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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
About Persons.

John R. Ryan Of the Corona Coal and
Iron company left yesterday for Virginia,
where his wife and daughter have been
spending the summer.
Thomas F. Paine Of Aberdeen Is at the
Hillman.
s. Friedman Of Tuscaloosa is at the
Hillman.
P. o. Hebert of New York is at the
Hillman.
w NJ Haynes of New York Is at the
Hillman.
A. c. Goldschmidt of New YORK is at
the Morris.
J. E. johnson of Atlanta is at the Nor
ris.
A. Bauer CT the Southern Railway Is
at the Morris.
R. R. Raymond, U. 5. A., is at the Nor
ris.
c. T. Pollard of Montgomery is at the
Morris
4 A. w. Smith of Mobile is at .Ae Morris.
]. T. oglesby of Charleston. S. c.. is at
the Morris.
W. F. Melton of Tuscaloosa is at the
Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
Coal Is Going Up.

AS winter approaches coal is going
up In Atlanta, in Knoxville and even
in Birmingham. Steam coal is now
worth in Birmingham s1.20 at the
mouth of the slope. whereas a year
ago. it could have been had at about
80 cents.
This must be sympathetic ad-
vance, for there is nothing else to base
q rise In prices upon. More mines
have been opened, and the production
is year in this district will probably
the ten-million-ton line. At any
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
MILLIONS OF APPLE TREES.

From the Syracuse Post-Standard
There are no less than thirty-five coun-
ties in the United States. each of which
contains more than 100000 apple trees
The ten largest are said to be Benton
county, Ark, 1,6l3,se5; Washington coun-
ty, Ark, 1,555,146; Niagara county, N. Y.
929, 0S6; Wayne county. N. Y, 1876, clio; Ma
rian county, ILL.,, 7951ss Monroe county.
N. T., 7s9,4O9; Clay county. ILL.,, 751. 727;
Erie county. N. Y. e3l,2sa: Orleans coun-
ty. N. Y. 62s, 4o1; Wayne count. Ill. co.,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

feeling. And even this instance was not
without qualifying features to rob It Of
part of its salutary significance for tbs
question has been asked: If the crime
had been committed In the home COM
munity of the criminals, and the jurors
and witnesses had been members OF thai
community. would the gallows have
borne its fruit? The very question i'm.
plies a doubt.
What remedy can be suggested for this
great and biighting evil that rests upon
our southern communities?
That is question easier asked than
answered.
1t Is probable that the presence of tbs
great social sub-stratum of negro popu-
lation, with It's habitual attitude of de-
fiance of law. has much to do with the
prevalence of this evil Certainly the
problem of applying a remedy is much
complicated thereby. For crimes COM
mitted by blacks against white are held
to be of greater enormity than crimes Of
white men against white men. so that
the more turbulent element among the
white population. being impatient of the
laws slow and uncertain processes, Ia
melted to mete out punishment to the
black criminal without the sanction Of
law the propriety of which action is sell
dom called in question in any effective
manner.
However, right thinking people may de-
plore lynching in the abstract, it would
be hard to find a southern man who
would condemn in the concrete the
lynching of a negro for doing violence
to white woman. particularly If the
occurrence should come within the circle
Of his own personal cognizance. But 1t
Is certainly greatly to be deplored that
lynching should be held justihable for
any other class of offenses. For it were
better that In other cases the criminal
should occasionally escape punishment,
a contingency not likely to happen where
punishment is merited, than that our
entire body polite should become i'm
that holds human life in less esteem than
in any other civilized country-a spirit
that manifests itself not only as between
white and black, but between white and
white as well and grows continually
with its feeding.
An appeal to public sentiment is the
only resort for upon that depends the
administration of all laws
1t should be the task of the influential
press to make this appeal in season and
out of reason, unwearying, to the end
that respect may be had for the law,
upon which the security of life and all
other civilized institutions ultimately
rest.
But need which IS more immediate
and pressing is a better enforcement of
the law. not against carrying concealed
weapons, against man-killers, and a
measure that would probably do most to
promote that object would be that good
citizens should be compelled to serve on
juries, instead of escaping that import
ant duty by all sorts of ingenious pre-
texts.
The jury constitutes the very basis and
foundation of our own civil policy. If it
Is allowed to degenerate into a panel
of ignoramuses, or mere professionally
who hang around the purleus of the
court for the purpose of being called
into the panel, then the foundation of
justice is polluted at its very source and
no good fruit can be gathered from
tree so watered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
m the New York Press

