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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
BEsIEGED BY LIONS.
,rom the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News
 From Mount Darwin, in Rhodesia, South Africa, comes this complain from set tier, under date of July i: "I did not think 1t anything extraordinary when was camped on the Riua, near the Portuguese boundary, with 100 boys, that lion should come one night and carry off one of them and that three other lions should make several attempts to get into the camp. There, of course, was no civiliza- tion. but here in Darwin, with our white population and buildings, it Is astonishing how daring the lions are. On the 18th of last month lion came into the camp and took one of four boys. The others gave the alarm, and though the black watch fired several shots the lion did not drop the body. Two nights afterward they came again, but contented, them selves by carrying a bag of mealies about twenty-five yards and pulling over some others The same night they took point CT dog from Darwins store At War berton's store one lion put his paw through the window and tore down the mosquito netting over the bed.
 .'On the night of the 23rd. ult.. five of  the police watched at Warberton's store and had goat tied to a heavy ladder for bait Shots were fired at lioness that came in sight. She. however, turn ed and ran a short distance, then, facing around, saw the goat and with lightning bound landed on 1t. Two shots were then fired at her, but without effect, 1t being too dark to take aim. The lioness seized the goat and dragged it about 200 yards She returned about two hours afterward and must have seen Trooper Wilson's eyes watching her for she came madly at the hut where he was. He, however, got in lucky shot. for she fell, giving terrific roars. She then cleared, roaring all the time and tearing up the ground in her fury as she went.
 "Lions also raided MT. Bourke's wagon and donkeys, tearing down the buck sail but doing no further damage. The lion trouble is becoming a very serious one here, but we hope to be more successful in killing them with the trap guns which we are setting."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
THE ALABAMA SENATORS.

From the Washington Star
 The Stars Birmingham letter printed yesterday gave some interesting irforma- ton about Alabama politics. A feature of the situation worthy of national attention is the fact that the legislature at it's next regular sessison will elect two Uni ted States senators, ana 1t is proposed that Senators Morgan and Pettus succeed themselves. The term Of the former will expire in March, 1907, and that of the latter in March, 1909.
 Let us all second this motion, for what ever division of opinion there may be about local affairs in that state the truth is widely recognized that In her present members of the upper house of Con gress Alabama possesses two officials or exceptional capacity and Influence. Both have passed their eightieth year, but both retain full mental and a liberal share of physical vigor, and both are as atten- tive to their duties in the Senate as mem bers of that body only half their years It Is, indeed, a remarkable exhibition of the staying powers of men who all their long years have been eager and active in the battle of life.
 MT. Morgan mas been III the oeHd'S siiiOo 1s7--nearly thirty years-and all that time recognized force in the chamber The south has sent no man 70 Congress since tf1e civil war whose influence on the larger affairs of the country has been so great. A profound constitutional law yer, a broad-minded American, an able debater and an incorruptible citizen, he has enjoyed the respect of both parties, and served the whole country in much important business.
 MT. Pettus came upon the stage much later. and at time of life when the great majority of men have ceased to feel the allurements of political honors. But if he had been a youngster With his spurs to win he could not have ad- dressed himself to his duties with more zest or industry, or have met the re- auirements of his office with more suc- cess. He ranks with the strong men on his side of the chamber, and his personal popularity crosses the aisle and shows conspicuously among the republicans.
 Alabama will do well to keep these two vigorous and accomplished veterans In office as long as they are willing to serve her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
A rotten cause abldes no handling.
 --2 King Henry w.
Battle of the Screens.

The battle of the screens will be fought out in September, and an uphill fight it will be from one end of the month to the other. It would not have been a hard or doubtful battle at all if the fever had been promptly de- tected in New Orleans. It is believed 1t slumbered in the Italian quarter or that city two months before It's pres ence became known to the state au- thorities who then had charge of health and sanitary affairs in the Crescent City. "If," says the Chicago Tribute, "a federal health officer had been In charge of New Orleans he would have declared a quarantine against Central American ports as soon as he heard there was yellow fever there, even If it did interfere with the banana trade. He would have declared it much soon or than the local authorities did. If an officer of the national goyer;mcnt had knevr of tn. presence of yellow fever |, New Orleans early in he summer he would not have thought of the com mercial consequences of an announce ment, He would have thought only Of the health of the people of New Or leans, of Louisiana, and of neighbor- ing states. He would have told the truth at once."
 The present epidemic, so damaging to the south and so plainly due to the carelessness and chronic neglect of To- cal officials at New Orleans, will doubt less lead to the establishment of fed eral quarantines at all gulf and south Atlantic ports. The marine hospital service can be trusted to resist success fully the incoming of dangerous dis eases, and the state authorities Of Louisiana at least cannot be so trusted.
 Besides making manifest the supe- rior advantages of the federal service, the present epidemic will fully estab- fish the mosquito theory, and make known to all that prompt isolation of first cases will suffice to protect any community by preventing spreading of the fever.
 AS we enter September the hope is that the fever can be stamped out in the states other than Louisiana, and that it can be controlled in that un- fortunate state. No doubt great watch fitness and vigilance will be needed this month, but all the forces of sani- tation are in the field, and no effort will be spared to prevent the scourge from entering this state, and the Nils. sissippi authorities are fighting a still harder battle. Vigilance is the price of health this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
University Filled Up.

