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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
south by decades:

The gain in the year ended Septem- Der i was 9S1.0SS spindles--a gain never before equalled except in the year 1S99-1900, when 113 mills were built. After that outburst of mill building there was lull, but the tide of mill-building is rising again, and the promise is that more than 30 mills will be put up this year in this section.
 There are oozen towns in this state that should start mill projects this year-towns like Greenville, Greensboro, Dothan. Decatur, Gads- den, Troy and the like, and no doubt alabama will build its share of mills, and if every county would take hold of the subject in earnest the state could speedily be made a center of textile work. Huntsvilie's eleven mills shows what is possible, and the three mills in Talladega, which was in 1890 . sluggish town of less than 2500 pop ulation, shows what any county town can do. Talladega did not seek out side capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
TOM JoHNsoN's ACHIEVEMENT.

From the Boston Herald.
 The victory of Tom. Johnson in Ohio is to be regarded with mingled feelings in the public view. We are inclined to esti- mate MT. Johnson as an honest and a sin- cere man. He Is preferable to the average politician of both parties in Ohio in thIs respect-infnitely preferable to John Is. Mclean, who thoroughly debauched the democratic party while he was influential in 1t. But, aside from this. MT. Johnson appears to be still, to considerable ex- tent, among the votaries of Bryanism. His tendency is to hold the democrats to an allegiance from which 1t is essential they shall be relieved if they are to have hope of success in the future He can make the democratic party of Ohio better in one sense by his example, if not by His caunsel, but if he continues his connec- tion with Bryanism 1t must tend to keep this party from the only chance of suc- cess that is open to 1t as American poll tics is now constituted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
NIGHT ON THE PRAIRIEs.

By Walt Whitman. Night on the prairies The supper is over. the fire on the ground
 burns low, The wearied emigrants sleep, wrapt in
 their blankets. I walk by myself; I stand and look at the
 stars, which l think now I never real
 ized before. Now l absorb immortality and peace, l admire death and test propositions. How plenteous! how spiritual. how re-
 sumel The same old man and soul-the same old
 aspirations and the same content. l was thinking the day most splendid
 till l saw what the not-day exhibited. l was thinking this globe enough till
 there sprang out so noiseless around
 me myriads of other globes. Now while the great thoughts of space and eternity fill me I will measure
 myself by them, And now touched with the lives of other globes, arrive as far along as those of
 the earth, Or waiting to arrive. or passd on farther
 than those of the earth, I henceforth no more ignore them than
 l ignore my own life Or the lives of the earth arrived as far
 as mine. or waiting to arrive. O, I see now that life cannot exhibit all
 to me, as the day cannot; I see that I am to wait for what will b.
 exhibited by death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
-------'s@-------------7 DOLLARS LOST POWER.
Advance In Prices of Necessaries of
 Life Since 1897.

From the New York World.
 Washington, September 7-"The cry of prosperity is misleading said Chair man H. Griggs of the democratic con gressional committee, today. Real pros- perity means harmony between prices and wages. We have no such harmony. If tho man has not obtained an increase of from 10 to 100 per cent. he is losing money compared with his condition in 1897 and 1ssS
 ''Take. for instance. the thirty-second annual report of the Massachusetts bu- reau of statistics of labor. It shows that in 1902 dollar will buy less than in 1897 of the following articles by the following percentages: Common soap, 1914; starch. 1OB roasting beef. 16 2-3; soup beef, r 2-3; trump steak beef, s; corned beef, I; forequarter veal 23 Ia; hindquarter veal IT; veal outlets. 111k; forequarter of mutton, 32 Ia; leg mutton. 27 4-5; fresh pork 2S 1-5; salted pork, 25 2-5; hams, 8; shoulders, II; sausages, 1872; lard. 401s; butter 2O1s; cheese, 121a milk 11M pota- toes 12ls coal, 10; brown sheeting. 35k; bleached sheeting. S9A; ticking. 1s1k; house rent, 40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING.

