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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
MIR. DALTON OF TULSA.

From the New York Telegram.
 Time is a great healer of things. One of the army of boomers of Tulsa Okla homa, stalwart. richly dressed man, who left New York today, was none other than Emmett Dalton, one of the Dalton Boys" of border warfare fame, and one of the participants in the sen sational raid on the Coffeyville CKan- sas) bank in 1892.
 The raiders paid the penalty, some with their lives
 With the wiping out of the frontier the bordermen naturally disappear. son of one of the James boys is now a lawyer in Kansas City; the surviving Younger, of Younger brothers notoriety, is a sober business man, and here Emmett Dalton las thrown away his guns for the cash register and now goes to the bank with a check instead of with an armed gang.
 Time is working such wonders along this line that it seems the dime novel will soon disappear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
LOVES CURES.
Absence Proves EffectuaI Now, As 1t
 Did In Ovid's Time.

From Tit Bits.
 Absence is one of the means of curing love. Two thousand years ago Ovid ad- vised his readers who wished to cure themselves of an unlucky attachment to flee the capital, to travel, hunt or till the soil,
 Love" said Coleridge, lis local anguish. I am 50 miles away, and not half so miserable
 But other men have found that absence increases love. La Rochefoucauld prob ably hit upon the truth when he said that absence destroys weak passions but in- creases strong ones, as the wind ex- tinguishes a candle but blows up a fire. , If the love is all fancy and has little strength it may be cured by personal con- lac; with the object B;t the safer p,an, perhaps, is to keep ous of the way. Hence travel is good expedient. Busi- ness, perhaps is a better one. Ovie said, If you desire to end your love employ yourself and you will conquer for love fees business.
 Still another expedient is reflection upon the rnhalpiness of married life. A man in search this view can find it every where. AuulSOu Sdlu tildt Dcduty oooi grows familiar to the lover fades in his eye and pals upon the sense," and Haz- lit, that though familiarity may not breed contempt it takes the edge off ad- miration."
 Goethe said, with most marriages it does not take long for things to assume a very piteous look.". But none of these men married happily. Goldsmith said Many of the English marry in order to have one happy month in their lives" And Colley Gibber, "Oh, how many tor ments lie in the small circle of wedding ring
 But, undoubtedly the best way to get rid of one love is to have another. "All love may be expelled by love, as poisons are by other poisons," says Dreyden. Heine says: ''The most effective antidote to woman is woman. In such case the medicine is often more noxious than the malady; but it is, at any rate, change and in a disconsolate love affair change in the inamorata is unquestionably the best policy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Relief for the Storm Sufferers

The injured in last Fridays storm certainly exceeds 1000, and the prop erty losses, aggregating large sum, fall in most instances upon those least able to bear them. Their homes have been swept away, together with al! their belongings.
 Prompt aid is sorely needed by the injured and by the homeless and help less. We do not have to go outside of our own county to find some of them, for in Partridge beat, midway between Littleton and Warrior. people were killed or wounded, orchards destroyed. stock killed, and 20 houses destroyed and their contents dispersed. In car ing for stricken localities Partridge beat should not be overlooked.
 Birmingham is doing noby, and the fund should be speedily increased, for he who gives quickly in this emergency gives twice. Speedy giving will relieve the sufferings of those who are bed ridden with bruised and broken bones and it will feed the hungry and pct temporary roofs over the homeless. Keep up the good work until a com fortable and comforting sum is gath cred together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Sions of Prosperity.

s"rwo substantial signs of returning prosperity in this section are the erecnen of a 16-story steel frame building in Bir- mingham and the announcement that the Southern Steel company, with large prop critics in the Birmingham district ana with headquarters in this city, is about to be reorganized and resume operations said prominent citizen. The speclal significance of the new skyscraper whlch w. H. Woodward has just started to pulld was protected while the effects of last 0etober,s panic were being seriously felt and at a time when capital as a rule was halting. It is known that MT. Woodward had an idea of erecting some day two or three large buildings in addition to lhs two office structures he had already built But few weegs ago he conceived the idea of erecting a 16-story building on First avenue, more elegant and much more costly than anything of the kind III the south and no time vas lost in acqulr- ing the site and maturing the plans. Ihe contractors have actually begun work MT. Woodward said he had heard that business was a bit dull, and that he had faith enough in Birmingham values to put up another skyscraper now. It is safe to say that no great building operation was ever so expeditiously developed and car ried into effect in this part ofthe country.
 An early resumption of the Southern Steel properties will give employment to thousands of wageworkers and Will, or course. have a stimulating effect on the industrial situation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Birmingham's Advantage.

