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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
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RaIsIno Goldfish.

People who see the average gold nsh swimming in a glass globe may wonder where they come from. as no such fish are ever caught in our native waters said visitor at one of our hotels
 "As q matter of fact, the ancestors or these fish are imported from China ana Japan. and one of the largest breeding places for them is a fish farm near wal dron, Ind, which place alone sends out over 100000 of these fish annually The proprietors of this farm drifted Into the business. being originally ordinary farm CTS just like any others; but finding that their class of farming did not pay they began to raise dogs and pet animals and from this they got the idea of raising gold fish, which proved so profitable that all other pets were abandoned ana the farm was turned into a series of ponds TOT fish. It cost them a good deal Of money to stock the farm. as many of the nsh died on the way over from China ana others had to be bought in their places Many varieties cost as much as s1Oo each tho rarest specimens being the aristo- cratic telescope fish, which is so named because it has very large eyes which stand out from It's head in sockets like telescope cases; and the comet fish, so named on account of its rapid motion and It's fan tails, which can shut and open like a fan.
 "The greatest amount of care has to be taken to prevent the birds from eating all the fish. The owners of the farm em- ploy men who are good shots and who are from sunrise to sunset killing birds which are attracted to the place by the pros poets of a good meal. In spite of this thousands of the fish are destroyed year. ly, as the birds will swoop down In flock, and some of them will get away with fish. The fish are fed on stale bread crumbs, and the older fish know when dinner time comes just as well as horse or man. When the attendants with baskets full of crumbs reach the edge Of the pond the surface fairly ohurns with thousands of fish leaping up for some thing to eat. gold fish has voracious appetite. and the crumbs are distributed over ss large surface of the pond as possible so that all may get some. gold fish Is not grown until it is years old, at which time 1t is about foot long, The worst specimens sell at wholesale for or 10 cents. while the rare specimens bring from 40 to 50 cents each"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
PUBLIC SENTIMENT THE
 POWER TO ENFORCE LAW

From the Nashville Banner.
 Judge Houston charged the grand jury of Marshall county concerning the recent lynching at Lewisburg that mob violence of that kind is murder and that it is the jury's duty to use its inquisitorial power in finding indictments against the men who composed the mob. The charge was framed in language of severe censure and indicated genuine feeling of indignation on Judge Houston's part at this unwar- ranted violation of the law. The man lynched at Lewisburg was accused of murder. and the lynching therefore did not have the usual provocation on which 1t has been the custom to excuse such iawlessness.
 Judge Houston's charge was in clear consonance with the letter and spirit of the law. but a. serious question is con corning the ability of the court to com pei the vfhdication of the law, The Co., lumbia Herald. commenting on Judge Houston's charge, says, All this we heartily commend. But now comes the point. Will the judge compel the grand jurors to perform their duty? He has the power. and in plain case like this 1t Is his plain sworn duty to see that the grand jurors do their duty. If at first they fail or refuse, he should discharge one after another until he empanels grand jury that will do Its duty"
 There is another power which is more potent than the power of the court upon which a community must depend for the thorough administration of the law, and that is public sentiment. Much of the fragrant and persistent violation of law which Is complained of is due to a demoralized and indifferent public sen timent. Communities are prone to com mend the law in theory and wink at its continued violation and non-enforcement In case of mob lawlessness and mur- der. such as that condemned by Judge Houston, the mob expects the protection of public sentiment or at least expects to be shielded from prosecution and con- viction by the public indifference to the high demands of the broken law and by the public condemnation of the crime which caused the lynching and the con- donation of and sympathy with the con- duct of the mob. The fallacious idea ob- tains that the number comprising the mob lessens the individual responsibility of each of the participants in the lawiess act, and the further idea prevails that It would be unjust to punish so many citi- zens of ordinary good repute for killing a criminal whose crime rendered himself deserving of death. The mistake IS maoe of placing the character and conduct Of the criminal In contrast with the numbers and assumed responsibility of the aver age mob, and hence the difficulty is in creased of securing a jury which will take legal and logical view of the mob's | offense, and be not biased and swayed by. a sympathetic feeling.
 The matter is one of grave importance. The complacent acquaintance in mob law 1 is. one of the most serious and dangerous | conditions of the times affecting the well fare of society. Law should be upheld and courts should be sustained in their | efforts to punish lawlessness. There is l need of revolution in public sentiment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

in this matter. Mob law never deters from crime, but on the other hand demoralizes society and encourages crime.
 Mob law should not be excused or en- couraged whether it be in Indiana or Ten nessee. The crime for which the man was hanged by the mob at Lewisburg was murder, a crime that allowed no plea for escape if the person had been brought to trial. If mob violence be tolerated in a case like this there is no extreme to which 1t will not go. It should be repressed and a healthy public sentiment should be ized tribunals in the vindication of law aroused to uphold and sustain the author and the preservation of order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
From tho Nashville AmerIoan.


