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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
New Orleans Coal Supply.

The customary fear of coal famine again rises up before the people of New Orleans and of the rest of the lower Mississippi valley. The Pitts- burg district has 15,000,O0O bushels of coal ready to ship down the river, but the upper river has not been naviga- ble since August. The supply of coal in the lower river will not last beyond December, and it Is always question whether a rise in the upper Ohio will antedate the coming of ice in that month. Between low water and thick ice the upper Ohio is an uncertain means of communication and trans portation.
 The lower Mississippi should not re- main dependent upon river SD un- certain. It should aid Alabama in it's efforts to secure appropriations for the opening of the Warrior. When the Warrior is once opened to barge navi' gation New Orleans can get coal direct from the mines of this district via Lake Borgne without transfer and at the lowest possible transportation charge. It can draw from here ex- cellent bunker coal, and it can take from this district domestic coal every whit as good as any Pittsburg offers.
 The trouble is, New Orleans has be- come accustomed to Pittsburg coal, and its prejudices run against Alabama coal. When New Orleans has mil lion people it will see that it cannot afford to entertain unfounded preju- dices against excellent coal when 1t is offered at lower prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
BIBLE READING IN MISSOURI.

From the Kansas City Star.
 Col. Jim Cosgrove, afterward congress- man from the Boonville district, was es- pecially distinguished as an advocate be- fore a jury. Defending client accused of some crime Colonel Cosgrove in an eloquent climax shouted:
 What does the states attorney expect? Does he expect my client, like Daniel to command the sun to stand still, and have it obey?"
 Judge James w. Draffen. lawyer for the opposition, interrupted:
 May it please your honor" he said. addressing Judge James E.. Hazell, who was on the bench, T object to Colonel Cosgroves misquoting scripture"
 "I beg pardon blandly replied Colonel Cosgrove q forgot for the moment that it was not Daniel, but Solomon, who com- manded the sun to stand still"
 And that statement went unchallenged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
Smoke Abolition.

At the head of the Ohio river stands a town that proposes to abolish ex- cessiye and unnecessary smoke. The people up there do not believe that smoky Pittsburg is a prosperous Pitts burg. That sort of belief and talk is antiquated, for it is we'll known that smoke from soft coal combustion can be lessened without increasing cost or detracting from fuel values. Some engineers say there are methods in use today which do away with smoke and actually increase the heating mower in so doing. Pittsburg would not listen for a moment to the anti smoke agitators if it believed that the nronosition would iniure industrial ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
Hearst and Moran.

''When Hearst is elected governor of New York and John B. Moran is made chief executive of Massachusetts the re- publicans will be up against it," said man from the north last night From my own observations Hearst stands a fine chance of election; in fact, 1t is my opinion that he will win. Desrite all the talk about the Hearst myth, and the charges that the brains which run his chain of newspapers stretching across the continent, are not Hearst's own, those who have studied the situation know better. They know that these pa- pers published in New York, Chicago and in California, edited by men of opposite types, bear enthusiastically, nevertheless, the impress of one Individuality, and that that Individuality is Hearst.
 "They also know that Hearst is the sworn enemy of the trusts who practiced extortionate methods in New York, and that he has fought them more fearlessly and effectively than any other man. They know that Hearst has an indomitable will and that he is fighter of unlimited resource. The common people, millions of whom read the New York American every day, know that Hearst is their friend, and it Is my opinion that they will vote for him. The advertised Wall street bet ting odds of four to one on Hughes counts for nothing, as a forecast of re- suits.
 "It stands to reason that Wall street doesn't want Hearst elected. and that it is willing to spend money to accomplish his defeat. Consequently 1t is trying to get out the impression that Hughes is going to have walk-over
 "I regard the election of Moranein Mas sachusetts as almost assured. He has the nomination of three parties, demo- cratic, Independence league and the pro- hibition. Besides he is one of the strong est characters now in the political lime light !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
People on Cars.

"A person who studies matters closely can tell by the people he sees on a street car what attraction there is at theatre in Birmingham" said an observer yes- terday. If there is a speaking or lecture of any kind, can tell 1t instantly by the number of men and by the way they are dressed.
 ''If it happens that there is a particu- larly fine attraction at the theatre, l can easily know it by the way the women are dressed and by the number of women on the cars.
 'If there Is minstrel show in town the character of the crowd on the cars will be entirely different from what there would be if a musical comedy was to be presented. A heavy tragedy will bring out an entirely different audience from that which attends 8 musical comedy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Sunday Music.


