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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

practically fraudulent, no matter how
Postmaster General Cortelyou may de-
eide the pending charges of fraud. Mr..
Cortelyou collected in 1904 a great deal
of money from magnates in New York,
and none from the south, and he may
not look at the matter in wholly judi
cial spirit
The onus of the trouble is presented
in a charge of fraud filed with the
Postmaster General by Congressman
Livingston and President Harvie Jor-
dan, as follows:
I'VE further charge that out of the adj
vertised stock of cotton a present stored
In the warehouses of New York City,
amounting to 114000 bales fully 10000 bales
of said cotton is of such inferior grades
as TO render the staple unfit for spinning
or manufacturing purposes. and that a
considerable portion of said cotton has
been held in said warehouses for years.
and is totally unfit for any purpose what
ever, except to be rendered on the fraudu-
lent contracts of the New York cotton
exchange to the serious dertinent and in
jury of the legitimate cotton trade of tho
United States. We, therefore, ask that
you as postmaster general of the United
States, send a representative of your de-
partment to the warehouses of New York
City and have all the cotton stored there
inspected and graded, in order to de-
termine the unspinnable and unmarlIetable
grades OF cotton stored in the market"
New York has ceased to be spot
cotton market. In the last calendar
year only 10,046 bales of spot cotton
were delivered there out of 100000
bales delivered in this country. The
city that no longer handles spot cotton
should not be permitted to depress the
prices of the country's greatest export
product by means of fraudulent quota
tions of futures, and the government
certainly should not through its post
Office department be party to such
injustice against the producers of the
staple.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
Gold Output and Credit Initiation

In 1896, when William Jennings
Bryan was advocating the double stand
ard. the worlds annual production of
gold was but $2O0,O0O,OO0. The director
of the mint estimates the production
of gold this year at $430,000000, and
the possibilities of the Rand and of our
own gold fields point to still higher
figures after this year.
Beyond doubt the output of gold
is a strong factor in the worldwide
rise in commodity prices 1t is but the
theory of Mr.. Bryan applied in yellow
metal instead of white metal and
yellow one also. The dollar has been
cheapened, not by silver. but by an
output of gold that has exceeded all
estimates and all forecasts, The Rand
and Nevada and Alaska have eclipsed
MIR. Bryan on his own lines and along
his economic theories.
The output or gold harms tne creu-
itor because it cheapens the dollars he
has accumulated, and is loaning in one
form or another, but Director Roberts
is not so much troubled over this fact
as he is over the initiation of credits
that the rise in prices and the specula-
tive activity that the rise induces has
brought upon the country. Director
Roberts thinks credit is as unduly ex-
banded at present as 1t was unduly COLI
tracted ten years ago. He calls for
caution, but he has received no assur-
ances from any quarter that his warn
ings will be needed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
ALABAMA PRESS

Guntersvllle Democrat: The south Is
willing to forget that Booker 7. was
ever at the White House. If the Presi-
dent Will stand by his first utterances on
the matter of Diminishing the negro troops.
Roanoke Leader: Did our representa-
tlves In Congress really believe they
were not worth more to their country
than their present salaries would Indicate.
or were they afraid of the political effect
of voting for raise? Who can answer?
Union Springs Herald: When man
will buy a certain patent medicine to
make the hair grow on his bald pate
and woman buys the same stuff to
keep the hair from growing on her upper
lip 1t is time to call halt on vendors
of patent remedies.
Livingston Southern Home: "A prophet
is not without honor save in his own
country" That aphorisn will explain why
Julius Caesars niggers did not know
what a big man he was-theJ were too
close to him; and why the President
is SO frequently getting curses at home
and honors from abroad.
Columbiana Sentinel: As usual, the nor
NAL schools of Alabama will no doubt
ask for an increased appropriation for
their benefit. They always do, and they
always succeed. too. Isn't It about time
to turn down some of these normal schools
and give a little more to common schools
of Alabama? There are too many normal
schools in Alabama who want the state
to support them, and 1t is time some of
them were cut out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

