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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Prize Baby of Portland Fair.

"A prize baby will be seen at the Bijou
next week in the support of Mr. Fiske
O'Hara In MIR. Blarmey from Ireland :"
said Press Agent Decker. 1.-The young
ster's name is Master Charles Winchell
and he has the proud distinction of hav-
Ing won the prize in the baby contest at
the late fair at Portland, Ore, against
nearly 5000 competitors who were brought
from as far north as Vancouver, B. c.,
and as far east at st. Paul, MINI. His
mother was connected with a stock COM
pany playing in Portland at the time of
the fair and entered Master Charles more
in the spirit of fun than anything else
One can readily imagine her surprise
when on the decisive day of the contest
five judges who were representative BIDS
mess men of the city of Portland were
unanimous in their judgment of the young
man. They each agreed he was healthiest
and most even tempered of, all the babies
that had been brought before their notice
The young man has quite an important
part In Mr.. Barney from Ireland
Mr.. o'Hara brings him on in his arms
in the third act and sings the plaintive
Irish lullaby entitled, Now Little Baby
You Be Good 1t Is one of the prettiest
sights of the piece to see the youngster
who Is just turning four, cooling and
Growing with delight, while Mr.. O'Hara
sings to him and he invariably breaks
him up nearly every performance with
some new hit of business which O'Hara
is unprepared for"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Grewth of Howard College.

The determination of President
Montague and his associates to add
during the coming year 100000 to the
endowment fund of Howard college
shows that they are striving to secure
for it solidity, strength and steady
growth. Its present rate OF growth
will soon put it abreast of any college
of this state Auburn only excepted, in
the number of students.
While additional buildings are need
ed and additional equipment, both of
which will be provided during the
coming year, yet these demands will
not be permitted TO interfere with the
movement to increase the endowment
of the college. Southern colleges as a
rule are weak in endowments, and the
friends of Howard college are acting
wisely when they plan to increase its
endowment fund.
If President Montague retains his
health and strength five years he will
put the institution at East Lake in the
list of leading southern colleges, for
he has plainly headed it in that direc-
ton already.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Steaminq Sewe RS.

Il hope the cartoon which appeared in
The Age-Herald on Friday morning will
serve to call the attention of the Bir-
mingham' Railway, Light and Power
company to the clouds of steam issuing
from the sewers at street crossings" said
merchant yesterday.
Several times recently | have been
caught in cloud of steam at the corner
of Second avenue and Nineteenth street.
The stencil was bad enough, but the
knowledge that this watery vapor was
germ-laden to the last degree is enough
to make one shudder. Doctors tell us
that sewer gas is one of the great causes
of typhoid fever germs, but when the
germs are incubated and reared in a
warm and damp atmosphere it is posi-
BILE they may grow big enough to bark
at man.
After all, probably the fault lies in
the sewer system which permits the
escape of these gases In places where the
public is likely to be caught in the fumes.
In some cities there are ventilation shafts
connected with the sewers, and in these
shafts the gas is passed through flame
which effectually destroys all the germs.
Something of that nature should be done
here, If we are to be protected against
an epidemic of typhoid fever
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Car SHORTAGE In This District.

The car shortage, or the locomotive
industries of this district seriously. Il
lessons production both at the mines
and at the furnaces, and the years
totals will be disappointing. Consump-
ton and prices are all that can reas-
onably be desired. Even iron Tor de-
livery. in the last quarter of the new
year is selling at $40. But distribu-
tion interferes with production, mate
rally lessening it.
The Mobile Register In discussing
this subject says that one concern in
business in manufacturing stoves and
pulleys has ordered 600 tons of pig
iron from England, simply because it
cannot get Alabama iron quick enough
IN quantities large enough to keep its
foundry going. The Register further
says that the Mobile and Ohio and the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City rail-
roads are bringing coal from Illinois
to operate their locomotives, being I'M
able to procure Alabama coal. Even
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
wheels, for like reasons, through this
district, forty cars of Illinois, Ken
lucky and Tennessee Goals a day to
Flomaton and Mobile.
The moral of all this is plain-open
as speedily as possible the Warrior
river to slackwater navigation. In
duce the representatives of Alabama
to pull for an appropriation large
enough to overcome Squaw Shoals, for
the accomplishment of that task would
soon lead to the opening of the river
to heavy traffic from this district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
General Assembly.

