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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Harmony With a Big H

Harmony reigns in the democratic party in Alabama For the first time in decade at least there are no men, acing cliques in the democratic party in this state. When the Mobile Reg ister accepts Mir. Bryan as the more than probable nominee for President, and when the Montgomery Advertiser his candidacy, peace reigns In the party in this state. There are no kick CTS, no dissentients among the papers of the state. The press is solid-that is to say, the democratic press is to a paper anticipating the nomination of Mir. Bryan by the democratic national convention.
 And what the Alabama papers are doing other southern papers are dupli- eating in fine style. Says Henry Wat terson in the Courier-Journal "The practical and sensible thing for demo- crats to do now is to close ranks and keep step to the drumbeat of destiny to the third coming of the man from Nebraska. It Is useless to contest his leadership longer" This seems to sum up the situation, both in and out of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05

tenants on January 1. We do not be- lieve that one of the buildings will be left vacant by the removal of whisky dealers"
 Let no one anticipate any vacant places in Birmingham. There should be quite as much local pride and spirit here as there is in Atlanta, and there is a great deal more to base it on more coal mines, more blast furnaces, more steel mills, not to mention the coming of water rates when the War rior is opened to the heart of this dis trict. We may be sure therefore that the Birmingham spirit will keep step with the Atlanta spirit, and that every place vacated on January 1 will be filled by some other branch of trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
HuntsvilIe's Natural Gas.

"The rich gases that now supply Huntsville with light and domestic fuel have done much to advertise that pros porous city in a solid way said J. R. Ryan.
 "The gas wells discovered year or more ago have proved more than sat isfactory and the new one discovered Lear Huntsville last month is eXcep- tionally rich. As is well known, the company operating the gasers acquired the mains of the old gas company, but in addition to those mains pr. c. M. Erwin, general manager, is putting down additional mains to meet with the increased demand.
 Tt is safe to say that no industrial concern in the south is operated with so little expense as the natural gas company at Huntsville. The higher of fcials. including the general manager, being large stockh olders, perform their duties without salary. They will be amply compensated by dividends on their holdings. There is talk now or piping the natural gas at Huntsville to the Birmingham district during the coming year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05

sion. In 1880. General Hancock was the nominee. He was a grand man and the white men of the south were solid for him, but there was lack of har- mony in the northern democracy and and he was badly defeated. In 1884 Cleveland pulled through by the skin of his teeth. carrying New York by. less than HOO. In 1892 there was landslide for Cleveland. but this was because many republicans voted for him, although but few democrats, even of the Jeffersonian type. refused to vote for him. Taken all together the campaign of 1876 was the one that made and kept the record for perfect party harmony. It begins to look as if We might have a repetition of the harmany of Tilden's campaign in 1908, when Bryan receives the nomination. The leading democratic issue in 1876 was the tarin,e but the slogan was Turn the rascals out'-a telling phrase originated by MT. Tilden. Of the many issues which MT. Bryan represents, 1t will be well to center on one as the campaign cry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
At the Majestic.

One of the attractions at the Majestic theatre this week that causes scream from start to finish is the clever comedy work of the Keaton family, consisting of Joseph, Myra, Buster and Jingles. This company was the first to be booked by the Interstate Amusement company after the amalgamation of the Klaw and Err langer and Keith and Proctor vaudeville interests. The company was booked di- rect from New York. They are eccentric comedians who have line of work never before introduced on a vaudeville stage. They appear in the attire of "Rubes' and go through some rapid stunts that fairly make ones head swim. Jingles years old, who appears only at mati- nees, is making q great hit, especially with the children. The rest of the bill is made up of Harry Richard and com pany in Love a la Mode;" James H.. Cullen, Miss Amy Temple Lewy, Leo and Chapman and Harry Trump. There will be q matinee every day this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
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MT. Metcalf shows in his annual re- port that while the navy is strong in battleships it is weak in destroyers, submarines and colliers. It is very weak in colliers, and the preparations for the sailing of 16 battleships to the Pacific made this weakness apparent
 Although we stand isolated, with no speck of war in sight, yet Congress is asked to incur an additional expendi- ture of $70,000,O00 on account of the navy. There must be limit to these enormous expenditures somewhere and at some time. We are now the second naval power in the world, and Congress can well afford in these slow times to slacken the pace of the Big Stick. The battleships included in MT. Metcalfs programme could, for example, be cut out, thus lessening the proposed expenditure over one-half, and this could be done without injury to our safety or our honor. Jingoism is an expensive luxury, and in times of depression a minimum of it should suffice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Atlanta and Birmingham

