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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
SOUTHERN RAILWAYS DEBTS.
Morgan Interests Deny Adverse Rumors
 That Are AfIoat.

From the New York World
 There was a sharp slump Friday in stocks and bonds of the Southern Rail- way company, and to this display of weakness was ascribed the check to the markets advancing prices. Wall street was made apprehensive regarding the property owing to the circulation of ru- mores of impending trouble, but in au- thoritative quarters it was stated that the company was by no means in a crit ical position. The Morgan interests said officially that they knew of no important maturing obligations or of no pressing in- debtedness that could give rise to such rumors.
 One of the reasons advanced for the decline in prices of the Southern Rail- ways securities was the fact that the Tallulah Falls Railway company was placed in the hands of a receiver last Tuesday. The Southern owns control ling interest in this line, which runs from Cornelia, Ga, to Orlando, N. C., 75 miles. An extension to Franklin, N C., has just been built
 The Tallulah Falls is to become an in- tegral part of the Carolina division of
 
 the Southern, in his annual statement, makes the following comment in speaking of the plans under way for the Carolina division: With the completion of the line from Bushnell, N. C., to Maryville, Tenn, and by an extension from Bush- nell, up the valley of the Little Tennes- see to Franklin, N. C., and there con- meeting with the Tallulah Falls railway, which has recently completed its line through Rabun Gap to Franklin, a through line could be established with a maximum grade against the loading of one-half of 1 per cent.
 Such line would enable the econom- ical handling of traffic originating in the Knoxville territory and north and west thereof, destined to the consuming territory of Georgia and South Carolina, avoiding the necessity of handling this traffic over the heavier grades via Ashe- vile and Spartanburg.
 Existing financial conditions caused check to the development enterprise. In the application for a receivership the bill alleges that the road has a bonded in debtedness of more than $l200,000 and owes more than S4O,oO0 for current ex
 
 ,penses.
 In the statement of securities owned by. the Southern railway and pledged under it's development and general mortgage there is shown S199,50O common stock and $l6, 400 preferred stock of the Tallulah Falls Railway company. The Southern railway took charge of the line recently, and A. B. Andrews, counsel for the sys- tenn, is said to have succeeded George L. Prentiss as it's president.
 Southern Railway , per cent bonds dropped from 901A to S61a while the com mon stock declined PA and the preferred 5 points.
 It was stated by the Morgan interests, however, that beyond a small sterling is- sue, the road had no maturing obliga- tions. It was admitted that the earn ings for the last two months had been very bad, but those for the last two weeks showed encouraging increases. It was believed that unless a severe industrial depression besets the south, the Southern railway would pull through without trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
The Mobile Mardi Gras,

Mobile continues to forge ahead" said J. W. Weiss, the veteran mer- chant of the Gulf City. Business is improving right along and the outlook for the year is quite good. Mobile is making preparations for a grand Mardi Gras carnival-March and 3. As Ash Wednesday comes 19 days later this year than last, Mardi Gras strikes us at a time when we can better count on spring like weather. Ash Wednes- day in 1907 fell on February IS; this year it will be March A."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

and the beam of happiness in her spark ling eyes. With such a dimpled dark ing as this. Jacksonville is not at all jealous of the Spencer drug store auburn dined widows of Rowling Houston, the pie-fed beauties of filling Alabama or the eigarette-smoking millionairesses of Murky Manhattan.-F'lorida Times Union. Oh, fudge! The only way to settle this controversy is to have a beauty show in some town that isn't dry and if the pie fed beauties of Alabama don't eclipse all the other beauties in the country com bined. we'll never eat another piece of piel That's dreadful VOW to make, but we are willing to run the risk
 DON'T GET IN DEBT.
 That man wins out
 Who hardest tries
 And pays spot cash
 For all he buysi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
rom the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 The early bird catches cold starting the furnace.
 Sometimes highly educated man can earn his living by forgetting it.
 About the only protection a man has from being married by some women is that it would be bigamy.
 You can't help hating the manl who passes the plate in church for Knowing how much you don't put in.
 The chief reason woman likek to go to church is it proves to the nfghbors she wants to do right by her chi fdren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
FOR SHE WOULD SPEAK.

