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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02

Lanham, democrtio nominee for gover-
nor, spoke to a large crowd, devoting hts
remarks to the glory of labor and its
right Of organization.
At Pale Judge John H. Reagan
was to have been the principal speaker
but he was too feeble and his address
was read for him.
Labor Day at Scranton.
Scranton. Pa, September Twenty
thousand men marched in the Labor Day
parade here today. 1t was the biggest
labor demonstration ever seen in this
city The striking miners formed the
entire first division and were over 1900
strong. Two other divisions were made
of various trades unions. After the
parade a picnic was held at Lake Ariel
There has been no such universal OBJ
servance of Labor Day since The holiday
was inaugurated. Business was almost
entirely suspended throughout the city
and the Lackawanna valley The occa-
sion was made use of to strengthen any
weakness that might exist in the ranks
of the striking miners. No demonstration
was made at any of the collieries and
the strike situation here remains un-
changed.
Al OndrIOtIes
Charlotte, n. c., September 1.-The
features of today's labor parade was the
participation of negro organization for
the first time. The latter were separated
from the whites by number of floats.
At Roanoke.
Roanoke, Va, September Labor day
was celebrated here in the fitting man
ner business being generally suspended.
In the morning an immense parade took
place which was participated In by the
union men of the city. At Crystal
Springs park Mayor Cutchin of Roanoke
and State Labor Commissioner Doherty
addressed a large crowd.
Labor Day In Montgomery.
Montgomery, September 1.-(SpeciaL)-
White organized labor is not very strong
in Montgomery; 1t is growing. Labor Day
was celebrated by general rally at
Bloemfontaine park, where there was
some speech making, athletics. dancing
and an abundance of good things to eat.
Gompers at New Orleans.
New Orleans, September LIN his ad-
dress here today President Gompers. re-
ferring to the Pennsylvania situation,
said:
There are 10000 men on strike. They
are now In their fourth month and they
are standing undivided, with ranks un-
broken. These miners are confronted
by the richest corporations in America.
There are 10000 women and children who
must have bread and in their name l ap-
peal to the liberty-loving men and wo-
men of New Orleans-I appeal for the
miners of the antharcite regions that
they may have bread to maintain their
manhood"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02

"a EXPORT, r. l., September l.
k Admiral Higginson did not delay
4 v long after the declaration of
hostilities today to cut out work for
the 5aclsies and marines of his feet, ac-
complishing in day light, but under cover
Of fog, two things that General Mac
Arthur's army had not anticipated. These
was the seizure Of Marthas vineyard and
Block Island and the capture of the
army's signal station at each place. To-
night he followed up his good work by
extreme western end of the line Of de-
Tending Notifications but 1t cannot be
determined until later If he actually at
tempted to force his way into Long Is
land sound or simply aimed to give his
crews little big gun practice. and his
captains the opportunity to maneuver
within striking distance and to determine
the location and calibre of the ordnance
In the forts.
The navy's night attack was not ex-
pected at the western end of the line quite
so early In the game The theory was
held all day after 1t was known that Hig.
ginson had secured base on the out
lying islands that he would send his
cruisers for reconnaissance against both
ends of the line and then swing his fleet
into the center or around Newport for
a sharp heavy attack there, maneuver-
ing quickly and then when things became
most interesting sail to the westward and
make his grand effort to force his way
into Long Island sound.
Once tonight Newport experienced a
scare when a message came from Port
Judith that marines were being landed
there in the fog. All communication with
that point was cut off. Then at 1890
came an official bulletin announcing the
bombardment of Forts Niche and
Wright, but when Port Judith was signal
station was again in touch with the CEN
trail intelligence bureau it was explained
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02
DEMOCRATS WIN EASY.
Republicans and Prohlbitinists Receive
Light Vote In Arkansas.

Little Rock September 1-Today's
gubernatorial election passed off quietly.
Returns up TO midnight from twenty-five
of the seventy-five counties In the state
indicate that the victory of the demo-
cratic ticket is complete. Only one coun-
ty so far heard from is in doubt, Davis,
democrat for governor, sweeping the
other twenty-four counties by a large
majority.
The republicans had two nominees for
governor in the field, Greaves and Myers.
and indications are that the former is
leading his opponent.
Kimball. the prohibitionist candidate
indorsed by the populists, received very
light vote.
The feature of the election is the ex-
tremely light vote which has been polled
throughout the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02
STRIKE WILL END SOON.
Indications Are That 10000 Men In
Italy VIII Return to Work.

