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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
AIabama's Easy Condition.

Under Governor Jelks' careful super.
vision Alabama is living on Easy
street. 1t is estimated that there will
be on hand when the Legislature meets
in December about 100000 more than
the treasury held two years ago when
Governor Sanford became Governor.
The result will not be due to an in
crease in the tax rate, and 1t will be
accomplished in the face of heavily
Increased payments to the old soldiers
Of the State, to the public schools, and
TO the constitutional convention.
: The convicts are now so we'll man
aged that they earn a net profit of
$4,000 year, a sum far in excess of
preNious earnings. The insurance de-
partment is also turning in handsome
sums. and the valuations of property
are rising year by year. They stood
In 1896 at $242 900 900, and in 1901 at
1886, 100000. They may go to $780,
100000 this year.
Let us hope these conditions will not
lead to extravaganza in the Legislature
next winter. This Is an additional rea-
son why the people should select their
own Legislators in every county and
Senatorial district by direct action
We want no Legislators next winter
that owe their seats to political bosses
Let every one go to Montgomery know.
ing that his credentials come directly
from the people, apd that he is respon-
sible to them alone, and must look to
them alone for support and approval.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
SPEEDING TO HIS MOTHER.

washington Correspondent of Memphis
News.
Corporal Amos Adams late of Company
B, Twenty-third United States infantry,
was In the city one day this week for
few hours, en- route from Plattsburgh,
N. Y, to his former home at Birming-
ham, Ala He enlisted more than three
years ago at Birmingham, and went i'm
mediately to the Philippines, where he
was In the first encounter with the in
surgents, and afterward served with his
regiment In the Sulu archipelago. He has
just got an honorable discharge, with
the extra mark of excellent" de had
to lie over in Washington a few hours.
He is a stalwart specimen of young
manhood, who enlisted when barely
within the age minimum limit. IT have
been all around the world" he said, but
I have seen no city so fine and beauti-
full as Washington" Friends urged that
he stay over a day at least and see
something moro of the city. mo-" he
said, I'm going straight to Alabama I
want to see my nanny"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21

quired thus becomes the only safe
guard for the maintenance of white
supremacy.
In this State the poll tax has been
freely paid, but in Louisiana it has not
been, and large numbers are disfran-
chised by it, and the situation Is rather
acute. AS a rule the blacks are barred
out by it, but so are thousands of
whites. The Louisiana provision Is a
clumsy one for a man is not permitted
to pay poll taxes at any time, as he
can in this State, but he must pay
them in each of the two years preced-
ing an election. Once DISTINGUISHED,
he must wait two years before he can
be reinstated upon the poll lists. In
this respect the Louisiana provision is
a real hardship. In Alabama a man
can pay arrears at any time and be.
come a voter. In Louisina he cannot.
In this respect the Louisiana Jaw
should be amended, and the probability
is that the cumulative feature Of the
Alabama law will in time be curtailed
in order to prevent the formation of
a large disfranchised class in the State.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
ApoNAls BROUGHT $2125.

From the New York Tribune.
Shelley was the bright particular star
of the second and last day of the sale
of Part of the Thomas j. Mckee libra
ry at Andersons Wednesday. A presen-
tation copy of his "Adonais," bound by
Riviere in full claret levant, with the
original covers bound in and bearing the
inscription in Shelley's own hand, To
my dear friend Leigh Hunt P. B. s."
and also a presentation inscription by
Hunt to Thomas Love Peacock, brought
the price of s2125.
Other copies of rare editions of this
poet brought $500, $40. $780, $3.50 and $685..
The highest price for a Swinburne was
$40, for a presentation copy of THE
Queen Mother" and ''Rosamond." Six
volumes of Livy, issued from the Aldine
Press between 1918 and 1888, brought $50
each. A presentation copy of one of
Oscar wilde's late French plays brought
s25. rare book, the works of Henry
Ward, comedian, containing the auto
graph of Peg Wellington. which Au-
gustn Daily hunted for in vain. was sold
for $40. Thirty dollars was the highest
price for a Wordsworth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
FOUR KILLED IN WRECK.
Construction Wrecked on High TrestIe
Near Ardmore, ]. T.

