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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
MT. PuIitzer's School.

"The new school" says the Mem phis Commercial-Appeal, may make a journalist, but not newspaper man, and there is difference. A newspaper man works on a news paper; a journalist walks with impos- ing dignity, wears a Prince Albert but toned up, silk hat, gloves and cane, writes about a column a week, which he revises six times; attends the ban quets and responds to the toast, "The Press," and Is constantly telling his friends about "my article on the boil weevil" or "my leader on the political situation" They can make him in school of journalism. They could make him in a carpenter shop with a hatchet and few nails"
 This Is about the size of 1t. Essay ists or machine men can be turned out in the proposed school, but men who know the value of piece of news as soon as they hear even an outline of it-why, that's different. The pro- posed school cannot make men who can see what a people or a locality wants without consulting Tom, Dick and Harry, or who can walk into a town they had never before visited and at once catch it's spirit. Such men cannot be ground out In the Pulitzer school, or in any other school founded to turn out journalists, as the Atlanta News says, while you wait.
 The real newspaper men are born with a nose for news-a nose that can detect news at glance, and at once give it due weight and proportion. It is a young mans profession, and like base ball, old men are out of place in it. The newspaper spirit or genius cannot be put by any school into a man. It must be born in him, and it cannot be driven into him by any scheme whatsoever, no matter how well endowed 1t may be. The pro- posed school is, in fact, a prospective absurdity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
Bank Conditions.

The Financial Age of yesterday says:
 The actual condition of the banks is practically unchanged from last year. The surplus reserve of the New York Associated Banks is about the same as on the corresponding date twelve months ago, and about SIP, 0O0, GOO less than in 1901. It is true that the New York trust com panies, between June 30, 1902, and June 30, 1903, increased their actual cash holdings $16226,000, but. on the other hand, the whole 4939 banks in the country's national system held last June less cash by $l7,- 100000 than a year before Apparently, therefore the banking institutions did not really gain any of the $121, 412,OOO increase in the money supply noted in the recent estimate of the treasury department. Ae- cording to these figures the circulating medium outside of the treasury Is that much greater than 1t was a year ago, and $193 451, 900 more than in 1901. As not ed above, it is evident that the banks have not gained any of this large sum. The, question of where the money has gone Is answered by the country's trade statistics. The activity in all commercial lines has absorbed into hand-to-hand cir culation a large portion of this increased money supply. In prosperous times mer- chants and other business men keep much larger quantity of cash on hand than when trade is dull, and the banks get but small proportion of this in- crease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
Extra Work for the Police.

"The traffic and pedestrian congestion at some of Birmingham's busy corners has become 80 great that officers have recent ly been stationed at the most crowded ones to keep people moving" said a busi- ness man.
 Tt is a somewhat novel sensation for man who usually attends strictly to his own business to be told to step lively or to move on,' but the position seems just as novel for some of the officers Yester- day I saw one of them out in the street directing the various vehicles which way they should go and instructing drivers to always go over the crossings in a walk
 He suddenly became interested in the base ball bulletin board, however, and horse came right up behind him and stuck it's nose over his shoulder. The mans at- tention was not attracted from the score board, however. and when he turned around a moment later the horses nose was right against his. It took him Sev- eral seconds to regain his equilibrium, but he was then as dignified as ever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
Crowded Streets.

q don't know whether other people have noticed it or not, but it seems to me that Birmingham streets now have a great many more people on them than they did two or three months ago." said a pedestrian.
 during the day 1t is quite an undertak- ing to go a block or two in the down. town districts. The street cars also seem to carry more passengers. In the evening the outgoing cars have people hanging on the steps and In every avail- able place. The cars look much as they do in Chicago.
 Every city Is more or less justified in am of the opinion that our people cannot say too much about Birmingham, and cannot be too sanguine in predicting her future. I am told by conservative men that inquiries are constantly being re- ceived from brokers and business men in all sections of the country about the city's industries. Capitalists in far off cities are subscribing for our daily pa- pers, paying for them year in advance, just because they want to familiarize themselves with the local conditions here and learn all they can about the future metropolis of the south and about the city that will one day dictate the price of iron to the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
Reform in Tennessee.

The Tennessee Press association met last week in extra session. The session was called to consider the situation, with the light of Alabama before its eyes. Alabama sent out an editorial excursion nearly two hum dred strong, containing but nine real, genuine blown-in-the-bottle newspaper workers, and Tennessee saw that this was a dreadful example, and it called special session at once.
 Article 5 of the constitution of the Tennessee Press association was amended at once by striking out the phrase periodical publications of the state" and providing that membership shall hereafter consist of weeklies and dailies only, and that such publica- tions shall be represented by the head or an actual working member of the editorial department only" As to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
REVIVAL OF sNUFF-TAKING.
Habit Growing In England Among
 High and Low.

