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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
Mayor Ward Eats Rabbit.

s'The eyes of the world are turned in the direction of the Birmingham district, said Walter L. Sessions, who went to Washington as one of the committee to invite President Roosevelt to visit Bir- mingham.
 Everywhere the people are talking or the possibilities that the future holds in store for Birmingham"
 ''The trip of the committee of Birming- ham citizens to Washington will, in my opinion, bear good fruit. The compli- mentary expressions of President Roose- welt on Birmingham in his speech ac- cepting the invitation of the committee has caused the people to begin talking about this district.
 "By the way, Mayor-elect George B. Ward and myself, who went from At lanta to Washington by way of the Sea board route, had most pleasant trip.
 'sWhiIe on our journey to Washington we stopped over at Monroe, N. C.. ana the next Mayor of Birmingham and l enjoyed one of the finest country din- ners that have sat down to. The only incident that marred the feast was the inability of MT. Ward to tell rabbit from chicken.
 "Our menu consisted of homemade sausage, quail on toast and fried rabbit. Now found the sausage and quail was well suited to my palate, but George pitched into the rabbit, and was really enthusiastic in his comments on the manner in which the chicken so he termed it, had been prepared.
 '"The Mayor-elect was so profuse In his compliments on the rabbit that he remarked to the waiter that the people of North Carolina cooked chicken like they did in Alabama, The good-natured negro replied: Boss, that ain't chicken, that is rabbit It is said this was the first rabbit that our Mayor-to-be had ever eaten"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
One Trip to WashInoton.

"The recent visit of a delegation of Birmingham citizens to Washington to invite the President to visit Birmingham reminds me of a great joke they told down at the city hall years ago." said the story teller last nighC.
 You see the government was consider ing the advisabilty of establishing mili- tary posts, and Birmingham wanted one or these. A committee went to Washington and went around to see General Alger, who was then the Secretary of War. so the story goes, about the matter. By an oversight, they failed to make an appointment with the official When they called at the department they sent in their cards. It Is said the Secretary re- ceived the cards, went to the door of his reception room, and without bidding his visitors enter asked, Well, is there something I can do for you?' The dele gation was rather dumb-founded, but the speaker managed to say In few words tho object of the visi.. The Secretary Is quoted as saying that he would take the matter under consideration, and then ex- cused himself.
 "That was the last of it. and they say the Birmingham delegation returned tt Birmingham on the next train. They would not express themselves for op- vlous reasons, on the Secretary of War.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
state, as follows:
rot s46lo a25 2s7 s5 2ee 5e4. .O4 se.19s. .s97. .S1a


 A study of the foregoing table shows that every state in the south presents fine advance in material prosperity. There is not an exception. And the table also shows that the pace or prosperity is being accelerated. It was faster in the last four years as a rule than at any time before. In fact the gains of the last four years were gen eraly greater than the gains of the previous ten years.
 If the first four years of the pres ent century pc an index of the entire round period, the south will indeed be rich when the yea. 2000 arrives-and some who are living may see the full grown soutn of that day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
About Persons.

About Persons. MT. c. c. Burks of Central, H., who Is spending some days in the city, is en- thusiastic over the development of the south, and not only holds important in- terests in the Mississippi Delta, but Is looking to the purchase of other desirable lands.
 B. B. Smith, sheriff of Tallapoosa county was in Birmingham yesterday. He says the slump in cotton has caused much worry, but otherwise everything in Tallapoosa has an air of prosperity.
  A. L. Porter of sylacauga Is at the Morris.
 J. M. Cousins of searles is at the Nor rls.
 B. A. Treat of Florence is at the Nor ris.
 A. B. Harrington is registered at the Morris.
 H. W. Long of Carrollton, Ga. Is at the Morris.
 J. R. Phillips of Bear Creek is at the Colonial.
 A. H. Barbee of Atlanta is stopping at the Colonial.
 James Spence of Tuscaloosa is at the Hillman.
  L. Grand Jones of St. Louis is at the Hillman.
 R. M. McNeil. president of the Marietta Marble works of Marietta, Ga,. Is at the Hillman.
 Major William A. Handley of Roanoke is at the Metropolitan. The majors con- tinued good health Is a source of much qualification to his many friends. w. T. Kidd of Vincent is at the Metro politan.
 W. W. Simmons of Athens is at the St. Nicholas.
 W. M. Roddy of New York Is at the St. Nicholas.
 L. G. Daniel of Tuscaloosa is at the St. Nicholas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
GREAT IS BIRMINGHAM.