~ LOCKS proclaimed the hour of
w one in the morning when he
- staggered and fell with a crash
on the front door steps. sleepers within
the apartment house stirred uneasily.
Several awoke. Slowly and uncertainty
the bibulous one dragged himself to the
door and after what seemed to be in
terminable fumbling. unlocked It with
his latchkey. lurched through and
slammed 1t with report that woke up
everybody in the house. The voyage
through the hallway was not without
mishaps-encounters with chairs, slides
across polished areas of floor space not
covered by rugs, collision with palm
and then a final catastrophe which land
ed him in a heap at the foot of the stairs,
one arm wrapped about the banister
post. Proper persons. called from Slum-
berland by the unusual commotion, lay
in bed and listened while the late re-
turner pulled himself up the steps by
degrees, stumbling, slipping and careen-
ing against the balustrade with a vio-
lence that threatened to shake down the
came a new sound, terrifying in its I'M
port and portentous of trouble. 1t was
the hoarse growl of a bulldog kept on the
premises for burglars. The dog, fero-
cious brute after dark. had been reused
from his couch In the rear part OF the
house at the first tumble of the man,
but a closed door kept him from the
hall. This door was now thrown open by
the son of the house who came forth to
investigate. The dog rushed through and
made for the stairs. fairly shrieking his
rage at the delay. He was coming like
a whirlwind. The reveler, too drunk to
realize his danger, skated along the wall
a few feet, found the entrance to his
room, stumbled through and fell on the
floor. The dog sprang with snarl
against the screen door which swung
to Just in time to keep his foam-flecked
jaws from the throat of the intoxicated
man. That fellow will never know how
close he came to death. Such a night
And the New Year was scarce an hour
old!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
A MATTER OF CLIMATE.

From the Youths Companion.
An Englishman resident in Persia fell
into a discussion with a neighbor there,
says Napier Malcolmn, in his book on
Persia, over the native tendency to ly-
ing. He insisted that lying was sin.
ut is all very we'll for a Ferangi ian
Englishmam to Gay that" replied the
Persian. But the fact Is they cannot
tell lies and we can. 1t is entirely a
matter of climate"
'In that case Persians ought to speak
the truth" said the Englshman "One
of the ancient Greek historians declared
that Persians were remarkable for their
truth-telling.'
THAT is very true" said the native.
"But who does not know that the eli
mate of a country changes entirely in
1000 years?''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
PlCQUART, THE ALSATlAN.
From the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript
General Picquart is sort of Admira-
BILE Crichton for, besides a wide general
cultivation he reads, writes and speaks
Russian, German, English and Italian.
Such knowledge of languages is not COM
mon with Frenchmen, even those of ed
ucation, but General Picquart's facility
Is explained perhaps, by the fact that
he is an Alsatian. The Alsatians have
long been noted In France for the read
mess with which they acquire languages,
a readiness the more remarkable when we
consider that their foundation stock is
Teuton. The Teutons usually are not
credited with that lingual fexibility that
enables one to go from language to Ian
guage. Possibly the French drops in the
Alsatian blood account for the Alsatian
lingual skill. the mixture producing just
tho qualities i,'~'-.t .ia the GaIlic mick
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
RUNNING THE ROAD.

From the Pittsburg Press.
where's the president of this railroad?'f.
asked the man who called at the gem
eral offices.
Hes down in Washington attendin' th
sessions O. some kind NV an investigating
committee" replied the office boy
where's the general manager?"
Hes appearin' before tn interstate
commerce commission.
well, where's the general superinten-
dent?"
He's at TIL meeting o. tn legislature,
fghtin some new law
where's the head of the legal depart
ment?"
Hes in court tryin' suit
"Then where is the general passenger
agent?"
Hes explainin' t. tn commercial travel
ers why he can't reduce tn fare"
Where Is the general freight agent?"
He's gone out in TIL country t. attend
a meetn' O. tn grange an tell tn farm
ers why we amt got no freight cars
who's running the blame railroad,
anyway"
9TH newspapers"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
No Grand Opera.

ut is a great disappointment to music
lovers and opera-goers that Savage has
cancelled his southern engagements for
this season" said a musician. HE was
to present Madame Butterfly here and
in nearly all the other large cities of
the south, but this opera has proved
such a phenomenal success that engage
ments in northern cities have been pro-
longed, and for that reason the south
ern tour has been abandoned. We will
probably have Madame Butterfly year
hence
ut seems that the only high class
musical attractions booked for the Jeffer-
son this winter are Nordica and Rosen-
thai, the latter being one of the world s
greatest pianists"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
DARTMOUTH WINTER SONG.

