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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
Luncheon to American Generals.

London, October 15.--The Pilgrims club. the newly organized Anglo-American or ganization. gave luncheon to Generals Corbin, Wood and Young today at the Carleton hotel. Major General Sir Will liam Nicholson, who occupied the chair toasted to ...e American army and the visiting generals, praising the former and expressing his pleasure at seeing such distinguished representatives of that ser vice. The American generals, replied. Ambassador Choate and Anthony Hope spoke of the value of such meetings in fostering good relations between the two countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
OHIO LAND INVESTIGATORS.
VIII Make Complete Tour of Gulf
 Coast Country.

Houston, October 15.-An excursion with 200 land Investigators from Ohio reached here today. This train will make com plete tour of the gulf coast country of Louisiana and Texas in order to show the Ohio contingent the possibilities of the territory from a land and irnmigra- toin standpoint. The party will visit every town of any importance in south west Texas and will remain in the state nearly two weeks.
 This special train will be followed by a big excursion of land and immigration agents of the Southern Pacific. in charge of G. M Mckinney, general immigration agent of the Southern Pacific. The train will contain some 800 representatives of the Southern Pacific land and immigra- ton department and a large number of home seekers from Illinois and Iowa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
POPE RECEIVES euIpI.
Apostolic Delegate to Philippines Pays
 Ills Farewell Visit.

Rome, October 15.-The pope today re- ceived in a farewell audience Archbishop Guidi, the apostolic delegate to the Phil ippines, and his secretary, Father O'Con- nor, who. it is now announced, will leave here on October r and will embark at Marseilles October 19 for the Philippine islands.
 The pontiff impressed the archbishop with the necessity for a speedy and sat- isfactory solution of the Philippine ques- tion, adding that his slight acquaintance with Governor Taft was sufficient to convince him that the interests of the church had no need to fear injustice. The archbishop promised to do his ut most to carry out his instructions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
Railroad General Officers.

Now that the Frisco system is to have a general agent in Birmingham it will be in order for all the lines operat- ing in this district to have general of- ficers here" remarked a prominent cor- poration official yesterday.
 ''The Seaboard Air Line is certain to have a large official staff in Birmingham, headed by a vice president. The fact is every railroad centering here should have vice president with headquarters in this city, who would have authority to act on important matters. The great tonnage that the Birmingham district supplies to the railway lines gives the city commanding position that should entitle it to first class consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
Hats In Elevators.

q notice that all men take off their hats in the hotel elevators when ladies are present, but that most men keep on their hats in the Woodward office build ing elevators" said an old citizen.
 ''The distinction is natural. While ho- tels are public places. there is a certain parlor air about them which prompts men to take off their hats, ladies or no ladies. Men who ride in hotel elevators do so as guests of the house.
 "In the Woodward. where all is busi- ness and hurry, no doffing of the hat is expected. The men who ride in the Woodward elevator cars are certainly not guests of MT. Woodward; no more guests of MT. Woodward than they are guests of MT. Jemison when they ride in the trolley cars"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
NANCY.

Samuel Minturn Peck in Boston Trans script. Her eyes are like the bluebird's wing
 Sweet Nancy! When winter days are brief, Her coming filled my heart with spring. And love was soon in leaf. As blossoms tremble meath the bee, Beneath her touch I thrill; And when the morn comes OCT the sea- I'm dreaming of it still. I'm hoarding all my treasure up
 For Nancy To buy my love a ring As yellow as buttercup When first the robins sing. I'll be the proudest in the land The day I call her mine, And see upon her strong brown hand ' That golden circlet shine. There never was lass at all
 Like Nancy. Though cotton is her wear; Her curving lashes silken fall- Ah. who could flee the snare. She's dimple checked, the modest eyed From women set apart. A vine to vreathe my fireside, The blossom of my heart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
The Metropolitan.

