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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
CURE FOR BLOOD POISONING.
New York Physician Makes What Is
 Pronounced Important Discovery

From the Times Democrat
 New York, January 15.-A cure for blood-poisoning has been discovered in formatln. pr. Charles c. Barrows of this city has submitted the. reportsof. case to a New York medical society, and out lined treatment tending to revolntionize the methods of modern medical procedure in dealing with blood-poisonlng.
 Dr. Edgar Grandin, 'presideHt of the so- cety, after hearing Dr. Barrows' report, said
 Without further trial. and taking the case as it stands, consider Dr. Barrows' discovery as the most. important contri- button to medical science of this genera tions'.
 [ Dr. Barrows experiments were made upon a public patient who was admitted to Bellevue hospital December p. She had given birth to a child before her ad- mission to the hospital. Blood poisoning had set in.
 Dr. Barrows then had a small portion of blood drawn from the womans arm and a culture was made in broth in a glass tube. This was examined by Dr. Buxton, bacteriologist of Cornell Med ical college. The culture was found to be loaded with the virulent bacteria of sep tieaema, which are called streptoeocc;. The woman had a temperature of JOS de- grees and a pulse of 160
 Never in the history of the medical pro- fession was patient ever known to re- cover from this disease with such rise of pulse and temperature.
 pr Barrows injected into one of the large veins of her right arm 800 cubic centimetres of formatin. which Is 40 per. cent. of ordinary formaldehyde gas. In water. The effect was almost instant aneous. The woman was, at the time of this injection almost in a state of col lapse.
 The effects of the formalin were almost magical The strength of the solution was 1-5Q00. By the next day the temper ature had dropped to 101 degrees. with q corresponding decrease in the. pulse rate. On the succeeding day. however. the tenn perature went up to 102 degrees and on the next day to 103 degrees.
 The woman's pulse and temperature have now been normal for ten days, and she Is practically well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
immigrants Wanted.

s. H. Hardwiek, the general passen- ger agent of the Southern railroad, thinks the southern states should cease to draw upon each other for immigrants or even laborers. In other words, Texas should cease to look this way for farmers, and Mississippi for laborers, but that each and all should work together to attract additional population from remoter sections, and from other countries. This is undoubt- edly the correct policy, and the rail roads in the south should promote it by refusing to grant low rates to col onists and settlers from one southern state to another. The railroads should cooperate with the states in the effort to attract additional population.
 If it should prove true that large number of Boers will leave South Af- rica, they would be an excellent addi- tion to our population, for they pre- fer agriculture, and are accustomed to hot suns and to negro labor, and all in all they would prove helpful to the south.
 The pending bill ir the legislature will enable Alabama to do her part in turning the tide of immigration southward, and if every other south ern state will do as much, something will surely be accomplished towards filling these states with desirable set tiers. Color prejudice is an obstacle, but immigration hy colonies will to some extent overcome this, and there is scarcely a southern state that does not contain almost solid white coun- ties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
State Pride.


 "Alabamians do not manifest as much pride in their state as Georgians. Caro- linians, virginlans and I<entaekians take in theirs" said a man who once lived In Kentucky "I am particularly struck with this fact when see indifference on the part of many people in various sec tions of Alabama touching the bill be- fore the legislature for an appropriation for renovating and enlarging the capitol at Montgomery. Civic pride should oe- velop sentiment that would induce the legislature to spend a quarter of mil lion dollars on the historic old building,
 "Tens of thousands of northerners pass through Montgomery every year ana a large percentage of them stop there' Strangers in a capital never fail to look up the state house and the appearance of the building always has much to do with the impressions which the visitors carry away. If a capital Is inadequate and in bad repair visitors certainly go away with a poor impression of the state.
 ''The people of Alabama have much to be proud of and they should be like the Georgians-'talk their state at all times and see that the public buildings of the state are in keeping with the dig nity of the state. Alabama should not only have a handsome capitol but gov ernor's mansion as well'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
Boom in Baseball.

