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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
Cab Fares in a State Campaign.

Atlanta is in the grip of a cab mo nopoly, and Hoke Smith is a stock holder in that company He is also ar aspirant for the democratic guberna torial nomination. It comes about therefore, that cab fares have become a factor in the state campaign.
 The cab company has secured the exclusive privilege of taking passen- gers and baggage to and from the new railroad station, and one side in the campaign asks, Shall we nomi- nate for governor known and con fessed monopolist?" and the other side replies that the monopoly is endeav- bring to rid Atlanta of "weasles, '" which is yernacular for a cab of the poorest sort.
 The contest goes on, and it is be- coming warm. The "weasles' and their friends are arrayed against the glittering equipage; the populist against the conservative, and the hoi poAoi against the "4o0," and no one knows how the vote of the city and county will be cast.
 Never before has a 25-cent cab fare been so potential. Never before ha' it 'butted into a state campaign, but i is in now to stay and the issue vii have to be fought out at the primaries some time next year, unless, indeed the one side or the other becomes weary and quits the contest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
TRAMP PAID FOR FUNERAL.

Lesueur (Minn.) correspondent St. Paul
 Dispatch.
 A tramp who stumbled into the home of Orlando Mcpherson on his farm in this county week ago. died after short ill., ness and was buried yesterday at the Oak Lawn cemetery in Blake Township. He was sick and feeble when he came to Mir McPhersons home. and this gentleman took him in and cared for him, giving him good nursing and medical attention, but the tramp was too far gone and soon died. The man had lost a leg and he travelled on a pair of crutches. The chill dren, playing with the crutches, noticed that one of them was split on the end and that considerable dirt and gravel had been forced into the crack. They cleared it out with an awl, and in doing so dis covered a large diamond and part of a gold setting around it. The cripple in walking must have set the crutch upon lost diamond ring and so forced the setting into the split part of the crutch, where it remained, the ring being broken away. As no clew to the identity of the tramp could be found, MT. McPher- son sold the diamond for s5O0 and spent every cent of the money on funeral for the man that had unconsciously picked up the jewel. A lot in the ceme- tery, a good headstone inscribed "Un- known" elaborate casket, an eloquent speaker from the city and a band to head the funeral procession playing sol emn dirges, were provided with the t11Op
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
MUSIC THAT IS POPULAR
 AMONG THE MASSES

selections from "Lohengrin.'' Then fol- low rather peculiarly several comic opera selections, such as "Bapes In Toyland.'
 the Prince of Pilsen,' ''Stars and Stripes" It is interesting and a trife disconcerting to find that where Babes in Toyland" receives over 4000 votes Shu- bert's "Serenade' only gets little over thousand votes. Taken as a whole, however, the votes speak we'll for the musical taste of the readers of the Globe.
 A short time ago Sousa wrote an ar- ticle in which he took the position that the masterpieces are not popular with the masses who are unable to appreciate them. The Globe contest would indicate that the great march master is mistaken. It is not at all likely that affectation would assert itself in a voting contest in which names are not printed. There is a feeling prevalent among the people that they would not like the great mas terpieces However, it Is very noticeable that, with few exceptions, the rendition of a popular audience is greeted with every manifestation of genuine pleasure. The reception accorded the Artists Course in Terre Haute would tend to cre- ate the same impression as to the popu- lar taste All it needs is the opportu- nifty. There is no reason why the popu- lar taste in things musical in this coun- try should not be as good as in Germany, where nothing but the good is tolerated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
Imminraiinn Proposiiions.

