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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
RUSSELL SAGE.
His Justification of Himself and His
 Habits Of Life.

From the New York Commercial.
 At one bank in this city Russell Sage had s20,O0oOOO during the great bull mar ket that carried one railway stock to a thousand, and he told the banker to let it lie in the vault, drawing no interest, because l want it absolutely free to be used to help half a dozen men that have fought me- maligned me, tried to break me- but who will be ruined if 1 do not help them when the madness culminates." This is not the tone or the language of a reactionary.
 Mir Sage confesses that he has lived thrifty. But why, he asks do they blame me for not living extravagantly? My money Is in circulation just as truly as if I whirled about in automobiles and maintained costly establishments. The man who puts money in savings bank circuates it for the benefit of the com munity just as surely as the man who puts it into a racing stable, yacht, or hunting lodge. If you doubt me, ask the savings bank people what they do with the deposits. Personal expenditure | is matter of taste; but investment in any form circulates money, which is the chief duty of the man who accumulates | it. Judge me by this standard; and, if you know my life. you will find that all I have done has been to resist extrava- gance-the new methods of circulating money by stimulating unnecessary and | often injurious habits.'
 l Not many human documents will bear closer perusal than the life of Russell
 Sage. The parchment is well preserved l and the characters are legible. There is many ''point for subordinates" in his | career. and the examples are not all of 1 the terrible" class Gall no man happy | until he is dead" says the oracle; but | there Is smile that won't come off on
 the face of MT. Sage that is not to be found invariably on the countenance of | CjroeSus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
TWILIGHT.

From the New York Times. Pause here moment on the hills broad breast.
 The vale's blue deep grows milky. vague.
 with slow
 Mist rising from the reedy shore. The
 glow On whispering water pales. But in the
 West The clouds that on the tree-fringed
 rest
 Flame with supernal hues. steep-mount- ing, row
 On row of glorious shapes that neither
 go Nor stay, but melt in rose and amethyst. A tranced moment. On the pulsing air, Wide-fung. she sphinxlike smiling lies' then slips
 The veil of night upon her lovliness. Created or Creator, more or less- I know not what Thou art, but trembling And wet eyes say. o Soul of Soul. Thou'rt
 there!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
Representative Government in Russia

The war in the Far East will estab- lisn far-reaching changes in that quar- ter of the world, but those results of the war will be scarcely more import ant than the effects of it in Russia itself That last stronghold of auto cratic government will on Sunday next cease to be wholly government by an autocrat aided by a rotten court and inefficient bureaucrats The people will hereafter have hand in it, and the country will have a constitution.
 The Russian people were promised participation in the government on December 25, and M. Bouligin, the minister of the interior, has ever since been engaged in formulating a plan for a parliament. It has been revised and delayed many times, but 1t is to be dis closed on Sunday next. It has been modined by the council of ministers and by the various men and women, dowager expresses and court favorites, wEo could get the ear of the Czar.
 The new parliament will be very i'm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
Inspecting the Roads.

"The members of the Board of Reve- nue." said a member of the Birmingham Motor club, whom we had the pleasure of taking on tour yesterday over the roads from Birmingham to Ensley, and Ensley to Bessemer, and thence back to Birmingham were highly pleased with the trip.
 "It occurred to us that the board might be so busy that it would be impossible for it's members to see the roads to better advantage than on an automobile ride. Those who went with us said after the trip that they were delighted with the outing and had seen many things to which they would give their prompt at tention.
 "It is our purpose to repeat these tours whenever we can have the pleasure of having members of the Board of Revenue go with us, thus covering many roads in the county
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perfect, so much so that it would not
 be accepted in any advanced, pro gressiYe country. But Russia is nei- ther, and no doubt the scheme devised o. the Russian court will serve excel lently as an entering wedge until some thing better can be secured.
 The esteemed principle of autocracy is to be preserved, but the preservation is to be in theory only, for the minis ters of the twelve departments-our old friends, the bureaucrats-are to be responsible to parliament. They have heretofore been practically irrespon- sible, for weak Czar could not super wise them and hold them to honest work. Intrigue alone controlled them, and they became adopts in that art.
 While the new parliament may be restricted as to the origination of meas ures, yet it Is conceded that it will hive the power of rejecting any pro posed legislation by two-thirds vote. This in itself will be a wonderful change in Russia, backward country in which education and self govern ment are almost unknown among the of the people The change logi- caly means public education, for elect ors should be intelligent, and 1t means an awakening of a vast population heretofore kept in the state of medic vaI4sm to say the least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
T=77" REVISEs ITS OPINION.
le Montgomery Journal.

