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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

From the Roanoke Leader.
 According to an editorial Tn the Bir- mingham Age Herald. the esteemed and always amusing Christian Scientists have taken back water in no particular. The article quotes Mrs. Baker c. Eddy the high priestess of the cult, as saying that until the public becomes better acqnaint- ed with Christian science the scientists shall decline to doctor infectious or con- tagious diseases" It has always been funny to us why we should die at all since Christian Science tells us they can cure our ills. And here we foolish nor tals have been dying all these six thous- and Years!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
out this estimate
Estimated total


 Alfred B. Shepperson puts the crop at 11,2O0,000 bales, and MT. Ellison, the recognized European expert, says it will be 10,S00,OOO bales.
 None of these estimates are partic. ularly trustworthy, being largely based on assumed conditions; but it is plain the opinion of experienced observers of the crop is crystallizing between 1O,7500 0OO and 100000 bales as the outturn of the crop. Even an elven- million bale crop should not depress prices, for the world needs that much and reserves would not be materially increased by such a crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
CLEARING THE GREAT BLOCKADE
From the Baltimore Sun.

The feat achieved by the Pennsylvania railroad in clearing its Pittsburg termi-
 nals of 46,2 225 cars in one and half days by moving 929 trains, averaging about 50 cars to the train, Is impressive by it's magnitude. but 1t cannot be fully compre- hended without some effort of the im- agination The 46,225 cars, with the space between them, being averaged each at about 40 feet, and locomotive tender and caboose being considered equal to two cars. the 929 trains covered each about 2100 feet. and all the trains if connected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
CHEAP SHOPPING.

"I saw New Orleans for the first time this week and was delighted with the historic old city" said a member of Bir- mingham Council of the Knights of Co., lumbus. T was charmed with the hos pitality of the people who received and entertained our party. I reveled in the picturesque features of the Crescent City; was impressed with the splendor of the Jesuit church where e heard mass; the quaintness of the ancient cathedral, the elegance of the banquet at the St. Charles hotel and the artistic excellence of the French opera
 But what particularly interested me was the retail stores and the cheap prices. I spent hours sauntering along Canal street and gazing at the show windows After looking, I went into one of the shops and bought dress goods for my wife. French flannel was what l want ed. This article is very fashionable just now and I had determined to take a bundle of it home. I picked out beau- tiful pattern and was ready to pay any price for it. Imagine my agreeable sur prise when the clerk said it was only IS cehlS yaru' lHe same goous III DIT mingham would have cost 35 or 40 cents.
 There is no criticism on Birmingham prices as I would have been charged 40 cents for French flannel in Atlanta, Nash ville Louisville, Cincinnati or Chicago. I simply exclaimed at the uncommonly low charge in New Orleans. I priced many other articles and found them cor respondingly low No wonder the aver age woman of moderate circumstances in New Orleans makes such stylish ap- pearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
Doing Better Work.

From the Scottish American.
 A very plain man in Glasgow has a very pretty daughter. One day she was sitting on his knee right before looking glass. She contemplated the reflection of their faces and then asked:
 Papa, did God make me?"
 "Yes, dear" he replied.
 And did He make you?'
 Yes"
 Looking again in the mirror she drew a long breadth and rejoined: He must be turning out better work lately, ism t He?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
THE WAY TO HEAVEN.

By J. G. Holland. Heaven is not gained at a single bound; But we build the ladder by which we
 rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted And mount to it's summit round by
 round. I count this thing to be grandly true, That a noble deed is a step toward
 God Lifting the soul from the common sod 20 purer air and broader view We rise by things that are meath our
 feet;
 By what we have mastered of good
 and gain; By the pride deposed and the passion
 slain,
 And the vanquished ills that we hour ly meet We hope. we resolve, we aspire, we pray, And think we mount the air on wings Beyond the recall of sensual things While our feet still cling to the heavy
 clay. Wings for the angels, but feet for the We may borrow the wings to find the
 way We may hope and resolve and aspire
 and pray, =, But our feet must rise, or we Tall
 again. Only in dreams Is thro"n. From the weary ca He sapphire
 walls; But the dreams de Vision g falls,
 And the sleeper HOW
 of stone. Heaven is not gain.~ bound; Rut we build the ladder = ich we
 rise From lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And mount to its summit round by
 round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
Cotton Estimates.

