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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
A We'll Known Clergyman.

T was surprised to learn that the Rev. Hugh Benson of the Church of England had announced his purpose to join the Roman Catholic church. said traveled layman who has some acquaintance with the Benson family. I was really startled when I read the announcement because Mir Benson is the son of the late pr. Benson, who at one time was Bishop of Truro and who at the time of his death a few years ago was archbishop of Can terbury and primate of all England. The great dignitary was not only most loyal to the Anglican church, but he reared his family to have a tender and steadfast regard for the communion The son of the archbishop is S2 years of age and I do not believe that his closest friends suspected that he was drifting Romeward He had a brilliant career opening for him in the established church. He will become Domican.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
From the Washington Post.

1EMPERANcE workers everywhere \SV will be interested. as they will no
 doubt be surprised, to learn that the German government, according to ca ble reports, proposes to undertake a radi- cal step in the direction of advancing the cause of temperance throughout the em- pire. It Is proposed by the government to have bill, already formulated, passed by the relchstag. requiring saloon keep. CTS to keep constantly on hand, in addi- tion to their ordinary stock of intoxicants such drinks as lemonade. milk, coffee and tea, and to also keep cold foods for sale This action Is based upon the report of experts, who have been making an inves- tigation, that the drink evil in Germany is growing rapidly It Is stated that the laboring classes are abandoning the use of their traditional and comparatively un- intoxicating beer, and taking to stronger punch. Official statistics have also been presented which show that the percentage of insane persons has grown at an alarm ing rate within the last few years, and the German Association for the Investisa- tion of Mental Diseases has published a report to the effect that the most careful investigation has shown that the most prolific cause of insanity in the empire was drinking. The report states that 73 per cent of all cases of insanity treated in public institutions in Germany were the direct result of beer drinking. This condition. which has been discussed wide ly in official and medical circles. has set the beer drinkers to thinking, and they have apparently decided in large num- bers. to abandon beer and turn to whis- kies and brandies.
 This condition Is comparatively new in Germany, and Is attracting much atten- ton from sociologists and from officials interested in regulating the liquor traffic. It has been but a few years since whisky drinking in Germany was practically un- known. Beer was almost the only bev- craze, and the consumers sat at tables to drink it. refusing to find any attraction in the American style of drinking at a bar So universal has been the use of beer that it has been impossible to secure what we know as "soft drinks at the German drinking places. The goverrs ment has decided to adopt the plan of re- quiring saloon keepers to keep these mild drinks, like lemonade. milk, buttermjlk. ginger ales. and similar soft stuff, in stock, with the hope that it may lessen the demand for beer or stronger drinks. The American saloon has long recognized the value of this plan, without waiting for law requiring it's adoption. The American bar is usually as we'll equipped with soft drinks as a corner drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
Sunday Mali peliuerx.

Sabbath observance in Belgium is op- tional, especially in regard to the delivery of letters. Postage stamps have a tiny coupon at the bottom on which is the legend engraved both in French and Dutch
 Not to be delivered on Sunday"
 If the sender of the letter Is a person of strong religious views who believes in observing the Sabbath in every form he permits the coupon 10 remain attached 70 the stamp. and the letter which might be deivered on Sunday does not go out of the receiving office until the following day If. on the other hand. the sender of the letter has no such scruples he tears off the coupon and the letter is delivered on Sunday. the same as on any other day fine is imposed on the carrier for violating the instructions of the coupon. As Dutch is spoken a great deal In Bel gum, the warning appears on the coupon in that language as well as in French.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
nHls ReHerencev the klnu.

That King Edward is King of Great Britain and Ireland, emperor of India. field marshal admIal and host of other things every one is aware. but few know the king is also a clergyman of the Church of England with salary.
 In Pembrokeshire, Wales, St David's cathedral claims. King Edward as a pre- bendary. and for his office he is entitled to a salary of f1 per annum.
 It is not known that his majesty has ever preached sermon in St. David's cathedral, and tainly the simple Welsh folk of the parish have no knowledge of their king having done so.
 In the cathedral is a royal pew which can only be occupied by other than royal ty upon an express order from his majesty.
 St David's is one of the oldest cathe drals in England and during the middle ages was visited by many pilgrims in search of cures and blessings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
WelI-Dressed Men.

