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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
HER MAJEsTYs THRONE ROOM.
Beauty of the Great Central Hall in
 the Winter Palace.

From Katharine A. Carl's "In the Court
 cember Century.
 Her Majesty's throne-room at the win ter palace fronted on a court which was surrounded by well-built walls with curi- ously shaped doors and windows and or namented yellow and green-tiled designs at intervals. In the center of the wall in front was the immense gateway. with wooden folding doors, which had just opened for her passage. The veranda of the throne-room had two rooms project Ing upon it, making of 1t rectangular space with walls round three of its sides This veranda was quite different from any at the summer palace, where they run the whole length of the building. back and front.
 Entering. I was struck by the beauty of the great central hall-the harmony of its proportions. the somber splendor of it's color. It seemed to me the most satis- flying, the most picturesque, of all the restful harmonious Chinese interiors I had seen, with it's dull red walls and It's splendid coffered ceiling glowing In color and glinting in gold, the central dome, with elaborately carved penden- lives, being painted In brilliant primary colors, subdued Into a rich harmony by the demi- for 1t had no '1an- term and received it's light from the win dows below.
 The curious feature of the domes in several of the palaces in the Violet City, so effective from within, giving elevation and space to the interior, is that they are not visible from the outside of the ediice. The beautiful straight line of the roof. with it's upturned corners, re- mains intact in it's purity and retains it's restful simplicity.
 The hall was paved with great blocks of highly polished black marble, which dimly reflected the glowing splendor of the walls and ceiling. In the center of one side was a low dais, richly carpeted, on which stood a great antique throne and footstood of red laquer, framed in ebony and inlaid with cloisonne; the three-leaved screen behind was a bronze, with landscapes in low relief On each leaf a poem in golden characters gave the needed touch of brilliancy to the som- Der massiveness of the dull bronze.
 Great wooden doors. with huge gilded dragons in high relief. opened into apart ments to the right and left of this splen- did hall These portals were always thrown wide and heavily padded satin ho Int hn and rear of the hall were almost entirely of glass, with the pillars that supported the roof standing clear between the win dows-the lower half of plate-glass, the upper of transparent Corean paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
STAIRCASE OF 10000 STEPS.

From the Chicago Journal.
 For the ascent of Mount Omi. on the borderland between western China and the Tibetan plateau, there is an artificial staircase consisting of 10000 steps, cut steps Is largely a matter of surmise, but they were probably formed by relig- iuos enthusiasts to provide a means of access from the hot plains, out of which the mountain mass rises abruptly to the heights, 5000 feet to 11,000 feet above, amongst which the Buddhist abbey of Omi embodles some of the holiest tradi- tions of the religion professed by its in. mates. Any how. the staircase Is there. and by it many pilgrims attain the shrine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
ToOTHPIcKS IN PUBLIC.

From the Kansas Journal.
 The public use of the toothpick is char acteristically American. In no other na- tion Is the vulgar habit of it's promis- cuous manipulation tolerated by decent people. The toothpick habit is so com mon in the United States that even in homes of otherwise cultured and we'll bred people one observes it's practice. The very best of cafes and hotels make ostentatious displays of toothpicks, and at meal time one may see whole lobby full of people industriously digging at their teeth We are not fully conscious of the disgust and aversion such scene arouses in the cultured stranger within our gates. This is one custom that fully justifies the unfavorable meaning im- piled in the term American manners"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
are concerned, amounts to nothing.

are concerned, amounts to nothing.
 The advice of men who are believed to know what they are talking about and not subject to graft" is practi cally ignored and they have been made to feel that their motives are questioned. Their work has been a fiasco, no perceptible progress has been made in the construction of the canal, and the expenses of the consult tation, amounting to thousands of dol lars. will be charged to "waste.' That account already reaches into the mil lions; it may be millions more before the Panama canal is a reality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
From the New York Mail.