These two are twin cities in the mat ter of prohibition, for both go dry as a powder horn at midnight, December 31. Atlanta sees no trouble ahead in the change. Not only will all liquors on hand be needed to supply Christ
 mas customers, but nearly all the , stores now occupied by saloons have been rented, some of them at increased rentals. Says prominent real estate dealer of that city: '"The renting of the buildings to other tenants is only an
 &ther evidence of the Atlanta spirit
 Many of the buildings were rented 90 days before prohibition is to be en
 forced, and will be ready for their new
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
CHAT TANOOGA MAN
 WAS ALSO VICTIM

w. R. McAllister, or McCalester after standing trial here before Judge Hundley on the charge of attempting to pass a raised check on the cashier at Chris res taurant, will have to appear before the federal court in Tennessee to answer a charge of the same kind. The, charge is that he passed a $10 bill raised to SEQ upon Joseph c. Forstner, who runs grocery store in Chattanooga.
 Accompanied by Secret Service Agent H. c. Mills, Forstner came to Brming ham yesterday and went to the county jail, where he recognized MeAllister as the man who had given him $9o bill to change a week or two ago Forstner was placed on the witness stand yester- day afternoon before United States Com missner Watts, identified the prisoner and told of the taking in of the bill by him.
 Secret Service Agent Mills brought e warrant issued by the United States com missioner at Chattanooga, and also the bill that was passed upon Forstner. While Forstner was brought to Birmingham from Chattanooga he was not subpoenaed to appear here until after he had reached Birmingham.
 Judge B. M. Allen, who represented the defendant, objected to the offering of any testimony but that which would identify the prisoner as the man wanted by the Chattanooga warrant, which was upheld,
 The prisoner is still unable to make bond and the few days confinement has already begun to tell on him. He has been cool all along, but displayed slight signs of nervousness yesterday As the matter now stands he will have two bonds to make.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Hanson Will.Not Retire.

John D. Little of the firm of King, Spalding & Little, Atlanta, for years con- nected with the legal department of the Central of Georgia. made the statement yesterday that President Hanson will not sever his connection with the Central, since it's purchase by the Illinois Cen tral
 As is remembered, ii was announced some time ago that Stewart R. Knott would succeed Mr Hanson. The rumor canfe about because MT. Knott was shown over the Central line by President Han son and other officials.
 Mir. Little's statement was as follows: While I hesitate to make any statement as to the purposes either of the present owners of the Central of Georgia com pany or Major Hanson. having no au- thority to make such statement, I hap pen to know the facts, and you are well come to the facts, if you care to know them. Major Hanson is not only not go- ing to retire from the presidency of the Central of Georgia company, but l have it from sources that cannot be qucs- toned that the purchasers of the stock of the Central of Georgia Railway com pany stipulated as a condition of the purchase, that Major Hanson should re- main in control and direction of the prop critics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
At the BiiolI.

Nat NJ. Wills is fine comedian and he is entertaining crowds at the Bijou theatre this week in "A Lucky Dog" MT. Wills uses his brains in providing amusement for his large following, so that the songs he sings and his original parodles never fail to make a great hit He has some new songs to offer this year and is winning much applause at the Bijou for his cleverness The sup porting company is entirely adequate and the brilliant costuming of the chorus Is a feature worthy of praise. The Zouave drill by girls is perhaps the best of its kind ever seen here. The usual perform anee will be given tonight. There is a matinee this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Iron and Steel Trade.