Florence, Italy, September 1.-The
indications today are that the general
strike which has been in progress
since last Friday and which has rem
dered about 10000 men idle will end
shortly.
A conference was held this after
noon between representatives of the
metal works and the managers of the
plant where the strike originated. 1t
brought no result, but the employees
urge the strikers from other factions
to return to work.
Florence Is quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02
ANOTHER coLLIERY OPEN.
Watchman Set Upon BY Crowd Of
Strikers and Given Good Beating.

Scranton, Pa, September 1.-The OPEN
ing of the Bliss colliery at Nanticoke to-
day makes five collieries and five wash
cries that the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company has IN operation.
The daily output of coal from the Lack
awanna district. according to a rough
estimate by Superintendent Dryden Of
the Ontario and Western coal department
is 5000 tons a day.
Richard Williamson. watchman at
Richmond No. 3 colliery Of the Ontario
and Western company, while returning
from work was set upon by a crowd of
strikers and given a brutal beating.
The guards at the Pancosst pump
house were fired upon late last night
from the opposite side Of the river.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02
Robes Are Perfect.

Simla. India, September l-ouean Alex
andra, In an autograph letter to Lady
Curzon formerly Miss Letter OF Chicago
and washington. wife Of the viceroy OF
India Lord Curzon, says: 'The Indian
coronation robes which you SO kindly de-
signed are perfect and made the most
brilliant effect. I am so proud of wearing
the Indian dress on this great occasion
hope you viii make this known In,
India
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02
Montaomery Election.

Montgomery, September i.-tSpecial)-
The next mayoralty election in Mont
gomery comes off next spring and already
there are four announced candidates In
the field. They are e. ]. Meyer, James
Andrew. w. E. Haygood and J. H. Hart
ley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02

I EXPORT. R. L, September l.
Admiral Higginson did not delay
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
INSANITY RIFE IN SIBERIA.
SarHIfnE Revelations Regarding Ex-
listing Conditions by an Emil
nent Specialist.

DR.. Briantsoff, an eminent special
list IN brain affections, has published
some startling details regarding the
hlgh proportion Of insane persons in
Siberia. On this side of the Ural
mountains one person in every 500
is weak in mind, in Siberia one in
224, says a recent report from st.
Petersburg.
TO Siberia" he says, 'are sent
the high criminal elements of Rus
sian society, the depraved, the abb
normal. Besides, drunkenness Is
fearfully prevalent. In the province
of Tomsk, with an area of 100000
square miles and a population of
100000, there is accommodation for
only eighty insane persons, and such
accommodation in other districts is
no better"
DR.. Briantsoff has visited such es-
Establishments as exist, and says they
remind him of some terrible passages
in Dante's "InfernoY There is no
proper sanitation, and the patients
often suffer from hunger and extreme
cold. Medical attendance there is
none, and when the patients are UNI
ruly the ''wardens employ their own
methods"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
SPONGE FISHERS IN LUCK.
Constant Demand for the Fungi Gives
Many Of Them Profitable En-
plOymcnt.

The sponge fisheries along the coast
of florida have been pushed to the ut
most limit, until the annual sales
amount TO 100000, says recent re
port, The product sells as high as
$3.50 a pound, which makes the bust
ness most profitable. There are 90
schuoners in the trade and the business
l.. The staple of many of the towns along
the coast Of the state. The fishermen
have brought the business to a high
state of perfection, and they are a bic
TO make large catches in season. The
sponge fishing is done in deep water.
the best specimens of the large bath
spouges being obtained from 50 feet
below the surface. They are located
with a water glass and then picked
with long pole carrying on its end a
blade ike the letter 5, which cuts the
sponge loose with a twist, and then it
Is brought to the surface, il there is
luck, aud, II not, and il gets away, tits
lost forever. The men become very
expert IN the business and they vii.
carry it on during high winds, losing
very few of the spouges.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
ENGINE AS A B0OTJACK.
Navel Manner in which FroSt-Di;-
ten Brnkcmnn's Boots We're
Taken on.

at isn't often that you hear of a
man using a locomotive for boot
lack" said Conductor Frank Ora, Of
the Delaware division Of the Erie rail
road, according to recent report,
"but here's one case:
"Walt Douglas, a brakeman on my
coal train, set out one dark night to
flag passenger train just west of Han
cock. He was out in the bitter cold
For long while and when he came
back his fingers and ears were badly
frozen.
"Aftcr we had got some whisky
down him and had rubbed his hands
and ears in snow we tried to remove
his boots. but his feet were so badly
frozen that they could not be pulled
Of. Douglas is an economical cuss
and he would not let MS cut them of his
feet. He said that the boots had cost
him seven dollars d week befor, and
ac could not afford to lose them so
soon. even if by so doing he would be
relieved Of his suiferings
"It was finally agreed to take Doug
las ont on the engine, stick his boot
heels between the slots Of the pilot,
and then bach up.
"Whcn everything was ready the en-
girccr reversed the engine. while we
chung to Colcman's arms and shout
Gers The boots came of quick enough,
but Douglas legs came 50 near going
with them that there was no fun in it,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
QUEER TRAVELS OF PLANTS.
IceberRs and Volcanoes Act as Dis
tributing Agents for Various
Growths.

