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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-12
County Convicts.

Regardless of the questions that In
spector TAFT has raised over the Mobile
county conyicts at Flat Top, where
convicts are said to receive the most
humane treatment, it is plain that new
legislation is needed in relation to all
county conyicts in general DR.. Bragg
is the apostle of reform in this mat
ter. He is president of the board of
convict inspectors, and he does not
hesitate to say that the present county
convict system is a blot upon our civ
ilization and a disgrace to the state. .
He goes on to say that county convicts
should be handled by the board of con-
vict inspectors. sThen," he says,
would be stopped the terrible evil of
sending poor fellows for short terms.
five days or so, and several score of
days of COSTS"
In this connection DR.. Bragg says:
IF had the power ! would break every
county convict contract held in the state
tomorrow, and rearrange the prisoners I'M
der the care of the state that they may
be protected from all and every kind of
evil. 1t looks. too. that something is to
be hoped for from the next Legislature.
have been hammering on 1t for years and
now there Is an indication that we will
secure a change from the next assembly
that will relieve us from the blight and
disgrace of the county convict system. l
hope it may be So The state has lain
long enough under such law as puts us
in the class of sacrificing human lives
when it is shown that they can be more
humanely worked and at far greater profit
to the state and the contractors"
These words from DIR. Bragg, whose
experience in this matter outruns that
of any other man in the state, will be
carried into every county, and if pos
sible they should be laid before every
voter before he selects men to rep
resent him in the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
If love would only remain blind after
marrage-but fudge.
to be sought after
Bait your hook with fattery IL you
would catch silly women.
It takes a born diplomat to yield grace
fully to the inevitable.
The arrival of new girl baby means
another domestic cry-sls.
Too many men sit down in saloons and
wait for something to turn up.
Men who can pass their ignorance off
for eccentricity are born diplomats.
You may have noticed that the prettiest
girl always has the plainest sailing.
Too many people expect others to do
more for them than they are willing to
do for themselves.
Some girls cry for help when a young
man tries to kiss them, but the majority
let him help himself.
The women of this country should erect
a monument to the memory OF the man
who invented mirrors.
Perhaps men are as decetful as women
in some things, but they never attempt TO
transform yawn into smile.
After a man has taken certain number
of drinks he secs double. and after taking
a few more he IS unable TO see at all
1t has been said that the drum was
the first musical instrument In use hut
how any one discovered that itsis nln-
steal Instrument is still a nay starry
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cARNEclE's KISS o. K.
Atlanta Matron Compares 1t With
That of Hobson.

Atlanta. Especial to the New York
Would 1.-THE Carnegie kiss leaves moth
ing to be desired is the verdict of Mrs.
]. H. Eiehberg, of Atlanta, whose lips
met Mr. Carnegie's at the reception given
to MIN when he was in Atlanta.
Mr.. Carnegie, as a kisser, is uneX-
oelled," continued Mrs. Eichberg. The
pressure of his lips on ones lips is sat
isfying in every respect His kiss thrills
and at the same time soothes. He is not
hasty in kissing. which accounts in a
measure for the delight which follows
the pressure of his lips His lack of haste
in removing his lips enables the recipient
of his kiss to extract all that is possible
for OSCILLATION. To my dying day l shall
never forget the joyful sensation I ex-
pereineced while Mr.. Carneges lips were
on mine Mr.. Carnegie may be old in
years, but he is still young in his abil-
lty to kiss
How does the Carnegie kiss compare
with the Hobson article, Mrs. Ech-
berg?"
THE Carnegie kiss is superior to the
IIobson kiss in every way said Mrs.
Eichberg. Il was kissed by Capt. Hob
son when he was in Atlanta some years
ago. but I got no special pleasure from
it. OF course there's some pleasure Tor
a woman in any kiss but the Hobson
kiss lacks the satisfying qualities of the
Carnegie kiss
Capt Hobson just pecks at your lips
and leaves one wondering why he didn
make a good job of it. Mr.. Carnegie
does make a good job of it. He puts his
lips squarely on yours, and he keeps them
there long enough for one to understand
inst what good kissing means The Hob
son kiss is immature; the Carnegie KISS
is mature. shall never forget the de-
lights of the Carnegie kiss"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-12
DISTRIBUTION OF FREE SEED.

