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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
MExIco,s TROLLEY FUNERALS.
Trains of Electric Hearses and Mourn
 ers' Cars One of the Sights There.

City of Mexico, June 27-The elaborate funeral processions which, winding gay colored through the streets, are a feat ure of most Spanish American countries, are unKnown here. The electric trains are used for all funerals, and the pro cession following the dead to the place of burial is as modern and up-to-date as it can be.
 The electric trains of Mexico are well built and run, their direction being in the hands of American and Englishmen. cipal cemetery of the city, and along this all the funerals go.
 The company has @ contract with the city under the terms of which a special burial ear, containing eoffins for twelve bodies, calls daily at the hospitals and public Institutions to take the city charges who have died to the cemetery. Under the contract with the city the trolley company furnishes the hearse and the car crew, and the undertakers are city employees. The funeral car is plain black car with little ornamenta- ton.
 The company has for private use sew eral cars ranging in eiaporatehess from IL spldln Slylet lOT WHICH SIldll CHdIke Is made, to very elaborate one, the price of which puts 1t beyond the reach of all but the well-to-do.
 All the cars are so constructed that they can be run off the tracks and over the pavements to the house from which the body is to be taken. When the cof- fin is secured the car is drawn by horses back to the nearest track. where 1t makes the necessary electric connection.
 Of late the government has been re- paving the streets with asphalt. It has been found that dragging the heavy fun eral cars over this Is ruinous to the pavement, and soon other arrangement will be necessary. The trolley company Intends to have a central funeral sta- tion designated Into which the electric hearses can run on spurs and to which the dead will be taken in vehicles provid- ed for that purpose.
 A familiar sight on the trolley line to the cemetery Is a funeral train made mp of an electric hearse, with a trailer for the mourners another nearse with an- other body, another trailer, with another party of mourners, and so on. The trains run at the same speed as other electric vehicles.
 Many of the hearses are elaborately embellished with statuettes, carved work plumes, torches, and similar em- blems of mourning, The trolley company finds the business profitable one, and it Is growing all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
"DueIs d'Hier."

From the London Express
 The numerous recent duels make me wonder what Paris would do without them and particularly without it's duels of the other day. "Duels d'TIier" in large type, that Is the heading in every Parisian paper at least once month It might be Yesterdays News''-it looks to the accustomed eye so ordinary, so funny, and that is exactly what they are, these duels-funny. It is immense fun all round, for everybody engaged-for the principals. for the witnesses" for the guests. for the indignant friends and sympathzers of the "offense." for the offended" (not the actually hurt in some material interest, marlS), for the cochers, for the ambulance corps of doctors and for the idlers about the little terrian vague. the theater of the war, who, when the play is over and the actors Zone away. prod at one another with their umbrellas in pantomimic repetition of the swords manship. What humor too, in the form alities! First of all a paragraph appears in daily newspaper, attributed to some individual. There Is wealth of detail. crowd of epithets, a fire of denunclation and happy disregard of all that among less witty people constitutes the deccncies of public and private life. Naturally the person named Is offended. as Is expected of him. He sends a couple of his friends to demand reparation and fishes out of his wardrobe the loveiiest shirt he has, silk. of course. and preferably rose in color. Then follows meeting and consultations. all conducted with the utmost secrecy: next the combat, and after the combat frequently proces which finishes the epi- sode and consigns 1t In due course to bis tory, As to anyone being killed-no. Ihere was an accident recently in which at one oi these displays a man met his death. But 1t was in Italy; they managa these things better in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
MALICIOUS sEcTs SPREADING. The Pope Declares Christian Laws Are
 Undergoing Retrogression.

Rome, June-The Osservatore Ro- mano publishes today the address which the pope delivered at the con. sistory yesterday. The following Is a summary of the portion which was not cabled to the Associated Press yester- day.
 The pontiff said he was obliged again to call attention to the difficult posi- tion of Catholicism and to point out that malicious sects were spreading in every country and that Christian laws seem to be undergoing deliberate retro gression through the efforts of men of deplorable morals. This state of feel ing modified customs and influenced legislation in connection with public institutions. Philosophy, the fine. arts and literature were also turned to sac religious purpose. The sinfulness of evildoers could not frustrate the will of the Almighty, but their arrogance paved the way for great misfortune.
 The pope concluded with an earnest appeal to the faithful to pray to God that his (the pontiffs) work on earth be not diminished and with the an nouncement of his intention to issue a letter upon the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
NEW DECATUR.

