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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
CUSTOMS OF 1850.
Curious Drawing Room Manners of the
 Mid-Victorian Period.
From the Sketch, London.

From the Sketch, London.
 With amazing felicity, MT. w. Somer- set Vaughan has revived for us, in The Noble Spaniard" the airs and graces the curious drawing room minauderies of 1850 For it is not only their hoops and f1ounces, their side spring boots and one button gloves which differentiate these pretty women of 1850 from the pretty women of the 20th century There are abysses between their mental outlook The most salient characteristics of mid Victorian women were their archness and their sentimentality. How they shook their curls at what they would have called the gentlemen" how they longed for romance, how quickly they became pettish, how they scratched each other with their little claws
 The solidarity of Women-that most formidable invention of the last 15 years. compared to which the aeroplane is but a mechanical toy-had not yet been thought of. The ladies of 1850 had many admirable qualities, and they possibly knew better how to manage" their men folk than their more strenuous descend ants do today but their coquettish man ritating. They were even arch to per sons of their own sex, which must be set down as a lamentable waste of force, for the airs and graces of the '50s were only the simulated battle armor of the fair, and certainly took in no one of the feminine sex. Then, as now, woman had sound layer of common sense under meath her drawing room manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
BROAD POLICY
 OF VENEZUELA President Gomez Speaks of
 COuntry's Future GLAD CASTRO IS GONE Former President of the Republic is Considered an Evil Genius and the Venezuelans Are Glad He
 Is Gone.
GLAD CASTRO IS GONE

Paris. April 26-The correspondent of the Journal at Caracas has cabled from Willamstadt Curacoa, an interview with President Gomez of Venezuela. In the course of the conversation the President described former President Castro as the evil genius of Venezuela.
 Venezuela should be grateful to the powers" the President continued, for not confronting the country with that ill- omened man."
 President Gomez then said that the en- tire policy of the new administration would be to secure peace and security in foreign relations To this end Congress would meet May 23 to consider a liberal revision of the constitution. and a series of laws modifying the position of foreign CTS in the republic.
 Immigration would be facilitated, free lands offered and foreigners in the mat ter of ownership of land would be placed on equal footing with natives. The ex- port duties on coffee and cocoa would be suppressed and foreign capital invited to participate in the exploitation of the vast agricultural, mineral and commercial re- sources of the country. furthermore. the powers would be asked to designate experts to aid and report upon the poE abilities of the Venezuelan developments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
CARLYLE.
Collection of His Epithets May Be
 Added to Literature of Abuse.

From a London Letter to the Boston
 Transcript.
 The recent publication of the love letters of Thomas Carlyle and Jeanie Welsh has brought up the expected fresh crop of Carlyleana-es especially of picturesque Car lylean phrases. Bag and baggage one paragrapher points out, was unquestion- ably the verbal coinage of MT. Gladstone; but, on the other hand who was it that denounced, about the same time, ''un- speakable Turk?" This writer has always thought it was the eloquent pamphleteer and platform orator about the Bulgarian atrocities. though he cannot find 1t in Nor leys "Life;' and now some one has set up claim on behalf of Carlyle. It cer- tainly rather sounds like Carlyle, but 1t would be well to have chapter and verse on the point
 The suggestion that Carlyle's purify" applied to Dr. Johnson. meant a .pur- blind sandhy" is highly ingenious, and need we strain SO hard after definition The verb ito purfe" is now applied only to the decoration of stringed instruments; it may be used also of ornate decoration of almost any kind, as in 'purified' sleeves, or purified" armor Surely, then, Carlyles purify referred to the good doctors ornate style, which ereaked as it were, with laborious embroderies? So apQHeQ, lnueeut lHe HOIu lS SlilB uldIlN opposite and descriptive, and shows that Carlyles sense of appropriate epithets WAS far keener than Johnson's.
 collection of Carlyles epithets would form an interesting addition to the liter ature of abuse. MT. Herbert Paul has grouped a few of them in his Life of Froude, where he writes: There was no republic of letters in Carlyles house. It was a dictatorship pure and simple. What he did not know was not knowl- edge. Mill was a poor feckless driveler. Darwin was a pretentous sciolist New man had the intellect of a rabbit. Her bert Spencer was the most intending ass In London Scrbb1ing Sands and Eiots were unfit to tie Mrs Carlyles shoe strings. Editing Keats was 'eurrying dead dog Ruskin could only point out the correggiosty of Correggio. Political economy was the dismal science and the gospel according to McCrowdie. A study of the letters of Carlyle and Byron would furnish sufficient epithets to last six ordinary men a lifetime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Famous Hymn Writer.

