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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
GOOD ROADS WANTED.
Etowah County Commissioners Call an
 Important Meeting for January.

Gadsden, December 9-(Special) )-The Etowah county commissioners are deter mined that the county shall have good roads. and in order to ascertain if the people wish better roads, and will sustain them in their efforts, they have called a good roads convention to meet in the city of Gadsden on Wednesday, January 6, 1904, at the court house for the purpose of discussing their plans.
 All of the road apportioners and road overseers of each beat in the county are designated as delegates to the convention and all other towns that are interested m good roads are invited to attend and par ticipate in the meeting. At this meet ing the county commissioners will have prepared and formulated the system un- der which they contemplate to work the roads of the county in the future and the purpose of the meeting is to have the en- dorsement or condemnation of the plan by the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
DO NOT URGE YOUR CHILD.

From Success.
 If your child cannot concentrate its mind or commit to memory without great difficulty, or if it seems backward, do not urge it to study. No development which is forced is natural or normal The mind may be developing unevenly. When the brain cells are more fully developed and the nerve cells more mature, the faculties will balance and the child will become normal, evenly developed. But he must be encouraged instead of discouraged, for otherwise the result may be disastrous. It is cruel to keep telling a child that he is dull or stupid. or that he is not like other children. The discouraging pictures thus impressed upon his plastic mind will cling to it and become indelble in the brain of the man, and handicap him for life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Promotiona a surnrise.
CONTRACT QUESTIONED.
The St. Louis Garbage Agreement May
 Be Abrogated.

St. Louis December 9-The decision of the suprem court discharging former Congressman Butler bring in question the validity of the St Louis Sanitary com pany's a3OOOO contract with the city for the reduction of garbage
 Mayor Wells said on learning of the decision that he would at once ask the advice of City Counsellor Bates regard ing proceedings to annual the contract. which has now eight months longer to run
 Another Butler concern has the contract Tor garbage removal. Both contracts were let by the board of health, and pay- ments have been regularly made by the city on both.
 The court now holds that the board of health was not empowered to let the re- duction contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
The Real Estate Market.

A man who is interested in real estate transfers in Birmingham cannot but have noticed that business is very quiet just now" said a dealer in real estate
 T watch the transfers recorded at the probate office very closely, although am not in the habit of giving much atten- tion to any transactions save those in- volving consideration of more than $100O
 For the past three weeks the trans- fers recorded have not averaged two a day In which the amount involved was more than $1000
 But 1t is not an unusual condition for this time of the year. December is never an active month in the real estate world so that we do not wonder because more property is not changing hands.
 Everyone having money to invest knows that Birmingham real estate is steadily increasing in value. There is not a foot of ground here that would not sell for more than it did five years ago and that will not bring even a better price five years hence. l predict an ex- ceptionally active real estate market early in ghe new year. Right now is the time for good bargains"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Gatherina Pernlexities.
CRANE BOSS INJURED.
Immense Wooden Block Falls on Man
 at Gadsden.

Gadsden, December 9.-(Special.)--C. c. White, a white man who was boss of one of the travelling cranes at the steel plant, was seriously hurt and probably fatally hurt Tuesday morning. MT. White was standing near a crane while a piece of steel was being hoisted. While in mo- tion and without warning the beam broke letting a block Of wood weighing about one hundreds pounds fali, striking MT White on the head and fracturing his skull.
 Immediately after the accident Dr. Gucei was summoned and MN White brought to his boarding house in the city, where he was given every attention, but 1t was found that concussion of the brain had resulted. Mir. Whites family in the north were notified of the condi- tion. The attending physicians say they fear he will die
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Public Lands for Public Schools.

