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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Hot Springs Stories.

Tn the pool rooms at Hot Springs think 1t is safe to say that from fifty to a hundred and fifty thousand dollars change hands every day" remarked Ho- mer George who has spent most of the winter in the vapor City.
 Tt is wonderful to see the big sporting men tossing their hundred-dollar olhs around as though they wrre silver coins
 T have watched Fred Walbaum John J. McGraw, Jockey Nash Turner, Mart Demarest, the famous driver of that great pacer, Prince Alert; Joe Ullman' Den Stuart, George Constdine, Young Corbett end mfny other noted sporting men about these places when they were betting s100 to $30o0 on a race. They did 1t just as though they might be stalking only few dollars. week ago Fred Walbaum had tip on California horse and when he stsrted to bet he asked Ar hold, in whose room he usually plays, what his limit was for the day. When told l. was the root the bettor placed sS5O0 at to 1. He lost the bet, and I Hedge you my word he looked no more worried than when he lost s25 on another race. It's the sporting blood. I suppose.
 One of the reatest winnings I have heard of this season was that caused by a telegraph operator making a bull in the room of Mir. Arnold at the Springs last Tuesday. Arnold was in St Louis but 1t seems he had left instructions with his manager, Billy Walsh. to put down few bets on Laura F. M in the fifth race at Oakland. So before the track betting came in Walsh instructed the operator to ask the Southern club their price on the horse in the ante-post bet ting. The reply came to 2. when Walsh told the board marker to put 1t up at 2 to l. Misunderstanding the remarks the operator bet 5000 on the horse with the club. When he told Walsh of this action the manager fumed all about the place and tried to get the bet off, without success. Later the track betting quoted the horse 3la to 1. when the operator at the club began to kid the other fellow. Walsh was also kidded until he was mad enough to fight. Instead, however, he Let an additional 5000 on the horse. When the result came and the horse was win Ter, instead of discharging the operator as he had started to do at first, he gave him s20 note. but told him never to re- peat. In all, he won s15,5 800. Pretty lucky for a mistake"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
A Chritlan Minister.

The Rev Claris Yeuell of Fort Payne as in Birmingham He was for many years editor of the DeKalb County Times at Fort Payne and he was also at one time editor of the Colinsville Clipper at Collinsvlle. He was until recently an ar dent republican and his paper was noted for It's vigorous support of all measures of his party.
 One of the last editorials MT. Youell wrote for his paper, however, was when he renounced the republican faith and arraigned President Roosevelt and his southern policy. He then allied himself with the democratic party.
 MT. Yeuell Is minister of the Christian church and is at present in charge of a congregation at Greenville. Ala. He preached yesterday morning and last last night at the First Christian church in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Wall Street.

Bond market authorities report that it is becoming more and more difficult to sell investments on per cent basis The belief that money will be worth from AZ to per cent on the average this year causes a per cent investment to look unattractive. Individual investors and institutions that were large buyers of bonds on per cent basis last year are said now to be out of the market for that class of investments" said New York f1nancier.
 Seeing that bonds are selling hard on per cent basis, critical stock market people are wondering how stocks are go- ing to be pulled from per cent basis Those who insist that this cannot be logically done are of the opinion that speculation will run this year more to the low-priced issues Many of these, how ever. are now selling on per cent basis'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
WHERE eEoRelANs GO TO.

From the Baltimore News
 When a Georgian leaves his state to move to another" declared Representa- tive 'Lon" Livingston. he just packs up his wagon, loads in his wife and chill dren, calls the dogs and starts. He keeps a-goin until he finds a desirable place. But he won't ever unpack that wagon until he finds a place with a county office vacant. When he finds such a place, the Georgian unpacks the wagon, settles down and runs for that office"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

