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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
Thou art as opposite to every good As the Antipodes are unto US.
 -3 King Henry VI.
Chairman Campbell.

Not a word of objection has been said in relation to the conduct of the slate campaign. It has beer carried on nnder MT. Campbell's supervision ard direction, and it is not saying too much to say that it has been beyond criticism. It was hurriedly conducted throughout, every vote being received as it was offered. and counted as it was cast.
 For this fine and eminently satis- factory result the state is deeply in- debted to Chairman Campbell and his assistants of the state campaign com mittee. MT. Campbell's own high character stamped every act done or authorized by the committee, and it can no longer be said that an honest election has not been held in the state since the war. There was no dishon- esty or unfairness whatever in the election of last Tuesday
 One of the most gratifying things accomplished by Chairman Campbell was the practical qualification of the white vote of the state, thus enabling the democrats to elect member of .--e legislature in Marshall, and to carry all such doubtful counties as St. Clair and Shelby, Cullman and Win ston-every county in the state, in fact. Chiffon alone possibly excepted MT. Campbell has given especial at tention to the winning back of white voters who had become estranged from the democratic party, and this work oi his has had it's weight in putting all or nearly all at any rate, of the close counties back in the democratic col umn, where they will doubtless be con tent to stay. There is no feature of the state election that is more satis- factory, for it means that demagogues and the discontented will find here after little material at hand to work upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
HUNTSVILLE.
Cotton Gin of McCaIeb Burns at
 Deposit.

Huntsville, November 5.--(Special.)-A large cotton gin at Deposit, belonging to J. M. Wooalab, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The gin contained twenty five bales of cotton and 200O. bushels of seed. The loss was s25OO, with no insur- ance.
 Col. J. B. Killbrew has named Clanen- don Davis of this city as a delegate to represent Madison county in the National Stockmen's convention in Chicago.
 The congregation of the First Baptist church has extended call to Rev w. M. Murray of Springfield, Tenn, and the call has been accepted. Rev. Murray will be- come pastor of the church on next Sum day.
 A freight car broke loose from train on the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad at Hobbs island yesterday afternoon and ran down the incline at the transfer. Will Craig, brakeman was on top of the loose car and was thrown to a pile of boulders. sustaining serious injuries. He was taken to his home at Flora, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
PALMER WILL FILED.
Fortune Amounts to Nearly One MIL
 lion Dollars.

New York, November 5.-The will of the late Francis Asbury Palmer, former ly presiednt of the National Broadway bank, was filed for probate today. 1t values the real property at $SO0,OOO and the personal at $150,O0O. The heirs-at-law are J. Palmer of Castle Craif, California, a brother; Gertrude A. Knapp and Mary Kepner of Wallingford, Conn.,, nieces. The will gives his brother $fzOO a year. and makes these bequests among others: To the palmer Christian college, Legrand, la, $3OOOO Eton college of North Caro- lima, $30,000; Union Christian college, Merome, Ind. $3O,0OO.
 The residue of the will Is left to the Francis Asbury Palmer fund and the value of this bequest in the petition is estimated at $5OO,0O0. The nieces and his grand niece, Mrs. Susan Lewis Rock well are not mentioned in the will. When Mrs. Rockwell first married Mir Palmer settled upon her $12,O00 year, but stop ped that income when she married sec ond time, he being opposed. to second marriages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
Training for Society cIreus.

.sFew people realize the hard work and training required in putting on show like the Society Circus which IS to be given on the 24th," said a member of the Athletic club last night.
 we were practicing the building Of four-story human pyramid tonight, and everything was going as as smoothly as one would wish, when in some unaccount- able manner one of the lower stories gave way. and the whole structure was down in a pile; all except Edwin Chair sell one of our nervy little top mounters, who when the crash began made a grab for a projection on one of the ceiling rafters, which was only few feet dis- tant from his head. He caught it by two fingers, and there he swung way up in the top of the gymnasium, while all the other fellows were lying in heaps on the floor.
 ''Look out down there,' he yelled as his frail grasp was giving away, and he felt he could hold only an instant longer.
 ''The crowd scattered and in another moment Chairselrs body shot downward like the high diver at the street fair. There was no water to catch him, but like a cat, he landed safely on one of the thin floor mats, none the worse for his big drop.
 ''Working for the circus Is great fun!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
Dry Days.

