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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
Returns From New York.

J.. W. Mcqueen, vice president of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company, returned yesterday morning from New York where he had gone to attend the annual meeting of stockholders He said:
 ''The iron business is quiet, but small sales are being made every day at prices ranging from $12.50 to s13. Birmingham, on No. foundry basis. Every now and then the New York papers, print reports about large export sales of Alabama iron, but thus far the tonnage in that direc- tion has been small from all l can learn.
 ''The Sloss-Sheffield's annual report for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1907 brought put favorable comment. It was a good year. Whether or not the re- port accounts for the advance in Sloss- Sheffield stock I cannot say, but the fact that it has jumped up attracted general attention in New York"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
False Rumors About Extortion.

From letters received l am advised of a report that visitors to the Confed- crate reunion will be subjected to extor- tionate prices for accommodations" said Adjutant J. l.. Darby of Camp Hardee
 'So far as I am informed there is ab solutely no foundation for such a report. Birmingham is amply able to afford ac commodations to all who may come and furnish horses and carriages for the parade at reasonable prices Let me say that all Confederate Veterans who may desire it will be furnished with the best of quarters and meals at Hotel John B. Gorden free of charge during the re- union'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
SAINT PATRicks FIRE.
James B. Coyle.

By the Rev. James D. Coyle. In Erin's isle, in long gone days This law obtained, and all men we'll The law obeyed "No flames must blaze Till priests light first the fire of Bel On Bells great feast" Der all the land No fire was ever lighted till The sacred flame by Druid hand
 Blazed bright on Taras royal hill The legend ran, that who before
 The fire of Bel flame should raise Would spread flame from shore to shore Would light an everlasting blaze, And all Bells glory should be past, The god by men forgotten be, And he who lit the fire would fast Bind Erin in captivity. So year by year, as histories tell, All fires were quenched in Erin's land For all bowed down before great Bel Till Tara famed by Druid hand;' Then swift OCT ali the isle, the flame The people carried to their home. Pagan these days, ere Patrick came, Sent by Pope Celestine of Rome.
  The land is dark, the feast is nigh The priests prepare the sacred rite. When, To: light illumes the sky! And all Is horror and alright. Another blaze has blazed before
 The Druid blaze. "Go, quickly bring That priest late landed on our shore For judgment dire to Erin's king. They brought the saint. No need to tell How well he preached the love divine Of Mary's Son. Forever fell
 The great god Bel. Redemption's sign He raised on high. Christs saving grace Was poured abroad from sea to sea, 4 And soon he bound the Irish race ! In fetters of meek charity. The grand old faith he gave is stxi~1k As bright as fresh, as when of. xu He conquered Bel on Tara's l( ce When first he came to Erin May we, though exiles far
 Be as our fathers weY A free land then; be tr
 And loyal to the churl I 3.-. Birmingham, March, 1s ds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
Crowds Cominq.

Commercial travellers and other visitors to Birmingham report uncommon interes. throughout the country in the approach ilig reunion," said a Confederate veteran. "A cent-a-mile rate from every part ot the United States will be in effect and thousands of people who are desirous of seeing the Birmingham district are gong to embrace this opportunity.
 The south will send immense crowds and l estimate that fully ten thousand people will come from the north Rir- mingham will have certainly a record- breaking throng on the occasion of the rcunon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Senator Bankhead recently intro- duced, by request, bill authorizing the appropriation of a sum for build ing an airship in accordance with cer- tain plans. The vice-president did not know what committee to send it to-
 but after consulting with Senator Bankhead he proceeded to unload it on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