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
 Ut is impossible cried MT. Nagget, finally, flor us to live together and not quarrel"
 'But," snapped Mrs. Nagget, "it is pos sible not to quarrel if neither of us speaks"
 "Of course, but as I say, it's impos- sible for us to live together and not quar- rel.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

while he is betting. The same M
 also says that whisky is being peddaed by negroes in large quantities. He concludes that the prohibition law cannot be en- forced unless some of the prohibitionists keep their campaign promises and have themselves sworn in as special officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
GREATER BIRMINGHAM

Dothan Eagle: Greater Birmingham has carried and feels like kinder rubbing up against Atlanta
 Dothan Eagle: Birmingham is the big gest city in the south, so far as the ground it covers goes
 Savannah Press: If Birmingham takes in all of Jefferson county we don't see why Atlanta should not have all of Full ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
QUICK WARSHIP BUILDING
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 #rea Ieaer =. the Kure and Wa lfa# -4uries. Nobody but Japanese
 70 admitted to the yard where the Ibulli was built during the course of her construction.
 The speed in building the Ibuki was almost equaled in the case of the first class battleship Ak, which was launched from the yards of the Kure plant some months ago just eight months after her keel was laid. The Aki is of 1900 tons displacement. In her case night and da. forces of men were employed and thH naval office strained every nerve to g the big boat into the water as soon possible.
 The ability of the Japanese shipbuild is remarkable when the fact is taken nis consideration that prior to the sun of 1904 nothing bigger than gunboat 6 been built at any of the govern yards Under the spur of war the office began to build its own ships equip it's plants as rapidly as possi perfect independence of America }a= English manufactories Kure, on the Inland Sea, and " na. in Tokyo bay, are both in ina 'naa pockets, because of the narro' the entrances to the Inland Ses channel leading into Toky ba' tremendous fertilization wu. KS at a-*# been put at each avenue. We Ne istng Japanese fleet to be sweI 's sea another could be built al e t7 plants secure from the guns AHhsN unless the island itself was il4 invaded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Mark Twain and Grover Cleveland have money tied up in the Knicker- booker Trust. and both no doubt hope reorganization will put them and their deposits in touch again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Poet Berry of Kentucky who. while in Congress, wrote the lines concluding with, Say, was 1t Sampson or was it Schley', is dead. He was famous in his congressional days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
PUTTING IT MILDLY
From .Pick-Me-IJp

From Pick-Me-Up.
 Edwin, aged g. who fondled his small cat overmuch and unwisely. appeared be- fore his mother one day. his little face guilty pained and scratch upon his hand.
 ''What happened?' she asked.
 T bent the kitty a little." he said, briefly. 6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

A new cement company, witt capi- tai of $3,0OO,00O, will build at once large plant in Blount county, on the Mineral road, 22 miles from Birming- ham. The cement industry in Alabama is coming to rival coal and iron. It will add greatly to the states, wealth and fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Publisher Pearson has 10 newspapers and several magazines on his string, and the addition of the London Times will almost make him a monopolist, even if it does not make him any more times a plutocrat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
A MEAL FOR THE EDITOR.

q have a puff whch---
 Get out!" shouted the gaunt editor of the Locust Banner.
 But this is a cream puff and thought you might like to have it. The editor tainted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

In one school in Paris 546 girls are learning to play the mandolin, and no one objects because mandolin is neither strident nor strenuous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
CONTENT

Let others have their private yachts And homes across the sea, A little cot in Dixie land
 Is good enough for me. 'Tis here the flowers sweetest bloom Beneath the fairest skies And life is like story told
 To softest harmonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

The Yellowperilites would be grati- fled if Japan would have fleet ready to encounter Bob Evans when he heads up in the Straits of Magellan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Wall street hopes to attract some lambs yet. It would not be Wall street if it were not playing fantastic tricks on other peoples money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

The Chicago Great Western has no bonded debt, but short-term notes threw it into the hands of the receiv- CTS as readily as bonds could have done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
REMARKS.


 l.
 Be something, do something,
 Put up a flghti
 How do you know that you
 Won't come out right? S s sosf ez
 st and zranai l. lsr ao
 aea aaa afz Pau sae na bring alH m BirmiI fs#i iAH anticip' bit ol a instance rom f1ousuon to BIT mingham suit case has limited capac- ity and the train might be three hours late.-Houston Post. For heavens sake, George, don't get a fellow keyed up high and then shoot him through a trap door like that! Put combination lock on your dress suit case and then forget the combination until you reach Birmingham.
 CONFIDENTIAL. Good friends, don't think we carry out The lessons that we teach. You know yourself how hard it is To practice what you preach.
 REPLIES. Politics is largely matter of noise an' promises.
 Like a meteor. Senator Davis hashe across the sky and sank in a duck pond. One rooster cannot offer another rooste q more deadly insult than to insfnuat that he was matched from a cold storas egg.
 "Trv another tack" says Irene Gard ner Most people, when they dlave trie one tack don't care to try another.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
A CONNOISSEUR.
NEEDLESS ALARM.

