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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
To Extend Railroad.

"The line of the Alabama, Tenenssee and Northern railroad is being extended from Aliceville to a point across the Tom bigbee river and about one mile south of Stones ferry where a new town is to be built" said President John T. Coch- rane of that railroad
 1 As to the progress we are making in construction you may say, that we now have practically two miles graded and have large grading force at work. How ever the completion of this extension will necessarily be delayed on account of the l time it will take the bridge company to 1 construct in their shops the new bridge. which of course is quite large and ex- pensive undertaking and will take sev- eral months for construction.
 "rhe bridge will consist of 423 feet of steel structure, having 223 foot draw span. This draw bridge has already been contracted for with the American Bridge company and work is being pushed. The piers are to be concrete and are to be five in number. The contract for this sub. structure or concrete work has been let to B. H. Hardaway of Columbus, Ga, who will arrive with his large outfit with
 in the next few days.
 "lt is our intention to push this con- struction as fast as it can be done, con- sistent with substantial work, as of course the matter of crossing a la 'ge stream where a draw bridge is required must necessarily be carefully and substantially executed.
 We have purchased new steel rails for this extension, a part of which will arrive within the next two weeks, and on it's arrival track laying will begin and be pushed as fast as it can be done until the river is reached, where of course we will have to wait upon the construc- ton of the bridge but, barring any un- forseen accidents or delays. we expect to be operating trains into the new town i at least by September 1 and in ample time to move this years crop.
 "The extension, owing to the necessity of crossing the river, Is quite expensive and would not have been made except for my confidence in the rapid develop ment of this exceptionally fertile part of Alabama, and for the active co-opera- tion of the people in the vicinity of Stone, who have subscribed liberally to the building of this road, and whom ! am sure will continue to cooperate with me in building up a country which only needs railroad facilities to make it the garden spot of our great state. I have no doubt as to the wisdom of the com pany's extending this road across the river. and every mile which is added to it of course increases it's importance and makes it that much stronger and better for the other towns and territory the line will reach.
 "The new town, which will be the new southern terminus of the road, will be in the midst of the black lands, and be the supply point for a large and well set tied section of Pickens and Sumter coun- ties in Alabama and Noxubee county in Mississippi, a territory not now served by any railroad, and with this backing, our new town will be a fine point and soon one of the best small towns of the state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
BRIDGE MAD.
What the Imported Game of Whist Is
 Doing to Americans.
From the Broadway Magazine.

From the Broadway Magazine.
 We are bridge madl We live it and eat it. We sleep talk and worship nothing but bridge. Our dinners are shortened that we may hasten to bridge We play it in town and country, in the mountains and at the seashore; we play it in season for excitement, and out of season for recreation. We even carry it into the san itariums where worn out nerves cry "enough," and play it on our pillows. It would almost seem that in course of time fashionable funeral will not be com plete unless bridge tables are set out during the ceremony.
 Is bridge immoral?
 Yes, and again, yesi
 T never knew how many possible crim- inals there were on my visiting list until bridge whist came into fashion," says one of our New York wits, and truly the transformation made in the modern draw ing room by the appearance of magic bridge tablers is enough to justify this cynicism.
 Bridge originated in Turkey. was de- veloped at Vienna, and was first played in it's modern form at the Carleton club, London. It soon displaced baccarat in English clubs and country houses, thence quickly crossed the ocean, and here in America among our nervous. excitement loving women It has round US peculiar field scattering from set to set, from class to class until at last it threatens to become the great social cancer of the new century.
 Physicians deplore the craze claiming that it burdens their hands with hyster- ical women. Captains of industry say that 1t Is weakening the stamina of the young men of the country who need the strength for work. It is certainly draining the nerves, the purses, the character of those who have heretofore made up in our land a sane, substantial society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
SantO DOminuO

