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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
THE SOUTHERN PRESS.

Memphis News Those who console themselves with the thought that life is a game of cards are generally the two spots of the deck
 Shreveport Times: One of the things to be thankful for is that the Louisiana newspapers have not succumbed to the comic supplement craze.
 Memphis Scimitar: One man tied the Jett-white jury and prevented convic- tion. Needless to say that he has not made arrangements to travel.
 Savannah News: MT. Payne is becom- ing almost as ready weeper as Sena- tor Teller. There are tears in his voice" about every time he turns one of the ras- calls out
 Chattanooga News: If the people of Kentucky keep on rewarding Captain Ewen for telling the truth few more mountaineers may be induced to tell what they know.
 Florida Times-Union; Somebody re- fers to Recent cotton as great mort gage liter" Unfortunately for the av- craze farmer, however. 1t lifted itself clear out of his reach long ago.
 Richmond News-Leader: The announce ment that New York specialists are go- ing to make a scientific study of the snake bite" suggests very forcibly a ruse for the specialists having high old time.
 Louisville Herald: Judge Jones of the United States court at Montgomery has declared the Alabama statute providing for the working out of fines. which is the basis of the peonage system. viola tion of the federal constitution. A debt is, he points out civil contract, and no one can be lawfully imprisoned for such debts. or forced in default of pay ment to serve master. The peonage sys- tenn is an outrage on American civiliza- ton and freedom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

spirited struggles for prizes. go on, but the great general public takes no heed of them and makes no attempt to initiate them. The American treads industriously in the path of the Briton, and forms choruses only for tie production of ora torios and the giving of huge music fes- tivals, in which, after all is said and done. expensive imported soloists are the real attraction. Such an organization as the Liederkranz or the Arion of this city. with a handsome club house. a daily club life, and a place for the wife or sweet heart, all built upon the basis of the part song, is unknown to the native
 Both the Germans and the Welsh have the advantage of us in possessing a vast fund of part songs and a long line of mu- sical traditions. The folk song nurtured the infancy of their part singing, and what the lays of the minnesingers con- tributed to the one the harp songs of the bards gave to the other. The poor American never had folk song. though pr. Antcnln Dvorak told him he ought to be able to reconstruct one. as 1t were out of the slave songs of the south May hap the good doctor would not be over charmed at such a spectacle as two score substantial American business men standing In a group on a brilliantly lighted stage on hot summer night and singing a rag-time coon song.
 That the Sangerfest Is not already a national institution with us says that, in one respect al least, the mass of our countrymen don't know a good thing when they see 1t. Let us all singl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
WHAT THE GERMANS DO
 FOR THE ART OF MUSIC
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 IN ADDRESSING the great audience
 which greeted him at the opening concert of the Northeastern Sanger bund in Baltimore on Monday evening President Roosevelt gate utterance to the wish that such clubs as the German sing ing societies might be formed every where among the citizens of this country as promoters of that admirable sum of beneficent clements which the Germans call "gemuthlichkeit." The President might easily have gone further and wish ed that the singing society would domes- ticatei tself for the sake of it's promo ton of it's lovely art, rich in refining in- f1uences --an art which in it's continual appeal to the finer feelings of men makes some considerable contribution toward good citizenship.
 But curiously enough although the German carries his singing society with him wherever he goes and sets up the Liederverein under the southern cross or under the equatorial sun, he never suc- ceeds in imparting a love for 1t to other peoples. The Mannerchor-the male chorus-and the part song appear to many to belong exclusively to the German. but its twin may be found in the choral societies of the Welsh. The Welshman has his Eisteddfod. in which he. too, com petes In choral song.
 Neither of them. however. has aroused in the American any love for this form of entertainment. Year after year Ger man and Welsh festivals of song, with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
IN HOTEL LoBBIBs.
Ensley Postofhce.

