may not be carried to the Ger man manhood standard, or a peg be- yond the standard in many states In this country. The situation Is, how ever, hopeful Suffrage and public ed ucation are the tests of Count de Witte's sincerity, and when his pro gramme covering these two subjects is announced, then we will know how free Russia really is-how complete the marvellous revolution has become. The minister-president has in hand a difficult task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Next Tuesday's Ballots,

Four states elect governors on Tues ay-Massachusetts Rhode Island, Vir- ginia and Ohio and the only contested election of the four will take place in Ohio, where Governor Herrick is strug- gling to overcome the effects of his yetoes and the chronic dissensions of his party. He will probably win, but his plurality of two years ago will be largely reduced.
 Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ne braska will elect minor state officers. The contest in Nebraska is not spir- ited, but in Pennsylvania the machine of the g. O. D. has the battle of it's en- tire career to fight. It is led by Sem ator Boies Penrose and Boss Durham. The fight turns upon the election of a state treasurer J. Lee Hummer is the machine candidate, and he is opposed by William H. Berry, mayor of Ches- ter. It seems almost impossible to an nihilate the republican majority of last fail in Pennsylvania, but some good observers think 1t can and will be done.
 In Maryland comptroller is to be elected. Gordon T. Atkinson is the democratic nominee. He will doubt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
REPAIRING OLD RUINS,

From Harper's Weekly.
 Use is now made of machine exten- sively employed in tunnel construction for repairing and restoring ancient masonry structures. so that these interesting and important architectural remains can be made stronger and frmer than they ever were. The apparatus is known as a groutlng machine. and was invented by the late MT. Greathead, the celebrated English tunnel engineer. It employs compressed air to force liquid cement into any cracks or cavities, no matter what thickness or size, and this material on setting bonds together the different par ticles with which it may come into con- tact.
 The method has been employed in Eng land with considerable success in treating various historic structures and towers walls, bridges. and churches that have been badly cracked have been restored and strengthened in this simple way For merly such cracks were pointed up with mortar and a trowel. which, while pro- teeting the stone from rain, vermin, and, under some conditions, from frost, did nothing towards restoring the strength of the structure. Filling such cracks with good cement and forcing it into the yari- ous interstices often make the wall stronger than 1t was before the fracture and such is especially the case where the cement is forced into the heart of a wall and unites all loose stones and other ma terial into hard conglomerate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02

less be elected but the interest taken in the Maryland election does not at all relate to any office. It rIates to the Poe amendment, which aims to carry to Maryland the electoral provi- sions of the Alabama constitution of 1901. Senator German uphods the Poe amendment, while Senator Rayner is opposed to it. It's fate is uncertain and the public interest in the result is considerable.
 Besides the state elections, interest ing contests will take place in dozen Clues. New York has triangular fight over both the mayoralty and district attorneyship, and big vote will be boiled. Two democrats and one repub- lican are running for each office. Now York's prominence really lends to it's local election more general interest than any one of the state contests ex- cites in the public mind. The first in- quiries on Tuesday night will be apt to relate to the New York city election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Last Day ef the Fair.

The gates of the state fair will be closed tonight, and they will remain closed until October comes again. The opportunity to enjoy the fair and to boost succeeding fairs is limited there fore to this day.
 A good wind-up should be accorded the management, and the track events invite it. The exhibits, too, deserve in speotion. Rarely indeed has the min eral wealth of this district been so finely displayed.
 The fair has been successful from the hour of its opening ten days ago. It has demonstrated the public desire for an annual outdoor festival based on the products of Alabama, and the prediction is freely made that the fair of next year will be the finest and broadest ever held in this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
mate of the crop, as follows:

The estimates of the day range from 10000 000 bales to 10,500,000 bales, and even if the crop should go to 11,00o,000 bales every pound of it is worth ten cents.
 No one at present believes the crop will prove to be eleven million bales. The crop is confessedly short in every state west of Alabama, and it is not very good in Alabama or the states of the southeast.
 There seems to be no reason why cotton should not be firmly held for ten cents, and the weight of opinion IS that brief holding will put that price within the reach of every farmer. By ten cents is meant of course ten cents at the farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Quarantine Stations.

