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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Fair Visitors,

Already fair visitors and visitors to the fair are beginning to arrive in Bir- mlngham," said a storekeeper on Second avenue.
 ''I can always tell the strangers who come to the city by the way they freely spend their money. They are not given to reading bargain sale notices on store fronts or comparing prices in windows, but walk right in, call for what they want and pay without murmur
 "The hotels and boarding houses are also feeling the effects of the approach ing holiday season, In fact some of them are already full. It Is safe to say that the benefit to the city is far ahead of the expense incurred in getting up this annual entertainment and every year it will become much more so.
 All wanted now is favorable season, any every indication points in that dl- recton This little cold snap will have the effect of putting life into the people who have suffered from the depressing heat of the long summer.
 Next week promises great times for all who can afford visit to Birmng- ham, and the successful season we have just passed assures a big attendance at tho fair and at the places of amusement in the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Contract Work ali Panama.

Government work at Panama Is con fessedly failure. Millions of dollars have been spent, and but little canal digging has been done. The dirt does not fly. and the building of the canal has not fairly been begun, although men drawing princely salaries go and come, firing off opinions freely, but doing nothing towards cutting the way for a lock canal from sea to sea. Cule- bra is still Culebra, and the backbone ridge is almost intact.
 In this emergency Chairman Shonts and Chief Engineer Stevens and the rest of the controlling spirits have de. cided that the contract system has be- come needful-that the canal cannot in fact be built without it. Why they did not see this long before. no one seems to know. They did not, and that is all there is to say about it.
 The specifications are nearly ready, and bids wiil soon be invited, and then no doubt the government will go out of the digging busess It's high-salaried force will then supervise affairs at the isthmus. They will become critics in- stead of canal diggers. The contractors will do the rest.
 Not long ago the contract system was declared out of the question. or words to that effect, and now the Shonts-Stevens management declares that the canal cannot be built in any othe. way. So runs the world and the mistakes of the government away, and no doubt there will be more mistakes. each and all very expensive, but in the end canal will be dug, and ships will sail from lock to lock until they reach another sea. That fifty-mile canal is to be dug regardless of expense or mistakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Art of Conversation.

I don't know of anything more embar- rassing than a Hull in the conversation where mixed company is assembled" {" said a society man.
 Tt will happen sometimes that everyone runs .out of small change, as we call that sort of conversation where people talk just to be saying somethng but 1 have a sovereign remedy for such occa- sions, and I have never known it to fail. The secret is this; Tell dog story; everyone knows one or more stories about dogs, and by the time each contributes his or her experience, the evening has passed very pleasantly.
 Little as it may appear, the art of conversation is a very rare one. Some of the proverbs relative to the subject are extremely quaint as well as practi- cal Wha- could be more to the purpose than the advice. Never talk of ropes to a man wnose father was hanged. There s volume Cf wisdom contained in that one little bit of instruction.
 "The people who enjoy the reputation of being the best in conversation are generally those who have the art of lis tening While anyone else is willing to talk, and who, when the subject flags. can come to the rescue with some little re- mark or anecdote that sets the whole company eff again. Many time when the conversation is brightest am think ing of subject to mention when the one under discussion dies out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Naval Recruits.

Very good material is presenting itself for enllstment,' said o. II. Funk. one of the party in the navy recruiting office HOW here. Tn fact, this city of Birmng ham is considered one of the best cities in the south as a naval recruiting sta ton.
 We have secured several machlnlsts nacksmiths and bolermakers: this class of men Is only to be found in iron manu lactuf.pS cities like this We are also receiving applications from large num- Der of young men from the country dts- tricts. They are generally equal to ths standard required by the rules governing the physical examination
 Many of the young men from the city are turned down on account of defective sight. This Is supposed to b. the re- suit of smoking cigarettes, shabit which is becoming almost universal among the boys in every city, The physical test is pretty severe, and when a man passes it he may rest assured he has no troubio of the stomach or lungs.
 Tt takes about six months training before the recduit is fit to go aboard the battleship. By that time he has learned the names of the different parts of the ship and tine articles in use on ship-board. He is drilled and trained until it Is doubt ful if you would know him as the same country poy of d few months previously. Most of the men re-enlist after their term expires"
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Griggs has excellent facilities for as- certaining what s going on, and that Hoke Smith Is not easily deceived when he casts his weather eye on pub lie sentiment. After all, the result in a state that contains nearly two mil- lion voters, one-quarter of whom have no party ties that are bit trustworthy the result in such a state is simply a riddle that few if any can guess. It is not even a problem to which rules and precedents and human sagacity can be applied, and which might per haps be solved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Un in New York State.