'While the pig iron market is still very quiet the outlook for a revival early Tn the new year is becoming brighter sad a man Identified with the trade.
 Several of the furnaces in Alabama that recently went out of blast will resume operations as soon as a substantial buy ing movement sets in, which will prob ably be about the middle of January. The Wall Street Journal says that so far as the steel trade is concerned there has been a marked improvement over the last week. This improvement is not reflected in any heavy increase in pro- duction, or noticeable resumption of closed mills, but in the improvement of the country's financial conditions and a gradual restoration of confidence along the line It is not to be expected that the country Is going back soon to it's recent record-breakng rate of steel pro duction, but manufacturers are confident that production by the close of next year will be up to the average from Janu- ary l, 1907, to the time when the reaction set in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
Shakespeare's Plays.

The remark is often heard that the theatregoing public no longer cares for Shakespeare's plays, but the splendid audience that greeted Mantell at the Jef- ferson Tuesday night dsproves that idea said citizen. Shakespeare will always draw full house when the great dramatist is to be interpreted by high class actors.
 Those who saw Mantell in Macbeth were most favorably impressed with his acting. This popular histrione measures up to the best talent of former years But he would be even more acceptable as Macbeth were he to discard the black mustache and beard himself according to the old make up--full, short whiskers and sandy hue, such as Macbeth might have worn. The vllainous black mus tache detracted from Mantell's naturally fine facial. expression. It made his face blank. I hope to see him next season make up in different fashion.
 T do not know Mantells age, but he has been on the boards a long time. l first saw him when he supported Fanny Davenport in a great play-'Fedora' He won great applause in his role and in fact divided the honors with Miss Davenport. l next saw him starring in Manbars,' a romantic drama that suited him well and in which he achieved marked success.
 Tt is to be regretted that actors like Mantell do not play a week, instead of only one night, in cities of Birmingham size. Twenty-Five years ago all the i'm portant southern cities were three to six night stands All strong Shakespearean actors have a dozen roles in their roper toire and every city should be treated each season to Hamlet, King Lear, Mac beth, Othelo, Julius Caesar, Richard H., Merchant of Venice and Richelieu"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Cotton In Farmers Hands

Last week spot prices in New Or leans were advanced to 113s cents compared with 107s a week before. \ gain of 22 points was also established in Liverpool. These advances of nearly a cent a pound have added $17 100000 to the value of cotton still in farmers hands.
 At the end of November 4,619,S ,S27 bales of this years crop had been brought into sight, leaving about 7,50O,- 900 bales still in farmers hands.
 Up to December l the foreign talk ings aggregated 2,3s1,605 bales, and the foreign mills will need about 6,000,000 more bales.
 Thus far this season the home mills have taken but 1918 bales, and they will need 3,50O,00O more bales.
 To sum up, the spinners at home and abroad will need about 9,500,OOO bales, and the farmers hold but 7,500,000 bales. These are round approximate figures. but they are figures that point to well-sustained prices to say the least The farmers are now getting about II cents, and there is no eyi- dence in sight to show that they will get less
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Former Marshal Cooper Here.

Former United States Marshal D. N. Cooper was in Birmingham yesterday shaking hands with old friends. MT. Cooper has started in the fruit growing business and already has a 50-acre peach orchard in Marion county He is plan ming to set out 10000 additional trees there, the United States soils department having announced that the territory in Marion county between the mountains is especially adapted to peach growing.
 MT. Cooper also spoke enthusiastically of the Illinois Central railroad, and eX- pressed himself of the opinion that trains would be running into Birmingham by the first of the year. His farm is located on the line which the Illinois Central is building from Haleyville to Corinth' Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Suffers Stroke of ApopIexy.

