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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
The Trusts.

''There are not so many drummers on the road as there were fifteen or twenty years ago." said an old commercial tray eler. who represents a Pittsburg con cern.
 arhe dimnution fin the number is ac- counted for by the development of the trusts. I know of one line of business that used to be represented by sixteen travelling men in the south. This busi- ness I refer to is now controlled by a trust and one travelling man covers the southern territory. The line that l rep resent is being gradually monopolized by trust Last year I had three custom CTS in Birmingham. Today l have only two. Men travelling for trusts do not have to sell goods. Their principal busi- ness is to look over general conditions and report to headquarters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
THEODORE ROOSEVELT A
 MAN OF MANY DEGREES

Sidney College but laid aside his books at
 l9 to go to war. He was the first of the
 Presidents not to receive college degree
 Tyler graduated from William and Mary
 college. The records show that he only
 received bachelors degree.
 Polk received his education in the Uni
 versity of North Carolina, and the institu-
 tion made him an IL. D. in 1s47
 Taylor was uneducated, and elected
 President on his military reputation and
 never received a degree. Fillmore although without education in
 his youth, made himself one of the most
 eminent lawyers of New York. He re- ceived no college honors. Pierce graduated from Bowodoin college and 1t and Dartmouth honored him with degrees.
 Buchanan was a scholarly man. gradu- ated from Dickinson college Dickinson and Rutgers gave him degrees. Lincoln was 25 years old before he could undertake the study of law. Columbia and Princeton bestowed degrees upon him. Johnson could neither write nor cipher until after his marriage. being taugh these qualifications by his wife. Columbia made him a doctor of laws. Grant graduated from West Point.
 Three colleges gave him degrees-Union, Bowdoin and Harvard. Hayes graduated from both Kenyon college and Harvard Law School His degrees came from Kenyon. Harvard. Yale and Johns Hopkins. Garfield was Williams college man.
 The University of Pennsylvania and Will Hams honored him with degrees. Arthur came from Union college with | high honors and received degrees from it and Princeton.
 Cleveland was without a college train- | ing. Princeton made him an ILL. D., and | he is now a dean of that institution. Harrison the second graduated from Miami university and received a degree 1 from Princeton.
 Mckinley matriculated at Allegheny col l lege. but left to enter the army. Ills degrees came from Yale, University of 1 Chicago, Smith college, University of Cali fornia and Mount Holyoke. | It appears that the regular degree for | Presidents is ILL. D. All of them who have received any honorary degree have received that one. Mount Holyoke is the only college in the list which has not given an IL. D. No law appears for thus designating the scholarship of ths | Presidents The colleges themselves de- l eide how thcy will do it, and that Is au
 there is to t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
A RATHSkELLER CAR.
From the New Orleans Times-Democ

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat added to the Pittsburg ana Lake Erie railroad. It Is a ''rathskeifer car" which will make daily runs between Pittsburg and Cleveland. The distance Is so short many people do not think 1t necessary to take a Pullman and the car has been in- troduced to meet the requirements of bus mess men who make the trip often. The car, which s said to have cost s27, 900, is a combination cafe and club affair. the general rathskeller effect besng carried out both in convenience and comfort. The decorations are similar to those found in all rathskellers. The trains to which the rathskeller will be attacneo make the run between Pittsburg and Cleveland in three hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
SOMETHING LACKING.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun. The freight dspels the gloom
 Within the bachelors quiet room. Before the grate his pets await
 sleepy dog, a purring cat Here's coziness-and prosiness.
 What needs man, ah! more than that ? He smokes his pipe here at his ease, And does whateer his fancies please. To night his fancies are alright
 On rings of smoke they float away. Here cozness--and prosiness.
 Ah no one bids him come to stay. He hears no footsteps on his stair AIS quiet unmolested there.
 This is the cream of life! A dream sleepy dog, purring cat.
 Here's coziness and rosiness-
 But ahl a man needs more than that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press. You could never get a woman to take any interest in a business panic if the baby was cutting a new tooth. One of the hardest blows to woman is that after she marres man she can't have him propose to her any more.
 The man who peers at other people through the wrong end of a spy glass never makes that mistake when looking at himself.
 man gets. off sot many smart sayings when nobody is around that he can't dc any when he is with people for trying tc think them up.
 There is hardly enough fattery in the whole world to satisfy one man who be- lieyes he has a fine figure that must be dressed in the perfection of fashion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
What Colonel Bankhead Meant.

