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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

Perfect womanhood depends on per-
feet health. Natures rarest gift of
physical beauty comes to all who use
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
Bright eyes and red cheeks follow its
use. IS cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

The value at the mines of the coal pro
duced in the United States last wear
was S4s5.OOO,OG0. The cost to consu.
mers was about one billion dollars. The
weight of the coal mined in the United
States last year was 3l9.0OOOOO tons.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

The first volume OF the unpublished
writings of the late Theodore Momms.
sen has been prepared for publication
by Prof Otto Hersenheild. the litera.
ry executor of the deceased historian.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

The Prince Of Monaco is rendering to
aerial navigation a service more vaIu.
able than the invention of flying ma.
chimes. He il making really system.
attic study OF the air currents in the up.
per atmosphere.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

The Rev. DR.. Ryan, rector of st. Pat.
rick's college, Thurles, Ireland has
been commissioned by the Vatican to
visit the PHILIPPINES with the view of
establishing Irish ecclesiastics there.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

Under the California marriage law the
contracting parties must swear they are
not insane.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

Chief Justice John Marshall used to
pitch quoits in the yards of the inns
where he happened to be standing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

English will be the language spoken at
the Russo-Japanese peace conference at
Washington.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

The first glass tumhler used in Eng.
land was made in the year GOO for Ab.
bot Benedict.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

Poison may be present in the white of
a new laid egg. This is the danger in
eating raw eggs.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Most of our games nj cards are of
Spanish origin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

New York is the noisest city in the
world.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

4 black horse is considered unreliable
as racer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29

Maine has q lobster fisherman's union.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-29
NOTES OF NOTABLES.

Admiral Togo's salary is said to
amount to only $1,000 a year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
CURIOUS CHANGES IN FASHIONS

From the Boston Transcript
In the windows of tailors one often
sees colored plates representing ladies' and
gentlemen as they should be dressed this
season If they would be in style The
ladies simper most sweetly, the gentlemen
are either stately or bear themselves
with careless ease calculated to show how
well their clothes fit them. The Listener
wonders If, in this age of collecting any
body has made a collection of these
plates. They would constitute a most
interesting gallery. say if they reached
back one hundred years. They would be
a pictorial representation of the passing
of fashion, a history of costume, with
out the letter-press that annoys by de-
tracing from the attention that should
be given to the pictures. Think of a chron-
illogical succession of these plates by
which. for instance. you might know how
your grandfather looked when ne dressed
himself to go counting about the year
1920 or how your father happened to look
when he was a clerk in 1S45. Then would
come the fashions immedia refy before and
Immediately after the civil war; showing
the sharp changes that great conflict
wrought in mems garments That was a
change. indeed, which has had an effect
lasting to this day even. 1t introduced
the buttoned-up mode of wearing gar
ments, an effect of trimness of setting up.
The war taught Americans to have their
hair cut short, and the way in which
men wear their hair has a marked in
fiuence on garmenture. The deliberately
dressed hair of the ante-beIlum period ne
cessitated a more flowing style of gar
ment. The coat of that period was long,
as was the hair, and it was, without
being too loose, just loose enough. There
We're wide trousers, and altogether the
civilian was not taught that mis- proper
sartorial caper was to look as much
as possible like an army officer in plain
clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
Government Bonds.

In 1907 four per cent. bonds to the
amount of $154,00O,O0O become due,
and in 1908 three per cents to the
amount of $77,O00,000 become redeem
able. No doubt these two lots of
bonds will be refunded in consols
bearing two per cent interest. This
will be done even if there are free
issues of consols for the purposes of
the Panama canal. Bonds issued to
pay for the construction of the canal
are to carry two per cent interest.
After the civil war was well out of
the way an ambition sprang up in this
country to redeem the national debt
The people were not willing to wait
until the bonds became due. From
1870 to 1893 the Understanding debt
was cut down about two.thirds. In
1898 the debt stood at 1876 million dol
lars. Hard times came on, and the
Understanding debt rose to 1O46 mil
zion dollars. 1t now stands at S95 mil.
lion dollars.
When all of the debt is funded in
bonds that carry but two per cent in
terest, the interest charge will be
about twenty-five cents head,
whereas in France it is six dollars
per capita.
The need of government bonds IN
national banks has operated to stop
the movement looking to a redemption
of the debt. In Congress strong in
terests are quietly and secretly pulling
against debt redemption. and between
that interest and the Panama canal
we may be sure that there will not
soon again be any material reduction
of the public debt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
Ami ton Growing.

