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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
Casey at the Bat.

John M. Cummings. In the Baltimore
News, sets at rest the authorship of the
baseball epic. He says:
The author of Casey at the Bat IS
Mr.. Ernest L. Thayer, whose home IS IN
Worcester, Mass, but who now spends
a good deal of his time on the other SIDE
Of the Atlantic. He wrote the poem In
1883. while the Funny Man of the San
Francisco Examiner, and 1t appeared in
mis- column on June of that year over
his nom de plume. 'Phin
mo contribution to baseball literature
whether prose or verse, ever took the
popular fancy like Casey Wherever 1t
was heard 1t made hit and that was
reason enough for De Wolf Hopper to re-
cite 1t, 1t is believed. first In Wang So
great has been and is still the popular
ity of the poem that many impostors have
arisen, hoping to fitch the fame of its
authorship from the man whose brain
produced 1t. One of the complications of
the humorous verse credits Casey TO a
Joseph Quinlan Murphy. while new
claimant has recently arisen By proxy in
the late VIII Valentine who, theatre
cal man says. was on the Sioux City
Tribune"
Mr.. Thayer is living, and SO is his ia
Their. who is a millionaire several times
over. Phin Thayer is really too rich to
do newspaper work or write eplcs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
ALCOHOLIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

From the Alkali Eye.
We downed at o. swizzletail las night
in honor o. somethin' er other tibet has
now slipped our mind an then we went
an tore up TIL wooden sidewalk In front
o TIL methody church an builded fire
in front O. tn yellow dog s'loon; then
we let TIL preacher lick us 1--WE never
raise our hand or our foot again a preach
er--we might be a preacher ourself some
time). an licked a policeman who was
new in our presinkt an who saw the
preacher lick us an thought tibet he could
do the same trick: then we said yessum
to a old lady tibet said we had ben drink
in. then we wondered around In tn dark
an finally fell over tn bluff south o. town
an slept away tn rest o. tn night on
thu rocks forty feet below; when we
walked up an opened our eyes tn village
hand was a-playin' a tune somewhere
of in tn distants an TIL coroner was
a-settin' onto our remains; when we riz
up in their midst tn doc said 1t was a
good thing we was drunk tibet bein'
drunk pro'by saved our life an when
he asted us where we was a-goin' we said
we was a-goin' uptown ter git our life
saved agin.
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while. Then again, she may not. She
can lombard ports filled with the
property of neutrals, and she may
seize custom houses, but she cannot
hold the latter long, because that
would constitute breach of the Mon
roe doctrine. She cannot lombard
Caracas. for that city is up IN the
clouds, several miles away from the
sea.
So long as France consults this
country in all the steps she takes no
harm to American interests need be
apprehended. No one can see how
she can adequately punish Castro and
secure due compensation unless she
lands troops and conducts custom
houses, and this is not easy to do
while Castro is In the mountains di-
recting his people. Castro is, In fact,
hard man to deal with. His noun
tain stronghold cannot readily be
seized, and the Monroe doctrine for
bids a long holding Of his territory.
He is, in fact, utilizing the Monroe
doctrine regardless of his obligations
to the people of other countries. The
entire situation is full of difficulties,
but 1t is probably best to let France
give Castro a good drubbing. for he
certainly needs one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS
AND THINGS OF INTEREST TO BIRMINGHAM
He world goes through all sorts
of stages and eras. This is
the invesfIpatlnr era ProsneritY

