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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
Prices of Staples Increasing.

The steady and crushing increase IN
the cost of living may justly be
lcharged upon the tariff, for what that
noble device for legaized robbery
does not transfer to other pockets
Idirectly it takes through the trusts
which ii created to the extent of So
per cent. Some put the proportion
of tariff protected trusts at a still
higher figure. The average citizen is
beginning. to see what is making ms
life harder each year, and this is
perhaps what is leading straight ON
ito tariff issue-to tariff revision and
perhaps to complete tariff reform.
Bradstreet's shows that in October
1he upward movement in staple prices
became general. The general increase
IN month was over two per cent,
and there was gain of 612 per cent
over the prices one year ago-a gain
fof 50 per cent over the prices in July
1856. In other words, a salary of 500
IS not much better so far as a living
Us concerned than a salary of $55 ten
wears ago The tariff has cut all wages
down from 25 to 30 per cent.
In October forty-eight products were
Increased in price, twelve fell off in
value, while forty-eight remained UNI
changed. Fifty-seven products are
higher than they were one year ago
while thirty-eight are lower and twenty
are unchanged. The range of prices Is
NOW higher than it has been since
Bradstreet began in 1892 TO use index
plumbers. The range has been high
Throughout the present year, but il
lis higher now than at any previous
aime in the year. 1t is not SO high
has it will be if Dingleyism stands un
revised.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
Exploring a High Hat.

1.-THE mimic rough house that appears
ever and anon in some modern drama or
playlet in which somebody pulls the pop
reminds me of story told me by a gem
tleman who visited the west some years
ago." said a business man.
MY friend had occasion to go into the
uncombed west, to point where the drug
store, barroom and hotel were SO closely
intermingled that it was difficult to dis
tinguish the several divisions of the bust
ness. He was accompanied by Boston
lawyer attired in a long-tail coat and a
beaver hat AS it was the custom to be
somewhat sociable for policy's sake my
friend undertook to do the proper thing in
the hotel-b arroom-drug store establish
ment.
There were two three rough and
readys sitting around, and they were
duly invited to have something Every
body lined up. including the lawyer. At
this juncture one of the rustlers said to
the counselor: How high does your head
go in that hats? The legal mind, in rather
brusque language, resented the question
by saying he did not think that was any
ones business. III find out says the
cowboy. and bang went hole through
the stove-pipe head-gear, above the living
story. Well, sir, although they had made
long journey on very important busl-
ness do you know nothing could keep
that Boston lawyer longer than the next
stage coach No more of this for me-
back to civilization l go And he started
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
LETTERS TO MAY IRWIN.

From the New York Evening SUM-
The daily mail of popu!ac actress is
by no means by way Of being joke. The
mail of popular actress is Of much more
voluminous proportions thar might gen
orally be supposed. Miss May Irwin, now
appearing at the Biiou theatre in Mrs.
Wilson-Andrews." receives a big batch of
letters every morning, some of them from
people of whom she has never heard and
not a few from various sorts of cranks.
A classification of Ler correspondence for
one week reveals the fact that she had
received ninety-seven requests for free
tickets; slxty-three authors RENTED new
songs There were forty-seven requests
for photographs, and twenty for auto
graphs. She received through the nails
twelve propositions to Eear nav plays
read, and twelve suggestions for the Civ
ing of money for charity,
There was one request for an indorse-
ment of a business college, one in which
she was asked TO name a new cafe, and
one man wanted her to purchase Il trot-
ting horse. She was requested to try thir-
ty-seven varieties o. toilet preparations
most of these being accompanied by sam
pies. There were twenty-three inquiries
in regard to her home life, twelve people
name one asked for a picture of her as
child, and three people wanted her tc
form links in prayer chains.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
MODERN WHALE FISHING.
Hunting the Monsters of the Deep With
Rapid-fire Guns.

