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The age-herald., 1902-03-13

night is the inconsiderate or perverse customer who drops in at ten minutes past F a. m, within five minutes of clos ing timee when I am terribly rushed. to order mixed drink. like an absinthe frappe, or gin punch or an egg flip. It is my business to make whatever any customer calls for. But in nine cases out of ten this late fellow who calls for a mixed drink that requires time to make does it for pure cussedness.
 Twenty men can be served with plain drinks in less time than can make prop erly an absinthe frappe I have known some men to drink whisky or beer reg ularly through the day and call at clos ing time to get q mixed concoction. Wher l have the time to give to it take req interest in putting up a milk punch or 6 flip. But deliver me from the mixed drink friend at 1910 a. mi
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Renrnan.zatinn of inc Third.

The caucus of the line officers of
 the Third Alabama Regiment, held
 yesterday, though without agreement
 it is hoped will be the beginning of harmony in regiment that in one
 form or another has been torn by fac tion. ever since the days of the war | with Spain. A regiment does not ad-
 init of two bosses, and the Third has
 had at least two who have obeyed orders only when they felt inclined
 that way. One set of bosses has been . weeded out, and there is now an op- 2 portunity to reorganize the regiment,
 giving it but single boss. One colo nel in a regiment is quite enough.
 The Age-Herald has no desire to re- , new or to take up in any shape the ! ancient disputes of the regiment. It does know, however, that the Third Regiment is an essential and de5ir- able part of the national guard. The time may come when the regiment might be very much needed, and we desire to see it become an efficient regiment again. To render it efficient 1t must be organized on one line alone mot on two lines. It cannot be at once a Kyle regiment and Higdon regiment, for those forces are going in opposite directions. It must be all ono or the ether.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
AS A CAMPAIGN MANAGER.

From the New York World.
 Is the Senator Clark of Montana, who is said to be extremely likely to be the manager of the Democratic Congressional campaign next fall" and who is "sug- gested as the next Democratic candidate for President" the same Clark who two years ago resigned from the Senate to avoid expulsion for bribery and corrup- tion in securing his seat? It was proved before the Senate committee on privil- eges and elections that at least fifteen members of the Montana Legislatu ture were paid by William A. Clark or his agents for their votes; that at least nine others were offered money to vote for him; that s1OO,0OO was offered by friend of Clark to bribe the attorney general to stop pro- ceedings to disbar Welcome, one of Clarks lobbyists; and that the same agent offered Justice Hunt of the Su- preme Court an equal amount to dismiss the case. The evidence indicated that the "election expenses and the bribing of members after their election cost this Clark at least $500000.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
About Persons.

Mir. George R. Smith, general passenger eastern Railroad, is in the city. He is one of the ablest passenger officials in the South, and few men can count a larger number of personal friends than he. MT, Cover Shepperd and bride of Berry, Ala, are at the Morris. MT. Shepperd is highly esteemed young merchant.
  Miss Minnie King of Millport Ala, Is at the Morris.
 J. Minlso of New York is at the Morris. r. o. Rich of New York is at the Hill man.
 Sam A. Flaxman of New York Is at the Morris.
 J. ". Hooks of Washington, D. C., is at the Morris. F. A. Hoffmann of New York Is at the Morris.
 II. F. Savage of New York is at the Morris.
 J. o. Hodgson of Philadelphia is at the Metropolitan.
 E. U. Fordyce of Tuscaloosa is at the Metropolitan.
 R. E. Simpson of Florence is at the Metropolitan.
 G. Kuvell of Montevallo Is at the Metro politan. Metropolitan.
 N. F. Mcclure of Nashville is at the Metropolitan. Metropolitan.
 Major Allen of Russellvile is at the Metropolitan.
 W. G. Turner of New Orleans is at the Morris.
 R. F. Cox and G. B. Deans of Shelby County are at the Morris. Joe J. Willet of Anniston is at the Hill man.
 George M. Russell of Chicago is at the Hilman.
 J. V. Bell of St. Louis is at the TIill- man. sass.
 