Messrs. Bowie and Clayton have both introduced bills for the purpose of conveying to the public schools of this state all the iron and coal lands in Alabama belonging to the general government. The moneys arising from the sale or lease of such lands are to be invested in state or government bonds, and the interest therefrom will be used for the benefit of the common schools of this state, to be expended per capita without regard to race or color for the benefit of the children in such schools.
 This excellent bill goes to the public lands committee, of which MT. Bur nett is a member, and no doubt it will come out of that committee fayorably recommended. It should become a law. Heretofore institutions that could command pull" have grabbed at sec tions of these lands, and the bills of Messrs Bowie and Clayton would put an end to such work, and the lands would go where they would do the greatest good to the greatest number.
 The subject has been agltated before, but it has an early start this time, and MT. Burnett will be where he can eX- pedite it's course in committee. Once before the house under favorable re- port it's passage is assured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
About Persons.

L. R. Gray of Springfield is registered at the Hillman.
 V. Womack, a prominent coal operator of Sawansea, is stopping at the St. Nich- olas.
 D. B. Lacy of Anniston was one of the Morris arrivals last night.
 Dr. C. L. Daniel and B. F. Stewart of Chicago were two of the Florences arri- vals last night.
 S. l.. Lisdale, a prominent citizen of Evergreen, is registered at the Metropol- itan.
 F. R. Salter, Charles Garfield and H.. H. Avery of New York are stopping at the st. Nicholas.
 J. D. M. billiard of Richmond and j.. T. Henry of Springfield are registered at the Morris.
 J. R. spraggins of Hackleburg is at the Florence.
 c. S. Pohman, the popular travelling auditor of the Southern Express compa- ny. with headquarters at Louisville, is at the Metropolitan.
 Dr. P. c. Hoffman and c. J. Acosta of Montgomery are at the Hillman.
 H. Kahn and Harry Fabers, two whis- ky salesmen of Cincinnati, were two of the Hillman's late arrivals last night.
 J. IT. Hunt Charles NJ. Jones and S. R. Bowman of Atlanta were arrivals of the Hllman last night.
 A. J. Abrahams of Huntsville is reg istered at the IIillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Birmingham's Musical Taste.

For a number of years Birmingham enjoyed the reputation of being highly ad- vanced in musical culture but during the past two seasons virtuosos and con- cert troupes have not drawn large au- dences," said a prominent music lover But the fact that concert audiences have been small is not especially signif- cant as indicating Birmingham's lack of musical enthusiasm
 'lne older and larger cities noted for musical culture have their ups and downs, when 1t comes to box office re- ceipts The music loving public has al ways been fitful. There is hardly city in this country outside of Boston, where music of high order pays year in and year out. And it was not always so in Boston. A dearth of music in Birming- ham last season will probably mean large audiences this winter when musical cele- brities come; and it is understood that several big attractions are in store.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Amateur Talent.

T attended a rehearsal of the comic opera and carnival of dances to be given at the Jefferson theatre next Monday un- der the direction of Prof. J. c. Weissner. '' said a musician. "and I must say that I was greatly pleased with those little tots. They are well trained.
 T have seen dancing masters in many large cities. but l have never seen as many little children in so many dances. songs. drills and so well trained, and know they will make a hit on the night of the performance. The plot of the opera is very interesting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
From the Mail and Express.


