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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
AROUND THE COUNTRY

New York World: If Oklahoma adopts
Jim Crow telephones why not also Jim
Crow gas and water service?
Atlanta Georgian: "Can you remember
names?' asks the Richmond Times-Dis-
patch. Sure, when it is necessary to call
them
Florida Times-Union: The keynote to
the Kentucky situation would be for a
live one like Col. Henry Watterson to
step in and unlock the deadlock.
Providence Journal 1t seems to be a
new 16-to-1 situation, with 16 presidential
possibilities on the republican side and
only Brer Bryan on the democratic.
1 Washington Times: Senator Davis has
declined that offer of $4,000 to appear in
vaudeville. Anybody ought to have known
he was worth more than that as a mono
logue artist.
Nashville Banner: Senator Tillman saws
Of lis talk with Mr.. Rockefeller: 81 be-
leve I said damned mi1lionaires" What
Mr.. Rockefeller thought when he heard
Louisville Courier-Journal: Philadelphia
girls are being roundly abused by the
Inquirer for giggling in street cars. New
York girls aren't guilty because there is
never room for gigglng.
Philadelphia Inquirer: The cheerful
news comes from Indiana that the Fair
banks boomers are confident" 1t will
be remembered that Mark Tapley made
short stop at the mouth Of the Wabash
on his way south.
Washington Post: We note that the
Rev. Charles T. Russell is still preaching
to large crowds on his favorite. subject
''ro He'll and Back" The intimation
that he knows the way back is what
draws the crowds, we presume.
Pittsburg Dispatch: The high nobility
Of Europe can bear up under separation
from their American wives; but they wish
it plainly understood that the thing they
can not and will not endure is separation
from their American wives fortunes
Boston Globe: The Vanderbilt wedding
was on Monday, but Mrs. Vanderbilt
didn't have to get UP at 4 o'clock in the
morning in order to get the washing out
OF the way and the clothes out on the
line before the invited guests began to
come
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OPINION IN LONDON.
Great Britain viii Use Her Influence
To Aid Portugal.

London, February 3.--It has ben ru-
mored for some time past that Great
Britain proposed to interfere~to restore
order in Portugal and on coca sion arts
ing it has been said that there will
be joint action to this end on the part
of Great Britain and Spain. AS a
friend of Portugal, Great Britain has
certainly been using her moral infiu-
ence to end the unsettled condition
of affairs in that country and she will
continue to do so, but as far as any
interference in the internal affairs of
Portugal, that is out of the question.
There might arise situation when 1t
would be necessary to take steps to
protect the interests of Englishmen
residing in Portugal, but the foreign
office believes this contingency is re-
mote, having confidence that Portugal
herself will be able 20 restore order
Official opinion here is largely in
sympthy with Senior Franco, who 1t
is believed has been working for the
best interest of his country. Officials
are inclined to think, however, that
Franco made a mistake in tack1ing
all the parties opposed to good gov
eminent at once, instead of fighting
them singly.
The official advices received from
Lisbon by the British government de-
clare that the Portugal is confident
that 1t will be able to restore order,
but fears this may take considerable
time. The British Atlantic feet, which
is now at Vigo, was to have visited
Lisbon this week. To avoid the APP
pearance that the British government
is attempting to interfere in Portu-
guese politics, only the battleship Ex-
mouth, with Vice Admiral Sir Ashc-
ton G. Cursor Howe on board, and one
cruiser will go to the Tagus.
Existing treaties between Great
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
THE cHAPERON.