 L. J. Burdett of Montgomery is at the Hillman.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

year. in one of our large (and very dem oractic) city churches. and we find these items: Coal, $eas 75; gas, s2ii.5s; electrici- ty, sSo9 30; plumbing. s1l7.9s; special re- pairs. N52.1O.
 Whether those bills are met by calcu- lated tax on space occupied or by me- thodical system of subscriptions, or by spasmodic and hysterical "appeals' to bridge over "crises," or by large dona- tions or income-bearing endowments py rich friends. it Is none the less true that public worship in this country is ex- penslve. Somebody has to pay for the seat you sit in.
 All of which Is respectfully submitted to the church tramp, who is so outraged because not shown at once to the best pew on the middle aisle, and who drops q nickel in the offertory plate with an air that plainly says: What parody on free salvation these everlasting collec- tons nrel'
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Chickens and Equs.

Eggs have dropped to 15 cents on Nor ris avenue and they will be quoted around that figure for some time to come" said an old produce dealer who is also an amateur trucker yesterday.
 Eggs will fluctuate between II cents and 16 cents, l think, until late in the spring. Alabama's best egg and chicken town is Huntsville and next to Hunts- vile comes Athens. Cullman too has 2 big egg and poultry output. More atten- tion is being paid to the poulty business in this state than formerly, but there Is still large room for improvement. The raising of chickens on a big commercial scale is always profitable. No matter how dull business in general might be, the demand for poultry and eggs con- tinues active. A man with necessary capital who handles poultry intelligently can always make money
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Transportation on Raw Material.

Two rolling mills and a car plant will constitute handsome addition to the industries of this district. Any thing that consumes iron and steel is wanted here, and when the Warrior is opened it will be difficult to cipher out how iron and steel workers can afford to go elsewhere.
 For when the Warrior is opened goods made in Birmingham can be barged to Cincinnati, for example, at rates that will open the eyes of the people of that city. We will not then be confined to an export trade by any means, for the Lake Borgne canal will give us access to the interior river systems of the country, and Pittsburg will lose it's monopoly. Flows and rails and a hundred other articles will then not only be manufactured here at the lowest possible rates, but they will be transferred to central markets dL water IdIeb. lile u dhSpOi ldliOll question is what is holding Us back at the present, but in the course of about four years this will begin to be lifted.
 Water-borne iron, steel and coal all heavy products-can whip out rail- road-born products. The railroads have done well for this district, but they cannot carry to the sea any prod uct at 35 cents ton. They would lose money upon every ton trans ported. Such articles can be barged to the sea at about that price per ton. and plants seeking locations in the South should keep this fact in mind. The Warrior is to be opened.
 The coming of two rolling mills and a car plant are but the beginnings of what are to be, when all can see that this districts transportation facilities are to equal it's supply of raw ma terials.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
THE PRINCE AND WASHINGTON.

From the New York Mall and Express.
 Prince Henry has not at all diminished in popularity by receiving Booker T. Washington at his apartments in the Waldorf-Astorin. greeting him warmly and sitting on the same sofa with him while listening to an account of his work in the South. This little episode took place while the singers, negro and Indian of the Hampton Institute were In the Princes rooms. It Is known that the German prince sent especially for MT. Washington and the Hampton students, and that the visit was quite apart from the officially arranged programme. It was proof that Prince Henry has a genuine and original interest in a really great American subject. and is not mere ly taking the intellectual fare that is set before him.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
ISN'T IT STRANGE

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
 How quick men are to suspect each oth- CT of deceit?
 What a liking women show for exam ming fancy fabrics?
 The number of men who like to parade around big shops?
 How many men regard their reputation as invulnerable?
 Where women find the pretty little conceits which adorn a boudoir?
 How many women question the natural ness of a stage girls figure?
 Where all the men get their informa- ton regarding womens ways?
 What attraction there is for woman to a man who has gone wrong?
 How many women scorn to be thought seekers for the affection of a man? The crowd of men who find time to hang around a theatres stage entrance?
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
, KRUGER IS HOPEFUL.
Believes Providence Will Help Boers
 Win More Victories.