From the Montgomery Journal.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald rises to remark:
 ''The Montgomery Journal referees to the yellow fever as blessing in dis be perfect"
 The Journal confesses with some re- great that it will have to revise it's opin- ion somewhat since Birmingham and Jeff ferson county have declared a quarantine against Montgomery. We had hoped that If case appeared here and 1t did not hybernate, did not spread, and could be confined to the imported case, we might convince Birmingham and Jeffer- son county that Montgomery was just as immune from fever as Birmingham. But we have despaired of every convincing Birmingham of anything that would be p,oiaative of the welfare of Montgomery. We have gun up all hope in that ri rect,on.
 Birmingham. after proudly boasting that fever could not spread in that city, and pointing with pride to the fact that several cases had appeared there through refu- gees in former years, but the disease did not spread now shuts itself up with a rigid quarantine and the people really seem to be very much frightened at the sight of a Montgomery mosquito. We hope our mosquitoes will stay at home and not mix with the bad mosquitoes of Bir- mingham. If they will stay here and not stray away to Birmingham and then re- turn, their health will be better and our own will be better. We shall forgive them of many of their pestering procliv- ities while we are trying to take a day. lioht nan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
A Snake Story.

T could tell a pretty good snake story in connection with the cleaning up cru- sade conducted today if I was not afraid that some one would say that some one had been drinking" said Street Commits sioner McCartin last night.
 Well, will tell it if you fellows will promise not to let the newspaper men get hold of 1t, for they would spread the rumor all over the city.
 "Wel, now that you have promised not to tell any one, here goes the story. was accompanying one of the trash wagons on South Twenty-seventh street to see that the men did their work properly when we stumbled on a moceasin that was about six feet longl'
 ''Gee whiz. MT. McCartln. you must have been drinking" remarked one of his listeners. You promised to tell a snake story, but four feet would have been long enough, and the story would have been heap easier to swallow
 eWell," replied the street commission CT. "it may not have been six feet long, but there was a snake sure enough
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
TENNESSEE COAL AND IRON.
Labor Conditions In the South Greatly
 Improved.

From the Wall Street Journal.
 Vice President l.. T. Beecher of Tennes- see Coal and Iron came up from Birming- ham Saturday on business in connection with the company. He reports labor eondi- tions greatly improved In the Alabama district, largely as the result of the im- portations of workmen from the north.
 The company now, according to MT. Beecher has nearly enough men at work in its mines to produce normal output of coal.
 What hindranees there are now for con ducting operations with the best results are mainly of mechanical nature.
 Additional equipment is still needed, not withstanding the many improvements made during the last few years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
Portsmouth the Worlds Focus.

All eyes are turned towards the lit tie New Hampshire city, but the finan- ciers of the world are watching the conference closer than anyone else. All feel that Russia will be forced to pay a large sum in order to secure peace, and this of itself will affect money at all great money centers in the Old World.
 Correspondents say that Russian pride and Russian history will not per init her to pay an indemnity. A coun- try that took s133, 100000 out of China in the Boxer incident now says she can not pay herself an indemnity. France could, but she cannot. She may pay war expenses, but no indem- nifty. Japan will not quibble, it is plain, over terms, but Japan will assuredly make Russia foot the bill if she wants peace
 It is known that the great money changers of Europe have been con- suited, and Russia knows she can pro cure money for peace purposes when SC cannot borrow another dollar for war purposes. The investors in many countries have faith in the recuperative powers of Russia. It is still an unde- yeloped country. Given peace and constitutional reforms Russia will speedily become rich and prosperous, and public schools would in the course of a generation enable her to have an efficient navy and army. She lacks today public schools, participation of the people in the government, and peace. All three are within her reach, and it will be strange indeed if she does not secure the entire bunch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
A WigqletaiI Story.

