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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02
THt on.Y DAILY NEWSPAPER IN AtAsaMa
State Elections Tomorrow.


 Tomorrow elections will be held in at least a dozen states, and some of the elections in this off-year are very interesting. Some of them will fore shadow the general contest that will take place next year As rule the elections in the year that proceeds a presidential election indicates the set of the popular tide.
 Beyond all doubt the intense contest in New York City will be closely scan- ned. If Mr. Mcclellan is elected mayor the state will with reasonable certainty go democratic next year, and if Mir. Low is elected the state will go republican, or be at any rate very doubtful in it's political leanings The great city holds nearly one-haf of the population of the state and it's vote tomorrow will be of interest in all parts of the country.
 Governors will be elected tomorrow in Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts, Mary land, Rhode Island, Kentucky and Mis-. sissippi. Little interest is taken in these elections excepting those of Ohio and Maryland, where full votes will be boiled, and where a great deal is at stake. Other states elect minor officers, but none of them are of gen. eral importance.
 In Ohio Senator Mark Hanna is fighting the battle of his life. He de- sires to be reelected senator, and he cannot declare that Dingleyism is an unmixed blessing, as he has been in the habit of doing heretofore. Men are being "laid off" in nearly every Ohio town, and troubles are multiply ing under the very wing and shadow of the blessed tariff. Mayor Tom Johnson who is candidate for govern or and MT. Clarke who is candidate for senator, are giving the republicans all the business they can attend to, and a margin besides. Last year the republicans carried Ohio by plurali- ty of 90,465 votes, and any change from those figures will be an indica. tion of the tendency of public senti- ment.
 In Maryland MT. German is the dem- ocratic leader, and he, too, is fighting a personal battle. If his own state turns against him, he cannot be candidate next year for the presiden- tial nomination, but if he carries the state despite solid negro vote of about 50,000, he will assuredly, hu- manly speaking, be nominated, and probably elected. Edwin Warfield is the democratic candidate for governor, and Stevenson Williams the republi- can candidate. MT. Mckinley carried the state in 1900 by plurality of 13,- 941, and no general election has been held in the state since that time. The present governor and legislature are democratic, and the democrats antici- pate another victory in contested Maryland.
 Some interest is taken in the cleo tion in Rhode Island, where Boss Aldrich is standing for reelection to the senate. He is distributing slush money with high tariff shovel, but close observers say there is a possi- bility of his defeat. Governor Garvin is again candidate for governor. His plurality last year was 773S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02
'Possum Hunting Time.

This is the 'possum hunting season. and those who have regulations to look after are busy in the woods,' said a gentleman from Talladega "The other day a queer looking team came into our town It was from Clay county, home of hill billies and moonshiners, and con- sisted of three oxen hitched tandem to a delapidated wagon. The driver did not have much to say for himself but he was there for business and immediately pro- ceeded to the market house, where he disposed of twenty-two 'possums Now that is not so bad, and if all huntsmen did so we'll the little gentleman in grey would have a hard time to exist.
 'There is a great fascination about 'possum hunting that has attracted many devotees to the sport. The glare of torches, the distant paying of dogs. the crashing over underbrush and through trees, at eminent risk of limb, and above all the mysterious solitude of the woods at midnight, are some reasons why an old 'possum hunter never gives up the sport. It is rather too warm now 10 make a hunt really enjoyable, but when the nights become frosty Alabama hills will resound to the shouts of the chase. Even young ladies often go out, but as 'possum hunters they are not remarkably successful"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Hot air will be supplemented by a shower of ballots tomorrow, and then we will know what the trend of public sentiment in New York really is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02
A BIT OF A LAUGH
He Wasn't to Blame.

From the Chicago News.
 Mrs. Jollyboy-"But during our court ship you told me that you had never loved any girl but me-"
 Jollyboy-"I thought you were too wise to pay any attention to campaign can ards"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02
Not the Hiqhest.

From the Catholic Standard and Times
 "Dr. Carver, I am told, is the highest authority on appendicitis'
 "Oh, l don't know. I think there are one or two who charge higher for an operation than he does"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

How dare the times become hard and dull when our noble, blessed and even sacred tariff is in full operation? No, it cannot be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02
Two Evasions.