From the New York Press.
To know better is easy; it's the doing
better when you know 1t that's hard.
Some people have such a habit of being
In hard lines that they can get rid of
one disease only by catching another.
Somehow 1t makes a girl with thin
neck awfully nervous to have people say
there is sure way of telling eyerybody's
measurements.
No matter how much a man loves a
woman he can't help wondering some
tires how small part gray matter plays
in that sort of thing.
After a girl has got good figure and
wayy hair and a smooth complexion and
attractive teeth 1t will be time enough
to worry about brains.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
Sweet Potatoes.

'Tn good seasons. Cullrnan has been
able to supply the Birmingham market
with its sweet potatoes. but owing to the
drouth in Alabama the Cullman crop is
very short and will not furnish this mar
ket more than tenth or wnas- VIII be
consumed" said a produce merchant.
The quality of the Cullman product is
excellent as ever, but we are drawing
largely on Kentucky and other states.
where nature was kind to vegetation"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
TO LANCASTER ON GOING TO THE
WARS.

Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,
That from the nunnery
OF thy chaste breast and quiet mind.
To wars and arms fly.
True, a new mistress now I chase,
The first foe in the field;
And with q stronger faith embrace
A sword. q horse. q shield.
Yet this Inconsistency is such
AS you, too, shall adore;
1 could not love thee, dear. so much,
Loved 1 not honor more.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

From the Cincinnati commereiaI-Tribune.
This young man." said the city edi-
tor. won't do, I'm afraid"
Why notY' asked the desk man. He
brought a good report of that convention
IN today"
Yes, but in one place I see he writes,
Silence reigned for ten minutes
We'll what's wrong?"
Great Scott, mani It was a woman's
convention
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

The Vanderbilt social function stood
for the ball before the battle of Water
loo. After the function came the Hig-
ginson coup in which the whole coast
was ravaged so to speak.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

Charley Schwab's Partisan lawyer Is
NJ. Charley, and the two Charley boys
are wonders when they go out to paint
the town red or break a Monte Carlo
bank.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
Those Millinery Marvels.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Everybody who sees it tells me this
hat is very unbecoming, and I've brought
it back"
That hail Why. excuse me, madam,
you've got it upside down.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

If Mr.. Mclean would remain in
Washington where he lives and keep
out of the state of Ohio, there would
be peace in that commonwealth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

e. Benjamin Andrews is fighting D.
Bennett Hill from the social stand
point. We do not know what stand
point is, but the word is in common
use, and it must be all right.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
In the Ninth District.

Mr. Underwood was unanimously de-
clared yesterday the democratic nomi-
nee of the Ninth district for the Fifty
eighth congress. He was nominated
by about 10000 democrats, as follows:
In Blount county ...................... ], S22
In Jefferson county ...-................ 6,779
In Perry county ....................... 9I9
Total ................. l0,343
This number went to the polls and
none of them voted against Mr.. Under
wood, and if need be they will do like
wise in November. Now let us see
what proportion this is of the regis
tered tax-paid vote-what chance, in
other words, Mr. Bowron or any other
republican has to win. The tax-paid
registered vote Of the district stands
about as follows:
In Jefferson county ....................10,0 900
In Bibb county ......,.......-......... 2.20o
In BIount county NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1900
In Perry county ....................... 1900
Total ........ .......... ....-....,.....l6,9o
If Mr.. Bowron could poll every vote
in the district outside of those that
went to the primary on August 25 he
would receive but 6557 votes, leaving
Mr.. Underwood a winner by 1886 ma
jority. But Mr. Bowron could not poll
6557 votes, because all who did not
vote in the primary are not republi-
cans, many of them being populists
who dislike a republican even more
than a democrat. Some would be
"stay-aways" on election day. In other
words, 6557 is much more than a re-
publican could poll in the Ninth dis
trict under the new registration-prob-
ably twice the number that could be
polled for nominee no matter how
popular he may be or now rich.
There is much loose talk about the
number of republicans in Jefferson
county, but the truth is this great
county is no more republican county
than any other in the state. The reg
istration was about 14,500 OF this
number 10000 had paid the poll tax
Seven thousand went to the primary
and voted, leaving but 5000 behind to
represent "stay-aways," populists and
republicans. This county is firmly and
fxedly democratic by at least 1000 ma
jority under the present registration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

