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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-23

Information was received from New
York last that j II. Hoadley. representing
the controlling interests in the Alabama
Consolidated had wired to Col T. G.
Bush to subscribe $1,000 to the San Fran
cisco relief fund for the company Col
onel Bush subscribed $500 for the company
at the mass meeting and the telegram
from New York will probably reach him
this morning.
Letter From Mayor.
Mayor Ward handed the following COM
munication to Chairman Johnston at the
meeting yesterday afternoon:
April q, 1906
T. II. Motion. President, City.
Dear Sir--The finance committee directs
me to subscribe $500 TO the San Francisco
relief fund for the city of Birmingham.
Respectfully, GEORGE b. WARD.
Chairman Finance Committee.
After the meeting Mayor Ward said that
the matter of increasing this TO $1,000
would be taken up with the members of
the council. He stated that he had only
approached the members of the commit
tee to subscribe $500 and therefore did not
feel at liberty to increase the amount to
$1,000 without authority.
The Temple Emanuel committee yester
day reported several additional contribu
tions These are included in the sll6l 80
which will be turned over to the general
committee, bAt the contributions have not
previously been reported separately. Fol-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-23
Money Gathers Money
as a Snowfall Gathers Snow"

The average man or woman can never hone to
have money unless they earn it-and then
when you get the habit" We want to help you
learn how
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-23

omeo hours
from 8 q. m.
20 8 .. m.
every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
uNKNowN EARTHQUAKES.

The world does not always hear of
all the earthquakes that occur. Some
times there are severe shocks in cor
ners of the globe that are little fire.
quented. and others where civilization
has no direct communication. The San
Francisco earthquake might have hap
pened in dozens of places and destroy
ed many more lives than it did without
attracting any great amount of atten-
ton.
Probably very few people know
that an earthquake occurred in South
America on January 81. and yet there
was one that was felt by scientific In
struments around the world, and prob
ably a better record of it was made
than was recorded by these same in
struments of the California disaster.
A London publication printed the fol-
lowing about that earthquake several
weeks ago:
I'VE have yet to await accurate de-
tails Of the great earthquake that oc-
Cured in the northwest Of South Amer
lea on January 81. The seism ographs
in this and other countries had told
their story Of what happened within a
few minutes of the catastrophe. All
the world felt more or less the earth
quake.
''In two hours the effects of the ini-
tiaI impulses had reached their antip-
odes and In the interval between these
times every inhabitant of the world
had been moved for at least three or
four hours on a true ground swell
''All the instruments in the world
designed to record teleseismic motion
had written records, the bubble in
every spirit level had been fitfuIly
oscillating to and fro, many magnetic
needles had been caused to swing. bal
ances had Oscillated, pendulums had
been accelerated or retarded-the
world globe. not only on its surface but
in it's depths, had been shaken
There are places within the boun-
daries of the United States where the
California earthquake could have oc-
Cured without ever getting into the
dispatches. In central Nevada, for in
stance, is such a territory. and there
are others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
TFron1 the Philadelphia Record.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.I ii
The human race is full Of also.
rams
Never bluntly call a man liar
Break the news to him gently
Drinking to drown your sorrow is
merely feeding a fire with alcohol.
We all feel that we could bear other
peoples burdens better than our own.
Many a young cub deludes himself
with the idea that he is a social lion
Some people never have an oppor-
tunity of knowing when they have
enough.
Muggins-"so you don't admire him
for the enemies he has made, eh2"
Buggins-s'No. you see, I'm one of
them"
some people get such swollen heads
from their religion that their haloes
won't fit them when they get to
Heaven. s
Blobbs-"That fellow has been sit
ting on that dry goods box all day.
Why do you suppose he does it,"
SIobbs-"Oh, I dare say he's looking for
work"
she-~But why do you insist that we
be married on F'riday?" He-"Well, if
our marriage turns out badly we can
always have something to blame 1t on.
Polly Pinktights-'Th leading man
is always talking about his social posi-
ton He says he frequently follows the
hounds" Fanny Footlights-"In an
Uncle Toms Cabin company, I sup
pose"
-'eThose two brothers claim to
be direct descendants of Captain Kidd
the pirate" Wagg-"I don't doubt it.
One Of them is a trust promoter, and
the other runs a summer hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27


