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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
FRIGATE ST.LOUIS is
READY FOR JUNK PILE

over a new United States possession.
Virtually old at the time of the Civil
war, the ST. Louis took no active part
In the doings of those stirring days. AS
a guardship she lay In the various ports
her heavy guns being an assurance
against possible invasion by a fleet of
the Confederate. Together with the rest
of the wooden ships, the Monitor and the
Merrimac episode put the st. Louis out
or front rank, reducing her through the
displacing of wood by iron that began at
that period.
The three proud masts that once bore
the great white sails have long been taken
out, and the apertures In the deck are
covered by matches. A steam engine on
one OF the lowe1 decks is another twen-
tieth century illustration amid the more
easily seen decay. A pile of COAL food
Tor powerful steam giants, recalls the
prime of the old receiving ship when
the winds of heaven were the only loco
motion, and when these failed the YES
sell unpropelled lay calm on the rolling
billow, while the sailors whistled and
waited for the first cats paw.
AT the time of the naming of the ST
Louis there was much opposition to thus
honoring city of such small Importance
and size as that place was then. Much
discussion finally ended in the victory for
the st. Louis partisans, and It was only
recently the government changed her
name to the Keystone State, on account
| of there being another vessel In the navy
called the ST. Louis. However, the new
+. name was hardly ever applied except in
| official ways.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
HUNTING INDIAN MOUNDS.
Fascination In the Game, Says Capt
Riggs, Who's Long Been at 1t.

Macon, Mo.-Capt. C. w. Riggs, known
among the Navajo Indians as Silver Hat,
is in Macon county this week-investigat-
ing some Indian burial mounds along the
Charlton bottoms. The captain has con-
Quoted number of extensive exploring
expeditions among the homes of the cliff
jewellers in Colorado and New Mexico and
among the great Indian mounds of the
Mississippi valley Most of the specimens
he has unearthed during the last twenty
five years are to be found in the art mu-
seums of America and England.
"A quiet game, this search for the
treasures of the dead and gone" said
Captain Riggs, but one that has a con-
stantly growing fascination fos the stu
dent. After a man has found basketful
of old Indian skulls and some stone tom
ahawks he becomes a hopeless crank.
He'll dig for hours under a blistering sun
to get a trace of a skeleton or few ar
row heads and excavate more dg than
His second wife was Florence Roberts,
road grade for $500.
'In my time I've resurrected 5000 skele-
tons, out of which were 200 in pretty fair
shape The skulls were almost perfect.
The biggest mound l know of Is in Ten
nessee. 1t covers about forty acres and
Is pyramidial in form. This seems to In
dicate that the prmordial people of Amer
lea and the ancient Egyptians had the
same general idea for a bury Mace. You
cannot go at an Indian mound with any
certainty of making valuable discoveries
The different tribesmen pursued various
plans for the distribution of their dead
and of their treasures. Some had better
knowledge of preservatives than others,
but little traces are left Of the inferior
tribes In their mounds. One of this most
curious and puzzling finds | ever made
was in an Arkansas mound. 1t consisted "
four large vases, with exqulsitely repro
duced heads from the Malay or Japanese
race There were trees on this mound
500 years old beyond doubt. One of the
vases had been broken by the roots of
one Of these ancient trees.
''As soon as Indian and ancient relies
commanded a regular price os the mar
ket the bogus. antiquity factories got
busy, and they turned out some wonder
full ideas. have seen alleged Indian idols
that would scare the average red man
into Ats, and cause him to swear off for
evermore There is a smoothness of fin
ish about the counterfeit stuff that never
fools the man who has spaded up the real
thing but many people will believe tho
dealer In bogus. and turn down the gem
uine because Of its crude appearance.
New Mexico and Arizona yet offer big
possibilities for the explorer Of the pre-
historic In the former the legends add
the fascination of gold and silver bullion
buried in stone. vaults and caves by tho
ancients, but I've never fooled away an
time on yarns of that sort. I'd go twenty
miles further any day to develop the pros
poets for a batch of good, healthy skrle-
tons and job lot of double geared battle
axes than castle full of Spanish coin
fhere,d be more money In Ii. !"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
LEWIS MORRISON WAS A
WIDELY KNOWN ACTOR