New York, March 12.-A dispatch from Utrecht, over the signature of former President Paul Kruger to the American and Journal, says: There will be more good news yet from De- Larey. This victory of his reminds me of General Botha's allusion a year ago to the miracle of faith which saved Daniel out of the lions den.
 My confidence in the ultimate tri- umph of the Boer cause could not be more than it Is now, and indeed it has never been shaken.
 q hope that England will show that she sees her folly in attempting to sub- due the Boer race by recognizing it now and by restoring independence to the Transvaal Republics. ,B By doing this she will spare herself, as well as the Boers, further bloodshed and ex- pense, and will retain the Republics as friendly neighbors.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
4 Long Session Probable.

Congress has been in session over three months, and in that time it has disposed of but one leading question. The Philippine tariff bill is out of the way. The export tax on hemp has been taken off, and as hemp is on the free list no doubt this change will pro mote the exports of hemp to this eoun. try. The sugar duty has been cut down 25 per cent, or about one-third of a cent a pound. but Philippine su- gar is low-grade stuff, and is greatly needed in China and Japan. A like reduction In tobacco, 25 per cent, will have a like effect. No one anticipates any great extension in importations of sugar or tobacco from the Philippines. The question is. however, disposed of, and that is something.
 There remain four great questions an isthmian canal, a renewal of the Chinese exclusion law. reciprocity with Cuba, and reciprocity in general, to say nothing of the arid lands bill, the protection of the President, and the Fowler banking bill. It is plain Con- gross has full calendar of great measures, and the indications are pretty good that the session will last far into the summer, and that there will be a blockade towards the end of it.
 The country fairly demands an isthmian canal bill, Chinese exclu- sion bill, and a Cuban reciprocity bill, but any one of these measures will consume a months time. There is really no reason why any one of the three bills shomd not be reported, and the discussion of it begun. The isth- milan canal question is fully under stood. It has been investigated and reinvestigated in the course of fifty years, and there are no new facts to be brought out. There is nothing in the world to do but to begin the work of construction, and Congress must give the word
 All of the other bills mentioned arc important, and Congress cannot well adjourn until acton is had on them, including the war tax reduction bill.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Hr. Fowlef's Bank Bill.

z The Fowler bill that will soon be reported from the House committee on banking and currency as a com. mittee bill is as centralizing as any Republican will be apt to desire. In substance it is a bill to retire the non- interest-bearing greenbacks, which the Eastern capitalists have been conspir. ing to get rid of for long time. The national banks arc expected to redeem and hold the greenbacks, and in re- turn the national banks are to be per mitted to issue notes up to 60 per cent of their assets, and to establish branch banks at pleasure.
 1t is. in short. bill to aggrandize the national banks. The non-interest- bearing greenbacks, which work no harm to any one, are to be called in that there may be more room for na- tional bank currency. There is no relief in all this for the West or South which most need relief. The entire scheme is worked up in the interest of the national banks and of the big capitalists in the East. It illustrates the audacity of the Republican party.
 If real relief of the great producing sections were desired, tho tax upon circulation would be repealed, and when the Fowler bill comes up this amendment should be offered and pressed to vote. Repeal that arbi-
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Strawberries and cantaloupes.


 "The strawberry crop in the Mobile section is turning out well in spite Of the recent water overhows,' said a Nor ris avenue merchant who keeps in close touch with South Alabama truckers.
 Mobile is now shipping berries to New Orleans. They wholesale at 10 cents in the Crescent City. That figure is little too high for the Birmingham trade. We will get strawberries two or three weeks hence, when they will rule at about 10 cents.
 "The Cu1lman berries are the best that come to this market, but they will not be due for some time. By the last of April they will be wholesallng at cents a quart; maybe for less.
 'Tha Mobile crop will not be so large as was at first reported. Truckers are giving more acreage to cantaloupes than to strawberries Every one of them has gone wild over melons, In Southern Ala bama the cantaloupe crop now being planted is perhaps more than double that of any previous season.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Price of Eqgs Drop.