ROBUSTNESS. Just two of us, A night in June, With all the world About the tune. 4 cozy nook
 Beneath a vine, A little hand
 To hold in mine. A mocking bird To warble nigh, A silver moon
 Up in the sky. A gentle breeze To wait perfume From gardens where The roses bloom. A pair of eyes
 Of brown or blue, Or black or gray Just "eyes' will dol A kiss or two,
 And maybe more In such a case
 Who'd keep the score?  Oh, that were bliss Beyond compare, The kind to give The lie to care, For, pleasantest Of all delights Is making love On summer nightsi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Pugilist Jeffries was recently offered s25,O00 to appear in a boxing contest but he declined the offer. He is one man who knows when he has had enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Peoria republicans engaged in the di-tilling business urge the nomina- tion of Cannon for President, for he is standing nobly by the interstate ship pers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

The Kaiser sent a similar letter to a friend in Italy and it. too. has leaked out. Wilhelm should mark his core spondence personal and private.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Schmitz of Frisco does not despise the humble technicality. It has turned him loose, and no doubt he will soon bob up as candidate for office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Alabama seldom lets year slip by without political campaign and 1908 is well in line with established GUS tom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
Cost of Liyinu

The cost of living is live wire in these times of depression and it is se- curing ample consideration in all parts of the country. Comparisons between prices of the necessaries of life are freely made as between one town and another, as between one deal and an- dther.
 In order to get fully in the swim The Age-Herald gives below prices quoted by Frank Lang, 149151 East Genesee street, in Buffalo. We take the prices from Lang's advertisement published in the Buffalo Express for March II, as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

As a scout cruiser the Birmingham will not take the wash of any ship. She is indeed hummer when her re- ciprocating engines are doing their best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

The Memphis Commercial Appeal says it looks as if Atlanta, New Or leans, Nashville, Montgomery, Little Rock, Mobile, Birmingham and Mem phis would win the pennant this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Legal technicalities have come to the rescue of ex-Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

The rumpus between Tweedlemouth and Tweedledee will no doubt pass by, leaving no scars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

From the New York Press.
 The pleasure you buy spells before the bills for 1t come in.
 The nice thing about being sinner is it's never lonesome job.
 It's never necessary for a woman to appear girlish unless she's past 30 and not yet married.
 You can always convince woman what good man you are by appreciating what a fine character she has.
 When one girl wants to puzzle lot of them she acts natural and they can't make it out to save their wits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Troubles never come singly. The Goulds know it, for George Gould's s S5000 bulldog has kicked the bucket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Chef Moore, our boss weather man, claims to hit the bullseye 83 times in every 100 guesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

It Is safe to say that Evelyn Nesbit will be seen next season in the first class theatres at $1.50 seat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Wall street has troubles of it's own and that's why it is slow in naming its choice for the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

The Aldrich bill hangs fire in the Senate because the requisite number of votes to pass it have not been se- cured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

It is not recorded that the lynchee in Texas orderly lynching was in any manner generously treated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

..he south passes. prohibition laws and has orderly lynchings. This is the New South we have heard so much about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

The groundhog's hoodoo has van- ished and the wild geese are flying to- wards Alaska.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Richmond on the James is wet on week days but dryer than Birmingham on Sundays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

If Senator Tillman did not make his republican friends vince they are past the wincing stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Architecture and journalism are eyi- dently not ex-Governor Pennypacker's best studies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Even the dear old London Times may get to be yellow in the hands of new owners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
Jasper Thriving.

Frank V. Evans. now editor of the Walker County News, was in Birming- ham yesterday. He is enthusiastic in his estimate of Jasper and its possi- bilities. "On the April 1,' said MT. Evans, when the Illinois Central and the Mobile and Ohio railroads begin running through Jasper, that town will have 20 passenger trains daily.
 Located in the very midst of the great Warrior coal field and in thickly timbered section with water abundant and health well nigh perfect l see no reason why Jasper should not become a city of 10000 people within five years. Surely 1t Is one of the most important railroad centers in the South."
 About Persons.
 D. B. Reeves of Albertville is at the New Morris.
 M. M. Berniger of Eufaula is at the New Morris.
 R. L. Burd of Montgomery is at the New Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