Ardmore, I. T., May 20.-A construc.
ton train was wrecked today twelve
miles east of Ardmore on the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad, in
which four men we're killed and IL
seriously injured, four fatally.
The dead: Charles A. Black, fish
mingo, I. T.: James Dolan, Fort Smith,
Ark; ]. r. Gaines, residence un-
known; Jim Hopegood, Tishmingo,
l. T.
Fatally hurt: A M. Oliphant, fish
mingo; James Wear, residence un-
known; e. D. Clark, Arkansas; - -
Hopejoy, Texas.
A score of the injured men were
brought to Ardmore for treatment. J.
r. Gaines died shortly after he reached
the city. Conductor Roberts was badly
hurt, but will recover. The wreck oc-
Cured on high trestle, the work train
dashing rs feet down an embankment
The engine remained on the track. A,
NJ Oliphant, who is probably fatally
hurt, is a prominent attorney Of Tish'
mingo. He was riding in the caboose,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
Poll lakes and the Ballot.

The poll tax of Alabama is S1.50 a
year, and as an election penalty it is
cumulative, while the poll tax of Louis
lana is but 81 year, and the payment
Of it in the two years preceding an
election is all that is required. 1t is
not cumulative back of the two years,
whereas in Alabama all back poll
taxes from the adoption of the consti-
tuition must be paid in order to entitle
a man to vote.
Comparatively mild as the Louisi.
ana provision is, already a movement
has sprung up looking to its repeal,
and the subject will come in the Leg.
islature now in session. The Legisla.
ture cannot, of course, change the
constitution, but it can submit a prop.
osition to the voters, thus enabling the
actual voters who have paid their poll
taxes to act upon it.
The New Orleans Picayune opposes
the proposition, because the negroes
Will soon be able to read and write
and the poll tax qualification will be
the only defence against a renewal OF
The black peril. The small sum re.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
Revision Of Tariff.

The Republicans so fear the loss of
congressional districts. especially in
the Northwest, that they have nearly
decided to offer the country tariff re-
.vlsion-on paper and on the dim, I'M
certain future. A subcommittee of
the ways and means committee Is to
sit during the recess for the purpose
Of preparing a bill to be put through
on paper-in the short session. This
will enable the Republicans who fear
8opposition on account of Dingleyism
to say on the stump that the tariff is
to be revised by its friends, and each
man can safely promise whatever re-
dnctions suit his district best. 1t is
avery nice scheme, but the wary voter
knows what ante-election promises are
worth. The voter who really desires
tariff revision will vote for the men
through whom tariff reduction and re-
vision must come when it comes at
all--the Democrats. All promises by
the Republicans in that direction are
vafueless because the tariff-created
trusts fully control that party when
It's representatives meet at Washing
ton.
There is not a trust in the land
that is not based on the tariff, and if
the meat trust and the hard coal trust
do not open the eyes OF the people to
The real nature of Dingleyism it is
difficult to see what will. The greed
of the trusts may after all work their
ruin. 1t is certain at any rate that
Bingleyism is doomed, but it's downfall
will not antedate the victory of the
Democratic party. That must come
first, and there are not wanting signs
that sweeping Democratic victory is
near at hand. The election of Dem
ocratic House of Representatives mex
fall will point the way. This is what
The Republicans fear, and are endeav.
oring to avoid.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
Car Building.