Lov.-elect Hoke Smith stayed in New York last week. He is now in Georgia, and he brought back with him a high estimate of William Randolph Hearst. He says he is man of great executive ability, and that he is the vital force back of his chain of papers
 Not only does Georgia's next gov. ernor consider MT. Hearst a remark. ably capable man. but he intimates that his election is possible, even prob able. He has got them all frightened including Roosevelt" says Mir. Smith Chairman Griggs of the democratic congressional committee. also a Geor gian, is more definite in his predic tions, for he says MT. Hearst's plural ity in the state will not fall below 100000.
 IL must be conceded that Chairman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Horse Show Boxes.

The boxes for the fair and the horse show will be auctioned off this afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Hotel Hillman. Will son Brown acting as auctioneer for the occasion.
 It Is expected that the bidding for the boxes will be very lively as number Of people have signiied their intention of buying box for the entire show The bexes have been greatly improved snce last year, and 1t Is expasted that they will bring better prices.
 There are large number of boxes to be placed on sale, only two being set aside for sale each night during the horse show. There are several boxes reserved Tor the press, horse show committed guests of the fair association and the directors. With these exceptions every box will be auctioned off today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
CHAT WITH JAMES J. HILL

Is there any to be found elsewhere in any quantity in this country?" he was asked.
 "Oh, yes. There's enough in southern Utah to last the United States about eighteen months"
 MT. Hill laughed heartily. Apparently he didn't regard the Utah mines, or any others, as serious competitors. Speaking about the ability of the United States Steel corporation to carry out it's con- tract he said:
 Suppose they didn't-what would the United States do for iron2 Do you know they are importing pig iron now from abroad? We'll" Why did the transaction involve an increase in the price per ton of three- quarters of cent each year? Was that figured on an interest basis?"
 Because was the answer, "the ore will be worth that much more each s11e- ceeding year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Backstampinq Goinq Out.

The Philadelphia postoffice has re- ceived permission to discontinue the postmark on the back of a letter show ing the time of it's arrival. This is no doubt the beginning of a movement that will spread rapidly over the coun- try No public servant likes to over work himself in the service of the peo- pie. and to a man the postoffice em- ployes will welcome an order that does away with the arrival postmark.
 The patrons of postoffices will not, however, welcome the change. They will not be delighted when they see 1t coming, for it will rob them of valu- able evidence as to delays in the trans. portation of a letter. Business men will be at sea when the arrival post mark is abolished, and they will have no means of ascertaining when a letter reached it's destination
 The truth is, the backstamp should be retained if it be a valuable aid to those who are compelled to use the postal service. and that includes all the people nearly. If the backstamp Is an aid to the people it should be retained regardless of the wishes or whims of the postoffice employees. More clerks can be added to the force and no postmaster should be permit ted to abbreviate anything that the people are willing to pay for and de
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
CANNOT IDENTIFY BODY.
Sent From California to Jackson, Ga,
 and Proves Wronu Man.

Jackson, Ga, October 9.-An awk- ward state of affairs exists here by reason of the failure of Identification of the body shipped here from Stock ton, Cal as that of O. s. Carmichael. son of D. N Carmichael, a prominent citizen of this county. On October 1 D. N. Carmichael received a telegram from Stockton saying the body of a man supposed to be o. S. Carmichael was then at an undertaker's, Car michael having committed suicide.
 Necessary arrangements were made and the body sent here, but on arrival here it cannot be identified as that of Carmichael. The body will be held several days for Identification.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Nebraskan More Eager for Principles to Triumph Than for Personl Glory.

Wichita, October Civilian J. Bryan made two speeches here today. He declared he was more interested in the political ideas he hads advocated than in furthering his own advocacy for an office.
 "The people of this country have for generation paid too much homage to men with money" he said, but a change is now taking place" As evi- dence of this he cited the controversy in a missionary council over the ques- ton of accepting donation from John D. Rockefeller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

M uRID posters declare that 1t pays S to advertise. Public speakers - dwell on the subject with all the power of their eloquence and writers of today never tire of relteratng this aphorism. Formerly, the idea applied only to the world of commerce. but now 1t prevails In literature and art, in up-to- date religion and in every walk of life. Millions are spent to advertise, people lie and crook the knee for advertis- ing that they can get in no other way. The world Is full of individuals humping to get into the limelight and crying Justify, Look at me!' Thousands reach desperate ends in their efforts to at tract attention. Vulgarity, egotlsm and presumption are rampant When conserv- ative persons dare to make protest they are sileneed with the cry, Tt pays to ad- vertise." And yet there is morsel of comfort in all this blatancy. Nobody ever got to heaven by advertising.
 JOY TIME.
 Bring out de banjo chile.
 Cut de pigeon wing.
 When he smell his 'possum
 Niger boun' ter sing.
 Big sweet taters cookin'
 Corn pone turnin' brown.
 Lordy Is so happy
 Shake dem rafters down.
 FOR sALE-A few reasonable coal jokes, almost as god as new.
 The way of the transgressor need not be hard if he has brains.
 The Chinese crew of a British steamer at Pensacola mutined and fought desper- ately because the cook didn't give them chop suey, Suppose you had to do with out your ham and eggs?
 UNAPPRECIATED. l can not sing a tender song,
 Altho I'd like to do it. And none of all this earthly throng More bitterly doth rue it. Alas, l fear-nay. feel convinced,
 And cannot help believing That l alone, on this account,
 Am passionately grieving.
 It would be funny if that Frenchman, Louis Wagner, who won the Wander bilt cup for running an automobile 297 miles at the rate of a mile minute should turn out to be a relative of Par son Wagner, who breaches the simple life.
 Nebogatoff may. He is being tried now. Washington boasts of sanitary oys-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
THE POWER OF POETRY TO CON.
 FER FAME.
By Edmund Spencer.

