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The age-herald., 1902-03-31

hope to whip Russia, and England cannot help her while the Boer war is unfinished.
 All in all the prospect is there will be no war between Russia and Japan in the near future. Russia will go on absorbing and assimilating Manchu- ria, all the time protesting to the con trary, but never releasing her grip for a moment. Japan, too. will go on absorbing and assimilating Korea. The Japanese are pouring into Korea and to some extent into Manchuria, where they are hospitably received by the Chinese.
 Korea and Manchuria lie side by side. Russia covets Korea and really needs its ice-free ports. Japan covets Manchuria, and dreads the occupation of the Muscovite. The situation is full of possible dangers, but those dangers are far ahead. Korea will be Japanized and Manchuria Russianiz- ed, and it will take a generation to accomplish these tasks. When they are accomplished war may come, but the prospects now are that finance will forbid a war very soon. Japan's pride will be appeased in the practi- cal occupation of Korea. Her sur plus population and products will be sent there, and she will court the friendship of China, and the new Chi na and the new Japan may in the long run be able to check and restrain the Russian Bear, but neither nor both can regain Manchuria.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
KING EDWARDS MEMORY.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 While he was in England, Mark Twaln says his head was once taxed as gas works. He wrote Queen Victoria friendly letter of protest, saying; Il don t know you, but I've met your son. He was at the head of a procession in the Strand, and I was on bus" Years af- terward he met the Prince of Wales, now King Edward VII, at Homburg. They had long walk and talk together. When bidding him good-by the Prince said: T am glad to have met you again.
 This remark troubled Twain, who fear ed that he had been mistaken for some one else. He communicated this suspic- ion to the Prince, who replied: Why, don't you remember when you met me in the Strand, and l was at the head of a procession and you were on a 'bus?'
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
New Steamship Rates,

/. New York March 30-Local agents of English and continental steamship, lines received official notification today that the agreement on minimum pas senger rates which was finally effected last week on the other side, will go into effect Monday, March 31. The agreement contains provision length cnlng tine summer season. This sea. son ddl ing which rates are 9 per cent higher than the winter will inst from MaJ to October on Westbound rates and from April 1 to Oetoocr i on Easthound. The only important changes are discriminate increase on some of the larger ships of the eX- press lines.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
BISHOP PoTTER's SALARY.
n the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 In commercial life a mans salary or income depends upon the amount of business or money he can control. To a financial house representing great pro- motions a man who can direct the in vestment of $1OO, ,OOO, GOO Is worth salary of $25O, 900 a year. Bishop Potter's salary as head of the Episcopal diocese of New York is $12,500 year. If he were follow ing secular pursuits it is probable that he could control vast sum of money sufficient to make him worth to any first class Wall street house s75O00 or $SO,0OO year. Those who have learned but just now of the bishops meager wage express amazement. Hardly citizen of the com munity uninformed in such details, be- Heved he received less than s2o.0CO. Are there no perquisites in exalted episco- DacV?
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
CUBAN HOME RULE IMPENDING.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
 The date of May 20 is now fixed as the time at which Cuba is to enter upon the experiment of elf-government. We char acterize her undertaking in this regard as an experiment because we have the opinion that very few people have conf- dence that 1t will be permanent in en- durance. The nations of Europe are re- ported not so to regard 1t, and it will hardly be claimed that there is more than a limited opinion in the United States to q different effect The Springfield Repub-
 ican, a newspaper highly favorable to Cuban independence, admits that fhere Is universal distrust'' of its governments continuance. Of what Is the opinion in Cuba itself, we know little; indeed, if there has been an opinion formed on the subject there, 1t has not yet been made apparent to the outside world. The clear and creGitable point in the case as re- gar ds this country is that we are to leave the Cuban government to credit or to dis credit itself. We have prepared the way for its inauguration, and will place no obttacle to prevent it having fair trial in operation. Our preliminary work toward the revival Of Cuban industry might have been improved but we have not interferred in the effort of its people to institute their own government.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
PlNe-PoNG WRIST ARRIVES.

From the New York Telegram.
 Instead of abating the ping pong craze among the patrons of the Lakewood Hotel is increasing. Two young women, Miss Frances Wells and Miss Valentine of New York, who played in the tournam ents at the hotel last week. complained of a swelling and tenderness in their right wrists on Tuesday, and it troubled them so that they consulted the house phy-. sician of the hotel. You're both got a case of ping-pong wrist" said the phy- sician. You'll have to wear tight band age around the wrist for three or four days and apply some liniment that I'll give you. I've had half a dozen cases of ping-pong wrist within the last week, and it begins to look as though we're going to have an epidemic of it here. You'll be all right inside of a week, but you must keep away from the game"
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
Literary Clubs.

