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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
MANNAHATTA.

By Walt Whitman. I was asking for something specific and perfect for my city, Whereupon lol upsprang the aboriginal name Now I see what there is in a name, word word, liquid, sane, unruly, musical self-suffcent, I see that the word of my city Is that word from of old. Because see that word nestled in nests of water-bays superb, Rich, hemm'd thick all around with sall- ships and steamships, an island six teen miles long, solid-founded, Numberless crowded streets, high growths of iron, slender, strong, light. splen- didly uprising toward clear skies; Tides swift and ample, well-loved by me. toward sundown, The flowing sea-currents, the little is- lands larger adjoining islands, the heights, the villas, The countless masts, the white shore steamers, the lighters, the ferry boats the black sea-steamers we'll moderd, The downtown streets, the jobbers houses of business, the houses of business of the ship merchants and money brok- CTS, the river-streets, Immigrants arriving. fifteen or twenty thousand in a week. The carts lldling goods, the manly race of drivers of horses, the brown-faced sailors, The summer air. the bright sun shining and the sailing clouds aloft. The winter snows, the sleigh bells, the broken ice in the river, passing along up or down with the fiood-tide or ebb-tide, The mechanics of the city, the masters. well-formed, beautiful-faced. looking you straight in the eye. Trott oirs throngd, vehicles, Broadway, the women. the shops and shows. million people-manners free and sue perb-open voices-hospitality- most courageous and friendly young men, City of hurried and sparkling waters! City of spires and nasts, City nesf fin bays! my city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
FACTS NOT WIDELY KNOWN

From the Chicago Journal
 Ether was first used in surgical oper- ations in 1s46
 Iron was discovered in Virginia ube first metal found in America) in 1715.
 South Africa exports about s26 GOO on worth of diamonds to London every year.
 The Belgians are the greatest potato. i. eaters in the world. and the Irish come second
 Of the 1S6,56i freight cars ordered for American railroads last year s5,oOo were of steel construction.
 In the course of sixty-three years 5.ND.- 900 persons have been cared for in the asylums for the homeless in Berlin.
 Infant mortality is reported to bs greater in Prussia than in any other country except Russia. The deaths the first year are 6 to per cent. in Sweden. 10 in France and 29.6 in Prussia.
 A machine Is being perfected in a Bir- mingham shop that is to turn out from sO 900 to 100000 finished wire nails an hour
 Sawdust is now used by some Paris res- taurants, the Gaulois says, as a dressing for outlets instead of bread-erumbs. It costs only 90 cents a sack.
 At the present moment there are 1s4 monuments in Germany that have been completed to Prince Bismarck, while forty -four others are in process of con- struction or are planned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
BUSINESS MANS WALK.
Made 100 Miles Week for the Whole
 Year.

w. Alfred Green in Outing.
 On the 1st of January, 19OS conceived the idea of walking 5000 miles before the expiration of the year. The object was not to achieve any unusual feat nor to accomplish any conspicuous performance. The underlying motive was rather to in- sure a plan by which regular and sys- tematie exercise could be obtained.
 To travel this distance 1t was necessary to cover an average of fourteen miles a day. Now, fourteen miles for a days walk is well within the compass of the ordinary man. But an occasional walk of this length is one thing; the sustained effort, day after day throughout the year. Is another.
 At the end of the year I had completed a distance on foot of 5205 miles, or 8 daily average of fourteen and one-quarter miles. The stipulated 5000 miles were fin- ished on the 16th of December. but an additional 200 miles were covered in order | that each of the fifty-two weeks of the year might claim an average distance traversed of 100 miles.
 I set out upon my enterprise with the
 knowledge that it was incumbent upon
 m. to maintain daily average of four l teen miles, and l made it a rule. when
 practicable of keeping above the av-
 craze, so as to have something in hand | to meet the emergencies which were | almost certain to arise. That they did | arise was shown by the fact that for | fifteen days in the year, owing to sick ness, lameness and railway travelling, no
 walking whatever could be indulged in. The inability to utilize these fifteen days 1 was equal to a loss of over POO miles. | It will therefore be seen that under the | circumstances named it was imperative
 on many occasions to exceed the distance l of fourteen miles day, in order to pre- | serve the average.
 1 At the beginning of my walk my weight | was 192 pounds in street clothes, while
 at the end of it my weight was IFS pounds | This loss of fourteen pounds was in ev. 1 cry way acceptable. The avoidupois lost
 was only redundant weight, and I felt as result. more active, stronger and
 harder. In the matter of health I fell
 decidedly better than I had done for sev. | eral years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
FIRST AsToRA AND THE POET