while you are talking about Alpha
Tau Omega conventions and Cotton asso-
citation conventions and all kinds and
rumors Of conventions, do not forget the
coming general assembly of the South
ern Presbyterian church,, said man of
the blue stocking tribe yesterday.
THE commissioners of the various pres
'byteries from all over the south will
gather in this city next May. They will
bold daily sessions in the First Presby-
terrain church for about week. and their
actions will be eagerly watched by Pres
byterian memberships throughout the
world.
IAN of the Presbyterian denominations
are now going through a critical stage
In their history and each meeting brings
them nearer and nearer to each other.
until even now one can almost foretell
the time when they Will all be under one
body. Perhaps the matter of widest in
terest which will come up next May will
be the adoption of the articles of fedora
tion. set of resolutions binding the
northern and southern churches together
on certain points.
"A majority of the presbyteries which
have already acted on this questions have
favorably overturned the general assem-
bly,, but the action of the greater body
depends entirely on that of all of the
presbyteries whose meetings will be held
in April. The securing of this important
body is another pennant in Birmingham S
cap as a cs-ysation city,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
A Christmas Incident.

AN incident came under my notice on
Christmas day." said man, that l think
is worth mentioning, especially as it is
to the credit of the newspaper boys of
the city.
"A little girl about years of age was
sitting on the steps of a store on Nine
teenth street shivering and crying. A
couple of little boys who were selling
newspapers inquired the cause of her dis
tress. She told them her father brought
her to town from Bessemer and that he
had gone off, leaving her to wait until ne
came back She said she had been sitting
there a long time and was very cold.
THE boys took in the situation at a
glance and concluded that the old gem
tleman had met some friends in whose
company he forgot all about the little
girl. One of them ran around among
his fellows and collected 20 cents in a
couple of minutes. bought sack Of pea
nuts and some bananas for the child aud
gave her 10 cents to pay her fare home
Newspaper boys are considered BY
some people a pretty tough lot, but an
act such as l describe proves them good
at heart and serves to make amends for
many of the mischievous pranks they play
upon the public
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AppIied Science At Auburn.

The Alabama Polytechnic institute
is to this state in technical education
what the University aims to be in
classical training. In the present year
5S2 students have been enrolled, and
each succeeding year will beyond
doubt add to the number In the last
four years it has received over 1926
students from this county, the most
of whom went straight from our high
schools.
With an increasing enrolment the
institute sorely feels the need of ad-
ditional buildings and equipment. The
state has made no appropriation for
erecting buildings in Auburn since
1885, and yet it is emphatically a state
institution in the broadcast sense of
the word, and its influence has been
felt throughout the south in scientific
and industrial education Since its
establishment in 1872 it has given in
struction to 1000 young men, nearly all
of whom are engaged in industrial pun
suits. Such an institution has claims
upon this state that should not be dis
regarded by the legislature that meets
next month. President Thach says
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WOMAN A WALKING BONFIRE.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
The modern woman is a walking bon
fire. only waiting for a naked light to
come anywhere in her immediate neigh
borhood to burst into flame"
The above sentence is from a letter from
loading physician, who asks for reasons
of professional etiquette that his name
may not be quoted.
In spite of the various warnings which
have been issued from time to time" ne
continued women still persist in deck
Ing themselves with celluloid ornaments
and this in spite of the knowledge that
the heat thrown out from fireplace may
result in the horrible fate of death by
burning
The society woman who goes out calling
fastens her hair with celluoid hair pins
which are made in variety Of colors to
match each gown. She adds couple of
jeweled celluloid side combs and cellu-
loid slide set with paste.
The straw or felt hat is trimmed with
lunches of celluloid grapes, currants or
cherries and stabbed by a pair of celu-
loid-headed hatpins.
She wears a pair of celluloid rings for
her ears in a delicate shade of turquoise
blue, with a necklet of celluloid beads
to match
A celluloid buckle set with Jewels or
handpainted clasps her waistband Cellu-
loid buttons fasten her gloves A celluloid
holder raises her dress In muddy weather
The dancing girl is in the same predic-
ament.
Celuloid seauins cover her gown with
glittering embroideries. Wreaths of cell
lulod fruits deck her hair or a pink cell
luloid camela is fastened beside a Mar
guerfte" plait
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Convention Notable.

