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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Ore In East Tennessee

A correspondent of the Knoxville
Journal and Tribune, writing from JEFF
ferson City, is the source of the in
formation that the United States Steel
corporation has purchased valuable
ore beds in Tennessee. These ore beds
are located in Cooke county, which is
a border county and is a part of the
Appalachian range. The French Broad
river traverses the county and so does
a branch of the Southern railroad. Del
Rio is station. on that railroad, and
it is near the ore deposits.
The entire story needs confirmation,
although the correspondent of the
Knoxville Journal and Tribune states
that the Steel corporation will soon
begin work on a new railroad that will
afford better outlet to the iron ore
and manganese and barytes of Cooke
county "to their various furnaces in
the north and east as we'll as to the
southwest" 1t is only a matter of
time, adds the correspondent, when
the Steel corporation will secure prac-
tically the entire deposits of ore in
Cooke county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
When Away From Home.

B. NJ. Allen, one of the speakers at the
Commercial club Good Cheer smoker,
said among other pleasantries by way Of
boosting Greater Birmingham, that citi-
zens of neighboring municipalities when
away from home registered from Br-
mingham," remarked a member of Br-
mngham's Virginia colony. Il have
known men living in towns 40 miles from
this city to register from Birmingham
when they stop at a hotel in New York
That goes to show that. Alabamians in
general are proud of the hub of the
Birmingham district
Speaking of this habit of men from
small communities claiming the nearest
big city as their home town reminds me
of what happened in Manchester, Va.
some years ago. Manchester is a city
of 10000 or $1,000 population on James
river, opposite Richmond An alderman
of that municipality went to New York
and registered as of the Virginia metropo-
lis. Leading citizens, sensitive over the
matter, resented what they regarded as the
alderman's lack of home pride and de-
feated him at the polls when he offered
for reelection. l do not suppose that the
people of Bessemer or Ensley would ever
make it so hot for one of their aldermanic
representatives who might write Birming-
ham after his name, but it would be
safe, perhaps, from the alderman's point
of view, if he registered Bessemer or
Ensley as the case might be, and then
in parenthess, Birmingham district
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
EMINENT DIVINE
DIES IN HOSPITAL

Washington, January 3.-The Rev.
Denis J. Stafford, D. D., pastor of st.
Patrick's Roman Catholic church of this
city, an irremovable parish, and one OF
the most noted divines in the country,
died this afternoon at Providence hos
pital following an operation last Tues
day. DR.. Stafford was Al years of age,
and was ordained to the priesthood De-
cember 10, 1885. His distinction as a
Shakespearean scholar, pulpit orator
and platform lecturer was widely
recognized. The principal cause of
death was cirrhosis of the liver.
DR.. Stafford was the son of John J.
Stafford contractor of this city. For
five years he was attached to st. Johns
cath edral, Cleveland o. 1t was there
that his brilliance as a preacher first
manifested itself He later was trans
ferred to Massillon, o., where he re-
manned for nearly a year. In 1891 he
was sent to- Baltimore and for nearly
three years was stationed at st. Peters
church. He was sent to Washington
by Cardinal Gibbons at the earnest de-
sire of his many Washington friends,
and was assigned to ST. Patrick's
church as assistant pastor, later being
promoted to pastor upon the death OF
the Rev. Father Gloyd. Since his in
cunbency, the magnificent granite
buildings adjoining the church now
used for the rectory, st. Patrick's acad-
envy and Carroll hall were erected and
at their dedication Sunday, November
80, 1904 President Roosevelt delivered
the address in the presence of vast
concourse of people. The presence OF
the President was out of sincere ad-
miration for DR.. Stafford. He was de-
voted to the cause of education and
took great interest in everything that
pertained to the relief of human dis
tress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
GoULDS INTERESTED.
Story Comes of Plans To Help Sea-
board Out of Trouble.

