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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
Earthquakes in This Country.

No state in this union Is immune when the subterranean forces begin to work in a forcible and perceptible manner. Every state has felt quah- ings in the earths crust. and is there fore in no position to cast stones at other states. All are in the earth quake belt, but all have not experi enced in historic times destructive shocks. A line drawn from San Fran cisco to Charleston would pass through or near the scene of the earthquake In Inyo valley, California, in 1872, and the still greater disturbance at New Madrid, in the southeast corner of Missouri In 1886. The four are the only great earthquakes in this coun- try that history mentions, and all lie on or near the thirty-irst parallel with nearly equal parts of the coun- try on either hand. But for that mat. ter Lisbon, Vesuyius, Aetna and the Japanese earthquakes and volcanoes are all on or near the deadly thirty first parallel.
 These coincidences prove nothing for earthquakes and volcanoes with out number are recorded south of the equator, far away from the north par. allel in question.
 The brain of man knows little more about seismic waves than it knows about the chemistry that develops a rose from dunghill. We know but little of natures vast plans. Step by step we gain some information, some real knowledge, but the proportion of what we know to what we don't know is small indeed. What we don't know aoout earthquakes would fill book at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20

however, an end to secret diYorces- 10 the Sioux Falls industry which is based on bogus temporary residence for divorce purposes only-fo all cases in which the respondent is not a res ident of the state and has not been served with notice, and really to all diyolces in which the causes of com plaint occurred outside the state in which the court sits.
 It will affect fashionable society deeply, but it will not create one-half of the trouble that some anticipate it will, simply because each decree stands in all validity until 1t is an nulled at the instance of the respond ent.
 The decision will not lead to a na- tional divorce law because that in wolves a constitutional amendment, but it will powerfully promote uniform divorce laws among the states, and that in the end will be it's best effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
Alabsma's Physicians.

Four hundred representative physi- eians and surgeons of Alabama have abided here this week, and after a se- ries of busy and instructive sessions they will return to their homes today even fuller of enthusiasm over their chosen profession than when they came. Papers have been read upon upon many subjects of deep personal interest to the people of Alabama, as well as technical interest to the pro- fession, for the members of the Medi. cal association of Alabama have set for themselves a high standard, and they are working up it.
 The old time doctor is giving way to the man of science. In the annual oration Dr. Davis took as his subject The Beneficence of Science" and throughout his fine effort he dwelt upon the value of science. In another address Dr. Andrews of Montgomery pointed out the fact that science Is dealing today more with the proven tion than with the cure of disease.
 These two addresses suffice to show not only what the trend in the medical profession Is, but they show that the doctors of Alabama are keeping step with il. The new methods are scien- tific. The new methods are precise and definite. The guesses of fifty years ago are eliminated, and today the well equipped physician knows what he is dealing with very much as the chemist or engineer knows the material he is handling He knows his subject even better than the law yer knows law, for the latter is sub ject to the caprices of judge and jury. The microscope discloses today in a drop of blood more than the old time doctor however skllful, could dis cover
 But The Age-Herald started out simply to congratulate Alabama upon her well equipped physicians. and to urge them to continue to turn a will ing ear to the teachings of science. The medical profession has become extremely progressive, and it should remain in that excellent frame of mind. It is fortunate for us all that there is no clinglng to the past among the physicians of this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
A DOG STORY.

From the Chicago News.
 Far up into the murlxy sky extended an angry column of pungent, tawny smoke
 It ascended from a cozy little dwelling surrounded by it's rose bowers that should know 1t no more. alas!
 Not a human being was in sight, while the sinuous smudge showed certainly that snarling flames smoldered and seethed within.
 Nay, not human, but
 Back and forth in the roadway in front of the burning dwelling raced a little dog.
 And dogs have sometimes an intelligence that should put their human friends to shame.
 Such was the case with this dog.
 Should he rush wildly into the neigh boring village and give warning of the conflagration?
 There might yet be time to save some thing.
 No. he would not.
 Because in his wonderful earnest hy phensiphon sagacity he knew the danger was not yet at it's height.
 Had he not seen the fire insurance agent at the house but few days before?
 And had he not within the last hour, seen the faithful master pouring Rocke- feller ointment over the installment fur niture?
 So he playfully pursued ehipmunk and wondered if he could get new collar out of the deal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
Demand in England for sueared Rose
 Petals and Candled Violets.
From the Ionodn Globe.

