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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

It Is reported to this office that
James T. Allen is travelling through
the state of Alabama and soliciting
subscriptions for The Age-HeraId. This
Is to notify the public that J. 7. Allen
has never been connected with The
Age-Herald and has no authority to
act as agent. The names of the au-
thorIzed travelling representatives and
collectors of The Age-Herald are w. D.
6snkston, M. w. Carlisle and c. II.
Allen, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
PETTUs IN MOBILE.
Mo Part In Canvass, But Thinks State
for Jelks.

From the Mobile Register.
A number of well known business men
and politicians called upon Senator Ed
mund w. Pettus at the Battle house yes
terday and chatted interestingly with
A1abama's junior senator. At times state
and national politics were referred to.
Senator Pettus has no opponent and
his interest in state politics is centered
mostly upon the coming gubernatorial
contest In the primaries. The senator Is
a strong supporter of Governor Jelks,
and expresses the opinion that the state
In general is for Jelks. There are doubts
In some populistic districts, and more so
in Mobile county where he thinks one of
the hottest political battles ever waged
will be experienced.
Senator Pettus has visited all through
the northern part of the state, but has
taken no part from an oratorical stand
point, in the campaign other than to
enquire into the status of politics in the
places visited.
He will not make any speeches In the
coming campaign until after the pri-
maries, and only If 1t is the desire of the
state executive committee that he do so.
Senator Pettus states IL 1t is the wish
of the committee that he take the stump
he will willingly do so, ''for you know
1 have no secrets to cover and am with
the democrats at all times"
Senator Pettus touched upon a few
national questions, especially upon the
war in the Philippines and the friar
lands controversy. The former he thought
was not as 1t should be so far as per-
tains to the conduct of some of the Of
ficers. The latter he expressNl as being
in direct opposition to the constitution
of the United States, because the govern
ment has not the right to force any one
to leave the country unless for some
criminal act.
Senator Pettus' wife has not been in the
best of health lately and he spends his
time with her, occasionally taking a trip
for a day or two to some county in the
state. He will leave this morning for his
home in Dallas county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
Crops and Business.

No matter IL much speculation be
stayed in Wall street by the closeness
of money, 1t is plain that prosperity
Is booked to stay with us throughout
1903 at least. We need not and can
not look beyond 1903, but 1t is we'll as
sured that 1903 is to be as good a
year as 1902.
This prediction is based on the
crops that have been or soon will be
harvested. Inc spring wheat harvest
is nearly ended, and the entire wheat
crop is so great that prices are falling.
Cheap flour Is assured, and a great
amount for export will also be forth
coming. A late frost-a frost post
poned to September 15 in the surplus
corn states-will give us a corn crop
of $500 million bushels, which will be
300 million bushels beyond any previ-
pus crop. This means not only cheap
corn, but cheaper meats as we'll, and
1t means that the railroads will be
pvertaxed in the transportation of the
crop. The cotton crop is full of prom
lse and one more rain in the dryer
districts would render it well nigh a
record breaker, barring of course seri-
ous mishaps. The prospect at any
rate is excellent.
These great crops establish a gen.
sral condition Of prosperity, or rather
hey will maintain the condition that
,as existed since 1898. They may
,eepen and widen that condition.
they will at any rate create demand
pr iron and steel. and these in turn
I'LL create a demand for coal, thus
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
RECIPROCITY TREATY
AND THE REPUBLICANS
BY wATTEKsoN srEALEv.

Washington. August 14.-(special) -,Ac-
cording to reports from Oyster Bay the
President has decided to call an extra
session Of the senate after the Novem-
Der elections for the purpose of negotia-
ting a reciprocity treaty with Cuba. The
treaty has practically been prepared
and 1t is understood will contain about
the same provisions as the bill substi
tuted by the senate committee for the
measure which passed the house. and
which was the subject Of several repub-
lican disagreeing eaucuses.
1t is said to be the belief of the Presi-
dent that "a session of the senate held
for the purpose of ratifying a reciprocity
treaty would be much more likely to be
fruitful of results If It is held after the
November elections than If 1t was held
before. It is assured that the question
of the relations Of the United States
with Cuba Will enter largely into the
approaching campaign, and it is stated
that the President feels the democrats
will be less likely to offer serious oppo-
sition to a reciprocity treaty after the
election than they would before that
time"
To those familiar with the workings of
Cuban reciprocity this alleged feeling of
the President is little short of ridiculous.
Ever since the adjournment of congress
there has been studied attempt upon
the part of the republican press and the
republican congressional committee to
ignore the open record of the last session
of congress and place the failure of reel
procity with Cuba upon the democrats
instead of the republicans where 1t prop
erly belongs. Before the present cam
paign is well on it Is expected that re-
publican spellbinders will attempt to
transfer the stigma resting on their own
shoulders to those Of the democrats II
conditions in Cuba are such as to war
rant an extra session. and it is generally
believed that they are. it would seem
that the course to be persued by the
President would be to call an extra ses-
sion at once instead of waiting three
months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
The EIks.

