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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-16
Two killed by ExpIoslon.

Cleveland, O., December 1.-Two men were instantly killed two others perhaps fatally burned, and a number of others more or less severely injured today in an explosion of gas in the water tunnel, 100 feet below the bottom of Lake Erie. The dead: Ben Rudmer, Rochester, N. Y.; Arthur Bolger, Canton, o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-16
VERY LOW RATES
Via Southern Railway Account Christ
 mas Holidays.

Account Christmas holidays Southern railway will sell round trip tickets to all points east of Mississippi and south of Ohio and Patomac rivers, at rate one and one-third fare. Tickets on sale De- cernber 23 "A, 25, 90, 3l and January 1. with final limit January 3, 1903. For par ticulars and sleeping car reservation ap- ply Passenger Office. Morris Hotel Build Ing. J. c. Lusk, District Passenger Agent
 Rr6-to-12-a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-16

and classified so that third grade teach CTS could not teach second and first grade schools, and that the pay of teachers be graded by the certificates they hold. He renews previous recommendations of other superintendents that qualifications be prescribed for county superintendents, and especially insists on this as essential to an intelligent performance of the du- ties required of the superintendent by law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-16
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HoLI-
 DAY RATES.

Account of the above. tickets will be sold to the general public, teachers and students, from all agency stations of the Mobile and Ohio railroad at rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. Ap- ply to agents for rates, date of sale,
 limits, etc 12-16- tu-th-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-16
Foster is Appointed.

London, December 15.-Lieut Col. H. J. Foster, commanding the royal engineers on the island of Guernsey, has been ap- pointed military attache to the British embassy at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-16

FREE! FREE FREE!
 Rural mail boxes given free with each yearly sub scription to The Age. Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-16

with the governor his biennial report and in addition to important recommenda-
 tions previously given out he recon- mends that the terms of county super intendents be made uniformly four years to begin on January 1 instead of October 1 as now. Also that all schools be graded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-16

will be unusually cold and long. This. they say, is never-failing sign attend ing belated flight of wild geese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-16

Wanted-Solicitor for city; must be of good address, ed ucation and appearance. Ad- dress Box 245, city.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13

China is rs pofiio compared with #.
What IS to become Of the Texau
boast that the 'are star state is
larger than New Ensiano With New
York aud Pennsylvania thrown ia?
How must be feel when be can no
longer Impress astonished strangers
with the statement tast it IS further
from III Paso TO TIE arkaua than from
New Orleans to Chicago? 1t will not
do to say from Baton Rouge to kan
kakee. The difference Of a few miles
makes all the difference in the world.
But Nemesis follows close upon the
heels OF wrong. They can't take the
land without the p ople, and a strip
OF Texas democrats pasted along the
side Of Oklahoma, Indian Territory
and New Mexico, without seriously
impairing the two hundred thousand
Texas democratic majority, may some
Of these days yield six democratic
United States senators.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13

because scruple aud ~magpanimity in
retaining the old rules had, during
his speakership, thwarted every effort
Of important democratic legislation
and brought the party into contempt
as do nothing party.
On the other hand Reed injected
new life into the republican organiza-
tion. The party which many years
before had with some pretsnse Of
Justice boosted itself ''the party OF
high moral ideasr had become a sod
den, ~wretched, putrid, stagnant mass,
affiliated with fatists and repudia-
tionists to regain political ascepdency
and owned body and soul by greedy
interests as INSCRIPTIONS aud base IS
their agents. In the hour when Reed
assumed the gavel the republican
party was rechristened with the de-
scriptiye phrase, 1.-THE party which
does things"
Reeds title to greatness is linked
with the Reed rules. Under them he
became a Car in a republic. He
promoted bills 90 the calendar, called
bills out Of committee, regulated de-
bate, fixed committees, counted
Quorums, and forced and bullled leg
islation through the house. The
greatness Of the man consisted in the
strength Of bis personality. In any
specialized excellence Of intellectual
organization he was surpassed by
OF men 10 either branch OF con-
gress, but in the amount of the man
and in f~orcefulness OF character he
had no match 10 either.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13
ways OF
How Clever Ones Secure the Friendship
OF Inausntlal Men.