The quarantine relay station." said a commercial traveller yesterday. lis about to become ancient history. There is no longer quarantine relay station at Grand Bay, near the Alabama state line. Up to the present week no. coach which had been in New Orleans could be rolled into Alabama. Dr. Sanders drew the line at Grand Bay. The coach as a coach was not feared. but the possible travelling fever mosquito In it was dreaded, and the relay plan caused the mosquito to transfer her self if she persisted in a desire to come into Alabama
 "A relay station is still maintained about eight miles south of Flomaton against Pensacola, and it may be re- tained a month longer, for the fever in Pensacola will stay until frost drives 1t out. The needed frosts may not fall in Pensacola until next month";
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
PASTORAL TAvERN-kEEPERs.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin
 Bishop Potter's interest in the defunct Subway Tavern strikes us as an unprecc- dented thing" said an advocate of tenn perance, but as matter of fact num- Der of taverns have been run successfully by clergymen in England for a great many years.
 "On the Kings estate at Sandringham the Kings rector conducts cooperative tavern. The tenants have there a read ing room, a billiard room, cricket field. showers and a gymnasium. These good things the profit from their own drinking has brought them.
 'The Anchor Inn at Seaynes Hill, Sus- sex is conducted by its owner. the Rev. Ferdinand Willet. MT Wiilet has tap- room decorated with moralSpictures. and good food is as cheap and as plentiful in his tavern as good beer. He gives his patrons the free use of cricket field. of a reading room and of game room.
 ,'The Rev. Osbert Mordaunt runs fine saloon at Hampton Lucy. His profits go to the local charities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
DEPARTMENT CLERKS IN
 GRIP OF THE GOLD FEVER

procure the statement of a mining gineer that the prospect, shows a ..trus assure vein," explain 1t all in neat cata- ioeues well illustrated, and then sally Ao'.h to sell stock at from ? to 10 cents a share.
 Ten dollars month for ten months Will buy 5000 shares in the NeverfaiI mine ana year from today the shares will sell at dollar piece," says the stock saiesman. No wonder the salaried man decides to play the game" There is no fraud about 1t. He bets s1Oo that tbe "Neverfair' will succeed, just as he would put up 70 on sure thing at Benning. The only difference is that it takes him longer to find out whether he is foolish or fortunate. He doesn't tell the peonla at home about it for few days until he has "investigated'' it. But on may day he must confess, and by that time he has Investigated" by asking one of the directors about the mine. He ia able to talk volubly of prospect. true Assure vein." stamp mills" .as- says $40 tom" and before dinner is over the wife and daughters, who at Hist were ulSguSted, have caught the gold fever" When bedtime comes the whole family is draming of an "independ- ent income" and thousands of people in Washington know what bright dream that is to "salaried man."
 But have they caught the fever? Is it not rather that the latent lust has be- come active? AS old as the race is this love of gold; and it is fit rebuke to those who mourn the death of Romance, that half dozen argonautic expeditions have been fitted out in Washington with in the last six months; and that third of the commonplace looking men in the depart ments today. if you could read their thoughts, are modesn Jasons. -.r.-..M
 It Is the exception not the rule that in- terests the small investor. The depart ment clerk who invests in "gold stock'' thinks only of the twentieth chance. Nothing seems better to him than the chance of profit from a true Assure vein'' in the Rocky mountains that runs clear through to China and is being worked with profit from both ends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Miss Rose Cleveland In Luck.

Tt is good thing to be born lucky, said literary person yesterday. Miss Rose Cleveland, sister to exsPresident Grover. Cleveland, has been made inde- pendently rich.
 Twenty years ago she bought part of an island off the Maine coast, paying for It s45O0, and had given up hopes of ever selling it when the tide turned. Fash ionable people decided to spend the sum mer on that particular island and Miss Cleveland has sold her property for the snug sum of s200,00o. Now say that fortune forgets those who are born under the lucky starr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
This One Spoiled Mothers Attempt to
 Get Rid of Bad Money.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post
 w. caryl Ely of Buffalo. the president of the Americau' Street Railway associa- ton. was talking during the convention in Philadelphia, about motormens and conductors adventures.
 "A conductor came to me with smil- ing face the other day. he said. He wanted to tell me what had happened on an incoming car. It seems that a middle aged woman and her little son, lad of or ' years, got on the car and, as soon as they were seated. the woman took half dollar out of her pocket and handed it to the youngster to pay the fare with.
 ''rhe boy held the coin in his small, fat hand. and examined it closely and sol emnly.
 'The conductor appeared for the fares, and the youngster gave him the half dollar with owlish solemnity.
 The money was pocketed, and forty cents in change was put in the small, ex- tended hand.
 ''As soon as he got this change the boy laughed, wriggled in his seat, and shouted gleefully:
 Oh. ma, he's taken the bad half-dol- lar '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
RUNNING A RACE.
sprinter Tells of Compressed Anguish of the Homestretch.