BY Richard Hovey.
Ho, a song by the fire!
pass the pipes. fill the bowlD
Ho. song by the firei
With a skoal!
For the wolf wind is winning in the
doorways.
And the snow drifts deep along the
road,
And the ice-gnomes are marching from
their Norways,
And the great white cold walks abroad.
(Boo-oo-o! pass the bowlD
For here by the fire
We defy frost and storm.
Hah. ha, we are warm
And we have our hearts desire;
For here's four good fellows
And the beechwood and the bellows,
And the cup is at the lip
In the pledge of fellowship
skoall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
FAMILIES OF PRISONERS

patiently with the firm determination to
lead better lives when they rejoin their
loved ones.
This work of reformation of prisoners
and assistance to their families is not
confined to any country. The Little
Mother" and her associates receive letters
from England, France. Germany, Russia,
Australia and other lands imploring as
sistance, so that the field is so large that
additional workers are imrczatively
needed. Philanthropists. through donations
can become tie strongest supporters of
the cause.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
Used to Prosperity.

Birmingham has been so long used to
prosperity and large business enterprises
that nothing short of million dollar
proposition would make people raise their
eyebrows" said Leo X. Steiner, the
banker.
',rhis city has grown at more rapid
rate during the past six months than in
any previous two years put together. The
New Year starts Off well and there is
every indication that prosperity will con-
tlrue indefinitely"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
AN ENTERTAINING FISH STORY

From the Chicago Journal.
The natives of New Guinea employ ex-
traordinary fishing nets of spiders web
to capture fish weighing up to pound
They fix bamboos bent in the shape OF
landing handle in the jungle glades, and
the spiders weave their nets all over the
frame. The method of fishing is to watch
for a passing fish and then to dip it out
and throw 1t on dry land
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
TIME FOR STEEL COACHES.

From the Arkansas Gazette.
If the railroads cannot prevent trains
from smashing into each other they
should at least make the cars strong
enough to stand the shock without going
To nienns
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
MANY OF THEM.

From the Washington Herald
The Birmingham AgeHerald thinks the
office seekers might be induced to take
up simplifed spelling. 1t would make
a mighty fine showing, so far as num-
bers are concerned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Linotype machines are not sold
cheaper in Europe than in this coun-
try, all statements to the contrary not
withstanding. The photographers and
correspondents have been misled by
people who had something up their
sleeves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
LOOK IT UP.

From the Mobile Herald.
In spite of the large number of war
ships dispatched to Morocco. none of
them has succeeded in reaching Fee.
Try this on your Elementary Geography.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
WHY SOLDIERS GET WET.

Philadelphia Bulletin.
fell in torrents on the soldiers
81 turdily down the muddy street.
MT they put up their UNI
" aid spectator.
leer an elderly man replied:
on know. sir, that soldiers
umbrellas? History records
stance of their having done so.
engagement of the civil war,
p of officers were holding up
to shield themselves from a
torn when General Grant
eral frowned at the sight and
to the officers with this his
lge.
n OF approve of the use Of UNI
war, and will not allow any OF
to make themselves rIdicu
eyes of the enemy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Miner Hicks is much peri
marriage and his lecture EN-
He begins to wish he had
the other end of that pipe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Senator-elect JEFF. Davis proposes to
become in Washington a sartorial re-
former also. He proposes to start from
the bottom and reconstruct that city
and the national government.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

When New York gets its
skyscraper other towns wi
acknowledge that the pace
too fast for them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
OBSERVANT.
A lovely calendar
Has come
And time, we note, is go
Ing some.
NOTIONS.

NOTIONS.
Happy the man who has a merry imp in
his soul that sings and laughs and makes
faces at the old world
We have but one chance at life, and yet
every one of us abuses the opportunity
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company proposes to put up 'h"t effs--
story slyscraper just to GOES
ernor Hughes that 1t still III
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

A st. Louis bride kissed four hun
dred wedding guests and then had a
few kisses left for the bridegroom.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Those in search of Job should APP
ply to the Pennsylvania railroad, which
is looking for a vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Senator Guggenheim has a nice, fat
name. which furnishes abundant am
munition for photographers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

1t would put a lot of people out of
suspense if Corey and Mabel Gilman
would get married soon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

England has $1,000 barmaids, but all
of them are not pretty. and few of
them can put up mixed drinks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

The Rand mines are expe
duce s15O,000,O00 of gold IL
we may yet be forced to a
standard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

They are thinking in Washington of
pitting LaFollette against jeff. Davis,
and letting them fight the issue out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