''It begun to be remarked two or three years ago that the Confederate reunions would soon dwindIe to small numbers" said w. S. Cairns of Virginia, who has been spending a few days in Birmingham. But I am glad to think that the old vets are holding their own well. There are still thousands of them in the land of the living, and when l attended the re- union in Richmond last year the battle scared men who wore the gray and who were yet able-bodied seemed almost as numerous as 10 years ago. l hope and be- lieve. that there will be thousands ot them living 10 years hence. Birmingham will have the pleasure of greeting large crowd of veterans in June. l have met many of them recently, and many of the younger generation and all have spoken with enthusiasm of their plans for at tending this years reunion.
 T do not believe that a more popular city could have been selected than Bil- mingham. Richmond, Atlanta, New Or leans and Birmingham seem to be the best regarded cities in the south for conVen- tion purposes, and in some respects Bll- mingham ranks next to Richmond. One important fact in favor of this city is it's geographical position. It is the hub or tie south geographically considered, and is therefore accessible to a greater num- Der of southern people than any other oi+v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

not. The Presidents picture Of the modern multi-millionaire is one of his best efforts, and it promises to become 6 celebrated part of our literature. Such man, { says the President, IS almost the least enviable, and certain ly one of the least admirable, of all our citizens; a man of whom it has been well said that his face has grown hard and cruel while his body has grown soft; whose son is a fool and his daughter a foreign princess; whose nominal pleasures are at best those of a tasteless and extravagant luxury, and whose real delight, whose real work, is the accumulation and use of power in it's most sordid and least elevating form. In the chaos of an ab- solutely unrestricted commercial indl- vidualism under modern conditions, this is a type that becomes prominent as inevitably as the marauder baron became in the physical chaos of the dark ages. We are striving for legls- lation to minimize the abuses which give this type it's fourishing promi- hence, partly for the sake of what can be accomplished by the legislation itself, and partly because the legisla- tion marks our participation in a great and stern moral movement to bring our ideals and our conduct into measurable accord.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Favorable Weather for Crops

Not even the snow that fell on Mon- day in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ne braska and Missouri did any damage to the growing crops, and it will but temperoraily stay field work. From one end of the country to the other come reports of highly favorable weather for all growing crops and all field work. The seeding of spring wheat, the planting of corn and of cot ton have each and all been progressed handsomely the last ten days.
 Experts say the spring season has been so favorable the acreage in corn, cotton, wheat and oats will be large. Some put it at 2OO,OOO,0OO acres, to which is to be added the cereal seed Ing in Canada.
 Winter wheat is the most advanced of all crops, and in all the states it has been aided by plenty of moisture. Plenty of rain has fallen in all of the states and fair weather will doubtless follow the rains until all crops are put in fine growing condition. The planting of cotton is nearly completed, and in some sections a vigorous stand has been gained. This is especially the case in the lower sections of Texas The acreage promises to be about as large as that of last year The corn acreage in the south is also liberal, and the corn fields are at present prom iSing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Melancholy as a lovers Iute.
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When Gold Has Gone Out

The steamers of last week carried away s7,500,0O0 in gold, and those of the previous week $2,0O0,0Oo. The eX- perts in foreign exchange are now in- clined to put the total outgo Of the sea son at from S4O,OOO,OOO to $5O,OOO,00o,
 In April, 1904, somewhat similar conditions prevailed. Trade was stag nant and money was easy, owing to the effects of a semi-panic. An export movement was begun in April and It lasted until June, when total ot Slzl,- 100000 was made, the largest in our history in calendar year.
 In the 12 years from 1896 to 1907, inclusive, the imports of gold exceeded the exports of it by no less than $S9S,- GOo,OOO, but in the previous eight years the exports outran the imports by the sum of S317 100000 Trade expansion seems to have turned gold this way in recent years.
 If we continue to sell new securities to Europe and our harvests are aound- ant. the story of 1904 or of 1894 will not he repeated. but the weight of opin- ion seems to be that the present move ment will be checked before the 50- million point is reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Atkins pIeased With convention.


 William T. Atkins of Selma, one of the well known citizens of the state, is at tending the Sunday School convention. T have attended Is annual conventions" he said, "but never before have I known such great success to have marked one years work"
 MT. Atkins stated that the delegation from his county would have been larger had the storm of a few days ago not kept many away.
 Immediately upon hearing of the ter- rible condition in Albertville," he said we all became aroused in the interest of the suffering Before leaving I was able to raise s25O and by this time the fund in Selma should have reached at least Sl000.
 '.The town is of the giving kind. Being close to the storm center the citizens find it their duty to help. have been assured by witnesses that fully 800 people are without homes, clothing, food or manner of support. With hundreds in the hospitals and sick at private houses, help is needed and should be given at Onceh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
NEGROES IN JAMAICA.

