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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
S72, 539, ,337 for the Army.

Washington, January 1.-The house committee on military affairs today con- cluded the preparations for the army bill. which will carry an appropria ton of estimate The appropriation last year was s91, ,246, ,636. Provision Is made for the mastering out of the Porto Rican pro- visional regiment on July next. the soi- diers to receive two months extra pay; also that the soldiers qualifying as ex- pert rif1emen shall receive $1 extra pay per month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
Coal Legislation Discussed.

Washington, January 7.-Chairman Payne and Representative Dalzell of the ways and means committee conferred with Senator A'1rich today for a short time, and it vas rnderst ood the subject of legisiation on coal was discussed. Sem atos Lodge and several Massachusetts mentors have Introduced bills to sus- pead he duty on coa! for different periods an considerable pressure is being brought t9 hear 70 haVa some such action taken. 2 7en in the conference refused to dis- c, aa He suhjeet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
pe MAsSA oB DE sHEEPFoL'.

B Sarah Pratt Mclean. D- massa ob de sheepfop, Dat guard de sheepfol' bin, Look ouf n do gloomerin' meadows. Hhar do iong night rain begin 50 h. fca T to do hirelin' shepa'd. ls u1. sh ep, is dey all come in? O 4cp saTs de hirelin shepa'd, pegs some dey's black and thin, And some days po' or wedda's, 8at da res dey's all brung in, Eat dc res dey's all brung In. Den de massa ob de sheepfol, left guard de sheepfor bin, Gaes down in de gloomerin' meadows, Ahar dc long night rain begin s ra le' down de ba's ob de sheepfof, lililin sof' Come in. Come in, eldlin' sof. Come in. Come in! Thn up t'ro' de gloomerin' meadows, 70 de col night rain and win ad up t'ro' de gloomerin' rain-paf,
 ie elect ia pie cin' thin.
 DO los sheep ob de sheepfoP tv all comes gadderin' in; ne gn los sheep ob de sheepfop bry Il comes gadderin' in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
The Beqqars Evolution.

"The old time conventional beggar stood on the street corner and piled his trade, but the up-to-date beggar occu- pies a sitting posture on the sidewalk and appeals to passers by as the tin cup is held out for alms," said citizen.
 Many beggars now adays are cripples, but those who are not sit down on the pavement to look as much like the mo- legged ones as possible. Moreover the sitting posture Is believed to attract more attention than the erect position.
 Another thing about beggars. they dress better as rule than they did in former times.. I have seen a number re- gently who looked 'dressy' enough to grace a store counter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
The Alligator.

"The large stuffed alligator that stood guard at the entrance of the public libra ry in the city hall for several weeks has been removed and is now decorating the wall in the vestibule to the reading room" said a city official
 q am surprised to find that people who pass by the alligator every day cannot tell how many legs the animal has. I asked one man who had seen the alliga- tor at least twenty times how many legs it had and he hadn't an idea on the sub- ject.
 Tt might be interesting if school teach CTS would test the observing faculty of their pupils by asking them to tell about the alligator's legs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
GREAT ALARM IN ARIZONA. Spread of Bubonic Plague Is Said to
 Be Extending Northward.

Tucson, Ariz., January 7.-The spread of the bubonic plague toward the United States has caused such great alarm that six prominent physi- clans here today sent the following message to the surgeon general of the marine hospital service:
 Reliable reports from Guayamas in- dicate that an epidemic of bubonic plague at Topolombampo and Guaya- mas Is extending north. Cargoes from infected ports are unloading daily at Guayamas and other ports, with no precaution whatever. The mortality rate is over 50 per cent, and the epi- demic is spreading rapidly. It is a great menace to southern Arizona and should be investigated immediately and quarantine against the infected port should be established"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
n the New York Press

From the New York Press.
 In these doubtful days you can't even trust red hair to be what it seems to be.
 People go ballooning when they get engaged; they fall out when they get married
 Next to curly hair the heroine of a novel has got to have pearly teeth to interest women.
 An old man has to get into a love af- fair ever so often to prove to himself that he is no longer young
 It's the men who have fits over the negligence of tho government with the Monroe doctrine that leave a barrel of potatoes out over night to freeze
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
TO PLAY TOMORROW.
First Basketball Game of the Season
 Takes Place.

