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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
AMERICAN CAVlARE.
Its Scarcity and Increased Cost of
 Late Years.
From What to Eat.

From What to Eat.
 Away up in the backwoods of Agloma' north of the Rainy river, there IS long forbidden body of water known as the Lake of the Woods. From this section of the Canadian wilderness comes nearly all the caviare consumed in American mar kets. It is a Russian caviare to the gen. eral public, but 1t Is only Canadian caviare bearing a continental label. The caviare is exported to Europe, and only the inferior grades find their way back to this country the best of it being Kept for European epicures. The general and greatly increased favor with which ca viare is received has caused a great drain upon the sturgeon fisheries of Europe and those of Canada and the United States have been called upon to meet the demand.
 The Lake of the Woods has total area of GOOD square miles, and its waters abound with fish, the most important of which Is the sturgeon. They are caught mainly for the caviare, though there is profit in smoking the meat. After the fish is killed it Is carefully cleaned and the cavaire set aside in tanks. It is then taken and washed repeatedly until 1t Is thoroughly cleansed, after which 1t is rubbed by hand through a series Of screens until the eggs are separated. It is then packed in kegs with salt and kept In cold storage until time of ship ment It Is an extremely simple process, requiring but little manipulation In Flu rope the kegs are opened and the cavaire sorted out according to quality. It is then put up in small lead packages and tins and put on tho market as Russian cavaire. The best grades find a ready sale a. highest prices, but the inferior grades come back to America.
 The price paid for caviare has been steadily increasing each year. In 1896 1t was sold at 60 and 70 cents a pound, and this year there Is a small increase. Five years ago the price was only 35 cents a pound The caviare were then double the value of the sturgeon, and, as the fish brings to the fisherman about cents more than the ordinary scale fish, its value to the inhabitants of the lake sec ton of Agloma cannot be overcstimated. It is, in fact, the most important factor in the prosperity of the district. In 1898 the Lake of the Woods produced 224,- S70 pounds of sturgeon and 32,473 pounds of caviare, approximately valued at s25,- coo.
 The high prices commanded by cavaire have attracted many fishermen to these Canadian waters, and unless measures are taken to reduce the take of the stur- geon, the fish will be eXterminated in the near future. The American waters are also being extensively dragged for stur- geon, and last year S3,000 pounds of ca vlare were shipped out of the United States. Within the past two years there has been a very large catch In set nets and pounds off the beaches of New Jer- sey and Long Island, and the handling of the eggs has proved,a most profitable industry to the fishermen. The only advantage of sturgeon eggs in the mak- ing of caviare Is found in their size and firmness. The flavor does not differ much from the roe of other fish, and a little experience ought to develop a kndr ed delicacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
Mr. CorY's Candidacy.

The aspirations of Chappell Cory towards the head of the States edu- cational bureau will serve no doubt to call public attention to the importance of that office. Such a man as MT. Cary, or ex-President Roof, or some other public school advocate, is needed at the head of the public schools schools that hold or should hold 100000 children. When that number of chil- dren is considered and grasped the filling of other offices in the peoples gift this year fall into insignifcance. or, if not insignificance, into compara- tive unimportance.
 The Age-Herald has no desire to forestall the action of the people in the coming State primary, but it does desire to emphasize the point that no man is too good, or too high, or too famous to accept and hold the office of superintendent of education. The State wants its best man for this post and the wider and the freer the choice the better. But above all else Ala bama wants in the place a public school mana teacher or an ex- teacher, one who deeply and thor oughly believes in public schools for all, regardless of class lines, color lines or any other lines.
 Let no friend of the public schools consider the claims of any aspirant who Is not an untiring and systematic worker, for there is much hard work to be done In the immediate future in the office of the superintendent of ed- ucation. The entire system is to be remoulded and reorganized in order to meet larger appropriations and larger and higher methods. Further legisla-
 tion Is needed, and man who can
 suggest and promote such legislation is much needed. In a word, the time and the opportunity call for the selec- tion of one of the best men in the State. The Age-Herald asks every good citizen to consider the subject thoughtfully, and to hold himself free to vote next August for the best man who may then be before the people, or if need be, to select from the people a still bitter man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
Old Issues Revived.

