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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
Has His Ear to the Ground

President Roosevelt, so the stand patters fear, may be about to speak very plainly on the subject of tariff revision. He is known to be at heart revisionist. He desires to see rates rendered more nearly decent. He knows that many a rate is unjust and burdensome. He knows there are no infant industries, and he may speak plainly and vigorously.
 There is a general demand for an searly'' revision of the tariff, but lo two seem to agree when they at tempt to define the word "early" when used in connection with tariff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
ALABAMA PRESS

Eufaula Times: The contribution of Count Boni de Castellane savers very much of a gentleman who has lost his meal ticket.
 Alabama Herald: Now that the peo- ple of the Sixth district have what they want, MT. Hobson In congress and MT. Bankhead in the senate, they should forget the warm congressional pri- maries of recent years.
 Talladega Mountain Home: Over in Birmingham at negro ice cream par ty the host put laudanum in his cream instead of vanilla extrast, as he sup posed he was doing, and all the guests fell asleep, thus terminating the party peacefully instead of with the usual fatal results.
 Huntsville Banner: Of course an amendment should be put to that po- lice commission bill making those who are so anxious for the Job of regulating serve as policemen. When men are so anxious to serve the people for nothing there is usually sore place somewhere
 
 and they are playing deep plot.
 Montgomery Times: When John w. Gates predicted that Birmingham would have 10 .OO0, 900 people in twenty years, 1t was, he probably did not calculate on at least three suicides a day or any such desperate measure to get out of the town.
 Dothan Eagle We don't see much change in this town, since it went dry, unless 1t is in the appearances of a few of the old standbys, who look lit tie unfamiliar from their soberness. They are continual surprise to their families, by going home like they left 1t.
 Mobile Item: The sh ocking charac- ter of the evidence given yesterday be- fore the legislative committee of the cruelty and brutality parcticed at the Alabama asylum for the insane is real ly too horrible to believe, and the good citizens of the state are not in a mood to believe it. It's creditability must be established. The stories as told, if they sh ould be proved to be true, would show that not only the good name of the state has been disgraced, but hu- manity outrage The head of the Tus- caloosa asylum is a man whose good reputation is beyond reproach, and for the sake of his good name and that of the state, it Is to be sincerely hoped that the charges will bA found to be erOundleSs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
From the Montgomery State.

From the Montgomery State.
 3 HE advent of machinery in the (OD domain of agriculture marks the
 beginning of an era in Alabama's s progress. The latest innovation, the steam blow, has reached this section and one or two are in use now. This is the start along the lines of modernized, up-to- date farming an issue that has been sadly dlsregarded n the south since 1t has been looked to as an agricultural sec. tion.
 Perhaps the first steam blow in this section of the state is in use on the plan tation of w. M. Marks, which lies along the road leading from North Court street. The machine was shown to the Daily State by Mr. Hartwell Borden, manager of Mir Marks plantation, and It's prin- ciples and working were exhibited. The engine is unique in that 1t sems strange ly out of place in that stiffness and sol ffude which one is used to associate with rural life. And then the very newness of the thing is a feature that prohibits it's adoption in many cases of cut and dried ruralsm.
 The IHdCUluc piOpCi i9 e1 hs'i oN ~ A-
 power steam engine, Of the true locomo- tive type It differs from the railroad locomotive in size, and in many minor details. but 1t is essentially worked on the same principle. The motive force is supplied by steam, the product or the large body boiler which reminds one or the railroad engines. Two steam cylln- ders, one placed horizontally and the other vertically, in which work pistons at- tached to the same driving wheel. A small fly wheel attached to the top or the boiler is one feature wherein the engine differs from the railroad ioco- motive, as are the large gear wheels ,,,hich transmit the motion indirectly from the driving wheel and one other minor difference lies In the disslmilarity of tho front and rear wheels. They are both pair of cast iron with nat sur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
VALUABLE ELDEReERRY PATCH
Pittsburg Dispatch to The

Plttsburg Dlspatch 10 The PhiIadelphla
 North American.
 Elderberries are being cultivated by the Pennsylvania railroad on ground worth s9O,000 an acre.
 Alongside the approaches to the union depot is long stretch of ground that the company could not keep green, because of smoke and soot. Finally, elder cuttings were planted, they thrived and now are in fine blossom.
 The ground is among the most valuable along Liberty avenue, sale across the street last week being at the rate of sS0.00O an acra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
Remarkable Coincidences.

