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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

You newspaper men," remarked a gen.
tleman the other day, ''have overlooked
one peculiar class of business in Birm.-
ingham while you are telling Of the in
teresting facts about this city and its va
rious institutions. | refer to the Greek
quick-lunch counters of which we have
an abundance. To my mind there Is
nothing which is so interesting as a visit
to one of these counters in the busy
hours of the day. You go there and find
possibly fifty others sitting around on
stools waiter rushes up to you and
asks what you want. Suppose you order
hot cakes. The waiter turns and shouts
toward the kitchen end In general and
big fat cook in particular, Stack EN-
up-brown and hotp and in about three
minutes here comes your cakes Or sup
pose you want two fried eggs, cooked on
both sides. Your order goes in over two.
| Then for eggs fried ON one side I have
the following: Two to work-one eye
open,' or else sunny side up for ham
and eggs, the latter fried on both sides,
ham and over; for an egg omelette,
soak 'em one; for two eggs fried on
one side and ham, two cackles and a
grunt-one eye open.'
But the cook is the most wonderful
part of the entire establishment. Stand
Ing in full view of the customers, he
takes the orders of the walters in his
head, sometimes having as many as fifty
people being served at the same time
and yet fills them all without an error
AS a waiter shouts several orders to
him In quick succession, he continues to
move lelsurely about the filling of those
which are already in, yet seems to catch
what is shouted with very rare excep-
tions. And the best part of It all is, that
you get what you order in from two to
| five minutes"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

through the city's murkiness. It was vim
ter-December, cold miserable and raw.
It had been a bad day on Percival at the
office. although he cheered himself by
frequent thoughts of Angelina. the dear
girl Rushing home. or rather, to his
gilded apartments in a select and re-
fined hathouse, Percival dressed before
mirror, musing to himself audibly while
arranging his tie. Editors note: Heroes
always soliloquize before the mirror In
magazine short enthusiastically about q
GRID Hurrying away to the De Drinkers.
Percival threw a seven course dinner into
himself and broke away He was consum-
ed with love- His thoughts whirled about
Angelina.
Darling" he exclaimed a few minutes
later clasping the willowy girl in his
arms. rs all wen?"
Alas, Percival, father says you can
not have me until you have made $4,000
in Wall street."
Percival ground his teeth and fell to the
floor. He had but 500 in change and owed
$1,000 on his years living expenses.
just then the telephone bell rang.
Angelina put a sofa pillow under Per-
civars head and rushed to the instrument.
She had premonition.
"5ellow
"Hel1oY
rs that Mr.. Goldfy's residence?"
Yes"
rs Mr.. Percival Proves there?'
Yes"
Tell Mr.. Prewes that this is his broker,
Buffkins. Tell him that he has made &c.
900 on the c. P and V. rise in the street."
She told him.
Again Percival clasped the willowy girl
In his arms.
rIIUs IrNTn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
RIrmlnnham iron Market.

The local iron market is hardening at
SIS on a No. 2 foundry basis. One con-
Germ sold to St Louis consumer this
week 500 tons at the SIS quotation. It is
said that other sales have been made at
this price
A man connected with the iron trade
said yesterday: THE scarcity of foundry
iron and the persistent inquiries indicates
that the market will not fall below $l5
for some time to come'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
A man always has leisure enough to
stop and tell you how busy he is.
It's an awful bad habit to get caught
flirting with a girl by your wife.
There would be big demand for SER
mons If it was wicked to listen to them.
The incest thing about a summer vaca-
ton is the way you enjoy being back
from 1t.
Hot weather is very convenient to give
a woman an excuse to offer for her bus
band being SO cross.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
CHRISTMAS NEAR?

From the Chattanooga Times.
The Christmas editions of the big mag
azines are now going to press, with their
pictures of snow storms and Santa Claus.
and wanderers home for the holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
UNCLE JOE'S ENEMIES BUSY

and utter equivocd things. Uncle Joe
must do something to restore harmony
among his demoralized admirers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
DO 1T YET.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Ages ago. says a Chicago professor.
woman ruled man and was his supe-
rior.' This is doubtless true, but why
speak of 1t in the past tense?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Ellis NJ Clark, aged 95. a resident
of Maine, came to the conclusion that
tobacco chewing was hurtful, and he
at once swore off He must desire to
1--we to be 1876.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
THE END.
JOY or coMING HOME.