Among the marked changes for the better in Birmingham within the past four or five years, Is observed in the attenton which men pay to their dress said q merchant tailor. Five years ago busi- ness men were not good dressers, but today no city in the South has a greater number of stylish looking men than Bir- mingham. This is as it should be- All well bred ladies dress with taste and there is no excuse for men in prosperous times not wearing good clothes.
 "A man of fashionable ideas could spend $500 year on his apparel and not be over dressed. l think a young man of limited means would be very foolish to spend more than $50 or $2OO on clothes. For $50 man can keep up a first rate ap- pearance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
Larne Stocks.

"The retail merchants of Birmingham have laid in larger stocks for thelr Tall trade than usual, but they will have no trouble in disposing of them" said member of the Board of Trade "Busi- ness is going to be remarkably brisk from now on until Christmas The peo- ple of this district were never so well off as they are now, and not only that but the people in every part of the state have ample money with which to buy luxuries
 Birmingham is a great shopping cen- ter and thousands of women come from distant parts of Alabama and from sec tions of Georgia and Mississippi to buy fall and spring goods"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
About Persons.

The Rev. Father OReilly returned from the east last night
  St. Nicholas.
 Gus Knoel of Montevallo is at the Metropolitan. ping at the Hillman.
 P. H. Mims of Selma is at the Flor ence.
 H. c. Talley of the Sawyer Shoe company of Anniston is stopping at the Florence
 w H. Dunlap of Atlanta was one of the Hillman's late arrivals last night.
  W. c. Davis, prominent lawyer of Jasper, is at the Morris. w. H. Irwin, travelling auditor for the Southern Express company, with head quarters at Nashville, is at the Morris.  J. ]. Ray and Howard Lamar of Jas per are stopping at the Morris. O. D. Slay, prominent stock dealer of Roanoke, is at the Metropolitan. s. H. Lee of Gadsden is at the Metro- politan.
 William B. Bankhead. Jr.. stopped over last night at the Metropolitan en route to his home in Huntsville from Mont gomery.
 w. B. Driver of Tuscaloosa is at the Metropolitan. B. F. Adams of Mobile is registered at the Metropolitan.
 Congressman John L. Burnett of Gads- den stopped over last night at the Metro politan on his way Home from Montgom-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
Mobile and Bunker Coal.

The largest coal contracting firm of the world in the steamer bunker business is said to be Hull, Blythe & Co. of London, England, and Cardiff, Wales. In its September price list it states that Mobile sells coal cheaper than any other port, the Mobile price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
THE SOLITUDE OF sELKlRk.

CBy William Cowper) I am monarch of all I survey
 My right there is none to dispute; From the center all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. O Solitude! where are the charms
 That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach;
 I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see; They are so unacquainted with man.
 Their tameness is shocking to me. Society, Friendship and Love.
 Divinely bestowed upon man. O. had I the wirgs of 2 dove.
 How soon would I taste you again! My sorrows I then might assuage
 In the ways of religion and truth Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth. Religion. what treasure untold
 Besides in that heavenly world.- More precious than silver and gold,
 Or all that this earth can afford But the sound of the church. going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Never sighed at the sound of knell, Or smiled when a Sabbath appeared. Ye winds that have made me your sport Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial, endearing report
 Of land I shall visit no more f,fa do bax send A wish or thought after me? o, tell me I yet have a friend,
 Though a friend I am never to see! How fleet is a glance of the mind! Compared with the speed of it's flight; The tempest itself lags behind,
 And the swift-winged arrows of light When I think of my own native land. In moment seem to be there But alasi recollection at hand
 Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl Is gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair; Even here is a season of rest,
 And to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place.
 And mercy-encouraging thought. Gives even affliction a grace,
 And reconciles man to his lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
MisspelIinq Names.

q have noticed that some of the pa pers nearly always mispell the names of certain public men," said an old citi- zen. ''I have in mind just now the names of Chief of Police Wier, Chief of the Fire Department Mullin and eX-Chair- man of the Police Commission Rudulph. The city directories of the past have been partly to blame, I suppose, because little attention was paid by the directory edi- tors in getting names right"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

cry, where he had been for a day or two. MT. Burnett is very popular with the people of his district and is serving his third term in the house He leaves this morning for Gadsden.
 Dr. George W. Reese has returned from Biloxi.
 
 Dr. R. Nj. Harris has returned from Livingston, where he regaled himself on the famous Livingston water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 man and his money are soon bor- rowed.
 The greatest shock mortal man can re- ceive is to find that the woman he wor- ships has corns.
 Even when a woman has come to hate her husband she will get ripping mad with him for not loving her.
 Some girls pretend to think that when children are born it depends merely on what name you give them whether they are boy or girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
THE AGEHERAID. SATURDAY., SEPTEMBER le, 1903.

