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The age-herald., 1902-03-27
GROUNDS ASSUMING SHAPE.
Work on St Louis Fair Has Progressed
 Rapldy-More Men Needed.

St Louis, March 26.-The work on the Worlds Fair has progressed so far that it is possible for the casual visitor to make out roughly the main feature of the picture which is to be painted on this site with buildings, lageons, trees and avenues.
 On next Saturday plans and specified tions will be ready for the machinery building. The estimated cost of the build ing is s66O,000
 The Department of Works has prepared plans for changes which shall convert the St. Louis Athletic Club House on the Worlds Fair site into temporary hospital The large increase in the num- Der of men employed on the site makes some provisoin for emergency aid to the injured necessary.
 F. J. w. Hart, architect of the Arkan- sas Worlds Fair building has arrived in St. Louis to make final surveys and pre- parations for the erection of the build ing.
 F. w. Taylor chief of the department of agriculture and acting chief of the department of horticulture and Charles M. Reyes secretary of the joint commit tee on legislation and State and Territo- rial Exhibits will leave today on a tour of exploitation. Their first stop will be at Albuquerque N. M, and from there they will visit in turn Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma. Seattle, Boise City, Salt Lake. Cheyenne and Denver. Their itinerary may also include Carson City. They expect to be away about three weeks.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
Supren1acyof Morning Paper
 as Advertising Medium

From Printers Ink, March 19, 1902.
 The Daily Saratogian (N. " re- gently published an article, which said:
 ''The evening paper is pretty gen. erally conceded by the largest ad- vertisers as the one that brings tho best returns, for it's circulation is largely In the home."
 This impression is not verified by the advertising in the daily papers of New York City. A comparison of the morning and evening papers for the month of February appears to estab- fish the supremacy of the morning paper over the evening paper, at least in the estimate of the advertisers.
 During February the New York morning papers carried 2,5S8,226 lines of advertising, of which 1,O54,732 were on Sunday, against 1,126,418 lines in the evening papers.
 Even with the exclusion of the Sun day morning issues, the preponderanee of the weekday morning publications was 36 per cent.
 The dry goods advertisers are un- occasionally the largest and most sue cessful users of the newspaper space. The February figures in New York City show the following comparison:
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
State Primary Needed,

The Democratic State Committee should order a State primary, at which Democratic voters can express their preferences for every State office, in. cluding Congressmen and an United States Senator. The South Carolina plan should be accepted bodily, for it is what the people of Alabama desire, and are determined to have.
 Such a primary is the logical out come of the new constitution. The State is now in the hands of it's best citizens, and these citizens are in no mood to longer stand the convention system. The average citizen has been disfranchised by the politicians ever since the war, but he is now preparing to have a voice and a vote in the se- lection of party candidates. This is only possible in State primary.
 In such primary great care is needed in order to weed out the wiz ards of the ballot box. They still live. and they will repeat whenever they can their old tricks. A plan is needed that will drop them out of politics with thud. They have outlived their rascality. They have cheated their fellows fully twenty-five years. They must "go."
 A State primary of the South Caro- lina sort, honestly conducted, will knock the opposition to the new con- stitution entirely out. It follows logi- cally the new electorate, which will be one of the highest possible quality. The politicians will object, but the peo- pie will not, and the people are bigger than the politicians.
 But a fraud in one county in State primary is fraud in all, and it is therefore very important that every safeguard and precaution should be taken against ballot box rascality. Let the rascals know that the penitentiary yawns for them, and let every honest man be alert Let there be a con- certed effort to punish every man who assails the integrity of the ballot box, our most precious political possession.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

Of the total known number, 176 are males and 102 females; 145 American born, 120 foreign-born and the remain der uncertain. It is stated that 186 of the cases were contracted in the United States, but the opinion is ex- pressed by the commission that this number is too large, and that some Of these cases were brought from abroad.
 The single case in Alabama was found in Cullman County, but there is a suspected case in Pike County. The history of these Alabama cases is not given, but the presumption Is that they are imported cases.
 The commission thinks there are more than 27s cases in this country. The disease is concealed as long as is possible in many cases. The dis ease is more contagious in the coast districts of the Gulf States than else where in the country, and for this req son the commission recommends the establishment of federal retreat for lepers, to be located perhaps on an
 island in the gulf. At present large
 proportion of the known cases are al
 large, coming in contact daily with
 many people.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
WE AWAIT PlNe-PoNo PUNCH.

