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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-13

Edward r. Burton of the vaudeville
team of Burton and Brooks, relates the
following experience:
1T happened at the Crystal Palace,
London, fifteen years ago. Brooks and
were members Of the then famous
aerial acrobatic troupe known as the
Flying billions. We worked entirely
without nets or other safety appliances
such as are used In these days Of hero
ism and hero funds. Brooks was an ap-
prentice. One part Of his work was to
stand on high pedestal, swing to a
trapeZe, jump, turn double Somer-
sault and then catch my hands as I
swung forward, head down, from an
other trapeze. Before starting his
swing Brooks was blindfolded and en-
cased IN a sack, only his arms being
free. We had just completed lengthy
trip that embraced all or continental
Europe and had been doing the leap
right along Everything went we'll I'M
til the night of August 3, 1890 1t was
terribly hot and especially so up where
we were working. Both of US were
steauing. We gagged our time
Brooks Ieaped, and 1 saw his flying
bodv coming toward me, felt his hands
grasp mine, and then-felt them slip
away again. I closed my eyes and my
heart sank The last I saw of poor
Brooks his body was swirling through
space toward the audience far below.
1t must have been but a fraction of
second, but it seemed like oceans of
time to me then. I heard the crash
of poor Brooks against the chairs, the
groans of the spectators, and then 1
forgot in temporary Inconsistencies.
How I ever got down from my trapeze
1 don't know. They picked Brooks up
and found he. had sustained a COM
pound fracture of the skull and other
injuries. He lived. of course, as you
know, but it was months before he left
the hospital. My hair had been jet
black up TO that time. but next morn
ing when L crawled out Of my bed it
was snow white. I looked forty years
older. The accident put an end TO the
Flying billions and drove Brooks and 1
to comedy. We resolved, when he had
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
February Iron figures.

The production of iron In February
was 1894 032 tons. as against 2,068,
s95 tons in January. but February was
month of twenty-eight days, where
as January had thirty-one days. II
February had been month of thirty
one days, the production would have
been 2.096,694 tons, which would have
constituted new record. But the
weekly furnace capacity on March
had fallen to 479,737 tons, as against
1921 tons on February l. There
are now 800 coke and anthracite fur
naces in operation.
The February production in Ala
bama was 194,792 tons, as against 141,
773 tons in January. We did better
in February than we did in January,
the length of the two months being
considered. In the last twelve months
November bears the record in this
state. its production having been l4f,-
2e9 tons. The month of March In this
district promises to eclipse Noyem-
ber's record.
The production of 1874, 792 tons in
February compares with 124,264 tons
in May, and 1876, $40 tons in June OF
last year. The production in the com
ing months of May and June will APP
proach in each month 10000 tons,
thus showing an increase of 20 per
cent in a years time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19

