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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

During the evenings of February the sky has the most brilliant aspect of the entire year. The whole southern half of the heavens is now filled with the bright winter cancellations while to crown all the glorious milky way, that High Road Paved With Stars" spans the whole heavens with an arch of gold.
 Orion, the brightest of all the con stellations of the heavens, shines high up in the southern sky, closely attended by the beautiful Gemini and Taurus with the Pleitdes and Hyades while Auriga, the Charioteer, is directly overhead. Low down in the northeast Leo, or the Sickle is now appearing a beautiful suggestion of the harvests which shall come when in it's slow journey toward the west thls group of stars shall pass behind the sun.
 The Constellation Orion.
 This striking group of stars, which the observer can readily trace out in the sky from the map Fig. l., is mentioned in the literature of all ages In Egypt it represented Horus, the young or rising sum- in a boat surmounted by stars close ly followed by Sirius which was shown as a COW. It has also been found sculptured on the walls of Thebes 5000 years ago. And on the men of that early time it shown down from the same position and with the same brightness as it does on us tocay-a striking example of the un- changeableness of the heavens.
 From the days of the early Hindus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

seen no more for centuries, if at all. Such were the great comets of 1858 and 1882 the latter of which was so bright as to be visible in full daylight.
 But sometimes in its motion a comet approaches so near to one as the larger planets that the pull of this body on the comet alters the nature o. it's path and forces it to move around and around the sun just as the planets do. In this way planets capture comets and add them to the solar system. At least thirty comets have been captured in tnls way. Five of them will probably be seen during the present year. but these five are all too faint to be viewed with the naked eye.
 Figure five shows one of these captured comets as it appears fin a large tele- scope This is Encke's comet and is now visible to observers in the southern hem isphere It moves about the sun in only three and one-third years, a period less than that of any known comet
 In the telescope it Is little, faint round, wooly-looking oDJeet without any vestige of a tail strkingly unlike the brilliant naked eye comets which oc- casionally appear. It was first discovered on January IT, 17s6, ard has been observed at frequent intervals ever since.
 Venus is now the brightest object of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

to the present the constellation has for some reason borne always a stormy char acter; allusions to its direful influence are found everywhere among the classic writ CTS. Thus Milton wrote: When with fierce winds Orion arrived Hath vexed the Red Sea coast"
 The loss of the Roman squadron in the first Punic war was ascribed to the fleets heving sailed just after the rising of Orion. The group has also been employed as a calendar sign, it's morning rising in oicating the beginning of summer it's midnight rising the season of grape gath ering, and its early evening rising the ar rival of winter with its attendant storms. in recent times the group has always re. presented great hunter or warrior; its present title came into Greek astronomy from the Euphrates and originally signi- fed the Light of Heaven.
 Figure Is a map of the constellation Each double star is here marked D, each rec star R, each multiple star M, each variable star V. and each nebula N. Thus the beautiful star Betelgeux is a red, double star, which is invariable in bright ness.
 There is seen to be much of interest on the map, but above all the observer should not fail to examine the great nebula Even with small telescope he will see an immense nebulous mass cover ing as muct of the sky as the full moon; with a large glass he would find that it's extent is far greater. connecting and in- volving many of the nearby stars in it's nebulosity. million of globes each equal in diameter to the earth's orbit would not equal this in size. In the br ghtes part of the nebula there is a beautiful sextuple star, the so-called trapezium Orion.
 The Milky Way.
 This magnificent orch of light may be seen stretching up from the ground in the southeast and spanning the entire vault
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

sky: as it is rapidly approaching the earth. it is each evening growing per eeptibly more brilliant, but it will not attain it's brightness until near the end of March As 1t does not set until four hours after the sun. it is in unusally fav- orable position for observation
 Jupiter will also at once attract atten- ton in the southwest. This planet IS drawing rapidly nearer the sun, and can only be observed at most for but one or two months more.
 Mars is slowly drawing into more faV- orahle posItion. It rises at half past eleven on March 1, and nearly doubles in brightness during February, but it will not reach a position for really satisfact- ory observation in the early evening be- fore next April.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

germ of it. But now they are mere husks, mere ghosts of humor, 'pallid cheerless and forlorn."
 Yet they are current, husks though they be. and the uncrtical, long-suffering pub lie. .tarined for years to reverence and appreciate them, still takes them at their assumed worth
 But even the uncritical, long-suffering public has a vague pain that strikes through it's mechanic, unspontaneous laugh.
 In the case of the coon song this pain has deepened to a positive agony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
An Apostolic Curse.