JOY OF COMING HOME.
No matter where you travel to,
No matter where you go,
You'll always banker after home
And places that you know
You'll think about your dear old friends,
Bewaling day by day
The foolish longing for a rest
That made you go away.
"How sweet is home," you sigh and then
You go back with thrill
To find fellow waiting there
Who would collect a bill.
The mayor of a Kentucky town recent
ly turned over the entire amount of his
salary to be used for refurnishing the
city hall. man like that does not know
how to appreciate public office.
A TRAGEDY.
Oh. the orchards are bearing their bur-
thens of fruit
And the peaches are ripe as can be,
But the stomach of Bobby has colicky
pains
In the shade of the old apple tree.
The Longworths will leave Oyster Bay
on Friday despite the fact that 1t is.
There are over 5000 Smiths in Chicago,
making the town decidedly Smithy.
John d. Rockefeller is reported to have
used slang, but we hasten to say that
it was only in a mild sort of way.
In a case of cherchez la femme, go
first to the bargain counter.
man who tried to fool his neigh
bors all his life died the other day and
it was discovered that they knew more
about his private affairs than he did him.
self PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

1t was not beer, but banker that
made Milwaukee avenue famous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Gompers and Shonts are still fight
ing over the labor problem at Panama,
where little or no labor is employed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Seal poaching cannot be condoned
even between friends any more than
cattle stealing out west among the
republicans can be.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Roj. Sullivan should climb out of the
bandwagon. He is persona non grata
there, or words to that effect
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Ann Dis Debar is still i'll this world,
perplexing and disturbing all with
whom she comes in contact. London
is the scene of her operations at pros
cf1t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

The international policyholders' COM
mittee is not a bit dismayed by the
secession Of Seymour Eaton
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

The Sultan of Turkey has but COM
mon cold, and he can Sill handle Ill
Limatnms with ease and dispatch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

The Rockefeller robe of piety has.
spots on it thrown there by the gov
eminent investigators.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Nathan L. Miller, as senator from
Jefferson county, will introduce and
put through a bill in the next Ala
bama legislature abolishing bucket
shons in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

1t is now plain why Mr. Carnegie
wanted to cut loose from the general
crowd of Pittsburg millionaires.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Stocks are lifted up by syndicates.
while cotton goes down because the
syndicates are jumping ON it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

The New York Herald still insists
that Roosevelt and Bryan are the logi-
cal and inevitable candidates for 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
About Persons.

John r. Ryan, general manager of the
Corona Coal and Iron company, is in the
city
G. Moretti, the sculptor who has a large
interest in the marble quarry at Talladega,
is in Birmingham
f. A. Richardson, newspaper man for
merly of Birmingham and well known
here, is at the St Nsholas for few
days. He is now on the Louisville Cou--
ier-Journal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

A welcome home bids fair to be an
opening campaign demonstration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Even Persia is to have a parlla-
ment. Turkey must begin to feel lone
some.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Secretary Root fitted his Brazilian
visit neatly in between two revolu-
tions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Henry G. Davis who, tired Of service
in the Senatae, has consented to ac-
cept a seat in the House. He is in his
Saith year. He will meet in Washing
ton Sentor White. who is 81 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

ARTIFICIALITY.
We've artificial things to eat
And bogus limbs to wear,
And artificial articles
Are met with everywhere.
The artificial smiles we get
Are bad enough. God wot,
But artificial sympathy's
The poorest of the lot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

There is too much humidity in the
windows and doors that stick.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Uruguay will support Eiihu Root for
Pan-American ongressman.at-large
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

The baseball umpire is taken seri-
ously even in August.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

After all the fuss that was made, the
Sultan had nothing worse than a cold.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

When funny" story is told at the
table and woman hides behind her nap
kin, oftentlmes 1t is a ruse to conceal the
fact that she has forgotten how to blush.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
AUGUST IN TOWN.

AUGUST IN TOWN.
Hot and sultry,
Sun and rain,
Traffic roars a
Hoarse refrain.
Thirsts are raging,
Work a bore.
Nerves are wearing
More and more.
Long and white, the
City street
Burns beneath the
Poor mans feet.
Scarce a breeze is
Felt all day,
Nights a nightmare,
Drags away.
On and on, the
Fearful grind,
Supplying.
Soul and mind,
Till the weary
Spirits flag
And the fainting
Toilers lag.
There's no rest for
Those who slave
Till they slumber
In the grave,
But in novels
OF the slums
Hope will live when
Autumn comes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Ten thousand Eagles are now in Nil.
waukee where they may dip their beaks
in rivers of beer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
HE WON HER,

tshort Story from Muggys Magazine)
1t was evening, because the sun had
set and electric lights were glimmering
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

John d. Rockefeller is reported to have
used slang but we hasten to say that
it was only in a mild sort of way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

Gadsden News: In most cases it does
not profit man very much to be near
relative of a multi-mllionaire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

The Longworths will leave Oyster Bay
on Friday, despite the fact that 1t is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07
NOT FOR SPECULATION
SHAW'S CIRCULAR REGARDING
GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS.