From the New York Sun
 Adam had just laid the blame on Eve.
 Tt was the best I could do," he ex- plained; T had no private secretary to shift it on"
 Considering the crudeness of the times however, the substitute worked fairly well.
 Eliza was crossing the Ohio on the ice
 Il think she said, as she lightly skip ped over a cake, T have beaten even Tom Johnson's three-cent fare"
 Landing lightly on the shore, she com pleted her trip free gratis for nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Schwab is still prominent, but his new prominence is not of the superior sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

It is fortunate for all concerned that the restoration host holds return tickets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Elijah is at home both in politics and at the contribution plate, but he despises bogus checks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Elijah now says he is political boss in Chicago, and expects to be in all other parts of the country. This is certainly departure from the record of the first Elijah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Cupid is unusually busy among the senators who have not a natural tooth in their venerable heads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Topeka is coming out about even this year. It has had 211 weddings and 1S0 divorce suits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Elder Dowie will lower his sights when he leaves New York. He will not be apt to jump out of the frying pan by going to Rome to convert the pope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

It turns out that Ann lives in Col orado, and they are trying to find out whether she is old enough to vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

The only genuine thing about Dowie is his whskers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Lord Alyerstone is almost as popu- lar in Canada as the average umpire in a baseball gme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

The record of running horses stands where it did in 1900, when Salvador ran mile in 1852.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

The spellbinder's work for this year is nearly completed, and in Ohio and New York City his tongue has been busy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

The real horse shows are those given by Dan Patch, Lou Dillon and Cresceus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Tn Massachusetts one of the candi- dates is Ezekiel D. Ezekiel, and he will not tell what the "E' stands for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Elder Dowie swings voters as read fly as he does sinners or tithes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Great Britain and Canada are now disgruntled, and a new arbitration is needed between mother and daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

Our esteemed friend Col Wos y Gill, president of San Domingo is in hot water again. Wos is built that way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02
Great Graft"

From the Chicago News.
 "lf l had to work" said Dusty Den his, I'd ruther be a street cleaner in Wall street den anything else"
 Why sop asked Timothy Ties.
 Because de paper says der are thou- sands or dollars dropped in Wall street every day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

The Duke of Roxburghe and Miss May Goelet are to be married at high noon November 10. Just what the high noon is by tho average American everyday clock we are not able to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

A. D. Glass W. D. Bankston and R. l.. O'Neal are the only authorized travelling representatives of The Age-Herald in It's circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02
About Persons,

Tom Powers of Epps is in the city for the football game this afternoon. MT. Powers is one of the best football and baseball players the University of Ala bama has ever had. He also made a great record afterward at Vanderbilt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

l hE OE-dE E The Duke of Roxburghe and Miss May Goelet are to be married at high noon November 10. Just what the high noon is by tho average American everyday clock we are not able to say.
 --~-- Elijah now says he is a political boss in Chicago, and expects to be in all other parts of the country. This is certainly a departure from the record of the first Elijah.
  Elder Dowie will lower his sights when he leaves New York. He will not be apt to jump out of the frying pan by going to Rome to convert the pope.
 The spellbinder's work for this year is nearly completed, and in Ohio and New York City his tongue has been busy.
 Our esteemed friend Col. Wos y Gill, president of San Domingo, is in hot water again. Wos is built that way. -s.- Great Britain and Canada are now disgruntled, and a new arbitration is needed between mother and daughter.
  in Massachusetts one of the candi- dates is Ezekiel E. Ezekiel, and he will not tell what the "E" stands for.
  It turns out that Ann lives in Col orado, and they are trying to find out whether she is old enough to vote.
  Cupid is unusually busy among the senators who have not a natural tooth in their venerable heads.
  Elijah is at home both in politics and at the contribution plate, but he despises bogus checks
  Topeka is coming out about even this year It has had 211 weddings and 1S0 divorce suits.
  Lord Alyerstone is almost as popu- lar in Canada as the average umpire in a baseball gme.
 --s.--~ The real horse shows are those given by Dan Patch, Lou Dillon and Cresceus.
  It is fortunate for all concerned that the restoration host holds return tickets
 Schwab is still prominent, but his new prominence is not of the superior sort.
 Elder Dowie swings voters as read lily as he does sinners or tithes. The only genuine thing about Dowie is his whiskers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The evening world., 1903-11-10

