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New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

the French and italian children from the sums
below getting the air.
"Sum kids appeared to be ths happier ABOUT
O'Clock, just when the the Judson Me-
mortal cleaned out above the southern part OF tie
square made my way to the other Mills HOTEL IN
BIeecker street Read the papers in the reading
ROOM and a little before 7 o'clock went TO dinner
For 20 cents had choice Of two soups, OF three
kinds of fish or three meats, bread and outter'
pudding pie, and tea, coffee or milk AFTER
dinner asked a what vas TO be seen He SAID
7 had choice of hearing a famous lecturer near
by at Cooper Union, of going TO the all night
court l went to the lecture first and studied the
crowd largely socialists from the East Side, and
then about 1870 o'clock, drifted into the night
court in old jefferson Market. In thirty minutes
saw some ten cases settled, mostly women OF the
under word. 1t interesting as play.
FINALLY took a car to the uptown Mills Hotel
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
SHE CALLED FOR
A LEMON; GOT IT
WESTERN GIRL REFUSED
TO "CRINGE."
altitude Of Neu Workers ToUmd
Landlords and Tradesmen Arouses
Her Wonder-Pdtr0nt1ed
by Dressmaker.

Firmly declining the cream and sugar proneleo
for he- tea the Western girl dehanuy ca4ieo 'of
lemon u believe I've been in every tea garden N
New York" she said, and I've discovered tha'
lemon is not served in any OF them unless you
,nala srecial request and when you do the
waiter generally looks pained-
Betty tshe glanced reproschfully at the Woni-
an Who Had Been Here TWO Years. used never
TO drink her tea without lemon but she. like every
body else here has learned TO cringe-yes, crinse-
to custom MS one phase OF the New York atu-
rude.'
The girl from the West paused TO drop q slice OF
lemon IN her cup. and the woman Who Was a New
Yorker by Birth and The Woman VINO HAD been
Here Two Years exchanged glances-
TITS your attitude toward things in general, re-
stnaed the Western girl presently that, FAR more
than the height OF the Singer Building or the Net
r-oporan tower f-1spresses the newcomer For IN
etance there's your attitude toward trades people.
The second day after nv arrival here / went into
a rurric-'s shop with Betty. There was customer
before us. and had wait while she was being
fitted This well dressed and very eTf-
IDENTIFY, well do, for she was having g. beautiful
seal coat made and e. meteor coat refined As she
was about TO leave she asked the furIier with an
Enthusiastically embarrassed air IL he would return
10 her the fu- lining that 10 be replaced in the
motor coat.
7 don't want il for myself. you understand
she explained apologencaly, but for friend I'm
sure don't know how it-an old thing
like thatt-but promise
The furrier lifted his eyebrows superciously.
OF course. II madame desires, he said 'PeTheps
something be done with the lining. We will
Il If madame really cares for it
- Not myself che hastened TO assure him,
but for my friend
Now it Is possible that she did want that lin
ing fer friend, but why need she have explained
the trade person." demanded the Western girl.
Indignantly. 1t her lining, Why should she
have apoloSized to him for wanting It? thought
then that it was an unusual incident. I know bet
ser Il g phase Of the New York attitude,
You stand II OF your trades people. The other
day I went with Jane TO her taiors. He asked
permission 10 introduce to her dressTnaker with
whom he henceforth be associated, and led
q elabora1ey gowned and bejewelled creature,
who looked pax-oniziasly while she
plained thai for years she had had a most ex-
elusive clientele. but that she had decided to
branch out and TO make gowns for few outsiders
who could afford pay for artistic creations And
Jane mind you, didn't resent the creatures i'm
pertinence. On the contrary. she commented
worlan's gTaciousness.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

account Of what undergraduate did in six days
Cor S. 50, including all expenses
Arrived in New York Monday afternoon with
just S. and return ticket in my pocket. Went to
the Mills Hotel in 36th street block from the
Great White Way and in the heart of the theatre
district Got room for 80 cents a night. Took a
shower bath. dressed and went out for stroll
down Broadway Saw the afternoon parade along
the Rialto and in the lower shopping district
Crossed over to Washington Square, sat for a
while on bench studying the arch and the old
houses to the north and watching the children from
lower Ftftl. avenue playing with their nurses and
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