n HE world goes through all sorts
Wy of stages and eras. This is
the investigating era. Prosperity
to the alert, energetic and brainy has pre-
vailed for almost ten years past. Those
who have been slow and have not merited
or, for some other reason. not attained
their full share have joined the kiekers
column and are hot IN pursuit of every
thing and everybody successful.
In the Investigations going on at pres
ent there are many meritorious ones
many which have resulted in much good.
For instance, the insurance Investigations
have exposed Wholesale frauds and will
result In unbounded eventual good to
mutual policyholders. Many city and state
governments are being purified. And the
hot pace which the United States Senate
has set in making all affairs of the Pan
anna canal construction work public will
mean the accomplishment of this work
on strictly business basis Senators and
government officials who have INDUCED
in corrupt practices and graft have been
and are being exposed and punished.
But all in this country is not corrupt by
any means; and IT Is unfortunate that
many able men should devote time to
abusing others rather than to aid them
In development. Senator Tiliman, for in
stance, went too far In his virulent criti-
cism of the President the other day. Till
man is rantankerous He loses bis head at
times 1t would have been absurd for the
Senate to have appointed special COM
mittee to investigate the Mrs. Morris in
cident at the White House. Everybody
knows President Roosevelt to be man
in every sense Of the word; and he per-
haps has already reprimanded the White
House attendants for their roughness and
brutality to the woman; but 1t would not
be becoming In him to advertise all the
facts to the world.
But 1t seems that every man In public
life wants to get up an investigation OF
something at the present time AT the An
napolis Naval academy. for instance, they
are investigating all "hazings' OF the
past several years and expelling cadets
Yet we all know that these young men
were set the example by the men who
are now the ranking officers in our navy.
-
It is a mistake to blight the careers OF
young men by expulsion in this wise. Inc
real thing to do is to make plain by law
that expulsions will result in future for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
STATE POLITICS


Marion County News: Upon the whole
the committee accomplished its work
without a great deal of friction, though
there ia some adverse criticism touching
the action Of the committee on the Unit
ed States senatorial succession.
Alexander City Outlook: 1t is our opin-
ion that the committees action will give
all sides a square deal and 1t certainly
gives the people a chance to relieve the
next governor of an embarrassment in
the event that the grim reaper creates
vacancy in the United States Senate from
Alabama. He is merely pledged to name
the peoples choice In the event of such
a vacancy. Nothing wrong about that
Coodwater Enterprise: Now that the
democratic executive committee has met
and acted on the matters before them
matters vital to the party, all persons
concerned should submit as cheerfully as
possible to the plans adopted, and work
for peace and harmoney within the party.
Ensley Herald: We elect alternate dele
gates all the time without insulting the
principals. We elect vice presidents and
lieutenant governors. Why not alternate
senator's?
Labor Advocate: While the plan to give
the people a chance to vote on who shall
be their representatives in the United
States Senate may not be all that is
desired 1t is better than the old way.
From the Dadeville Courier: We clip
some comments on Senator Morgan and
his rate bill. There has been adverse
criticism of Morgan's views, on the rate
question, but 1t is probably because he
is misunderstood. He is in favor of rate
reform, but he thinks state regulation
is better than federal regulation. He
thinks federal control would lead to slow
and endless litigation. So he advocates
minimum federal and amximum state
control. He is wise and thoughtful, and
his ideas. no doubt. are sound and good.
He thinks ahead of the average man.
and what we may. call error now, we
may see the wisdom in 1t later.
Sylacauga Progress. While many of the
papers of the state with those of the
politicians with axes to grind" are hav-
ing hard things to say about the action
of the state executive committee in pro-
viding for the senatorial succession by
vote of the people. The Progress thinks
that this action was eminently the proper
thing for them to have done, and we take
this occasion to say that we are proud
that the plan was conceived by distin-
gulshed Talladegian, Hon. C. G. Whitson.
who deserves the everlasting gratitude
of his fellow democrats. not only of mis-
home county but of the whole state, in
thus referring to the whole people this
important matter.
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About Persons.