Wallace Cater, prominent young bus
mess man of Admission, was in Birming-
ham yesterday. Mr. Cater says that the
industrial situation at Admission has
greatly improved and that the city is
row enjoying period of prosperity. The
car plant. one of Annston's leading in
dustries, is In operation I'd business
shows marked improvement.
"a recent census gives Admission total
population of over seventeen thousand
said Mr. Cater, land we are working all
the time to build up the town. The
growth of Admission is slow but sure.
There are no fiurries and no booms. We
are advancing all the time and while
there is no undue excitement in indus
trial circles, the people of Admission look
forward to the future with much conf
dence. The fact that Admission has such
a large population seems to have caused
general surprise, as the town has been
credited heretofore with about 1900 liz
habitants.
"The new snodical college now being
erected in Admission will prove a valua-
BILE addition to the eity's educational in
stitutions."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
HoBSON AS PREACHER.
From the Selma Journal

From the Selma Journal.
At the Kappa Alpha banquet the other
night, given in honor of Capt Richmond
Pearson Hobson, DIR. A. l.. Andrews told
one on the hero of the Merrimac that is
bran new. DIR. Andrews recalled the fact
that few weeks ago Captain Hobson
preached for him one Sunday morning
Well said DIR. Andrews. shortly be-
fore the hour of services Captain Hobson
and | were in the pastors study of the
church and | noticed him turning over
the leaves of the Bible in some haste
and he seemed evidently bothered.
whats the matter. Rich | asked him.
Il can't find my text he replied He
told me what it was and | couldn't recall
either the exact book and chapter In the
Bible where 1T could be found, so we got
concordance and found that it was in
one of the epistles of Paul. We went out
into the church and at the appointed time
Captain Hobson gave out his text and
began his sermon. and what was my as
tonishment to hear him say with all the
assurance of his well known earnestness:
Brethren, one instinctively recognizes at
once that the text is from the words of
the great apostle Paul"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
Morgan County Courts.

Morgan county perhaps leads all 9TH
ers in Alabama now in speedy trials
remarked local attorney-at-law
Three men tried for murder In week S
time and three convictions and sentences
to death is the record Of the Morgan
county circuit court for the past week.
One of the defendants who was sentenced
II death was Indicted, arraigned and given
a final trial within ten days after the
date of alleged murder too The other
two defendants, all of whom were me-
groes, were tried on the first call of the
cases against them. Birmingham attor-
neys, who seem to. be ahead of all other
members of the profession in attempting
to have cases continued from time to
time might profit by the record of the
Morgan county court.
Judge d. w. Speake, before whom the
negroes were tried last week, presides
over the Morgan county circuit court. He
Is quite a conservative man, and Is con-
sdercd to be one of the best judges on
the bench In Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Captain ereaory,s Record.