Peace and prosperity reign in base ball circles. All contentious and guar rels and contract jumpings have been abolished by a peace pact that in clides all the leading leagues in tue Country. And there are seventeen ssch leagues, and the Southern league holds high place in the number, In these seventeen leagues there are 19G teams, and in these teams are 2,040 professional ball players. This year the contracts of these players will be good, simply because the piracy meth .ods of the past are ended, and the sev- enteen leagues will stand up to each ether in all contracts and reasonable regulations. This insures a season of fine sport and of excellent discipline, order and honest rivalry.
 The home team has been bitter disappointment throughout two sea sons to the faithful 'fans," but those rfans" are not bit discouragel, and they are looking forward to series of games that will bring the pennant under the shadow of the slag pile. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
 MIR. BLAcKMAN's CARTOONS.

Dothan Siftings: MT. Blackman's car- toon in last Thursdays Age-Herald de- serves especial notice.
 Moalton Advertiser: The Birmingham Age-Herald is sending out some fine car- toons on Teddy and his coon babies. Up here the paper has been in great demand for month.
 Scale Register: Cartoonist Blackmon of the Birmingham Age-Herald has been feasting his thousands of admirers during the past two weeks Blackman is cer- tainly great.
 Montevallo Sentinal: Blackman, the Age-Herald's cartoonist, has made a ten strike with his recent caricature of Roose- welt.
 Greenvllle Advocate: The best cartoons, the most cutting and sarcastic in any newspaper that comes to this office are those appearing daily in The Age-Hera1d of Birmingham, called forth by President Roosevelt's recent manifestations of love for the eolored brother and sister.
 
 Centreville Press: The Roosevelt car- toons In The Age-Herald are causing d good deal of amusement. The Age-Herald is eagerly sought for, and the cartoons enjoyed. There Is so much truth express ed in the pictures, and they reach the ef- feet the artist Resigned they should The paper should be mailed to every old "bruln" in the Mississippi swamps, and let them enjoy the fun. Cartoonist Black man has succeeded in showing up the fine points in the character of President Roosevelt.
 Ashland Standards: The AgeHerald has been treating it's readers to series of laughable and striking appropriate car toons Illustrating President Roosevelt affinity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
Birminuham's Need,

''The great industrial development of coal has the effect of centralizng the energy and financial strength in one par ticular direction" remarked one of the souths leading promoters yesterday.
 But what you need is to expand and grow along all lines of industry, manu- featuring as well as mining. Atlanta Is a thrifty city because of the numerous branches of industry there, and not be- cause 1t is wrapped up Tn one thing so completely as to see nothing in varied lines or little things It Is the 'two-by- four manufacturing concerns, employing skilled and unskilled labor. men that find it difficult to obtain employment else where that has given the Georgia capi- tai city her S900O population.
 Birmingham would greatly profit by encouraging smaller investments within its borders, and when 1t does the suburbs will develop a similar spirit The district will have thriftier and more permanent class, whose work and support in seasons of distress and strikes will be unhamp- cred by the depression that inevitably comes to congested centers where there is but one occupation to depend upon.
 Charleston, s. C., advertises ten years tax exemption for location of capi- tai that will give it's people work, and Memphis has been built up largely through efforts In the right direction. These people never miss an opportunity to advertise their town and to land the industries needed to give them a per- manent growth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE POLITICAL
 SITUATION IN BIRMINGHAM AND ABROAD