many lettres de eaehet went out OF the
gates to imprison those who lampooned
her? Under Louis XVI. 1t was called the
Elysee Bourbon During the revolution
1t became national property, was put up
for sale. found no purchaser, and was
turned into a government printing office.
During the directoire there were gay do
ings in the fine old rooms. and the Mer-
veilleuses and Ineroyables danced and
gambled from sunset to sunrise The
rooms were let to syndicate who made
Since then the palace has been occupied
by Murat Napoleon L. Louis Bonaparte
and queen Hortense. Alexander |. of
Russia and the Due de Berri. After the
revolution of 1890 1t remained unoeeupied
until Louis Napoleon made 1t his resi-
dence while he was President Of the re-
public Nearly all the subsequent Presi-
dents of the present republic have added
to IT, The large glass awning seen from
the Faubourg- called by the scoffefs the
monkey palace '-was the work of Carnot.
His also is the large bali room, The left
wing was built by Louis Napoleon, and
Grevy added a room overlooking the gar
den None of the Presidents seem to
fancy its state bed room, norl do they
write at the Louis XIV. table, orna-
mented with brass work chlseed by Govt
there They have one and all preferred
to furnish small rooms away from the
solemn state apartments, and use an or
binary desk such as we find in any office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
Edaar Allen Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe was not born in
Richmond, but he was reared there,
and it was there he became at heart
a southern man. Born in Boston. he
grew up in Virginia, and he lived and
wrote and died a southern man. He
was as essentially southern as one to
the manner born.
Richmond is talking, therefore,
about erecting a monument to his
memory, and that city should not be
left to shoulder the task unaided. The
entire south should honor the one
American poet whose influence has
been felt the world round, for the lit
erature of all countries has felt his
genius and been bettered by it. The
literature of the world has been rem
dered more vivid and vital by Edgar
Allan Poe.
The trustees of the New York Hall
of Fame refused to honor his memory,
because the habits of his life did not
meet their appreciation, and this fact
should push Richmond to make good
in a monument what the trustees re-
fused to grant in the Hall of Fame.
Not that Poe's genius needs anything
in bronze or stone. His own immortal
words are his best monument. But
it is always best to remind the rising
generation of the great men of the
past, and Richmond's proposed task
is one that deserves both appreciation
and something more substantial and
practical The entire south should
aid. in other words, the building of a
monument in his old home, one that
will be a credit to the entire southern
country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
Political campaians.

Somehow the people In the south do
not appear to take as much interest
in politics as is taken by men up north,''
said John B. Miller of Chicago at the
Metropolitan hotel yesterday. II under
stand there is a campaign on in this
state for governor and other state and
county offices. Up in my town there
would be street parades. public meet
ings, bonfires and all k inds of excite
nlent, but down here you folks appear
to get your political information from
the newspapers. and let 1t go at that.
"Chicago Is a democratic city, just as
is New York, but occasionally the re-
publicans or some other aggressive faction
takes hand in the game and all in all we
have warm time every campaign. There
appears TO be so few republicans down
here that the democrats have to run
against each other to bring about a
race, and l suppose that takes away the
real charm of your political fights. AS
the south grows, however, I believe a
change will come, and in the course of
time there will be more republicans and
then you win all appreciate what real
ly warm political campaign means
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
THE RISE OF A WAITER.

From the New York World.
Twenty-Five years ago he was a waiter
in a Broadway hotel He had but just
landed from Switzerland. New York sees
many such an immigrant in like vocation
year in and year out. But today he is the
newly appointed manager of one of New
Yorks most famous hotels and his salary
is $4,000 per year. He has come to far
cry from few dollars a week and tips. -
There is opportunity to shrug one s
shoulders and say that he has had special
opportunities; that he has been the pro-
tege of a peculiar aristocracy which loves
to be prodigal in its gratuities. These
things may be true, but they are not the
whole truth. If he had been working with
his eye on tips alone he would still
be on the floor where people are giving
them.
Behind this incident of advancement is
the case once more of the man who has
made himself, not indispensabe-no man
can be that-but next to necessary, so
that he was always next to promotion.
He made opportunities instead of vast
ing time in complaints that other people
had found them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
The stock Market.

Henry Clew's Wall Street letter of Sat
urdays date says;
Bank reserves have been strengthened
by recent contraction in loans resulting
from stock market liquidation. This in
itself Is a favorable feature. A very con-
siderable volume of loans has been trans
ferred to the other side, and tnls Is a re-
lief to New York banks. At one time
conditions favored gold imports. and
about $1,25O,O0O was positively engaged in
the London market for this side. The is
sue, however of a Russian loan for &c.,
600, 900 quickly checked the tendency to ship
gold from New York, firmer money rates
following Immediately at Berlin. Paris
and London.
"The reports of a deadlock over the
Morocco situation also exercised a some
what chilling effect in the foreign mar
kets: the determined attitude of France
making the outlook again appear stormy.
Owing to this change, a conservative
feeling has set in again with European
bankers, and New York will feel the.
effect of this while it lasts by the cur
tailment of credits, which at present Wall
street is mainly relying upon in the event
of squeeze in the money market be-
tween now and the LIST of April. There Isl,
however, no reason to apprehend any very
serious disturbance in the New York
money market, as after the middle of
April the crop moving money will flow
this way in considerable amount Partial
subsistence of excessive speculation, re-
cent liquidation, and the shifting of loans
to London have afforded very material
relief to the local situation; and while
1t Is premature to look for easy rates the
prospects for undue stringency are now
much more remote. che money market
therefore is not likely to be a serious OBJ
stacle to reasonable stock exchange ac-
tivity for a much longer period"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
Missouri This Fall.