The first basket ball game of the season will be played at the Athletic club on First avenue and Twenty-second street tomorrow night between the South High lands and the Northsidc teams. Both of these teams have been practicing since before the holidays. and both are evenly matched for an exciting game.
 The Athletic club is arranging for large crowd of spectators as no admis- sion will be charged on the opening night, and as all of the basket bali ''rooters" are keen" for the sport. Ed Warren. Henry Dean and William NJ. Huey will be the officials of the game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
CHURCH SOLD FOR A MILLION.

New York Letter In Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Dr. Parkhurst's church was sold today for s1,oOO,OOO. The Metropolitan Life h. surance company Is now the owner. A new church Is to be erected across the street and the site of the present old edifice will be improved with a modern building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
THE AoE-HERALp's CARTOONS

From the Union Springs Breeze.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald Is enter taining its readers with some apt and in teresting cartoons these days. The Age Herald is getting to be one of the finest papers in the south, both editorally and as a newspaper. It's typographical make up is excellent also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
JURY vENiRE.
List of Those Who VIII Try Capital
 Cases.

The jury venire for the triSl of criminal cases in the Criminal court s as follows:
 George E. Taylor Insurance agent; Zack F. Smith, bool tore; ], z. Wright, dairyman; Sidney r Lazar9a. sa esman; Thomas E. NeSmitl. hooakaepcr; Will Ham T. Underwood, ur1noWnl 2. s. La- cey, farmer; T. J. Cianceyi Iron man; George M. Clayton, grocer E f5 Sparks, farmer; A. J. Barker, AmsoiV1.l Tobacco company; Marvin C. Atnes & motorman; R. l.. Rutledge. clerk F.. A. Wilson, baker; Henry F. . Muiliet, cutter; Charles A. Jones. siesnani ,. N. Davis, clerk; P. E. Jacobs coptraetor Edwin T.
 :Jconnor. boolslkeei or John lLcF'arr. car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

That ono state should be allowed to charter trusts for all the states, sim ply for the fees involved, is men, strous, and it will be strange indeed if the monsters it turns loose arc al lowed in tho long run to work their will upon the other states. Each state can control its own trade, and Sena- tor Morgan's plan for taxing the trusts | by no means the worst that has been presented It is at any rate moro feasi- ble and more practicable than Attor- ney General Knox's raid upon the rail- roads,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
Io ENpedite Trust Suits.

Vas s1ington, January 7.-In the hous today Bepresentative Littlefield introduc 70 2 ti to expedite suits against trustf IA lteal with that introduced in tn scanie by selator Hoar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

When President Roosevelt appoints a negro woman postmaster in some Illinois town, then it will be time to reinstate Postmaster Minnie Cox of Indianola, Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

High noon Is still subject of con- troversy, some contending that it is when noon has been rubbed in an hour or so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
REFORMING SPELLING.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Besides, thru" looks crude and unfin- ished. The popular opinion is that it won't du
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Tho teachers want county uniform ity and the parents who pay for books want state uniformity. Those who pay should have 8 voice in this matter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Those who pooh-pooh Marconi's achievements are simply repeating his tory. All great inventions and discov- cries are pooh-poohed at the outset.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

We are shy on battleships, but there is nothing shy about those we have. Crumshell'c ship does not even shy at a rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

When a deer is killed out of season down in Maine it inevitably is found dead along the trolley tracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Indianola's independent mail line is working smoothly on a belated sched- ule. Two hours late is the penalty inflicted on those who render the color line aggrerc.,,-c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Inventor Edison says electricity will soon abolish the drug stores, unless they keep the new kind of chain light ning bottled up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
About Persons