From the New York Mail.
 N TIER Greater New York, Greater V Boston. Greater Chicago and a . few other greater municipalities, we are hearing of Greater Jersey City, Greater Paterson and now of Greater Utica The last named project, the ag- grandization of Utica by the addition of New Hartford, whitesboro, New York Mills, Yorkville and Deerfield, Is especially interesting as suggesting that sometime or other, if this kind of consolidation goes on, municipality may be made to touch municipality all along the great Appian Way which stretches through the central valley of our state from the Hudson to Lake Erie There is no particular reason why Troy and Albany should not be one city, while Rome's boundaries might touch Utica. and Utica's Syracuse, and Syra- cure stretch out toward Auburn and Au- burn toward Rochester.
 It Is period of the extension of mu- nicipal influence in this country. The city overshadows the country more and more. In the state census for the present year we already see that Greater New York Is half our state, while Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Troy and Utica, taken together, cut far into the remaining half. The rural population of this great state takes decidedly a back seat in the comparison.
 Other countries have Hu Lssed fhranuh lilxa rrooace ..r.r the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
About Persons.

MT and Mrs. George C. Harris left Sat urday night for French Lick Springs, Ind, to be gone for several weeks.
 Walter McAfee has returned from a business trip to St. Louis.
 F. A. Miller of Washington is at the Hotel Hillman.
 D. E. Berry. well known groceryman of Rome, Ga. Is stopping at the Morris
 R. l.. Wilhoit of Sheffield is guest at the Morris hotel.
 J. B. Ingram of Montevallo is spending a few days in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
Football Season.

'T-he football season is rapidly drawing to a close, said Paul Savage, an enthusi- astic supporter of the college sport. 'The game in the east practically closed Sat urday with the great contest between Yale and Harvard which the sons of Old Eli captured in brilliant battle. Being Yale man, I am naturally proud of the record made by the wearers of the Blue, though regret that Princeton marred the otherwise brilliant record of Captain Shevlin and his men by scoring on Yale Princeton, by Tooker's kick of a goal from the field in the Princeton-Yale game scored the only points made against the Blue this year. On several occasions It looked like a score would be made, but the sons of old Ell would brace them- selves and prevent point being register ed against them. The fact that Tooker kicked goal from the forty-three yard line shows to what desperate attempts Princeton resorted to prevent the disgrace of a shutout. Had Tooker failed to kick goal. Yale would have enjoyed the dis tinction of going through the season with out being scored upon, something that no other team in the country of like stand ing can equal.
 "The last game in Alabama will be play ed here Thanksgiving, when Alabama and Tennessee meet in annual conflict I be- lieve the Captain Burks and his men will win, though the contest should be an in- teresting one. Tennessee has had long rest and the men are in excellent shape. while Alabama has had two hard games in short period with Auburn and Se- vance. A great crowd should be present to witness the battle, as testimonial to the love for the game and an apprecia- ton of Alabama's efforts to represent the state with credit on the football field"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
CITY IDEA MAGNIFIED
 IN THE UNITED STATES

lands of Europe, the country districts are administratively subordinated to the cities. Italy. for instance, is divided into "com- partimenti." each one of which Ia poli- tieally but a greater Rome, a greater Naples, a greater Milan, greater Turin, Anconia, Foggia Verona, or what not. It may be that our own tendency toward the continuous Incorporation of suburban territory with out cities. wherever they are found, Is an indication of our own drift in that direction. The country in our northern states, at least. even now tends to dwindle in importance and the city to increase
 Already we have some pretty large cities territorially. Philadelphia, which began the tendency of our municipalities to annex all that joins them, has long since been outstripped by New York. Chicago and New Orleans. It is rather an odd circumstance that the next American city in size to this big four, in point of territorial area, IS San Diego, Cal. which, with a Huperfcies of seventy-six square miles. mostly sagebrush, and population of only 17700 in 1900, Is probably the most thinly populated city in the world. Then comes Denver. Col. which also sweeps proudly over vast extent of unpopulated desert Between them and Hoboken, N. J. which crowds population of 10000 upon a mile and half square of ground, the contrast Is great But there is not one American city that has not still room to grow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
Our Rice Crop.

For the first time in the history of the country we are now growing our own rice. We did, it is true, import rice to the value of $2,010,966 in the last fiscal year, but in that same year We exported rice to an aggregate of $5,361 ,641. Cuba now takes from us 8 million dollars worth of rice a year. Never until last year did our rice ex- ports exceed our rice imports. I'm ports are steadily falling, and will soon disappear altogether, for no bet ter rice is grown than the native product
 The development of rice production in this country has chiefly been in Louisiana and Texas. Our total pro- duct in the last fiscal year was 2O4,- S54 ,697 pounds. We were outranked in order by India, Siam and French Indo-China. We rank fourth in the list. and the countries behind us in or der are Japan, Dutch East Indies, Italy, Corea and, Spain. India Is easily first, and the indications are that no other country will ever equal that far away land. India grows twenty-six times as much rice as the United States does. The figures for China are not given in the latest reports, but her product is undoubtedly heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
BETTER BE AT HOME.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
 Fortune knocked at a poor mans door, but there was no reply. So she walked away, with sadly dropping head. for For tune is allowed to knock but once.
 And the poor man. where was he?
 In the saloon next door, denouncing the trusts. insurance companies and bond syndicates that deny the honest work inxman q chance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Senator Alice of Maryland got piece of office pie for one of his con stituents before Representative Mudd could get in motion, and the latter now thinks he lived up to his name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
MT. Tarbell also gets his.
REASONING,