 While many of the churches of Bir- mingham present excellent song service programmes we should also be able to listen to the elevating music of sym phony orchestra on Sunday afternoons, said a prominent amateur. But as the law stands now Sunday concerts, where there is an admission charge, can be given only for some charity. The new theatres have brought good orchestra players to Birmingham. These, with the musicians who were already here could be brought together in large concert orchestra. As most of the orchestra men are engaged during the week in their respective the atres, they could be assembled in body only on Sunday. Cannot the law be changed so that music lovers may have the opportunity of listening to high class of orchestral performance?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
INFLUENCE OF THE PRESIDENT.

Samuel w. Mccall in the Atlantic
 Monthly.
 The influence of the executive upon leg isation is today by no means confined to those common constitutional methods of expression, the veto and the message recommending legislation, but it is chiefly shown by an influence exerted upon the individual members, upon the legislative machinery of the two houses, and even by special messages upon amendments proposed to particular bills, which in ef- feet amount to written speeches upon the mere deails and phraseology of measures, and are read in that house in which the debate is proceeding. There are concen- trated in the person of the President the great authority of the party leadership and the far greater practical authority which results from the vast powers or his office, of which by no means the least important, and certainly the most cor rupting, is the control of the patronage. Unless there is a scrupulous and re- strained exercise of these enormous pow CTS, the presidential office becomes a formidable engine for throwing the whole mechanism of the constitution out Of gear. The practical absorption of the great prerogative of Congress has gone as far as it can be permitted to go with safety to our system of government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
DEFYINe THE TOOTH OF TIME.

From Daily Consular and Trade Reports.
 The Hungarian chemist Brunn claims to have discovered liquid chemical com- pound which renders certain kinds of matter proof against the effects of time. He asserts that it doubles the density of nearly every kind of stone and renders it waterproof. It imparts to all metals qualities which defy oxygen and rust. The progessor says that while travelling in Greece some twenty-five years ago he noticed that the mortar in stones, of ruins which were known to be 2OOO years old was as hard fresh and tenacious as if it had been made only a year. He se- cured piece of the mortar and has been working on it ever since until now, when, he says, he has discovered the secret. His discovery, he claims, will at the least double the life of metal exposed to the air, such as in bridges, railroads, ves- sels and tanks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

delegates and their friends of the Southern Cotton association. There need be no doubt as to that. We can comfortably place 5000 visitors, and the coming convention will not exceed in number our capacity or our warmth of welcome.
 There is no reason why Birmingham should not become a considerable cot ton center and interior port. Let us pull together to secure the holding here of the next convention of the Southern Cotton association. We need it as a first step in our ambition to increase the cotton business of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
IRON FOR LIGHTNING RODS.

From the London Daily Graphic.
 In his report to the home department on the circumstances attending an ex- plosion in the press house and incor- porating mills at the factory at Sedgwick, near Kendall as the result of thunder storm, Major Cooper Kay refers to the re- spective properties of copper and iron as lightning conductors. He points out that in cases of such simple buildings as magazines and other danger build ings, iron is preferable to copper, on account of it's self-inductive properties, and consequent loss of conductivity, which gradually absorbs the energy and dissipates it with far less tendency to dangerous effects, such as surging and side flash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
Heartless Hazing of Girls.

"Hazing of different degrees of severity has long been practiced by colleges every where" said a man last night. west Point cadets made the under classmen swallow tobasco sauce and stand on their heads until their brains were befuddled. But for sheer heartlessness, the sopho- more girls of Barnard college, the sister institution of Columbia university, have reached the limit in the following rule, which was recently laid down by them for the freshmen class: No Barnard freshman may bring male escort with in two blocks of the college building
 'As minor punishments the freshmen are also commanded not to wear the col lege pin for the first six month, and as a sign of youth and general ignorance they must wear bright green bow until they can prove that they no longer deserve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
Vaudeville Shows.

People have peculiar ideas about vau deville," said an old thea trical manager yesterday. 'The public in cities where vaudeville is just being introduced imag- inc that the cheaper class of actors go into this class of performance. They are entirely wrong. The very best talent in the country is engaged for vaudeville, because it is the best paid branch of the theatrical business.
 If a man gets unique stunt he immediately puts it into some vaudeville act. That is the place for all the novel; ties.
 Tn cities where vaudeville has been running for a long time the theatre-goers come to know all the acts, and know which are the features. They learn after a little while that in the vaudeville bill they see the best of that particular line on the stage, and the people always want to see the best For instance, vaudeville is the place where all the best acrobats go, the best comedians so, the best min strel men, the cleverest women comed- ians, some of the best comedians and the dog and pony acts. There is no place for them in the legitimate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
Southern Cotton Association,

Birmingham has congresses, oil mills and a big warrant warehouse. It is, too, the central city of the cotton belt, exceeding in that respect Atlanta, Memphis or Montgomery It is the only city that can be said to be central in the cotton belt. Why, then, should not the convention of next January of the Southern Cotton association be held here?
 The city that accommodated without difficulty the Methodist general confer ence can find food and shelter for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
TEXAS PRAlRIES.

