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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
HOW LONG DO DRuNkARDs LIVE.
Leslie,s Week.,

fTOIn 1eSlle 5 Weehly.
 More interesting and more remarkable perhaps than any other disclosures made by Dr. Dana are those relating to the capacity of men for drink and the dura- ton of life among habitual inebriates. On the latter point the conclusions reached are that in about fifteen years, the max mum being over forty years. In gen. eral, it is said that hard drinking can rarely be carried on for more than twen- ty years. and it generally brings the vic- tim to grief at about the age of 40. Re- ferring to persons who drink most heav- fly and frequently, it is said that it takes ten to fifteen years to bring on demen- tia or insanity, during which time it may be estimated that each inebriate con- sumes about 1000 gallons of intoxicants. A man 55 years old confessed to pr. Dana that he had been drunk twice a day for three years, making about 1000 intoxica- tions another man of 40 had been drunk weekly for twenty years, and a third. aged 4S had been drunk thousand times in fifteen years. Two thousand "drunxs' Is set down as the maximum limit in any ordinary inebriate experience. The favor ite combination for hard drinkers was found to be beer and whiskey, and beer alone came well up in the scale. oth- CT beverages used by inebriates include cocoa wine, Jamaica ginger, tincture of soap and a well-known proprietary "bit- ters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

merely because the governor states the republican doctrine in such a fascinating manner.
 A man of ffty-two. tall, sturdy not too stout, with the kind of Iron gray hair and mustache people call "distin- guished." and with courte teous. magnetic manners, the chief executive of Iowa has rapidly put himself at the head of the republican party in the state, although that commonwealth has been noted for the abundance of good leaders it pos sessed. In a state where one could find men of national reputation. like Allison, Wilson, Henderson, Shaw, Roberts, Hull. Lacey. Perkins, Deliver, Hepburn and others, personal charm of manners would not win leadership, but there were needed sturdier qualities-unimpeac and un- impeaehabe integrity, ready wit, an ap- titude for the study and dissection of public affairs, and, above all. the ability and the disposition to lead and control many men by the force of sheer intellect ual capacity.
 Quite such a man is Albert B. cummins, governor of Iowa
 When the great fight over the financial platform was made at St. Louis, Cummins and four others were the only ones who stood out for a radical gold plank. It is a matter of history that Hepburn and others of the old leaders wanted Cum mins expelled from the delegation then and there because he would not agree to the ingenious "straddle' the Iowa delega- tion actually adopted and required Sena- tor Gear to submit to the committee OIL resolutions.
 Later Cummlns was a candidate for senator and was beaten, as his friends say, solely because he was so green at the political game. This defeat forced him to become a candidate for governor, and he captured the state convention a year ago, after about as fierce a fight as the republicans of Iowa had ever known. It was a fight which went down into the townships and school districts, and there the personal qualifications of the leader of the new idea in Iowa began to be felt. And then it was the women of Iowa made Albert B. Cummins governor. and ever since then they have been proud of their work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
Simple Inventions.

'FWhen you consider what a wonderful improvement the rubber tire is to ve- hicles," remarked an observing person, '1t is remarkable that it was not thought of sooner. It is simplicity itself, yet al- though rubber has been in use for many years, no one thought of putting 1t on wheels until the bicycle came into use and suggested the idea of applying it to all vehicles. While rubber tires are ex- pensive, the wear and tear they save the vehicle are worth much more than their cost. Vehicles are like people in one re- spect-it is the little things of life that wear them out, not the big crises. It is the constant little jarring and rattling that wears out a vehicle not the big jolts. and this little jarring is what. the rubber tire eliminates.
 Another good idea which Is simplicity itself, and which has only been in use lately, is the custom of greasing the top of the inner rail of curve so that the wheel of a street car will slip on the short track. Formerly there used to be heavy guard rails on the inner track, and these guard rails were greased, not the inner rail itself. It is quite obvious that in rounding a curve the street car wheel on the outer rail must travel fur ther than the wheel on the inner rail, and as the wheels being welded together must take the same number of revolu- tions, the wheel on the inner rail is obliged to slip. Thus by greasing the top of this rail, as the street car companies now do, the problem of rounding curve with ease Is solved. It is as simple as possible, yet for years nobody seemed to think of it''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