By means of a typographical error, Col. John II. Bankhead was represented Tn yesterdays issue of The Age-Herald as saying that under existing prosperous con ditions in Alabama the people Of tnis state were fin a mood to listen to ex- tremists who preach pesslmism, discon- tent and oppression. The sentence should have rna6 that the people were "in no mood" to listen to such message. The context of the whole article clearly showed what was the idea Colonel Bank head wished to convey in spite of the typographical eror.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
From the Pittshuro po.t

From the Pittsburg Post.
 N RESIDENT ROOSEVELT is look " ing over his honory degrees re-
 ceived from colleges of the coun- try. He has received twice the highest number of this kind of degress ever given any other President. Two doctorates have been conferred upon him this year. His bachelor of arts was conferred upon him twenty-five years ago by Harvard. In addition he may now write after his name eight IL. D.'s and one l.. H. D.. He is the first President to receive the latter degree.
 His graduation from Harvard came in 1880. The order in which he has received his degrees. as enumerated by an Oyster Bay correspondent. is:
 1Ss0-Harvard B. A.
 1S99-Columbia, ILL. D.
 1901-Yaie, LL.D.
 1so1-Hope College. ILL. D. I9e-Harvard ILL. D.
 1903-University of Chicago. IL. D.
 1soS-Northwestern University, IL. D.
 1s0s-University of California, u. D. 19O5-Clark University. IL. D. 19O5-williams College. L. H. D. An impression has existed that ma jority of the Presidents of the United States have not been college bred; that in educational qualifications and the disci- pline of college work they were deficient. Recorded facts disprove this. Fourteen of the twenty-five Presidents received a college training in their youth. The rec ords of all follow Washington never attended college, and was rather deficient in writing and spell ing, although good at mathematics. liar yard, Yale. the University of Pennsyl- vania. Brown and Washington College of Maryland conferred degrees upon him. Adams graduated from Harvard in 1755. Harvard, Dartmouth. Yale and Brown conferred degrees upon him.
 Jefferson graduated from Williams and Mary College in 1762 and received de- grees from his alma mater, Yale, Harvard Brown and Princeton.
 Monroe was a graduate of William and Mary and received degrees from it, liar yard, Dartmouth and Princeton. Adams the second graduated from liar yard in 17s7 and received degrees from il and Princeton.
 Jackson was without schooling. but was given a degree by Harvard in 1833 Van Buren received an academic educa tion and received degree from Union College in 1874
 Harrison was student at Hampden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
TypewrItinq Contest Proposed.

I would be glad to see the proposed plan of having typewriting contest at the state fair this fall carried out by the management" said stenographer yester- day.
 T believe that enough contestants could be secured to assure a lively com petition, and owing to the unusually large number of operators in the city. the eonA test would prove an attractive feature to many. A petition has already been got up and will be presented to the state tair management within the next few days A large number of stenographers, have signed the petition, promising to do all In their power to assist in making the contest a success"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
Pipe Foundry Men Here.

number of officers and persons con nected with the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company arrived in Birmingham yesterday on a tour of Investigation embracing their plants at Eessemer. Anniston and Chattanooga. The company includes George J. Long, vice president, and A. Drysdale of Louisville; A. c. Overholt and r. A. Field of Scotts- dale, Pa. E. c. Fuller of Columbus, O., with these gentlemen are Robert Field of Cincinnati and BaylowN Hickman of Louisville. Members of the company visit ed the Bessemer plant yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
Peary and inc Pole

The sailing of Captain Peary on the and well-equipped, renews public inter est in the efforts to reach the .ole. The highest points of explorers have been as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

The editor of Carrie Nations paper is named Chestnut. Gallantry forbids the assumption that Mrs. Nation is herself chestnut of national dimen- sions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
IT'S WAXING WARM.

From the New York Herald.
 Hip, hip, hurray. he's off for Baffin's bay and here's that Peary soon. may reach his goal, land If this heat continues we hope he'll find a way to bring us back the old North Pole,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

A lot of foolish people envy Peary because he is going to hunt the North Pole. Next winter they will be shout ing murder every time the janitor lets the steam go down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

There Is man in Atlanta who Is heart less. He prays the court to dissolve his partnership with one yclept Walker Yar- brough because the latter goes fishing and sits back to smoke his pipe In the store during business hours. No one planes Walker Marlborough for smoking and fish, ing-worthy man!- but there must be something radically wrong with Samuel Walker. who is the complainant If he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Don't complain of heat. for there is sacreely a city in the land that has not a higher maximum. Ninety degrees Fahrenheit is not excessive in the hot test spell of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

The prize absent-minded woman took razor to church, thinking 1t was her fan. The chances 'are that she would pass by mirror and forget to look in It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
DOWN WITH THE FL.