One would not imagine, off-hand,
that ice could possibly be instru-
mental in accomplishing the distribu-
tion of plants, yet French scientist
has recently called attention to the
fact that icebergs are frequently use
full in this way. Nayigators in polar
seas often encounter bergs carrying
enormous masses of debris, with
more or less soil, in which plants are
growing. Eventually the ice-mass
runs aground upon the shore of some
distant land, there depositing the
plants, which may find themselves so
situated as to be enabled to repro
duce their species, says the Philadel-
phia Saturday Evening Post.
The case Of volcanoes as plant-dis-
tributors is even more remarkable,
though one must regard as very ex-
Ceptional such instances as that
noted at Port Elizabeth, South Afri-
ca, in 1857, where large quantities OF
volcanic pumice were observed float
ing on the sea. On these fragments
Of pumiCc were found various small
animals unfamiliar in that part Of
the world. and there was also sort
Of cocoauut. The nut was planted,
and in due time produced a palm
strange TO the African coast. II was
decided that the pumice came from
the great eruption of Krakatoa, in
the Straits Of Sunda, which was in
its way the most remarkable volcanic
cataclysm of modern times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13

7 to tumult and disorder. This evil was
/ not least TO be dreaded in the election
] of a magistrate, who was to have so i'm
portant an agency in the Administra-
ton of the government. But the pre-
cautions which have been so happily
concerted in the system under consider
alton. promise an effectual security
against this mischief. The choice OF
screral. To form an intermediate body of
electors will be much less apt TO con
vulse the community with any extra
ordinary or violent movements, than
the choice of one who was himself to
be thu final object Of the public wishes
And as the electors chosen in each state
are TO assemble and vote in the state in
which they are chosen, this detached
and divided situation will expose them
much less to heats and ferments that
might be communicated from them to-
the people, than if they were all to be
convened at one time in one place,
Nothing was more to be desired than
that every practicable obstacle should
be exposed to cabal, intrigue and COZ
ruption.
These most deadly adversaries of repnb-
lican Jvernment might naturally hIye
been expected to make their approaches
from more than one quarter, but chiefly
from the desire in foreign powers to gain
an improper ascendant in oar councils.
How cyuld they better crafty this thar
by raising q creature Of their own to the
chief magistracy Of the Union! Bnl
the convention have guarded against
dangers Of this sort, with the most pro.
yident and judicicus attention.
TO be continued
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
The Growth of Political Parties /.
Connection with the Election
OF the President.

Ia nrrnhrr G. Of The Frdrralist. AIrN.
ar5ar u.milt,u,a.. Of Tie Nicwofth m,
Consultation in relation 10 the Mode Of
Ar,.lp,,n.nt ~ tho President m,
mod. ,f ,nryiptnrpt nf the Chief MAJ.
i.,r,t, of fine limited STATES is abrp,
,be.r,y mari, If tine system Of any con
..,n.r,. ,rbir,, nm. rsroprd without .c
,.r. r.n.,ro ,r which has received II O.
.It,b,..f mari. If arprob,,iou from il.
,r,.on.,t. Tho mn., rlau.iblo If tbns,
,rb. ban. ,,,,,,r.d fp rript ba. ry.r
d.,s,,.l al,,it that fine election a
III. pr.gfle,,, h .,.r.,tf,, yy,il ,,rar1aJ 4
v.pt,r. -oro,,ynaf farther and br.if8t,
ma, ,o.aa.,,y that If ,l,.. manner Of II u,
mot perferti r., T. AT least excellent II
rpi,e. In ap cuI,rlt DEGREE All the nh
vantag.. Che .uui.u Of which WAS to be
wished f.r
III, v,. d...ira,lJ. ,b,t tba .op.o -,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
FRENCH MAIDS TO THE FORE.
Some In the -Four Hundred" Pro-
nOunce Their "Oui, Monsieur"
with nm Irish Accent.