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
- Ew members of the theatrical pro-
fession were more widely known in
the United States than Lewis Nor
rison. He was born of English parentage
In Kingston, Jamaica, ". L, in 1916 He
came to this country at an early sge and
enlisted on the union side in the civil war
He rose to the rank Of lieutenant. and on
his honorable discharge at the close Of
the war received the rank of captain for
distinguished service. He won the person.
al friendship and praise of General Grant
during the seige of yieksburg. when he
swan the Mississippi, under the fire Of
the batteries, with dispatches for the fed
eral army
After his discharge from the army Mr..
Morrison entered the theatrical profession
as an actor in the old Varieties Theatre,
New Orleans, making his first appearance
with Lawrence Barrett in 1865 He was
afterward associated with Edwin Booth,
Edwin Forrest, Tomaso Salvini, Adelaide
Nelson. Charlotte cushman, Janauschek,
Rose Coghlan and Agnes Booth.
During his career Mr.. Morrison played
Laertes to Booths Hamlet, Edgar to For
rests King Lear, Iago to Salvinfs Othel-
10, Romeo to Adelaide Nelson's Juliet,
MacDuff to Charlotte Cushman's Lady
Macbeth, and host of other leading
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
GRAFT OF COUNTRY EDITOR

III HE editor of the country paper has
been looked upon by many as a sort
of bulwark of Journalistic morality.
But here comes Appleton's Magazine for
September with an amazing story of
petty graft combined with opposition to
the redemption of a wildernesA; and it
has fiourished for years among the rural
editors of Michigan:
"A Detroit printer inadvertently out
lined the situation clearly enotgh a year
or two ago. For years he had been la
boriously bending over his case setting
up heads in the composing room of an
afternoon newspaper One day he told a
fellow workman that he was going to
throw up his job and start a weekly news
paper in a hamlet fifty miles south of
Mackinaw.
His friend gasped.
up there? he exclaimed What do
you expect to find to print in such God
forsaken country-there's no news
" Tax sales said the first printer, with
grin.
I'm the laeonic answer of the printer
to the inquiry of his friend lies the bulk
of the reason for the states Indifference
toward Its waste lands. The state law re-
quires that whenever the state tax on any
parcel of land shall become delinquent
the land shall be advertised for sale in a
newspaper printed in the county In which
| the land Is located. For each land de-
scripton thus printed-whether the land
be building lot rs feet by 100 feet, or
lO,O0O-acre tract-the state pays the pub
Usher or the newspaper IN which the ad-
Yertisement appears either thirty or forty
cents, according to the newspapers adver-
Using rate
Therein lie the possibilities of an end
less chain movement against the state
treasury for the benefit of the country
newspaper publishers and the politicians
who want to pay political debts with
clerkships-for many clerks are required
to keep tab on 100000 acres of land. AS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26

Two weeks ago out of a spirit of fair
ness [ made a proposition to my OPP
ponents that to certain extent put
in jeopardy my chances to win. / made
this proposition with a view OF saving
to the voters and the business interests
of this county the unnecessary trouble
and expense of holding a second primary.
This proposition was: That l would sign
an agreement with each of the other can
didates to the effect that the candidate
receiving the greatest number of votes
to be declared the nominee of the party
Since then my position has been en-
dorsed by thousands of voters all over
the county. MANY of whom were friend
ly to and were supporting other candi-
dates. My proposition was so fair and
has met with such approval as would
now indicate that l will not only lead
in this race, but that L will undoubtedly
receive a very decided majority and be
declared the nominee at the closing OF
the polls Monday evening.
| have been a resident of this county
for nearly twenty-five years, the people
have honored me with office and they
know my record There are none who
know me can or will doubt for mo-
ment my sincerity in all things. My prop
osition to stand or fall upon the vote
of the people as cast in this primary
was made in all sincerity and l have
stood ready to pledge my unqualified sup
port to the man who beats me in this
race. provided each of the candidates
agreed to do likewise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26