From the Bay City (Mich) Times
The Evening Times is in receipt of two
packages OF seed, bearing the name of
Senator Burrows. These seeds came
ranked through the mails cost Mr.. Bur
rows nothing, and are useless in this
Office. just why our esteemed friend in
Washington puts us on the mailing list
is past finding out. Some farmer con-
stituent of the senator might relish seed
and speak good word for the senator
when he hobs up again for reelection
but in this case they have been mis-
placed If the free-seed distr-Jution served
any legitimate end, either the advance
ment of science or the gloritication of
agriculture, Secretary Wilson doubtless
would be enthusiastic in its favor. But
as his letter to Representative Tawney
shows. his department regards II as
merely dsagreeable and absurd drudgery
We agree with the New York Evening
Post. which says there would be exactly
as much reason for an appropriation to
buy necSties, good books, or soda mint
tablets. In fact, ii we should suddenly
attempt to supply with consistency the
principle of the seed distribution, we
should at once have to enact the NJ
P.'s famous bill, TO give everybody
everything
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Lack of Courtesy.

II have seldom seen a greater lack of
courtesy than was exhibited by a man
on a car going south on Twentieth street
Tuesday evening about or $50 o'clock, -"
said a typical old southern gentlemen last
night.
las usual at that time of the evening
the car was full, but no one was stand
ing up. Every seat was occupied, how
ever and the front compartment, reserved
for negroes, was occupied by white men
exclusively.
Two ladies got on the front end of
the car, and one of the ladies was rather
elderly. AS they came through the car
a man, who at least had the appearance
of being a gentleman, stopped them and
spoke very cordially to both. He even
grasped the elder ladys hand and shook
1t vigorously, but all the time he re-
manned seated. The two ladies looked the
length of the car for vacant seat, but
saw none. They passed through the door
dividing the compartments, and two men
rose and offered them seats, which they
accepted with thanks. l heard at least
a dozen men comment on the lack of man
ners of the man who stopped the ladies,
spoke to them as friends and who did not
offer them his seat
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Daring Climbing.

Il have often wondered at the ability
of monkey to climb post without hav-
ing any holds but the way these steel
workers climb one of those steel beams
is a mystery to me-" said a man yes
terday who had been standing on the
corner of First avenue and Twentieth
street for half an hour.
Il saw one of those fellows working on
the tenth floor start at the bottom and
climb to the top in few seconds with
out any trouble at all. He would grasp:
the fianges on the beam and use the heads
of bolts as foot rests, and walk right or
up to the top for all the world like a
monkey climbs a tree
THE compressed air hammers they use
for heading the riyets attract a great
deal of attention, and l notice people
watching them at work all the time. In
fact that corner is frequently blocked
with people watching the work on the
fifteen-story building
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-12
Orders for Steel Rails.

The capacity of the United States
Steel corporation, the Pennsylvania
Steel company, the Lackawanna Steel
company, the Jones & Laughlin Steel
company, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company, the Colorado and
Fuel and Iron company, and of the
lesser railmaking concerns has never
exceeded three million tons Of rails i'll
a calendar year, but the actual book
ings of orders today now exceeds that
aggregate. 1t is known that orders for
at least 10000 tons more will come in,
and no account is taken of further for.
eign orders.
The long and short of the situation
is that every rail mill will have to be
pushed to its full capacity to the end
of the year. The rail output will have
to exceed three million tons in order
to satisfy customers, and all records
heretofore will thus be broken.
If the mills should endeavor to meet
the orders of both the steam and the
electric roads the production this.ye
would have to be carried to 100000
tons, and their capacity would be Sc
verely strained. Such an aggregate
may, however, be possible. 1t is more
probable, however, that the filling of
some orders will be postponed to 1907.
The rail situation shows how pros
porous the country is. despite 80 per
cent money and Wall-street manipula-
tons.
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Dull, unfeeling, barren ignorance.
King Richard II.
Fast Schedules in the South.

