The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-01

I 1 PO stock market has now reached
 bottom and a recovery is in or l der. Coming from a man who ought to know the opinion of the financier will be
 accepted with grateful assurance by the 1 much troubled lesser lights who have
 been tossed to and fro in Wall street. -'lr. l Gates says: Tt is evident that a few l people have been rather closely pressed. 1 Tn certain quarters men have extended 1 beyond thir abilities to protect themselves
 for the moment. This selling has come l from such men. It seems reasonable to I believe that this thing should end soon." l But even the renowned Gates is very con- servative in his statement and he may fear continued disturbances among spec ulators The bulls and bears have had a
 rough time for the past few months. In spite of their howlngs the country has
 managed to get along very we'll how
 ever, and has, perhaps, filled the stock market manipulators with surprise by so doing. In spite of the unsettled state | of affairs in the financial world important failures have been comparatively few. If conditions are now going to. improve the ticket watchers will be able to again in- l dulge in slumber untroubled by "tumb- ling stock" nightmares.
 The world is interested to know whether Pope Plus X. will ever leave the vatican. There is no spiritual or temporal decree forbidding him to do so, but the estab- lished custom of the vatican makes the pontif a prisoner until death sets him free. Every few days rumors are circu- lated by Roman papers to the effect that Plus has promised to visit certain monas- teries or intends paying a call on his friends in Venice. It Is well known that the new pope seriously dislikes eonfine- ment of any kind but so far these reports have not been verified. From the fact that Plus gives promise of being very rad ical in his views it would not be at all surprising if he should decide to break down the barrier. For a man of his tenn perament it would seem necessary that he take a great deal of exercise. He will never be able to lead the still life which characterized Leo. Although there no one wishes to criticize the pope for his very natural desire to leave the vatican. there is no doubt that his so doing would detract much from the mystery that has In recent years surrounded the life of inc Roman pontifi.
 It has been found necessary to deny certain reports to the effect that opera tions performed by Dr. Lorenz, the emi- nent Austrian surgeon, for congental dis location of the hip and other deformities had proved disastrous in many cases. An investigation of the various New YorJ, hospitals where he had patients has dis closed the fact that all are doing well. and number of the operations have been highly successful. Little children who looked forward to the life of a crip pie are now walking about perfectly sound. pr. Lorenz has had a hard time in America to preserve his reputation from unjust attacks although the great sur eeon was probably unaware of this fact
 As Is always the case with the desciple or new thought pr. Lorenz was met with skepticism and in several cities with what bordered op actual dscourtesy. He was forced to fight his way to acceptance and even after he had performed several pr his most remarkable operations wield- CTS of the knife refused to believe that his methods were superior to their own bloody practices. But the real test of Dr Lorenz as great surgeon lies in the gratitude of his patients, and as yet we have heard no complaints from the little children he has restored to health and happiness.
 It Is a queer state of affairs when the mansion of one of our state governors must be strongly guarded to prevent his children from being stolen. Yet the gov ernor of Arkansas lives in dread that kidnappers may be successful in stealing one of his four children. The state peni- tentiary is now being searched to un-