January II, 1907, will mark an epoch
in the history of Birmingham On that
date representative farmers and cotton
merchants from $40 counties located in
the heart of the south will meet in this
city to discuss cotton" said a prominent
citizen yesterday. "Snce this country
was discovered, and for many years to
come, may be as long as the world
stands, cotton will be king in the south.
Perhaps the Southern Cotton associa-
tion is the most democratic and the most
liberal organization In, the world. This
great cotton convention is not confined
to any special delegated set of men, who
come instructed to vote a certain way.
The convention hall of the association,
which incidently will be one of the largest
auditoriums in the south, will be thrown
open to every man who is loyal to the
great principles as set forth in the con-
stitution of the Southern Cotton assoc
citation. One remarkable feature of the
organization is that no red tape is to be
in evidence. No credentials are required.
The new skating rink at Third avenue
and Seventeenth street will have seat
ing capacity of over 1000, and every one
is invited TO attend the convention.
"A feature worthy of note is that the
visit of the thousands of people from
all over the southland to Birmingham for
the three days commencing January II
will naturally mean an expenditure of
100000 and may be a great deal moro
with the merchants of this CITY,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
HARMONY FROM SCRIPTURES


In Fathers are,
And its gates all ungauarded, stand ajar
For of its portals
Save those who abide my Fathers behest
On the wings the morn, the of the night.
70 he utermot parts Of the earth taking wing
To summon the guests to the feast of the King
For those who'll patake of the feast evermore:
For there do the in the spirit abide;
And there they that in their misery hide;
And those who righteousness hunger and thirst;
And those who'd the shackes Of wickedness burst:
There. for those who are lowy humble and meek
Do the angels sent forth with the summones seek;
And for those who have and pureness of heart
And for those who for righteousness sake expelled
Are in and contempt and in infamy held;
Who're reved scofed at falsely accused,
And for righteousness sake searched out and abused
But trials, and troubles and griefs have their ends.
comforting
See conscript of mine and of thine is called
In whose clay a Godgven spirit enhraled.
Which decreed this earth UNFOLD.
Nor the Joys of this earth was decreed to behold
See a o n S be
By our vgils and watches which by him were kept,
BY our trials and troubles Ger which he has wept
Oh! eloquent, of that long, sunless
Which imprisoned his soul in his misshapen clay
OF his dumb. inartcuate sobs, and his prayers.
sorrows. his burdens and
Which like those of beast are yet hardened on high
And his hour Of change and Of comfort draws nigh
See his whittier than fuller know;
And his dark face with sun brightness aglow
done, good and faithful, to joy enter in"
Now the angels are calling yon sweet little child:
Like a flower Unfolding to sleep it's beguled
And the angels up bear it with mohery
1t is fashioned so tenderly, young, and SO fair,
While chorus swels forth from its heaevnely home
Co. suffer the children to GOMEZ
For Of such has the kingdom of God ever been oa
that they have not labored like thee
From the earliest hour, of my kingdom to see"
workman SC old, the cherub so bright,
Like this vision have vanished and faded from sight
sight Of that of which substance Is made
And which can fade,
Which has gone to their God to my God and to thine.
To the Father which in blade doth beam,
And by Whom cen the fall of sparrow il
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT B1RMINGHAr1'S
GROWTH AND OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST

and has made himself p@y Strong VITA
the voters of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wis
consin, Iowa and Nebraska.
As matter of fact. people of all Sec
tons, whether it be north. south, east or
west, always admire man who has
convictions and the courage to express
them. Tillman don't hesitate to say what
he thinks upon any occasion or at any
place.
And, by the way, he delivered a charac.
teristic lecture here last night which
much pleased his audience. Recently 1
happened to be with him in Washington
when he was chatting with a party of
newspaper men. One of them asked,
apropos his last controversy with the
President:
why did you go at Roosevelt SO
vlciously with the prongs of your pitch
fork?"
why did II" answered Tillman. why
did II" Then with laugh, did you
ever hear about Sam Sloan over in Edge
field, when Bill Taylor's bulldog attacked
him? Sam was coming in from the hay
field with a pitchfork over his shoulder.
In passing Bits house, Bills dog came
running down the lane at full tilt bark
Ing at every jump and apparently desir-
Gus of making an afternoon meal of Sans
succulent flesh. Sam being unwilling to
feed the beast upon that which was nec-,
essary to his daily toll and activity. GEM.
~ protected himself by extending toward
his beastly antagonist the prongs- of the
fork. Bits dog was coming with the
speed of a delayed Southern railway train.
and no fagman being out to wave him
down, went head-on into the pitchfork.
When Bits dog was released from his
attachment he was a fit subject for sau-
sage.
Sam came running out and observed
the f1nality of his canine friend.
Why did you do It, Bill? Why did
you kill him? Why didn't you USE the
other end of the pitchfork and scare him
off?
"Why didn't he come at me with the
other end?"
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~HE recent John W. Gates inter
Wv view booming Birmingham and
talking Of It's future is proving

~HE recent John W. Gates inter
lOD view booming Birmingham and
talking of its future is proving
accurate much more quickly than even
the optimists expected.
There is no single place In the world
going ahead with more steady strides
than the Birmingham of today. l went
out among some of the merchants and
business men yesterday and was amazed
to learn of the actual increase in bust
ness over the same period of last year.
Four of the best merchants in Birming
ham tell me their business increased
during the Christmas holidays between
80 and 40 per cent over last year; and
the union depot ticket office has taken in,
to date for the month of December, some
thing in the neighborhood of 80 per cent
over its receipts fer the same period of
last year.
The only way to account for this is
in the actual growth of Birmingham. The
street railway company's receipts, I am
told. will show tremendous increase
over last year, and this, like the railroad
ticket Offices receipts, shows the real
growth in population of this town.
If the proposed new sub-treasury is To-
Gated here-and l feel that we have a
splendid chance of getting Tit will add
tremendously to the prestige of Birming-
ham in that 1T will make it the distribu-
ting point for moneys for the many banks
in the several surrounding states. 1t will
likewise mean a new public building and
it will mean the making of Birmingham
the hub of the business and banking
AS a matter of fact, there is now more
cash money in Birmingham in clrcula
ton among the people than in any other
city in the south outside OF New Orleans
and Louisville. The per capita of cash is
said to be very much greater than in
Atlanta, Memphis or Nashville.
The only drawback to Birmingham at
the present time is that some real estate
dealers and others interested in real es-
rapidly. There are some who apparently
care more for the dollar of today than
for the many of the future. Birmingham
In its swaddling days was set back many
years by the real estate speculator. It's
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Montgomery and Mr.. Gates.

