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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
Districts Net Democratic.

The constitution and the laws say
that the qualified electors of jefferson
county shall elect seven members of
the lower house of the legislature, thus
giving them at least a moral right to
look the entire county over and make
their choice. To say that they must
elect a man from any particular local
ity is to cut down the voters clear
range of choice. His right to pick
seven from the county's entire citizen
ship is unmistakable 1t is so written
in all fairness and equity in the laws
of this state.
And the Alabama plan of electing
members of the legislature by counties
has good sense behind it. 1t calls for
the best man or men in a county, and
the plan was adopted with that in
view. In some years the best available
men may be found in one part of the
county, anu pOSSiDly III Olutl years III
another part of it. The Alabama policy
is to trust the selection of members to
represent the county to the entire
county electorate, and if the county
committee reverses this policy it will
aim blow at the efficiency and stand
ing of the delegation, for it will pro-
hibit the voter from a selection in the
widest possible field.
The county executive committee
should have more confidence in the
county's electorate 1t should treat
them as free and equal voters upon
whom no shackles or chains should be
placed. II should treat them as the
voters in every other county in the
state are treated. Ifit will treat them
fairly it may be sure they will treat
every part of the county with due con
sideration, and The Age-Herald will
strive without ceasing to hold them up
to a standard that will obviate resort
to an extra-constitutional aid unwise
districting system
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Some Famous Originals.

Readers of fiction will remember that
when Mrs Humphrey Wards story, The
Marriage of William Ashe was being
published seriany in Harper's, she was
not far along with the tale before the
wise ones began to look for her Originals
as was rather successfully done With
/ Lady Roses Daughter In the Lesplnasse
letters, said a literary man. Lazy
Caroline Lamb wife of William Lamb,
afterward Lord Melbourne. is said to be
the original of Mrs. Wards new heroine
as she was once for Disrael in the por-
trait of Mrs. Felix Lorraine in Vivian
Grey Lady Carolina led her distinguish
ed husband a merry life, imperlllins at
several stages his professional career.
She wrote Il book and had a romantic
friendship with Lord Byron.
Mrs. Ward in her story docs indeed
make several direct references to both
Melbourne and Lady Caroline. In his
disposition and his views, Ashe IS more
than once likened to Melbourne. If Ashe
had lived two generations earlier, Mrs.
Ward says he would have gone with
passion for Catholic emancipation-which
Melbourne did. and which lost him his
scat in parliament. With Ashc as with
Melbourne, his frankness of manner and
cheerful temper were largely responsible
for his success.
Believing Lady Kitty's escapades' II
they can be called by SO mild word,
largely responsible for one of her hts
bands defeats at the polls, her uncle
suggests that she be left at Hagsart
when the next session begins. Mrs.
Ward says Lord Grosylle. who had been
friend of Melbourne. recalled the early
history of the great man. When Lady.
Caroline Lamb had become too trouble
some to her political husband she had
been sent to Brocket And then Mr.. Lamb
was only Irish neutrality-suspicious. seat
in the cabinet. How was it possible to
take an important share in steering the
ship of state and to look after a giddy
wife at the same timer
"Geoffrey Clfe is more than once called
Byronic. and his poetry and romantic aid
to the Bosnian insurgents, as well as
his tragic end, may well have been sug-
gested by the man who met his end at
Missalonghi."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
Andrew HamlltOn's Confession.