New York, March 12.-More than six million eggs were received in New York Tuesday, mostly from the West, and the price dropped to IT cents. They sold two weeks ago at 37 cents. There is such demand at present, however, that the dealers say they do not expect any further decline.
 High prices of eggs were the result of the severe winter and the using up of the surplus stock held in cold stor- age. When the weather began to mod crate the hens resumed business and large shipments of eggs were made from tho West and Southwest.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
SENATE IS AGGREsSOR.

From the Indianapolis News.
 In the encroachment of the Senate on the powers of the executive, which MT. Maurice Low examines in his paper in the North Americah Review, he notes that the fear expressed by Hamilton that the President would corrupt the Senate by the use of patronage las been in fact or in evolution turned end on; that is, that the Senate is using it's control over pa- tronage to secure powers not intended for 1t by the constitution.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD.

By John Kells InGrim. Who fears to speak of Nirety-eight?
 Who bushes at the name? When towards mock the patriots fate,
 Who hangs his head for shamef Hes all knave or half a slave,
 Who sights his country thus; But a true man. like you, man,
 Will fill your glass with us. We drink tho memory of the bravo The faithful and the few Some lie far off beyond the wave
 Some sleep in Ireland. too; ,All-all are gone-but still lives on
 The fame of those who died All true men, like you. men,
 Rem ember them with pride. ,.a Some on the shores of distant lands
 Their weary hearts have laid, And by the strangers needless hands Their lonely graves were made; But. though their clay be far away Beyond the Atlantic foam. In true men, like you. men,
 Their spirits still at home. The dust of some is Irish earth:
 Among their own they rest; And the same land that gave them birth Has caught them to her breast: And we will pray that from their clay Full many race may start Of true men, like you. men,
 To act as brave part. They rose in dark and evil days To right their native land; They kindled here living blaze
 That nothing shall withstand Alas. that Might can vanauish Right They fell and passed away; But true men, like you, men,
 Are plenty here today. Then here's their memory may 1t be For us guiding light, s.7 To cheer our strife for liberty,
 And teach us to unite. Through good and i'll. be IreIand's stiIl, Though sad ns theirs your fate; And true men. be you. men. ,g.lEf Like those of Ninety-efghti
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Speculation in Real Estate.

There is a great deal of quiet specula- tion in real estate in Birmingham, and still more in Ensley," remarked a keen investor at the Metropolitan yesterday.
 "The man who bought real estate in Birmingham a year or two ago on specu- lation has fine profits now. And in Ems ley I know many persons who have made snug fortunSs recently on moderate in- vestments Ensley is growing rapidly. In fifteen years 1t will be almost if not quite as large as Birmingham is today"
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
FOR RAILROAD PURPOSES.
Congressman Taylor Introduces Bill
 for Use of Land Near Mobile.

Washington. March 12.-(Special)-Rep resentative Taylor of Alabama has intro duced bill granting the Mobile, Jack son and Kansas City Railroad the right to use for railway purposes the tract of land at Choctaw Point Mobile County
 The bill has the approval of the secre- tary of the treasury and will receive the favorable report of the committed
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Goa, Minino in Walker.

"Our company is getting out about 4O,- GOO tons of coal per month" said MT. John R. Ryan. assistant general manager of the Corona Coal and Iron Company, who was stopping at the Morris yesterday on his way to New Orleans.
 "The business of the company is in- creasing steadily We are now working 700 men, and expect to increase the num- Der to 1000. We have room right now for 200 more miners.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
WANT RLANToN APPOINTED.
Underwood and Shelley Ask That He
 Be Named as Cadet.

