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Legislation on Leprosy.
FIRST SHOT in TOBACCO WAR.
Southern Pacific Road VIII Not Go
Into st. Louis. Association.

New Orleans, December 1o.-The an
nouncement made from Washington that
the Southern Pacific railroad would Join
with the United States. department of
agriculture In the development and colo
nizatioh OF Texas tobccco lands for the
purpose of breaking the tobacco famine
Is, the first gun in the war which has
been precipitated by the refusal of the
Southern Pacific to join with lines run
ming west of st. Louis, forming the
Southwestern Colonization bureau.
Assistant Passenger Traffic Manager s.
r. B. Morse made the statement here
that the Southern Pacific would not go
into the St. Louis association. but con-
tinue the development of its own colo
nization scheme via the New ORLEANS
gateway. The afiliation with the de-
partment of agriculture is considered a
coup for the Southern Pacific and will
Immediately develop into the open fight
that has been quietly waged in the early
summer and more openly since October
%.
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STATUS OF LABOR
TO Be ESTABLISHED
COURTS VILE DECIDE If THE Or
GANIZATIoN HAS SAME LEGAL
STANDING AS ORGANIZED cAPI-
TAI.

New York, December 1O.-For the first
time in the history Of jurisprudence, the
great question whether or not organized
labor has the same legal standing with
organized capital has at last been
brought before the courts by the granting
of an order by Vice Chancellor Grey at
Camden, N. j.. requiring the Jones Glass
company of Minotola to show cause why
an injunction should not be issued re-
straining it from interfering with the
legitimate business Of the strikers.
For the first time in the history of lit
igation affecting capital and labor, a
trades union has set up in the courts the
rights to combine. ''to asst strikers, and
asks the court for protection against the
Jones Glass company. which it alleges.
not only interferes with its legal right to
persuade but by force of arms, intimi-
dates, shoots, beats and attempts to drive
the officers and members of the glass
union from Minotola"
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T is Mrs. Russell Sage. the wife of
the welI-known fnancier Of New
York, whose notoriety is interna-
lonal, that asks the question, and, in re-
Ily thereto. expresses the apprehension
nat it must be answered in the affirma-
i've. ''I am fearful" she mournfully OBJ
erves, that the future of the nation viii
Q ruined by the degeneracy of its wo~
pen. 1t may sound strange to say this
a the twentieth century. with all Its
oasted advantages of higher education
But the very fight of equality seems TO
q accomplishing this
When this most amiable and philan-
hropio lady gave utterance to these
Eloomy Vaccinations, her feminine sem
Utilities had not been shocked by any
lew phase of the movement, year after
lear gaining greater and greater
ltrength and impetus, which aims to Sc
lure equal rights for women in all the
kctivities of life. The event or incident
which aroused her indignation occurred
hot in a suffrage convention or other sim
lar gathering abhorred by her, but hor-
Eible to say, at a select. self-laudatory
md semi-patriotic annual assemblage Of
he metropolitan branch of the Mayhow-
Ger descendants. To that august and sa-
bred little band, the aristocratic salt Of
bur eighty or so millions of population,
Mrs. Sage is naturally proud to belong.
bnth in line from Miles Standish, and has
AS she herself assures us she Is ''the sew
All her life rejoiced in it, Well, indeed,
she may. AS an American, no more IL
ustrious hereditary distinction could she
possess, for never can the name Of her
llustrious progenitor fade from the an
balls, both In prose and poetry, of New
England Puritanism.
That symptoms of a marked falling
away from the high ideals and lofty
standards, to which the Puritan matron
and maid have always steadfastly adj
'hered should manifest themselves in a
|canonized conclave of this character, is
IA potentious fact. Mrs. Sage is the ac-
cusing witness that they have, and so
raises her voice in Gliding monition to
beware of the evil with which the revolv-
ing years may in the fullness of time
afflict the republic. But what is it that
$50 profoundly alarms this most worthy
representative of the noble men and wo-
men, who. so many generations ago,
planted the seeds of civil and religious
liberty on the storm-beaten coast of
massachusetts? Well. if 1t must be told
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
ARE WOMEN DEGEN GRATING
BY ALFRED CECIL.