Secretary Shaw has made public a cir
cular letter. dated today. to all national
bank depositaries, in which he says, in
effect, that he expects public moneys in
depositary banks to be used in the COM
munities where 1t is deposited, and not
loaned through brokers and other agents in
New York for speculative purposes.
The letter is as follows:
Il am advised that many banks scat
tered throughout tAe country are loaning
their surplus funds through brokers and
others In New York on call at high rates
of interest. Money loaned on call is we'll
nigh universally for speculative purposes
1 recognize the right of any Individual to
speculate in stocks or in lands and the
legal right of any bank to loan money at
appropriate rates of interest, at home and
abroad. on ample security, even with
knowledge that it is being used for specu-
lative purposes. am not willing, however,
that government money shall be enticed
away from the locality where it has been
deposited for the purpose of being used in
this way. Public deposits are made in aid
of legitimate business as distinguished from
speculation, whatever it's nature. Depos-
itary city banks are expected to loan at
regular rates not at all, and they must
not be tempted to act as agents instead
of correspondents for other depositary
banks in making call loans at high rates.
IF you have more money than your COM
munity can appropriately absorb. please
return it to the treasury, for it can be
promptly placed where it will do much
good. This does not apply to banks with
large reserves regularly on deposit with
city correspondents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07

connected with the Office for which he is
candidate. Every effort to draw him
out has failed. Walter Emerson. one of
the clever speakers at last nights meeting,
said that Mr.. McGilicuddy. the democratic
candidate, was very voluble on state aid
liquor question, but talked on his fingers
with the deaf and dumb manual when It
came to anything connected with Con-
gress. Mr.. McGillicuddy has let Mr.. Com
pers discuss those questions presumably
In his behalf
So Speaker Cannon and Secretary Taft
have been mailing Mr. McGillicuddy to the
wall on national questions. Speaker Cam
non had a rousing meeting I'm Rockland
last night and spoke for an hour mainly on
the tariff. This is the district formerly
represented by Nelson Dingley, the author
OF the tariff law which brought such mar
velous prosperity to this section, as well
as to others. and Mr.. Cannon appealed to
the voters not to send a democrat to Con-
gress from the old Dingley district. He
contrasted the material condition OF the
people now with their condition in 1893
and 1885, and cited savings banks sta
tistfcs to them. He referred only briefly
to the opposition of the labor unions talk
Ing along the lines of his Lewiston speech,
where he went into that question at more
length. AS an indication of the great
general interest in this first round of the
iederation's fight. l am told that Mr.. Lit
tleneld Is receiving contributions to his
campaign fund from outside sources One
man In Chicago. to my knowledge sent a
large check. although he is not acquainted
with Mr.. Littlefield, but explained his con-
trioution by saying that he thought a great
principle was at stake in this entry of the
Federation Of Labor into proscriptive poll
tics. and he desired to help check 1t as a
patrlOt1c duty. N. o, NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07
No Representations From Cuba.

NO Representations FROM CuDa.
So far the State Department has received
no representations from the Cuban govern
ment looking to the prevention of the pur-
chase of ships in New York by the agents
Of the Cuban revolutionists. The officials
decline to say what course they would pur-
sue in case such an application were made.
But the precedents are well established,
and by coincidence the strongest are
found in the history of the day preceding
the war with Spain when the government
of that country was appealing to the State
Department here to prevent the equipment
in this country of filibustering expeditions
directed against the Spanish government in
Cuba. The course then followed which
would undoubtedly be pursued again by
the State Department was the issue by the
president OF a neutrality proclamation
warning United States citizens against en-
listing in this country for hostile attack
upon friendly nation, and calling atten-
ton to the other provisions of the neutrality
laws. The Spanish government through
Dupuy de LONE, its minister in Washington,
employed a number of detectives in this
country to trace incipient flibustering
movements. and whenever the minister was
able to report to the State Department any
thing tangible in the way of such move
ments, through the Department of Justice
the local United States district attorneys
promptly caused the arrest and trial of the
moving spirits in such organization. In
that way several vessels were detained, sup
posed to be bound for Cuba with arms for
the insurgents, and in at least one case in
Philadelphia the commander of the vessel
was convicted of violation Of the neutrality
laws and sent to Jail.
Regardless of its feeling toward either
the Palma government or the revolutionists
in this instance the State Department would
feel obliged to do all in it's power to en-
force the neutrality laws if it receives re-
liable reports that they are about to be
violated by the Cuban insurgents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07
TO SUCCEED GEN. DODGE
COLONELS TOWAR AND SNIFFEN
MOST PROMINENT CANDIDATES.