Who set the fashion is not set down
in the annals Of the -four hundred
but the dainty French maid is displac-
ing the pompoqs butler and the dapper
footman as the guardian Of the portals
of the mansions of the wealthy al ing
Fifth avenue and on the upper West
side.
The stranger in uppertenGum, I'M
familiar with its ways, is no Tor ger per-
picked by his ring at the front door
bell being answered by an important
looking man in evening clothes and he
is not embarra Sed by mi,Taking man
for master, for the door is opened by
a neat little maid in black. tiny lace
cap perched on her head and a dainty
little apron marking her status in the
house.
as Mr.. Brown in?" asks the caller.
"Oui, monsieur" is the reply, not in
frequently with a Hibernian twang,
and she fakes the visitors card with
pretty grace and fits away With it.
Within the last few months, says the
New York Times, the French maid"
has supplanted the man servant in
quite a number Of houses Of the fash
ionable set.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
TIE DONKEY DRANK BEER.
Notorious HyI:ri5 Of the 8owery in
New York City IL Fond OF the
Walt s.aa hope.

Tenderloin pedestrians were high
~ entertained one evening recently
by the spectacle Of a dimirutive DON
key, bestridden by a large man. stand
ing in the shadow of the Greeley
statue, while Policeman Gallagher, of
the Broadway squad, was vaniy try
ing to get them to move along. The
donkey is known through the region
as BILLY the Boozer," states the New
York Times.
The little animal had his ears fat,
and was braying at a pitch LAT
drowned the roar of Broadway in his
immediate vicinity. The pleasure of
the crowd rose to ecstasy when the
policeman passed behind and the tiny
hoofs flew out, nearly kicking him in
the head. The rider admitted that both
he and the donkey had had many
drinks, and the policeman threatened
to lock them both up on a charge of
being drunk and disorderly, when the
man sent for pail of beer. The dom
key swallowed it greedily, the ears re-
sumed pleasantly erect position, and
he trotted amiably homeward.
Eilly's latest notorious exploit was
on New Years night, when, after
carouse with some human acquain-
tances, he assembled two fights OF
stairs in a strange house and terrified
two women upon whom he came I'M
announced. He narrowly escaped be-
ing shot by an inmate. In his younger
days he was a pet of the children in
Central park.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
Marie AntoInette and the French
Revolution.

r,rd po,copyGcll opra soid that ther.
,coro only two events in history the
..i.,o 80 ,rr,r o,d the French RavoIp
Go, ,bonId p,t dare to make sucl
-, ,s.s,.t,on bocouse have not tbe cIo
o,orce nor, fba logic of BeacousGelD
T., d.fend and ppbolJ il Think. how
.r.r that tbn Frencb Revolution wa.
,no ~ tba greatest events Of modern
hi.,ar,
,r.C,rtbv in ,be ononino cboptrr f
bis ri.t.ry If tbe French Revolution
,r.. uTEa heroic mp.e spldepl,
chilled nnon in fine UoIprric formula f.
.i.., If tbe French Revolution. miqh,
,cry coll ba rryzIa1 where ~ make u
1egirring T., il rcaIl, hard to dc,jEe
,.-, f,r h,cl, ve nn.f bark f. yet f.
II. legitimate starting point Are ",
p, .oal, tho initial jmpotrs in fbc rein
,ir.nrfs w orip fine debaurborics NJ
tho +, ,,orc,. mr. ia tha sanctions de,not.
,s,,. ,f f,nis XIV or vot farther borI, f.
J,e repds of fine rr,15o and Nln2,rir
when "a opea,,. and 81 duuuhin fled from
p.,,i, ,,,,1 +, p,ri. ,,a,y +. 4 dirgcr1t
f., lr,,. ,bc hard mad snst limo aud IN,
consci,,tiops historian ro,cbip,, hocl.
,gards inf, hist,ro NAV find hir,.eIg
,g,lI ,,r,r,, tho ,,,..,s o,n,o. uo ,ra
vingi,,g ,nor., IN. .,o,,ios nf C,,..g,
aud still c,,ur .,p,u tr,ces az fine rop.o.
gr fine French Revolution 10 Le rlqif
tbe French PnvoIr,ion e. hardly cam.
,reb,nsihIn witb,rt tbot ~ Rome or
Grnoco and u h c.,.ya.d f. tbc dawn ~
J..a. prt , hi.,,,.y nr t,, ,..,l,
would L., l.,,,,ty ,r.f,rot,o Ii.t.r,
t,.s,v pntbfny ~ ,,l,,t i, would no a..
lertpre ami il wouId HARDLY 90 for ,
..o.,b ..rb,-tnisistobe
.h,lIr,t o.l, v,n "a M, 1,,.l with
r,. g.. ,ho. lawn ,l b.t.,.. A., ,rla. :,
.,,f a. hi,.l..o,o. ,.ior, ~ ,b, por,I,ii,r
bYt f. ouiclen yopr ,,a,oorias aud bcl,.
r., a.. rari,5 IL mind shall ,,l, v,n
81, roc,lI fine p,rrh,, RnIo which Won
,.,,.,,,l,or ,.o,,,a ,,,,,. ,,.,,.., =. ESQ
,b.p tbo r,m,r. Uonrr of, N,,,rr,
,,,o g., tho thr.,oos rronrr ~, IT,.
r,i.., H. ,,orl,,5 ~, +ho .,rgi,, ,,,tr.,,,,
III. rrrgponn,g.ord tho C,,bar;.s c.h;.h
I,,a 4, ,ho i.s,i,,, ~ l,o rli.,., NJ.
t.s oi,,py eonoI rights f. III. co,,o,5.
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13