From the Lonodn Globe.
 One of the latest developments of lux ury is said to be the candylng of fragrant flowers. The notion is not altogether new for violets have been made into confec- tions for the palate, as well as into boquets for the olfactory organs, from time to time for long period
 At any rate, 1t seems that the fashion has got new impetus of late, and a candied violet is coming to be regarded as an acceptable 'bonne bouche" to be presented to a lady. There Is also, we are told demand for sugared rose petals. which Is being catered for by some enter prlsng artists in sugar. It can hardly be spretended that flowers made into sweets" are of any medical efficacy. though da- mask rose leaves have long held a reeog- nized place in the materia medica.
 Whether the violet has any therapeutic qualities does not appear, though the leaves (not the hower) have just now some reputation--outside the medical fac ulty-as u cure for cancer. The best that can be hoped for, if the flower is to be eaten as well as to be seen and smelled, is that they may in all cases prove to be innocuous It is a nice question whether the perfume Is always a safe guide.
 Perhaps the modern craze is. after all only a form of luxury. A candied violet or dish of rose leaves cunningly prepared for the tea table could not possibly enter into the category of cheap sweets for the million.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
NOT SOUTHERN.

From the Nashville Banner
 The lynchings at Springfield. Mo. will, throughout a large portion of the country be charged to the south but they cannot be properly so placed. Springfield is in that region came as much from north of the Mason and Dixon line as from this side of that imaginary boundary. The slave-holding element in Missouri that supplied the men for Prices army was settled mostly in the rich lands of the Missouri river valley. further north. The Springfield region sided mostly with the Union in the Civil war.
 Springfield is really typical western town and not essentially southern in any aspect. It is little more western, both geographically and in other respects, than its Ohio namesake, where similar occur rences have twice taken place, but where the ferocity of the mob was no greater.
 In fact, these lynchings outbreaks are not sectional in their nature. They have occurred more frequently In some parts of the country than others, because the provocation has been more frequent. They are likely to happen anywhera in the United States where race antipathy is made acute by diabolieal crime.
 The south has many sins of this kind to answer for. They are not excusable, no matter where Or by whom committed, but the south should not be charged with this outbreak in a region not distinctively southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
TO WEIGH EARTH AGAIN.
American Scientists Will Use Great
 Pyramid in the Job.

Twentieth century science Is dissatis- fed with the accepted figures of the earth's weight, says The World Today. and Americans are planning to weigh it again.
 The last time it was done was more than half a century ago, when, under Airys direction, pendulums were swung at the top and the bottom of an En- glish coal pit.
 The comparison of their times of swing showed how heavy the whole earth was compared with the outermost thin shell, a shell of the thickness of the depth of the coal pit. Since geologsts were able to give a fair estimate of the weights of thls surface shell the weight of the entire earth became mere matter of multipii- cation.
 The same experiment is to be repeated by scientific expedition from the Sur vey department at Washington. Pendu- lums are to be swung at the apex of the great pyramid of Egypt and in the cham bers at it's center and base.
 From the swing of these pendulums the comparative weights of the earth and of the pyramid can be learned; and, the weight of the pyramid having been esti- mated, the weight of the earth will again be a mere matter of multiplication.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
H. H. sinnlae.

Although H. H. Sinnige lives in St. Louis his legion of friends here still claim him as a Birmingham man. and when he stopped over yesterday on his way from New Orleans. where he had been at tending a meeting of wholesale drug glsts, handshakes were cordial and plenti- full
 r or years MT. Slnnige was a prominent citizen of Birmingham He was of the firm of Nabers, Morrow & slnnige, the drug firm that sold it's business to the Doster- Northington Drug company.
 MT. snnlge owns a good deal of prop erty in Birmingham and is making some solid improvements here.
 T will never lose my interest in this city" said MT. slnnige last night. In faet still consider myself Birmingham man. My best friendsaare here and when ever I am in this part of the country l stop over to see them. Birmingham is growing fast and is easily fulfilling all the promises that were made for it years ago."
 While Mir sinnige did not make a definite statement about resuming his resi- dence in Birmingham it is generally un- derstood that he will come back within the next twelve months and engage in mercantile business here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
A beetIe-headed, flat-eard knaVe.
 Tanning of the shrew.
Steel Structures and Earthquakes

Earthquakes ring no bells. They send no warnings even by the wire less. They come when least expected, and the weather is not notified in ad- vance But there is one lesson of the fearsome disaster in California that will not go unheeded, and that lesson is one of construction.
 The ordinary brick or frame, or brick and frame building tumbles down in a great earthquake like a house of cards in a strong wind, but the steel frame building stands alike in earthquakes and in tornadoes. The St. Louis tornado proved the value of modern construction in tornadoes, and the San Francisco earthquake shows there is safety alone in skyscrapers when seismic waves come. The outer walls of such buildings may be cracked or thrown down, but thus far there is no evidence that a steel frame was seriously injured in San Fran cisco. The walls in skyscrapers are incidental only. mere protection against bad weather, and they are not essential parts of the building. In fact, the frame has lighter load to carry when they are gone.
 So far as intelligence at hand goes no building of modern construction was destroyed by the subterranean shocks. San Francisco had three morning papers. the Chronicle, the Call and the Examiner The first named was lodged in skyscraper and the earthquake did it no harm. while the buildings occupied by the Call and the Examiner were destroyed. Some skyscrapers may have been burned, but it does not appear that Il single one was seriously damaged by the earthquakes.
 The strength and value of steel frames will, let us hope, never be more severely tested than they were in San Francisco. and they came out of that awful test free from serious harm, while acres of brick or wooden struct- ures were tumbled into ruins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20