The promoters of the balloon line across the sea claim their ships will be free from seasiclSness and card sharps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

When the Warrior is opened bunker coal will be selling at the mines at one dollar a ton. Add 40 cents for barge transportation, and 60 cents for charges of all sorts in Mobile, and vessel can be supplied and trimmed at $2 a ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Arthur Pue German will yet com. mand the support of solid south on the race issue. He alone of aspirants understands and appreciates it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Fourteen per cent of the wage earners of the country are women and girls, and they should receive fourteen per cent of the money, but they don't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Senator Depew could not participate in the fashion show in New York be- cause his trunks had not arrived, and his jokes were too old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
A BIT OF A LAUGH.
Bid Indians.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 she-This paper says there's a trolley line in one of the western towns that em- ploys only Indian conductors.
 He-Well, we'll that's a sure case of where none but the braves deserve the faren
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Commander Peary will not have a right to hoist the flag on the North Pole unless he consults the polar bears who will be there looking on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Vice-Consul Magelssen was fired towards by toy pistol in the hands of a wedding guest. The toy pistol always gets in it's work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
Why She Wears Glasses.

From the Chicago News.
 The short-sighted girl who wears glasses may not be vain, but she knows she looks better with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Neither Nat nor J. B. Herreshoff is mentioned in Who's Who in Amer ica," and yet America is very proud of them--prouder than it is of all the rest of that book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Hogs are scarce in Oklahoma, but there are plenty of two-legged ones in the Indian Territory land offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

The same lynchers will not soon lynch again in Danville, Illinois. They have gone to the pen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Vice Consul Magelssen is coming home. This means another recruit for the lecture platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

The talker in the legislature is sad, ly out of place in the few remaining days of the session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Lou Dillon is now compelled to break her own records, if she breaks any at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

The corn crop is safe. and the cot ton crop is whitening every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

The frigid Judge Parker will soon feel at home in his fayorite season of tho year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Russia's definition of the word evacuation will be made known 0c- tober 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Dowie in New York city will soon outrank the Rogers Brothers in Lon don.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
Boston Men.
Quite NeW-In Boston.

From the Boston Transcript
 Poet-I left a little poem of mine with you, called "I Would Live Forever"
 Literary Editor-Well, let me tell you that you won't if you leave any more poems here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
Equipped.

From the New York Sun. The Centipede-Geel What a lot of foot prints I could leave on the sands of time
 Catching Up. From the Philadelphia Press. q suppose a fellow ought to have a good deal of money saved up before he thinks of marrying"
 "Nonsense l didn't have a cent when started; and I'm getting along fine now That SO? Installment plan?' 'Yes; and we've only been married and keeping house for year, and I've got the engagement ring all paid for now"
 Boston Men. From the Boston Transcript.
 Fuddy-Female walters are preferable to male walters, they are so much more attractive in appearance. Like beauti- full bouquet. they enhance the pleasures of the table.
 Duddy-And then you can jolly wo- man waiter; the man waiter you have to tip with coin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

The straw hat is about to evacuate, even ii the Russian uoes not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

 ly out of place in the few remaining days of the session.
  Lou Dillon is now compelled to break her own records. if she breaks any at all.
 The frigid Judge Parker will soon feel at home in his favorite season of the year.
 Russias definition of the word evacuation" will be made known oc- tober 8.
 Dowie in New York city will soon outrank the Rogers Brothers in Lon don.
 The straw hat is about to evacuate, even ii the Russian uoes not. -s.----- The doctors define marriage as community of ailments.
 -s----- General Bristow is much needed In tho Indian Territory.
  Beirut and Delaware are the admin istration storm centers. The Xsray has degenerated into hair restorer MT. Cleveland fishes with his ear to the ground The Bogotans are full of hope and poodle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

General Bristow is much needed in tho Indian Territory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

Beirut and Delaware are the admin istration storm centers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

The Xfay has degenerated into a hair restorer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

The doctors define marriage as community of ailments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

MT. Cleveland fishes with his ear tc the ground
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

o, world, how apt the poor are to be proud.
 Twelfth Night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

The Bogotans are full of hope and poodle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19

A South Carolina man announces t
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-05-03
FROM ARTISAN TO AN ARTIST
Poor Russian's skill in Metal work
ing Makes Him suddenly
Famous.