attribute of postoffice glue he would discover the thief
 He took the registered package. which had arrived at it's destination full of waste paper and which, of course, had been tempered with, while en route opened and sealed again, and softening the glue. familiarized himself with it's odor Then he went to the New York office, the point of starting of the reg istered package and sniffed at the glue pot. He was unsuccessful.
 Then he took to the road and stopped at all the offices where the valuable package had been handled by different clerks. all the time paying no attention to the usual methods of detecting post office criminals, but simply sniffing at the glue pots.
 He was finally rewarded when in an office near the place of destination of the package by identity of smell be- tween the registered package and a glue pot on the counter. Satisfied that he had at last reached the end of his search lle caused watch to be set upon the clerks in the office in the usual way, and finally caught his man spending a portion of his ill-gotten gains.
 The officials of the post office depart ment are divided between desire to con- gratulate the inspector for his remarka- ble exhibition of sagacity and an inclin- ation to reprimand him for getting funny with the department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
School Wants in the East End.

When the Thomas school for negro children was burned to the ground, the needs of the city were pressing. and the insurance money was applied to other purposes. The negro chil. dren in the east end of the town were thus left without school accomoda- tions. True, the basement of the
 church in Third avenue, at the corner of Twenty-sixth street, was utilized, but insufficient as this basement was at the beginning 1t Is now outgrown.
 According to report made at the last meeting of the board of educa- ton, publication of which was made at the time, there are in one room, in charge of one teacher, 14O enrolled scholars, with 12O in average attend. ance. For this number there are but 29 double desks and three benches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
THE LAsT oF lYNc cHINes.

From the New York World.
 The Hempstead( Tex) mob that took two convicted negroes about to be sent enced to death and who would have been legally executed within a month, and lynched them in the public square, strils- ingly Illustrated the pure love of lynch ing for its own sake which seems to be gaining ground in too many parts of the country, north and west as we'll as south. There was no chance of these two crim- inals escaping death by "due process of law" The mob simply lusted for the cruel sport of killing them In it's own un- ceremonious and brutal way. Wherever lynch law prevails civilization is alarm ed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
About Peraona.

FNA0aA VI 19A-a B. B. Barnes and J. Pickens Mcqueen of Eutaw are in the city.
 c. Y. stollenwerck and Amosa Stollen- werek of Greensboro are at the Metro politan.
 W. T. L. Cofer of cullman, indepen- dent candidate for congress in the Seventh district is at the Morris. He Is en route to Cherokee county in the interest of his candidacy.
 Probate Judge L. M. Adams of Chiffon is in the city He will go to St. Clair county today to make a number of speeches for the democratic ticket.
 
 John H. Locke, Miss Locke, Miss Redus Miss seay and Miss Lawson of Greens boro are at the Morris.
 James E. Williams has returned from a shrort business trip to Anniston. l. Waterhouse of Anniston is in Bir- mingham
 Mr. Curtis, of the circulation depart ment of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, is in the city. W. c. Davis and M. B. McCallum, prominent lawyers of Jasper. arc in she city.
 R. D. Bruce, president O. the Central Land company of Danvllle. Ky. is in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
HUNTsvILLE's SHORT LINE.

From the Huntsville Herald.
 With a direct railroad to Birmingham with it's thousands of prosperous people to feed, the future of the Madison coun- ty farmer and gardener is indeed bright. as it will afford the best of markets for all they can raise at the best prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
ALABAMA srArE FAIR.