The census office has just issued special report on the manufacture of locomotives during the census year.
 During the census year 2774 locomotives of all classes were built at the twenty eight establishments, whose chief product is locomotives. This output had an aggre- gate value of $27 121, ,O63. In addition, PIP locomotives, valued at $3,276,S93. were con- structed at twenty-six railroad shops making a total of s046 locomotives valued at sso,s97 456, built in fifty-four establishments during the census year.
 In 1890 there was built 2409 locomotives at an average value of $S199 while the 2774 built In 1900 averaged $9777. This in- crease is due in part to changes in size and construction. The increase in the number built is attributed mainly to the foreign demand for American locomotives the number exported in 1900 being 525 compared with 161 in 1890.
 Figures are taken from the records of large locomotive establishment to show the increase in weight of locomotives since 1890. In that year the average weight of locomotives built in the par sentative works was 92.OOO pounds, en- zine alone, exclusive of the tender. In 1900 the average was 129,0OO pounds. The average weight of the locomotive and tender at this same establishment was 15S, 534 pounds
 The growth of the export trade in American locomotives is noteworthy In the year 1890 there were exported 161 To- eomotives, valued at s1,2So 6O6 In 1900 there were exported 525. valued at S5,- 592 403. American locomotives have found their way into all parts of the world, having proved their superiority over every type of foreign locomotive with petition. The large export trade is due to several causes. While the efficiency and the excellence of material and work. manship of the American locomotive are important considerations In many cases, questions of price and speedy delivery have been determining factors.
 By building in large numbers, locomo- tives with perfect interchangcabillty of parts and employing tabor saving ma chinery of the highest efficiency, Ameri- can manufacturers have been able to construct engines. at lower cost and in less time than any other builders in the world
 Eight days is probably the shortest time in which an engine has been built, start ing with the ray material and construct ing all the parts, but an engine has been assembled and erected readey to run in twenty-four hours.
 The twenty-eight distinctively locomo- tive establishments are distributed as follows:
 Pennsylvania, 8; New York, 4: Illinios, 1; Ohio, 3; New Jersey and Virginia, each ?; Alabama, Maryland, New Hampshire North Carolina and Rhode Island, each l. The average number of wage earners em- ployed during the year in the pennsylva- mia establishment was 9S74 and the wages paid aggregated $5.5OS. .3S1. The value of the output was s16,946525. In New York the average number of wage earners employed was 4S7O; wages paid, s2,66O.000. and value of output, $9, ,492, ,9S1 These figures do not include the work done in railroad shops. J. M. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
IN HOTEL HOBBIES.
Fall Trade.

"The fall retail trade will open earlier than usual this season. and merchants are glad. of course, at the prospect said a prominent Nineteenth street man last night.
 "our autumns are generally late, but we have had a long. hot summer and this will bring a cool September. This chilly spell we are having now will bring hundreds of absentees back home and all classes will begin at once to buy fall apparel. Nothing hurts the dry goods and clothing business so much as unreasonable seasons, and conversely, nothing stimulates this trade so much as seasonable weather. Merchants will have no trouble I think in working off their fall stocks. Everybody has money and everybody will desire to be in the et.rlo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
M'klNLEY SHOT ONE YEAR AGO.

From the New York Journal
 One year ago today William Mckinley. President of the United States. was as sassinated at Buffalo. In a long line thousands of persons were passing the President asShe was holding reception in the temple of music at the Pan-Amer- iean exposition. Leon Czolgosz. an an archist, as he reached the side of the President drew a revolver and fired twice at the man who held out the right hand of fellowship to him. At the home of John G. Milhurn, president of the ex- position, the President fingered for a few hours more than one week, and died at fifteen minutes after 2 o'clock on the morning of September IA. His last words were: Goodbye, all; goodbye. It Is Gods way. His willS not ours, be doneg For his crime Czolgosz was executed In Auburn prison on October %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
The Templar Club.