The postoffice appropriation bill
hangs fire in the House because Of the
desire to make speeches on all sorts
of subjects except the contested items
contained in 1t. For example, the elo-
quent Mr.. Towne discussed on Tuesday
the jamestown exposition, and the
witty Mr. Bede brought UP a PROPOSE
Another member read a poem on Ari
IONA. This medley was supposed to
relate to the postofflce appropriation
bill. Let no one hereafter say that a
rule from the rules committee is not
occasionally needed in the erratic
House.
The chief item of dispute in the bill
is an appropriation of $4,000 for d
Washington and New Orleans. The
same bill carries appropriations
amounting to 100000 for pneumatic
tubes in four cities. No one assails the
tube items, but the item of $4,000
is bitterly denounced. The land of cot
ton is of less consequence in some
minds in Congress than the four cities.
When the fact is recalled that the
south is not materially benefited by the
vast pension appropriation, and that it
pays under the Dingley bill full per
capita tax either into the treasury or
into the pockets of Dingley beneh-
Charles living as a rule in the north,
1t would seem to be but just to let the
little item of $4,000 go through. It is
needed to quicken the mail service
over a vast stretch of country 1t is
needed by northern business men as
well as by southern residents. Chair
man Overstreet of the committee on
postoffices and postroads is doing all
he can in favor of the item and every
intelligent and fair-minded member is
lining up behind them. The sectional
and the prejudiced are on the other
side.
A vote will probably be taken today
or tomorrow, and it should result In a
quickened mail service throughout the
cotton states.
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IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
An Exhibit at jamestown.

mink the proposition of the BESSIE
mer Board of Trade to make some sort oil
| creditabie exhibit of the products and
resources of the Birmingham district at
the exposition to be held at Jamestown
Va, next year is very eommendable and
worthy of the consideration of every bus
mess man In the district said a BUSH
ness man Of Birmingham yesterday.
Il am glad that the Bessemer Board
of Trade has taken the matter up and
the liberal spirit in which the Birmins-
ham commercial organizations are asked
to take the lead in the matter is COM
mendable. The people of Bessemer are
interested solely in the good tnat ouch an
exhibit will be to the district and cares
not for the honor.
In resolution that will be presented
to the Commercial club and Board of
Trade of Birmingham at their next meet
ings the Bessemer Board of Trade pledges
its support to any movement of the kind
that Is suggested by the Birmingham
organizations.
1.-The jamestown exposition will give to
the Birmingham people peculiar advan-
tage for the advertising Of the resources
of the Birmingham district and it IS my
opinion that the opportunity should not
be neglected.
"All the nations of the world will be
assembled in creditable exhibits on this
occasion and worthy display from this
section will attract attention to the dis
trict that will be invaluable.
There is no question but that the
Jamestown exposition will draw class
of visitors from all quarters of the globe
that should be reached with display OF
Birmingham products and natural advan-
tages."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-12
Locking Two Years Ahead.

The Democratic Club of New York
represents all the conservatism and
capital of the metropolis that can be
represented at all by the democratic
party. Capitalism is essentially an adj
junct, a by-product, the dictator, in
fact, of the republican party, but a
fragment of it finds expression in the
democratic party, and the Democratic
club is its graphophone. This club is
to be broadened into national mouth
piece. 1t is hereafter to be known as
the National Democratic club, and it is
to give a Jefferson-day dinner at the
Waldorf-Astoria next Tuesday night.
All this is regular enough but at that
dinner it will probably begin to appear
that the radicalism of William Jennings
Bryan four, eight and twelve years ago
has become the conservatism of today,
barring. of course, the silver issue,
which gold production has put out of
the list of pending problems. Some say
this change is due to the desire to de-
feat Mr. Hearst and his socialistic
teachings, but the true way to do that
is to put up a democrat who can pre-
vent the strenuous editor from becom-
ing governor of New York. A demo-
cratic governor of New York would
have advantages in the national con-
vention that could scarcely be over
come. Let the Democratic club attend
first then to its own state, and then it
will, Il successful, be in a position to
groom some one for the presidency.
On the republican side of the house
1t looks like scramble for the nominal
tion--the first since 1888. There will
be Root. Taft, Shaw, Fairbanks. For
aker. Knox, LaFollette and Cummings,
with several counties to hear from.
There. too, will be Theodore Roosevelt,
who may be drafted into second term.
Mr.. Roosevelt is the dark horse that
troubles all the rest. They do not like
his hold upon the masses. He looms
up before them much as Vulcan would
in Capitol park The real entries for
1908 are in very truth Taft Root
~-d Roosevelt. Taft has Rooseveltian
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-12
About Persons.