More than 800 have signed petition to Governor Jelks not to interfere with the execution of VIII Perry, who murdered King Farmer in Calhoun county.
 Mrs winthone Woolsey of Selma has given s1oOo to pay for the installing of electric light fixtures In St. Paail's church of Selma. There are to be 172 lights. The brass work will be especially designed for the church.
 Alexander City is thinking of putting in water works and is also considering the practical side, that of cost. A. F. Fuquay, secretary of the Industrial as- sociation, quotes the manufacturers prices and estimates the cost at s12,50o
 Opelika Post: Upon the invitation of the United Daughters of the Confederacy of Atlanta, Gen. George P. Harrison of this city went up to Atlante Monday and was one of the orators at the celebration of the anniversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
 Selma Journal: The steamer City of Mobile and barges arrived yesterday morning from Montgomery with 1901 sacks of seed, 1884 slaves. 40 hogs. big list of sundries and passengers. She left last night for Montgomery with a biz mixed cargo.
 J. w. Woolfolk, who has been general manager of the Woodstock Iron works fa, 4f.~ao Al ta nation to .ake effect on Saturday of last week. He will be succeeded by Paul Mur- phy of Tennessee, who has already ar rived in Anniston.
 Opelka Post: Dr. and Mrs. Mcintosh of Minnesota arrived in Auburn last Fri day. Dr. Mcintosh Is the new professor of horticulture at the A. F. l. There has been some rearrangemc;t O. the courses at the college and botany will also be taught by this professor.
 Marion Standard. A mass meeting un- der the auspices of the Morgan County Temperance association, was held at New Decatur last week, presided over by the Rev W. Y. Quisenberry. The courthouse was well filled with representative citi- zens from almost every vocation of life and there was a strong sentiment in fa- cor of temperance and of a prohibition bill for Morgan county. A prohibition bill had previously been prepared and was read at the meeting. The measure is a strong one and prohibits the sale of liquors in the county except for medical purposes in the compromising of physi- clans prescriptions, etc
 Fruithurst Enterprise: It is usually secret, but this is an instance where a woman has kept one for nine long years. Tn 1894 the then Mrs. Jeffrey went to Wyoming for a visit While in Kansas City she met Mir Harrison, an old friend of hers. and married him. She came back to settle up her affairs here pre- paratory to going to live with him. Short ly after her return misunderstanding arose between them and she remained here, locking the secret of her marriage securely in her heart. MT. Harrison is a glass blower and came to Tallapoosa few weeks ago to work in the glass works, not knowing that his wife was living there They met reconciled their differences, and are now living together in Tallapoosa. Hereafter she will be known as Mrs. Harrison instead of Mrs. Jeffrey. lt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
HANNA MAY BECOME CANDIDATE.

From the New York American.
 When Senator Mark Hanna strolls down Broadway he is recognized by many who know him by newspaper pictures, thus destroying the fiction that the press is not accurate, at least. pictorially. He has the appearance of a Warwick and his recent remarks at the Ohio society banquet that his state was fast succeed ing Virginia as the Mother of Presidents. creates the impression that he will be a candidate. He is interested in every thing and will listen attentively to any joke if it has a point. In 1896, when Mckinley was elected for the first time the senator gave a banquet to the news paper men at the Waldorf-Astoria. Some funny stories were related at the sena- tors expense, but he enjoyed them huge ly. Since then he has always had kind ly feeling for newspaper men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Tax Upon Merchandise.