New York Letter in Pittsburg Dispatch.
 The ping-pong craze has broken out in a new form. Society folks were some what aghast a few days ago when they learned that the patrons of the new game had covered the pool and billiard tables and converted them into ping-pong courts upon which tournaments are now being arranged. But club men were wholly un- prepared to be served with ping-pong as their Easter drink, which Is supposed to usher in the summer and the horde of rickeys which are considered appropriate to the straw hat season. Ping-pong punch is an importation and is considered as es- sential to the new parlor game as tea is to golf. It sas for basis cold tea, bran dy, sauterne and benedictine. It is said to be particularly pleasing after a warm game. and It's introduction to Pittsburg is matter of but few weeks.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Maundy Thursday.

Today is Maundy Thursday, so called from the new commandment. In Satho- lie countries. the feet of pilgrims arc washed in the church. while the Man datum Novum" is sung and doles arc given to the poor.
 In Catholic churches everywhere the blessed sacrament is carried by the priest in procession from the high altar to the repository. At night there IS usually a sermon on the Real Presence.
 At St. Mary's Episcopal church on the South Highlands, holy communion will be administered tonight. The only lights will be those in the ehancel, and they will be dim. This darkened service is singu- larly impressive.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New Yor.i Press.
 An heiress would be as sweet by any other name.
 It is better for woman to be a good cook than to be President.
 It's a lucky thing for men that rose bud mouths haven't any thorns on them.
 Some men plan so carefully about their pleasures that they swear off drinking just for the fun of being able to swear on again.
 The man who speaks of 'my lawyer Is generally the one who asks him a question casually when they are riding downtown in street car in the hope of getting legal advice without having to pay for 1t.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
FEBRUARY, 1902.

work a shift key myself, 1t is too much of makeshift or too little-anyway, the letters never come Into line, and look like a squad of green militia on parade. In using the universal keyboard there are too many keys for the average fingers. A man needs four hands instead of two. Three of these could be used in writing testimonials to the company and the other could have no room to pick out the let ters. But as I said, coming down to facts, the only true test of machine is to run 1t through newspaper office. Let the editor grind out a non-readable editorial on it, then let the fresh reporter use 1t in writing something funny then let en- ployos of the art department take a whaci on 1t In writing love letters, and in the early hours of the morning let the circulating department get up a sworn circulation statement on it, and if the typewriter can undergo all this it is a good one. Now this old reliable here has stood 1t all for months. I wish the agent would come down and get a testimonial from me. I'd give him a good one for a small sum-
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
LOVE ME LITTLE, LOVE ME LONG.

Love me little, love me long! Is the burden of my song: Love that Is too hot and strong
 Burneth soon to waste. Still would not have thee cold.- No too backward, nor too bold; Love that lasteth till 'tis old
 Fadeth not in haste. Love me little, love me longi Is the burden of my song. If thou lowest me too much, Twill not prove as true touch: Love me little more than such.-
 For fear the end. I'm with well content, And little from thee sent Is enough. with true intent.
 To be steadfast. friend. Say thou lowest me, while thou live I to thee my love will give, Never dreaming to deceive
 While that life endures: Nay, and after death, in sooth. I to thee will keep my truth, As now when in my May of youth;
 This my love assures. Constant love is moderate ever, And it will through life persever; Give me that with true endeavor,-
 I will 1t restore. A suit of durance let 1t be, For all weathers,-that for me- For the land or for the sea;
 Lasting evermore. Winters cold or summers heat, Autumn's tempests on it beat; It can never know defeat,
 Never can rebel; Such the love that would gain. Such the love, I tell thee plain, Thou must give. or woo in vain;
 So to thee-farewell!
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
FOR BUDDING POETS,

