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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
VIII Not Return Money.

After due consideration and mature re- hection 1t has been decided by those who control the fund in the treasury of the national republican committee not to re- turn any of the contributions collected from the New York Life and other swell insurance companies, but to keep 1t for future use. In other words, they have continued to stand pat" Then Virginia and Maryland republicans are beseeching Chairman Cortelyou for money and the secretary of the committee, Mir. Dover, Is kept busy replying to requests for
 financial assistance. He tells all appl cants that there is no surplus in tho treasury" Whether he means the repub- llcan treasury or the United States treas ury is question. If the former there Is doubt, but there Is no doubt of the latter. Any how the way things are run these days there Is not much difference be- tween the two treasuries. Uncle Sam foots the bin for all the campaigns of the c. O. P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27

London, September N.-The correspond ent of the morning Post at Budapest says:
 ''The situation here grows worse daily. The radical element threatens to swamp the moderate party and to hurry the country into irreparable action. Impre- cations on the dynasty are made in tone which 1t Is impossible to reproduce. The principal newspapers urge the formation of one great party under Francis Kos suth. This Is supported by Kossuth, Count Apponyi and Baron Banffy."
 Other special dispatches represent the situation as serious, but says that it is evident that the conservative clements hesitate to countenance the driving of matters to a point where compromise would be impossible.
 The Daily Telegraph's Budapest corre- spondent says that intense excitement pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
FURNISHED THE POISON.
Grand Jury Returns Presentment
 Against Pegram Dargan.

Columbia. s. C.. September 2s.-A spe- cial from Darlington to the State says:
 'The grand jury has rendered the fol- lowing presentment:
 "We present Pegram Dargan for aid- ing and abetting Robert Keith Dargan in taking his own life by procuring and giving to his brother Robert Keith Dar- gan, carbolic acid and other drugs. with which he took his life on the 11th day of July, 1905, In Darlington, s. c. We offer as witnesses J. N. clanton, G. B. Edwards. J. s. Floyd and J. K. Doyle"
 R. K. Dargan was president of the In- dependent Cotton oil company and of the Darlington Trust company, institutions which have recently failed. Dargan com mitted suicide in July by taking poison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
Rural Merchants Say l
 Ruin Trade
NOVEL PETITION PREPARED
Document Calling for Statehood for Oklahoma Is Two Miles Long ana Weighs a Ton-Too Big
 to Pgeonhole.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, September 26-(Speciahe Several days ago the postofiee depart ment sent out circulars to postmas'e1s telling them that hereafter all rural free delivery boxes are to be designated by number and the delivery by rural carriers of ordinary mail matter of all classes to such boxes by numbers alone was au- thorized.
 The idea originated with MT. P. Y. De- eraw. the fourth assistant postmaster general. who believed 1t would give the farmer the same advantage city resi- dent receives through having prNase mall box, designated by number in she city postoffice. Mir. Degraw has there fore been greatly surprised in the past few days at the number of protests com ing in and increasing daily against the scheme. It develops that the country re- tail dealer regards the delivery of mail to numbered boxes as ruineous to his bus mess.
 He claims that the big mail order de- partment stores will under the new sys- tenn get their catalogues into the hands of the people with the result that many of them will be persuaded through the inducements offered by the big firms to quit the retail country dealer At present the big mail order stores have compara- lively few of the names of residents served by rural free delivery routes. Ina names can only be obtained by employing some one to do the work. They are not given out by postmasters. Under the num- bered box system all that win be neces- sary to secure the safe arrival of an ad- vertisement will be for example, the ad- dress, Box No. 2. route 3. Jefferson eoun- ty, Alabama" It will not have to con- tain the name of the addressee. The claim Is also made. that the patent medicine companies would have their work great ly facilitated.
 MT. Degiaw now has twenty agents in the field Investigating the subject and for the present at least the order has been held up. He believes it will be Of great advantage to rural residents but desires to give every attention to com plaints which are being made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
MAKE CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
 PUBLIC, SAYS HITCHCOCK

