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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
Conventions Endorse Roosevelt.

The republican conventions of Illi- nois. Pennsylvania, California. Iowa. Minnesota, Washington, Kansas. Mis- souri, Texas. Delaware and Alabama eleven in all-have endorsed Theodore Roosevelt for the republican President lal nomination in 1904. It is believed that New York will do likewise, thus giving the Roosevelt republicans much prestige. and paving the way for a nomination by exclamation.
 The endorsements of 1902 have moral weight only. for the conven- tions of 1904 will in nowise be bound to respect them. Politicians always study. however, the trend of public sentiment, and they will see in the anomalous situation of today things they will not be apt to cross. They always court the rising sun, and they will be pretty sure to accept MT. Roosevelt.
 No President in the White House has ever shown popular strength to the extent that MT. Roosevelt has. The entire situation is peculiar and remarkable. In a years time there has come to him popular approval ab- solutely without precedent. He has a wonderful start in the race of 1904. and 1t becomes every day more and more evident that the republicans will make him their standard-bearer in 1904.
 All democratic plans will necessarily be based on MT. Roosevelts candidacy He has popular qualities that win votes. He is 2 warm-blooded man, full of energy and strenuousness. Who can face successfully such man in 1904? This Is difficulG question, but the sooner the nature of the contest is seen and weighed the sooner the dem ocrats will find leader who can meet MT. Roosevelt and give him the tussle of his life It should be and will no doubt be battle royal between two popular foeman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
Platform of the Lily Whites.

After considerable friction the blue bloods declared against the employ ment of children in the cotton factories of the state; in favor of the main- tenance of the sacred tariff at all haz- ards; In favor, too, of the nomination of President Roosevelt in 1904, and of his thoroughly American and patriotic ideas" in 1902.
 The isst-named proposition was a bitter pill to the late lamented Hanna ties. but as they had already Topped to the new king it went through with out fitch. It was greased to order. The king is dead; long live the king. Mark Hanna has not an open friend in the Alabama squad, for all worship now at the shrine of the new king.
 Nhtn Iowa republicans are in open revolt in relation to the tariff Alabama republicans swallow the whole thing boGy. boots and brooches. They swal. low a measure passed in 1897 under which a06 trusts have since been or. garized, every one of which is ex. plotting the home consumers up to the tariff limit. while it is selling like arti. cles at reasonable profits to foreign buyers. The cost of living has been advanced In Alabama by such wicked and unjust taxation-so indirect 1t cannot be seen-sensibly and materi- ally, and yet the whole thing stands endorsed. They urge "a continuance" of 1t. The Iowa republicans, on the other hand, hige it's amendment wher- ever t touches or protects a trust. Either the I,wa reput licans or the Alabama reputl licans are in error.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
Unsound Meats for Sale.

St. Louis is becoming the storm cen ter of the country, and beef trust in- quiry in that city elicits the fact that the country is filled with decomposed meats and vile adulterations. Rotten meats are treated chemically in order to hide their real condition, and sausages containing potatoes, four and unsound kidneys are sent out daily.
 These statements are not mere ru- mors, but they are sworn to by skilled officials. The meat and live stock in- spector of St. Louis was on the stand on Tuesday, and the attorney general of the state drew from him facts that the report that the Associated Press was based upon.
 Every state should take hold of this matter. The people of Alabama should be told by their own officials what kind of food is offered for sale in this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
"eRAND OLD MANI RETlREs.

From the New ork Tribune.
 Galusha A. Grow, congressman-at-large from the state of I nnsylvania. and sometimes called '"rhe Grand Old Man of the House." was at the Fifrh Avenue hotel yesterday. Mir. Grow, despite his age, is exceedingly active, and his mind is as clear as ever. He was speaker of the house from 1861 to 1883, in war times, and has Q keen recollection of that period. He has not served continuously in congress since that time, and although having antedated in service any present member of the house, he is not oldest in point of years passed there. Mir. Grow is noted for another thing. He was elected by the biggest republican majori- ty ever cast for a congressman in the state of Pennsylvania. This is his last term, however. Under the amended laws of Pennsylvania there will be no con- gressman-at-large. and MT. Grow will retire. T have no desire to return to congress-" he said yesterday. .I do not care to make a fight for the nomination in my home district. Mir. Wright, the present representative, is an able man. I shall retire and spend the rest of my time as an onlooker rather than as an active participant in the legislative af- fairs of the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
PLAN TO PAY CHURCH DEBTS.

