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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
WILEY SHOWS COMMITTEE
HOW TO MAKEFAKE WHISKY

| inside, but my friend of the distillery
took me to a storage room.
" That cask,' he said. pointing to a
barrel, was sent down here from the
distery this morning.
II looked at it and found it was la
belled Pure Bourbon Whiskey. Guar
anteed fourteen years old
"A glass was drawn from the casl<,
and 1t had the color and aroma of old
whiskey. 1 thought that was pretty fast
work, making spirits aged twelve hours
into whiskey aged fourteen years. all
within five hours
DR.. Wiley said he was going to beat
even that record before the committee.
He had a. lot of glass tubes, graduates
and other apparatus used in chemical
experiments brought in, and he told the
committee he was going to make them
four different kinds of whiskey without
the use of any whiskey. All he had was
a bottle filed with ethyl alcohol, a tube
containing caramel Or burnt sugar for
coloring purposes, some water and box
containing bottles of fiavoring extracts
He began mixing up the stuff, and when
|
ing extract into a graduate and handed
1t out
"This, gentlemen, is Scotch whiskey,
a little dark in color, but Scotch" an
nounced Prof. Wiley.
The graduate was shifted at, snuffed
az and tasted by some and all who
were judges agreed that it was mighty
poor substitute.
But I'm not a professional rectifier."
Prof. Wiley explained.
The concoction smelled like newly
paved asphalt street, but DIR. Wiley.
after a snuff or two, declared 1t had the
smoky SMELL of Scotch.
Bourbon and rye were next made from
the same stock. with the exception that
different fiavoring extracts were used
The Bourbon and rye each had drop
or two of "ageing OIL dropped in. which
made she mixture look a bit more like
real whiskey, and DIR. Wiley said the
stuff was then fourteen years DID,
The final experiment was in making
brandy from the same stock as the 9TH
ers.
After a final warning that the internal
revenue ofhclalS must not De nouneu OF
the experiments. DIR. Wiley reiterated his
assertion that there is hardly bottle of
pure Scotch whiskey in the United States;
that the greater part of 1t is aduterated
or manufactured from spirits. the same
as he had done in his experiments.
'sThe real Scotch is a most delightful
whiskey." DR.. Wiley said. THAT pecu-
liar smoky taste 1t has is because the
matted barley is dried over fires of peat,
and the taste is largely the result of
casks in which 1t is placed. am told
that sherry casks are the favorites of the
distillers, as much as fifty shillings be-
ing paid for the casks
DR.. Wiley had lot of canned peas
and corn, but the committee thought 1t
had had enough of demonstrations and
he was not permitted to open them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Three Things Needed.

Three things that Birmingham needs
badly at this time are new union pas
senger station which it is about to have,
a new postoffice building and new or
enlarged court house" said a business
man last night. THE union passenger
station will be built this year, but as
much cannot be said relative to the post
office and the court house.
cit is peculiar. but fact nevertheless,
that strangers get an idea and form an
opinion about city by the court house
and postoffice. The federal government
appears to be rather slow in recognizing
the great growth of Birmingham since
the present Birmingham postoffice was
built but one can hardly blame the Wash
ington officials when the home folks
themselves cannot appreciate that same
growth enough to make the court house
sufficiently large to hold the courts"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

of sturgis. \. D.. are at the MetrOpOli-
tan.
E NJ. Bingham of Tuscaloosa, is at the
st. Nicholas.
J. Gross and L. Gottlieb of New York.
are registered at the St. Nicholas.
f. A. coley and S 3. Cooley of Alex
ander City, are at the Morris.
]. T. Gilmer of Admission. is registered
at the Morris.
]. o. Henderson of Mobile, is at the
Morris.
]. E. Pearson of sylaeauga, is at the
Morris.
A. ]. Weaver of eentreville is at the
Metropolitan.
J. A. Embry of Asheville, is registered
at the Metropolitan.
A. s. Cleere of Tuscaloosa, is at the
Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Field sportsmanrs Story.