"A friend of mse in the city, whose name l will not call but who is prom inent citizen, told me what I consider a good story the other day." said Dr. M. H. Wells yesterday
 My friend told the story as an illus tration of the density of the ignorance which prevails concerning the propagation of the yellow fever germ. He said that a few weeks ago he was seized with the patriotic desire to see that his premises were clean, and while looking about one morning he discovered an old pail about half full of water sitting near the house. Upon close examination he found the water full of 'wiggletails' and. calling the negro factotum, said to him: Jim, what in the world do you mean by leaving this water sitting here?'
 lef it dar to git cleared up, boss was the reply.
 But don't you see all those wiggle- tails in there?' asked my friend, and the negro replied that he did. Well, said my friend. what do you suppose those wlgglers become?' Why. said Jim, 'dey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
STRANGE EPISODE IN
 YELLOW FEVER HISTORY

in command and she was allowed to pro-
 ceed for the journey up the Ohio. In day or two a dsokhand was seized and
 perished after frightful sufferings with the pestilence- His body was buried on the shore opposite caseville. Ky. Shortly
 before Louisville was sighted one of the pilots and, the head engineer contracted
 the contagion and were left in that city August 12
 'The boat was allowed to pass that port without single protest or an effort to better her infected condition. Tha
 news was. however, tslesraphed all over the country and she became known as . floating menace to northern ports. "Cincinnati's health authorities sent Dr. I. c. Carr with fierce of officers down to meet her to investigate her condition. He found only half dozen well men in a crew of twenty-two. The plague boat reached Cincinnati August 15. She was compelled to stay in midstream. The marine officials at Cincinnati allowed her to proceed upstream without protest. At Cincinnati pr. ". M Slough joined Dr. Carr on board.
 Above Cincinnati Bronze John claimed another of the crew, who was buried on the shore. and at Portsmouth the boat was not allowed to land, She continued up the river.
 At Gallipolis the streamer Brilliant had exploded her boilers August 8. Her wreck obstructed the channel to some extent and the Porter, reaching Gallipelts after nightfall. was obliged tp go to the shore and await daylight before proceeding on her voyage. Her doctors, Carr and Slough. took the opportunity for recrea- ton, entered the city and enjoyed them selves for while in saloon on the pub lie square, playing billiards and drink ing.
 aWhen the Gallipolis authorities learn ed that the now famous plague boat was | tied to the shore within their iuridiction | they were greatly alarmed and detailed a guard to prevent unauthorized commu- nioation between the steamer and the city. The health authorities ordered the boat to leave the port at once Visiting doctors found the condition of the crew l to be shocking. Her officers declared that they intended to depart the next morning 1 as soon as daylight would permit the pilot to steer safely past the wreck of the Brilliant and her doctors said all l they wanted was tobacco and newspapers, declaring that they had been treated more ! like beasts of prey than like human be- | inRs. The interview between the Galli- polls authorities and the steamer's crew
 took place at midnight Saturday. Au- l gust II.
 .sThat night two of the crew died. The
 bodies were buried on tho bank"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs

..I notiee,s' said an obserYant eltizen last night. ..that since the present war on the mosquito has been going on 'he UT gists have changed the name of the mos quito solutions.
 Such names as Scare skeeter ana .skeeter Fright were generally appileo to the solutions to prevent mosaui'oes from biting, but I see now that some progressive druggists have taken advan- tage of the popular prejudice against the stegomyia fasciata, and announce lor sale such combinations of oils as mos quito death
 This I think. is due to the fact that the public does not now want to frighten the troublesome insect, but desires to ex- terminate it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
From the St. Louis Post-pispatoh.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatoh.
 OW in the midsummer of 1878 an HO1 infected steamboat carried vel
 low fever as far north as Gaili- polls, Ohio, is one of the most remarka- ble episodes in the history of epdemies At that time 1t was not yet known that mosquitoes carried the infection and the blind terror of all exposed to the disease was pitiable The story of the pest boats trip Is graphically told in book, ''The French Five Hundred and Other Papers" by William G. Sibley, newspaper man of Gallipolis, O. It follows in part:
 sIt seems inconceivable that craft known by the government authorities at every important port between New Or leans and Gallipols, to be infected with the plague. should have been permitted to pursue her dismal course north, scat tering the seeds of disease as she went It is little to the credit of humanity that the sole object aimed at by the authori- ties of every town the boat approached was to get her away at any cost,
 "The towboat John A. Porter with a fleet of eighteen barges. which extended zoo feet in front of her how, and crew of thirty-five persons, left New Orleans July IS, 1878, few days after the out break of the plague in that city, bound for St. Louis and Pittsburg.
 'one day after the departure from New Orleans a fireman fell sick after standing his first watch. When the boat arrived at Vicksburg, July 24 there were three plague-stricken men on board. Two of these were put ashore The other was de- clared almost well by a physician who visited the Porter, but he died 60 miles above yioksburg. after having had the black vomit and was buried by his start led shipmates on the river bank. The steamer should have been stopped at this point. taken to secluded hank aud her crew put into quarantine.
 Memphis was passed July 29, and, in spite of her infected condition, the mes sage, All we'll on board was flashed north. Three other members of the crew were taken down, but recovered before the boat reached the mouth of the Ohio river, July 31. The trip to St. Louis was made without further attacks, but on the return the captain, second mate and chambermaid took the fever and were set ashore at Cairo. h.. August 1.
 Tt is incomprehensible that no notice of the Porter's condition was taken at this port. after five sufferers from yellow fever were taken from her and one had died on board, but new captain was put
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
Surgeon General wyman.

T have great faith in Surgeon General Wyman's ability to cope with the yellow fever situation In New Orleans" said a prominent citizen. Ut will be several days before the United States marine hospital service Is enabled to perfect it's organization in the fever city. but pre- dict that the epidemic will be stamped out long before frost. Dr. Wyman Is an old friend of mine and I have watched his successful career with great interest. He Is scientific physician, and man of uncommon energy.
 When the war with Spain came on the surgeon general said to me; War Is a bad thing in itself, hut this war will result in one good thing-the United States will take charge of Havana's sani- tation. After we clean up the city pro- vision will be made for keeping it clean, and that will mean the end of yellow fever in Havana"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

turns to frogs. boss You simelin headed nigger.' yelled my friend. who is well known jurist. don't you know there are a thousand cases of yellow fever in that pail? Why, all those wiggletails will turn out mosquitoes.'
 My Gawd.' yelled Jim, if all de wig gletails turns to muskeeters l certainly Is gwine to leave this country, bekase dat old pond out yonder's got mos million in It. My friend cleaned out the pond, concluded Dr. Wells.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