Capt. Robert l.. Gregory, who command
ed the provisional company which was
sent to Decatur to guard the negro pris-
oners on trial for murder and criminal
assault, was congratulated yesterday at
eerlt en- on the excellent manner in which
h. cont. olled the situation, and the be-
haVlCr of his company These eongrat-
ulaiitns came from three of the most
prominent men in Alabama military cir
Giles and all officers who rank him more
or less. Gen. Louis V Clark. in COM
mana of the First brigade, Alabama Ma
fioral Guard; Col. W. II. McKleroy, re-
comfy elected as commanding officer of
the Third regiment and Lieut.. Col.
Hughes b. Kennedy. second in command
o. the regiment, We're the three officers
who expressed themselves.
General Clark said:
Captain Gregory, | was proud Of you
and the old company for which l cherish
many warm feelings. You handled the sit
uation admirably and with a credit to
yourself and to the uniform you wear
The officers and men under you were also
a credit to themselves and to the SER
Y &c
= also want to tender my eongratula-
lions" said Colonel McKleroy, for l
think that experience has been of great
benefit to the National Guard and its
standing in the state. 1t has raised the
citizen soldiery in the estimation of the
people, and 1t has shown that when duty
was TO be performed, the soldiers would
perform it in the proper manner"
I always like to see the Alabama Ma
tional Guard do it's duty and do 1t well. -
said Lieutenant Colonel Kennedy, "and
you and your company certainly did your
duty and did 1t well on this trip. 1t was
a credit to the service, to the company
and to the individual men. You handled
the situation well and from the first evil
IDENTIFY had it entirely under control"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
Iapan's Population.

1t is customary to consider Japan a
small country. So she is in area, but
not in population, for there were in
the empire in 1903, exclusive of For
mosa, 46,732,841 people. With For
mosa the total is fully $4,000 900, thus
putting the country ahead of France
or Great Britain and abreast of Ger
many, in point of population. The
rate of increase is more than thirteen
per cent, which is good rate in an
old country.
In the ten years proceeding 1902
the average number of births was
100000, or 80 for each 1000 of popu,
lation. Few countries indeed exceed
this rate. The deaths averaged 300
600 year, or about 10 for each 1000.
The marriages number 5000 a year,
and the divorces 9400.
The trend of population is towards
the cities. The urban population is
now twenty per cent, as against
twelve per cent twenty years ago.
The entire population situation seems
in fact to be a duplication of any
western nation including our own,
barring of course the heavy immigra
ton that seeks the United States.
Japan at any rate has about fifty
millions of people from which to re-
cruit her army in the field, and Rus
STA will find that recruits will be
Forthcoming as long as the war lasts,
even if it stretches over a decade. The
Japanese expect long war, and are
ready to meet all its demands upon
them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
Diverting immigration.

DR.. Adolph Danziger's plan for di-
verting immigration to the west at.I
| south, away from the congested cas-
tam cities, is excellent and is wholly
| constitutional, FOR Congress mas the
power to name ON what terms for
elsners shall be allowed to enter the
| country. 1t has power to prohibit i'm
migration altogether, as it has almost
done in the case of the Chinese.
But excellent and constitutional as
the Danziger plan is it will not be
permitted by the New York steam
ship lines and the railroads and other
heavy interests centered at that port
TO even get out of the Senate com
mittee to which it may be referred
The New York interests will speak to
Boss Aldrich about it, and Boss AL
drich will tell the committee what to
do, and the bill will go into a pigeon
hole, never again to be disturbed
Mr.. Danziger is a member of our
consular service. He was born IL.
Europe, and is moreover a Hebrew
in faith. He is also a student, ard
he has studied deeply the immigra-
ton problem. and it is a pity, indeed,
that his plan cannot be put in course
of execution. But it cannot be- The
men who dictate to Congress when
their privileged toes are stepped on
the grand combine in fact-forbids,
and immigrants will continue to be
landed where they are not wanted
and they will stay in great num-
hers where they are landed, simply
because they lack money or intelli-
gence, or both, to go where they are
needed, where they could better their
own condition, and become prosperous
and useful citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
APPEN DIClTIS.
Had Another Name Years Ago and
Was More Deadly.