by II. y. bunIleT-
I take my chaperon to the play
She thinks she's taking me.
And the gilded youth who owns the box,
A proud young man is he;
But how would his young heart be hurt
If he could only know
That not for his sweet sake l go
Nor yet to see the trifiing show;
But to see my chaperon fiirt.
Her eyes beneath her snowy hair
They sparkle young as mine;
There's scarce a wrinkle in her hand
So delicate and fine.
And when my chaperon is seen,
They come from everywhere
The dear old boys with silvery hair,
The old-tme grace and old-time air,
To greet their old-time queen.
They bow as my young Midas here
VIII nevNr learn to bow
(The dancing masters do not teach
That gracious reverence now;
With voices quavering just bit.
They play their old parts through,
They talk of folk who used to WOO,
OF hearts that broke In. fifty-two-
Now nonse the worse for it.
And as those aged crickets chirp
l watch my chaperons face,
And see the dear old features take
A new and tender grace;
And in her happy eyes l see
Her youth awakening bright,
With all its hope, desire, delight
All, me- wish that | were quite
J AS young-as young as she!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
THE ToOTHPlCK.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
The clubman having finished. his tur-
key dinner, picked his teeth.
1T is provincial" he explained, ITO re-
gard the use Of a toothpick as impollte.
The worlds most fashionable restaurants
the Ritz, the Savoy Paillards and so
onset toothpicks on every table, each
toothpick sealed in little paper en-
velope.
1--WE have town in Michigan, the town
of Harbor Springs, which is devoted to
the toothpick industry. Here a huge
factory turns out 100000 white birch
toothpicks a day..
1.-THE process is simple The logs are
sawed into bolts 28 inches long The bolts
are steamed, and then sliced as thin as
cardboard. The slices are cut into rib
bons three inches wide, and the rib
bons are run through a machine that
drops into a basket on the right the
finished toothpicks, and into a basket
on the left the refuse splinters.
Quill toothpcks mostly come from
Joinville lie Point, town near Paris.
This town takes the quilts of 100000
geese and produces 20,0OO,0O0 quill picks
a year"
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Blame Fixed Upon Franco.

Madrid, February 4.-El Munda pub
fishes dispatch from Lisbon, via Bod
ajos, as follows:
The new premier has adopted the most
energetic measures to forestall disorders
and uprislngs. The constitutional guar
antees have been suspended and martial
law proclaimed.
Nlnety-four political prisoners have
been deported by steamer and will be
taken to African prisons.
The revolutionary movement is now
progressing though in the deepest Sc
crecy, under the direction of the editor
of an important republican newspaper.
The revolutionists had intended to
firmly implant a republic without she'd
ding of blood. Their first intention was
not to kill the King or Crown Prince,
but the actions of Franco drove them
to frenzy. They bought arms and am
munition by contraband, which they
easily concealed and then at the SUI
preme moment, they carried out their
plans.
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PEssIMIsM IN PARIS.
Forebodings Are INDUCED In BY Lead
ing Journals.


Paris, February 4.-The paucity of adj
vices from Lisbon continued up to 2:30
this morning and on account of the re-
lentless censorship there was no means of
determining the roal condition of affairs
in Portugal. The most striking dispatch
was one from the Spanish frontier de-
claring that firing had been heard on
Sunday night near the barracks in the
western quarter of Lisbon, but no other
telegram was received to verify this
statement to tell whether disorders
have broken out in the capitol.
Resigning from his powerful position as
dictator in the hope of appeasing the
wrath of his opponents and deferring to
that portion of public opposition which
held his policy responsible for the muir
ders, Premier franco is tonight reported
of preserving the existence of the
monarchy and his own life.
So soon as the new cabinet had been
announced there came quickly a second
official note that changes in it's personnel
We're probable. The semi official Temps
suggests that the cabinet, which is COM
posed of members of dynastic parties, but
of widely differing opinions, could pos
sibly only be united on one point, namely,
opposition to Franco. 1t says that the
cabinet will not be able to handle the
situation. The Temps declares that the
King and his family were the victims,
not of anarchists, but of a vast complot
organized by all factions in the dynastic
and republican parties and that the politi-
cal leaders in Portugual have incurred,
indeed, a heavy responsibility.
Spanish troops are forming a military
barrier at the frontier and no person is
out being subjected to the sternest
scrutiny
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Sympathy From Russia.