When the fact is recalled that prop erty other than merchandise is re- turned under no fixed or arbitrary rule; that the holder of such property returns, for example, the lot he holds at $500 to $4O0 when its market value is $2000, more or less; that all real estate is valued for taxation at from 15 to 50 per cent of market value when such facts are recalled, then the downright injustice of the provision in the Sowell bill calling for the assess ment of merchandise at not less than ID per cent of the insurance carried on it becomes apparent.
 There may be some merchants who have money to burn, or some who live where they cannot procure full insur- ance on account of deficiencies in fire protection, but at least nineteen mer. chants out of twenty in well-equipped towns carry insurance up to value, as protection to creditors. MT. Saks. it will be remembered, was fully insured when fire destroyed his store, and he recovered nearly every cent of his loss. So it Is with other prudent merchants. The Sowell bill therefore calls for a valuation for taxation purposes of mer- chandize up at least to 75 per cent of cost, when real estate can be returned to the assessment officers at from 15 to 50 per cent of market value!
 Is this just? Is this good policy? Is this constitutional? The constitu- tion says "all taxes levied on property in this state shall be assessed in ex- act proportion" To establish an arbi- trary rule for the valuation of one specie of property, and to leave other valuations to holders caprices Is to put taxation values out of proportion. Such result is inevitable under the Sowell bill. e.
 Either this must occur or else at the assessment time there will be jockeying with insurance. Policies will be cancelled for a day or a week. and renewed again, to the vexation of all business men, and the disturbance of all business. The Sowell provision in other words incites either the ma manipulation of policies of insurance, or else gross injustice towards the merchants of the state
 The remarkable provision is suppos- edly in the interest of farmers, but here again the farmer pays the freight. Any tax levied on a merchant will be collected by that merchant from the persons who buy the goods taxed. This is the custom, and this will con tinue to be the custom, but this fact in nowise justifies the levying of an unjust and unconstitutional tax upon merchants. The provision may not be unconstitutional in letter, but in spirit it plainly is, because under it taxes would not be levied "in exact propor. tion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
REFLECTIONS OF 4 BACHELOR.

From tIft -lNtW l1 UrK IfItsS.
 It's long bill that has no paying.
 Woman is made of equal parts of vanity and clothes.
 Every mans ambition Is to get rich; every woman's to get married
 The only ecstasy which surpasses a woman's wedding day is when she goes to matinee and thinks the leading man can't keep his eyes off her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Baseball Men Confer.

New Orleans. January 25.-President Kavanaugh of the Southern Baseball league. held a conference with Messrs Raphael Semmes and w. E. Ragland, joint owners of Montgomery's franchise, who cannot agree It was decided to ar- bitrate the question, Caruthers Ewing and Newt Fisher being chosen, and in case they cannot agree a third man will be selected. the decision to be final
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Cotton Mill Man Accidentally Shot.

Chalotte, N. C., January 25.-W. P. Knowles. superintendent of the Elizabeth mills in this city was accidently shot and killed last night by T. w. Dixon, president of the Southern Hardware com pany. Knowles had bought self-acting revolver and Dixon, believing it to be un- loaded. was showing him how to work 1t, when the weapon was discharged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Street Car Transfers.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald.
 I see MT. Drennen. in his claims for mayor, states that transfers have b,ea granted on all electric lines. Such is not the case, as there are no transfers from East Lake to East Birmingham, and fur thermore the fare where enly sonc line is used is increased 25 per cent by virtu: of the fact that tickets are not on sale. Respectfully,
 W. W. LAMPK1N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
IS HOPEFUL

From the Scottsboro Citizen. : The Citizen hopes to sec uniform text book system adopted for the schools of Alabama by the present legislature. Also something ought to be done towards throtting the book trust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

South Dakot, divorces, say the courts, are good in South Dakota only. This Is blow aimed straight at the chief industry of Sioux Falls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

Apostle Shoot is now in the hands of his lawyers, and he refuses to be interviewed. Like Jim Tillman, he asks for suspension of public opin- ion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

, Professor Giron Is said to be almost as handsome as Representative Rich, but the beauty of the crown princess Is not overwhelming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

Sig. Marconi does not hesitate to send a message across the sea when ever his courtship will permit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

Mark Twain's humor is very fetch ing in the way of replies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Serum to combat Pneumonia.

Rome. January 25-Professor Tizzoni of the Bologna university. has announced to the Royal academy of sciences the dis covery of serum to combat pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
About Persons.