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
John Kildall, the young expert on mod
ern whaling, one Of the best informed men
Minneapolis for a few days, the guest of
his brother. Joseph Kildall, 1927 Third
street, north.
Mr.. I9lldall is at the present time
establishing lbc first modern whale in
dustry in the United States, an industry
which bids fair to do more toward MAX
ing ALASKA and Seattle grow famous and
rich than any other known business. He
is back from a summer spent in Alaska,
where he has been establishing stations,
preparatory to the actual killing next
spring, when he expects to bag a whale
a day during the entire season.
The whalir industry, although most
people think 1t died out long ago." said
Mr.. Kildall, ais in fact only beginning.
In the old days, you know, Of course,
whaling ships went out on three to four
year cruises and the work was hazardous
in the extreme, and all they brought
back was the oil and whalebone and
many whales were killed just for the bone
after the barrels were all filled with
oil. Not so now.
I'VE hunt whales with a small, speedy.
staunch steamer, and the killing is done
with a macfine gun, looking much like
d Idplu-lEe murine gun. we IRE a hdr-
pom at a great distance into the whale,
and kill him. The harpoon, or dart, is
fitted with bomb that explodes after it
enters the body, killing him at once.
Then the windlass works, and pulling
back on the dart, opens up the sharp
| f'anges which hold it in place
You know whale sinks like shot
when he is killed, and in order to keep
him af1oat, we force steel tube into
him, attach a rubber hose and with steam
power blow him full of air. This floats
him, and tying him up by the tail to the
bow we can float two big whales into
our station very nicely, where immense
wenches raise him up to land, where we
can work upon his Then the steamer is
eff again for another killing"
Mr.. Kildall states that the best whale
field in the world is near the Alaska sta
tons he has selected, and that there will
be whale enough for rapid killing for fifty
years by the steam and smokeiess pow
der way. Every bit of the whale Is used.
OH, whalebone, guano, and the finest of
leather are the products.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
The Money Market.

Henry Clews, in his Wall street letter OF
Saturdays date, says:
The money market is still the chief sub
ject of concern in Wall street, and is
likely to so continue for several weeks to
come. Both call and time money have
been ruling at very high rates and no
material improvement is expected until
January next. Bank reserves usually run
down during the last six weeks of the
year, and it remains to be seen whether
this movement will be repeated as usual.
The high rates for money last week at
tracted considerable sums from the in
terror, so that this week reserves should
show some Improvement, unless demands
from other sources have offset this influx
from the west. An easier state of affairs
prevails in the foreign markets, and there
is less talk of further advance in the
Bank of England rate; a better feeling
having followed the action of the Bank
of France since portion of its gold went
to London where the pressure was Keen
est American credit in London has not
suffered by recent events; and, while there
has also been little difficulty in renewing
the bulk of maturing loans. Still the ten
sion in the worlds money market is al
most universal, and periods of stringency
may be expected here before rates tend
permanently downward
Conditions in the stock market are
favorable for moderate fluctuations in
either direction. Whatever the natural
conditions may be, it should not be for
gotten that stocks are still largely con-
centrated in very strong hands. The large
moneyed interests accumulated heavy lines
of stocks during 1903 for the purpose Of
checking the downward movement. The
bulk of these stocks have been steadily
held and in many cases show tremendous
profits; their holders have not, however,
| thus far realized to any great extent; the
favorable conditions of business and the
unusual prosperity attending the railroads
having induced them to hold on with I'M
usual tenacty, in spite of conditions in
the money market and the fact that prices
were already unusually high. 1t is not
probable that these gentlemen are una
ware of the fact that in the long run ma
tural influences will have their sway.
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list of oaths, is spoken without Intentional
imprecation and because nothing else
seems to suit the occasion. 1t is by no
means to be admitted that fishing tends
even to this semblanee of profanity. On
the contrary, 1t imposes a self-restraint
and patient forbearance upon its ad-
yanced devotees which tend to prevent
sudden outbursts of feeling.
1t must in frankness be admitted, how
ever, by fishermen of every degree, that
when the largest trout of the day, after
a long struggle, winds the leader about n
snag and escapes, or when large salmon
or bass, apparently fatigued to the polit
OF non-resistance, suddenly by an unex-
pected and vicious leap, frees himself
from the hook, the fishermans code Of
morals will not condemn beyond forgive
ness the holder of the Strengthened roll
if he impulsively but with all the gem
t1lity at his command. exclaims: Damn
that fsh!' 1t is probably better not to,
speak at all; but if strong words are
to be used perhaps these will serve as
well as any that can do Justice to the oc-
cason.
Uncle Toby overcome with tender sym-
pathy, swore with an unctious, rotllnd
oath, that his sick friend should not die,
and we are told that "the accusing spirit
which flew up to heavens chancery with
the oath blushed as he gave ii in: and
the recording angel as he wrote it down
dropped tear upon the word and blot
ted 1t out forever"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
SUGGESTED "MARcH TO THE SEA-

