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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 T is curious that no picture gallery has
 ever been made of the beautiful wom- the days of the great Egyptian Queen many a dull page of history has been lighted up by some fair face that has brought little human interest into the dry and cold calculations of Kings and politicians.
 Antony was not the last politician whose course was influenced by beauty. Think of the beautiful Louisa of Prussia testing with Napoleon for a kingdom. T knew that l was to see the most beautiful queen in existence" said Napoleon to Talley- rand after a banquet given in her honor, but I have found the most beautiful queen, and at the same time the most interesting woman in the world And Louisa had won from him the restoration of Sllesia.
 It is said. Indeed that she laughingly offered him rose in exchange for the fortress of Magdeburg but Napoleon was one of the iron men of the world. He kept the f1ower-and Magdeburg.
 A book of Beautiful Women has been recently produced by MT. Hallet Hyatt with pictures of some of the most beau tiful women that have ever lived, and Mrs Steuart Erskine has gathered their romantic stories.
 One comes upon a picture of Eliza Far ren, the actress. who began life by play ing childish parts in strolling company, and advanced to fame In London as Miss Hardcastel in 4She Stoops to Conquer" |" She became a favorite in society, and married the twelfth Lord Derby. when she lived happily ever after. taking her place at court and in society No barriers are lnsurmountable to the career of beauty.
 Here Is the picture of Madame" the beautiful Henrietta Stuart, youngest daughter of Charles l., who married the Duke of Orleans. The features seem hard and the expression somewhat cold and stately; she would appear a woman more of brain than tenderness. In reality she had a sparkling wit. with that wonder ful gift of personal magnetism-"All men loved and most women adored her." wrote H RdldHl fItlltAlihoIl hA0hAOAS'
 Life in the French court was con- tinual round of pleasure, and the days were passed in pallets and theatricals. In the morning Madame would drive out with her ladies. to be escorted on their return by King Louis XIV. and his court on horseback After supper they would all drive out. accompanied by Lulli's violins, to watch the moonlight on the water and talk the :aoonshine of lovers.
 Five years later Madame" was the Kings trusty adviser. and the only med ium of communication between him and her brother, Charles II. It was in the spring of 1870 that she brought about that somewhat infamous Secret Treaty of Dover that made Charles Roman Catholic and plunged England into war with Holland.
 That was the summit of "Madames"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
osLERlsM IN CONGRESS.
How Legislators Would Fare Under Salary ReadIustment Based on Age.

From the San Francisco Call.
 The House appropriation committee has agreed to report a bill that runs a hare bodkin through the department clerical service. It limits the salary of all clerks ever 85 years of age to s140O per annum, over 6S years to $1200 and over 70 to S840.
 We cannot accept this as just How would members of Congress like a similar adjustment of salaries to age? Under It Senators Perkins Berry, Patterson, Ba- con, German Burrows, Clark, Gallinger. Aldrich, Ellxlns and Scott would be re- duced from $50OO per year to Sl4O0. Sena- tors Blackburn, MeCreary, Money and Foster would get only sl2OO, and Teller. Morgan, Pettus, Cullom, Allison, Hale, Frye, Piatt Depew and Proctor would have to get along on ss40 per year, mile- age and free lunch.
 Uncle Joe Cannon would get $S40 and what fun he could out of the speakership. In the House are too many veterans to mention Hepburn of Iowa, at 79, in sS4O class. has brought in the railroad rate bill, that is making things hum all over the country. Robert Roberts Hit of llli- nois, is in the s12OO class; Henry and sperry of Connecticut, are $S40 members, and there are many others, though the House average is more juvenile than the Senate.
 No doubt there are clerks of 65,6S and TO years in the departments who are as able and do as much work as men of half the age The personal equation should not be lost sight of. Half the members of the supreme court are far over the proposed age limit and would be reduced In pay under the same rule. Yet no one denies the ability and effi- ciency of these judicial veterans. It is In fact unjust to fix an age limit on salary; The only test is the capacity Teach in dividual to do the work required of him.
 Every nation boasts of It's grand old men, who keep up their activities and do good service after they pass the limit of three score and ten. Gladstone, Disraell, and Bismarck, Thiers, Pope Leo XlIll( Francis Joseph of Austria, u Hung Chang, Togo of Japan, Joseph Chamber lain. the late Senator Hoar, Joseph Choate, and many army and navy officers
  class. Contemporary with them were no doubt men of equal age who were not equal to the work they did. But it would have been unjust to Oslerize the able because there were some disabled at the same age. There is a craze just now to shove old men out of the way, to make room for the young, who, instead of win ming their spurs as did their elders, de- sire to put them on by the calendar. The proposed classification of salaries by age instead of ability will work es- pecial hardship upon war veterans who are in the public employment and deserve well of their country, If they can give to 1t satisfactory service. History Is full Of the stories of the care taken of excellent old war horses that have borne their riders in great cavalry battles. Surely as much sentiment should be shown in behalf of old men who have offered their | lives for their country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
MARTIN IN UNION SPRINGS.
Says He Is Running Strong Down In
 Wire Grass Country.