land halls has been engaged by students, said Dr. Eugene A. Smith of the Uni versity of Alabama. who was in town yes terday, .'and the coming year at the nni- versity, which opens next Wednesday, promises to be a reeord-breaker.
 Tt Is already a serious problem what to do with the students. and I don't see any relief except to erect temporary frame buildings as they did twenty years ago. until the legislature gives us more build ings.
 Every department of the university IS thriving, and things were never in bet ter condition'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
ALABAMA AT WORK.

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
 Governor Jelkss of Alabama and mem- bers of the legislature of that state are reported as engaged in an effort to cause Alabama as a commonwealth to champion the cause of Federal marine quaran- tine. The movement is wise, sensible and timely, and should receive the support not only of the people of Alabama. but of all the other states of the south.
 Fighting yellow fever and other plaques of the kind before they reach the coast line of the United States Is duty right ly belonging to the government. It has been deterred from assuming this duty in the past because of various reasons of essentially local nature, but the mag nitude of the interests involved in pre- venting the entry of disease into this country outweighs the combined business and political objections of the opponents of the Federal marine quarantine. Be- sides the health of the country must take precedence of both politics and business and the sooner the southern states get to- gether on this question of health and relegate politics and certain local inter ests to the background the better it will be for this entire section.
 No one state is properly equipped to maintain strict routine of guarding the coast from the entry of disease. More over local interest would more than like- ly cause one state to establish an easy quarantine when another is putting a strict one in force. There Is nothing to be gained by leaving this marine fight to the states. but everything to lose. while on the other hand the government is amply able and we believe quite will ing to make uniform and effective war fare against the invasion of every sort of disease.
 A five or six days delay in quarantine of vessels from suspicious ports will doubtless delay shipping from those ports, but the trifing cost of this delay ought not to stand for a moment against the health of great section of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
From the Philadelphia Record.

1 HE attempt to introduce Japa- IVY nese jiu jitsu Jew jits) into this
 country as sport promises to do lot of harm for jiu jtsu is not a sport at all, although 1t may be a most effective method of attack and defense in cases of life and death. The sooner this is understood by the American people the better 1t will be- for they will then go about picking up knowledge of the Japa- nese style of contest with different ob- ject.
 All American soldiers and sailors should have some knowledge of jiu jitsu, for it might be of great service to them in a hand-to-hand contest. and the average American citizen could we'll afford to give up some time to acquiring knoweledge in this Japanese art for use in case of un- evil-disposed person. But soldier, sailor and citizen should frat learn the Amerl- can accomplishments of boxing and wrestling, for In many ways either are of infinitely greater advantage as a means of self-protection than jiu jitsu and have the additional advantage of being com paratively safe for a contest with a friend.
 A hard-hitting boxer could with ease re- pei the attack of jiu jitsu professor, unless the latter also knew something of the hit-and-get-awa.y game, for a boxer can knock out an opponent at arms length.
 Wrestling like jiu jitsu requires close work to be effective. and while in some ing like as fiendish aa jiu jitsu, for the reason that foul holds are barred.
 The Japanese game is to attack all the weak points of the human anatomy-bend joints backward and twist them in place of the way they were made to bend and break bones where careful study has taught they are the weakest. They also gouge. shut off blood in big arteries, cause dizziness and insensbility, and, in fact. fight in a foul manner all the time.
 It is not sport, but war, and an Amer lean going into a contest with Jap would be handicapped unless he had made up his mind to forget humanity for the time. The record of a few contests held in this country between Japanese jiu jitsu pro- fessors and Americans of late may not bear out this statement for the reason that the Japs have always been handi- capped too much. In the first place they were giving exhibitions and did not want to seriously hurt their opponents, and were also up against fearful odds in the -way of weight and strength. At West Point, where an exhibition was given recently. the Jap weighed ios pounds, while Tipton. the football player who threw him, tipped the beam at 200 pounds in condition. Tipton. while know ing nothing of jiu jitsu and little of wrest- ling, had been carefully drilled in foot ball tackling and simply played football with the Jap, throwing him every time he tried without difficulty.
 Such an unequal contest in no way dem- onstrates the merits of jiu jitsu any more than 1t would the relative merits of boxing and wrestling were Danny Dougherty and Frank Gotch to be match ed. The difference in size and strength would decide the contest. irrespective of | the skill of the men.
 All talk of willingness on the part oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