"The closing of the saloons on election days used to be a farce, but there was no fooling this time.'' said an old tip- pier.
 "It safe to say that not drop of liouor found It's way out of a bar after noon on Monday Up to that time there was a liberal construction of the law. But Sheriff Burgin made the rounds just then and laid down his policy. He made it plain that the saloonkeeper who vio- lated the law was to lose his license.
 "A few druggists sold whiskey freely but only on physicians prescriptions or words to that effect.
 .nThe prescription usually read from 1G to 32 ounces of spirits frumenti, but in some cases of heart failure GA ounces were necessary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
CRITICISMS BY A JAPANsE.

From the Anglo-Japanese Gazette.
 M. Zumoto. editor of the Japan Times, a newspaper printed entirely in English, at Tokio, has been spending a few weeks in England, after an extended visit of six months to the United States. Speaking of his impressions and experiences dur ing his absence from Japan, he said: Coming over from America, I was very much struck with the different manners of the people on both sides of the Att lantic. In America, travelling by rail or going about in the trolley cars, the mo- ment I took my seat the rest Of my fellow travellers would turn their eyes on me and make me feel very uncomfort- able for five or ten minutes When I boarded the train at Liverpool for Lon don, to my surprise and pleasure, the people did not stare, and the same ex- perience has been repeated, always. dur ing my stay here. Not only the ordinary people, but the man in the street. seem to have the same freedom from the habit of staring.
 Another thing that pleases me very much in England is the general air of picturesqueness and the abundance of quiet shades in architectural and general landscape; and 1t was very restful to my nerves to spend few days in Warwick after my stay of six months in New York. What also struck me very favorably was the neatness of the towns and villages. Of course, there are many splendid resi- dences in America and well-kept lawns; but here the smallest cottages, evidently occupied by poor people, give you the feeling that they are kept with great care, and this I failed to find in Amer ica"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
BIBLES FOR MANKIND.
Almost an Entire Estate of s4,ooo,ooo
 Left to Religion.
From the London Mail

From the London Mail.
 Robert Huntingdon. who has left ESQ., 900 to foreign missions, was little known at Leeds.
 His life was that of recluse, and few persons dared intrude on his privacy. His wants were few, and at no time would he permit himself luxuries. His house in Headingly caused him much trouble, as he lived in constant terror of burglars. This fear led him. to keep in constant terror of burglars. This fear led him to keep in constant touch with the police.
 MT. Huntingdon was not the originator of the vast sum he was possessed of at his death The bulk of his money he obtained by legacy and, as he spent but little, the rincipai, with interest, soon mounted up. Years ago he was prepared to give a large sum to missionary work. but his scheme was so hedged by limita- tions that it was never put in force.
 The pecuniary legacies given by the will include gift of e20OO to the Free Church of Scotland Missionary society for Indian missions. e50O each to the Leeds dispensary and the Leeds Blind institution, and E1OO each to other chari- table institutions in Leeds and Bristol.
 With the exception of a tenth of the residue of the estate. reserved for divis- ion among the testator's first cousins living at his deat.l, the balance is devoted entirely to missionary purposes, provision being made in the will for representa- ton of the Baptist Missionary society of London and the London Missionary so- ciety on the committees to be appointed.
 It was the wish Of the testator that the legacies should be applied for the purpose of giving to every tribe of man. kind copies of lat least the gospel of St. John and the gospel of St. Luke, to- gether with the book of the Acts of the Apostles, printed in the language of that tribe" and that some members of each tribe should e taught to read, and he urged to evangelize others.
 The first missionaries to leave for the Congo did so largely with the aid of MT. Arthington's money, and the Huntingdon Falls, on the Upper Congo, testify to their gratitude The spread of the gospel was the absorbing occupation of his life, and every effort will be made by those responsible for the administration of the trust funds to carry out his wishes in strict accordance with the injunctions of the will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
Annlston.