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
 For the benefit and convenience of per song as tribute to the season when the sap begins to rise the following words and parts of words ryhming with spring, are given: Sing, bring, thing, ring. fling, ding, wing, ling, wiring, king, swing ping, ging. ting. ming, ming, fing, bling cling, sling gling, bling, ding, sting, string, ching. wing. zing, ing, bing.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
The Festival Chorus.

"There will be several more part re- hearsals before the music festival. which begins April '. but there will be only two full rehearsals, not counting those with the orchestra said a member of the festival chorus yesterday.
 ''The Birmingham chorus has acquitted Itself well at all the former festivals, but 1t Is in far better shape now than it ever was before. The singers know their parts thoroughly. The music is not so difficult as some that we have sung, yet it is any thing but easy"
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
About Persons.

R. J. Berry of Houston. Tex, is at the Morris.
 M. T. Hochstrasser of Atlanta is at the Hillman.
 c. Y. Schuyler of New York is at the ". L. Peoster of Chicago is at the Hilman.
 George L. starks of Boston is at the Hlllman.
 B. D. Powelson of New Orleans is at the TIillman.
 E. T. Treat of New York is at the Nor ris.
 A. B. Little of Atlanta is at the Morris A. E. Noble of Anniston is at the Nor ris.
 J. P. Winn of Chattanooga is at the Morris
 J. R. Fletcher of North Carolina is at the Morris.
 T. L. Sowell of Montgomery is at the Hillman.
 w. H. Gililand of New York is at the Metropolitan.
 F. J. Geimer and wife of Chicago are at the Metropolitan.
 W. c. Tunstall Jr., of Anniston is at the Metropolitan.
 w. ". vickery of Meridian is at the Metropolitan.
 c. F. Morris and wife of Atlanta are at tle Metropolitan.
 c. II. Jennings of Memphis Is at the Metropolitan.
 G. E. Taylor of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan.
 M, r. Duncan of Memphis is at the Metropolitan.
 MT. W. J. Murphy, general manager, and MT. W. c. Rinearson, general pas senger agent of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad, are in the city. They will leave for Cincinnati today.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
Experiments in Talking
 By Wireless Telephones

Mir Stubblefield explained that his in- Yentions simply harnessed the electrical held," which scientists said to be everv- where below the surface of the earth When the Iron rods were pulled from the earth nothing could be heard, but as soon as they were stuck in the ground again the messages came.
 After the first test the party on the shore followed the bank of the river northward climbing over rocks and fol- lowing winding paths, and continued to receive messages at constantly increasing distances until the maximum was reached at about 200 yards. when the batteries be came weaker. As there was no transmit ting instruments in the hands of the re- ceiving party no messages could be sent back.
 After the land tests the party entered the steamer, on which telephone receivers had been placed simply by fastening them with strings to the railing. The wiring was attached to an iron weight and thrown into the water at the stern of the boat, where it dragged as the steamer started from the shore. The sending oper- ator remained within the inn. At different distances tests were made between the land and water. messages being sent from those at the hotel to the party on the boat. Music of a harmonica and simple counting of figures was plainly heard. Sentences were not so plain. At distances of more than 100 yards the words were not clear and distinct. Stubblefield thinks this defect would be easily remedied with more perfect instruments.
 Stubblef1eld, who is 40 years of age Is thoroughly absorbed in his work and brimful of confidence of the possibilitiis of his inventions. which are now pend- ing for patent. He is modest and thor oughly democratic. Years of work on his farm have made him stoopshouldered His mustache Is dropping and sandy. He was educated at the public schools in Ken lucky and Mississippi. His father, w. J. Stubblefield, was a well-known member of the bar of southwest ern Kentucky. In his inventions he has been aided by his IA year-old son Burnard, who is said to have a wonderful grasp of electrical and scien- tific subjects for one so young. As a mat ter of fact, the father admits that the son has more technical knowledge than the parent, who claims to be grounded only in certain general principles. The instruments used today were manufac- tured by father and son on their farm In Kentucky and are entirely unlike the massive products of the great electrical works of the country.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
Birminqham Needs If.