ready 10 Did Opportunity welcome when she knocks on the door Yet. a series of fortunate and fortuitous circumstances havs contributed to the rise of the Roose- welt star, which now shines so brilliantly athwart the worlds horizon. Men are very much what they make themselves, but it is seldom that fate is so kind to a person who is in position to make the most of her works. The eonsummation of peace at Portsmouth Is the last achievement in a series Of events that have seemingly conspired to make Presi- dent Roosevelt one of the great men in history. It is something to have been President of the United States, but we are aware of how soon an executive is forgotten by the world if he fails to leave the stamp of his genius and per- sonality upon the trend of events. Wash- ington, Jefferson, Lincoln--only three out of the twenty-five Presidents. who have ruled the destinies of the nation in such manner as to leave ineffaceable foot prints upon the sands of time By the treaty of Portsmouth President Roose- welt will take his place with these three. His place in history is assured.\ Success awaits tine man who does things" In Roosevelt's case 1t seems that Dame For tune has also been his handmaiden.
 Simon Lake, designer of submarine boats, says that he will settle permanent 1y in Berlin. Unless he is lucky. he may some day settle permanently at the bot tom of the sea.
 "The Girl with the Baton is causing talk in vaudeville, but the talk is not so loud as that caused by 'the woman with the rolling pin"
 It is related that Pennsylvania scrub woman sued the Delaware Valley railroad for s1 and won her case. It Is hard to believe that any one would be content to sue corporation, especially railroad, for so small a sum. The accepted rule of procedure seems to be. Demand as much as you dare and take what you can get"
 With 123 saloons in the corporate limits of Birmingham, there Is no excuse for a citizen to remain dry. Moreover, these establishments are included in the ab- surdly small "census Birmingham" Greater Birmingham can boast of many more. It is an easy matter to locate drink in Jefferson county.
 The Ohio horse that was scared to death by an automobile might have wait ed to be run over.
 It is not surprising that the "anvil chorus is after M. Witte in Russia. A great man is never without his enemies. Fame brings a troop of human jackals who bark at distance but dare not ap- proach the object of their clamor.
 OVERSIGHT.
 Here lies an honest man, forsooth, Who takes his final snooze;
 He always boiled his water but
 He never boiled his booze.
 The gridiron boys will begin to assemble next week and the professional baseball player will be forced to resume work as boilermaker, truck driver, hotel magnate. caterer and what not.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
VICTORIES OF WAR.
New York World.

From the New York World.
 JAPANESE VICTORIES. Battle of the Yalu river-3196 Russians killed or wounded.
 Battle of Liao Yang-22,056 Russians killed or wounded.
 Battle of the sha river-s7seS Russians killed or wounded
 Surrender of Port Arthur-32 475 Rus sian soldiers and 15.o00 sick and wounded captured.
 Battle of Mukden-so,oOO Russians killed or wounded.
 Destruction of Baltic fieet-Admiral Rojestvensky and S55O men captured. twenty-three warship sunk or destroyed
 RUSSIAN VICTORIES Diplomatic conflict of Portsmouth-Rus- sia pays no indemnity. Russia regains her interned warships. Russia's naval power remains unlimited in the far east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

N\ RANK KEENAN,, an actor who N will be a member of Blanche Bates company this season, had a rather disastrous time of it last year in New York, where he attempted to popularize the one-act play. MT. Keenan still clings to his pet Idea, however, and insists that he will eventually make a financial and artistic success of the one act play. It Is easy to explain why a dramatic 'tid bit'' does not suit the play going public. The average theatregoer will tell you that he seldom gets well interested in a play until the first act Is finished. There are some people who. because of mental sluggishness. poor ac- oustic properties of the theatre or bad enunciation on the part of the actors are never able to catch the full thread of the story in the first act. Possibly they begin to have some idea of what the playwright Is attempting to set be- fore them, but it requires the second act to get them fully len rapport" To such people, a one-act play is worse than nothing. The curtain falls and the play Is over while they are groping in the dark. trying to find the threads of the plot. The character portrayal and analysis of emotion which belong to a one-act play are necessarily done with broad, vigorous strokes maybe the plot of novel is suggested in few minutes The play is over before one become well acquainted with the dramatics personae and there is little opportunity to make strong fo Ito there is in well rounded play of three or four acts Yet. long play is as bad as one too short. The happy mean is, perhaps, found in three acts.
 Now that the vacation season is draw ing to close. the summer girl is turning her eyes to the winter campaign; the summer hotels are figuring up their profits and papa Is counting the cost most of us realiez that we spent, not wisely. but too well.
 A Chicago divine rises to remark that Shakespearess women are the truest that ever existed. by which he means that they are types of the truest women who ever existed He failed to state that this view was held by John Ruskin
 Mrs. Taggart says she always took her whisky straight-lilSe Joe Folk.
 The man behind the gun has contri- buted his share to the worlds heroism, the man behind every good proposition Is worthy of our respect and consider ation, but the man behind the baby car- riage on a hot day deserves the sym pathy of his fellows. The knowledge of duty well done and a possible presi- dential pension can not atone for the misery of being a man nursemaid
 DIFFERENT PROPOSITION.
 There was a man in Titusville
 Who rose to great renown,
 For while his wife could blow him up,
 She could not blow him down.
 Roosevelt's Lucky Starr, There Is much In the old saying that pluck more than luck counts in winning life's battles. and that half of the fight consists of being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
About Persons.