Between the attention demanded by
the President and Mrs. Vanderbilt New
England has no leisure to}give to the
army and navy maneuvers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

Elijah Dowie promptly expels all
who do not pay their tithes. His re-
ligious scheme never loses sight Of
tithes or 1.-THE payers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

building projected for the Mcdonald cor
ner on Second avenue are completed
then some of the old offices may be
vacant for a while. but in four or five
years from now Birmingham viii stand
many more skyscrapers. There will be
business enough then for ALL"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

The German Kaiser and the King of
Italy embraced each other freely, but
no kissing took place, for each was
loaded with germs and kissing bugs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

They are shooting the straw hat as
lar south as the Ohio river, and this
climatic test will become operative
in Kentucky next week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

The present governor of California
is a brass band player, and the next
one is to be an oculist, unless the
state goes democratic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

Judge John H. Reagan of Texas has
recovered his health, and he and Rus
sell Sage will now try to make a new
record,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

Storks seem to have a poor eye this
season for such an everyday sign as
boy Wanted"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

The treasury clerks can no longer
play poker or the races, but ping pong
is still permitted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

Auto racing resembles chariot rae
ing in the days of Rome in the respect
of the disregard for the man afoot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

II Chicago will find Frank Duncan,
Birmingham will agree to find Bar
tholin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

The Panama hat is gradually but
steadily retiring into obscurity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

The football player is beginning to
let his hair grow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

This is an off year in politics, but
not in ping pong circles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

No money is needed to move the
hard coal crop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
THE IMPOSSIBLE.

Great Gates has his dark days also.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

The circus trust will be it's own
octopus
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

It is the price Of coal that is stagger-
ing the eastern housekeeper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

Mr.. Underwood was unanimously de-
clared yesterday the democratic nomi-
nee of the Ninth district for the Fifty
eighth congress. He was nominated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-28
CANNOT GET BODY BURIED.
Jersey BOARD OF HEALTH OFFERS So
FOR BURIAL OF MAN WHO DIED
FROM SMALLPOX

sonerville y j.. Feb p (SpeciaD.-The people
in the vicinity of Blawenburg are agitateo over th
action of the local Board of Health. On last SUNDAY
John Nichols a farmer. died from smallpox at MS
home and the body still remains unburied because
the Board of Helah refuses to pay more thah %
10 the person who will perform the last rites.
Nichols was a milkman. who had route III
Princeton Over week before his death ne went
to a customers house to collect bill and founo
after getting into the where the customer was
that he had smallpox AS Nichols came OUT a
policeman pounced him and was going to place
him under arrest or compel him to remain in quar-
antine AT the house but Nichols begged so hard
that he was allowed go. with the injunction that
he was TO say nothing about having gone 10 the
house.
His wife sent for four physicians. but all refused
to take the case except DR.. Mosher He went 70
the dooryard, but when Mrs. Nichols told him the
condition CT her husband he thought the case was
hopeless and did enter the house Nichols died
without medical aid. No could be found who
wanted to take the risk of buryng his body except
one man. who agreed to do Il for $50 but the Board
OF Health refused to pay this and the body still
lies i'm the house Yesterday Mrs. Nichols was
stricken with the disease and has no one to care
her but old man. An appeal has been made
the State Board of Health.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-28
A REUNION OF THE GRANTS
THEY CELEBRATED THE THREE HUN
DRIED AND FIRST ANNIVERSARY
OF THEIR ANCESTORS BIRTH.