The ways Of the lobbyists who adj
vance their interest by securing the
friendship Of senators and repre-
sentatiyes are most interesting and
indicate that they have become mas
ters Of diplomacy. This wal recent
ly exhibited, says the Washington
Star, in the case Of a lobbyist who de-
sired to entertain at his house two Of
the most influential United States
senators, both Of whom are particu-
larly free from lobbyist influence,
He had no hope that either Of then
would accept the compliment of
dinner rendered to them directly. In
his dilemma he went to one Of the
senator's and extended an invitation
personally to attend a dinner he was
to giSe to the senator's colleague. II
would be difficult for any senatortO
decline such an invitation without
an excellent excuse. His colleague
having accepted the compliment Ofs
dinner from this host placed his seal
OF approval upon the man and his
house. Therefore he accepted.
ws
With this encouragement the lob
byist goes to the other senator and
proceeds in exactly the same way, in
viting him to meet his colleague alta
dinner given him at his home. For
the same reason the invitation was
accepted. The two senators met and,
by the diplomacy Of the host, neither
OF them ever knew that they were
not attending a function given strict
~ IN the honor Of the other.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13
Cecil Rhodes Scholarships.

DR.. George R. Parkin, the commits
sioner who is charged with the dlstribu.
tion Of the Cecil Rodes scholarships in
the colonies and United States, returned
last week from England on the Cunard
steamer Campania.
''There are some 200 scholarships to
be distributed in the states and colo.
MES" said DR.. Parkin.
al have been at Oxford for several
weeks trying TO get the wishes Of the
Oxford authorizes as to the manner Of
distribution. There are twenty-one col
leges at Oxford and each wants such
scholarships as are awarded to come un-
der its own peculiar rules Of entrance,
&c. Some prefer postgraduate and
Others undergraduate scholarships. For
the next year | shall be kept busy visit
ing and consulting with the leading
educators of the states and colonies as
tosthe best methods Of selecting candi-
dates for the various scholarships which
are allotted to their several districts.
Each Of these scholarships carries with
it $1,000 a year for three years, and it
is an interesting question just what class
of men are going to apply for them.
The first beneiciaries will go to Oxford
in the fall OF 1904. Consequently the
final awards will be made early in that
year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13
THE DIsMEMRERMENT OF TEXAS.

There is something extremely
pathetic in the malicious dismember-
ment Of Texas, which goes on apace
Il few years agV J d finding 81 the
supreme court Greer county was
taken away and given to that noisy,
clamorous upstart, Oklahoma. This
week It is ANNOUNCED that the latest
government survey peels off three
quarters OF a mile along the side Of
Childress, Collins, Wheeler, Hemphill
and LIpscomb counties. This is the
third time within the memory Of the
present generation that Texas has
been despoiled by the greed Of neigh.
powers. The PARTITION Of
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13

Most Of Them Are Constant Trsv.l.,
Except in Breeding Season.

Except in Breeding Season
A bird Of passage is a bird-gen-
orally in a fock-On the a north or
south. This passage really cover.
most Of the spring and summer
There is hardly a week from Marchto
November when Aocks Of birds Ar.
not moving from station to station
Robins 60 south from northern
parts as early as August THAT Il
they start from their nesting grounds
but they move very deliberately
across the country. Orioles close IN
Housekeeping earlyin August, and
they spend a month in fitting about
the country in a happy7go-lucky sort
Of a way.
Interesting as birds are during
their brief nesting seasons, says the
New York Independent, they ara
more interesting during their travels.
Their sojourn anywhere is very brief
The nearest to complete domestica.
ton is found in the case of the cat.
bird. When treated well and faml.
iarly he comes north about the lst Of
May, and does not leave us until som,
time in October. he is not all thi,
while nesting or singing, but he isin
the bushes ready for a pleasant chat
with you if you have proved yourself
a companionable friend. Robins are
very irregular about coming or going.
and some Of them are sure to be left
behind all winter. Most of the birds
are gregarious when travelling; prob
ably for the sake Of safety. A flock
Of very peaceful birds is compelledtO
add the additional protection oftray.
cling by night, By day they are gen.
orally resting or feeding in some
pleasant locality. In the spring they
always are heard first in the early
morning; in the autumn their good.
by is heard at the approach Of even.
ing. All night they are on the wing.
1t is a mistake to suppose that any
of our birds care for home as a resi-
dence. They only stay in one spot
long enough for a single purpose;
either for rearing young, or to collect
food, or to escape cold weather.
These fellows that drop down on us
in the early morning to dine from our
mountain ash trees in August or Sep
TENDER are cosmopolitans. Some va
rieties Of birds will abound in a Sec
ton one year and be very scarce the
next. This is markedly true of gros-
beaks and orioles. During 1902 the
orioles have been mostly birds o fpss-
sage, nesting probably further north
but appearing in large numbers as
birds Of passage-eating plums and
grapes and spelling what they could
not eat. A saucy firt and handsome
the o~riole, can do more
mischief in a week Of travelling than
a flock Of birds that are residents.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13
Econ RN..