If. as is reported, President Roose- welt proposes to put before Congress propositions intended to restrict i'm migration, he should be opposed by every representative from the south who desires to see this section filled with whites-who desires to see our untitled lands owned by whites. It is really a choice between negro pro- prietorship and white proprietorship, for the unproductiye lands of this sec tion. assessed each year for taxes, cannot much longer be carried as they have been.
 It is said the President will propose either a monthly limit upon immigra- tion or else an increase of the head tax. The latter is now $2, and some propose to increase it to prohibitive figures. It is believed that the Presi- dent is inclined to favor the latter proposition.
 Neither proposition should be ac- cepted by Congress-at least not until the south and west are fully occupied. What is needed Is change in the landing point in this country of the vast tide of newcomers. Up to April 1 in this fiscal year 650,377 immi- grants had come in, and the indsca- tons are that by June 30 a full mil lion will have come ina number un- precedented in the history of the country. Instead of landing the vast number where they are not wanted, and where owing to their poverty they largely stay, let them be landed at New Orleans, within easy reach of the cotton states, and from which they can be carried by water to the heart of the middle west. We have the power to say where they shall be landed and the New York steamship lines can be compelled to carry them to New Orleans. No other change in our immigration laws is needed, and southern members should see that no other change is made.
 In the first nine months of the pres ent fiscal year 102, ,195 Italians were landed in New York. Possibly one thousand of them came south, where as If they had been landed at New I Orleans nine-tenths of them would have stayed in the south. We need the Italians that are coming to us, but we can get aiong without tn Rus sians and Huns who are focking to this country in large and increasing numbers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12

alton. The proposed stamp tax Is the worst of their propositions thus far.
 This tax would fall upon the mer- chant. the manufacturer, the banker the brol1er--the entire business public in short. It puts in word the treas ury deficit upon the business inter- ests of the country. It would not only be a tax. but also an almost insuffer- able yexation, and the business men of the land will not stand still to see such tax imposed in order that the tariff benefciaries may go on exploit' ing the country In merciless man. ner-a manner that even the repubh- cans in charge of the Panama canal decline to be a party to. A stamp tax will never be imposed while business men cast votes in this country, ex- cept, of course, in the case of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
Renewal of the Bank Check Tax.

The republicans are troubled by the increasing deficit, and they have in vented all sorts of so-called remedies Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania proposes to revive the bank check tax, but the proposition will be quickly hooted out of sight, "This country, says the non-political New York Com mercial, twill not submit to another stamp tax except in case of war or other dire emergency. It is the most unmitigated nuisance ever perpetrated on people"
 The truth is, the republicans do not know which way to turn-that is tc say, the standpatters do not know They propose to maintain the sacred tariff, no matter what befalls the country, and they are therefore com pelled to hunt for other means of tax
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
TELEPHONES ON THE FARM.

From the New York Times
 The rural telephones are making change in farm life. A Shelby county. Kansas, farmer got into trouble in town the other day. Later he was called up over his rural telephone and informed that a warrant had been issued for him and that he might consider himself under arrest, and he was asked by the officer if he would come into town or would he have to come after him? The farmer asked the nature of the charge, and was told that 1t was disturbance and that the fine and costs would be $14 The farmer telephoned back that he was too busy to quit work. but would plead guilty and send the money by the rural carrier the next day, and he did. Up In New York state the hired man eloped with farmers daughter. Before going he took the precaution to cut the rural telephone wires, so there was nothing left for the father to do but wait till the wires were repaired and telephone his blessing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
ROYAL HOUSES LAY ASIDE
 NEST EGG FOR FUTURE
From Answers.