Frank Deedmeyer the well known law yer, whose residence Is in Ensley. re- turned home last night from an eastern trip. He spent several days in Baltimore and two or three days in Washington. Concerning the Ensley postofhee about which I saw Postmaster General Payne, I wish It distinctly understood" said MT. Deedmeyer, that the complaint against Postmaster Thomas J. Lawler in nowise relates to his character as gentleman or to his integrity. MT Lawler Is one of Ensleys most estmable citizens. The situation is simply this: MT. Lawler was appointed postmaster when Ensey had a population of only 600. The city now has a population of about 12.000 and the Ensley Board of Trade which l represent in this matter, alleges that he is not able with his small clerical assistance to handle the heavy business of the office.
 "As stated in the Age-Herald's Wash ngton dispatch the postmaster genera promises to send an inspector to Bir-. mingham to investigate the postoffce situation. And as the Age-Herald's cor respondent further stated the board or trade has no candidate to recommend Tor MT Lawler's place. should change be made. If the postmaster general decides that a change Is demanded, President Roosevelt's referees would. imagine, name Mir. Lawlers successor.
 .'Postmaster General Payne informed me that the Ensley office would be ad- vanced from the third class to the sec ond class on the 1st of July. This, he said. would entitle the postmaster to thousand-dollar assistant in addition to the present clerk"
 Mr Deedmeyer said there could be no truth in the rumors of Postmaster Gen eral Payne's i'll health. as he looked re- markedly well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

Chamberlain will court the business end of another parliamentary cyclone. He might command some votes in the house of lords, but in the commons he will not be able to mustee any consid- erable strength. Thus the English yin dication of Dingleyism proves to be boomerang. and none of the valued D.lgley contemporaries are now say ing a word about that vindicatioE. They seem to have forgotten l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
THE ASS AND THE LADDER.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 T came into possession of Hebrew library the other day. said student. "and in several of my new books is the sentence. May this volume not be dam aged, neither this day nor forever, until the ass aseends the ladder What does that mean-'till the ass ascends the lad der'-do you know?"
 'Yes, l know" answered the students preeeptor. "The phrase is like that of Petronius "aslnus In tegnis' Gan ass on the housetop). It signifies impossibility, a thing that will never take place. Books preserved. therefore. until the ass ascends the ladder are books forever preserved.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
BUSINESS CLOSED FIRM.
Reduction in Bank Rate Makes Out look More Hopeful for Market.

London. June Ply Business on the stock exchange closed fairly firm Saturday after quiet week. transactions being largely confined to professional trading. The reduction in the bank rate is used as keynote by the financial writers for more hopeful prognosticat tions regarding the market. The American situation con- tinued to be the center of interest and it was pointed out that the liquidation has probably reached a low point and the situation must respond to the excellent commercial showing of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
About Persons.

c. S. Bentul of St. Louis is at the Met ropoltan.
 Major John W. Johnston, formerly of Birmingham. but now of Richmond, is here.
 Mrs. Money and Miss Money of Mis- sissippi are registered at Hotel Morris. II. Landsberger of St. Louis is at the St. Nicholas.
 S. S. Buckley of Syracuse, N. Y. is stopping at the Hillman.
 John F. Bennett of Charleston regis tered yesterday at the Hillman.
 S. w. Pettibone and wife of Louisville are at the Metropolitan.
 John 6 Munhall registers from St. Louis at the Hotel Morris.
 L. M. NoalSes of Syracuse, N. r.. is at the St. Nicholas
 c. M. Fouche of Chattanooga is stopping at the Hillman.
 Elmer A. Turner of Macon Is at the Hillman.
 J Lodge of Tuscaloosa is staying at the St. Nicholas.
 J. Lewis Brown and wife of Atlanta are at the Hillman.
 S. Bragg of Montgomery is at the Met ropolitan.
 J. H. Graham of Louisville is stopping at the Morris.
 J F. Addams of New York is at the Hillman.
 w. E. Smith of Chicago is staying at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
Auto Spaed.
vain .

