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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
THE SONGS THAT MOTHER sUNs

From the Sunset Magazine. In the Castle of Retrospection, in Memo-
 rvs dim, gray hall, Full many a misty picture hangs on the
 ancient wall; Pictures of those who loved us, pictures
 of those we knew Ere the morning sank to even and the
 shadows longer grew; And cen as a ghost revisits the scenes
 of it's earthly care, I seek that hall in the twilight shade and
 look on the pictures there. Sweet are the olden faces surrounding me
 there in throngs, But sweetest of all is my mothers face as
 she sang the old, old songs: Flush. my dear. lie still and slumber;
 Holy angels guard thy bed" Still by earthly years l number; Still my fieeting days are sped; But the picture of the singer, though no
 more the sweet notes fall, Yet is sweetest of the many hung for me
 on Memory's wall. Here. behind a misty curtain smiles the
 face of one so fair That the angels up in heaven took her in
 their loving care; Here are playmates on the meadow where
 the brook ran tinkling down, Trying with it's babblfng laughter all our
 shouts of mirth to drown; Schoolmats, laughing in their places;
 teachers, frowning on their play; Those I loved and those I cherished in a
 better, brighter day. But I turn from all these faces, though
 their days were days of gold. Whispering lowly: Oh, my mother, sing
 for me the songs of old: "Heavenly blessings without number Rest upon my darling's head I am tired. and fain would slumber; Be thy lovelight OCT me shed. For though Memory's faces haunt me, in their slken meshes hold There is none so sweet as mothers as she
 sang the songs of old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

vene a special term, including a grand jury, as speedily as Judge Lynch could act, and 1t would save the state from the disgrace and demoralization that invariably attend Judge Lynch's courts. The Age-Herald feels sure, therefore, that Governor Jelks will sign the bill. It is not perhaps just to his liking, but every contested law is a compromise, and the restricting bill is better by far than the laws present delays, which afford mobs all the ex- cuse they have or ever will have.
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Robinson Amusement company; Sam Joe seph, the old-time circus newspaper rep resentative; MT. Gardner of Barnum & Baileys shows; MT. Wilson, who was for several years with Wallace's circus; MT. Hardie of Barnum S5 Bailey, and the rep resentative of the Ringland Brothers circus.
 E. c. Harris of Coal City is in the city. MT. Harris leaves today for Mobile, where he will re-enter the medical college. He will finish his course in medicine this session and will locate in his home town. Gordon Jones of Greensboro is registered at the Hillman.
 P. A. Ellis, a prominent citizen of War rier,- is stopping at the Metropolitan. H. c. Coles of Washington is in the city.
 J. Louis Clark of Atlanta is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 W. w. Bentley of Gadsden and E. D. Hammer of Attalla are at the Morris.
 
 G. w. C. Danner of Lancaster, Pa, is at the Morris. MT. Danner is in the city prospecting with view of making some investment in Alabama coal land.
 W. N. Cox and Fred Kann of Mont gomery, are in the city.
 James Kinney, wholesale liquor dealer of Nashville. is stopping at the Morris.
 Rutherford Lapsley. a prominent at torney of Anniston, is stopping at the TIilIrnan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
congressmen Assembling.

"Statesmen are assembling in Washing ton for the extra session of congress" remarked lawyer. "Our national capi- tai presents lively scenes about this time. It is decidedly dull when the Presi- dent and congress are both away, and the town always welcomes their return. In addition to the hustle and importance of legislation, watched anxiously from all parts of the country, social parties be- gin on the return Of senators and con- gressmen. This part of Washington life is almost as we'll known as its political side. Even the famed elite of New York cannot boast of more brilliant assem- blages. Our congressman and senators who have not already done so are now en- gazing homes for their stay in Washing ton. They are also figuring just how to pay the debts their ambitious wives will contract. It takes a large income to keep up with Washington society, fact that many of our lawmakers have found out to their cost. This winter will also De memorable from the fact that a presiden- tial election is so near. Politicians will be especially busy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
About Persons.

