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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
Mexico a First-CIass Power.

1 The rise of Japan has been marvel ous. and if Japan had not blinded us by her brilliancy, the rise of Mexico would today be keen and appreciated | by all who watch international changes. Our sister republic has in twenty-five years risen from the level of the despised countries to the level of this highly considered.
 Her people are prosperous. Law and order are supreme, and public ed ucation goes on apace. It is a repub- lie that is climbing up. It is a coun- try that has won a place among the progressive nations of the earth.
 And it can scarcely be said to be a Caucasian country. Out of its if teen millions of people, not over three millions can truthfully claim descent from any European race. The other twelve millions are either Indians, or
 
 Indian blood in their veins. The re- public is, therefore, practically land of Indians President Diaz is himself in part of Indian descent, and Presi- dent Juarez was a pure-blooded Indian. The Indians and the Mestizoes alike are ambitious and progressive, and in the course of time they will dominate every branch of industry and every part of the country.
 In this respect Mexico stands quite alone, although in all the South Ameri' can republics there are strains of In dian blood, but in no one of them have the Indians the upperhand as they have in Mexico. The progress of Mexico to the front rank of nations is, therefore, a tribute to the American Indian, for it is he that has made that country, and it is he that must keep 1t in the 1 line of progress throughout the pres ent century. We now send an am bassador to Mexico, instead of min ister, as formerly, and it is said that Great Britain and France will soon do likewise. Mexico's rise has not been as meteoric as Japan's, but it is one full of merit and promise, and il goes to mshow that the American In dian is not altogether decadent wher confronted by modern civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
Demand for Bananas.

"The consumption of tropical fruit III northern countries" said a traveller rom Mexico last night ''has greatly increased in the last few years. The greatest mar ket in the world for these products IS the United States The ports or New York, New Orleans, Boston, Philadelphia and Mobile receive these fruits py the steamer load and they are distributed to thousands of interior points. New of- leans alone receives annually about seven million punches of bananas.
 "The banana of all tropical fruits IS the most productive and the most gen orally in demand. Notwithstanding the greatly improved transportation facihties in the countries which grow the banana and the Increased number of steamship lines plying to foreign countries, the banana markets of the world are never flooded.
 "It is said that an acre of ground nlanted in bananas will produce more food at a. less cost than any other crop known. An acre of land will produce an- nually from five hundred to eight nun dred punches at cost of not more thap cents a bunch.
 Yet it is strange that the country that tributary to the port of Tampico, Mexico-the best adapted to the produce ton of this fruit, and at the same time the nearest to the United States Is the most neglected.
 "The climate about Tampieo is the most healthful to be found in the tropics, and it is only question of time when Ameri- cans will see the wonderful opportunities awaiting them there. don't believe there 1 is a country of richer promise on tEe l erin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05

the balloon would not ascend then disconnected my anchor and then my heavy guide q had two) Next l discon- nected my basket and climbed into the rigging, hitching on one bag of ballast l gave the word to let her go, and up I went like rocket. Unfortunately my second guide rope caught on post, and was being drawn on the tops of the buildings at the rate of thirty miles an hour There was only one thing that could save me. This was to cut the guide rope. This instantly accomplished, as had carried in my mouth a long open knife as a precautionary measure. Instantly I had done this shot up to height of 5000 feet.
 For the first time in my ballooning ex- perience I felt rather uncomfortable, to say the least, for I was hanging on one of the ropes of the rigging by one leg. At the height of 5000 feet l made myself more comfortable and looked down upon Augusta. As I had no ballast but my shoes, I removed them and tied them to be used when necessary
 "When the balloon started to descend I again struck the rapidly moving wind
 
 the balloon passed over some body of water The gases became cold and con tracted and the balloon dropped to the earth with frighful velocity. l landed on my feet and attempted to pull my rip cord could not break it to save my life When my feet touched the earth my weight was of course taken from the bal loon.
 Just at that moment a powerful gust of wind struck it, and I was hurled into the air five hundred a thousand feet hanging by one hand. I climbed back into the rigging. The balloon again grad ually descended but as it did so I became entangled in the network. I could at that time have cut myself loose, but did not care to lose my balloon, so I allowed myself to be dragged a quarter of a mile at speed faster than the average horse can run. In tbe meantime the gas was pouring out and I gradually got the bal loon under control and drew it to the ground and released myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
LIFE'S HARM ONES.