Many Improvements have been made at the Metropolitan hotel recently. Its main dining rooms have always been not ed for their comfort and now with their modern steel ceiling and their artistic wainscoting and overhead decorations they are models of beauty.
 The private dining rooms on the second floor are new features of the Metropoli- tan and furnish fine specimens of up-to- date hotel appointments. There is a pri- vate stairway to these rooms. leading from the dining room down stairs and there is also an entrance from the second floor of the hotel. One of the private rooms is large enough to accommodate a party of forty at banquet. Another is intended for a small party.
 Samuel D. Reynolds, manager of the cafe department, is very proud of his service. He has excellent cooks and ex- cellent walters and the large patronage that comes to t.-e Metropolitan shows that the public knows a good thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
About Persons,

Superintendent c. s. Hayden of the Southern railway, who attended the time card conference in Washington, will reach here today. In returning he came by the way of Chattanooga and stopped over there with the hope of adding to his car supply.
 Acting General Manager M w. Ma guire, of the Queen and Crescent who arrived in Birmingham a day or two ago, is still here. He has been looking over the Alabama Great Southern properties and giving Acting Superintendent J. w.. Hood points on how to run road.
 R. A. Dugan, assistant general mana ger of the Southern Railway company, is in Birmingham. It is his first official visit He came in a private car pressed into service, his regular car being loaned to Cardinal Gibbons, who is now in New Orleans. MT. Dugan Is one of the most practical and successful railroad men in the country. He will be in the district for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

without leaving some tremendous gaps, which nature at present Is not engaged In supplying.
 Basic open-hearth steel making would seem to be secure for all time on ac- count of the wide range of ores which can be utilized. The non-Bessemer Lake Superior ores are now most ex- tensively used; next comes the high man. ganiferous ores of Virginia, and lastly the cheaply mined red ores of the Bir- mingham district in Alabama. The mag netic and hematite deposits of New Jer- sey, partially neglected a few years ago, are found to be peculiarly adapted to the making of high-grade steel, and new and important future is opened fol these properties. Wyoming, Utah, Wash ington, and even California, have noun. tains of high grade ores, needing onlI railroads. furnaces. mills, foundries ant an adequate market for the products All of these will come in time. Texai also has its rich beds of both Bessemel and non- Bessemer ores, but the absenc' of col1ing coal and the remoteness o consuming centers will make the devel opment slow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
The New Police Commissioner.

CT. H. Johnston. the prominent lumber dealer, who was elected a member of the board of police commissioners Tuesday night, is one of the most active members of the board of directors Of the Y. M. c. A. and is the popular superintendent of the Sunday school of the Southside Baptist church.. said leading business man.
 MT. Johnston is model citizen. He is a man of strong personality, but is enc of the most modest of men. l hope he will see fi5 to serve on the board, pro- vided his election, in spite of the absence in the room of a quorum, is decided to be valid"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star
 - HE process of mining anthracite
 coal consists of two methods
 stripping and closed work. Strip ping is the process where the coal lies near the surface of the ground, as 1t does in many instances in the anthracite field. The closed work Is that done un- der ground, or at the bottom of a shaft. Owing to the character of the deposits, the room and pillar system Is employed. When the shaft cannot be placed so as to reach the lowest point of the deposit, the coal below is reached by Inside or blind shafts er inside slopes. These shafts, which are sometimes sunk to a depth of 1000 feet, usually have several compartments, one for the pumpway and ladder and two or more for the hoisting. A common size of the hoisting eompart- ments is seven by twelve feet. The coal is brought to the bottom of the shaft from the inside or blind shafts by means of small cars. and in some instances sheet-iron chutes, according as the blind shaft slopes up or down from the bottom of the shaft from the surface
 Anthracite Is mined with hand rotary drills and by black blasting powder Dy- namite or giant powder is used for rock work, sometimes for driving gangways and in some locations for blasting the coal itself, where fire damp necessitates a fiameless explosive. The mines are ven tilated by rotary fans. The law requires that each miner shall be supplied with at least 200 cubic feet of air a minute Fire damp is prevalent in many of the anthracite shafts. necessitating the use of safety lamps by miners.
 The cost of mining anthracite coal is greater than the cost of mining bitnni,- olis coal and this cost does not end when the coal is landed at the surface of tba mine. Anthracite as it comes from tbe mine consists of Jumps of various sizes ana lntermixed with these iumps ia mixture of rocks. These humps must ha broken and sorted as to size before the anthracite is ready for the market sinca the economic use of anthracite reo,ires that the Jumps must be of as near mi form size as possible. and. as there is q greater demand for the intermediate sizes the larger Jumps must be broken down to smaller sizes. This elaborate prenara- tion greatly increases the cost of coal
 Anthracite is prepared for market in what is known as the coal breaker. a large building. usually built of timber but sometimes of steel and iron. The coal Is broken up by machinery, consist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
rrom the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 woman's horizon is bounded by the shops.
 When you guess wrong it is crazy irre- sponsibiity; when you guess right it is sound judgment
 When a man goes around with a broad smile on his face it is a sign his wife is away on visit
 Old widowers should be thinking of making their peace with the Lord instead of with a second wife.
 A man who has got out of his first love affair feels like the man who has fallen over precipice without breaking any bones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
To save Prlntlna Expenses.