]. C. Marshall of New Orleans is at
the Hillman.
L. E. Cook of Garden City is at the st.
Nicholas.
Louis Goldsmith OF Mobile is registered
at the Colonial.
O. W. Thomas of Livingston is at the
Metropolitan.
Ed Holmes, advance representative Of
the Creston Clarke company is at the
Birmingham.
W. B. Fleming of sylacauga is regis
tered at the Morris
j. B. Evans of Louisville and Mrs.
Evans are at the Hillman.
James r. Richards and j. Evan Reese
are at the st. Nicholas from Baltimore.
C. E. Gulledge of Rushton is at the
Metropolitan.
B. b. Martin and f. f. Jones of Mont
gomery are registered at the Norris
C. w. Dysart and Isaac T. Hauser of
Admission are at the Metropolitan.
i. C. Delany of Blocton is at the Morris.
S. D. Mcdonald of Huntsville is regis
tered at the Birmingham.
d. e. Pope of Mobile is registered at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
The Weather.

"I am not a weather man from any
scientific point of view but two or three
signs have observed for forty years are
almost unfailing." said an old citizen. "A
warm spell in mid winter, such as we are
having now, is followed by a bitter colo
snap In February and late spring.
This open winter hurts business but
the coal merchants ana the clothiers will
have a brisk trade before another week
rolls round.
IT am afraid the fruit trees will be in
jured, but If cold weather returns with
in the next day or two the damage will
not be great"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

The new skating rink TO be opened
on the corner of Avenue E and Twenty
fourth street win doubtlessly prove very
popular" said a man interested in skat-
ing.
THE new auditorium will be thoroughly
modern and up-to-date. The feature that
promises to be interesting not only to
skaters but to others as we'll is the polo
league Of eight southern cities. I am told
that a regular schedule will be arranged
and the league managed similarly to the
baseball leagues. Polo on skates is a
fascinating game, and rivals football in
Its ability to arouse enthusiasm. Five
men play on each team. Professionals
will be imported from the north and some
fast playing is expected"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
"oooDBYE.v

BY Julia Nicely Finch.
We see them go from out our presence
here
With lips that blightly smile and say; ;.
Goodbye! goodbyel until another day"
And ere that ''other day comes, we see
them lie
Cold. with sealed lips and lips that may
Not laugh or kiss, smile or sign
Tho kneeling there beside them We
should pray
With breaking hearts for leave to die,
So dear they were to us, so dears
Birmingham, 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New YorK Press.
When a mans married his children be-
gin; and that is where his money ends.
There is nothing that can explode theo-
ries like getting married and trying to
run a house.
Some men are so lazy that II they in
herit money they think they worked too
hard to get It.
It's a mistake to swear before people
who don't know enough about 1t to
understand what you mean by It.
II would he ;, terrible modification to
a woman TO be carried on In an ambulance
If she hadn't got on her best clothes.
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into the depths of prospective future
greatness.
However, without investigation or With
out anything else. if the rpen in Alabama
who desire to be United States senator's
some day will get out and say so, there
will at least be two of them who viii
have the qualification of an honor heaped
upon them whether they live long enough
or not to be sworn in to that exalted
position known as United States senator
It would be well to have engraved upon
the tablets to remain for all time He
was elected United States senator to sue
coed in event of vacancy
The people of Alabama are pretty well
satisfied with the way things are going
at present. We have a good senatorial
delegation; a good congressional delega-
ton; a good legislature; a good state
government. and. in fact. everything ia
good. There are no charges against any
body in Alabama at the present time.
And, indeed. everything looks good. with
a good year ahead.
Speaking about building up, there are
several engineers IN the Birmingham dis
trict at the present time making ply
steal report upon some of the iron. coal
and steel properties here. and the chances
are that merger of the SIoss, the Ala
bama Consolidated and the Schiller In
terests at Gadsden and Ensley will be
brought about. Some of the greatest steel
men in the country are behind the move
ment. and 1t is known fact that they
have acquired very large interests in both
the sloss and Alabama Consolidated
properties. The trade with the SCHUYLER
interests is probably yet to be made.
It may be that eventually all these in
terests will be combined with the new
Tennessee Republic combination. in which
event the Birmingham company will be an
active competitor of the United States
Steel corporation.
1t is said that besides this combination
and the improvements that are to be
made Herewith, that a large locomotive
engine works is to be established in this
district Indeed the Birmingham district
is going ahead so fast that it is difficult
to keep pace with it.
his 6,eps~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
Prominent Men Come Today.

