The age-herald., 1900-05-03
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Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for this day, Wednesday, May 3, 1900:
 Deal, ask favors, and seek work in the D. m. and evening"
 Expect sickness and disappointment; in thy business thou wilt have much diff fieulty to succeed; those in employ will be more fortunate"
 "A child born on this day should keep in employ, and not attempt any business on it's own account, or failure is certain. If female, in danger of disgrace"
 The club women of the state are here and we are mighty glad to see 'em. They are not "the ladies'" they are not the sex" they are just the women, and the Lord blesses them. In the organization and workings of their clubs they have done great ork of advancement and have established new claims upon public grati- tude and reverence. If they had never done great work of advancement, and have of their condemnation against "the ladies' and "the sex" They are women, they give us to understand, let who may be ladies" There are two titles that should never have been acknowledged after the days when George III. was king g'-lady and gentleman. All the changes are sung on those two wearisome, meaningless titles In Chicago they have 'boards or lady managers" some of the members or which are said to be also women Ladies and gentlemen" shrieks the political pa triot He means women and men, though there are persons who appear to be ot neither sex assertively. These are called by the vulgar "old women of both sexes. That is by implication a sheer at senility which is in the highest degree. vulgar. It should be remembered that certain ill., hammered boys were on one occasion eat en by bears because they referred to an old man as "old baldhead" Women's clubs compose the women's federation, and that federation is making for the good of all the people The toast then is The women, God bless 'emr' And in all truth, the en- nobling influence of women was never more needed than it is on this third day of May, 19O0 and it will be needed more tomorrow. No man, whatever his intellect or his Vir- lures. can ever aspire to a really nobler distinction than to be esteemed a faithful follower and servant of good women. The more fully women rule the world the bet ter for the world.
 There is not a good man in the world who doesn't owe his virtues chiefly to woman's influence. Fortune in blessing Birmingham, blessed 1t most abundantly in good women: and the hundreds of bright women from elsewhere now in this city will readily appreciate this fact. They will appreciate it in the homes where they are guests, they will comprehend of ;f ;,, Ina churches. and in the wide sweep of its charities. Noble efforts of Birmingham women in charity's godly call are seen here in the Hillman hospital, in the Mercy Home, and in St. Vincent's hospital, all three of which appeal to all good women and all good men; and the highest praise the fair visitors can speak concerning Birmingham is to speak to the outside world concern ing what women doing for charity in this busy town of thundrous industries. Every visitor to the convention of the womens clubs should take time to look at the splendid new structure of St. Vim cents hospital crowning the wooded hill at the top of Twenty-seventh street the South Highlands. That home of charity is the work of good women, the society of the Sisters of Charity, women who are of their own election brides of charity and who are devotng their beautiful lives to charity's cause. Through their labors and their prayers hundreds of thousands of money are being expended and provision being made for hundreds of sufferers. The sisters are doing this great good because Of love of good-good women working for good. And hundreds of good women lively in the affairs of the world are help ing the sisters of charity, who so much need help. One of these fair and noble as- sistants to charity, Mrs. w. c. Cooper, Jr, deposited in bank yesterday nearly two hundred dollars which she had just collected for the hospital. and she will collect more. Assuredly. her work is a powerful incentive to others This instance of a Birmingham woman's great work is cited to the visiting women to show them what Birmingham women are doing in the universal cause of goodness.
 The greatest news that ever came to Bir- mingham will be read this morning-the greatest news concerning material devel- opment America ever heard. After fifty four years of effort the lower house of congress has passed an act providing for
 
 lantic and the Pacific oceans. The house of representatives has passed the Nicara- qua canal bill, and it now goes to the sen ate, where Senator Morgan will probably succeed in getting favorable action. The senate has two or three times in the past adopted a similar bill, but the measures never could be got to vote in the house. Now the house acts, and it is an act of unparalleled greatness towards the fulfill ment of Americas destiny. To the count ry at large it is of vast consequence; to Birmingham and Alabama it is everything glorious! The possibilities of the houses action staggers the imagination. It fore tells the presence in this valley of a million people before the boy born today is old enough to vote. It will make Birmingham the Monte Cristo of the cities. The world is ours! And to an old man, a venerable statesman, in his workaday home in Wash ington it is of profoundeSt human interest