 A man in the lobby of a hotel remark ed last night that Anniston was a city in which industrial activity was exeep- tionally marked for a town of it's size
 This observation led to a discussion of the industries located in the Model City, and gentleman. who was evidently ia miliar with Anniston, said that in that city there were nine textile plants, giv- ing the city the first place in the state in regard to manufacturing industries of that character.
 The monthly payrolls of Anniston's manufactories aggregate an amount near ly s175,OOO. and this is paid to 5000 em- ployes.
 It is a fact worthy of note that all Of Anniston's business houses are occupied and all persons who conduct business there are in a prosperous condition
 The water that Anniston people drink is of unsurpassed quality, and it is mex hausfible in supply
 The carpet mill in the Model City is, with one exception, the only one in the south. The mill excepted Is situated in South Carolina. Ingrain carpets are man ufactured and shipped to the large whole sale houses in the cities of the south and north
 Anniston pipe. manufactured at tive large pipe plants. Is sent to nearly every country in the world. The relation of these facts emphasizes Anniston's inde- pendence in the business world. If one line of industries ever becomes depressed other industries will keep a-going and will keep Anniston alive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
A seasonabIe Bridal Train.

"Tm awful glad one of the railroads Is going to put on a seasonable bridal train" is what I overheard bright young lady say at the reception. "As 1t has been, if one wanted to have an evening wedding we had to have 1t all most when the. chickens went to roost, to he in time for the o'clock train. It was either that or else have the ceremony at a late hour, and then have the couple remain over in Birmingham all that night until the unearthly hour of a. m. I'd almost rather not get married" she added with a charming shrug.
 with ths new tram which l hear s now running, one can marry along about o'clock and then leave between 10 and il for New York. which Is decided i'm proyement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
AMERICAN ADVANCEMENT
 IN CULTIVATION OF TEA

an American tea garden. His first dif. fieulty was in determining winch variety or varieties of the plant would best thrive upon his plantation of Pinehurst.
 He experimented upon the varieties which had been secured through the de. partment of agriculture and others which he obtained from the various tea coun- tries of the east. So many seeds wers lost or injured by the sea voyage that he was obliged to devise new methods of transportation. From Annoy and For mosa, in 1890, he obtained both roots and seeds in perfect condition by packing them in fresh charcoal. sealing them In lead cases, packing the cases in wooden boxes and wrapping the boxes in rattan mats.
 Tn the island of Formosa work on the tea plantations is done by Hakkas. For mosan- Chinese and Chinese from the main land, which receive from 3 to t cents a day. In Japan the labor is per formed by field hands who are paid from to cents day. In the United Statei there is no such supply of labor. The labor problem was solved by Dr. Shep- ard in a way as ingenious as 1t was be- nevolent.
 He selected for his workers coloret boys and girls and soon found that the. were as efficient as adults in the quantit. of work performed per hour and better than the latter in their discipline. fidel. ity and carefulness. To prevent any neg lect of their mental faculties he establish ed schools where all children, as well as illiterate adults, receive a good primary education. He produces a tea which Is superior to the lower grades of the im- ported brands.
 His conclusion on the culture of the herb are of great value. He does nat believe that 1t will pay to grow the low grades of the leaf. Tn these the chief element of cost is the labor. As the quality increases, the element of labor remains about the same. It Is claimed that the United States can compete with Formosa and Ceylon and produce grades equal to that which Is bought by manda- rins in China at from $5 to $25 a pound Depending upon scientific methods the American tea planter will be able to grow these high class varieties and sell them at fraction of their price in the east.
 Here Is the future of the American tea trade. It will be in the growth, not of the cheap leaf, which does more harm than good to the user. but of the finer sorts, which range in price today from 50 cents to $5 a pound.
 Te combination of the tea garden, fac tory and school as adopted in South Car olina will insure the creation of intelli- gent and sl5illful agriculturists and horti- culturists and be a benefit to every farm ing community, while the industry itself will enable the United States to grow It's own tea and thus effect saving in the imports of the leaf which now cost at retail more than fifty million dollars year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
Theatre and Stable.

"Patrons of the Jefferson theatre re- gret that a livery stable is to be erected at the corner of Seventeeth street and Second avenue adjoining the fashionable play house." said member of the South ern club.
 'Iivery stables are necessary institu- tions; they rank next to markets and street cars. But they should not be built against theatres.
 ''The Jefferson is one of the most ele- gant theatres in the United States. It is certainly a high credit to Birmingham. It should always keep the best of com pany."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
GOLDEN RULE OF NATIONS.

From an Exchange.
 The true rule In business is to guard and do by the things of others as they do by their own.-EIindu.
 He sought for others the good he de- sired for himself. Let him pass on.- Egyptian.
 Do as you would be done by.-Persian.
 One should seek for others the happi- ness one desires for oneself-Buddhist.
 What you would not wish done to yourself do not unto others.-Chinese.
 Let none of you treat his brother in way he himself would dislike to be treat ed.-Mohammedanism.
 Do not that to a neighbor which you would take i'll from him.-Grecian.
 The law imprinted on the hearts of all men is to love the members of society as themselves.-Roman.
 Whatsoever you do not wish your neighbor to do to you do not do unto him. This is the whole law, the rest is a mere exposition of it.-Jewish.
 All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye so to them. Christian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
Bedlow in Philadelphia Enquirer.
 T HAT fine tea could be grown in lOp the United States has been

Edward Bedlow In Philadelphia Enquirer 1 HAT fine tea could be grown in lCD the United States has been
 known for more than a a cen tury. That 1t could be grown prohtably the basis of national industry has at last been demonstrated after years of the hardest labor.
 The first references to tea are found in the early literature of China where it's leaves were first used to make the cheer ing beverage. In Japan ihe culturs and exportation of tea have been even more successful than in the Flowery Kingdom. This fact is of value because the climate of Japan may be compared in the south to Virginia and in the north to the south ern part of Ontario.
 When 1t was first attempted to learn the secrets of tea curing in China and Japan. with Q view to utilizing them in the United States. the labor problem in- volved rendered 1t a commercial impos- sibility. Experiments in tea culture were tried in North and South Carolina, Flor ida, Tennessee, Georgia, California and
  concerned, 1t is now known that the tea plant will grow in any state of the American union. The first great step for ard was made when the American ex- perimenters declared that the system em- ployed by Christendom, in the growing of all economic plants, applied perfectly to tea.
 In China a blow Is a stick of wood which merely scratches the surface of the soil. It does not reach deep enough to permit the rains to penetrate the earth. With an American blow and the cultiva- tion of the west, one man and two horses can do the work of a hundred tea coolies and achieve far better results. An advance was made in the curing of the leaf and was made possible by the fact that the west uses 1abor-saving machinery which the east does not. The Chinese statesman in his desire to give employ ment to every work'ngman opposes bit terly all labor saving contrivances.
 As early as 1880 it was learned that the finest grades of Chinese tea would not bear export and those which were ex- ported, especially of the middle class, were not to be compared when used in foreign lands to when used at home. Tn recent years more attention is given to the reproduction of the finer grades of tea. Many Americans have seen the drift of affairs and realized that the cultiva- ton of the best tea might be made of ad- vantage to the United States
 Among these were General Le Gendra; Tnff Tod fof at A Joseph Walsh of Philadelphia; General LeDuc. commissioner of agriculture, and Dr. Charles U. Shepard of Summerville, S. C., and others who aided the movement to cultivate tea, but to the quartette named is due the knowledge we now have on the topic Upon Dr.. Shepard rested the burden of establishing and conducting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
SOUTHERN CAR MAKING.
the Nashville American.