''In the north straw hats are called in early in September, but inl the south they are permitted usually as late as October: {: but this cool snap, which suggests frost, will bring out soft hats and derbys and t. man who wears straw headgear after next Sunday w., be conspicuous indeed, said a club man.
 While tha derby will be much worn this season. the prevailing style I am told. will be the soft black hat. But the trouble with soft hats is. they are be- coming to only comparatively few men. It takes certain style of physique to look well in anything but a derby"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
Cnttnn in Alabama

Alabama is the fourth state both in cotton production and in cotton spin ming. In 1S99-1sOO the crop of this state was 1,044,0OO bales; in 190O-O1 it was 100000 bales, and in the cotton year recently ended it was 100000 bales We are outranked by Texas, Georgia and as a rule Mississippi. What the crop of the present year will be it is difficult to say. but if it reaches a million bales it will exceed aA estimates.
 Since 1890 there has been an in- crease in the south of 3S0 cotton mills, or net increase of about 30 mills a year The increase in the year just ended was 2s mills, or about the nor maj number. We add here a table showing the number of spindles in the eo1lfh hv daradac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
Was Acquainted With vlrchOw.

q was personally acquainted with the illustrious scientist and radlcaI politician, Dr. virchow and I suppose many other Germans now living in Birmingham nad met him." said E. Lesser.
 Tn the science of medicine pr. virchow ranked as the foremost man in the world, but it was as a great reformer In politics that l knew him. With all his fame and busy life, he was approachable to every one, and no one was too humble to have his personal regard. He was a grand type of the gentleman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
A Needed Reform.

q have livet- in Birmingham for sev- eral years and have been connected re- gently with several organizations, most of which invariably faIl to meet on time,,' said a busy man.
 "The commercial club and the board of trade set good examples in punctuali- ty, but three societies that I belong to are anywhere from a half to three-quar- ters of an hour late in calling to order. There is no excuse for this. When a meeting is called for certain hour. the president should rap his gavel promptly and not wait for tardy members. A half hours delay is sometimes a serious loss to a business man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
THE RIG CEDRIC.
White Star Liner, Now Building IT
 Belfast.

Special to the New York Commercial.
 Belfast, August d.-With an absence of fuss, characteristic of the company-there was not even a ceremonial christening Harland & Wolff launched last week the largest vessel in the world. the Cedric.
 When the Celtic, owned by the same firm, the White Star Line was launched, she was the largest vessel then in the world the Oceanic surpassed her slightly in length and was. and Is stiil. rne long est vessel in the world; but though the Cedric is described as sister ship of the Celtic, she is 100 tons greater in regis ter and 4C00 tons larger than the Oceanic. So she is fairly entitled to the distinc- ton of being the largest steamship now ahcat.
 To the Germans belongs the honor of having the fastest steamships. British owners have long since given up the struggle for the blue ribbon of the Att lantic because they have no such sub sides as the Germans have 70 rall back On; they find it pays better. to build bis ships, and the Cedric Is Nne biggest of them yet though even she is not finality.
 The length of the Cedric is TOO feet; her beam Is 75 feet. and her depth 49 l-S feet. She is about 210oO tonss gross, her sister, the Celtic having been the first vessel ever built to exceed 10000 tons The dis placement of this huge vesset at her load draught will be S7,s7O tons, a figure that only few years ago would have seemed incredible as applied to ship. The ce- dric has. no less than nine decks.
 She will have accommodation in all for about 5000 passengers. besides quarters for a crew of about 350 In addition to the ordinary staterooms, there will be suites consisting Of bed, sitting and bath rooms, enabling families who can afford to ray for the privileges to obtain while afioat all the privacy as well as the com forts enjoyed on shore. There will also be single-berth staterooms practically q new feature in ocean liners.
 The central rooms on the bridge deck will have square windows, which give much better light than the ordinary bulls eye. The first-class accommodation is all arranged amidships on the upper decks, and the number of such passen- gers provided for is 365.
 The grand dining saloon will be a hand some apartment. Situated on the upper deck it will extend the full width of the 'ship-75 feet--will be lofty and airy, and will contain seating accommodation for 3oO
 The scheme of decoration is simple. The furniture and general appointments are to be luxurious, and the saloon will be an exceptionally imposing feature of the ship. With the library immediately above the. bridge, and the smoking room aft of the grand staircase, it will form a hand some suite.
 The White Star Line now possesses no fewer than thirteen steamers of more than 10000 tons each, and the average of the thirteen is 13,S4o.
 The diameter of the Cedric's tunnels is 15 feet 9 inches by 12 feet, and their height 136 feet above the top of the keel. Her two tunnels and four masrs give her profile a graceful appearance. She will probably be completed and take her place on the Liverpool and New York service late in the autumn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
Maj. u. w. Johnston.