A flood of cotton estimates are com ing in. One hundred and forty-four members of the New York cotton ex. change have filed guesses varying from 100000 to 11,sOO,OOO bales. The average guess of the New Yorker is 11,077,000 bales. Latham, Alexander & Co. put out this estimate:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
THANKSGIVING BOUNTY

While the returns are not all in Thanksgiving donations for the poor and unfortunate of Birmingham seem to have been larger this year than ever" said a benevolent man yesterday after noon.
 Tt would be a reflection on the charity of this thrifty community were it other wise.
 Last year was marked by wonderful prosperity but 1t is reasonable to say that more people in Jefferson county have made greater money gains in 1902 than in any former year. wealth-get- ting community will quickly become sordid if the purse strings are closed to appeals for help and hope the day will never come when the churches and orr ganized charities lack for funds"
 CONCERNING INCoMPATIBILITY
 "The case of Mrs Gore, whose tragic death in Paris as attracted much atten- tion, brought out a letter from her divorced husband testifying to her high character, and explaining that the cause of their separation was due solely to his wife's devotion to musical art" re- marked a young professional man, ''all which brings up an old matrimonial ques- tion concerning tastes and prelilections and how far apart husband and wife can be in spiritual life or aesthetic ideas and still live happily together There have been many prominent examples of men of letters marrying women devoid of literary tastes, of clergymen marrying women who were entirely out of sym pathy with church religion and of painters and sculptors marrying women who had no feeling for the beautiful, and man and wife going through life with their conjugal relations unstrained.
 T do not know much about psychology, but 1t has always been a marvel to me how a man and woman of dissimilar tastes could fall in love, get married and be contented. When 1t comes to music it must certainly be hard for a musically educated man to live with woman who has no music in her soul, or for a woman like Mrs. Gore. with a passion for music and artistic aspirations, to be joined to a man who probably had a pos itive aversion to sonatas and sympho- nies and recitatives and arias. In Ger many and Italy all men and women are musical, and there is, therefore, no in- compatibility between man and wife on that score in those countries. But in England and America, where so many people are unmusical, there are many unhappy marriages of the Gore sort. Mu- sicians should marry musicians. At least that would be the safe rule"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
University of Alabama are at the Met

University of Alabama are at the Met ropoiitan.
 United States Senator E. W. Pettus and Mrs. Pettus are at the Metropolitan.
 Eugene Blalkemore and wife of Shelby vile Tenn, are at the Metropolitan.
 s. s. Fitzsimmons of Savannah. fuel agent of the. Atlantic Coast iLne, Is at the Hillman.
 Milton Stuart of New York is at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Reform isn't what 1t is lectured up to be-
 It doesn't take great deal of kissing of lips to kiss away all their sweetness. Not one woman in thousand knows the difference between loving and being loved.
 When a red-headed woman hasn't a read-headed temper. 1t is sign it is bleached.
 Seldom does a woman love a man with out and seldom a man loves woman with, complete self-abnegation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

would together extend over distance of 364 miles. In other words, the cars gath cred at the Pittsburg terminals would have formed an unbroken line greater in length than the distance from Baltimore to Albany, N. Y. (33O miles); greater than the distance from Baltimore to Danville, Va. C11 miles); nearly equal to the dis tance from Baltimore to Providence, R. I. (S7a miles); and little less than the dis tance to New York and back (S76 mlles). The tonnage moved is estimated by the railway officials at 1.75e,55O tons. or 3S tons a car. If to this tonnage be added the estimated weight Of 929 locomotives with tender and caboose, the aggregate of weight moved in the brief period spec flied was above 23S7.i75 tons. These are large figures and testify to the vast re- sources of modern transportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