roles. He was also associated for nine
years as leading man with the old Walnut
Street Stock company IN Philadelphia,
playing with which he came to New York
and created the title role Of Victor Dur
and" a performance which is still remen-
bered by old New Workers and which
stamped him Immediately as among the
best actors of the country. 1t was with
this role that Richard Mansfield also won
the first triumph of his career.
Because of a contract with AL Hayman
in San Francisco, Mr.. Morrison loft New
York Just before his one hunGredth per-
Torrance in Victor Durand" He became
leading man in the old California Theatre
Stock company and was there associated
with such players as John Mccullough,
BARLEY McCullum, w. II. Bishop, James
O'Neill, Jeffrles Lewis and Kate Meek.
He took up Faust with himself as Me-
phisto and for fully twenty years starred
this country and Canada with wonderful
success and popularity. He was to
Faust what Jefferson was to RIP Van
Wrinkle"
Mr.. Morrison married twice during his
life. His first wife was Rose Wood, fay-
orably known at the old Wallack theatre,
by whom he had three children, Rosabel,
Mabel, wife, of Mr.. Bennett, and Victor
Iago. the last being at present a lienten-
ant in the United States marine corps.
His second wife was Florence Roberts.
who appeared in THE Strength of the
Weak at the Liberty theatre, this city,
last season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
Pointed Paragraphs.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
The bookmaker loves a cheerful loser.
Often love at first sight Is due to an
oversight
A little widow with dlmple is a dam
gerous thing.
Poets are born-and so are prose writers,
for that matter.
Listen to the advice of others-and then
follow your own.
No man Is really and truly in love II
he doesn't act foolish
Wealth and religion have practically
nothing I'm common.
Compiling family trees is an industry
subject to more or less graft
It's easy to get satisfaction by going to
law-if you are a lawyer
It's safer to guess than II is to predict
and 1t is equally uncertain.
And the green grocer is In n position
to acquire a lot of ripe experience.
Our Idea of hopeless liar is a person
who says he never makes any mistakes
Waiting maids are not anxious to wait
until they break into the spinster class.
alarm clocks and stepladders have
helped man man to get up in the
world.
A man may be poor and proud, but
who ever heard of a mans being rich
and humble
1t doesn't cost half as much to live as
1t does to make a favorable impression
on the neghbors.
1t sometimes happens that after a man
gets his price the law steps In and COM
pels him to hand 1t back
A man Is very apt to think marriages
are made In heaven until he has been
married about six months
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
(Communicated.)
HUGH M'GEEVER
Presents His Case the Voters in Clean Honest Logical
Card-He Has Confidence in the People

The campaign is over, the claims OF
each of the candidates has been pre-
sented TO the people of this county, argu-
ments In behalf of each of them have
been heard, it is for the voter to say who
they will have for their next sheriff.
The only promises we have made in my
canvass are: That If the people honor
me with this office l will discharge my
duties without fear or favor and strictly
according to law and my oath of office;
that l will appoint as my deputies only
such men as come to me with undis-
puted qualifications and the endorsement
of the people living in the beat In which
such deputy seeks appointment. My dep
uties must know no fear or favor in
the discharge of their duties. Never hay
ing been suspected of belonging to any
clique, ring or combine, there is no need
for me to offer my denial.
thank you, my friends, for your
consistent, earnest and indefatigable eff
forts in my behalf during this campaign;
without your assistance I would have
been unable to have made this race.
owing to my duties In connection with
the Board of Revenue, which I have tried
to discharge as efficiently as I have faith
fully.
Should I be your next sheriff I shall
merit the confidence reposed in me by
the good people in this county, by the
faithful, conscientious and honest dis
charge of my duties. Yours faithfully.
HUGH MGEEVER.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
A POPULAR CANDIDATE.
Walter D. Seed Confident of Nomlna-
tion as Treasurer.

