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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
Wages and Wage Workers.

In the organization of society as large as that of the United States there must ever be discomfort and friction, and perhaps discomfort and friction are needful and wholesome , They often are. This discomfort and friction arises over many subjects, but perhaps over none so much as the wage-earners of the country.
 What the proper proportion of the wage-worker is 1t is difficult to say, but what it actually is W. A. Croffut of Washington, D. C., endeavors to show from the latest procurable fig ures, as follows:
 Annual product.... ..... ..... SIC, ,000, ,000 900 I 'ndqct from this:
 For taxes paid.....s 70O,oOOo0O
 For wear and tear. 1,S00,0O000O
 Profit to capital,
 C per cent...... 2,6O0.0OO0Oo
 Total.... ...... ...... ........$ 4,6OO,OOOO To divide among producers. 5,4oo,OO00O0 Total number of producers.. IS, S,O00000 Therefore, average yearly
 wages, in dollars. .... 300
 This Is the amount that Professor Clark says is sufficient to maintain an American workman and enable him to save each year $100 in money. Professor Clarke insists however that the average earnings of every wage worker in the United States are really $437. This would give the ay- craze worker a handsome balance, provided he stays, adds the profes- sor, from saloons and vaudeville per formances.
 It is due Professor Clark to say that he did not put family's ex- penses at $500, nor did he say that no injustice exists in the treatment of wage-workers, nor does he discuss public ownership or other similar problems.
 Nor indeed is there need to dis cuss such problems. Any increase of production will naturally enable the wage-earner to demand an increase in fss pay. After all, as Mir. Croffut says, the industrial wage is always 8 compromise between the highest price that an employer is willing to pay rather than not obtain the services. and the lowest price which the work man is willing to accept rather than forego the chance of employment Nothing can in the long run interfere with this law-not even a combina- tion on either or both sides of the wage line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
THE sourH,s TURN.

From the New York Mail and Express.
 Of all educational enterprises founded CT supported by wealthy Americans, none Is more ambitious few are so disinter- ested and none perhaps Is so compre- hersively useful in it's promise as that which has just been placed on a legal footing by the incorporation of the gen. eral educational board in Washington.
 T he object is a general and systematic campaign to be conducted under the di- rection of some of the most active phil nnthropic energies of the country, and with the support of some of it's wealthlest men, to enlarge the fecilil.es of southern education, primary, secondary and tech nical, and to improve its character White and black will benefit alike. Public schools. academies, normal schools and colleges V i'll all receive attention, and the assistance rendered will take the form of endowments, buildings, lecture courses and lecturers. Every manifestation of southern education will come in for stim- ulation.
 There is talk of approaching gifts on a munihcent scale, among them one of $10,- 0O0o00 from John D. Rockefeller This may or may not be. But the board has been incorporated. not only to spend mcney but to receive it, and its personnel means busiress. Any one acquainted with recent developments may guess the significance of an enterprise with such trustees ss the following. Wiliam H. Baldwin. Jr., J. L. M Curry. Frederick T. Gates. Daniel c. Gilman, Morris K. Jesup Robert c. Ogden, Walter H. Page, George Ft ster Peabody and Albert Shaw.
 It is about to strike twelve in the cause of southern education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
SOME NEW YORK LEASES.

Victor Smith in New York Press.
 In Broadway a flower store rents for $15,OOO a year, a small cigar store for $12,00O and a diminutively haberdashery for s4OOO barroom in a basement lets for s1SOoO. A drug store north of Forty second street brings in s13,eOO. A billiard room leases for $5000 An utterly insigni- ficant cafe is supposed to be cheap at $36OO. The mystery is. how do the pro- prietors of these places make ends meet? Mrs. Lurch has a good thing at Forty second street and Broadway The Will liam Astor estate leases to her the cor ner property at s12,5OO per annum, and she sublets 1t for s22, 200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
From the New York rrlbnne.