W. L. Beasley of Montgomery is at the Hilman.
 w. N. Jones of Mobile is stopping at the Morris.
 M P. Jeter of Montevallo is at the Metropolitan.
 W. B. Reynolds of Montgomery is reg istered at the Hillman.
 R. L. Adams of Gadsden is at the Nor ris.
 John Neff of Tuscaloosa is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 w. R. Peacock of Selma is at the Hill- man.
 L. W. Douglass of Sheffield is stopping at the Morris.
 Peter Karg of Sheffield is at the Metro politan
 John Wilkes of Blocton is registered at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

There is one Panther too many in America. MT. Dewey will please take notice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

Colorado has caught the South American spirit. Senor Wolcott is do- ing the grand promenade act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

Ed Wolcott out in Colorado Is try ing l. break back into the million aires club regardless of methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

Colorado is teaching the country that election of senators by popular vote is the thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

The Colorado legislators carry all most as many guns as Jim Tillman did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

The fairy tales of the Beaumont oil prospectors have been sadly reversed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

The frozen water pipe season is not fully passed, for there may be a re- lapse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

De Blowitz, now dead, drew $50, 900 year, but he did not invent the inter- view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

Captain Hobson is still a problem that congress and the navy and the lecture platform are all taking hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

The present generation is to hear Patti sing her farewell songs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

The sultan of Sulu died young, des- pite the fact that he drew pension.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

The value of South Carolina jury law will soon be tested. t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Poker games are seven days long

on the Atlantic liners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

Col Arthur Lynch is aware now that his sfde was licked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

Tho impending antitrust bills tickle tho trusts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

the Elysee Palace minus her beauti-
full golden hair and in a very detected
state Of mind the other morning,
whereupon the presidents wife asked
what had happened. Mademoiselle told
what follows: When she left for home
the other afternoon, a well-dressed
man approached her and asked If she
wanted to sell her hair. She replied
yes, provided she got her price. How
much?" asked the stranger. "A
thousand francs The price proved
acceptable and the young woman
went forthwith to the 'studio," where
she was photographed three times.
Once, with her hair hanging down to
her ankles, again with half Of it cut
off, and a third time when all but a
few inches Of her erstwhile tresses
were gone. After that the man gave
her a hundred francs, claiming that
was the price agreed upon, and when
she protested, told her to get out lest
he would have her arrested as a
blackmailer.
The Before-and-after Swindle-
Madame Loubet sent one of the pal
ace detectives to the studio to investi-
gate. He found the three photographs
described and labeled as follows: Pho
tographs showing three inches of hair.
Before using So-and-so's hair tonic
The second, where the hair falls be-
low the shoulders, after using So
and-so's hair tonic three months"
The photograph showing where the
hair nearly reaches to the bottom of
AFTER using So-and-so's hair tonic
six months" The detective used some
mild persuasion on the sWindler and
got the rest Of the thousand francs
for the e,s-owner of the most beautiful
hair in Paris.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
$4,000 FlRSTDAY'S SALE
Public Sale Of Seats for PATHS New
York Concerts Follows the
= Auction. 81 !.

An account of the auction sale of
boxes and choice seats for the two
concerts to be given by Nine. Patti in
New York city at Carnegie hall, next
week, was recently given in T h 9
ournal. It will be recalled that
$375 was paid for the first choice of
a box and $1O5 for the first choice of
a parquet seat.
The seats remaining when the auo-
ton sale was over and which amount
ed to about half the seating capacity
Of the hall, were put on sale a few
days later. In spite of the fact that
so many desirable seats had been dis
a long line of people began gathering
at the box office at Steinway's on
Forty-sixth street long before the ma
jority of New Workers had come down
to breakfast. When the box office
opened at 8 o'clock the line had ex-
as the crossing Of the New York Cen
trail railroad tracks. BY 10 o'clock 1t
had gone around the corner Of Madi-
son avenue and considerably down
that thorofare.
It was a gratifying evidence to Rob-
prise. that the popularity of the great
diva is as secure as ever in the hearts
Of the American public.
Two men were kept busy, dealing out
tickets and they managed by Is o'clock,
when the box office closed, to dispose
Of about $40, 900 worth and still
couple Of hundred people were left sun-
satisfied. The pleasant part of this is
that 1t assures two of the biggest audi
ences that Nine. Patti has ever sung to
in New York. The ground floor was
entirely exhausted the first day and
most Of the. boxes, as well as most of
the balcony and gallery. There is no
doubt that by the day Of the first con-
cert seats will be at a high premium.
Spectators hung about the offices
all day devising means by which they
could get a few seats for their own
use, but they were closely watched,
and If they secured any, the seats were
very few.
The boom with which the Patti sale
has gone off evidently assures for the
great singer the biggest season she
has ever known in her life, for if it is
the biggest in America, Of course i is
| the biggest anywhere.
| No doubt the conviction that Patti
will never be heard in America againsis
responsible for a large part of the in
terest displayed. Those who do not
hear her upon her coming tour will
never listen to the most marvellous
Voice that has ever been put in hui
man throat. PATHS appearance in
Minneapolis is scheduled for the even
ing Of Dec. 80 in the International
auditorium.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
Berlin Budget
Journal Special Service.
Socialists to be Banished