Walter d. Seed. candidate for state
treasurer closed his campaign in Bir-
mingham last night. He Is confident of
his nomination tomorrow. Mr.. Seed Is 4
popular farmer and merchant of Tusca-
loosa county. and is well known and liked
in many sections of the state. He was
educated by his own efforts after reach
ing the age of ID. graduating from the
University of Alabama in the class Of
49,
He was treasurer OF Tuscaloosa county
for years. The special examiner reported
his books while treasurer of Tuscaloosa
county for four years as neatly kept and
correct to the cent in every detail. He
was unopposed for seven months in the
race for state treasurer, his opponent
coming out at oclock on next to the
last day allowed for entries.
Mr.. Seed was a leading candidate In
the race for state treasurer six years
ago which is said to be one of the most
closely contested campaigns In the state.
He was defeated. His two opponents COM
bined beating him by narrow margin.
With this prestige he feels sure Of cleo
ffOn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
KHIvA THE FORGOTTEN.
City Wasting Away Among the Sands
Which Surround 1t.

From Langdon Warmers Getting Into
Khiva" in the September Century.
Bokhara is fallen. Samarkand is the
seat of a Russian provincial governor,
and the Merv is a manufacturing town
with castiron drinking fountain. Khiva,
too. was swallowed in it's turn, but dis
gorged again; though the kingdom fell
it was handed back to its owners. and
no Russian may now enter except by in
vitation.
The Khivan mobiles still ride a-hawk-
ing. and caravans in the Kara Kun
sands still fear the armed horsemen who
dash down from the north.
Though comprised about on every side
by Russian territory, and in sight of the
breaches made by the Russian guns in
1873, the Khivan Khan still screws his
revenue from a trembling people, joy
ously cuts throats In the open market.
and dispenses the high. the middle an<
the low justice from a raised dais in his
court yard.
Burnaby rode to the city from the
north. and underwent dreadful priyations
to spend three days there. Arminius
Vambery, nearly the most courageous
traveller of modern times, reached there
disguised as holy man. The American
McGahan entered with General Kauff-
mann In 1873, DIR. Landsell and Captain
Abbott made the Journey, and, lastly, Mr..
Robert L. Jefferson, as recorded in his
book called "A Second Ride to Khiva, -
made q long bicycle ride across the Rus
sian steepes, and a camel ride down to
Khiva from Orenburg, In the north. But
other than these, I know only of Russian
officers who have been within the gates
Since the Russians themselves have
agreed to keep out, they have done all in
their power to prevent others from going
into the city or even crossing the boun-
daries of the little kingdom What they
fear from visitors 1t is not easy TO i'm
agine. Four Anticipated, muzzle-loading.
smooth-hore cannon, and a corrupt and
unintelligent court circle revolving about
a stupid ruler would not repay a second
thought even from the spies of the Vice.
roy of India. But the fact is that for
eigners are not allowed access to the
state, and the Eighteenth regiment of
chasseurs Is quartered at Petro Alexan-
drovsk In such a way as to control the
Kh;van water supply along the canal
from the Oxus.
In the old days, caravans from Merv
and Bokhara were frequent. Carpets
and stuffs were sent both west and east
from the city in exchange for drugs and
tea. Today some cotton Is sent up the
river to the railroad. and occasionally a
small party Of merchants comes from the
south: but more and more Khiva is be-
coming forgotten and isolated Modern
improvements instead of carrying her
into the current with the world, have left
her in slack water: the deserts are a
more effective barrier today than they
were two centuries ago, and a great city
is left to feed upon itself, till It shall
waste away and become part of the sands
that compass It.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26