From the Insurance Herald.
 Endowment life insurance upon the lives of church members to provide for church debts is nothing new and has been repeatedl.. tried, but without very marked success where the premiums are to be paid by a general fund raised for the purpose. John L. Fate, an agent of the Mutual Life of New York. has. how ever, devised and copyrighted a plan for paying church debts which has new feat ures. His plan is for the church to issue twenty-year bonds at per cent on the property owned, to be guaranteed by twenty-year endowment policies on the lives of the younger members of the con- gregation Of course in case of the in sured dieing during the period the church policy. If all should live and the total insurance amount to- say $10,000, the debt being the same amount, the inter- est on the bonds, plus the premiums, would be S1s.000 in the twenty years, at which time the face of the policies and accumulations which MT. Fate estimates at $5000, would amount to s15,O0O, leaving 5000 to be paid to lieuidate the debt. Without the insurance the interest for twenty years would amount to $S000 with the debt of s10.000 still to be paid, but with the insurance the debt might be materially decreased by maturing poli- eies during the twenty years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
WATTERsoN ON ToAsTs.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 Keep it up, Teddy, keep 1t upi That 'tra-la-la" about the trusts is a good tune. since there is none other handy to tie to; good enough Morgan till after the fall elections. The point is to get away for the time being with those that hew the wood and draw the water and pay the piper. The stupid trusts may not like it. But when all Is over and an- other trust congress has assembled, they will begin to see the cuteness of the beast" Then, ho, for Nineteen Fouri Ho. for the succession! Each tub stands on its own bottom. One election at a time, says you? We'll slick over the trusts now, you say and then we'll trust to luck to tide over them next timel Lord, how easyi
 It cannot be denied that Teddy plays a good, stiff hand. He has studied the cue papers and girded his loins. and he whispers to Old He-Goat Trust, that is. to Pierpont Morgan, his dearest friend: Don't you see. we are bound to go bit slow here? We must confess judg- ment as 1t were, and leave the demo- erats to fetch in their execution when the goods are past discovery. Steady Leave me to throw dust in the peoples eyes. After I have made the circuit you folks can pick up the tag ends in Wall street whilst I, and the speaker with his rules committed will do the rest I am playing cards. Mir. Morgan. Don't critcse my play till the game is over!''
 What was it Lincoln said about fool ing the people? We'll, If enough of them can be fooled by these proceedings to carry the country, heaven help the coun- tryl That Teddy is an expert that he has dash and talent, warmth and color such as in certain heroes of his Bret IIarte knew so well how to handle. may be conceded and if government were a game of chance (as indeed it may bel he would be ones beaue ideal of the nervy sport. another John oakhurst, playing with equal dexterity out of back or sleeve.
 But has all sense of sincerity vanished from the minds of men? Can any kind of thimble-rigging blind the masses of the people to the fact that the trusts are direct emanations of republican poli- cies; that the protective tariff Is behind the protective tariff? What does Teddy admit? Merely the existence of the trusts. Some of them are good. Some of them are bad. The country drowns, and, like Rip Van Wrinkle, Teddy exclaims, "Ill just go home and think about that!" Will this satisfy the voters?
 Meanwhile, the high-priced combines proceed to fortify themselves, and. in response to the outcry of the poor, old beef trust himself, exclaims: Millions for self-defense-not a cent for tribute, except to the republican campaign fund.-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
SENATOR TELLER's CAMPAIGN.