Is foot ball worth what IL costs?
Leaving out Of account the casualties,
the statistics Of foot ball from a
financial standpoint ~ striking, al.
most alarming. It is estimated that
the annual sale Of foot ball goods in
the United States amounts to ST.
900, while the tax PAID by specta-
tors is almost incredible. The gate
receipts Of the Yale games this year
ie &c follnwe.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13

The K. Of P. lodge at Mapyiew have
elected the following officers Tor next
yea r W. g Adkins. Q, g; c. H. Nolte,
y. c.; J $. Vickars. prela,e; VI. @.
Keith, N. Of WI DR.. i, w. Dasiy, K. Of
r. 8 81 S. H. Vim, N. 81 Il; Otto
Nctle. NJ. Of E; John Tleiel, NJ. Of x:
Lester Foulds, l. Gi Charles Daggs. q.
Gi w. g. Keith, Fin trustee 5 years.
is. yicksTsi W. & Q. trastee, Dr.. j.
W. DALEY, and Otto Nolle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13

Z. women prempters have been tried
:. = lns Berlin sheaters with success.
g a. T. has been found that their Voices
carry better across the stage and srs
'eas audible 70 the auditorium
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13

1t will have to be admitted that
Mr.. Roosevelt has Patrick Henry.
beaten. Henry said, "Shall we lie
supinely on our backs, ETC., while
Mr.. Roosevelt puts it, "ThiS country
cannot afford to sit supine on the
plea, " etc.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13

W. j. Bryan wants W. J. Stone
elected chairman Of the national Dem
ocratic committee to succeed Senator
Jones, of Arkansas. He has so advised
his friends on the committee.
The plan is to aid Stone IN his strug-
gle for the senate in Missouri and retain
a Bryan mar at the head Of the national
committee. Should Jones receive an
appointment from the president he
IS expected to resign his place al the
head of the committee.-K. c. Journal.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13
AUTHORS BAD HANDWRITING.
Greatly Helped the Actor Who Took tbs
Pains to Decipher It.

L
The bad handwriting Of one ORA
matist has had an important effect on
the fate Of his play, says LesIie's
Monthly. james N. Barrie, the nov
ellst, sent his comedy Of 'sThe Profess
sors Love Story" in manuscrint f.
Sir Henry IRVING, who studied ont
the almost Alegibls writing and liked
the play, but thought it was not suit.
ed to the Lyesum theater. So he sent
It to Jehn Hare with a recommend.
ing note, praising the piece ana ad-
vislng him to take a part 50 eminent
y suited to him. But MI. Hare was
less patient than Sir Henry and
would not take the time to decinhsr
the writing. So in turn he forwsrd"5
the manuscript to Edward s. WI.
ara whose labor was rewarded Wan
a drama 50 successful that 4 i st;lI
the most popular piece in his ran r','
tory. no roper
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13

The %Higginsyille X of P. lodge
elected the following officers: E. B.
Wade, c. G A. j. Altbof, v. e.; L.
= Lake, Prelate; j. H. Burgan, NJ.
W.; Il. A. Wells X. r. s.; W. w.
Hutchinson, M. F. Dan Hoefer, N. OF
r.; A. H. Hader, /. G.; win Payne.
DC
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-13

The sum IS nearly one-tenth OF The
cost Of administering the government
Of the state of Missouri, and it is the
showing Of a single institution. Il is
as large a sun as most Of the religious
denominations in the country devote
to foreign missions and greater than
the endowment income of any but a
few Of the largest universities 10 the
land,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10
Inspector Submits Recommendations

The inspector Of buildings has invited to
the attention OF the District Commissioners
the proposals for running water main into
the Benjamin G. Orr school at Twinfng
City and has recommended that the bid
OF NJ. B. Casey be accepted, and that he be
notified to proceed with the work. The In
spector has also recommended to the Com
ruissioners that the manual training school
On the south side of p street between LIST
and Sd streets be insured for $4,000 This
recommendation the Commissioners have
approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10
MARRIED.