From the New York Tribune
 GN ,NDREw CARNEGIE. his wife WA and his little daughter Margaret
 returned from their annual trip to Europoe yesterday on the steamship Oceanic. This years homecoming was marked by several circumstances out of the ordinary. His departure from Eng land was delayed by illness. Mir. Carnegie is not often H. and although the sea voyage, none too pleasant for some of the passengers. had braced him up, he still bore traces of his sickness when he came ashore. A physician, Dr. Jasper Good body, accompanied him across the At lantie.
 His homecoming this time was a home coming In the literal sense of the word for he came back to occupy for the first time his new house on Fifth avenue. He was driven from the steamer to the new house, which he had not seen in a com pleted state until yesterday. It has been reported that he was to give this to his little daughter for Christmas present, but when asked about this by the news paper men. he turned 1t aside with his characteristic cleverness by remarking that be had not seen it yet. That his sense of humor had not lost its keenness was demonstrated to the newspaper men at that moment.
 One of the reporters produced paper containing picture of the new house and showing Mir Carnegie entering It.. MT Carnegie looked at it for a moment and then remarked: "You newspaper men are always ready for a man at every turn. I hope the house Is as nice as it looks in the picture"
 The news of the death of ex-Speaker Reed seemed to be T shock to MT. Car negie 'This is the sorriest homecoming I havo seen," he said 'I cannot tell you how badly I felt when I learned that poor Tom Reed YVES dead. I first heard of his illness through a telegram l re- ceived in London, ststing that he was threatened with appendicitis. Reed was my friend. had known him for a great many years. He was taken in the same way as I was. with pains in the side. Fortunately, the doctors were able to re- duce the inflammation in my case. told them in London that if I could get to sea I would be all right and land in the United States in good health. I never felt better in my life. The sea voyage has proved a wonderful cure. knew it would"
 Notwithstanding his protestations that he never felt better, his actions and ap- rearance indicated that he had not fully recovered from the effects of his illness. His wife, fearful that he would be fa- reporters who had gone down to Quaran- tine to meet him only few minutes. He was in his stateroom nearly all the way up the bay. He was one of the last to come ashore, and then came down the gangwey leaning on Lis wife's arm Hs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
SOUTHERN EDUCATION.

From the New fOrk EVenlng POSI-.
 Our esteemed contemporaries were caught mapping in their announcements of the pending incorporation by congress of the general education board. This is no new undertaking, but one which has been for the past year boing a remark able work in the south, without flourish of trumpets, under the leadership of it's chairman, MT. w. H. Baldwin, Jr While 1t does not begin to command the $10,- 100000 which the Tribune so generously that sum, and a great deal more. It's aim Is primarily to be a general clearing houe for all interested in Southern edu- cation, both of whites and blacks, and to take care that such sums as are in- trusted to it are wisely and properly invested where they are most needed
 The board Is performing a disinterested and patroitic duty in an admirable busi- nesslike way, and Is cooperating with the Peabody and Slater funds and the south ern educational board, that there may be no duplication of effort or unwise invest ments. The board has already given thousands of dollars for periods ranging from one to three years to numerous southern schools for whites and blacks. In almost every case the money has been placed only where 1t will be certain to rouse the beneficiaries to financial ac- tivity on their own account. There is no movement for the betterment of condi- tions in the United States on foot to- day which is more important than this. and no uplifting work of any kind that is better managed. It is not too much to say that by doing away with the illiteracy so prevalent in the south it Is bound to revolutionize that section, perhaps with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
MORE HANGINGS.

From the Savannah News.
 The jurors of Georgia seem to be walk ing up to their duties and responsibilities and the gallows makngs' calling is likely to be attractive soon if a boom in the business makes 1t so. There are several men in the jails of Georgia waiting the coming of the hangman with the death warrant. and 1t would appear that there Is to be some effort to let 1t be known that in this state the penalty Of murder is death. It seems time that this should be the case in certain parts of the state. It has been remarked by some far-see- ing country editor that few hangings before Christmas in his immediate com munity would be a good thing This would be a good thing. This would prob ably apply to other sections of the state as well.
 Human life is held too cheap, not only in this but in other states, and there is too great a tendency in many sections not to hang a man who wantonly takes the life of his fellow. Now, however it seems that some jurors have decided the time has come for a few wholesome les sons in the gentle art of Illustrating the maxim, "a life for a life"
 It is not only negroes who are being sentenced to the bourne that does not know the value of the return coupon, but white men are getting the same remedy applied to them. More than one white man Is to be hanged about Christ mas of New Years In this state unless the pardon board says otherwise. It is terrible thing to hang a man. but it is more terrible to kill one without the sanction of the law, and a hanging or two might make it safer all around for the next few years to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
Jacobs' Enterprise.

One of the best examples of enterprise that I can recall, and it is characterists enterprise, too, is the phoenix-liiSe way the Jacobs Pharmacy company resumed business in Atlanta after the big fire there," said a well-known citizen.
 Tn the blaze which swept half block last Thursday morning the Jacobs com panys drug store. one Of the largest re- tail establishment in the United States was destroyed, and on Saturday morning the concern had opened temp rary quar- ters on Whitehall street, employing it's full force of seventy-odd peopl-.
 'Dr. Joseph Jacobs, the head of the pharmacy company, Is one of the leading citizens of Atlanta al one fl the leading men in the American Association of Pharmacists. He is full of pluck and re- sources, and it would not have been llse him to have Jagged In rising to tne oeca sion.
 "lcugsce Jac bs. broth r of Joseph Ja- cohs, is manager of the Birmingham house. He is in Atlanta leading his as- sistance in the present emergency.
 'Dr. Masbers chief clerk in t.e Jacobs pharmacy in this city, is in charge here during Eugene Jacobs absence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
MAJ. D. w. SANDERS TELLS
 OF CLAYTON'S WAR RECORD
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEx.