Prof the London Mail.
 Fashions pendulum is forever on the swing. Inquiries made in the tobacco trade tend to show that snuff once more bids fair to play not insignificant part in the amenities of social life.
 steady increase has been noted in the consumption of snuff At both ends of the social ladder, too. for. like the nine. snuff knows no distinctions of rank or intellect.
 "A dirty habit" the use of it has in- deed been called, but devotees at once join issue here with the consumers of to- bacco in other forms, and claim that if q ballot were taken of mothers. wives, sis ters, and sweethearts. the smoker and not the snuff -taker would be banished from the household.
 While "Ichabod" is written in the dust on many an old snuffjar and discarded snuffbox, the gentle art of snuff-taking has been sedulously cultivated by high and low.
 Among the poor in the East End of London snuff is in great demand. and scarcely tobacconist but keeps some va riety of it in stock. Many West End shops, on the other hand. ignore snuff altogether. 'There is no profit in snuff, ," said the manager of one of these estab- lishments "and the sale of it would bring us a class of customers which we don't want"
 Some houses are specially noted for snuff. They are old-fashioned places, sit uated oftener than not in the quiet side streets, and they carry on growing" business with an aristocratic and well-to- do clientele. The printers of Fleet street are said to be large customers of snuff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
And thus the whirIeeig of time brings In his revenges.
 Twelfth Night.
William Dorsey JeIks of Alabama.

Gov. Durbin of Indiana has won national reputation because of his sommendable course in relation to the Evansville riots. The Age-Herald has no desire to say one word in dispraise of him, but it cannot nelp saying that bis action in defense of law and or fer has been trivial alongside the work of Governor Jelks. When Cover nor Jelks came into office lynchings occurred in this state monthly at least and sometimes they quickly followed Dne another. As soon as the new gov srnor had become firmly seated he let It be known at once that he intend ed to put an end to that form of an lrchy in this state. He began by pros ecuting the first lynchers who had the ludacity to encounter his power, and he followed this up by telling solici- tors and sheriffs that he expected from them hearty and quick cooperation in maintaining the supremacy of rightful authority and the crushing out of lynch law. Last week he notified the sheriffs of two counties that he would, under his constitutional authority, hold them responsible If lynchings oc- :urred in their respective counties. None occurred. Only one lynching has been pulled off in the state this year, after the sheriff of the unfortunate :ounty had been shot down. The lead .ers of that particular mob have been irrested and will soon be tried While Alabama has had but one lynching tEis, at least dozen have occurred in each of the states on either side-in Georgia and Mississippi.
 Such facts show what Governor Jelks has accomplished, and yet his name is not on every tongue as Gov trnor Durbins is. Governor Jelks has thown that lynching can be suppressed fin any state and before he goes out 'IDf office In 1907, the Age-Herald pre- diets that his great services to civil lzation. law and humanity will be widely recognized and fully appre- ciated. He will win reputation for courage, clear sense and patriotism that any man might envy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
At the Point oi a Revolver.

In St. Louis a citizen of fam fepute, strange to say, compelled a motor man to stop his car at the point of a revolver. He had given the customary signals to three cars, and they had disregarded them, and so he was in duced to try the open mouth of a revolver This raised a question, and the question was carried into the dis trict court of that city.
 Judge Tracy of the district court held that while the revolver is not free from objections, the aggravations in the particular case under considera- ton Justified it's use as an agent in stopping car. He went on to say;
 Every time a car refuses to stop at a passengers hail the transit company and It's employees violate the law. The rights of the people are paramount. It is strange that the police are so eager to arrest any man whom the transit agent points out and yet stand calmly by while these same agents-motormen and con- ductors-openly violate the law, not once, but hundreds of times each day. Why was Warden arrested and the motormen of the three cars who passed him allowed to escape? The police are tender of the transit company's rights. They are cal- lous regarding the rights of passengers.
 The St. Louis case should not De considered an encouragement to 'oth- CTS to resort to the new method of stopping street cars. It simply men, tions the fact that passengers have some rights as well as the street car companies. It does not mean more. The decision in favor of the St. Louis citizen was based on persistent and continuous aggravation, and when no aggravation is present it is clearly H. legal, not to say irregular, to hold up a street car at the point of the re- volver, even on shinker road.
 The people of this town are more patient than was the St. Louis man, and to the credit of our motormen be it said, they are not inclined to run by fares. The man who locates himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
About Persons.

Walker Percy expects to sail for Eu- rope the latter part of this month. He will be abroad about six weeks.
 w. A. Daugherty of Baltimore is at the Hillman.
 John Savage of Montgomery is stopping at the Morris.
 J. w. Stegall of St. Louis is registered at the Metropolitan.
 D. S. Conway of St. Louis is at the Hillman.
 J. B. Shobert of Rollins is stopping at the Morris.
 II. Barr of Louisville is at the Metro politan.
 S. P. Wolff of St. Paul is at the Hill man. N. A. Richards and wife of Mobile are registered at the Morris.
 J. F. Curtis of Blocton is stopping at the Metropolitan. D. Michael of Philadelphia is at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
What He Might Save.

