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The age-herald., 1902-04-06
SAPiENTlA VETERUM.
By A. Latady.

 Through the sound of Amphions lyre.
 Did the walls of Thebes appear, Such the power that music has
 To sum mon rocks from far and near. Dancing on from hill and vale, They ranged themselves in tier on tier. Assuming order place and form,
 Concordance of sweet sounds to hear. Nor noise discordant rose within
 To break the spell his Tyre had wrought, And trees, and birds and beasts and men Were by the sweet infection caught. So Thebes was built, and dwelt in peace Till in due course of moon and sun, Her walls were crumbled in to dust
 And Amphion's power its course had Orpheus with subduing strains
 Piutonian powers did beguile And Pride, and Lust, and Thirst for Gold, Astounded and amazed the while They listened to his golden shell
 Desisted from their tolls in hell The wheel of Ixion ceased from turning Tantalus' thirst no longer burning The month of Cerberus did close,
 The Furies features found repose, Tityus' gnawings were suspended,
 And Proserpine and her spouse attend But tell me who this city built
 Who laid out all these noble streets Who fetched these rocks and bricks along That in these graceful buildings meet, Who shaped this fine Ionic shaft,
 Who taught to turn this graceful arch, Who beautified these ways with trees, Who taught her sons the peaceful arts. No city ever yet was built,
 No quarry did its substance yield, No bleating flock was brought to herd No wilderness was brought to field, No human passions e'er subdued,
 No Argo Navis course e'er run No Golden Fleece e'er yet secured
 But Orpheus helped, or Amphion. Our Orpheus sung a suasive song
 Of Peace on earth. good will to men" Whose sphere-melodic native tones Have echoed through the world since
 then.
 With thousandfold accomp'nying strains It flows and sounds in all our hearts. Assembling rocks and birds and beasts. And teaching men those peaceful arts Without whose aid no city walls Were ever built, work done wherein An Orpheus. Christ, or Amphion Assisted. and man gIories in.
 Birminghau> April 6 1902.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

/A\ who has been doing business I1N in this section of the country
 for many years-seiling to what is know as the country trade m ade the remark the other day in the presence of intelligent men. that he never read newspapers. He does not subscribe for a daily paper and does not allow one to come into his store. He says that If he permitted a newspaper to come Into his store his clerks would read 1t and neglect their work. and he does not like to set a bad example to his clerks.
 This man may die rich but I venture that he will be but little mourned. Surely some men are descended from monkeys.
 Some newspaper writers of this country are now making all manner of filings at Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas. be- cause he happened to have been defeated for reelection to the United States Sem ate. They declare that he is not a man of ability because be did not successfully manage the Bryan campaign of 1896 and 1900. As a matter of fact. Senator Jones managed both campaigns just as well as any other man could have managed them. There was no possibility of the Demo- cratic ticket being elected either time. Everyone who knows anything about the political history of this country knows that Senator German and other conspicu- ous and prominent men of the party re- fused to take charge of the first campaign because they did not care to sacrifice their regulations as political managers. They knew 1t was impossible for the Democrats to win
 Senator Jones has made a good and valuable man in the United States Sem ate. There are those in the Senate who are jealous of him because he has risen above them. He was defeated on a false issue It was made to appear that he had stock in a cotton trust when. as a mat ter of fact, the American Round Bale Cotton Company Is In no sense of the word trust. There are other round bale concerns fighting 1t, and 1t has made no money Senator Jones invested in the stock of this concern just as he would invest in a railroad stock or gov ernment bond. Yet his political oppo- nents attempted to make capital out of it while he was performing his duties in the Senate, and they managed to slip up on him, so to speak, and defeated him. If he lives, however, I venture him as Maryland did with German. He
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
MUST HAVE A PRIMARY.

From the Anniston Star.
 No matter how the state executive committeeman may stand as individuals on the primary question, if the majority of the Democrats of the state demand a state primary 1t Is the duty of the com mittee to provide it. In this Democratic country the voice of the people Is more powerful than the personal wishes of the politicians. and In the Democratic party the majority should rule. The people who compose the Democratic party de- mand a primary and the committee must provide it-a Democratic primary with such restrictions thrown around it as shall make it fair and impartial.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
Churches Today.