by Judge Richardson of Huntsville, whose amendment the House accepted and incorporated in it's bill The Rich ardson amendment is as follows:
 "That every common carrier. engaged in interstate commerce. shall. under regu- latlons. restrictions and safeguards for the prevention of the spread of yellow fever as may be promulgated by the secretary of the treasury, receive, carry and trans port through any state or territory for the purpose of completing the journey or car riage into a state wherein delivery debark- alton may be lawful. all passengers freight or baggage which has been duly certified as free from infection or con- tagion in accordance with the regulations of the public health and marine hospital service; and every person interfering with or obstructng such carrier or any pas senger or any instrumentality of cons merce in any such carriage or journey. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof be punished byta fine not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year or both, in the discretion of the court; provided that this section shall not be construed as giving authority to any person to de- bark or unload freight in any state con- trary to the laws thereof"
 This provision would minimize the delays and inconvenience arising from outbreaks of yellow fever while it would endanger no one. as any com petent physician will state. The mos quito theory is accepted. now by all physicians of any reputation at all. The public health must be preserved, and the regulation of interstate com merce is lodged in the general gov ernment. The mosquito theory rem ders the Richardson amendment who'll ly feasible despite the selfish attempts of officials and ports to the contrary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
Miaratarv pivarce.

Another 5-by-4 decision has been court, and this time it relates to di- yorces. The facts in the particular case that came before that court are these. The couple were married over thirty years ago, and they separated immediately after the ceremony. Mrs. Haddock remained in New York state, but the husband removed to Connecti- cut, and there, some thirteen. years vorce. and as far back as 1882 mar ried another woman. Mrs. Paddock insisted upon maintaining status of separation, entitling her to support from the husband. and on appeal to the New York courts she was sus' tained in her contention that she was still the legal wife of Paddock and that he must pay her an annuity as Sucn. III OiueI Noiuo, thc 4sCN ioih court held that. as Mrs. Paddock was without the Connecticut jurisdiction at the time, there has been no disso- lution of the marriage such as New York authority was bound to admit or respect. And on appeal to the United States supreme court the New York judgment is sustained.
 The decision is far-reaching, but it's effect can easily be exaggerated in the public mind. In the first place, it does not touch case in which the defendant was served by the process of the court. It does not affect chll- dren or property in cases in which the defendant has not taken steps to annul the decree of the court. The decree of the court. even if made in South Dakota, stands until it is an nulled by the defendant who alone can move in the matter for the constitu- tion declares that full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts. records and judicial pro- oeedings of every other state" Even | Dakota decree is good until it is re- yersed by the direct action of the de- fendant.
 The decision of the court will put
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.

By Thomas Moore. o. the days are gone. when beauty bright
 My hearts chain wove; When my dream of life, from morn till night,
 Was love, still love.
 New hope may bloom
 And days may come
 Of milder, calmer beam, But there's nothing half so sweet in life As loves young dream; Oh. there's nothing half so sweet in life As loves young dream Though the bard to purer fame may soar,
 When wild youths past; Though he win the wise, who drowned before,
 To smile at last;
 He'n never meet
 A joy so sweet,
 Tn all his noon of fame, As when first he sung to womans ear His soul-felt flame. And at every close she blushed to hear The one loved name. Oh, that hakowed form is ne CT forgot Which first love traced; Still it lingering haunts the greenest spot
 On memory's waste.
 Twas odor fled
 As soon as shed
 Twas mornings winged dream: Twas a light that ne'er can shine again On life's dull stream Oh, twas light that ne'er can shine again On life's dull stream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
A Versatile Actor.

Harry Browne. a member of Daniel Ryan's company. has had variety of ex- periences, although he Is still young man" said one of his friends During the political campaign of 1906 MT. Browne plunged into the fight with great yigor, delivering many speeches for William Jennings Bryan. At this time MT. Browne was only IT years of age, but was in de- mand on the stump.
 "In the war between the United States and Spain MT. Browne was a member of the Second Massachusetts Volunteer in- fantry and took part in the Cuban cam pagn, which included the battle of San tiago. After the troops were mustered out he delivered lectures in all the prinei- pa! cities of the east on Six Months With Uncle Sam.
 "At present MT. Browne is one of the most talented members of the Ryan com pany, while his wife, Edith Clinton, is a player in the same organization"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
Quarantine in Conference.

