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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

Merry wedding guests at Beirut should hereafter use popguns, so thats they may not alarm the American ad ninistration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

The Savannah Times planes old Noah because he didn't kill the two mosquitoes he had in the ark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

MT Munsey's proposed chain of wspapers across tho country has slipped a cog in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

Richard Harding Davis declines to go to Beirut. There is nothing doing there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
from the Washington Post.

ffom the Washington Post
 H HE impression that the Puritans NY emigrated to the Uni,ed States
 in order to establish religious lb- erty has been so widely d.ffused and so sedulously cultivated that it dies hard. That idea was prominent in the literature of the country during the first half of the last century, and still survives in the song and story of that period. For many years, and until recent time, it consti- tuted the staple of oratory on Forefath- ers' Day. Some of the school readers of fifty or more years ago contained ex- tracts from addresses based on that im- pression-utterances as full of eloquence as they were deficient in truth But they were not lies, for there was no intention to deceive. The orators and poets who glorified the Pilgrim Fathers for their ardent love for and devotion to liberty : were themselves deceived
 / As was inevitable.s the advance of edu- cation and the multiplication of books. magazines and newspapers checked the all-conquering progress of that beautiful fiction. It could not stand the fight of truth. The facts of history wee fatal. to its perpetuity. But it still survives in some quarters where it's existence would not be suspected if it did not proclaim it. self. For example, the New York Com mercial of September g. in an editorial rebuking a mercantile house in Chicago for surrendering to the demands of a labor union, incidentally remarks;
 That small band of Puritans who set sail. for the inhospitable shores of Ameri- ca. and suffered indescribable hardship, made the sacrifice to keep alive that spark of liberty which was so nearly stamped out in Europe A great people arc their descendants and a great nation owes it's birth to them. What must the spirits of Jol n Alden, Elder Brewster,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

Convict James Amory is too slick to stay in prison. Bullets and dynamite and bloodhounds do not hold him, and he has probably gone to join Frank Duncan, and the colony of the escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

The Syrians are poor shots as well as great merrymakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

We are sending Cotton to Turkey on a warship-the admiral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
DONE IN SIX MONTHS. TOO.

appointed kaiser has as little humor a. Tolstoy himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

A. D. Glass and R. L. ONeal are the only authorized travelling representatlves of The Age-Herald in it's circulation oe- pertinent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
ROAD TO FAME.

It is constructive war also at Beirut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

From tho Huntsville Mercury: We have substantially eliminated the negro voter from the electorate of Alabama, and we are now entitled to absolutely fair and honest elections. A fair election law at the polls without an honest primary law would be farce and a travesty and ex- pose the democracy of Alabama to di- vision and ridicule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
THE POPULAR PRIMARY

From the Bessemer Workman: Prima- ry elections seem to be becoming popular in Alabama, and the old time convention seems to have had it's day. From all over the state goes up the cry, "give us a primary next"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

Washington Bureau Age-Herald, 142l G Street. N. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

From the Greenvlle Living Truth: The question of convention or primary for the next election is already being aired in number of papers of the state and a ma jority are for primary. If left to the peo- pie the primary plan would surely be adopted,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

From the Gadsden Evening Journal;
 The primary plan is receiving consid- erable attention at the hands of the news papers of the state. The press seems to be almost unanimous in its approval of the primary system. The old scheme of nominating by convention has been tried thoroughly and found wanting. It pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06

Since Vardaman has been nominated by the democrats for the next governor Of Mississippi the negroes have conceived the idea that life will possess few attrac-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
TOLD OF LIFE IN
FAR OFF. ALASKA.
Interesting Speaker in Presbyter-
ian Church Last.Night- -IIlustrat-
ed by StereOptlcOn Views.

Last evening in the Presbyterian
church, Rev. Delos e. Finks, re
turned missionary, gave an address on
ALASKA, illustrated by stereopticon
views. This was not the spea9er' IS
first appearance in this city, he having
appeared in the same church a few
times before.
Mr.. Finks has been lecturing for
several years, and is an extremely in
teresting talker, being thoroughly
conversant with all of our own country
and Alaska as he has spent many
years as missionary of the Presby-
terian church. A large number of
the photographs were taken by him.
self, and he gave clear picture of
both sides of life in Alaska, which he
considers most wonderful country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
TOY PISTOL MUST GO.
After Four Deaths Toledo stops
Their Use.

After Four Deaths Toledo stops
Their Use.
TOLEDO, o., July 6.-The fourth
death from the Fourth of July revolver
has occurred, that of Edward Weirer,
aged eight years. He died from lock-
jaw, resulting from a wound in the
back from the wadding of blank car
fridge. George Schmidt died Thurs
day from wound received while play
ing with his fathers revolver, which
he had stolen for the Fourth. Barney
Frank, a newsboy, and Arthur Keller
the young son of a prominent family,
died earlier in the week from lockjaw,
resulting from wounds by toy revolv-
ers.
The police department has issued an
edict that the toy revolver must go
and that any one using them or placing
torpedoes on the street car tracks, or
firing cannon crackers will be locked
up Displays of fireworks and the mi
nor explosives were not interfered with.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Estimated That Boss Painters
Have About Twenty Journey
men Employed Today.
SEALEDCOMMUNICATION
Both the Bosses and Painters Union Were
in Session Friday Night in Different
Places and the IOurneymen Sent Gem
muniCatlon to Bosses Contents Of
Which Is not Made Public.