From Lesie's Weekly.
 Millions of people who are familiar with the hymns of Fanny Crosby the blind hymn writer, who now lives at Bridge port, Conn.,, were interested in the news that she very recently celebrated her S9th birthday. and was still in good health and active mentally. The venerable writer was the guest of honor at a reception given by the Fanny Crosby Circle of Kings Daughters in the afternoon, and in the evening she was present al a recep- tion in the First Methodist church, when special hymn, written by her for se occasion, was sung by the assemblage. Miss Crosby, in the days of her youth, was q pupil in the New York Institute for the Blind, and one of her teachers was the late Grover Cleveland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
ARRANGING FOR SECOND
 PROHIBITION DEBATE

use of intoxicating liquors is right" but there will be a slight change in the speaking arrangement Dr. Dickie will lead for an hour, Mayor Rose will follow for an hour, Dr. Dicke will have half and hour for rebuttal and Mayor Rose will close with the same time for re- buttal.
 The seating arrangements will be the same as during the Milwaukee debate. The two speakers will pay the cost of the debate, each will be allotted 100 tick cts, and the entire balance of the seat ing capacity of Orchestra hall will be turned over to various Chicago business and commercial organizations, in propor- ton to their registered membership.
 At Milwaukee there were nearly 5000 persons in attendance, and the Chicago debate promises to attract even greater attention. These debates have been com pared to the historic debates on slavery between Abraham Lincoln and Steven A. Douglas, inasmuch as they are between he accredited representatives of the vets md drys of the entire country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
SOMETHING NEW 8 IN COMFORT

and the directions of the court had main- tained the validity of an income tax law.
 Postponing the coluclusion of his re- marks until tomorrow, when he said he would give some attention to supreme court decisions on an income tax, MT. Bailey said in conclusion:
 'I do not think that any citizen or sen- ator is precluded from indulging in just and fair criticism of any question relat- ing to any department of this government. I am willing to stand uncovered in the presence of that great tribunal, but l am not willing to be silent. The judgment of the supreme court governs me in any particular case and l submit without complaint to that judgment, but I do not subscribe to the doctrine that because the judges have spoken, all other men must receive their speech in silence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27

Milwaukee. Wis, April 26-(Special)- Details have been arranged for the sec ond in the series of three great debates on the prohibition question between Mayor David s. Rose of this city, opposing pro- hibition, and Dr. Samuel Dickie of AL bon college, the accredited representative of the national prohibition party. The debate will be held at Orchestra hall. Chi cago, Friday night, April 30, and the in terest that the Milwaukee debate aroused '' ry part of the country promises to
 en greater on this occasion. The
 aukee debate in March resulted in
 sharp attacks on Milwaukee by the
 lbitionist speaker and as Mayor Rose
 an ardent defender of the Milwaukee .uation, it is probable that the fur will hy in earnest at the coming debate The question will be the same as debated at Milwaukee, Resolved, That prohibition as applied to the manufacture, sale and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Suino for Damaues,

New York. April 26.-George w. Gibbs of Brooklyn, who was mistaken for a fugitive Spaniard from Cuba and detained for 23 days at Georgetown, British Guinea, has filed a claim for $1Oo00O against the British colony with the state department at Washington Although he had an American passport at the time, and the American consul protested in his behalf. Gibbs failed to convince the Georgetown police that he was not the man he was believed to be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Man and Woman Drowned.

known as Katie Much. who is said to be Mrs Katie Linton of Holidays Cove, W. Va, and a miner, Peter Auman of Pittsburg, were drowned here tonight. The woman jumped aboard a small skiff and it upset. Auman tried to rescue the woman but she threw her arms around him and both went down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Farewell of Croker.

