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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03

ly-she could not realize that Katie was
nine years old, and n baby no longer
well, baby, as | am very busy today
finishing a quilt in the frame, you shall
have the opportunity to prove to grand
mamma just how much you know about
getting dinner. Now, I've just put n
duck in the oven to roast for dinner, and
you shall haste 1t for me. You may also
make a pan of bakingpowder biscuits,
for Uncle Jack is very fond of them when
he has roast duck. II you do not know
how to mix the biscuit dough you will
find a cookbook in the pantry, from
which you will get the recipe"
''All right. grandmamma, agreed Katie,
her face glowing with the pleasure she
experienced at being given carte blanche
In the kitchen. At the moment she felt no
apprehension concerning her success In
the culinary line, but when once in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03

attemptl" he said. smacking his lips and
noddlng enccIrngingly to Katie, who, a
bit crestfallen, kept her eyes on her
plate, only peeping toward the biscuit
plate occasionally to marvel at the disap-
pcarance of the tasteless things
Twenty minutes later, and while Grand
mamma Orr was explaining a few things
to Katie about cooking. as they cleared
away the table, Uncle Jack sauntered to-
wards the big pigpen In the rear of the
barnyard, paused, looked about to be sure
that no person was within eyeshot and
then deliberately took from his coat
pocket 10 of the nat. heavy biscuits,
whose disappearance had caused Katie no
small degree of relief, for she had sup
posed they found a lodging place inside
dear, indulgent old Uncle Jacks capacious
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03
IRISH WIT.
Teacher-Patrick, can you tell me
what an epidemic ISL

Teacher-Patrick. can you tell me
what an epidemic ISL
Patrick-No, MIN; l never seen one.
Teacher-Well. I'll tell you now, and
then you may explain 1t In your own
language to the class An epidemic Is
something which spreads. Now, you may
60 on with your own definition.
Patrick-Sure, an l guess an epidemick
is molasses. since 1t is somethln' what
spreads.
The next day the following dialogue
took place between the teacher and Pat
rick:
Teacher-Patrick, can you name the
presidents In their orderf
Patrick-Sure. min, an I'm sorry to
say that ! can't.
Teacher-You are a very dull scholar,
Patrick. When l was your age l could
ndme them without an error.
Patrick-But that was such a long time
ago, min. that you hadn't more than
half a dozen to learn.
And teacher tapped the bell to excuse
tue class.
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A RIDDLE.

When first my maker formed me in his
mind
lie gave me eyes, yet left me dark and
blind.
He made q nose, yet left me without
smell;
mouth, but neither voice nor tongue to
tell.
I'm used at night, yet ladies oft thro'
me-
Altho | hioe the face-do plainly see.
"a mask.l
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03
ODD FACTS.
MARY GRAHAM.

ODD FACTS.
gale blowing 80 miles an hour exerts
pressure of nearly 81 pounds to the
square inch.
Many people In England-and doubtless
elsewhere-sleep on mattresses stuffed
with substance made of old clothes that
have not been dIsinfected or even washed.
deaf and dumb person who is fairly
expert at finger language can speak about
- words a minute. In the same space
Of time Q person In possession of his
speech will probably speak 1b0 words
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03

tramp, anyway. didn't wef said Glen.
sitting on the steps and laughing till the
Tears streamed down his cheeks.
100 bet us did, acquiesced Carl, quite
old enough to understand the humorous
Incident.
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Ole Pride Of Miss Rose.