When 40,000 freight cars become congested as they did at Pittsburg, the task of the railway doctors is a heavy one, but there are hopes that every wheel will be put in motion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

The democrats and regular republi- cans of Delaware propose to teach Massachusetts Addicks a lesson he will long remember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

The Baerites will recognize neither the union nor the independent oper- ators. They prefer to know only themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

The writing of attractive advertise ments is the most profitable branch of literature, and schools are to be started in which the art will be taught.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

Governor-elect Bailey of Kansas is still unwedded, and there are fears his matrimonial promises will not crystalline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
About Persons.

w. E. Harold of Gurnee is at the Nor ris.
 J. c. Jones of Huntsville is at the Nor ris.
 Mrs. w. T. Herndon of Marion is at the Morris.
 J. R. Hill and R. E. Bowden of Calera are at the Morris.
 Walter Norris of New Orleans is at the Morris.
 Thomas whippen of San Francisco is at the Morris.
 John D. Gilber of New York is at the Morris.
 T. w. Freeman of St. Louis is at the Morris
 Louis Hubbard Ben Howard. E. J. Driver and Howard Holmes of Selma are at the Morris.
 Robert Tait of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan.
 A. B. Hamlet of Empire is at the Met ropolitan.
 Nathan Baer of Blocton is at the Met ropolitan.
 w. M. Etheridge of Tuscaloosa is al the Metropolitan.
 w. A. Rogers and Sam Saunders of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

President Eliot win now begin to explain his explanations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

If Dingleyism is to stand, line in favor of the infant bear industry of Mississippi should be inserted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

President Roosevelt Is now engaged in blue-pencilling his message.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

The recent strike in Havana, at tended by mob action and several casualties, is evidence that the island is becoming Americanized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

Silver is cheaper than anthracite, and is almost as readily kindled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

Turkey day had touch of winter in it, early in the morning before most turkeyites were up and about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

The gobhle'' of the trukey, alas, is hushed. It lies buried in human ap- petites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

Blast furnaces are cruel masters when they become uncurbed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

The clearing of the sidewalks is a commendable move either on sanitary or space grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

When Minister Wu sailed away, go- ing home, he took along staff of sixty persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

Dr. Lorenz cures wry necks, but he declines to operate on rubber necks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

Steel rails now link Havana and Santiago together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

The veterans of the pension roll are eight widows and daughters of the Revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

The modern church audience con tains but 30 per cent of men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28
BANoUETs.

This has been a season of banquets and receptions" observed a festive finan- cier last night, "and the fact that these social events take place is one of the many signs of Birmingham's prosperity
 q have lived here only six years. I am told that champagne flowed like wa ter in the early days, But the first ban quet that I have attended n Birmingham that reminded me of my old home, New York. was given this month by club of popular reputation.
 There have been a dozen or more ele- gant banquets in Birmingham within the past two weeks. The aggregate amount of money expended on them has been high in the thousands. A certain class of economists might say that this money was money gone to the dogs But not so. Banquets with wine are singularly con ducive of good feeling. As E. Lesser said last night, the Press Club banquet had brought together many men who had been estranged and softened animosities that would otherwise have grown fiercer."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

Standing pat" is up against "mal1- ing good" with the chances in favor of the latter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-28

Krupp is dead, but Cannon is not.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14
Monument TO Victor Hugo.

One of the principal features of the
great Hugo centenary celebration in
France was the dedication of Barrias
statue of the poet.
There was an immense concourse to
witness the Inauguration of the mon
ument, erected on the Place Victor
Hugo, in the Passay quarter. within
a stones throw of the house, 124 Ave
nue. Victor Hugo, in which the poet
died.
Addresses were delivered by the
President of me municipality and the
chairman of the monument committee,
glorifying the memory of Victor Hugo.
The monument, which is the work of
Louis Barrias, is in bronze and stone
1t represents Victor Hugo seated on a
rock, with Drama and Poetry at his
feet Offering him a Tyre.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14

the same comforts and attractions as
is afforded by saloons and theaters. We
can then interest many more persons
than we would otherwise attract. Our
plan is to erect building four stories
high. In the front will be offices and
storerooms, which we will rent. The
auditorium will be in the rear of the
offices.
"The basement will contain a we'll
equipped gymnasium and the roof will
be converted into a summer garden
where we can hold meetings and con-
certs. We will not only offer place
where the public can find relief from
the heat, but the garden will be in
closed by wire screening which will
keep out bugs and mosquitoes"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14
FATE OF MAMMALIAN.
Pace of History That Reads Like on Extract from
Romance.
Romance.
Especial letter.