Washington, December 14.-(SpeciaL)- l. Major D. " Sanders of Louisville, Ky, while in Washington the past week ar- guing a case before the United States Supreme court, was introduced to Repre- sentative Clayton of Alabama. Major Sanders was an old friend of Major Gen eral H. D. Clayton, the father of the present member of congress. He was nat urally delighted to meet the son of his comrade, and has sent him from Louis- vile and account written by General Clayton and never published of the bat tie of Nashville and the march from Columbia, Tenn, to the crossing of the Tennessee river in northern Alabama.
 Major Sanders suggests that the narra- tion of this wonderful march should be preserved, not only by General Clayton's family, but by the Historical Society of Alabama. His account" says Major Sanders. Ifs absolutely free from egotism, vanity or selfishness, being a plain state ment of facts by one who was the actor in the great events, and who. in times of peace, was a citizen of high standing and individual character. and, as a sol- dier, performed his duty faithfully hon. orably and contributed to the military history of his state, as much as any Alabamian, which characterizes the American volunteer soldier.
 "On the 18th and 16th of December, 1894 continued Major Sanders, ''when the army of the Tennessee, in front of Nashville under the command of Gen eral Hood, was overthrown and crushed by the Federal troops under the command of General Thomas, and also on the aft ernoon of the 16th of December. when the left wing of the Confederate army, its. line of battle. was broken and dou-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
COUNSEL.

By Mollie E. M. Davis. If thou shoudst bid thy friend farewell. But for one night though that farewell
 should be, Press thou his hand in thine; how canst
 thou tell How far from thee Fate or caprice may lead his feet Ere that tomorrow come? Men have
 been known Lightly to turn the corner of a street, And days have grown To months, and months to tagging years, Before they looked in loving eyes again. Parting at best is undo rlaid with tears With tears and pain. Therefore, lest sudden death should
 come between, Or ticle, or distance, clasp with pressure
 true The palm of him who eoeth forth. Unseen. Fate goeth, too! Yea, find thou always time to say Some earnest word betwxt the idle
 talk, Lest with thee heneeforth, night and
 day,
 Regret should walk
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bled Up on the center, and the troops ab- solutely routed, and in their mad effort to reach the Franklin turnpike the only avenue of escape, the division command ed by Major General Clayton, with it's organization intact and the morale of it's troops as good as at any time in it's pre- vious career, advanced to the rescue and prevented the capture of Hoods entire army and enabled the disorganized mass of the corps commanded by Cheatham and A. P. Stewart to reform their regi- mental and brigade organization in the rear and under the protecting guns of clayton's division, and covered the re- treat of Hoods army to the bank of Duck river opposite Columbia
 
 Not little comment has been caused in southern circles this week over the introduction of a bill by Senator Foraker of Ohio providing for the appropriate marking of the graves of the soldiers of the Confederate army and navy. The Ohio senator has long been placed in the distinctly anti-southern class, and that he should introduce a measure of this character rather astonished his friends on the other side of the chamber. For aker's bill appropriates $10O, 900, and pro- vides for the appointment of some con- petent person to ascertain the location of Confederate graves, and to compare the names of those already marked with the registers in the cemeteries. The Con- federates, whose graves are to be mark ed, must have died in Federal prisons buried near their places of confinement. The white marble headstones to be placed over the graves are similar to those seen in the Confederate Section in the Na- tional cemetery at Arlington, Va.
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that eontaminate the air in any man. ner-in short upon any and every in- terest that infects in any manner the air of the city or county in question. Let no one imagine then that an air trust is an imposslDility. It would but be a logical development of the trust system, and the sooner that sys- tenn runs it's ruthless course the soon- CT things will be restored to normality again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
,rom the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 When a girl marries her mans trouble begins.
 Women have so much heart that they don't need any conscience.
 Women marry for mushrooms on toast and compromise on potpie.
 The way to lose friend is to have him get rich while you stay poor
 There are three times in a mans life when he is thoroughly frightened: When he gets married. when his wife has her fiji st baby, and when he resolves to ask his mother-in-law to go home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
sENATE's DULL DAY PICTURE.
Washington Correspondence Philadelphia Press