1.-THE Elks never fail at any enterprise
they take up, and they will make a
grand success Of 'Elks' night at East
Lake next week." remarked a member
of the antlered tribe.
1.-THE entertainment referred to will be
for the benefit Of the Elks' Christmas
tree fund. Nothing seems to give so much
joy to the poor children of Birmingham
at Christmas time as the tree, and cit
liens in general will be glad to help us to
swell the fund by being present at the
entertainment at East Lake.
1.-THE Elks never do anything by halves.
and this accounts for the success which
attends their undertakings"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

The reason that the President will not
call an extra session before November
is not that ''the democrats will be less
likely to offer serious opposition to a reel
procity treaty after election than they
would before that tlme.', but because the
President fears repetition Of the divis-
ion IN the ranks Of his own party which
would be bad effect occurring immedi-
ately before the elections With few eN-
ceptions the senate democrats will vote
for any kind of a measure reducing Ding
ley tarin rates between the United States
and Cuba or any other country This
was their attitude, and was the record
of the house democrats at the last ses-
sion, and the Cuban speeches of the Pres
ident and other republican spellbindera
will have to be addressed 10 their own
party where they are needed. So far a.
can be learned the little group Of beeso
sugar republicans, led by Ellxins and Bur-
rows. have not changed their attitude
towards Cuban reciprocity, and nothing
is known at this time to warrant the
statement that they intend joining the
administration forces at the extra ses-
sion. The annexation movement is strong
among a number of republican senators
some of whom will doubtless openly adj
vocate 1t at the extra session. A denial
of reciprocity means annexation through
the process of starvation, which may
after all be their aim.
Fifty-eight votes will be necessary for
the ratification of the proposed treaty,
assuming that in the meantime Governor
Bliss will appoint a successor to Senator
Mcmillan of Michigan, ana that there
will still be two vacancies from Della
ware. There are fifty-f1ve accredited re-
publicans in the senate, or three Iess than
two-thirds. Democratic votes are there
fore a necessity. From the present out
look \ treaty will be ratified, and the
count will probably show that in proper
ton to the total vote of each side tho
democrats have furnished more votes for
reciprocity than the republicans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
WHEN STARS ARE IN THE QUIET
SKIES.

BY Bulwer Lytton.
When stars are in the quiet skies,
Then most I pine for thee:
Bendkon me then thy tender eyes,
AS stars look on the seal
For thoughts, like waves that glide b.
night,
Are stilest when they shine;
Mine earthly love lies hushed In light
Beneath the heaven of thine.
There is an hour when angels keep
Familiar watch DER men,
When coarser souls are wrapped in sleepy
Sweet spirit, meet me thenl
There is an hour when holy dreams
Through slumber fairest glide;
And in that mystic hour it seems
Thou shoulda be by my side.
My thoughts of thee too sacred are
For daylight common beam:
1 can but know thee as my star,
My angel and my dream;
When stars are in the quiet skies,
Then most pine for thee;
Bend on me then thy tenoer eyes,
AS stars look on The seal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
Division Of the County.

The Bessemer vote, it is said. is to
be cast solid for seven men pledged to
vote for division Of the county. Who
are the seven? Out of the dozen or
so candidates who are the seven that
propose to break up old original JEFF
ferson?
The Age-Herald has no words of op-
position to offer If the county desires
to be cut up into parts, but it does
object to anything of a sly nature in
that direction. In selecting members
of the legislature every voter in the
county has a full legal and moral
right to say whether he prefers the
grand old county as it stands, or is
willing to see 1t split up to crafty the
ambition of this or that locality. This
right is the right of every voter, and
it should be expressed at the polls in
the coming primary.
What The Age-Herald asks is this ::
Let the standing of each Legislative
aspirant be investigated. Know, in
other words, whether you are voting
for a divisionist or an anti-divisionist
Do not go along assuming you know
when you do not know. The men who
are canvassing the county can be in
terrogated on this point, and they
should be asked to answer categori
cally.
In other words, who are the sever
that stand pledged to vote for divis
ion of the county? 1t is the duty Of
the voter to ascertain their names
and to vote for them II he desires tc
see apportioned away territory that
intact, to constitute the most populous
and promising county In the south
territory that must have common
drainage, including drainage debt
territory that nature threw into one
valley and that men should not put
asunder.
Let all things be done above board
In this division movement. Let the
divisionists be separated from the
Notwithstanding sheep from the
goats or vice versa. All we ask is, a
fair understanding and a fair vote.
Every voter should and may express
bis choice in. this matter in his selec-
lion of legislative representatives.
This Is law, and plain common sense,
and all The Age-Herald asks is a full
and fair test, each voter knowing how
his seven favorites stand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
NOT AN ISSUE.
From the Greenvilie Advocate.