From the Marshall Banner.
 The editor spent several days in Bir- mingham last week. The low price of cot ton has not materially affected the busi- ness interests of that city and she con- tinues to grow. No town in the south has a greater future than Birmingham. New buildings and new enterprises are going up every day, and there seems to be plenty of work for all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
HARD ON COMPANY.

From the Bessemer Rustler
 The Birmingham city council must have snickersnee up their sleeves for the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company as they have cut out all free passes to city officials. While 1t will work an awful hardship on the railway com pany for while. they will possibly get over 1t after a while and be able to ac- cept a nickle without much suffering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

baseball "fan' differs from my lady's fan in that one shuts up and the other never does.
 An old woman recently died in Ohio at the age of 9S years. During all that time she never moved a mile away from the place of her birth. Here Is an example of the simple life. as well as the still life, that would be hard to beat.
 A woman who was suing for divorce from her husband on the plea that he drank was refused a decree because she admitted that she knew her husband drank before she married him. Here is bit of warning for romantic maids who marry worthless chaps to reform them.
 Prince ouktomsky Admiral Dochinsky and General Goldbatfusky How would you like to call the roll at Port Arthur?
 The man who discovered the "highbalr' is in this country and if the land of the free and the home of thirsts does not unite to do him honor there will indeed be a blot on our escutcheon. This dis tinguished gentleman, who has been knighted by his grateful and appreciative sovereign, is none other than Sir Thomas Dewar, the Scotch distiller. who has come over to the United States for the purpose of witnessing the Ormonde-Daytona au- tomobile races In Florida this month. No honor is too great for such a man. He should be Prince Henried at once, and
 
 left in the breasts of Americans they should Liptonlze Sir Thomas forthwith. Of course the man who discovered Amer lea and the man who discovered the cock tail, distinctly a national institution, are regarded by some people as of more im- portance than the man who discovered the "highball," but surely none will deny that all are truly great men. It merely adds to the lustre of Sir Thomas Dewar's achievement that he discovered the "highbalr' on Broadway.
 When Clinton Malott went to his hen house one morning recently In Peters burg, Ind, he discovered the upper set of some womans false teeth. He also discovered that his finest Plymouth Rocks had been abducted Sdeathl What an inspiration for Sherlock Holmes to track the female Rallies to earth by finding out what kind of pie she ate!
 Professor Clark says that he would no more trust Mansfield to get the real value and meaning of a passage in Shakespeare than he would a raw amateur. The astute professor says that the decline in and not even a genius like Mansfield is capable of imparting the bards true meaning when speaking his lines. How i ever, 1t is gratifying to know that the professor will start an era of reform. He hopes to bring matters to pass so that In time every we'll educated person. as we'll as the actors, will be able to 1 read passage of poetry with the proper , expression. It Is hardly necessary to add that Professor Clark Is an ornament to the University of Chicago
 The story of the Indiana gentleman who ran away with his wifes pretty sister, repented urged his forsaken spouse to divorce him in order that he might marry her over again. and then married her sister after the decree had been entered is remarkable evidence of matrimonial indecision. Clearly the unfortunate fel- low does not know which one he really wants, and a lenient court should end his difficulties by permitting him to keep both. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

St. Louis now has S25 fewer saloons than she had year ago. That is easy to explain. There is no longer a vast army of people who agree to meet each other at the fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

A Chicago judge refused to grant a woman a divorce from her husband be- cause the mal took only fifty drinks day. The capacity of that man must be immense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
SEABoARD AIR LINE.
Durham Branch of the Road to Be Ex-
 tended.

From the Wall treet Journal.
 Richmond-It is understood on good au- thority that the Seaboard Air Line rail- way contemplates extending It's Durham branch to Greensboro and probably to Mt. Airy at an early day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Cody after the red men had left. They gave me enough applause.'
 But. colonel. said the President, tell me what that "bushwah" meansp
 That is the Indian word for hot air, explained Buffalo Bill, as the President came near swallowing his cigar.
 "The Indians had heard that kind of talk from Presidents for the last forty years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
Southern Wealth.