st. Petersburg, February 3-The tragic oc-
currences at Lisbon have created deep
impression on all sections of society here.
and the newspapers today comment
grayely upon events that led up to the
double assassination. The Russ in daring
editorial, draws a thinly-veiled parallel
between the conditions in Portugal and
those in Russia, and warns the govern
ment in almost so many words that there
is danger of a similar event here. The Ia
inevitable and awful tragedy in Portugal,
this paper says, was due to the fact that
the King did not understand his people,
and was attempting to stem by dictatorial
methods of repression the irresistible striv-
ing the masses to take part in the gov
eminent.
The Noevoe Vrema, although attribut-
ing the direct execution of the plot to
anarchists, to whom all governments are
obnoxious, also considers the crime with
the dictatorship of France.
Other newspapers express horror at the
situation and voice their sympathy with
the Portuguese nation and the beloved
Queen.
Grand Duke Nicholas called at the Por-
tuguese legation here today and expressed
the coincidence of the imperial family.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Pin Iron Ouinut Last Year

James M. Swank, general manager
of the American Iron and Steel asso-
citation, presents in a bulletin the sta
tistics of pig iron production in 1907.
He puts the product of the year at 25,-
7S1,361 tons, and this gives the country
a new high record. The production in
the first half of the year was 13,47S,044
tons, and in the second half it was 12,-
303,317 tons. The year outran the previ-
GUS year by 474170 tons despite the
blowing out of furnaces in November
and December. At the end of the year
there were but 1877 furnaces in blast
as against $50 six months before.
Mr.. Swank puts the production of
this district in 1907 at 1,6S6,674 tons.
If the October panic had not happened
the production of the year would have
been carried to just about 1,750O00
tons. 1t is a new high record even as
it stands, that of 1906 being 1,674,S4S
tons, and that of 1905 standing at
1,604,062 tons. These three years pre-
sent the districts three largest out
puts. These figures represent gross
tons of 2240 pounds, and they include
the returns from the charcoal furnaces.
We can at any rate rejoice that 1907
showed no backward movements, and
possibly 1908 will yet do as we'll as
1907. 1t is not too late to begin.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Red hair would blaze as fiercely by
any other name.
A girls idea of love affair is when q,
man asks If her mother ever lad the
grippe.
People are so naturally optimistic they
think they are happy when they merely
aren't in pain.
When man takes the trouble to pre-
tend he Is interested in people nobody
could be interested in, it's a sign he's
their pastor.
There's hardly anything gets on mans
nerves like being told by his wife of
the nice things he used to say to her
before they were married.
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PORTUGAL is PASSIVE
UNDER THE NEW REGIME
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE Id
watch continually at the side of their
dead.
Date of Funeral.
The body of the King is clad in the
uniform of the commander-in-chief of the
army while the prince wears a UNIFORM
of captain of the Second Lancois. Sew
eral masses for the reposVof the souls OF
the departed already have been SAID
in the mortuary chamber The funerals
will be held February s. and the bodies
will lie in state. probably beginning to-
morrow. It is expected that the funerals
will be attended by the Prince of Wales,
Prince Charles of Bourbon, the Duke of
Aosta, the cousin of King Victor EN-
manuel; special French embassy and
detachments of the foreign regiments OK
which the late King was honorary
colonel.
The condition of Queen Amelie, con-
trary to rumors, is relatively good The
Duke of Oporto, brother of the late King,
has established his residence at the pail
ace, where he will remain for time The
Countess of Paris, Queen Amelie's moth
err is on her way here.
Charles Page Bryan, the American min
lister to Portugal, was the first diplomat TO
offer condolences to the royal family.
normal aspect although the public build
ings and the palace are still guarded by
sauadrons of soldiers and detachments of
the municipal guards. A number of the
newspapers of the city have suspended
publication.
Assassin Identified.
The identity of the third dead assassin
has been established. He was Spanlard
named Cordova.
From an account given by an eye VIII
ness it appears that the Queen owes her
life to the courage of soldier VINO
grappled with Buica, as he was taking
careful aim at her leaning his carbine
against the colonnade. The assassin
fought desperately to accomplish his pur-
pose
Apparently there was an interval pc
tween the shooting of the King and the
Crown Prince, during which time the
Queen was trying to push from the step
her husbands murderers and the Crown
Prince was firing his revolver at the
band. Suddenly Buica stepped out from
behind the collonade, short distance
from the street and shot the prince. He
then prepared to pick off the Queen and
Prince Manuel, when he was frustrated
by a soldier named Valientie, whom he
wounded, the Aide de Camp Ffoueira and
a policeman, who dispatched the assas-
sin with revolvers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Duke of Rraaanza Regrets.