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Let no man pray that he know not sor-
 TOW, Let no soul ask to be free from pain, For the gall of today is the sweet of to-
 morrow, And the moments loss ia the lifetimes
 gain. Through want of thing does it's worth
 redouble, Through hunger's bangs does the feast
 content, And only the heart that has harbored
 trouble Can fully rejoice when joy is sent. Let no man shrink from the bitter tonics Of grief and yearning and need and
 strife. For the rarest chords in the souls har.
 monies Are found in the minor strains of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
What the South is Good For

The Savannah News Rises up to
 complain of neglect. The entire sweep
 of the south Atlantic states from Mary
 land to Florida. inclusive, has no rep. resentatiye in the cabinet or in the supreme court. It feels lonely and ill., treated. The feeling is not lessened when it reads that Boston is to have a second justice of the supreme court. and that New York is to have three members of the cabinet. If President Cleveland had not been forced by re- factions in the Senate to appoint As rociate Justice White, the cotton states would today have no representa'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
Political Gossip.

'What will the hundreds of street cor ner politicians do after Tuesday," asked a man last night. "Of course the after math will glow for a while with post election eloquence, but the fervid discuss sions which have edified the passerby for the last few weeks, must necessarily flicker out.
 'fUnless by chance another contest may be in order Then those not politically inclined had just as well give up all hope of peace of mind, for the air about these parts will be so surcharged with argument that there will be no getting away from il"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
From the Wall Street. Journal


 F E who believes in future life is b0v a citizen of two worlds. He
 moves in this, but his highest thought and inspiration are fixed on the future. To such person, what takes place here and now is not unimportant. but it is infinitely less important than what shall take place hereafter. He looks upon his life here as but preparation for the life to come. His experiences here, whether of joy or of sorrow, are of value to him only as they enable him the bet ter to meet the everlasting demands of the life after death. He is not indifferent to the rewards which may come in this world to industry, endeavor and oppor- tunity, but failure, illness, poverty, abuse, what do these amount to, to man who believes he is to enjoy the sub lime privileges of eternity? He measures everything by the infinite. Wealth, lux ury, power, distinction-he may not de- spise these, but he looks upon them as being but temporary, mere delights that are given as tests of his character.
 Faith in eternal life smooths out every inequality and injustice of the present life under the great weight of the infinite. It makes the poor feel rich, and gives to the unfortunate a sense of heirship to the Almighty. It makes the rich feel a sense of grave responsibility and trustee ship.
 Now 1t is not needful for this discus sion to consider whether such faith is reasonable or not. The Wall Street Jour nal has no concern in theological discus sions. It takes no part for or against any creed, but 1t is intensely interested in the economic and political effects of any change in the thought, the habits and the lives of men. If there has been a marked decline in religious faith that fact must be of profound, far-reaching significance. It alters the basic condi- tions of civilization. It becomes factor in the markets. It changes the standards and affects the values of things that are bought and sold. It concerns the immedi- ate interests of those who never had such @ faith almost as much as it does the lives of those who have had the faith and lost it.
 Yhe question, therefore, is of practical, immediate and tremendous importance to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
Curbstone Profanity.

q have seen much of politics in my life. state, national and local, but for profanity and vulgarity on the curbstone the present one surpasses any I've ever known said a well known man. T have heard frequent uses of profanity and vul- garity coupled and in such tones as must have reached the ears of school girls and ladies. Men who know better, and yet others who are reckless in their speech who pride themselves on their courage and manhood have uttered not one but d string of the vilest oaths and express sions that are not only mprintable, but too foul to repeat It Is wonder the po- lice have not nabbed some of them. am done with it. After this campaign shall take Turkish bath and turn again to the walks of decency and decorum, in argument or discussion. No more Bow cry politics for me. with sewer rot jar gon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
Money Market.

Henry Clews. in his Wall street letter of Saturdays date. says:
 "Election agitation and stringent money rates put somewhat of a damper on the stock markets activity Had it not been for the generally satisfactory conditions existing outside of Wall street, these two factors might easily have caused con- siderable decline in stock exchange values. On Thursday however. Pennsylvania Railroad company sprung surprise by declaring an increased dividend which turned the market immediately upwards and improved the general sentiment of the street. As for the monetary situation, rates continue high, and were additionally stiffened by the temporary withdrawal of funds for the November interest and dividend payments. When these are re- turned. rates should again become some what easier It is useless, however, to look for easy money during the remain der of 1906.
 Next week the election takes place. The result in New York state is, of course, awaited with intense interest On either side the vote is likely to indicate a strong protest against cOIpoidtioii dpuSeS' AhS same spirit will affect the congressional elections: and these in reality will be of more significance than the contest in New York, although that on account of it's picturesque features, attracts the greater public attention. After the elec- ton only a few weeks intervene before the reassembling of Congress. Much in- terest will also attach to the new policies which are at work in Washington. If all accounts are true, President Roosevelt is likely to continue his aggressive tactics towards the corporations; not with de- structive views-but simply to compel obedience to laws which have hitherto been more honored in the breach than in the observance. Needless to say, such issues are a tritle unsettling, and while under discussion are anything but en- coura ging to the bullish element in the market. On the other hand, the general situation continues to seem sound. Recent declines have not revealed any weak spots of importance, and the market is entirely free of dsquieting rumors.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
Faversham in "The squaw Man.

