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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
TO THE EASTERN SHORE.

By Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
Use feelin' kind o. lonesome in my little
room tonight
An my minds done los de minutes an
de miles.
While 1t takes me back a-nyin' to de
country of delight
Where de Chesapeake goes grumblin'
wild her SMILES.
Oh! de oil plantations CALM to me.
Come, come back
Here's de place for you to labor an to
rest,
For my sandy roads is gleamin' while de
city ways is black,
Come back. honey, case your country
home is bestp'
know de moon is shinin' down upon de
Eastern sho'.
An de bays a-sayin' "Howdy' to de
Ian;
An de folks is all a-settin' down aroun'
de cabin do,
Wild DER feet a restin' in de silver san;
An de oil plantations calm to me.
Come, oh, come.
From de life OATS des' a-wearin' you
away.
From de trouble an de hustle, an de
agonizin' hum -
Dat de city keeps a-goin' all do day."
Use tired of de city; take me back to
+ Sandy Side
Where de pocst ones kin live an play
an eat;
Where we draws a simple Iivin' from &c
forest an de tide,
An de days are fair and ever night is
sweet.
For de oil plantation's calm to me-.
Come. OH GOMEZ
An de Chesapeake's a-sayin', Oats
de ting
While my little cabin beckons. dough his
mouf is closed and dumb.
Use a-comin', an my heart begins u
sinxl
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
MARRIED OVER TELEPHONE.
Couple Had Never Seen Each other.
Tolls Amounted to $23.

Cincinnati, April ga Dayton, KY,
widow and Hopkinsville man met today
for the first time after having been mar
ried over the long-distance telephone In
the drug store Of A. G. Goetz. Dayton,
Ky. They had never seen each other
before. The telephone charges were s23.
The contracting parties were Mrs. Ger
trude Gallagher, a young widow of Day
ton, and Theodore Cohen, a merchant of
Hopkinsville, Ky.
The bride, accompanied by her father,
sister and many guests. entered the store
and requested the use of the telephone.
The party took seats around the tele-
phone booth the Rev. R. D. Harding
took the receiver from the hook and asked
for Hopkinsville. KY The bridegroom an
swered. The minister propounded the
usual questions to the bridegroom, who
evidently gave satisfactory answers. The
ceremony occupied fifteen minutes. The
courtship had been carried on by CORE
spondence.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
TRUE DEMOCRACY.
he Enterprise Enterprise.

From the Enterprise Enterprise.
Every effort which tends to remove
further from the people any right or
privilege is undemocratic and subversive
of the fundamental principles of the gov
eminent.
The source of all power under our
form of government is vested In the peo-
ply primarily, and any individual or set of
men who seek by any means to deprive
the people of this right should receive the
lust condemnation of all patriotic cit
liens. Any man who has been at all IA
miliar with the proceedings of state con-
ventions in Alabama for the past ten or
fifteen years, and has been close OBJ
server of the movements of the men who
were successful in nominating the can
didates of their choice or In securing
the adoption of some pet measure, are,
with few exceptions, the men who are
now opposing the state primary.
Does any politician. or even any citi-
zen doubt that the people-and 1 mean
the whole people-are in favor of state
primary. If there are such, Just let them
read the papers or go among the people
and learn lesson. We are in hearty ac-
cord with every movement that keeps
the powers of the government as nearly
as possible in the hands Of the people.
We are for principles first and men sec
end. We are for the new constitution,
Jelks for Governor and state Demo-
cratic primary.
Some of the members of the executive
committee are lodging and are too timid
and cowardly to take a stand. Speak out
boys or resign. We don't agree with
John V. Smith at ALL but we applaud
him for his manhood and honesty.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
Coronation seats.

For the benefit of Alabamians VINO VIII
visit Iondon TO witness the coronation
of King Edward IT might be well to give
some idea of prices for seats along the
line of the parade" said a native OIL
England now living in Birmingham.
81 have been keeping up with the ar
rangements. A good many seats have been
disposed of at fancy figures. fifteen hum
bred dollars for space for four persons.
being about the highest quotations. In
what Is known as the city of London
seats, as a rule, range in price all the
way from $40 to $3.50. One can get first
rate seat for about $50, and what Is $50
for glimpse of such brilliant pageant
as King Edwards is to be?'
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
Nicaragua in the Senate.