ment. So are one or two Mississippians and several from Louisiana and Texas. Indeed. if it be true that the Tammany element of New York, the Cleveland and Whitney element of the country and MT. Bryan are all concentrating upon olney. he will be formidable candidate. At the same time, it is nearly year and a half before the convention will meet and many things can happen in politics in that time.
 Mir. olney is 6S years of age, but is he handled the Venezuelan matter during Cleveland's last administration, in De- eember 1895. Of course the serious ob- jeeton to him is the fact that he comes from the far east and from republican state.
 Senator John F. Jones of Nevada, who has served 30 years in the United States senate, is to retire on the fourth of March. MT. Jones came to the senate millionaire. He retires from the senate probably not worth s50OOo. His career has been unique. During his thirty years in the senate, he has delivered but three speeches. His greatest speech was the one delivered some ten years ago on the money question. It was the most com plete history of the moneys of the world ever prepared Its delivery occupied sev- eral days of some three hours q day. In print it made over 100 pages of the Con- gressional Record. The collection of the data in this speech, I am told. cost Sena- tor Jones as much as s1O0O0O. He sent men all over the. world collecting data from libraries and from the financial depart ments of the various governments.
 Senator Jones is considered one of the ablest men in this country, as well as one of our most entertaining takers At ono time he Is said to have been worth in the neighborhood of $1O,0O00OO. Tn recent years, however, he has gone into all sorts of wildcat schemes and has entirely lost his fortune.
 Congressman Newlands, q Nevada mii- lionare, succeeds him in the senate.
 
 Captain Hobson and Congre ssman Bank head are having a cat-and-dog time of 1t, so to speak. I see that Hooson states In an interview given out in New York yes terday that he intends to make appliea- ton for reinstatement in the navy if his eyes get well. This would seem to indi- cate that he does not intend to enter Ala bama politics.
 Speaking of Hobson's retirement. one of the New York papers prints a statement from a chief of one of the bureaus of the navy department in which the state ment is made that "Hobsons infatuation with his own greatness has spoiled him except for exhibition purpose S."
 One of the most delicate compliments that. I have ever heard of is that con taned in the will of the late Col. Tom Ochiltree, former congressman rrora Texas, a noted wit, who often be- friended by John w. Mackay, the multi millionaire. Mackay died about d year ago. Ochiltree died few months, ago at Asheville, N. C. Ochiltree left practically but little funds. His will however pro vides that $s50 shall be put out at interest and the income every year is to be used to purchase a wreath to be placed on Mr. Mackay's grave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
Larae Tobacco Pipe.

"The largest tobacco pipe in Blrmlng- ham was received by Alderman Jack Greener yesterday from c. l.. Fulwilder in St. Louis,' said a friend Of MT. Greener. Tt Is over six feet long and the bowl is at least six inches deep and an inch in diameter
 ''NIr. Fuenwilder was Formerly a resi- dent of Birmingham and Is a close friend of MT Greener. On the stem or the pipe is a political forecast of the coming elec- ton. The pipe is a costly affair and sev- eral pounds of fine tobacco were sent with it. Jack smoked 1t yesterday morn- ing. He had to stand up on the counter and place the bowl on the floor.
 "The pipe can be disiointed and packed in small case. The stem is about an inch in diameter and made of very rich wood, Jack is letting his friends smell the sweet smoke emanating from the bowl. but beyond that he keeps them at a distance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette: Would it be entirely proper to say that Teddys administration had kink in it?
 
 Brewton hopes to secure the county towns in the county that are trying to get it also.
 Thursday thirty tramps were before the recorder in Mobile. Twenty-Five were fined $5 or ten days and five have to serve full time.
 Mobile Register: Right Rev. Bishop Ed ward P. Allen left Thursday afternoon by the Louisville and Nashville for pas toral visits to Montgomery, Birmingham and Anniston.
 Opelka Industrial News: Opelika is the only town in this section of the state where 1t is practically out of the ques- ton to find a vacant house. This shows that Opelika continues to grow.
 Huntsville Mercury: The Greensboro Record calls attention to the fact that there are only three republicans. in Greensboro. By reason of the scarcity of republicans the Greensboro demo- crats are not afraid to have an open race for mayor.
 In. Montgomery's new directory, which shows population of i96S6, there are S22 Winiamses, 2S5 Smiths and 25O Joneses. Richard Lassayres an old negro 7S years of age, died in Eufaula a few days ago. He was the father Of eleven sons and thirteen daughters by one wife.
 A Business league is being formed by the negro men of Anniston. E. Julian Will Hams is to be president. The league is to be known as the Negro Mems Business league. Every line of business that the negro is engaged in is represented It's object is to make better workmen and servants, as we'll as better citizens.
 