Patrons of the Jefferson theatre are familiar with the personality Of William Faversham, who with his new play, 'The Squaw Man" comes to that playhouse for three performances on "Wednesday and Thursday nights with Thursday mati- nee. The play and star had most sue cessful season in New York where a record of six continuous months at Wal lacks theatre lies behind them. Under the management of Liebler x Co.,, Mir Haversham is now indulging in road tour in order that the country at large may be given an opportunity of seeing what has been called one of the great American plays now upon the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
At the Bijou.

A sparkling musical farce is Walter Coleman Parkers Lovers and Lunitics," which begins a weeks engagement at the Bijou theatre tonight. To the mixture of love and lunacy has been added numerous catchy musical numbers. pretty girls galore and a goodly number of attractive dances. resulting in a light, breezy enter talnment that whets the appetite of the iaded theatregoer and makes him, like Oliver Twist. want for more" The prin- cipal burden of fun-making falls on the shoulders of Joe Morris, who plays ''lkey Rosenstein," is in search of a fair cor respondent who signs herself Miss Nellie ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
HAS EFFECT ON BUSINESS

Wall street quite as much as any other part of the world, has there been a de- cline in the faith in the future life, and for the special phenomena of our time, the eager pursuit of sudden wealth, the shameless luxury and display, the gross and corruptnig extravaganza, misuse of swollen fortunes,' the indifference to law, the growth of graft, the abuses of great corporate power, the social unrest, the spread of demagogy, the advances of so- eialsm, the appeals to bitter class hat red? To find out what connection exists between a decadence in religious faith and the social unrest of our time, due, on one side, to oppressive use of fnan- cial power, and on the other to class agi- tation might well be worth an investiga- tion by commission of government ex- perts, if it were possible for the govern ment to enter into such an undertaking
 Whatever may be a mans own personal beliefs, there is no one who would not prefer to do business with a person who really believes in a future life. If there are fewer men of such faith in the world, it makes a big difference, and if faith IS to continue 10 uecl1ne, this Will re- quire new adjustments. There are cer- tainly on the surface, many signs of such decline. Perhaps, if it were pos sible to probe deeply into the subject, it might be found that faith still abounded, but is no longer expressed in the old way. But we are obliged to accept the surface indications. These include 6 fall ing off in church attendance, the aban- donment of family worship, the giving oyer of Sunday more and more to pleas ure and labor, the separation of religious from secular education, under the stern demands Of non-sectarianism, the grow ing up of Q generation uninstructed as our fathers were in the study of the Bible, the secularization of a portion of the church itself. and it's inability in a large way to gala the confidence of the laborirg people. If these are really signs of 6 decay of religious faith, then in- deed there is no more important prob- lem before us than that of either dis covering some adequate substitute for faith, or to take immediate steps to check a development that has within it the seeds of national disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
At the Majestic.

A vaudeville bill of unusual merit will commence weeks engagement at the Majestic theatre this afternoon at a mati- nee. There will be matinee and night performance every day during the week.
 A souvenir matinee will be given to- morrow. Tuesday afternoon, at which every woman who purchaes a 20 cent ticket will be given very useful sou venir.
 The bill this week presents great varie- ty and unusual novelty. The headline act is the Eight Bedouin Arabs. sensa- tional acrobats of the whirlwnd variety, and the other acts are Miss Louie Dacre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
DEcADENcE OF THOROUGHBRED

From Country Life in America
 The thoroughbred, thanks to our inces- sentatives under the shallow pretense of Improving the breed of horses" has be- come cripple. often at birth. nearly al- ways at years old; a nervous rattlepate, slight of physique, and cratic of man. ners As progenitor of harness horses he is so prepotent that he controls both action and conformation: as saddle horse or hunter he Is too light, too un- sound. and too crack-b brain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05

Manager McArdle says that the bill at the New Gayety theatre this week is the best that he has ever offered the theatre goers of Birmingham. It differs from other burlesque bills in many ways, and it is supposed to be better than any of the season.
 Frank D. Bryan's Congress of American Girls Is the great feature. They pre- sent a comedy entitled "Hey-Diddle- Dddle,' In which the girls take the prin- cipal parts. A great quantity of revolv- ing scenery is used in this act and the effects are said to be startlingly pretty. The vaudeville portion of the bill includes nine acts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
Annie Russell.