simply smoke, the smoke of the most
fragrant Havanas Cuba can make and
gold can buy, pulled out in Mount Pelee
volume. by the descendants of the Purl-
tan fathers in the very presence OF the
descendants of the Puritan mothers. The
aoeravating circumstance, In Mrs. Sage 5
opinion. connected with this rude exit
bition Of masculine selfshness Is that the
modern Priscillas, married and unmal-
ried, herself alone excepted have all
voted that the Puritan atmosphere Of the
banquet hall shall be thus saturated with
the nauseous odor That a Puritan fes-
tive celebration should be stamped with
as little regard for etiquette as target
company's jollification In a Bowery free
and-easy'' Is, of course evidence or the
degeneracy'' of the Pilgrims descend
ants, but 1t does not justify an indict-
ment against millions and millions OF
other daughters of the republic whose
ancestors were not so unfortunate as to
have crossed the Atlantic in the famous
craft which was in constant peril or
going to the bottom.
Mrs. Sage's criticism on the 'set' to
which she belongs is just But that In
iinitesimal part of the women of Amer
lea, cannot be set up as the standard by
which to judge the whole. In strict truth
it can be said that the women of Amer
lea are unequalled by those of any nation
In the world. Intellectually, they are
more highly endowed and developed.
Their wit is brighter and keener. Their
tact and adaptability in whatever situa-
ton they may be placed, border on gem
ius. In all matters of taste they are SUI
preme. No more entertaining converse
tionalists can be found on the whirling
globe, while In point of beauty and at
Effectiveness, they bear away the palm
from all their international sisters. Her
"degeneracy," suffrage or no suffrage, is
out of the question. 1t is not in her
blood. In every crucial period of the life
of the nation the women Of America have
shown the possession of the very highest
and noblest attributes of womanhood,
from the revolution down to the latest
conflict in which we have been engaged.
Excellent Mrs Sage should not allow the
cigar smoke of a few score wornout de-
scendants of the Pilgrims to blur her
vision.
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HARD ON THE PRESS.
Cannot Insult the Army or Congress
In Mexico. ......

Mexico, December 10--After . lively de-
bate in the chamber of deputies bill was
passed amending the penal code so as to
make clear what shall be the punishment
for insulting the army, courts, congress
or collegiate bodies. The article, as ap-
proved by congress, reacs;
Insult and defamation and calumny
against the congress-. against tribunal.
against the national navy ana army, or
against a collegiate body shall be chas-g
tised in accordance with the rules of this
chapter, but In no case will the penalty
be less than two months detention" etc.
This law is designed especially to bring
within the jurisdiction of the courts GER
tain classes OF newspapers given to sharp
criticisms of congress, the army, etc. The
bill now goes to the senate for approval.
and undoubtedly will be enacted into law.
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QUAY GOT HIS
MESSAGES MIXED
SENT TELEGRAM upAToTHE SEC
RETARYs DESK, WHICH WAS
OF A PRIVATE POLITICAL Ma
TURE-cAUsEs LAUGHTER.

washington, December '1o.-When the
senate convened today Mr.. Quay of Penn
sylvania submitted number OF resolu-
tons of citizens Of Oklahoma fayoring
the omnibus statehood bill and protesting
against Joint statehood. with the Indian
territory, A wave of laughter swept over
the chamber when the clerk read one
telegram which expressed the opinion
that statehood for Oklahoma would make
it ''hopelessly democratic" Mr.. Quay an
nounced that he had sent it to the desk
by mistake.
Mr.. Quay submitted an individual re-
port favoring the passage Of the omnibus
statehood bill and opposing the one-state
bill of the majority Of, the committee on
territories.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
CRAZY ON FOOTBALL.
Pennsylvania Halfback Was Not
Hurt, But Is DeIirious.