Missouri did not in 1904 elect a re-
publican governor because Joseph w.
Folk was the anti-graft candidate, and
the state had suffered severely from
corruption in various forms, but she
filled other state offices with repub-
Iicans, rolled up republican majority
on joint ballot in the legislature, and
gave Theodore Roosevelt 25,137 plu-
rality. This broke,a line of democratic
victories extending back TO post-bel-
lum DAYS. The democratic plurality
had been about $4,000, until Roosevelt
swept the state to the great surprise
of Missouri herself and the rest of
the country.
Governor Folks term is four years,
but other state officers are to be elect
ed this fall, also a congressional dele
cation and a legislature, and the peo-
pie of Missouri begin to wonder what
contest the state closely and even bit
terly. why" says the st. Louis
Elobe-Democrat, should Missouri
range itself with South Carolina"
Here we have the sectional idea, and
Joined to it is an appeal to stand by
Dingleyism. Despite, however, the APP
peals of the administration papers, it
Is safe to predict that Missouri will
go back to its old moorings. One
swing of the pendulum towards plu-
tocracy and slush funds gathered from
trusts and corporations has been quite
enough, and the indications are that
the big border state will regain this
fall its reputation for steady demo
cratic voting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
NUMA THE ORGANISE.

From the Metropolitan Magazine.
The New Orleans organ man is not, as
in most cities, an Italian, but negro.
He is usually young and always strong,
since the up-todate street music box is a
mighty machine and requires as much
muscle as skill TO manage it properly.
Numa Pompllus is a familiar New Or
leans type and may be seen grinding in all
parts of the town from early morning
until midnight. To the casual observer
this may appear a monotonous vocation.
but Numa does not think so; anything is
better than pushing go-cart or working
in the fields.
The pickaninnles who follow Numa
from corner to corner know his fondness
for cigars, He, on the other hand, knows
their delight in turning the organ crank
Here then is a fine opportunity for COM
plete reciprocity.
Numa receives an assorted collection of
cigar stumps picked up on the streets,
and in turn the pickaninnies are privi-
legged to play bar or two of I'll Trova-
tore" jerked out in sections; this because
the little blacks have not yet mastered
the art of turning a smooth organ han
die.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19

chambers of commerce, 81; the towns,
lis; the country districts, 129, leay-
ing but ~ to be chosen by the general
body of electors. All these methods
of election are to be abolished In cleo.
tons to the lower house of the Aus
trian parliament if the pending bill
goes through, as it doubtless will.
Under the new plan the Germans will
have 205 representatives. the slavs
$50, the Roumanians 4 and the Ital-
ians 16
This reform relates to the lower
house of the general parliament, but
its adoption doubtless means that man
hood suffrage will be adopted in the
elections to the Hungarian parliament
also, and then every man in the com
posite empire will have voice in pub
lie affairs. This great change, to-
gether with the coming of douma in
Russia, and preparations in China for
the converting of q parliament. shows
how rapidly democracy is marching
on. Aristocratic rule will be a scarce
article at the end of the present cen
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
CONAN TO METCALFE.
Comedian Tells Dramatic Critic How
to Write a Play.