Washington, January IA special to
the Post from Richmond tonight says:
'It is stated here on good authority
that the Goulds and the Wabash interests
are supporting John Shelton Williams in
his efforts to regain control of the Sea-
board Air Line through receivership pro-
ceedngs. Williams is in New York today
and is believed to have been called there
for consultation with the Goulds. 1t is
understood that Williams wants to be
president of the railroad after the re-
Ownership ends.
According to reports in railroad circles
here Gould money will be used when the
time is ripe to extend the Seaboard tracks
from Richmond to Washington, where
connection will be made with the Wabash.
1t has long been cherished scheme to
give the Wabash southern outlet
through Virginia.,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

has stated before in TIE Age-Herald, the
code will be issued in the early spring.
State Treasurer Walter d. Seed, en-
route to Baltimore, where Mrs. Seed is
seriously i'll at Johns-Hopkins infirmary
passed through Birmingham yesterday
Mrs. Seed has been at Johns-H Hopkins for
several weeks and serious fears are en-
tertained for her ultimate recovery.
J. F. Adair of Uniontown is at the
Morris.
c. c. Swanson of Montgomery is at
Morris.
w. r. Christopher of Gadsden is at
the Morris
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
NOT UNDERSTOOD.

BY Thomas Bracken
Not understood. We move along asunder;
Our paths grow wider as the seasons
creep
Along the years; we marvel and we won-
der,
Why life is life. and then we fall
asleep
Not understood.
Not understood. We gather false impress
sonS
And hug them closer, as the years
go by,
Till virtues often seem to us transgres-
sions;
And thus men rise and fall and live
Not understood.
Not understood. Poor souls with stunted
vision
Oft measure giants by their narrow
gauge;
The poisoned shafts of falsehood and de-
rision
Not understood.
Not understood. The secret springs of
action
Which lie beneath the surface and the
show
Are disregarded. With dissatisfaction
We judge our neighbors, and they
often 60
Not understood.
Not understood. How trifies often change
us!
The thoughtless sentence or the fancied
slight
Destroy long years of friendship and es-
TRANCE us
And on our souls there falls freezing
blight
Not understood.
Not understood. How many breasts are
aching
For lack of sympathy! All! day by day.
How many cheerless, lonely hearts are
breaking
How many noble spirits pass away
Not understood
God! that men would see little
clearer,
Or judge less harshly when they cannot
see!
o Cod that men would draw a little
nearer
To one another!-they'd be nearer Thae.
And understood
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
About Persons.

E. G. Cooke. representing klaw q
Erlanger, is in Birmingham arranging
for the ben Hur' engagement, which
will be the attraction at the Jefferson
January 27, 2S and 20.
Thomas L. Cole, lieutenant in the
United States army, was registered yes
terday at the Hotel Hillman. Mr.. Cole
was graduated last June at West Point
He was member of the class of 1904 at
the University of Alabama and was popu-
lar among the students.
Judge James ]. Mayfeld, the we'll
known Tuscaloosa attorney anda state
codifier of the new codes, political and
civil, spent yesterday in Birmingham.
Judge Mayfield was en- route to Nash
vile to read the proof of the code. As he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

A magnet. that's a fellow who
Has cornered what we need
And takes a share of all we make
To satisfy his greed.
II.
The congressman a chap who owes
His office to 1.-The boys"
And all he thinks he has to do
Is make a lot of noise
III.
The editor is said to know
Far more than other men,
And yet he has to dodge a bold
Collector, now and then.
".
The doctor is a person who
Says, you must take pill"
And soon as we have swallowed II
He brings around a bill.
"
The dentist takes the greatest joy
In pulling out your tooth,
But much prefers to pull your leg,
And that's the simple truth.
vi.
The motorman's wicked chap,
For he's the fellow who
Runs over many little tads
And cuts them right in twoi
VII.
The chauffeur wears a horrid cap,
Some goggles and a frown,
Dame Rumor says he takes delight
In running people down.
VIII.
And there are other characters
With whom we've had some dealings,
But We'll not mention them today,
For fear we'll hurt their feelings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Texan Talks About Bailey.