 M Iss HELEN COULD probably EV does not expect to bring out any new evidence by means of the prizes she has offered for essays on the three leading versions of the English Bible-the Douay or Roman Catholic yer sion, the Authorized or King James yer sion, and the new Revised version. She has her own idea as to which of the old versions has the higher degree of &C., curacy and of the authority of truth, help to strengthen her own position. But l imagine her main object is to stimulate inquiry into the Bible itself
 The world has walked up to several things in connection with the Bible in the last generation or two. The people themselves have never truly realized that it is translation. Even Dom Paul Kru- ger. once president of the Transvaal re- public is said to have vehemently and indignantly denied that the Bible he read was a translation. He believed that the book was written in Dutch. The Roineks might have a translation, perhaps; but the book that he knew and believed in was in it's original tongue.
 I once knew a good deacon in the or thodox church who accounted for the three or four well-recognized grammatical errors in the Gospels by the circumstance that the evangelists were all poor fisher men. Why shouldn't they make an oc- casional mistake in their English? Every such error that could be pointed out in the Gospel was only a new proof that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, all plain men with only common school educa- tion, really wrote it.
 There have been many good men who have believed-no doubt a good many do still believe-that King James translators were inspired. They doubtless were in- spired-by certain intentions. And what those intentions were can be clearly made out by their famous dedication of the work to that most high and mighty prince"-a dedication which no one any longer reads, but which is always worth reading.
 The translators did not, in this "Fnis- tie Dedicatory," claim either inspiration or infallibility. They presented their version to the king with all humility" !" fully expecting that their work would be picked to pieces. All that they had at- tempted to do was to make a more exact translation" But they confessed a cer- tain bias in these words:
 We hold it our duty to orrer 1t to Your Majesty, not only as to our King and Sovereign, but as to the principal Mover and Author of the work; humbly craving of Your Most Sacred Majesty, that since things of this quality have ever been sub- ject to the censures of illmeaning and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 It is not living but marrying beyond ones means that does the mischief
 Men go to the opera with their wives just the way women listen to the political arguments of their husbands.
 The men to pick out to appreciate the joke you want to tell him is the fellow who is waiting to borrow 8 from you when you get through telling it.
 It makes a man feel awful cheap to go home and find calling. on his wife a woman who refused to look at him in the street car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
"THouoH LOST TO SIGHT, TO
 MEMORY DEAR"
By Thomas Moore.

By Thomas Moore.
 Sweetheart, good-by. The fluttering sail
 Is spread to wait me far from thee; And soon before the favoring gale
 My ship shall bound across the sea. Perchance, all desolate and forlorn,
 These eyes shall miss thee many year; But unforgotten every charm
 Though lest to sight, to memofydear. Sweetheart, good-by! One last embrace! Oh. cruel fate two souls to sever! Yet in this hearts most sacred place
 Thou, thou alone. shall dwell forever. And still shall recollections trace
 In fancy's mirror, ever near. Each smile, each tear. upon that face
 Though lost to sight, to memory dear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
MRS. MCCORMICK RELEASED.
No Witnesses Appear Against Her on
 Poison Charges.

Memphis, December 9--Mrs. Lizzie Me- Cormick. who was arrested here several months ago at the instigation of the Cincinnati police on charge of having sent a bottle of poisoned whisky by ex- press to woman in that city, was to- day discharged in the criminal court up- on request of the prosecuting attorney. who announced that he could not get wit nesses to come here from Ohio.
 J. B. Flicker. an express emplyee at Cincinnati, and other employees of that office, were seriously poisoned by drink ing from->a poisoned bottle of whisky, alleged to have been sent by Mrs. Me- Cormick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
NO VOTE TAKEN.
Steel Sheet Association Still Consid
 ering the Output Question.

Pittsburg, Pa, December 9-The sec- ond day of the special convention of the representatives of the sheet steel asso- citation to consider the. output question. passed without a vote being taken on the subject. It is probable that the men will be asked by the association to work only six hours instead of eight hours day as at present, and four turns n- stead of three. By this plan more men can be employed and the mill can turn out twenty-five per cent more product in twenty-four hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
LAW IS VALID.
Youthful Offender Held on Charge of
 Petit Larceny.

Jefferson City, Mo-, December 9.-The supreme court en banc, today rendered an opinion holding the juvenile court law en- acted for St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph constitutional and valid.
 James Loving, aged years, sentenced for petit larceny in January, applied to the supreme court for release on a writ of habeas corpus attacking the constitu- tionality of the law. The supreme court refused to release the prisoner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Railroad Officials Visit cadsden.