The public applaud Andy Hamilton S
courage in returning to this country
to defend the memory of John A. Nc
Call. They also applaud him when he
denounces the trustees as curs-the
trustees that drove Mccall to his
grave after they had deserted him.
But Hamiltons statement is shame
full in the extreme, for he confesses
he has been a lobbyist many years,
and he attempts to justify the pur-
chase of legislative exemption, and
the robbery of policy holders for that
purpose. His very shamelessness is
the greatest shame of his tainted
career. He does not in fact, know
how shameful his work has been.
Read this extract from the report of
his statement--read 1t, too, between
the lines, as follows
well. heavens! if this bill passes we
might as well get out of that state.
well, all right. We will have to see
what the objections are to it, and will
have to agitate. We will have the press
do something. We will have to have the
politicians do something We will have
TO have the agents do something. We will
have to have the policy-holders do some
thing We will get men of influence to
60 ahead and see If we cannot beat it.
And we would beat It, Then the word
would come in 1t is beaten And they
would come in and pat me on the back
The men who would not know me now
would come in and pat me on the back
and say, You did it,
The trustees whom he denounces
should no doubt be indicted, but SO
should Hamilton be, for he has con
fessed that he bought and paid for
legislation. The policy holders were
robbed but that was a small matter
alongside the corruption of legisla'
tures-not of New York alone, but OF
other states, even Alabama's perhaps
If the New York legislature does
not, in the light of the Hamilton ex
posure, pass the Armstrong bills prac
tically unamended the public will
have a right to guess the reason why
and 1t will guess correctly and with
out mercy 1t is no time for mercy
when the corruption of legislatures Is
at stake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
More BasebalIs and Bats Used There
Than In Any other State.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Californlans buy more baseballs and
bats with which to play the national
game than the people of any other state
In the Union in proportion to population.
Close to $1,000 balls and 10000 bats are
annually required to supply the demand
created by the strong hold which the
great American game has secured In this
state. Climatic conditions in California
impose no limitations on the playing sea-
son, and, therefore, the game is in evil
dence here during every month of the
year, which, of course, furnishes one of
the explanations why a greater number
of balls and bats are required than in any
other less favored localities.
OF course the professional leagues use
up a great many balls in the course of
a season, but they are by no means as
important factor in the trade as are
the numerous amateur teams organized
among the business houses of a large city
like San Francisco. These amateur teams
cut very much greater figure than
would be imagined by the casual OBJ
server.
1t is worthy of note that at the present
time there are six baseball teams in San
Francisco made up of Japanese, all Of
whom are well equipped with uniforms
and the other appurtenances necessary to
the playing of the great American game
in the most up-to-date style. The ORR
entails declare that they like the game
very much. indeed and they readily be-
come proficient players. Baseball is max
ing big hit in Japan, and the sport may
become as popular in the realm of the
Mikado as ii is In America, .sf.i
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
A Great City.

II think that Birmingham is one of the
best cities have ever seem said II. w.
Wilson. who will manage the New Flor
ence hotel, the building for which is be
ing completely remodeled. Il ve'liked
the city from the minute l set foot in it
several days ago, and it has grown on
me ever since.
!. Just think of city with the business
that Birmingham has-its steadily in
creasrg population, its resources and its
opportunities-and then consider what a
city it is for the hotel man. / only wish
that the Florence was going to be several
times larger, and am confident that
could fill it every night in the year.
II have been impressed with the large
crowds of shoppers on the streets. with
the advantages the city has of having
high sections for residences. with the
street pavings the wide streets But more
than everything else l have. been struck
with the fact that it is, practically inn
possible to get room in Birmingham at
the hotels at night
ITO use a little slang, the town looks
good to me- and l am certainly glad that
| am anchored here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
Henry Blossom Jr.

Henry NJ. Blossom, Jr, who wrote the
book of orhe Yankee Consul enjoys the
distinction OF being one of the most versa
tile playwrights in the profession said
a theatrical man. Mr.. Blossom, who is
barely 30 years of age, began his career
as a reporter in his home town, St
Louis For several years he plodded dill
igently upon several papers, with varying
success, and finally decided that he would
broaden his sphere OF life. Accordingly
he went to New York city, and determine
ed to become a playwright. His early
efforts In this field did not by any means,
give any promising indications of the
great success which was ultimately to
crown his efforts. Several plays which
he wrote were rejected by flinty-hearted
managers, but at last his Checkers Sc
cured for him the merted recognition he
so much craved.
zone summer day as Blossom strolled
down the sunny side of Broadway, he
encountered Alfred G. Robyn,. also St
Louisian, who had been writing tile spu5
sic of several comic opera successes. To-
gether they adjourned to a neighbor-
ing cafe and discussed matters in. gen.
eral Blossom suggested that they eollab-
crate and write new comic opera
No sooner said than the outline was
begun and in three months the score and
lyrics of The Yankee Consul were conf
pleted. The scenes In the play are laid
In the tropical isle of San Domingo where
Blossom spent some time a few years
ago. He is familiar with tho language
and customs of the people. Blossom has
always eontended that the leading role
in the operaN that of Abijah Booze the
American consul of bibulous tendencies,
whose fondness for the cup that cheers
makes him a most delightful parsonage
actually existed in real life. Certain 1t
is, that the young playwright has created
a unique comedy character, which will
exist for many a day and is far ahead
Of the stereotyped comic opera fun
maker
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
Street Car Funerals.

