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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
ON HIS BLINDNESS.

B., Milton.
When 1 consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days in this dark world ana
wide,
And that one Talent which is death to
hide.
Lodged with me useless, though my Soul
more bent
To serve Herewith my Maker, and pre-
sent
MY true account, lest He returning chide:
Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?'
l fondly ask But patience, to prevent
That Murmur. soon replies, God doth not
need
Either mans work or his own gifts; who
Bear his mild yoke, they serve Him best.
His state
Ia Kingly; thousands at His bidding speed
And post DER land and ocean without
rest;
They also serve who only stand aad
wait"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
CHEST MEASURES 1853 INCHES.

From the New York Herald,
M. Camille Hugo, who is said to be
the tallest man alive, arrived here yes
terday on the st. Paul from Paris.
Hugo is eight feet two inches in height.
weighs 5O2 pounds, has a chest measure
ment of 1863 inches, is nearly four feet
from one shoulders end to the other.
wears a shoe twenty-four inches in length
and walks as erect as a French grena-
der. He Is several inches taller than
Chang, the Chinese gians.
Hugo was discovered in the suburbs of
Paris by George Arlington OF the Barnum
& Bailey show.
Among others who arrived on the st.
Paul was Leo, lion-faced boy from Rus
STA,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Etowah county had three Opponents
last week.
selma's council has taken the initiative
for new city hall.
Municipal election in Athens will be
held on the first Monday in April.
Six bridges on the Clay county roads
were washed away in the recent rains.
w. A Woodfin has been appointed JUS
tice of the peace at Adams, after a holly
contested race.
The Rev. C. e. Hill of Pleasant Hill,
Mo-, has accepted a call TO the Christian
church of Mobile.
Mayor Reynolds of Centreville has is
sued a proclamation making vaccination
compulsory after April /.
DR.. Martin, young physician practice
ing at Clanton has been appointed state
physician at Wetumpka penitentiary. He
succeeds DR.. w. M. Gamble. There were
five or six applications.
Athens Courier: We are informed by
the ones who are presumed to know that
in the near future Athens will be re-
joicing in the ownership of a new pas
senger station and that it will be one
that she can afford to rejoice in and be
proud of.
At special meeting of the Florence
city council franchises were granted j.
w Worthington and associates for the
right of way through the streets of Flor
ence for the electric car line to be run
from Tuscambia and Sheffield and for the
lighting of the city.
Abbeville Times: The sale of whisky
by the Abbeville dispensary, we are told,
will foot up about one thousond dollars,
an average of thirty-five to fifty dollars
a day since it opened up. This means
that much out of the dry goods and gro
Gerry trade of this town, and similar
amount out of the mouths and off the
backs of the women and children Of this
vicinity.
Gadsden Journal: The physicians and
surgeons of this city met in the office
of DR.. c. i. Guice, last night to organize
the Gadsden Medical society, which has
for its object the promotion Of scientific
research and fraternal benefit. All the
doctors of town were present except DIR.
j. F. Kenneth, whose absence went I'M
accounted for.
The organization will not be completed
until Friday night when another session
Is to be held.
A committee as follows was appointed
for the purpose of drafting a constitu-
ton and bylaws:
A. w. Rails, chairman; E. T. Camp.
George b. Sharpe. D. II. Baker and j.
p. Rails.
This committee will report at the adj
journed meeting Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
Grover Cleveland.

II do not believe that Former President
Grover Cleveland will receive the demo-
ocratlc nomination in 1904, said a New
York man now living in Birmingham,
but he will be In the race, all his pro-
tests to the contrary Notwithstanding. 1
have four times voted for Mr.. Cleveland
once when he ran for and was elected
governor of New York, and three times
when he ran for President. l would vote
for him again in 1904, should he by any
chance be the standard bearer of the
party, but some other man. 1 think, will
be regarded by a majority of the dele
gates to the convention as the harmony
candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
About Persons.

T. P. Clancy of Cook Springs Is at the
Metropolitan.
Henry Fits of Tuscaloosa is stopping
at the Morris.
Charles H. Hopson of Selma is regis
tered at the iillman.
A. A. Janney. Jr., of Montgomery is at
the Morris.
Joseph B. Graham and e. ]. Parsons
of Talladega is at the Metropolitan.
e. f. Cohoe of Ell Paso is stopping at
the Morris.
X. Won Hampel of Baeholf, Germany.
is registered at the Hillman.
H. L. Browning of Keolxuk, Ia. is at
the Morris.
John w. Hamer of Philadelphia, gen.
eral manager of the savings department
of the Pennsylvania Mutual. was in Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
Miss Alice Roosevelt.