In Massachusetts the maximum limit of speed in automobiles is by law ten miles an ho"- in populous sections, and fifteen miles an hour on country roads. Such machines are heavy, and the rates of speed named by Massachusetts are as high as the safety of other road travellers will jus tify. To subordinate the safety of the many to the sport of the few would be poor policy indeed, and Mas sachusetts has no intention of chang ing her law. A motor carriage driven at faster speed is menace to life and property, and no state should grant a higher maximum.
 Automobiles are not as thick as yet in this state as autumn leaves in Val lambrosa, but they are increasing in number, and before the. legislature meets in 1907 they will need regula- tion. The legislature that meets in September would do well therefore to name the maximum speed that auto mobile owners can employ in our streets and roads. At present they may be propelledja fast as the deadly autos were in the Paris Bordeaux race, and it is manifestly best that they be toned down to speed consistent with safety to ne many.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
Lookout Mountain Conference.

"A great array of talent will partici- pate in Lookout Mountain missionary con- ference to be held next month." said church worker.
 Among those who are to speak under the auspices of the Young Peoples Lead CTS are. The Rev. w. R. Lambuth, D. D.. secretary of the Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, Nash vile; the Rev. John F. Boucher, D. D., president of womans college, Baltimore: Prof O. E. Brown of Vanderbilt univer sity Nashville; Luther D. Wishard, chair man of the executive committee of the Young Peoples Missionary movement. New York city; the Rev. Ira Landrith, D. D.. editor of the Cumberland Presby terian Nashville s Earl Taylor. Young Peoples secretary of the Missionary so- cety of the Methodist Episcopal church, New York city; the Rev. A. l.. Phillips D. D.. superintendent of Sabbath School and Young Peoples Work of the Pres byterian church. south. Richmond; the Rev. H. F. Williams, editor of the Mis- sionary. Nashville; the Rev. w. R. | Culloch. Young Peoples secretary of the Missionary society of the Methodist Epis- copal church. south. Nashville; the Rev T. H MacCauley, D. D.. Chattanooga; the Rev. William F. McDowell, D. D., secretary of the board of education of the Methodist Episcopal church, New York city: the Rev. S. II. Chester, D. D. secre- tary of Foreign Missions of the Presbyte- rian church. south. Nashville the Rev G. l.. Wharton. D. D., of India; the Rev w. J. Wilingham, D. D., secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Baptist church. south. Richmond.
 'There is every indication that this conference will be the beginning of a new and better organized missionary effort in the churches of the southern states. The character of the programme is quite dif- ferent from anything that has previously been attempted In the south. The confer ence Is a training school rather than 8 convention. and has for it's purpose the preparation and equipment of leaders in the more effective prosecution of distinc- lively denominational work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
COMMENTS CULLED FROM
 PAPERS HERE AND THERE

King Edward has accepted the invita- ton of King Leopold to make a brief sta. at ostend this summer with the object of rendering this Belgian seaside resort pop ular with English people King Leopqld has extensive property interests near tfs- tend and these have greatly declined n value as a result of the gambling tables and establishments being closed. by the government It is said that the Belgis monarch is much dismayed at this stat of affairs and is doing everything in h ! power to boom Ostend.
 The agitation to make German com pusory study in all the schools of the large cities is another reminder that this language is dying out in the United States. German speaking people who come here soon pick up the English language and even in the family circle the new tongue seems to be preferred. Very few German children now speak the language of their fathers and mothers with any fiuency. It is hinted that the movement to introduce German into our schools is largely matter of sentiment and it is predicted that the Staats-Zeitung itself will again appear in English.
 The vatican at Rome contains OOl rooms, but this enormous number Is nos enough to house the papal court and
 attendants For this reason Pope Leo opened negotiations with the Italian,eov ernment for the purchase of the old mint called zecca. There is a reluctance on ths part of the government to increase the ''imperium in imperio" of the papacy but at the same time there are advanr tages to be derived from ceding the, e,s mint to the church, as it will further protect officials from the attacks of an- arehists and popular uprisings.
 M. Fremiet. famous French sculptor. has been commissioned to design a mon- ument to be erected in memory Of the pigeons that carried messages during the siege of Paris. The pigeon post was very successful at its commencement, and thousands of letters and dispatches were sent out of the city by this means The writings were photographed and reduced to such a minute size that none of t could be read without the aid of a mag nifylng glass. One bird could carry many nissives A cage containing a pair of homing pigeons were on one occasion at tached to a balloon with note offering a reward of 100 francs to anyone who would send them back with news of the outer world. The Prussians co blurred the Balloon and sent word to the French that the birds were very tender and made good pie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