The next important change in the army
will occur next Tuesday, on which date
Brig. Gen. Francis s. Dodge, paymaster
general will be transferred to the retired
list by operation Of law on account of age
Gen. Dodge is veteran of the war of the
rebellion and has held the Office of pay
master general since January "a, 1904. He
is native Of Massachusetts, and began
his military career as private in the
23d Massachusetts, Infantry in October,
1861. In December, 1868, he was appointed
first lieutenant of the I'd United States
Colored Cavalry and was honorably mus
tered out as captain of that regiment in
February. 1865.
first lieutenant, 9th Regular Cavalry, In
July, 1856, and served in that arm until
January, 1880, when he was appointed
major in the pay corps of the army. He
has remained in that department to date
and has held the grade Of paymaster gen.
eral since January, 1904. He was brevetted
major and awarded medal of honor for
most distinguished galantry against hostile
Indians near White river agency Colorado
in voluntarily marching with his force Of
forty men to the relief of Maj. Thornburgh
and his command, reaching the field Octo-
ber 2, 1879, joining in the action and fight
ing for three days until relief arrived. He
was serving captain of troop D, 9th
Cavalry, at the time.
Inc TWO most prominent candidates for
the coming vacancy in the paymaster gen
eralship are Col. Albert S. Towar, the SEN
ior colonel, chief paymaster Of the Depart
ment of the Lakes at Chicago, and Col. Cul-
yer c. Sniffen, chief paymaster of the De-
partment of the East at New York Col.
Towar entered the pay corps in March
1875 and has held the rank Of colonel since
February, 1901. Col. Sniffen, who was
formerly private secretary to President
Grant, was appointed to the pay corps in
March, 1877 and reached the grade of colo
mel In May, 1901. Col. Sniffen will retire
for age January l, 1908, whereas Col. To-
war will not reach the retiring age until
November. 1909. The appointment of Col.
Towar as paymaster general therefore
would deprive Col Sniffen of the chance of
further advancement. while the promotion
of Col. Sniffen at this time would not pre-
vent the subsequent promotion Of Col.
Towar to the highest place In the corps
Col. Towar is willing to give way in favor
of Col. Sniffen at this time If assured of
his own promotion at the next vacancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07
THE BOAT RACE IN ENGLAND.
Each Crew Apparently Confident Of
Winning.

PUTNEY, England, September 7.-Both
the Harvard and Cambridge crews were out
for brief periods this morning to keep their
muscles tuned up. but the work done was
confined to practicing starts. in which the
experts found little to choose between the
crews. Each side apparently is quietly con-
fident. but among outsiders and riverside
oarsmen there Is an entire absence OF that
self-confdence regarding the result which is
almost always present full week before
the annual Oxford-Cambridge contests
Generally speaking the professionals favor
the Americans and the amateurs pin their
faith to the Cambridge crew.
Ambassador Reid and Mrs. Reid will fol-
low the race tomorrow In a launch jointly
chartered by Harvard and Cambridge for
the accommodation of their friends.
The Harvard men. who have arranged to
sail for home on the American line steamer
ST. Louis September 49, will spend Sunday
at Cambridge and go to West Park Septem-
Der 10 as the guests of Ambassador and
Mrs Reid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07
BLACKHANDCONVICTED
FIRST MEMBER TO BE PASSED
ALONG IN GoTHAM.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September THE first
known member Of the notorious BLACK
Hand" gang to be arrested was convicted
in part 1 Of the court Of general sessions
this morning and sentenced by Judge Ro-
salsky to five years in state prison. He
was Vincenzenso Triscoli, twenty-seven
years old, of 14S Cherry street. He was
tried for blackmail
On May 81 last he sent blackmailinR
letter to Salvatore Grasso, a shoe dealer
fifty years old. Of s7S I'd avenue. In the
letter, which was signed with a black hand
he threatened to kill Grasso's family un.
less he delivered s.. 900 in cash to an ap-
pointed place. Grasso didn't take much
stock in black-hand letters and paid no at
tention to 1t.
A few weeks later TriscoM called on
Grasso personally and said that II he did
not raise the $1,000 he demanded in his
letter he would kill not only Grasso. but
his family and relatives. Grasso called in
the police and had Triscon arrested The
case came up before Judge Rosalsky today
and was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney
Howard. The jury was out five minutes.
In imposing the sentence Of not less than
four years and eleven months and not more
than five years, which is the maximum
penalty for blackmail. Judge Rosalsky said: !:
:. The r1 verdict i; was amply 5ustifable. There
a member of this vicious Black Hand gang
which preys upon the cupidity ana ig-
norance of your fellow-countrymen I am
told your fellow-members Of this gang
have escaped the Jurisdiction Of this court
II intend to make an example Of you
and send you to serve the maximum pen
atty. I want you to warn all members
of this Black Hand gang that IL they ap-
pear in this court they will be shown no
mercy. They will have to suffer full PEN
alties for any crime they commit"
This Is the first Black Hand man to go
IN nd <bo<
In imposing the full penalty 1t may help
to break 1t up.