II was impressed with Miss Alice
Roosefelts charming actions during a
ball in New Orleans where she was a
guest during Mardi Gras, said a lady
from New Orleans yesterday Miss
Roosevelt, of course, was the center of
attraction but not once or by any little
mannerism did she shcw the slightest
consciousness of the attentions showered
upon her.
She was extremely modest, and 1 par
ticularly noticed that she would evade
the crowd when she could. She was
dressed in a beautiful costume and SEEM
ed to enjoy herself to her hearts con-
tent And she was natural too. She
laughed merrily in conversation. and was
not naughty In the least. as some people
quite naturally, suppose, believed she
would be- ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
Fast Automobile Drivers.

Various methods are used by officials
in New York to catch up with automobile
drivers who run too fast said a man
who visits the metropolis.
"A policeman could sometimes arrest a
man when he thought he was going too
fast, but when it came into court the po-
liceman was unable to swear that the
driver was going beyond a certain speed.
Lately all of the police along the houle-
wards have provided themselves with
stop watches, and they can tell by this
means just how fast machine is going.
Sometimes, however, when they find a
man running beyond the limit they cannot
catch him, and as there are hundreds of
automobiles on the boulevards all the
time, the racer is soon lost in the crowd
Often the mounted police are brought
into reauisition, and it is all they can do
to catch up with a racer"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
Frank Hight.

II deeply regretted to hear of the death
of Frank Hight at St Joseph said
newspaper man yesterday afternoon, for
knew him to be not only brilliant
young writer but a genial, loyable fell
low as well.
Few men of Mr. Nights age have
Travelled as much or are so conversant
with conditions in so many parts of the
country. He could talk intelligenty on
any question that came up touching the
different states. He had visited nearly
every state in the union and had lived in
many of them. He also went to South
America, and not long before his death he
told me he narrowly missed making a for
tune in that country and would have done
so If he had not contracted fever. Young
Hight had railroad scheme of some kind
and told me he had excellent chances of
pushing big deal through.
Il knew Mr.. Nights father He served
the city of Admission for three consecutive
terms as mayor and only one time did
he have opposition. At that election he so
clearly demonstrated his popularity that
at the next two elections he went in with
out opposition.
But speaking of Frank Hight. He
made good as the expression goes, on
every paper for which he worked He was
a versatile writer and had a way of
handling dry items that made them inter
esting to readers.
Mr.. Hight served as reporter and edi-
tor He had been on the STATS of San
Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and
st. Louis papers, in addition to many
others. He was Bohemian in nature and
loved to go from place to place. 1t was
always noticeable fact that he was
welcomed back on any staff he left
AT the time of his death he was Sun
day editor of st. Joseph paper, filling
the position with marked ability"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
OUR GREAT LITERARY MEN.

Chicago Telegram to the New York
World.
According to ]. Scott Clark, head of the
department of English in Northwestern
university, the four greatest living lit
erary men in America. according to their
rank, are William Dean Howells, Thomas
Bailey Aldrich, Edmund Clarence Sted-
man and Henry Van Dyke. Professor
Clark made this statement to the students
In a lecture on American literature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
Modern Flats.

needs now it is some good up-to-date
flats, said man yesterday who has
made the rounds of the boarding houses.
Life In fiat is by far the best way
for young married man to start. and
in New York and Chicago some of the
flats are fitted up magniciently. Bir-
minGham is fast becoming a large city
and since its population is so largely
composed of young men who do not feel
like going to housekeeping on too extern
sive scale, flats ought to be good
investment for capitalists"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
From the New York world.


-. PIERPoNT MoRGAN's visit to
I01I Washington last week excited
- much interest. The Tribune's
washington correspondent says 1t was no
ticeable that his mind was occupied large
ly with one subject-fine works of art and
the enormous duty on the same which the
Dingley tariff imposes-and states that
Mr.. Morgan did not ask Secretary Shaw
to make any special ruling that would
permit him to empty his London store
house of its sl5,O0o.oOO load of art works.
but he did spend some time in the treas
ury department discussing the question
from a purely academic standpoint.
do you know" he casually remarked
TO high treasury official, that the ideas
of some of the customs collectors on the
subject Of art are exceedingly wonderful?
have a small china plate" he continued.
(which cost me just $4,000. The plate is
not worth much, but the decoration on It
is very beautiful, rare and ancient. Now,
any customs collector would CLASSIFY that
plate as decorated china when as
matter of fact it is a work of art which
happened to be placed on china plate
instead of on a piece of canvas"
Mr.. Morgan became enthusiastic over
the recollection of his London art col
lection. He detailed his experience in
the acquisition of five rare and beau
tiful vases. Three of the vases were sold
to him by an art connolsseur who has
owned them for many years and valued
them very highly. Mr.. Morgan paid $780,
COO for the three. One evening some time
after this purchase he received a call at
his hotel from a man who drew from
hin ,nocIrnf trro w sec nrnctl,r Ike the frat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
DON'T DO 1T.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Now that you can almost hear the
grasses growing and the call of the robin
again is in the air. don't get excited and
throw away either your overcoat or heavy
underwear March came in gently enough,
but heaven alone knows how she is going
out
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

ly counts, but perhaps the new director
will see his way to frequent counts.
Weekly counts at the 10000 ginneries
would soon eliminate the experts, with
whose estimates the south is deeply
disguised.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Senator Money discussed at the last
moment the Indianola case, and his
discussion of it was not bit mincing
or hesitating.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