Owen Carroll of Jasper is in the city.
  M. M. Boggan, one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Bir- mingham, is recovering from a long and dangerous illness. Thomas F. Lilly of Memphis is at the Morris.
 Alexander King of Anniston was at the Metropolitan yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Tho Moroccan army Is commanded by MacLean, but he is Scotchman, and he never heard of Butte, Montana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

President Sheppard it is, and his name is an assurance Of good ball, and he has excellent men on his staff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

It seems that a good share of Cor nelius vanderbilt's relatives did not relent enough to call during his ill., ness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

The lemon juice remedy should be retained in lemonade, no matter if 1t does not kill the typhoid germ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

The United States is It, according to the new postbellum construction ists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Attorney General Knox simply pro- poses to let the well-enough trusts alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

The Cleveland cut is very popular in the hopelessly republican states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

There are no postmistresses, any more than there are authoresses or poetesSes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Sig. Marconi is certainly succeeding, for he has been sued for infringement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Russell sage has nearly overtaken another of his numerous birthday an- niversaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

The sp sctacular at Delhi is on boom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

Alabama's referees are in Washing ton armed with axes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

President Roosevelt Is much too strenuous in the Indianola case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
PROTEST COMES
FROM RURALS
Postoffice Department May
Rescind Order Requiring
Posting Names.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 81
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow has recommended to Post
master General Payne that the order
directing the posting of names Of resi-
dents on rural free delivery routes in
the postofdces on those routes be re-
scinded.No action has yet been taken
on the recommendation.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Wtynne and Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow disagree on
the question. The order was issued
by Mr.. Wynne as acting postmaster
general, and was approved by Mr..
Payne when he returned from the
West Indies. Mr.. Payne said today
that he believes the publicity attained
through the order would add 81 100000
a year to the postal revenues and. In
this way, would help to make the
service self sustaining, and that he be-
lieved the publicity was in line with
the doctrine Of THE greatest good to
the greatest number"
Mr.. Payne said the objections to the
publicity given the names OF patrons
came from the country newspapers
which are made more subject to COM
petition from the large papers; from
the country store, which loses by the
invasion of the aggressive advertising
Of the large mercantile houses in the
cities, and the wholesale stores of the
cities, from which the country store
keepers get their stock; the mail order
houses invading their field.
Mr.. Payne said today that that he
would welcome an intelligent public
discussion of the question.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01

tigation by the comptroller of the
treasury, the result of which was that
his disallowance amounted to 1882, a
considerable part of which sum was
afterwards allowed on further inquiry.
Of the results of this investigation I
was fully apprised. About the same
time Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General BristQw informed me that in
spectors had found the same apparent
or actual irregularities in the Wash
ington office. 1 advised him according
to my recollection of the investigation
which the controller of the treasury
had made. In Mr.. -Tulloch's letter he
does not repeat his earlier statement
that when he made his representa-
tons l did nothing. He does, however,
say: L was creditably informed at the
time that the matter so prepared with
perhaps other evidence was laid before
Postmaster General Smith by Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow,
who requested the appointment of a
commission to investigate the office
of the first assistant postmaster gen.
eral. This was refused by Mr.. Smith,
who looked upon it as another mani
festation of the relations between Per-
ry S. Heath and Mr.. Bristow.'
In reply 1 refrain from making the
obvious comment and content myself
with saying that the statement that
Gen. Bristow made such a request
and that refused is entirely untrue.
CHARLES Emory Smith"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
WOMEN WHO WEAR HATS
INDANGER OF EXPULSION
German Baptist Brethren Will GraveIy
Discuss Their Fate.