The weather Is hot, but the fighting over of the civil war still goes on in spots here and there throughout the entire country. This is perhaps un- avoidable, although it seems wholly unnecessary-a waste of energy and time. For the record of the South is made. It was we'll established as the record of the Boers, and spurts of dis cussion here and there at this late day cannot change 1t. The heroism of the Confederate soldier as well as of the Boer soldier will live while the Ian guage lives, and we need not waste words over the speculative features of either of these great contests for inde- pendence and liberty.
 The old issue has been scowed by a speech delivered at West Point by Gen. E. P. Alexander, who was dis t.nguished Confederate officer. He said. among other things:
 Whose vision is now so dull that he does not recognize the blessing 1t is to himself and to his children to live in m undivided country, who would today relegate his own state to the position 1t would hold in the world were 1t de- clared a sovereign as are the states of Central and South America? To ask these questions is to answer them. And the answer Is an acknowledgment that 1t was best for the south that the cause was lost The right to secede, the stake for which we fought so desperate. ly, were 1t now offered us as a gift we would reject as we would a proposition to suicide"
 In a broad sense ueneral Alexander may be correct, for tAe country as whole Is stronger than either part of It would be, but he overstates the pure ly political feature of the case, and he certainly does not represent the living Confederate soldiers when he says they are glad that the Confectionery vent down in defeat. They accept the situation, but to say that they rejoice over it Is a trifle more than the facts will Justify. The brave Boers accept heir situation, too, but their dream is gone, and they are not frantic
 oy over 1t. General Alexander puts he case too strongly.
 Up in Louisville, too, there is more riction. A 13-year-old school girl was ng Through Georgia" and later she vas asked to write an exercise, using he battle between the Alabama and ae Kearsarge as subject, and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
A Hot Weather Drink.

M. L. B. Parsons, roadmaster of the Seacoard Air Line, who has been in Bir- mingham for several weeks, superintend- ing the unloading of track material, be- ing perfect specimen of physical man. hood, was asked last night at the Hill- man if he paid much attention to hy- giene
 My regimen for summer Is very sim pie. I eat plain food and never overload my stomach. I drink a great deal of wa ter with oatmeal mixed in it. That is the most healthful beverage that men work in the sun or in iron mills could use. The oatmeal is both cooling and nutritious. If one drinks oatmeal water freely during the day there will be no danger of over loading the stomach when the dinner or supper hour comes.
 "The oatmeal drink Is not so common in the south as it is in the north and the west. 1 worked in the Dismal swamp, Virginia, through an entire summer and never had touch of malaria. My friends said I would die, but my health was never better. I not only drank oat- meal water myself, but made all the men working under me drink 1t. l had barrels of it mixed every morning. Swamp water Is not considered very wholesome, but we had no othher sort The oatmeal offset tho impurities. worked large gangs of negroes, but there was no sickness in camp
 People who get oyerheated make a serious mistake in drinking liquor. Any thing is better in hot weather than all cohol."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
Signs With Street Names.

Nearly every city in the country that I know anything about has the names of the streets displayed consricuously on the corners so that strangers can find their way about without stopping peo- pic and inquring of thcm,'' said a drum mer at the Florence.
 Birmingham is ono of the few cities that is without street-name signs. I should think the city authorities would take this matter up and have the need supplied. It would not cost much and it would certainly be 8 great accommoda- ton to visitors"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From .he New York Press.
 Cross words are the seeds of evil deeds
 Other people SOW the wind and we reap the whirlwird.
 You .an tell married man at a sum- mer resort by the way he preterds not to be-
 When a women makes love to man 1t is sign he is going to get away from her unless some of her male relatives step in
 When a mar has reached tho point where he thinks he knows all about gar drning he has got so foolish that he thinks he knows something about women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
Another Victim.

Chattanooga, June 13-J. L. Tompkins of Nashville, an express messenger help CT, Is dead as the result of injuries receiv- ed in yesterdays wreck on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad. The report of the death of Express Messenger Webb was erroneous. He will live. Four are dead, and others injured, 1t is thought, will recovS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
The Price of Meat,

"The retail meat market is very dull said a market man yesterday.
 Packers quotations have not changed materially but the Texas cattle will soon be on the market and then prices will drop. With lower prices the local trade will pick up"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
THE BAND WAGON FILLING UP.

From the Lafayette Sun.
 The State primary is growing in favor among the politicians, at least it seems that way. Each day some man hereto fore prominent In affairs of public inter- est announces that he is in favor of the Democratic primary. And so before many more months pass you will hear that the men composing the State Executive Com mittee are thinking the same way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
About Persons.

Hon. Alexander Troy, of Montgomery was in Birmingham yesterday enroute to his home from Huntsville, where he had been 10 complete arrangements for the annual meeting of the Alabama State Bar Association. July 4-5. MT. Troy has been the faithful secretary of the as- sociation for a sccre of years, and much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
The State Falr.

'We are certainly going to have State Fair next fall" said Secretary John w. O'Neill of the State Fair Association yesterday.
 "The executive committee has been busy with preliminaries and before the end of this month 1t will have everything in shape for pushing the work. A manager will nrobablv be installed and headquar- ters opened within the next ten days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
MIR. CORY HAS ANNOUNCED.
rom the Marion Standard

From the Marion Standard.
 The many friends of MT. Chappell Cory would be glad if he would announce for state superintendent of education. There Is no man in Alabama better suited to take mp the work of Mir. Abercrombie than Mir Cory, and he is universally popular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM.