Coming south for the first time in her extended career, Annie Russell will be seen as Puck" in Wagenhals & Kem- per's s5O,OOO production of "A Midsummer Nights Dream at the Jefferson theatre Saturday, matinee and night. Novem- Der 10.
 The great production -one hundred and twenty-seven people in the cast-the unique ballet of flying fairies and the countless other details will be brought in all completeness, as seen at the Astor theatre in New York, where it crowded the house to capacity at each performs ance,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05

ton in the highest court. Justice White lives in New Orleans.
 The Hartford (Conn.) Times says the rule of having all sections repre-. sented on the supreme bench has been observed from the foundations of the government So 1t had been, but that rule has been abolished, and the effete east bags the big appointments, while a few are given to the central west to pacify and quiet it. No one seems to care what the south gets or what it says Why" asks the Savannah News, "are we shut out, ignored, iso- lated, insofar as the cabinet and the supreme court are concerned?"
 This is hard one, and it would, perhaps, save time and trouble to give it up al the outset. The standpat re- publican party does not consider the south a part of the country, and it is taking precious good care in seeing that it does not secure any responsible place in the government. We are good enough to trade with and to grow eX' port cotton, but we are not good enough to judge standpatters from the supreme bench or in the cabinet. lsola- tion and adverse discrimination is our portion, and, so we may as well keep right on buying goods from the stand patters and maintaining for them favorable balance of trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
"Her Own Way"

The children in the first act of Her Own Way" which comes to the Jeffer- son theatre for two performances Friday afternoon and night, add materially to the effectiveness of the play. The scene is young Philips birthday; the cutting of the birthday cake and the game of blind mans buff are received with cheers and laughter wherever produced. Theatre goers of Birmingham, however, are ac- quainted with the excellence of the en- tire production through the superb act ing of Maxine Elliott, who was seen here last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05

also under bond for killing Arthur Me- Cornell near Mountainboro about a year ago, and will be arraigned for trial to- morrow in the city court.
 General regret is felt here over the untimely death of Edward Boykin at Selma Friday night. He was a brother of w. J. Boykin of this city, who is one of the most popular members of the Gads- den bar. MT. Boykin left for Selma im- mediately upon receipt of the sad news and will carry the remains to the old home at Scale, where they will be buried.
 Judge Haralson has announced that the fall session of the circuit court will not commence until next "Wednesday on ac- count of the state election being held on Tuesday. This will allow all jurors and iitigants to remain at home and vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
UNNECESSARY.

From the New York Mail.
 Grants granddaughter as a bride has the good wishes of all her countrymen. Rosemary is her name. but that's not needed for remembrance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-05
BISHOP ALLEN MAKES
 APPEAL TO CATHOLICS

At high mass at St Paul's church yes terday the Rev. Father kitrick was the celebrant. and the Rev. Father Coyle was the preacher. The latter took for his text a clause of the Apostles Creed T Nelieve in the Holy Catholic church." The church was holy said the speaker because it's founder was holy and because it's precepts were holy Individual members there had been in the different ages, whose lives were unholy but this, said the preacher, did not effect the holiness of the church. Father Coyle said that the greatest enemies of the church were Catholics who did not live up to the precepts of the Catholic re- ligion He said if those Catholics who disgrace the church were to become good practical Catholics, all men would be drawn to it.
 The following circular from the bishop was read in the Catholic churches yes- terday:
 Mobile. October IS, l9O6 Dearly Beloved Brethren: The fierce gale and tidal wave which swept over tho gulf coast on September 27 bringing death and ruin to life and
 
 eral appeal to the faithful of the diocese and country for aid in behalf of our churches and charitable institutions in- jured by the storm. Our orphan asyums 1 suffered severely, and in addition to this their capacity is now overtaxed to pro- vide shelter for little ones robbed of home and friends by this lamentable dis aster. We have refused shelter to none The home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, our churches and other institutions | suffered severely. Eight of our churches, chiefly along the coast, are entirely de- stroyed.
 The charity of the people of Alabama. 1 Florida and elsewhere was never more nobly displayed than in relieving the dis tress of those who lost everything in the | storm. All that generous hearts could | do to alleviate their sufferings and make them a self-sustaining people once more, | has been done
 | But who will rebuild our ruined l churches? The people who worshiped in | them are all financially crippled, and not a few are homeless as well as penniless. Unless we come to their rescue and se- | cure aid from our brethren elsewhere, we fear these churches will remain in ruins for years. Hence this appeal to your charity.
 1 X general collection in all the churches of the diocese is hereby ordered for the second Sunday after the reception of tn s letter. The clergy are requested to sup 1 port this appeal by few earnest words. The amount received should he promptly sent to the chancellor The collection at this time will for the present year. take the place of the one usually ordered for November or the first Sunday in Ad- vent The Cratic l1nperata, enjoined for the summer will now be discontinued and ill thanksgiving for Gods blessings the prayer "Omnipotens Sempiterne Deus.' taken from the votive mass of tine Holy Trinity, will be said until Novem- Der 1.
 Praying God to bless you and sanctify you. I am faithfully yours in Christ, EDWARD r. ALLEN. Bishop of Mobile. Feast of St. Luke