Vienna, February "a representative of
Don Miguel De Braganza, the pretender
to the throne of Portugal, has made the
following statement in response to a re-
quest:
"The duke, who left for Italy, heard of
the terrible affair through the newspapers
Just before his departure, and expressed
his adherence at the shameless deed To
give an opinion respecting the causes or
the crime, and its consequences is impos-
sible. but the duke sincerely hopes that
those responsible for its preparation
would pause before the grief of the I'M
happy widow and her son, and that all
self-respecting elements of Portugal's So
ciety would unite to defend them"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
in HOTEL LOBBIES
The Electric Heater.

Every time 1 get into a comfortably
heated street car in Birmingham or
any other city, 1 recall the fact that
the man who invented the heater was
the late DR.. Leigh Burton, a prominent
dentist of Richmond" said a member
OF Birmingham's Virginia colonly. and
1t makes me sad to thing that the Bos-
ton company which bought the patents
Tor small price, dropped the in
venter's name from the device now in
such general use.
DIR. Burton had never been an en-
gineer or an electrician, but he had
thorough knowledge of mathematics
and came to be recognized by disting-
uished electrical engineers as a genius.
Like the majority of inventors. he
failed to reap any profit from his heat
err After experimenting with it for
10 years or more he died a poor man.
The local electric street car line gave
it trial, but it was unsuccessful from
the viewpoint of commercial economy.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
tested it with the idea that it would
be just the thing for heating railway
cars with economy, but it proved too
expensive. DR.. Burton was patient
man and never lost hope. He con-
tinued his work on the heater, deter
mined to find where the trouble lay
and to reduce the cost of operation.
But when he died there were yet one
or two things to be done, to make
it a practical success. These finish
ing touches were added in Boston. 1t
would have been a graceful thing IN
the new owners to have retained the
original name-'the Burton Heater
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Dispatches Are Censored.

Paris, February "A dispatch from Lis
bon says the censorship maintained by
the Portuguese authorities make the trans
mission Of news difficult. kilograms are
mutilated and their transmission retarded.
A censored dispatch received here today
says that on Saturday evening sharp fir
ing was heard in various quarters of Lis
bon. In explanation of this 1t is officially
declared that armed bands tried to coerce
two companies of infantry to join the
revolution. The answer of the soldiers,
however, was volley, whereupon the
bands retreated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
New kina Is Popular.

Berlin, February 3-The Darmstadeter
hank has received the following private
dispatch from Lisbon:
.srhe new King of Portugal is unusually
,on,,,ar The army is thoroughly loyal.
All alarming rumors should be received
with the greatest caution.
The Portuguese legation has informed
the foreign office that order prevails In
Portugal and that the government Is still
frmly supported by the army and the re-
sponsible classes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
pronhet Of Evil.

via Reggie, February 3-The Portu-
rrese pretender, Don Miguel, who was
here for "a week before the tragedy at
Lisbon, speaking Of the situation IN
Portugal according to private informa-
tion. said that conditions in that coun-
try were much graver than official COM
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Italv Ready to Act.

Rome, February alt is announced that
II the situation in Portugal grows worse,
italy will send a warship to Lisbon. 1t
Is also announced that Italy Will dis
patch a warship to that port II the
nouaoer Queen. Maria Pia, expresses
desire to leave that country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Franco May Escape.

Paris. February 3.-The Messidor pub
,shes a dispatch from Lisbon. saying
that Franco is in constant danger Of
his life and that he will try to escape
from the country unseen, propapiy by
hoat The new government will pro-
claim amnesty for all political crimes
and libefate everybody who has been
imprisoned by Franco.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
IT DID.
He told the grip
Goodbye. just so,
But the grip came. back
And laid him low.
THE HOUSE HUNTER.

