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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
PLIGHT OF TILLIE TOLEN

the case is quite out of the usual rou- tine of police courts. The sincerity of the opposing parties Is not questioned Only one discrepancy has been dlscov- cred in the evidence. In court, before the charge of disorderly conduct against Klimovicz was dismissed, Tillie swore she new saw the man until just before his arrest In talking with a reporter after ward, s..e said she first noticed him staring at her in the street June G. But this is one of those characteristic errors of human testimony which tend to con vince lawyers of it's essential truth. If she were playing a part she would not fall into an error of that kind.
 of course, if Tillle's story is true and she has lived in Chicago all her life, many persons can identify her. But there is no way to get at their testimony legally unless Klimovicz brings suit for divorce, thus giving her chance to sum- mon witnesses. The case interests be- cause 1t is really unusual and mysterious, a subject fit for Sherlocck Holmes or vidocq. Tillie, if she is Tillie. has led a humdrum life, as schoolgirl and depart ment store clerk in Chicago. She has not lost year of more of her Chicago life, in which she might have assumed an- other personality in Grand Rapids. If the advanced psychologist would here discover a body with two souls he must account for the present whereabouts of the other soul. If 1t Is case of physical doubles" 1t Is equally mysterious, for Johns wife, If Tillie Is not his wife, has vanished from the face of the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
LuslTANlA DRAWS CROWDS.
rom the New York World.

From the New York World.
 "see the biggest ship and the biggest building In the world" was the burden of the postcard fakers cry In West street yesterday. at the foot of West Thirteenth street, where lay majestically the biggest ship that rides the seas.
 Fifty thousand persons went to gaze on the Lusitania yesterday. With her four huge tunnels, raking rougishly toward Hoboken; ter Union Jack Stars and Stripes, flag of old England and Royal Naval Reserve flag flying, she presented a noble picture in the bright sunshine. Her vast length gave her the look, of a fortress
 According to an ancient regulation of the Cunard line, nobody was admitted on board and all save less than 100 of the 500 hands In the crew had shore leave.
 Police Inspector Russell and Captain Baldwin of the Charles street station had charge of sixty policemen, who had no difficulty in keeping the crowd in order. Every trolley car that crossed the Williamsburg bridge from Brooklyn, and crossed the Island of Manhattan to to steamer was jammed to the buffers, and Brooklynites seemed to be hanging on by their teeth
 The pier to the north, which has not even a temporary shed, afforded an excel lent opportunity to see the ship. Nobody was allowed to sit on the stringpiece.
 Takers sold lemonade and peanuts and ice cream along with post card having pictures of the Lusitania and the Singer building Rowboats and motor-boats swarmed around the floating skyscraper of the seas, their owners earning a pretty penny.
 The crowd seemed satisfied to be al lowed simply to gaze on the ship, which is in such an excellent position for view ing that she seems to be just about set ting out for a trip across town.
 The crowd called her a monster" hummer" giant" and "bg potatoes" A three masted schooner on the other side of the wharf was no bigger in com parison than would be a little canoe in comparison with the schooner herself
 All day the crowd came and went in relays of 5000 and only about dozen persons tried to break through the cor don of policemen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
No Business Troubles Ahead

The business condition Of the couh' fry has perhaps not been more com pactly summed up by any one than by Chairman Gary of the steel trust. He said recently:
 ITO me the general situation is this :: The country was in need of between $500 900 and sl ,OOO. .Ooo,o 900 additional cap jtal and could not get it. The next best thing happened-a slowing down. If the favorable weather continues for the next two or three weeks we will get $7,oO0 900 900 for our crops. That will keep the rail roads busy, and to keep ahead the rail roads must order new cars and rails. A general quickening of business will fol low"
 There is nothing to add to this. Wall streets little panics had small effect upon the general business. They were really caused by the lack of capi- tai and the slowing down especially in speculation. President Roosevelt did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
Mint a Factor.