New Decatur, July 4.-(Speeial. 1.-The Needle club was entertained by Mss A. j.. Miller in a most charming manner at her lovely home on Johnson street Pro- gressive euchre games were much en- joyed during the afternoon Mrs. R. L. Maury and Miss Blanch Hoy cut for the first prize and Mrs. Maury succeeded in capturing it. Mrs II. B. Scott won the consolation prize.
 The young men of the Decaturs gave a ball in the parlors of the Elks club. De- catur, in honor of Misses Anderson and Goldwaite, who are visiting here from Kentucky.
 The annual picnic of St. Johns Episco- pal Sunday school was given at Johnson s lake. near the city. and the day was very pleasantly spent in boat riding and fish mig. picnic dinner was served on the bank of the lake.
 One of the most enjoyable entertain- ments of the summer was given by Miss Bina Brock to the younger society set of the Decaturs, at the charming home of her parents in West Decatur.
 Mrs James Wachter of Mobile is the guest of relatives for a few days
 Mrs w. l.. Pinkerton of Birmingham is visiting her father, Attorney c. L. Price
 Mrs. John Mccarthy of Nashville, is the guest of friends.
 MT. and Mrs. J. M. ,Rothfuss are visiting in Louisville. Ky.
 Miss Lillian Brown has returned from a visit to Birmingham.
 Mrs. W. J. Martin is visiting in Mont gomery.
 Mrs. Paul Speak of Huntsville has been the guest of Miss Blanch Hoy
 Miss Vick Kyle of Scottsboro is the guest of Mrs. W. H. Simpson.
 Mrs. H. C. Speake and Mrs. J. E. Pen ney are visiting in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
TUSCALOOSA.

Tuscaloosa, July 4-(Special )-Profes- sor Edward B. Kay. the newly elected professor of engineering at the Universi- ty of Alabama, was rendered delightful dinner Saturday evening by Messrs. 0. w. Graham, C. R. Kellerman, H. Buehl. and L. w. Hall. Those invited to meet Professor Kay were Mir Tom Garner Judge J. J. Mayfield. Mir. Jesse Lowe and MT. A. H. Van Boyer.
 Miss Ben Addie Eager of Chattanooga is the guest of her cousin, Miss Katie Belle Harrison.
 Miss Lotte Harrington has gone for visit to. friends at Athens.
 Hon. John B. Knox of Anniston was distinguished visitor tv the city this week. He came to attend the McDaniel Crawford nuptials.
 Miss Sadie Hester has returned from visit to Miss Bertha Prowell at Birming- ham.
 Among the Tuscaloosians attending the New York Chautauqua. are Mrs. William F. Fitts. Miss Mary Emily Fitts. Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
His Passport.

A story has reached the state depart ment at Washington of a novel use to which a life insurance policy was re- gently put by an American travelling in Russia. The citizen in question had neglected to provide himself with a passport, and when he arrived at the borders of the czar's domains he was held up by an official with a demand for his passport. For an instant the American was stumped, but he quickly rose to the emergency. Diving into his inside pocket, he pulled out his life in- surance policy and handed 1t to the Russian The latter gravely looked the paper over, carefully scrutinizing the imposing looking seal and the array of signatures. With a satisfied air he handed back the paper and the Ameri- can passed on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05

Alyce wildman, Miss Annie searcy, Miss Abbie Fitch Searcy MT. Harvey B.. Searcy and MT James F. Aston.
 Miss Jodie Nelson is visiting her cous- in, Miss Marion Parker. at Columbus, Miss.
 Mrs. Paul E. Mnhinnette and little son have returned from a visit to Mo- bile. They were accompanied by Mrs. Minhinnettes mother, Mrs. Charles O.. Stone.
 Mrs George stowers of Montgomery Is visiting her parents, Major and Mrs. A. A. Mabson at Holton.
 Miss Minnie Putnam of Abbevlle, La, is the guest of Miss Mary Farley Max well.
 Miss Minnie Park, who has returned from Waycross. Ga, and who has since been visiting her sister. Mrs. E. F. Sloan. has gone for visit to Monteagle. She was accompanied by her niece. Miss Park Sloan.
 Judge and Mrs. William c. Cochrane have returned from a visit to their son, John T. Cochrane, at Carrollton.
 Robert Cornell has returned from Nashville where he went to attend the funeral of Max Goodman.
 Miss Carrie Know, a charming young lady of Anniston who was bridesmaid at the marriage of her cousin, MT. Henry McDaniel and Miss Fanell Crawford. has returned to her home.
 Mir. and Mrs Webb Crawford and Ed ward Crawford of Birmingham were in the City Tuesday to attend the McDan- iel-Crawford wedding
 c. A. Beasley,. county solicitor of Fay cite. a former law student at the Uni versity of Alabama, was visitor to the city this week.
 H. c. Mower has returned from vis- it to his old home at Detroit.
 Congressman J. H. Banlzhead was distinguished visitor to the city Wednes- day
 Miss Pauline Welch of Selma ia visit ing her sister, Mrs. A. c. Cade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
SUMMER EXCURSIONS
Via Central of Georgia Railway.