"Birmingham's advantages as a car
building location are so great" remarked
a much Travelled and observing man at the
Moss. that it strikes me a paper read
| at recent meeting of the st. Louis Rail
way Club, will prove extremely interest
ing to readers of The Age-Herald. The
substance of the discussion is this
1.-The greater availability of lumber as
| compared with steel has thus far prevent
| ed the general use of steel In car bodies,
and immense quantities of large capacity
| cars, whose bodies are composed of wood,
have been added to the equipment of the
railroads during the past two years; and,
| Judging from the large orders already
| placed, the addition will continue for an
indefinite period, forcing the retirement
of rolling stock of smaller capacity or
| restricting its use to branch lines.
I'm order to give the required addition
al strength to wooden cars of greater car
rying capacity eight stills are now used
instead Of six, as was the general prac-
tice when 10000 capacity marked the
limit. The stills are made OF larger Sec
ton and end stills are also made of larger
proportions. The number of truss rods
has also been increased from four to six
and sometimes eight in number, and
from l to IL inches and sometimes 1ss
| inches in diameter, and the depth of the
truss is usually increased. The chief
strength of box car built of wood must
always be in the under frame, and the
above additions to stills and trusting have
been added and increased with this OBJ
ject In view. This has resulted in in
creased weight of cars, so that the pro-
portion Of dead weight has about kept
pace with the increased tonnage capacity.
The increased size and length of longi-
tudinal stills of long leaf pine have made
the selection of longer timber necessary,
and must result in a much smaller per-
centage of native lumber being available
for use in car building; and while the
present conditions of business have tend
ed to prevent the general introduction of
steel in car-body construction. the con-
illusions clearly shown by the require
ments of traffic are, both from the In
creasing scarcity of timber and the de-
velopment of steel making and its suita-
bility, that it must soon become the cx-
elusive material for car-body and under
frame construction.
within a short time we have seen the
| wood body transom, the wood truck
bolster and the spring or sand plank dis
appear, and have seen steel substituted
with the most satisfactory results posi-
BILE. From the earliest days of railroad
operation efforts have been made to sub
stitute pedestal trucks composed of COM
posite steel forms, and many of them are
in use, but now there is revival of and
recurrence to the original diamond frame
the merits of which have become so evil
dent that they have passed beyond the
stage of argument"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
PNEUMONIA CHIEF DANGER.
Average Duration of Life Rapidly In
creaslng.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
People are growing healthier and lives
are becoming longer In this country, II
the medical statistics can be relied on.
According to figures published in the last
week, life has been heightened by an
average Of Al years in the last decade.
In 1890 the average length Of life In the
United States was 81 years. In 1900 this
mean average had risen to $50 years,
chiefly by reason of the decrease in NOR
tally among the very young.
The three diseases which have caused
the most deaths In recent years are pneu-
monia, consumption and heart disease in
the order named. Deaths from the first
cause have increased slightly, and medi-
cal science has made comparatively little
progress in finding a specific treatment
for 1t.
Pneumonia is an infectious disease like
tuberculosis. Although 1t is not so con-
tagious as are many other diseases, the
sanitation of houses. schools, shops, fac
tories, places of business and amuse-
ment, In medical opinion, undoubtedly de-
termines to great extent the vulnerability
of the system to it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
Ate SO Eggs an Hour.

From the New York Herald.
Belgium mourns. for the champion eater
of the country Ia dead. An extraordinary
man he was. One day he entered into an
agreement with hotel Keeper. according
TO which he promised to pay fixed sum
for a dinner, but stipulated that he was
to have all the food he wanted.
The sum fixed was small. and great.
therefore, was the disgust Of the hotel
keeper when he discovered Mt the end
of the dinner that the guest had eaten
two stewed rabbits and n whole calf's
head
On another occasion he ate for a wager
twelve yards OF sausage and black pud-
ding. He recently accepted a challenge
to cat seventy hard boiled eggs in an
hour. and he almost accomplished this
feat, since he devoured sixty-nine in the
specified time.
The fact that he lost the wager. how
ever. and through one egg, preyed on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
THE PEOPLE RULE.