From the Greenville Advocate.
Many of the Johnston papers are try
ing to bring into the state campaign the
question of whether the railroad commits
sion should be elected by the people or
appointed by the governor and confirmed
by the senate as now. They simply
trying to sidetrack the real issue. The
question of the election or appointment
Of a railroad commission will come be-
fore the legislature and has no part or
percel in who shall be governor of the
state. Either of the candidates will ap-
prove any bill on the question which may
pass; both of them have said so.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
Truck Farming.

TRUCK farming is proving so profitable
in Alabama that the acreage In vegetables
and melons will be largely increased
next year" said a seed merchant
"Cantaloupes have been particularly
profitable this season. Three times as
many were raised in Alabama this year
as were raised last and they have
brought good prices. They have averaged
nearly dollar a crate, and that price
pays WE'LL"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
EccENTRIcITIEs OF GREATNESS

From the Newark News
President Roosevelt speaks English
fiuently.
Senator Hanna frequently eats eggs for
breakfast.
Grover Cleveland signs all his letters
in ink.
Mrs. Carrie Gait, the womans suf-
fragist takes parasol with her when
she goes walking.
Richard Harding Davis, the young nov
elist, has habit of closing his ewes
every time he sleeps.
Senator Dryden keeps a checkbook in
his inside pocket
David b. Hill brushes his hair several
times a day.
William Jennings Bryan wears two
leather shoes, one on each foot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

ciated that the approaching primary is
a party affair, the clearer the situation
will become. It is not an election,
but a primary of democrats. for DEM
ocrats, by democrats, and no broader
view should be taken of It. whatever
ats real effect may be. At the moment
1t is but a coming together Of demo-
Gratis for democratic purposes alone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Northern prummers.

1.-THE summers in the far north are
usually hotter than the summers in the
far SOUTH said citizen who has spent
the greater part of his life IN the north
I lived in Detroit for many years and
the July and August nights there are in
sufterabie. learn that Detroit weather
has been exceptionally pleasant this
summer but it usually happens that the
nights in that city are hotter than the
days.
Here in Birmingham we have cooling
spells every ten or fifteen days and the
nights are seldom so hot that we cannot
sleep we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
AUSTRALIANS SHEEP DYING.

Victoria, B. c., August 12.-Advices re-
ceived by the steamship Miowera from
Australia tell of terrible drouth in New
South Wales and Queensland, which has
devastated the sheep ranches of that
section Millions of sheep have died, and
men formerly considered wealthy have
been compelled to seek employment.
Samuel McCaughey, the sheep king of
Australia, lost over n million sheep out
of his herd of 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
Complete Registration.

The registration returns Of the state
are now complete, and The Age-Herald
publishes the first complete list. The
aggregate is 1910, of which number
possibly 5000 consists of negroes. The
white registration exceeds S0,000
The registration by counties is as
follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

The counties that reported the ne
gro registrations present these figures:
Baldwin, 10; Barbour, "A; Bibb, At;
Bullock, 10; Butler. 1; Clarke, So;
Chiffon, 4 Choctaw, 10; Colbert, 81;
Conecuh, 2; Covington, 3; Dale. 10;
Dallas, 81; Escambia, "a; Etowah.
%; Franklin, IL; Hale, IA; Lamar, q;
Lauderdale, 10; Lawrence, 81; Lee,
4; Limestone, 10; Macon, So; Madi-
son, 116; Marion, 7; Mobile, 131;
Montgomery, At; Monroe, AZ; Morgan.
So; Pike, 20; Randolph, Is; Russell,
III; Shelby, IA; Sumter, 81; ITALIA
dega, 60; Tallapoosa. 2; Tuscaloosa,
165; Washington, rs; Cherokee, 81;
Winston, none-total, 1854. Possibly
the total number may go to 5000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
Famous Family.

1.-THE descendants of John and Priscilla
Alden, who have been made famous by
Longfellow's The Courtship of Miles
standish,' will meet this week at Ross
park, Binghamton. N. Y" said New
York ms n.
Members Of the family will be pres
ent from all parts of the United States.
A strong organization known as the AL
den Descendants Society has been
formed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
THE HEBREW PEOPLE.
he Tuscalooa Gazette.