REPLIES.
 The limit is where tomorrow is. Every town has a Main street and a citizen named Jones.
 Spring chickens are much more popular than spring poets.
 The finest company in the world is money.
 Some people actually think they have the devil in strait-jacket during Lent. While King Alfonso is a fatalist, that doesn't mean he won't dodge. We trust the anti-cat crusade in Won drous Washington includes the local suf- fragettes.
 John F. Stevens says the Panama ca- nal should be abandoned. MT. Stevens is a well known quitter
 A good joke in Boston is to say 'pizen- ed' instead of poisoned. Beaneaters nearly throw a fit every time they hear it. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

BuffaIO IS aDOut as 1df ITOM CHICdSO as Birmingham is from Kansas City, and there seems to be no reason why there should be any material differ ences between the prices of meat in the two cities. Lang's family meat market is not in slum street. It is near the best residence district of Buff falo, and what Birmingham needs is a Lang family market or rather Lang family prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

THE FLOOD OF FICTION. Reading, reading, reading, Morning, noon and night, Reading till his head spins round . And he aims his sight. Reading, reading, reading, Books are piled about, Messengers with other books Passing in and out. Reading, reading, reading, Is he going mad? No. he's trying to keep up," Which is now the fad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
TWAS EVER THUS.

"Who is that person who is making such an uproar about the show being rotten?'
 "oh, that's a fellow who came in on a pass"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

A frost may come in April but the Easter hat is far enough along to es- cape harm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

The battleship fleet anchored safely in Magdalena bay, despite its low free boards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

The naval officers have agreed to disagree over the location of armor belts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
SAW FEM.

SAW FEM.
 Have you ever had a white elephant on your hands?''
 "No, but I've had pink elephants on my chest.'' .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

If it is not Taft and Roosevelt it will be Taft or Roosevelt-at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
STUCK UP.

STUCK UP. Said an heiress to millions Whose manners were fine, ''Tho lips that touch pork chops Shall never touch mine"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
A SOCIAL oUTCAST

A SOCIAL oUTCAST. How does the skunk stand with his neighbors?" asked a visitor to Squirrel town. < 'Oh, he's in bad odor about here.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

THE AVERAGE SHOW. The average show Wouldn't be so wearing, With a little more art And little less swearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

CHANGED. That used to be good joke" Gracious! You wouldn't recognize it now, would your"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

The Stevens grouch is not securing aanerents among the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
pRoGNosTIcATING.

PROGNOSTICATING. We'll soon be romping where the break
 CTS curl. We'll soon be wooing of the summer girl We'll soon be slipping juleps newly made We'll soon me strolling through the leafY
 glade. We'll soon be sporting in the pillows
 spray, We'll soon be roaming in the fields away, We'll soon be lolling on the grass at We'll soon be dreaming heath the shade
 of trees. We'll soon be sitting where the buzz fans
 buzz, We'll soon do as the summer boarder We'll soon be battling bravely with the
 flies, We'll soon be eating huckleberry pies. We'll soon be raising Ned about the heat, We'll soon declare the dust is hard to
 beat, We'll soon be signing softly in the park. We'll soon be swapping kisses after dark. We'll soon be "rooting" at the baseball
 games, We'll soon bestow upon the ice man
 names, We'll soon attempt to keep mosquitoes
 out We'll soon be luggng parasols about. We'll soon be fishing with a jug of bait, We'll soon be holding hands across the
 gate, We'll soon declare that life is good-is
 prime, We'll soon get back to good old summer
 time!
 DIGS UP OLD ONES. ''What Is his business? He is an archeologist." Why I thought he was a humorist?'s Same thing"
 Paul Cook, the chairman of the com mittee on affinities of the Paragraphers' union, reports that Frederick Pinney Earle has >deaffinitized himself.-Houston Post.
 My dear George, for heavens sake don't consider me an authority on affinities That's the most dangerous. racket In the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

Anarchists in Kentucky are called night riders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17