Union Springs. March 25.-(Special)- Harry L. Martin, candidate for congress in this district. spoke In the court house here yesterday to fairly good audience. He is in line with MT. Conner in his fight against the railroads, corporations and trusts. But most of his speech was de- voted to MT. Clayton and what the latter has failed to do in congress. He said he may not be running much up here in Bullock. but down In the wire-grass counties he is fairly flying.
 Miss Minnie Hubbard, most estima- be young lady of this county, died here at the home of her brother. w. c. Hub- bard from the direct effects of measles accompanied by pneumonia, though she has been in bad health for sometime, and came to town a few weeks ago for treat ment. Her remains were buried out at Sardis church, five miles from town, to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
Cost of Primaries.

The Selma Times thinks $2000 is too high a tax to impose on con gressman in a primary. It is not, however. if that congressman is anx- ious for reasons of his own to have primary on some day other than August 27. The luxury of a special day brings to the voters extra incon- venience and even expenses, and the candidate who brings it about is ready to be taxed.
 The assessment of candidate who waits until August 27 would probably be nearer s200 than s2000, fuller vote, would be boiled, and the cleo tors would be gratified. Primaries be. fore that date should be expensive, for in that way they would be lessened.
 The Times goes on to say:
 why should it cost Syd Bowie nearly half of his salary to go back to Con- gross without opposition? He Is making the fourth congressional district the best representative we have ever had, He is devoted to the interests of his district, answers all letters written to him and attends 10 all personal matters that his constituents have in the departments at Washington. He is constantly in his seat attends all committee meetings, and works and votes and speaks for the best interests of his own district and state and the country at large, as for that matter. Then why should it cost man like that 5000 to carry his dis trct when he has no opposition? The writer of this once heard Col. B. B. Lew is say that 1t cost him only $50 to carry his district and get the nomination. Why should it cost Syd Bowie more?"
 It will not cost MT. Bowie nearly half his salary" If he will stand pat until August 27, and his good sense and consideration for the voters in his district will induce him probably to do that.
 Cost is no objection to the primary system when aspirants want special primary on day that suits their plans, notions and conveniences. Costs on the states regular primary day need not be, and will not be, heavy, and that is all that is open to reasona- ble objection in the primary plan, which the people will demand no matter what it's cost to aspirants may 1 he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
ALABAMA PRESS

Atmore Spectrum: Mr. Andrew carne- gie says that millionaires do not laugh. They must be mighty solemn people not to smile at him occasionally.
 Lafayette Sun: Some objections are being rendered to the early primary We think 1t wise to have divorced the county primary from the state primary, but see no good reason for calling 1t so early.
 Huntsville Democrat: The South Texas Truck Growers association, with a oapi- tai of sl0oOO, is endeavoring to control the onion market. It is one thing certain, they can't control the onion worth q scent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26

in the federal constitution means the transportation of persons as well as of freight.
 These statements of his position fairly commit him to the Williams Mallory bill at any rate. and they knock away the foundations of the states-righters. No intelligent per son doubts the mosquito theory. No intelligent person believes that either yellow fever or malaria can be trans mitted except through the active in- tervention Of the pestiferous mos quito This fact, now established be- yond successful dispute, should si- lence those who are harping upon the police powers of the states-the ba- mana crowd, of course, excepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
The Stock Market.