..r,~.sev-p,..rrast ~ usual Went to
see the excavation and building OF the ne" ran
road depot titanic sort Of job; roaTned BACK 10
Broadway: had my shoes snined free IN Ne"
York branch shoe store; got FREQ Sample 'ooaeoo
at a Broadway tobacconists; then roameo INTO
| some of the big department stores. Got eiious
free samples of food to serve az lunch iheh "s ~
west ard saw the big steamers ana stuoieu eh'
waterfront; got lost In Greenwich Vniase "He
y..,n,.r..,ad in old doorways and knockers
Had dinner in a queer Italian place, wnere they
won't let you In through a funny httie "icNee
unless they know you Had a sooo oiiiiet ~
very fair claret for IS cents Pace pefieo"S
spectable Everybody talked to everybody else-
There was bunch of literary people and artists
and most OF them were bully takers Rooe oacA
to the hotel and turned In early
..Fr,day-After breakfast rode TO ferry ana Vis
tied Randalrs Island then saw the morsue ana
one of the hospitals. Free luncn as usu<i'
Watched them build a forty-story skyscraper iol
while and later walked down to the municlpa
ferry and for i've cents had a fine sail down INC
harbor to Staten Island and back Man onereo me
a trip a caralboat I'D the Hudson ana 'hrousAi
the canal
Met newspaper man I know. who handed OUT
two press tickets for a show that was 'paperins
Tor a record New York run Decided 10 'oio~ my
self to the company Of young woman lrieno VINO
was stopping at one Of the big hotels Had DIN
ner at my hotel % cents, and after getting INTO
glad rags called for the young woman and invited
her to the The hotel she was staying at was
In the heart of the theatrical district and within
half a mile of the theatre to which had tickets
Hence I called a green taxtneter cab. ana 1or
te rnunffcent sum of 30 cents-the fare is only 50
cents for the first mile-took friend In style
to the performance, Was equally extravasant on
the return trip.
"Saturday-varied my breakfast menu at a Vese-
tartan restaurant Sixth avenue, where nad all
the fruit and cereals I could eat together with a
glass of excellent milk. for 20 cents After oreaK-
fast visited the Metropolitan Opera House and Sc
cured the position of supe' at the evening per
formance From there walked down Broadway TO
one of the big hotels, where secured an excellent
lunch consisting OF salad cold chicken. bread AMI
butter on the purchase OF a 5-cent gla4 Of beer.
Walked up Fifth avenue in the afternoon and en-
loved several excellent bric-a-brac exhibits at art
stores where private collections were being auc-
toned Had 20-cent dinner at my hotel and then
adjourned the opera house. where 1 was en-
abled to enjoy all the delights OF Carmen with
out cost IN my capacity of merry Spanish VII
lager From opera house went direct to Grand
Central Station. catching a midnight train back to
college"
v-EE
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
PLOUGHING UP THE ARENA

when came here" he continued, there was
q wild west show in the Coliseum. and not a
stroke Of work had been done toward putting the
hall into condition Tor the convention The moment
the cowboys and Indians moved out moved in
The first thing did prepare the floor
We put IN horses and men to plough up the arena ."
Yes" interrupted an associate Of the sergeant
alarms, and you ought to have Bully hold
ing plough"
Are you farmer" Mr.. Stone asked
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

Using New York's honest graft Is the latest
Joyous educational paste discovered by the fertile
mind of the college undergraduate. Hero Is all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21
Districts Iron Production

Closely following the panic of Octo- Der iron production was curtailed, and in January the output in Alabama was at the rate of not more than B 1-3 per cent of normal Today it has increased to 40 per cent of normal. Business throughout the country is gradually improving, and within the next two or three months iron production in this district will reach probably 60 per cent of normal.
 There are 50 furnaces in this state, including six charcoal stacks, but of this number only about B can be in blast at one time. This was the num- Der that made iron in the first half of 1907, the remainder having been shut down for repairs. There are now in operation 16 furnaces running on coke.
 Last years iron production in Ala bama was 1,686,674 tons, as against 1,155,583 tons in 1900. While the in- crease was large it was not as great as the ratio of gain will be when the next era of prosperity sets in, which it is likely to do a year hence. As much depends on the crops, to say nothing of presidential politics, it is impossible to foretell what industrial conditions will be next fall. But if the crops average well nothing will keep back prosperity after the presidential inauguration in 1909. With the next fat year this districts iron production will total 1,800,000 tons, and it is safe to say that by 1910 it will be over the 100000 mark. Nearly all the active l furnaces are larger than they were five years ago and ore development is progressing steadily. Even if the fur naces are not increased in number the producing capacity at present is suffi- cient to make 2,0O0,0O0 tons a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21
HON. JOHN w. ToMLINsoN.