The Central of Georgia railway now has on sale at all of It's coupon ticket offices excursion tickets:
 To eastern cities and resorts via Savan- nsn and steamship lines
 To Tybee the most delightful seashore resort on the South Atlantic coast.
 Quick and convenient schedules: through slecpir car service. Full par ticulars. rates. schedules etc. cheerfully furnished upon cpplicatio to your near est ticket agent or John w. Blount, Trav- cling Passenger Agent. 1921 First avenue, Birmingham, Ala. 6-3-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.

Charles c. Thach, M. A., President. HealthfuA location; S2o feet above tide-water. Enrolled last session, 4S6 students. Faculty of 16 professors, 4 assistant professors, and IA instructors.
 Seven degree courses are offered: Chemistry and Agriculture, Civil En- gineering, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, General Course. Phar- macy Chemistry and Metallurgy, Min ing Engineering.
 There are IA different laboratories. in which students work regularly. Military exercises arc required of all cadets physically able.
 Tuition free to residents of Alabama, $20 per year to non-residents. Students board with families in Au- burn. at $9.50 to $15 per month. Session begins Wednesday, Septem- Der 9th.
 For catalogue address
 VIM. o. scRoGGs, Secretary,
 Auburn, Ala. e-1S-th su tu-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
Why Kick?

From the New York Evening Sun.
 What Is the use of kicking against useful. indeed. necessary, means of con veyance? It is as absurd for people of this age to try to hamper the develop ment of the automobile as were the silly ancestors when they tore up the railroad tracks in their fury at what was then novelty. the value of which they failed to comprehend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05

wards learned that the brave young cap- tain had been promoted for the gallantry in the regular army.
 Sid Worth, the man I relieved, was af- forwards assassinated on depot platform about year later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
ouaeks at Home and Abroad.

From the Kansas City Times.
 One of the criticisms made upon the American people by that keen German observer. Prof Hugo Munsterberg. of Harvard University, is the ease with which they are duped by seudl-scientists, quack doctors, and the like It is inter- esting, therefore, to observe that the Ger man government has been obliged to un- dertake an active campaign against the quacks in the empire and that. accord ing to Berlin dispatch, fin no other civ iized country are there so many quacks all sorts and nowhere else are they so rewarded by numerous and well-to- pa- tlents."
 All kinds of cuts. Age-Heraid F graving Department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
NOTICE.

Effective Sunday. June 2S. 1903. dining cars operating between Birmingham and Atlanta on Southern railway trains Nos. s7 and 3S will be discontinued until fur ther notice. J. C. LUSK. District Pas- senger Agent. 6-27-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
Experienced.
From Judge.

Parson Johnson-Does yo' take dis man for better or worse?
 The lady-No: simply for worse, Ise been married befo' an knows what men am 9N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
A Philosophical View.

From Puck,
 Mrs. Hogg-My opinion Is that they're fattening us up to eat us,
 Mir Hogg-well don't propose to lose any flesh worrying about 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05

Keep cool. Buy an electric fan. We have the best and cheapest. United Electric
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
Pretty as Pretty Does"

From the Washington Post
 The new Shamrock is said to be the handsomest boat tha; has yet been brought over by Sir Thomas Lipton. How ever, 1t is the watch and not the camera that is 10 test its merits
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11
Hall Clocks

In modern built house Hall Clock has become
a necessity. No hall is considered completely
furnished without one. f:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11
A CURIOUS COURTsBIP.
How Count Leo Tolstoy Proposed to
His Wife.