While nearly all of the prominent church choirs will repeat their Easter programmes today, the most brilliant Easter music will be heard at the Church of the Advent.
 At St. Paul's the music of the mass will be either by Lajael or Weber. Haydn's Imperial mass, which was heard on Eas- ter, will be repeated a week from today. It will be Mir. Guckenberger's church farewell in Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,

From the New York Press.
 Arguing never convinced anybody any more than quarrelng.
 Now the Lord took one of mans ribs to be woman. and she herself took his backbone.
 If a woman had ninety-seven dresses she could discover other women who had ninety-eight and be unhappy about it.
 Some people are so restless about al- ways wanting to go somewhere that they would go to prayer meeting If there was no place else to go
 When girl gets engaged to be mar ried she is simply astounded to find that the rest of the world goes on attending to its business In the same old way.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Greater Birmingham.


 Worth Birmingham is already one Of Birminghams most important suourps' and 1t will grow rapidly from this time on," said a prominent official of the Dim- mick Pipe Works.
 Many new industries will be located at North Birmingham this year, and the town will soon be a sharp riSal Of Ensiey. But the people of North Birmingham who have given the question consideration are in favor of the Greater Birmingham scheme. If they talk opposition to 1t, 1t Is only because they are playing for con- sessions. There is scarcely man Of in- teligence out our way who does not de- sire and expect annexation before the next census is taken.
 ''I understand that Ensley will keep up an earnest opposition to the Greater Bir- mingham proposition. This will be great mistake in my opinion. Suppose Ensley were annexed now. Its sanitary sewers and all of it's new street improve ments would then conform to Engineer Hendricks plans. In other words, there would be municipal system
 If Ensley could remain independent for all time to come, that would be an en- tirely different proposition. But 1t is just as sure to be absorbed by Birmingham some day as East Lake and North Bir- mingham are to be absorbed. It may be 1920 or 1880 before 1t is done, but the point is this: So long as annexation Is inevi- table, the sooner 1t is accomplished the better If Ensley is not brought Into the corporate limits of Birmingham until 1880 it will take years and years after that time to refashion its streets and make them conform to the city plan"
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

Beef goes up because there is a beef trust, and secondly because we have nine millions less cattle and four millions less sheep than We had ten years ago.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
The J. o, U. A, M,

The state council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics of Ala bama will hold It's sixth annual session at Mobile on the Sth, 9th and 10th of this month. MT H. V. Middleton of this city will represent William Mckinley Council No. 19 of Birmingham, and c. c. Smith will reprsent Steel City No. 8 of Ensley. MT. Albert S. Fu.ghum will join the delegation en route for Mobile to- morrow morning.
 Birmingham will try to secure the state meeting in 1903. MT. W. A. Berryhill, deputy state councillor. is working earn estly for the propagation of the order.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
In Rome.

MT. B. Steiner, who spent the winter in Nice, Is now in Rome. From the Eternal City he will journey to Switzerland, and from Switzerland to Paris, rsechng the French metropolis about the first of May. He will not return to Birmingham until late in the fall.
 Mir. Steiner has his family with him, and they are greatly enjoying their stay abroad.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

Admiral Crowninshield will arrive at the coronation, barring seasickness, at the head of fleet consisting of one ship. He has been ashore so long in charge of the Washington naval clique that he may not be able to stand the
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
Sky Scrapers.

Two steel-frame skyscrapers are in course of construction in Birmingham, and already there is talk of another. Once the fashion, there will be a sky scraper in every central block. and there will be no lack of occupants.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

Every certificate of an elector de- mands in thunder tones from the vest pocket, State, district and county pri- maries.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

Gen. Fred. Funston may talk too much with his mouth, but when the hour of action arrives he promptly answers present"
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
A Long-Feit Want.
N, Pcarson's Weekly.

From PcarSons weekly.
 Agent-Here, sir, is a book that should be in every family. It contains a receipt for everything. sir. everything.
 Cholly-Give me three copies. If it has A receipt for my tailor's bill I'll take i've
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

The man who should become first minister to Cuba is Fitzhugh Lee. The Cubans know him and would have con- fidence in him.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
iron ard Music.

Next to it's reputation as center of iron and steel making. Birmingham takes highest rank as a music festival city. Somehow iron and music go
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
The B'naI B'rlth.