From the Labor Advocate.
 The Labor Advocate is very much grat- flied to see that Hon. John w. Tomlinson has come out as a candidate for delegate at large to the democratic national con- vention, which convenes at Denver, Colo, on July next. MT. Tomlinson is the log ical candidate for this position, and if any one deserves to go as such it is cer- tainly him. He has been a consistent friend of MT. Bryan and has left nothing undone that he could do in his behalf. In 1896, when others were villifying Mr Bryan, John W. Tomlnson stood by him and spent his own personal money in boosting his candidacy. Now when so much is at stake to the democratic party 1t is necessary to send the tried and true'' men to represent it, instead of send ing men who professed to be friends of MT. Bryan, yet were stabbing him in the back whenever opportunity offered. MT. Tomlinson is not popular wave rder;' he is honest and loyal to his friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21

against Taft, and only sanguine sup porter of the War Secretary can see how he is to be nominated on the first ballot unless he secures the lions share of the states that never cast a republican electoral vote.
 As things stand at present these states will send anti-Taft delegates; Delaware (Knox), 6 delegates; Illinois (Cannon), 54; Indiana (Fairbanks), 30, Iowa (Cummins), 26; Maine, 12; Massachusetts, g; New Hampshire (Hughes), 8; New York (Hughes), IS; Nevada, 6; Pennsylvania (Knox), 6S; Rhode Island (Hughes), s; Vermont (Hughes), 8; Washington, 10, and Wis consin (LaFollette), 26-total, 372. Out of 643 delegates from states that some times go republican Taft can secure but 271 votes in a convention in which 490 are needed to nominate.
 Taft must, therefore, seek support in the non-republican states and ter ritories. The solid south, including Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland and the six territories, will cast 344 votes in the Chicago convention, and they will not contribute a single electoral vote to the republican column. Out of these 344 votes MT. Taft needs 256 votes in order to see his way clear to nomination on the first ballot. This is why Frank Hitchcock has been sep arated from the postal service and dis patched to the south The Taft prob lem or task is to get 256 votes out of 344 to be cast by the south and the territories.
 The task is rendered all the more difficult by the scheme of the enemy to send from every southern state a eontesting delegation. Alabama as | we'll as Florida is to have two sets of l delegates from top to bottom. In view of the situation the St. Louis Globe Democrat says "all predictions as to the strength of any of the aspirants on the opening ballot in Chicago are only guesses in which nobody, not even their authors nlace any cOIifi- dence." This seems to be very nearly the size and quality of all such guesses so far as the Chicago convention is concerned. The field is by no means out of the running.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21
Bin nrnn In 0rannes

The financial stress combined with increased productivity both in Florida and California has carried the price of oranges down to low water mark. Contracts for oranges on the trees were freely cancelled when the panic of last year occurred, and growers have since been engaged in marketing their crop under the disadvantages of a decreased demand.
 Excellent fruit is netting the grow CTS only about $1 box either in Flor ida or California. The quality of the crop is high, but the demand is below normal. This results in reductions that have very nearly cut prices down one-half The crop is rapidly matur- ing and buyers are enjoying a crop at bargain prices.
 This country now grows it's own oranges, and our growers will soon be- gin to compete against the Mediter- ranean countries for the foreign trade. The California crop is said to be the heaviest in the history of that state, and the Florida crop is constantly ex- banding. But we lack territory in which bananas and pineapples can be grown in large quantities unless in deed Cuba Is to become part of this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21
Reoruanizinq the Supreme Court

Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Har- Ian are each 75 years old; Justice Brewer is Fl, and Justice Peckham is 70. Because of their ages there is a feeling that the President to be elected in November will have the appoint ment of four members of the supreme court-four out of nine members This would almost reorganize the court, and it might easily lead to a court that would reverse the five-to-four decision against the income tax.
 The advanced age of nearly half of the court shows how much is at stake in the November election. Govern ment of, the people by the people for the people is the issue, and court that will stand for a government of that sort is greatly needed. The sub ject is attracting considerable atten- ton, and thoughtful men are giving it careful consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21
W. J. Bryan.

One of the most popular young business men of Birmingham is w. J. Bryan. He represents large manufacturing concern and has an office in one of the steel frame buildings. Our Birmingham Bryan is not related to the democratic leader nor does he resemble the Nebraslan in appear ance, but he tells how a letter addressed to him fell into the hands of the distin- guished statesman.
 "I was born and reared in Cincinnati" said MT. Bryan. and my home was at Ingleside, a residence suburb. Nearby was the handsome estate of M. E. Ingalls,, president of the Big Four railway system. A few years ago William Jennings Bryan was a guest of MT. Ingalls,. l was then a student at the University of Michigan but was at home on a vacation. A letter came from classmate. and although 1t was plainly addressed to me at Ingleside, the postman, knowing that William Jen- nings was at MT Ingalls,, delivered it to him. My correspondent in fun addressed me as the Hon and of course the states man opened my letter. It finally reached me. No harm was done When I had the pleasure of meeting MT. Bryan we had good laugh over the postman's mis- take-a mistake that was easily made"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21
THE NEGRO IN THE NORTH.