The House passed the Hepburn bill
more than three months ago-passed
it in response to public sentiment,
with only two dissenting votes, and
yet its bill is pigeon-holed in the Sen
ate at the dictation of the railroad
combine.
Senator Morgan recently went over
the entire ground, his speech lasting
nearly five hours, which he delivered
without rest or interruption of any
kind. This speech is the longest our
senior Senator has ever delivered on
the subject with which his name is
inseparably connected. He showed
that investigation of routes can no
further goa The facts are exhausted,
and 1t has taken a half of a century
to do 1t. It is either, he said, a canal
at Panama, or one on the Nicaragua
route. Which will be the more use
full to commerce and to the people of
the United States? The better should
be chosen even If 1t. cost $50,0000 900
more. AS simple proposition of
civil engineering a canal on the Mica
ragua route is entirely practicable,
and it's cost can be as closely esti-
mated as the cost of any work Of
such magnitude ever has been. A
Panama canal, on the other hand, de-
ponds upon the feasibility of the Bohio
dam. If 1t should fail canal on that
route becomes impracticable. No
single failure can render Nicaragua
canal impracticable. A dam in it's
course might fail, but it would be re-
placed by dam that would not fail.
Senator Morgan thus sums up the
case.
These chances are at least ten to one,
and IL the risk is estimated only at ten
fold, the cost of the dam at Bohio, it
would deter the boldest gambler in fu-
lures from risking the possible loss of
more than $4,000, 900, when. If he was sue
cessful, his profits could not exceed &c.
900, 900. But the loss of a dam at Bohio
could not be less than $144. 1853 clear
loss to the United States in cash. TO say
nothing of the lives wasted in the work,
the incalculable loss to our commerce and
the national shame and despair that our
people would suffer.
Senator Morgan showed that no
member of three commissions ever
any doubts as to the DOS
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
"NED BRACE" IN ADMISSION.

From the Admission Evening Star.
Admission has been honored today by
having as guests a party of newspaper
workers from Birmingham. They came
unheralded, but never were visitors more
welcome. In the party are some of the
men who make the Birmingham Age-Her-
aid the splendid paper 1t is. Editor e. w.
Barrett, whose nom de plume Ned
Brace" has been affixed to, thousand
clever articles; Artist Blackman, whose
pictures are as true to life as pictures
can well be made, and Reporter Ryall a
Tennessee lad who has adopted Alabama
as his home and who knows good Story
and how to write 1t, made up the party
who have been here today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

From the Florence Times.
We do not understand that in advocat-
ing a primary election the Democratic
party means to say that the Republicans
shall come in and help to nominate Demo-
cratic candidates. That would mean a
complete merging of party lines in Ala
bama and open the way for much dis
satisfaction. The bars should be let
down to all persons, no matter Of what
previous party affiliation, who desire
hereafter to cooperate with the Demo-
cratic party, but only on such conditions.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
A Distributing Center.

birmingham is not only a great con-
sumner of beef but 1t is the only distribut-
ing center in Alabama for the packers"
remarked a man in the trade.
six or seven packing concerns are rep
resented here and they do a large volume
of business in fresh meats. New York
does not get any better quality of beef
than Birmingham does. This fancy beef
comes high but there are always people
who will pay the price.
Montgomery and Selma have some
good beef eaters and shipments are made
from Birmingham to those cities every
day."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
Saturday a Holiday.

Next Saturday will be Memorial Day
and the banks will be closed. The bank
clerks enjoy day off but they have to
pay well for these legal holidays by work
ing over time the day after, or as it will
be in this next case, the Monday after.
The business of the banks must be kept
up but even with ,-ouble the work that
falls upon the clerks the day after a
closing, not many of them would vote
for repeal of the law which makes the
legal holiday.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
DUTY OF THE PRIMARY VOTER.