maintain the party which believes iR sound money. I think, however, that Mir Mccall made mistake in using the money of the policy holders of the com pany for that purpose without in any way consulting them"
 Continuing, MT. Hitchcock spoke of the tariff revision, saying:
 "rhe tariff will be discussed this win ter.
 q am not such fool as to think it should always remain as 1t is now. or to think that the world does not change as time goes on. I believe in the policy of protection, for that Is what built up this country and made it's present pros perlty. but where the present tariff Is thought to have fostered monopoly in any certain industry, I believe that 1t should be investigated. and if so found should be changed to meet new condi- tions. If changed, it should be in har- mony with the protective principle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
NO SALOONS GO AT
 CHATTANOOGA FAIR
Police Swoop Down on Place, Put Everybody Out and Lock
 the Doors.

Chattanooga, September 26.-(special)-- run saloon under the guse of a club at the fair grounds ended in ignominious failure tonight at o'clock when Chief Hill and half dozen policemen swooped down on the saloon, put everybody out and had the place locked up.
 The fair grounds are in the recently annexed Ninth ward where no saloons are permitted. The fair promoters claim that the fair could not be success unless drinks were sold. The Ninth ward people said they wanted no saloons. fair or no fair, and threatened the chief of police with impeachment unless he took action. The raid followed.
 The fair people say they will reopen the saloon tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
PROHIBITION FIGHT
 IS ON IN ATLANTA
STRONG RESOLUTIONS BY ANTI SALOON LEAGUE CALL FOR A MOVEMENT TO DUST SALOONS FROM THE CITY.

Atlanta. September 26.-tspecial )-Ac- tion taken by the local Anti-saloon League tonight promises another prohi- bition fight for Atlanta. Strong resolu- tions were passed calling for a movement to oust saloons from the city.
 The meeting was attended by the leading ministers and most prominent churchmen of the city The resolutions will be read in all the churches and 1t Is thought that shortly thereafter the petition for the calling of the election under the local option law will be put In circulation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
Too Big for PiseonhoIIng.

According to Delegate Mcclure of Okla homa very substantial document for the admission of that territory as a state will be made to the next Congress. It is in the form of q petition ..,a miles long and weighing over ton. It will he carried into the House and when the Oklahoma statehood bill passes that body will be rolled over to the Senate The Oklahomians say 1t Is too big to be pigeonholed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
pr. Wilder Is Presiding.

Chattanooga, September 26.-The Tri- State Medical society. embracing physi- clans and surgeons of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee began It's 17th annual con vention here today. First Vice President w. H. Wilder of Birmingham presided in the absence of the president. Mayor A. w. Chambliss and D. B. Wise delivered the addresses of welcome, which were responded to by pr. Wilder. The remain der of the morning and the whole of the afternoon session was given over to dis cussion of subjects of interest to the pro- position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
Candidate to Oppose Jerome.

New York. September 26.-The Citizens union today Issued an invitation to other fusion forces of New York city, including the republican organization and the Mu- nicipal Ownership league to meet with the union in convention next Thursday to confer upon candidates for offices One office which this convention has to con- slider is the one of district attorney for which William Travers Jerome, the pres ent district attorney. has already begun an independent campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
CARRIED FIVE INCH LEAD
 PENCIL IN HIS APPENDIX

Chicago September 26-Robert Tanners a banker 24 years of age, walked Into the county hospital this afternoon and an nounced to the physician in charge:
 Doctor, two years ago l swallowed a lead pencil. and I believe it Is bother Ing me a bit.''
 The doctor laughed at him but Han ners stuck to his story and complained of a severe pain in his right side. His case was diagnosed as appendicitis and as a case that required immediate opera
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
Would Gust the Officers.

Topeka, Kan. September 26-In the state supreme court today Attorney Gen. eral c. c. Coleman brought suit to oust W. W. Rose from the office of mayor of Kansas City. Kan. suit to oust James Gibson from the office of county attorney of Wyandotte county. and suit to oust the city of Kansas City. Kan, from the exercise of corporate powers. The bring ing of the three suits is the result of all legged violation of the state prohibitory laws in Wyandotte county and Kansas City, Kan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
Charged With Peonage.

