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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-07

It's the little colds that grow into big colds
the big colds that end in consumption and
death. Watch the little colds. DIR. Woods
Norway Pine SyruD
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-07

cHOICE SUGAR CURED HAMS and
Breakfast Pieces, small sizes, just received by
J, 8, MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-07

The Market.
Georgetown, April Wheat 75sSQ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-07

PRESTO sELF-RAIsING FLOUR for
Pastry. Biscuits, &C., for sale by
J. c. MILBURN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
Ey-pres sidents.

The Louisville CourierJournal dis cusses in a column and a quarter edl- torial the question of providing for Presidents. It begins by saying:
 "Whatever change may ultimately be effected in our constitution regarding the Presidential office-and it would not be bad politics to incorporate the one term principle in the next democratic platform-when changes are considered. attention should be given to the question, What should we do with our ex-Presi- dents?"
 Charles Francis Adams endorsement of the proposition to make provision for the ex-Presidents is then quoted, and the Courier-Journal, after consid ering the senatorship idea and throw. ing light on the pecuniary condition of most of the statesmen who have filled the executive office, concludes as fol lows:
 "The country should remove its Pres dent from the possibility of want and at the same time hold him to Spartan responsibility and the most rigid discharge of his duties
 But, after all has been said, it is a question if this could not best be done by giving him a large enough salary dur ing his term to make him independent for the rest of his llfe''
 The proposition to pay the President larger salary than he now receives $50,000 a year-has long been popular with the people, and a bill to increase it to $100,000 would doubtless meet with general approval. Out of his pres ent salary the President can save something, perhaps, but not much. But with a hundred thousand dollars g year he could lay aside enough money in four years to make himself ant family independent the rest of theil days. This would solve the question in more satisfactory way than giving the ex-President a seat for life in tue senate. Pecuniarily he would be bet. ter off by keeping out of the senate so long as the senatorial salary remains at $5000 a year. With few exceptions our Presidents have retired from office poor men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
William B. Rankhead.

The Hon. William B. Bankhead, prom inent young attorney of Huntsville, was in the city yesterday to witness the Ala bama-Tennessee football game. MT. Bank head is an alumnus of the university, having graduated in the class of 1893. He has figured conspicuously in Madison county politics for sometime, ana is being prominently mentioned as candidate for presidential elector from the Eighth dis trict. He said: Huntsville Is undergoing one of the most prosperous eras in it's history. The basis of our prosperity is on our agricultural resources. Crops In the Tennessee valley this year have turn ed out bountiful harvest, hence our pros perity. As to politics, the prettiest race that we will have next year will be over the probate judgeship. There are three candidates in the field, with the probabil- ity of the fourth one entering the fight at an early date. It seems to me that German will receive the democratic nom- nation for president at the next democra- tic national convention. By reason of hls great generalship he will make most formidable candidate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

Presidency This will in my opinion. exist until the next democratic national convention names the nominee. The coun- try as a whole is in excellent condition. All the merchants seem to be enjoying a big trade"
 The Hon. Bordun H. Burr of Talla- dega is at the Metropolitan. Mr. Burr was one of the enthusiastic supporters of the University at the A1abama-Tennessee football game yesterday. Mir. Burr is one of the most prominent lawyers of Talia- dega and has always taken a great inter est in military affairs. He was captain of the Talladega company for number of years and is being prominently mem tioneS as a candidate for majorship in the third regiment
 Albert Haas of St. Louis spent yesterday at the Hillman.
 W. H. Werner of Tuscaloosa was one or the Fleronce's arrivals yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
WHY GEORGE HEsITATED,