From Answers.
 will no doubt astonish a large num-
 Der of people that kings and queens. like poorer mortals, who have the gift of prudence, are, with few excen- tions, as economical as is consistent with their high position. and every years put by some portion of their savings for a rainy day Better than anbody else. per- haps, monarchs know that it is money that makes the mare go, and that to spend all their income as they get it is just as great a folly in themselves as in their subjects. The late Queen Vic toria was one of the thriftiest of mon archs, and, though her will has never been for the public eye, there is reason to believe that the fortune she left at her death was very large one.
 The modern king is, as a rule. very practical gentleman Of some it is not too much to say that they do not place i'm plicit confidence in the nation of which they are the head. Of nearly all of them 1t is certainly true that they do not put all their eggs into one basket.
 Every years, the present czar and czar- itsa of Russia intrust a large portion of their private savings to the British and French national banks Alexander H., grandfather of the Emperor Nicholas, was economical in high degree, and the money he saved is said to have run well into four millions sterling. By his will he left legacies to various members of the imperial family which swallowed up third of his vast fortune. the remain ing two-thirds being given to a lady of the court who had welded the sovereign without mounting the throne. As this lady was not of the royal line, it was impossible that she could be recognized as empress, and the legacy of thirds of thes monarch's fortune was the com pensation Alexander accorded to his nor ganatic spouse.
 Alexander III, during his comparatively short reign, also saved a considerable fortune, and this he left by will to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
MUNICIPAL cHILp-REARINo.
English Town Where Young Babies
 Are Looked After.
From Harpers Weekly.

From Harpers Weekly
 The town of Huddersfield, England, which stands in the front rank of the cities that have adopted the plan of pub iic utilities owned and controlled by the municipal authorities, has recently taken a further step, and provided for child rearing under official direction Realiz- ing that a large part of the death rate among the poor was of infants under one year of age, owing to insufficient or un- intelligent care and nourishment, the mayor of the city offered a bonus of $4 to every child born in one of the districts that should attain the age of twelve months. This offer which is to hold good during the term of the present ineum- bent's mayora1ty, led the local health authorities to consider whether steps could not be taken toward saving the lives of infants.
 Accordingly they decided to offer a reward of one shilling to the first person who should inform the medical officer of the birth of a child within forty-eight hours of it's occurrence. The mother is then to be visited by physicians and wo- men health visitors, who will instruct her as to the best methods of feeding, wash ing and clothing the child, while in ad- dition, detailed instructions are to be pre- pared and printed for general distribu- tion.
 The health visitors will also examine the homes of the mothers and factories and other places where women are em- ployed, and cases where deaths of chil- dren under one year have occurred will be investigated. Furthermore, years experiment will be undertaken with day-nursery where children will be cared for and sterilized milk will be supplied for the babies. Huddersfield Is a manu- featuring town, and the authorities con- slider that it's present strength can best be preserved through maintaining it's na- tive labor. They therefore believe that if the infant mortality is reduced to minimum, a large majority of the chil- dren would grow to manhood and wo- manhood The experiment is interest," ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12

Jordan quietly placed glass of water on the bar in front of him.
 It was in this little room that John L. Sullivan met Stormy" Sullivan called for cigar Jordan placed a box before him and when Sullivan asked the price stormy" in his usual gruff voice, said: "A dollar apiece" Laying down a twen- ty-dollar gold piece, Sullivan said: I'll take the box" and walked out.
 Several years later Jordan built the Corn Exchange saloon. the finest in the city, and was running 1t when the pro- hibition law went into effect on July | 1884. A brewery in Lawrence, Ky, brought suit in the United States courts against the state for damages, and Judge John Gibbons of Chicago. then residing in Keolxuk. acting for Jordan, advised him to do likewise. Suit was accordingly brought before Judge Love in the United States court in Keokuk. Despite the ef- forts of the state officials here to close Jordan's saloon he was permitted to run 1t until the suit was decided In this way he was enabled to conduct the only sa- loon in Iowa. which he did until a short time before the prohibition law was re- pealed, as the case brought in the United States court was appealed to the su- preme court and many years passed be- fore it was decided against him. During his residence in Ottumwa Jordan served three terms as city councilman. He was 73 years old and leaves a wife and seven children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
Building Operations.

Buildings operations in various south ern cities for the month of May" said a prominent contractor, show a marked increase over those of the same month of last year.
 Birmingham record for May. 1901, was $154 4s1. For May 1905, it was s3l5, 16S, an increase of 104 per cent
 Atlanta spent s252S74 in May last year and s4OS,S7s last month an increase of 6l per cent Dallas increase was 96 per cent. Little Rocks was Ss per cent; Mo bile's was 4Ss per cent-the largest of all cities in the country, leaping from S5l,oOo in May, 1904, to sSOs,OOO in May lsoo- Nashville's increase was 50 per cent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
SOMEBODY TOLD ON HIM.