Scrap North of New York city is visiting friends in Birmingham.
 pr. J. R. Martin and wife of Selma are stopping at the Hillman. Congressman Sydney J. Bowie of An niston is stopping at the Metropolitan. J. G. Hanby of Tuscaloosa is in the city.
 
 M. M. Prince of Fort Payne is registered at the Morris.
 N. E. Powell of Montgomery Is in the city.
 A. J. Mitchell of Atlanta was one of the Hillman's late arrivals last night. Several prominent amusement people are in the city. enjoying a reunion and talking over old times. They are pr. Horace Grant, general manager of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Holiness Preachers.

"The Holiness preachers are abroad in the land" said gentleman yesterday Perhaps you think such people have a hard time in making converts, but there you are mistaken. Of course they do not have the success that some other relig ious enthusiasts have achieved, but they have a larger following than most persons suppose. Let one of these preachers get into trouble and you would be surprised at the number of friends who spring up in all directions. It is really remarkable how many different religious beliefs four ish in this country No matter how for lorn the hope there are always to be found many faithful followers
 The United States is home for all re- ligions. Buddahism. Mohammedanism and all other oriental ereeds are equally welcome with Dowieism The next devel- opment we may expect is a sort of uni versal religion that will comprise all of these without substantial change"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
Letters That Go AstraY.

have frequently been impressed, said business man, ''by the perfection of our postal laws. Cases are frequent where letters have followed people to every part of the union and then back home again. but an example even more striking is where mail has chased a globe trotter entirely round the world without being lost. In that case credit Is also due postal authorities of other countries. A letter is apparently an easy thing to lose but of millions and millions handled every year in this country those lost through negligence of employees are few in num- Der. The carelessness of senders is large ly responsible for the majority of letters that go astray every year. People drop them in boxes without stamps, leave off the address, make all kinds of senseless bunders, and then wonder why their mail never reaches it's destination.
 "A visit to the dead letter office would be a fine lesson for these people It is a wonderful place and the queer mail that finds refuge there has often been de- scribed. Even in the dead letter office l letter is not entirely lost for 1t is possi- ble to claim it again but such cases rarely happen. Usually letter when once Tn the dead letter office is dead sure enough"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
Cotton Warehouse Scheme.

The National Fidelity Warehouse company has oeen organized, and many southern men are interested in it. including Thomas G. Bush of this city, C. c. Hanson of Atlanta, and J. F. McGowan of Augusta. The new company proposes to build large warehouses for the storage of cotton, and to issue warrants-warehouse re- ceipts-that will be satisfactory to the people that, care to lend money on cotton --- ed in the south.
 1 The ostensible purpose of the plan is to make it possible in planter to store his cotton, have it graded, in- sured, and securely held, and on the warehouse receipt he receives to bor- row money in New York or elsewhere on his cotton until he is ready to sell 1t. The warehouse company would no doubt do the entire business for him. The cotton could be sent to market on A substitute bill of lading by the warehouse company.
 The rst warehouse of the company is to be built at Greenyille, South Car olina, in the very heart of the cotton mill district of the two Carolinas. It is estimated that ninety cotton mills could readily be supplied from the Greenville warehouse. In supplying the mills the substitution privilege, granted by the railroads, becomes available and economical. It would work like this: A consignment of cot ton reaches the warehouse upon which the freight is, say 40 cents. It is then sold to a mill. The rate from Green vile to the mill would be, say 20 cents, while the through rate from point of original shipment to the mill Is 52 cents, for instance. Through the priv ilege to substitute bills of lading, how ever, the cotton is moved to the mill at the through rate, making the local rate from the warehouse to the mill 12 cents instead of 20 cents.
 The warehouse company proposes to erect a chain of warehouses, and to handle in the long run good share of the crop It is a big scheme, and years will be needed in which to work it out Upon the value and efficiency of the Greenville warehouse the fate of the plan will turn, and it's operation next year will destroy or demonstrate the possibilities of the plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
By Gustav Kobbe, in the October Metro poltan Magazine.