eight years old: for. IL Mary is twice
as old as I'M was when Mary was
as old as Ann Is now, then Ann-who
was as old as Mary Is now when Mary
was twice "a young as she will be
twenty-four years from now-must be
forty-eight years old to-day. as she
Is not half as young as Mary. Why,
years old"
President Charles ". Fornes.
"If the F~usionists could have hg-
ured out AIMS age they would have
been able to figure out more votes at
the last election. II Ann were not a
myth. I should like to meet the young
woman and accuse her OF being in O
conspiracy to disturb the mental bal
ance of the public. Ann is under
twenty and more than twelve"
Alderman Reginald 8. DouII.
IT am a good scholar and can ig-
ure out election majorities. have
been to night school and day school.
but they never taught me to win the
concerns her age. On a guess, / would
give Ann about fourteen summers"
Alderman willetts, al Richmond
Hill. .
81 wish Ann would tell her age and
stop the arguments that are breaking
up the serenity and peace of Brook
Ign. / make her out sixteen. but /
am told / am wrong"
Alderman Timothy p. Sullivan.
Ann hasn't M golden hair hang
ing down her back, unless she is play
ing young. I Judge that Ann is twenty.
II she isn't. she ought to De-"
Alderman william II. James, of
Queens.
when Ann was dve her father was
thirty-fve. just seven times older than
she was. When she was ten he was
only four times her age. When h
The evening world., 1903-11-10

age. How long viii It be before Ann
is older than her father7"
Alderman Behrmann, of Washing
ton Bridge.
Ann ~ eighteen, but she won't live
much longer. She has a lot to answer
for. Trtnk OF the trouble the little sister
of Mary has caused!'
Alderman John Cowden Meyers.
Ann n Mary are twins. Ann has
given more trouble than triplets."
Alderman Max Porges.
Ann is eighteen. I can get the
I heard a man who knows all about
higher mathematics say he knew a
man who knew Ann was eighteen"
Alderman Peck.
Arms age depends entirely on her
looks. She must look pretty hne. too,
for I judge she Is a golden-haired
miss OF about fourteen. I have wasted
time, paper and lead pencils working
ton this girls birthday. but can't seem
to hit It,"
p. j. scully, City Clerk.
IT boast of being one of the best
City Clerks in the business. 1 can
add. divide and subtract, and I know
fractions rs I do politics, but I can't
get q line on AIMS age. She Is a de-
ceitful creature. I believe she Is nearly
eighteen. but / wouldn't stake a cent
on my guess. Women are too uncer-
tain"
Alderman Philip Harmschfeger.
AIMS age is harder to figure out
than my name is to pronounce. She is
a wicked little firt of eighteen. I be
lieve my answer is right
alderman Charles Gass.
''The only thing certain about Ann
is her uncertainty. The only Admission
she has made Is hat she is the sister
The evening world., 1903-11-10

like . 1.2 seven-furlcng flyer IN his
dope, 90 this put-down-six-and-carry
him."
Alderman John Devlin.
How old il Ann? Sure, an IL Ann
Il still alive I'm glad to hear 1t.
got a summons to her wake thirty
years ago, an I thought 1t was a
clnch that M was UP among the
angels by this time. She was a fine
sweep out the city Han when a Mr..
Wood was Mayor OF the city. an she
was tho spryest old. lady of eighty
with q broom o ever saw. II poor
old Ann's wake was a false alarm
sure an she ought to be Ill by now"
Alderman John J. Kennedy.
'IDow old IL Amt Why, I was bg-
urfng that out when the returns were
coming In election night and before
twenty election districts were in i
had Ann Mcclellan O cure winner over
Mary Low by 100000 majority"
Alderman John wirth.
How old Is Amir 1 dare you to
go up and ask her. That's my wife's
name-Ann-an' she's as touchy about
Her = por u YOUNG "oHidu dS u
hatchet-faced spinster. She don't
look a day over twenty-five an Is rosy
and bright as a schoolgirl. Yet. IL /
said in the presence OF her mother
and sisters, How old IL Amir j
wouldn't dare 60 hume for a, week.
Why. the other night her brother
%asn Shss viz tSlsss IN ga young oS she s,r Fl
Of twelve. How Old IL Ami? I thought
she'd eat him up. She didn't speak
to him for a week, an. Judging
think she thinks l put him up to. 1t.
I don't dare think about this Ann
problem for fear I might say How
old b Amir in my sleep"
chief Clerk Michael Blake.
"How old Is Amir She 10 forty
The evening world., 1903-11-10