THE HOUSE HUNTER.
You have heard the phrase, "Filling
long-felt want" Pittsburg steps forth
with the professional house hunter who
guarantees to save wear and tear of the
nervous system. Here is her advertise
ment in Pittsburg newspaper:
"a lady well versed in real estate in
Pittsburg and vicinity is making a spe-
cialty of house hunting for women who
dread this task during the miserable
spring weather, because they are not IA
miliar with the streets, property, etc.
New houses my speciality. If you are
in the market to buy, sell or rent, drop
me card. Now is the time. Address
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

Jonkheer Asscher, a diamond cutter
of Amsterdam, is confined in an iso-
lated room, where he will stay a year
engaged all the time in cutting King
Edwards Cullinan diamond.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

he distribution of Cannon buttons
in Washington is progressing, but the
demand is not extraordinary. 1t is
largely confined to King Cannons own
subjects in the House he rules with an
iron hand
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
The Iron Market,

THE pig iron market is very firm
and 1 expect another brisk buying
movement within the next 10 days."
said a man connected with the trade.
1.-THE prices at which furnace COM
panies are holding their product
$13 so for No. is the basis-are not
high. Even s14, which some of the
companies started out in December to
quote, would not be high. With an
active demand the market would easily
advance so cents ton"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

The legality of the primary election
law in Ohio has been upheld by the
supreme court of that state, and no
appeal can be taken to John Benson
Foraker.
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time thus left on his hands in affordins
satisfaction to the persons whom he has
called liars 1t would probably take him
the rest of his natural life to make the
rounds, If he survived the wear and tear
of SO many scraps
CARE OF AN AUTOMOBILE.
He bought an auto car one day
It fills him with despair
To see how much he has to nav
To keep it in repair.
And he has other troubles yet
For gasoline the bill
Is SO immense, we much regret
To say, it makes him i'll.
Now who would have an auto car
And worriments like these?
Well choose, to travel near or far,
A Pullman, If you please.
Bill Papke is said to be training for
another fight. To tell the truth, we
don't care rapke about Bill Papke.
=" 'Tis distance lends enchantment to
the hat" remarks the Dallas News. Not
at all; it's the price.
I'VE take it that paying poll tax in
11OuSlOliy ItAdloi 10 WOioO LHdil HdNlnB lHe
grip says the Toledo Blade. Nothing
is worse than having the grip. We have
it.
A girl in Kentucky who masquerade
as boy was found whistling and whit
Ting. 1t will thus be seen that her dis
guise was perfect.
EXACTLY.
If / were rich
What would l do?
Why, nothing-thats
The thing I'd dol
Reckon Paul Cook will write his songs
in thigh c. when Birmingham gets those
eight municipalities, with their debts
and contracts swallowed good.-Carbon
Hill Weekly.
High is as high as we can go with
out taking a balloon.
A great many people in Birmingham
are receiving letters these days. Most
of them are from distillers in Louisville.
A Connecticut man sneezed out two nat
ural teeth the other day. We suspect
that they are having quite a bit of
weather in Connecticut.
A Philadelphia man is credited with 80
wives. We don't see how in the world
he can afford it these hard times.
When man learns that the world can
get along without him he becomes useful
to the world.
George Bailey is talking about beauty
show. We trust he doesn't consider him
self qualified to enter?
Wonder why 1t is that every two-bits
politician is called statesman?
Queen Amelie is every inch a queen.
End of the Thaw trial. Score: s to 4.
PAUL COOK.
munications show. Dom Miguel during
t1xr hot
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

Cardinal Gibbons admires the man
who freely uses Seriptural quotations.
OF these men William Jennings Bryan
is easily chief.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

On her coffin plate was inscribed the
pseudonym "Ouida" instead of the
name that the public had scarcely
heard mentioned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

Taft and Hughes absorb the atten-
ton of republicans, and the rest are
simply those who "also ran"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

Kaiser Wilhelm is 40 years old, and
SO is Theodore Roosevelt, and William
J. Bryan is in that neighborhood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

Senator Platt says he is still in poll
tics, but politics, it is noticed, declines
to reciprocate.
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Denvers convention hall is scarcely
large enough to hold Mr. Bryan's presi-
Dental boom.