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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
The Cereal Crops.

'"The movement of the surplus crops from the farms to the primary markets and their distribution into the channels of commerce for domestic and foreign consumption constitute a business of enormous scope and volume' said statistician "Taking the five principal cereals into account, and assuming that each bushel of grain aver ages fifty pounds, we find that every year this country has something like 90,0000O0 tons of grain to be disposed of. The rec ord-breaking crops of this year will raise the amount to nearly 100, 100000 tons.
 According to the United States Indus trial commission about one-third remains on the farm for food and seed, while the other two-thirds are distributed through out this country and Europe. This would indicate that the railroads of the country will this year have something like 66,- 100000 tons of surplus grain traffic If one-third of this is hauled 1000 miles, 1t gives twenty-two billion ton-miles of traf- fic. If the other two-thirds are trans ported an average of 25O miles, we have a ton-mileage of about eleven billion more. HIS RlNeS u lOAdl Ol iAlily- billion ton-miles of traffic to the rail- roads.
 During the fiscal year 1901 the rail- roads of the country hauled 7,077 136,04O ton-miles This is the largest number of tons carried one mile in the history of the railroads.
 "Some idea of what the present enor- nous crops mean to the railroads may be had by comparing this aggregate ton-mileage of all the railroads with the amount of surplus which they will haul. According to the calculation above, which is based on the estimates of authorities in close touch with the movement of surplus cereals. it would appear that over 22 per cent of the entire railway traffic will come from this years crops.
 These figures largely explain the anx- iety felt by the entire financial world while the crops were growing, and the general feeling of confidence displayed by the railroad companies in the future now that the safety of the crops is definitely assured"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
STEEL FRAME BUILDINGS
 ARE SAFE FROM LIGHTNING

against lightning stroke has been clear ly demonstrated in numerous experiments with gun cotton in steel cage. If a quantity of gun cotton is placed in a steel cage and then subjected to a dis- charge of artificial lightning it will not explode, but if the gun cotton is sub jected to the discharge of electricity in the open 1t will, of course explode in- stantly. On this same principle it is be- lieved the steel skeleton of the skyscrap- CT, well connected with the ground pro- tects everything within.
 No one of these buildings has ever been known to be damaged by a bolt of lightning. And it is asserted that even if the foundations should be imperfect the connections with gas and water mans and sewers, which are buried in moist earth, would serve to carry off any cleo tricity that might be carried through the framework of the building
 NO doubt Ben Franklin would recog. nize in these big office buildings a pretty good demonstration of the principles he spent so much time ana energy to dis cover and develop" said a prominent Philadelphia scientist. in discussing this subject. History Is repeating itself. as it always does We are beginning to liva again like the cliff dwellers in these b;e buildings. But we are very comfortable and we have all the comforts we need and now we are even protected from tba long-feared dangers of the mysterious flash of the lightning"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
Failures and Supplies.

Nine months of the calendar year have expired, and the failures in that time in this country were 7452 as against 7805 in the like period of last year. The liabilities this year were $76.000,000; last year, 97,000,000. Not only are trade conditions in a healthy condition, but they are better than they were last year. Failures are per cent fewer in number this year, and more than 20 per cent less In liabilities.
 The southern states are the sole ex- ception to this prosperity. In this section in the nine months now com pleted there were 1345 failures, as against 1115 in the corresponding months of last year. More failures occurred this year in Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Tennessee. All in all Alabama makes a poor showing. In the nine months of last year there were but 80 failures in this state, and their assets were S1,652,134; their liabilities, $1,732,21S These figures were much reduced this year, but the gap between assets and liabilities was widened. This year 134 failures occurred up to Octo Der i, their assets being but $305, ,1S9 while their liabilities were $6S1 1,566 The figures for Georgia and Missis sippi were not much better.
 Just so long as these states depend 30 largely upon the growing of cotton, buying the greater part of their sup plies in distant states and paying freight upon them, just that long will they remain in an unprosperous con dition. No doubt dollar corn was a factor in the case, but when it is moi dollar corn it is high-priced mules ol some other article that is held at higf figures. We must produce our owr supplies if the farmer who is th' backbone of all these states is to b' put firmly and squarely on his feet There Is no other road out of trouble and there never will be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08