The pine forests of Wisconsin are
being rapidly depleted, and it will not
be many years before the lumbermen
Of that region will have to quit the
business or seek new fields of ope-a.
non.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
A fright Detective.

A Kansas Cry mans full-dress suit
was stolen one night recently, and
tigate the case asked: what color
was it?"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13

Mrs Manning DO you know hate
iiary Aunt Hannah And yet, Mary,
how sweetly you smiled when Mr. Soper
declared YOU didn't look day older
than thirty years
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
tsgrDR. KUTCHA is NO STRANGER IN YHs COUNTY.
WHAT Or KgTGHIN
GoES NOT DO.

Us does not fright
On people into doctor
i~C by boiling up q
pea ofGspeedV death
ltsore tiCit eyes. lie
Toes not urge the sick
20 take iteatuent
V hen be knows them
TO be incurahle Nei-
thCr does he by false
pretcnses hold the
sicl. undor his care
month otter month
wills doing them no
ECcd.
He docs not per-
SuGde hclpl 5ss IT.
curaulCs to doctor
cut the last month OF
their lives, or give up
their last dime for
r,cdicine.
lie does not take
patients under o So
called faiscguarantee
pretending 10 charge
only for medicine end
taking VIII o YER
amount he can get.
or make the object Of
lis life 10 eXtortmon.
cy from the sick.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13
An Extinct volcano In New York.

A Harvard professor has discovered
what he considers the remains Of an
extinct volcano al Schuyleryille, n. Y,
small country place already famous
in American history.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13

II doesn't bother the Almighty TO up
sci our most carefully laid pans
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-13

The editor of this de. artment Will be
pleased to look over the solution of the
problems that appear in arithmetic in
these columns from week to week Of
those who desire him to do So lnclose
two-cent stamp for reply. Address all
communications regarding this depart
ment to Study Corner, The Pilot, Mani
towoc. Wis
Arithmetic.
The following solution of the fourth
problem of the exercise in arithmetic
that appeared in this department last
week vii! serve to illustrate what was
meant by a clear and logical statement
In solving problems involving fractions
one should ARRAYS name the fractions
used. ! standing alone IS simply an alb
stract number, but the expression, Of
an annie. Is concrete and carries detin-
lite meaning with it. The principle rea-
son why pupils become confused III
working problems in fractions, IS be-
CAUSE lllfN IAN ~ Ia''iiiN ~
when they use them and become lost IN
the great number Of abstract fractions.
Example A, b and c, together have
G450 sheep. c has twice as many az d,
and if 100 be taken from a, he will have
4 a. many as b; how many has etch?
Solution.
8-3 Of Bs no. Of sheep equals BIS No
G-3 Of BIS No. Of sheep equals Cs No
l-3 Of Bs No. Of sheep plus l2O. equals
A. no,
Then:
IS Of BIS No. plus 0.3 OF B's No. plus
ID Of B- No. plus 100 equals Gl5O
1913 Of b. No. Of sheep equals $3.50,
10 Of Is No. Of sheep equals l'lo oil
$3.50 sheep eluaIs G33 sheep.
Of BIS No Of sheep eqn'ls Tunes
Ga3 equals 1899 sheer, BIS
G-3 Of Bs No. Of sheep equals time.
G83 equals 3i0S sheep, Cs.
i.8ofBs Vo. Of sheep plus I!O equals
7ja sheep. Az