From the Cullman Tribune Gazette.
Everywhere now the people, through the
state journals, are demanding primary
elections where the voice of the masses.
and not the political machinists of a con-
vention' shall select the candidates for
office, from Governor down. If these nri-
maries are held, as doubtless they will be,
1t will be the imperative duty of every
patriotic citizen to inform himself as to
the merits or dement's of possible candi-
dates and cast his vote at the primary
for the candidates whom he honestly be-
lieves to be best qualified to discharge
the duties of the respective offices.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
LOOK ON THE BACK OF IT.

From the Huntsville Herald.
On the back of the certificate of regis
tration received by every voter of the
state is the following sentiment: 1.-The
voice of the people is the country's safe
ty." The Herald believes in this senti-
ment and expects to live by =, and Is
consistent when 1t advocates primary
election in order that the voice of the
people may be heard and may be heark-
anad to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
REPUBLICANS ARE QUIET.
Few of the Party Who Visited the
Philippines Have Anything to Say.

Washington, April 23.-(Special.)-of the
eleven members of Congress who visited
the Philippine Islands last summer, the
four Democratic members have made ex-
tensiVe speeches criticisng the adminis-
tration's policy in the islands, while only
two of the seven Republicans, Senator
Beveridge and Representative Weeks,
have tried to defend it.
The remaining five Republicans sena-
tor Dietrich and Representatives Mercer,
Hill, Hull and Jack are keeping strangely
quiet
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
WHEN 1T WILL BE HOT.

From the Gadsden Evening Journal
Sam Jones, Seaborn Wright and Dupont
Query may think they will make the
Georgia campaign hot one, but they
should wait until the committee stiles
the voice of honest government in Ala
bama for a real warm atmosphere.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The Duncan jail delivery becomes
more mysterious as time goes on, and
the hero of the plot refuses to return
and tell us all about 1t. He is a great
American letter writer, but at present
he is not INDUCING in an extended
cnrresnondence.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The Missouri mule breeders do not
see why the Beers should not enter
on another distressing winter cam
paign. 1t is springtime in Missouri,
but not in South Africa.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

Snow and rain have succeeded heat
and drouth In the Northwest, and we
are getting the outer edge of the new
weather movement.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

Congressman Cushman has set a
style of Congressional oratory that
he himself will find 1t difficult to main
tain unimpaired.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The ancient Greek sandal is to be-
come fashionable, although in winter
it will be equivalent almost to going
barefoot.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24
About Persons.

Mr. M. ]. Mutually leaves today for Mo-
h;,e to arrange for hotel Accommodations
for fifty. knights Of Columbus of Birm-
ineham, who will go to Mobile Saturday
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The sacred tariff wall has been
punctured again-this time to admit
free a work of art presented by citi-
zens of France.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The Belgian Socialists propose to
wage peaceful war, which is much
better than broken heads and lock-
outs.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The hydropathic treatment is not
relished by the Filipinos-at least
compulsory hydropathy is not.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The butter trust created by Con-
gress has showed up prices 8 cents a
pound in ten days.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

General Chaffee is fighting the
Moros at Parang Parang. He will
soon reach, no doubt, Ping Pong.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

If we can Danish yellow fever from
Havana, why can we not Danish chol.
era from Manila?
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

King Leopold should sit for a new
picture and heavily fee the photogra-
pher who touches 1t up"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The meat trust is relenting trihe
1t has heard from public sentiment.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The differential in suffrage is what
ails the Belgians.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

Editor Stead is still toting the world
on his shoulders.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-24

The merging of mergers will soon
be in order.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
The campl,or Scorpion.

Take a glass, fill it with water and
place pieces of camphor Of uneven
size on it's surface, forming the figure
of an anima&-for instance, that OF a
scorpion. After a short while the
scorpion will start to move in the
water working its legs as if they
wanted to swim, while it's tail
will move like that of wild
scorpion. This experiment teaches
us that camphor has a tendency 10
move on the surface of the water,
caused by the evaporation of the cam.
phor fumes; this will be accom-
plished without dissolving the cam
phor; single pieces will not separate,
but follow the laws of cohesion. This
experiment is very surprising in it's
effect-try it and see.
When performing feats of magic.
be careful that. your hands are warm
and dry.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
Not a Bit Pretty.