closer touch with the laborlng class than any other man in Alabama. and who has under his supervision ten thousand em- ploes. for which he has to see that the cash must be on hand to pay this large force of iaborers on each pay day. and who has looked after the paying of one hundred and twenty-five million dollars to labor since his companies were estab- lished in Alabama. should come and hear James Bowron of Jefferson county, Ala Although representing large eapi- tai he is the true friend of labor. and is strongly opposed to child labor.
 Some of the statements in this ad- vertisement are open at least to doubt, but in this respect it does not perhaps differ from many other adyer- tisements. There is no law which re- quires advertisements to conform to facts and history.
 But be this as t may, we have no desire to disturb the picture presented. We simply desire to know where MT. Bowron stands. Does he accept the Iowa idea? or does he stand by the sacred Dingley tariff without the dot ting of an or the crossing of a 1? His Mobile auditors should ascertain where he stands, especially those who go to hear him, irrespective of party.
 Candidate J. A. Winston Smith should also be interrogated as to the kind of tariff he advocates. Is he in favor of the new-fangied Iowa sort? Or does he stand solemnly and sacred ly up to the original article with the name of Dingley blown in the bottle? If Alabama is to be suddenly con verted to tariffism, as the lily whites say she will be, we have right to know what the brand of the new faith is to be. Let MT. Bowron be interro- gated, and also MT. Smith, and even MT. J. Carter Cooke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
MORGAN AND ROOSEVELT.

From the Kansas City World.
 Sometimes the expected does happen. It has happened this time.
 The enterprising and resourceful press agents of the Roosevelt administration have at last succeeded in getting afloat story that is designed to cause the public to imagine that somebody thinks Roose- welt has been hitting the trusts.
 According to this carefully constructed yarn, J. Pierpont Morgan is alarmed at RooseVelt's attitude, and will take refuge behind the bulky personality of Grover Cleveland.
 Some unknown person, who is supposed to have some mysterious connection with Morgan, is said to have said so. If Roose- welt Goes not cease dealing deadly blows to the trusts Morgan will put up Cleve- land as the democratic candidate and re- tire him to the wild lion ranges of the Rockies.
 What Morgan would have Roosevelt do or say or leave undone or unsaid does not appear.
 Evidently Morgan Is a hard man to please. Roosevelt has talked about equal ly on both sides of the trust question and acted about equally on both. He has ef- fected as complete a straddle as could be expected of any broncho buster
 If Morgan does not promptly deny this cunning and insidious rumor, fathered by mystery he is a most ungrateful man unless he perceives, as do other Roose- welt press agents, that hIs own antagon- ism would be the most potent influence possible in Rooseevlts behalf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
Four DemocraiIc Aspirants.

As the democracy approaches 1904 t is seen that there are two aspirants who are tarred with an objectionable stick. Tom L. Johnson is loaded up with the single tax theory. the effects of which few understand and still fewer are ready to accept. David Ben nett Hill appears also as an advocate of national ownership of the hard coal mines, although the federal govern ment possesses neither the right of eminent domain nor the right to con duct coal mining business, being a government of defined and limited powers. The Hill plank is socialistic as well as revolutionary. and the Johnson single tax scheme is alarm ing to the farmer and landowner. These blanks take both Hill and Johnson out of the running.
 But there are left Arthur Pue Cor man and, if he carries his district, Horace Boies, with Robert B. Patti son as dark horse. MT. German has carried his state, and he can repeat the operation as often as it may be necessary. He holds the confidence of all who know him. He is. widely regarded as a capable, conservative administrator-as a man of more than average ability. Horace Boies stands for thorough and quick revision of the Dingley tariff, and if he sweeps into congress and Mr Henderson's seat he will be in the 1904 race, despite his years, which now exceed three score and ten. Governor Patti sons candidature depends upon his race for governor, which will be de- cided on the general election day of next month. He has twice been gov srnor of Pennsylvania, but if he should carry the state a third time there would be no assurance that he could carry it in 1904. It is not democratic state under normal condi- tions, and never has been. It was a whig state before it became republi- ran
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
Democrais Ready for Battle.

Today the state democratic cam paign committee begins short but vigorous canvass in support of the re- cent democratic primaries held in the state and congressional districts. The lily whites are not nearly so formid- able as general apathy is. The trouble is the man busy in trade or in tho cotton field considers the selection ot new officers settled, and he will not go to the polls unless urged to do so by the campaign committee and by intelligent and patriotic men in every locality. If there were no one to com bat but lily whites, apathy would per haps be harmless, but the truth is the woods are full of populists and the disgruntled who are ever with us. These have practically entered into an alliance with the lily whites, and there is scarcely a county in the state in which a good round democratic vote is not needed.
 The state campaign committee should have the aid of every thought full man. The men who are preaching down the new constitution and preach ing up Dingleyism should be properly ho r6i fn say that Alabama is at heart Ding ley state, although northern republi- cans are repudiating the robber tariff as fast as they can get at it. Let us show the world that Alabama will not support tariff that robs home con sumers in order to enrich a few manu- lecturers up to the tariff limit, and that the people of the state are in favor of the new constitution. Let us turn out on November 4 and cast at least one hundred thousand votes. The chairman of the state committee, Edward K. Campbell, is an expert enced manager, who holds the conf- dence and respect of men in all parts of the state, and Chairman Thomp- son of the Jefferson county campaign committee will splendidly second his efforts. The campaign is in capable hands, and the rank and file should do their duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
SEVEN THINGS FOR 1904.