From the London Daily Chronicle.
 Members of the budget committee have been relating some amusing anecdotes at a recent meeting, with a view to illus trating that economy is not always prac- ticed with as much care as could be wished A former minister of war was the cut his estimates down a little, promptly replied that the thing was impossible. ''Now tell us frankly" continued the pol itician who was interrogating him on the subject If you were to be condemned to be shot if you could not immediately realize some savings without disorganiz- ing any of your services, what would you do?" Well, in such case l think that I could dispense with 50000,000 francs" was the candid answer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 N ROF. FREDERICK D. STARR " the bright particular Starr of
 the University of Chicago-may think that he has made it easy for the boys of this generation in his dictum that playing marbles for keeps is not gam bling, and that as a game of skill it ought to be encouraged. But all the same, If the Chicago professors sanction of "keeps' finds favor with the parents of the boys 1t will rob the game of most of it's pleasure, and the marble makers may as well go out of business, for the boys won't play any more.
 A boy might just as well play "funs'' as keeps if there wasn't the exciting fear that "the old man" would catch on and Tick the tar' out of him. What school boy would give rap for a game back of the barn on the way to the schoolhouse lot if there wasn't probability that some little tattle tale would tell teacher and prepare the way for a fight after school "ets out?"
 A good guess would be that Prof. Starr didn't know much about the game and was too much of 'goody goody" to play keeps when he went to the district school If he had ever been the right sort he wouldn't have talked about marbles. He would have called them "chinies" He probably doesn't know a Boston" from an "alabaster." and would let wise boy stick in "commie" against white alley Evidently the young Starr didn't know that you couldn't plump in a small ring. and that you had to play knucks" if your 'taw" came within two spans of a "chinie." The smallest boy in the bunch could have Judged" on him or taken evers" without detection, and it would never have occurred to him to say "bench your picks when another boy picked "chine' out of a hole and set it in a good place for target, Starr might have known when to shoot, but that was probably the sum of his knowl- edge.
 Prof. Starr may be accused by some thoughtless persons of promoting immor- ality among boys by his advice to them to play keeps. but the truth Is that the noble breed of boys is prone to be brought to flat and mushy quality if all obsta- cles to being tough are to be removed. When boys had to suck their elders we'll seasoned corn cob pipe or puff the stub | of cheroot to learn to smoke they were | sturdier lot than the young spindle legs l who can acquire the habit with cigar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

properly and waves wildly at car, will as a rule gain a chance to con tribute nickel to the treasury of the trolley company. We have emerged from the revolver condition, and are patient and reasonably well civilized. What our people may do when they are aggravated on shinker road next summer we cannot say, but as they do not hold up cars at home at the point of the revolvef it is reasonable to assume that they would not do so even on Shinker road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
BANNOCkB kBURN.

By Robert Burns. Scots wha hae wi Wallace bled, Scots wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed,
 Or to victories "Now's the day. and now's the hour See the front O battle Jour; See approach proud Edwards power
 Chains and slaverie. 'Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a towards grave? Wha sac base as be a slave?
 Let him turn and flee. "Wha for Scotland's king and law, Freedoms sword will strongly draw. Freeman stand or freeman fall.
 Let him follow me. By oppression.s woes and pains By your sons. in servile chains. We will drain our dearest veins,
 But they shall be free! Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty's in every blow!
 Let us do, or die!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
REMARKS ON PLAYING
 MARBLES FOR "KEEPS'

cites. And greater danger threatens when it is proposed to remove the ban from Keeps"
 Just as likely as not Prof. Starr will come out next with injunctions to all boys to rob birds nests and steal from orchards and watermelon patches. If the youngsters can't indulge their natural perversity and do that which is forbid den-simply because nothing is forbid den-there is a great fear that they will ask their mothers to let them stay in- doors and sew carpet rags or help with the housework. Give the boys a chance, Mr Starr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
Church Attendance.