The Senate passed the Mallory bill. and the House passed the Williams bill plus the Richardson amendment. When the Senate bill came to the House it substituted it's own bill by a vote of 172 yeas and P nays, and that action has sent the entire subject to the hands of conference committee. , The difference between the two houses is practically confined to the Richardson amendment In order that all may see what the issue is, we give again. in full, the amendment offered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
ROOSEVELT GO ITO SENATE? Desires Honor of Toaa After Presl-
 dential Term Expires.

Washington, D. C.-President Roosevelt has made known to some of those to whom he has talked recently that his anl- bition is to represent the state of New York in the Senate of the United Sthtes after he leaves the White House in 19O9
 There is not the slightest doubt in the minds of the Presidents closest friends that he intends to adhere strictly to his announcement on election night in Novem- Der, 1904, that in no circumstances would he serve another term in his present flee, and in speaking of his future Pres dent Roosevelt has taken it for granted his listeners understand fully he would not again be candidate for the pres idency.
 It is assumed from what President Roosevelt has said he much prefers re- mainng in public life than becoming presidents of Harvard university.
 Both the present senators from New York are more than 70 years old, and it generally is understood neither will stand for reelection. MT. Platt will cease to be senator on the same day that Pres dent Roosevelt will cease to be president, March 4. 1909, while Depew's term will expire March 4, 1911. If he were elected to succeed Platt, Roosevelt would be sworn in as senator if he so desired, on the day of his retirement from the pres idency.
 Upon his accession to the presidency In 1901 MT Roosevelt was the youngest man who had ever occupied that office. If he lives until the expiration of his present term he will be only 50 years old. He will then be nearly 30 years younger than ths Nestor of the Senate MT. Pettus of Ala bana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE. TIMES

tence of death for murder says that he expects to meet more journalists in hell than members of any other profession. While there is no certain way of finding out his expectations may be realized. He may also meet more members of all other professions there than anywhere else.
 A special to this department from Manila announces that Datto Bryan's canvas coat caught fire when he was there If he had been wearing the ae- eepteN datto costume the accident would not have happened
 THE TRUTH. fellow can not court the muse, Nor dwell on heights sublime When telephones and chronic bores Are busy all the time. In letting 1t be known that the Amer jeans have failed to please him, Maxim Gorky should remember that he hasn't made such pronounced hit himself. > Ida Tarbell, the female Don Quixote of magazinedom, says we still have many of the attributes of monkeys" Ida is herself more parrot-li1e.
 IN THE PARLoR.
 l.
 youth, maid,
 In love, you know.
 Old man awake
 Two chairs just so.
 A youth, a maid.
 light turned low.
 Old man asleep
 Two chairs justso ss Nethersole has snubbed Leslie Carter. Gertrude Atherton and Edith Wharton are looking daggers. Dds bodlSins! What are we coming to? Just when the advance sale Of seats for the engagement of the conred Opera company in San Francisco had broken all former records, along came an earth quake and shook up the town.
 TRAGEDY.
 Willie drank some gasoline
 Stood awhile before the fire. In a minute Willie. he
 Blew up like an auto tire. "Rienzi to the Romans and Spar taeus to the Gladiators' are revesberat- ing throughout the land as the glad commencement time approaches
 CHANGE FOR ALL. There's a chance to be happy for you and for me,
 chance to be wealthy and wise. If you'll just make an effort to get what you want
 You're apt to be handed the prize
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
ALABAMA PRESS

collinsvine Courier: Alabama needs more laborers, the kind that labor.
 Mobile Herald Now that John D. is back in New York he ought to take q ride in the rubberneck car and see how changed it is since he was there last
 Guntersvi1le Democrat: If slgnor Mat teuci is not now satisfied with harrow ing experiences there is only one other place more horrible; but he cannot re- port after visiting it.
 Montgomery Advertiser: Dowe says that Zion City belongs to him. Maybe t does, but he seems to have lost his grip on it. He may need search war. rant
 Union Springs Herald: The famous en- bezzlers. Gaynor and Green, will have to serve q term in prison, but the opinion is freely expressed that they will have a few shekels to fall back on after they get out.
 Mobile Item: You may nominate a man for an office on April 10 and before the first Monday in November rolls around he will have made such an ass of himself that his best friends will vote against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-20
Popular Citizen.

Speaking of the election of H. K. Milner as member of the board of directors of the American Trust and Savings bank at a meeting yesterday, business man said last night:
 'The bank is to be congratulated, as MT. Milner is generally regarded as one of the ablest young business men in the city. He was a member of the firm of Milner & Kettig, and since the acquire ment of the business of that house by the Crane company of Chicago he has been actively engaged in the management of the large interests of himself and his father. MT. Milner is popular. and has a wide acquaintance, and his election strengthens board already strong