The fourth annual reunion and dinner of the
Metropolitan branch of the Grant Family Associa-
ton was held last night in the St Denis Hotel to
celebrate the hundred and first anniversary OF
the birth of Priscilla Grant. whose husband, Mat
thew Grant was the first member of the family
to this country. Ii was sixty OF his de-
scendants that gathered the meeting last night.
George Grant Shrive acted postmaster. One of
the speakers General Ulysses Grants youngest
sister Mary Grant Cramer, who lives in Orange,
n. J. The Rev Arthur II. Grant of Montcair, N.
j., also responded a toast. This particular Mr..
Grant, is recorder of the national association,
ing the descendants of Matthew Grant He has
almost ten thousand names the family list
Matthew Grant. ne SAID, came over from Eng
land with his wife Priscilla in 1880 and settled in
Dorchester. Mass. Annoyed by the rigid rules of
the Puritan church there he took his family and
struck out through the forests until he reached
a spot which is Windsor Conn. Here he
settled down in peace. and Windsor has since been
the bl-annual meeting place of his descendants
hundred If every listed member could have
tended II would almost have doubled the towns
popua ton.
In the Revolution the Grant family stood for the
cause OF liberty. not of them having been
known a Tory In the Civil War they
divided, many being in the Confederate army. Cen
who stayed by the Union.
1t was the Rev. Arthur Grant who first conceived
the idea of forming the Grant Family Association
He corresponded with five thousand persons
in his research. The genealogical record of each
member was thoroughly examined before admit
lance was granted. Each was furnished with
number showing just how his her line of descent
has run since leaving the original family in Wind
Some already in the thirteenth genera ton
Others who responded to toasts were C c
Taintor, OF Elizabeth, N j, and F. r. Grant, of
this city. A telegram from T. E. Burton Cleve
read by Mr.. Shrine. expressing his regrets at not
being able TO attend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-28
JOHN L. MASON

John L. Mason inventor of the Mason screw top
glass fruit jar, who died Wednesday ar the
Hudson Street Hospital, Will be buried tomorrow
The funeral services will be held at the home Of
his daughter Mrs z. c. Edward No. ST Franklin
ave- Brooklyn.
Mr.. Mason was born seventy-six years ago in
Philadelphia. In 1857 he patented the screw top
Jar. Within the last year he had made an i'm
proVement on his invention He was also treas
urer and director Of the Colonial Bond and
Guaranty Company, Park Row Building While
at his desk a week ago last Wednesday he became
dizzy, and was carried in ambulance to the
Hudson Street Hospital He had been failing in
health since the death of his wife two years ago.
Inc cause OF his death was acute gastrits Six
daughters survive him. They are Mrs George T
Williams. No. 50 Lincon-ave. New ark: Mrs. b K
Wood. No 81 West One-hundred- and -eighth-st.
a Mrs e & Hetrick, No los West One undred-and-
hfth-st-; Mrs. E. Q. Edward No. ST. Franklin-ave
Brooklyn; Mrs. ]. Moore. No 6Ss Park Place Brook
lyn, and Mr3. D. c. Morrill,, No IS Fort Greene
Place, Brooklyn. Mr. Mason had of recent wears
been living at the home of his niece. Mrs Emma
Desfoney, at No sos West One hundred-a nd six
feminist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-28
LOFTS c REHMAN.