(O7 he is herol For some time
 past Kansas politicians have been wondering whether Governor ..Joe,, Folk of Missouri was the right kind of democrat. as viewed through Kansas bi- noculars. They have been speeulating on his chances to get the democratic pres- dential nomination and a few knockers" in the crowd hazarded the guess that Mir. Folks anti-lid tendencies would ruin his chances with the peepul." Now these doubts have been swept away like thun- der clouds before a summer breeze. There is no longer the slightest suspicion in Kansas that Joe" Folk of Missouri is not fit" delegation of politicians on train coming from a reunion at Dodge City, Kan, pat the distinguished poodle chaser to the test, They suggested "smile" Folk asked "Where?" When a. bottle was produced he absorbed quan- tity of the pure juiec that awakened the admiration of all Kansas and-the last stone in the pillar of his fame-he scorned to follow his potation with chaser" Though from Kansas, the voters have been shown" Kansas is Joe" Folks and Joe" Folk belong to Kansas. Selah! 
 Of course wealthy southerners who are leaving Alabama, Mississippi and Louis- ana for Europe are not running from yellow fever They cannot remain away any longer from dear Farce
 No wonder every day people are rub ping their eyes and pinching themselves to find out if they are awake. According to Judge Brady. of Kansas City, Mo-, sun flowers are weeds and he bases his de- csion on a ruling of the Missouri supreme court. We have indeed fallen upon heart less and severely practical times. It is true that the sunfower is the ragtime blossom of the floral kingdom. It's per fume is away off and some people don't have high regard for it's beauty, but there is no other flower that is more homelilSe closer to the people and more nearly akin to the simple life. Poor in- deed is the southern cabin that cannot boast few lanky sunfowers in sea- son, Haunting their golden and yellow splendors by the side of rickety fences and decaying roofs In the south one al- ways associates sunfiowers with pickan- ninnes and the humble home of the plan- tation darkies. The queenly rose of course looks down upon, rrather up to, the sunfiower with dsdan, but 1t is un- just and uncalled for to class sunfioWers as weeds. Kansas is known as the Sun flower state. Let us hear from Kansas on sunflowers as weeds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

From the New York Press.
 Even if man gets half loaf instead of the whole it is generally stale , Maybe a girl gets so excited about a kissing bug because of what IS wasteu'
 Imagination is great thing to keep peo- ple thinking they love each other some time after they are married.
 man speaks of being in public hfe when he gets rubber stamp signature let ter from a congressman acknowledging the receipt of his advice.
 The very first thing for man to 90 after he gets married is to spend aii or his money every day. so he won'} set mad with his wife for taking 1t out or ms pocket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

The Russians had strength enough left to lombard village in Crete. It could not reply, and so it hoisted the white flag. Russia will now proceed to swagger herself into world con querer again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

MT. and Mrs. George Gould are hav- ing an exciting time with their auto mobile in France. They are no doubt glad of something to break the mo- notony of being very rich
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

About four thousand persons are convicted in Germany each year of lese majeste-that is to say, of expressing their thoughts about their fussy mon. arch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

The peace envoys came together re- Sergius Witte was, how ever, on hand early, but 1t is not al- ways, the early bird that catches the best terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

Those who pronounce the Russian envoy's name as if it began with V are showing an affectation of learning that is altogether uncalled for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

Russell Sage in his 90th year is still money magnate, and yet he never robbed policy holders or unloaded a bogus trust on investors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

A Folk-Jerome ticket for 1908 would be hummer. Motto: Down with the grafters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

Jeffries always shook hands with his opponents before knocking them out, so the handshaking of Witte and Ko- mura is not significant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

MT. Bryan will spend two years in the Old World. but he will return to the New World long before 1908 be- comes acute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

Japs and Russians are now shut in a room at Portsmouth with instructions to bring out verdict in favor of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

The Vardaman family has fled from Mississippi, but James K. will stick to his post until he hears the death rattle of the last stegomyia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

The effete east took Scotty's money and stole his yellow dog, and he went back embittered against that section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

The Russians contend that they don't have to quit fighting, but the voice of Kuropatkin is not heard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

Yellow fever is not spread by yellow journalism, altohugh the latter helps to exaggerate the true state of affairs in New Orleans and the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

A Baltimore paper fearlessly says whisky can be made out of western sewage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

Senator-eleet LaFollette bids fair to be lively member of an unusually dull body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

Witte will now use his conversa- tional powers on Komura and Taka- hira, who are. however, we'll seasoned to talks with statesmen.