The Senate has ratified the Santo Domingo treaty. under the terms of which the United States guarantees an issue of $2O,000.000 in per cent bonds running fifty years. We are 10 go on collecting revenues at the Dominican pc $ for a period of fifty years. and in order 10 do that We must preserve peace in the republic, and this means that protectorate has been estab- lished. It really means that Santo Domingo is to be annexed The little republic is the paradise of mulattoes, there being no one else in it. The re- mainder of the island belongs to Hayti, vi there are some unbleached ne- sroes. This, too, will probably have to be annexed.
 The sale of s2o.ooo.ooO of bonds is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
No Sleeper.

q think that the Central of Georgia Railway company should be censured for not operating a sleeper in and out of Bir- mingham," said a prominent citizen of Birmingham yesterday. "The company in- conveniences its patrons by not having sleeping car accommodations for people wishing to go to Savannah or to New York via the Ocean Steamship company. A person has to wait until they arrive at Columbus in order to get a sleeper, and coming to Birmingham they are com pelled to leave the sleeper at Columbus.
 "All the other railroads reaching Br- mingham operate sleepers on their through trains for the accommodation of the travelling public, the Central be- ing the only one that fails to do so.
 "The plea that the railroad wants to run it's trains on time and cannot do so when hauling a heavy sleeper does not sound reasonable. To say 1t is for lack of equipment would be in bad grace consid- erng the recent statements issued by the Central in regard to it's new outfit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27

for the purpose of adjusting the debts of Santo Domingo. Some of the Domini- can debtors are to receive 50 per cent, and some 90 per cent, of the face value of the claims they hold. It is believed the scheme involves world of graft just how much it is not easy to esti- mate at the present time.
 The practical absorption of Santo Domingo points to other acts of an- nexation in the West Indies and in Central America. The empire is march ing on over the helpless bodies of the democrats, and the canal zone may yet prove to be but it's halfway house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Victory of the Boers

The first representative chamber elected in the Transvaal since the war handed that country over to Great Britain, is to be controlled by the Boers. So runs cablegram from Johannesburg, summing up the returns from the elections. When the chamber meets a new ministry is to be formed, and it is believed General Botha will take the premiership. This will put the Boers again in the saddle, but they will carry no rifles. Ballots will be utilized, and no doubt they will prove more effective and more beneficial than bullets.
 There are four parties in the Trans vaal-the Dutch party, led by General Botha; . the progressiyes, which in cludes the British capitalists and la borers in the Rand; the nationalists, who are Englishmen, but who are not imperiallsts, and the labor party, which is inclined to be friendly to the Boers.
 General Botha will be able to com mand without difficulty majority in the new chamber, and his programme, it is said, will include the maintenance of British supremacy and internal peace; the federation of South Africa ]; the early repatriation of the Chinese coolies; the restriction of Asatic inn IT. '-'"aton; economy; promotion of agriculture and irrigation; profit tax on the mines; the use of Dutch in the schools along with English, and the restriction of appointments to office to residents of the colony.
 There may be a good deal of con cealed Krugerism in this programme, but it is plain 1t is what the Boers de- sire, and the Boers are a majority in l the Transvaal. They stand and vote | together, and no ministry can conduct government without the support of l the Boer members of the new cham Der.
 A Boe. control of the new parlia- ment has long been apprehended, but it is far from certain that it will bring l trouble - tact on the part of the Brit is government and on the part of the nc mier is in evidence at all fric- 1 tional points. Upon the moderation and wisdom of General Botha and the other Boer leaders much depends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
ANkENY IN THE CHAIR.
Va shington Herald.