Mere estimates are not definite or accurate, but list of assessed values must be In all minds evidence of growth and prosperity. The Manufac- turers' Record has gathered from off cial sources figures of the assessed valuation of property in each southern state. as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Pennsylvania selected an ass for goyernor-one who thinks newspapers that criticise him should be suppressed without trial by jury. No one has longer ears than he.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

One of Portlands new hotels has been destroyed by fire. It is very un- fortunate that the structure burned down before it's owners and managers got a chance at fair visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
SELECTING IS POPULAR
 IN CITY OF NEW YORK

1t scars supreme. It gives .he touch of winter luxury to our drives without which the metropolis, Tn this season of unwonted snowiness, would indeed be much poorer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

A man has just been divorced from his wife because she plays poker very
 skillfully. That fellows does not know
 what he Is losing. His wife is valu- able asset.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
REFORM IS NEEDED.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 PiclSpockets are active in Birmingham and money loan sharks are thriving in Chattanooga. Both ought to be digging coal The public welfare demands it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The Chicago woman who has made a record of fifteen children in twelve years ought to have gold medal or q government pension.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Birmingham's delegation says mo- The Booker Washington incident is fie- tion. Thus is another bone of couten- tion whisked away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

It is about time for Marie coreln and Andy Carnegie to bury the hatchet. One hardly dares to suggest that they kiss and make up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The patient moujik has not learn ing and intelligence enough to rise against his bureaucratic oppressors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

When Sam Small took charge of the Brunswick Journal he cut out the statutory" stunt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The sleighs have sidetracked the au- tomobiles in the eastern cities, and yet the people are happy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The revolutionary feeling in Russia hesitates while the temperature is forty degrees below zero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The seat of war in Russia may be transferred to St. Petersburg. or tc Moscow at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Our Board of Aldermen Is more righteous than Congress, for only one congressman has declared against railroad passes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

It is not at all surprising that twenty.three chorus girls are suing John W. Young, son of Brigham Young, for back salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

In the Lawson war the February movement will soon be developed, and 1t is to be a record breaker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Rojestvensky must of course come back to defend his action off Dogger bank before that Paris congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

For the sake of variety the Chris tians are now murdering each other in Macedonia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The locks of the Panama canal con sist at present of deadlocks among the absentee commissioners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Ben Hur is a hot favorite with Bir. mingham plungers. It Is confidently predicted here that Messala will be an also ran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Oregon seems to have almost as much politics to the acre as Delaware or Missouri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

"Frenzied wedlock" is a new scheme for making money quickly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Czar Nicholas has the Zemstvos in his midst, and jiu jitsu in the Far East. His lot Is not happy one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

General Stoessel will be excused If he becomes hereafter sensitive and alert as New Years Day approaches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

A MT. Neidringhaus has been select ed to shuffle around in General Cock rell's shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

When Vulcan journeys to Portland he will ride on a freight train and will not be held up by Pullman porters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The Baltic fleet has recovered its horse sense. It is backwatering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

There are three boy congressman in the Illinois delegation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The Michigan legislature does not contain a democrat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Impregnable fortresses are as rare as fireproof buildings. There are none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Will Rojestvensky also be courtmar- tialed when he returns without whip ping Togo?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Limited marriage In Kansas would knock that old affinity" theory into a cooked hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The days are growing longer, and spring Is coming nearer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Governor La Toilette cut out the in augural stunt when he was sworn in last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The scrap iron market in Port Ar tlur is lively, and the supply abun- dant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

The general mortgage bonds. which have been issued to retire outstanding obligations, were authorized in 1901, the total amounting to sl5.00o,00o, of which $10. 500 were reserved to retire prior bonds, the balance being intended for Improvements and additional property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

A petit jury iJ the most eccentric thing on earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10
TENNESSEE COAL AND IRON.
The Company Will List $61e,oo Gen,
 eral Mortgage 5s.
the Wall Street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal.
 Tennesse Coal and Iron has made ap- plication to list an additional s61sOOO of the general mortgage per cent bonds on the New York stock exchange.
 The proceeds of these bonds were used to reimburse the treasury for cash paid out from time to time to redeem out standing bonds. The bonds thus re- deemed were as follows:
 And ee dlia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

ConSOlludtSu os, uue 47VA ''.'. ''..'.S o'VvV South Pittsburg purchase Is, due
 1902 ......................... 10000 Alice furnace Is, due 1902 ......... 206 900 Pratt Coal and Iron Is, due 1903. .... 1892 coo DeBardeleben c. and I. 6s. due 1910. 250o Birmingham division 6s, due 1917.... 34O00 Tennessee division 6s. due l917.... 22,OOO Cahaba Coal Mining 6s, due l922.. SS, GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

He draweth out the thread of hIs verbosIty finer than the staple of hls argument. -Love's Labor Host.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

L. H. Russ and J. II. Caffee are the only authorised travelling representatives of The Age-Herald in it's circulation de- partment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

Washington Bureau Age-HeralG. 142l c Street. N W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

A woman who was suing for divorce from her husband on the plea that he drank was refused a decree because she admitted that she knew her husband drank before she married him. Here is bit of warning for romantic maids who marry worthless chaps to reform" then1
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-07-13
Japs Showing the Chinese How.