Burton J. Hendrick In McClure's.
 John Jacob Astor and his son rIRidly attended to business in the same office "a little one-story building in Prince street, just east of Broadway. Their constant companion there was Fitz- Greene Halleck-Marco Bozzaris Hal leck. Halleck became clerk for Astor in 1892 and worked seventeen years. The employment, he himself said, was not profitable but permanent" Astor warn ed him when he began not to talk to any one of his wealth. The two men became great friends Halleck spent months with his patron at his country seat and be- came one of the trustees of the Astor library. The poet frequently rallied the old man on his wealth. Why, Mir. As- tor" he would say, If had s2O0 a year and was sure of it I would be content ,, The great landowner took him at his word' and in his will, much to the amuse- ment of Bohemian New York. left Halleck | an annuity of $200
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
Investigating the Trusts.

These be parlous days for the trusts. In Kansas the entire state is up in arms so to speak against the oily octopus; in Arkansas all insur. ance companies that belong to rating bureaus are debarred congress is studying railroad rates; grand jury in Chicago is pursuing the beef trust, and the government is Investigating the Standard Oil company.
 The governments investigation oi the oil octopus is in the hands of Com missioner Garfield, and the oil pro. ducers of Kansas deny his ability or inclination to look into the subject fully. Young Mir. Garfield is regarded suspiciously ever since he ascertained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
"ouRs.n NOT MINE

From the Milwaukee Journal.
 Tt Is miner'
 T tell you, you are mistaken; 1t Is mine!'
 Divorce court
 Which is terse way of putting the sad history of many a marriage disagree ment over the things mine and thine and the domestic misery that follows.
 The way to settle such disagreement is for both parties to say Tt is oursr
 Because of the struggle for mine and thine the records of history are rolled m blood, nations have fallen, barriers of hatred have been raised, brother has fought brother. Envy, dissension, and division have come because men have contended for that which Is not theirs. but "ours"
 Organized selffiishness in our day has manifested Itself in the great corpora tion spiders that have spread their webs far and wide. controlling the avenues of approach, watching for vistims with their many-faceted eyes, gathering to them selves what is not theirs, but "ours."
 The world is ours
 Sky and earth-ours.
 Sunshine and shade-ours
 Flowers and fertile fields-ours.
 And the Master of us all taught us to pray, "Our Father"
 Ladies and gentlement: Everywhere is needed this doctrine of "ours'- in the family. city. state, nation, world.
 The solution of all earth's problems is wrapped up in the one saying
 Everything is ours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
Wage Workers Sunday.

Tt is refreshing to observe with what whole-hearted enthusiasm the laboring man enjoys Sunday and holidays" re- marked man about town who Is a close observer of people ana their habits.
 The man who labors hard all the week enjoys Sunday and the rest and recreation it brings him more than any other man on earth Life to the man or leisure becomes dull and monotonous and as all days are alike to him he loses that boon to the laboring man; an oc- casional day of welcome variety. The man who labors hard for his daily bread gets more real pleasure out of life than the man of leisure, however we'll bless eI he may be in the good things of earth. The shifting scenes of pleasure strewn oasis-like along the laboring mans pathway bring him more real rest and enjoyment than the average man or the world gets out of his leisure and often times empty social diversions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
THE SMALLEST DICTIONARY,

From the Chicago Journal.
 The University of California has re- ceived what it thinks Is the smallest dictionary in the world. The book is a French English dictionary. one and one eighth inches long by three-fourts of an inch wide. It was printed first in large type and then reduced to its present size by photographic methods. ,Each page contains about 11o words. the book con- tains 6S0 pages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
People Eating Less Nowadays.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Health fads, TO doubt. have their uses" said the manager of a fashionable restaurant, but they are bad for our business. You would, be surprised to know how many people go without break fast nowadays. They call 1t the fasting cure, Some limit their meals to one a day while taking the cure. They don't touch food until the dinner hour, and then take a light meal. Others take a snack in the morning-probably toasted biscuit and a cup of hot milk. and fairly substan- tial meal without meat ate in the aft ernoon. People as a rule.do not eat as much as they did few years ago Many of the doctors advise light eGting and all the books and publications devoted to health and physical training berate over feeding We stil talk about a square meal but with some it has a different meaning from what it nee had"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
Activity in Real Estate.