New York. April 26.-Richard Croker spent this afternoon and evening bidding farewell to several hundred friends, who rendered him a reception at the Demo- cratic club The afternoon reception was attended by a great many women, all of whom insisted upon shaking hands with the former Tammany chieftain MT. Cro- ker will leave for Ireland Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Shoots Wife and Suicides.

Detroit, April 26.-Benjamn Kraft shot his wife. probably fatally, in the mouth tonight at a boarding house at 12 Flower street, wounded the landady in the arm, fired wildly at the police who arrived quickly on the scene, and then committed suicide by shooting himself through the head The shooting was the continuation of differences that had resulted in divorce proceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Castro Has Gold Buried.

Caracas Venezuela, Saturday, April 24.- (Via Port of Spain, April 26.)-It is per sistently reported here that Cipriano Cas- tro left fortune in gold buried in Ca racas. If this is so, it explains Castro's alleged lack of funds and his anxiety to get back to Venezuela.
 Negotiations have been begun between the Venzuelan government and a repre- sentative of the Ethelburga syndicate of London for a settlement of the disputes over the match and salt monopolies in Venezuela held until recently by the Eng fish companies. The newspapers and the public generally condemn the suggestion to remove the 30 per cent differential duty on goods coming into Venezuela from the West Indies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Jury for Ninht Riders.

Wayerly, Tenn, Arpil 26.-One hundred and fifteen veniremen examined and one juror in the box is the sum total oft proceedigs in the first day of the triaN of alleged night riders here. The court room was thronged with spectators throughout the session and the best of order prevailed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Storm in Louisiana.

Calhoun, La, April 26.-This section was visited this afternoon at about 4:SO o'clock with severe wind storm, accompanied by very heavy rain and terrific hall Trees were blown down by the thous- ands, fences were laid flat in every di- reetion, and the cotton and all other crops which were up were mostly de- stroved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Headless Body Found.

Washington, April 26-The headless body of an unidentified white man about 45 years of age was found tonight near the tracks of the Southern railway. The head was discovered some distance from the body A pawn ticket found on the body bore the initials "G. w" It Is believed by the police to have been a case of suicide and that the man was a Washingtonian as his clothes had the mark of a local tailor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
The Reason They Moved.

From the Delineator.
 Last Sunday, while explaining the Sun day school lesson which perta1ned to the bartering of the Jews in the Temple, the superintendent asked the children, Why did the Lord send them out of the Tenn pie" qIis house)? As no one answered he wished to make it clearer, and put the question in this way: ''Why would a man make people move out of his house?'
 From the infant class little Willie piped up, Because they couldn't pay the rent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Electric Company's Report.

Schnectady, N. Y, April 26-The an- nual report of the General Electric com pany for the year ending January 31, 1909, issued today, shows profits for the year of $4s02, 252. The amount paid in dividends during the year was $5214026, leaving a surplus at the end of the fiscal year of SIS, ,102 S36. Because of the busi- ness depression the orders received dur ing the year were only 70 per cent of the two previous years. The total orders re- ceived amounted to SAP, ,917
 4 IA HOURS
 To Atlanta via Seaboard; leave 700 am; effective May 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Plans for the Army.

