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it attempts to get a definite idea OF
the internal condition of Russia The
great Russian masses expect peace,
and if they are disappointed trouble
will certainly come to the autocracy
and its incompetent bureaucrats. Rus
STA, too, is issuing paper money be-
cause Germany and France will no
longer loan her money to carry on the
war. Peace is therefore probable, but
it is far from certain, because Japan's
terms will aim to render Russia harm
less in the Far East in the years to
come
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
An eye like Mars, to threaten and com
mand.
Hamlet.
Another Year Of Equitable Scandal:

All the big insurance companies in
New York are to be investigated by
joint committee of the legislature. An
appropriation of $4,000 has been
made to meet the expenses of the pro-
posed probing. The committee will
not report until January, when the
next legislature meets.
Not very much probing need be ex-
pected at the hands of the legislature,
for it is extremely political, and the
Platt-Depew influence will dominate
it. Governor Higgins asked for the ap-
pointment of a committee that would
lead to legislation which would COM
pei the insurance companies to con-
duct "a safe, open and honest business
for the benefit of their policy holders"
The governor of New York will be
vestigation and legislation he desires.
pull" may intervene.
No reorganization of the Equitable
Life should, however, be attempted
until the legislative committee reports,
and last of all, should Mr.. Westing-
houses plan be adopted because that
plan would simply take the society
from one lot of stockholders to hand
it over to another lot, preventing its
naturalization altogether. AS the
other big life insurance companies OF
the country are conducted on the
mutual plan, there seems to be nc
reason why the Equitable should not
be also, thus enabling its policy hold
ers In a crisis to assert themselves by
selecting men to manage their owl
business. Stockholders in life in
surance company are an impertinence
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
From the New York World.

from the New YORK world.
n ELLEvUE hospital physicians
E11 are doing noble work In the
~ relief of citizens stricken by the
heat Their ministrations are not only
successful in saving the life of the pa
tients. but the process to which the
sunstruck one is subjected is pleasant and
bracing. This account is written by a
reporter for The World who was treated
at Bellevue for sunstroke, neither better
nor worse than any of his three million
fellow New Workers. would have been.
1t was curious series of circumstances
that sent me to the isolation ward at
Bellevue Too much to eat at irregular
hours. and not half enough sleep, fol-
lowed by wild desire to hustle in the
hot sun on an important news story.
gave me feeling of awful lassltude and
detection. The work to be. done lay over
east of Second avenue At o'clock | re-
member laboring along heavily at slow
walk my legs feeling like bags of sand
and my head throbbing painfully. A faint
breeze was blowing up Twenty-fourth
street from the East river. but l felt
hot dry sitting, feverish.
Suddenly my body seemed to go sailing
smoothly in mid air. the unneeded legs
floating uselessly under it; all the world
was whirling in mass of red vapor
wreaths. and I began to fall. The falling
sensation seemed to last for ages. l fell,
now fast. now slow, again fast until I
plunged into the Polar sea.
Oh. how cold 1t was! Surely nothing
else could be half so cold as this. Dimly
my struggling mind began to remember
reading somewhere the Esquimaux belief
that hell is a place of eternal. illimitable
ice. This surely was that place. Fuhr.
who nobly stood by his fallen companion.
afterward assured me that quite twenty
minutes elapsed from the time that I
dropped like a log on the hot side OF
Twenty-fourth street until began flop
ping like a newly caught fish in the
ice water tub at Bellevue. but the mind
of the patient recognized no gap be-
tween the fall and the ice bath.
struggled with all the force that was
in me to break the grasp of countless
hands that held me down In that Icy
sea. They were not trying to drown me
for nose and eyes always remained above
the waves; but surely they were going to
freeze me to death. for the cold of the icy
sea seemed to strike into the spinal cord
itself.
With one last gathering OF strength l
plunged upward. No use. Eight hands
held me fast. Now I noticed that the
eight hands were chatting me ceaselessly
from head to foot. Perhaps, after all.
their Intentions were not murderous. AS
my mind became clearer / was able to
distinguish the face of a man in COM
mand. long studious face, with square
blue chin. and lit by kindly blue eyes
that cleaned through glasses
mot SO bad now said the face.
whats his temperatures"
zone hundred and one, six, DOCTORS
replied another face. which had not
seen before.
Good" said the DOCTOR Keep the
massage going"
The eight hands flew over the patient 5
body rubbing as briskly as the hands Of
trainers over football player There
was in the situation a humorous likeness
to that Of an athlete being nlbbed down
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
HOW PAUL JONES coUNTERED.