Speaking of culture the literary clubs of Birmingham have been very helpful in fostering a taste for knowledge, es- pecially touching history and philosophy" said man engaged In educational work.
 ''The women of Birmingham, 1 mean the club women, arc great readers They take keen interest in large questions and they are beginning to understand and appreciate. the interrelations of the various problems of life.
 Some of our men take large views of great questions but one is surprised to find that many professional men have little taste for literature Their horizon is narrow, when it should be wide There is no excuse for a college bred man not keeping up his interest in solid reading. Men should not let the women get ahead of them"
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
Iapan and Russia.

It is easy to bring Japan and Rus sia into collision on paper, but the fact remains that neither wants war, because war has become fearfully ex- pensive. Finance is now a better peace court than The Hague. War in the Orient would be very expensive to Russia, and she is carrying heavy loads at home. She has discontented students. and her great railroad is in. complete. She does not desire war. She prefers to wait and to play the diplomatic game.
 Japan is plucky, and her people are full of war enthusiasm, but she has but 45,OOO,OO0 of population, as against 13O 900 ,O0O in Russia. True, she is close at hand, and she has perhaps the better navy, but with all these advantages she could not reasonably
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
A Musical Achievement.

q was agreeably surprised to hear a great musical work. such as Haydns Inn perial Mass, rendered in artistic style in a church in Birmingham" said Balti- more man who listens to classic music in Cardinal Gibbons Cathedral on every high festival occasion.
 The Cathedral choir is famous. It sings only masses of the first class. But then Baltimore is a large old Catholic city with a strong musical atmosphere. If we die not hear the master works of Cherubini, Mozart Haydn and Beethoven, in the Cathedral we would think 1t a re- f1ection on our musical position. But the choir at St. Pauls executed the Imperial in a way that would have done credit to Baltimore I think 1t is safe to say that in no church in a city of Birmingham's size could such fine music have been heard on Easter or any other day"
 As yesterday was the first time that the Imperial mass had ever been sung in Birmingham many music lovers and sev- eral musicians attended St. Paul's.
 MT. Guckenberger has conducted much high class music here" said MT. E. B. Beckwith, the 4-aptist organist, who oc- cupied seat in the congregation. but he never did anything in church as classic as Haydn's Imperial and I doubt whether he ever conducted a church choir that acquitted itse-l as well as this one at St. Pauls. And I never heard Bir- mingham orchestra play so we'll before. Musicians who failed to hear the Impe- rial missed a treat indeed. This mass may have been beyond the appreciation of people not musically cultivated, but to those who knew something about mu- sic it was a revelation and decidedly edu- cative."
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
French SoIons Agree.

Paris, March 30-Both the chamber of deputies and the senate sat all night last night to adjust budget differences. The senate at 8 o'clock this morning adjourn ed until 2 o'clock this afternoon. The chamber of deputies finally agreed to all the amendments made by the senate and passed the whole budget by a vote of 367 to 80. It adjourned at o'clock this morning. At this afternoons meeting of the senate the formal elections were fix ed for April ?. The. chamber of deputies and the senate will re-assemble June and June respectively
The age-herald., 1902-03-31

city Star but more actively engaged in business in California, is at the Hillman.
 ass
 MT. Charles McCrery, vice-president and general manager of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company has return ed from visit to the East.
 Congressman J. H. Bankhead spent a few hours in Birmingham yesterday. He dined at the Metropolitan and took the afternoon train for bis home in Fayette. J. Deahr of Cincinnati is at the Morris. A. Spitz of New fork is at the Morris.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
GRANDFATHER'S PIPE.

I've often-times read of 'The Old oaken
 Bucket" And "Grandfather's Clock" and "The Old Arm Chair;' That carried the memories of age back
 to childhood And frightened for mom ents-some burden of care; Such fond recollections are dear I'll ac-
 knowledge, For my rtind reverts with a memory still rite, To scenes that have past, how well I re-
 member The charms I attached, to my grandfa-
 thers pipe. When winter-nights long and the cold
 piercing weather Imprisoned our natures, we'd sit round
 the fire: While grandfather reigned in the place
 that was warmest To lend us his wisdom, when such we'd require; Til tediousness broke from the book.
 slate or paper And begged for "tale'-as his goggles
 he'd wipe Our requests were insured, doubly sure,
 when we noted The match-hame applied to my grandfa- ther's pipe. And once I remember twas gloomy and dreary, As grand father sat in his old arm chair, The tears trickled down O CT his cheeks to the hearth stone While l smoothed his brow that was fur rowed by care, And begged for his thoughts, but he smil- ed-yet so sadly Still sorrowing in silence; he came of that type, But oh! how carressing, that look which he gave me When I brought his comfort my grand fathers pipe. When last I was home with the dear ones assembled In noted each change both by time and in place. The photos and heir-looms, I knew well in childhood, The Bible that lent to the bookcase it's grace; e But vainly I sought for that simple old relic All blackened from use-save one border ing stripe That lent it's own charm to a tale well recited; While smoke curled upward-my grand fathers pipe
 JOHN ToBIN. Village Springs, Ala
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
slrmInaham,s JObbIna Trade.