 The agonizing tickle of A fly in summer time Promotes lot of bluish oaths And drives us on to crime. Upon the head of one who's bald He doth delight to skate And entertain a lot of friends Upon a hairless pate. When you attempt to read book, No matter how you try, You cannot 'scape the visit of The ever present fly. If you desire to take a nap Or steal little dose, Why Mister Fly is sure to crawl Right up and down your nose. He will not leave you night or day. Nor give you any peace Until you lose all patience and Accomplish his decease. Therefore. bring on the paper that Is made for Mister Fly He has not earned our gratitude, And thus deserves to die.
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

It is hard to believe that the ice man would go on a strike in the face of the evidence offered by a popular song, yet that is what he has done in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

From the Portland Oregonian.
 Senator Morgan of Alabama will have plenty of Panama ammunition when once more he gets the ear of the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

M. Witte is playing politics when he is interviewed nowadays. In the end he will take from Japan what he can get The victors always name terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Thomas F. Ryan's keen business sense is leading him to mutualize the Equitable Life, without which there can be neither peace nor safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

The strikers threaten to blow up Vanovovosnezensk, a manufacturing city of Russia. They had better try first to blow off part of its name
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
ALABAMA PRESS
Effect of Old Aqe.

From the Dothan Siftings.
 The older one gets the more rapid Sun days and playdays seem to pass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
Will Be Resumed.

From the Mobile Item. It is anonunced for the four hundred and seventieth time that the digging of the eefai will now go on. Stevens has re- celvcd his instructions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

The Russian bomb-throwers propose to keep Trepoff in suspense for while before they blow him to pieces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
Looks Like It.

From the Gadsden Journal
 Secretary Wilson has not only found leak, but that the whole bottom has dropped out of his department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Russia dislikes to give up sakhalin, which she pulled out of Japan. Rus sia may as well get ready to take the medicine of the conquered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

While Dr Cunningham is feeling the pulses of his patients the chances are that he has not ceased to feel the po- 'litical pulses of his constituents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Thomas F. Ryan's millions do not make him a logical candidate for United States Senator from Virginia. Virginia is different.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

The esteemed dog catcher of Pensa- cola thought he was walking into a picnic of job. but he found it some. thing of rough house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

John Mitchell, the labor leader, lost his all'' when his home bank failed. It was only two thousand dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

MT. Fairbanks declines to accept MT Root as the logical successor, when he himself is on the stepping stone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD


 Hot Springs, Ark, the visitors eye dingy and weather-beaten, which are ir- habited by gray-haired woman. One of the tents Is kitchen-a bakery where the old lady makes bread for living. A crude sign in front of this establishment tells one that the staff of life. nay be obtsined here for a consideration. The adjoining tent is the "bed room" and another sign warns intruders' away with the curt, No admission" The flap is down and none may disturb the sancity of this humble boudoir. Some pftiful at- tempts to render this strange abode home like are evident here and there. especially | where a little walk leads rom the door of the bakery to that of the sleeping chamber. It Is hard to realize that wom- an Jf refinement could live Tn such mis- erable circumstances and yet ret3in the | courage to toll every day for niera cx- | isttnce seornng the charity tha. would | be gladly bestowed. Yet the gaunt. aged | denizen of these tents was once a belle in New Orleans. they say, and was sur rounded with all the luxuries that money | find her battling cheerfully against fate, her days and nights spent Tn a hovel that a high-bred dog would despise. There is rare material for a yellow journal story in the history of this woman, but it is to be hoped that ner misfortunes may never be published to the world by a monger of sensationalism.
 Another strong argument against the evil of loafng lies in the fact that the innocent bystander" often gets a dose of lead intended for some one else. Missouri is building up a great reputa- ton as producer of frogs and booders. It might be added that the states frog fame has come but lately. while the bood- ling tendency of her politicians nas been known for some time.
 The recent agitation over vampires" who are ''preying upon society" and em- ploying all the despicable arts of the blackmailer to fleece their victims reveals a curious state of affairs existing in cer- tain ultra circles. Stll, one can't help thinking that if the people who pay money to blackmailers had never done anything to be ashamed of these vampires" would have to go out of business.
 A change has come over the billboards. One who remarks show Autographs in his daily walks has discovered that the ex- aggerations which formerly characterized these announcements are going out of fashion. The public has become more ex- acting. There was a time when unscrup- ulous advertisers had no hestancy in pic- turing marvellous scenes that were never shown in the play thus heralded before the masses and no circus was ever given exactly as advertised. rowadays when a theatrical poster fails to tell the truth the people complain and even the irrepressible circus poster has become more reasonable In its claims. This state of affairs is largely due to the spread of Show Me- clubs, first organized in Missouri.
 Commander Peary is one of the few men right now who can exchange the dan- ger of a sunstroke for the perils of frost bite. If he doesn't reach the North Pole this time the chances are that he never will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

China was not present at the battles, and she has no claim to seat in the peace conference. She had better send her proxy to Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

It is hardly probable that women will seriously consider the presidency as long as we still have the bargain counter with us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
Favoritism.