From the Montgomery Journal.
 Birmingham's state fair has opened and companies carried off the honors at the prize drill yesterday. Montgomery cap lures the honors while Birmingham seems to capture the real substantial things.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
ASHES OF ROSES.

y Elaine Goodale.
 Soft on the sunset sky
 Bright the daylight closes, Leaving when light doth die. Pale hues that mingling lie Ashes of roses.
 When love's warm sun is set. Loves brightness closes; Eyes with hot tears are wet, In hearts there finger yet.
 Ashes of roses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
Penny Postage.


 "The agitation in favor of one cent postage for letters is practical re marked a business man, land am glad to see influential papers like the New York Commercial taking a hopeful view of the matter
 "The Commercial points out that only five years ago it cost the people s11,4ll,- 779 year to run the postof1ces Of this country over and above their revenues For the year ended June 30, 1901, the de- felt was only S3,s29.727. For the year ended with June last the shortage may be considerably less, owing chiefly to the expanded business of the country from one end of it to the other. As rapidly as the department approaches the self-sus- taining point, ::ust that much nearer will the country be brought to that long de- sired era of penny postage'-the privi- lege of sending a letter anywhere in the United States for one cent.
 ." But for the abuses in the system, says the commercial, connected chiefly with the carrying of second class mail matter. and for the steadily increasing cost of the free delivery of rural mail, we might even now be enjoying the boon of penny postage.
 "'But in spite of these hindrances to cheap postage 1t is bound to come in the very near future, it would seem. The pressure for 1t is steady and insist ent on all sides. Congressman Smith of Illinois. for instance. has put on file with the house committee on postoffices and post roads petition for penny post tage said to be the largest ever present. ed to congress. It contains the sigma lures of more than 300.000 representative business men in all parts of the country. It was supplemented by over 100000 per sonal letters to congressman, urging them to pass a penny postage bill It is confidently believed in many quarters that, even though the present 2-cent rate should be cut squarely in two, the in- creased number of letters resultant upon it would speedily put the revenues high CT than under the present system. Few business men who now use the mails to any considerable extent would fail to in- crease that use under penny rate. This is the time of all times when the gov ernment could best put cheap postage to the test
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
WILLIAM DORSEY JELks.

From the Scottsboro Citizen.
 Vote for Jellxs.. He is making Alabama a splendid governor and every democrat should go to the polls on election day and cast vote for our young and pro- gressive governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
Hotel Business.

Among the many evidences Of Bir- mingham's growth and general prosperi- ty is the crowded condition of the hotels,' remarked a lawyer.
 Two years ago we had only three prominent hotels-the Morris, the Flor eenee and the Metropolitan. The latter was quite limited in accommodations But those hotels of two years ago were about sufficient to shelter and feed the transient guests who registered. Today we have the Hillman. the Morris, the new Metropolitan. with extensive accom- modations. the Florence and the Arling- ton, and every one of them Is crowded"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
Liberati.

Liberati the cornet vurtuoso and bandmaster, who begins his engagement at the state fair this evening, is one of the foremost musicians of the world,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
MAKES SOCRATES LOOK FOOLISH

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 John w. Gates says the boys of the present are to become the men of the future. These great millionaires are sometimes great philosophers as well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

We have much to be thankful for this year, including, of course, the continued silence of Chauncey M. De- pew, and the presidential proclama. tion will soon be issued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

Earl Roberts will be warmly wei comed when he comes over as Britain's greatest warrior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

The Booth family of the Salvation Army should cease to desert each other. It does not look well to the rank and file.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

With the coal strike off his hands and his leg mending daily the presi- dent should brace up for an attack in earnest upon tho trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

Judge Lamt e t, who is presiding in the Mollneaux trial, means business, and he lets neither witness nor law yer waste the time of the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

The State Fair was opened with. a bang, and it will stay open to all corners this month and throughout some of next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

The best music in the east this sea son is that which the hard coal mug gets make when they slide down into the empty bin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

Gentlemen of the press, there is no race war in Alabama. It existed in the brains of space writers only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

The presidential leg is as good as cured. The strike settlement did more for it than the doctors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