The ukase is doing a good share of
the worlds reforming at present. 1t
is power tempered by assassination.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Mrs. Gait takes her defeat in New
Hampshire with poor grace. She has
her back up in fact, and she is even
Safeguarding the voters of that state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

This is "son" administration, and
only those born with a silver spoon
in their mouths are eligible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Missourians think Governor Francis
should come home in order to see St.
Louis at high water mark.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Whitaker Wright organized trusts
in the wrong country. America is the
true land of trusts and immunity from
punishment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

The canal treaty is now up to the
Colombian congress, which may be
assembled early in April. Dig the
canal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Trained dogs have been added to the
German army, but the Kaiser will not
cry havoc and let them slip in Vene-
zuela.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Unless those sofa pillows talk tho
world will. never get the straight of
that Buffalo mystery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Helen Gould does not sit at the win
dow watching for the postman. She
gets 1900 letters a day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Charley schwab is coming home,
bringing his favorite breakfast food in
a case behind him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Even the hard coal strike commits
sion has come to an end, but it was a
long time a-eoming.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Count Tolstoi seems to have been
the real author of the ukase-the
power behind the throne.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Carter Harrison did not put the mu-
nicipal crown aside the fourth time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Senator Morgan is entitled to a rest
in the Virginia mountains, and he will
get it this summer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Alabama is out of politics at pres
ent and into the planting business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

No irrigation is needed in the Mis-
sissippi valley, at least not this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

The Burdick case may have a moral
in it, but no one knows exactly what
it is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

All the lawns have caught the st.
Patrick's Day habit and are a-wearing
of the green.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Even the breakfast foods cannot
cure spring fever and the desire to
go a-fishing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Car Nicholas is very popular-so
popular he might run for president of
the world
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Car Nicholas has laid all the other
reformers in the shade, even Elijah
Dowie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Tho Congressional Record will now
become a serial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Count Tolstoi seems to have been
the real author of the ukase-the
power behind the throne.
---
Unless those sofa pillows talk tho
world will. never get the straight of
that Buffalo mystery.
--s--
Even the hard coal strike commits.
sion has come to an end, but 1t was a
long time a-eoming.
-.s.-
Charley sehwab is coming home,
bringing his favorite breakfast food in
case behind him.
Senator Morgan is entitled to a rest
in the Virginia mountains. and he will
get it this summer.
All the lawns have caught the st.
Patrick's Day habit and are a-wearing
of the green.
Even the breakfast foods cannot
cure spring fever and the desire to
go a-fshing.
-----s------
Gar Nicholas is very popular-so
popular he might run for president of
the world
Car Nicholas has laid all the other
reformers in the shade, even Elijah
Dowie
The Burdick case may have moral
in it, but no one knows exactly what
it is.
No irrigation is needed in the Mis-
sissippi valley, at least not this week.
Carter Harrison did not put the mu-
nicipal crown aside the fourth time.
Alabama is out of politics at pres
ent and into the planting business.
-------
Grover Cleyeland's lightning rod is
not at all concealed now.
Tho Congressional Record will now
become a serial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20

Grover Cleyeland's lightning rod is
not at all concealed now,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-02

land, for the opening Of treaty ports
in Manchuria. Russia stands behind
China and sustains that country in
its defiant attitude, the feeble vanity
OF the Chinese preventing them from
realizing that Russian support means
Russian dlctation, and that whom
the northern empire protects it at
length assimilates.
Meanwhile the situation in Man
churia becomes more diecouraging
from the standpoint of American
trade.
1t remains to be seen whether ia
pan will accept any offer from Rus
STA or enter into any compact with
that country. The feeling against
Russia in Japan is very severe. ia
pan is furthermore closely bound to
Great Britain, and it would be a
grave step indeed to detach herself
from so trustworthy and powerful an
alley for the uncertain promises of
the car.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-02
FOR CUBA.