Gadsden, December 9.-(SpeciaL) )--Sun- day afternoon a special train consisting of five private cars, carrying officials of the Atlantic Coast line, the Seaboard Air Line and the Louisville and Nashville. passed through Gaosden. These parties were the nigh officials of the roads men, toned, and they inspected the Louisville and Nashville extension work in this sec- tion and then went on to Birmingham. w. E. Knox of the Louisville and Nash vile at Anniston was with them and it Is believed that some deal of importance will soon be announced in this locality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Presidential Politics.

While President Roosevelt will proba- bly, be the nominee of the republican party in 1904, it would be better for the party and better for the country if Sem ator Hanna were chosen" said a Ken lucky republican at the Morris
 "The democrats will certainly have a good opportunity to elect their ticket next year If Mir. Roosevelt is the repub- llcan standard bearer. Roosevelt is losing ground politically but Hanna would be an ideal candidate both from the com mercial and the labor point of view"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
KILLED HIS SON.
Verdict of Voluntary MansIaughter In
 the Columbus Trial.

Columbus, Ga., December 9.-In the su- perior court here tonight the jury brought in 9. verdict of voluntary manslaughter against R. H. Burton, who was on trial for killing his 17-year-old son.
 The killing occurred in this city Septem- Der last He stabbed his boy to death with a knife. James Burton, another son, was the prosecutor in tbe case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Postoffice Robbed.

Camp Hill, December 9.-(Speeial.) )-Bur- glars entered the postoffice here about 10 o'clock, Sunday night. The approach of Postmaster Jenkins frightened them away before they finished operations. In looking over the damage, he missed noth- ing but a gross of Woodbridge typhoid capsules. addressed to Darlington & I.nckhart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

close to in the evening there are 5000 typewriters grinding out letters for the United States government. During these hours there are, of course. 5000 typewriter girls busily hammering the machines.
 Uncle Sam is the largest employer of typists in the country and should be the patron saint of the typewriter girl. The amount of manuscript his workers turn out would make even Clyde Fitch look dizzy.
 Uncle Sam Is the incest kind of a man for typewriter girls to work for. He pays large salaries and he supplies his workers with everything they want. If a girl ex- presses a preference for a certain kind of machine she gets it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Entitled to Advance.

Hazleton, Pa, December 9.-Wiliam Dettery, president of the United Mine Workers of the Seventh district today was notified by Commissioner Neill, who was appointed to compute the rate of wages due the miners each month un- der the operation of the sliding scale, that the men are entitled to a seven per cent advance on November earnings, the sell ing price of coal at tidewater now be- ing s4S5 per ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
PlNkERTON MEN ARRIVE,
Will Continue Working on the Case of
 Young Wentz.

Mayking, Ky, December 9.-Six extra Pinkerton detectives have arrived at Big Stone Gap to work on the millionaire Wentz mystery. It is now believed that If murdered at all. young Wentzs body was hidden under some dwelling near backwoods settlement
 Hundreds of persons still believe that he is some where alive and well, and will one day be restored to his family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
CONFERENCE BEGINS,
Alabama and Florida Methodsts As.
 sembIe at Pensacola.

Pensacola, Fla, December 9.--The an- rual conference of the Alabama Metho- dist conference gathered here today. Bishop Candler and about 400 ministers were present in addition to several hun dred visitors.
 The conference includes about half of Alabama and all of Western Florida
 Bishop Candler opened service with an address the remainder of the day being consumed in hearing reports of the vari- GUS committees and routine business.
 The conference will be in session five days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
TOWN ALMOST WIPED OUT. Fifteen Buildings Are Destroyed By
 Fire in HilIsboro, Tex.

Fort Worth, Tex, December 9.-A spe- cial to the Record from Hillsboro, Tex, says:
 The town of Abbott eight miles south of here. was almost wiped out by fire today. Fifteen buildings were destroyed entailins a lossfnf s7hOO0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Prisoners Surrendered.

Washington, December 9.-A cablegram from Ambassador Choate at London to the state department says that two Croa- tian prisoners, who were surrendered un- der extradition warrants for t-e murder of Paymaster Ferguson, in western Penn sylvania, have been delivered to the chief of police of Pittsburg, and that the party sailed for the United States today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Castles Endorsed.