He may be q druggist who drugs,
But he's not a huggist who hugs,
And no tinker ever has funk:
Ihoughs you can't get a craftsman to craW
a Respectable draughtsman may draw,
And a tinker may often be drunk
We say of the swimmer; He swami
But not of the trimmer. stShe tram
And we never say rowers have rown;
Ihough man who has brought may not
The one who has caught still may catch,
And many thrower has thrown.
T is common for sailors to SAIL
But It isn't for taiIors to tail.
AND more than one plan are not p1en:
IT the broker is not one who brokes
StiH the smoker may be one who smokes
And more than one man are called men.
though never a spender has spoan,
Inc klnd-hearted lender may loan,
AND many dealer has dealt;
we may say that the man who weaves
Wove,
And no squealer ever has squeait
Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
Heine CooIly Declined.

The following characteristic story oc-
ours in the recently published book of
"Heine Anecdotes Once during Heine's
stay ct Munich. the poet and his writ
ings came up for discussion at the din
ner table of the Bavarian royal family.
On the confusion Of dinner most of
those present expressed a wish to make
the acquaintance of the poet. One of the
prineesses, who was rather fond of hav-
ing notabilities about her at once OFFER
ed to send for him. A royal servant
was Immediately dispatched to invite
Heine to come to the castle and partale
of coffee with the royal family. On re-
ceiving the invitation the poet coolly
answered. My dear friend, please pre-
sent my humble respects to her high
ness and say that it is my custom to
take coffee where I have also dined'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
rFrom the Chicaeo News-l

From the Chicago NeWS.l
Churches open later and close earlier
than saloons.
What most men need is a spring
tonic for the intellect.
Truth may come and truth may go,
but a lie goes on forever.
It is only the genuine reformer who
says but little and saws a lot of wood.
It is asserted that the electric chair
is a sure antidote for old age.
Some women would rather be IN
happily married than happily unn1ar-
ried.
During courtship an ounce of hattery
is equal to a pound of caramels.
One way to acquire new friends
quickly is to inherit a million dollars.a
He who would enter politics SHOULD
first learn the art of sidestepping-
What would the result be If we all
followed the advice we give to others q
A So gold piece in your pocket is bet
ter than a f1ve-pound gold brick in
your hand.
"A womanly. woman never has occa-
sion to complain Of the scarcity Of
manly men.
OF course man is justified in think
ing that his wife isn't bright-consid-
ering the kind of man she married.
II man is unable to account for
his failure he can always depend upon
his disinterested neighbors to enlighten
him as to the cause thereof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
wEAKNEss N STRENGTH.

ParadoxicaI as it may seem, Gov
ernor Hoch would doubtless come out
Of the Republican state convention
next week a stronger nominee, If there
we're one or more candidates against
hina-candidates strong enough to
make his friends get out and work, but
stiu not so strong but what he could
defeat them.
AS the situation is now, Governor
Hoch's denomination appears to be
conceded and little attention is paid
to him. It is recognized that there are
many Republicans who would prefer
new candidate. but they cannot get to-
gether. so there IS no organized OPP
position to the governor. At the same
time there is q spirit Of 1ukewarmness
towards him.
If there were candidate against
Governor IIoch it would cause his fol-
lowers to "enthuse' for him. AS it is
now. all the enthusiasm IS going for
fitzgerald, or Clark, or some of the
other candidates for minor offices.
Then there is a positive strength
which comes from being a victor. If
Governor Hoch could win the guber-
material nomination next week by per-
sonal aggressive strength instead of
receiving it by default, it would arouse
more enthusiasm for him in the cam
paign to follow.
The very fact that there is no rec
ognized opposition to Governor Hoch
is a source of weakness to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
His Excnse Went.