A great pink rose was very proud;
And lifted her head one day,
TO name her charms to old sunfower.
Who nodded across the way.
'T'm very beautiful. az yon may see."
The pink rose boastingly spake:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-24
POR $4,000

De contado, 90 vende 10 fnca do.
nominada SBarrancass, la cual 30
haya situada On el barrio de <Llanos
Costa dc este termino. Dista & horA
y media dc 10 poblaci6n, 90 compons
de 1900 cuerdas do extension, todaA
propias para les siembras de frutos
MEMORIES y en- particular para el algo-
don sCeilan.s Tiene dos magnifiooa
manantiales para dar dc beber al ga
nado; tiene oolindaneia Al mar , puer.
10 para emharcar todos los trutos. En-
lla 90 pueden cuidAr hasta 400 cabe-
Saa dc ganAdo.
Para informes dirigirSe don Uli-
ses Narini-Post Office, -calle emu
dos Rivera.S
Cabo. Roio, Diciembre 2de 1905
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-24
CO0trastas de factorIas completes incIuyendo los

Para Triple efectos, tachos, bombas y
accessories Centrales, Lafayette Arroyo,
Juanlta, Bayam6n, Plazuela, Barceloneta,
San Vicente, Vega Baja, Providencia, Pat.
LAS Mereedita, Yabucoa, Buena Vista, Ca.
roina.
,SUCRS. de |. .VILLAMlL 1 90, 1
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06

trust. The boot and shoes manufac-
turers are no doubt willing to pay for
the dissemination of literature in IA
vor of free hides, and SO It goes.
These several selfish interests
might better save their money. If the
next tariff law is framed by republi-
can congress it will not be made up
with an eye single to the interests of
the Massachusetts boot and shoe man.
ufacturers, or those of the Internation-
al Harvester trust, nor yet those of the
beef trust. The principles underlying
any republican tariff will be those I'M
DERIVING the Dingley law, chief among
which is, adequate protection for every
American industry If the democrats
have the making Of the next tariff law
they will, If they are true to their prin-
ciples, deprive every American indus
try of protection, for that is what a
tariff for revenue only means. Eel
lows of the Gardner type had better
remember the story of the fool dog
who lost the bone he had in his mouth
for what seemed to him to be bigger
one, but which turned out to be moth
ing but shadow.
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gents. When a band Of the rebels n

gents. When band Of the rebels Ia,
one province was scattered two or
three bands would appear In other
qparters. The aggregate strength OF
the enemies of the government Is In
creasing. We can see this, even II wa
are compelled to reject the tales Of
the thousands who. under leaders with
high-sounding titles are reported to be-
operating in several localities. Appar.
emily the populace is apathetic. The
professional disturbers are busy. aa
they used to be against Spain, 1untas
are at work in New York and other
places sending money to the rebels. al
In the old days, but the MASSES Of the
people, SO far as has been learned, are
not showing any special interest In the
insurrection one way or the other.
Meanwhile the government at Wash.
ington awaits developments. Presi.l
dent Roosevelt evidently believes that
Intervention under the situation con.l
templated by the Platt stipulations "a
not yet due. But 1t may be nearer
than our authorities imagine. Appeals
are being made to Havana by Ameri-]
can residents Of Cuba for protection ofI
LIE and property against the insur.l
gents. Havana is not In position toll
give the protection in all cases. Then
the appeal will be to Washington. Al
ready there are appeals to Washing.
ton from American residents in theI
island for intervention under the terms
of the Platt pledge. If Palma does not
soon get the upper hand Of the fnsur.
gents a situation will be created
which will compel the United States
to step in strongly as our governments
may dislike such a move. Stirring
events for Cuba may be nearer at
hand than our complacent authoritiesi
on the Potomac and at Oyster Bay,
appear to think.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06

way of heading off Bryan In 1908, al
though 1t would be impossible to win
with him at the head of the ticket,
making government ownership of rail-
roads the fighting slogan.
At that the trouble with the party
Is not SO serious as viewed in 1908 as
1t is right now. There are two years
IN which to get out of the difficulty as
far as the presidential election Is con
eerned, but there is no getting away
from the question right now, and that
Is where the congressional committees
come in. No one wants to ace demo-
Gratis intrenching themselves in any
OF the districts to be of assistance in
electing man to the presidency on
that issue. 1t is idle to say that Bryan
In the White House with democratic
congress would be unable to pass such
a measure. Bryan's whip Is too well
known to the people. They have seen
too many democrats get down on their
knees when they hear 1T crack. If
Bryan is the nominee Bryan will be
boss, and the democrats nor anybody
else need doubt Of that.
But it Is safe to say that the forcing
of the Issue at this time and into this
campaign will help the work of the
republican congressional committee
this year, and with that over the
chances for the future are bright, for
as has been admitted, Bryan can never
he elected upon such platform as
that.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06
SNAP SHOTS.