Prof. Edward A. Steiner. who has spent
this summer in Russia, contributes TO the
Outlook this interesting account Of Tolstoys
curious courtship:
For him there existed only two classes OF
women: THE one which was composed OF
all the women in the world except Sofia,
and who were heirs TO all the feminine
faults, just common human beings: and the
other class just her alone, without fault
and high above all others" Although no
one knew that his attentions were centered
upon her (and the mother thought that they
were surely intended for her eldest daugh-
teri, Sofia. with that intuition which belongs
to woman, had not only OWNED Ills love. but
had also awakened in her the same feeling.
Mrs. Baer and her daughters left Yasnsya
Polyana after a three days visit and there
was something in the glance of Tolstoys
eyes and in the pressure OF his hand when
he babe Sofia goodbye which made his
riding after them in few days and his
appearance at Iyizy quite natural and not
unexpected TO her. He came with the strong
desire To ask Sofia TO be his wife. and while
they were alone under a shading tree, she
table. he looking down on her chestnut
brown hair and into her grayish-piue eyes
the desire riDened into deterni ination she
was playing with piece Of chalk. writing
on the table, or rather just making MARKS
when he said: 81 have been wishing 10 ask
YOU something for a long time. ana the
grayish-blue eyes looked into his, iright-
ened but friendly, as she said: flease
ask" He took the piece Of chalk out OF her
finger and wrote the first letters OF sen.
tence which was very complicated anu
which she had to decipher. And what -
this, and what Is THAR he asked OF one
word after another, and with Wrinklec Tore
head and blushing cheek she answered hin.
And this world" he asked again, ana she
said: 1T means never, out X Is not so.
and. taking the crumbling chalk from hiin.
she wrote four letters which did not form
the words OF a complicated sentence, and
he needed no one to ask him, WHAT Is
this, or what is thaty' He knew what they
meant. for all she wrote was ever. This
declaration of his love he used IN more
complicated form in his Anna karenina.
where Levin thus declares himself To Kitty.
his future wife. While In the story the
mother seemed at first opposed 10 the union.
I'm reality IL was the father DR. Baer. who
bluntly and definitely refused 10 give his
consent. He wished 90 see his oldest daugh-
ter married first. and not until Tolstoy
threatened 20 shoot himself ~ the father
persisted In his refusal did he yield.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11

night frost melted away. Hours and hours
went in merely sitting very still and look
ing into it, trying 10 make the opposite
brink look ten miles away as it is; trying
to imagine how the whole city of New York
would look scattered along its terraces, after
one had succeeded in picking out its build
ings with telescope, trying to learn it,
TO be familiar with just one little span OF
it, thinking of the aeons and aeons the river
took To fashion Ii, of the brave, daredevil
who, with canoes and other daredevils, first
went through it to explore. knowing not
how many Niagaras lay i'm his path, nor If.
the Indian legend said, the river ran
sometimes underground, nor anything about
Il, save the one fact, that, once started, he
could never turn back. And, after all,
though l have seen ii and felt ii land no
man could ever learn IT'D and will remember,
still to tell it describe 1T to another who
has not seen il is as impossible though
Pegasus and L had never reached il by a
thousand miles. After all, my wooden
legged engineer had been as lucid as L or
any other man could be when he'd charac-
terized it in his one sentence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11
AN OVERWHELMING SCENE.
An Impression of the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado.

an Impression OF the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado.
Benjamin Brooks in Scribner's.
had seen the Grand Canyon and was see
ing it still in my minds eye, and mayhap
always will in the future. L had seen it
red as blood, and yellow as saffron in the
afternoon light, with purple haze clinging
to its gaunt TANKS and deepening in its ra-
vines. 1 had seen it under the full glare of
the Arizona day, with it's infinity of pail
sades, pinnacles, long terraces, great
plateaus buttressed round with ancient
ruins of the cliffs. frowning walls all drawn
clear and plain before me, but intangible
unlearnable and Unreasonable still. And it
had faded slowly away from me into the
gray moonlight and become a mile-high
vacant wall; then put itself together piece
by piece again. as the red dawn crept into
it. Then i had dropped down into il by a
zigzag trail 1900 feet. which is only half
way, and sat with my heels dangling over
fearful bottomless places where the sun
never comes. and looked back at the yellow
heights, golden in the first morning sun
above the shadows. and listened to the rocks
falling. falling, with hollow echoes, as the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11

nificent courage, as we'll as tact, was desig-
mated to see Chairman Holman about his
contribution. AS the meeting was adjourn
ing Holman walked In. The situation was
explained to him and the sum which each
member should contribute.
Yes. yes said the Indiana man, rub
bling his hands together, as was his habit,
that's all right, but can't you make 1t
fve?"
This shows the momentum of habit in an
appropriation committee chairman's mind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11
"HOmeyvard Bound"