 Esther, the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs D. D. Meeks of Eufaula. saw a bottle of whisky on the mantle. and while Mrs. Meeks was out of the room the child pulled a chair up to the mantle and drank the contents of the bottle. The shock was so great that she died in short while.
 
 Mobile correspondent of Montgomery Advertiser: Your representative has been reliably informed that all of the United States torpedo boats now in the Carib- bean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and adjecent waters have been ordered to this port as soon as possible. These boats, 1t is stated, will go on the ollinger ways to have their hulls inspected and necessary repairs made Information has been sought by officials of the navy depart ment of local parties of the possibility of obtaining fifty thousand tons. of bum ker coal on. short notice. Warrant for veracity of the above Is the fact that a member of one of the largest coal hand ling firms of Mobile left here last night for Birmingham on short notice Mo- biles docking facilities for vessels of the torpedo fleet size 1t is ascertained is five vessels, and with the forces of experi- enced men obtainable on short notice. it | Is safe to assert that the entire fleet can ] be handled here with greater dispatch than at any other southern port
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
Grave banser to Jones Valley.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 The people of Ensley and Pratt City are very much agitated over developing and growing sanitary conditions that must be relieved at the earliest time pos sible.
 Ensley is already making every possible preparation for her sewer system As soon as all constitutional difficulties are removed she will go to work and, it is hoped that the sewers will be in opera ton by September.
 There is now one point that needs con- sideration Our city board, realizing the importance of the problem, has passed resolutions to the county sewer commits sion to push the construction of the couIi- ty trunk sewer from it's mouth up the valley that we may be able to attach to it by September. The upper valley has already relief and it is just, right and proper that Ensley, Pratt City and ether points be given relief from very threat ening conditions. We urge upon the gen. temen of the commission quick action. Let them come to the relief and thus aid in saving much life and health in the valley.
 People outside of Ensley- do not realize that she holds nearly 12,oOo people and last three years. We have crude sanitary methods that are fast becoming imprac- ticable. Already health conditions are pereeptably affected; so gentlemen of the sanitary commission, come to our rescile and give us the needed outlet. If con eerted action does not come it will be of little avail for us to build our laterals.
 Everything now depends on the trunk sewer H. J. GAERTNER.f
 Ensey. February z, 1903.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
NOW THE TWO ARE SENATORS.

From the Washington Post.
 Senators. elect are hastening to the sen- ate to pick out their seats for the next congress. Mir. Hopkins of Illinois ap- peared in the chamber the other day and ss soon as he had received the glad hand from nun erous future colleagues sat in several Of the prospective vacant chairs in the rear row of the republican side. One close to Mir Dolly CT of Iowa seemed to please him.
 Thirty years ago. when Mr. Hopkins was young lawyer in Aurrra, MT. Dol liver was a young school teacher in the adjoining town of Sandwich Then neither dreamed of reaching the United States senate or of sitting side by side in that EOdv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
Salaries of Mayors.

The salary of the Mayor of Birming- ham is $2,400 This is scarcely as much as he should receive, but Golden Rule Jones of Toledo receives but s2,. COG, and perhaps a majority of the mayors in cities under 50,000 popula- ton are not paid oyer $2,4OO The mayors of Atlanta and Savannah are each paid $2,5Oo.
 In the larger cities of the country the salaries of mayors range from 5000 to $15,000 The mayor of New Orleans is paid S6,000, and the mayor of Kansas City $3,G00. But the salary of the mayor of Detroit is only $1,200 Nashyille's mayor gets $2,OOO. There is no use of attempting to reconcile such salaries, for Boston pays it's mayor S10,000, and St. Louis secures one at $5,000 year.
 All serts of salaries are paid, and fh many cases the compensation has nor much relation to the responsible fly and care involved. In territory New York outranks all the other Amer ican cities, and also in wealth and pop ulation Chicago comes next in ter ritory, but in taxable property Phila- delphia is second to New York, with Boston a good third. These four lead ing cities pay their mayors as follows: New York, St5,000; Philadelphia, $12,- OO0 Boston and Chicago, $10,O0O each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08