New York, December 1o.l-Gs 3. wesh-
Ter. who. during the past season, played
left .ha1f-back on the University of Penn
sylvania football team. is in the UNIVERSE
ty, hospital, in a state of delerium, says
World dispatch from Philadelphia.
weshler was not hurt by playing foot
ball in any way which would account for
his condition. Two football players are
constantly sitting at his side to sooth his
mind when he becomes excited and to
hold him down when he tries to get up
and fight. When delirious he broods over
football till he rises up and tries to play
the game on the hospital floor. The doc
tors diagnose his case as acute mania,
but are much puzzled to account for it.
His temperature Is normal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
MAscAeNI IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
Famous Composer Has Not Sufficient
Funds to Carry Him Throuoh.

New York, Decmbr 1O.-Pietro Mascagni
has reached another crisis here, says q
dispatch to the Times from Syracuse, N.
Y. AT the end of the performance at the
Wietng opera house, the musicians de-
manded their salaries, threatening to re-
turn to New York unless paid.
Mascagni said If he paid them he would
have but $50 left which would not carry
the company to Toronto. The entire par
ty Is staying here, hoping some money
may be obtained from Manager Heard.
now at Scranton.
If THIS is not done. the tour may be
abandoned again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
NEW WAGE SCALE GRANTED.
Southern Pacific Makes Terms With
Its Swltchmen.

Oakland, Cal, December 1o.-The South
ern Pacific company has granted a new
wage schedule for switchmen which es-
tablishes a straight rate per hour instead
of the former wage rate of IS per month
for day men and $50 and $50 per month
for night men. The new rate is as fol-
lows: Day helpers ,2S cents an hour; day
80 cents an hour.
The schedule provides for mo Sundays
off,"
The engineers and firemen have pre-
scented a demand for increased pay and it
is expected an per cent increase will be
granted.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

The State of. Alabama, Jefferson County,
Probate Court, 10th day Of December,
1902. Estate of c. J. Knighton, de-
ceased.
This day came Turner r. Weakley, ad-
ministrator of the estate of c. J. Knigh-
ton, deceased, and filed his accounts,
vouchers, evidences and statement for a
final settlement of the same.
1t is ordered that the 7th day OF Janu-
airy, 1908, be appointed a day for making
such settlement, at which time all par
ties in interest can appear and contest
the same, II they think proper.
]. P. STILES,
12-11-3t-thu Judge Of Probate
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Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup.

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part Of the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHTNG, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHS the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS
all PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC, and is
twenty-five cents bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
r. C. Dorsey Dead.

New York, December 1O.-R. C. Dorsey.
freight auditor of the Clyde steamship
lines for Jacksonville and Charleston,
is dead at his home In Brooklyn. Mr..
Dorsey has been connected with the
Clyde line for fifteen years and was well
known to southern shippers and receivers.
He was acting agent of the Clyde at
pier As, North river at the time of his
death. Mr.. Dorsey was born in Augusta.
Ca, about thirty-five years ago, and his
body will be shipped there for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
HOLDS VALUABLE PAPER.
Man In kentucky Claims Title to
PHILADELPHIA Property.

Louisville, KY. December 1O.-A special
from Paducah, KY, saysi Walter Wat
kns left today for Philadelphia. with an
old lease he has guarded for fourteen
years.
He claims It gives him, as one of the
Baker heirs, the title to twenty-five acres
Of ground on which some of Philadel-
phia's finest business buildings stand.
The land, according to the lease, which
is over 100 years old, was to revert to
the heirs after the lease expired, which
was several years ago.
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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-
cember 20, "a Is, 80, 81 and January 1,
with final limit January 8, 1903 For par
ticulars and sleeping car reservation APP
ply Passenger Office, Morris Hotel Build,
ing j. C. Lusl, District Passenger Agent.
12-6-to-12-A
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
ClIRA INVITED tn
NOSsl t4abb2LD y
HEALTH MEETING,
Several Interesting Papers Read
atlYesterday'slS
CAM GET MAN lNACABINETa
Chairman Winsate Explains Why a
Health Secretary Could Not Be
Placed In the Acabinet-Legis-
Iation4on Leprosy Needed.