From the Washington Herald.
 That the negroes are driving the whites out of Jamaica is the opinion of Horace G. Hall, a business man of Kansas City, who has made an extensive trip through the southern countries.
 There are 50 negroes there to. one white now" said MT. Hall. who is reg istered at the Raleigh. Kingston, the capital is pile of debris, left so by the eruption of January, 1907. The original settlers ot the island wero Indians. Chris topher Columbus stopped there long enough to kill them off Then somebody imported the negroes and they have taken the island They say they speak Eng fish, but I could not understand it. Ja- maica is the prettiest place I have seen in my travels, and l have been from Hong Long to Jerusalem and from q point 700 miles north of the most north ern town of Norway to the isthmus."
 When asked about the commercial out look for the banana republics, MT. Hall said it was doubtful. If they are where they can sell to the American traders they are all right If they are off the beaten track they are worse off than if they had nothing at all. A quarter would buy a barrel of oranges in half a dozen places I visited. Coffee is glut and rubber joke. Ninety per cent of the Isle of Pines, Cuba's possession, was owned by Americans when I got there. A man bought half the remaining 10 per cent. The island is Cuban, and will stay Cuban till the revolution. The revolution will be on the dot Next February there is to be an election, ard the American troops are to retire. The revolution starts right away. So they all tell me. The business men-Americans, Germans, Spanish and British-all want us to gather the island in We will get it after the revolution. There is no patriotism in any of these countries. The masses are moved by the leaders, an. the lead CTS are stirred by the sight of power and perquisites."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Snnrrine a D0.N0thing Congress

President Roosevelt renews his for mer recommendations for action by Congress, naming each one, but he dwells at length upon the subjects of injunctions and national control of corporations.
 He speaks emphatically against "the reckless use" of the injunctive power in labor cases and in cases in which state laws are concerned, and he ap- peals to Congress to modify existing laws so that class friction will not be promoted and class legislation become inevitable. But he speaks to deaf ears when he appeals to the Dalzells and Aldriches in Congress. Such men have an eye single to campaign sub . scriptions only Wall street and it's trusts and magnates desire a maxi mum of injunctions, and the repub- l;can leaders will do nothing to offend possible campaign subscribers.
 For like reason no bill that looks to a national regulation of stock water. ing and other misdeeds of Wall stree! will be put through. The instance oi monopoly presented in the message from Boston surprises no one, for there is not a city in the land in which there a,e not score of equally unjust com lbines- in .the very necessities of life The country is full of monopolistie combines, and yet Congress will dc nothing simply because it is playing politics and promoting the formation of another immense slush fund. The President is all right. but Congress is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
pearce Praises Birmingham.

q have visited many southern cities" " said w c. Pearce last night, but Bir- mingham is one of the prettiest towns at night I have ever seen."
 MT Pearce is the earnest Sunday school worker from Chicago, who is attending the convention. '"rhe city is beautifully lighted in every direction. There are few of the northern towns and cities which can boast such artistically ar ranged electric lighting.
 Birmingham, however, is not only beau tiful by night, but your city can stand comparison with any for clean streets, fine buildings and natural beauty in it's residence sections"
 About that time Mr Pearce's eye caught a large sign on First avenue, which read in bright lights, "Saloon." Why l thought you had voted the saloon out of Birmingham" he said. The reporter actually had the nerve to invite him in but he declined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
SELLING BATHS IN PARIS.
A "Hot Tub" Is Ordered From a Near
 By Stand.

From the Technical World.
 There is plenty of water in Paris and quantities of it are used on the streets by men with lines of hose made in me- talic sections with iexible joints, each section mounted on wheels. But it is almost impossible to get water above the street level, and quite impossible to get any quantity of it hot under normal con- ditions. Only few of the very newest houses in Paris have water above the street level This is true of hotels as well as of private houses. A hotel keeper may send up quart of hot water to your room, but filling a tub would prob- ably be beyond the capacity of his estab- lishment.
 Many Parisians bathe in big bath houses, which line the Seine. In places these houses occupy greater part of the river. But if Parisian wants hot bath at home he turns to the peripatetic bath tub. This originates in a bathing establishment of which there are many. The bath man, as he leaves this estab- lshment has two straps over his shoul- ders and he stands between the shafts of a two-wheeled cart On this cart is a tank surmounted by a substantial bath tub, provided with casters. In front of
 the tank hang two large metal buckets
 and a yoke. The bath man draws this apparatus through the streets to your house.
 When you want hot tub, you order
 one delivered at time fixed. The bath
 man comes around with his apparatus, stops in front of your house, lifts the tub from the top of the tank, puts t over his head like hood and carries it | upstairs to your room. Returning to the | street he draws hot water in the buckets, | hangs them at each end of the yoke which | he carries across his shoulder. and so 1 conveys water to the tub. When the
 tub is full he retires and you take your
 bath. Then he comes upstairs, empties l the tub by means of his buckets, and 1 carries the tub and buckets away. His l passage through the streets is an every day sight to the Parisian, and arouses | no comment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
YANKEE AND THE DUKE.