Speaking of coincidences." said man of studious habits. 'I will give you a string of historical ones.
 There were two Declarations of h. dependence, the first of which was on the 4th of July, 1876, just 100 years before the one chrenologically always referred tp. Tho first was at the conference of Bacon and his followers, when they decided to overthrow the power of Berkeley, the sa- trap of King George, who burned James, town.
 'The Declaration of Independence was July 4, 1776
 Presidents Jefferson and Adams died July 4, 1926, and President Monroe July 1, 1929.
 'The tide of defeat set strongly against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
POVERTY LANE.

John Kendrick Bangs in the New York I've read quite number of essays or
 late On Homes of the Famous and Homes of
 the Great, The Bungalow fine of J. Willieboy
 Jones, The Radium Cottage of Mrs Van Bones, The Spanish Facade of A. Carnegie The Roman Insiders of Horatius Briggs. We've pictures that give us an exter-
 nal view Of four-'leven -forty-four Fifth avenue; The roof of eleventeen Central Park
 West By picture and pen has been doubly
 impressed. On waterside bungalows, houseb oats
 galore, We've papers and articles score upon
 score. But where is the wight who will show
 us the drear Facade of the tenement-also the rear. With fire escape from the roof to the
 pave, That do double duty our humans to
 save, Affording from fire an iron retreat And making by night an escape from
 the heat? The Gardens Italian of Mrs. De Mum Are fair for to see in the midsummer Yet less of humanity lies there for me Than when in the tenement window 1
 sec From fragrant queen Flora the tiniest
 crumb- Lot af af,ttt  Iris pleasant to know that the child
 of the great Finds here in this world such happy
 estate; But show us the playground of Pow
 erty Lane, Where thousands of mortals, in strug-
 gle and pain, Are gasping for air on this bright o what are the games that their little
 ones play? Ave, palace and mansion and rich gar-
 den wall And houseboat and bungalow, cottage Are splendid possessions and worthy But, here's to the fellow who comes along next And paints us the scenes, not of Vanity
 Fair, But Poverty Lane with its touch of
 despair For tn hose who are dwelling in Vanity
 Fair Are past all our helping or generous
 care. Their worries and troubles we can not
 relieve No matter what generous gifts we re1
 ceive- <d But what a relief to dire trouble k.H
 pain If men knew the story of Poverty II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Family arguments are always run under forced draught.
 mans income Is very useful thing to those who spend it for him.
 A girl believes in love at first sight until she marries on sthat system.
 Red hair is a good thing not to be married to for the sake of the chill dren.
 woman can always quote the Bible to prove something she says in an ar isn't there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
since 1852

Uncle Joe Cannon's head is level on the Japanese war even if it is crooked on the tariff. He says there will be no war with Japan because we shall never give Japan any cause for war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Chicago has changed the name of a schoolhouse from Henry George to George NJ. Pulliam. Just why the change was made does not appear 10 the wayfarer at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

A farmer committed suicide be- cause he was tired fighting potato bugs, but the bugs never entertained similar proposition although they were born to fight farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
WASHINGTON STRAIGHT.
om the Boston Herald.

Y rom the Boston Herald.
 Alabamas legislature has investigated the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial insti- tute and finds it's accounts correct and it's total influence excellent. This is no sur prise hereabouts. but only confirma- ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
CONTEST STILL OPEN

From the Springfield Union.
 The contest is still open to SC who can write the best article on "The Truth About the Battleship Orders"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

All cities that desire an extra and high grade attraction are planning to subpoena John D. Rockefeller. This is Atlanta's opportunity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Mark Twain will not attend the American press humorists' convention at Los Angeles. He considers him. self but an amateur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

General Funston says the Jap 'spy" at San Drego was not spy. He has been released. Jingolism has it's limits even in California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

King Edward at sixty-six is hale and hearty, and he may reign long and usefully, although he came to the throne late in life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Kaid MacLean began to think Eng land proposed to take all summer to rescue him and so he planned and carried out an escape on his own hook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Mark Twain is SO popular he can withstand even the friendship of H. H. Rogers and the Standard Oil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Mayor Mcclellan says this is the silly season in politics. But 1t Is al ways that way in politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

The Glidden tourists are chiefly engaged in scraping mud off them selves and their honkers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
Cafe Manners.