Prof. L. Nv. Palmer, professor of math-
ematics at the University of Alabama,
is visiting Hugh Morrow.
Walter X. Maxwell and wife of Gin
cinnati, are stopping at the Birmingham.
Mr.. Maxwell is one of the best hotel men
in the country. having charge of Cincin-
natl hostelries
Mr. and Mrs William +. Maxwell of
Admission. are at the Birmingham.
C C. DeBardeleben of Montgomery. is
registered at the st. Nicholas.
The following Alabama visitors are at
the Morris: w r. Smith of Wilsonville;
w H. Britton Of F'lorala; William Opp
of Montgomery j. f. and c. r. Buck of
Mobile and f. 3. Jones of Mobile.
The following names are on the regis
ter of the metropolitan: II, g. Sanders
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The pennant race is NOW on.
THEY MISSED THE TREASURE.

From Judge
Burly Tom. the train robber. with his
band of TRUSTEES behind him, plunged
down over the locomotive tank in the
black of the night, thrust his horse piss
tolls into the face of the engineer of
the midnight express, and compelled that
individual to bring his train to halt.
Now" said Tom. after the train had
stopped, you kin cut off dat car loaded
wild ice an pull it down de track piece.
where me an me pals Will unload IT.
At these words the face of the engineer
frightened
"Ahai you are mistaken he exclaimed
joyously. 1.-THE ice train was sent along
in the daylight under heavy guard. There
is nothing on this train but packages of
money!
Seeing that the treasure he was lying
in wait for had slipped through his fin
gers. the robber turned pale with anger.
The air turned robins egg blue with his
curses as he and his companions leaped
from the locomotive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-12
A NEW sWINDLE,

From the Boston Transcript
new form of petty swindling, when
has been worked with success in at least
one case in Maiden, has been brought 10
light. A well dressed women want into
the store of an Italian fruit dealer III
that city to make a small purchase and
while the proprietor was busy doing up
her fruit she appeared to be searching Tor
something on the floor. She then ex-
planned to the fruit dealer that she had
lost very valuable jeweled ring, when
might have come off when she took off
her glove, and perhaps 1t had rolled out of
sight somewhere In the store. Or, posi-
bly, she had lost 1t before coming into the
store. Both made further search for the
missing ring, and the weman then left,
first giving the Italian her name and adj
dress, and stating that she would gladly
! pay a reward of 500 for recovery of the
ring which she described as containing
diamonds, rubies and sapphires All by
himself the fruit dealer made still more
careful search, yet without result After
ward while standing outside of his store,
he saw a man seemingly pick up some
thing, which he proceeded to examine by
the light in the window of the fruit
store. The Italian saw it was ring with
stones exactly like those described by his
I customer Here was his chance to secure
the promised reward of 800 His state
nent to the other man that he knew who
owned the ring and the story of the
woman's deep regret at losing 1t was de-
rided at first, but finally the man, being
in a hurry himself as he stated agreed
to let the Italian have it for $40. The ven
der of the fruit and peanuts dressed him
self up in his best clothes and fastened
to the address given by his customer, to
find only an open lot instead of house
and woman distressed over the loss of
her very valuable ring. This turned
out to be worth perhaps a quarter of a
/ dollar. Moreover. the "flnder' of the
| ring, of course. really had it in hand
when he pretended to pick it up from the
| sidewalk
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WHAT A KANSAS CITY MAN
SPENT AT THE ST. HYPHEN