Much interest will center around Tenn pie Emanuel today. All Hebrews are re- quested to meet in the vestry room at 7:30 a. m., and at 10 o'clock the B'nai Birth will hold a meeting.
 MT. William Waldstein, agent of the Immigration Removal Work and Prop aganda of the l. O. B. B. District No. 7' will make an address.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

The Boer leaders who fight in Hol' land may still insist that the war shall go on, but to the men in the field the case may have a different look. .
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

The Charleston Exposition thinks that Star Jeffries and Minor Star Fitz- simmons will fill the houses on one day at least.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

The steel trust is frank at any rate as to it's enormous profits. The other trusts are as dumb as oysters.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

The pro-butter issue Is to be worked for all it is worth in the Northern dairy districts. The South and South west will pay the freight.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

Platforms are mere promises that are forgotten as soon as they are made. No other country indulges in such farces.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

Ballot box stuffing at election time will become lost art when the people act directly at the primaries.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

Nurse Frye and Nurse Hanna can not save the ship subsidy bill, for the ides of November are approaching.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

The electors of Alabama know their own minds. They do not need guides or nurses of any sort.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

There is one honor that General Miles is sure of-that of grandfather.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

Miss Stone is on the sea, and so are the lectures she has been writing.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

William Waldorf Astor seems to have a grudge against his ancestors.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

The beef trust may be trying to rival the steel trusts profits.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

MERCHANT of Birmingham
 who has been doing business in this section of the country for many years-seiling to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-10-04

Besicy's Waukegan Brewing Company.
1t IL with pleasure that we call the
attention Of the trade, and private fam
lilies, to the fact that owing to the In.
creasing demand for bottled ale and
porter Of undoubted purity and Of the
finest quality. We are now bottling the
same under our own supervision.
The frequent use of adulterants and
substitutes for malt and hops In the
manufacture Of malt liquors has re-
suited In an inquiry for an article Of
domestic manufacture, wholly free
from anything Of a harmful or deleteri.
GUS nature. and ut price that would
commend its use to all. The failure
hitherto to obtain such an article has
led. consumers to purchase imported
goods ut q high price.
Therefore we are prepared to place
on the market bottled ale and porter
unexcelled in quality, equal In every
respect to the imported, at q much
lower price.
Our goods being manufactured from
the choicest barley malt and the best
hops In the market, no substitutes
whatever being used. and, being bottled
by ourselves at Warkegan. enables us
to offer to our customers an absolute
guaranty Of their purity and quality.
Families can obtain these goods OF
all the leading fancy gr0cers, the prin'
cipal hotels, restaurants and druggists
BESLDY'S WAKE0AN BREWING
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-10-04
BUSINESS NOTES.

Newton's famous hats aud silk UNI
brellas are the best In the world, and
Charles Il. Newton Is one Of Natures
noblemen. Give him call-135 Madi-
son street, near Clark.
The beer bottled by the Independent
Brewing Association, the Ernst Broth
ers' famous plant. Is the finest In the
country. Order 1t for your residence.
Phone, North 645.
For Rheumatism, Stomach, Liver or
Kidney troubles Deer Lick Mineral
Water has no superior. The following
testimonials from well-known physi.
clans and prominent citizens tell a true
story: The Medical Standard for Jan.
uary, 1901, says:
L. Everingham, Room so. Board Of
Trade Building, Chicago, Nov. 2, 1897,
writes: I have used several cases Of
Deer Lick Mineral Water with good
results and consider 1t an excellent
tonic, and one Of natures best restora.
tlves.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-10-04
NENRY e. BRANDT.

People who wish their houses TO -
Selve the very best attention this
spEing should patrouiss Henry y.
Brandt, tl6 and 90 Lincoln avenue.
H hes the latest styles Of wall papW
and the very best workmen TO put =
a. His painbees and calciminses ase
artists and ~ work IN every way =
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-29
rendered A RECEPTION
THE PEOPLE OF sHEPHERDsTow WIN
WELCOME BRIDE AND GRoom.
Given Buggy and Harness ny ths
Good People Of KearneysviIIe--
other Presents.