From McClures Maya zine
Twenty years ago the sufferer from APP
pendicitis died by another name. prefer
ably inflammation of the bowels" or
"peritonitls." Today the death rate in
the best equipped hospitals is not per
cent For years after the ascription of
the disease to the troublesome little sac
whose useful function has been entirely
superseded in the processes of evolution
1t was supposed the cause of 1t all was
some such foreign substance as grape or
lemon seed entering the vermftorm ap-
pendix.
Occasionally the explorer with the knife
will find something in the appendix that
doesn'a belong there Ga recent case pro-
duced a lump of solder from canned to-
matoes), but this is the rare exception.
Appendicitis is caused by the development
of bacteria in the sac, usually associated
with inactivity in the intestines. Theo-
retically the operation Is as simple as
digging a pearl out of an UPSTREAM in
cision stroke of the knife, a careful
sterilization, suture to close the intes-
tine, a dressing of the wound, and it's all
over In twenty or thirty minutes. More
than half the time it happens that way.
instead of being at the front of the intes-
tines and easily get-at-able, as 1t ought
to be- is somewhere else.
Then the practitioner begins his search.
He may locate it two or three inches
from the normal position or he may find
It far around behind or he may discover
it anywhere between; sometimes he
misses it entirely, or it may be so deeply
involved that 1t canot be safely cut out,
but can only be relieved of its poisonous
matter or 1t may have burst and scat
tered its contents through the abdominal
cavity, in which case the method Is to
clean and disnfect the whole area, in the
hope-not very strong one-of warding
off peritonitis For 1t is these cases
which form the death rate and ii - for
this reason that timely operations for
appendicitis are so important. A dis
aased appendix, diagnosed early, can be
removed with practical assurance of COM
plete success.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
ALABiM CONSOLIDATED.
Earned Over 20 Per Cent on Common
Stock in tie March Quarter.

The Wall Street Journal says:
The net earnings of the Alabama Con-
solidated Coal and Iron company the con-
troll of which is now held by the Interna-
tional Power company for January. Feb
ruary and March We're $3.50. $50. The total
fixed charges, including interest on bonds
dividend on preferred stock and sinking
fund for that period were. i'm round fig
ures, $4,000, leaving net surplus earn
ings of $4,000 or at the rate of over 20
per cent on the common stock of $780,
900. The net earnings for March were
$40, 757 which would be atthe rate of over
26 per cent on the common stock.
The output of the Alabama Consoli-
dated has been greatly increased within
the last few months. the average output
of coal now running to about 1900 tons
week, or at the rate of 10000 tons
year, and the coke is over $4,000 tons a
month. The iron output, likewise, is be-
ing greatly increased. and in addition the
company is now building as rapidly as
possible another furnace at Gadsden at
cost of S350,0O0, to make 200 tons of iron
a day, the cost of the furnace being taken
care of out of surplus funds in the treas
ury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
Lafayette Railway.

''rhe people along the route of the La
fayette railway, which connects Opelika
and Lafayette keenly regret the tear
ing up and dismantling of the line, said
a citizen of Chambers county yesterday.
This road was built by Lafayette mer-
chants In defiance 20 the rates which
were being charged by the one road then
being operated from Lafayette to Opelika.
THE people We're loyal to the road and
not only shipped all of their freight over
the Lafayette line. but would not buy
goods of any salesman who did not come
over their route.
"a number of small and prosperous
towns have sprung up along the line,
which will probably be abandoned, now
that the road will be operated no longer.
One Of the largest chicken farms in the
state was located on the road. A number
of fine breed chickens were raised on this
farm and the venture was a fine paying
investment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08

WEALTHY MEN IN COLORADO.