Do you see that little negro boy with the bunch of mint passing there?' asked a man in the lobby. All summer he brings to the city a bunch of mint every day, sells most of it to the barrooms for mint tulips, but some for other purposes. He Is only 10 years old and makes $10 a week.
 Where does he get it, do you ask?"
 'ln the branches and creeks close to Birmingham, where it grows wild and In profusion. He Is not the only one, put Is king of the mint realm goes out by himself and don't tell the other fellow where he gets f. Mint is a rich proposI- ton. You don't have to grow it, nor cultivate 1t. Nature does the whole work in Jefferson county, as nature does many other things for this great country, and for which we should all be thankful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
RICHARD MANSFIELD.

William Winter in the New York Tribune.
 AN ELEGY. For me terrestrial mountains rise: For thee celestial rivers run: My steps are meath familiar skies But thine in realms beyond the sun. This peaceful scene, that does not change, This smiling vale, so fair to see, Those lonely plains, that mountain range So glorious-all were known to thee For many a year. In shade or shine. When life was gay. when life was drear, Thy friendly hand was clasped in mine, Thy form was oft beside me here. Now, though I sought through ev'ry land. 1 should not feel, in any place.. The pressure of thy loving hand Nor hear thy voice, nor see thy face So friendship fades. so love departs, So living joy becomes a name Shrin d in the depth of breaking hearts And yet the world remains the same. The roses bloom the fields are green. The branches wave, the streamlets For nature, ruffled or serene,
 Is deaf and blind to human woe Thy mind to beauty was subdued,
 In beautys service thou vert blest- Stern warrior in the bitter feud
 That would not let thy spirit rest; The feud that wakes angelic rage,
 The war in which so many tire The deadly strife that art must wage With mean intent and low desire Sleep sweetly. noble heart and truei The tempest of thy life is er; Nor baffled hope, nor pang of rue,
 Nor any grief can wound thee more Sleep sweetly. in that hallow'd dell, Far off beside the solemn sea, Where tears and prayers will, constant
 tell,
 The love that lives to mourn for thees There wild flowers, emblems of thy soul, Around thy tomb will bud and blow While oceans melancholy roll
 Will chant thy requiem, soft and low. There oft the pilgrims musing gaze Will finger on the votive stone That mutely tells to future days
 Thy power and charm, forever flown. And there. in golden time to come,
 When all the clamor of our day Has sunk to silence and the hum
 Of vain detraction died away, Fame's angel, hovrng OCT thy rest His amaranthine bough will wave. f Proclaiming-Here lies glorys guest Here genius sleeps in Mansfields Erave!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

from a vacation trip to Chicago yester- day morning. MT. Collier states that he spent his vacation seeing the teams Of the big leagues play ball. and that he is now sufficiently rested to take up his work again. He picks the Athletics of Philadel- phia to land the rag.
 
 Ir and Mrs. W. P. Bowdon and R. F. Bowdon, well known residents of Siluria, are registered at the Hillman.
 Gaston Scott of Montgomery, real es- tate promoter, is in Birmingham. MT Scott talks interesting of the boom in the Capital City, which he declares is per- manent. MT. Scott is also interested in bill for the protection of Alabama for ests, which he hopes will be considered when the legislature reconvenes in extra session.
 "I suppose you people in Birmingham are we'll pleased with the board of edi- tors of the Crimson White. the university publication" said Prof Edgar Kay last night. "On the board are three Birming- ham boys, WI H. Robertson, Thomas White and Sam Clabaugh. All three are excellent students. too. and for this req son Birmingham has additional cause for being proud"
 Dr. Eugene A. Smith, member of the University of Alabama athletic commit tee, feels exceedingly encouraged over the football outlook for another season. 'The boys are hard at work under Coach Pol lard, who, by the way, has agreed to again coach the baseball team. The number of candidates is large. Of the old men, Edward, end; Hannon, quarterback; Jones, halfback, and Burkes, lineman, have returned Sam Hobbs, a 24O-pound- CT, I feel sure, will make the team, all though several worthy men are making him hustle.
 T am glad to report that while the uni versity will not be able to play a game with Howard this season, Coach Pollard and Coach Councilman have come to terms concerning another year. Next year there will be a game between the two, and it is probable that the two will play hereafter every year.
 Robert H. Baugh, president of the Bif- mingham Gun club, Gold club and Base ball association, is spending a few days at his old home, Pulaski. Tenn. He will return Sunday.
 They are telling a good story on W. K. Terry, trustee of Auburn.
 It seems that MT. Terry, accompanied by six-foot-two." with broad shoulders and much strength. while registering Tn Montgomery, was met by Harry Gun nells and a member of the Advertiser staff. They tell that Mir Terry for long while forgot to introduce his com panion to his friends, but afterwards, the embarrassment growing too great did so. Then the tall fellow told the reporter that he was en route to Auburn. where MT Terry had informed him that he could get a fine education and learn, at the same time, the manly game of foot ball
 An effort to locate MT. Terry, and to find out from him whether the story was authentic, failed Several university alumni leased the Auburn trustee cno- sidera blV yesterdaV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
Bird on Toast.