Henry Clews in his Wall street letter of Saturday says:
 "The stock market has been in a state of comparative lethargy. Many favora- ble conditions appear to have been fully discounted; some of the big traders are out of the market for the time being, and large holders seem inclined to await developments in both the industrial and the political worlds, which are more or less uncertain. Monetary conditions were also unfavorable to stock exchange activ- ity, although visible relief Is observable in that quarter. These are the influences at present dominating the market. A turn for the better now seems in sight which should continue to progress If noth- ing intervenes as the approach of spring becomes more evident. Bear campaigns generally meet with slight success when the sap is rising. The stock market Is thus under the influence of very conflict ing conditions.
 "A considerable decline has taken place in many stocks which entities them to q fair recovery especially in view of the increasing short interest. Both railroads and industrial corporations are still en- toying an active trade, of which there are yet no important signs of cessation. Business conditions of themselves are essentially satisfactory and sound. the threats of disturbance coming mainly from the outside The large increase in supplies of new securities has some- what interfered with the upward move ment, but these for the most part have been absorbed with surprising ease. which simply Illustrates the rapidity with which the country is accommodating wealth."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
DIAGNOSIS OF HEADACHE.
Sew York Press.

From the New York Press.
 There are more than fifty kinds of headache" said a physician, "and suffer CTS from the more common forms may cure themselves by locating the cause and treating themselves accordingly The more frequent forms are dull pain across the forehead, due to dyspepsia A pain in the back of the head. due tc the liver; bursting pain in both tenn ples. due to malnutrition; an ache or the top of the head as though weight pressed on the skull, due to overwork an ache between the brows, just above the base of the nose, due to eye strain. ;.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati En


 p as Brown, Of Providence early Thursday lost his job, one that he had held for over five years That is, youngster of the name of John D. Rockefeller III, who weighed in at Il pounds. wrested from the Rhode Island boy the title of richest child in the world"
 All of which means that few mo- ments after midnight a son was born to MT and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. It is a happy coincidence, and one that may afford little MT. Brown some conso- lation, that the mother of the new hold CT of the title is Rhode Island woman, for Mrs. Rockefeller was Abbis G. AL drich, the daughter of United States Senator Aldrich, from Little Rhody."
 Shortly before midnight Dr. Allen M. Thomas. of 45 West Fifty-fourth street. was leaving the University Club when he was met by breathless messenger from John D. Rockefeller, Jr pr. Thomas at once hurried to the Rocle- feller home, on West Fifty-fourth street, and remained until John D. III. arrived.
 
 nuuncing the birth of an heir to the Rockefeller millions were sent to all points of the compass.
 The first notification went to the baby's grandfather, John D. Rockefeller, who is at his country place. at Lakewood, N. J. The second was to Senator AL drich. and others were sent to the Me Cormicks in Chicago.
 The child Is the second to be born into the young Rockefeller family. A little girl made her arrival November ?. 1sO3 She was named after her mother.
 John D. IT., if that shall be his name, will, when he reaches the age of 21 years. be fabulously wealthy. if the present rate of growth of the Rockefeller millions continues.
 The Rockefeller fortune to which John D. III will succeed Is estimated at s1, OoO, 100000.
 At simple interest of per cent. in 50 years the fortune will have grown to s2. .5Oo, ,00O, 600.
 Should the boy inherit the money-mak- ing traits of his grandfather and merely go on compromising the fortune that will be his, in 50 years, when he Is much younger than his grandfather is now, 1t will amount to nearly $5,OOO0O0. 900. This is twice the amount of the na- tonal debt of the United States. which last year was 2.2s3, sIs 3s2.34.
 The child's grandfather. the wealthiest man in the world, prisoner in his villa at Lakewood, is forced to put curb upon his eagerness to view his grandson for fear of process servers who Turk In wait for his advent into the State of New York.
 No one at the home of John D. Rocke- feler, Jr., at No. 13 West F'ifty-fourth street, where the baby was born. would assent to a rumor that the oil kina brav- ing the process servers, would emerge from his retreat in the New Jersey pines and come to New York to see the child.
 How ardently a son was desired instead of daughter is evinced by an acknowl~ edgment made by one of the physicians who attended Mrs. Rockefeller. that every experiment indorsed by science for the determination of the sex had been brought into play.
 These processes included specialization of diet, as laid down by eminent French savants. and elaborate. systems of di-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
FINE DISTINCTION.