New Orleans,S December 10.-President
Holton presided at the third days ses-
sion of the American Public Health as
sociation. A resolution was adopted add
ing Cuba to the list Of countries to be
represented In the .association and ask
ing the President of that republic to
appoint delegates. Another resolution
was adopted instructingS the executive
committee to take steps to. secure uni
formity in the recording Of the causes Of
death in all the countries represented in
the association.
Chairman Wingate OF Milwaukee sub
mitted a report. ON the efforts to secure
the creation by congresst of a national
department of health wfthAa medical sec
rotary in the cabinet of the President
at its head, which failed because the
cabinet was considered to be already too
large and of the final compromise upon
the spooner bill as it was finally passed.
In its present shape the Spooner law
is a considerable modification of the leg
islation the association desired, but 1t is
acceptable IN thatiit recognizes the right
of the state and territorial boards of
health to a voice in the adoption and ex-
ecution of rules and regulations affect
ing their respective localities.
Papers In Forenoon.
The papers on the forenoon programme
included these.
cause and Prevention of Infant Nor
taIity" by Francisco S. Munoz, Mexico;
''Wet Nurses, Their Hygienic Import
ance," by DR.. Ramon N. Prados Mexicoi
Examination Of Rooms Occupied by
Diphtheria and Tuberculosis Patients"
by DR.. II. W. Hill of Boston, and ''Ex-
periments in Distinction with Formal.
dehyde Cas-" by DR.. NJ. P. Ravenel of
Philadelphia
The discussions Of Mr.. Ravenels paper
brought out very prominently the fact
that the scientists look upon the drink
ing cup at office or public drinking places
as one of the most ordinary methods of
spreading diseases.
DIR. H. M. Bracken presented an in
teresting report on national leper homes.
The report concluded;
Legislation on Leprosy.
WIN our present knoWleuBe OF ieprO-
sey In the countries which we represent
and the methods employed in its cave, it
seems to your committee advisable that
the resolution adopted by this association
at the Indianapolis meeting in 1900 be re-
affirmed and that the work of pushing
legislative action bearing upon this point
be referred to our legislative committee
This resolution in substance Is one
pledging the association as favoring the
establishment of national leprocaria
The association adjourned shortly after
noon to take a steamboat excursion to
Kenilworth sugar plantation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
Is Your Flour sticky?

Is the flour you have been using
sticky2 Does 1t make poor bread and
heavy cake and pastry? If so, try a sack
of "Clifton" next time. No damaged
wheat used in making this flour. For
sale by Mackin Bros, Fowlkes e. Myatt
Co., c. E. Cox, Tomlin Grocery Co., ].
e. Burke and w. b. Emond.
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securely sealed and in plain envelopes.
In this manner there is absolutely no
chance of anyone knowing who sends the
guess until it is opened.
Interest in the contest increases each
day and every mail and every hour
brings a larger number of guesses than
the one preceding it.
It would appear as though the claim OF
the circulation manager that everyone
reads the Age-Herald is fulfilled by the
manifested interest in this mysterious
bald-headed man.
Send in your guess before Saturday at
II o'clock noon. Those received after that
time viii not be entered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
The READING Club.

From the washington Times
What are you reading in your club
Spanish, Russian or Tartar iteratureY'
mot any of them We are tremen-
dously interested in a new book that I
haven't seen advertised It's David Cop
perfield.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11

The bald-headed man this week contin-
ues to attract a great deal of attention.
Yesterday seemed to be ladies' day, for
there were 76s guesses Submitted, adj
dressed by what seemed to be feminine
hands, and the fragrant. delicately tinted
square envelopes were positive proof in
many cases. that Birmingham's fairer
sex were trying their luck
Everybody is entitled to guess and ev-
eryone has chance to win the IS prize
which is offered. The gBesses are thor
oughly mixed and a disinterested person
draws them. and the first one containing
the correct guess receives the IS.
Address all guesses to the Guess Editor
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Get prices from every
where else, then come to
Seals Piano Co. We give
better terms a n d closer
prices. 1909 End avenue.
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The Faithful Retainer.