Bocker-Dobly Is the most logical man l ever knew.
 Knicker-Why?
 Bocker-Years ago every time he saw q red-headed girl he looked for q white horse, and now every time he sees red automobile he looks for a blonde.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

The departing engineers express their thanks for the kind treatment they received in the United States They didn't say word about the fancy pay they got.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
ALABAMA PRESS

Andalusia New Eria: Andalusia mer- chants. like Milwaukee beer, are making the town famous by advertising.
 Eufaula Times: Cotton is able to sit up and take note of what the bears are doing The cotton question is big ques- ton anyway you take 1t.
 Coosa Argus: When we look at Ger many's new tariff, we can get some idea of how the United States tariff looks to the business men of other countries.
 Trl-County' Weekly: All of the Rus slans taken prisoners by the Japanese are to be sent home. This Is not con slstent with their reputation for treating their prisoners humanely.
 Hanceville Hustler: Maxim Gorky, the great Russian democrat socialist. will be the leading writer of new paper called 'rhe Beginning" published in St. Peters burg. The freedom of the press is thus plainly demonstrated in Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Henry Watterson indignantly denies that he wants office and ventures to hope that he will die as he has lived journalist. He is evidently not afraid of the word.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Some people have already forgotten what noise was made about the scan dals In the postoffice department. A person cant very well keep up with all the rascality that Is made public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

If we eventually discover that other worlds in the universe are inhabited the chances are that we will try to sell their inhabitants something.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Christmas books confront one on ev- cry side. The bindings are in some cases far more attractive than the reading matter within.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

President Roosevelt has as much trouble in keeping his cabinet together as the average housewife has in keep. ing a cook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

The election of MT. Hearst seems to be proceeding slowly in New York, and in the meantime MT. Mcclellan is act ing as If he expected to keep the job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Kaiser Wilhelm says he wants only pious and gallant soldiers, but he will find them as hard to locate as pious and gallant men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

The men who draw pictures ought to be thankful for Christmas. It means a gold mine to them every year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Remember that gold bricks cannot be exchanged for the purchase price if the customer Is not satisfied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

It is authoritatively stated that Sen ator Depew's friend up the river" was "rantankerous" and not "rambunc- tious.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

An Ohio genius, aged g, has pre- pared a comic opera-and he is so young!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Among other questions to be settled Is whether James Hazen Hyde will live abroad or stay in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

The longer the Merwether court martial continues the more official .'winking" at Annapolis Is disclosed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Birmingham will soon have a fire department commensurate with the size of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Teachers and laborers are needed in Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

There is no denying the fact that Paul Morton is giving the Equitable good shaking up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

The pennant was awarded to New Orleans and there was no ground for a recount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

It Is wise man who knows what is in his cough syrup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Saturday was great day for Nor way and Haakon and Queen Maud and Prince Olaf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Persons who aspire to shine on the stage will have chance to do so as "supers"' this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

President Roosevelt's old ranch was sold for $15,000. The price was not of the souvenir variety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

It is long lane that has no turning around which an automobile is com ing at full tilt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

senator Burton Is about the limit and he ought to get rich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Birmingham Is not marching for ward. Prosperity Is on the jump.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

remarkable elaboration of ordinary noise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

The Sultan does not know what 1t Is to be out of hot water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

The Sultan and President Castro are tte comedians on the worlds stage. !,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Jerome and Folk might make good combination for 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Santa Claus Is grooming his rein deer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27
ALONE