 A large percentage of the cities of the United States have Young Mems Christian Association buildings, many of them very handsome, erected and equipped by the liberal aid of public spirited men. The value of Young Mems Christian Association work | from an ethical and socal point of view, to say nothing of religion, has been appreciated by all intelligent, l progressive people, irrespective of | creed, and in order that this work may be carried on with the highest efficiency association buildings have become necessary.
 Birmingham is one of the few cities of any size or pretensions that is with out its Young Mems Christian Asso- citation building. If other communities feel the need of association homes, this city, with an unusually large proportion of young men without fam fly restraint, needs building all the more.
 Up to ten years ago the Birming- ham Young Mems Christian Associa- tion occupied a rented building. It was a poor, small structure, but it was better than nothing. It served to keep the association together and at work But the building had to be pulled down to make room for the Hillman Hotel, and since that time the association has existed only on saper.
 The organized effort being made now to raise $100,000 for a suitable building should enlist the hearty sym pathy and receive the7substantial sup port of all well-to-do citizens. Three or four years ago, when Birmingham was just recovering from long period of depression it would have been next to impossible to have raised the half of one hundred thousand dollars for the Young Mems Christian Assoca. tion. Comparatively few business men had the money to spare. It is very difficult today. The people here have prospered greatly. Some of them have become rich, and with the start that has been made, about one-fourth of the amount required having been sub- scribed, it should not be a difficult matter to get the full amount
 Men of means who are waited upon by the canvassing committee should consider the fact that there is to be but one Young Mems Christian Asso- citation building. There are many churches, and there will be many more. Persons who contribute to church building funds will be called upon to contribute again. Moneyed men who are connected with this or that denomination are expected to be generous in aiding their denomination. But this Young Mems Christian Asso- citation building will be for the whole city. It will be large enough to serve Birmingham, even allowing for the city's continued rapid growth, for twenty-five or thirty years. The man, therefore, who makes large subscrip- tion now will not be called upon the second time to help in the erection cf an association building. The board of directors hope to have S100,000 sub scribed within a short time, in four or five months at most, and they should not be disappointed.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
Hotels Full.

This has been a busy week with the hotels. Nearly all of them have been full every day since Sunday.
 On the registers are found the names of men in the various walks of life, but the capitalist and the drummer is chief ly in evidence. When the commercial traveller is busy general trade is good. There are few better signs of prosperity than the activity among the travelling men.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
Possible Peace in South Africa.

The Transvaal government, as rep resented by Acting President Schalk- Burger and the Orange Free State government as represented by Presi. dent Steyn, are comforting with Lord Kitchener with view os ending an ugly war that is very cruel to all im- mediately concerned, and that the rest of the world is tired of. Peace should be the result, and perhaps it will be. as each side sees what lies before 1t.
 The Boers, in the light of General
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

offering a candidate to send a set of dele gates who are pledged to vote for any man that their favorite orders. Their own wishes or those of the people whom they are supposed to represent are en- tirely ignored, and their votes are traded to the man who will offer the highest number of votes in return.
 The custom is demoralizing and debas- ing in the extreme. In reality the people of the county are sold with their dele gates.
 The next fight before the white men of Alabama Is to get rid of the set of ring masters who have so longed cursed the politics of the state
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
s2oo.ooo FOR PUBLIC BATHS.

From the New York Evening Sun.
 The committee on public health of the board of aldermen decided yesterday to favor an appropriation of $S5,OOO for three additional public baths in the borough of Manhattan ana $1so,O0O for public baths in Brooklyn,
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
THE JACK POT DEFINED.