Columbus Ga, September 26.-W. A. Johnson, owner of a turpentine still in Webster county, and J. D. Skipper. his agent, were arraigned before United States Commissioner Brown today. charg- ed with having kept Arthur Williams, col ored, in a state of peonage. The hearing will be concluded tomorrow. The two defendants gave bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27

tion. The pencil, five inches in length, and sharpened at one end was found em- bedded In the appendix as Hammers had predicted. The patient explained to the Physician after the operation that friend of his two years go had "bantered him" to thrust pene >S<.rp his throat as far as it would go o Q 1t down so far that 1t slipped fro <<,S ' ngers. It had caused sielans sa, V 7 Tanners will recover in a short Q q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
vouno Man Dies of Fever.

vicksburg. Miss. September 2s.-Luke B. White, one of the best known young business man of the city. died at mid night after several days illness of vel low fever. He was 3s years of age. Miss Maggie Orran, 2l years, died at E o'c!ocK tonight of yellow fever. Her sister, Anna IS years. is not expected to live though the night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
Jockey Injured In Auto.

New York. September 26.-Jockey Ar thur Redfern met with an automobile ac- cident today which will compel his re- tirement as a rider for a year. While driving his car en route to the race track Redfern collided with a motor cycle and sustained q fracture of the right arm. He was removed to his home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
Next conaress In Rome.

Berne. Switzerland, September 26.-The bureau of the Universal Postal union an- nounces that the next international post al congress will be held at Rome during the first week in April, 1906. The exact day has not yet been fixed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
TYPHOON SWEEPS
 OVER PHILIPPINES
TEN NATIVES ARE KILLED AND THE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ES- TIMATED AT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.

Manila September FLA typhoon swept over this city yesterday. The storm last ed three hours, and at p. m. the wind attained velocity of 105 miles an hour. The property damage is estimated at $500, 900. Ten natives were killed and 1000 rendered homeless. The botanical gardens and the telephone system were wrecked. Slight damage was done to the United States quartermaster store houses, and the city was thrown into darkness.
 The weather is clear today and the clearing of wreckage is proceeding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27

the regions of eastern Asia and of india and the defense of their special inter Tests in the arid regions
 The text of the treaty is as follows:
Evening star., 1905-10-28
NOVEMBER HEAVENS
Evening Sky is Now Slowly
Changing It's Aspect.
SOME WINTER STARS
CAPELLA has ACQUIRED AN EX-
CELLENT POSITION.
Emitting Two Hundred and Fifty
Times as Much Light as the Sun
Ostrich Egg Shells.

Written for The Star by Prof Eric Doolttie.
The evening sky Is now slowly changing
It's aspect as the faint autumn stars give
place to the brilliant considerations OF win
ter. The most striking of all the groups
now visible is the beautiful Taurus. or Bull,
which with the Pleiades and Hyades is well
up in the east. Below this may be seen
Gemini, or the Twins, the second of the
brilliant winter groups, which now Is ap-
pearing above the ground in the northeast.
Above Gemini shines out the beautiful Ca
pella, a magnificent white star which emits
$50 times as much light as our own sun.
This is the brightest star of the little group
Auriga, or the Wagner. though In early
days it formed a constellation by itseif
called Capra, or the Goat. In spite of It's
beauty It was supposed to have baleful In
fuence, foretelllng rains and storms, and
Evening star., 1905-10-28