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 Senator Teller is seeking reelection in Colorado to his present seat from the democratic party. He appeals to it's members on the ground that he is now a democrat, and he Is charged with saying that he has always been one In view of this, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reproaches him with obtaining office from the republicans under false pre- tences, but we do not find it making much of a point in so doing. The truth is that Mir. Teller began life as demo- crat and joined the republicans later be- cause of the position of the two parties, respectively. on the slavery question and the civil war. While acting with the re- publicans he was true to the constitu- encies that elected him on a republican basis. Later, the earlier republican issues having been outgrown or aban- doned, and high tariffs and expansion of territory in far foreign quarters. with the exploitation of the money power in them, taking the place of the issues on which the republican party was formed. it is not difficult to account for Mir. Tel ler's disposition to go back to his early democracy. But, whatever may have been his ostensible party connection, MT. Teller in public life has been able and useful. He is one of the foremost men in the senate, and Colorado cannot be- gin to supply his place if she denies him a reelection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
GERMAN IRON AND STEEL
 PRODUCTION INCREASING

zines on a great scale were the Hoerda and Differdinger works. though at the present time nearly all Iron works are using this source of power in smaller ca paeities. Hoerde has three oeehelhauser two-throw engines. each of GOO horse power, aid one Deutz four-throw engine of 1000 horse power, all of which are used for the generation of electricity. and at pifferdingen there are nine seraing ma chimes. each of 500 horse power, three of which supply the blast.
 Double-acting two-throw engines of the Korting system have also recently been put in operation at various works. It is claimed for engines driven by blast furnace gas that they are highly economi- cal. It is true when running ct full load that the gas consumption is low. But with lighter loads a corresponding dirni- mutton in the consumption of the gas does not occur, as is the case with steam en- zines. The power absorbed in washing the gas is also not inconsiderable and reduces the net available supply of power by an appreciable amount With regard to the initial cost of installation as com pared with 0 good steam power plant the cost of a blast furnace gas engine with gas-washing apparatus is approx,- mately the same as that of 6 steam en- zine with battery of boilers. Neither the existing technical defects nor the question of cost will, however, prevent the adoption both of blast furnace gas engines and of ordinary gas engines. as is evident from the rapidly extending use of these. It may rather be assumed that the employment of such machines Is still only in the initial stage"
 From statistics furnished by Herr R. M. Daelen of Dusseldorf the remarkable development of the German steel indus try Is very clearly studied. Tn 1880 the an- nual production of wrought iron was 127oo0o tons and that of mild steel only 625.Ooo tons. In 1901 the wrought iron product had fallen to about 90O,OOO tons, while that of mild steel had increased to over 100000 tons, of which 5,62e, 900 tons were basic. From this 1t appears that the invention of Thomas and Gilchrist in 1878 was of much greater value to Ger many than to Great Britain. The greater proportion of the basic steel produced in Germany Is made in the Bessemer con- verter. To maintain the supply of pig iron high enough in phosphorus to be of use in basic reaction 1t has been found necessary to return the slag of the con- verters to the blast furnaces in some in- stances. When 1t is remembered that Germany Is under the necessity of im- porting considerable part of its ore SUD- ply, and that its natural resources are by no means unlimited either in extent or variety the value of scientific methods and progressive economies is very plainly shows in its surprising metallurgical de- velopment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
Eruithurst.

This season has been one of marked prosperity for Frulthurst, the grape and wine town of cleburne county" said J. A. Westerlund, one of the founders of the now famous Alabama wine industry.
 We are not only holding our own as wine producing community, but the grapes shipped from Fruithurst this sea- son have been in demand in every city from the Ohio river to the Gulf of Mex leo. The grape crop was go large that we had thousands of tons to sell over and above what we needed for wine.
 'It is a well known fact that the Com cord. Niagara and other varieties grown at Fruithurst are superior in flavor to those grown outside of Alabama.
 arhe tFruithurst Gem rich, red, sweet wine. is making a great reputa- ton throughout the south, and our dry wines, especially table elaret, arc also in high favor The Fruithurst Winery Co.'S price list Is so moderate that every family in Birmingham can afford to drink the product of the south's great vineyard center"
 Mr. westerlund Is stopping at the Met ropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
MYsoPHoBiA.