Deep regret is expressed in business and social circles at Maj. J, W. John ston's determination to move away from Birmingham remarked a public-spirited citizen.
 Ut is but natural that Major Johnston should love old Virginia, his native state' and return to. Richmond and make his home there; but what Is Richmond's gain is certainly Birminghams loss
 "Major Johnston has been q citizen of Birmingham twenty-one years and has been a helpful leader in this community during all that time. A man of wide ex- perience in business affairs. full of pluck and hope, he has done his share in huild- ing up Birmingham, and our people will always delight to honor him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

city. .the guest of the family of his un- ele, Gen. Fred s. Ferguson. Mayor D. B. Joseph of Montgomery was visitor to Birmingham yesterday.
  Warren. Brown of Montgomery is in the city. Sam Friedman of Tuscaloosa spent yes terday in Birmingham.
  J. A. Clifford and Judson Carder, clerks at the Morris hotel have returned from a pleasure trip east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
Mems Hats.

'"The next triennial eonelave of the Knights Templar will be held in San Francisco in 1904 and many of the large communicates of the Unite States are already making arrangements for the pilgrimage" said a frater of Cyrene commandery of this city.
 ''Cyrene organized a San Francisco club immediately after the Louisville encamp- ment It was the first to organize and enroll members. By 1904 we will have a very large membership. San Francisco is. perhaps, the most attractive conven- tion city in America and every Templar who can afford to take the trip will be in line two gears hence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
REBUkING THE CHURCH.

From the Chicago Chronicle Dem)
 The democratic party of Arkansas has elected Jeff c. Davis governor by very large majority This Is merited rebuke to the strait-iaced and puritanical mem bership of the First Baptist church of Little Rock. which expelled his exceIlency because of some trifiing charges of drunkenness, gambling and general im- morality-charges which he did not even take the trouble to defend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A mans house is his wife's castle.
 An easy way not to get rich is to have plenty of children.
 You can manufacture blond haid. but red heads just come natural.
 It costs most men a good deal more to live up to their prosperity than they get out of it.
 Getting into debt is as easy as falling out of balloon. and getting out of debt as easy as falling up into the balloon again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 With two millionaires in the field, and the power to elect vested in the legisla- ture, the Vermont gubernasorial contest ought to be quite as profitable as d Mich igan senatorial fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

If Cleveland has any more politi- clans of the Tom Johnson and Mark Hanna sort, it should trot them out and put another hippodrome on the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
THE CONVENTION IN TEXAS.

From the Mobile Herald.
 We are glad that the day of the nomin. ating convention of Alabama is over. Dis- patches related yesterday that one Giles pie had been nominated for congress in the Twelfth Texas district, after 7201 ball. lots People must be long-lived in Texas to become candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
HARD ON TIE CARS.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 There is a hard winter ahead TOT ths freight cars on which the Kansas corn crop must be hauled to market
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

MT. F. Duncan and Colonel Grove are not so "easy" as Tracy and Bar tholin were. The former prefer to live in this world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

Preacher Bigelow, the democratic candidate for secretary of state in Ohio, proposes to speak every day and every night until the day of cleo tion in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
About Persons.