Mark Twain in North American Review.
Neither of us originated the idea OF
Sherman's march to the sea. The enemy
did it," said Grant
He went on to say that the enemy
necessarily originated a great many OF
the plans that the general on the OPP
posite side gets the credit for. In
this case Sherman had plan all thought
out, of course. He meant to destroy
the two remaining railroads in that part
of the country, and that would finish
up that region. But General Hood made
dive at Chattanooga. This left the
march to the sea open to Sherman, and
so, after sending part Of his army to
defend and hold what he had acquired
in the Chattanooga region. he was per-
fectly free to proceed with the rest Of
It through Georgia. He saw the oppoi-
tunity, and he would not have been Mt
for his place if he had not seized it.
"He wrote me" Cthe general is speak
ing) what his plan was. and 1 sent him
word to go ahead. My staff were opposed
TO the movement" The chief OF
his staff, the general said. even went SO
far as to go to Washington without the
generals knowledge and get the ear of
the authorities, and he succeeded IN
arousng their fears to such an extent
that they telegraphed General Grant to
stop Sherman.
"Out of Difference TO the government l
telegraphed Sherman and stopped him
twenty-four hours; and then, consider
ing that that was Difference enough to the
government. | telegraphed him to so
ahead again.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
NINE. CURE AT THE SOR5oNNE.

Paris Letter to Pail Mall Gazette.
For the first time in the long and Blor-
ious history of the Sorbornne we have
seen a woman installed as professor. That
woman is none other than the dlstin-
guished Mime. Curie, so closely associated
with her husband in the discovery of
that singular substance which~has re-
ceived the name of radium. NJ. Curie, who
met with particularly cruel death ia
the streets of Paris a few months ago,
was regarded by the French govern
ment as the actual discoverer of radium,
but on tho great occasion when the world
of savants assembled to do him honor
in the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne he
freely acknowledged the large part that
his gifted helpmate had taken in the
preparatory work and in those researches
that led ultimately to the discovery. In
deed, Nine. Curie was so little behind
her distinguished husband that she il
regarded by some books of references as
the actual discoverer. This is the re-
marl1able woman who has been appoint
ed by the University of Paris to lecture
on radio substances
The new professor Is still young wonl-
an She is of the pure type of Pole, slim
in figure and light of hair. You immedi-
ately note the high frontal development,
the gray1blue eyes seemingly sunk far
into the head, and of a great softness OF
expression. The nose is we'll marked, the
mouth firm, and the chin indicative of a
strong will, She was already a doctor of
science when she married Professor Curie.
1t was the similarity of the studies they
were pursuing that first awakened the
current of sympathy between the young
Polish girl, Mile. Skodowska, and the
young and modest chemist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
BIGGEST BEAR
Ever Shot in Rocky Mountains Killed
BY c. G. Gates.