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, May 81
twenty-five thousand people attended
today's meeting incident to the annual
conference of the German Baptist
Brethren of the World. Ministers from
all parts of the United States spoke at
the various churches during the day,
The business session of the confer
ence will open Tuesday. Some Of the
questions to be considered are
Does the church consider that the
sack coat with the standing collar is
in the order Of the brotherhood?
Can members of the church Of Swe-
den become members of labor unions
Shall the use of tobacco in any form
by officers be forbidden?
Shall such sisters as persist in wear
ing hats instead Of bonnets be dis
missed from the church?
Shall the general mission board be
authorized to establish. own and con-
troll a clothing house to supply breth-
rem with plain clothes?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
WANT COLUMN BRANCH OFFICES:

nue.. corner St. Adams: 400 selby
c. avenue and $40 University Avenue;
:. + RSEpElW ,gE Druggist Seven Corp p'as
e,, and Ingiehart.
and Grotto streets
SEVER Wesley, Druggist Maria ave-
w nue. and n East Third street. eou,,,
WAITER NELSON, Druggist, University
p1r1r,s aXenue and Rice street.
NhA4ZhE d CO, Druggists, Selby ana
A. & G. SCHUMACHER, Druggists. 400
IVY W MsI G s6eyenth street, ,sa,.,,
c. T. Heller, coi Colo mad St. Peter and
c. F. RUTHERiFSoe'RD. St. Peter and
J. P. JELLINEk & CO.. ss1 West Sew
W. K. cof sfz1Sf; East Seventh street.
A. A. CAMPBELL. Louis and Rondo
r. streets.
b 81 E sN eAkbM 4sa RrOadway Mint, and
GEORGE 6. DAVENPioRr & CO.. s7s
Fl W Ef ptG ssEen Il street: tract. e.o Eas.
seventh street. corner Beech.
JOHN , B0DIN & Co. 9S1 Payne avenue.
3. A TREAT. 442 Broadway.
a. rA11J)ENIS. 412 WaDaSna.
m: ): COURTNEY 47s Wabasha-
W.: T. Lowe, PRESCRIPTION Pharmacist
corner Twelfth and Robert streets.
J.; 4. BATTO. Druggist. SOC jackson street
a. =, SONNEN. Druggist. STA Rice street
L. II. LUEDERss Pharmacist. s7s Rice
wALTER NELSON. Druggist. sss Rice
cor. Summit
DR. MARKS, Pharmacy. 11s s. Wabasha.
HALL KRAFT Druggists, 42S S. Wa
HANS MADISON. Druggist. 176 Concord
ECLIPSE DRUG STORE, 113 s. Robert.
=. A. WOLFRUM. Druggist. 572 Kent.
+. e. KISSEL Druggist. SCI Thomas.
s. LUEDERS, Druggist, Front and Gaul-
tier streets.
A. L. WOOLSEY, Druggist. 391 N. Prior.
F. A. HOLCOMB. Druggist. 954 Payne.
4; A. CAMPBELL. Druggist, 235 Rondo
CENTRAL PHARMACY, Tenth and Wa
EP9MUND ]. FUCHS. druggist, 7ss East
E. 2. KEEPER. druggist, 45o South Rob-
G. F INLAND. druggist, AL University
avenue.
A. T. sUNDBERG, druggist. III Dale st.
F. A. MUNICH. druggist, 751 Mississippi
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
PECK VOUCHES
FOR IGORROTES
Declares sIand Is Prosperous and Peo-
pie Content.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May S1-Wil-
liam F. Peck, governor of the Igorrote
provinces of Benguet, in his report to
the bureau of insular of the war de-
partment for the year 1902, says his
administration has been marked by
manifest contentment on the part Of
the people and hearty cooperation Of
the officials.
In the year past 200 miles of good
roads have been constructed. This
was was done without cost to the gov
eminent. The governor, speaking Of
the cholera, says that he deemed 1t
essential to stop the practice Of the
Igorrotes of gathering about the affiict-
ed and holding fetes and sacrificing ami
mails or birds. The promptness with
which the people complied with this
order and with those to stop travelling
from one pueblo to another. he says,
was a satisfactory proof of their con-
fidence and regard for the American
government.
Notwithstanding the cholera and the
smallpox the governor says in travel
ing about the province he finds new
houses, new rice fields, new coffee plan
tations and gardens and clean yards,
other evidences of thrift and industry.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
CLAIMS POSTOFFICE
CROOKEDNESS WAS
NECESSARY
Former Postmaster General
Smith in Answer to Tul-
loch Charges Admits Irreg-
ularities Existed, but We're
an Easy Method of Meeting
War Conditions and So
Were Allowed.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 81
Postmaster General Payne today made
public the reply of former Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith to the
charges OF former Cashier S. w. Tul-
loch, of the Washington city postoffice,
regarding the postal administration.
Mr.. Smith says that he investigated
the allegations of irregularities when
they were made, and that the evidence
adduced in most cases was believed to
have been a justification of the trans
actions complained of, adding that the
criticisms betrayed a lack of knowledge
of conditions Incidental to the Spanish
war and the measures necessary to
meet the requirements. Mr.. Payne
said today that Mr.. Smiths letter prac-
tically closes the Tulloch incident al
though other documents on the sub
ject will be made public later. These
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
Romance of Famous Picture.