O0pS OuO"AuS Cn0 Ou4ucS0 HOW
Europeans in the interior of China re-
port that the Chinese people have been
stirred to a remarkable degree by the
Japanese victories over Russia. The
Chinese say that it is no wonder that
the Japs won in the war with China
ten years ago and lay great stress
upon the western methods adopted by
Japan. What Is good for Japan will
be good for China, it is argued. High
military officials Of China recognize the
fact that under the old policy their
country will be left hopelessly behind
Japan and at her mercy.
The imperial government Of China is
active in opening schools for instruc-
ton in western learning and science,
and the people are in line with the new
movement. The ferment is working
in every stratum Of Chinese society.
There is dearth Of teachers qualified
to give instruction in western branches.
Many Japanese teachers are employed,
and military teachers brought from
Japan before the war have not been re-
called by the Japanese government, ev-
idence that the mikado is vitality inter-
ested In bringing the Chinese people up
to date.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-07-13
What the Chinese Are Kicking About

What the Chinese Are Kicking About.
Apparently the Chinese have a real
grievance in their protest against mod
ern interpretations Of the Chinese ex-
clusion law. A story comes from Pc
king to the effect that the Celestials
are not stirred up SO much over ex-
clusion of the better class of Chinese
who come to visit this country as the
rigid enforcement Of the law in the
new possessions Of Hawaii and the
Philippines.
The Chinese contention, according to
this version, is that when the arrange
ment was originally made with this
country it was simply to exclude the
laboring class from what was then rec
ogn1zed as the United States. At that
time Hawaii and the Philippines gave
asylum to large numbers Of Chinese
These islands have since come into
the possession Of the United States,
and there is demand for Chinese la
Dor in both territories. But the anti
Chinese law is extended over them on
the ground that they are territory Of
the United States. The protest may
lead to new construction of the rela-
lions Of this country to the "territory
appertaining to the United States"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-07-13
Paul Jones and the Experts.


Was 1t the real Paul Jones or a sub
stitute whose remains were passed
upon by corps Of experts in Paris
last Aprils Tom Watson's Magazine
contends tat French experts were
called to identify certain corpse as
that of Paul Jones and solemnly pro-
nounced a verdict which they knew
was expected" Tom Watson is the
author of history of France and
work on Napoleon l., and his Judgment
on the evidence presented in this mat
ter is of interest. He says:
The search for Paul Jones' body had
reached crisis. Only four leaden collins
mad been found in the old graveyard, and
one of these had to be Paul Jones', be-
cause he had been buried in such cof-
I'm, and the other three bore name plates
which showed they could not be his. The
fourth bore no name plate; therefore it
must be Jones' coffin The necessity of
the situation required it. Consequently
polite French experts measure, compare.
1ncubate, decide and bring in the verdict
desired.
Looking at the matter as a lawyer,
gal evidence offered yet to establish
the identity of the dead body. The ceme-
terry in which Commodore Paul Jones was
buried was closed by law in 1888 A canal
was afterward cut through it. The great
sea fighter was buried, as Napoleon was,
in uniform The body which General Por-
ter has found was not clad in uniform
There was no sword or other article found
in the coffin.
Commodore Jones died of dropsy, which
had swollen his body to such an extent
that he could not button his waistcoat.
Yet the French experts declare that all
the measurements tally exactly with
those Of the living Jones.
Most biographers put the height of Ad-
ntral Jones at "about five feet and eight
inches" Won't you find a greater num-
Der of men-in France especfally-whose
height is "about five feet eight inches
than you'll find at any other figure? And
will you not find more corpses Of about
that length? Yet in these measurements
consists the whole of the testimony which
has been offered to the American people.
Commenting upon this, the Baltimore
American says, "Mr. Watson can claim
to have distinguished company in his
unbelief, but when the most is said
by them all will be compelled to con-
fess that General Porter was on the
ground to examine the body and it's
belongings and they were not" The
New York Sun declares that medical
examination proved that the man
whose body was exhumed died of the
disease which caused the death Of Paul
Jones and that the remains correspond
accurately to the authentic descrip-
tons, portrait and measurements of
the hero.