Shepherdstown. W. Va. Nov. 25. -
Rev Joseph Elmer Guy and his bride
arrived in this place last evening from
their honeymoon trip The ladies o.
the Reformed church gave a reception
in their honor at the home Of Mr. l..
H. Davis near town. A great many
people OF the town called to paw their
respects and extend congratulations.
The Reformed congregation is the
Oldest in the town and has some OF
the best and most substantial people
OF the town as its members Among
the many handsome and useful pres
ents received By the young couple was
a buggy and set Of HARNESS presented
to the young pastor By the people Of
Kearneysville congregation Of the
Shepherdstown charge.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-29
THIS CITY Is SIXTH
cESsUs REronr GIVES o. ,ol FAc-
TroSs wlrH mrLLloN AND aALe.
wheeling Leads the Manufacturing
CITIES ofthc state, niartlnsburg the
Last Reported.

y bulletin Just issued hy the census
Office at Washington gives considerable
valuable DATA concerning the manufac.
tnring industries at the leading cities
OF the United States in the last census
year As was to be expected, Wheel.
ing considerably outranks every other
city az West Virginia as to the number
az factories, the amount Of capital in
vested and tle value Of product. The
final returns compiled by the bureau
show SOC factories in the West Virgin.
II metropolis, representing an invests
ed capital of ais. sea.5s5 The gross
output for 1900 is estimated 10 have
been valued at SIG, 14L58a
n light product Benwood is the
second largest manufacturing city, for
altsaough there are bat sixteen facto.
ries reported, representing a capital Of
81, fg7 csc. the output is held at sii.-
I82. 1858.
Parkershurg. With 1871 factories, is
third. and Huntington. with 50. is
fourth The capital invested IN tile
former amount 70 S2, Csc, ss7. and the
manufactured product for 1900 amount
Cd TO 10, 926, 7Sl. Capital invested in
Huntington aggregates &c. 2s6, 500. and
the product So, S73. 1872.
Charleston is the fifth manufacture
ing city. 1t boasts Of l19 factories in
which are invested 81, e7l. 0s7. Its
manufactured products for the census
year was valued at $2.05s, s62.
Martinsburg is the sixth and last
CITY reported upon. There Is invested
iii its l0l factories the sum of 1853.
024, but the product for the year was
but sl,4l0.5l4.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-29
INSPECTION BY OFFICIALS.
p. y. n. and c. v. Officials were in This
City Last -Biockades
Are Being Lifted.

Accompanied By a number Of Cum
berland Valley officials party Of Off
cials Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
came to this city Thursday and spent
some time at the G. V. connection.
Nothing was given out by them Of
their intentions but they made care
full inspection Of the premises
The party went from here to Cham
bersburg where they made thorough
inspection Of the shops, yard, Offices
and other railroad property in that
place. In the party was Superinten-
dent Quicker. Of 1.-THE Philadelphia di-
vision. and number from the engi-
neerinp department of that road
The officials were entertained at, lun-
cheon by Vice President NJ. G. Ken
nedy, OF the Cumberland Valley at
Chambersburg.
The special train consisted of an en-
CINE, a Cumberland Valley coach and
the Pennsylvania private car No. 90.
1t is rumored that new schedule is
to be made by the G. Y. soon and that
there will be some changes in passen-
ger trains.
Maurice Wilkinson, passenger fire.
men on the G. v. r. r., fell in get
ting off his engine in Carlisle and be-
side decorating his left hand broke his
left arm
That the freight traffic on the Pitts
burg division has been unusually large
of late is shown by the fact that on
Wednesday the B. & o. moved 4,50o
cars, the days tonnage averaging 100,
600 tons. All this freight was moved
from Pittsburg, where the congestion
was the greatest.
Col. J. A. Hunter, b. & o. right
of way purchas ne agent, is engaged
in securing options on the land
through which the Pittsburg extension
will run. He Is asking for go DAYS
time on the options. Ii built the road
will be almost a half mile west of
Hancock.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-29
rHG CARPET AND mlcnonEs.