of Mary. II Mary 10 twenty-four. and
when she was AIMS age she was twice
as old rs Ann. I will give Ann about
eighteen yeara."
Alderman Leitner.
Ann and Mary are twins, and Mary
Is ashamed of her sister. She IL
right"
Alderman WalLley.
Alderman Walkley-"Ann isn't old
enough to vote. and IL of no interest
to working politicians"
Alderman John @. Mccall.
ct have worked out AIMS age by
an algebraic formula and find that she
The evening world., 1903-11-10

u eighteen. She IL old enough to know
better than start all this roubie She
should have real, o~ld-fashioned punish
ment."
Alderman J. j. McInnes.
Ann Is out OF order. I move that
she be suspended for her deceit regard
ing her age"
Alderman Armttage Matthews.
THAT problem II impossible. Ann
knows she Is under twenty, and there
was no reason why she should not
have told the truth at the beginning"
Alderman Joseph 0atman.
Figures can't lie. but they have the
The evening world., 1903-11-10
PROTECTION.

This is the season of the
year when SCOTS Emulsion
does some of its best work.
Fortifying the system
against the ravages of winter
is one of the most effective
uses of SCOTS Emulsion ; it
builds up the strength of the
whole body and puts one in a
healthy, vigorous condition.
Weak lungs. throat
troubles or bronchial affec-
tons get more positive help
and relief from SCOTS Emul-
sion than from any other
source.
Cod liver oil is very scarce
now; cheap authorizations
and mixtures of inferior oils
are offered everywhere. This
is why SCOTS Emulsion
should be insisted upon. 1t
never varies from the high
quality and absolute purity
that has made it the standard
for thirty years.
Wen send you . sample free, upon request.
Ac0rT q ROWNR 400 Pearl street. n. Y.
The evening world., 1903-11-10

best Of Ann II SIN tries 10 make out
that she b only sixteen. She 10 eight
cen, II she tells the truth about Mary's
g In handing out thai dope"
Alderman John 10. McCarty.
II am going to put Jerome after Ann.
Under a fire on cross-questions she
might be made to reveal her age. and
coming betwee husband and wiveA" Z
She is breaking up happy homes and
comtnR between husband and wives"
The evening world., 1903-11-10

The place 20 advertise or seek Bab.
iness Opportunities Is In the sumo
World Want sheet. The three sn1
oeven time rates ar paying propesi-
tions. atzs
The evening world., 1903-11-10
Alderman Isaac Marx.

"How old Is Ann7 The last time !
played Ann she q O t~wo-year-old.
They touted her up for a thorough
bred who'd run In the money as sure
as fire burns. But h was beaten out
by an old skate with three legs that
was twice as old as Ann will ever
be, Therefore this old skates amt
must have been Mary. But. cay. IL
you'll oome up to the track for me
an find you an old piker that can
dope out that problem that you can't
think in between thoughts. He can
make an a~assaiiuvian ssa horse look
The evening world., 1903-11-10

like q 1.27 seven-furaong flyer in his
dope, 90 this put-down-six-and-carry
two problem ought to be a cinch for
The evening world., 1903-11-10

Wen send you . sample free, upou request.
SCOTT q BowNE, 400 Pearl Street, N. Y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-20
Cures cho!er a.Iniantum,
Diarrhoea, Dysentery. and
the Bowel Troubles of
Ch;ldrca rs Anu Aoo
Here's q New "Drink" Cure.

A rovel remedy for the drink hab-
it"-or, rather. fer enabling those
who have Sworn off" to remain
'on the water cart"--oonsists of ice
water drunk through a raw potato.
Take bowl Of ice water and a pota-
to. Peel the potato ard cl,t down one
end Of it until it can be easily insert
ed in the niolth. Dip the potato in
the ice water ard suck it every time
c1aving for strong drink comes on.
1t is claimed that this treatment Will
effect an absolute cure. The why and
the wherefore are not stated, but the
process is such a simple one that
there can be nc harm in trying it if
any one is afflicted with a thirst
which they really and truly desire to
lose.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-20
Thinks All Are Too well Paid.