Oscar Bolivar of Austin, Tex, prom
inent farmer and state legislator of
that state, is in Birmingham, the guest
of friends.
In speaking of Senator Bailey, Mr..
Bolivar grew quite bitter yesterday.
"You may say for me-" said Mr.. Boil
var, that Senator Bailey is not popu
lar in Texas, and that he could not be
again elected to any office. We re-
spect his brain and power, but have
vital objections to him as senator.
when the report was sent out from
Washington that Senator Bailey would
resign, and run again, in order to test
his popularity, 1 felt that there was
certainly some mistake. The next
morning I read where Senator Bailey
refuted that interview, and then l
smiled. He did not intend to resign,
and if he had, he would not nave been
re- elected"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Acceptino Prohibition.

birmingham is taking to prohibition
better than l thought 1t would saio an
old citizen. II am not drinking man
but l voted against prohibition on gem
eral principles.
when the county decided by decisive
majority to close the saloons, the city OIL
Birmingham gave wet majority feir
that there would be good deal of grumb-
ling on and after New Years Day among
tiplers but thus far while l have heard
NV drinking friends joke about the mat
ter. have heard little real kicking. 1t
may be different later on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD

Beginning Sunday the Southern will dis
continue passenger trains No. q and
%. between Birmingham and Admission,
and trains No. 81 and 3S, between Biz
mingham and Columbus, Miss.
Train No. q arrives in Birmingham at
1910 o'clock and No. % leaves at o'clock
Train No. 81 leaves Birmingham at l240
o'clock and No. 3S arrives at $40 o'clock
These trains are to be discontinued by
the permission of the Alabama railroad
commission. AS is remembered the
Southern petitioned the commission to be
allowed to discontinue several of its
trains, on account of the decrease in
traffic and the necessity of curtailing ex-
penses. This petition, in certain parts,
was granted. Since then the order to
discontinue has been received. The
Southern, by having some of its trains
wait for connections, can do away with
the schedules above mentioned, without,
in the opinion of the officials of that road,
seriously discomforting patrons.
Fred J. Parmalee, travelling passenger
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton. was in Birmingham yesterday.
S. w. Miller, commercial agent of the
Chicago, Cincinnati and ST. Louis, with
Atlanta headquarters, was in the city
Yesterday.
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ON GROWING OLD.

ON GROWING OLD.
Lansing Mich, January 3.-(Special.) y
Uncle Joe" Partridge Of this place cele-
brated his one-hundre2th birthday to-
day In spite of his 69lrs, "Uncle joe
is still hale and hearty. He has never
used tobacco in any form, never touched
intoxicating liquor and hardly ever eats
any meat. He says he is good for ten
years more.
Perry, Ia. January .-(Specal)-John
I. Pokey of this town is 1O2 years old.
He is remarkably we'll preserved for his
tobacco when he was four years old and
has been chewing ever since.
Bowling Green. Ky, January 3.-(Spec-
ial)-Coionel Bullet, a resident of this
towns and one of the best known men
in Kentucky, gave a dinner yesterday to
a party of friends in honor of his Goth
birthday. The Colonel conducted himself
like colt. He says his immunity from
old age is due solely to whisky The
Colonel told a friend that he had con-
sumed quart a day for rs years.
Toadvine, Ala, January 3.-(Special)-
Henry Hollow, who lives near here, has
reached the age of 1O4 years and is still
in the possession of all his faculties.
"Uncle Henry" as he is called, says
plenty of sleep, plenty of water and very
little meat have kept him the picture of
health.
Round Rock Texas, January 9.-(Spec-
ial)-The Hon. Jerry Whooper of Round
Rock is one of the most remarkable old
men in the country. He is 100 years old,
but looks to be about sixty. Col. Whooper
says he never sleeps more than five hours
a day. as it is all a habit. He declares
that he learned how to do without sleep
when he was young man. Col. Whooper
is a great smoker and has been known
to take a drink when he felt like it.
ANOTHER PREACHER GONE
WRONG.
death loves a shining mark" they say
Who practise on the level,
And judging from the news today,
So does the devil!
THE NEW YEAR.
A great rustic was heard in the land.
What was that?' asked the visitor
from Mars.
1.-THE sound of people turning over new
leaves"
Another rustic, not so loud, was heard
in the land
and what is that?" asked the Marian.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
A woman is pleased to get any Kind
of gift unless it's useful
It's a good deal easier to earn money
than to get living out of it.
When a man on a trip takes a lot Of
trouble to make people think he Is not
married he is.
About the only people nowadays who
feel poetic sentiments are those who are
CARRYING too MANY cocktails
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Russians Are Arrested.