Well defined real estate boom is evil dently now on in Birmingham and the Birmingham district" said an old time citizen last night. While healthy ad- yange in real estate boom is always ad- vantageous, still hope that the marker won't advance out of all reason. l hope 1t will not become inflated.
 T have noticed all my life that real estate booms are always dangerous. It Is so easy for people to get excited and run the market up so high that 1t will in the end not only injure the real estate market but hurt the town.
 We old citizens have experienced the harm that an excited real estate mar ket can do a city and we hope that Birmingham will never be called upon tc go through the same experience that 1t did several years ago."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The only time to speculate is when you haven't any money
 When you tell girl how beautiful she looks 1t is a sign she believes you.
 There is something excruciating funny about the way a woman plays whist un- less you are her partner
 It Is very hard for a woman to make herself believe that her boys school teacher isn't jealous of his brains.
 When the racing season comes around lots of men begin to tell their friends how much they love a day in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Birmingham Public Library.

understand that provisions nave DC en made in the new. Birmingham hign school, now under course of construction for the public library" said a citizen yesterday. The plans of the architects provide large rooms for the use of the library, and before the new school IS completed which will probably be early in the fall, l would like to see some of the public spirited citizens of Bir- mingham exert their efforts towards adding materially to the library.
 There are thousands of volumes now in the library. but 1t is, of course, not complete by any means. The library is maintained by annual dues and en- tertainments given by the Birmingham public schools. Why not raise public subscription of say 5000 for the library? It would be great investment l think. U
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
Sunday Pastlme Out In Kansas.

From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
 The latest pastime in Kansas is to go to church on Sunday wher there is no dog fight on and count the number of times the people in the congregation cough Two people play the game. each going to different church. The one with the highest score at the end of the sermon has to take the other over to the drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
MONEY TALKS TO RUSSIA.

From the Louisville Courier-JournaL
 Money talks, and right now it seems to be whispering to Russia good argu- ment in favor of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
Peace is the thing.
QUALIFIED,

From the New York Herald
 Ralsuli should make hit as a governor in Morocco. Takes one to catch one, you know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Vladlvostok begins to fear isolation and a lack of supplies. The efforts to carry coal to it resulted in the coaling of the Japanese navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Is the peach crop safe? Birmingham s crop of peaches" Is perfectly safe and is looking better every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Governor Hoch may be a radical, but he Is no more radical than are hisAcon- stituents. He keeps step with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

John D. Rockefeller still rides bicycle A man with his wealth can afford to be above conventions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Takahira thinks the United States Is big enough to act as umpire for the whole world. Takahira Is correct so far as the size goes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Federal grand juries are considering beef trust facts that the beef trust ne- glected to bring before Jimmie Garfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

When the Venezuelan fleet starts for New Orleans we can swamp it by throw ing rocks into the Gulf of Mexico
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

The Panama canal commission is more ornamental than useful, and it has prac- tically been asked to resign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Kuropatlxin Is a good man, else he would rever have accepted place under Line witch, whom he dislikes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

At yladivostok the Japs will be able
 to dictate terms of peace in a way that will help Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
Operatle Music

famous music critic of Chicago says;
 CaValleria Rusticana' Is evidently fall ing behind in the contest among operatic favorites. The performance of Mascagnis work was far from notable. Many of the auditors were not in their seats when it began. They struggled in while it was going on, as if they were little interested. Caruso was evidently the magnet that had drawn them
 Mime Maria de Macchi made her first appearance as Santuzza and sang artis- tically, but she could not succeed In look ing youthful. neither could she stir her hearers sympathies. Mime. Homer gave an excellent impersonation of Lola. Miss Bauermeister, M. Dippel and M. Giraldoni were the other principals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Those Easter hats which are dreams" to feminine minds often develop into nightmares for married men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

The chloroform trust is said to be be- rind the movement started by that Balti- more professor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

| Castro wants justice at the hands of
 his supreme court. Any other kind of | justice does not suit him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Russia Is burdened with a debt amount ing to three billion dollars, but French. men are carrying the real burden of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

March should behave itself in its exit. It is not compelled to do the lion act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Oyama will succeed Linevitch in com mand of Northern Manchuria
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

The Hon. Michael kenna is none other than the renowned Hinky D,ak of Chi cago city politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

From all accounts George Bernard Shaw is an unmitigated crank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Those amusing pictures of fat man at the sea shore entertaining crab at the end Of his big toe will be in evidence ere long.
 The sun has crossed the equator, and it cannot consistently deal out much more wintry weather. The tobacco trust reports that business is good. When was it ever otherwise with a trust? Kansas does not look with favor on the Garheldian methods of making an in- vestlgation Judging from his recent speeches, there is nothing that President Roosevelt does not know. President Roosevelt prefers to hunt mountain lions Gray wolves do not suit him bit. Dr. Osler has been asked to take charge of the case of Addicks, who is over sixty years old. The Coal Barons are getting ready to meet all corners. no matter of what league.
  In Dixeand the colored brother is al- ready dreaming of circus day and water- melon. Japan has credit in the United States. and half of her new loan will be placed here
 The total solar eclipse of next August will be witnessed by Africans in Africa only
  New York is to have many subways in- stead of one. It is a subway age in that city
 Colorado feels lonesome like with only one governor at hand.
 -s.- Mrs. Reader is as handy at photography as high feenance.
  The theatrical season in Birmingham is nearing the finish.
  Rojestvensky is preparing an argument for peace. Strawberries are cheaper to look at than to eat
  Is Root running? Just watch him.
  peapa ia tha thiuu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