Along about noon. as I was riding
horseback along a South Dakota high
way, came upon a settler at his gate,
and, after he had brought my horse a
pail of water he asked:
Stranger. did you meet strapping
young man with a set jaw between
here and Glendale? p"
Yes, [ believe I did," I replied.
Wall, that was my son Jim, going
to town to marry a wilder woman p
years older than he is. Durn his hide.
but he wouldn't listen to me- Did you
also meet a gal about twenty years old
between here and town."
up?'
Yep. That's my gal Sal, who's gone
to town to sue a Teller for breach of
promise Dog her cats, but nobody ever
asked her to marry him or ever will.
II also met a woman about fifty years
DID," I said.
Red hair and freckIed face?''
Yes
That's my old woman. I told her
this morning that if she didn't like my
ways she could take the outside of the
house. and drat her antics, if she didn't
walk of. I was. going to ask you to
stop to dinner, but as things are as
they are
1 assured him that I wasn't a bit
hungry, and that his excuses were all
right, and lent him chew of tobacco
and left him trying to whistle up his
spirits-Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
yAYHA WKER JOTS

The Salina city jail is empty, but that
is not its normal condition.
Burlington is another town that has
given notice of its intention to blow
things up on the Fourth Of July.
A Leavenworth county man cashed
in thirteen coyote scalps the other day.
This is looked upon as an unlucky
number for the coyotes.
DeVere Rafter was not nominated
for county attorney Of Jackson county,
but there is a rafter people up there
who like him just the same.
Who would have suspected that a
good Methodist like Roy Tapley would
be so chummy with a person of Maxim
Gorky's morals as to call him Max? q
So many northern Kansas newspa-
pers have been taking shots at the
Central Branch train service that som e
miscreants have. been trying the same
thing with shotguns. Such things as
that, however, will not be tolerated.
The person who will shoot at rail-
road train ought to be promptly and
vigorously prosecuted.
Six months ago quail took up with
the chickens on the farm Of Ferd Wal
lace over in Atchison county. and has
been making it's home with them ever
since. It roosts and feeds with the
chickens and seems perfectly content
Since the recent primaries in Douglas
county Dad Lummax says: Il am try
ing to quit worrying. find that eternal
vigilance over my affairs wears me out
and does not bring any more dollars to
the till"
The women folks are usually sup
posed to be deathly afraid of spiders.
In view of this fact 1t may be interest
ing to know that Miss Nadine NOwlin,
a Kansas girl and a graduate of the
State university, is a specialist in the
study of the spider, and Chancellor
Strong predicts that some Of these days
she will be recognized as a worldwide
authority on the spider and its organ
ism. Miss Nowlin's particular study IS
''the spider and the vitiline body OF
spiders eggs" whatever that is. It is
said that her graduation thesis on this
subject attracted the notice of scien-
for her a scholarship at Bryn Mawr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
HVMOR OF TIE DAY

Been living in the same house tweity-
four years, have your"
Substantially the saTne-Of course we've
had to enlarge the attic two or thee
times to accommodate the worn OUT Tlr-
niture and the old books and rnagazainss.
made Chicago Tribune.
st don't see." said the pretty daughta
of the pretty widow, where I stand muct
chance of getting married. II mamma
doesn't like the man I choose she won q
she's just as likely as not TO marry him
herself. Cleveland Leader.
Uncle Josiah--First time you ever miik-
ed cow. Is it2 Well, you do It thun-
derin' sight better than most city feilers
Visiting Nephew-It seems to come nat
Ura1. somehow. I've had a good deal OF
practice with a fountain pen--Chicaso
Boss" began the. beggar, cant you
help me? I amt ate nothin' for three
-'oh. I see.~ exclaimed .crabbe. trying
to make record for fasting, Ell? Well
you to eat. Good-day. -Philadelphia
Press.
Is. ~Ta u. p SAM,
What's a critic2s
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Say, old boy. scorehed bit IN my
new auto, and now find myself IN hot
water
what can I do for your
Why, bail me out. Baltimore Aneri-
can.
DO you think that epiritualistic medium
was really controlled by the eminent
fnancier you wished to consult2
Yes. I recognized his methods. She
insisted on getting the moneys first and
making me take all the chances Wash
ington Star.
''They say he CANDLES
Yes, but he does it in perfectly hon
orable and gentlemanly way. He inyaria-
bly, loses. Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
KANSAS COMMENT