Frank Turnbull, president of the Colo
RADIO Southern Railway company, and w.
II. Lyford general counsel of the Frisco
and Rock Island system, will arrive in
Birmingham today for the purpose of
looking over the district. Mr.. Turnbull Is
said to be largely interested In the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company. These gen.
tlemen will be met here by A. ID. Light
ner, general agent of the Frisco, who will
have charge of them during their stay In
this section.
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MATCHES.

From the Louisville Herald
..rhere is nothing man wants more
saws the Birmingham Age-Heraid when
he wants it than q match.' Well said!
declares the European heiress nunter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
A MODERN FAIRY TALE.

n MOOEHN FAIRY TALE.
The prince unto the princess said,
II love you, dearly, my sweet maid"
The princess turned;
Her two cheeks burned
AS she remarked, "Cabbager'
The prince then Travelled far away
But dreamed of her from day to day,
Then got wire
Brim full of ire,
Which said Smoke up"
The message came from the princess,
1t was an easy thing to guess
Its up to me-
Said he with glee,
And caught an ocean liner.
The prince rode to the palace fair
Where dwelt his love with golden hair
And when they met
Her eyes were wet
As she said, you for me-"
When woman tells you mo-" you know,
It's sometimes yes and sometimes mo. :
The investigation of Poultney Bigelow
by the Senate committee on oceanic canals
was one of the most conspicuous farces
that has recently been played in public
life. 1t remains to be seen whether any
real information will be extracted from
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

out In Texas a widower married a
widow and their children intermarried,
1t was about the worst ENHANCEMENT that
Cupid ever got into.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

Governor vardaman has named a COM
convict at the executive mansion. The
committee will probably discover moth
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

Royalty is shocked because Ludwig of
Bavaria favors universal suffrage. Royal
ty might as well make up Its mind to
get used to jolts of that sort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

An Ohio mans mother-in-law support
ed his testimony in a divorce suit against
his wife. This announcement is made
without comment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

David b. Harris. formerly of the Mo-
bile Register. has been made editor of
the Mobile Item. The Item is sure to pros
per under his capable direction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

Chauncey Depew is an expert In ora
lions. but it is not believed he will put
Senator Brackets In the next collection
he publishes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD
2,a56,snzs~

Mr.. Bigelow this week, but the result so
far is nothing to be proud of. If the
Senate committee wants to find out about
conditions in the canal zone it should treH
down there and get some frst-hand im4
pressions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

]. Pierpont Morgan has the finest loge
in the world in the Metropolitan opera
house in New York but that does not
make the music any better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
NEEDS TRAINING.

From the Richmond News-Leader.
The average cadet now at the Nav.'
academy should be well equipped Tor
courtmartial service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

The New South is a handsome publica-
tion which has recently been established
in New Orleans. C. A. Luhnow is pub
Usher, ]. e. Edmonds editor and John
Carraway business manager. The New
South will exploit the industrial Develop
ment of the southern states.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

Isaac l.. Ballew has purchased the RAN
dolph Star, published at Wedowee. John
IL. Overton, former editor of the paper,
will practice law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

Nicholas Longworth has not yet chosen
his best man. 1t is lucky that he didn't
have TO choose the wedding gown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
A GENTLEMAN.