From the Mobile Herald.
 This attention given "scottyn is enough to make Rube Waddel peevish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Champion Jeffries is reported to be worth s30O,000, which he made putting his best fist forward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Scotty says he is the advance agent of prosperity. He brings some pros perity in his vest pocket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

New York is trying to give it's 1907 celebration a boost by securing the coming of Togo and his flagship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

WILSON, THAT'S ALL. The poor mans roof is not alone Oft subject to leak, For cotton dope does likewise in A manner, so to speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

hd work so that his partner could angle and puff to his hearts content. It Is possible that Mr. Yarbroug4h is a philosopher. and that MT. Walker is not. The disagreement would therefore be easy to explain. It ia to be hoped that the injured member of the firm may be able to accept, A po.,- ton where he will only be required to smoke and fish.
 The Portland fair is not making a great
 amount of noise in the country, but thus
 far 1t has been remarkably successful.
 Statistics fiends are already comparing admissions with those at Chicago and St,
 Louis, to the credit of Portland. The show is 100 far away for waiklng, but by rail t;.e trip is delightful
 A book which "teaches one how to swim may be purchased by the unwary.
 The tough urchin who was flung into a river by his heels and told to make for the shore or drown would scorn such nam- by pamby methods. but nowadays all the professors" of athletics shine in ..litera- chure." Learning to swim, out of a book
 must resemble learning the prano from a correspondence school
 Engineer Wallace will get s65OoO per year. He may possiol- take more but
 can count on that much. The only difference in the discussion noted thus far is that lot of people
 who never did believe in tainted" money now have the courage to say SO. The hammock qlabit has firm grip on | the people. Inevitably. there will be more work for the parson and later for the lawyers. Hammocks promote matrimony- go long as they don't break. One girl plus
 summer when the zephyrs gently blow constitutes combination hard to resist Next to laziness there is propab1y no hu- | man weakness which a hammock encour- | ages more than falling in love-we are told.
 | It is healthy sign that the proportion
 of wage-earners among college men is in- creasing. AS a rule the youth who has to hustle for a dollar has a higher appre-
 citation of it's value than the scion of ] wealth who never did days work in his 1 life.
 l After all, the only safe and sane va-
 cation Is passed somewhere far from the
 madding crowd" Incidentally, it Is also cheaper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

The country is holding up pretty well considering that Secretary Taft is daily sailing away from it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

General Linevitch bids fair to hold out to the end of the war, apparently full of fight. Portsmouth will let him out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

A man in Florida is lecturing on Just Eight Years In Hell' It is not generally believed that he has been there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Scotty quarreled with his wse. and he left her in Chicago, which will cer- tainly bring her to terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

If Russia doesn't really want peace the chances are that she can get any thing she wants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Chauncey Depew says he is tired of the Equitable rows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

There are leaks in the weather bu reau also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Emperor William may butt in once too many times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Excursions to the North Pole are too expensive to become popular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Scotty has yellow dog to match his methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

New York's subway is full of hot air, and the engineers are apparently put ting more in 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Scotty could win the gratitude of New York by refrigerating it's subway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Race riots are quite possible in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

MT. Root is certainly justified in wearing hat one size larger than his customary size.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

What is filthy lucre to a man who has the presidential bee in his bonnet? Ask Root.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Oklahoma will endeavor> to butt into the union next winter, or know the reason why.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Commander Peary found debt almost as dangerous for his ship as healthy iceberg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

The Equitable got too much advice on real estate deals, given freely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Women are usurping the places of men right along. There are female grafters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
About Persons.

.. Q. Simpson. audit0r and treasurer of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
WHAT HE DESERVES. Seize him, choke him, L

The imbecile who asks us sIs
 It hot enough for you?'
 A little girl was chattering some strange language which her mother could not un- derstand. A doctor being called in, said that the child was talking Finnish, which she had learned from her Finnish nurse Although 3 years old, she had not seen enough of her mother to learn English. That's maternity up to date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

The cotton scandals are still foment ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post office as second-class matter under act of Congress March g. 1s79
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
MORGAN PRlMED.

It is now up to Secretary Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

After all, the only safe and sane va- cation Is passed somewhere far from the madding crowd" Incidentally, it Is also cheaper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19

Engineer Wallace will get ss5.Oo0 per year. He may possiol- take more but can count on that much.