The sun has crossed the equator, and 1t cannot consistently deal out much more wintry weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

There was only one Maurice Barry. more and now he is gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

The tobacco trust reports that business is good When was it ever otherwise with a trust?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Those amusing pictures of fat man at the sea shore entertaining a crab at the end Of his big toe will be in evidence ere long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

This little breathing spell is coming in handy for the Russians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Kansas does not look with favor on the Garfeldian methods of making an in vesugation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Judging from his recent speeches, there is nothing that President Roosevelt does not know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
About Persons,


 M. F. Kahn of Alabama City is at the Morris.
 H. B. Ferguson of Atlanta is at the Morris.
 W. F. Howard of Memphis is at the Morris.
 H. Martin of Montgomery is at the Hillman.
 w. l.. Starr of Boston is stpoping at the Hillman.
 W. P. Cooper of Gadsden is at the St. Nicholas.
 J. w. Eagle of Dalton, Ga, is at the St. Nicholas.
 W. E. Cobb of Vernon is at the Metro politan.
 E. R. Van Dwer of Fayette is at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

President Roosevelt prefers to hunt mountain lions. Gray wolves do not suit him bit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

The theatrical season in Birmingham is nearing the finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Mrs. Reader is as handy at photography as high feenance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

The Coal Barons are getting ready to meet all corners. no matter of what league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Dr. osler has been asked to take charge of the case of Addicks, who is over sixty years old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

In Dixieland the colored brother is al- ready dreaming of circus day and water- melon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

New York is to have many subways in- stead of one. It is a subway age in that rftv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

The total solar eclipse of next August will be witnessed by Africans in Africa only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Colorado feels lonesome like with only one governor at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Rojestvensky is preparing an argument for peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Japan has credit in the United States, and half of her new loan will be placed here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

Strawberries are cheaper to look at thai to eat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-11

CHICAGO "a. L.), y: NEW YORK "a. L.. 2.
A two days enforced lay-oh when they
were going at top speed did not do the New
York Americans any good. and they slipped
a cog yester day They were not at all FAST
on the wet field. and tho White Sox won .
onesided game from them. Firstly. the
hitting of the New Yorks against the strap
ping Smith was frail and secondly. their
fielding was piebAld. All tho Chicagos had
to do was TO take advantage OF New York
errors. and they took full advantage. Every
Now York error resulted In . run. Game
and weather were musgy. and the . tmos-
pherto conditions found Chesbro. among
other New Yorkers. not at his best. How
ever. It was poor support rather than the
sssdssDpsa s5S 9Th se .n spr: sass
Either's pitching would have looked much
better with first class backing.
the ragged edge several times through ,fsylty
badly T Ills stead f yins inisenoe He got from
words giving him the time needed e .ot e
s smith Of wa HI: With
isS gouPd. g .ahe1esboat and co9Ioy !..,,v
Chase snd slow handling Of the ball by Chase
W cHhUleu JOheb W pcus VIC uoH
on Callahan's out at frst. Keeler's, IA and
snsss Se S bs, t. Rev o ana S. ~ me
frst on balls and force in a run but ball
at his shoe tops was called strike BY Con-
molly after which Chase ended the inning
with fy to Mcfarland
Elberfeld started the Whites on another
run getting spree In the third by fumbling
Green's ground Ter. Jones hit to right for
but for stupid coaching Jones scored on
Cheeh bros poor throw Of Dsviss sacrifice.
End e., Davis scored on an 9,'t and DopshHss
made the rounds on a single. a base. on balls
to Keller. Elberfed'a out at first and Dough-
erty's long hy to Callahan.
Of Csllahans bard smash 10 the eighth.
shooting the ball at Chase's feet. and Callahan
scamperine to second. Jimmy came the rest
Of the way on a steal OF third and Tannehtlle
skimminR double to left. The slippery
footing bothered Williams In handling Green's
poke In the ninth. and Danny was safe. Jones
was too fleet for q bunt and also was sAfe.
Conroy bounced on DsviA's bunt. but tried
1S drill hole in the sr9pnd in front q Chase
aisd t. Williams. Donshue 6it to Williams.
MCFARLAND whaled scoroher liner to conroy,
who knocked the ball down and touched
third. forcing Davis. Jones came in on
Donahue. Chase scored In the ninth on
Tannehills tumble a steal and Yea9er q safe
hoist to right. The score: