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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
WILD ANIMAL FARM WHERE A VARIETY
 OF BEASTS OF THE JUNGLE ARE IN STOCK

From the New York Commerclal-Adver-
 tiser
 Over in New Jersey, just on the out skirts of Jersey City, on the Plank road toward Newark, there Is an interesting establishment. Nothing on the outside in- dicates what it Is, and the low, rambling buildings that are carefully fenced in are not particularly attractive. The place covers several acres and here and there sign reads, "Dangerousl Keep outl" Dogs bark savagely at the approach of visitors. This is William Barters wild animal farm. Within the gates wild anil mals are cared for, from the time they come into the proprietor's hands, from the four corners of the world, until they are sold by him to menageries, geological societies. museums and to pri- vate collectors. Agents of the concern resident in Africa, India, Burmah, Java and Borneo. and special travelling agents all collect specimens that are shipped from points where the animals are na- tive to Jersey City. The voyages are sometimes very long and a herd of six elephants from Calcutta, only just re- ceived, were 52 days on the way.
 The houses in the inclosure are many but all have the aspect of a menag- erie. The principal houses are three They are known, respectively as the "hayhouse," "cathouse' and bird house." They are given these names be- cause animals eating hay are kept group ed in the hayhouse. The cat family, of course, occupy the cathouse; while birds in and out of cages are cared for in the birdhouse There are tanks as well in which sea-lions gold fish and other anil mals living in the water find kind of substitute for the homes from which they have been taken. One of the gold fish tanks frequently contains 100000 gold fish. It often happens that as many as 100000 fish will be handled during the winter season.
 Things are a little quiet at the wild animal farm just now because a large number of the animals are away for the summer. Collections are made and rented to summer resort parks maintain ed by railroads and other owners. As much as 5000 is obtained for a good col lection of animals for a season of Ii weeks, including care and feed, but not transportation. The animals go away in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

These vary in price from $2o for a wild cat to s75 for the lynx. The bears that winter at the farm are all in Massacnu setts for the summer. They bring from $60 to $75 each.
 One of the resident herd of four elk was a male. He had magnificent antlers and was scared more than is the average German student from the duels and fights he had been in. A pair of elks cost s150. Many examples of various sorts of deer are lodgers at the farm. Australia has sent some of her animals in the amusing little kangaroos kept In the "hayhouse They jumped merrily about, entirely care and sorrow free. When you buy one of them you part company with from $50 to S75 which, however, is reasonable, con sidering everything.
 Some of the snakes come very muob higher in price, and if you want to buy a N-root snake you must save up until you have $25O before you can get it. Such snake weighs 200 pounds. If you only want a little 6-foot snake that vou can have for $5. It weighs about pounds. Foxes cost the same as the lt- tie 6-foot snakes. A cassowary in full color and quite as good as the ones at the London geological gardens is worth Sl5O If they have none at the farm in stock they can import one for you if you want them to. The risk of ship ment is assumed by the purchaser in ev- cry case. Large numbers of birds come and go during the season at the wild animal farm. Last year more than 5O,- 900 canaries were handled, and 800 par rots was another item in the business done. The gross business in wild ani- mals for the past year was $15O,0OO. Branches of the establishment exist at New Orleans and at San Francisco. Agents at Mexico and Cuba buy ant eaters, wild ducks, parrots, etc., and men go away on collecting tours for the farm, to be gone for periods of eight months.
 The breeding of lions tigers and ouite few deer Is successfully accomplished at the farm. There are a number If pretty birds now at the farm. incl,ding some 200 Japanese robins some wood ibis and several red Cuban fiamineoes One one-eyed owl, the last of ouit a flock is now at the farm So are ouite few. mandarin ducks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
Arthur Pue German.

William Jennings Bryan has with drawn himself from the race of 1904, absolutely and unequivocally, and when those who cannot carry their own states are also eliminated, in cluding, perhaps, MT. Pattison of Pennsylvania, and certainly including Mir. Olney of Massachusetts, MT. Hin of New York and MT. Cleveland of New Jersey and New York. When they are eliminated, as they must be if democratic success be the object In view, then the name of Arthur Pue German will appear as the one mid de state democrat who can carry his own state-who Is strong among bus mess men-who commands the re- spect of the best informed men in all walks of life-in short, as the one man who can defeat Theodore Roosevelt.
 It is not an easy task. MT. Roose- welt constantly appeals to the public in one spectacular form or another, but MT. German is the very opposite of such a man, and that is the kind of a man the democrats should select. Mir. German never poses. He Is ever dignifed and discreet, and yet he is mentally alert. He is very much alive; he is an American who under stands the American people, and yet he never plays to the gallery. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He entered the senate as a page, and today he is one of the most respected and influential members of that body. He is ever a democrat, and yet he commands the respect of his opponents. He would make a fine president There is no better presi- dential timber in the land than is comprised in this man who lives on the Potomac in neither the north nor the south-who would if elected stand for the whole country, and who would give that country an administration just and progressive, and creditable in every respect. Such man is Arthur Pue German, and the democratic party will yet turn to him as the man of the hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
THE SWORD OF RoBERrIEE.

By Abram J. Ryan.
 Forth from It's scabbard, pure and bright. Flashed the sword of Leel Far In the front of the deadly fight. High OCT the brave in the cause of
 Right;
 It's stainless sheen. like beacon light. Led us to victory.
 Out of It's scabbard, where, full long, It slumbered peacefully, Reused from it's rest by the battles sonr Shielding the feeble. smiting the strong, Guarding the right, averaging the wrong,
 Cleaned the sword of Lee, Forth from its scabbard high in air
 Beneath Virginas sky And they who saw it gieaming there, And knew who bore it, knelt to swear That where that sword led they would dare To follow-and to die. Out of it's scabbard Never hand
 Waved sword from stain as free, Nor purer sword led braver band, Nor braver ped for a brighter land Nor brighter land had a cause so grand, Nor cause a chief like Leei Forth from it's scabbard! How we prayed
 That sword might victor bel And when our triumph was delayed, And many heart grew sore afraid We still hoped on while gleamed tho
 blade
 Of noble Robert Lee. Forth from its scabbard all in vain
 Bright flashed the sword of Lee; Iris shrouded now in its sheath again, It sleeps the sleep of our noble slain, Defeated, yet without a stain
 Proudly and peacefully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
PA BUTTS lN."
he Philadelphia Times

From the Philadelphia Times.
 A young woman who prevailed on her parents to send her to one of the fash ionable seminaries underwent a social evolution inside of a year that made the old folks wonder just where they were at. Her letters grew less affectionate and more affected with the passing or the months; she mapped out and carried into effect the itinerary for her vacation of last summer that gave her exactly seven nights at home in more than thir- teen weeks; her clothes for the period cost her father nearly $500; and her mother found herself principally engaged in keeping track of the blooming schol- ar's gowns When she returned to the seminary in September there was no im- provement from the parents view point. She graduated. however, with some hon. ors, and bounced home few weeks ago to inform her father that she now was ready to undertake a special course in psychology, sociology. bib"
 The old man stopped her right there. and said:
 Now, see here, girl, we've put up with this sort of thing nigh onto two years, and we've had enough. I've no doubt you've done yourself proud after a fash ion; but mother and me has concluded that you'll stop at home, let her have a bit of rest, and that you'll take up roast ology, boilology, stitchology, darnology, washology and general domesticology and you'd best begin tomorrow, girl, by adelphia Times.
 getin' breakfast ready for dad"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

has special interest, for on its western side is the villa of oranje Lust, wherein MT. Kruger now lives in an absolute se- clusion.
 It is not a pretentious dwelling. ''The Orange Pleasance"-to translate the Dutch title-la square creeper-swathed building that lies back some forty yards from the road. It Is ill-Kepr. according to our ideas. The gravel path is grass grown, the copper fountain in an untidy rockery before the door IS twisted and broken. Behind Is a quaint little garden with gravel walks flanlSed by shrubs and shaded with acacia, lime and lilac. The blinds of the house are kept drawn; there is no sign of life or movement
 Yet outside this limited domain Mir. Kruger never goes. Utrecht, that well comed him with a French enthusiasm, regards him now with a Dutch compos- ure. What is the good of waiting out side a door from which no one comes? How can they feel interest in an old gen. tleman who never walks or drives among them nor spends an unnecessary guilder, though reputed millionaire? So argue the good citizens rather sulkily.
 MT. Kruger makes but one exception to a seclusion that is almost monastic. On every second Sunday or so he drives to a tiny church and listens to a preacher who is noted for the sternest Calvinism. He refuses to attend the services in the grand old Luthern cathedral, for the doc Urine Is too liberal for his taste. On those Sundays which he spends at home his favorite minister visits him for private worship.
 It was almost by accident that I saw the old ex-president, for his secretaries guard him well. I was standing half in and half out of the side door of Orange Lust, that leads to the room of these smooth-tongued gentlemen. Their chief. in oily English, was assuring me of the impossibility of seeing the "president" :" None had seen-no, not even a representa- tive of the most pro-Boerish of papers I turned, and there, beneath a shady arch of green, stood the man that was"
 He had halted on seeing me and stood leaning on his stick with hig head thrust slightly forward. His boise reminded me of some old lion, half angry half curious at the sight of a hunter. His face was gnarled and lined like the trunk of some ancient tree. and his fringe of beard was winter than of old-but he did not bear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
Advance in Prices.

A Vicksburg writer shows in facts and figures the increased cost of pro ducing cotton this year as compared with the cost in the census year. One hand and his mule is the basis of the comparison.
 In 1900 the hand and his mule con sumed, while the crop was cultivated and harvested, 200 pounds of meat at cents, SIG; three barrels of meal at S2.05, S6.15; one barrel of flour, $310; fifty bushels of corn, $23.50; twenty five bushels of oats, $750; one ton of hay, s1250-total, $69.35. These items comprise the actual living needs of the negro and his mule.
 Let us see what these needs foot up this year; two hundred pounds of meat at II cents, S22; three barrels of meal at $345, $1O.S5; one barrel of four, S410; fifty bushels of corn at 73 cents, s36.50; twenty-five bushels of oats at 62 cents, $13.50; one ton of hay, s19-total. $105.45.
 The difference against the planter this year Is s36.10 to each hand and his mule, or an increase in the cost of production of something over 50 per cent. This means that 1t will take this year 1918 pounds of Scent cot ton to settle the supply account, when S67 pounds of such cotton settled that account in the census year. In other words, it will take this year the cot ton from four and three-fifth acres to settle the supply account of hand and his mule, as against cotton from two and three-quarter acres in the year 1900, assuming that each acre produced 300 pounds of lint.
 These figures must be startling to all who do not raise their own sup plies. To those who do they will not be a bit discomforting. There are, however, many who do not, and it is safe to say that the new cotton crop will bring less net money to Alabama than a crop has brought in many a year. The crop is none too good, and the cost of production has been in- creased 50 per cent. The situation simply enforces the old lesson-raise your own supplies whatever else you cotton an incidental cash crop. Those who do not heed this lesson are nip. ped severely every year, but proba- bly, in no year worse than they will be in the present one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
About Persons.

W. E. Mills of Mayben is at the Morris. J. c. Street of Anniston is registered at the Morris.
 J. s. Burke Of Johns Is at the Morris. J. w. Dobbins of St. Louis is in the city at the Morris.
 E. II. Dorr Of Washington, D. C., is at the Morris.
 H. Smith of Sylacauga is at the Metro politan.
 F. II. Koupp of Junata is registered at the Metropolitan.
 John A. McClain of New Decatur is at the Metropolitan.
 Frank N Julian of Tuscumbia is at the Metropolitan.
 J. D. Worthington of New Orleans is at the Metropolitan.
 Temple seibles of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
PAUL KRUGER, THE ONCE HEROIC FIGURE,
 NOW THE RECLUSE OF QUIET OLD UTRECHT

himself as a man who had succumbed to the assaults of misfortune and old age He wore an old top hat and long, H. fitting frock coat, that was shiny with hard usage. So he stood until l. with his secretaries buzzing neryously about me, was bowed to the gate without.
 A man of mystery still is this veteran farmer. He must be rich-very rich-yet his tastes seem simple even to the simple folk among whom he lives. How has he used his moneyP How will he now en- ploy it? No one can say. There are ru- mors. in deed, of new ventures, great plots and counter plots in South Africa and Europe to be engineered by his means. But these be rumors only. For weeks the Boer refugees who hung about him like bees about honey have left Utrecht He is absolutely alone, save for the few men in his employ.
 Lately there occurred at Utrecht an in- cident that would be humorous if it did not sadly display the heights to which the Anglo-phobia can rise on occasion. There appeared at the leading hotel there an Englishman, stout and stalwart bear ing a gigantic cane. He took the town generally into his confidence. He was a pro-Boer, he said, and for month Cham berlain, the lynx-eyed and interruptions had been upon his trail. He had only es- capped assassination In England by eseap- ing during the peace celebrations. when the entire British public were lying on ffafr ba dr,,,,Ir
 He was the hero of the citizens, of course. Several times he spied the agents of Chamberlain in the town, and warned the people against them. There were nearly 1ynching cases and international complications. But gradually it leaked out that MT. Kruger had refused to see his champion. Suspicion deepened whyn 1t was known that he refused to pay his hotel bill. Police were sent for. At their appearance he rushed wildly upon them, crying, "Chamberlain's murderers in dis guise! I know you! I will slay you!" He was a raving lunatie
 As I was leaving Utrecht I called upon a friend I had made there to say good-by.
 Do you go and write about the presl- dent, meinheerT' he asked.
 Yes" said l.
 Then pray you deal gently with him, for he has lost his wife and his country also he is an old, old man."
 promised, and trust I have not broken my promise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
influenced His Vote.

''While spending few days at St. Clair Springs took a drive over the hills and In the baelkwoods. I stopped to have conversation with man who was stand ing in front of his cabin,' said well known citizen. s'our talk turned on poli- ties. The man said that he voted not so much for men as for principles
 Yes, sir, t Is principle that I am af- ter" he declared T vote that way every time. I will cast my ballot for Johnston on the 25th of August As the man reached his climax his wife, who had been standing in the cabin door shouted. you will vote for JelksF Hear that. MT. -
 My friend was quiet for moment, and then his wife repeated what she had said. I guess will have to vote for Jelks.' he remarked"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

June and are returned in September. Members of the wild animal family are now at Haverhill, Brockton and Law renee, Mass. The large kangaroo, fa- miliar to visitors at Coney Island, came from this establishment Three Indian cobras, the most deadly of all the venomous serpents, from this place. are now at Bronx Park. They are worth $50 each.
 The most superb beast now at the farm is a young Bengal tiger from Sumatra. One may look at this eat without fear, but 1t is much safer not to touch. A good ti- ger Is valued at from $400 to $500 or more, according to age, condition, etc. The only lion now on Hew at the Jersey City es- tablishment i6 female Lions cost sS5O to $6O0 One of the most recent arrivals at the farm Is a young polar bear. He was purchased from Thomas W. Lawson of Boston, last month. It was the inten- ton of MT. Lawson to make a pet of this arctic creature, but the bear did not seem inclined to take kindly to this idea, and so he became a thing of merchandise. Across the way was a fine specimen of hy- ena. They are by no means as pleasing in type as are some other animals, and yet they sell for $50 each. Further along in an inclosure there are four camels They were three months in journeying from the point of shipment to destination Their humps fell away because of the hardships of the voyage, and they all look poor, and very skinny. They are be- ing well fed now. however, and it will not be long before their humps will be solid The tapir, from Malacca, was asleep and had to be awakened to show his fine points. He is a mild and inoffensive anil nal, with a very thick skin, out of which the Indians make bucklers so hard as to resist the point of an arrow. A German Grysbok, fin his stall, amused himself by jumping toward the door, through which the visitor could look between cracks. To the right of his Royal Highness the grys- bok, two Ilamas rested. A fine Zebu came next. He was seventy days in transit from India to this country and touched at Germany on the way otherwise it would have taken him still longer. When a customer is found for him he will fetch at least $100. In scattered cages were some wild cats and an East Indian lynx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
LOTS OF MONEY TO MOVE CROPS

From the New York World
 Immense as the grain crops are there is an abundance of good money to move them with.
 On July last the total circulation of the country was s22OO, 75O,242, nearly s2Oo 900 more than on the same date in 1901.
 The treasury has been adding to the volume of paper currency in small bills for months past, and has now in hand S5sl, 5S0,0O0 in paper, divided into 1S6 721. .0O0 separate notes. Big bundles of small bills are now being shipped to the west ern grain centers, and the treasury ex- perts say there is no fear of a tight money market, in spite of the man. moth crops that are decorating the west ern farmers horizon with horseshoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
Education in Music.

The Birmingham Conservatory of Music, conducted by Miss Edna Gockel and Edward G. Powell, has issued an elaborate catalogue and prospectus for 19O2-03. Not only does the conservatory afford students of music thorough in- struction in instrumental work and sing ing, but in theory, composition and his tory of music and language as we'll. The faculty is as follows:
 Piano-Miss Gockel, MT. Raymond H. Loder, Miss Lottie H. Coffin, Miss Cleo Glover Miss Tommie Daniel. Voice-Mr. Powell. Violln-Mr. John Calman. Organ Miss Gockel. Ensemble Classes-Mr. J. Calman Sight Reading Class and His tory of Music-Mr. Loder. Theory and Composition-Miss Gockel. Modern Lan- guages-Mr Gustar Calman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
About Marrying.

"Chancellor Andrews of the University of Nebraska has started an agitation on matrimony by his utterance In an address before the students and friends of the University of Chicago in regard to bach elors of either sex whom he described as moral degenerates, " said a bachelor law yer.
 " Providence intended continued the learned educator, that men and women should marry He said that 1t was the duty of the individual to realize this intention of Providence.
 That Is all very good in theory. Nine out of every ten men, take it, earnestly desire to get married and bachelors do not abandon hope of entering into the holy state of wedlock. But there are often serious difficulties in the way. The first Is the consent of the adored one. The second Is inpeeuniosity. A man can not support a woman who expects some of the luxuries of life, on less than $500 or 5000. And the trouble with many young man is. in the professions and out, they do not make as much as S15O0. The old phrase. Love in a cottage has poetic ring, but applied to real life the thing itself does not work satisfactorily, l am told, in polite circles. It costs more to get married now than it did In former days. I think Chancellor Andrews is too rough in calling us moral degenerates."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

lt ls reported to thls office that 1amea r. Allen Is travelling through the state of Alabama and soliciting subscriptions for Tho Age-Herald. This Ia to notify the public that J. T. Allen has never been connected with The Ane-Herald and has no authority to act as agent. The names of the au- thorlzed travelling representatives and collectors of The Aee-Herald are W. D. Rankston, Nj. w. Carlisle and c. H. Allen, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
Jailed for Being Armed.

Three men were recently brought before Judge Mccarthy in Philadel- phia, charged with the carrying of loaded revolvers. They had injured no one, but they had revolvers on their persons when arrested. They were arrested in the first place be- cause they had been drinking and were disorderly. Their arrest dis closed the fact that they were also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
New York Press.

From the New York Press
 The same girl that calls corsets stays speaks of her legs as if they were on trees.
 Nice clothes that show cover a multi tude of clothes not so nice that don't show.
 Most any strong-willed man can conn pell woman to do what he wants her to by commanding her not to.
 The man that the average girl is in- terested in is the one that she seems not to want to be interested in.
 If fiirtatious girl can't manage 1t any other way she will succeed in winking with the back of her head.