From the Tuscalooa Gazette.
The Jews are people who can readily
recognize ability in a public man and
the following endorsement of Governor
Jelks by the Eufaula Jewish merchants
is very significant.
We, the undersigned Hebrews of the
City of Eufaula, the home of Governor
w. D. Jelks. are unequlvocally in favor
of his nomination for governor in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Old maids are the toast and tea Of life.
widows the coffee and cheese.
A widow always acts like a man ought
to know that she has stood a good test.
Children are instinctively delicate about
not wondering as to their fathers brains.
No matter how much a man loves a
woman, she can never be the same to
him after he has heard ner snore.
A girl with pretty feet can lose slip
per as easily as one with a scrawny neck
can believe In modest dressing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

In Madeira they have lightning bugs
three inches long that make a light
In proportion to their size. They
threaten the artificial illumination
business in that distant island.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
BASIS OF JOHNSTON FACTION.

From the Eufaula Evening Journal
One mans ambition is the ground work
of the Johnston campaign. He wants
seat in the senate and is moving for il
under a plea to be indicated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

The Philadelphia millionaires who
assailed Attorney General Knox should
be asked to sign a pledge, and let
John Barleycorn alone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

With no Boer war, no coronation,
and no Whitelaw Reid on his hands,
King Edward should recuperate rap
idly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

Crooked coronets on American peer
esses at the Abbey go to show what
are from the nature of the case mis-
fits
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

Adelina Patti is still in good health
and strength, and her voice is essen
TALLY unimpaired, but she has gone
out of the farewelling line of bust
ness
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

After King Edward stood the poet
laureates coronation ode, the doctors
were at once discharged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

Now that Mr.. Bryan has withdrawn,
some of those who cannot carry their
own states should do likewise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

a lion among ladies is most dreadful
thing.
midsummer Nights Dream.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

Saratoga is making Monte Carlo
look like thirty cents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

History fails to mention the fact
that Thomas Jefferson had an official
yacht, or even two yachts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

Even the eastern organs concede
that William J. Bryan is out of the
race set to be run in 1904.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

A little Boston girl wrote home, 81
am getting fat on milk and eggs right
from the cow"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

Explorer Baldwin is afraid some
one else will capture the North Pole
and throw him out of a job.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

The youths of the far west are
showing some signs of Tracyitis,
new disease that was originated in
Oregon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

Gates at Saratoga and Kitchener in
London are trying to overcome to
some extent the immensely of ]. P.
Morgan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

st. Pierre is not to be rebuilt. This
is good French common sense in the
West Indies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

The hard coal strike is tiding over
it's thirteenth week, hoping for better
luck next time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

Cuba seems to think she cannot be-
come nation until she acquires big
bonded debt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

King Edward is, comparatively
speaking, an obscure man this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

Champion Jeffries is not up against
Philander Knox.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

The Dolliver boom of Iowa will soon
go to meet the Olney boom of Mem
phis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15
Gold In the Treasury.

There was a deficit of ~ millions
In July in the national account, but
this by no means indicates that there
will be a deficit at the end of the fiscal
year in June next. July Is the first
month OF the fiscal year, and 1t always
is a month of large disbursements.
The treasury experts say the repeal
of the war taxes will not result in
loss OF more than go million dollars
to the national revenue, and that there
will be some increase in customs. This
estimate would leave balance at the
end of the fiscal year of at least %
million dollars, and the figures for Au-
gust point to such result.
But even IL there should be on June
80 Of next year deficit of a few
millions, this would not be at all dis
comforting The gold fund at the
close Of last week stood at 564 mill
lion dollars. On July 20 1t reached
566 million dollars, the record point
In the entire history Of this country.
1t is not, however, the record of the
world, for Russia once held 598 mill
lions, which is considered the worlds
record among nations. The nations
now stand about as follows In the gold
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-15

1t will be observed that the nations
which have the most gold are by no
means the happiest or the strongest.
Germany has the best army in the
world and England the best navy, and
both contain great deal Of happiness
to the acre, but gold is after all an
element of power and 1t will build
canals and open rivers, and we need
not therefore quarrel over the liberal
supply held in this country.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
FOOLED HIS FRIENDS
Merchant on the Heights Has Some
Fun With Telegraph BLANKS.

prominent grocer ON Monticello ave-
nue., on the Heights, whose name is with
held for obvious reasons. played the most
practical kind of joke on number OF
business men on the Heights few days
ago.
messenger boy by mistake left
package of telegraph blanks in the gro-
cery store. The grocer saw a lot of fun
ahead for him, and proceeded to fill out
a number of them. He mad them sent to
his victims notifying them to be at the
Pennsylvania ferry at certain time
Druggist Fred A. Pollard. of Monticello
and Jewett avenues, was one of the vic
tins He received a telegram and lost no
time keeping the supposed appointements
Druggist Pollard found when he reached
the place of meeting that dozen other
merchants and business men whom he
knew were also looking for the person in
question. It then dawned upon them that
they had been nicely fooled. All are now
looking for revenge They have learned
who trIcked them. and they mean to even
the score.