Denver (Colo) Cor. Chicago Chronicle.
Charles G. Gates, the tenderfoot plung-
err has killed the biggest bear that has
been slain in Colorado for many day,
and, perhaps, the biggest ever shot in the
Rockies. In a telegram signed by young
Gates, dated Maher, Colo, he announces
that himself and Melville Martin, his
brother-in-law, have killed a grizzly
weighing 100 pounds.
The bear was killed in the slopes of Ca
thedra1 mountain after two weeks of
hunting, during which only one little black
cub and a few bob cats were killed. Gates
and his guide, NJ. ]. Carpenter, have been
working hard.
For several days past they followed the
trail of a grizzly, but the dogs were the
only ones that could get sight of him.
The hunters in a country far too rough
to traverse on horseback could not keep
UP with the hounds, and the grizzly al
ways retreated to his lair, which was
cave in the rocks. The guide would not
let the venturesome hunters go into tho
den. as they would have to crawl in sin
gle file, and death would be certain, To-
day, however, Old Bruin stopped to kill
few dogs
He had slaughtered four CANNES and
WOunded many more OIL the PACK OF ~
when the hunters came up. The bear had
triclxed the dogs into following him to a
blind canyon, and then had turned on
them, killing them as they tried to get by
him.
Gates and Martin shot simultaneously,
but both were cool enough to heed the
guides injunction to aim for the head. so
the magnificent pelt would not be spoiled.
They dispatched bruin without any hand
to-hand struggle, as they had several re-
peating rifles. Gates gave a ranchman
enough money to buy team for the use
of the horses long enough to take the
beast to Maher, where the entire populace
turned out to help the young stock bro
l1er celebrate. The celebration is still go
ing on, and no less than 100 persons are
taking partial Gates expense. of course.
When Gates and his party left Denver
they had an expensive outfit and when
they got in the mountains these aecoutre-
ments subjected them to much ridcule.
Hank Martin, an old guide, perhaps jeal-
Gus because he was not employed, said he
allowed Gates would leave his 'fxins" If
he saw a grizzly but the sequel today
I proved Martin was mistaken. Carpenter,
the guide. says Gates is the coolest ten
derfoot and the best shot he ever knew
to come out of the east
Gates will remain in the mountains two
weeks longer. He was much discouraged
until he killed the big grizzly, and was
about making preparations to leave. He
says they have found the trail of another
grizzly almost as big and he proposes to
get him before he returns
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
AS TO WETTING PENCILS.
Putting Lead to Lips Spells Pencil and
Endangers Health.
From Graphite.

From Graphite.
The act of putting a lead pencil to the
tongue to wet it just before writing.
which is habitual with many people. is
one of the oddities for which it is hard
to give any reason, unless it began in tho
days when pencils were poorer than now,
and was continued by example to the next
generation
A lead pencil should never be wet.
1t hardens the lead and ruins the pencil
This fact is known to newspaper men
and stenographers But nearly every one
else does wet a pencil before using it. The
fact was definitely settled by a newspaper
clerk away down east Being of a math-
ematical turn of mind, he ascertained by
actual count that of fifty persons who
come into his office to write an adver-
wet pencil in their mouths before using
it. Now, this clerk always uses the best
pencils, cherishing good one with some-
thing of the pride soldier feels in his
gun or in his sword, and it hurts his FEEL
ings to have his pencils spoiled But po-
likeness and business considerations re-
quire him to lend his pencil scores of
times day. And often after it had been
wet till it was hard and brittle and re-
fused to mark. his feelings would over
power him.
Finally he got some cheap pencils aud
sharpened them and kept them to lend.
The first person who took up the penal
was drayman, whose breath smelled of
onions and whisky. He held the point in
his mouth and soaked it several minutes.
while he was torturing himself in an ef-
fort to write an advertisement for a miss
ing bulldog. Then a sweet-looking young
lady came into the office, with kid gloves
that buttoned half the length of her arm.
She picked up the same old pencil and
pressed it to her dainty lips preparatory
to writing an advertisement for a lost
bracelet The clerk would have stayed
her hand, even at the risk of a box of
the best pencils but he was too late. And
thus that pencil passed from mouth to
mouth for a week. 1t was sucked by peo-
pie of all ranks and all stations and all
degrees of cleanliness and uncleanliness.
But 'twere well to forbear. Surely no one
who reads this will ever again wet a lead
mcneil
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
BAD MEN OF THE WEST.

From the Portland Oregoaian.
Searchers for real western color with
which to illuminate their tales of tine
frontier have for some tir1e been com
planning that all the snap and ginger of
the old life in the west had departed.
To a certain extsat tais is true. The
genuine Indians have nearly all followed
the buffalo over the divide into the happy
hunting ground of .he Great Spirit. The
modern cowboy is less careless with his
shooting iron and his branding iron than
he was in the old days, but 1t is al error
to believe that all of the picturesque dew
iltry which gave color to early days in
the west has been eliminated. The bad
man with the gun out on the fringe of civ
ilization is fully as bad as his predeees-
sor of earlier years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
in HOTEL LoBBIEs
Many People Out.