The proclamation concludes with the assurance that peace will be maintained and the people will remain tranquil. When the courtmartial trials are conclud- ed it is the intention of the command ing general to withdraw his troops from the city and quarter them in the bar racks in the outside precincts, leaving the security of the city itself in the hands of the gendarmerie from Mace donia for which purpose already 6S0 trained men are available.
 There was an imposing ceremony this morning which was attended by POO troops when 300 Salonikins were buried in a common grave Shisli top hill, now called Liberty hill Enver Bey and othersu made stirrink speeches, declar- ing that the men had died for liberty and the constitution. hodja in offer ing prayer, referred to the army i'm perial," but was promptly stopped by the officers, who objected to the word i'm periaP' and suggested Ottoman instead.
 In addition to a brief official account of Saturdays operations, according to which the extent of the losses Is unknown General Schefket issued a statement in which he pointed out the erroneousness of the idea that any returns existed be- tween the army and the committee of union and progress. Participation in pol itics, he declared, was incompatible to a soldiers duty and any infringement of this rule would be punished in &C., cordance with the regulations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27

States Steel corporation. with a capital of SS50, 000,000, had increased it's capitalization to S1 100000, and makes about ' per cent on the larger sum. obviously" he said, "the Steel corporation could reduce it's profit 33 1-3 and still make more than legitimate profit on a fair valuation of it's raropartu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
ABDUL HAMlB WILL BE OPPOSED FROM POWER
 WITHIN VERY FEW DAYS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D

advisable, as the city is under martial law
 Nevertheless several Americans reached here today, including MT. and Mrs. Charles A. Moore.
 The condition of Frederick Moore, the American correspondent, who was shot while watching the fighting on Saturday, Is causing anxiety His wound may prove more serious than at first supposed. The surgeons in attendance will not be able for two or three days to give a definite opinion as to whether his spine is in jured.
 Alexander A. Garguilo. first dragoman of the American embassy who was also wounded by a stray bullet is improv- ing. He was able today to go from his residence to the hospital to have his wound dressed and it is expected will be well in a fortnight. Booth the Lon don Daily Graphic artist and correspond ent, Is able to sit up in bed and was engaged today in sketching street scenes.
 Cabinet Resigns.
 Tewfik Pasha, the grand vizier, and the other members of the cabinet, resigned today, but the resignation was not acted upon. Tahir Pasha, one of the com manders of the Yildiz garrison, has been degraded and dismissed from the army. Numerous other officials of the palace have been dismissed, while many women of the Sultan's harem, with their fam flies, have been sent away
 The senate and chamber of deputies in joint session requested the ministers to remain in office for some days longer. This was in accordance with General Schefket who intimates that the mill tary arrangements in the capital have not yet been completed. The ministers agreed to continue in office. General Schefket has established headquarters at the war office together with the courtmartial, under the presidency of Khurshid Pasha, grand master of artillery, a distinguished and able officer. Three commissioners of inquiry have been established in diff ferent parts of the city. The military authorities are anxious to terminate as quickly as possible military activity everywhere.
 General Schefket tonight issued a proc lamation announcing that the instigators of the recent crimes including those who have been guilty of stirring up feel ing of discontent. will be exterminated as the worst enemies of the country in accordance with Sherat and the unan- imous wish of the nation, and that meas ures will be taken to prevent the prop agation of subversive ideas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Workers Paid War Tax.

Referring to an ''expatriated citizen" who he said owns s10O0,0O0 of real es- tate in New York city, he said that work ingmen of this country were taxed to pro- tect his property while he went untaxed during the war with Spain. The working men, he said, who paid a tax on plug of tobacco, paid more for the sport of the President.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-14
THEY MAKE A HIr-In q tel,