In Mexico City street cars are freely
utilized on funeral occasions, provision
being made in them for the transpor-
tation of the dead as well as of the
living TO the cemetery. But this Gus
tom had found no followers in this
country until a clergyman died in Chi
cago after twenty seven years Of faith
full service at the head of his flock.
Throughout his ministerial career he
had decried foolish expenditures in
connection, with the burial of the dead,
and when he was about to die he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
CHARGE OF THE WOOD BRIGADE,

Dr. What the Heather Call THE Massacr
of Mount, Dajo."
By Representative Burleson of Texas.
Chased them from everywhere
Chased them all onward,
Into the crater of death
Drove them-six hundred
Forward. the Wood brigade;
Spare not a one he said'
shoot all six hundred a
Forward. the Wood brigade;
Was there man afraid?
Not tho a soldier knew
/. Heather, had blundered.
Savages can't reply,
Heather can't reason why;
Women and children die,
Forced in the crater of death:
Forced with six hundred.
3 Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon to right of them,
Volleyed and Numbered.
Storined at with shot and shell,
Women and children fell,
Into the jaws of death,
Into the mouth of hell,
All told-six hundred.
FLASHED all the sabres there.
Flashed as they turned in air.
Sabring the women there,
Charging the children
While all the world wondered.
Stihed by cannon smoke.
Men, women, children choke;
Women and children
Reeled from the hayonet stroke
In death not sundered;
Families slaughtered there.
All of six hundred.
Cannon to right ofSthem,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them,
yolleyed and thundered
-Stormed at with shot and shell.
While child-sp mother fell.
They that had loved so well.
Thrust into Jaws of death
Trapped into mouth of hell;
Not a babe left of them,
Left of six hundred.
What shall such blood-thirst slake?
Go ask Hell Roaring Jake,
Whether Wood blundered.
Honor the charge they made.
Honor the Mood brigade,
For that six hundred.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
INcE Bernhard has been touring
- the south she has awaited her
self of nte1.,. ninnnrf1lnitu -. dnna

INcE Bernhard has been touring
@4 the south she has awaited her
- self Of every opportunity TO dem
onstrate that she is still the "divlne
Sarah" creature of impulses. who
scorns the gazing multitudes and carefully
excludes herself from the petty annoy
ances which harass most mortals. Her
lotest escapade by which the good and
expeetant people of Chattanooga were
disappointed after waiting hours in a
raw wind for the actress 10 appear and
offlciate at the laying of a corner stone
of a new theatre is merely another case
in point Il is related that when Sarah
sent the mayof5of Chattanooga a note
Of deelination, written In French, his
honor retired up a tree and hasn't been
seen since savaDts of Chattanooga are
now engaged in deeiphering the mystic
scroll. Story after story IS written about
Nine Bernhardt always characteristic
always eagerly read. In every one of
them the peerless Sarah is acting, only
acting. She is the greatest actress on. and
off the boards who ever died stage
death
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18

suggestion. There are a great many of
our words that are spelled in a most
nonsensical way and common sense sug-
gests that they be changed 10 a simpler
way of spelling them. -s's.ss
Greenville Living Truth: Butler county
people were in hopes that with the negro
out of politics every candidate would
have square deal. The action of the
congressional committee of the Second
district has done much TO change that be-
lief.
Tuscaloosa Times-Gazatte: The ground
hog came so near getting discounted
as a prophet that cold wave had to be
hurriedly summoned The ground hogs
six weeks of cold are due to expire be-
fore Monday.
Gurley Herald General Funston, who
is looking for trouble in China. must
think there are rivers over there that
need swimming.
Mobile Herald: WI Ting-Fang says the
boycott is merely friendly protest.
This is Wu's funniest
Geneva Reaper: Harry Martin carries
a big turnip around with him on his
speaking appointments. But really, the
district is not sending vegetables TO Con-
gross this year.
Grove Hill Democrat: A volcano in Col
orado and a burning mountain in Utah
are among some of the more important
items of the times. AS Mrs. Parting
ton might have said, What are we to
have next?''
Admission Hot Blast: Japan, having con-
stunned 3.sOO000 gallons Of beer last year,
is fully entitled to the consistent sym
pathy of Milwaukee. Some brewery may
yet make her famous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
GREAT TAX ON TEMPER.
It's hard TO beam optimist
And wear cheerful look.
When you are busy and a man
Comes in to sell a, book.

s.aass ,osss %'. s'ss sas:'
w to the Grid Iron club, the ia
nous organization of Washington CORE
spondents. whose guest he has been on
many occasions during the past twenty
two years. "a distinguished company was
invited to meet. the club, and nearly
225 guests assembled in the beautifully
decorated dining room of the New Will
lard hotel at the,invitation Oft speak
er. 1t was not a grid iron dinner, al
though some gridron methods were intro
duccd. The rules of the club as to short
speeches whieh9are never published. were
invoked while skits and songs by the
club entertained the speakers guests. A
number. Of very good speeches We're made.
The club presented Speaker Cannon with
a large grid iron, appropriately deco
rated. and informed him that while no
one could be made an honorary member
OF the club. the gridiron which he re-
ceived meant that he was its best friend.
Among the guests were President Roose-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Next to clothes woman gets the most
satisfaction out of old love letters.
You can never borrow any money from
man that you have tried to argue With
There is hardly anything as hard as be-
ing as nice to your wife's relatives as
you expect them to be to you
If policeman was stationed at a man
door to try to keep him out. he'd be dying
to get home early every night
The more men fall in love With girl
the bigger her danger Of becoming an old
maid While she is trying to make. her
choice
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
Growth of Electric Railways.