From the Topeka Journal
 Among the many interesting achieve ments of human inventive genius accom- plshed during the decade which has elapsed since the worlds fair at Chicago. and which will be seen at the world 8 fair in St. Louis in 1904 there will be the wireless telegraph. the automobile. the dirigible balloon, the transmission of sight by wire, the wireless telephone and the telephoning from railway trains and trolley cars in motion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 In designing the great skyscrapers that are going up by the score'in Philadelphia and every other large city, there is no more difficult problem for the architects than that of properly protecting the tow ering structure from damage by light ming. As these wonderful productions of modern times arc invariably built upon steel skeletons. they are the best possible conductors of electricity that could be designed.
 Nevertheless, If one is to place any con- fdence in the statements of at least three well known Philadelphia scientists. the persons who are in these tall structures during a severe thunder storm are far safer than those who are in the lower stone and frame structures surrounding them, and the hope is held out for those timid folk who. acting the part of the ostrich, which hides its head in the sapd to escape danger think to escape the lightning bolt by closing themselves in darlxened room that they may stand in skyscraper with perfect safety dur ing the most violent electrical storm.
 Instead of being sources of increased danger in time of electrical storms. the numerous steel buildings that are being projected hundreds of feet into the air are likened by the scientists to so many immense lightning rods that serve Tar more effective than any ordinary light ming conductor to carry off discharges or electricity. None of these tall building is ever equipped with lightning rods be- cause the steel skeleton upon which they are supported is given perfect connection with the ground, and if the building should happen to be struck by lightning the discharge of electricity would be car ried through the hundreds of steel gird- CTS and braces to the foundation and into the ground without doing any damage. It is a fact, however. that because of their being constructed of steel and be- cause of their great height, the skyscrap- CTS are particularly attractive to light ming bolts. and 1t is supposed by the scientists that during a storm silent dis | charges of electricity are almost contin- | uously passing through the buildings. l And it is this capacity of the tall struc- l lures to relieve the electrical tension | which always accompanies a thunder l storm that adds another advantage to i them besides that of convenience as great l beehives of industry.
 1 That the skyserapper is absolutely proof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
The Cardinal on the strike.

Cardinal Gibbons was interviewed in his private car at Atlanta Monday, while en route to New Orleans" remarked an old friend of his eminence.
 'sThe cardinal has always taken a pe- culiar interest in organized labor and it was through his direct influence that great strike was averted some years ago. Had he been invited to take a hand In the anthracite strike as councillor the situation might possibly have been diff ferent than It is.
 Tn Atlanta the cardinal was asked what he thought of the strike situation in gen. eral and the Birmingham district strike in particular. Referring to the Birming- ham miners he said he was not well enough informed to express an opinion, but of the Pennsylvania strike he re- marked: T note with profound regret the failure of the recent conference between the representatives of the various inter- ests involved in this conflict, and can but hope that some plan. fair to all parties, will soon be evolved. My sympathy for the many poor people who are affected by the long lockout is most profound, and I heartily wish that some means may soon be found that, while doing justice to all. will avert the impending calamity. Where the wisest statesmen in the coun- try have failed to cope enecrveiy with the situation, what remedy may I offer? Since the result of yesterdays conference at the White House between the Presi- dent and members of his cabinet has not yet been made public. I can but feel hope full that some mode of action may have been settled upon that will effectively deal with this most serious problem in @ manner both wise and just"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
SAYS LEPRosY CAN DE CURED.
Consul McWadc Brings Proofs of Sue
 cess In Chinese Cases.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 Victoria, B. C.. October 5.--Robert Me- Wade, United States consul at Canton, who arrived here from China, bound to Washington, D. C., carries with him the full particulars of a discovery for the full cure of leprosy. Dr. Razelag of Vien- na, who was for some time connected with the United States army medical corps in the Philippines made the discoy- cry. and experiments conducted by him at Canton have proved the efficiency of the cure. MT. McWade said:
 q have with me full particulars from the doctor himself describing the cure fully. Fourteen cases were treated with success by him at Canton. The viceroy, who is my personal friend had several houses built especially for Razelag, and the persons upon whom the doctor oper- ated were separated from the outside world. Dr. Razelag was given no help. and defrayed all expenses of food, medi- cines and clothing.
 None of the friends of the leper ever offer any assistance after the disease is discovered. The Chinese leper is an out cast His people, relatives and friends forsake him. Dr. Razelag was able to get a number of typical cases where the disease had been we'll advanced. With fourteen patients under constant treat ment he developed his discovery. In each case under his treatment the disease soon manifested an improvement, and in one of the worst cases, that of a Chinese coolie between 30 and 40 years old, the advancement was very marked.
 This man. who had been a powerful coolie. was bent with paralysis as a re- suit of the inroads of the leprosy. He was obliged to walk on all fours. As a result of the treatment this man Is now as straight as any of his fellow men and can carry as heavy a load as he ever could. The result has been wonderful in this case, for the man, who was cripple, helpless and scarcely able to move, has been completely cured"
 MT. McWade said Dr. Razelag's cure lies chiefly in massage and frequent baths in fresh and salt water and medi- cated baths, with internal medicines. Dr. Razelag, who is well known in Vienna went to the Philippines as an officer of the United States medical corps to con- tinue the experiment on which he was working for years. He resigned from the United States army in order to complete his experiment at Canton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
About Persons.