From the London Saturday Review.
The best extant definition of q gentle
man is "a man who never gives offense
Internationally
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

Indiana's solid delegation Of college
graduates in Congress points with pride
to that states esteemed centralitys in
literature.
The inventive genius of the Cars peo-
pie is shown by the number Of internal
machines which they contrive to blow
up.
Miss Roosevelt invited two little Texas
girls to her wedding, but failed to inclose
transportation, so they cant attend.
Mr.. Balfour win need all his philoso-
ply for which he is justly famed. to
tide him over present adversities.
Sir Thomas Upton is acquiring that
sure feeling again as spring approaches.
No fireworks as yet at Algeeiras.
Field, Yerkes. Harper-all from Chi
cago-and tho Yerkes obituaries put him
at the bottom of the list.
President Caceres of santo Domingo
still goes on two legs, but he is young
In presidential service.
Top prices have been reached In the
stock market because the lambs are flock
Ing In Wall street.
James j Hill says that ours is a profit
gate nation. He has been doing New
York again.
Mr.. Raisuli, bandit. does not seem to
have been invited to attend the Algeciras
conference.
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Miss Roosevelts gown is crowding out
the political issue, which is pretty stale,
anyway.
Some people seem to think that Marshall
Field was the last of the honest millions
aires.
The spanking of Castro should be al
ternated with that of the Annapolis mid
dies.
The Cabbage Patch inn of Louisville
will still further advertise a lucky novel.
-s--
They are voting early and often against
Mr.. Balfour and the tories In England.
The standpatters are even afraid of the
ignorant Filipinos. They are hoggish.
Everybody wants to know what Andrew
Hamilton cabled to Senator Bracket.
If winter does not soon assert Itself,
1t will be widely regarded as fizzle.
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George AIDE says he will write no more
slang, having exhausted the supply.
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Ex-President Morales is not doing any
kicking, for he has a broken leg.
Chauncey Is not vindicated enough to
bring his toady smile back.
Peace in Russia is almost as bad as
war in any other country.
Midshipman Ploebaum has at last won
distinction as a hazer.
The free traders are England's triumph
ant standpatters.
This is neither good football nor snow
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hazing. but not to go back to the past
and vigorously punish by expulsion young
men for onenses always heretofore
wlnlSed at.
In Georgia Clark Howell and Hoke
Smith are investigating and exposing
each others records; but the outsider can
not get from the voluminous exposures
any great crimson sins that either has
committed. The most serious charges
seem to be that one or the other has
firted with Tom Watson, populist leader
of some power in the state.
Here In Alabama our candidates for
governor are saying nice things about
each other personally. but each claims to
be the speediest and loudest mouthed fox
hound after the old railroad red, which
both claim has been preying upon the Ala
bama hen roost for many years. Both
want to investigate and chew up the
fellow who happens to have railroad
Job. because It seems TO be better than
running a cotton factory or doctor
shop"
But all seems fair in politics as in
love and war. And really the people of
Alabama are so busy in developing and
building up industrially. educauonally and
otherwise that they don't care particu-
larly who Is governor so long as he be
honest.
And speaking of Investigations, there is
one which several able Alabamians are
anxious that a committee OF Oslers and
others be appointed to make. It is true
that none of them want to propose it
individually. but all want 1t. To get down
to simple facts, 1t is to ascertain by tha
best medical, mechanical and mental ex-
perts in Alabama how long a United
States Senator who happens TO have adj
vanced to good old age should exist
in such strenuous body as the United
States Senate Senator Morgan is 81 years
OF age Senator Pettus is S4 years of age.
Both of these able senators are in the
Senate for life. There have been senators
who lived far within the nineties; and
really the average Albanian would love
to see our two grand old men, who are
yet boys mentally and physically, go
beyond the century period.
IT, however an investigating commit
tee could get at the actual facts in the
case, 1t would undoubtedly be a relief to
the coterie of aspirants who are delving
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

The Decatur News Is now issued In six
column quarto size and presents a neat
appearance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

The discovery that a firm of swindlers
was getting rich by selling a preparation
to bring the dead back to life shows that
what P. T. Barnum said about the show
business applies equally well to patent
medicine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

THE SMOOTH CITIZEN.
All hail the man who's up to date
And knows how on thin ice to skate;
Who, when he errs, is SO discreet
He hides the tracks made by his feetl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

Sir Thomas Upton is acquiring that
sure feeling again as spring approaches.
No fireworks as yet at Algeeiras.