The New York Journal is no more It is now the New York American but is otherwise unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

The coal operators may say they do not know the union or its presi- dent. but they have very clear ideas as to where they are at.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

The paragraphers see something funny in the name of the lily white candidate for governor, J. A. W. Smith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

a capstan, spars, coils of rope and q galloway leading to the deck below.
 "A good player could make a round of eighteen holes in half or three quarters of an hour. The third hole required a display of skill and a slight knowledge of billiards. It lay snug behind a group of big ventilator tunnels. The only way to reach 1t in a single stroke was to drive your disk against the side of the after hatch and make it carom toward the hole. In driving from the fourth to the fifth hole you had to reckon with the wheelhouse, which lay between them. In working back from the taffrail to the cabin you entered on a little campaign full of different problems The way was beset with such bunkers as a steam donkey a scuttle over a galleyway, a number of ventilators and capstan. In making the final hole you drove your disk straight from one side of the deck to the other through a three-foot alley between cabin and hatch.
 ''If there was a sea on and the boat rolled the difficulties of play became complicated. Then in driving you had to allow for the list of the deck If your stroke was not sure there was the an- moving possibility that your disk would turn on edge and roll a hundred feet or so down the deck and fetch up in the scuppers. When the disk went into the gutters the players said 1t was in the grass.
 There was nothing but golf aboard from the beginning of the voyage to the end. Billiards, chess, whist and poker were waved aside for golf. Every pas senger became as brown as a berry from playing golf on deck in the wind and sun. At times they almost fought for possession of the links. We had match plays, foursomes and one tournament"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

and as soloist no eornet player has ever been able to surpass and only one, perhaps, has equalled him. He is, in- deed. great artist His band ranks with sousa's Innes' and other high class concert organizations. Liberati and his band should draw large crowds every night this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

We have Indians in Indian summer weather, and that is good enough for anybody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

The east will now get ready for Christmas, the hard coal strike hay ing been declared of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

The Mad Mullah has bridged the nose of the Sultan of Bacolod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

On Tuesday week all men should vote and visit the Trades Carnival.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

When the Kaiser adds a monacle to his remarkable moustache he will in- deed take the cake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

Dr. Lorenz has not tried his plan upon a vermiform appendix.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27
THI OILY DAILY HEwspApIa " AIAsAvA

Had you been wise as bold, Young in limbs, In Judgment old, Your answer had not been lnscrolPd.
 Merchant of Venice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-27

Texas saloons are SO tough they cannot be carrienationized.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-05-14
eceMEs FAMous lN HISTORY.
Cor;Thousc Where Patrick Henry
Mrhc ~ Speech SIN stnnGing.

Cor.Thousc Where Patrick Henry
Mrdc I-ia Speech SIN Standing.
Tho scene Of Patrick Henry's great
speech en- the stamp act is one Of the
most charming little buildings in Ampri-
ca, the old courthouse at Williamsburg
Va, which was designed by Sir Christie
phcr Wren. the architect Of st. Paul's
cathedral and other Of the most famous
public cdiices Of England. says a writer
in the Chicago Herald. II stands today
in an excellent state Of preservation and
looks very small compared with the ordi-
nary county courthouse Of modern Amer
ica; but, unlike many Of them, It is a
chastc and symmetrical example OF ar
chitecture, beautiful In its simplicity.
The room in which the house of bur
gesses met on that memorable occasion
is UNCHANGED and is still used FOR judi
cial purposes. Every Saturday morning
a justice Of the peace occupies the bench
AMI imposes fines upon the petty offend
Crg, mostly nogrlcf. who ar, brought be-
fore him The remainder Of the build
inc, which Is of n single story. furnishes
quarters for the county clerk. county
treasurer and other local officials.
II t. an interesting historical fact that
Patrick Horny wrote his famous rcsolu
tiOns upon he fly leaf OF Thomas .Ieifcr-
sons volume Of Cookies Commentary
Upon Littleton," and it was from JEFF.
fcrson's modest chamber that this brief
less barrisier went 10 the little court.
house in May, 1865. 10 deliver the speech
against taxation without representation
which made him the most famous man Of
the hour and as notorious in England
ms he was popular in the American colo
nies.
jefferson and Henry met few years
before at the house Of Mr.. cambridge, the
father Of Martha Washington, whore
they spent several pleasant days together
and bcgHd n friendship that lasted until
political differences divided them toward
the end Of their lives. When Henry came
frequently TO Williamsburg. be shared
Jefferson's bed for the lack Of money to
pay hotel bill, and thus their intimacy
continued
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-05-14