 ZOA OvERNoR SAVERS of Texas has kO determined to try to break up - lynch law in his state. He pro- poses to strike. not at the lynchers but at the officers. especially the judges and sheriffs within whose Jurisdiction lynch ings occur.
 He will accordingly make in his next message to the legislature strong recom- mendations for the passage of a law attorney who through neglect, incompe- tence or sympathy with the mob allows prisoner to be taken from the officers of the law and lynched.
 As rule recenr iynchings have oc- cured because judges and sheriffs hesi- tate to call for assistance until too late for fear of offending the mob. All the lynchings have been due to this delay and the governor proposes to put an end to it by making the sheriff responsible.
 He does not Intend that sheriffs shall do as was done recently in Waller county. where dependence was placed on the vague and indefinite promise of the citi- zens to support the law" a promise which was not kept At the last minute. and when 1t was impossible to accomplish any good-for the prisoners were then in the hands of the mob--a rush telegraphic order was sent to Austin for the militia.
 Governor Savers sentiments on this subject were aroused by the recent Hemp stead and Nacogdoches affairs. While the prisoner was legally hanged at Nacog- doches the manner in which the execu- tion occurred only brought discledit to the law.
 At Hampstead the lynching was of the most aggravated kind. The prisoners were on trial when the mob, not liking the manner in which the trial was pro- ceeding invaded the courtroom, carried the prisoners off and lynehed one of them near the courthouse.
 These last two lynchings and the fact that there has been an increrase in the number of lynchings since he became governor have determined Governor Savers to take steps to stop mob vlo- fence. The governor has done all in his power, under the law. to protect pris- oners. He has called out the militia and otdte fdHBerS whenever ne was advised that it was necessary to do so. In one case his orders were disobeyed, and the prisoner was practically handed over to the mob by the officers.
 An investigation made by the attorney generals office shows that there is no excuse for these lynchings on the ground that murderers or other criminals escape through the law, During the year, twenty-three prisoners have been tried for capital offenses and condemned to death; and in only two cases have there been communications. In the last twenty months there have been eight-flve pris- oners condemned to death or life im- prisonment in Texas.
 Governor Savers will therefore, join Governor Longino of Mississippi and other southern governors in endeavoring to suppress lynchings. It is a far more difficult task than 1t may seem, and the anti-lynching governors have accom- plished far less than was expected, ai- though they have worked earnestly in this cause, 's
 No one could have been more earnest in his efforts to break up lynching in Mississippi than Governor Longino. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
THE LAND OF THE DLIFT LApIEsr
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Certain recent travellers in Boston re- port the frequency of elevator glris' in that town. Having elevated or sought to elevate everything else. the trl-moun- taineers are now engaged in eievating the elevator. Elevator boys-some of them are grandfathers-are often too naughty. Elevator girls will be better to look at and they can't be 50 swift and impiac- able. Remember however that 'eie- vator girls" aren't called "elevator glrls' in Bostonese Their Boston name is lift ladies'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
A peservina Charity,

The Orphans and Old Folks home, on Elgth avenue, for negroes, greatly needs money, groceries. coal and medicines. The home is full of poor people, and the man. agers of 1t hope generous public will remember the institution on Thanksgiv- ing Day w. R. Pettiford. president of the Penny Savings bank, is at the head of the home as chairman of the board of trustees. and other we'll known and trustworthy coiored men are interested in the deserving charity. t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
st, vIncent's HospltaI.

Many donations were sent to St. Vim cents last thanksgiving day and many will be sent again today. Scores of s1O checks and not few checks for $50 and s10e will be in evidence. Those persons who have 1t in their hearts to help this noble charitable institution but who are limited in means will send perhaps only dollar contributions but these one dollar gifts will be gratefully received by tie Sisters of Charity. There are several thousand people in Jefferson county to- day who can each well spare dollar for charity, and all the money that will be sent to St. vincent's will be applied to charity patients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
The Noted Horseman.

George H. Ketchum. the owner of Cresceus, fs every inch a gentleman said a prominent horseman yesterday
 ..and thorough man of the world. He never flies off at a tangent. He owns the greatest horse in the world, and Is worth in. cash considerably more than a million. but he always treats people with whom he is brought in contact, no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

terneidian deferenee and eonsiaeratiOn. When isia Tsaeiisd aeFs ysstefday. TOT in- stance. with the great Cresceus and his running mate. he did not find things ex- actiy to his liking at the fair grounds. The day was wet and squally. and every thing looked somber and uninvitIng. But Mir Ketchum bowed gracefully to the inevitable. He wanted things fixed up in order to make the greatest trotter h the world comfortable; so he moved the out At to Fies livery stable to wait for the needed changes to be made"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
HOPE ETERNAL
From the sioux Falla Press.

