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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
WINTER TIME
ert Louis Stevenson.

By Robert Louis Stevenson. Late lies the wintry sun abed, A frosty, fiery sleepy head; Blinks but an hour or two:s and then, A blood-red orange. sets again. Before the stars have left the skies, Al morning in the dark 1 rise; And shivering in my nakedness, By the cold candle, bathe and dress Close to the jolly fire l sit To warm my frozen bones a bit Or with reindeer-sled explore The colder countries round the door. When to go out. my nurse doth wrap Me in my comforter and cap; The cold wind burns my face, and blows It's frosty pepper up my nose. Black are my steps on silver sod Thick blown my frosty breath abroad: And tree and house. and hill and lake, Are frosted like wedding cake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

locked up, and the people of Alabama would have that much more for gen eral use in trade and business.
 Scarcely another state locks up it's surplus funds in vaults in a capitol building, where the security at night is perhaps sole watchman. A well. guarded depository law affords much greater security than a single watch man in d large detached building can do. The Georgia plan or some similar plan is needed in this state, and Treas urer-elect Seed is doing good work when he gathers all possible informa- tion on the subject to lay before the next legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Censorship by Government.

Government censorship in England is good deal more serious matter than free-born American citizens are apt to think it is.'' said a theatrical man last night MT Ernest Shipman, the New York theatrical manager, is now in d position to testify to this fact if docu- ment recently received from London is what it purports to be-
 MT Shipman states that it is a docu- ment from the office of the Lord Cham berlain, the British official censor of stage plays in England. The text of the docu- ment sets forth that Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall,' the piece founded on MT. Charles Majors novel of the same title, and in which Miss Laura Burt and MT. Henry Stanford are now appearing at the Jefferson theatre can not be produced ID Great Britain and Ireland or any of his majesty's domnions,' unless certain pas sages objected to by the Lord Chamber lain be expurgated.'
 "The story of the play deals with in- teresting episodes of the reign of Eliza beth, Queen of England, and introduces very attraetively the character of Mary, NS"NS" oA oeots' Inc Lord ChamDerlalE apparently thinks some of the incidents throw a rather too lurid light on royalty.
 The peculiar feature of the case is the fact that the play had already had one performance in England for copyright purposes and was really licensed by the Lord Chamberlain, previous to which the customary two copies were deposited for the libraries.
 "Evidently the reader of plays in the Lord Chamberlains office had failed to read the manuscript carefully. and a sec ond perusal brought to light the passages objected to. The English rights to the play had already been disposed of to Fred Terry and Julia Nelson, fact which served to lessen Mr Shipmans apprehension when he first heard of the Lord Chamberlain's decision"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Standard Oil At Bay.

The directors of the Standard Oil are at least enough scared by the govern ments suit in St. Louis to induce them to issue an address to their stockhold- CTS The price of the stock is going down daily, and no one seems to want 1t at the reduced quotations. A share of the New Jersey company once com manded over $500 it is now worth about $500, and it is not sought for at that price This no doubt is why the directors addressed the stockholders.
 The directors, including Rogers, Archbold and the rest, say their com panys position is unassailable from both legal and moral standpoint" The courts of the land will determine the legality of its acts under the Sher- man antitrust law and the public is left to consider it's moral position.
 If the crushing of all competition by all possible means, including rebates, undercuts in prices and all sorts of subsidiary corporations and devices If that be unassailable from a moral standpoint, then the Standard Oil com pany of New Jersey is all right. But if competition is still desirable in this country--if 1t is the life of trade-if the trade in necessary article should be open to all-if there should bS thousands engaged as principals in that trade instead of John D. Rockefeller then the Standard Oil company's acts are assailable from moral standpoint
 If the government succeeds in prov ing even tithe of the efforts of that company to crush competition it will destroy its position from a moral stand point. It's acts in that direction are known of all men. They exceed all reports. It's record az competition crusher stands unapproached, and this is probably why the directors issued an address. They desire to prevent d stockholders panic. But if the govern. ment can prove even a little of the truth a panic in that stock is inevit. able, for it cannot face the truth of it's competition crushing acts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Depssitories Versus Vaults.

The state funds of Georgia are de posited in 76 banks under that states depository law, and this money earns for the state per cent. The earnings from that source in Georgia are about $10,000 year.
 Alabama has no depository law, and che is losing fully s20,Ooo a year be- cause she is thus deficient. Nor is this nil. If the surplus tax money were dis tributed among the banks of the state, there would be that much less money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Sheffield Growlnu.