Far out into the Eternal Main spied,
Where Sea and Sky to melt in one are seeming;
When, from the depths of sad and tender dream
ing,
heard still small voice close by my side:
Lo! Such is Death and Life! Thus near allied
BEGINNING are and End; the one redeeming
The other ever. Which first: This teemins
And throbbing Life? Or Death? Who dare de
eide?
Then let us live as IL no Death could sever
The aspiring soul from frail and mortal frame
Then let die if to live forever
IN this unfathomed All from whence All came.
Enough to know, wherever be the landing
Twill be the port Of Peace past understa nding.
George Hensche in the Outlook
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11

that sure-footed cayuse OF yours and ride
down with me to-morrow-the Colima's in
from San Francisco tomorrow?
I'm too tired he replied, and then he
went to sleep on my hands before / could
get an argument out of him.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-02-20
FL Com DelOr0
a~aa ScaledeF.

Despues de los saltimbanquis, los her
cules: toda una feria tragica.
Ell comodoro Scheder, cuyas barra-
basadas en- America causan repugnan-
cia a la Prensa en- general, es, en- clase
de comodoro, uno de los mas grandes
animaeS de la marina de guerra.
No entiende de terminos medios.
Pirata en- su "Vinera, va por las aguas
antillanas despampanando barquitoS.
Auque esten reparandose en- un astille-
70, los SAGA mar afuera y los echa pi-
que con el personal dei bArco. Su di-
visa es esa: echar a pique. Las bar
cas- de pesca lie sirven de blanco paa
ensayar ell tiro de los cafiones alemanes.
Eel dfa que no tiene la ventura de ha-
Ger naufragar una barca con los pesca-
dores que la tripulan, Sc pone malo. Su
temperamento, los 'cechiaiIs' v el sol
del tropico lie tisnen siempre disparan-
do ST no hay en- el horizonte TN inofen.
Sivo barco quien dispararle un ob1s
Sc 10 dispara a Puerto Cabello iQue
por qusl Por ''sport." ST lie piden ex
plicaciones, contesta:
-Yo crei que habian entrado cuatrc
soldados en- el fuerte. Me equivoque... :.
-Eran cuatro turistas. de los cuales
mato usted tres, y Ell cuarto no pasars
de esta oche.
lQue lastima!. h.
Y Sc hecha al coleto unos cuanto,
cocktails, y sale de estampfa yer s
tropieza y despampana una barca d.
peSca.
Este barbarote, digno emulo del otrt
que fue Pekin a ensaltar chinitos er
Ia punta de las bayonetas y destruil
maravillas del Arte, es un argumentt
verdaderamente aplastante contra Il
guerra moderna va Sc es cruel por-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-02-20
g SCOTT & BOVINE, Quinlicos, NUEvA YORK.
Nuvegaci6n aerea
Una innovation

En la Ultima conferencia cientfica,
respecto a aerostacion, celebra5a en-
Berfn, M. Parick-Aiexander propu I,
la construction de maquinas voladoraS
dirigidas por ondas hertzianas, mani
festando que por este medic podrfa
enviarse globos libres que, sin necesi
dad de tripu acion y llevando inst u
mentos que registraran la temperature
y la humedad, pudieran alejarse en-
lodas direcciones hasta la distancia de
50 millas, hacienda que despues volvie-
ran al punto de partida por Ell procedi
miento menciOnado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-02-20

que ST, no por exigencias del enemigo,
y Sc es tanto mas cruel con el cuanto
mas insignifcante resulta.
Jefes asf deshonran una marina. In
glaterra afusilo q varios o6ciales de su
ejercito que fueron crueles con los beers.
Alemania tiene ante el mundo la obi
gaci6n moral de fusilar al comodoro
Scheder 6 de hacerlo ingresar en- la ma.
riua turca, a las ordenes del asesino
Hab-dul-H -Hamid.
LUIS BONAFOUX.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-02-20
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