From the New York World
 The fine distinctions drawn by govern ment employees as to the division of their labors was well Illustrated by dialogue between two negro laborers on the west terrace of the capitol yesterday.
 Get out herer' said one laborer to the other, who held back Get out here and help clean the snow off this terrace"
 Go on, you nigger.' the other replied. T won't do no such thing. Ise portico nigger. I ain't no terrace nigger, no- how"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
FAvoRlTE SONGS OF GREAT MEN

From the Chicago Record-Herald. Its Wrong To Hit a Fellow When He's Down."-Colonel Mann. Father. Dear Father, come Home To Us w."-John D., Jr. 'Never Go Back On Your Friends."- Nelson w. Aldrich. "They'l Miss Me When I'm Gone."- C. H. Grosvenor.
 How Happy I'd Be With Either Were
 Tother Dear Charmer Away."-William H. Taft. Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fon- der. John D. q Am Monarch of All Survey; My Right There Is None to Dispute."-J. c. Cannon. "while Yet the Lamp Holds ut to Burn the vilest Sinner May Return."- A. Hamilton. "Ths World Is But Vale of Woe For the Rich."--Andrew Carnegie. Take Back the Heart That Thou st"-Count Boni. Its Nice to Be a Father, Happy, Happy, Father"-T Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
MISS o'ERTHEWAY.
le New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 In Sunlight Street, the town O Day, My sweetheart lived, Miss O'ertheway. watched her from my window seat, Where l was wheeled each morn to gree My little sweetheart at her play, In Sunlight Street, the town O Day. We neither knew each others name, She only knew that was lame, And I, that she was blithe and gay; She smiled at me. Miss O'ertheway, My little sweetheart at her play. Tn Shadow Street the town O Night, tight-shut door, a ribbon white. bade them wheel me back again; I knew I'd only look in vain
 For Sunlight Street, the town O Day, !. My little sweetheart OCT the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 People go on hoping as a sort of con solation prize.
 It's mighty easy to give up a habit you've got tired of.
 The trouble with income is that right away it becomes outgo.
 Colds are very useful things when q man believes whisky cures them.
 There is hardly any woman who won be proud of her husband for wasting three dollars of his time doing carpenter work worth fifteen cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
saIvatlon Army Expsrlenee.

"The visit here of Commander Eva Booth of the Salvation Army and her interview in the Age Herald this morn ing which, by the way, I read with in- tcrest, reminds me of some experiences that I have had with Salvation Army workers" said commercial traveller In one of the hotels last night.
 "One experience illustrating the plan and spirit of their work recently oc- cured In Atlanta. A little friend of mine who had been thoroughly taught both the principles and practices of religion by devout Methodist mother passed along the street and heard the Salvation Army worshippers singing Jesus Lover of My Soul to the tune of 'ThereH Be Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight The little fellow was shocked and with the courage of a martyr stepped up to the leader and demanded why he was singing the beautiful and sacred hymn to such a tune. The big Salvation Army officer stopped down and putting his hand on the boys shoulder said:
 Little man, the devil has used that tune long enough, dllu We hbNe lohNh Ae to see if we can do any good with 1t for Jesus Christi
 They tell me that the Salvation Army adopts topical tunes to sacred songs in order to draw crowds and that they con slider 1t good Christian tactics.
 "The Salvation Army camp at Hot Springs, Ark, has some peculiar expe- riences." said the traveller "As you know Hot Springs is a great gambling place and a little Salvation Army officer there told me that she had on many oc- casions secured man a bed and paid for his breakfast to keep him from suf- fering, and that before night he would hit the races and come along and toss ten or twenty dollar bill in her tam bourine
 But the Salvation Army does great deal of good and I was exceedingly pleased to read in Miss Booths interview of the kindly manner in which its sol diery is received and treated in the South
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
HOW THE STORK BROUGHT
 THE ROCKEFELLER BABY