SOCluuSCS " Uc bdIllSllcu
and Declared Infamous"
Berlin, Oct. 21.-The new anti-so-
cialistic law is ready in the kaiser's
Count Won Buelow will allow himself
to be persuaded to lay it before the
reichstag this winter is yet undecided.
Won Buelow is trying to induce the
emperor not to add to the already
overwhelming majority the socialists
enjoy. He is pointing to Bismarck,
cialists and the Catholic church by
suecial laws, only to add to the
strength of one party and insure the
gloriflcation Of the other.
Kaiser's Proposed Measure.-The
kaiser's special law intended to
eradicate socialism proposes: First,
radical abridgement of free speech by
word Of mouth and in print; second,
Punishment Of all socialistic politicians
las public enemies; third, declaring
socialists Infamous" and unfit for as
ISOLATION with Christians and patriots.
Banishment to Siberia.-The kaiser
is making personal efforts to induce
| the czar to allow the German govern
ment to deport political miscreants to
Siberia, where they are to be treated
like Russians, supposedly in the same
, class. Nicholas is inclined to grant
lIlS ldVOi, SdlO lue KAISER W one OIL
his friends recently, land why not
He Is as much interested in suppress
ing socialists as I. We will fix mat
tiers up early in November when we
| meet in Wiesbaden." There may
even be a treaty between the King of
Prussia and the Gear of the Mosco-
vites to that effect, for up to the time
of the revolution of 1S4S Prussian
subjects were sometimes banished to
Siberia by the kings orders, but
whether it was done under a private
understanding between the sovereigns
or according to treaty, is not now
known. Before 1848, the kings OF
Prussia were absolute monarchs like
those Of the Russian empire.
Fifty Years a Chorus Girl,
And Still in the Front Row
A Darmstadt special says: Sophie
Rossmann celebrated the fiftieth an.
niversary Of her connection as a cho-
rus girl with the Grand Ducal opera
| house. To celebrate the event, the
grand duke made her a Kammercho
ristin, which, in the queens English
means "chamber-chorus-gi girl His
highness also gave her a gold media
worth $3.50. The "gipl'' has fourteen
children ad twenty-five grandchildren
all living.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
Madrid Budget
Journal Special Service.
King Alphonso's Cannibal
Subjects CONQUERED.

Madrid, Oct. 21.-Spain has just
emerged victoriously out Of war. The
scene Of hostilities was the island of
Fernando Pc, Bay of CAMERON. The
latter belongs to Germany, and it APP
pears that one of Williams subjects
Invaded the island without escort to
hunt elephants. The natives imme-
diately pounced upon the white man,
tortured him, cut him to pieces and
ate him up. To make the act the
more atrocious, the Prussian was OBJ
liged to look on while parts Of his
body were devoured, first the leg, then
an arm, and SO forth. The case being
reported, company OF Spaniards set
out to punish the natives, who re-
ceived the soldiery, while hiding be-
hind trees and shrubbery, with rain
of arrows. However, the Spanish
Mausers cut thru the trees as If they
were butter and the blacks had to give
In. Their chiefs solemnly asked the
Spanish government to excuse their
unwarranted interference with his
German majesty's subject, and the
Spaniards, MOTTO be outdone in gem
crosby, were content to burn only
five villages, including the old women
and men left there.