Washington Correspondence Philadelphia
 Press.
 A dull afternoon in the United States senate; the immigration bill Is being read and amendments proposed by the committee are being offered. The clerk Is droning through the bill in a sing song voice that carries a note of som- nolency, The chamber is all but deserted On the republican side the empty seats stretch from the rear to the front row an unbroken waste of vacant chairs. Tn the front rank of chairs Senators 'Penrose and Lodge are following the bill line by line. Next to them, Senator Kean of New Jersey is reading the Congress sional Record; further along Senators Quay and Burton are deep in conversa- tion-at a guess. and judging from their earnestness. discussing the statehood bill
 On the democratic side. another collec- ton of empty chairs and then Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas, one lone figure in that quarter of the hall, a study in light and shade, with his snowy hair and beard, his expansive shirt front ShoWih6 AiOu6h Hi5s loH-Cut NeSl, tie heavy black watch cord travelling the expanse of linen and his sober suit of dark clothes. A skip of few more rows and Senator Pettus of Alabama is found, about the only attentive one on that side. This venerable statesman, although he is old enough to have ridden horseback from Alabama to Mexico in the Mexican war. still Is vigorous and chews his to- bacco with gusto. Then a skip to the re- publican annex of seats, that has pushed around to the republican side, where Senators Alger, Burrows and Foraker are in close confab-a pretty strong trio to "draw to" in any legislative game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
A GOOD PRECEDENT.

From the Denver Republican.
 The sultan gave medal to an author recently. and at the same time stopped the sale of the mans book. The sultan's method of literary encouragement might be tried to great public advantage in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
FILTER THE WATER.
om the New York World.

From the New York World.
 Individuals can be fairly safe against typhoid by drinking no water which has not been bottled from a pure spring or boiled or distilled. But city government can greatly decrease typholu by subject ing it's water supply to filtration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
A MODERN TABLE.

From the Macon News. The following is given by the Boston Commercial Bulletin as a table in the Wall street arithmetic:
 10 mills make one trust.
 10 trusts make one combine.
 10 combines make one merger.
 10 mergers make one magnate, and l magnate makes all the money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
An Allbi.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Now, Johnny" said the Sunday school teacher. .'can you tell me who carried off the gates of Gazag'
 No, ma a'am.'' replied Johnny, prompt y. ''I wasn't out with the boys this Hal. loween, and so I didn't have anything to do with it.
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in twenty-five years. and to add to south ern intellectual and material greatness. The south recognizes this, and has CO., operated with the general board in Its every effort. with manly desire to help
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

The ear-tab is much in evidence in the frosted states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

"This is an era of federation and combination" says the president, and he should have added, land the con sumer pays the freight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

A share in the Metropolitan Opera House company of New York repre- sents a box, and It's value has risen from $3O,O00 to $10O,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Professor Clark's list of ten best books" is considered even worse than his domestic economy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Colonel Lynch, M. P, of Galway and the Boer army is about to be tried The world had nearly forgot ten him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Venezuela has plenty of troubles, but those of the hard coal sort are not included in the number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

The epigrams of Tom Reed will long keep his memory green.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Putty and May will soon decorate the bill boards preparatory to an ef- fort to elevate the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

The automobile sleigh fails to crys- tallize in the snowy section of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Trusts continue to be organized wholly regardless of the twenty-one antitrust bills presented in congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Thomas B. Reed, dead, is both ap- preciated and popular. He is a see- ond Homer in that respect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

The czar has no fifth son, as the kaiser has, to fall from a horizontal bar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Chicago demands that it's automo- piles be dehorned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

The American war game and the Anglo-German war game are near neighbors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

The trusties in the senate can be trusted to put to sleep any vagaries that come in from the house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

The senate will extract all stingers from antitrust bills. It is there for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Emperor William is more of pow CT in Venezuela than he is at home when the tariff issue is pending.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

With a woman at the head of it's chief gun factory the world takes on a different hue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

A referendum on the ship subsidy bill will be had when congressman come up for reelection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Venezuela is witnessing compulso- rily a cosmopolitan naval parade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15

Venezuela is in the hands of two Gambles, each determined to collect its little bill
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Uncle Joe Cannon testifes that he has never known so great an intel leet crossed with such courage as Thomas B. Reeds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-15
About Persons.

B. L. Lott of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 W. w Hall of Chicago is registered at the Morris. w. W. Screws Jr., of Montgomery,
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TIVE oNlY DAILY NEWSPAPER N AlAs.RA

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
 Macbeth.
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