From the London Chronicle.
What Paul Jones the pirate!' must
have been the shocked reflection of many
an honest Briton on hearing that the
United States was about to pay belated
honors to the famous renegade" He him.
SELF by the way. rather neatly countered
the English governments denunciaton of
him as pirate He replied that he had
looked In the dictionary and round pirate
defined as IAN enemy or mankind" and
'as England was then at war with the
whole of America the greater part of
Europe and much of Asia, not TO speak
OF a bit of Africa, she in point of fact
came as near being the enemy of man.
kind as could we'll be conceived, and that
England was therefore the pirate. and
not Paul Jones'"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
Root or Roosevelt.

The Union league of New York is
the chief source of campaign sub
scriptions, and its powerful member
ship is said to favor the nomination
of Elihu Root in 1908. A recent cor
respondent of the Baltimore American
saws nine-tenths Of the membership
are enthusiastic Root men. If in ad-
dition Mr.. Root. coming from nee
essarily pivoted but normally demo-
cratic state, is to have the support of
the outgoing President. who can head
him off in the republican national con-
vention?
The Washington Evening Star sur
veys the situation, coming to the con-
clusion that Mr. Root has the eastern
field all to himself. New England Is
presenting nobody; New Jersey is in
the hands of plutocrats, and Pennsyl-
vania is afflicted with grafters. Mr..
Root is the sole eastern aspirant
among republicans of note or weight.
Mr.. Root will have opposition in the
Middle West-in Ohio, Indiana, ILL
nois and Wisconsin. Ohio presents
Taft and Foraker; Indiana, Fairbanks
and Beveridge; Illinois. Cannon and
Cullom, and Wisconsin, Spooner. The
multiplicity of presidential bees in the
Middle West will increase Roots
chances, for no name from the Middle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
Reform and Peace in Russia.

The zemstorists whom the police
authorities ordered to dispense, but
who refused to obey, are proceeding
calmly to prepare a constitution for
their country, and they will perhaps
lay it before the people instead of the
Emperor. This constitution will be
radical, but not revolutionary. 1t looks
to a long discussion and peaceful meth
DDS, and IL the administrative official.
dom" has the common sense to let the
subject be discussed freely, no blood
shed need accompany the changes that
are In store for Russia.
The extent of those changes cannot
be foreseen, although it is plain that
1.-THE principle of autocracy" must be
abandoned. Beyond that the way is
difficult, for the masses have been
kept In a state of ignorance. Autoc
racy did this Intentionally and stupid
ly, and General Trepoff would be glad
to continue the old-time policy.
One of the most difficult phases OF
the internal agitation relates to the
effects of peace upon it, and the effects
of peace cannot be measured until we
know the terms of peace. AS peace
at all 10 problematical, it is plain all
the world will have to await the out
come Of the peace conference before
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
EDITORS ON A LARK.

From the Brewton Standard Gauge
Did you ever see us? Editor Sowell and
ourself cast our official cares aside Sat-
urday afternoon and went skimming up
our thoroughfares reclining with indolent
ease on the cushions of a magnificent au-
tomobile. Had we purchased one? No.
we were only taking spin in Jernigan's
big Hornet" 1t Is glorious fun, and
we made a solemn vow that we will buy
us one of the things when our ''shipload
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
HE PAID HIS SUBSCRIPTION.

From the Ozark Southern Star.
Our good friend, Warren Sassnett, from
the extreme lower end of the county, was
in town yesterday and paid the Star office
a most appreciated call, having his SUBJ
scription marked up couple of years In
advance. Mr.. Sassnett's name has been on
our subscription list for more than thirty
years, and there is not one more highly
appreciated. Warren Sassnett loves every
body and everybody loves him. May he
live long and his tribe increase
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
Sounds Like Sarcasm.

From the Montgomery Journal.
Now that the editors are off for Coden
and their papers are left in charge of
the devils" we shall expect something
real fresh and entertaining, The news
papers will be unusually bright this week
and for weeks to come.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
Praise for Disque.

From the Gadsden Times News
There is unstinted praise for the cool
and determined stand taken by Judge
Disque last Sunday night In quelling the
mob that was clamoring at the Jail for
the blood of the negro fiend. The soldiers
and all who stood up for law and order
are being congratulated upon the manner
In which they acquitted themselves.
Gadsden citizens are for law and order
and will never allow the mob spirit to
prevail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
TO BE PRECISE.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
How brown you are Miss Bosting!
You've been in the sun lately haven't
you?'
How preposterous. The sun is not ac-
cessible to us by any method of travel.
I've been in the suns rays. If that's what
YOU mean"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
Depew Not Alone.