Former Congressman J. r. Stallings of Montgomery was a visitor to Birming- ham yesterday.
 Probate Judge zell Gaston of Green vile was in Birmingham yesterday
 W. T. Cofer of Cullman is at the Nor ris.
 J. P Mcqueen and James Banks, Jr., of Entaw are at the Morris.
 c. M. Grether of New York is at the Morris.
 l.. B. Miller of Cleveland is at the Hillman.
 Charles schooler of New York is at the Hillman.
 J. S. B. Thompson, general agent of the Southern Railway company, with head quarters in Atlanta, was in the Birming- ham district yesterday. He put in most of his time at Ensley. whither he was &C.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
THE HOLY CITY.

Last night I lay sleeping there came a
 dream so fair, I stood in old Jerusalem beside the tenn
 pie there I heard the children singing, and ever as
 they sing, Methought the voice of angels iron,
 heaven in answer ring Methought the voice of angels from
 heaven in answer rang. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, lift up your gate
 and sing Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna to your
 king And then metho't my dreams was chang
 ed the streets no longer rang, Hush'd were the glad Hosannas, the little
 children sang, The sun grew dark with mystery, the
 morn was cold and chill, As the shadow of a cross arose upon a
 lonely hill, As the shadow of cross arose upon O
 lonely hill, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Harki how the an-
 gels sing, Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna to your
 king. And once again the scene was chang d.
 new earth there seem'd to be, l saw the Holy City beside the tideless sea; The light of God was on its streets, the gates were opened wide And all who would might enter, no one
 was denied. No need of moon or stars by night, nor
 sun to shine by day It was the new Jerusalem that would not pass away, | It was the new Jerusalem that would not pass away. Jerusalem, Jerusalem. sing for the night is OCT. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna for 1 ever more. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna for ever more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
FEW BRITISH MILLIoNAlREs.
Jew York Times.

From the New York Times.
 There are only fifteen millionaires in Great Britain and one in Ireland-at least this would appear to be so from the official income tax returns just issued.
 According to the returns these six teen persons make the sum total of the individuals in this country who enjoy in- comes of over a5O,OOO, and this is about the millionaire" level.
 It is true that there are 1s4 people with incomes of between R1000O and a50, GOO, and of course a considerable number of these are just on the line across which they would be classed as millionaires. Incomes of between a5000 and e10,OOO are enjoyed by 424 people.
 To be an assessor of income tax one needs heart of flint. To him the world is Dantesque inferno, filled with dolor- ous complainings
 It is always .sthe worst year I remem- Der, sir" or " Hard times, very hard times;' every year sees the nation lon it's last financial legs"
 Unfortunately the great majority of the smaller income people have no opportu- nity of pleading poverty. They are peo- pie with salaries, and the income tax man has access to the tell-tale wages list. But the millionaire is not salaried man. For the most part he pays on an assess ment provided by himself, and the above quoted figures ''give one to thinlk.''
 Down the scale the numbers gradually increase until of incomes between s1o0 and e2O0 there are no fewer than 13S, 456, while of smaller incomes not exempt from taxation there are 1f2.Ss7.
 But there is one singular exception to this steady gradation. There are com paratively few incomes of between RS00 and e900, the number being 1880 in Great Britain, whereas the figures Immediately above and below are 3935 and 2641.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
Prominent Montnomerlans.

W. F. Vandiver of Montgomery was in Birmingham yesterday. Besides being one of the largest wholesale merchants In Alabama, MT. Vandiver Is at the head of several of the leading enterprises in Montgomery. He is president of the Montgomery Light and Power company, and his visit here yesterday was for the purpose of arranging some coal contracts for his company. MT. Yandiver had fears that the strike among the miners of this district would congest the coal supply, and he has arranged for sufficient sup ply to prevent Montgomerians from suf- fering during the winter.