'om the Washington Herald.
 Senator Patterson of Colorado had risen
 speak. The Vice President. thinking, lie Colorado statesman would talk an our or more, called Senator Ankeny of Washington, to the chair. But MT. Patter- on spoke only a few moments. Then anne regular freshet of bills, reports. 'tc., flashing to the clerks desk for proper disposition by the presiding officer. The only other meetings over which the Washington statesman had presided were those of bank directors and such in the far-famed metropolis of his residence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
CLEVELAND KNOWS,

From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune
 In a speech at Chicago last Friday, MT. Cleveland spoke in pretty harsh terms of the shriveled old bachelors of the coun- try and while he did not say 1t in so many words he left it to be inferred that such have few rights that the ordinary person need respect. It is easy enough for the exPresident to talk along that line, he has learned in the school of ex- perience. He was bachelor himself until after he had been elected President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
CONFIRMATION SCHOOLS.
,m the Washington Star.

r
 What this country of ours needs today, along with several hundred thousand other things, is a richly endowed system of institutions for training the Conver- sational powers. MT. Carnegie is giving away librPries by the score to train the people how to read and think. Who will come forward and found a chain of schools to teach men and women how to talko We are in bad way in these Uni ted States of ours, sad way. In the matter of our daily discourse, what with our profanity and our congregations. our weather drivel and our personal health bulletins, our banelities and our brutall- lies. We need d doctor to treat our tongues for their eeasless. pointless, fruit less wagging. Who qualities?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
To Boom Oranges.

"A movement originated recently in Riverside, the acknowledged center of the orange growing industry of California; to have the first day of March set aside each year as a national orange day, on which day the people throughout the country be urged to eat at least one orange" said a Morris avenue broker This is, in our judgment, most effec- tive method of advertising California oranges, and if the press of the coun- try will take the matter up in a vigorous style it seems to me that this advertise ment cannot be without very material help in pushing oranges to the front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Prominent Visitor.

Frank E. McMullen of Rochester, N, Y., president of the National Association of Life Underwriters, who is now visiting the south, will arrive in Birmingham from Atlanta at noon today. and will be the guest of the Life Underwriters associa- ton. On informal luncheon will be served at the Florence at 1:30 D. m. The mem bers of the local association are anticipat- ing much pleasure In having Mir McMul- len with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27

 The ghost of yesterday is sad, The vision of tomorrow Is like happy dream that comes To one who dwells in sorrow It calls Us on, renews the hope That once lay faint and dying And with whisper of success It bids us keep oil trying. 
 A talkatiye barber was cutting a boys hair. And do you say your prayers every night?" he asked
 Yes" answered the little fellow promptly. Don't you?"
 The barber stammered Yves" and his fellow workers laughed. THE FELLOWS WHO NEVER QUIT. You'll find them exposed in the battle line You'll find them in all walks of life, Still constant and true in all that they do Y And leaders of men in the strife. They lift up their burdens and push on
 the way,
 With never sound of complaint Through the heat of the sun a goal must That is free from all blemlsh or taint. Tho the journey be long that they have
 to go
 And troubles lie thick in the road, They struggle along with a laugh and
 song
 And hearts that will never corrode. Dame Fortune is ficEle, full well they
 know that,
 She's half of the time but shrew, But they won't be turned away, or yet
 spurned
 And ever more boldly they woo. They may not succeed, stern fate may de-
 cree
 That they must sink down in the ranks Denied any need for high thought or
 deed,
 With scarcely guerdon of thanks, But not all in vain do they battle and
 lose
 The baubles they'd so like to get The world can ne'er pay such heroes as
 they
 For the glorious example they set. Authorities in slang aver that ''23'' and "slSiddoo" have had their day. The infor- tion is tempered somewhat by the an- nouncement that the proper dismissal henceforth will be, You'd better roll your hoop, bo.'
 GLAD TO SEE IT GO The Teddy bear craze is doomed, they say. Thank heaven for telling us thati Of all the fool fads that ever held sway The silly, bizarre and the flat, Not one of them had for absurdity The Teddy bears place in the land. We'll be pretty glad when he's quite for
 got,
 Along with the Rough Rider band. "A very tall man went wavering down the street in that blissful state of intoxi- cation which makes all troubles fade away. Carefully and solemnly, he picked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Buying Iron.

w T. Dowd of Charlotte N. C., has been in Birmingham several days to pur- chase iron for his concern, the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry company. He Is also president of the Charlotte Skating Audi torium company, which has recently erected an immense auditorium in that city. one of the largest in the south.
 Mir Dowd was very much interested in the two skating rinks in Birmingham, and has studied them carefully. He is one of the influential citizens of Charlotte. and says that wherever he goes he is always boosting his city, which he considers one of the best in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
HOW TO PRONOUNCE "ALABA
From the Mobile Register.