Washington, March 12.-(SpeciaD. Rep resentative Underwood and Gen c. M. Shelley saw the President today to ask that John Blandon. Jr., of Selma be ap- pointed a cadet at the Naval Academy
 Blandon Is son of the late Lieutenant Blandon, who died as a result of in- juries sustained from the destruction of the battleship Maine The President asked General Shelley to write state ment on the case and will give the mat ter his consideration.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Reverse Customs.

"The bartender's lot may not be harder than that of the average toier but men in our line of work have some very provoking experiences at times" said a dispenser of liquors at one of the promi- nent Birmingham saloons.
 "The trade that l serve is, as a rule. renteel. It is not often that coarse, be- sotted men come into our place, though such are in evidence occasionally. But what tries my patience almost every
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
ALABAMIANs IN WASHINGTON.
Agent Will Visit Birmingham to h.
 spect Rural Mail Routes.

Washington, March 12.-(Special.) )-Dr. H. s. Sanders of Montgomery, State Health Officer of Alabama is in the city to attend a meeting of health officers Of the several states.
 Dr. A. V. Mc1ver, President of the Girls Industrial School at Greensboro, N. C. has accepted an invitation to de- liver the commencement address to the Girls Industrial School at Montevallo. Ala.
 Upon Representative Underwood's rec concentration an agent of the rural free delivery service will visit Jefferson County to report on the proposed exten- sion of the Ogden and Morris routes. The extensions will probably be author ized by the department.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

trary and really unconstitutional tax, and each section would then be free to provide itself with currency adapt ed to its needs, instead of paying trib- ute at every turn to New York.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
WHY THE GOSPEL ISN'T "FREE."

From the Church Economist.
 Once upon a time the Church Econo- mist ventured on definition which gained considerable currency, to-wit: Free pews. pews that some one else pays for. Added years and experience have confirmed us in this view of the case.
 For example. we have just run over the table of disbursements for the church
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
ALSO A MAsToDoN.

From the Scranton Tribune.
 The most startling metamorphosis of the hour Is revealed in the announce ment that Mir I1ogg of Texas is lion In London.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

Prince Henry discussed many ques- tions while here, but he prudently re- trained from discussing the German tariff on food products.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

John Jacob Astor, the fur peddler, was not, alas, a gentleman, if Mrs. Astor is to be the judge, for he never saw the inside of a college.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

The sinking of the Maine is still a great mystery, and the Spanish treaty claims commission is not able to throw any light on it.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

Mrs. Astor has been talking again. It seems that George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were not gentlemen because they did not go to college.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Negro Legally Hanged.

Portsmouth. Va, March 12.-Neal Stan back. the young negro who attempted criminal assault upon sixty-year- Mrs. Preufer. missionary to the negroes was hanged at the county jail today.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

Negro registration is light in all counties thus far, and the operation or the new constitution is proceeding harmoniously and satisfactorily.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

Miss Roosevelt begins to see that the daughter of a President who keeps his lightning rod up has her limita- tionS
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

When Lo cuts his hair and goes to college he can turn his warhoop into college yell, and no one will know the difference,
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

It is either MT. F. Duncan or some other man. Mir. Wallace of Ohio claims it is a case of mistaken identity.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

Secretary Shaw has been in Wall street, and wild and woolly as he may have been the gobberlins did not get him.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

The more the House Republicans caucus over reciprocity the less likely are they to agree.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

The Patrick trial in New York is endeavoring to beat the record made in the Molineaux case.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

The Boers have also started a pris. oners' camp, and Lord Methuen was the first entry.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

Gold exports may be due to the rush to the coronation.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

The invention of Marconi is bigger than his moustache. Both will, how. ever, grow.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

Paducah Wheeler should now get his second wind.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

The Easter bonnet is but two weeks and fraction ahead
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MT. F. Duncan holds that stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

The German Emperor is a ping-pong ist and also a War Lord.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

Ada Rehan has retired from the stage, and there IS no one to take her place.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

Cyclones are tuning up in the far West.
The age-herald., 1902-03-13

The early onion and the Easter lily come together from Bermuda.