Berlin, January 3.-The police of this
city gaided house in the suburb OF
Charlottsburg last night and arrested II
members of the central committee OF the
Russian workingmen's party. The arrests
were made under the Prussian law which
forbids meetings of secret societies, ana
presumably was result of Information
supplied by Russian political agents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

William Howard Taft is a hustler
and trustbuster, but he is not able to
show that he has put any of the offend
ing magnates where they would be
altogether harmless.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Fiqht over Election.

Louisa, KY, January S.-During the
celebration following an exciting NUM-
cipal election at Fort Gay, w. Va, across
the river from this place, Sam Konsler
shot and probaly fatally wounded David
Bartram last nigh
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Should the new Senator from Flor
ida, William James Bryan, hold his
seat so years, he would still be younger
than the Senator from Maryland, Will
liam Pinkney White.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Tramps Killed In Wreck.

Monroe, La, January 3.-Two tramps
were reported killed today in wreck on
the Iron Mountain railroad at Swartz,
La Five cars of a freight train fell
through trestle bridge over lake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Governor Hughes urges in his ans
nual message the adoption Of the pri-
mary system. He rarely fails to get in
a lab at the bosses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Our fleet is in the land of eternal
summer, and this is more than even
Alabama can furnish season in and
season out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

An abiding prosperity is what we
want-not prosperity that comes and
gees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Maryland has bachelor governor,
and Cleveland has a bachelor Con-
gresham, but this year may work
wondrous changes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Grover Cleveland declines in adj
vance to become pensioner. He says
he is himself well-heeled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Let us hope that when New Years
day comes again no one will care who
or what started the panic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

King Winter is due this month, blu
he still loiters about Medicine Hat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
PensacoIa's Police Force.

Speaking of police departments" said
Atticus Mullin yesterday. 1.-THE force at
Pensacola, Fla, is one of the best or.
ganized I ever saw. The officers appear
on the street, big handsome fellows, with
their uniforms, shoes. collars, and ties
in the very pink of form.
Large pistols are buckled to their belts
on the outside, inspiring both regard for
the law, and for the officer The guns
are not concealed, and the men are for
hidden to carry weapons under their
clothing. 1t is not considered barbaric,
and the officers have no fear of attack
IF the Birmingham force decides to
obey the law when it goes into effect
they will find good example in Pensa-
cola Before going on duty they are put
through difficult drill. Mounted men
are dressed in uniforms similar to those
used in the army. They carry swords,
and pistols buckled on and are always
within instant call in the residence dis
trict. They seem to mean business"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

We can make 1908 a great year in
this district if we will pull together.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

The financial storm, long overdue,
broke on us in 1907, and some of its
victims, alas, went broke" also.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Over the Atlantic ferry 1900, 900 per
sons passed last year, and the toll
amounted to a good round sum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

When grip germ begins to get in
Its work get ready for battle with an
insidious and really dangerous enemy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Don't attempt to swear off on the
new years bills, for that would be dis
honest
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
FAMILIAR. TYPES.

1.-THE sound of those leaves fiuttering
back to their former places"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Secretary Taft spoke more for Theo-
dore Roosevelt than for himself in the
land of Miles Standish.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
More Bodies Recovered.