From the Lafayette Sun.
 It is given out from Birmingham that as result of MT. hompson's party com Ing into Alabama lately, large enter prise backed up by big capital will enter business at some point in this state. This of itself Is worthy of note.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
THE ROAD TO PEACE.

From the Camden Progressive Era.
 The papers are literally hcwling for primary these days. It begins to look as if the committee is going to have to order one, or else peace in the land' is thing of the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
NO GEORGIA MANIPULATION.

From the Roanoke Leader.
 Are not the masses of the Democrats Georgia, who are so successfully man. aging their own affairs? We need a pri- mary, such as Georgia has only without the unnecessary convention attachment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
Watermelons.

Georgia watermelons are nov on the market, and the outlook for a large crop and cheap prices Is very good" said q Morris avenue merchant.
 Georgia has been visited by fine rains, and ain is all that is needed to bring the melons out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
MIR. coRYs QUALIFICATIONS.
rom the Hamilton News.

From the Hamilton News.
 The name of Chappell Cory Is being mentioned as a probable candidate for state superintendent of education He is a true Democrat, and educated gentle man, favors primary, and the State could not have a more competent official.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
From the Uniontown Herald.

When that through schedule from Selma to Birmingham via Akron is arranged. 1t is very probable that our morning it's trains at the junction. This will sub stantially give us the same benefits as will be derived by the people along the line. with the additional benefits of con- nections at Meridian and Selma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

The Burton incident in Ohio has been compromised by letting MT. Bur ton name special campaign commit tee for service this fall, while Senator Hanna's chairman stays in to serve next year. when the Senator desires to be reelected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Governor Jelks pardon of the mur- dered negro in Elmore County has evened up the case, leaving one white man in the penitentiary to expiate the crime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Senator Quay has picked out man for Governor of Pennsylvania, and he expects every Republican to step up and elect him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
From the Montevallo Sentinel.


 The Birmingham ball team still holds third place from the bottom in the South ern League. The Barons should play better ball or Chattanooga may pull them off the bag they now hold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Boleslaw Werbaachowski and Mary anna Staaszynaka were married in Chicago last week, thus eliminating to some extent one difficult name from the city's roll call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Rusty and secondhand guns are wanted by the Boers for surrender purposes. Their trusty guns are re- served for future possibilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

The Grown Prince of Siam is In Washington, his full name being Sam detch Chowfa Mana Kobba Vajiva- yudh. He is callea Sam for short.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

When a man is buncoed out of poll- tics it is refreshing to hear how pleased he Is with return to private life, and how disgusted he is with politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

The coronation management is se- curing attractions from all countries. This country sends Whitelaw Reid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

If current Senatorial speeches show anything they show that a canal can not be built at either Panama or Mic aragua.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
From the Athens Courier.

Governor Jelks has put a quietous or one Colonel Hgdon. Higdon was restor' ed to his command of the Third regiment but he got sassy and wanted a court oi inquiry, and Jelks did not see it that way so he simply removed the little tin colonel from his command and that settles the matter. Higdon was not exactly hung to a sour apple tre, but he is hung uE to dry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

The liberty bell is now in position to issue "at home" cards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
From the Anniston Hot Blast.

Every dog in Birmingham must either have city tag at a cost of one dollar or must go to the pound and die The same ordinance would work well in An niston Owners of good dogs would like to have them tagged and the owners of worthless dogs would be better off with out them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Whenever things become dull in Delaware, Addicks issues a new Sena- torial manifesto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

The next Thursday will decide the fate of the Nicaragua canal bill. It should be Nicaragua or no canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Russell Sage finds doing nothing too tiresome for a man of his age and strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Senator Morgan Is contesting every inch of ground in the final and grand canalroute battle in the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

The Chicago Record-Herald thinks the liberty bell should not be shipped to the Philippines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

The press agent of Whitelaw Reid is expected to keep close up with the procession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
ALABAMA EDITORS.
om the Attalla Mirror.

From the Attalla Mirror.
 We notice in a Georgia weekly $l1s worth of announcements of candidates for office. And yet, some people wonder why Attalla is looked upon as a newspa- per graveyard!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

The blossom of Cuban independence is voluntary annexation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

The June brides are as numerous as the June girl graduates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Miss Mary MacLane is to all intents and purposes a Chicago literateur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Mary MacLanes home town is Butte, Mont, where she is greatly rev erenced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

From the Anniston Hot Blast.
 The fear that Roosevelt was going te be the President of the whole people has been dispelled by his waving the bloody shirt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Prince Henry is the Kaiser's travel ing man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
From the Hamilton News.