By Edmund Spencer. One day wrote her name upon the strand But came the waves and washed 1t
 away; Again I wrote 1t with a second hand. But came the tide and made my pains
 his prey. Vain mln said she, that doth in vain
 assay
 mortal thing so to immortalize, For I myself shall like to this decay, And eke my name is wiped out likewise. Not so, quoth l, let baser things devise To die in dust, but you shall live by fame: My verse your virtues rare shall
 eternize, And in the heavens write. your glorious
 name Where. when as Death shall all the world
 subdue. Our love shall live, and later life renews
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Spanish Bishops Enter Protest.

Madrid, October 9.-According to the Heraldo, five of the most prominent bishops of Spain have addressed pro test to the government against the present anti-church campaign, which they declare has been started by poli- ticians in order to distract attention from national distress. The bishops say, in part; "The people do not need liberties or laws of which they cannot make use. What the people want is food and measures of relief so that they will not be required to emigrate." !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Night Marshal Killed By Clerk.

Sylvester. Ga, October 9.-Jacob Young, night marshal here, was shot and killed here last night by B. F. Whteside, clerk of drug store. The cash register had been robbed several times during the absence of the pro- prietor and the clerk decided to watch The night marshal is said to have been seen to break in the back door, when the clerk fired. There has been no arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The most fun that people have is in planning it.
 If you tell a woman you love her she believes you, even when she knows yol don't
 Once in a while a man doesn't have to lie about what kept him out so late but it's because his wife isn't home to ask him.
 A ma1 reVer seems to think he is do- ing his duty to his country unless he goes around before cleo ion yelling his views into everyhodys ears.
 When a girl is so anxious for d man to ask her to marry him that she can't wait for him to finish before saying yes, she will rretend she doesn't understand him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Catholic Supreme Council Meets.

Detroit, October 9.-The supreme council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit association convened here today in a triennial session, with about sixty del egates present. The report of Supreme President J. J. Hines of Buffalo and Supreme Recorder Joseph Cameron of Hornellsville, N. Y, reported a mem bership of 5S000, and showed that the association had paid more than $4.- 0,000 of death claims during the past three years, and the reserve fund at present exceeds $1,600,000, invested in bonds and mortgages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Roosevelt Receives Politicians.

Washington, October 9zPresident Roosevelt held conferences with sev- eral republican Senators and Congress- men before the cabinet meeting today. These included Senators Carter of Montana and Hopkins of Illinois, and
 Representative Tawney of Minnesota, vice chairman of the republican con- gressional committee for the Western district, with headquarters at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

he may seek to justify it. The entire history of the contest will bear the closest scrutiny, and a careful reading of the communications made from time to time by the parties to the papers shows the reserved intention all along of Colonel Higdon to run independent. ly, under which circumstances the grounds on which he seeks to justify his action are not entitled to the con- sideration of democrats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Rawlings Case Before Supreme Court.

Washington October 9.-The case preacher convicted of murder was again today brought to the attention of the supreme court of the United States ill a motion to advance, which the court took under advisement Raw lings has been twice convicted in Lowndes county of murder, and each time has appealed to this court. He bases his present appeal on the ground that he was discriminated against by the exclusion of preachers from the jury The charge against him is that of employing negroes to kill the fam fly of neighbor which contract was partly carried into effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Prominent Visitors.

John A. Green, president of the National Retail Grocers' association, spent yester- day as guest of the Birmingham as- socation, while en route from his home ih Cleveland, O., to attend the conven- ton of Mississippi retail groeers which begins today in Meridian
 A called meeting of the local retail srocers was held in the afternoon in the rooms of the Commercial club for the pur- pose of meeting MT. Green. President Green delivered an address which was Listened ;o With great interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
M FAN THING.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 "Yes," said Miss Passay, MT. Meekley and are to be partners for life
 My exclaims Miss Knox, What a responsibility for you having to be the senior partner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Pistol Toters Heavily Fined.