Goldsworthy Gurney made his famous journey in steam carriage" from Lon don to Bath and back. Gurney was a sur geon in Marylebone, greatly given to the working out of inventions in his spare time and it took him some years to com plete his first motor" in his back yard on Albany street. He accomplished the journey to and from Bath at the rate of fifteen miles an hour. and there was only one disturbing incident, when a crowd as- sembled at Melksham set upon the ma- chine, and having burned their fingers, threw stones and seriously wounded the stoker. This Gurney journey stands as the first example of locomotion by steam in this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
THE FOUR WINDS.

By c. H. Luders. Wind of the North. Wind of the Norland snows, Wind of the winnowed skies and sharp
 clear stars Blow cold and keen across the naked
 hills. And crisp the lowland pools with crys-
 tai films, And blur the easement with glittering
 ice,
 But go not near my love. Wind of the West. Wind of the few, far clouds Wind of the gold and crimson sunset Blow fresh and pure across the peaks
 and plains, And broaden the blue spaces of the
 heavens. And sway the grasses and the mountain
 pines.
 But let my dear one rest. Wind of the East Wind of the sunrise seas, Wind of the clinging mists and gray. j
 harsh rains Blow moist and chill across the wastes
 of brine. And shut the sun out and the moon and
 stars, And lash the boughs against the drip
 ping caves. w Yet keep thou from my love. But thou sweet windi Wind of the fragrant South, Wind from the bowers of jasmine and of
 rose Over magnolia glooms and liIied lakes. And towering forests come with dewy
 wings. ., And stir the petals at her feet. and kiss the low mound where she lies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Beauty may be only skin deep. but there is no need of biting through.
 It is wise shoe dealer who numbers his womens sizes smaller than they are.
 Either the farmer prays for rain or cusses it because there is too much of it.
 A man imagines he Is getting into pub lie life when he is induced to chip into the campaign fund.
 Generally 1t Is the girl who smokes cigarettes and drinks cocktails that gets offended unless you say lingerie when you mean underwear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
Morgan Company Explains.

New York. June 21.-The following statement was issued by a mem Der of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. :: Any statement or report that the Inter national Mercantile Marine company is to be reorganized and its stock assessed is absolutely untrue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

The Servian army and the present king desire the outside world to con slider the manner of succession as a closed incident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
Passenoer official.

John W Blount of Macon. Ga, has been appointed travelling passenger agent of the Central of Georgia railroad. with headquarters in Birmingham. He will ar rive here today or tomorrow.
 Mir Blount has been with the Central in Macon many years and is one of the most popular and efficient passenger men in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
Barkeepcr Killed.

Jackson. Mich, June 2l.-While defend ing his wife and children from threats of murder at Munith, a small place near here. today. August Braun the village hotel keeper, struck William McCrow. his former barkeeper. on th4 head with an iron bar from sfhe effects of which the latter cicd in a ff<R minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
THE FAST AUTOMOBILE.

From the London Daily Chronicle
 In these days of fast motoring and high railway speeds 1t Is interesting to recall that it was in July, 1929. some little time before George Stephenson had solved the problem of steam transport. that Sir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
The Stock Market.