BROWN EDMONSTON. on February s 1902 at
Alexandria, Va, by Rev. L. II. = Euwen. Mr..
LEONARD J; BROWN Of Bethlehem, Pa. aud
ton, ID. &.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10

The Cold commonly described as "deep-s ed -
with pain and soreness IN the breast difficulty Il
breathing, and all that yields quickly to Dr.
ID. Jayne's Expectorant.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-08

OF the most attractive editions OF the
book Is that which has the beautiful
Photographic Illustrations by Clifton
Johnson Mr.. johnson was the pioneer
in this kind OF illustrating, His photo.
graphs for Lorna Doone" We're made
in the Doone country itself, which he
thoroughly explored for the purpose
tramping with his faithful camera for
miles over the moors which Blackmore
has made famous,
Eight Times Mentioned" According
to the Bookman, this means, that by
far the most popular and easily the
best selling novel Of the year Just closed
was Alice of Old Nincennes. For eight
consecutive months Il was among the
six best selling novels reported 10 the
Bookman by the dealers from thirty
seven cities in the United States and
Canada. And from January until July
inclusive Alice was first the best seller
the head Of the list, Published I'm Sep
TENDER, 1900, Mr. Thompson's novel
sprang instantly into favor; and ed-
ton followed edition from the presses
La2arre began like Allce-its first APP
pearance among the leaders was i'm the
closing month Of the year. Alice of ola
Vlncennes was sixth IN the list Of best
sellers In December 1900 With tie OPP
ening OF the year II sprane 10 first
place in the list. Sixth in demand In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-08

Miss Wllkinson's work to Wordsworth's
In its deep sympathy with man and ma
ture, and its serenity Of spirit Miss
Wilkinson has recently returned from
a long visit to the Adirondacks, In the
region whence she drew her inspiration
for THE Strength OF the Hills"
The ten prize covers for which the
publishers Of Harper's Bazaar offered
$1,000 last August are so fetching that
women admirers OF the Bazaar are cut
ting out the covers and framing them
as aesthetic ornaments for their "dens"
The January cover was done by the
well known artist Mrs. Alice Barber
stephens, the February cover by Miss
Ellen Macaulcy and the March cover Is
to be made from the prize winning de-
sign by Mr. Il. Luis Mora. After the
announcement Of the prize offer, more
than 200 cover designs were submitted,
and II was found a very difficult mat
ter TO make the selection
IL has been announced that a Miss
Ethel Roland, Of Reading, Pennsyl-
yania is the original Of the character
OF Resale Eyanturel IN "The Right Of
Way II is stated that Mr. Gilbert
Parker, the author met the young lady
at Oberammergau, and was struck by
her resemblance 10 the type OF woman
he had In mind for the heroine of his
novel; Miss Roland Is described as "a
typical young American woman, who
goes much into society is fond Of horses
and dogs, and is as sympathetic and
devoted to duty as Resale was The
report comes from the other side that
"The Right OF Way" is now selling
faster In Scotland than In England,
where the reading habit is not so strong
as In the north.
People who are still wondering about
the authorship Of "An English woman's
Love Letters" viii shortly have their
ourioAty grathed, as the London Book
man announces that II has reason TO be-
leve THE secret Of the authorship VIII
shortly be made public Mr. Barry
Pain having shifted the responsibility
from his shoulders and no one having
been able TO fix II upon Mr., Laurence
Housman, the mystery has only deep
oned with the discussion. There is a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-08
NOTES.