A curious romance of a famous pic
ture has just come to light, according
to a cable dispatch to the New York
Herald.
For many years a picture entitled
'The Holy Family hung on the walls
Of the Bristol Young Mems association.
The owner lent 1t for a long time, and
ultimately proposed that the associa-
ton should buy it for what he termed
a reasonable sum-$50. But the as
ISOLATION thought it had. more impor-
tant demands for its money and de-
clined to buy the picture.
Lately the owner died, the executors
took charge of the picture and sent it
to London to be sold. Judge of their
surprise when they got $4,000 for it
from an expert, who identified 1t as a
famous picture from the brush of Piet-
70 da Cortona, a great Italian painter
Of the seventeenth century. The ex-
pert considered it cheap at the price.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
ANTI-CLERICALS ARE
AWED BY POLICE
Demonstrations in Paris Are Prevented
Thirty Arrests.

PARIS, May 31.-The Free Thinkers
and anti-clericals attempted to make
a manifestation in the Place de la Re-
publique, but an imposing display of
the police and Republican guard pre-
vented the carrying out of their plans.
Several rows occurred, however, be-
tween the police and the manifestants,
leading to thirty arrests. The mani
festants, headed by Sebastian Faure,
finally assembled at the Labor ex-
change this evening on the occasion of
the reception Of $50 delegates from the
Belgian Socialist society. This meet
ing broke up in great disorder. The
police charged the crowd around the
building and several persons were in
jured and a number arrested.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
THREE ARE DEAD
AS RESULT OF CRAPS
Survivor Narrowly Escapes Lynching
by Angry Mob.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 31.-Two
negroes and white boy were killed
and a third negro terribly beaten in a
quarrel over a game of craps at High
Bridge, West Liberty, this afternoon.
The enraged mob Of whites had the
rope about the neck Of the third negro
and were dragging him to a tree to
lynch him when he was rescued by
officers.
Both sides had revolvers and during
the battle a hundred or more shots
were fired. The quarrel was the re-
suit of an attempt on the part of the
white boys to break up the crap game
and stop gambling.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
St. Petersburg Bicentenary.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 31-The
energetic precautions taken by the po-
lice authorities were effective in main
tanning order during Fridays cele-l
brations Of the bicentenary of the
founding of st. Petersburg. In addi-
ton to the prohibition Of illuminations
several bridges over the Nova were
dismantled in order to prevent the peo-
pie from foclking to the center of the
city. A slight disturbance occurred at
the fete given in the gardens of the
peoples hall. The police suppressed
the disorder and closed the theater at
tached to the hall
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-01
Listen to Plants and Hear EN- Grow.

If you were told that 1t was possible
to hear plants grow you would scarce
ly believe it, but two Germans say
they have discovered a method Of
hearing plants grow. In the appa-
ratus the growing plant is connected
with disc, having in its center an
indicator which moves visibly and
times magnified. Both disc and fndi-
Gator are metal, and when brought
in contact with an electric hammer,
the electric current being interrupted
at each of the divided interstices of
the disc, the growth of the plant is
as perceptible to the ear as to the eye.
New York News.