From the Guernsey CWyo.l Gazette
 Gossip is humming pird wi'h e"eie wings and voice like foghorh' csa be heard from Dan to Bersheoa' ana mas caused more trouble than all the bed bugs, ticks, fleas, mosquitoes. coyotes grasshoppers, chinchbugs, rattlesnakes, sharks, sore toes. cyclones, earthquakes blizzards. smallpox, yellow fever. gout and indigestion that this great United States has known or will know when the universe shuts up shop and begins the final invoice. In other words, 1t has got war and hell both backed up in the cor ner yelling for ice water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
"sToRMY" JORDAN.
Who Ran the "Road to He'll, Dead Af-
 ter Spectacular Career.

ottumwa 0a) Cor Chicago Inter Ocean. stormy Jordan. whose spectacular career as a saloon keeper won him a na- tional reputation. is dead at his home In this city.
 Jordan was a man of strong character and marked eccentricities strictly honest and generous to fault These qualities made him locally famous, but 1t was his successful defiance of the prohibition law of Iowa that gave him his great notori- ety.
 Jordan's given name was Kinsley. but the nickname Stormy was the one by which he was always known.
 Jordan came to Ottumwa in 1860. After working some time in the packing house here he opened little saloon in base ment on South Vine street, and over the door of this he placed sign which read: '..rhe Road to He'll"
 Many a man who went into stormy s'' dingy little barroom and called for the best in the house was surprised when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
Conner strona h Lowndes.

w. T. Brightman, merchant of Hayneville, who was in the city last night, said that the people in his sec tion of Lowndes county were overwhelm- ingly in favor of the primary election sys- tenn and that public sentiment had not yet crystallized regarding candidates for governor.
 The two names most heard" said MT. Brightman, 'are those of MT. B. B. Conner and Dr. R. NJ Cunningham. If the contest resolves itself into a struggle between these two men MT. Conner will carry Iowndes county. All the fellows who make small shipments on the rail ways believe that if MT Conner Is elect ed governor they will get rich quickly. MT. Conner also has many friends among all classes of citizens. He would unques- tionably make a strong candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12

present Queen Alexandra, at the time of his death Princess of Wales.
 King Leopold of Belgium has a univer- sal reputation, and not an enviable one. as Leopold & Co.,. rubber merchants. He founded the Congo Free State, of which he is the sovereign lord, and which re- mits to him every years thousands upon thousands of pounds sterling, derived from the natural products of the country. He is one of the largest rubber and ivory dealers in the world. He is also one of the cleverest of financiers, and knows his way about all the bourses of Europe.
 King George of Greece is also an old financial hand. He speculates largely in agricultural products. follows carefully all the fluctuations of the financial mar kets, and is assiduous in putting his money into good things.
 The late empress of Austria placed on deposit two-thirds of her allotted revenue. She was very economical, and kept as few servants about her as possible She constantly revised the accounts of her husband and succeeded in making im- portant reductions in his expenses. The oduh UT EHBidHu feCeiNeu her SdVlnBSt and there is a curious story about the refusal of her benefciaries to pay the British succession duties, a refusal which gave the governors of the bank great deal of trouble before the matter was adjusted.
 The monarch who has the least conf- dence in the financial stability of his own country is the Sultan of Turkey. He de- clines to trust any Turkish bank with a farthing of his savings. The fattest part of his fortune-and it is said to be not small, despite the fact that his coun- try is in a chronic state of bankruptcy- is deposited in British banks In Paris they say that every quarter special messenger, flanked by suitable escort leaves London for Constantinople to carry to the Sultan the interest on his deposits. It Is not generally known that the Sul- tan owns one of the biggest streets of Constantinople and has sugar planta- tion in the Indies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
Did He Get It?