Prof. William p. Ellis. who lives near
Buckingham Courthouse. Va, was look
ing for setter and pointer dogs to take
with him to his plantations, which are
noted for their abundance of game of all
kinds said a member of Birmingham's
Virginia colony.
Prof. Ellis related to r. B. Hughes, a
well-known sportsman, a rather remark
able story of a game hen which the latter
had presented to the former about two
years ago.
Mr.. Hughes is a great game bird
fancier and allows no birds in his iocks
except the fastest black variety Prof.
Ellis took this splendid specimen home
and gave 1t to a neighbor to keep for
him. Early in the spring he noticed the
hens showing a few white feathers, and
they began to get more and more numer-
Gus until the first warm days of May,
when she turned out one morning in the
purest dress of white. He kept the white
dress until early in the fall, when he
observed that she began to show a few
black feathers. These black feathers be-
gan to get more and more numerous as
the frosts followed each other and by
Thanksgiving day she had resumed her
shining coat of black.
THE next May she put on white again,
and this November she has lost almost
all the white feathers and will soon be
black again. Prof. Ellis does not know
how to account for this strange freak Of
nature, unless it is that nature itself
in its course is determining the coat Of
the hen to agree with the seasons and
their cold and heat.
John Senger has a cat that spends
every one of these cold nights in the
stable sitting upon the horses back to
keep her feet warm. The horse does not
seem to object at all, but there seems to
be mutual understanding between the
pair for protection from the cold.
Game in Buckingham county Is ex-
ceedingly scarce, and there has been lit
tie hunting recently. Old hunters claim
there is only one covey of birds now
where there were formerly five or six,
and about one rabbit where there used to
be four"
Prof Ellis was a former resident of
Birmingham and has a host of friends
here who will read with interest of his
life and doings in old Buckingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
DICK UN.oADs SPEECH.

Washington Correspondent New York
World.
Senator Charles Dick Of Ohio, yester-
day succeeded in getting rid of the state
hood speech he has been carrying around
in his bosom for two weeks. The Sena-
tors discouragements were many, but
he finally found a place for the speech
and let II go He read 1t from manuscript
and it was so dreary that everybody but
a few pages and the presiding officer fed
from the Senate. Dick had UNDERSIGNED
a lot of words he intended to emphasize to
give the maiden effort the proper declama-
tory effect, and he sent that copy to
the government printing office. The re-
suit was that the speech in this morn
ing's Record Is bestrewn with italics
and capitals and looks like college girls
commencement essay
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Birminaham's Improvements.

81 feel more and more proud of Bir-
mingham every day." said prominent
real estate man last night, land I really
believe this city is growing faster and is
improving at more rapid rate than any
city In the entire country
There is not man in Birmingham
who was here five years ago that will not
agree to the statement that Birmingham
has spread out and built up most Won
derfully. So far as the Improvements are
concerned, everybody can see them with
out leaving the business section of the
city It has become the usual thing for
substantial brick buildings three and four
stories i height to be torn down that
larger and more modern structures might
be erected on their sites. Other of these
old buildings are being modernized~ COM
pletely, while new and handsome fronts
of most attractive kind have been con-
structed. That's a fine sign of prosper
ity, and 1t is one of the things which
show that Birmingham Is forging rapidly
to the very forefront"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
DISTINGUISHED German.

Louis Viereck, American representative
of the Berlner TageBlatte, said to be the
most widely circulated and most infiu-
entail newspaper in Germany, will de-
liver lecture in German tonight at 8
o'clock under the auspices of the Biz
mingham Turn Verein. The lecture will
be delivered in German and will be free.
Mr. Viereck will speak on the subject
my Experiences as Member of The
German Relchstag."
Mr. Viereck was not only formerly a
member of the Imperial German Parlia-
ment, but was press representative es-
corting Prince Henry, when he made a
tour of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
A PRAYER.
I'm the Prospect of Death.)

BY Robert Burns
Thou unknown, Almighty Cause
OF all my hope and fear!
In whose dread presence, ere an hour
Perhaps | must appear!
If | have wandered In those paths
OF life | ought TO shun-
As something, loudly, in my breast,
demonstrates | have done
Thou know'st that Thou hast formed me
With passions wild and strong;
And list ming to their witching voice
Has often led me wrong.
Where human weakness has come short
Or frailty slept aside,
Do Thou. All-good-for such Thou art
In shades Of darkness hide
Where with intention I have erred,
No other plea | have,
But, Thou art good; and Goodness still
Delighteth to forgive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Lots of nonsense seems wisdom because
it's in a pretty head.
While a girl is learning about love
she can teach man more than he ever
knew.
The only kind of advice that is ever
taken is the rich relations, and only
when he is there to see you do 1t.
If women wore different clothes they
might be a lot more sensible, but they
wouldn't be a millionth part as nice.
When a man happens to make his bank
balance agree with the cashiers he goes
out and begins to brag how he almost
took honors in mathematics when he was
in college.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
About Persons.

T.. P. Cohen of Huntsville. is at the
Hillman.
Henry Fits of Tuscaloosa is at the
Hillman
c. ]. Root of Terre Haute, Ind, is at
the Hillman.
George e. Williams of New Orleans,
is at the Hillman.
II. f. Amman of Reading, Pa, is at the
Birmingham.
J. E, Anthony of Louisville. is at the
Birmingham.
G. II. Knox of Admission, is registered
at the Birmingham.
C. A. Denson of Atlanta, is at the st.
Nicholas.
J. w. C. McKim of Cleveland, is at
the St. Nicholas.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Yale and daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Important Railroad Coming.