J. M. Lewis in Houston Post. Turn me loose on Texas prairies in the au-
 tunn of the year. When the air is sweet as ambe2-colored
 wine: When the skies are arched and cobalt
 and the distances are clear, And the waxy jasmine leaves are all
 a-shine. Let me hear the fieldlark calling; calling.
 calling me Out across where blossomed prairies dip
 and roll, Let me go away-away out where the
 prairie winds are free And Gods nearness overfows the hun
 gry soul. There's no other place like Texas in the
 autumn of the year, When the summer gently merges into
 fall, When the nights and morns are hay and
 the moons are still and clear And the mocking birds and heldlarh
 lit and call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
THE BUTTERMILK CAMPAIGN.

From the Dallas News.
 At South McAlester, I. T., Vice Presi- dent Fairbanks received an enthusiastic welcome. At the conclusion of his spech, during which he complimented the state and offered his advice in regard to its constitution, he hastily descended to the sidewalk and said to the crowd of boys and girls there: Come, boys and girls, walk to the station with me. I am tired of riding. I like all boys and girls and would rather have you with me than all the politicians in the new state" The youngsters evidently took MT. Fairbanks at his word, for his progress to the sta- tion resembled nothing so much as a teacher taking all of his pupils out for a picnic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
Postoffice Business.

"One of the best indications of the In creasing prosperity of the Birmingham district is the large and ver-growins the postofflces in the district" said a popular postmaster of a neighboring town last night.
 ''Every postoffice in the district Is showing large increases with every quar- terly report. Additional clerks and en- larged facilities have been necessary in several of the towns in Jefferson county and the department is being called upon often for assistance in improving the ser- vice."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

found that there were no bath tubs at all in his pension. So he went to look for public bath house, and the following is his description of what occurred. To use his own language: You know I don't speak French, so had some little trou- ble, but found from the attendant that a 'bain simple (pronounced bang sam ple) would cost me 10 cents (50 centimes). thought bang sample good enough for me, so I ordered one. I was carried to room, the waiter turned on the wa ter, went out and locked the door, pre- sumably so I could not escape without paying. No soap, no towels, with the door locked on the outside. This was en- tirely too simple I found the 10 cents included nothing but water. I could wash with the water of course, but I could not wipe with it, so I rang the bell. The waiter came and was able to make him understand I wanted soap and towels. He grinned and left, came back, grinned again and brought me two programmes. one of soap and one of towels, four kinda of soap and five kinds of towels. Thus, peignoir, serretete, fond du bain oreiller, drap. I studied this cats- logue and finally ordered the first on the list, the peignoir; waiter brought a peg. noir, but 1t turned out to be no towel at all, but hot night-gown open in front. and felt as if just from the oven Extra charge for peignoir, cents. I laid by the peignoir and concluded to try again. rang for another towel and chose this time a fond du bain. Waiter rushed in with sheet and soused it in the bottom of the tub, rushed out, shut the door and locked me in again. I found myself no better off than before. Could not wipe myself dry with wet sheet, so l rang again. Waiter came as before and ] ordered another towel. This time picked out an oreiller; I liked the looks of that word. Overworked waiter rushed out, rushed in with bit of linen about largs enough for pen wiper but did not souss it in the tub. It was a wash rag I SUD- pose. Thought I must be approaching the end patience and perseverance would finally bring a towel. Rang again and ordered this time from the programme drap. This turned out to be a towel-why couldn't they call it towel? I then ordered the last thing unordered on the menu. as I wanted to know what it was like. The waiter brought me a serretete, which turned out to be a head band of some kind. Had no use for it and did moi find out what it was for. Two cents ex. tra for drap, 2 cents extra for serretete 6 cents for fond du bain and cents foI peignoir Determined now to bathe. Hauled out the fond du bain and chucked it on the floor, washed, got out and con cluded to get my cents worth out of the peignoir. l did so, put it on, sat in 1t found it very comfortable. All hot baked night gowns, open in front, are, after bathing. I found a French bang very complicated affair, which with very thin slice of soap cost me 30 cents, and that was the way I felt before I got through. D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE POLITICAL
 SITUATION AND OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST

1 article which appeared over the writers S signature, is now great friend of Presi- dent Roosevelt, and I am informed has been guest at the White House several times. Yet Secretary Root quotes it as one of Hearsts utterances.
 I am not an admirer of Hearst as a statesman. He is not; but he is a hard worker, an honest man, and his speech published yesterday in answer to Root s was one of much dignity, and will un- doubtedly win for him many votes. It was really remarkably clever reply to the Secretary of State of the United States government, with the approval of the President himself. As to cleanliness of record, Hearst shows his own to be as white as snow compared to that of Root.
 As a matter of fact, Hearst is honest, and he is fair. No man, set of men, nor interests can bulldoze him. He was out of his element as a member of Congress, because he is not ln orator. He has, however, proved himself to be good bus mess man, and should he be elected |, governor of New York, he will punish no one who does not deserve to be pun ished
 l doubt very much whether Hearst can possibly be elected governor of New York. It looks like Hughes will win, but should Hearst be elected, there need be no alarm in business or financial circles.
 There will be great relief in the country when the elections are over next Tues day, as it will be a great relief to the city of Birmingham when this unfortu- nate contest for sheriff shall have ended. There has been no election in this county in many years where the feeling has been so intense, and where such bitter and vicious denunciations have been indulged in The people are divided as they have never been before and among conserva- tive people the termination of the con test, however it may result. will be well comed.
 As a matter of fact all business in Birmingham has been interfered with on account of this contest But when it is ended and people get down to busi- ness, Birmingham will go ahead even more rapidly than during the past six months.
 An evidence of the rapidity of Bir- 1 minghams growth is shown by the in- crease in bank deposits. Nine years ago the total deposits of the First National bank were only $7OO,O0O. The increase in the deposits of this bank during the month ] of October alone amounted to $776OOO, or 1 more than the total deposits of nine years ago. And so 1t is with everything in Bir- mingham.
 Barbour Thompson of the Southern rail- way was in Birmingham yesterday. He but recently returned from a vacation trip in Europe, having spent a week or ; more in Paris in company with Wilson Brown of Birmingham. In discussing their trip MT Thompson told of MT. Browns experience in getting bath at a Paris pension, or boarding house.
 Brown wanted a hath," said Mr. Thompson, land ordered one, but he soon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
!, the New York Press

From the New York Press.
 Genius would be lots more useful if 1t were self-supporting.
 It's awful unlucky to try to kiss a girl in the dark and find out it's her mother.
 One of the disappointing things about marrying for money is how much there isn't.
 The averageAman knows so little about what he is voting for that it makes him crazy mad if he has to explain it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

William Randolph Hearst simply took the hide off Elihu Root and hung 1t on the fence. That defender of the meanest and most grasping trusts now stands naked and exposed to a merci- less world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
LETTING BY PIN AND CANDLE.

From the London Evening Standard.
 The old custom of letting premises by the aid of a candle and pin has been ob- served at Padworth. village between Reading and Newbury. The candle was lighted and a pin stuck into 1t. Then bids were called for until the pin. owing to the heat of the candle, dropped out. J. T. Strange secured the tenancy with an offer of s7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

Several offers have been made to duplicate a lot of furniture in the Pennsylvania capitol that cost $2,00O- 900 at just one-half that price. The chandelier ditto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

The market reporters say pig iron is excited. When pigs and sows from the furnaces are in that condition, rest fitness and peace become lost quan- titles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

Russia is closing universities, but it cannot close the mouths of the stu dents, especially when they go home and mingle with the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

The republicans are in partnership with the trusts in the effete east, and with polygamy in the woolly west, especially Idaho and Utah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

Some friend should whisper to the promoters of heresy trials the stern fact that public opinion has rendered them unprofitable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

Forecasts for New York are the merest guesses. No one knows thing about Tuesdays product of the silent and mysterious booths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

With Elihu Root and Richard Croker both against him, William Randolph Hearst should have no trouble in tying the pee-pul to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

The interests are getting busy in opposing the elevation of the attorney general to the supreme bench.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

There is one thing the President is sure about, and that is that he does not propose to aid in any manner the Penrose plunderbund in Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

The President cuts loose from his beloved country on the afternoon of November 8. He stays at home until then to hear the returns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

Japan is about to build battleship much larger than the Dreadnaught. Carry the news to San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

Illness has taken a surprising num- Der of candidates out of the closing days of the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

New York is building her $101 ,O00,- 900 canal. When she wants bigger waterway she proceeds at once to dig it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

Senator Depew is recovering, but he is not well enough to make any speeches for Hughes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

Up in New York all spellbinders are making whirlwind trips, if you let them tell it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

The Independence league is as pop ular as any of the baseball leagues that it succeeded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

The United States treasury is all right, for surplus comes to it every year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

The President prefers Pine Knot in the closing days of the campaign to any other tough spot in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04

Some towns in Missouri are making lying a misdemeanor. This keeps out spellbinders and auctioneers.