W. P. G. Harding. the president of the First National bank, has the reputation of being able to decline to grant a re- quest for a loan so affably that the pe- titioner actually feels under obligation by reason of the refusal
 Now and then. however, even bank presidents get a jolt
 A day or two ago young man called on President Harding and requested a loan of fifty dollars for thirty days. The applicant explained that he had no col lateral and could get no indorser. He offered, however, to give his personal note, with the assurance that the paper would be taken care or at maturity.
 President Harding heard him quite through, and then slipping his hands into his pockets and smiling regretfully. the head of the largest national bank in the south said.
 T would like very much indeed to do this for you, but we have a rule here that we never make loans of less than one hundred dollars. But for this repu- taton I would be most happy to accom- modate you"
 Well in that case" said the young man, "Ill just tear this $50 note up and permit you to lend me $10O"
 Now" said a prominent real estate man who told the story '1et every one who knows President Harding guess whether or not the young man got the money"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE
BY JAMES wHIrcoMs RILEY.

As one who cons at evening an album alone, Andm friends that he has So turnthe of till in shadowy design I fndt the of old sweetheart of mine The gimmer with flicker of surprise As I turn 1t lowt to m nd silence sigh that to It's ate vii m tobacco to vanish into smoke. that
 blossoms of the heart; And to dream a divine that old of Though beneat study, a The of m children the mother I feel of to When Care has her n a In fact In I charm To spice the good a with little of harm, For exra That that sweetheart of mine A face of lily beauty a form of airy grace
 Floa outo myto gen the And I thrllb beneat glances a As glowing and the skies And again pressure of the slender little hand As to talk planned When a poet and with nothing else to do But the tender that When we should i've together a little Hid in of wit a garde fruited weather fine And singing old sweetheart of mine When should be her foreve a day,
 sweetheart ti golden hai: And be dumb They ti others kiss had Rut-al,, my dream is broker a step the stair is standing there. Vet with and resign of that old sweetheart or mine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
The Cotton Crop.

I have recently passed through large areas of the Alabama cotton section and Ind that no small percentage of tie cotton acreage is hopelessly entangled with weeds and grass" said Dr. J. A 5. Lovett. By the first of July it will be definitely known to what extent the weather conditions have reduced the cot ton acreage. Coupling these conditions with the probable cessation of hostilities in the far east, thirty days more may reveal startling things in the cotton mar ketp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
From the Terre Haute. Ind. Star.

\
 ing attempt to learn the popu- lar conception of good music, through its voting contest, in which all its readers have been invited to vote for some mu- sical composition. The contest has be an on for some time, and the response has surpassed expectations. It might natu- rally be expected in contest of this character that the popular melodies of the music halls that enjoy an evanescent popularity would easily lead the list. In truth, such compositions as 'Tammany," ''Hiawatha," "The Palms." and 'Vio- lets" received many votes. But the sur prisng and gratifying feature of the con- test is the fact that the compositions that are leading are the masterpieces. Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana' heads the list with 5S79 votes. Rossini's over ture from "Wiliam Telr' follows with 5S65 votes. Wagner's ''rannhauser' comes third with 5S53 followers. The Toreador song from Carmen" received 5S11. It Is a trife surprising that Dixie comes next, followed by selections from Faust" The other leaders are Mise rere" from "El Trovatore," Mendels- sohn's Spring Song." Suppe's overture from Poet and Peasant" the second Hungarian Rhapsody from Liszt, the Blue Danube" waltz from Strauss, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
A Sailor. Not a Soldier.

Two negroes were exchanging personal inquiries yesterday afternoon in front of the Hillman.
 Does you blong to de army of the Lord," asked one of them.
 Course I does," said No. g.
 What Is you, brother, dat's what I ax you?" asked No. 1.
 Tse Baptist, I is," said No. ?.
 'Lordy mussy, brother!" said No. Il! laughingly. You don't b'long ter de army. You blongs ter de navy"