Jacobs Creek, Pa, January S.-Five
more bodies were recovered today from
the Darr mine, bringing the list Of dead
to 231.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

In the glad new year Mr.. Fairbanks
will be turned down with ease and
dispatch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

No passes are required to gain a
seat in the water wagon. All are
welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Mrs. Gilmore Glyn and her press
agent are keeping the matrons of Bos-
ton we'll warmed up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

January should not attempt to bt
unique in the weather line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Death of the Rev. Or. stafford,

THE Rev. DR.. d. J. Stafford pastor
of st. Patrick's Catholic church, Wash
ington, D. c., who died from a surgical
operation, was one of the most widely
known clergymen in the United
States said a citizen. HE was a
Shakespearean scholar and lecturer as
we'll as an eloquent preacher and plat
form orator. DR.. Stafford visited Bir-
mingham few years ago and lectured
on Shakespeare at the jefferson the
atre to a large and cultivated au-
dience.
when spending a winter in Wash
ington some years ago, while Father
Stafford was assistant pastor, I heard
him preach frequently. So great was
the crowd that sought to hear him
VIII enever he was announced to be the
preacher, that non-pew holders Xix e
myself could be admitted only by card.
I had a close personal acquaintance
with the popular priest and never failed
to receive a card whenI applied for it.
CDR. Stafford was an engaging gen
tleman personally and impressed me as
being singularly 1arge-hearted and
true. I once asked him about his
method of preparing his sermons and
public addresses. He replied that he
never wrote a line but that the day
before he was to speak, whether in the
pulpit o. on some patriotic occasion,
he shut himself up for 10 hours with
Shakespeare, an1 got thoroughly sat
urated with the immortal bard. He
said that he had the outlines of his dis
course in his mind, of course, but that
he never composed a sentence until he
rose to speak. His English was al
ways classic. Besides memorizing
several plays of Shakespeare he had
committed to memory, chapter after
chapter of the Old and New Testaments,
nearly all of Paradise Lost and many
of the poems of Tennyson. OF the
poets he loved Tennyson next to
Shakespeare. DR.. Stafford's death will
be sincerely lamented in Washington
by Protestants as well as Catholics
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

The year 1907 is now a back number.
with a record by no means creditable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
ON THE HIGHWAY.

Lift him up gently, the man who is down,
Give him welcome. instead of a frown.
Lend him a hand, if he asks you for aid,
Whisper him Courage" and BE not
afraid"
AL of this life is a dream and a breath.
We are the grain and the harvester
Death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

There are s1umps already in the
resolution rnarlxkt
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CALLING HIM DOWN.

CALLING HIM DOWN.
Diogenes was out with his lantern
why don't you look in the United
States Senator" asked a wag
Young man." replied the philosopher.
severely, II don't care to be the butt of
your silly jokesl'
CONCEIT.
Some fellow wins
At this or that
And straightway needs
larger hat!
A C1NcH. :.
81 believe 1 will run for President"
do you think you could be elected?"
I'm sure of it,
What is your PLATFORM
"Three-cent pie."
RIPPLES.
Grip is like death; it plays no favorites.
There are no strap-hangers on the water
wagon.
A man who is not an animal trainer can
manage blind tiger
Minister Dodge is the diplomat we
should have sent to Russia
The st. Louis Times SCOOPS all of its
contemporaries by printing quotation
from the scriptures every day.
A Nebraska woman sold the baby car
riage to buy theatre ticket Gee. it
must have been a good showi
PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Perry, Ia, January S.-(specia1)- John
4. Pokey of this town is 1902 years old.
He is remarkably we'll preserved for his
age He says he took his first chew of
tobacco when he was four years old and
has been chewing ever since.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala
postoffice as second -elass matter Under
act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Fred J. Parmalee, travelling passenger
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton, was in Birmingham yesterday.