The Kaiser sent a similar letter to friend in Italy and it, too, has leaked out. Wilhelm should mark his core spondence personal and private.
  Alabama seldom lets year slip by without a political campaign and 1908 is well in line with established GUS tom.
 Wall street has troubles of its own and that's why it is slow in naming its choice for the White House.
  If Senator Tillman did not make his republican friends vince they are past the wincing stage. Richmond on the James is wet on week days but dryer than Birmingham on Sundays.
 Architecture and journalism are evil dently not ex-Governor Pennypacker's best studies.
 A frost may come in April but the Easter hat Is lar enough along to es- cape harm.
 The battleship fleet anchored safely in Magdalena bay, despite its low free boards.
 --s-> - The naval officers have agreed to disagree over the location of armor belts.
 If it is not Taft and Roosevelt 1t will be Taft or Roosevelt-at Chicago,
  The Stevens grouch is not securing aanerents among the people. Anarchists in Kentucky are called night riders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
City Court Docket.

In the first division of the city court Judge Ferguson presiding, the following cases are set for trial today;
 Hughes Commission company vs Stone & Rogers Grocery company, assumpsit; ; Mary Brown vs. Birmingham Trust and Savings company, defendant, and Love man, Joseph & Loeb, claimants, assump- sit; Jess Tnrasher vs. Republic Iron and Steel company, appeal by defendant; American Trust and Savings bank vs John l.. Davis, assumpsit; Wood-Dlcker- son Lumber company, vs Inez B. Jones, assumpsit; Mrs. l.. E. Terry vs. Leslie T.. Pritchett, assumpsit; J. M. Clemmons & Co. vs Jane E. Torry, assumpsit; H. I. Goldstein vs. s. Weber & Son, defend ant and ReDaDllc Iron and Steel com pany, attachment; Homer Hays vs. South ern Steel company appeal by defendant; Virgil Hayes vs. Southern Steel company,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
Chancery Court Docket

In the chancery court the following cases are set for hearing today:
 Ida J. Dye vs. John H. Dye; Long-Lewis Hardware Co. vs. Rush Randall; Long, Lewis Hardware Co. vs. William c. Loatsch E. w. Fucker vs. Rowena Lee, ct al; John Powell vs. Minerva Powell; Thomas Carr vs Ellen Carr; c. Y. Harris vs Hattie Harris; Elijah Clay vs. Cora Clay; Southern Steel company vs. c. D. Wellborn, ct all; Birmingham Lot com pany vs Kingston Land company, ct all :; Johnson Hunter vs. Martha Hunter; MT. Pilgrim Baptist church vs. w. c. Gwinn, ct al; Mittie Davis vs. William Davis; Randy Prince vs. w. R. Prince; s. T. Hess vs. Lena Hess. Henry McCord vs. Mary McCord; Luke Johnson, ct al. vs. w T. Terry ct all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
REFLECTIONS OF A eAcHELo

R. L. Burd of Montgomery is at the New Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
CITY RAILWAY
 BARN IS BURNED
SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY CARS ARE PART MENT HAS SECOND CALL DUR ING CONFEDERATION.

New York March 1.-Two fires that brought out all the fire department m the upper section of the city and ragged in lively fashion from midnight tlll dawn, burned down the car barns Of the New York City Railway company In Second avenue in Harlen. and the paint factory of George w. Grote x Company. only a few blocks distant There were 7iO surface cars burned in the destruction of the barns and the loss to the com pany is estimated a &, 5000o0, the loss on the paint factory is given as Sl2o,Ooo. 1t was the railway people, second nre within year, the former blaze having destroyed the Madison avenue car barns.
 The car barns took up the block bounded by First and Second avenues and Ninety-sixth and Ninety-seventh streets and though torrents of water were poured on the blazing buildings the fire dld not subside until it had leveled the three floors to the ground. The fire started in a paint shop on the second floor.
 During the progress of the fire, the police ordered scores of families living opposite the barns to leave the tenements
 While the apparatus was at the car barn fire two alarms were turned in for a spectacular fire in the factory of George Grote x Company, occupying four story building on One Hundred and Sec ond street. The paints and oils blazed fllriously and within q short time the building was in ruins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
SEVERAL KILLED i, BY AN AVALANCHE
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CAUSED BY THE DISTURBANCE DE- sTRoYS A TEMPORARY HOTEL AND CATCHES VICTIMS.