New York, December s-J. w. Castles. president of the Hibernia Bank and Trust company, of New Orleans, was indorsed for vice president of the Guarantee Trust company. of New York. by the ex- ecutive committee on recommendation of President Oakman. MT. Castles election will take effect January next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

The St. Louis public schools stand in President Eliot's mind as the best in the country But the Harvard man has never inspected Birmingham s schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

Dowie is preparing to resume at Zion City but the Elijah branch of his mission is not at present in good work ing order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

The administration is endeavoring to stife an investigation of the postoffice frauds by the senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

The new Crumpacker bill consists wholly of "hot air" No such bill will be pushed through just before a Presi- dential election. It will go to a con- venient pigeonhole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

Uncle Joe Cannon is very much in clined to give senatorial dignity few setbacks, just to show it that it is not the whole thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
WHAT THEY LACK.

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
 The Colombians are now threatening "a second Boer war" They have the mountains. but the poor old country ap- parently lacks the men behind the hills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

The ravens in Zion City pay very little attention to Elijah who has to hustle for food in the accustomed man. ner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

There are 75,000 postoffices in the United States, and the supply of eligi- ble names is giving out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

King Cotton's only rival in the specu- lative markets is King Coffee, and both are handled, so to speak, in great quantities,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

Oil and water do not mix, but Nor gan and Rockefeller may yet get to- gether to run tho universe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

The senators who go out of their way to butt into Uncle Joe Cannon begin to wish they hadn't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
CHURCH ATTENDANCE IN
 NEW YORK CLASSIFIED

support of the church still comes from the religious sentiment of women. Out of the total church attendance on the last Sun day of November. in the particular dis trict to which we have referred. only about one-fourth was of men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

MT Gates is due this week to lose or win a million on something or other. He never skips a whole week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

The retreat of President Roosevelt before the tariff beneficiaries is a mat ter of campaign contributions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

Ear grating is declared humbug by eminent surgeons, except for advertis- ing purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Exchange Will Take Holiday,

New York, December 9.-The stock ex- change will be closed on Saturday, De- cember 26. the day after Christmas, as well as on Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

Baltimore alone has 10000 gas ranges, and almost innumerable flats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

The Langley airship has taken it! final header.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

Can it be that angels live in Mill waulkee, where beer is the chief food?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

The kaisers voice is still out of commission, and his country rejoices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

Zion wants an angel or two, now that the Restorer has encountered reverses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
A BIT OF A LAUGH
A New Position.

A New Position. From the Chicago Post. aWell." said the college president, 'l guess we'll have to add another man to the faculty"
 "Where is the vacancy?' Why, we need an official surgeon for the football team.p
 
 Logic. From the Detroit Free Press. Hobbs-what makes you such an op- timist?
 Dobbs-It is pleasanter to have people laugh with you than laugh at you.
 
 Willing to Set a Limit. From the Chicago Tribune. Girl in the grand stand-Isn't it a cruel game? Do you think it's fair for dozen men to pile themselves on top of the poor fellow that has the ball? Her Escort-No; there oughtnt to be more than eleven of them, anyway.
 
 The Danger. From the Washington Evening Star Do you think that the automobile will cause the extinction of the horse?' Not unless the horse persists in get ting in the way" answered the chauffeur
 he Best. From the Washington Evening Star You claim to have invented the best airship before the public?'' q do," was the emphatic answer. But your machine didn't even leave the ground"
 That's the point It never gets far enough from terra firma to risk any bodys life.
 Gathering Perplexities. From the Washington Evening Star. "Dese race problems is sumpin' terri ble," said MT. James Collihour. Oats whut dey is, answered Mir. Erastus Pinkley Its gettin' so de hosses is hahder to beat dan policy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10

Cotton prints may rise to the fash ionable class.