| fell and Macmillan was the sacrifice.
In his last hours Won Busch was with
| him. What brave words were those
he, at the end. spoke to his physician
II can assure you dying Is much
easier than l had thought"
A few hours before his execution
the emperor handed his physician his
wedding ring, saying to HIM, You
will soon be going back to Vienna;
talk with my parents and relatives
and describe minutely to them the
siege and also the last days of my life.
And to my mother say that l did my
duty as soldier and died like a
Christian"
And as he looked OUT at the blue
sky. he continued: Il have always
wished that l might die when the
weather was beautiful, and this wish
at any rate has been granted me-"
He was to have been shot on the 10Th
of June, but for some reason the exc
cution was postponed until the 18th.
THAT is hard, said the emperor
upon hearing of the delay, for 1 had
already finished with the world"
Then turning to the weeping Father
hours. stood constantly by his side,
he added, Il somehow seem to have
changed places with my father con-
fessor, and it appears that it is l
who must comfort and strengthen
him, so that he does not lose courage
and break down at the last"
With wonderful thoughtfulness
even at the very last sad hour, the
emperor telegraphed the republican
government begging it to pardon two
of his faithful Mexican generals and
let him be the only sacrifice. But
this petition was refused. And not
withstanding this. Macmillan wrote
back a letter filled with regret and
magnanimity to Juarez.
Maximilian's nature was a truly
great one, and the story of the suf-
ferings of the noble man whose re-
mains now lie buried in the princely
vault on the New Market Platz" in
Vienna, is one that still shines vivid
ly through the years.
Standing but few steps from the
magnificent tomb of the beloved
Emperor Joseph II. is a simple sarco-
phagus, on which sparkles a foreign
crown, and on whose side is the fol-
lowing short inscription, telling the
tale of a tragic life:
Ferdinand Maximilian, Archduke
of Austria, was born at the palace Of
Tchoubrun, July 6, 1892. In the year
1862 he was chosen emperor of Mexi-
co, and on June 10, 1867, by cruel
and bloody death, he died hero"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14
HIS FIRST TnrdY NInrk.

The House had been called to order,
the chaplain had invoked the blessing,
the journal was read and Speaker
Henderson, sitting in his seat on the
rostrum, had asked the clerk to read
the urgent deficiency bill. The bill
was read; it was then 1910. Mr..
Cannon, in charre of the bill. had
not yet appeared.
where's Joe?" asked Mr.. Hender-
son, addressing Chairman Payne of
the ways and means committee, who
hal wandered up to the speakers sea-;
to PROFOUND query. A messenger
was quickly dispatched to the appro-
priation committee rooms, but Mr.
Cannon could not be found. Tnen Nj.
Payne and half-dozen others went
scampering off in different directions
to hunt the venerable chairman. FL
nally, after about five minutes delay,
Uncle Joe" appeared at the front
door. with hat and overcoat in hapl.
his face nushed, but smiling.
For the first time in twenty years
he was late, and when he appeared
he was greeted with rouna of ap-
plause
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14
Baked at Triplets.

Prof. w. j. MCGEE of the Bureau OF
Ethnology tells a good story of his last
trip to the land of the Seris, the mos
dangerous of all Mexican tribes. He
was learning the words denoting reIa-
tiouship. such as mother, father, then
went on to child and baby. He secured
the correct word for baby in the Seri
tongue, and also for twins But when
he asked for the one meaning triplets
a sudden change came over the extern
sive group surrounding him.
Every man, woman and child SOL
EMMY arose and turning their backs in
his face. walked away. He then learned
that the appearance of triplets in a
family was, among these Indians, a
crime punishable with death to the
father, mother and many of the family.
and that the mere mention of such a
heinous offense could not be tolerated
in polite society.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14
Row Over Heidelberg Ruins.