Curses on Cadmus the Phoenicians. or whoever first invented" the monstros- ityl say we Reproduction for the banal taste of the homogeneous that still main tain itl Tears for the sufferings of the public that must hear itl Pity for the small, ignorant misguided section that finds amusement in its extreme stu pidity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

of the heavens Even without a telescope it is seen to be made up of countless stars which in many places are crow ed togeth- CT in such immense numbers that the eye cannot distinguish them. And this in- conceivably great host, not of the world s but of enormous suns. IS irregular in form.
 Here 1t stretches away in long streamers, there 1t is compacted into bright groups. while in other positions it covers the sky with an almost uniform silvery radiance.
 If our little world were transparent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
DOWN w WITH ::::::: THE :::: COON SONG
J. B. Taylor in the New Orleans Harle-

IE Rev. Zephaniah Jack
 son, a colored gospel ex-
 pounder of Memphis, the other day spoke words of soberness and truth. He
 protested against the coon song on the ground that 1t was a degrading bur lesque of his race. We flo not base our opposi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
A aPractica!, Wedding Gift.

From the Chicago News.
 Pearl-Oh, we had delightful wedding and received so many silver presents.
 Ruby-That was fine. And did your father give something in silver, too?
 Pearl-No, he gave us bottle of acid to test the other presents with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
Mrs. wInsIow's Soothing Syrup

The best remedy for DILRRHOEA Sold by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask fer Mrs. Winslow's Sc othing Syrup" anl take no other kind Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS bv MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their (HILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLO, and is twenty-five cents bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
WINTER TOURIST
,t.s Via the Southern Railway.

Rates Via the Southern Railway. Excursion tickets are now on sale by the Southern Railway to all the popular winter resorts of Florida
 For folder entitled, Winter Homes in the South" giving full information re- earding hotel rates; also for information regarding passenger rates and schedules, apply to J. H. HARRISON.
 District Passenger Agent CMorris Hotel Bldg) 12r-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

one Thomas Carlyle, some years ago, thundered so convincingly and heroically against falsities and insincerities and frauds in this world of ours
 Hence we cease with this request:
 Chadwick us no more with coon songs,
 Petropavlosk the whole crew of them authors, singers. syncopated tumtirum- mer3i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
Epitone.

The coon song epitomizes most won derfully the decay of art, humor, taste and sincerity in many of those who as- sume to provide dramatic provender for the public. It shows they are cousins once-remoyed from the Nile mud; re- moved by request of the mud!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

they now belong to the dim, dead past.
 The dialect pleases negroes because 1t Is so different from anything they ever heard. It disgusts the average intel ligent white be- cause 1t is such an obvious sham.
 The same may be said as to the sen- t 1 m e n t-common- place and absurd rendition of ideas that never found lodgment in a ne-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

nomentum of the real ity once behind it, though that reality be now dust and dead?
 Does 1t explain how people remain for so long under the illu- sions and husks of institutions, manners. beliefs. long a f t e T their reason de'etre is urdecipherable?
 But here we glide Into the pulpit whence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
Indictments.

The atrocity vein common with Rev. zennaniah Jackson-condemn three ex- traordinary assumptions;
 1. That 1t is negro dialect.
 2. That 1t is negro sentiment
 3. That it has certain music
 Which assumption we do now, in legal phrase, traverse in toto.
 It might have begun with faint adum- bration of these three good qualities. But
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

so that we could look down through 1t and see the stars below and all around us as we'll as above, we would see this milky way completely encircling the heavens. Below the ground In the southeast we would see 1t widen into a broad fan-like expanse; then would come sudden brea., after which It would pass into narrow, bright stream over the southern cross. Still following it downward, we would find it growing wider and very bright until the point directly under foot was reached From here, occasion- ally branching and separating into knots and patches of unusual brightness, we could trace it unti. it finahs emerged above our horizon in the northwest.
 It is probable that our sun and all of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given thas the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com- pany will be held in the office of tha company in Birmingham Ala. on Tues day, February '. 19O5 at II o'clock a. m. for the purpose of eecting a board of directors to serve during the ensuing year ard for the transaction of such other business as the meeting shall deem nee- essary or proper
 ROBERT JEAIISON, President
 J. P. ROSS. Secretary. 1-2S-11t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
EmbrOideries, Laces, Etc.

Several thousand yards fine Hc natent Torchon Lace, yard. .....
 Point de Spirit Laces in widths from 3 to 6 inches, also big line of embroid- cries, to 8 inches. Big line of Rem nants now at bargain 7Oo prices. Come and see. ......... AOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
Plumnnets.