A commander in the navy, who is
now cruising with the South Atlantic
squadron, sent home to his Pniladel-
phia wife the other day description
of the women of Montevideo. These
women" he wrote, ARE as unattrac-
tive as clods of earth. They are
swarthy, angular, dull of eye. and
stolid of countenance. But what |
wish particularly to tell you OF is the
moles upon their faces. Not one In
twenty but has, on her cheek, or lip, or
temple. a mole covered with long
hairs. They are proud OF these moles
and regard them as beauty spots. 1t
is said. indeed, that those girls who
are moleless will resort to strange eX-
Incidents in order to raise the ugly lit
tie growths upon their faces. me
women of Montevideo twirl the long
hairs upon their molcs proudly. as
cayalryman twirls the ends of his
mustache."
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07

tried to convey the impression that !
was cpiae. to throw itaAway when !
reached the other end OF the trip. You
know how one acts yhen buying any
thing cheap. But wanted to wear 1t
to the Suburban. 1t came home the
day before the race.
"Friday-the 'thisteenth!" said the
tan linen girl.
"And l thought I'd wear it In the
afternoon, just to get the first new
ness out Of 1t. was going to dinner
in the evening and had to get some
gloves, 80 went downtown for them.
And here's where the tragedy begins.
II was safely on the way home
when it. began to rain-one OF those
sudden, awful downpours. was
drenched before could get in door
way or cab or car or anything.
When got home this gown was like
this, only much worse. and. oh. so
wet; 1t chung to me like a flag around
mast in rainstorm. But the worst
of it all was had changed color. My
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
Effects of Chlcroform.

, Prof. William James of Harvard uni
versity in a recent address in Edin
burgh spoke of the curious half-con-
scious states, marked by apparent in
crease of intellectual powers, expert
enced by persons who are being put
under the influence Of chloroform,
ether, nitrous oxide gas and other an
esthetics. He noted, however, that
all the exaltation of mind disappeared
when the subject began to approach
the normal state again. Still, he was
inclined, he said, to believe that our
ordinary waking consciousness was
one type only Of that mental phase,
and that other potential states lay be-
yond it and often parted from it by
the filmiest of screens. THAT may
be-" says DR.. Andrew Wilson, COM
menting on the theory of Prof. James,
"but scarcely think the stimulating
phase of chloroform or ether admins
tration is likely to yield much that is
certain to the psychologist. l remem-
ber an experiment made in which .
physiologlst, determined to teat this
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
circlina the Cane.

Ask some one to take position in
the middle of the room. Give him a
stout cane and tell him to stand the
cane on the floor and bend over and
press his forehead against the canes
handle. Let him catch hold OF the
cane with his right hand foot or two
below the handle and rest his left
hand, closed, on his left knee. Ask
him to stand thus for two or three
minutes, then to move slowly around
the cane, still retaining the same at
titude. He will not be able to keep
up this circulr motion very long, for
strange giddiness will gradually
overcome him. and his only hope OF
safety will lie in his staggering to
some piece OF furniture which he can
grasp.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
For Rsld.headsd People.

. Bald-headed people who have not yet
decided where to go for their summer
holiday should go to Casciana, in north
Italy to test the virtue of its waters,
which are reputed to be natural hair
restorers, equally capable of restoring
hair to the bald and 0lumage to naked
birds. There is a tradition that in the
eleventh century the pet blackbird of
the Countess Matilda had lost all it's
feathers, but recovered its plumage
after bathing in the marshes of Cas-
ciana. The birds example was fol
lowed by the ladies of the court, whose
hair was greatly increased in guam
tity and beauty, and whose bodies
became stronger and more youthful.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
"Needs Little Alteration"