a. Conan Doyle did a very futile thing
wen he tried 10 kill Sherlock Holmes.
at Doyle never cared particularly for
MONIES but the public did. A year ago
N was a tremendous success on the
american stage In Gillette's play. In
loHaon he has been doing the biggest
BUSINESS ever known In the Lyceum
lsa'er A week ago he began to
,ualyze crime In Dutch at the Grand
, ges'sl, Amsterdam, Within the next
S Slye weeks he win thrill audiences in
Gum Paris and Vienna. This spring
~ WI come back to us In Conan
11'!les attest story, THE Hound Of the
p'SMeF'llIes,' which Mcclure Phillips
= w., Elll publish 1t was case Of
S %I puollc versus DR.. Doyle--and the
~ we early spring, Mcclure. Phillips
~ Nlll publish In book William AL
b., "mles Political Portraits" The
van NAN" c cll contain the studies Of Roose-
,bs9 ~. CIOher Cleveland Plat, and all
sE,tsl vi NOSE masterfully trenchanl
~ ZINES which have made the authors
vide. '"'V"snout the country
,r SI.laa LagerIof, whose collection OF
r,ss stories From q Swedish Home
h. was published in this country
NJ pnng, Is completing new novel
ysS iSn VIII bear the title Jerusalem"
1nsrioe, Phillips & Co. will have the
4'''''an rights.
rs oS'lh Harrington, who is now at
pbGstsp9N new novel which win be
81, Isu within the coming year. is
us AIyWn 10 the reading ptbllc ms
lna,uInaor Of THE Gentleman from
10 tbs r ana Monsieur Beaucaire."
tin a, ' psi VINO were acquainted with
hgton /, nncelon, however, Mr.. Tark.
was n . known for many things He
mansso sololst OF the Glee club no
ucstIese ana drew for one college nnh.
Ind ,oA wrote for others. and he x,oIa
hesepteS reading part In the opera
tdayg VA. '"e dramatic club. Now
young , mleh q tan shouldered
tlub sor ,,,an drops into the Princeton
10 me- "n. recent graduate NAV whIsner
hgton Vt1lnpanions, There goes T'ark,
tut NM n me Monsieur Beaucaipe' man y
been a, we Young graduate has s ever
Tsrkin,s,Oa,e OF the smokers which Mr.
70 saw S'o on. has attended he's more C% % ani
sings 'b.,i.ha That's Tark; the man who S
fanny Deever.'" W ""o
y lher,.s lent u number Of Harper's woek.
Most In, = an article entitled Tho Two
b whIcb' ,,l,esting Novels Of the ye aw9 .
hy cites e I sre writer, critic Of antho,.
tfss ~ The House Of the Green re- ng sS,,,
Strength George Douglas, and ana S 'iTne
Wilkins, o. the Hills" BY " Flora Ine
Year Sb,os as the two novels florence OF nee
ltsest ' Tbs have most engaged S nj i ine
tween ,bs as critic draws an anslo r,S h rn-
hat Of V Y, work OF Mr.. pauS iSsy a De,
'nomas Hardy, ana u sonoa a rs,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-08

time IN The Immediate future TO The ~
erary worl, OF which he Is go fond lie
has written nothing OF Importance since
Napoleon: the Last Phase when
met with very considerable success.
Lnfcadio Hearn has had a very ro-
mantle life. His father was british
army surgeon and his mother q Greek
He was born In the lonlon Islands. Went
10 France at sixteen thence TO New OF
leans. Nhere he remained for ten years
doing editorial work. I'm 'Sf he visited
the West indies. and wrote Of his eX-
perlonceg I'm way which, brought nus
work TO the notice of lovers uI siyle,
Then against his wish, he went 10 Ja-
MN. but WAS soon rocOnollcd, Tor ne
married a japanese girl ana became q
Lecturer nt the Imperial university OF
Toxic tie appears now 10 nave become
fascinated by Japanese life ana mas ap-
pareuty become q permanent cllbeh Oh
the Flowery Kingdom
The author OF those famous books for
boys. Mr.. q. A. HentY Is now seventy
wears old but he is talking OF a lecture
tour which viii bring him 10 this coun-
ty. What crowds OF Juvenile readers
would Aocll to hear him!
Mr. Pomtncy nlgelow ia soon re1nrn.
ing. again TO lecture at one or two OF
our universities.
saf
The English fund for the memorial
10 r. y. Blackmore. author of Lorna
Doone" had reached the sum Of E2OO
late In December and more contribl.
lions we're at that time expected from
Blackmores many readers IN America.
The fund viii be devoted to the erection
OF tablet upon the interior wallis Of
Exeter Cathedral. II is fitting that the
world should perpetuate the memory OF
the author OF book Ike "Loma
Doone," which is always loved and al-
ways in demand year after year. One