The Financial Age of New York. In its issue of Saturday evening, says:
 "There is no longer any evidence of the recent uneasiness in the stock market and while genuine strength is still lacking, there is nevertheless, degree of resist ance which was not apparent throughout the recent decline. The lessons taught by recent developments in the stock market are applicable to bulls and bears alike, and both will probably display a greater degree of caution in their operations dur ing the next few months. The former realize that the depreciation of values which eliminated a week ago was brought about by their efforts to create and main- tain fictitious values, while the srost have been convinced of the readiness of the larger interests in the street to protect the market from unwarranted assaults which are likely to njure the position of our securities in the eyes of European investors
 "IJnusuai interest has been manifested in the attitude of this class toward. our market. the question of chief interest be- Ing now long Eufope Will Ieeaiii 'he seoShS purchased during the recent decline. Stocks taken by foreign investors at panic prices in 1893 and 1895 were resold to us on the basis of from 5 to 20 points profit. Europe has not shown any disposition to buy our stocks since the beginning of this boom movement in 1898, and it's own money markets are not in condition of plethora such as would warrant under ordinary circumstances, resumption of in- vestment in our shares by wholesale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22
THE MAIN TROUBLE.

From the New York World
 The main trouble surrounding the for nation of trust is that each company going into 1t wants to get the largest amount of stock for It's plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

Mark Hannas appointees in the office are .alling daily, but Mark clev- erly escapes the critics because of his surrender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

AHIRTY years, ago we would laugh kO at the idea of man wearing cor
 sets. The only people in those days who were guilty of such effeminacy were Frenehmen. They were the subjects of much sarcasm and many sneers on the part of their more sturdy brothers in England and America, but they would go out on the field of honor with even more readiness than their detractors. At present the corset is becoming neces- sary article of clothing for great many men Of fashion whom nature has not endowed with particularly graceful forms. It is reported that Bourke Coeh- ran and Adrien Iselin wear corsets, and they are not considered effeminate Twelve members of the New York Stock exchange are known to wear eorsets. while s7S are belted up in abdominal supporters.
 Since the occupancy of the Philippines by the United States many of our sol- diers have pined away and died when there was no organic c'sease apparent. They were victims of nostalgia. not disease of the body but disease of the mind, the better known as homesickress. When a man is affected this way he rap Idly becomes worse and unless he is sent home he wastes away and dies.
 The peculiar thing about nostalgia is that officers of the army, private soldiers. civilians, old, middle aged and young all are subject to nostalgia. It is no boys disease.
 A comparison of the conduct of Webster and Roosevelt regarding the presidency Las been made and the dgniied actions of the old regime statesman have been contrasted with those of our strenuous executive rather to the discredit of the latter. Webster ponderously refused to seek or solicit the presidency, and he was not honored with the chief office of the land. Friends of Roosevelt justify hls electioneering tactics by the plea that nowadays it is the only way to win the place. This may be true. but in the per- son of our President we cannot but ad- mire the stately reserve and modest but dgnifed bearing of the Presidents of the early days.
 1 Governor Terrell of Georgia has had to borrow $75,O00 to run the watermelon state for six months. The legislature meets in the summer the tax money will not be received until next. fall. and this has brought about the state of affairs in Georgia. The governor did not find it necessary to go to New York this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

Big postal contracts invite corrup- ton, and the corruptor is generally on hand with one hand outstretched for poodle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

The pope may not be strong. but it will not be bit surprising if he over came all physical troubles that beset him and gains a new grip on life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

Tompkinsville, Staten Island, is now the Cup focus of the country. The Cup remains, however, in a vault unmoved by the late arrivals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

The manner of electing kings of Ser via is one that should be honored more in the breach than in the ob- servance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

Count that day lost that does not bring intelligence of an additional scandal in the postorfce department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

The sultan of Turkey has joined the Bible revisionists. No more recruits need apply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

The parrot has supplanted the mon- key as the ps..on saint of the 400"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

Bear raids in Wall street this year are pulled off on slight notice or oc- casion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

In Servia they have government. not by injunction, but by the whims of the army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-22

The farmers want free delivery even if there are rascals at the top of the system.