Beern, Switzerland, March 1.=An avalanche descended today near the village of Goppenstein. The enormous atmosph eric pressure which accom- panied it demolished a hotel at the mouth of the Loetsch enthal tunnel works, killing 13 persons and injuring 15 others. The occupants of the hotel, numb ering 30, were surprised while seated at the table by sinister rum bling. Almost immediately two child ren rushed into the dining room anl screamed "an avalanche an avalanche"
 There was rush to escape, but tn e building, which was of a temporary nature, collapsed without warning. Both of the children were killed along with many of those they had sought to save.
 Among the others killed was an American engineer named Mervart, wh Q was installing American machinery to be used for tunneling.
 The hotel had been erected by tn Q tunnel contractors for the convenience of the engineers and others engaged ln ists there.
 The village postoffce and police station also were seriously damage by the air wave and were keeled over to an angle of 45 degrees, making oc- cupancy impossible.
 The tunnel works were not damaged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
CROSBY s. NOYES
 IS LAID TO REST
MANY OF THE MOST DISTIN- GUISHED MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE ATTEND THE CEREMONIES IN WASHINGTON.

Washington, March 1.-Marled by an as- semblage which included many of the most distinguished men in public life, with ceremonies particularly impressive, the funeral of Crosby S. Moves, editor of the Washington Star. who died at Pasadena. Cal, February 21, was held yes iterday at si. Thomas Pratestant Episco, pal church. The edifce was crowded. Rev. E. Ernest Smith, the rector. officiated. At the request of the veteran editor, ex- pressed just prior to his death, Rev. Ed ward Everett Hale, chaplain of the Sen ate, participated In the service.
 Among the honorary pallbearers were Vice President Fairbanks, Speaker Can non, Secretary Root, Associate Justice Harlan, of the supreme court of the United States; Japanese Ambassador Takahira, Cuban Minister Queseda, John Joy Edson, Charles J. Bell, s. W. Wood ward. Victor Kaufman, Frank A Nun sey, John R. Mclean, Scott C. Bone, Gen. John M Wilson and District Commission CT II. B. F. Mcfarland.
 The Gridiron club quartet sang appro- priate hymns. The interment was at Rock Creek cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
CHESTER MAKES
 A GOOD SHOWING
New Scout, Sister To Birmingham, Is Fastest In the American
 Navy.

Portland Me, March With an aver the scout cruiser Chester returned here today from her four hours endurance run at top speed over the course between Cape. Elizabeth and Thatcher's Island. Her maximum speed for any 10 minutes during that time was 26.6 knots. Her av- craze speed is 25.5 knots in excess of the contract requirement and one and one-half better than had been prophesized by her builders. These figures, which her speed was wonderfully uniform throughout the entire trial.
 Particular interest attaches to the per- formance of the Chester because she Is a new type of vessel, and because her motive power differs from that of the Birmingham and Salem, her sister ships. The Birmingham is to begin her trial on March Il and the Salem will probably be tried out in April.
 The engines of the Chester are of the English turbine type, while those of the Salem are known as American turbines and the Birmingham has reciprocating engines The design of the three cruisers is the same, and the same contract speed is demanded of each-24 knots an hour.
 The Chester was launched on June 20 1907, at Bath and is now 96.2 per cent completed Her cost is $l,6SS,000. She Is designated not as a fighting ship, but as fast scout and her performance today indicates, that, barring torpedo craft, she is the fast vessel in the American navy. The Chester is 42S feet long, 1T feet extreme breadth and has mean draft of 26 feet g inches. Her dsplace- ment is 3750 tons and her indicated horse power is 16,000