John R. Irby of Selma is at the Morris. MT. and Mrs. c. A. MountJoy, who were welded Wednesday in Washington, re- turned to Birmingham last night. They are stopping at the Hillman.
 R. W. Merritt of Tuscaloosa is at the Morris.
 E. Marx of Demopolls was in the city last night.
 E. Meade Wilcox of Auburn is register ed at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
THE NEWEST FAD.

From the New York Telegram.
 The idle rich have found an exciting pastime if Evangelist Morgan has the thing shaped up right. He speaks of "dilettante church members fooling with heaven and frivoling with hell. Neither Tom Lawson nor William Jennings Bryan ever did better than that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
schuman-Heinck Cancelled.

.'I regret very much to hear that schu- man-Heinck has cancelled her engage ment to sing at the Jefferson said music lover yesterday. "She was booked to sing here October 12, but on account of the fever situation has cancelled her southern tour.
 "Sehuman-Heinek is the greatest living contralto and the musical folk of Bir- mingham regret that her first engage ment for this city should have to be can celled."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 whichever way a lawsuit goes, it is rob ping Paul to pay the lawyer.
 There is an awful lot of money wasted in trying inventions sold to save 1t.
 A girl who has her hand squeezed gets very indignant to have anybody look ing
 If a man has been introduced to a mill lionaire. q,e always speaks of him after ward by his first name.
 woman would rather wear no clotheA at all than not have her daughter the best dressed girl in the block.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
SORROWS OF VANITY.

From the Life of Pope.
 Every man Is of importance to himself, and therefore, in his own opinion, to others; and, supposing the world already acquainted with all his pleasures and his pains. is, perhaps. the first to publish injuries or misfortunes, which had never been known unless related by himself, and at which those that hear him will only laugh: for no man sympathizes with the sorrows of vanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
CITY OWNS A NEWSPAPER.
From the Chicago Journal.

FTOm IHt OHlCdBU JUuf IIdIs
 Dresden Is one of the few cities pos sessiong municipal newspaper, and this was bequeathed to the city by the late Dr. Gun. The bequest is very valua- ble property and consists of a daily newspaper which. in consequence of it's extensive circulation. is the principal ad- vertising medium in the neighborhood. The profits are applied to the beautify- ing and improvement of the city and to charity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
DANGER THAT LURKS IN
 PRACTICE OF JIU JITSU

boxers and wrestlers to meet Jap at his own game in a public exhibition is foolish, for the reason that there is no place, in this country at least, where such con- test would be tolerated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

The paper war lords of Russia are strutting about claiming to be bitterly disappointed over the coming of peace. No one, however, pays much attention to their loud talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

Between the ships surrendered and raised and the Chinese Eastern rail- road Japan's indemnity will be a handsome sum. probably about $l5O,- GOO, ,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

In olden days the earthquake at Portsmouth would have been regarded as a divine dispensation following di- rectly upon the announcement of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

President Roosevelt will now be able to resume consideration of race suicide, the trusts and new poets. He may also turn out a bit of literature himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

Yellow Jack has an uncomfortable way of bobbing up outside of New Or leans that makes the south long for frost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

There is no evidence to show that Secretary Wilson has yet found an honest man in Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

The Russians become more warlike as peace looms up. War under such circumstances is the height of pru- dence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

When nothing else occurs to keep At lanta in the limellght the mayor can do it. He knows how. All he has to do is to get off the waterwagon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

To even things up the President may soon go up in an airship, but he will not, let us hope, try the parachute drop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

Matrimonial experts get into trouble sooner or later, and when they carry the business to limit they are apt to swing for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

Just think of iti If the Plunger had not come back we would have been saddled with the boresome Fairbanks nearly four years!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

Shonts proposes to build the canal in five years after he begins to dig 1t, but no one knows when he proposes to begin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

All are glad that peace has come except Warrior Linevitch, who pro posed to annihilate the Japs at one fell stroke. His paper victories are great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01

have already found in the primary a means of circumyenting 1t without changing it's terms. The time is fast coming when presidential candidates will be selected by popular vote also, and then the people will begin to come fully into their own, and the old time professionals will lose nine-tenths of their power.