To-day has been an ideal Indian sum-
mer Sunday, and thousands of people
were on the streets of Birmingham dur
ing the afternoon enjoying the balmy at
mosphere,' said a citizen last night.
All the afternoon and evening the cars
were crowded, and many of the parks
and other places of amusement presented
scenes almost resembling midsummer
The suburban cars were crowded almost
all day.
1.-The churches of the city were all well
attended. 1t is not often that we have
such a number of bright days so late
in the season.
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THOUGH LOST To SIGHT TO MEM.
DRY DEAR.

BY Thomas Moore.
Sweetheart, goodbye That flutr ring sail
Is spread to watt me far from thee;
And soon, before the farth'ring gale
My ship shall bound upon the sea.
Perehance all deslate and forlorn.
These eyes shall miss thee many a
year;
But unforgotten every charm
Though lost to sight, to memory dear
Sweetheart, goodbye, one last embraced
Oh. cruel fate. two souls to sever,
Yet in this hearts most sacred place
Thou, thou alone shalt dwell forever;
And still shall recollection trace,
In fancy's mirror, ever near,
Each smile, each tear. that form, that
face
Though lost to sight. to memory dear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
RIGHTS OF MEN IN NOVELS
FROM the New York Mail.

FROM the New York Mail.
IT HE rights of a~dead man to pro-
w lection from an author seeking
literary material is the subject
matter of a very pretty quarrel that is
warming up the chilllest hills OF New
Hampshire. Ethics of both politics and
literature are involved, and the antagon-
lists are none other than those former
allies, Winston Churchill and William e..
Chandler.
The cause of the trouble is the old
friendship of Mr. Chandler for Ruel Dur
kee of Crandon, who ruled New Hamp-
shire for time. died and then lived
again IS Jethro Bass OF Coniston. Mr..
Chandler considers the novel libel upon
Durkee. Mr.. Churchill offers in his de-
Tense the "afterword' of his book, in
which he audits that his hero and liy-
ing prototype, but disclalms any rigid adj
florence to fact and all biogl aphical in
tent. Mr.. Chandler remains dissatisfied,
increases the severity of his criticism.
publishes a pamphlet of Durkee eulogles
and crystalizes the controversy into this
query:
What are the privileges as to real
persons of historical novelist? Can he
fairly make them Infamous characters
and say some o. the things they
did and some they did not do, and not
specify what they die and what they did
not do?'
True Chamberlain joy Is not in victory
but In the battle. SO that s,nall-statured
hi mic ~ aob
and so sadly missed in the Senate. will
not grieve when the verdict is pronounced
in favor of the novelist, by virtue o. all
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story warehouse necessitating the entire
destruction of this relic of the war of 1872.
Added interest has been conferred in the
old mansion on account of its having been
the headquarters of General jackson dur
ing the famous battle at Chalmette The
building was one of the most historic in
the state, and received its name from the
fact that it was for some time occupied
by General Beauregard, the Confederate
commander at the battle of Bull Run. It
has more recently served as offices for
the corps of engineers at the slip.
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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

From the Kansas City Times.
Whom will the republicans name for
President? Where is the Thanksgiving
turkey to come from? Can ! go through
the winter on my old suit of clothes ?
What is the President finding out at Pan
anna? Can We get through the winter on
twelve tons of coal? Is there any danger
that Standard Oil will get "its?" What
must l buy for Christmas presents,
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sum with the result that the lover of
many good things that do not mix well
was in the throes of an attack of gastritis.
A dose Of table soda made the opposing
varmints leave off, and happiness soon
reigned where before misery resulted from
incongenial company
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A castronomic Story.

"'That's a pretty good joke on very
popular caterer said a man who loves
to doctor folks for little ailings.
"He partook of bait of weinerwurst,
brutally termed stuffed dog, by many
Later in the evening, bark
ening on the trail of another good thing
he kept an engagement with friends and
partook freely of cold 'possum. 1t was
not long before the dog freed the pos