Copyright, 1903 by Press publishing So'
PARIS. MAY 2.-(New York World cable
gram-Special Telegram 1.-The most nouceu
work in the French artists salon. just
opened. is that OF a man who recently was
an unknown workman, toiling for 30 cents
a. day in Russia, on the border Of the Black
Sea He is Ronchomowsky, the reputeo
fabricator Of the much talked OF tiara OIL
sA..aphernes, which, until its genuineness
was questioned, had place among the
treasured antiques in a state museum
Ronchomowsky exhibits in the salon
sarcophagus Of exquisite workmanship, with
designs on the sides representing six epocns
in human life. The figures, almost micro
scopic. are wonderfully executed. Inside is
golden skeleton box, ornameDted with
flowers, garlands and skulls.
Before one knew OF RonchomOwsky one
might have believed that this sarcophagus
had been found in the eighth century at
Yalta or Ecbatana, and the savants would
have discoursed learnedly about the cos
tunes of the scythians during the reign OF
Nebuchadnezzar. And the price would have
been fabulous.
Dividing attention with Ronchomowsky' 8
work comes Chartran's portrait OF President
Roosevelt CASTOR Stiegler, the Mathis 8
critic writes of It:
"I had read that the portrait revealed
statesman in appearance. l saw only a
very ordinary business man in an ordinary
suit OF clothes and in an ordinary pose
with nothing to show on its face genius
to grasp problems concerning nations
Another eminent critic says "Chartran
has one merit-he chooses models we'll. What
admirable resources OF skill and activity
he displays in recruiting them, but how
a4oh fc ba order
ceed with a portrait such as that OF
Roosevelt more than a good painter is re-
quired. An intelligent painter was neces-
sary One would think that the president
had posed to a second-rate photographer
who was In a hurry to get through. No
one would dream of discussing the artistic
merit of this smooth and clearly painted
portrait"
Chartran explains the shortcomings Of the
Roosevelt portrait by saying that the presi-
dent was so busy the sittlngs were inter
rupted constantly by visitors, it being Mr.
Roosevelts desire to keep nobody waiting.
"The president is charming and loqua-
cious, speaking French like boulevardier,
| says Chartan. There is no ceremony al
| the White House. To seek the president Il
| suffces to send in a card. One morning
during the sittings the president arrived
at the Corcoran gallery on foot, though i
was raining torrents"
Yesterday was vanishing day" Presi
dent Combes paused before a picture OF {
| Capuchin monk and as he gazed he sud
denly became aware that a crowd haC
gathered around him. Some Knocked him
while others made a more pronounced
demonstration Of hostility Realizing tha
this was directed against him as the mai
responsible for the expulsion Of monks ant
nuns from France, Premier Combes red
dened and FASTENED on to study subject
less significant of his attitude towar'
Catholics.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-05-03
CAPTURE A GANG OF CRIMINALS
e Josepb Police Charge Them with
Three Murders and IA Dozen
RObberies.

ST. JOSEPH, May 2.-tspecial Telegram)
Three murders and a dozen OF the most
sensational robberies in the criminal his
tory Of St. Joseph are charged to a gang
of desperadoes, of whom the police believe
they have captured several in rounding
up FIVE suspects in a houseboat near the
mouth Of the Kaw river in Kansas CITY
Kan.
The men under arrest are Lester McCor-
mick, alias skinny Jim" Murray, Charles
Frogge. Jim Hughes, Ernest Camp, alias
Red" and Ernest Bullinger. Mccormick,
Frogge. Hughes and Murray are all st.
Joseph characters and all have served more
or less time behind the bars.
This is the most important capture made
by the police in years. All of these men
have operated extensively in st. Joseph.
They have been identified as the men who
robbed the Stauber drug store, the Maple
Leaf saloon, the East Atchison saloon, the
East Atchinson postofice, which they dyna-
mited, and two OF them with the Pyle,
Morey and Iden murder mysteries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-05-03
WORKS A CORNER ON RADIUM
German Scientist Said to Have Con-
troll of Most of Available
supply.

Copyright 1893, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, May 2.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram. )-Radium is
now quoted in London at S1,5O0000 a pound
but only one ounce has yet been manutac-
tured and that has been "cornered" by a
German scientist. Mr. Isenthal. a dealer I'm
scientific appliances on Mortimer street
has an inhnltesimal quantity in the form
Of radium bromide particles of which the
size OF a pin head sell for SEQ each.
Radium has been found associated with
pitch -blende. but In such minute quantities
that great masses Of the latter have to be
used in order TO get an appreciable amount
OF radium. 1t is the cost Of the making
rather than the actual scarcity OF the
radium itself. that is responsible for the
price Isenthal's customers are scientific
men. who bought few mllligrams each for
experimental purposes
One medical man is experimenting with
radium bromide for cancer.