While standing in the lobby of the First National bank building yesterday shortly after noon s. NJ. Funderburke, who lives at 1041 North Nineteenth street, suffered stroke of apoplexy. When he fell there were number of people in the lobby who rushed to his assistance An ambulance of the Green Undertaking company was summoned and he was re- moved to the Fillman hospital. MT Fun derburke is a man of about middle age and is quite well known in the city. He was reported to be doing well at the hos pital last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
SHALL NOT LOSE THEE.
By Alfred Tennyson.

By AIfIed TennySOn.
 Dear friend, far off, my lost desire,
 So far, so near in woe and veal;
 O loved the most when most feel There Is lower and a higher; Known and unknown; human, divine;
 Sweet human hand and lips and eyes; Dear heavenly friend that can'st not die. Mine, mine, forever, ever mine. Strange friend, past, present, and to DC; Loved. deeplier, darkerlier understood;
 Behold I dream a dream of good. And mingle all the world with thee. Far off thou art, but ever nigh
 I have thee still. and l rejoice;
 I prosper. circled with thy voice: I shall not lose thee tho I die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
FOURTH BOY CAUGHT.
Is Last of Gang Charged With Holding Up Libertin Near Lewisburg.

Jim Rogers, the fourth of the band of young highwaymen who held up and robbed A. Libertin, near Brookside sev- eral weeks ago, was captured by Deputy Sheriff J. P. Brents and placed in the county jail yesterday afternoon without bond. Rogers, like the other three boys who are in the Jail on the same charge, is little more than a boy. He gave his age as Is years
 Rogers was arrested on warrant charg- ing highway robbery. He and his asso- ciates, of whom there were five, are charged with having held up and robbed A. Libertin, a Slav. of S15O. There were six in the gang 1t seems, and all who have been caught have admitted having been implicated. They are being held at the jail without bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Viruinian."

'"rhe fact that The Virginian has been here before did not seem to deter a large audience from witnessing the perform ance at the Columbia theater last night" says the Washington Herald of the play which will be presented at the Jefferson theater tonight "W. S. Hart appeared for the first time and succeeded In his thankless task of following another ac- tor who had apparently exhausted the possibilities of the part
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
"The Prince Chap"

It should give delight to everybody in- terested in good plays to learn that ''The Prince Chap" will be presented at the Jefferson theatre next Friday and Satur- day evenings. and at the Saturday matl nee. with Cyril Scott in the chief role. whose fine performance won much praise of New Workers during the long run of Mir Edward Peple's interestingly human comedy drama on Broadway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
At the Gayety.

The attraction at the Gayety this week Is the celebrated New York Stars. The annual visits of this company are looked forward to by the patrons of burlesque with pleasure. as they find in it the ele
 ment of every new and up-to-date form of entertainment presented by the most capable opponents of vaudeville and bur lesque. The company has been entirely reorganzed and in reality, all that re- mains of last seasons show is the name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New NOrk fresS.
 Genius is acting the way any man does who needs calomel.
 When man with red hair turns gray he doesn't see any need of restoring it.. A useful thing about building house is you learn better than ever to do 1t again.
 A woman can brag about a relative liv- ing abroad even if it's to keep from be- ing arrested
 Unless a woman's letter from a friend is written criss-cross so she can't make it out she thinks it isn't interesting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Japanese Emiqration.

Tokio, December 4.---At the conyen- tion of the emigration companies held today. it was resolved to consolidate into one large company. Minister Hay ashi addressed the convention and said that steps must be taken to fully regu- late emigration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Two Negro Burglars Captured.

s. Thomas and John Smith, two negroes, were captured last night by Policemen Smith and Nix, just after they had broken open and burglarized the store at 407 North Nineteenth street. occupied by the Birmingham Leather company. MT. Smith found Thomas in the rear of the store at about midnight and after Officer Nix arrived the negro confessed the theft and pointed out where the goods, valued at s75, as well as his accomplice, were in hiding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Democratic Campaigns.