$50 common is the electric railway now
in use in almost every city of any size
in the United States and in many cities
of Europe that but few people realize
that this public utility was made prac-
ticable only eighteen years ago and has
only been in use for that length of time,
said an electric railway man last night.
THE first successful electric railway
was put in operation in Richmond, Va"
in 1883 when Frank J. sprague equipped
the Uni5h Passenger company of that
city with twenty electric cars.
ut is. true that many attempts had
been made before that time to propel cars
with electricity, but no attempt had been
commercially successful. However, Mr..
Sprague profited by the experiences of
others who had made the attempt and
by combining and improving the ideas OF
his predecessors he put in operation the
system and equipment now in use in car
traction.
with the large electric railway systems
now in operation in all the large cities of
the world it is difficult to realize that
they have grown from the small begin
ming made in Richmond less than twenty
years ago
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
One of Them.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
you people in Chicago. II said Kadley'
with sneer, "thinkof nothing but killing
hogs"
"well, we'll" replied the Chicago man.
/ must have misunderstood you mo-
ment ago
.'lJow do you mean?'
/ L understood you to say you had been
there"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
WAY OF The WORLD.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
A Richmond widower advertised for
a. wife and got her Probably in few
months he will be advertising for some-
body to help him turn loose.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
GRIDlRON MEMBERS DINE
WITH SPEAKER CANNON


welt, Nice President Fairbanks, Secre-
taries Root Shaw, Taft and Wilson, Assoc
ciate Justice Harlan, Sir Mortimer Du-
rand. file British ambassador; Baron Ro-
sen; the Russian ambassador; Cardinal
Gibbons, former Vice President Levi p.
Merton, Edmund James James, president
of the Illinois university; Theodore p.
Shonts, chairman of the isthmian canal
commission; F.. H. Gary, president of the
board of directors of the United States
Steel corporation; Paul Morton, president
Equitable Life Assurance society; Robert
NJ. Athcri Rock Island railroadj Stuyve-
SAINT Fish, Illinois Central railroad; E. II.
Hartman, Southern Pacific railroad;
James Speyer, New York; Oscar S. Straus,
New York; Charles W. Needham, George
Washington university; George r. Peck,
C. NJ. & St. p railway; John p. Run
nells Pullman company and twenty
newspaper editors of the Publishers and
Writers; twenty United States senator's
and nearly sixty prominent members of
the House of representatives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
NOT GUILTY..

From the Talladega Reporter.
One editor in Alabama comes to Biz
mngham regularly to have his finger nails
mancured, but out of consideration for
his family his name is withheld.-Age-
Herald. Never touched us. We have not
hocn to Birmingham for some time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
About Persons.

w. NJ. Mitchell of Jacksonville, Fla, is
at the Hillman.
w. c. Discombe of Mobile is at the
Birmingham.
8 D. a. Scott of Decatur is at the Nor
ris.
&C. "A. Bireheroft of Montgomery is at
the. Morris. 81.
j.. NJ. Jackson of Admission is at the
Morris -
D. B. Luekett Of Aridalusia is at the
Metropolitan,
J. X. Lawrence Of MONTGOMERY is at the
Metropolitan.
w. NJ. Lindell Of scottsboro is at the
Metropolitan.
j. B. Norris Of Selma is at the ST.
Nicholas.
Frank Lumsdeu of Peoria, ILL.,, is at the
Colonial.
James Kennedy Of Mobile is at the ST.
Nicholas.
c. J. Harris of New Decatur is at the
Hollenden.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
TOUCH 1T OFF!

From the Houston Post.
II Congress We're match for the pow
der trust. there would be something do
ing in the explosion line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18

While nearly everybody is agreed that
the Moro massacre was great blot on
the American name, President Roosevelt
and General Wood are convinced that
il was all right.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18

The Bernhardt embarrassment in the
laying of d corner stone grew out Of the
fact that no one in Chattanooga could
read the great actress note written in
French. explaining the bereavement that
had come to her The Chattanoogians
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE TIMES

Patricius St. Patrick was a good but un-
lettered man and power among the
"haythens" of Erin in the years from is2
to 40. The greatest legacy he left his
children was his name. Begorra, he was
the original Pat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18

Mrs. Vanderbilt. sr., is asserting her
leadership of New York society by bring
ing back the affix. Esq" So long as she
does not bring back Hon" there win be
no armed rebellion against her author
itv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
EVERYTHING BOOMING.

From the Scottsboro Citizen
Everything in Birmingham, including
the newspapers, seems to be on boonl'