INCSOS d IItltS S>ISCI 0Asot''
too kind-hearted for her place, for
she gave me funny little look, lifted
here eyebrows just a little bit-like
this"
And didn't you understand? That
means twenty-three.
"Twenty-three? And what does
twenty-three mean?"
"Why, Get out quick Well-you
are slow!"
"She said: Don't you fancy those
other gowns in black and white? They
cost little more, but they are quite
cheek! l bought one myself this
morning"
"'No, thanks l said. Then she
sent for the filter He made a few
passes around--you know how they
do-and said, 'That'll be Sc, Miss Mac
Grouchy!"
"MacGrouchy!"
Eyes; they always have queer names
like that. Just the same as you find
'Pinkie Chinn' and Birdie Glue on
programs. Well, / told them wanted
the gown sent home the next day, be-
cause was going on little journey
and wanted to wear It In the cars. i
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
The First Iucifer Match.

There have been many claimants to
The honor of being the maker of the
first lucifer match. Some old account
books at Stockton onTees afford docu-
mentary evidence which tends to
prove that one John Walker, Dur
ham chemist, was the original inven-
Tor and maker of the match. Accord
ing TO dairy, in which Walker care
fully noted all his business transac-
lions, the first box of matches was
sold for Is Cd in April, 1927. 1t ap-
pears that they at once became popu-
Var, and people travelled from the ad-
jacent towns to purchase them. Wal
ker employed the poor of Stockton to
split the wood, but dipped them in
the PHOSPHORUS mixture himself to
insure their perfection.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
A Little Hero,

One Sunday several weeks ago two
children wandered away from their
home in the Mehama hills, in Ore
gon, and at nightfall they could not
be found. Search parties went ont
about sunset and ranged the hillsides
and hollows all night long, but the lit.
tie wayfarers We're not then discov-
cred. Rain fell constantly that night
and during the forenoon of Monday,
on which day the two lads were found
far up mountain side. The younger
boy was asleep, and the other, who
was only years old. sat by his side.
The latter was indeed a hero. In
spite of the keen mountain storm. he
had taken off his coat and wrapped it
around his brother
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
HOW BRAVE MAN DIED
PATHETIC ENDING or GRANDSON
OF JOHN BROWN.
J. A. Adams Wandered Away from
His Camp on the Colorado Desert
and Persisted for Want Of Water
Body Not Found.

]. A. Adams, a former resident Of
Arizona and Q grandson of old John
Brown, whose soul goes marching
on" wandered away from his camp
on the Colorado desert on May 10 and
story of his disappearance is graph
cally told by Charley Fay, one of the
party, as follows:
1--WE went out on the desert pros
pecting for gold. An Indian whom we
had employed to show us where to
find water on the desert caught his
foot in the stirrup while mounting his
horse and fell on his back.
1.-THE horse started to run, dragging
the Indian by one foot. AS the ground
was covered with jagged rocks the In
Adams run up and taken the horse
by the bit. The animal, wild with
fright, reared and plunged. Adams
was twice thrown upon the rocks. and
once the horses hoofs hit him, but he
still gripped the bit until Mr.. La
mere and succeeded in releasing the
Indian.
after the danger was over, Adams
sat down upon a rock and began
laughing, and when asked if he was
nurt, he replied, oh, no, I'm only a
little tired, but guess you'll have to
help me set this arm We then start
ed for Yuwa, Adams riding some %
miles that afternoon and never once
complaining, though we could see by
ais drawn features that he was suffer
ing intense pain.
AT dusk we camped for the night,
and within an hour the injured man
was delirious and raving like a ma
MAC. Some time during the night he
left camp. AS soon as we discovered
that he had gone we made every eff
fort to find him, but could not do
much until daylight, when we found
his tracks in the sand. We followed
the tracks all that day and until about
9 o'clock the next day, when we came
to a hard, rocky place at the foot of
some rock hills. Here we lost the
trail and try as we might we could
not find it again.
For three days we searched the
hills, but not trace o. the man could
we discover, though we we'll knew
that somewhere within radius of
twenty or thirty miles lay the body of
one Of the bravest men that ever lost
his life in that great death-trap, the
Colorado desert. Yuma Sentinel