B. B. Clark in American Thresherman.
 subscriber asks: What Is a jack pot that read about once in a while. and what seems to be the difficulty in getting it open?' A jack pot is one for properly cooking fish, and is especially recom- mended for suckers It has time lock, over the combination of which millions of Americans have burned the midnight oil in yain
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
THE ToMBIeREE IN BOSTON.

From the Boston Herald.
 The $10.00O appropriation for the irn- provement of the Tombigbee river is de- feated. This is a great blow to the bliss ful occupation of rowing Julia so true in the gumtree canoe, with the hand on the banjo and toe on the oar. Is there no sentiment left for the old negro melo- dies that were wont to tune up the heart at
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
A WHITE PRIMARY.
. Tuscaloosa. Times

From the Tuscaloosa Times.
 The present system of holding conven- tions for the nomination of candidates for office has been entirely discredited.
 In the eyes of the people a convention is a place where votes are traded until the most successful trader carries off the nomination.
 It has become the custom of county
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
DROPPED DEAD IN STREET.
Second Secretary of Mexican Embassy
 at Washington Dies Suddenly.

Washington, March 26.-Enrique santi- banest, second secretary of the Mexican embassy in this city, dropped dead on the street this afternoon. He was consump- tive and his health had been very poor Of late.
 Senor Santibanest had been stationed at the embassy in Washington for about sixteen years having come to this city with former Minister Senor Romero.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

Senator Penrose's unpopularity has now spread over the country, instead of being confined to Pennsylvania. He is a machine politician who wants Senators elected by machines instead of the people.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

A State primary, fair, open and honest, is the hope of the State-a primary in which all voters can ex- press their preferences.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

Ambassador Choate will take q sneeze out of King Edwards snuff box just before Envoy Reid does. This is both official and important.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
Leprocy in the United States.

A commission of the marine hos pital service reports that there are 27S known cases of leprosy in the United States as follows:
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

None so blind as a coroner's jury that prefers to call offenders persons unknown" Their eyes should be Onened.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

The theatrical press agent of tho winter season becomes the sea snake editor of a summer hotel in the hot months.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
DRY GOODS ADVERTISING.
 Seven Morning Papers.

1otdi.ss. ''''OS'
 Excess of morning papers over evening papers 54 per cent, equaling 2l24l2 lines in dry goods advertising
 On all those classifcations which are supposed to interest the home, as dis tinguished from those which appeal to the counting room, the preponderance of the morning paper Is more marked, as will appear from the following:
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"The unknown persons" in Pike County will soon know that Governor Jelks has some backbone of his own.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27
Wonderful!

From the Detroit Free Press.
 "A very kind-hearted woman"
 Every. She won't say an unkind thing even about her husbandg'
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

London's supply of mansions in the coronation season is not equal to the demand of American millionaires.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

Commissioner Evans should settle down somewhere and not keep the public on tiptoe any longer.
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President Roosevelt is able to be strenuous because he never worries or allows himself to be worried.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

It Is a close race between General Miles and Emperor William as to which can be photographed the more often.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

Helen Gould is AZ years old, but she is the nations pride just the same.
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It will be a trust with hoe when the new hardware trust is perfected.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

Rotten conventions in which politi- clans can deal and dicker have had their day in this State.
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Trouble Is but fun to President Roosevelt He is built to take on trouble by the ton.
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Bob Evans has disappeared alto gether. He is untangling his tongue.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

The tin tag war in England is pro- gressing fiercely.
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Another "Tombs Angel" has ap- peared. The name of the new one is Miss Ada Elliot.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

Pike County does not at heart pre- fer anarchy to law and order.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

The fancies of the rooter begin now to turn to three-base hits and home runs.
The age-herald., 1902-03-27

New Jersey would be the only gainer if ex-Presidents were made life Senators.