THEY MAKE A HlT-In tele-
 gram received by one of the at homo
 E,lks last night, 1t is stated that of all the numerous bands taken by diff ferent delegations of Elks to Los An geels, including the 54th Regi-
 ment band from Iowa, the New York Military band and several other mar tial bands, the Indian school band has made the real hit, and is occupying the center of the stage. When real music is wanted for any of the attractions of prominence the Indian school band is called for.
 WILL BE WEDDED-Announc ments have been received of the wedding of Rev William Mcleod George to Anna Mary Pritchard at 18th. Miss Anna Pritchard Is a daughter of Mr.--a and Mrs John Wagner Pritchard. of Montclaire. New Jersey. a young lady of many attachments, and loved by all who know her. Rev. William George is a popular minister of Scottsdale. who has been in the parsonage Of the Reformed Presbyterian church there for seven years. a man of great .earnestness. and of scholarly attain ments. The contracting parties were sweethearts of years ago. when both the bride and groom went to school together in New Jersey.
 STATE NEG GRO BUSINESS LEAGUE-Rev. II Franklin Bray. pastor of Tanner Chapel A. M. E. church, who Is president of the Col orado state negro business league. was called to Denver for a meeting of the executive board of the league poior to the annual meeting. which will open in Denver on the 27th inst He left over the Southern Pa cific yesterday morning and will stop for a few hours in Fl PasQ. Texas. MT Bray will be gone a month. during which time he will speak in all the large cities in Colorado and New Mexico. Great preparations are being made for his visit to Albu- querque where he will deliver the address at the celebration of the emancipation proclamation on the 4th of August. Several persons will leave here in time to be present at the celebration in Albuquerque on the 4th. and from there will go for a few days hunting and pleasure trip through the Grand Canyon.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-14

NEW BOOkS-A movement has been started to place more books in the Carnegie library. Though Phoenix has an elegant library. with all the up to date appointments, the main feature of the establishment is not in evidence as it might be-bOoks. This fact has been noticed for sometime and of late several prominent people of the city have been taking the matter in hand, and have worked out plan that seems to fill the bill to ''T..'' Phoe- nix has a population of at least 10000 people. There is hardly a resident in the city who hasn't some volume that he would gladly give to this public in stitution. If only half of them donated a volume it would mean 1O.060- books at least for the library. Many resi- dents would go farther and give two or three volumes. This is only one of the many plans that has been talked over and other means of filling the li- brary have been whipped in shape and there is not doubt but that Phoenix will have a large and choice library next winter, the finest in the territory.
 HAVE GOOD BlLL-The Coliseum has new bill this week that is up to par It is entirely different from anything placed on the boards of trat play house. The music is good. though the illustrated songs are. not wfat they have been sometimes. The moving pictures are entertaining GnG instr, ctive as well, buI have b,en shown in the city before Adams and Mack of late from the Orpheum cir cult place an act of magic with a comic Ibdertone that throws the al- dien.e i.ito a fit of la ifhtcr which lasts the entire act Much as Adams tries to convince the spectator or his YJnderfnl tricks of nn.ic. Mack has ic 1pfKs.r on tho s..ai.. a, an innl,- perfume moment and either spoil the stunt by exposure or else embarass the magician Many clever and en- tirely new tricks in magic are sprung, and also many a trick that has hith- erto baffled the onlookers for years past is exposed. Richards Bros in a bunch of comedy gymnastics. are the best turn of the week and deserve two packed houses every night Their work is startling. altogether new. and finished. an act of high character that has meant years. of grinding practice. Every stunt is new, not an old one hashed over
Arizona republican., 1909-07-14
WATER TEMPLE MEeTINe-This

afternoon at ? o'clock is the date an
 nounced for the meeting of farmers and all interested in the project of building a water temple on the Y. N c. A block by the Salt River Valley Water Users association. for the joint use of the association and the reclama- ton service. Addresses will be deliv cred by Engineer l.. C. Hill and by Judge Kibbey, counsel for the associa- tion. There has been some adverse criticism of the movement by well meaning people who it is felt are not fully informed as to the facts and it Is hoped that all those who are in oppo- sition to the project will attend the meeting today and hear the argu- ments. There has been some change of sentiment already since the discus sion of this week was begun and it is believed a clear understanding of the case will dissipate all opposition The meeting will be held in the office of the Water Users association.
 A GOOD BUSINESS DAY-Yester- day was good business day in the office of the territorial treasurer A check was received for $40,000 signed by the treasurer of the United States.