From the New York Times
 It was rumored that Washington was to cross the Delaware, and reporter of the Colonial Herald interviewed the hero of the cherry tree attack. George at first declined to talk for publication, but foi fear that he would be misrepresented fl he didn't he decided to make a statement 'I am thinking of crossing the Delaware, he said, but I haven't quite made up my mind to do so.'
 "Why do you hesitate?" asked the newspaper man.
 Well to tell the truth" replied George and you know that have a well-earned reputation for telling nothing else. have hesitated on account of the fact that my crossing the river may overshadow every thing else that I have accomplished or that I may accomplish"
 "I don't see why you should feel that way" said the reporter.
 well, 1 have the fact staring me in the face that about all some people seem to remember about the late J. Caesar is that he crossed the Rubicon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

porarily, it is believed, retrenchment policy has set in all along the line. Fancy salaries will be cut down and cost sheets in general will be read justed before this time next year Dur ing the winter the directors of man. moth industries will take account of leakages and turn their attention to legitimate economies. They will look uD new markets and reckon more close ly than ever with competitors in for eign fields
 After such terrific slumps as hold CTS of watered stocks, and good stocks as well, have experienced recently, a brisk revival can hardly be expected within the next few months; but there is every reason to hope for fairly good business throughout the country in 1904. in spite of the fact that it will bo a Presidential campaign year.
 In the Birmingham district the in dustrial situation will continue in a comparatively healthy condition. There is a demand for iron-not at big prices to be sure-but at figures that will en- able most of the furnace companies to keep well at work Economies in pro- duction will be studied and carried out here as in the north, and it Is safe to predict that by 1905 more men will find employment in this district than ever before in it's history.
 Periods of prosperity used to be fol lowed by long periods of depression. But the general conditions in the United States have so greatly i'm proved, that one or two dull years in the industrial world will be followed by four or five years of good times for everybody. The business future is cer- tainly encouraging.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 6 HERE are some signs of the times 9 affecting this western country country
 which are certain to produce much uneasiness. The seemingly vera cious statement that MT. w. J. Bryan ap- peared recently in London in high silk hat came within few weeks of the equally incontrovertible information that Governor Cookery of Missouri had fore sworn his goa.ee. Between the appear ance of these two unmistakable evidences of the encroachments of an effete civil- zation charges were filed against can didate for the Kansas federal judgeship that he played poker. From this last cir constance it is obvious that an insidl- ous attempt is being made to substitute bridge" or even "f1inch," for the time honored western game.
 Whither are we drifting? Has the "sli- my serpent of the money power" finally fulfilled the prophecy of the Hon. Will liam Joel Stone and laid tits corroding hands upon the throat of the nation?" It would seem so. The independence of the west has been assailed in its most invin- cble strongholds. If one would have picked the very exemplar of Missouri sim plicity-the perennial flower of Bourbon ism as manifested in a primitive beard his selection would have been MT. Dock cry. When Charley Towne, Governor Hogg, Senator Pettigrew and others were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
The German Book Trade.

The German papers are discussing the decline of the book trade" one writer in an exhaustive argument accused the German people of falling away from the habits of their literary fathers, and, like Americans, taking more interest in bus mess than in literature.
 The "Berlner Tageblatt" in a recent is- sue, under the head of "The Germans as Book Buyers" quotes Herr Grunow, the Leipsic publisher who characterizes the criticism of his fellow Germans on the score of neglect of literature as empty and nonsenscal trash" "A public" he says, which will spend a half million marks in a few weeks for a novel, and in the same length of time several mill lions for Bsmarck's thoughts and Recol- lections.' is not bookless public" The publisher gives the names of number Of books which were sold In great numbers and of the standard works which are con- stantly in demand. "The old, threadbare complaint" -he says. ''comes originally from the authors whom no one likes and from their publishers who can find no market for their wares. But the fact should not be overlooked that the German is a ready book buyer. Every Christmas table demonstrations that fact, and it is well known that there are few men so poor that they do not have little money to expend for books
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
IS THE BOUNDLESS WEST
 NOW BECOMING EFFETE? ?