From the Nashville American.
 The announcement that a Pittsburg syndicate of capitalists had purchased the properties of the Southern Car and Foundry company, located in Alabama, will be gratifying news. The present company has built up splendid indus try in the south, but the Pittsburg cap italists will enlarge the plants and also erect a large steel car plant This will be one of four plants of this character in the United States, and with the rapid development of railroads in the south and southwest and in Mexico, will doubt less prove most profitable industry. Another gratifying circumstance lies in the fact that more southern raw ma terial will be turned into finished pro- dncta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
Iron Production.

The weather has something to do with the behavior of blast furnaces, and this fine Indian summer oeason may account in a measure for the large output of pig iron in the Birmingham district. All the furnaces are working on prosperity schedule.
 On Monday last the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, with 1t seven fur naces, made 1222 tons of iron. This was a record breaker.
 On Tuesday the company came within one tone of being up to its make of Mon day.
 In October the Sloss-Shefheld made a,- 334 tons, and the make for November will certainly reach S5,OOO. and will prob- ably go over 36,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
Presidential Possibilities s

The election returns serve to render President Roosevelt's nomination in evitable. The election will turn upon the vote of New York, and no republi- can can gain more votes in that state than the President himself. This prop osition will be insisted upon, and the nomination of MT. Roosevelt seems therefore assured. Whether he can carry New York Is another story. Gov ernor Odell is knocked out of the Presidential race at any rate by the vast reduction in his plurality.
 Much depends, however. upon the democratic nomination. The heavy re- publican vote in Ohio has put Tom johnson out of the running. This is likewise the case in Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
AS BIG AS A CANNON.

From the Atlanta Journal.
 A pistol eighteen inches in length ana weighing not less than seven pounds is prescribed in bill introduced in the house this morning by Representative J. l.. Kent, of Johnson. It requires that no person shall sell lease. loan or carry a pistol smaller than this size and fixes the crime as a misdemeanor. If the bill is passed it will be against the law of this state to sell. lease, loan or rent a pistol less than eighteen inches long or weighing less than seven pounds, and the person caught with a decent sized revolver in his possession would be ar- rested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
THE COAL DUTY.

From the Hartford courant Rep).
 The late Justin S. Morrill,, of Vermont. was regarded in his time as a good re- publican and very good protectionist, The tariff of 1S61-the war tariff-was named after him Tt Is a question whether or not coal Is proper subject for the levying of duty at all, Justin S. Morrill, said in the senate more than thirty years ago. q have always thought that the friends of a protective tariff have clung to duty upon coal with too great tenacity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
A VOICE FoR oLNEY.

From the Union City Commercial.
 Ex-secretary olney still appears to the more conservative element of the demo- cratic party the proper man to head the national ticket. He is no turncoat nor trickster but a man whom the people can trust He would make an ideal pres- ident in just such crises as appear to con- front us very soon in the solution of the trust and labor problems Hill Is brilliant debater, but lacks the quality of greatness which makes the statesman. Olney would be impregnable alike to sophistries and the allurements of power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
Won In First Round,

Savannah. Ga. November 5.-owen zeigler of this city and Jack Bennett of McKeesport, Pa., met before the Savan- nah Athletic club for twenty rounds at 14O pounds. Before the first round was half over zeigler caught Bennett on the point of the jaw with a left upper-cut and the Pennsylvanian went down and out It required forty-hve seconds to re- vive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-06
THE BALLOT BOX.

By John G. Whittier.
 Along the street
 The shadows meet, !. Of Destiny, whose hands conceal
 The molds of fate
 That shape the state And make or mar the common veal.
 Around I see The powers that be; I stand by Empires primal springs; E And princes meet In every street And hear the tread of uncrowned kings Not lightly fall
 Beyond recall The written scrolls breath can float; Tho crowning fact
 The kingliest act nf Freedom is the freeman's unts