From the Hamilton News
 That editor was a wise man who said there are about ten men who want the newspaper to do something for them to one man who wants to do something for the newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14
From the Fort Payne Journal.

From the Fort Payne Journal.
 Don't you reckon your Uncle Mark is having big laugh all to himself over the way President Roosevelt is forcing himself into the bad graces of the thoughtful and conservative men of the country?
 From the Montevallo Sentinel.
 And now the bankers are to form trust. The poor devil of a newspaper man will be up tree now sure enough. From the Greenville Living Truth.
 Some fool editor in Indiana makes the statement that the negroes pay 80 per cent of the taxes of Alabama. That fei- lows head is full of dough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-14

Perhaps in this instance, and in other instances, too much has been written of MT Hanna-it has seemed so strange that this one of the greatest men of our time should be misunderstood. MT. Hanna laughs his way through life, and If any one of you could see him and know him you'd realize that in him we have one
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-08
Cherry Hill.


Revival services are in progress here.
William Rcdifrr. who was recently
afflicted with paralysis of the vocal or
ganS, and has since been in Johns Hop
kins Hospital for treatment. is slowly
improving.
Rev. 5. Edwin Grant. formerly of this
place. but now in the Troy Conference.
and stationed ut Lake George, y. Y,
met with serious accident on Thursday
night, Of last week While sitting be-
side II gasoline lamp. it exploded. cnvcl-
oping him i'll flames and setting fire to
the room. With the assistance of his
wife he succeeded in cxtinguishing the
flames. but not before he was badly
burned. y strange coincidence. he had
just returned from calling on IL friend
whose lamp had exploded and seriously
burned him.
Mr.. Harry Price has opened Il meat
store opposite the whecwright shop.
Fresh meats will be kept constantly ON
hand
Mrs. A. f. r. Ward lost II COW recently
by choking ON corn.
There has been more game killed
around here before the law was out.
than was ever known to he before.
There ought to be game warden in this
section, as the majority of gunnerS pay
no attention to the law whatever.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-08
PROHIBITION IN CECIL COUNTY.

TIIE result of Tuesdays election
shows II majority of only 62
Il against licensing the Liquor
Traffic in the county. 1t is Il
meagrr majority compared with that of
previous years, particularly of 1850,
when the voters of Cecil county. by II
majority of 1914. declared themselves OPP
posed to the Licensed Sale of intoXicat-
ing liquors.
Small however as the majority of Tues
day is, it bears the authority of law, and
must be respected aS such.
While it is true. that prohibitory laws,
must from their character in establishing
only statutory offence. have behind
them II strong public sentiment to render
them effective and thereby secure their
successful enforcement, yet their author
itativr legal character is not necessarily
dependent by the size of the majoriticS
that creates them.
We hold. that the obligation to respect
and obey such laws is binding upon every
law-abiding citizen. irrespective of the
size of the majority behind them.
That it is the duty of every Sclf-rc-
speeding and law-rcspecting citizen of the
county. to lend his aid in enforcing them.
However small the returned majority
of Tuesday. it records the will of the
people of Cecil county. and rs such must
be 0brycd.
Whatever our individual opinion may
he us to the rXprdcncy or deSirability of
prohibitory laws. when they are sanct-
toned and approved by legally express
ed majority of the people they become
declarativr of the will of the people
and must he respected.
The Wing" has no sympathy with II
revolutionary spirit of opposition. that
throws obstacles in the way of the en-
forcemrnt of any law. that hndcrS and
obStructS rather than aids and cncour-
ages its observance.
If it be obnoxious repeal it by regular
and legal methods.
No good citizen can be an obstruction
list Of any law. the wisdom of which he
may not approve.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-08
HAULED 65 MILES.
The Long Journey of a Corpse Due to
the Mistake of Doctor.

Through the mistake of Il physician
signing Il certificate that j. Lee Smedlcy
died of Il contagious disease, the body of
the dead man was hauled 90 miles before
it was buried. Mr.. Smcdlcy died last
week in Hartford county. of consumption.
His physician filled out the certificate
that he had died of contagious disease.
The body was not accepted by the Rail
road Company for transportation. Search
was made for the physician to have the
certificate corrected, but he had driven
away.
\ local undcrtakcr j. +. Dean. start
ed with the body in Il hcarSc on II drive
I" West Chester. the place of intcrmcnt
80 miles distant. He arrived ut Oxford,
Pa. on Saturday evening. changed horses
and started about . o'clock along Il
strange road for West Chester When
near FaggS Manor Church, north of OK
ford. the driver went over II break which
caused tn" h"nrSc to upset. wrccking it
and damaging the caSkct containing the
body. y hrarSr was borrowed from
Charles ID. Edwards and West Chester
was reached about ) o'clock on Sunday
morning
Mr. Smcdlry was formerly engaged in
the mercantile business near Oxford.