From the Mobile Register.
Senator Depew stands on his honor and
says he Is deeply wounded by the Equita-
BILE stories that have been given circua-
tion The senator is not in class alone.
Other gentlemen have been similarly at
fected by stories of the Equitable, and
the trouble with them is, the stories have
so strong a semblance of truth that there
is no denial of them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
Vest has been presented that will set

West has been presented that will set
the country on nre.
But the shadow in Mr.. Roots path
is Theodore Roosevelt. Will he run
again, after saying. emphatically that
he would not? The nomination plain
ly lies between these two New York
men-Root and Roosevelt. The reader
pays his money and makes his own
guess.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
TOM M'NEAL TO BURN.

From the Kansas City Journal
II want to be cremated when l die"
said Tom McNeal state printer "Crema-
ton is cleaner. cheaper and healthier"
Just what difference 1t makes to a man
when he is dead which is cleaner, cheap
er. and healthier. McNeal doesn't ex-
plain
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
SURE PROOF.

From the Kansas City Times.
Ponca Indian at Red Fork was boast
ing of his daughters graduation from the
Chiliocco school, and said: MY girl she
heap smart; write letter that go to Chi
cago or San Francisco, just same as
Ponca City"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

From the Marion County News
Sugar has declined ten cents on the
hundred. mint and water are free. and 1t
will soon be time when poor fellow can
live in first class style.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
May Be Too Old.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
A gay old buck up in Massachusetts,.
who is SIS years old. is defendant in a
suit for breach of promise. He may be
too old to know any better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
ONLY ONE AT TIME.

From the Chicago Record Herald
A wisconsin boy saved four heiresses
from death by drowning the other day.
The laws Of Wisconsin make 1t impossible
for him to marry them all
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
Watermelon a Berry.

From the Pine Belt News.
The Milton Index places the watermelon
in the berry family, referring to a. "whop-
per" sent In by friend as a "delectable
berry" That's one on u.s. Next?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

The President believes 1t possible to
enjoy bit of the simple life with a
party Of youngsters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
ALABAMA PRESS
A Sure Enough CRATER

From the Mobile Item.
Luther Burbanks is the greatest graft
er of the age and no one seems to want
to reform him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

The public wants a complete list of
the subscribers to "Fads and Fan
cies,' and the district attorney should
release it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Chauncey Depew is not retailing
secondhand jokes, much less any of
the original sort. He does not feel so
merry as he did.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
1.-THE PLAYS THE THING"

From the Indiapolis News.
The actors who are organizing to fight
the trust would do well to remember that
the production of a few real plays might
strengthen their cause immensely.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

A Yale professor who died recently
actually left small fortune. He was
an exception to the rule, however
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

France is satisfied with her end of
the Panama canal bargain. She got
cash while we are getting yellow fever
and designations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

1t is now Comptroller Grout versus
the New York Journal and the New
York American.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Russia's big navy was not a guar
antee of peace, Mr.. Hobson, until it
rested on the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Senator Depew declares he is in
earnest and will endure rheumatism
for another year in order to clear him
self OF the Equitable charges. He evil
IDENTIFY believes there are worse
troubles than rheumatism.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Chauncey Depew is about to publish
book entitled How to Succeed" 1t
should be popular in insurance circles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Chauncey Depew is in hard luck
when his only defender and apologist
is Tom Plat. New York needs
primary system
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Baron Komura deals in $40 tips and
works all night sometimes. There is
no doubt that the Japs are civilized.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

The Town Topics scandal shows how
easy it Is to fool all the people nearly
all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

The grafters are necessarily in
minority, for they must have ma
jority to work on.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Sergius Witte should bring oyel
clear, full credentials.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

'Fads and Fancies" is the absorbing
topic of conversation in high society
in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Peary's summer resort excursion is
the most thorough one that has yet
been attempted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

The Esopus watershed is still caus-
ing talk. The Sage of Esopus is. how
ever, quiescent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Scotty created a continental sensa.
ton at any rate, and he did it on $780,
900. He knows how to make money
go long ways.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Chairman Shonts was also sub
scriber to Americas Smart Set
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M. White is surprisingly democratic
in his ways, to come from place like
Russia
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD
sters are trying to get back their
jobs. They made mistake.