From the Cullnan Tribune-Gazette
Over this way the primary plan Is so
popular with the masses that the politi-
clans dare not oppose 1t. The day of the
professional politician has past into OBJ
livion, and the people have taken charge
of the governmental affairs. Henceforth
all candidates backed by professional
politicians viii be showed under by the
masses. In short, the politicians must
Ego away back-and sit down."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
KITTY NEIL.

BY ]. F. Waller.
All! sweet Kitty Neil, rise up from that
Wheel
Your neat little foot will be weary with
spinning!
Come trip down with me to the sycam ore
tree;
Half tho parish Is there and the dance
is beginning.
The sun is gone down. but the full harvest
moon
Shines sweetly and cool on the dew
whitened valley;
While all the air rings with tho soft, low
ing things
Each little bird sings in the green shad-
ed valley.
With a blush and smile Kitty rose up
the while.
Her eye In the glass, as she bound her
hair. glancing:
IT'S hard to refuse when a young lover
sues,
So she couldn't but choose togo or to
the dancing.
And row on the green the glad groups are
SEEM
Each gay-heartcd lad with the lass Of
his choosing:
And Pat, without fail, leads out sweet
Kitty Neil
Somehow, when he asked, she nc'er
thought of refusing.
Now. Felix Megee put his pipes TO his
knee.
And with flourish SO free sets each
couple in motion;
With O cheer and a bound, the lads patter
the ground
The maids move around Just like swans
on the ocean;
Checks bright as the rose, feet light as
the docs,
Now coyly retiring. now boldly ad-
vancing-
Search the world all round, from the
sky to the ground.
No such sight can be found as an Irish
lass dancing!
Sweet Kate! who coud view your bright
eyes deep blue.
Beaming humidity through their dark
lashes so mildly
Your fair-turned arm. heaying breast
rounded form,
Nor feel his heart warm. and his pulses
throb wildly2
Young Pat feels his heart, az he pozes
depart,
subdued by the smart OF such painful
yet sweet love:
The sight leaves his eye, ns he cries with
sigh,
Dance light for my heart II lies under
your feet ioyer'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
THE KING Is A BUSY MAN.

London.-Since King Edwards pro-
motion from the position Of heir appar-
ent to that of sovereign, a good many
rather significant changes have been OBJ
servabie in his character, and none Of
them is more striking than that which
has taken place In his attitude toward
his work.
At present there probably are few bus
mess men in his kingdom more meth
odicai and businesslike than His Majecty
and not many capable of getting through
big pile of work in such an amazing
ly short time. He was hardly back from
one sof his recent trips before he had
called his council together, discussed i'm
portant state affairs, gave his sanction
to several diplomatic appointments and
paid an unusually large number Of priv
ate visits not to mention going all over
the plans for the alterations which have
been made In Buckingham palace at
Windsor
This propensity of the kings for hust-
ling has simply electrified those who
used to come in contact with him as
Prince of Wales. At that time he made
the lives of his various distinguished Sec
retaries a burden to them. 1t was like
pulling teeth to induce him to settle
down to work on the different accounts
that 1t was necessary that he review or
to attend to his immense correspondence,
and harder still to make him keep his
many appointments, even to make sure
that he turned up at the different priv
ate and state functions at which his
presence was indispensable.
Comparatively speaking, King Edward
has not made so many changes In his
retinue or in the various palace staffs,
but for every one that has been made
there has been some businesslike reason.
When it came to head choppng the king
showed himself no respecter of persons.
Queen Victoria had given the charge Of
Windsor castle to the Duke of Argyll,
but the king wanted to have the man.
agement in his own hands and so he
placed Lord Esher, one of his most
trusted servitors. at the head of the
castle affairs. Queen Victoria's beloved
'IIighland attendants and "Indian ret
niue" and likewise her German secretary
and the two ladies whose duty 1t was to
read to her are no longer on the royal
payroll. There is no longer a FIRST
clerk of the Kitchen" and Queen Vic
toria's old chef has been deposed In IA
vor of a skillful caterer whom the king
as Prince of Wales, had In his service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
The Cumberland Presbyterlans.