Sioux City Journal.-If q man
doesn't know what is good for the pre-
sumption he is good for nothing q
The saloon is different from the
church in that 1t does not feel the
need of vacation.
A. little thing can get an the way in,
the dark and cause great tumble.
Three meals day isl something bet.
ter than the love of an artist.
When girl sews a fellow I'D and
puts him on the shelf he has time for
reflection.
The teacher that really respects the
board of education has nothing else
in sight.
The experiment OF keeping two for
the price Of one helps with the scent
cigar trade.
The wayside inn is likely to be way
ward.
Some people have 30 much difficulty,
with their spelling they are earnest
In the cause Of reform.
People who get through early GOV.
erning themselves have lots Of time
on their hands.
1t is real cruel to send children tol
school to get rid of them, and the
children find it out and go away when,
there is no school.
Young men figure on getting mar
r1ed as men of more experience figure
on building a house, which is to say,
they make no allowance for extras.
1t is astonishing how many men
work hard ut all kind of jobs to SID.
port just an ordinary brewery.
When reformer has progressed to
the degree of being a curiosity he can
sway the multitude
The man who minds his own bust
ness hardly has time to sleep.
When cantaloupes get plenty tho
weather gets cold
This is the time of year when thu
iceman starts in with his predictions
of a scarcity. d
1t is great pleasure among mem
to get where they can toot an automo.
bile horn without stopping the ma.
chine.
The members of the tailors' union
may not be much OH style, but It is
the style that preserves to them their
character.
Sunday is a day of rest with the pay,
knocked off.
The trees that get rusty early have
weak constitutions.
1t is hard for the schoolma'am ia
go back to church with the knowledge
that her pastor has suffered no inter-
ruption in his salary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06
uRsErs COMMITTEE

Bryan's speech has upset the demo.
cratic congressional committee. They
do not know where they are at" They
thought for time that they were get.
ting along swimmingly in preparing
for this campaign, (which is about to
open, and has been opened in some
places, but the bomb thrown into camp
by William j. Bryan has been serious
setback to their operations.
While there was at no time a dan.
ger of their getting control of the
house Of representatives, they were
laboring with that hope, which they
always have when there is the least
chance, and the republicans were con-
ceding that their abnormal majority
that was carried through by Roose-
welt would be cut down, but the govern
ment ownership Issue that has been
forced by Bryan has placed a weight
on the shoulders of the democratic
congressional committee that they are
not prepared to lift.
Missouri, which had been proclaimed
by both republicans and democrats as
a battle-ground, will be seriously af-
fected by the railroad question. Gov
ernor Folk says that that state has
had enough of state ownership of rail-
roads and is not looking for any more
Of that kind Of burden The south,
generally. as usual will return its solid
democratic delegations to congress,
but nevertheless it is giving the gov
eminent ownership question black
eye While they will vote solidly for
the democrats their influence in tho
fact that they are opposed to this new
issue Of Bryan's, which is bound to be
forced into this campaign, will have
it's effect in the northern congressional
districts.
1t has not been possible to down the
issue by saying that it will never be
presented because Bryan has killed
himself for the nomination. On the
contrary it has been said by eastern
journals that there seemed to be no
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06
CHARLEY wALsH,s LETTER.