THE Atlantic and Birmingham railroad
formerly known as the Brunswick and
birmingham. will enter this city during
the current year" said prominent eiti-
zen. In Atlanta I met Harry Atkinson
and other men who are financing the new
line and they assured me that every dol
lar needed for completing the road to
Birmingham had been subscribed. 1t is
understood that rights of way have been
obtained through Alabama up to IRON
dale, six or seven miles from Birming-
ham.
THE Atlantic and Birmingham will
prove great line for this district. In
deed, its Importance cannot be overesti-
mated"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Tip EoR MlLLIoNAIREsa

From the Richmnod Times-Dispatch.
The Vanderbilts are not likely to be-
come infatuated with automobiling in the
Eyetalian style. To be assaulted by a
discourteous mob, simply for running
over a boy or so, is a little too much.
Let them speed back to a country where
accidents are easily adjusted by the
chauffeur and a $40 bill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
ALABAMA PRESS

Lafayette Sun: You will have to hurry,
if you are going to run. The executive
committee has ordered the candidates to
play ball"
Gadsden Journal They are going to
study the tactics of Togo, but If they
want to find the secrets of Japanese sue
cess they will have to look deeper than
that.
Talladega Mountain Home: A car of
chickens, en- route to New York, was
wrecked in Atlanta Sunday All Meth
odist meetings in the Empire State are
called off.
Roanoke Loader: Now that we are about
to be relieved of reading about Mr.. and
Mrs Longworth, let us conclude the mat
ter by hoping that they may live happily
ever afterward.
Huntsville Tribune: President Roose-
welt and Senator Tillman yoRed together
on the railway rate bill in the Senate
is spiked team worthy Of special note
We will await the result with interest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

From the Charleston News Courier.
The Hon. Charles II. Grosvenor will
hereafter occupy place in the cage with
the pterodactyl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The Mizner-Yerkes affair is as full
of changes as moving picture, but
none of them will shake that $4,000
out of Miners pockets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

Congressman Hepburn says we
shouldn't joke about poison food. 1t
is no longer a laughing matter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The hippodrome elephants in New
York were put at work last week to
clear away a traction wreck, and they
soon completed the task
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

Count Boni struts about perfumed
like milliner This is the most Sc
rious charge against him yet filed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

President Roosevelt admires the
man whose shots hit. "The shots that
count are the shots that hit"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The dry dock Dewey is nearly due
at the Canaries, and the canaries may
consider it a good roosting place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

Lunatics are increasing, and the
comic Sunday supplements are said to
be at the bottom of~the increase.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The republicans In Bull Andrews
county, in Pennsylvania, are true to
their proper leader, and they propose
to make him governor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The Russians are becoming inter-
ested in their parliamentary elections.
They are catching on handsomely.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

A contemporary speaks of Tillman
putting on the gloves. He is not a
man for any such formality.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

Congressman Bannon of Ohio has
been renominated. He is still men,
Der of the House.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

1t is a case of TOO Much Cromwell"
1t was he who upset the Nicaragua
route and put Panama on the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The southern negro may thank his
lucky stars that he doesn't live in
Springfield o.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

Neither ex-Minister Bowen nor ex.
Chief Engineer Wallace will support
Mr.. Taft for president
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The New York Press club is the
richest in the world and about the
noisiest individually.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

That soft, popping sound you hear is
four insurance companies withdraw
ing from Missouri.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

Cromwell and Taft are digging the
canal, and Cromwell is In everything
at or near Panama
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The Japanese will hereafter sit on
chairs In order to lengthen their legs.
The Russians do not see why they
want longer legs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

Rocktfeller's pastor says that the
magnates mysterious disappearance
when wanted by process servers was
the "cutest thing" he ever did. He
probably thinks well of everything
Rockefeller does.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The wild geese who are flying north.
ward are in haste to begin their sum-
mer vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The insurance agent may be elm
mated, but his persuasive force cannot
be modified.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

DIR. Wiley has a poor opinion of mod
ern food products.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The Armstrong report is not too
drastic from the policy holders point
of view.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

Cromwell confesses to the unique
distinction of having too much money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

What is needed at Algeciras is
large importation of Portsmouth mos
quitoes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The Longworths went to see where
papa fought in Cuba.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The elevator in New York's forty
story skyscraper should be inspected
at least once every five years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The big dry dock is not sailing up to
the reputation of It's namesake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

This Is a spring month, and in
spring a young girls fancy turns to a
new hat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