Washington, October 15.- President Roosevelt has determined to stop some of the abuses that have crept into the printing of reports, annual and other wise and the documents of government officers generally His plan is to elim- mate many of the statistical tables and expensive illustrations as well as to min imize the number and size of govern ment documents generally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
The Coal Mines.

''The United Mine Workers and the Tennessee company are alike felicitated on the settlement of the strike, :" said banker last night
 The miners wanted to return to work and the Tennessee company wanted them to return. The points of difference were easily settled. imagine but the far reaching fact is they were settled in a way that statistics. both sides. The pros perity of the district will be more mark ed now than ever. The September pay rolls were large; the October pay rolls will be larger. and the November pay rolls will be the largest In the history of the district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
Deacon Baer neglects to register
Want Whisky Tax Reduced.

Washington, October 15.-The National Association of Retail Liquor Dealers to- day decided to take active measures to secure a reduction. of the government tax on whisky. The question was discussed at length in executive session al today's meeting of the convention. Reports were submitted on the work accomplished by the various state organizations during the year, and plans were discussed look Ing to the strengthening Of the national association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
BUCHANAN AGAIN MOVED.
Two More Companies of Militia Or
 dered to Protect Him.

Henderson, Texas. October 15.-The ne- gro, Jim Buchanan. charged with the murder of the Hicks family in Naeog- doches county, was lodged in Jail here this evening. There is great excitement in town and over a hundred citizens are now at the jail. Telephone messages have been received from parties in Ma eogdoches that a mob was now en route to Henderson to take the negro.
 The Henderson military company has been ordered out to protect the negro from the mob.
 Austin, Texas, October 1.-Two more companies of militia have been ordered to Henderson on special trains to pro- tect Buchanan.
 10 P M. = The Henderson rifles are guarding the jail closely and the mob Is awaiting endorsements now en route from Jacksonville. Longview and Nacog- doehes. The military also expect two more companies from Tyler and Mar shall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
Consul Garrett In No Danger.

Laredo, Texas. October 15.-Vice Consul J. F. Kimball of Neuvo Laredo today re- ceived a telegram from Ambassador Powell Clayton at Mexico City, saying that he had received word from the gov ernor of the state of Duringo reporting Consul Garrett at San Dario, distant point in the Sierras The governor con- siders him in no danger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
Church Music.

'The council of the Catholic church for the province of Cincinnati. now in session in Archbishop Elders cathedral has many important questions under consideration, but that of church music is the one which will most interest the laity," said a Birmingham Catholic.
 There has been for some time a movement at Rome for a reform of the sacred song used in the litungy of the church, and many ecclesiastics in this country including Cardinal Gibbons, have urged a return to the old Gregorian music. Anything like 1orid or operatic music is being discouraged. I confess to a fondness for brilliant music in church, especially if brilliance Is combined with angelic strains, such as we hear at St. Paul's in this city. when Gounod's St. Cecilia mass is rendered.
 T take 1t that the American prelates who advocate music reform have in view principally mediocre masses of a frivol- ous character. All trashy music should be interdieted, but the day will never come I hope when Mozarts, Haydn's, Beethoven's and Gounod's masses will be laid away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
Brinker's Boast.