The calling of an extra session of
congress OF or about November 9 will
reopen the sugar scandal, arousing
all sugar interests from the sugar
trust to the remotest beet sugar far
mer on the Pacific slope. Lobbyist
Oxnard hopes Don to become a sem
ator from California, and in the
meanwhile he will attend to business
as a member of the third house. The
transition from one house to the
other will be easy and natural.
The O~xnardites and the sugar trust
and the Louisiana contingent are al
ready a-field, and they are endeavor-
ing to induce the President to change
his mind as to an extra session. They
want no extra session because thew
want no action under the reciprocity
treaty that will let this years crop of
Cuban sugar come in at a reduced
duty. Cuba was promised CONNER
cial advantages by President Nc
kinley, but thus far the sugar wing
Of the Republican party has been
stronger than the rest of it. None of
it is at heart in favor of Cuban reci-
protity. 1t is permeated with Ding
leyism, and the calling of an extra
session will by no means mean a
ratification by the house of the Cuban
treaty.
The sugar business is full of COM
pllcatlOns. In some countries boun-
ties are paid, but under the Brussels
agreement these are to be abolished.
But the cartel system still exists.
Under this system producers name a
price-form a trust-and this price
made for home consumers is so high
they are enabled to sell any surplus
at low figures to other countries.
This is the cartel system. What with
bounties, tariffs and cartels the con-
sumner is to be 1eeced in any event.
and the prospect of the Cuban sugar
producers gaining any help from this
trust and tariff-ridden country is
small indeed. The Oxnardites, who
believe that the many live to be
feeced for the benefit of the few, will
see that the Cubans get nothing I'M
der the reciprocity treaty. They are
already demanding higher duties as
a protection against the cartel sys-
tenn, and they will be sure to devise
some plan that will hold off Cuban
sugars unless full duties are paid on
them. They are a precious lot of
schemers.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-02
A Storiette for Women.
THE SECRET OF HER BEAUTIFUL
COMPLEXION.

ida and Marian sat talking in the
dressing room.
III tell you what it is Marian land she
drew her chair ~closer), your complexion
has undergone a great change. You
loo SO different, quite different from
what you did three months ago"
"Do / loo SO changed ?" asked Mar
ian innocent1y.
0Of course you do, and you know you
do. That is the aggravating part of it,
deary- Come, tell me. Have you been
making up?"
Marian answered with a laugh.
"What a beast you are. What sort of
rouge do you use to get that color?O
Just then brother Tom came in, having
returned from the medical college on
his holiday vacation.
vWhat was Ida calling you names for,
Sis?" asked brother Tom.
III want to know where she gets that
stuff she puts on her face to give her that
color and she won't tell me-"
vMarian did not get that color from
any shop, if that's what you mean,n said
Tom seriously.
"Marian can fool you as we'll as she
fools everybody e1se," said Ida.
Brother Tom shook his head.
vThe leopard cannot change his spots,
and a girl canno change her com
plexion," persisted Ida.
"Anything can be done if you only
know how" said Tom. VII tell you
how to do it. In the first place, you
girls do not look after your physical con
ditions seriously enough. A young and
growing girl (and mature people as we1D
should occasionally use a gentle laxative
pill. I think DIR. R. V. Pierce, who
founded the Invalids' Hotel, at Buffalo,
NY, has the best, and they can readily be
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-02

obtained at almost every drug store. They
are called DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. T
have examined them and know them
to be entirely vegetable in their ingre-
dents. They act mildly and gently.
Such a laxative should be taken occa-
slonal1y by every Individual when the
liver is sluggish, the stomach sour, or
the tongue coated. In the second place,
the real reason for her beautiful COM
plex1on IS b use of DIR. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription. I advised Marian to
take this three times a day. She has
done so for the past three weeks, and
you see the result. 1t is a medicine
which is entirely vegetable and does not
contain either alcohol or narcotics. 1t
therefore cannot harm, and I am sure
it would do you a great deal of good.
Not only does it strengthen, but like the
governor on an engine, certainly regu-
lates the entire feminine system.n
YVES" said Marian, vit not only has
undoubtedly improved my looks, but I
no longer have those nervous feelings.
feelings of weariness, backache and ter
rible blue spells. Then too, Ida, it has
taken away those black circles or rings
which you used to see under my ewes.
Is it not true?"
"This is what a lady wrote me concern
ing the good the Favorite Prescription
hliSAl W AiS 1 LOOK II. L 1OunO her
name and address in one of those little
memorandum books of DIR. Pierce that
are distributed from house to house.
Here it is:
"I wish to inform you how much DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription has benefited
me-" wrote Mrs. Ray Traver, of Medusa,
N. Y. VI call myself cured. My COM
plants were the usual woman1y troubles,
which gave me also pa1pitation of the
heart, frequent headaches, and numerous
other things. I had almost given up hope
has worked wonders in my case. Two
doctors failed to do me any good and 1
wrote to DR.. Pierce with but little courage
but he wrote such a good, encouraging
letter, ny husband got Eve bottles at
| once, and before I had tax n all of the