1t appears that the same bolt of in
dependence lightning that has struck
William Randolph Hearst has struck
Charles A. Walsh. In the letter, which
Mr.. Walsh writes to Thomas ]. Tag
CART, chairman Of the national demo-
cratic committee, extracts of which ap-
pear elsewhere in this issue, he says
that he resigns his position of member
of the national committee in order
that he may support or not support
the democratic ticket, whichever his
choice may be. He says:
'fWhile I have heretofore been
known as partisan democrat, and
always will be stanch supporter Of
democratic principles as l understand
them, it has been steadily borne in
upon me for a long time as l came
closer to knowledge Of the inner
workings Of the party system that
from the standpoint of true democracy,
there can be nothing worse or more
injurious to the country than the "yeI-
low dog party feeling that impels
good men to support ticket of unfit
nominees, merely because they bear
the party label"
Just what combination of circum-
stances has arisen that leads Mr..
Walsh to make this statement at this
particular time is not told. He gives
among his reasons the fact that the
corporation element was SO fully re.
presented on the executive committee
of 1904. OF the seven members he
says there Is one against whom there
10 no evidence Of corporation connect
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06
REV. WILLIAM SUNDAY.

Williamsburg Journal-Tribune. =
Rev. William Sunday has been Gin
our midst" doing the chautauqua
stunt in some Of the Iowa towns, and,
as usual, an aftermath of discussion
follows In his wake. Billy Sunday is
known from Maine to California as
one of the most sensational evange-
lists that ever took a fall out Of the
triune power Of darkness world,
the flesh and the devil. Men go to
hear him-and come Away with a
brown taste in their mouths. Women
go to hear him and come away with
hot bushes on their cheeks. And yet
Billy Sunday pretends that he is ex.
tending Gods dominion on earth!
A Christian missionary should
leave a sweet momory in his path, a
memory that silently appeals to the
hearts Of men, filling them with love
of virtue and inclining their thoughts
to Him who will one day exact an ac-
count for every idle word and thought.
II he fails in this he Is not the good
shepherd but the hireling that cares
little for the flock.
Billy Sunday discourses on theme
90 o0S1 GU bo q AuA1AoA -taO 6blN q.
ton Of the soul, yet his language is as
vile as ever defiled tongue. His
vocabulary Is unclean to the extent of
rawness, and his method Of dealing
with vice suggests a violent spasm
born and bred In a brothel. "But he
draws the crowd" you say. Certainly
he draws the crowd and in this he diff
fers not from any other charlatan or
fakir. Sunday attracts his crowds just
as the we'll advertised circus attracts
it's crowds, he knows that rareness
and novelty appeals to large portion
of the human race-and he furnishes
the goods in the superlative degree.
Is 1t right to attend lecture (O
given by Billy Sunday? Not unless
you hold that it is harmless to aid,
abet, or encourage fraud or deception.
Sundays mission would abruptly end
If he we're given two consecutive op.
portunities to talk to empty seats.
But his charm Is most potent. He
comes into city and for weeks run
Of rant, that savors as much of relig.
ion as slice Of Limburger savors Of
peach blossoms, he is paid as much
money as the faithful and hard work
ing local pastor gets for whole years
work.
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1t comes to tangle, he has found the