Antonio Veda.. Nose White and another negro, who escaped capture had a diff culty among themselves some time ago and decided to settle the question with As. These bellicose citizens appeared be- fore Judge Weaver in the second division of the criminal court yesterday morning, and, were given strong dose of law six months at hard labor for the county and fine of $500 is calculated to make the pleasure of carrying a pistol slowed away in ones clothes a rather ex- pensive luxury yet that was the sentence imposed upon these two law breakers and such will be the sentence in future Judge Weaver says. for all parties who come before him charged with carrying pistols for offensive purposes merely The judge says he sees no necessity for ony- one walking around with an arsenal about his person, although he admits there are degrees in the offense, which he will decide in accordance with the circum- stances in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
END OF THE RACE.

END OF THE RACE. The tumult and the shouting dies, Tho votre's spirits slump. The rank campaign cigars thrown down. A hobo takes the stump"
 A Louisville paper calls MaryISielk-a- Hole-n- the-Sky Mark -Kiek-the-Stars on the possible presumption that if she can do one she can do the other
 Up to date statues of masculine gen der wear creased trousers and feminine statues wear the latest Parisian hats LOOK WHERE THEY RE GOING.
 Sing song of money bags,
 Magnates after gold
 Laying up a stock of cash
 While they're growing old. Never stop to rest, b'gee, Till Deaths hand is felt
 Could they take the stuff with them, Twould be sure to melt
 There are many Mae Woods" says T. c. Platt, probably remarkng to him. self, but one is enough for me-
 Sir Thomas Lipton said that society in Chicago was head and shoulders above Newport and Chicago didn't have any hOiS SCiSC thaH to leel collpllInenIed- Clothes don't make the man any mora than labels make the contents of a can. e A SAFE EATER. He never fussed about the steak Nor voiced a loud complaint. No acids bubbled from his food
 To cover up a tant. i He always wore a cheerful smile
 And kept his temper sweet, Because he dined on prunes each day And rarely tasted meat. There is a dead musician in me-" says Upton Sinclair. Do you suppose he dis- covered it's presence while in Packing town?
 Chicagos new $170O0,000 station will help console passengers who have to get off there. ABOUT DUE. As winter draweth near we know
 From what we learned of old That cranks will soon profess to have
 way to cure cold.
 The automobile odor is familiar in Thi. bet.
 Why is a bank examiner? So long! PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

President Roosevelt says the best way to have peace is to shoot straight. That will work well, provided the other fellow does not shoot straight and shoot first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes has the courage to say that "guager" shall continue to be spelt in his department with a "u." Hurrah for Yerkes Yerkes, forever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Congress has a problem on it's hands. It promised to prohibit corporations from making political contributions, and it desires to find a way around those promises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

We are still keeping our jails in Cuba full of political prisoners. Our justly celebrated amnesty proclama- tion hangs fire-why, no one seems to know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

ter house." where sanitary methods pre- ail and none but oysters of good charaeteT are permitted to swim in the soup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

The dumped watch is a telling cam paign argument. It explains at a glance the robber tariff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

President Roosevelt avoided all dis cussion of the $13,000,000 capitol when he spoke at Harrisburg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

The present Mrs. Thomas c. Platt will stand no Mae Woods or chorus girls. She is on the alert all the time. She needs be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Thomas Lipton is over here on the same old mission, with fair prospects of the same old finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Chicago's model theatre offers triple bills and is as flashy, if not trashy, as the everyday old-time sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

The President could not phonetize that S13,000,000 spent without author ity on the Harrisburg capitol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Girls in Nebraska are to be taught boxing as means of defense instead of the hatpin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

When passes disappear two-cent- mile rate appears on the horizon at once. It softens the blow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Ex-President Palma was afflicted with cold feet. Otherwise he was sound and sane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

A disloyal press refuses to print even the Presidents speech in bob tailed English.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Stensland had a $75,00O anchor to windward in Tangier, but Uncle Sam detected and seized it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Secretary Taft is determined to get away on time, regardless of the Cuban revolutionists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Tradition and precedent are words that are not found in the Hearst die tionary. They are fast becoming ob- solete.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Today the elephant and the clown and pink lemonade and peanuts are in cur midst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10

Reed Shoot is not ashamed, a news dispatch reports. He never was ashamed-it was the American moth CTS mostly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
Criminal Court Docket.

The following docket is set for today in first division of criminal court: Charles Mulligan, Henry O. Block sam Flemmlng Viola Hunter. Allen Meadows, James Cooper. Will Ellison. will Jarvis, Charlie Lee. Henry Wade, Bert Dele miller, Mel Jones.
 In the second division of the criminal court Judge Weaver disposed of several