sters are trying to get back their
jobs. They made mistake.
THE PUGILIST.
No manual labor wearies him
This man of biffs and bruises
Although he labors with his hands
It Is his fists he uses.
That notorious fakir from Fakiryilic.
the grotesque gargoyle from BoAon's
temple of ill-fame." "the Boston blather-
skite, "the Boston fakir" and "the ami
mated brazen image" are a few choice
expressions applied to Thomas w. Law
son by Leslie's Weekly. That certainly
is talking about a man.
1t was to be expected that we would
have the usual dramatizations of popular
novels during the coming theatrical sea-
son. Among the announcements for the
winter of 1905-19O6 is a play version of
Mrs. Wards novel. THE Marriage of
William Ashe.' Thomas Dixonss rabid
novels of sectionalism. THE Leopard's
Spots and The clansman," will also
be put upon the stage. AS rule, the
dramatizations of popular novels are so
faulty and disappointing to those who
have read the books that they were bet
ter left undone As we'll known critic
writes, they are inclined to be episode
and great many other things besides.
MUST BE SCORCHING.
If in the regions down below,
Where many of us soon must go.
The climates hotter than it's here.
We will be warm, we greatly fear.
Engenuity in the arrangement of cleo
trio fans is being practiced by people of
means The problem is to keep cool and
not catch cold. An eastern banker enjoys
a unique device which permits him to
sleep in comfort. An electrician has ar
ranged a system of buzz fans about the
financier's bed so that the breezes which
they produce are equalized by each other
and there is no draft. Persons who can
afford to slumher to buzz fan accompan-
iment might follow this plan to advant-
age, although the scheme entails some
expense.
Harold Weeks, the one-time famous
football player, has just become a MEM
Der OIL the New 1OTk STOCK exchange LOT
a consideration of $4,000. Whereas, he was
at one time the cynosure of all eyes, the
idol of the gridiron and worshipped by
the sporting part of the nation, he is now
only commonplace business man. He
must feel the change in his position very
keenly.
HONOR ENOUGH.
When he cashed in a sculptor carved
Upon his marble shaft;
Here lies man-strange thought II
seems
Who never had graft"
good motto for the summer vacation
Back to the woods
There is no longer any doubt that Mayor
George b. Ward of Birmingham is a re-
former. He is being sued for defamation
of character and is a regular Joe Folk
of a man PATTI, COOK
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

The Gar is looking for palace
that is bombproof.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

The right of free press is questioned
on Lookout Mountain as well as In
Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Scotty has railroaded himself into
a reporters job in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Our new Walter Scott is novel
spender instead of novel writer.
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Scotty is dividing honors with the
book agents Smart Set" at present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Baron Komura knows this country
well, and he knows, too. its sentiments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Premier Balfour's government Is
hanging on a ragged edge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
The southern's Now Schedule.

The new schedule of the Southern rail-
way, which goes into efrect tomorrow,
adds a train each way between Birming-
ham and Atlanta, making four trains
from Birmingham to Atlanta instead OF
three as at present.
The first train from Birmingham. begin
ming tomorrow, is No. Ss. 1t leaves at SAC
a. m. instead of $40 a. m. 1t will make
only a few stops, The second train Is No.
"a, which leaves at 4:05 p. m. 1t will stop
at all local points. The third train Is NO.
SO, leaving at $3.50 p. m. ana making only
q limited number of stops. The fourth
train leaves at 1880 p. m.-the same as
9Ss present leaving time On the two
trains stopping only at principal points,
great speed will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

Meat is out of reach of the common
people in Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22

M. White seems to think Japan
should call it draw.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
Watermelon Market.

"Watermelons," said C. F. Bell yester-
day. ARE coming on the Birmingham mar
ket at the rate of five to fifteen carloads
per day.
"a cars capacity is 300 to 1900 melons.
VARYING with the size of melons and the
cars dimensions The daily receipts are
5000 to $1,000 melons.
''These figures allow melon about once
a week to every one in the community.
ut is interesting to watch the melon
tracks to the south of the union passen-
ger station. Wagons are loaded continu-
ously from the cars. Numbers of melon
jobbers are on hand all the time, ready to
drive a close bargain with the car con-
signees who distribute in turn to melon
buyers in all sections Of the city. The
Italian and Greek contingent are excellent
patrons of the wholesale dealers in
melons, and in all other produce, in
| fact.
Then there Is the negro and the small
boy. who find this section Of the railroad
tracks quite the most alluring portion OF
Birmingham. They have rare feasts, too.
Quite frequently melon is thrown to the
ground by jostling cars or carless hand
ling, and they evidently regard the dam
aged fruit their Inheritance. Over-ripe or
travel-bruised melons sometimes are
thrown their way There's always some
thing doing for the melon grafters these
days, and they add no little to the pictur-
esque feature of the melon market.
1.-THE crop is exceedingly pountiful and
the stock is choice quality. The principal
| consignments are of Alabama growth,
though the Georgia production Is esteemed
highly on Morris avenue The negro s
fondness for the red-meated fruit is pro-
verbal, and the Birmingham negro Is no
exception. They are probably the largest
consumers In this district, but the negro
has no monopoly of the market. All
| classes buy the melons.
prices are quite moderate. Melons sell
from 10 to 25 cents. Receipts are undimin-
shed, and the dealers say this is IN un.
precedented watermelon season."