when that champion hammer throw
ing scribbler on Life said; Any man
who has ever seen his writings in print
has tried to write play he evidently
told the story of his own life I cannot,
prove whether or not he is in the disap-
pointed playwright class, but something
seems to tell me that at some time or
other he has dragged bottle of ink In
search of a play. In case this gentle critic
has never made d bold attempt to stand
in on the box office results. l will now
explain to him how to write a play.
First you get a curtain up. Then the
persons concerned In the tragedy talk
about the fellow who has the three-sheet
and Autograph. Meanwhile others stroll
on and join in boosting the star. They
talk while. and finally some others come
on, and they also have pleasant things
to say OF the hero When the audience
has been thoroughly convinced that the
man who plays the leading part. would
risk his life for anybody in the cast
bring him on-brng him on with music.
Dress the stage with as many actors as
you can afford, and have them all cheer
as you bring him on. There you are,
now; that's the way to start play. I've
told you how to get them all on. Now,
then, the idea is to get them off. Go on,
now, get them off; let me see you get
them off,. Something seems to tell me
the gentleman on Life can't get them
off II he could we would surely have
dramatization of his criticisms"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
THE SUEZ CANAL.
Hard to Build, Costly to Maintain, But
Worth 1t All.

The creation of the wheat export trade
of India was directly due to the opening
of the Sues route to Europe. Before that
time, says the Technical World, all at
tempts successfully to ship wheat by way
of the Cape of Good Hope had failed, be-
cause OF heating during the long voyage
and the loss from weevils. In the cargo.
During the first year of operation of the
Suez Canal 4s6 vessels. aggregating 436 600
tons passed through it. At the present
time the number Is about 1000 ships, with
a tonnage of about 100000.
The magnitude of these figures becomes
apparent when it is considered that the
foreign tonnage entering at the port OF
New York is less than 100000 year.
Measured by value. the Importance of
the Suez Canal traffic becomes much lar
ger, the imports and exports of India
alone which pass through 1t being nearly
one-quarter of the value of the total Tor
eign trade of the United states.
The building of the Suez Canal was
triumph of organization. At times no
fewer than $4,000 laborers were employed;
and all the adjuncts of a permanent COM
munity had to be provided by the con-
struction company.
The cost of maintenance of the canal Is
necessarily high, on account of the drnt
of sand from the Nile at Port Said, which
has constantly to be dredged away. Inc
operating expenses are also heavy, the
great traffic involving considerable cost
for pilotage. Altogether, the annual ex-
pense for maintenance and operation is
at the present time about 81, 10000. or APP
proximately $4,000 per mile.
About thirteen hours are required 10
go through the Suez Canal by ordinary
steamer. BY system of landing marks
and electric light buoys navigation by
night Is made as safe as by day; and each
vessel in motion is required to supplement
the stationary lighting system by having
on board and in operation lighting appa-
ratus to illuminate its passaS through'
Vessels without an apparatus OF their own
may hire the necessary refiectors, etc,
upon entering the canal and return them
on leaving.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Increase in Postal Service.

increase IN POSTAL oSfNiSss
Some idea of the magnitude Of the pos
tai business of this country can be gained
from the fact that more than .oooOOOooo
stamps of the latest series have already
been issued said postoffice official at
the Morris hotel last night.
THE human mind can hardly grasp the
figures but comparison of the amount
Of business done fifty years ago and at
the present time will give one an idea
of the enormous growth of the postal
service.
In 1877. when the service was estao-
lished. a total of $4,000 stamps. of the 3
and 10 cent varieties were issued and ac-
eording to the government reports for that
year 1t was feared that the service would
be failure, as It did not seem to meet
with popular favor.
The 6OOO,O00,OOO issued FOR the year end
ing June 80, 1908 were denominated as fol-
lows:
"of the 1 cent, LOO 900 COO; cent, 1000
100000; cent. 100000 cent $500, 600;
cent, 100000; cent, 100000; cent,
26,000,eoo; 10 cent 36.5ooOOo 10 cent $780,
COO; Is cent. 100000 so cent $4,000; 81,
$1,000; 50. 450O; IS, 6.o0O
This does not include s1,OOO,O00 worth
of specially designed stamps commemor-
ating the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
THE cost of printing and manufacture
ing the stamps issued during the last ifs
cal year was ss2s, 900, while they yield
to the government about Sill, 100000, indi-
eating a gross profit that is quite an
ITEM
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
COLONEL FALkNER.
From the Selma Times.