leaving the straight and narrow path of populsm for the broad way of Wall street that leads to destruction the patriot would have pointed to William Jennings Bryan in slouch hat and alpaca coat as the incorruptible exponent of the west. And if the newspapers had told of bac- carat scandals and "brdge" iniquties he would have murmured Thank heaven. it's poker they play out here"
 But this is all changed. o tempora! O pluck the farmer and gouge the consum- er Luxury has invaded the sanctified places and fashion has demoralized the tribunes of the people. In vain may Gov ernor Dockery draw attention to his nar- row heeled boots. He probably wears clocked stockings Like sounding brass and tinlxling cymbals will be the denun- ciations of the Commoner. The editor will be suspected of talking through silk hat. The poker stories of Senator Stone and the Kansas Missouri delega- toins in congress will no longer delude a confiding people. The ante and the "kitty"- those jealous conservators of western manners-have been dehased for the enervating pleasures of 'the dummy" and "great slam" and ''chicane."
 In the hopelessness engendered by these calamitous developments no remedy is suggested. The facts have merely been called to the attention of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
Industrial Economies.

After long period of unprecedented prosperity the large industrial trusts naturally went through the squeezing process. Stocks were watered, pro motors received millions of dollars in the way of commissions, officials were paid princely salaries, and yet stock holders drew fat dividends, so large were the boom profits. With few ex- captions industrial corporations were recklessly extravagant in their man. Rgement curing the prosperity period, but the toiling wage-earners shared in he result of high prices and the mer- rantile class reaped immense benefits
 Now that there is lull in industrial business and many concerns in the north have suspended operations, tem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
RILEY AND A WOMAN REPoRTE

RILEY AND A WOMAN REPORTER From the New York Times.
 A friend of James Whitcomb Riley tells story of an encounter the bachelor poet once had with a woman reporter. The energetic young woman, after strenuous effort, had finally caught Mir Riley at the telephone. This is the conversation that followed:
 "Is that Mir. Riley?"
 'Yes. That is Miss-?"
 Miss Jones of the courier-Journal. I've been trying all day to get an in- terview with you. MT. Riley
 "Ah, would it were not a view instead of an interview" said the poet gallantly.
 "Oh. thanks. How long will you re- main in Louisville, Mir. Riley?''
 "Only short time"
 "Is your wife with you?'
 NO. ma am, she Is not" Where is she, may I ask?'
 "You may ask, my dear Miss Jones, but | find it very difficult to answer. I am in absolute ignorance as to her whereabouts. For aught know to the contrary, she may right now be at the other end of this l telephone!
 There was much laughter. and after ward an effort to resume the interview But in vain. MT. Riley had escaped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
RORY O'MORE.

By Samuel Lover. Young Rory OMore courted Kathleen
 bawn; He was bold as the hawk, and she soft
 as the dawn; He wished in his heart pretty Kathleen
 to please, And he thought the best way to do that
 was to tease Now, Rory. be aisy,' sweet Kathleen
 would cry. Reproof on her lip but a smile in her
 eye With your tricks I don't know, in troth
 what I'm about Faith, you've leased till I've put on my
 cloak inside out" "Och! jewel!' says Rory. that same Is
 the way You've thrated my heart for this many a
 day; And this biased that I am. and why not,
 to be sure? For ts all for good luck, says bold Rory
 OMore. Indeed, then" says Kathleen, don't
 thr'5 of the like, For l half gave a promise to soothering
 Mike; The ground that I walk on he loves. I'll
 be bound" 'Faith!" says Rory, "Id rather love you
 than the ground" Now, Rory, I'll cry if you don't let me
 go; Sure I dhrame every night that I'm bat
 ing you so.'' "Och!' says Rory, that same I'm de-
 lighted to hear, For dhrames always go by conthraries,
 dear So, jewel, keep dhramin' that same till
 you die, And bright mornin' will give dirty night
 the black lie. And 'tis biased that I am, and why not
 to be sure. Since 'tis all for good luck" says bold
 Rory O'More. "Arrah, Kathleen, my dariint, you've
 leased me enough; Sure I've thrashd, for your sake, Dinny
 Grimes and Jim Duff And I've made myself, dhrinkin' your
 health, quite a haste, So think, after that, l may talk to the
 praste." Then Rory, the rogue. stole his arm
 round her neck So soft and so white, without freckle oi
 speck; And he looked in her eyes, that were
 beaming with light, And he kissed her sweet lips-don't yot
 think he was right? Now Rory, leave off, sir, you'll hug mt
 once more, That's eight times today that you've kiss
 ed me before" Then here goes another says he, t' make sure, For there's luck in odd numbers sayi Rory O'More.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
From the Richmond Times Dispatch.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
 XNN Sunday last the Rev. J. Cleve- kOJ land Hall, rector of the Episco- pal church in Danville. preached a sermon on temperance, and took occa- sion to speak of the operation of the pro- hibition law in that city. He admitted that the law had not injured the city commercially, but he declared that from moral point of view it was dismal failure, and worse than a failure, the demoralization of prohibition being, in his opinion. greater than the demoralization of the saloon. He said that many men who voted for prohibition kept spirituons liquors in the homes, and that the fact that the railroads and express companies are handling a smaller number Of pack ages and way bills for Danville residen- ces. but argues that the stuff can be ob- tained nearer home.
 "The habit of drinking secretly" he proceeded what men have been pro- hibited from taking openly, has inspired the young men with a sense of cumulative ness and the banding together of those young men in cliques in each other rooms at night when the wine in the glass is red and the cards are on the table. does not argue well for the dest'
 of the city when the present genera | shall have passed away and the r, | of local government have been pls | in other hands, In short, he chai | that the prohibition law had not 1 creased the consumption of spirit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
PREACHERS VIEWS OF
 PROHIBITION QUESTION