There is getting to be a total disre- gard to the nieeities of good manners III many of the cafes," said an obseryant man.
 "A good many young men are laying aside the rules of etiquette to an extreme degree. It is not good form to enter a place where ladies are dining without your coat or to eat with your hat on. Of course, a man can eat with his hat on and shovel his food with his knife, but it is not good form.
 T see there is society in Massachu- setts having in view the encouragement of the cultivation of good manners. We need a branch of 1t here in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Senator Tillman says the Japanese war talk Is bobtail rubbish, and he has selected the right phrase beyond a doubt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Dr. Drago is no rival of Dr. Mon- roe and he need not expect to set up a rival doctrine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Cuba has adopted our American currency The island is slowly but steadily being Amerlcanized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

The nurses at Tuscaloosa seem to have had their muscles with them in good working condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

The Rock Island railroad Is not only out of politics, but it Is giving the two-eent rate law fair trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

The Elks caused Philadelphia to wake up, task once considered i'm possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Elkins is trying to catapult Cortel- you with a slush-gatherers reputation into the White House as favorite son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

The president may be tossing hay but some of his visitors are not hay tossers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Chicago is still winning baseball pennants in wholesale lots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

President Falliers is as difficult as a target as a bulls eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

the southern confederacy July 4, 1863, with the retreat from Gettysburg and the fall of Vicksburg that day
 "The capture of Santiago was on July I, 1898.
 "verily, July Is the most distinctive day in our history in many events of great moment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Our warships are as dangerous in- side as outside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
The Stock Market.

Henry Clews in his Wall street let ter of last Saturday says
 "A more cheerful feeling pervaded the stock market during the past week. This was largely due to exceptional strength in Union Pacific, which In turn was attributed to manipulation intended to facilitate financing of the Union Pacific loan. The temperate tone of the report of the interstate commerce commission on the Hartman investigation also tended to restore confidence, inasmuoh that 1t sh owed no disposition on the part of the govern ment to prosecute or be unduly severe on MT. Hartman. The balance of the market sympathized more or less with the rise in Union Pacific, and a fair recovery has now succeeded previous low prices. The general situation was also improved by good crop reports, and by slightly easier rates in time money. From the agricultural districts reports are very encouraging, and it is quite plain that we will have larger expected a month ago.
 "Th ere Is nothing now to prevent average crops in general except their late condition and early frosts; and since there should be a good demand for all agricultural products at profit able prices, our farmers who are gen erally considered the backbone of the country seem destined to enjoy anoth- CT season of prosperity. This fact has no doubt had much to do with inducing better feeling abroad respecting American securities. It is not too much to say that London is much less pessimistic regarding the future of our stock market than New York.
 The chief trouble with our own situ- ation is still in the money market. The supply of floating capital has practi- cally been exhausted by the tremen- dous tissue of new securities, es- tlmated in the first six months to have been about s1, 200. 900, 900, including con- version and refunding operations. When the large volume of business is considered and the high level of values on which business is conducted, it is easy to understand the tremendous strain on credit and upon our mone- tary resources. The natural correc- tion for such tension is a period of rest, permitting the accumulation from na- tional savings of a fresh supply of floating capital. What with the pres ent demands of large corporations, tn e activity of general business and the approaching crop demands. 1t Is evi- dent that there will be a pressing in quiry for money during the remainder of the year, if not well into 1908"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

The Elks in Philadelphia caught up on sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Street Car Manners.

Tt may be wasting my breath to talk of bad manners on the street cars, said an old Confederate veteran yes- terday, but as am of the opinion that the matter Is rather the result of thoughtlessness than of crude ideas of good manners, I wish to suggest that our young men give more attention to the comfort of the ladies, especially the elderly ones.
 Don't forget that age rarely inn pairs the finer qualities of the old, nor dulls their appreciation of an act of politeness or kindness. To be polite to lady Is compliment to mans mother, and upon whom had he rather bestow the best ideal of his young man hood than herr
 Thy it. It will give a polish to your life. and beautify your nature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
Dark Streets.

"Birminghams business district is well lighted, but I find In riding about on the street cars at night that many residence streets are dark" said St. Louis man, who has been spending few days here.
 q am surprised that any street in side the city limits should be without light. There should be an arc burner on every corner. I would think the residents of unlighted streets would bring the matter to the city council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala-' postofice as seoond-class matter under act of Congress March 8, 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Eufaula Times: The contribution of Count Boni de Castellane savers very much of gentleman who has lost his meal ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

". D. Lanier and John B. Stanley are the only authorized travelling representa- tives of The Age-Herald in its eirculatioh department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 1421 G street. N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22

Alabama Herald: Now that the peo- pie of the Sixth district have what they want, MT. Hobson In congress and MT. Bankhead in the senate, they should forget the warm congressional pri- maries of recent years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-14
TROLLEY ACCIDENTS.
fl CHAPTER OF MISHAPS ON
 DETERRENT ROUTES.