From the Selma Times
The entire state will be gratified at
the information that Col. j. NJ. Falkner
is recovering and that he is now on the
high road to health. He has been in
bad health for a number of years. but
his robust constitution and strong will
power have pulled him through. Colonel
Faulkner is noble man, and has endeared
himself to every old Confederate sol
der In the state through his successful
efforts to establish an Old Soldiers Home
at Mountain Creek. and there is not
single follower of the Lost Cause in
the entire confines of Alabama but who
will be rejoiced at the intelligence that
he Is getting well.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
coalition Party Makes Protest.

Budapest, March 1s.-The executive
committee of the coalition party today
issued a protest against the decree of the
council of ministers dlssolving the COM
mittee and prohibiting 1t from continuing
onerations The protest declares that the
volt. hut to the contrary ~ emphasized
the fact that it was the interest of the
nation to maintain order. 1t argues that
the leaders of the party are not subject
TO government supervision. but are free
to express their opinions like other sub
jects. The protest concluded with a state
ment that the committee will continue Its
activity within the limits of the law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19

do very wrong. but Dumas, who wrote the
story, attributes that to their great love
and the fact that Camille had consump-
ton
Finally old man Duval comes in from
the country and gets Camille to tell young
Duval that she loves one of the other
fellows. Thinks that will break It up and
save his boys future. She tells him.
Mon Dienl" What a magnificent dimpied
little liar she Is He goes away after
standing her on her head. and she gets
worse soon. sends for him and dies in
his arms.
Making love and dying are sarah's two
long suits. She may be better at dying
than she is at making love, but II she
ever wants to give me a private demon
stration of her art / shall not ask her TO
die. That's sure as God made little ap-
pies. II you fellows thing it's fun to see
her die you ought to have been at Conven-
ton hall. You'd a give $40 TO miss 1t.
The other shore was in plain sight from
the arena balcony. Some day she will do
that and 1t will be sure 'nough. But then
they pay her well for getting so close TO
the edge. l wouldn't do 1t for $500
time. You amt talking to me.
When Sarah hugs o mercy mel
She throws her arms out far apart,
A joy bird filters In your heart.
For once in life you're sure on deck.
She reaches twice around your neck.
When Sarah Hugs,
When Sarah bows. O, mercy me!
She loads her fingers to the tips
With kisses from her warm red lips
And casts them forth to fill the air,
And every fellow gets his share.
When Sarah Bows.
When Sarah dies. o. mercy mel
You forget the things that she has done,
Her capers then are all your own.
II seems like she's been pretty good,
And you've not lived Just like you should,
When Sarah Dies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
Manhood Suffrage in Austria.

Even the most conservative govern
ments are coming to think that safety
lies in the participation Of the masses
I'm their own government Austria was
fifty years ago very far removed from
popular government, but today the
Austrian premier, Baron Gautch Won
Frankenthurn, is pushing through a
bin to enable every Austrian "a years
Of age TO vote for members OF the
reichsrath and to be eligible for seat
In that body.
This is a great change, for, the Aus
trian parliament is at present con-
rolled by the great landed proprle'
prs. At present the large landed
5ssDrietors choose IS members; the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19
Advertlses City.

Il do not know of anything that adj
yertises a city like good streets and street
paving" said Street Commissioner Nc
Cartin yesterday. Gust think there
have been three committees within the
past ten days to visit Birmingham to in
spect its streets and every member of
each of those parties has gone away i'm
pressed with the street paving of Biz
rningham.
zone of the committees came the entire
distance from Atlantic City to Brming-
ham. That is the greatest kind of adver-
Using a city can have The papers in the
cities from which these committees come
will have long stories about the trips,
and what could be a bigger card than for
papers to say that committees came to
Birmingham TO see her streets?''