From the Mobile Register.
 Apropos of the legislative definit the pronunciation of the name Mi is the reader aware that there is Il certainty as to how "Alabama" be pronounced? The best usage is nounce it a-bah-ma." with [ phasis on the second syllable and "a short, but there are Alabami pronounce it "Alla-bammer, 2 8 others who make it 'Arlarharn state legislature might do g hours work by putting the pron in the record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
HOW PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT

jects that had to be removed the idea of a pair of wheels was devised.
 These were formed by simply cutting off two slices or round sections from a large tree and joining them by rude axle. The OK was htched in front and big stone was tied so as to be half sepa- rated by the axle, the rear end dragging on the ground, Heavy tree trunks were skidded in much the same way that the work is now done in modern lumber camps.
 The pyramid stones often weighed sev- eral tons and were sometimes drawn scores of miles from the quarries. They were quarried by sinking holes in the stones with chisels pounded by mauls, and a row of holes was made and wedges driven in to split the stone. The dressing down of the stones was done at the py- ramid.
 Some of the early pyramids exhibit traces of masonry, showing that the man. ufacture and use of mortar was then un- derstood, There are also evidences of brick work as early as 3900 B. c. In the Khafra pyramid of this date trap door of stone closed the sarcophagus. having places for handles and bolts, which, 1t is believed, were made of copper, although they had disappeared when modern re- searches were made
 The men of the pyramid age not only knew how to make bricks, tiles and yes- sels of clay, but they had learned to fire the clay in such a way as to vitrify or glaze the surface, rendering it more orna- +o1 all To the beginning or basis of china or porce- lain manufacture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
THE PARROT DID IT.

From the New York Herald.
 Good evening, gentlemen! Good even- ing!" said the parrot, and the burglars scuttled through the nearest window. They had poisoned the dog, but over looked the bird. The story as told in a special dispatch from Paris to the Her aid this morning, is calculated to increase the popularity of poor poll'' among houscholders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 These are times when everything goes fast, especially our money.
 Half the trouble in the world comes from there being no worse to get into.
 A widow always has the comfort of knowing she can't do any worse next time.
 A woman likes to have her husband brag about everything except how much older his family is than hers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
Peach Crop.

'We will have peach crop of aver age size unless a hard freezing snap comes later on." said w. NJ. Lindsay. "rhe warm weather in January caused some >pf the trees to bud and many per sons thought that the freeze that came afterwafds destroyed all chances of crop. But l find that the orchards arc now in very good condition. The crop will not yield perfect peaches, but it prom ises to be quite large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
HEARD IN PORTLAND.

From the Portland Telegram.
 'The grade crossing" says the Birming- ham Age-Herald, 'is constant menace to life and limb and should be abolished' And from Portland there is vociferous re- iteration Hear! Heari
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
About Persons.

4.dward s. Cunningham. we'll and fla vorabiy known throughout the Birming- ham district as a civil and mining engi- neer, left yesterday for Dayton, Tenn, where he goes to accept position as chief engineer and superintendent of the Dayton Coal and Iron company's mines.
 Capt Jack w. Johnson. district passen- ger agent of the Seahoard Air Line, has recovered from the grip,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
PREFERRED OTHER STYLES.