Sheffield is growing rapidly and it's future is well assurred'' said Claud Scale, formerly of Birmingham but now a citizen of Sheffield. MT. Scale has been in poor health recently but is now im- proving and hopes to be in his usual good condition.
 Yes, Sheffield is most prosperous city, he continued, "and will some day be one of the largest towns in the south. By the way, the people of Sheffield greatly appreciate The Age-Herald's Northern Alabama flyer, the train inaugurated a few weeks ago. It enables us to get The ge-Herald and Birmingham mail about noon, that formerly did not reach us until evening. This train means a largely increased circulation for The Age Herald" "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
WHOOP IT UP FOR SOUTH

1 V.'s-whch letters as we all know, stand
 for Fast Flying Virginians." Gaughter) pr. Wyeth then told feeling of Ala bama's part in the reconstruction work
 after the war. And since the war, where
 else will you find such material progress? | The heavens above our state are black
 with the smoke of her furnaces, a pillar
 of cloud by day and of fire by night. Her
 plains are one great field of snowy cot
 ton, so that no longer can France claim the field of the cloth of gold | After the dust had settled William F.
 McCombs rose to respond to the toast: , Arkansas" The sparse representation
 of Arkansas at the dinner, argued MT.
 McCombs gave evidence that few of them
 cared to follow George Ades advice about
 leaving the state. Like the other speak
 CTS, Mr. McCombs proved conclusively
 that but for Arkansas there would be no
 civilization, no anything
 William A. Barber spoke for South Carolina and said that after hearing the f other speakers he was glad that his own state was on the same continent with
 those that had been praised earlier He
 thanked heaven, especially after listening to Ralph Hollands talk on North Caro-
 lima, that South Carolina was so close to l it's sister.
 Judge Charles F. Moore. the last speak, | CT of the evening, denied for the Old I Dominion state that F. r. " stands for
 fast flying yirginians.
 1 Nor do the letters insinuate that we at | the Virginia table tonight confined our- selves to fruit. fish and vegetables. | CLaughter) They do not stand either for | four flushing vagrants, nor for the fifty seven famous varieties. and I assure you with all sincerity that they aren't an ab- l breviation for the five foolish virgins. No, those letters mean that despite a wndstorm that recently wrecked our | railways few faithful virginians have arrived here tonight. (E-e-e yipl E-c-e- yowD.
 Virginia is always at the bottom of the column, as has been said. That's where she belongs Where else should Virginia be when she is the foundation and support of all the others?" (Explo- sions)
 Throughout the evening there were | parades of different orchestras of various nationalities. Hungarian, Italian and others, who came to play a selection and l departed to give way to another band. all supplied through the kindness, said the toastmaster, of William Muschen-
 helm of the hotel. Heinrich Conried sent two singers, Miss Lucille Lawrence and Miss Lucy Lee Call, and the gallant southerners rose to give them the south ern yell all the time they were in the hall Walter Damrosch, who sat with the North Carolinans, supplied more musi- clans and there were three negro song sters that won wild applause.
 Scattered throughout the hall at the various state tables were John G. Carlisle Stuyvesant Fish. pr. William M. Polk Thomas Nelson Page, pr. John A. Wyeth Samuel Spencer, John C. Calhoun, the Hon. Augustus Van Wyck Samuel M Jarvis Walter L. McCorkle, Dr. Virgil P Gibney, Lindsay Russell, John R. Abney. Charles Baskerville, Hamilton
 Holt, Stanley D. McGraw, Karl R. Miner, Percy A. Pickrell and Charles S. Bryan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Promlscuous Shootino.

'The practice of promlscuous shooting or fire arms in some of the suburbs of Birmingham is becoming quite annoying to the good citizens of those sections, '' said a citizen of Fairview yesterday.
 "Out in my section hardly a night passes but one is disturbed by the shoot ing of pistols at all hours of the night. The practice is very annoying to peace- full citizens and I would like to see some- thing done to stop 1t.
 "On one or two occasions people have been injured by this promiscuous shoot ing and no one is safe out at night If the city authorities cannot reach these mischief-makers l would like to see the county officials take up the natter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
RICH MEMS SONS.
Have Not Hurt Colleges, Says Presi-
 dent HadIey of Yale.