How many Alabamians, who have been endorsing the game law proposition have considered the fact that the law forbids the sale of wild game in any way, shape or form in the state, and that the bird on toast proposition at restaurants or in hotels is now obso- lete?" asked a man in the lobby
 Bird on toast. roast or broiled veni- son. wild turkeys, ducks, squirrels and rabbits have for years been served on public tables, especially in the south, but ndS the law prohibits absolutely the ss :, or offering for sale of protected game birds or animals, whether taken in this state or not. Looks like prohibition Is taking hold all along the line, and if it keeps on I would not be surprised to see a law inhibiting the right of men and women to walk along the streets after the Curfew rings.
 For the present we can only bid fare well to few monstrously fine prover- bial southern dishes, and maybe glasses '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
Pills in the Extra Session

Repeated statements to the effect that 75 per cent of the legislature can take up any bill will not change the constitution of 1903 particle. It will continue to read "by a vote of two thirds of each house." There is con siderable difference between two-thirds and 75 per cent-enough difference to decide the fate of many a bill.
 The senate consists of thirty-fve senators. and twenty-four senators vot- ing aff1rmatively can put any bill through that body In the house are 105 members, and seventy representa- tives can send the same bill to the governor.
 Seventy-f1ve per cent would call for the affirmative vote of twenty-six sena- tors and seventy-nine representatives, whereas the votes of twenty-four sena- tors and of seventy representatives would suffice to pass bill not named in the governors proclamation.
 These facts are important at this time when the calling of an extra ses- sion is almost a certainty, and Gov ernor Conner is disinclined to name in his proclamation anything except railroad legislation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

not depress values. Tn the end his policies will help real values.
 The lack of money, and the lack of confidence growing out of the lack of money, are all that created the slow ing down, and the movement of the crops, if frosts come late, will give us plenty of money again, and plenty of money always begets confidence. The general condition is sound. and the slowing down should be considered evidence of it's soundness, for it has not beeh accompanied by anything re- sembling a general panic. The vol ume of business is still too large to be handled by the railroads with ease and without delays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
ENGlAND'S MILLIONAIRE.
ne Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
 Although in the number of millionaires Great Britain Is doubtless behind the United States, there are twenty-one lucky individuals in England who man. age to get along with incomes of S25O,O0O a year. The fiftieth report of the British inland revenue commission shows this number of millionaires in England, Scot land and Ireland, though they have many men with comfortable fortunes, who are not able to show any incomes in the s25o, ,O00 class. In Scotland however, re- side nine persons whose incomes range from s50,o5D to s9oo.oOo, while the statistics show that ten people in Ireland have in- comes of from s25,000 to s50000 a year. There were 1s7,ss7 persons, excluding em- ployes. in England who paid an income tax on under 5000 year, as against s3.7ss in Scotland and 1e,7s2 in Ireland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 It's bet that Lots wife didn't look back but talked back.
 The devil got a sure thing in his business when he invented politics.
 You couldn't get men to drink if doc tors tried to make them do it for tn cir health
 A useful thing about money is the way it keeps men out of other mischief trying to get it.
 What a girl likes about being en- gagged is how many letters it will take to say the same thing in different words
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
LITTLE PRINCE ALEXIS.