Louis c. Behman. we'll known a theatrical
manager. died yesterday at his home No. 81 Sew
enth-ave. Brooklyn. At the time of his death he
a member of the Hyde & Behman Amusement
Company. which controls a circuit Of theatres in
Brooklyn and other cities Mr.. Behman was born
at Myrtle-ave and Navy-st.. Brooklyn. in 1856. He
started in life a clerk in his fathers grocery
store, but in 1876, the Centennial year. he became
associated with Richard HYDE. a schoolmate, in
the management of a music hall in Philadelphia.
Later they theatre in Baltimore, and in 1877
opened the Volks Garden in Adams-st, Brooklyn.
on the site Of the present Hyde & Behman's The
atre. The firm controls, in addition the
above. the Amphion. Bijou. Park, Folly Star and
Gayety theatres and the Grand Opera House in
Brooklyn. the Newark Theatre in Newark N j.
and the theatre called the Herald Square in Man
haitian The firm has also controlled a number of
other playhoUses at various times. In 1881 the firm
had hVe companies the road. About ten years
ago Mr.. Behman served term as an alderman
from the Eleventh Ward.
Mr.. Behman had been suffering from Bright
disease for some time. and early in February went
on short Southern 80 On his return ne became
III with pneumonia ~ Mich the immediate cause
OF death. Mr.. Behmau leaves 6 widow one son and
two daughters. Last night Hyde & Behman's The
atre was closed out Of respect to Mr.. Behman's
memory. The arrangements for the funeral will be
made to-day. The Brooklyn lodge of ETks will
probably take prominent part in the services
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-28

Joseph H. Brown, the head of the well known
firm of Brown. Draper & Co. and one of the Oldest
merchants of this city died yesterday at his home
No. u West Eighteenth-st. He born in Bos-
ton in 1882. came to this city in 1856. and asso-
ciated himself with Thomas n. Dale & Co. In
1868 he helped form the firm of Brown Merrill &
Wright which became the firm Of Brown, Wright
& Co. in 1872. and in 1881 Brown, Draper & Co.
Mr. Brown is said to have been the first man to
travel West with tailors trimmings exclusively.
He a charter member of the Union League
Club and one of the oliest members of the New
England Society and of the Chamber Of Commerce.
He was a Mason. member Of the Lotos Club and
a life member of the National Academy of Design.
He made frequent trips abroad, crossing the ocean
ffty-fve times and residing several years in Paris
where he formed the nucleus of his present coec-
ii IN of paintings. He leaves widow, three sons
and daughters.
The funeral will take place tomorrow at the
Church of the Holy Communion, SiXth-ave. and
Tnenfief his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-28
ALFRED IIOBLEY.

Alfred HobIey who had always been interested IN
Republican politics in the Eastern District. and
whose son. Alfred r Hobley. is the executive men,
Der Of the Kings County Republican General Com
mittee from the With Assembly District. died yes
terday at his home. No 1876 South Eighth-st Brook
Ign. He born in Coventry, England seventy
four years ago. but had lived in Brooklyn since he
was ten years old. For many years he a
manufacturer of silk ribbons in North Firstst. He
retired about eighteen years ago. Mr.. Hobley was
a member of the Veteran Firemens Association of
the Eastern District, and the second oldest surviv
ing member of Hyatt Lodge F. and A. NJ. He
leaves a widow, two and one daughter. The
funeral will be held tomorrow night and will be
conducted by the Rev. Dr. Cornelius L. living,
pastor Of the Cavalry Protestant Episcopal Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-28
NETWORK CITY

The third anniversary of the arrest OF Roland b
Molineux On the charge OF murder fell on yester-
day. Moineux spent a quiet day in the Tombs
and received visitors
William Blake will speak on How to Get
Strong and Harper G. Smyth will sing at the
mems mass meeting at the Harlem Branch Young
Mems Christian Association, No. West One-hun-
dred-anc- twenty ffth-st.. Sunday at Ais
p. m
The Municipal Civil Service Commission has in
dorsed the appointment Of James P Wbiskemsn
as civil engineer of the Bureau of Buildings at a.
salary of ST. year - -
The next in the series of free lectures to the
people under the direction of the Department Of
Education will be delivered in the parish house NJ
the Church OF the Holy Communion No 40 West
Iwentieth-st. this ev ming at o'clock by Edwin
conn ,Hls subject will be The Violin and Its
Great Masters, and the lecture will be Illustrated
by musical selections and stereoptcon views