verting Mrs. Rockefellers thoughts to suitable mental impressions.
 Pictures of beautiful children lined the walls of her boudoir, and nothing that could even suggest unpleasantness was permitted to be uttered in her presence or fall beneath her glance. Art, music and fine needlework were Mrs. Rocke- feller's diversions.
 MT. Rockefeller did not leave the house today excepting once, when he walked around the block Either he called up his father in Lakewood or the elder man summoned him by telephone at half hourly intervals. Three physicians and two trained nurses alternated in service il Mrs. Rockefellers room. Heirs to Queens have been born with less turmoil and preparation.
 The young father made a mysterious trip this afternoon to the home of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., No. West Fifty fourth street. He left his home shortly after o'clock, carrying a suit case. and stayed in his fathers home for few minutes.
 Senator Aldrlch, also grandfather of the Rockefeller boy, called on his daugh- ter and new grandson today. He was smiling broadly when he emerged from the house and started down town.
 Visitors by the score left their cards at the portal of the big Rockefeller house. Orly few of them entered and extend ed congratulations personally to MT. Rockefeller.
 Until the advent of the new Rocke- Heller heir the favorite grandchild of John D. Rockefeller was Fowler Mccormick. the son of MT. and Mrs. Harold c. Me Cormick of Chicago, the latter having been Edith Rockefeller.
 There is one other child in the direct line. but she is q girl. There are also several other grandchildren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
Practicinq Physician Is Killed.

Crockett, Texas, March 5.-Dr. Hall Wilson. a practicing physician living at the small town of Augusta, was last night shot and killed by Ellis Tins. merchant and postmaster. who surrendered to the officers and claims self defense. Reports conflict as to the cause of the tragedy. pr. Wilson leaves large family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
About Persons.

T. c. Collins and J. M. Collins of Ope- -lika, are registered at the St. Nicholas. N. N. Kronenburg, of Selma, is at the Hillman.
 The following Alabama visitors are at the Morris: J. w. Hurstis. of Mobile; J. L.itchew. of Greenville; J. M. Baker and wife, of Selma.
 w. H. Rogers, of Mobile, is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 F. R. Judd. of Mobile, is at the Hill man.
 C. E. Bell of Montgomery, is regis tered at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
RIrmlnnham and Atlanta.

David Woodward, prominent citizen of Atlanta, Is registered at the Birming- ham. In speaking of his home city and his Birmingham visit yesterday MT. Wood ward said:
 Ut strikes me that, leaving out of course your manufacturing interests. the most distinctive feature about Birmingham is the attractive character and uniformity In appearance of your buildings. both commercial and dwelling. Being a new city, one does not have the senses shock ed by ragged streets where shacks nestle under the roofs of mansions. as in most southern cities. To this fact is due in great measure the pleasing impression that Birmingham always makes on strangers.
 "Over in Atlanta we are subordinating everything just now to launching our great 1910 exposition. The creation and management of an exposition of the scope and magnitude of the one we pro- pose imposses a great task and responsi- bility on a city the size of Atlanta, but with the assistance of Birmingham and other progressive cities of the south we feel that we shall succeed with credit. The fact is the exposition in it's lasting results will benefit Birmingham almost as much as it will Atlanta and I am sure that your people are progressive enough to recognize that point"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
Ideal Weather.

Everybody is revelng in this perfect weather said a citizen last night. Ut is a fact worth recording, by the way, that every Sunday of the past winter and early spring, with two exceptions, has brought sunshine.
 Today was ideal. Thousands attended churches and thousands rode in the country either on trolley cars or in autos. It was a day for basking in the sunlight and the people generally basked."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26
Florida Times-Union.

From the Florida Times-union.
 If Dowle had contented himself with be- ing the prophet Elijah he might have made good He failed when he tried to be Croesus too
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-26

A heavy snow in Richmond and sunny weather in Birmingham Illus trate the weather possibilities of big country