Notwithstanding the fact that many people are out of town the congrega- tions at the various churches have been remarkably large this month" said a layman "I have talked with Episcopalian, Methodist, Baptist, Christian, Presbyter ian and Catholic clergymen, and they all tell me of the large attendance through the heated term. Formerly, when the dog days came the pews were al- most empty. Birmingham is certainly a great church-going town now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
ALABAMA
Selma has put a. quietus on the small boy when he is accompanied by an airgun.


 when he is accompanied by an airgun.
 The large dam of the Elba Power com pany on Pea river will be completed and will develop 2ooo horse power.
 The tax assessors books of Calhoun county show an increase In taxable prop erty of a half million dollars over one year ago.
 After twent,A years of uninterrupted bus mess the charter of the First National hank of Anniston has been renewed for an equal period of time
 Judee Thomas G. Jones has granted writ of habeas corpus in the case of s. II Enfinger. a negro of Geneva county, who alleges that he is held in peonage.
 The Hon. c. w. Thompson, congress- man of the Fifth district. is the recipient of many attentions. His proud constitu- ents predict great things for him in the future.
 Afford Smith, a negro lawyer, who made an unsuccessful attempt to defeat the new Alabama constitution in conducting the eases of Jackson w. Giles, will make an- other effort.
 The remains of Brigadier General Ed ward B. Vaughan. Second Alabama divis- ion United Confederate veterans, were in tered yesterday at the Magnolia cemetery in Mobile. with fitting honors.
 
 A new ice plant conducted by the Amer ican Coal and Ice company will shortly be built in Mobile The president of the company Is Manuel Canizas, president or the Mobile Fish and Oyster company.
 For the first time in eighteen years the cotton worm has made it's appearance Tn Tuscaloosa county. The pest seems to be spreading rapidly and is especially nu- merous on the plantations along the War rior river.
 The receipts of the Louisville and Nash vile incoming freight at Montgomery for the month of July show an increase or s15,292. .15 over the same month in 1902 The forwarding receipts show a decrease of about 5000.
 Governor Jelks is receiving praise in all parts of Alabama and from neighborins states for his able administration. No doubt this commendation Is proving very acceptable at this time. in view Of the fact that the election of state officers is not very far distant.
 The John R. Hope a Mobile bark that was lost in the tropical storm, had an in teresting history. For twenty-six years she breasted the waves, making long trips across the Atlantic and far below the equa tor, although she was comparatively small boat of 391 tons burden.
 Two teams from the Alabama National Guard will go to Savannah where they will participate in the shoot of the Inter- State Military association, which takes place on August 24 to August 2S. The ex- penses of the trip will be paid by the government out of the sum allotted annu- ally to the state militia.
 The first battery of thirty-eight coke ovens has been completed at Battelle and a second battery will be ready to fire in about twenty days. Two more batteries will be added at once and lis believed that the entire system will be ready for operation at the expiration of sixty days. Work on the big furnace is being pushed rapidly. Nearly all the foundations are complete and the columns for the furn- ace proper have been erected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
Atlantic City's Crowd.

From the Atlantic City Letter.
 Most of the largest hotels have all of their rooms booked for August. and are turning people away. They do say the general summer resort cry of the coun- try this year is no crowds. but it scarcely looks that way at Atlantic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

New York Press.
 Money can talk an awful lot without boring us.
 Women enjoy being happily married al- most as much as they do a weepy novel.
 It's about an even thing between men and women on pigeon toes. but on knock knees they have all the best of 1t.
 Women are so queer that when they are dying to marry man they will reject his proposal so as to be good and misera- ble until he asks her again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

Sir Thomas Lipton and c. Oliver Iselin have left off the prophet habit, and are now engaged in working out results with their respective sails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat rises to remark that this seasons theatrical announcements read very much like the book notices of last season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

The retirement order of General Miles told him to go home, but he re- fuses to stay at home, or to keep his tongue still anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

General Young did not enjoy this weeks tenure of the office of con- manding general because his new uni form was tight under the arm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

There is not anything yellow at any rate in the colors of Columbia univer- sity, and the new school of journalism can be safely entrusted to its hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

The zebrula has yet a record to make that will drive out of public confidence the esteemed Missouri mule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

The Colombian congress has amply met the just expectations of Senator Morgan, and gladdened his days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23
A BIT OF A LAUGH
At the Mothers Congress.

At the Mothers Congress. From Life
 Do you know my baby actually screamed yesterday when he saw me-" Yes They are likely to be shy of strangers
 A Bad Bargain. From Life.
 Wife-You promised to live within your allowance, and you havn't done 1t. That shows how weak you are His Lordship--It shows how weak the allowance was. From Judge.
 q see that the superintendent of a cook ing school has had to retire on account of her health"
 what is the matter with herT' dyspepsia"
 Further Information. From the New York Herald. Now" said the teacher, "can you tell me anything about Hiawatha?" Yes replied little Henry. "Its the tune that made Longfellow famous"
 Civic Jealousy. From the Chicago Tribune. Visitor-You havnt got half as nice a cemetery here as we have in Elmville. Prominent Citizen (of Hawville)-No; I've always heard that the cemetery is the only part of your town that holds out any inducements for permanent residents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

MT. Hanna's favorite candidate for the presidency Is a secret locked se- curely in his own breast At present he is booming himself for United States senator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-23

H. Lehr and Tsi An are full of re- sources and new methods. They are a pair to draw away from.