From the London Daily Graphic.
 The medical profession has conferred no small boon on many sufferers by in venting a Greek, or pseudo-Greek, term for their otherwise democratic com plaints. The last of these inventions IS recorded this week. The disease is fus- siness, and the medical name Is mysopho- bia. The mysophobe is he who. when seated by his table, lifts his glass to see if 1t Is fingered. and if he detect smudge uses his napkin to dispose of 1t. In short, mysophobia is the exaggeration of that respect for cleanliness which con- yinced Svengall of the madness of Eng lishmen when he surprised the Laird in his matutinal tub The lady in the play who seized on every ones watchchain and began rubbing 1t with chamois leath- CT was a mysophobe, and the irritating man who begs your pardon and picks some microscopic piece of fluff from your sleeve is another. The servant, though most would benefit by inoculation with the disease, who insists on dusting pa pers is another, and the disease is wide ly prevalent among all housekeepers in the spring. It is nice to know at last just what to call it, but the medical press is more inclined to suggest scien- .tific names than remedies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
Llmburqer Cheese.

"It is surprising to find that many Ger mans in Birmingham turn up their nose at Limburger cheese,' said Albert the restaurant man.
 Tn New Orleans and New York every German-Amorican eats Hamburger, and many men who have no German blood in their veins also eat it. I used to serve it, but l rarely ever have a call for 1t now. Henry Petersen is perhaps the only man here who keeps Limburger in stock the year round. It is rich, delicious food, and Americans do not know what they miss by not eultivating taste for it. Years ago all the Limburger cheese con sumed in the United States came from the Fatherland, but now the New York product is highly esteemed. New York Hamburger is. according to my taste, as toothsome as the imported"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
Candidate for Clerk of House.

William A. Gunter, Jr.. of Montgomery is in Birmingham. He is candidate for clerk of the lower house of the Alabama legislature, and during his visit here he has been ''hobnobbing" with the Jeff ferson coupnty nominees to secure their support.
 .I announced my candidacy for the clerkship several weeks ago, and prior to the state primaries said MT. Gunter. and I am gratified at my prospects to win the contest"
 Mr. Gunter, while a member of the younger democracy in the state. is well known and personally popular. He was chief clerk in the office of Secretary of State under J. Kirk Jackson, and was appointed on the board of registrars for Montgomery county. He Is recogniz- ed as fully qualified to fill the position of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
BALLAD OF oLD.TIME LADIES.

By Francis Villon. Tell me, now. in what hidden way is Lady Flora, the lovely Roman? Where's Hipparchia. and where is Thais, Neither of them the fairer woman? Where is Echo, beheld of no man. Only heard on river and mere She whose beauty was more than human? But where are the snows of yester-
 year?
 Where's Heloise, the learned nun, For whose sake Abelard, I ween, Lost manhood and put priesthood on? (From love he won such dule and teenD And where. I pray you, is the queen Who willed that Buridan should steer, Sewed in a sacks mouth, down the
 Seine?
 But where are the snows of yesteryearf White Queen Blanche like a queen of
 lilies
 With a voice like any mermaiden- Bertha Broadfoot. Beatrice. tlice, And Ermengarde. the lady of tho
 Main
 And that good Joan. whom Englishmen At Rouen doomed, and burned her
 there
 Mother of God, where are they, then? But where are the snows of yesteryeart Nay, never ask this week, fair lord, Where they are gone nor yet this year, Except with this for an overword- But where are the snows of yeEteryearl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
Artistic Muslc.

"coon music has had it's day. said an old music lover of Birmingham, "and eae public taste now demands artistic music, I have kept run of the summer concert programmes of New York-the pre- grammes presented to the people who lis ten to music in the parks-and It is a noteworthy fact that no cheap compost tfons have been played. The programmes have been free from severely classic music, but they have been made up of light md pleasing selections from Wag- ner's music dramas, Haydn's symphonies, operatic selections and beautiful over- lures, marches and waltzes."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
From the New York Times