From the Portsmouth News.
'fWhy do you always refer to your
valet as your retainer"
because he always keeps everything
he finds.
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The Age-HeraId will give to all new
subscribers on rural routes, a rural
mali box, free OF charge, with years
subscription.
For particulars, address The AGE.
Herald or see carrier.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11

A coated tongue, foul breath and
clogged condition In the bowels suggests
the use of Prickly Ash Bitters. 1t is
just suited for such ailments
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and valuable time. but win cost you less
money. There Is also q satisfaction In.
knowing that the very best possible
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competent physician who has experiences
In such matters and Is capable OF curing
you in the quickest ana most perfect
manner possible. / have treated private
diseases as a speciality for the past M
teen years in the city Of Birmingham. and
EN- therefore known to a great many
But II you are not acquainted with me,
refer you, with permission. to First Ma
ticnal Bsnk. Alabama National Bank,
Jefferson County Savings Bank and
Steiner Bros. bankers, as to my respon-
sibillty for my contracts. cure many pa
dents by mail treatment Write Tor
prices and terms. s
! do not use large Advertisements ana
false statements to attract patients
which merit has failed to secure. n you
fail to be cured by such methodsA give
me call and get well
Address DR.. Y. %. Holloway 18olh Beo-
ond avenue, Birmingham. Ala
Office. Second avenue and Eighteentn..
opposite postoffice. NJ ~
Office Hours; $50 a. m. 10 B:so q ~
Sunday. 10 q N. to II - -
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Standard Diaries for 1908.

standard DIarI6S LOT 1913.
Some very dainty ones for
the ladies. Call early and Sc
lect before assortment is
broken. Roberts g. Son, Sta
TONERS, 1912 Third avenue.
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
Physician and Surgeon.

Three-fourths Of
the persons who
come to me to get
cured Of Syphilis.
Gonorrhoea. elect,
Structure. !, Q > I,
Manhood and other
private diaeaass
have tried to get
well by using otE-
er means. Why not
come a. soon az
you find that you
are afflictedf Il
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FREE! FREE FREE!
Rural mail boxes given
free with each yearly sub
scription to The Age. Herald.
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Huyler's candy is girl
winner. Try it. Doster-
Northington Drug Go.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-26
How Glaciers Are Formed.

The joint cause Of glaciers is precip-
itation and cold. A low temperature
alone can do nothing without moisture
and this fact. quickly dispOses of the
popular notion that glaciers invariably
exist in cold countries. Tibet, for
instance, and some parts of North
America are destitute Of ice springs,
though eternal cold may be sl Il to
reign supreme in those parts Imag-
inc for Il moment the higher noun
tains clear of snow and ice and then
watch for the formation Of a glacier.
Snow falls and fills up all the var.
lcys and gullies. avalancheS descend
from the highe" parts and Il great ac-
cumulation gathers in all hollows. By
constant repetition of sn0wfatls taI
ways provided Il greater quantity Is
deposited than can be melted by the
suns rays and by the natural warmth
OF the eareh's crusb great pressure is
put upon the lower portions by the su
perincumbent accumulation. and, aided
by the infiltration of water and re-
freezing large body of ice is formed,
which at once begins to move down the
valleys containing it.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-26
Shock After Burns.

Shock, which is always present in
severe burns, requires the administra-
ton of stimulantS. The amount Of
shock or collapse after any bad in
jury or sudden fright differs with the
character of individuals. Some sue
cumb to it much more readily than
others When serious, the tempera-
ture drops below normal, the face is
pale, pinchCd and anxious, the pulse
slow and feeble, the body bathed in
a cold perspiration Sometimes there
is shivering Sometimes the mind
wanders. Place the patient at once
In d horizontal position, the head
slightly raised. Administer stimu-
lants, alcoholic or aromatic vinegar. If
whisky or brandy is used, give from
II teaspoonful to tablespoonful of hot
water every ten minutes until five or
six doses have been taken. Surround
HE body and legs inside the thighs
and under the armpits with hot water
bags, hot stones--anything to give
warmth-but take care not to burn
your patient. Ii the injury is to the
head, follow the same treatment. but
omit the alcoholic stimulant.