The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-10

ihcpOiltI+ Inspect the meats
for foreigners. Any old thing will do for
Americans!
Mobile Item: The South Carolina liquor
dspensary continues to be dispensary
OF corruption
Clio Free Press: just between you and
me and the gatepost, who is going to be
our next governor, any way?
New Decatur Advertiser: The committee
report on the Chicago packing houses is
denounced by the packers as a pack
er-lies."
Eufaula Times: Pittsburg girl baby
has two tongues. Now II one of them will
counterfeit the other she may mae sue
cess in life
Bullock County Breeze: We can almost
smell the packing house Investigations
| away down here; and 1t is said there is
more to follow.
| Alfalfa Mirror: Millions of people who
never sent or received anything by freight
| will breathe easier now that the Senate
has passed the rate bill
| Dothan Eagle: He that attempts to re-
| form the world has big undertaking,
| and might get better results by starting
right around the home plate.
Admission Hot Blast: There would be
| real interest in a set of statistics show
| ing how much ported meat was annually
consumed by the families of the Chicago
packers.
Tuscumbia North Albanian: An In
crease of over 100000 acres is reported in
the cotton acreage. This means that the
| farmer will receive about cents for
| the staple.
| Franklin Times The future Is brighten
ing for the democrats and with the great
| clamor for tariff reform it looks very IA
vorable for the democrats in the Novem-
Der election
Russell Register: The candidates for
state office In Alabama are getting very
busy. They have but little more than two
| months In which to lay their claims be-
| fore the people.
| Scottsboro Citizen. The coroner's office
/ Is a paying one in Jefferson county The
pistol toters continue 10 say people down
| there, and even a conviction of any kind
| is rare thing.
| Gadsden Times-N News: William Jennings
| Bryan appears to be the favorte In the
democratic presidential candidate handi-
| cap, with William Randolph Hearst
close second in the betting
/ VIC
| that the Pennsylvania Railroad company
does not show any favoritism in rates. Mr..
| Cassatt's word however, will not go I'M
challenged in view of the exposure made
| regarding the Pennsylvania's methods.
| Marion County News: About the only
crumb that the farmers have received
from the present republican Congress is
| the free alcohol bill, and only in isolated
cases will farmers be benefited any from
| this law
| Montgomery Advertiser: The Roanoke
| people are SO bent on getting their new
| railroad built through the town that the
| contractors laid a portion of the track
| the other night while all the citizens were
asleep There was an injunction in the
| foreground, perhaps.
| Florence Herald: Man who Is attracted
and woos the humming bird, gay plumage
kind of girl. takes her to a canary bird
cage kind of home and expects to live
| happily ever after" will soon wake up
| on hearing a different tune than he ex-
pected.
Sheffield Reaper: Birminghams bank
| clearings for the first five months of
| the year show an increase of 100000
| oyer the same period last year. These fig
| ures certainly indicate a healthy condi-
| ton sof affairs in the Magic City. Next
to Sheffield, Birmingham is the greatest
| town In the state.
Coosa River News: Personal abuse is
not argument. Vomiting anathemas is not
| logic Men of sufficient character to
| sustain can't afford 1t. No matter how
/ divergent their differences, a gentleman
| won't wantonly lie on another Carping
| criticism Is the tool of a weal,ling and
| a pitiabe failure.
Florence Times: With food enough to
| supply farmer for year, the cotton he
| may make over and above that will fur
nish the best money crop in the agricu-
| tural world. A bale of cotton is almost
as imperishable and indestructibe as
| United States bond. and when offered for
| sale will command the cash at any time
two. FIVE or twenty years after 1t has been
1 ptnped and hailed