President Hadley of Yale in Harper's.
 There is no doubt that the democratic spirit in our colleges is subject to more dangers today than it was fifty years ago The old graduate Is right in think ing that 1t is easier to keep up the dem ocratic spirit where everybody is doing the same thing and where nobody has much money.
 But the old graduate Is wrong in thinking that we can legislate ourselves back to this condition when the world outside has passed beyond 1t or that men trained in such a college as he remem-
 bers would be able, after they gradu- ated. to meet the demands and the temptations of the present age. Lycur-
 gus made Sparta into an old fashioned college with no electives and no money. How miserably the Spartans failed when they were called upon to do any thing which made for human progress is a matter of history. Our college gradu- ates are going out into a world of politi- cal life more complex than anything with which the Lacedaemonians had to deal. It is only by training them for the enjoyment of freedom and the use of wealth in their school days that we shall enable them to deal with the great CT problems which freedom and wealth are creating throughout the country. It is one of the most hopeful signs in the undergraduate life of the present day that the students, and particularly the wealther students, are preparing themselves with open eyes for the as- sumption of political responsibility.
 The studies and efforts of our under graduates in our college clubs will prob ably not advance them very much in the direction of getting office during their earlier years of professional life.
 But these studies and efforts will help them and will help the country as a whole toward the establishment of a system under which the man with money feels that he holds that money in trust for the public and the man who desires office desires 1t primarily for what he can put into 1t rather than for what he can get out of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

IOUNG LINGER LATE had just (DH settled himself comfortably in his
 chair for the fourteenth time and Miss Bored-to- Death had smuggled yawn number P between her fingers when an ornate clock on the mantel began to strike. The hour hand pointed to eleven. Linger Late never departed before twelve. He had still another hour to talk about himself. "One'-she began five, six, seven. eight. nine. ten. eleven, twelve"-Linger Late thirteen his jaw dropped-'fourteen, fifteen, six teen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-threer " There was a pause. A look of innocent wonder stole into her eyes. Linger Late rose and groped his way to the door. Once outside the cool night air revived him.
 Left alone, Miss Bored-to-D Death laugh ed merrily. Father was darling to buy me a skiddoo clock" she said.
 THE FEARSOME GARNISHEE. Be good, be careful, pay your debts, In making bills, go slow, For nothing else that you can do Will sooner bring you woe. Don't try to dress too we'll my friend- If need be, wear a clout. The Garnishee will get you if You
 don't
 watch
 outi Forego the things you'd like to have And luXuries deny Yourself, unless of course, you have The wherewithal to buy. Don let desire for vain display Put sober sense to rout The Garnishee will get you if You
 don't
 watch
 out. A champagne appetite you may Possess. but this is clear. Unless you have champagne wad, Content yourself with beer Be prudent and don't ever spend At all if you're in doubt. The Garnishee will get you if You
 don't
 watch
 out, It cost MT. Hearst s256.O0o to run for governor of New York Now is the time to pay your subscription to the Journal Peary might have known that if he took along piano player it would prove a hoodoo
 It was so warm yesterday that we half expected to see peek-a-boo on the street on a girl.
 A TIP Something tells me something's doing Far away in reindeer land, Where all kinds of toys and trinkets Lie about on either hand. Santa Claus Is busy packing, Soon he'll harness up and leave For record breaking journey Round the earth on Christmas eve. Many man who would have made q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
October lror,

The blast furnacesain this country created a new record in October, name ly, 2,196,S sos tons. This is 31,00O tons more than the record of last March. The number of the furnaces that did it was 212-three more than were in blast in March last. It should be re- membered that this output came from coke and anthracite stacks. If we add to these figures the production in Oc- tober of the charcoal furnaces, about 35,000 tons, we would have total that shows that the country is producing iron at the rate of 26,00000O tons a year
 This district did it's part in October, for ifs coke furnaces turned out 143,254 tons as against 132, ,554 tons in Septem- Der. We are making iron at the rate of about 1,S00,000 tons a year. It is believed that this district will do even better in November, although it is a month of thirty days only.
 The truth is, every stack is pushed to the utmost ill every iron-making state in order to meet and satisfy the extraordinary demand for pig iron. This demand gives every promise how ever. of lasting until the furnace capac- ity of the country can be materially increased, and this cannot be done un- til late in the coming year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press
 It's awful extravagant to g,. divorced from rich wife.
 We should always like to see our rela- tives if they never came near us.
 A funny thing is the way woman can keep her feet warm by wearing a pearl necklace.
 A woman has d hard time convincing her~elf that her boy would be smarter if he had more brains.
 When millionaire runs over you with his automobile he thinks he is mighty considerate of you to pay for your fu- neral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
ALABAMA PRESS

Sheffield Standard: More box cars and less politics is the cry of the farmer, who has raised more cotton and corn than the railroads can haul.
 Mobile Herald: Statistics show that marriages and divorces are most common in small towns. As George Ade has ob- served, "There's nothing else to do."
 Troy Herald: The Louisiana man who was elected to Congress on Tuesday and killed a neighbor the next day, must have thought it was mp to him to come to- Washington with reputation.
 Troy Messenger: Judging from the pa- pers, William J. Bryan is able to intel ligently discuss any subject from raising potatoes and milking cows up to run ming a government
 Elba Clipper: Some people believe in omens of good and bad luck in connec- ton with marriages. If there were any of them present at that marriage in Geor- gia the other day when the justice of the peace fell dead just after he pronounced the man and woman to be husband and wife, they must have had a great time telling how awfully awful 1t was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
MOBILES PROSPERITY.
,m the Mobile Register.