"All out for the quarters" says head peeping round the partition Of your dress ing room of clothes-pegs and washing basins. You tighten your shoe laces SID your corks in your hands, wish it weren't t so cold and shivery, put your coat over your shoulders and trudge out on heels and spikes writes w. R. Titterton' Tn the London Daily News
 "Take your positionsl" Finger-tips on the chalk line. "Get ready!" The weight goes forward. An eternity passes with out sound.
 Bang! Away. Your body leaps into dizzy action After the first stride you have no legs; you hold to your corks and fly.
 Three backs in front and a batter or feet behindl To pass those backsl Not vet. though, wait for the straight. Hang on to the nearest man. No, he's too slow; pass him-quicker, swerve to the right, thicker, shoulder to shoulder, quicker he's gone. Hang on to green shirt. The handicapped man jumps over green shirt shoulder. Green shirt up to him. Qulck don't let him get in between. "e are past him.
 You are alone wl,-. green shirt and a faint shouting far on. 4Ae's leaving you cling to him; faster, fasteri
 You are alone with green shirt and breaking chesti Keep on. l must stop. .,eep on. Faster, he's gaining. Faster nowi The shouting grows louder. You take the curve. sweep into the straight and SPRINT! dull roar gathers round you and lifts you lifts you up to him level dead level : neck and neck. ahead, aheadl He is slipping out of sight behind you! He has gone. Sprint there is nothing between you and that thin, white line at the other end of the world. Hot breath in your ear. Faster. he hasn't gone Faster-that thin, white line i--growing broader. An arrow in your side. Oh Faster. "G shall die. but I'll last" Louder and louder the roar. Faster Delirium. You fly Gosh, I'm going
 One last jerk Breath comes in gulps. On And the rear is a whirlwind round you, and the line Is white wall before you. and you stagger and gasp and stumble and totter -
 BANG! The line cuts through you all your muscles go out of business. You wabble to a standstill. The roar is a thunder of babblng voices and clapping hands.
 beautiful angel with red whiskers is taking the number of your ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
IN HOTEL. LoBBIEs
RockefeIler's Gain.

If l only had Rockefeller's job can be sung by more than one now said a well known business man. ''verily the i'll wind of the Russian revolution has blown into his eoffers more money than he has any use for.
 Just think, his wealth has increased in the lost two weeks s162O0,0O0, and all be- cause the trouble in Russia has resulted In their not being able to export oil for some time to come, and as consequence the stock of the Standard oil company has gone up many points in the last few days, and as Johp Rockefeller holds about 60 per cent of the stock his increase has amounted to something like the above mentioned figures"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
ALABAMA PRESS

Montgomery Advertiser: President Buel of Georgetown university declares that the game of football, as now played, "is fit only for thugs" Does he score?
 Lafayette Sun: Since the greed of graft has so eaten up mems souls in Phladel- phia we suggest that the city govern ment be turned over to the women to purify
 Gadsden Journal: Thousands were turned away from the circus in Birming- ham yesterday. The tent would not near hold the crowd. This shows two things; Birmingham is prosperous and loves a circus.
 Troy Messenger: Montgomery is con- sidering two street fair propositions. Up in Tuscumbia there is a hot fight on be- tween the pro and anti-street fair people. Our idea is that the street fairs are pretty bad propositions.
 Montgomery Times: There Is nothing slow or old-fashoned about Mir. Box, the editor of the Ladies Home Journal. In his November issue he will not only denounce proprietary medicines, which he claims irl- lures the bodies of his readers, but VIII furnish some inspiring literature under the fascinating title, "A House Burglar Talks About His Own Business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Nashville,s New Era.

"A representative Nashville man whom I met In Birmingham Is enthusiastic over the arrangement by which the Illinois Central and the Southern enter this city over the Tennessee Central" said a prom inent citizen.
 '"rhe entrance of these two great sys- tems Into Nashville means new era for that city. It may be safely predicted that Nashville will grow more rapidly than ever.
 'The coming of the Illinois Central to Birmingham means a big thing for our city, and it's connection with Nashville means no less for the Tennessee capital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
About Persons.