From the Atlanta Constitution
 We might have had some just cause for quarrel with the views of MT. Ray Stannard Baker of the American Maga- zine with regard to racial conditions in the south.
 No man may hope to spend a few weeks, even many months, in the south and arrive at an accurate estimate of the bewildering phases of the problem which in this section takes it's rise in ancient tradition and ramifles to this day into channels which must ever remain inexpli- cable to the most sympathetic and per- ceptive nonresident
 And We assume that MT. Baker, how ever gifted, is no exception to the rule.
 He speaks with greater authority and sureness, however, when he addresses himself to relations between the races in the north and west-the two sections with which he is most familiar
 In recent contribution to the Ameri- can Magazine he summarizes his investi- gations with regard to the attitude of representative northerners toward the negro as follows:
 We have helped the negro to liberty; we have helped to educate him; we have encouraged him to stand on his own feet. Now let's see what he can do for him. self. After all, he must survive or perish by his own efforts.
 Such reasoning sustains the reiterated contention of the Constitution, as well as Al gent negroes.
 The south always has been, is now and to all appearances will continue to be- the best and most profitable place of residence for the negro. The white south erner understands the ex-slave and his descendants through and through. He maintains an actual and active sympathy and tolerance for his faults; he is ever ready to assist him in the task of bread winning, though he has never yet secured his own approval to the policies that in- vest millions of dollars in higher edu- cation which confers absolutely no ben eft upon the race in the mass. An explanation of the employment of these policies is found in MT. Baker S further deduction:
 Northern white people would seem to be more interested in the distant south ern negro than in the negro at their doors''
 This may hardly be denied. The fact is responsible, we believe, for the some- times unwise course adopted by northern philanthropists. They judge the ignorant, elemental mass of southern negroes by the cultivated specimens in their own mdst-and drift into academic methods which can never confer benefit on the race as a whole
 l The north has demonstrated to the l negro in manner more tragic than that adopted by MT. Baker, that it views his industrial encroachment with dynamic disapproval. The south. knowing him l better, continues to be more successful in making the deed square with the word.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21
Imuorts and a Deficit

From November, 1905, down to De- cenber last imports in a month never once fell below $1OO,OOO,00O in value. Last month they were but $S5,69S,OOo. The decline in imports dates from the October panic, and it has been con tinuous ever since.
 This decrease in imports is of course felt in the treasury department. up to February 15 the deficit of the pres ent fiscal year was $22,OOOoO0. The monthly deficit ranges now from $S,- 100000 to ssOo0,oOO, and the showing at the end of the fiscal year, June 30, will not be pleasant intelligence for the new republican nominee for Presi- dent. whoever he may be. He will scarcely be nominated before the deficit of the fiscal year will be an- nounced The immediate effect is not distressing because the government has an available cash balance of $264,- O00.000. nearly all of which is depos- ited in the national bank. But con- tinuance of monthly deficits will cause the government to call in vast sums. Therefore, the financial outlook in the presidential year from one point of view at least is by no means as prom ising as @the Party of Prosperity" could desire.
 But while conditions at the treasury department are not satisfactory, a balance of trade in our favor Is con stantly accomplishing. While our i'm ports are decreasing the foreign de- mand for our breadstuffs, cotton, pro visions, and mineral oil is increasing. In the seven months of the present fiscal year we have sold to other coun- tries goods to the amount of $1,1S9,- 000,000, while our imports have been but $757 100000. There was therefore in the seven months an excess of ex- ports amounting to $432,000,000. If our exports continue to be heavy and our imports light we may not have to return any of the gold that we i'm ported to overcome the effects of the October panic. The net import of gold in the seven months of the current fiscal year was s113,000,000, and we may be able to retain every dollar of it.
 But this is small consolation to the treasury department, which is facing deficit of about sS,0O0,O00 month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21
No Hard Times Talk.

'The restaurant business has been quite brisk this winter, notwithstanding more or less inactivity in some lines of trade," said a Second avenue caterer.
 "A large percentage of the young men of this city rent rooms and take all their meals at restaurants, and the majority of business men who have families live either in the suburbs or on the High lands and depend on public eating places for their midday dinners. And in ad- dition to the local business the restau- rants have a good trade in catering to out town people. It is seldom that one hears any hard times talk at lunch count ters or cafe tables"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-21
Secretary Taft's Task

Secretary Taft is speaking every day and political events are rapidly coming on. The next republican state conven- tion is Missouri's, to be held In St. Louis on February 27. On March 3 the Ohio state republican convention is to be held, and Kansas holds an- ofher on March 4. Some states have not called republican conventions, but all must do so by or before May 16. The three intervening months will be
 III of Interest to the republican party.
 The face is, of course, the field