From the Mobile Register
 An increase of over half million in the Mobile clearngs for the past week, as compared with the corresponding week of last year, and an increase for the month of November as far as it has gone of two and d quarter millions over the first seventeen days of November, 1905, gives evidence that this city is making faster business progress than during the phenomenally progressive year which closed last August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Hays Tells of Cotton Leaks.

New Orleans, November 19-Assist ant Secretary of Agriculture William Hays conferred with several cotton eA- change authorities and cotton brokers here today. It was reported on the exchange that he discussed the possi bility of leaks of information be- fore publication of reports by the bureau of statistics at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Steady Snow In Fl Paso.

Fl Paso, Tex. November 19.-SnoW hds been falling steadily since last night. It Is very cold and as the storm is greater in this vicinity, heavy damage to live stock and sheep in West Texas and New Mexico is feared Street cars are running with difficulty and trains are late. There is great suffering among the poor Mexi- can families
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Pope Is Threatened.

Rome, November 19.-The Pope has received personal letters containing threats that he will be assassinated in the apostolic palace as a protest against the present organization of society. The anarchists, 1t is added, are ready to employ every means to destroy all institutions supported by the Vatican religion or military force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
QUITE A DIFFERENCE.

From the Somerville Journal.
 Alce-Kate is awfully dsa appointed That young Englishman asked her if she thought married couple could get along on thirty a week, ant she has, tened to say yes.
 Mildred-Wel?
 Alce-Now she has discovered that he meant thirtKshilinGs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
PRESS POINTS

Macon News: They have Dick Croker slated for a sort of farewell tour man. agement of Tammany again.
 Portland Telegram: The wife of New York's governor-elect is a Milwaukee girl. Helping to make it famous, eh?
 Rome Tribune: There doesn't appear to us to be much difference between the Pittsburg millionaire and the Pittsbufg burglar
 Memphis Commercial-Appeal: The tiara tilt Is the latest thing in London head dress; and the noodle is the latest thing in the tiara tilt.
 Youngstown Teegram: Carnegie may learn something in the matter of dying poer by watching Mrs. sage's distribution of the Sage millions.
 Savannah News: Henry Arthur Jones says there have been only three good plays written in 200 years. He knows this because he wrote them himself.
 Washington Star: At last accounts the Czar, though willing to hear what his ministers had to say. was still placing his chief reliance on his fortune-teler and his chauffeur.
 Arkansas Gazette: St. Louis had the Louisiana Purchase exposition, has got ten the next international balloon race and now gets the suit to dissolve the Standard oil company.
 Kansas City Star: A Boston clergyman in attacking Christian Science referred to Mrs. Eddy as an "uncutivated woman" !" We all know, of course, that denunciation can go no farther than that in Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

The Ute rebellion has fizzled out without giving American Horse a chance to immortalize himself at the mouth of the guns of the pale faces or even of the black faces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

Chicago seems to be shocked over the astonishing discovery that the Pull man company has been issuing passes, and that judges and other officials have neglected to send them back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

Peary will try again next year. He is as persistent in seeking the north pole as our statesmen are in trying to break into the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
How Rich We Are.

The census bureau says Alabama is worth 954 million dollars. In other words, 954 plain everyday millionaires could buy us out lock, stock and bar rel on the condemnation plan. We have, however no 954 millionaires, and if we had, no condemnation law would be available. Possibly, however, John D. Rockefeller could buy the state by doing little financing on the side.
 The census bureau itemizes our
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

Captain Hobson says that if the Jap anese ever do take the Philippines, we will never get them back. He should have added good riddance."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

Delphine M. Delmas, who is to de- fend Harry K. Thaw, has been the at torney for the defense in sixteen homi- eide cases, and he won them all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

Senator Dryden is working night and day to secure reelection, but the more he works the less his chances of re- election become.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

Mrs. Corey is to live on a historic farm, says dispatch. Yet. you would think that she would like to forget the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

Out west they think they have at last in James J. Hill a man who know $ it all, and who is ready to dish out his knowledge on occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

The paragraphers seem to think it will not be difficult to select the ma jority leader in the Alabama legisla- iure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

An Ohio man has gone insane over Hearst, and doesn't even live in New York. That shows how strong Hearst
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

The spectacle of Ida Tarbell plead. ing for the life of the Standard Oil octopus is one to enlighten the nations.