1T comes to tangle, he has found the
insurance mess little bit worse.
The bishop is representing the
churches on the international Policy
holders committee. He has gone
about the matter in what seems to
him to be businesslike way, but it
seems that when the last circular was
framed up 1t was without his hnowl.
edge or consent but nevertheless his
name appears In as bold letters as all
the rest at the end of it. The contents
of the communication, which Is adj.
dressed and sent to all of the holders
of policies In certain New York life
insurance companies, relates to the
election of the next board Of directors
and protests against the 'administra-
ton" ticket.
In letter addressed to the chair
man of the committee, Alton 3. Park
er, Bishop McCabe announces that he
knew nothing of the circular to which
his name was signed .and intimates
that he wonders how m8ny more there
were who were in his position. Not
only does he make known this slslla-
ton, but he expresses himself as in
favor Of the administration ticket He
says he knows several of the men per-
sonally and has investigated as to the
regulations and qualifications Of others
and Is convinced that they are able
mon for trustees Of the concerns they
will serve If elected He says he is not
only not in sympathy with the attacks
made upon them, but he belives these
attacks are without warrant.
It is very probable that there will
be many policy holders and other peo-
pie who will be in sympathy with
Bishop McCabe In his action. While
everyone, especially those who are
paying their money to these compan-
les, are anxious to have the affairs
managed in the most economical man.
ner, they are not particularly enthus-
iastic over movement Of this kind,
especially If 1t simply means putting
of the ms out and the outs In. All
they ask is maximum amount of
business and minimum of graft, and
the average policyholder knows about
as much about the ms as he does
about the outs who wants to get in.
Bishop McCabe seems to take this
view of the situation, and is apparent
ly not DESTROYS of entering into a
struggle in which there is no assurance
that the people who pay in the money
will get any more for it than they will
get under the administration ticket.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06

ION. But that committee was named
TWO years ago. The national commit
tee as 1T Is now constituted has been
IN existence for two years. and will
undoubtedly continue for two more
years. At that time the national con
yentiuh will be held and new commit
tee Will be selected Perhaps these
VIII be more to the liking of MI.
Walsh, Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Bryan, who
nave interposed objections at this time
to the chairman and certain of the
committee members, If Bryan and
Hearst are going to dominate the next
democratic national convention with
the hurrah that has been going tlp and
down and back and forth across the
country In their favor, what has Mr.
Walsh to fear at the hands of that
body? If there Ia anything to this
Bryan and radical movement. which
has so recently been hailed in the city
OF New York, 1t would seem that this
is the time for Mr.. Walsh and Mr..
Hearst to stay in. Their move into the
Independent" field would tend to In
dicate that they have no faith in their
ability to swing affairs at the next
national democratic convention.
The fact Of the matter Is that Mr..
Walsh admits and throws into the
teeth OF Thomas J. Taggart, the chair
man, to whom he addresses his letter,
that the democratic party Is a party
dominated by corporations. He not
only alleges 1t, but, to be more specific,
names the men who are in control and
makes public their connection with the
various corporations that they repre-
sent.
Whether this state of affairs has
been Juggling at the conscience of Mr..
Walsh for the last two years and he
has just found voice with which to
express himself, or whether it Is part
of Bryan-Hearst program can not
now be told. But it may be presumed
to be the latter, inasmuch as Mr..
Hearst has already led the way to the
ignoring Of the party organization and
running for governor of New York as
a candidate Of what he is pleased to
call the Independent league.
Il Is barely possible that the pro.
gram is to pursue the rule or ruin po-
licy upon orders from William j. Bry-
an. He made an effort to dominate
the democratic national committee, the
"feeler" being his request for the re-
signation of Roger @. Sullivan of Illi-
nois as national committeeman. Hav-
Ing received such a hard jolt in that
instance, it hardly seemed good poll
tics to try to carry the plan farther and
necessitated a new line of action.
Whether or not the plan is to have all
Of the radicals leave the committee,
with Charles Walsh as leader or
whether he is acting for himself as an
individual remains to be seen.
Whatever the plan is there is plenty
of evidence that all of this talk about
harmony in the democratic party was
a false alarm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06
cURA's APPROACHING CRISIS.

st. Louis e-Democrat.- is
easy to believe the report from Ha-
vana that, for President Palma, "the
situation is far darker than at any
previous time since the instruction
broke out" 1t is much harder, how
ever, to believe the story that 10000
rebels are preparing to move on the
capital. Cuban imagination as regards
numbers is active, as the United
States discovered when, after interven-
ton, It looked around in Cuba for that
immense rebel army that Gomez, Gar
cha and the rest Of the local chieftains
had been raising.
The Havana government has not
made any Roadway against the insur-