From the Kansas City Journal.
David Moffatt of Denver is the wealth.
lest man in Colorado, which outranlks all
other states In per capita wealth Colora-
do has the further distinction that most
of its vast fortunes were made within its
boundaries. not alone in mining, but in the
cattle industry. in realty speculation, in
fruit, sugar-beet culture. potato farming
and in manufacturing and other mercan-
tile pursuits. There are los resident mil
lionaires in Colorado their total wealth
being about $500 900 600. Mr.. Moffat Is WORTH
from $4,000 600 to $50. OOo. 600. About 100 men
worth seven or more figures made their
money in the state and reside elsewhere
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
FATE OF A REFORMER,

From the Springfield (Mass) Republican.
Mr.. Roosevelt carried Chicago by over
100, 600; Mr.. Harlan loses 1t five months
later by 2iO00 There is but one reason
able explanation OF such a change. Mr..
Harlan, although originally one of the
agitators in favor of municipal owner
ship, became conservative in the final
stages of the movement which he had
helped powerfully to organize in its early
days and the movement has now over
whelmed him. He again illustrates sit
uation which many reformer and agita-
tor in the past has experienced. Those
who sow the wind shall reap the whrl-
wind, and other men shall ride it into
power.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
The Stock Market.

Henry Clews Wall street letter of Sat-
urday's date says:
Next autumn we may anticipate more
or less anti-railroad and antitrust agita-
ton, which will be intensified by the elce-
tions and the early special session of
Congress; and, while this is too far in adj
vance to have any present effect upon
the market. still it is an element which
operators for long pull will unquestion-
ably take into their calculations. In all
probability no very radical legislation will
be put through. but the subjects for dis
cussion are fundamental to financial in
terests, and will no doubt incite more
or less unsettled feeling until the action
of Congress is definitely known. We thus
have these important influences against
the renewal of bull campaign at this
period, viz: the absence of strong inside
support; the liquidation of important
pools; the fact that many prices are still
high the new strain upon the commune
ty of interest" the distrust caused by the
Equitable dispute; the uncertain crop sit
uation. and the prospect of disturbing
political asitators next autumn. These are
long-dstanee views; at the close the mar
ket showed disposition to rally
ION the other hand outside conditions
continue very satisfactory. As is well
known the railroads are heavily taxed
with traffic and making large conse-
quent earnings Their expenses are also
exceedingly heavy. not only for labor but
for new equipment ana necessary per-
manent improvements, so that except in
few instances stockholders have no
reason to look for larger returns"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
Gold Production This Year.

In each succeeding month is record
ed a gain in the production of gold
in the Witevatersrand district of the
'rransvaGl. The output of March was
$S,295.0 900, and this leads correspon-
dents in the Rand to predict a pro-
duction this year that will cross the
one hundred million mark.
No country in the history of the
world-not even this country when
california was young and charming
has up to this time produced in a
years time gold to the value of one
hundred million dollars, and if the
Rand turns out this year one hundred
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
IMMIGRANTS BREAK RECORDS.
Within Twelve Hours 1909 Passed
Through Quarantine.

New York, May 7.-All records were
broken today in the number of immi-
grants who passed quarantine. Within
twelve hours 12,039 foreigners arriving in
steerage were permitted to enter New
York indicating that the spring influx
of immigrants this year will probably
exceed the records of former years.
Ten trans-Atlantics liners brought this
army of immigrants to the United States
They began to arrive early in the morn
ing, and the last to pass quarantine was
the Hamburg American liner Butcher,
which was admitted at 6 in the afternoon
and added sos names to the already long
list of foreigners arriving in the steer
age.
The steamer Pretoria brought 2l9S steer
age passengers, the greatest of any Of
today's arrivals. The Italia was second
with 1854, and the Wemar was third with
1911. Other ships admitted carried immi-
grants as follows:
Cittadnapoli 142 Gerty 1410, Umbrie $40
New York $50. Hudson CFrench 653 AL
geria 1881
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

From the Chicago Tribune.
A cry or horror burst forth from the
vast assemblage.
Thousands of willing hands would have
averted the catastrophe If possible, but
everybody realized that nothing could be
done.
Strong men groanee in anguish, and
fair women looked on with pale cheeks
and glstenlng eyes.
What had happened?
Was it a horrible accident?
Worse than that
Oh, far worse!
The man at the bat lad struck out,
leaving three men on bases, and the home
team had lost the camel