polltan Magazine.
 1HERE is Richard Mansfields house \CV on Riverside Drive, where he lives
 during his usual long New York run, with his wife (who was Miss Be- and their little boy.
 No one but man of large income could support such a home as Mansfield does. In it are various ''rooms," each kept within a certain style of decoration, yet not decorators" rooms, because this ac- tor has too much individual taste to give anyone else the say in the furnishing of his home. The very entrance room shows his touch. There is not color tone out of key with the genereral scheme of delicate yellow. The silk plushes which drape the walls are so soft in tint as to closely approach old gold, the upholstery is the same, and the woodwork is old oak in golden tint. The same scheme Is harmoniously carried out in the lights and ornaments.
 A stairway along the wall of which MT Mansfeld's collection of old sporting prints is displayed, leads to an anteroom on the second floor, where the main salons are. The dining room is in the style of Henry II. The mantel is in the purest example of this style and was taken out of a French chateau and brought to this country for Mir Mansfield. It is in rich old Flemish oak Among the pictures on the walls are two portraits of Garrick, one by Romney. the other by pupil of Gainsborough. They are inter- esting for themselves. and because of MT. Mansfields intense admiration for Gar rick, whom he regards as his model
 The music room is Louis Xv-walls and furniture covered with antique red Italian damask, objects dart in Sevres. pianos draped with Italian rose brocatelle and a rare Louis Xy clock with a candelabra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
Reuulatinn Primaries.

The senate recess bill duly amend ed is now the law of primaries in this state The new law fully covers the ground, and it is now as easy to hold an honest primary as it is to hold an honest election. The primary becomes hereafter every bit as much an official matter as the subsequent election, and all the safeguards provided for the latter are applicable to the former. Any dishonesty at either means fines and even imprisonment. The ballot box experts should take warning.
 The provision for marked ballots and corresponding poll lists applies alike to primaries and elections, and whoever attempts to ascertain how any man has voted may be fined fifty dollars. The poll lists are to be sealed in envelopes, and both ballots and sealed poll lists are to be delivered to he chairman of the governing politi- cal committee, who shall keep them until it is known that no contest will take place, when both poll lists and ballots gre to be destroyed.
 The system of marked ballots is to be tested in the next four years, and if the plan does not work well all pos sible espionage can be ended when the legislature meets in 1907. The law is entitled to a fair trial, and any known act of espionage should be punished.
 Section 26 of the new primary bill will prove a valuable help towards honest expressions of the will of the party. It reads thus
 Each judge of probate shall deliver, or cause to be delivered to an inspector at each voting place immediately preceding each primary election an alphabetical list of all persons in such precinct who have paid all poll taxes due prior to February 1, preceding the election and also an all phabetical list of all persons in such pre- cinct who are registered.
 As 47,000 registered voters under 45 years of age had not on or before February of this year paid poll taxes assessed against them, the value of this provision becomes at once man. ifest. The 47,000 cannot vote at pri- maries.
 Section 2S of the new law will probably be amended 4n 1907. It pro- vides that no expense on account of any primary shall become "a charge" against the state or county or munic- ipality. AS affairs are progressed, and all come to see that the primary is the real test of public sentiment, all will see that it is better to have them conducted by the public at public ex- pense. The present law will lead up to primaries of the people, by the peo- pie for the people. The public will be willing to foot the bills when they see that honest and official primaries are as last assured as they are by the new law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
BETTING IN NEW YORK.
The Odds 10 to g In Favor of Me.
 Clellan.

New York. October s.-Betting on the coming mayoralty election is practically at a standstill, with Mcclellan favorite at 10 to g. Thousands of dollars held by Mcclellan men went a begging at the Morris Park race track and in sporting resorts tonight.
 John R. Considine. who has fund of s1oo,ooo to bet on Mcclellan, said tonight that he had been unable to find any re- publicans willing to bet on Low at even money Considine now offers to wager S10OO0o or any part of 1t. at 10 to that Mcclellan will be elected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press
 Friendship is a partnership of interests. woman can stand 1t as long as she can say all is lost save complexion.
 What people think about woman does not worry her; 1t Is what they say.
 After the devil invented curiosity he never had do any more work over the problem of catching women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
Why She Accepted.