''The wholesale merchants of Birming- ham did a larger jobbing trade in 1901 than they did in 1900 and they will do larger business this year than they did last" said a commercial traveller last night.
 Birmingham has to compete with Nashville, Atlanta and other Southern cities with their trade long established, but notwithstanding this fact the jobbers here are pushing ahead rapidly. If they reached only territory adjacent to the city they would be able to keep busy but they are doing more than that. l predict that Birmingham will be rated high as a jobbing center within the next two or three years"
The age-herald., 1902-03-31

These figures refer only to the growth of manufacturing industries, and. there fore, indicate only very partially the growth of the South. An element of the real increase of the strength and prosper ity of the section which is quite as not able, hopeful and important, is to be found in the agricultural development and advance of the South; the increas- ed diversity of its crops; the improved methods of tillage and the enlarged pro- ductive capacity per acre.
 The South Is moving forward in manu- featuring at wonderful rate. but no less phenominal and certainly no less encour- aging is it's agricultural progress.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
Senate Will Not Try to Coerse House
 Into Passing the Ship Subsidy Bill

prises, and George G. Williams, president of the Chemical National Bank of New York, the richest bank for the capital employed in the world!
 According to the official statement of cash in the treasury today, the silver bull lion purchased under the act of July IA. 1890, the coinage amounts to S34,2 ,255; and that is all the silver bullion there is in the treasury except $346, ,251 in the general fund. But the stock of silver dollars held as a trust fund against silver certificates is enormous, aggregating s45S,- 726. 900; compared with gold coin to the value of $335 106,0s9 similarly held. And as the Hill bill empowers the secretary of the treasury to recoin silver dollars into subsidiary coin-halves, quarters and tenths of dollars-it is interesting to note that in the general fund of the treasury today there Is in subsidiary silver the sum of S1O, 623, 796 That is very nearly equal in amount to the silver dollars in the same fund-$12, ,772, ,4S3
 But the vital essence of the bill in question. (the Hill bilD is,' says the New York Chamber of Com merce, ito make the legal-tender silver dollars remaining outstanding exchangeable at all times into gold when presented in sums of S5 or multiples thereof If the act of March IA. 19OO really means what it says, that the standard dollar of issue shall be the gold dollar, then every dollar issued other than gold should be exchangeable into gold. for the maintenance of parity, as the committee truly says, is not only a moral obligation resting upon the na- ton. but it is one which the government can not evade, for. whether exchangeable or not. they must be accepted by the Treasury for all Government dues in lieu of gold '
 If that isn't free silver, what is 1t?
 LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
The Hardware Project.

From the accounts we read Tn the newspapers the wholesale hardware com bine will be a go," said a Birmingham jobber.
 But no one here has any definite ln- formation The large hardware concerns have been working on this project for a year or more and even if they do suc- ceed in forming a great corpoation sever al months will be required to perfect the details of organization. Should the Bir- mingham jobbers go into the combine, all the wholesale hardware houses here would be closed except one. And then independent houses would be opened. l understand how manufacturers can com- bine and operate a trust successfully but jobbers will find the trust problem any thing but easy.'
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
NOT MUCH TO MORGAN.

From the Chicago Record-Heraid'
 MT. Morgan later testified that he had made large sale of Northern Pacific stock to J. J. Hill.
 How much was it?" asked MT. Lamb.
 q can't remember" replied MT. Nor gan.
 Somebody has testified here that it was s1o,0Oo.OOO worth" said Mir Lamb
 Well, that may be-"
 ''This seems rather a large transaction. Can you not tell us something about the negotiations?" asked MT. Lamb.
 "A ten-million purchase of stock does not seem a very big transaction to me. have forgotten the details,' said MT. Morgan.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
WICKED PING-PoNG.

From the Sunday-school Chronicle
 Ping-pong is now rapidly bringing In it's train other evils than mere lhane waste of time Gambling has taken It, and innumerable young people are specu- Iating money they can ill afford on the results of the games. Here young wo- men and girls are affected even more than young men, for they can specu- late with A show of responsibility which does not attach to other forms or gamp- 1inp
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
The Preachers Appearance.

''The Rev. Mir. Walker is about to give up the pastorate of the First Con gregational church at Wilmette, H., be- cause the women of his congregation do not like his personal appearance" said a Chicago man at the Morris.
 MT. Walker brushes his hair in pompa- dour style and he alleges this as the rea- son why some of his flock do not ap- prove of him. T admit that I am not handsome. remarked the preached Some women would rather look at a handsome man in the pulpit than listen to a good sermon :"
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
RooSEVELT'S PARTY.
President Has Invited Many Friends
 to Accompany His to Charleston.