liquors, but had had the effect to en- courage men to drink in secret and had encouraged others to sell 1t in defiance of the law, and in conclusion, he urged his hearers to study the conditions for themselves, and if they found that pro- hibition did not prohibit as the first six months of the new regime had demon- started Ito repeal the law at the polls and let the open saloons come back, so that the homes of the young men might be protected, and the traffic of whisky be legalized and restricted. to the end that the incubus of perjury and hypoc- risy might be shaken from the shoulders of the young men and boys
 When Danville voted for prohibition who said that we should watch the opera tion of the law with interest. We are still watching the movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
About Persons.

w. T. Fitts, a prominent banker of Tuscaloosa was one of the Metropolitan arrivals last night
 c. NJ. LeRounx of St. Louis spent yes terday at the St. Nicholay.
 W. E. Hollaway of Montgomery is reg istered at the Hillman.
 w E. Barnett of Monroevile, promi- nent young lawyer. was in the city yester- day, a witness of the Alabama Tennessee football game He reports everything quiet and peaceful down In Marengo.
 A. T. Smith of Talladega was one of the Morris arrivals last night.
 J. Quincy Smith, one of Birmingham's prominent young lawyers. has returned from Prattville. where he acted as best man in a wedding. J. O. Ely, formerly of Birmingham, but now resident engineer of the Altoona branch of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, was in the city yesterday.
 
 c. B. Turner and D. B. Kennedy of Tuscaloosa were among the Florence ar rivals last night
 J. H. Carlisle of New York and Fred l.. Jacobs of Philadelphia were two Of the FIillmans late arrivals last night.
 Dr. w. E. Maxwell of Kelyton is stop ing at the Metropolitan
 D. W. Vaughn of Heflin is stopping at the Morris.
 R. M. Croft prominent travelling man of Baltimore is stopping at the Morris Mir. Croft is an Alabamian by birth and is very proud of his native state. He said; Alabama is one of the greatest states Tn the union and Birmingham one Of the greatest cities I find over the country that there is a strong under current TOT Grover Cleveland's nomination for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
North Birmingham.