waiter. I thought of ouida's novels and
said. Turkish. He brought 1t In the most
elaborate and complicated lot of fixInes
l ever saw. The silver thing | drank IT
out of was little larger than a liouer
glass. He stood off and made a sort of
obeisance TO the display and then handed
me check for ST. I sighed and went
to bed
Next morning | got up with the grim
determination to be cautious. even if
had to starve | ordered baked apnles
rolls and coffee--not Turkish. The check
was 81 80. That finished me- / surrendered
Internationally. ordered what wanted
most and paid what the check demanded.
All the penurious maxims of my boyhood
and the frugal habits of my manhood
were scorned. But I didn't see. New
York | couldn't afford it. There was a
limit to my means and | calculated that
week at the st. Hyphen would exhaust
them. | was exactly right. BY great care
on the ears | reached Kansas City with
the price of a sandwich and a cup of
coffee and 20 cents for the Pullman porter
who brushed me. And after | paid my
car fare home | had this cent
And that cigar?"
Lord no! This cigar" he said. look
ing at it indolently. lis the survival Of
my st. Hyphen habit. This Is only sun
day, but already l have spent my weeks
allowance in good living Still, I enioyed
II. But didn't see New York
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qualities, and Root will no doubt claim
that he carries New York in his vest
pocket.
But no one will carry New York in
his vest pocket in 1908. This is a
period of discomfort, social unrest and
exposures. Neither Mr.. Roosevelt nor
anyone else can stop the trend. It will
go on, and in 1908 no republican will
be Juggling New York around in his
vest pocket. The Democratic club will,
in other words. have plenty Of business
to attend to at home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-12
Iobson Campaign.

at seems almost a certain thing that
Hobson will defeat Bankhead this time,
said l.. b. Musgrove yesterday. 'Mr.
Hobson is speaking this week in parts
of the district where candidates have
never spoken before and the people are
riding miles and miles to hear him.
= do not believe that Mr.. Bankhead
will carry single county in the Sixth
district. For the remainder of the cam
paign, which closes after next week, Mr..
Hobson will speak several times a day
and he is always greeted with large audi
ences. In fact it is always impossible
to put the crowds in the houses, and Mr.
Hobson has to speak in the OPEN
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'om the Kansas City Times.
70 :, =. :: s. :. !: : 5'' E S '''


If q ZEN to New York" he said. as
I'm he cut the end off a Partaga
~ that cost him a quarter
And when | got back" he went ON
my currency was inst cent I'm lsaan-
ing 1t for luck. But I've sat IN tho sea -
of the mighty and don,t care 20 tba
ST Hyphen. said 70 the nanson, cah
driver when we reached Grand rant,,1
depot and from, thar n,oropt hao.,,a
the child of luxury A resnlendant narson
stood waiting in tho hotal oa,.ri,oa va,
40 nc ''Aoshe' 'ooh my cane aho'hef
's Ia ia. anu '"o liners looh my Days
s,a pe". icy s'ooo before me ~ sihsie
ny "'i'eu iei' i'Ne pie-
-" 'ui'sp,e "o'os IN response
70 an aoufess Oh "eieohe' put reirained.
la W. @ee' s"'u ',e i'ls' lriio-
',0ii' . i'oi''s''is - a 'eNo,Ni"s uooi' :
pa' ~ 10y ."'e - ~ =
'ne iianie pu' II nnoNeo before me, An
80 .s'ie''o''''is vas On 'ie o''.si s'ue
- NJ s''o'ss' no 0u'S y 9p'''e
Il went 40 The elevator to reach nv
room. Another Young man in uniform
pressed the button for me and told the
elevator gentlemanAhe was no mere boy
the floor ! wanted How he knew +
don't know. we went up as a limited and
another officer received me in state ana
opened the vestibule door for me to pass
into the lobby. | looked at him. He held
me with his eye. There was CLINT in il.
[ understood suddenly and handed him a
quarter That tin was the first of n great
procession.
Wheh | reached my room the door
/ have ever seen stood at attention watt
ing inside.
Good afternoon. sir sail he
Good afternoon. said /
I'm the valet sir said no ~ ,,nnacu
for Won
:. valet said T. 7 aidn,t-
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School Children Changed.

ut is interesting to note how children
have changed in their attitude towards
school," said the father of a large family
yesterday.
II can easily recall when the children
disliked greatly 10 go to school, and tru-
aney was considered justifiable by them
whenever possible. | have noticed that
conditions have gradually changed until
now my girls and even my boys enjoy
their school work.
TT indicates an Improvement in the
school system of today. 1t is a forward
step to make children enjoy school and
make their lessons attractive"