For why? Because it belongs to the wonderful type that may be called 'hu- nor by courtesy.
 To explain t l. e term:
 There be certain h O ar y insincerities afioat in these days that pass for humor.
 Once, in some pa- laezoic age, t h e y paicht have had a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

Neptune is in the constellation Gemini at the point marked N on the map. The other planets are too near the sun to be satisfactorily observed
 ERIC DOOLITTLE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
Deeper Questions.

But is not the persistence of the coon song capable of affording deeper sugges- tions?
 It is not cumulative proof or now the shan, in this world goes on from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

tion on quite the same ground. But we desire to state distinctly we are vowed to eternal enmity against the coon song.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

To cure scrofua. sat rheum, dyspepsia, catarrh and rheumatism, take Hood s Sarsaparilla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

Why do not the hacks who write this abonninable stuff read Irwin Russell a little? There was man who knew ne- gro dialect and sentiment. They would learn something from him. They would tber not have to mountebank so infer nallvi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

Perhaps 1t Is not etched enough: send It to the Gawk Engraving Co. Peoples phone PFC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
Notably low prices are the C ons que nee of several months preparation and ex- tremelv large purchases.

Walking Skirts, two special models in blue, black and brown etamine and extra heavy panne cheviot, cut In new straight gore shape, trimmed with in verted plait, stitched strap Cn hip, self covered buttons and ornaments, hanG- somely stitched throughout, lengths cS to A, considered great value at $1O-for this sale only they come to you at this low 2 Q2
 Three styles of Skirts in broadcloth and cheviot, plain or herrlngDone weave, cluster plait trimmed running full length from hip others trimmed with box of fan plaits in back, blue and brown, all lengths, e 02 at... =. =. ..........'.'''
 Tailor-made Walking Skirts of finest quality all wool melton, in black, blue and oxford. with full plaited panel side gore-skirts that will sell later in the season at $500, all lengths, 2 QQ tomorrow att. -. ......''.'
 New Fan Plaited Skirts, which are so much in vogue, handsomely tailored throughout, in broadcloth, panama ana yoile-take advantage of these $lo values that go on sale 7.5O Monday at...... '''''''''''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

the naked eye stars are but members of Is great aggregation We are n part of this milky way cluster and can therefore only view 1t from the lnsi1c. Probably we are nearest to that bright portion of 1t which is now below the ground. but what it's true shape Is We do not know There are some parts e it so crowded with faint stars tfat no telescope can separate them; they fill the whole field witt. soft, uniform light Whether these are great suns A hich appear so faint and close together because the are almost in- finitely far away, or whether they are small stars near to each other, we do not know. Equally unknown to us is the nature of the great forces which in some parts has grouped the stars into dense orig4.t swarms, and have to others so scattered them that there appear great rents or holes in the milky way. so bar ren of stars that even in Q large tel ecsope they appear almost entirely black.
 A careful examination of the details of the milky way with an opera glass or a small telescope will well repay the ob- server for his trouble, It is now in the most favorable position possible for obser- vation; in a month or tNJo it will lie too closely along the ground to be well seen. By next August It will again pass over head but 1t will then be the part which Is now below the ground in the northwest, which will be visible to us.
 Comets.
 How many comets will pc seen during 1905 cannot be foretold. The great ma jority of these objects appear unexpect- edly, and after a few months of visi- bility draw away from the sun to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
A Question.

gro's brain since the curse first struck the sons of Ham amidships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
HEAVENS IN FEBRUARY
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 BY PROF. ERIC DooLlTTLE.

Astronomer University of PennyvaniaThe Constellation orionHow
  HemlspheeThe Planet Mars Drawing Into Favorable Position
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
Closes 9 Saturday MgInstead HOO Heretofore AFEW SPEC|ALSFOR TOMORROW
 usE COME AND SEE THE SPLENDID BARGAINS. ~gBn

New Shirred Top Skirts, fine batiste, black, blue and brown, shirred yoke, full box plaited bottom, n OO special. ... ......
 Handsome French Chiffon Voile Walking Skirts, lined or unlined. trimmed effects, silk drops II 50 $20 value... =.
 New Taffeta Silk Skirt Waist Suits A leader at $11.50-in black, navy and brown changeable chiffon taffeta silk, effective styles, new shirred yoke, leg O mutton sleeves, shirred at cuffs, pin tucked, trimmed back skirt, with deep new founce shirred, with cluster pin tucks running from founce to hip line, in all sizes. These are II EO are the regular $15 values, iI'cO
 Handsome Persian Lawn Waists, in the new surplus effect, all-oyer point lace effect yokes, fine embroidery and Valenciennes lace insertion trimmed; they would look cheap in other stores dl po.ODf ~ Ohl tbCitt VI ththC oP| cially priced for Mondays Q EO Selllng... ............
 White Lawn Waists-Of the finest lawn and dotted swiss, handsomely embroidered tuckdi open work, inser- tion and fold trimmed, $1.50 1OO kind. .........
 Special styles of Linen Waists at S19S, in handsome designs, cluster tucked and insertion trimmed-two ef- fleets are plain tailored, with Linen tucks and hemstitched, bow knot stock collar; all styles have the new leg O mutton sleeves, sizes 34 to 100 A, s2.50 values, at. ........... Loo
 White Japanese Silk Waists at S2.e3 Plain tailored hemstitched style and trimmed with Valenciennes lace inser- tion, cluster pin tucks medallion lace stock collar lace insertion, Q no trimmed cuffs, $4 value. ..... ~'OC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