A. H. Quinn and W. E. Quinn of Shreve- port are in tho city.
 Harry l.. Kirk of Atlanta is the guest of friends at the Hillman.
 Capt. T. G. Bush. who has been attend ing the stockholders meeting of the Annis- ton Water company, is at home.
 w. H. Weller of Anniston is in the city.
 F. M. Howell of Columbus, Ga, has come to Birmingham with the intention of locating here.
 A. l.. Stewart of Jacksonville, Fla, ia in Birmingham.
 E. E. Linthicum of Anniston will be In the city for several days. He is supervis- ing the construction of the cast iron pipe works at North Birmingham, of which he is to be general manager.
 w. A. Shropshire, travelling passenger agent of the Frisco is in Savannah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
PARTING.
By Coventry Patmore

By Coventry Patmore. Men have been known lightly to turn the
 corner of street, And days have grown to months And months to tagging years ere they Have looked in loving eyes again. Parting at best is un6erlaid With tears and pain; Therefore. lest sudden death should como
 between, Or time, or distance. clasp with pressure firm the hand Of him who goeth forth: Unseen, Fate goeth too. Yea. find thou always time to say some
 earnest word Between the idle talk, lest with thee
 henceforth, Night and day. Regret should walk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
co-Eps PLAY POKER.

From Cleveland (Ohio) Cor. PittsburG
 Dispatch.
 Surrounding two large tables in a room in the dormitory, IA students of the wo- mems college of the Western Reserve university were interrupted by the Jani- tress late last night while they were play ing the great American game of poker.
 A lecture and promise to bring the matter before the faculty should the of- fense be repeated sent the girls to their rooms and to bed.
 Matches were being used for chips. each match representing an investment of 5 cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
From the Washington Post.

nN EVADA, eh? Why, that must
 % be somewhere near my inter-
 ests. I hold 20oO shares in the Lida Bonanza and 1000 in the Bullfrog Junior. and l expect great things from them in about year."
 To one not acquainted with department life, such words from commonplace gov ernment clerk In conversation with a brother clerk would be heard with aston ishment, but talk of holdings" invest ments," "stocks," and such matters is so general among the workers in the gov- ernment service that one soon becomes used to it and rates it at it's true value. The young man whose words are quoted was not boasting, for he actually holds ,the shares alluded to, and is paying for them at the rate of s10 month, the pay ments to continue until he has up s100. By that time he will know whether the prospect is worth anything to him.
 If 1t strikes" he says, .Ill be rich; and If it doesn't-oh, well, it's all a gam be and if you never venture you never win"
 Nor lose, either, might be added, but a worth while man. is more or less gam bier, anyway, and the best spirits take chances So the clerk reasons and spends his good money.
 Salaried men are especially prone to take flyers" and the departments are ing stocks seed or tares.
 Just now there is wave of gold inning investment sweeping over the salaried portion of the population. Thousands of clerks have holdings, and if tenth of the mines being exploded turn out well many families that now scrape along on s12oO to s15oo a year will be running their own automobiles.
 But how many will turn out well? Only time can tell Experience, however, gives a pretty fair idea, and it says that not over one fin twenty prospects ever pays the initial investment, while still fewer pay a good profit to the investor There are reasons for this besides the chief one that some mines that look good for a while often run out. The chief of these other reasons is that the "promoters'' of
 
 small stockholders when the development work has gone far enough to convince them that there is pay ore in the mines. Indeed, this latter objection is so common that it Is difficult to sell stock in a com pany whose officers are unknown, and especially in one that has it's headquar- ters in the stock broker section of New York, for most people have the idea that Wall street is the source of an evil, or at least that nothing but evil originates there. The departments have enough burnt children in them to serve as a warming to others that fire Is actually hot.
 In some of the more recent gold mine ventures exploited in Washington, this fear of ''unkno%n directors has been sauarely met by making men we'll known In the city for honesty and good judgment officers of the companies. Better than this, they are not officers in name only, but actually control some of the com- panies, and have their money in them The properties being developed by these companies are in various parts of the west from Montana to Arizona, taking in tho district recently opened in Nevada, and older claims in Colorado and Califor- mia. The usual mode of procedure is to gst claim. have ore from It asssyed.