The Saints Herald discusses the use
of CARPETS on floors and finds them IN
sanitary. owing to the immense num-
Der of microbes that find lodgment in
them. A case is described where in
five minutes in a carpeted room IS
germs settled on inch saucer, This
without stirring the germs by sweep
ing. WheE the carpet was swept 2.7o0
settled OH the saucer in five inmates.
Ii carpets must be used, thev ought
to be taken mp frequently, it is urged
and beaten so that the wind may car
ry away their microbic contents. Car
geons allow no carpets in rooms occu-
pied by their patients or in the opera
ting room. They even have the walls
brushed and all pictures and other ac-
cnmulators of microbic dust removed.
Every particle of dust is likely to
harbor dozens of germs. This being
the case. the carpet is an object of
suspicion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-29
TO DOUBLE TRACK G. v

1t is reported on good authority that
the Cumberland Valley Railroad
will be double tracked from Harris
burg to Hagerstown, distance Of
seventy four miles. This work is to
begin as soon as the company can se-
cure the rails. An order has been plac-
ed for twenty-five locomotives. some
of which are to be delivered early in
January. The officers of the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad believe there is
a great future in store for the compa
ny, and during the next year there
are to be MANY improveme nts made.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-29
TAX COMMISSION
RzPonT MADE PUBLIC ny THE
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Recommends abolition OF state Tax
Personal and Real.

The first report of the State Tax
Commissioner which was appointed by
the last Legislature to conside he as
sessweat of property throughout West
Virginia was sent out from the Sec
Rotary Of States Office The report Of
the commission has number Oh inn
porfant recommendations One is for
the COMPLETE abolition OF tho State tax
on property, personal and real. A IL
cense tax # one-third Of a cent is rec
ohmended on each ton of coal mined,
while corresponding tax. is also rec
commended for gas and oil wells. Ii
the next Legislature accepts tho report
of the comission, physicians. lawyers,
dentists, embalmers. etc, will be com
PEELED to pay a State tax. BY this
method OF taxation the abolition OF
the State tax on real and personal
property would not be noticed III the
State tax receipts.
Another recommendation Of the COM
mission is that the tax which Is at
present assessed brewers and retail liq-
uor dealers be increased. Another edi-
ton of the report will soon be publish
ed and it will include the bills which
will be presented to the next Legisla-
ture.
The commission also recommends the
appointment Of revenue commission
er for the enforcement Of the laws.
The officer would be a member OF the
board Of public works and would as
sist in the assessment Of railroad prop
erty, and other property such as pipe
lines.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-29
ALMOST A CENT ENARIAN.
Death ofnr. jane. >. ner.... s..aslr
Known wet v.ra.nsaa.

Wheeling. W. Va, Nov. 81 Mr..
James ID Morris, the oldest and on,
Of the most widely known men d
Marshall county, who died "Wednesday
morn No at the home OF his daughter.
Mrs Alfred Tomlinson, near Mounds.
vile, at the age Of 96 years. was
buried in Mount Rose Cemetery.
Moundsville. Yesterday His funeral
was largely ATTENDED.
Mr. Morris had an eventful life. he
was born in Culpeper. Va, in 1906
and when about 20 years old went to
Winchester.
In 1929 Mr. Morris started for Mis-.
souri,, where he expected to locate.
The country then was bat wilder
ness; there We're no railroads, bur few
other roads, and the trip was made in
q wagon TO the 0hiosriyer at Mariet-
ia, where the ice prevented ms cross
ina, tie decided to abandon the trir
TO the West. and whom the river be-
came clear OF ice he took passage on a
boat and came up the river TO Mounds
vile. which was then called Eliza
BEETHOVEN Here he taught school IN
building near First street and jeff
erson avenue and afterward IN the
Methodist church. near the old ceme.
terry on Waynesburg avenue He serv-
ed Us deputy under Sheriff Pemberton
for one year.
In 1885 Marshall county was formed
from part of Ohio county. and Mr..
Morris was elected clerk of the Coun-
ty Court and was appointed clerk OF
the Circuit Court by judge Frey. He
served as clerk of the two courts until
1859, when he resigned to accept o seat
in the Virginia Legislature. All the
early records of the county were writ.
ten by Mr.; Morris with quill pen
and are examples of neatness aud clear.
ness, characteristic of the man
In the Virginia legislature he sal
in the special session at which the or.
dinance of secession was passed Some
of his collie aaues in that memorable
session were the Hons James Burley,
of Marshall county; G ID. Hubbard
and Sherrard Clemens, of Ohio coun.
ty; Benjamin Wilson and John s.
Carlisle. of Harrison county: John
J. jackson, of Wood county, and
many others