IT HE other day B. B. Conner whom
lCD many cali the next governor Q
Alabama. got off a South High
lands trolley car without a transfer
coupon. He had heavy satehel in hi
hand and when the car started he sud
denly remembered that he had failed I.
get his transfer. With the grip bangin:
against his knees, Mr.. Conner ran nearly
half block after the car, crying Justify
"Herel Wait minutel Gimme a trans
fer!" The car was finally stopped, Mr..
Conner got his transfer ticket and wen
his way rejoicing. The unsuspeetng con
ductor looked after him euriously al.
then remarked, wonder If he is broker
THE MERCENARY POET.
At so much a line
HE
Wrote
Like
This.
At so much word
HEwrotelikethis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

A bishop says that women are not
to be relied upon as judges of morality.
Who does he suppose will do the judg-
ing now?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

H. H. Rogers is now trying to live
down reports about failing health.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02


THE INSPIRED HOUR.
Quiet reigns around him, not a sound
Disrupts his train of thought
While fancies teeming, to his mind
Come rushing in unsougnt
Fast works the magic of the spell
That burns the midnight oil
And lures him on to break of dawn
In soul-consuming toll.
1t Is the hour of the night
When intellect, set free,
Oerleaps all boundaries and space
To vast inhnity;
And vaulting to these realms above,
1t roams in glowing fields
Till something of immortal cast
Is brought to earth and yields,
Transcribed with trembling hand and pen
Moved by some lofty will,
A solace for all humankind
That shines for ages still.
The pleasing information Is out that we
are to have few mannish girls this spring
TITS we'll. What is the use of girl being
one If she is going to act like man?
1t is well to remember that we are con-
stantly on trial. Our neghbors constitute
the judge and the jury.
Fleeing HIS RELATIVES.
Fourhushing when boy, they say
Stole Aunt Nary's jam.
Now he holds an office and
Robs his Uncle Sam.
Despite the situation in China, threaten
ed trouble between France and Germany,
unsettled conditions in Russia, the Pam
anna canals delay and a possible strike
of anthracite coal miners at home, the
problem of reducing a double chin is
still paramount with some people.
A girl with exceptionally small feet
was married the other day. Small feet
don't constitute a valuable asset in matri-
mony but they are source of great
satisfaction to a bride.
POSITIVELY THE LAST.
Everybody sleeps but father,
He stays up all night.
Baby has the collie.
Howls until daylight.
Mother, in the morning,
Says it was too bad.
Everybody sleeps a little bit
But
poor
old
dad.
over in Mississippi a negro was lynch
ed the other day for carrying conceal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

How does Roosevelt and Tillman
strike you for 1902" asks the Annis-
ton Hot Blast. Like a ton of brick.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The Sultan at Fee becomes more
calm the more the deadlock at Al
geciras is confirmed and established.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

1t is well to remember that we are con-
stantly on trial. Our neghbors constitute
the judge and the jury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The Mayor of Rochester, n. Y, has
forbidden girls to meet actors at the
stage door. That is why girls leave
home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
DON'T BE ALARMED.


DON'T BE ALARMED.
Softly the wind signs,
Blue is the sky;
Sweetly the birds sing
Their lullaby.
Do not be alarmed
We are not yet
Going to sing a song
+ To spring, you beti
A woman wants a divorce from her hus-
band because he uses a curling iron.
rouge box and massage roller. The poor
woman thought she was marrying a
man.
It must be a great experience to snub
millionaire philanthropist as the good
citizens of Bath did when Carnegie ten
dered them a public library.
when a comedian has every member
Of his company watching him with ex-
pectancy written on their faces all
through the performance, 1t is proof that
he is a successful entertainer" said a
playgoer. "a comedian who keeps his
company laughing all the time is sure
to amuse the people out in front He is
man who interjects extemporaneous
jokes frequently and inspires those around
them with his own enthusiasm. musi-
cal comedy company that goes through
performance in mechanical fashion
is responsible for many dreary per-
formances."
A gentleman has just issued from a
surgical operation with seventeen feet of
silver wire in his person. He will have
some excuse for saying that his nerves
tingle. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
NAUGHTY WIND.


Mary, Mary. quite contrary,
Why does your ankle shown
Hush bad man. 1 do all I can,
But the fresh old wind will blow''
A college student says that no college
mans career Is complete until he has had
an attack of the stage fever. BY stage
fever the collegian means a fever
aroused by some lady performer on the
boards, be she protagonist, vaudevillian.
soubrette or mere twinlsler in the back
row. To properly educate ones self in
college experience a theatrical love-affair
is necessary. While some old fogies may
cavil at the word necessary" the most
conservative of them agree that the COL
lege boy and the chorus girl do get to-
gether with astonishing frequency.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

The trouble about getting up with the
sun is that you have to wait so long be-
Lore sotlel people begin 20 stir around
An old maid school teacher says that a
cat is preferable to husband Yet a
cat goes out at night, too.