they will certainly leave our universe or
stars altogether; what they will encounter
afterward in the course OF countless ages
no man can tell.
The little pair OF stars at B. Fig. 2, are
believed to be a very old system. Con-
nected with the star II. Fig i, there Is an
exactly similar pair which is also believed
to be very old, and so also Is the star at
r, Fig. /. The paths in which each of the
companions TO these stars move are shown
in Figs 3 and 4. Capella however, which is
also a close double star. is believed to
have proceeded but a little way In its de-
velopment. How do astronomers estimate
the comparative ages OF these double starsY
Evolution of Double Star System.
Very briefly, the history OF the evolution
of a double star system is supposed to be
this. The great nebulous masses scattered
through space are slowly contracting to-
gether under the force Of their own grav-
itaton. AS they shrink they grow con-
tinualy hotter, and also begin to rotate.
turning around faster and faster the
smaller they grow. A time may therefore
come when the swiftly rotating mass be-
gins to tear apart taking first a pear
shaped figure Gig. 81. and finally separat-
ing into two distinct masses, one of which
moves around the other in an almost cir
cuar orbit the two masses being so close
together that they almost Craze one an
other. This is believed TO be the present
condition of Capella.
The two revolving bodies are not solid.
and hence their pull on one another dis
torts them Into elongated, lemon-shaped
figures. This elongation does three things.
First, IL continually pushes the bodies
further apart. Second It lengthens the
time occupied by the companion in jour
neying around Its orbit, and finally, IL
gradually changes the form of this orbit
itself from an almost circular path 10
Evening star., 1905-10-28
Corsets for Men.
the Prorldence JournaL

From the Providence Journal
1t should crafty lovers OF the beautiful
to realize that the use OF corsets for men
b,ds fair to Increase Virgil warned the
handsome youth not to trust too much to
hts good looks-'niminm he crede colori."
Rut I'm truth It is the Apollo in man that
ought 10 survive all the chances ana
changes of this mortal world-that would
,,,,,,,,,a were men as expert as women In
repairing the omissions and resisting the
rayages of nature. No human being mas a
,iyht 10 grow old otherwise than gracefully.
THE superior sex, with Its accustomed
ouiclSness of perception, has come TO realize
fbIs: and the grandmother has been abol-
ished. The cap, the stick. the subdued
gown OF black. have disappeared. No wom-
an is more. than charming matron until
She dies. But the grandfather still fingers
superfuous upon the stage; he is no longer
what he was in the reign of the good Gina
ra. He lets the temple Of his soul fall sad
~ out Of repair. He forgets that, as Quln-
and art works upon it. The duty of art Is
to surpass nature.
Evening star., 1905-10-28

Fig. 2. A triple star.

which is much larger, begins at c and flows
far to the south, ending near the very
bright star Alchemar, at A. The TWO
branches together make up the longest con-
steEation in the sky; to the anclents, now
ever 1t was still longer, for, being unable
to see the South Pole of the heavens, they
regarded the southern branch as hoWIng on
without end.
The Celestial River was by some Identified
with the tabled Ocean River of Homer,
which flowed around the earth; others re-
gard II as the celestial image of the Nile or
Euphrates, and this is the more probable
origin, for among the ancients the belief
was widespread that the Nile and Eu-
pirates were but different parts of one
great river. The old manuscripts added the
figure of venerable river god lying on tho
surface of the stream.
BY starting a little to the north OF Rigel.
at B, Fig 1, the observer will probably
have little difficulty in tracing out the
northern branch of the River. AS the even
ing hours go on, the constellation will rise
higher up in the sky until by IL o'clock TO
one who Is as far south Philadelphia.
the brilliant star AlcheTnar, at A, Will rise
just above the ground remain visible for a
few moments and then set a few degrees
west of where It rose. This star is nearer
the South Pole of the heavens than any
other which can be seen in this latitude.
The Ostrich Egg Shells
The little pair of stars at o is of much in
terest These were the Ostrich Egg Shells
to the Arabians. the nest from which they
were supposed to have been thrown out
being the group of stars at n. The south
ern one of the two stars at o is a remark
able triple star whose appearance in a mod
erately large telescope is shown in Fig. 2.
The bright star A. which is the lowest Of
Evening star., 1905-10-28