From the Detroit Free Press
 She-I shall have to refuse you again. He-But this is positively the last time I shall propose.
 She-Oh, well, that's different. Why didn't you say so?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Tom Johnson may not be elected, but he and MT. Clarke will at any rate scare the good MT. Hanna out of two years growth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
His Opinion of It.

From the Philadelphia Press
 Wilie-Every package O that break fast food has a picture on 1t of big strong man. an it says he eats it every day.
 Bobbie-That must be lie. Why, he's big an strong enough to fight anybody that tried to make him eat that stuff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
Artistic Book Covers.

Handsome designs in book covers con- tinue popular" said q local stationer
 Some of the designs are pleasing, but never could see how they improve the contents very much. Too often an ar tistic cover shields a very poor book. Do you know I have found by experience that pretty cover frequently makes a sale. There are some people who buy a book simply because it looks nice on the outside others because the title appeals to them. Of course if a person admires one of these designs from an artistic point of view it Is all right Many book covers are real works of art, and a man is not to be blamed for admring them. However, the real book lover. the man who buys a book as he would a suit of clothes, usually prefers a plain, durable covering, handsome and expensive some- times, but never gaudy. In fact most people who appreciate books seldom buy volumes adorned with fancy covers, for they do not read popular novels Making book covers has become a profitable field of work for certain artists, and they have turned out some very handsome designs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

The original Goelet made glue, and the family has ever since stuck to the good things that came their way, in- cluding a Scotch duke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

The new Chinese treaty nominally covers Manchuria, but the Bear that Walks like Man stands in the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

If the worst comes to the worst Professor Langleys airship will go into winter quarters in mud scow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Grover Cleveland has a curious way of arranging big words, but he gen. erally buries under them some truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

If Professor Langley does not fly soon congress will be wanting to know why he does not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Schwab is anticipating a busy win ter, and he is having his shears ground to suit the work in hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Atlanta did not succeed in gobbling the Peabody fund, and even Nash ville's mild gobble is to be mitigated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Under no circumstances, it is stated, will Grover Cleveland start paper. One Gommoner will suffice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

The corn crop begins to think it is in the cotton class when it comes to ripening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Those whose accounts are well mar gined are optimistic. The rest are not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
A CHANGE FOR INVESTORS.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 I propose to build a bridge across the ocean. Any ocean will do. I will sell the patent cheap. l.. Rafison, inventor, 712 Oakland Street, Kansas City, Kan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Kansas City has a spell-binder for mayor, and as a result many of it's streets are almost impossible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Joseph Chamberlain should get in communication with the famous stand batter, Mark Hanna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

General Corbin is still on hand ready to get any fat job that is handed out. That man will never let go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

The army maneuvers at West Point, Kentucky, do not satisfy the people of Breathitt county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Our currency may not be elastic, but our stock list shrinks or expands ad libitum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

Joseph Chamberlain proposes to beat Dingleyism at it's own Chinese wall game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

If silver keeps on going up the gold bugs will soon desert their favorite metal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

The dead Ambassador Michael Hen " Herbert was cut down at the age of 46.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10

The horse that carries wind shield before Lou Dillon has to hustle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
A BIT OF A LAUGH

From Judge.
 ''Yes," sighed the fair young thing, "I admit that I like you-but it does not seem to me that we were ever meant for each other. We have not a single taste in common'
 Mournfully the young man studied the floor for some moments. At last he looked up with the dawn of hope in his eyes. But. yes," he whispered Are you not very fond of onions?" Bushingly she nodded a confession. 50 am r" he cried rapturously.
 In Washington. From the Chicago Tribune. "Who is that newspaper man over there?"
 "Oh, that's the Kermit reporter" "The Kermit reporter; what does he do?"
 Reports the funny things of little Ker- init Roosevelt and his white pony"
 The Orbit. From the New York Sun. The old world wags and wags
 We're punished for our sin. The skeeter bites are going out And frost bites coming in.
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