From the Cleveland . lain Dealer.
 ''Silas Brinlxner says he staid under wa ter fer nigh a minit-' 'n-a-half one da! las summer"
 'Indeedl He must be amphibious.
 "Eh Wall, if that's the Greek for lial you've hit it right fust time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Henry Watterson stopped making it warm for the smart set at the wrong tune, but the absence of his words will soon be compensated for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Clyde Fitch is still writing plays, although he has lost his vermiform appendix. He does not consider the possession of a useless tail as essen tial to a playwright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

While MT. Carnegie is planting libraries with a lavish hand Miss Helen Gould is sowing the country with church organs and pianolas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

The southern states railroad con- missioners also say grade crossings should go. The board of aldermen should see that those in this town are well-guarded until they do go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

That surgeon from Vienna was not needed to operate on either President Roosevelt's leg or backbone, for both are in good condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

St. Louis is simply cleaning house morally speaking when it catches and convicts it's boodlers. No other town is in a position to throw stones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Deacon Baer now claims to be a democrat, and his consent to the find ing of something to arbitrate rather goes to prove it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Harry Lehr silenced Henry Waiter son by calling him "a rude man." As a chaperone and phrase maker Harry is a bird, not a monkey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

It is a wonder that a gang of rob bers in the east during the late un- pleasantness did not hold up a coal train, and fill their pockets with black diamonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
FIremen's Strike Called of.

Laredo, Texas, October 15-Chairman Olson of the striking fremen on the Texas, Mexican and National roads. to- day called off the strike on those roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

The convention business was car ried to the limit when the cattle thieves met in South Dakota.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Russell Sage has docked himself, because of eight days lost from work through illness. He hopes to do bet ter hereafter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Joint ice cream cadaver cold storage may be popular in the west. but the south is little backward in that re- spect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

we are not surprised to find, Ireland she is kept down with the assistance of the enormous total of Ill judges (plus a small traction of judge) to each 100000 of es- timated population. She has, too, more paid judges than England or Scotland; fact which, in the case of people which is admittedly one of the least criminal in Europe in an ordinary sense is vastly sig nificant France has but 20 to the l0O,- GOO; Italy, highly criminal nation, but SS1s. The least judge-ridden of all is Denmark with nine and fracton; the next best Holland with 1Sa. A curious thing is that Norway, with nearly GA judges to the 100000, is the nearest of all to Ireland. but Sweden has only some 371h. Why is this? England has 541h; roughly, judge to each 1890 men.
 Salaries, as is notorious, are immense ly higher in this country than anywhere. Our lord chancellor's eSoOO a year looks well beside the 921OO of the chief justice of the United States supreme court, or the German Reichsgericht presidents G1250. The latter official has an allow ance for rent an idea which would amuse Lord Halshllry. Italy's five chief presidents have to make ends meet on 9600 Thus every one of our ordinary judges of the supreme court in England with his 95000 a year, lives better by a very long way than the highest judicial officer of any other country It may be added. too, that he is treated with respect and accorded an importance that falls to no other country's judges But again, that means spending more money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

The geographers do not know whether to assign the Danish West Indies to the United States, or let them stand as they are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

What patent medicines do not cure cereal foods are expected to accom- plish. It is a great pair-in the maga- zines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Congressman Grosvenor can now be gin a canvass of his district He can claim he did it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Uncle Sam won in the first suit tried in The Hague court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

The spellbinders will compete with the coal trains in furnishing hot air up to the day in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

The coal presidents were a long time in finding something to arbitrate, but they finally got there with both feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IOtal.... ....''''''. '.''''.'. And I got home with a nickel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

The effete east sees grates full of coal on the horizon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Soft coal is losing it's grip in the effete east.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-26

those who lost their lives in the
service Of the State sr Cenfed,
ate States, and whose income does
net exceed $3.50.
Class & Ne. Widows above
the sge Of 60 years, whose income
does not exceed $3.50. ***
"Ths persons de scribsd in the
preceding sections upon comply
ing with the ethsr provisions Of
this chapter, and shall he raid the
amounts herein set forth to wit:
Glass A, So per month; class b,
$6 per mcntb; class G NJ. |, 81
per- month; class G No, 3, 81 ser
month, and all other pensl, ners So
per month"
The effect of these provisions
OF the new act is just a. stated a,
the outset.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-26

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