NEEDLESS ALARM. T have a question to ask you" This being leap year, Miss Budd.-um- er-do you mean?-Oh, this is so sudden.' Whats the matter, MT. Pinkley2 merely wished to ask if you would be kind enough to mail this letter for me when you go'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Tafts new 5000 horse is for per sonal rather than bandwagon purposes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Scrip maintained it's dignity and pur- chasing power to the last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Fritz Augustus Heinze is not yet 10 years old, and he may yet experience many other varieties of pickles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Paul Morton declines to get on the Taft bandwagon, and the New York section of it is almost empty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

The trouble was Gus. Heinze was but a tenderfoot in Wall street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

The new East river tunnel is New York's latest delight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Kentucky is bringing Calling guns to bear against the night riders, but the latter will ride where no guns ap- pear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Even Berlin harbors mobs made up of the hungry and unrepresented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Groundhog day will be the true turn ing point of the weather. Keep your weather eye on it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Lawyer Littleton's necStie is a marked feature of Thaw trial No. 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
From the Washington Post.
 @HE Japanese naval office is con (0 graduating itself and the yer
 naeular press of the fs

g. fHH k, aa aa feeaalse aAsrH tn. ha ata ,'z4gs
 for 7sza ts az sslf -, yes sells aV .1e lpuki also IS unioae .s ol the fact that from keel to fl, Lung top she was built entirely of materials forged and put together in Japanese government yards.
 The cruiser Ibull which was launched by Prince Higashi-Fushimi on November 21, is a sister ship to the Kurama, recent 1y launched~at the Yokosuka yards. Her length is 45O feet. beam 75.6 feet, and dis placement 14,OO0 tons. Fitted with the Mi yabara boiler, the invention of Japa- nese naval officer and the Curtis tur- bine, the Ibuki is expected to develop 22,- 800 horsepower.
 Both the Ibuki and her sister ship, the Kurama, were designed by Japanese naval engineers, as all of the battle ships recently built in Japan have been. The keel was laid at Kure in May, 1907, and immediately double force of men was put at work The naval office denies that any special effort was made to rush the cruiser through to completion but the Japanese papers say that the bureau was not averse to a demonstration of just how quickly fighting machine could be turned out by it's artisans.
 Every ounce of steel used in the con struction of the new cruiser came rom either the kure Steel foundry, when IS a part of the great naval plant at that port. or the Wakamatsu Iron works, an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
SOMETHING. AT LEAST.

SOMETHING, AT LEAST.
 l. That poet ma-les A pile of scads Who spends his time In writing ads.
 IT. And while he may Not rise to 1ame, He pays his board Bill, just the samei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Scrip is now but relic, and now is the time to file one away for the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

The blizzard wave may conclude to utilize February and March.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

The joyous Jacksonville girl is a nat ural electric battery. She is so mag netic that she attracts all who come with in the radiance of her sunny smile and none can resist the charm of her pleas ing personality. Her beauty is bewitch- ing She is a thorough housewife, thoughtful of others. and, being orange fed, she has natural blonde hair, with the glow of health in her plump cheeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
sIOW TT sTARTED

Eve was the first woman who said, T have nothing to wear, and it was prob ably nearer the truth in her ease than 1t has eyer been since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
ON THE MOVE.

The court is endeavoring to denatur- ize the Thaw trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
About Persons.

c. F. Mclean of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 pr. R. D. Spratt of Livingston is at the Morris.
 W. J. May of Montgomery is at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
A SCION.

A SCION. He was a clever sort of chap Who stood way up at college; Hard study truly crammed his head Brimful of useful knowledge. His conversation was treat, As every one was saying, On several instruments, besides, He had d knack for playing. You'd find him always in the light, His time and talents giving, And yet, with all his sayoir-faire, He couldn't make a living. He was a clever sort of chap And didn't try to hide it. Although he had his enemies, Not one of them denied it. The ladies vowed he was a dear, So witty and so charming, By ready smiles and pleasant words The eoldest cynic warming. No one had more accomplishments As singing. dancing, carving. And yet, without his poor old dad, He ran the risk of starving.
 A CONNOISSEUR. T kissed Gertrude on the cheel. last night"
 How was it?' Tasted pretty much the same as Clara's che K. l think they mlist use the same face powder.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Columbia State: The prince may sue Boni for franc, but frankly speaking, he will probably not get a sou.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Philadelphia Ledger: It secrns to be the duty of sehmitz and Ruef 10 sue the grand jury for slander
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

What a sweep of vanity comes this wsyI
 Titus Andronicus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Be something, do something, Put up a f1ghti How do you know that you Won't come out right?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Atlanta Georgian: So far Admiral Brownson has not expressed himself as favorable to the third term idea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14