In which to carry on the business. How
many years will pass by before 1t becomes
necessary for the government to discard
the show place now nearing completion for
the same reason? In view Of the port s
wonderful strides in the past 1t Is far safer
to prophesy that when that day does come
the buildings sculptural decorations will
still be cause of pilgrimage and pleasure
to the sightseer of the world.
Evening star., 1905-10-28

great system OF three revolving suns is stu
to be mentioned. This is that the highest
sun, A. is rushing through space at the In
conceivable velocity OF 1900 million miles a
year, or $500 miles a second. carrying the
faint pair OF suns with it.
What is the cause OF this enormous mo-
ton. II II continues. then certainly IN the
course OF ages this little group will pass
completely through our universe Of visible
stars, and emerge into the unknown void
beyond. Is our universe drifting through
space. and has IL encountered and envelop-
ed this little group as a drifting cloud
might oyertake and envelop a bird In the
Evening star., 1905-10-28

Fig 8. A double star, showing the 1attened orbit.
the two stars in Fig. l, IS a great sun, many
times larger than our own sun, and TO the
right of this may be seen even with small
telescope a blue tenth magnitude compan-
ion B. With large glass is seen to have
a companion of Its own.
This companion is moving about b, just as
the moon moves about the earth, the time
occupied I'm making the complete circuit be-
ing I2S years, and the size of the orbit be-
ing almost exactly equal to that of the
planet Uranus about our sun. The faint
pair Is also slowly pursuing an Immense
orbit about the great distant sun A, just
as the earth and moon revolve about our
sum The time occupied In this journey
cannot be told exactly, but It certainly is
to be reckoned In thousands of years
The most remarkable fact about this
Evening star., 1905-10-28

air? or has the group itself run into our
system? II the latter is so, what started
the group in ts rush through space ana
is there any conceivable force now acting
which win ever stop IL?
Questions Astronomers DO Not Answer.
The astronomers do not attempt to an
swer these questions. So far as Is known,
each one of the innumerable host Of stars
is moving. Thus motion alone calls Tor no
explanation; It is as natural 10 a body as
rest Could 1t ever be found that a single
star is in absolute rest then an explana-
tion OF what brought it to rest would De
quite as necessary as an explanation OF
what started another star into motion. This
much. however. can be said. There are
stars whose motion is so rapid that the
pulling back on them OF all tho stars OF our
universe can never stop them Therefore
Evening star., 1905-10-28
hence It was named the Rainy Goat star.
Thus Aratos wrote,

hence It was named the Rainy Goat star
Thus AratoS wrote,
"Capella's course admiring landsmen trace,
But sailors hate her inauspicous face
The interesting group Sagittarius, which
has been with US all summer, has now COM
pletely disappeared in the west. and capri
cornus and Aquarius are closely foloWlhs
IL. This Is the best time of year to trace
out the faint, lttle-known groups, Ares
or the Ram, Pisces or the Fishes, and Ce-
tus, the Whale for these are now due south
and higher up in the sky than during any
other month. 1t may be mentioned that
on November the moon will pass between
us and the little star at Kin Pisces; the star
will disappear behind the moon at 1--WE MIN
utes past in the evening and reappear at
half-past 10.
The Celestial River.
To the east of Cetus Will be found the
very large and important, though faint con-
stellation Eridanus, or the River. which
includes all of the stars between Cetus ana
Orion. The River consists of two branches.
only the upper one of which Is completely
visible north of Philadelphia. This branch
starts near the beautiful Rigel (at b and
fows to the point c; the southern branch'
Evening star., 1905-10-28
Cd Cd CO CO

Fig 3. The development OF a double star
very much flattened one. So that when We
see a pair Of faint stars, one OF which fs
moving slowly around the other I'm a long.
narrow curve. we conclude that the devel-
opment of the system has been going on
for great many ages. When, on the other
hand we see d pair of stars which are very
Evening star., 1905-10-28

Fig. O. Double nebulas as they appear in a Iargs
telescope
near together and in which the path Is al
most circular we conclude that the evolu-
ton Of the system has, comparatively
speaking only just begun. 1t is in this
way that a very little of the past and fu-
ture history of the stars becomes known to
ms ERIC DOOLITTLE.
Evening star., 1905-10-28

Consul Caldwell of San Jose reports that
the population of Costa Rlca. December 81.
1904, as officially reported, is 331 $40. gain
OF s,723 over the figures reported Decem-
Der RI 1903