From the Chicago Record-Herald
 But the chorus girls father asked, 'could you dress my daughter in the style to which she has been accustomed? 9"
 'I could" replied the young man, but you can bet your life l wouldn't,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
PRESS POINTS

Atlanta Georgian: Caruso means to get that fine back and then some. He asks for double pay to sing.
 Atlanta Journal: He must be a hard hearted critic who fails to believe in Balley's innocence after that flood of tears.
 Washington Herald: There is poetry in machinery" says an authority. That probably accounts for the numerous poets with wheels in their heads.
 Charleston News and Courier: So far the only thing proved by the senatorial investigation of the Brownsville affair is that none of the negro soldiers committed suicide.
 New Orleans Times-Democrat: A Lon don newspaper attacks the Financial morals" of American captains of industry. The latter will doubtless be agreeably surprised to learn that they are credited abroad with having any.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
KEEP MUM,


 alike They have the same hair, differing slightly only as to color and length; same features, same thoughts. When we love one of them, therefore, we are in reality loving them all. But it is just as well not to mention this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27

1 his way through the crowd his flushed face and cooked hat swaying above lesser men. It must have taken a quantity of liquor to light up that lengthy frame, but consider the joy of a drink when it takes twice as long to proceed down ones esophagus to his stomach as it does in the case of an ordinary man.!
 SAID TO A DOLLAR. I love you So I do,
 My love is fond and true,
 And if you'll be
 A friend to me I'll be friend to you. I need you every hour I long to try your power,
 So don't deny
 And pass me by,
 But come and be my dover. They say that you converse In sooth, you might do worse.
 Please take a walk
 With me and talk
 Of ways to reimburse. I'd chat with you of bills And notes and other ills
 That do perplex
 And greatly vex
 Those having empty tills. I crave you, lend me aid, Until. somewhat, I've paid
 My small accounts
 In just amounts
 And am no more afraid. Whats that I hear you say? YoI simply will not stay
 With needy men Who wield the pen? We'll, curse you, on your way!
 REPLIES. People can get used to anything That's the reason so many married couples worry along together. If every boy fulfilled the expectations of his mother there would be no failures in life.
 Strong bars do not a prison make, but they cover the windows effectually. All men were equal until wealth stepped in and made sorry division. It is hard to say which is better, good book or a good friend. You may not be able to find the latter, but there is nothing to keep you from possessing the former
 SURE THING. I don't much think I'd like to be
 A man of millions rated, For should I get a pile, bet
 I'd be investigated Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" will soon be a time- ly greeting.
 If you don't want to take hand in the game of life, don't get in the way of those who do. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27

The Kansas scientist who wants to dig for the. Garden of Eden in Missis sippi would stand more chance of find ing it if he would search in the Black Belt of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27

District Attorney Jerome is pitiless when he has little weak woman be- fore him, but when George w. Perkins or some other masnate who contrib uted to his campaign fund appears he
  sings another song.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27

The social reyolutionaries swept St. Petersburg, the Czar's home, where he would live if he had the courage of his convictions and desires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27

Bernhardt announces that she will live for art henceforth and with that purpose in view vii take nourishment aS occasion demands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
TILLMAf
Southerner

and look over the United
 would be hard to say just where
 nan is not going to speak. You
 your eyes and jab your pencil sr ywhere you please and there you
 a town that wants to hear him, .a going to, before Congress meets ,ft, Senator Tillman has now engagements to speak every week ht and several Sunday nights from when this session adjourns until meets again, on December 2, ex- tree nights. and these will, no be taken. For these speeches he contract at 500 night with ly- company that assumes all risks eonnections by rail, rent of hall and
 details His first date is Balti- on the night of March 4. March and will be spent in Pennsylvania, Mary Virginia and North Carolina. His will extend into the far west in the md during the summer he will be in New England and the middle July he speaks at Ashland, Ky. free to speak on any subject he choose. so long as his effort is the acteristic Tillman speech. The sen s honorarium in the grand total is 70 for the summers work-more by le than he could make tending his cot crop in the Palmetto state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27

The Harry Lehr incident at Berlin IS the San Francisco school matter.