, the advertisement of a small tract brings
as much to the newspaper publisher as
the advertisement of a large one, 1t Is
obvious that a 10,OO0-acre tract cut into
acre lots would bring in 10000 times as
much revenue to the newspaper publisher
in whose territory 1t happened to be stu
ated as would the 10000 acre tract. Agents
go about the small towns in the lowos
part of the state and in Nlghboring
states offering beautiful lots in beauti-
full embryo summer resorts up north. A
lot with frontage of 100 feet on a small
lake is offered perhaps for So. An entic
Ing picture is drawn of ease under pine
trees during the hot days. Five dollars
seems very little to pay for such luxury,
and 1t is oftentimes paid. Then the buyer
eventually awakens to the realization of
the fact that he has bought a patch of
sand within twenty miles of which there
is not a house in which he would consent
to live minute. His taxes become due
and he refuses to pay them
1.-THE result is that the state is COM
PEELED to pay forty cents for the adyer-
tisement of patch of land that formed
only small part Of whole acrA that the
state perhaps sold in first place for fifty
cents. And this annual advertising cost
goes on not for one year. but for an in
definite number of years.
w nat TINS means TO the state was
shown in figures in 1902 by Land Commits
sioner Wildey, who was not in sympathy
with the system. In order to sell 1901 900
worth of delinquent tax lands, the state
paid for advertising and clerk hire 1881 900
more than 1t received for the lands. This
, represents loss of more than 100000
year-a loss that the state has sustained
each year for more than a decade And
until the states land system shall be
changed the loss will continue, as expe-
rience shows that cut-over timber lSnds
do not stay sold.
To the country newspaper publishers
the state of Michigan is also annually
paying about 100000 for the printing of de-
linquent tax advertisements"
The article in Appletons holds out con-
ISOLATION, however in the acts Of Carl r.
Schmidt, who has devoted his life and
fortune to retaining the wilderness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
(Communicated).
Hon. J. A. Wilkinson spIendldIy En-
dorsed.

The entire democratic executive COM
mittee of Autauga county. headed by Hon.
G. c. Spiger, chairman, have endorsed
Hon. ]. A. Wilkinson for the office OF
commissioner of agriculture and indus
tries. In addition to his county endorse
ment the entire democratic executive
committee of his congressional district
have endorsed him in the very strongest
terms as practical and scientific farmer
as a lifelong democrat and as success
full business man. This strong and ring
ing circular is signed by
John T. Helm. chairman, Randolph
county.
C. e. Thomas, Autauga county.
w. L. Lancaster, Elmore county.
G.. H. Hollingsworth, Chambers county.
C. E. Brooks, Lowndes county
w. A. Cloud, Macon county.
j. NJ Parker. Coosa county.
r. L. Johnston. Tallapoosa county.
z. ]. Garrison, Clay county. sss
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
Few Timepieces In Abyssinis.

From the Neurological REVIEW.
As regards timepieces, the Abyssinian
market has been practically neglected.
1t has not yet become fashion among
the natives to carry watches, and what
few clocks are seen in the local shops are
chiefly of the cheap alarm type, in nickel,
and of German, French, Belgian or Amer
lean origin. Gold and silver watches are
scarcely to be found anywhere
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26
softly Sentimental.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Have you any new song that is soft
and mellow"
"Well, here's one that just came in.
It's called L Love My Little Oozy. Moozy
Moo That sounds mushy, doesn't it?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26

S. F. G., and are served at common
table. Breakfast, which the missionaries
provide at their own expense, is partaken
of in their own apartments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26

Twelve years satisfactory SER
vice should entitle any man to
promotion. Vote for Stradford
for sheriff.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
Everyone Was Afraid to Start
Anything New on Hoodoo Day

this morning and, although the. driver
overheard the statement he made no
effort to refute the charge, ..lsl>...
ITO make the prepared timber seem
palatable," remarked the critical man
on the sidewalk to several interested
bystanders, he has practiced the most
cruel deception. He bound a pair of
green goggles over the eyes OF the horse.
The tlnsuspecting equine, gazing at the
shavings through the glasses, thought
that he had before him a pile of the:
real meadow -, =, ~ g: !. I:
The driver escaped from the vicinity
before the angry listeners to the ex-
PLANTATION of the horses condition could
carry out the revenge to which the
story melted them. i So -.
On Broadway the ice wagon got
stuck in the mud. @....... ..--.>
Il expected something like this to-
day. remarked a& the driver as he
proceeded to shovel path for the wag-
on out Of the hole and make faces at
the people who insisted on asking com.
panions:: How'd you like. to be the
ice tnan?" 'E t'5 -@f + e. + >