There is row over the beautiful
castle of Heidelberg. One set of archi-
tects declares that the ruins are in a
dangerous condition and proposes the
restoration of the greatest number of
buildings to the condition in which
they were when the French burned
the castle in 1889. Others assert that
the ruins will stand forever. and that
the projected restoration is an act of
vandalism, as no trustworthy descrip-
tion of the castle before its destruc-
tion is to be had.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14
LAST OF FINNISH DRAGONS.
Russian War onos Makes an End of n
Famous KerIment.

Famous Regiment
The disbandment by the Russian
war Office of the only Finnish regi-
ment of dragons. already reported by
cable, is likely to have a sequel. 1t
will be remembered, perhaps, that the
commander of the regiment, Col.
Schaumann, when directed by Gen.
Bobrikoff, the governor OF Finland. to
administer the Russian oath to the
soldiers, refused to do SO, on the
ground that it had not been sanctioned
by the Finnish diet. as was required
Gen. Bobrikoff was so enraged by this
reply that he forgot his good manners,
and expressed himself in such violent
terms that Col. Schaumann then and
there resigned from the service. Gen.
Bobrikoff then asked for his dismissal
and transfer to a cavalry regiment of
the reserve. Upon this all the other
officers resigned in a body, and this
action was regarded in ST. Petersburg
as an act of deliberate mutiny, as 1t
undoubtedly was, whatever the provo
cation. The disbandment of the regi-
ment itself followed; but the end Is
not yet, for it is said that all the Of
Tending officers will have to answer
before a military tribunal. Whatever
the result may be, it is safe to predict
that it will not allay the growing ex-
asperation of the Films.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14

being killed. The others were more or
less injured.
Nearly all the buildings Of the Lib
erty Bell mine were carried down by
the slide. One wing of the avalanche
shot LOO feet across the canyon. pill
ing up wreckage on the opposite noun
tains.
A third slide came down at O'Clock,
about one mile below the Liberty Bell
mines, and Gus Won Fintel, John Pow
ell and Paul Dalpra. who were on their
way to the scene, were swept away.
Shortly afterward the fourth slide
caught party going from Telluride,
killing two.
The buildings of the mine occupied
a bench on the mountain side. and
were erected in a location that was
supposed to be protected from snow
slides by ridge which it was thought
would divert the course of any ava
lanche that might be started. The vast
accumulation of snow within the last
two weeks. however gave the slide
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14
SeOerfee17 Miners Killed in
Succession Of Snot0slfdes.

Seventeen men were killed in a
series of snowslides which occurred in
the immediate vicinity of the Liberty
Bell mine on Smuggler Mountain,
three and half miles north of Tel
luride, Colo.
No less than four distinct slides oc-
Cured, each one claiming two or more
victims. The first slide occurred at
7:30 O'Clock in the morning and car
ried away the boarding and bunk
houses and the farmhouse of the mine
The slide came without warning. The
three large buildings were carried
down the steep mountain side dis
tance OF 1000 feet and ground to splin-
ters, not board being left intact. The
snow and debris piled in the bottom of
the canyon twenty-five feet deep.
Those who escaped the slide at once
began the work of rescuing their less
fortunate companions. A dozen or
more were taken out alive, some of
them badly injured, however
Shortly after noon. while the work
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14
A Valuable Painting.

The duke of Marlborough is believed
to be the possessor of the costliest
painting in the world, which was at
one time the property of tie first duke
of Marlborough. The painting is
known as the "Blenheim Madonna. =
painted by Raphael in 1907 and now
valued at no less than $350,0O0. 1t is
eight feet high and represents the
madonna and child seated on a throne.
with figure of John the Baptist on
the left and that of st. Nicholas of
Bari on the right. Its almost fabulous
value is due to the fact tina. II Is one