From the Washington Herald.
 The most pathetic figure in all this world today, to our way of thinking, Is that of little Prince Alexis, heir to the crown of all the Russians, prospective head of the royal house of Romanoff. and imperial guardian-to-be of the an- cient orthodox Muscovite Greek church Some day, unless a revolution come to his fathers empire this little prince will be czar, king, grand duke, several of them, in fact, and-oh, well, he will bear titles innumerable, wear crosses and 6ec- orations without end head orders of knighthood by the dozen. and all of that sort of trimming, trapping and insignia that goes along with royalty.
 At present, he is just a little boy doubtless possessed of the ordinary long, ings inclnations and desires of any or- dinary little boy. No doubt he would like to go wading in a branch somewhere in the woods perhaps he would enjoy frolic with other little boys of his age he has no brother. And, while now he Is very, very young, the day is fast ap- preaching when he would enjoy a fishing expedition, out in the open air, care free and permitted to prowl about in search of promising fish holes of his own estimating. He will soon see the day when he would enjoy climbing a tree and robbing a birds nest-although, of course, that isn't proper in any little boy. Doubt less his father-the Great White Czar- would give half his kingdom to know that J,i h0tr iobt T grow up like other little boys and become in time a manly man, loved, honored. and respected by his neghbors and friends, and free from all the weighty cares of state and the frets of empire and power.
 But this is not to be for little Alexis. Ever at his elbow-even now, when he is such a tiny tot-stands the grim and stern-faced terrorist.
 Better be thankful-so genuinely and joyously thankful-when you pat your little boy on the head and start him off to school within the next few days that he is not Alexis. czarowitz, and heir ap- parent to the blood-stained but gorgeous throne of Ivan the Terrible, Catharine. Peter the Great, and all of the Russian regal line. Better send your boy along his way a thousand times, laughing and blessed with a mother $ kiss, than wish for an instant to see him cursed as IS Alexis with a fate from which there Is no fleeing.
 Poor little prince. He can never know what it is to be careless, rollickins, smiling and free-hearted N2y. He can never be just boy-a>,push boys that's all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
Too Much ReauIatlon.

When d9 we laboring men reap the promised munificent benefits from rail- road legslaton?" asked a skilled work man last night Freight rates may have been reduced, but it apepars that the reduction Is absorbed at some point be- tween the producer and consumer. l un@ derstand that the farmer who raises 100 bushels of wheat gets no higher price from the mill because of freight reduc- tio and my bread is costing me more and more all the time. And from my experience it is the same with all com modities. I notlce too, that the admin istration proudly points to the appro- priations for the cause of education, which
 is good, but on account of this much vaunted railroad legislation, l am com pelled to deny two of my children High school education this year, because I cannot afford to pay the increased amount of street railway transportation which this regulation has brought about"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
Automobile Dancers.

'The press ought to forewarn the read ing public of danger" said dairyman, who lives out on the Pinson road, and l think It would be doing a good part oy The Age Herald If it would call atten- ton to the reckless and indifferent way in which some of the automobilists of Bir- mingham use their machines.
 This summer l have had six poles of my wagon broken by my horses on ac- count of fright at these rapid and costly machines. If they would only stop or even slack mp when approaching coun- try wagon the horse horses or oxen would not become frightened; but they rush by us with a speed that is liable to scare even the driver and destroy his property.
 As an instance, I will state that some weeks ago a country neighbor of mine had q sick wife, He brought her to a Birmingham hospital, and while she was convaleseent came to bring her home Going out he was met by an automobile party. which came rushing by, scared his country horse, which ran away and he and his sick wife thrown from the wagon. Still there was no stop, but a jolly laugh by the merry automobllists.
 Some of these days there is going to De q puneturing proposition applied to these indifferent high-hyers and somebody beside the occupant of the country wagon may get hurt, and the high-priced ma chine destroyed. Public roads are public property but self-defense is a first law of human nature. l may be able to stand tho breakage of six poles, but don't think l will the seventh, without q little dem onstration of my right to use the pubic roads, even if 1 am only a dairyman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
From the New York Times.

N\ HICAGO has case of confused (V identity that rivals any in O vention of playwright or novelist. John Klimovcz says Tillie Tolan is his wife and that he married her in Grand Rapids, Mich Johns mother-in-law and sister-in-law support him and claim Tillie as daughter and sister Rigid examina- tion has failed to shake their testimony. On the other hand, Tillie, who ought to know, declares she is unmarried, and has never been in Grand Rapids while Oscar Tolan and his wife say she is- their daughter, the Rev. Justus Erickson identifies her as a member of his congre- gation and Henry Hammerstrom claims her as his betrothed wife.
 The case has been brought into court because Tillle Tolan charges Kilimo- vicz with annoying her on the street. The evidence has bewildered the magis- trate. Some observers say, though the Chicago city physician does not agree with them that Klimovcz Is of unsound mind. But that does not account for the hallucination, If it is hallucination, of the Grand Rapids mother-in-law and her daughter Klimovicz, for his part. is sure his mind is sound and that his is not a case of mistaken identity or double per sonality He says Tille is his wife and that she knows she is his wife. He has seen recognition in her eyes He produces a photograph of his wife, in her wedding dress, which certainly looks like Tillie.
 These persons are all respectable, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Pleasant HIIPs Ria Day.

That was an excellent account of the corner stone day at Pleasant Hill which appeared in The Age-Herald this morn ing" said a man who was present, and who enjoyed the day, but the corre- spondent got names little bit mixed P. P. Moore of Bessemer was grand ty- Ter and Jack S. Moore of Birmingham was grand marshal.
 Much credit is due Jack Moore for the time he spent and the interest he manifested in managing the details; and in fact. to all who participated It was a great big day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
THE FLIRT.

All life and love, apparently,
 A figure most entrancing, Sine hath a charm in everything,
 So plissfully advancing. And suitors throng her merry way, For just a look implorlng. One passed with tantalizing air
 And one more lucky scoring. Nor any care, nor any pain.
 Think kaye, can ever vex her. So very small and idle are
 The problems that perplex her. But wait a bit-some day. perhaps,
 Dan Cupid will remind her. With feathered arrow neatly shot,
 Of a heart she left behind her,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

It has taken thirteen months In Pennsvlvania to arrest the capitol grafters. and Pennsylvanians fear It will take much longer to land them where the dogs will not bite them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

The figures show that MT. Rockefel- Ter has received enough money from the Standard oil company in the past few years to buy several oyster stews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

The Standard oil officials are con fessing a few remarkable facts, and monopoly may yet stand naked in all tts hideousness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

Ben Tillman's pitchfork has been exchanged for gold-headed cane, but ,t Is not known that any of his radical notions have been shelyed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

I. Edward Addicks favors Cortelyou and Thomas c. Platt advocates the nomination of Fairbanks. The aspir- ants are equally unfortunate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

Hoboes have been abolished, and in their stead we now have casual labor CTS" Some of them are not, however, even casual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

Chicago citizens turn from their re iected charter to the Cubs for comfort and an assurance that all is not going to the dogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

Experts in dressmaking prefer this season slight figures. This has no ref erence. however, to check-book figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

This is the season of the year that is peculiarly afflicted with best sellers, not one of which is worth a mans time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

The burning question: of the day Is H. H. Rogers a physical wreck or merely playing 'possum?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

The hot weather suits the cotton pickers, and the rest of the population are not worthy of consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

Just wait till the price of ''ham-and- eggs" goes up! Then you will hear holler that is holler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

Chairman Knapp need not worry for competition among the railroads was long ago abolished by Wall street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21

King Edward and the Czar are not to meet this year, but post cards may fly thick and fast between them.