 ~ TATIsTIcs presented at the re- S cent meeting of the British Iron - and Steel institute in Dusseldorf emphasize fact already known but per haps not fully eomerehended in England the decline of the British iron and steel industries both actually and relatively to the worlds production. Tn 1880 the make of pig iron in all countries was 1s.- 8o0.o00 tons. Tn 1901 1t was 5000. 900 tons. Practically all of this increase in trade in which Great Britain once considered her position unassailable was divided be- tween the United States and Germany.
 In 1880 the American production was one-half that of Great Britain, and that Of Germany one-third. At the present time the make of pig iron in the United States is more than double that of the United Kingdom. This was to be expect ed, considering the volume, variety, and distribution of our resources of iron making materials. Our increase since 1880 has been to about three and a half times the product of that year. During the same period tho German production has experienced a three-fold increase, a result to be attributed much more to technical skill In overcoming natural dif- 1 faculties than to any adventitious condi- lions at the command of the German iron-masters. In 1880 the number of men employed in making pig iron was g. .ooo: but notwithstanding the fact that the output has been multiplied by three. the number now employed in this industry Is only S5,00o. German practice, much more than that of Great Britain, has been mcdeled on the best results of American experience. and especially in the matter of labor-saving appliances In some re- speets, notably the utilization of furnace gases and colSe-oven gases, the Germans are ahead of us. The following informa- tion. furnished by Herr William Brue- mann of portmund. will be of interest to every metaliurgica1 engineer and to many manufacturers using power in a large way:
 Tn spite of the notable improvements effected in the steam engine in recent years, these will with difficulty hold their own against the engines driven by blast furnace gas. How rapidly the latter are coming into use is shown in a striking manner on comparing the Paris exposl- ton with tha- of Dusseldorf. At Paris the 6OO-horse power blowing engine of the Deiaware-Deboutteville type built at Setaipg attracted the attention of tech nioal men of all nations as the largest and sole existing machine of the kind. The gas engines displayed at Dusseldorf are applied as universally as steam engines and are scarcely inferior to these either in number or in size. The pioneers among German blast works in the use of gas en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
TAXING TRUSTS.

 From the Louisville courier-Journal.
 Before undertaking to tax trusts out of existence it would certainly be the part of wisdom to begin by repeating the taxes to which many of them owe their power to do harm. It is not worth while to interpose the trite remark that some trusts are not fostered by the tariff. Most of them are, and by taking away tariff protection they may easily be rem dered harmless. After this has been done the problem of dealing with the trusts that get no aid from the tarif will be greatly simpliaed. Much of this discussion is purely academic. The pow CT to leglslate against trusts, and the sort of legislation that would be ef- fectual are of no consequence so long as congress has a fixed determination not to enact any legislation to which these combinations object There was ample time at the late session of congress to legislate against the trusts had the will to do so existed. The only way to get any antitrust legislation which will be worth anything is to elect men to con- gross whom the trusts do not control. When the government comes into the hands of men who really desire to smite the trust evil, a discussion of the ways and means will have some practical i'm portance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-18
About Persons.

!. Webb Cooke prominent young law yer of Greensboro. is in the city. In 8 practice of three years he has lost only two eases.
 c. B. Whitfield of Demopolis Is at the Metropolitan.
 J. E. Pearson of sylacauga Is at the Metropolitan.
 " B. Trent of New York is at the Metropolitan.
 c. Strickland of Chicago Is at the Met ropolitan.
 T. II. Douglas of New York is at the Hillman.
 ". s. Purnen of Philadelphia Is at the Hillman
 B. J. Well of Montgomery is at the Hillman.
 F. E. Duffey of the c. O. Burns Go. of New York, after dividing several months of his time between Birmingham and Atlanta, left yesterday for the east He has made host of friends in this sec ton and will always find a cordial vel come here In case he returns for a so- cial or commercial visit. Mir. Duffey Is stauneh democrat and is a district committeeman of Tammany Hall.
 
 c. G. Smith of Briarfeld Is at the Morris.
 
 Charles ". Hill of Tuscaloosa Is at the Morris.
 Mayor D. B. Joseph and F. M. Billing of Montgomery are at the Morris. J. B. Newman of Nashville, former resident of Alabama. Is at the Morris. Charles H Greer, who edits bright weekly paper at Marion. spent yesterday in Birmingham.
 Charles E. Waller of Greensboro Is at tue Metropolitan.