Among officeholders in WASHINGTON
Comptroller Tracewell of the trea ury
Is regarded as a most extraordinary
person. Mr.. Tracewell's salary is So
500, and he thinks he is overpaid.
Worse than entertaining such a heter-
odoX opinion, however, is the fact that
he has not hesitated to give expires.
sion thereto. During the recent ses.
sion OF congress he was giving a sub
committee some information regard
ing his office. The chairman compii.
mented him by saying: you are tho
hrst man government officer who has
appeared before us who did not ask
1or an increase of salary" Tracewell
replied bluntly: I'm getting a blank
sight too much now" In private con-
versatlon later he said: "Considerlnx
the hours Of their labor and their re-
epohslpllltles government employees
are pad more than any other class OF
men in the world All of which IL
REGARDED i'll bureaucratic circles as
uttIe short of revolutionary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-20
Some 0~oStabIe Investments,

1t is pie + a promoter 10 exhibit 4
list OF successful investments as Dait
Tor something which he is trying to
float. One OF the really clever fellows
downtown shows what an Investment
OF 500 in some mines has accom-
plished. In Calumet and Hecla it has
gained 0.000, in Boston and Mon
tana S163,ooO, in Isabella $25,00U.
Standard s215,0c0, United Verde $50.
GGt: l : Roi $10o 0Ga, Granite Meuatain
$120,0oc. Yellow Jacket $4,000, Bel
cher $250,090. Quincy s13o,00O Tams
rach 100000. A similar investmen,
II Bell Telenhone would have realized
5000, ,00G.-New York Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-20
LANGUAGE OF THEIR OWN.
:. Are the Only People Who Can

,;ee Are the Only People Who Can
4 Mc+ Eoast a DstiY cite Tongue.
Among the peoples OF the world tns
ricc are alone i'll having 40 language
~ can call their own. According to
.ocont y:sitc~ to the litj'e country.
,out three -fourths of the people ct
ri,zeYlaad speak German, While the
mainGer divide four other languages
n,npo them, mainly French and Ital.
4 he languages varying as a rule
ccordiog to the proximity of the peo-
Ia to each country whose tongue they
eak. Public documents and no
oos are printed in both French and
herman.
In the Swiss congress or national
lorliament the members make their
Inoeches either in French or German,
|or nearly all the memhars understand
Nth languages. The orders of the
PRESIDENT are translated by an official
nterpreter and furnished to the news
napers in both languages. Probably
+ would puzzle e1en Macaulay's
earned schoolbcy TO name the rresi'
lent of the Swiss republic. He is M.
Adolf Deucher, name that will be
strange to many ever of those who are
amiliar with the names and titles of
,yery other European RIVER.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-20
rhE ExTRAVAG,>4MCE OF WcMEN
London Journal Champions the Cause
of the rair Sex.

In al sections of society one hears
married men. ard indeed others,
grumblirg considerably at tie ex-
travagance Of their womenk;nd in
dress. In individual cases they may
have the right to grumble; but 60
principle. and in ge.teral, I do not see
that they have any genuine grounds
for complaint. because if women are
now extra agant in dress it must bs
remembered that for generations
men have been extravagant in other
and worse forms of self-indulgence.
And, after all, man can take comfort
to his soul in the knowledge that it il
chiefly with view to pleasing him
that woman INDUCES in follies of this
sort, added to which he should count
it Is a gain that this particular form
Of extravaganza adds to the general
cheerfulness and gaiety Of Hfe.~.Loo-
don World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-20
Clerks as Vine !rl .i:,e.y

ln May OF eye2y ear the wineries
IN the neighborhood .f East T4nch-
ley and Barnet England give EN-
ployment to b..tdreds of ureJr ninyed
london. They are engaged il trim
ming the clusters of vines, removing
nj ragset elges and tairte1 fruit
For this labor, whicn is done in a
high temperature, the men receive
about S675 week, out of which
they pay their own board and lodg-
Ing. The vine growers prefer unem-
ployed CLERKS for this work, which il
of nature too delicate to be under
taken by "horny handed" help.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-20
a Town Doubiy INCORPORATED.

pecullar complication has arisen
III oregon over the question whether
a town Incorporated two times over
- leSally incorporated at all. A
senate bill and a house bill incor.
poiaelAg the town Of Adams in UNA
.iila county were passed by both
MUSES. and reached the governor.
"no signed them both. They were
supposed to be exactly alike, but
9h examination it was found that the
boundaries are slightly differently de,
niiea' In the bill which last became
,a" aha thus superseded the first bill
eue boundary lines do not 20 com.
pietely around the town.