Fig. 5-Encke's Comet. (Now Visible to Observers in the South-
 ern Hemisphere)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05

Fancy Garter Web. assorted colors, Sc yard. Big assortment of new things in Women's Belts just received. Big bargains in Remnants of all the best makes of Ribbons.
 Five papers (full coun0 Plns' Al Dress Pins, full length, 6c for... ... =. ..'...'''''
 Two dozen, any size, bullet pearl Buttons. or any size fiat pearl 70o Button for... -. -. ...'.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
THE Cl)N CLUB SHOOT
Will Be Held in Future City THIS AZ
ternoon.-Prizes For the
Crack Shots.

The members Of the Three States
Gun club viii have a shooting contest
at their Future City club grounds at
2:-30 this afternoon,
The features of the contest VIII be
two Is bird events and two 10 bird
events. making four events of 90 birds
The member breaking the largest num-
Der of birds out of the total so VIII re
ceiye the FIRST prize while the second
prize will lie awarded TO the member
making the hest straight record.
The club organized last March ana
secured space of ground AT Future
City where they could hold their con
rests. They have their. own ciut
house and trap house, using Two EN
pert traps.
The following are the members; Jel
Rodgers. $. C. Brown, Phil Rude, VIM
Gadhols. w. j. Allen, j. Whitney. E
~. Cady, S. B. Brown, ]. X. Kindred
| Capt. Frank Torrey Frank Thomas
III. B. Stout and w l.. Russell.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
Lagt Book snaIl Be LIS.

The book publishing trade sees
many changes Take, for example
the present fashion of enumerating an
luthor's earlier successes. Time was
when the style of cataloguing them on
the title page was to name them in
the order in which they were written
beginning with the first volume and
running on down to the end of the
list. But nowadays they so the other
way about That book which was first
is row last, and that which was last
is first Thomas Hardy. for Instance.
was a few years ago advertised in new
editions as the author of "A Pair Of
Blue Eyes" Far From the Madden
| ing Crowd" and so through the list
to Tess" and Jude" In later edi
| tons priority in the matter of publ
cation IS disregarded To Jude" Il
assigned the place Of honor. while
Tess" and the rest of the noble banc
marching backward, bring up the rear
Possibly the time will come when au
thors' books will again he named IL
the order Of their presentation to tn
public, but Judging by late title page
the backward system of enumeratioi
Is at present in high favor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27

had represented himself TO be and
was put aboard a train for his home.
Two men came from Mounds, where
they are employed during the week,
to spend Saturday night and Sunday
with their wives. They had failed 70
secare a health certificate and We're
forced 10 sir in the waiting room with
policeman The greater part Of the
night and were finally put aboard an
Illinois Central ira n and returned TO
Mounds.
Many similar eases occurred and
were all dealt with in a similar man
ner. With no exceptions, persons who
did not have permits were NOT allow
ed TO stay in the city.
4 Or. Palmer last night issued orders
to the railroad authorities not to al
low passengers to ride on any Of Their
local trains. This order was issued
lbwing to the fact that the local trains
arrive at no certain time, making IN
spection Of the passengers Impossible
Another order sent out to railroad
was to the effect that tickets shout
nor be sold to persons for Cairo m
less they were able 10 show q PEI
nit. issued by Cairo or State antf
critics.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-27
TAMM'S NEW OFFICERS
John Boyle President Board of Diree
tors.--other officials.--Attempt
viii be Made to Reform.

Special to the Bulletin.
Tamms, H., Aug. 2G.--Thc village
Of Tamms elected officers today as
follows: John Boyle, President Board
Of Directors, George Forsythe, Police
Justice. A. Mum, CLERK. The Board
OF directors are as follows Henry
Upmeyer Smith perduc, Count
Wright and Ben Ricketts, An effort
win be made 70 purify the general
cond tlon Of things al this place Mr.
Tamm Is lending helping hand in
this and we trust success may crown
our efforts.