THE general assembly of the Cumber-
land Presbyt erian church now in session
at Springfield, Mo-. is having, IS itusual-
ly does, a most harmonious sessions"
said a layman.
The Cumberland Presbyterians are
very active and progressive and few of
the Protestant denomination are doing
more far reaching work. While they
came out from the old Presbyterian
church and while they continue the pres
byterial polity. they are in matters of
doctrine, more like Methodists than
Presbyterians. The church derives its
name from the Cumberland country; now
middle Tennessee, the scene of early re-
vivals under the auspices Of Cumberland
Presbytery. It's formal organization dates
from 1870 A large majority of its found
ers were Scotch-Irish."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
THE CHALK LINE PERIOD.

From the Marion Democrat
1t is with no small degree of pleasure
that the editor of the Democrat informs
all political gypsies that he never voted
any ticket on earth but the Democratic
ticket. He has known people to steal
ballots. to rob men of honest votes cast,
and never murmur a word, owing to the
fact that white supremacy would be
threatened as charged by the vote steal
ers. But your humble servant IS free
now. and just let him inform some polit-
ical saints, that if they don't want their
wings cropped, they had better walk a
chalk line
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
An Ideal Trust.

The coal operators who will not arbi.
trate, because they prefer to starve the
miners into submission, constitute the
most absolute trust in this land They
own 95 per cent of the hard coal lands,
and all the transportation from the
other 5 per cent except wagons. This
trust is called the Temple Iron Com
pany, and 1t meets annually to appor-
ton percentages of production and to
name the terms upon which consumers
will be permitted to consume it's coal.
We give the names of the members of
the Temple Iron Company, and the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE.
rrom the Ozark News.

From the Ozark News.
But the press in the state seems to ad-
vocate a state Democratic primary, and
we suppose the Democratic party is be-
hind it. This being so we think the state
executive committee should most certain
~ order one; we think 1t will be a mis-
take if they do not. We have no idea
they will be so foolish as to order a
white primary, and they may not order
the other, but we think they should do
SO. There are many Popultes in this
county and in the state who will act in
the future with the Democratic party
and we are glad to know it; because they
are good citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
Sunday Niaht Concerts.

A series of Sunday night concerts will
be given in the new open air theatre at
East Lake with exceptionally fine talent.
The first concert will take place June Is,
and the programme will be made up of
Memoirs Mass No. 2. Mr.. Memon will
direct. He will have a large chorus and
a large orchestra and brilliant perform
ance may be expected.
Mr.. Justin Thatcher has been engaged
for the second or third concert and other
well known and popular singers will be
heard during the summer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
THE FINAL OUTCOME.
From the Chattanooga Times.

FROM the Chattanooga Times.
There were 11,00O arrests made by the
police authorities in Birmingham last
year, which, considering the fact that
the city by the lact census numbered less
than 10000. is doing pretty well. AS The
Age-Herald observed. lone In every four
Of us was sent to jail" With little ex-
ira effort the Magic Citys finest might
corral the whole bunch. making 1t four
out of possible four and take the belt,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
The State Fair.

The executive committee of the State
Fair Association, having practically set
tied the question of ways and means,
will soon go to work soliciting exhibits
for a fair next fall.
ut is understood that Mr.. Eugene Fies
will be elected manager" said one Of the
directors. "He will fill the bill well. He
will have charge of details and will have
an assistant who will be paid to devote
his entire time to the work In hand.
ut is the purpose of the committee to
make the next fair the best ever held in
Alabama. The exhibits will be more va
ried and the fair will be better advertis-
ed than ever before"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
THERE MUST BE A CHANGE.

From the ThomasvilIe Echo
The workings of conventions have be-
come so corrupt that there will necessar-
fly have to be a change soon. The peo-
pie have cast about for remedies and have
tolerated the dishonesty practiced in the
conventions till forbearance has almost
become worn out