Col. David Collier of Tuscaloosa was in the city yesterday.
 President Giles of the Central Female college at Tuscaloosa, was a visitor to Birmingham yesterday.
 L. F. Woodruff of the Montgomery Ad- vertiser is spending few days in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

The nomination of Mayor Rose for governor by the Wisconsin democrats again shows that the path of glory leads from the mayors chair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

The hard coal miners are so poverty stricken they cannot buy bananas, and this change has created a glut in the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

Motorman Madden was for a mo- ment the most influential politician in the land.
 Presidents have been chosen in various ways. but never by a motor man.
 Martinique is an excellent island to emigrate from.
 The Dutch Up in Maine have taken Holland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

The mimic war will not be ended until the customary number of court martials have been held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

John Hay may wish to be President, but he certainly does not desire to be trollied into the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

John w. Gates is trying to forget Osgood. A wide and stormy sea sep arates them at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

With Gates on one side of the sea and Tom Johnson on this side, the equilibrium of the world is easily maintained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

The figures in the constructive in the Higginson-McArthur war are withheld by the department at Wash ington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

Tom Johnsons tent show and red devil is the spice of Ohio politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

Roosevelt luck" was not strong enough to avoid crash, although it held good against it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

The only unreconciled Boers are those who did no fighting. History always would repeat itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

The throwing of bricks by Henry Watterson at the monkey diners is a waste of building material.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

Oil is threatening the hard coal op- orators from the south, and corn from kansas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

One motorman at least came very near being a Warwick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

The republicans do not despair of yet regaining Vermont.
La Junta tribune., 1902-12-06
s..ea. e,.e. ome.,..

At a meeting of La Junta Chap
ter, No. 40 Royal Arch Masons.
held last Tuesday evening, the
following officers were elected:
High Priest, G. II. Winchell;
king. v. Aibers; scribe, b. F.
Haskins; treasurer, John Johnson;
secretary. X. A. Steen; captain OF
the host, J. b. Pearce; principal
soiourner, J. c. Talliaferro; royal
arch captain. ]. n. Lamb; master
OF the third veil, Geo. II. Little;
master OF the second veil, Rich
ard Pearson; master OF the first
veil, M. X. McCauley; sentinel.
]. F. Everett.
La Junta tribune., 1902-12-06
s...,. wsh eess.rs.

Sheriff Barr and Undersheriff
Steward, who have been on the
trail of the Carlton postoffice rob-
bers since last Sunday, returned
home last night. They report
that a posse of eleven men, of
which they formed a part, had
battle with the robbers about S
O'Clock Thursday evening. during
which over one hundred shots
were exchanged. The battle took
place in Ivan canyon about forty
miles southeast Of La unta and
two of the robbers horses were
killed. Indian Bill Smith and
two other Indians comprise the
gang. They are still at large.
La Junta tribune., 1902-12-06
o..f"e.. Cannot be Cured.

by local applications as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness. and that is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by van Infamed condition
OF the mucous lining OF the eu-
stachian tube. When this tube
is inhamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, deaf
ness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out
OF ten are caused from catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inflsmed
condition of the mucous services.
We will give one hundred dol
lars for any case OF deafness
(caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catsrrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. ] CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
La Junta tribune., 1902-12-06
a Good ro~. to s:.., c,.., Of.

Charles Cadenhead, the young
man whom Marshal Melvin took
several shots at last Tuesday
morning, was released from Gus
tady yesterday morning and al
lowed to depart hence. He was
charged with the larceny Of sew
eral blankets and laprobes. but
told such a straight story as to
how they came in his possession
that he was released upon his own
recognizance. He claimed that
the blankets were given him by
a partner with whom he was trav-
cling, and that the reason he tried
to get away was that he had heard
Of La unta in the City of Mexico
as a good town to steer clear of
unless he wanted to put in three
months working on the streets. II
was not guilt, but fear of incarcer-
alton In a hobo ret eat for three
months that made him try to get
away.