A remarkable application Of Biblical
precept IS still 10 be found among the
Serbs, who 20 not all live in Servia, but
are also scattered over Turkey, Monte
negro, Bosnia and southern Hungary.
They are very quarrelsome, and the
vendetta nourishes among them. 1t
follows tnat bullet holes in the skull
are by no means uncommon.
Now, according 10 the unwritten law
a man who has made a hole in anoth-
er's head must submit to having his
own head perforated in like manner,
unless he prefers to pay about 500
damages, which is seldom the case. SO
there has arisen among the Serbs n pc
culiar profession, that Of the 'medigs,"
or trCTanrcrs, who for n moderate fee
will bore hole in your skull and guar
antee the wound TO heal in two weeks.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-05-14
MOTHERS OF GREAT MEN.

Gounod's mother was fond of paint
ing and music.
Chopin's mother, like himself, was
very delicate.
Schumanns mother was gifted with
musical ability.
Spohr's mother was an excellent
judge Of music, but no musician.
Alllton's letters often allude to his
mother In the mCst affectionate terms.
Raleigh said that he owed all his
politeuess Of department to his mother.
Goethe pays several tributes in his
writings to tine character of his mother.
Wordsworth's mother had a charac-
ter as peculiar ms that Of her gifted
son.
Sydney Smiths mother was a clever
conversationalist and very quick at
repartce.
Haydn dedicated one of his most i'm
portant instrumental compositions to
his mother
Gibbons mother was passonately
fond Of reading and encouraged her son
to follow her example.
Charles Darwin's mother had a decid-
cd taste for all branches Of natural his
tory.-philadclphia Inquirer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-05-14
THIEF AMONG THzANeELs
spurEeon Corrected His Opinion OF
what He Iight Do.

Nhit re 4ikht TO-
Ore day the mayor Of Cambridge.
who had tried to curb Mr. Surgeons
tendencies TO scnsat'olalism. inquired
Of him If he had really t5II his C nSrc-
CATION that II a thief got into heaven
he would begin picking the angels
pockets.
Yes, sir" the young preacher re-
piled. Il told them that If it were POS
sible for an unsodly man to 80 to
heaven without having his nature
changed he would Ee none the better
for being there, and then, by way cf
Illustration, said that were a thief to
get In among the glorifed he wculd
remain a thief stll, aud be would so
around the place picking the angels
pockets"
but, my dear young friend" asked
the mayor seriously, don't you know
that the angels haven't any pocketsy'
mo, sir" replied young Spurge N,
with equal gravity, Il did not know
that, but / am glad to Le assured Of
the fact from a gentleman who does
know. will take care to put it an
right the first opportunity | get.'
The next Monday morning Spurgeon
walked into the mayors place Of busl-
ness and said to him cheerfully, u
set that matter right yesterday, sir"
'What matter| he inquired
why, about the angels pockets"
"What did you sayi"
"Oh, sir, just told the people was
sorry to say that | had made Il mis-
take the last time | preached to them,
but that had met gentleman. the
mayor Of Cambridge. who had assured
me that the angels had no pockets, so
| must correct what had said, as
did not want anybody to 90 away with
Il false notion about heaven. | would
therefore say that If a thief got among
the angels without having his nature
changed he would try TO steal the
feathers out Of their wingsr'- IIoml-
letic Review.