The pure food law applies to dopes
as we'll as articles of food. All must
be duly labeled and passed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Governor Vardaman recognizes in a
pardon the unwritten law, which opens
the way to no law at all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

The Ohio republicans haven't de-
cided whether Taft or Foraker is their
favorite son.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Scranton has a water supply that is
not filtered, and it also has seventy
five new cases of typhoid day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

A Toledo man who is the father of
five pairs of twins has a grievance
against the stork.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Uncle Sam pulled through Christmas
with s59,000000 in his pocket.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

THE HARVEST.
Death is at the throttle,
Death is at the key,
Death is in the open block
Waiting patiently
For the helpless victims
Speeding to their fate
None will see the error made
Till it is too late.
Death is, on the siding,
Death is at the switch,
Death puts out the signal lights,
Death is in the ditch.
Holds a flaming firebrand
For the funeral pyre
When the crash of wooden cars
Piles the wreckage higher.
Who will stop the carnage?
Who must take the blame?
Slaughter on the railroads
Is a nations shame.
The Amer Of Afghanistan is at Lau1ik-
hama. Let 1t go at that!
Cute Taft clubs are being organized.
According to form. this isn't spring.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Maine has fewer murders than any
other state, and it gets along without
capital punishment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

1t seems that about the only way to
elevate the drama now is with a block
and tackle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Porto Ricans are neither slaves nor
citizens. They are What-is-its.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

The Carter Harrison bandwagon in
Chicago is said to be filing up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

The President is bothered by the
C's-Cuba, California and Congress,
and does not know which is the worst.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

"If you want to travel the courteous
gentleman at the window will sell you
ticket" says the Houston Post. Not to
u.s. we are going to stay at home
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

IL you will consult your calendar
you will see that this is not the year
1906.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

In the case of the old water wagon,
it is on again, off again, gone again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Get accustomed to 1907" in the date
lines you writer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

One New York church attracts sin
ners by giving vaudeville entertain
ments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

The year 1907 is already old in the
ways of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

If we could manage to get the trusts
enyious of each other, it might help
some.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

and when too late we look back with
regret on the crooked road we have come.
Desire is the arch enemy of content
and a knowledge of the good things of
life destroys the poor mans peace of
mind.
BY this time 1t would seem that the
world had had enough trouble to know
how to treat it, but nobody seems a past
master in the art of sldestepping hard
knocks.
When a woman and her husband don't
get along well together, It is a sign that
nearly everybody knows It.
Some people are such good posers that
they succeed in deceiving themselves for
life
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Funeral services are now being held over
the remains of New Year resolutions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Miner Hicks is still weak, but he can
stand on the lecture platform for
money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

The old year lingers-in date lines
of letters still.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

1t is claimed that Columbus received a
salary of only $500. The discovery bus
mess never did pay well.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04


STILL BUSY.
Another year
Is well begun.
From day to day
And sun to sun
We write the same
Old line of stuff.
At cheerfulness
We make a bluff
And blithely rhyme
Right off the reel,
No matter how
Depressed we feel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. post
office as second-class matter under act
OF Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

His heart as far from fraud, as heaven
from earth.
Two Gentlemen Of Verona.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

w. d. Lanier and A. J. Eaton, Jr'' are
the only authorized travelling repre-
sentatives of The Age-Herald In It's
circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04

Washington Bureau Age-Herald 142l
6 street, N. w.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-01-05

proyecto. ST este Sc hiciere,
probablemente pasara, pues el
delegado ha conference.-the va con
ell presidente Tawney, de la co.
mission de la camara sobre apro-
piaciones, y ha procurado la con-
sideraci6n favorable de este en- ia
materia. ST este Sc hiciere, sig
niticara un ahorro de esa cantidad
para el Territorio, cuando menos
pues de otra manera los gastos
contingencies tendran que ser
pagados por Ia tesoreria terrific.
rial. Esta plenaments estableci-
do que la Asamblea no puede
despachar los negocios que ven
dram ante ella y ejecutar sus de-
beres como debe a menos que SO
iprovea para los empleados Inece.
sarios. Esto es tan claro que
adn el peor capsador de tasacio-
nes, 81 mas rancio retr6grada, no
puede probar 10 contrario Ell
Delegado Andrews no omitira
ningdn esfuerzo para obtener ac-
ci6n favorable sobre esta materia.