It is true that the Republican party
is now standing for some of the best
things that other parties have hereto
fore advocated. The professional poll
uctansare of course simply bending be-
fore the wind. but such men as Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the great body of
Republicans who admire and endorse
him, are in dead earnest. Other parties
should have the credit for being the
pioneers in many of the reform meas
ures that are now becoming popular,
but no one has every vet stripped from
the Republicans the honor of being the
party that does things. With all it's
faults the Republican party has al
ways had two great factors to its credit.
One is an honest rank and file and the
other is singular faculty for develop
ing some of the grandest leaders any
country ever produced. Call the roll
OF great Republicans and you call the
roll of the greatest men of our times.
Jewell Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the Afch1SOu NTlODe.l
It is one sign that a travelling man
and his wife are chummy, when she
tells things to other women which they
find very entertaining.
After a woman has finished house
cleaning, and the place is spotless, she
likes to plant herself in q chair in
any room in the house and look and
look and admire.
An Atchison man made up his mind
to settle down, and earn enough money
to wed the girl of his choice. SO he
engaged in business: and lost $4,000 a
friend loaned him.
A woman always has a companion
when she is doing wrong. but when
she pays the price she is as alone in
haBitant Of the only island ia the
ocean.
Book agents attend a school, and
tive customers. Why wouldn't a school
to teach people how to get rid OF book
agents be a good thing? We'd ike to
attend.
A man recently ran off from this
you get into trouble, stay and fight It.
Every neighborhood has its story Of
a man who ran away, and that mans
history always shows that he made
mistake. When the devil threatens
you, refuse to go to the devil. How
ever hard your circumstances, make a
strong, honorable fight, and your cir
cumstances will improve. It is a fool
notion that a man must go to the devil
because he cannot get along with hia
wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
Iaansies.

Pansies are beautiful, easy to culti-
vate, and most satisfactory for bed
ding purposes. 1t is quite hardy and
has become one of the most popular
plants in this country. It has been so
greatly improved by careful cultivation
that II is necessary for the scotsman to
give II careful attention in order to
maintain high quality. AS the best
STOCK degenerates quickly, unless han
oled Dy experts, it Is best for the anna
teur TO buy seed each year.
Sow pansies, If possible, In a bed pro-
tected With glass in the fall. early
enough to let them attain considera BILE
size before cold weather. During the
extreme-Winter weather they should he
protected, and at the same time allow
ed as much light and air as possible.
They should be watered occasionally in
the winter, but care must be taken as
loo much water will cause the young
plants to rot. In the spring when the
ground has become sufficiently warm
the plants should be taken from their
beds under glass, cleaned and replanted
into beds where they are to remain for
the summer.
Much care should be taken in select
ing the location of the bed. Pansies
require position where it is cool and
at the same time there is plenty Of
light and air. In such a place they will
bloom all summer otherwise they Will
clayey nature, well enriched, grows the
best pansies. Frequent sprinkling to
keep the soil and foliage moist is of
great help. When the plants are in full
bloom 1t IS best to pick the flowers off
each morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
where Looks Don,t Count.

II visited Miss Marie Corelli when I
was in Stratford." said young woman.
"She lives in a quaint house of dull red
brick. She IS very pretty and very rich.
and she likes Americans.
Miss Corelh was full of fun. She
talked about womans overregard for
appearances She said that she herself
was too prone to think that, if appear
ances were all right. everything was
right.
"Once in her childhood, Miss Ccrelli
said she was yachting on the English
coast.
LAS the yacht sped along there was
a sudden swerve. and the helnsmen
said:
BY Jove! I believe she's broken her
rudder'
oh, WELL said the young girl, what
does 1t matter? It's under water, and
I'm sure nobody will notice it. "-Ex-
change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
EROH OTHER PENS
RED TAPE AT IT'S WORST.