"I would like to see d democratic campaign filled with the enthusiasm marked by the party harmony that dis
 tinguished that of 1876. when Samuel ]. Tilden was the standard bearer" said a citizen. q recall every presi- dential election since 1868 and lacked .only few months of being old enough to vote for Seymour and Blair the dem ocratic candidates at that time. l voted for Horace Greeley in 1872, who, though not nominated by the democratic party, was supposed to be the democratic as well as the liberal candidate. As no one expected Greeley to be elected. the democrats who went to the polls were not disappointed. But when Tilden was nominated the south rallied to him as a man and so did the New York democracy, and the democracy of the entire country as for that matter. Til den was elected, but was counted out by the eight to seven electoral commis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
comino of Illinois Central.

Birmingham yesterday that the exact date of the entrance of the Illinois Gen. tral into Birmingham has no. been an- nounced.
 For some time it has been understood that the Illinois Central will enter the new terminal station January 1. While 1t Is positive that the trains of the great system will get to Birmingham in Jan uary, it is now considered problematic whether January 1 will witness the ar rival or not The recent heavy rains hindered the work considerably, it was stated yesterday.
 The Illinois Central is fitting up very handsome offices on Second avenue. be- tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. These will be occupied January l.
 visit from the officials of the Illinois Central is expected this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
Intelliaent Citizenship.

T think it will be a very good idea to make presidential messages a reading lesson in the upper grades in our public school and in the high school" said a professional man. q feel sure it would help to plant the seeds of intelligent clti- zenship in the minds of youth and also help to develop one of the most beautiful. but unfortunately one of the most neg leeted accomplishments of education-the art of reading.
 "rhe various questions treated in the message would supply literary and de- batting society with subjects to last it l2 months or more and every one of them are questions which the young man of today must tackle 15 or 20 years hence. l have heard debating societies threshng out old and mooted questions when they could be so much better employed in con sidering the solution of the very pressing present ones.
 '1he sublime ignorance of the average young man upon national questions is cause of wonder to us old fellows. l made it point today to ask at least 20 young men between the ages of r and ~ II tliSs ildu Icdu tiiS pitS iiNS7 sage, and not one of them had done so. Now some of these young men will be qualified voters next year, and all 0; them four years hence, and yet it is to such ignorance that the destnies of this nation is to be entrusted.
 "I don't want to make the young man a politician in the sense that the word generally conveys, but do want him to understand public questions so that he can think for himself and form his own conscientious conclusions, instead of being led by the nose like donkey. No man can admire a love what he does not understand and the citizen who does not understand the drift of political parties or the difference between the platforms presented to the country, in- stead of being strength to the country is a weakness if not a source of danger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05

Let us hope the wireless will with hold from MT. Taft the fact that his boom has jagged hole in it. Let him indulge in dreams until he lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
About Persons.

Louis T. Miller of Memphis, and for merly of Augusta. is registered at the Hillman. MT. Miller is special agent of the Cotton Insurance association, and is well known here, where he has host of friends who formerly knew him in Augusta.
 Claude Cunningham, chief clerk in the city distributing department at the local postoffice, will leave in few days TOT Minter, Ala, where he will go to marry Miss Lillian Mae Swink, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swink of that place. The ceremony will take place'D De- cember II at S:3O o'clock at the residence of the bride. MT Cunningham IS well known here and his prospective bride Is a very accomplished young lady and very popular in her home town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05

A Chicago man wants cents dam- ages because he was kissed by a strange female" That female must be strange, indeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05

The bumblebees that are being sent to the Philippines to fertilize clover may conclude to fertilize an odd bare footed Filipino now and then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05

Have you informed your butcher yet about the slump in meat prices?' asks contemporary. No; and he hasn't yet informed us about it.