Charleston. s. C., March 30.-The fol- lowing party will accompany President Roosevelt during his visit to the exposi- tion in this city:
 Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Carow, MT. J. K. Oracle. Secretary Root, Attorney General Knox, Miss Knox. Secretary Wilson, Secretary Cortelyou, Assistant Secretary Loeb. Mrs. Loeb, Dr. John F. Wise, Com mander W. s. Cowles, Col. l.. S. Brown, General Agent Southern Railroad Me Latta, MT. Charles Cottrell of The As sociated Press and a number of press rep resentatives from Washington.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
Mrs. BeaIe's Necklace Stolen.

Washington, March 30.-It devel- oped .odey that the $3000 necklace stolen from Pullman car running be- tween Charleston, s. O., and Jacnson- vile. Fla. on March 7, belonging to Mrs. Harriet S. Blaine-Beale, daughter of the late Secretary of State, James C. Blaine. Mrs. Beale was en route to Cuba, accompanying Miss Alice Roosevelt. the Presidents daughter The authorizes are still witho;t q clue as to the whereabouts of the gems or the identity of tne thief.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
Protecting Fruit Trees.

ing to start fires around my little peach orchard and save the fruit" said Col. Altman the other day.
 Fruit growers in the Mobile section protect their fruit trees by fires. There Is work and bother in keeping a large or chard warm but with a small orchard like mine-36 trees-the fire experiment will be easy enough. My peaches are all right now and I hope to have a good yield this summer"
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
Can't Communicate With Stein.

Pretoria, March SO.-The efforts of Act ing President Schalk- Burger to open communicable with MT Steyn, the form CT president of the Orange Free State have thus far been unsuccessful.
 DeWet and Steyn have crossed the main line of the railroad going west. They were escorted by Vanniekirk and Van Demerwe, and have been traced to Paris (about 30 miles northwest of Heilbron road) Orange river colony by Col. Gar rett
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
THE soUTH,s GROWTH.
-om the Atlanta Journal.

From the Atlanta Journal
 The industrial growth of the South impresses The San Francisco Call as be- ing especially fortunate because it is not confined to large cities, of which the South happily has few, but has been most notable in the smaller cities and the towns. ..-
 An interesting statement is that which shows the percentage of increase of towns of different population in the South and the country at large, stated as follows in the census bulletins:
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
GERMAN TRADE.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel,
 Germany must either import the oulk of her foodstuffs. or else lose her people through emigration and her export trade through the high prices necessitated by dear food. Her industrial classes elearly realize this. and the Agrarian attempt 10 stop American imports will meet with an opposition at home far more effective than any remonstrance from Washing ton ran he
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
eERMANYs FOREIGN TRADE.
Imports Aggregate 5,7oe, ,ooo, 900 Marks
 Exports 333,ooo,ooo Marks.

Berlin, March 9O.-A commission of com mercial experts, which has been working with the government statisticans has fixed the total values of Germany's fer eign trade for 1901 on the following terms: Imports 5.7Os 900 marks This is a decrease of 3SS, coo 900 marks from the total of imports for 1900.
 Exports. 4.512 100000 marks This is a decrease of 24O.OOO 900 marks from the total of exports for 1900.
 The imports from the United States increased by 21,500.00O marks during 1901, compared with the previous year. The exports to the United States decreased 54,0O0,OOO marks in 1901 as compared to 1Qnn
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
ALICE ROOSEVELT IN CARTOON. Berlin Cable to the Philadelphia North

American.
 Simplicissimus, an illustrated journal noted for the brutality of its cartoons and which has often been confiscated by the police because of It's reverence to- ward high personages. appears today with q drawing representing Miss Alice Roosevelt at sea in an open boat, an immense fat hog in one end of the boat and Miss Roosevelt standing in the other holding a pig wrapped in the Stars and Stripes. This drawing is inscribed:
 We received your Princes, you must admit our hogs"
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
Miss Hays Engagement Announced.

Washington, March 30.-The en- gagement of Miss Alice Evylin Hay, younger daughter of the Seer tary of State and Mrs. Hay, to James w.. Wadsworth, Jr, son of Hon. James Wadsworth, member of Congress, of Genessee, N. Y. The marriage will take place in Washington, but not be- fore the autumn.
The age-herald., 1902-03-31
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 The difference between a man who lies and a woman who lies is that he knows he is lying.
 Man is better for a good woman than a bad woman; he is better for a bad wo- man than no woman at all.
 Only their conceit keeps men from dis covering that their qualities about which women most care are their usefulness to them.
 A woman with nice, long, wavy hair can no more help getting caught by men with 1t down her back than she can help looking surprised when she gets caught.