From the Sioux Falls Press.
 M. L. Fox of Vermlllion. in an inter- view h the. Sioux Falls Arsus-Leader: Defeated but not discouraged. We still have twelve representatives in the legis- lature. and if we can make a gain of one each year for sixty-flve years we will have a safe working majority and things will begin to come our way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
New orIeansI HospItaIIty.

All of the Birmingham Knights of Co- lumbus who visited New Orleans to as- sist in the initiation and institution of a new council returned yesterday except John ". O'Neill and Allen J. Krebs, who remained to sec more of the sights of the Crescent City.
 The Knights speak in. high praise of New Orleans hospitality, The members of the order attended mass at the Jesuit church and the initiation took place at Tulane hail. the Birmingham team per- forming the work of the second degree
 Sunday night there was a banquet at the St. Charles hotel It was served In unsurpassed style, and Charles Houppert, the well-known tenor, says the music alone, furnished by an orchestra of ff- teen pieces. was worth going to New Orleans to hear. On par with the fine music was the gumbo. for which New Orleans caterers are famed, to say noth- ing of the other things on the bill of fare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

Both sides in the hard coal country are trying to get their case out of court. They prefer to have it settled in their own lifetime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

The women are to be recognized in the stamp department, and Martha Washington's head is to adorn an eight-cent stamp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

The President will now proceed to hunt the trusts, and the country will wish him better luck than he had in the canebrake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

The grand jury thinks license of 5000 none too high for saloons, that create 85 or 90 per cent of the coun- trv's crime and misery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

The high-priced lawyers who tried to tangle up John Mitchell bit of much more than they could chew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
YES, MARK HANNA.

From the Mobile Register.
 Will the lily whites put up a presiden~ tial candidate of their own? That seems to be the only course left them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

Kansas City proposes to be thank ful tomorrow because it is to have a bullfght.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

Colonel Watterson went, alas, to the horse show, thus showing that he does not practice what he breaches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

The governments bill for buildings burned at Honolulu in stamping out the plague is ssOO,oOO. The buildings were well soId.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

We can at any rate be thankful to- morrow that the football casualties are postponed full year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

The Pontiff at the age of .ninety-two is cheerful, brave and witty, and the whole world hopes he will round out a century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

Mrs. Nation and the smart set should be left to fight it out undis- turbed. Go it, old woman; go 1t, bear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

Dead train robbers are wanted in Iowa and other western states. They are worth s10O0 a head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

The concensus opinion is that a woman who spends six wintry months in Dakota is entitled to a divorce, anyhow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

After a lapse of 2oOo years Persia has resumed diplomatic relations with Greece. The new minister will start with a great accumulation of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

Tn St. Louis midway Asiatic dances are to be barred. Then it Is not to be a midway at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

There will be no mention of the bc.r hunt in the Presidents message.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

The first turkey to arrive at the White House came from Rhode Island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

Guatemala is afflicted with native volcano, and pistol toter from Ken lucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

The sea serpent was a python. and it has been killed on board ship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
L. B. Musgrove Is in the city.

 L. B. Musgrove Is in the city. E. Well of New York is at the Morris. Paul Roberts of Anniston is registered at the Morris.
 L, G. Daniel of Tuscaloosa is at the Morris.
 J. c. Hunter of Atlanta is-at the Mor- ris.
 T. c. White of Baltimore is at the Morris.
 George c. Almon of Russellville is at the Morris.
 s. L. Dobbs orf Florence is at the Metropolitan. Fred H. Parsons of New Orleans Is registered at the Metropolitan. A. M. Tunstall of Greensboro is at the Metropolitan.
 w. c. Tunstall. ST.. of Greensboro. is at the Metropolitan. H. S. Williams of Wetumpka is at the NetroDolitan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

Rcres are blossoming in Alabama ard sleighbells ringing in Maine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26

Affairs at LOO court house were well hatcheled by the grand Jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
About Persona.

L. T. Beecher of New York, secretary and treasurer of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company. arrived in Birmingham yesterday and will remain here for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
The war upon Apostle and Senator

elect ssaost iiss iis becoming warm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03
If nfdn,t work.

ssI would give a good deal if l wasn't absent-minded, said a well- known business man with a sigh. q have tried all the so-called cures without success, and I suppose must make the best of the situation, ale though it is awfully aggravating to nave such a poor memory. The other Ssy I read of man, who from his account, often was placed in the same embarrassing position that find my self so many times, through poor memory. Tn his ease he solved the difficulty by writing himself postal card, thus jogging his memory.
 Ut struck me as being mighty good idea, and resolved to try it myself. It so happened that had an important engagement to keep the day following, so wrote postal card: Don't forget engagement with Blank Then I addressed it to my self and thought no more of it.
 "Ihe next day passed and l failed to keep the appointment had for gotten to mail the postal. Detroit Free Fresssy ~
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03
A cRUsoE COINCIDENCE.
Which Accounts for the Duration of Robinson's Exile on His
 Lonely Island.

Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale calls attention to some quaint and curious features in connection with Robinson Crusoe, which, says the Albany Argus, have not hitherto been pointed out. He writes:
 Readers who are curious in English history must not fail to observe that Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on his island on the .30th of September, 1859. It was in that month that the English commonwealth ended, and Richard Cromwell left the palace at Whitehall Robinson lived in this is- , land home for 2s years. These 2s years covered the exact period of the second Stuart reign in England. Robinson Crusoe returned to England in June, 1887; the convention parliament, which established William ILL, met in Lon don at the same time. All this could not be an accidental coincidence De- foe must have meant that the True born Engiishman' could not live in Eng land during the years while the Stuarts reigned. Robinson Crusoe was ruler himself on his own island, and was never the subject of Charles IT. o1 James II. He was not man without country because he had little coun, try of his own; but he was a man in g country where there. was no king but himSelf.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03

spring. Like 8 yellow streak its body leaped toward the cockatoo. Quick as it's leap was it was not quick enough for the sagacious Blan- co. As the cat 1eaped into the air Blanco met the animal with his great horn-like claws, striking it squarely in the face.
 Surprised, but not shaken in cour- age, the cat rolled over and over, and after recovering itself gave faint cry and leaped again This time Blanco struck it viciously with one claw and one wing, knocking it spin ming, at the same time shrieking out in his high voice: sBlanco, BlancoI Seat! scatl Aw, poor pussy, poor pussy"
 Again the cat. came to time, and again did the bird meet it squarely in the face with it's claws, and then, before it could recover itself to spring again, Blanco jumped on its back, picking it's body with a vengeance that made the fur fly. For over five minutes both bird and animal waged battle, until, weakened by loss ot blood and the terrific drubbing ad- ministered to it by the bird, the cat crawled out in the alley, where ii dropped dead.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03

eism speakes of nothing but the high est praise from an artistic and musical point of view The members are proud of being able to place this great artist before the musical public, as it will be his first visit to Waterbury. They sought for the first baritone of New England, and have engaged Fred eric Kenyon to appear, as every criti- cisim accorded with an excellent voice. Those who have heard last "Jul,' by Kala Bach, are familiar with the extreme depth and beauty of the composition, will have an oppor- tunnity to enjoy it again, as the En- semble string orchestra will renderitas their number. Tickets for the concert are now on sale by members and have been placed at Derwin's studio for studio for convenienece of the pub lie. They may also be obtained at the door. Admission 50 cents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03
THE WINDS AT PLAY.

 These many days the winds have been at
 play.
 And they have swept the sky Clear of all clouds that barred their bolster
 ous way
 And marred their reve1ry! With wild delight they yell as on they
 sweep Across the trembling deep. They lash the sleeping ocean into foam. They strip the tossing trees, They rudely drive belated wanderers nome. They tear across the leas. No rest for them--from dawn to evensonS Their mirth Is loud and long Tn ruined woods high carnival they hold; The dry leaves pirouette, giGdy whirl of scarlet and of gold! Whilst down the rivulet, Full to the brim, the russet spells and red Are to the ocezn sped. The golden elms to one another bends The reyels wax apace, The forest seems to dance from end to
 end, The beeches inter1acei And for the orchestra to this mad crowd The winds are piping loud. --F. B. Doveton; in Westminster Gazette.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03

eted The remaining acts treat the auditors to even more unusual phases of theatrical art "The Climbers gill be presented here with the origin a scenic and sartorial appointments end will employ company of Ameri- ca's best players, including Charles Kent, James Carew, Bennett Sturgis, Frederick Peters, George Stevens, Edmund Liston, Charles Master, George Kinard, Joseph Robison, Ed ward Chenoweth, Harry Wright, jr, Marguerite St John Wood, Elita Proc tor Otis. Elizabeth Barry, Marian Berg Ethel Winthrop, Marion Giroux, Maud Ream Slower, Lillian Wright, Maizie Oliver. Seats are now on sale at 9, 50, 75 cents S1 and $1.5O.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03
CoCKATOO KILLS CAT.' ;
Hungry and vindictive Feline Ate tacks sfxty-Year-01d Bird and
 Meets Death.

This is story of poor pussy and "Blanco," pugnacious cockatoo owned by Policeman Charles McKen- ma, of Philadelphia. It happened the other day. Blanco, as usual. was in the yard and was engaged in picking bone from plate of scraps, when the cat, a fierce, hungry-looking fe- line, made it's appearance. Slowly crouching, ready to spring, it made it's way inch by inch toward the sup posedly unsuspecting bird, which was watching the feline's movements from the corner of it's eye. At the distance of yard the cat made the