that, too, without unseemly dissen- sion or bitterness. The contest will be a warm one, but it will be honest and cleanly throughout, simply be- cause the peace pact ensures discip- line. Given glorious weather thers will not be a drawback in the coming seasons sport, and under such favor ing circumstances the home organiza- tion is signing team that will strive most manfully and skillfully to trans fer the pennant from the banks of the Cumberland to Jones Valley, the true home of southern baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
About Persona.

John T. Evans and Frank s. Wynne left last night for Meridian. where they will visit friends today.
 Otto Marx left for New York last night J. zinsld of Selma is at the Hillman. J. c. Campbell of Anniston is stopping at the Morris.
 A. Steinhart of Greenviile is registered at the Metropolitan.
 w. R. Johnson and J. c. London of Toronto are at the Hlilman.
 T. A. Toms of Montgomery is stopping at the Morris
 J. B. Graham of Talladega is at the Metropolitan.
 John w. Littleton of Rome. Ga, is reg istered at the Hillman.
 A. Sampson of London Is at the Nor ris
 A. II. Aston of Clayton is at the Metro politan.
 Ted Atkins of Selma is stopping at the Morris.
 D. W. Lunn of Washington is at ths Morris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08

NY tics in Birmingham. Just at the
 N moment everyone is interested in public affairs both local and national.
 The revenue bill in the legislature is of tremendous importance to our merchants and business men. But the errors and bad features of this proposed measure have been so clearly shown that Governor Jelks and the members of his administra- tive family have decided to eliminate them. In consequence we are to have a revenue bill along practical and old lines of conservatism and wisdom. Indeed, l am of the opinion that the present legis- lature will be wise and conservative in all of It's acts.
 A word about local politics. This mayor atty contest is of intense interest to every citizen of Birmingham, and particularly to the business people and those who own something-I mean real estate oun- CTS and those who rent their own homes and are doing business here.
 Personally Mayor Walter Melville Drennen is very clever fellow, and he devotes goodly portion of his time to the duties of the mayors office. He has done some good work as mayor and he has made some mistakes. He is good na- tured and good hearted and in conse- quence on many occasions. too lenient and too generous In dealing with the busi- ness affairs of the city. He likes all of his friends so well that it Is often inn possible to tell just how he stands on some matter of great concern to the peo- pie of Birmingham. ue is a man of wealth and the mercantile interests with which he Is connected is bringing him. a very handsome income annually. He has had the mayoralty two terms of two years each, and he is now asking to be elected to third term. In this I think he is making mistake. And I think the citizens of Birmingham will make a mis- take to re-elect him. There is too much | opportunity for the continued growth ot machine In local politics when the city continues mayor in power too long. 1 Give him a third term and he will proh- l ably want a fourth and a fifth, and SC on as long as the honors and other things of the office are pleasing to him.
 Those citizens of Birmingham who are | opposed to continuous local executive power have concentrated upon one can didate as against Mayor Drennen They | want to elect George B. Ward, a young man of ability, who has made a name | for himself in the community by virtue of his honesty of purpose, his business ability and his own personal success in | the business world.
 George Ward is barely 30 years of age, yet every one recognizes in bim sturdy honest, straightforward young man of ability, whose word is as good as his bond, who has the courage of his convic- tions and who will be just ana conscien- tious in the discharge of his duties as mayor of Birmingham.
 believe Ward will be as fair and just to the corporate interests or Birmingham as he will to the interests of any indi- vidual Therefore it strikes me that it will be we'll to elect him. I believe it would be a mistake to ndorse the third term idea for mayor in Birmingham Mayor Drennen is making a mistake to ask for a third term If he persists his request should be declined. s 7T
 Now, as to national politics, I was in