By Robert J. Burdette. l miss you, my darling, my darling! The embers burn low on the hearth And still is the stir of the household, And hushed is the voice of it's mirth: The rain plashed fast on the terrace, -- The winds past the lattices moan, The midnight chimes out from the min
 ster, And I am alone. I want you, my darling, my darling! Pm tired with care and with fret. would nestle in silence beside you And all but your presence forget. In the hush of the happiness given To those who through trusting have
 grown To the fulness of love in contentment, But am alone. call you, my darling. my darling! My voice echoes back on the heart; 1 stretch my arms to you In longing, And. To. they fall empty aparti I whisper the sweet words you taught me. The words that we only have known, Till the blank of the dumb air Is bitter, For I am alone. I need you. my darling. my darling! With it's yearrtnss my very heart achee, The load that divides us weighs harder: I shrink from the jar that 1t makes Old sorrows rise up to beset me: Old doubts make my spirit their own. Oh, come through the darkness and save
 me.
 Foy am alone.
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Stegomyia paragraphs are about al in.
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L. H. Russ, George D. Britain and F. D. Pickens are the only authorized travel ing representatives of The Age-Herald in its circulation department.
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Other countries have through a like process
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-26


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quired into occurred two decades
before and memory was lacking.
even II fear OF the gang had not
scaled Us lips The gang. with It's
secret means % communication
knew an that was going on and
heaped up obstacles In the mar
ahhls' way The search lasted alH
months.
Then the officers got the name 81
Jack Page Il came % them as
Norflson'a bad come. as a secret
whose telling. n known. meant
death. when they tried ta find him.
Page rvaded them when they
found him. he would not talk Then.
10 use police vernaeular. they got
something on" a member 81 Pages
family When theY threatened him
with exposure % hia relative. raFr
gave up. " FEBRUARY. 1898
THEY BROUGHT HIM To THIS
CITY AND IN PAYNE's OFFICE
HE TOLD IT'S STORY.
Page ls uow more than 50 years
old HIa hair and beard are long
and white and his strength Ia al
most gone bot hla hunger Tor re-
venge - keen and Il was this that
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lencc.
Later Payne secretly conferred
with the best men Of the village.
Every one refused 10 mention the
name II single suspected inccn-
diary. saying Il was as much as
their homes or their lives were
worth To be known a. even having
talked with the fire marshal Payne
was wutehed his every movement
reported 20 the gang. but he peraes
vared
With every precautiuu o. anouy-
nous secrecy. the name % Morri-
son was conveyed 20 him az one do
serving Investigation Payne re
ported ta Columbus II u Holieu-
beck. chief deputy fire marshal. and
j. NJ McNIchael. an assistant. we're
detailed to work with Payne The
fire mafahalH department had no
money. but Il got some from the
legislature for the emergency.
The officers drove about the
country b. day and night. searching
FOR evidence In the gangs strong
heid. Coed citizens refused O. make
statemeuls--or. II they made them.
lied. Many % the events 10 BE- in
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aud sentenced 10 tho innia refnrma-
tory for SIX years. The judge Of
fered 10 frse him n he would In
form ON the gang that was known
To- exist.
PAGE REFUSED AND WENT
To PRISON
when he was released be refuru-
cd 10 his old hauutH. without money
or home lie appealed % Homer
Morrison. Ira Bryant and Jack Tay-
lot al well known In Williams
county. for n loan OF $500 vita
which 10 begin anew.
4 had a chance 20 20 free II W
tell what knew" be said 20 theeL
Il saved you from the pen. yea
can't afford 10 throw me doVa
now
Bnt they did From their virthi
Gus height % then-undeieCted Eubt
they tainted him with being a cob4
Wet and told him 20 go starve fRf
all they cared.
II was revenge on these thras
only that Page wanted. but when ~
once began 10 talk. for all his eun-
niuF. no vas led on until he hgi
implicated practically all the SUP
vtving members Of the gang and
some 81 the dead ones.
And when he had told his story
no was an outcaat from the com
munIty he had lived IN 56 years.
When he had returned there from
the Michigan prison he had kept
away from his sons aud daughters.
lest the prison faint disgrace them.
Now. when ne had betrayed hls for
mer accompiicea. his children cast
him or. I'D sooner rot In a fence
corner than ask them for help he
declares.
So "Old Jack" PAGE. the states
star witness IN the great firebuE
cases. finds hia only remaining
pleasure in his appearances before
grand and petit iurica. whore hts
word ~ believed against that Of his
old companions in crime.
He says they have threatened his
life and he lives in constant terror
OF violent death. Ever since he /
made his confession. the fire mar |
.hsla have kent him under special
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