John Davis Has Narrow Escape at Cor
 ner of State and Audubon Streets
 Peculiar Accident on the Derby Line
 Marrow Escape of Six-Horse Team.
 Just before 2 o'clock yesterday a coal cart belonging to W. F. Gilbert & Co, and driven by John Davis of 29S Wooster street was struck by a trolley car at State and Audubon street. Davis was thrown from the cart and considerably injured. An ambulance call was sent to police headquarters, and Davis was sent to the New Ha- ven hospital, where his injuries receiv- ed attention. It was stated at the hospital that Davis was not seriously hurt.
 The accident was caused by the wheel of the cart sliding on an ice ridge, and from which Davis was un- able to free himself before car No. 69 dashed into his wagon. He was cross ing the track in front of the approach ing car, The passengers, especially the lady portion of them got quite scare. Dr. Wright, the health officer, who was nearby at the time, examined Davis, and ordered his removal to the hospital. The wooden front of the cart received big dent where it struck the hub of the wagon. The motornan tried in vain to stop his car.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-14

increased by the spring (after consid- erable tripping on snowshoes) to
 thirty three or thirty-six inches. This leIsthening out is imperceptibly &C., quired and 1t takes them month to lget back to the short, quick step of the previous year.
 1 With good footing one gets over distances much quicker and with less fatigue on snowshoes than without them. Men of the North, be they h. .dians or whites, prefer to wear their snowshoes even on four inches of snow rather than be slipping about with their moocasins only. Four or five inches of snow on good solid foundation such as ice or frozen muskeg makes ideal walking, and a young, vigorous man will reel off the miles three or four an hour and keep up all day, yes and for days on end.
 f The snowshoe string proper should be five feet long and three-quarters of an inch broad. Thick dressed moose hide is what is generally used, as once thoroughly stretched it remains SO. Strings of we'll dressed calfskin are equally good. Once adjusted they will remain unchanged for months.
 To tie the snowshoe to the foot, place the toe under the bridle and draw the two long strands of the main string up through the postholes until the loop sets comfortably on top of the heel under the ankle bones pass ! the left side over to the right in front, passing the end under the bridle; take the right hand side string and pass It's end under the left hand strand and on top of the bridle-this makes them crisscross. with the bride engaging the two. The strands are then looped one on each side of the foot a little back of tho band and the two ends behind the foot out of the way.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-14
ANOTHER MIsHA,P.

Yesterday morning peculiar acci- dent befell the 7;25 trolley on the New Haven and Derby line. The car was speeding past Cornelius McAvinue's home on New Haven avenue, when in some manner it jumped the track and twisted around in very quick way, ran clear across the two tracks, block ing both for some time, This was the most peculiar thing that ever happened to any trolley car on this Line. The ac- ciaentis thought to have been due to the very slippery rails and the ice. which had frozen right tip to them. The road was blocked from 7:20 until S;2O, when the car was finally put back on the tracks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-14
A NARRoW FIsCApE.

There was narrow escape of the six-horse team belonging to William Pierpont of North Haven while return ing from Northford with load of wood for the Stiles Brick company Sat urday evening Mir Pierpont was near ly run down by an express train go- ing east. The lead horses were 80 quickly turned from the track that it threw four of the six horses down, and all were piled up together in the snow. This is one of several escapes from ac- cident at this dangerous crossing. There are no gates and no one to flag the trains as formerly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-14
Department of Education,

 Notice is hereby given that on Wed- nesday evening, Feb 20, 1907, at 730 o'clock, in the Aldermanic Chamber City Hall a competitive examination will be held to ascertain the fitness of candidates for position of school jan itors of the Department of Education Candidates will be required to take the following subjects in the education al test:
 Handwriting, Dictation, Local Know ledge, Arithmetic, Reading and Spelling Candidates will have to secure a mark of seventy per centum to be certified as eligible for appointment They must be citizens of the State of Connecticut, and of the United States, and residents of the City of New Ha- ven for one year next preceding the date of filing application.
 Application blanks and other inform ation will be furnished daily (except Saturday. at Headquarters between the hours of twelve and one o'clock, and the remaining business hours of the day at Room 419 Exchange Building Application papers correctly certi- fled must be filed with the secretary on or before Friday, Feb. 15, 1907, at one o'clock D. m.
 FRANK s. ANDREW President Attest:
 J. F. DONOVAN. Secretary. is Ct