Seldom has the stupidity of devotion
to the sacredness of red tape been
more strikingly illustrated than in a
recent instance in the Caroline group.
A whaling captain discovering their
needs was ready to land supplies Of
biscuit, -four and potatoes, but the port
authorities would not permit this
charity unless the captain would
pay 1900 marks for trad
ing license. Not feeling the i'm
pulse to be fined for the ex-
ercise of benevolence, he sailed away.
leaving the islanders to their diet of
roots. They are at liberty to draw the
omachs.-Philadelp Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR
Iron the New York Press


Any man who has lot of money can
afford to write poetry for a living.
The less good they do her the more
kinds of faith a woman always has on
tap.
No woman eve really respects her
husband unless h. shocks her once in
a while by using cuss words.
You could i--vite some girls to marry
you over the telephone and they would
accept you without asking who you
were
When a girl is pretty you don't tell
her 50 that she win know 1t, but SO that
she viii know you are the kind Of man
she likes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
A WORD For BOSE.

Ex-Mayor Rose of Kansas City,
Kansas, who was recently forced to
resign because he did not enforce the
prohibitory law and who is now a can
d1date for reelection, packed the larg-
est hall in that city at his opening
speech, and there is possibility that he
Will be again elected This is not nee
essarily a reflection upon that city.
HIS fine ability as a speaker is one
or his strong points but that which
has contributed most to make him
popular with the people is the long
ana able fight which he has been
panies to pay just share Of taxes
and to compel the public service cor
porations, practically all Of which are
Kansas City, Mo-, Corporations, to pay
a reasonable amount for franchises
ana give the people good service
Abilene Chronicle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
A Judicial Pririlere

In a southern court one day, says a
wen-known attorney, one Of the coun-
sci paused in his argument, remarking
to the Judge:
Il observe that your honor shakes
his head at that statement. I desire
to reah1rm it, alth ough your honor dis
sents."
Il am not aware coldly responded
the Judge, that I have fntimated how
I shall construe the evidence nor what
my decision will be IN the premises.
Your remark is, therefore, entirely I'M
called for
your honor shook his head"
True said the judge. ''there was
a fly on my ear. And I'll have you
know, sir, that reserve the right to
remove a fly in whatever manner
pleases me.''=Harper's Weekly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
JOURNAL ENTRIES


This is the time Of year when the
office boys grandmother is liable to
have funeral every day or two when
it doesn't rain.
The man with the garden mower is
making considerable more noise now
than even the man with the muck rake
To Anxious Inquirer: Yes. it is quite
likely that the Republican state conven-
ton will be pulled off, even though
Ewing Herbert can't come and make
speech. It is believed that others will
be fond with sufficient talent to pull
the convention through.
Is There is a wide, wide difference in
people A few days ago a paragraph
was printed on this page commenting
some ideas expressed BY q certain Kan
sas woman. When she read it she sat
down and wrote the editor a cordial
note of appreciation. A good many peo-
pie would have scowied and said, why
didn't the blamed fool make it
stronger"
ADAM" says exchange, couldn't
have been poet. for poets are born,
not made" But. that doesn't prove
that he didn't write spring poetry and
send it to the newspapers. A good many
people who re not poets do that.
This department has a profound con-
tempt for baseball. but it cannot help
feeling a secret joy when the home team
wins, just the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
just Editorial Indignation.

Here is an editor who has been touch-
ed in a sore spot. "A man may use the
mole on the back of his neck for a collar
button: he may ride a freight train to
save 3 cents a mile; he may light the
lamp with a splinter to save matches;
he m1y stop his watch at night to save
wear: use a period for a semicolon to
save ink, and pasture his grandmother s
grave to save ha- =; but a man Of this
kind is a scholar and gentleman COM
pared to q Ian who will take a news
paper and when asked to pay for It,
put It back in the postoffice. marked
Refused Oklahoma Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
DETERRENT KIND OF SEED.

Uncle Sam annually distributes 345
tons of seeds free to farmers and 9TH
ers at an annual cost for delivery
through the postoff1ce of $4,000. If
the seed, like that spoken Of in Holy
Writ, fell on good ground and pro-
duced abundantly after its kind there
might be some justification for his pa
ternalistic practice, but as a matter of
fact most of it falls by the waysfde and
among the thorns of politics. Still. we
shall probably go on scattering it
New York Tribune.