From the New York Press.
 The Yankee and the Russian story is again on it's grand rounds. having reached the beginning of another cycle. It is all most as good as ever, though nothing like the original. Efforts to localze it have stolen away some of the quaint ness All attempts to name the orignial Yankee have failed these 100 years; there fore, it is safe to pin the anecdote to any prominent American who may have vis- tied St. Petersburg. The Russian has been identified as the Grand Duke Con- stantine, younger brother of Czar Alex ander l. and the incident occurred about 1S1o.
 If John w.. Gates had been in St. Peters burg at the time the anecdote would fit him to perfection. The Yankee went out for walk in March, when the snow was melting after sudden rain. The street was a maze of puddles, divided into sections by narrow lodges of snow at the cross- ings, over which pedestrians carefully felt their way.
 The Yankee was just in the middle of such a snow bridge when he recognized the Grand Duke Constantine in plain clothes, followed by his aid-de-camp. ap- preaching from the opposite direction. The path being too narrow for two persons to pass, the Grand Duke being accustomed to every one getting out of his way the Yankee being too courteous to turn his back on a brother of the Car to return wherce he came and too proud to step servilely into the slush for a mere prince of the royal blood-such was the contre- temps.
 Quick as a flash our American whipped out his purse, presented it to Constantine, and asked: Even or odd?" "Even," re- piled the astonished Prince. You win," said the Yankee, and stepped off into a puddle half a leg deep. Constantine, high ly pleased, mentioned it to the Car, and our Yankee was invited to dine at the palace next day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
BOA TO BEAT THE LUUsITANIA.

A remarkable craft is described by Paul Tyner in the Technical World magazine for May. The following extract from the illustrated article will interest boatmen:
 That the hydrocurve boat has over and over, in it's test runs, obtained double the speed of the ordinary circular hull form of the same dimensions, draft and tonnage, without increase of motive power, demonstrates the correctness of the principle it embodies and proves it's entire feasibility in actual navigation. Moving the water in one directon only, displacing it from it's surface, downward, instead of blowing through the water and displacing it to either side of the boat, a saving of close to 70 per cent in power is secured-a full unit of efficiency from the flow and pressure of water being ob- tained, as compared to about one-third of a unit heretofore utilized by boats and ships under sail or steam.
 Nor is this increase of speed attained at the cost of other desirable factors. Refer ence has already been made to the Fly drocurve's endurance of the severe wash ing and churning of the larger vessels during the recent St. Louis celebration. Many earlier and even more severe tests had established the fact that the hydro curve is more stable and seaworthy under rought weather conditions than is the or dinary hull. This remarkable stability is due simply to the geometry of its con struction, which gives it three times the advantage of the ordinary hull in over coming wave action. because of it's great -er efferent surface and because in the e-ny- drocurve bull the greatest area of width and hatness is forward and above the center of gravity. The prov, which ordi- narily is not in contact with the water, is a conical wedge, so that the waves are not given anything like the purchase to roll the boat in a rough sea that is given by the ordinary wedge-shaped prov, yet obviating bluffness of bow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Only Two BattleShipS

By vote of 23 yeas and 50 nays the l Senate rejected the amendment to the naval appropriation bill authorizing the building of four battleships. Both of the Alabama Senators were present and voted mo-" and so did other south ern Senators except the two Kentucky Senators and Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee. The Kentucky and Ten nessee Senators may have had dreams of foreign ships sailing up the Cum berland and the Ohio.
 The action of the Senate confirms the previous action of the House, and the Roosevelt Hobson programme goes over to another session, if not to an other Congress. Senator Bacon was right when he said we had never had a war except of our own making, and he predicted we would not have one except through aggression on our own part. Our splendid isolation renders us secure. Battleships are wanted by those who desire the United States to become a world-power of high rank by the jingoes, in short, who want to outdo the Emperor William at his own grandstand game.