'The. plant for the manufacture of east ing which is to be established at North Birmingham will be followed by other important industries within the next few weeks" said an official of the North Bir- mingham Land company, Our industrial suburb has made good strides in the past two years, but 1t is yet in it's infancy. There is every reason to predict that North Birmingham will double its popula- tion in the next eight months It has ideal manufacturing sites and every ef- fort will be made to locate new industries there.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
STAGE LAND PROVERBS.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 An angel and his money are soon part ed,
 A manager is known by the company he keeps.
 It is never too late to mend a comic opera.
 man may smile and smile and stage villain.
 Truth in a press agent is stranger than fiction.
 Hitch your wagon to a star. Beauty is only paint deep. Love the leading lady, love her dog. Applause shows which way the wind blows.
 A managers heart is in the box office. A dramatic critic is 8 necessary evil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
The National Conventions.

Several of the large cities will make bids for the two great national conven- tions next year-the republican and the democratic-but the choice of place for each will be narrowed down to Chicago and St. Louis. The world's fair city will probably get one of the conventions if not both.
 The national committees of both parties usually meet in January of con. vention year for the purpose of decid- ing such matters as time and place. The St. Louis Democrat, in dis cussing the reasons why St Louis should get the conventions, says that the citizens stand ready to raise the money for entertaining either or both bodies. but that they will draw the line when it comes to paying the commit tees a bonus of from $50,000 to $100, 000, for naming the favored city.
 Chicago ordinarily presents the strongest claims for national conven- tions. I. is convenient of access to the east. the west and the south. It has a great many hotels and other facilities for accommodating large crowds.
 But in 1904 St. Louis will be the most popular city in the world. Every man who will care to attend a national convention will visit St. Louis. The national committees will make no mis ta l-a in voting for that city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
A BIT OF A LAUGH.
The Sympathetic Footpad.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Footpad, who Slammed a Sandbag with Due Diligence against the neck of a Related Passerby, bounced upon him like an Eagle on it's Prey and Demanded his Money or his Life.
 "Oh, cut it Out, said the Related Pas serby, T am an Editor"
 Excuse Me- said the Gentlemanly Thug, dropping a Tear, and permit me to Give you a Nickel to Pay your Street Car Fare Homewards.'
 Moral: In the night even an Editor may look like a Millionaire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

The man who speaks four languages and has seen the world makes the re- mainder of the boarding house circle look like selling platers until somebody comes along who knows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
v. M. c. A. Expenditures.

From the Christian Intelligencer.
 Last year over s4,70O,oOO was spent for Young Mems Christian association build ings throughout North America, and at the present time there are over fifty large buildings in course of erection to cost nearly as much more. The associa- tions now own 40 buildings, worth s2so0o. :
 iowment amounting to g.
 day, October IS. three new
 dedicated, one at Newark,
 ost s2S5.o0O; another at Buff
 st s425, GOO and s5Oo00 to fur
 }, and the third at Harris
 ing $92.0Oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
A Quarrel.
From Puck.

From Puck.
 Woman and Time, always bad friends, came finally the words.
 You are unwomanly," cried Time. And you" retorted the woman, ''are untimely."
 Here mutual friends intervened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
Confidence.

From the Washington Evening Star.
 MT Bliggns seem to have a very pa- tient and cheerful disposition
 'Yes. He says that man needn't worry so long as he has his health and you can always find a sure remedy for ant illness by looking through the advertisements"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

The rounders' club is anxiously wait ing for the court house clock to be lighted up so that they may gauge their revels accordingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

Atlanta newspapers take great pride in telling the country what constitutes model depot The town has had no such experience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

When the Presidency is mentioned now Marcus Hanna meditatively picks threads off the dollar marks on his clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

The last link that bound John L. Sul livan to fame Departed with his fa- nous diamond belt, and yet he was the greatest pugilist that ever lived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

Panama did not have any regular Thanksgiving yesterday, but from last reports she was feeling in a turkey mood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

General Uribe-Uribe has longing to see his name again in print, for he is ready to take up arms against the Panamans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

Fire and water have monopolized at tention in Mississippi for the past six months, and fire water has also been in evidence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

The rural editor desires "to express our thanks to Job Teetum for tl,at big fat turkey. Come again, Job"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27

When the sultan of Sulu is gone there will be no more comic opera ma terial for George Ade to convert into dollars.