Youngstown Telegram: "The days are growing longer" slghs the Birmingham Age-Herald. Particularly, no doubt, since the dryness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Great Preparations Made by Denver to Entertain Democracs
Hosts Delegated to Choose Candidates For the Pres
idential Electon-Vast Auditorium Rushed
to Completion = Beautiful swell
come" Arch Erected.
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yer has built this Auditorium to stay
built, making it of brick and steel and
stone, so that future national or inter
national gatherings may find n local
habitation.
In Colorado the women vote. Here
tofore at national conventions the Ia
dies have been admitted merely
through courtesy or as concession TO
gallantry. At Denver for the first time
the ladies will sit in the galleries as
political equals of the male persons
present and not merely on sufferance.
Under the spreading circles Of their
Merry Widow" hats they will over
shadow the men. Some few of the wo-
men. i'll fact. will sit on the convention
floor-that is. in the opera chairs on
the fiOor-as delegates from suifragette
states The world do move!
According to the energetic gentle
men who draw salaries for promoting
publicity for Denver, the Rocky noun
tain metropolis has two ends in view
in entertaining this convention. One is
10 make Denver known as TIE con-
vention city of the United States. The
other is to present the Colorado eli
mate. scenery and resources TO the at
tention of the many prominent men
who will attend the gathering in 4
manner that will cause the good i'm
preston TO remain permanently, like a
tattoo on a sailors forearm. That is
why the local committees have ar
ranged various sightseeing trips from
Denver into the mountains and the
valleys These mountains and valleys
are yellow with gold and green with
growing crops.
Unsurpassed In Scenic Splendor.
AS to scenic splendor, the mountain
regions within easy striking distance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
Ever Watchful.
A Little Care Will Save Many I:Sck
Island Readers Future Trouble.

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The discharges not excessive or in
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Contain no "brick-dust like" sedi-
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Herbert Hanson, of All Fourth
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In the morning when | arose, | would
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was advised by a friend to try Doans
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
By RosERTUs LOVE.

Up in the air is Denver-just a mile.
High time Tor Democrats? Wei, we
should smile.
Our spirits will be high enough to touch
The stars. but truly that's not saying
much.
Why. with the names of Johnson, Gray
and Bryan
Well jar the seven planets and Orion.
From Democratic Dltties. 1908.
r. TOT long now until the national
mi Democracy Will be just mile
/ M in the air That is the alti-
tu6e Of the city of Denver
state Of Colorado, where the Demo-
cratic national convention is to begin
July its work Of selecting nomineei
for the presidency and The vice pteSi.
dency of the United States. But right
after the convention the Democracy
will come down to the common level
again and, with its coat off and its
sleeves rolled up. begin hammeing
away at one of the liveliest political
campaigns ever. Prior to the respec-
tive conventions each party is up IN
the air. as to the exact issues of the
campaign. The conventions bring them
down 10 terra firma by adopting at
fairs called platforms, upon which they
can stand to make the fight.
That the Democrats will have high
time at Denver is as sure as taxes.
Chicago. the seat of the Republican
convention, is ten times more pOpu-
lous than Denver. But what of that?
Chicago has entertained so many ma
tional conventions that the novelty is
worn to Il frayed fraZZle. Besides, Chi
cago IS too big to care much about
such things. Denver. with her 100000
people. is just big enough to take adj
vantage OF this event of national and
international interest and grow bigger
ON account of it. Denver belongs to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27

western middle west" which is re-
gion pardonably proud of itself and
enthusiastic for showing its guests
such a good time that they will want
to come again, bring their folks and
their things and stay.
"Denvers greatest ambition is TO be
come known as the most beautiful
city in America" writes a contem-
porary Denver boomer. The city is
considerably west of Missouri, but it
proposes to utilize the Democratic con-
vention as q means of showing folks.
To this end the local promoters of the
convention have arranged programmes
of sightseeing and hospitality which
are calculated to knock Chicago's eff
forts in this line into Il cooked hat and
then squash the hat. Denver expects
to cntertain a hundred thousand WIS.,
,i,rs during the convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
To Meet In Vast Auditorium.

Special trains are preparing to run
TO Denver from all points of the conf
pass, laden with delegates, alternates,
plain Democrats and enthusiasm. The
Tammany tiger from New York city
will arrive in special cage made up
of several Pullman coaches linked to-
gether like string of bologna. Den
yer will be ''farthest west for Tam
many, fact fully appreciated by Den
vcrites, who will not permit Tammany
to forget this visit. From all the states
and territories 1,00S delegates, with
the same number of alternates will
make up the convention. That is only
the convention proper. Thousands of
unofficial Democrats will crowd the
: vast new convention hail, the Denver
Auditorium. which has been rushed to
completion specially, to accommodate
the Democratic hosts. The Auditorium
seats 1880 persons. each in an opera
chair. There Is door space for many
temporary chairs to be put in. Den.