The Montgomery Times rises up to
say that John w. Gates talks of Bir-
mingham as he would discuss the quail
tiles CT Brighton Beach selling
platter"
The Times may not have inside in
formation. 1t may not know the in
comings and outgoings of Mr.. Gates as
well as it thinks it does. 1t may have
gotten his racing incidents confused
with his investment record. The two
are distinct and very different matters.
Mr.. Gates and his associates are in
yesting vast sums in this district, and
they are doing this with no immediate
expectations of profits. They are
doing this without reference to the
stock market or stock prices this sea
son, or next season, or at any time I'M
til full industrial results can be Sc
cured.
The Times should study anew Ala
bama facts with view to recon
struction of its views upon Mr.. Gates
and the Birmingham situation Mr..
Gates may indulge his sporting pro.
clivities at Brighton Beach, but he gets
down to business when he invests
money in this district, and he is in
vesting right along large sums here.
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| only danger now is from this same type.
That however is very small, as the men
at the heads of the largest real estate
owning concerns in the district are IN
clned to look more to the future than
to the hour.
Right In this connection, 1t might be
mentioned that something like $2O.O0O.00
has been spent in developing by the
railroads during the year 1905. a large
part of this has been spent in the Biz
mingham district. The city of Birming-
ham alone in improving and paving its
streets. has spent during the year 1906
more than 100000. The expenditures con-
templated for the year 1907 in making this
a model city will probably run up to the
half million dollar mark.
That was a very clever statement which
was made by Secretary of War Taft yes
terday in stating that he was not seeking
the presidential nomination. He says that
he is not candidate but that he is not
foolish enough to say that in the improb-
able event the opportunity to run for the
great office of president was to come to
me I should decline it, for this would not
be true OF course Taft wants it and
1t is very manifest that he is Roose-
Velt's candidate. If Roosevelt continues
to want him to have the nomination
Taft will be almost sure to get it. And
really Taft is undoubtedly the strongest
man outside of Roosevelt in the republi-
can party today What he has done
since he has been in the cabinet has been
well done. He Is not afraid of work.
he works quickly and usually wisely: and
personally he is one of the most popular
men in America today.
OF the democratic outlook every indi-
cation points to Bryan as the next nomi-
nee. with brilliant prospects of a south
ern man being named on the ticket with
him.
For this second place there is much
talk throughout the country of Senator
Tillman of South Carolina Tillman has
been touring the country making talks
on the negro question. He has been all
through the middle and western states
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30

From the New York Sun.
Living in a woman's hotel has its adj
vantages,' said an inmate of one of those
hostelries. lone OF them is that you can
get many personal services performed fer
half the money that you would be re-
quired to pay in the regular routine of
business. All vocations known to wom-
ankind are represented in this beehive of
ours, and all are willing to exercise their
craft for the benefit of their companions
al cut rates
|By patl'onzing our home girls who are
anxious To earn Il little extra money |
am able to get my nails manieured for
- cents. my hair shampooed or my face
massaged for Il quarter, a hat trimmed
by really good trimmer for 25 cents.
nice waist made for 81 and my fortune
told by an expert seer for 80 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Convention City,

Within the past twelve months Biz
mingham has entertained greater num-
Der of conventions than in any previous
year." said a member of the Commercial
club, but 1907 will be record breaker
in the way of large gatherings. The
great cotton convention which meets In
January will be a test of Birmingham
hotel and boardirs house accommoda-
lions All told, about a dozen bodies, some
of them of national extent, will hold meet
ings in Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
A MEMORY TEST.

From Puck.
As test of memory, here is little
piece which looks easy to learn, but is
worth trial. Read it over carefully, and
then see of you can repeat 1t without
looking at the paper
He killed the noble Mudjokewis;
Wit hthe skin The made him mittens,
Made them with the fur side inside,
Made them with the skin side outside
He, to get the warm side inside
Put the inside skin side outside;
But to get the cold side outside
Put the warm fur outside inside
That's why he put the fur side inside
Why he put the skin side outside,
Why he turned them inside outside
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
A BURNSIDE STORY.

Told, by Horace Porter to the Southern
Society.
In the final campaign with Grant, Cen
eraH Burnside, a perfect Chesterfield and
ladies man. was reviewing his troops
near the home of witty southern wom-
an, Mrs. Tyler Pointing to the men
marching by, General Burnside said to
her.
men, eh?'
mot at liberty she replied, instantly.