At the special meeting of the Build
ing Trades Council held in Adelaide
building, Friday night, the troubles
between the Painters Union and the
boss painters was the main topic for
discussion. The trouble was thor
oughly sifted and sealed communion
tion was sent to the Building Trades
Association who were also in session
in the Dana building, Smith street,
What the communication contained
none of the members of the council
would say, but 1t is thought by many
of the local union men that it notifies
the Building Trades Association that
if the boss painters continue to put
on non union labor the way they have
been doing, trouble will result from
it.
Another meeting of the Building
Trades Council will be held tonight
when reply is expected from the
Building Trades Association. Today
the journeymen painters are not doing
anything to try and stop the nom
union men from going to work. There
must be at least twenty non union
painters at work today. but that the
iourneymen painters have something
up their sleeves can easily be seen for
when their attention was called to
this fact they only laughed and said
nothing,
The boss painters will not talk about
the matter. They claim that they
have plenty of men at work and are
getting along finely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
TRe TReatres.

With the able assistance of Miss
Fay Templeton, Mr.. Arthur Dunn,
Mr.. Alexander Clark, Miss Amelia
Stone, Mr.. Van Resselaer Wheeler,
Miss Helen Lord. Mr. William Gould,
the pretty HengIer Sisters, Mr.. Will
lam Wolff and the other principals of
"The Runaways, Manager Sam S.
Shubert has built into what is beyond
doubt the most satisfying performance
which has ever been seen on Broad
way. The massive production, which
required three and a bait hours for
playing on its opening night, has been
boiled and pruned down to two hours
and fifteen mintues of solid enjoyment
without losing laugh or song hit.
On the contrary, many new bits of
merriment have beon introduced and
there is not dull or dragging moment
when the curtain is up. Much credit
for this belongs to Mr.. Frederick
Ranken, who rewrote the book; to
Mr.. Raymond Huhbell, the composer;
to r. III. Burnside, the stage manager ;
to Mr.. Arthur Weld, the musical
director, and to Mr.. Sam Marion,
who has change of the many beautiful
dances.
There are now no less than twenty
songs, getting two or more enoores,
which is q remarkable showing. Pro.
hably the three most popular of these
twenty are MY Hindoo Belle,' as
sung by Miss Templeton; "Hiawa-
tina. +" as sung by Miss Amelia Stone
ana Mr.. Van Rensselaer, Wheeler and
Susannah from Urbana,' as sung by
Mr.. William Gould with the beauti-
full and lively comic opera queens as
dancing background.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
PATRIOTIC SERVICES
IN METHODIST CHURCH.
interesting Address and Beautiful
Music iC-PastOr Rev. S. T.
Jackson Speaks.

Patriotic services were held in Simp-
son M. e. church yesterday. The
attendance was large and the exercise
was very impressive.
The general subject of the meeting
was, "The Safeguards of Our Nation. .
J. A. Green was the first speaker.
His subject was; Righteousness
Exaltth a Nation. F." Following Mr..
Green the congregation sang, Faith
of Our Fathers. "
Charles Fletcher was the second
speaker. Els subject was, "Justice
and Equal Justice for All. +" Rev.
Charles Everson then led in responsive
reading.
The pastor, Rev. S. I. Jackson,
gave an eloquent address on "Wash.
lngton at Valley Forge" He showed
the significance of true patriotism.
. Two anthems were rendered in q
pleasing manner by the choir. The
church was beautifully decorated with
flags and bunting and on either side
of the organ were pictures of George
and Martha Washington.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
BRUSH CREEK ovgRFLows.
CIOudburst and Breaking of OaIxfOrd
Dam Cause Great Damage.

CIOudburst and Breaking of OaIxfOrd
Dam Cause Great Damage.
IRWIN, Pa, July 6.-The sudden ris-
ing of Brush creek, caused by the
cloudburst and the breaking of the
Oakford dam, caused damage in this
vicinity of several hundred thousands
of dollars and probably loss of life.
So sudden was the rise in the stream
that the people living along the banks
had barely time to run to the hills.
Many houses and other buildings were
swept away.
The water is still rising, and the en-
tire freight station at this place was
washed from dts foundation and car
ried down the stream, taking with it
the Irwin bridge, the steel bridge on
the Youghiogheny branch and the iron
bridge to the freight yards Five load
ed coal cars on the bridges were swept
down the stream. There Is still a big
volume of water ominously held back
by debris at Manor, and this may break
at any moment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Large Party Started Down the
Bay on Board the
Mariana.
HAE PLENTY OF FUN.
Crowd was Merry One and There was
Amusement Enough to Make Everyone
Glad They Went-Had Mock Trial-lu-
tended to Reach UlmeF Park-Returned
at 6 O'clock.

The party which went for sail on
the Mariana on the Fourth started
out with the intention of going to
Ulmer Park or some other resort, and
then go ashore, but the breeze all day
was SO light that. the farthest they
could get was point off the dental
works on Staten Island. This did not
mar the pleasure of those on board,
however, for the party was a large
and congenial one, ample refreshments
had been provided, and few went in
swimming off the boat.
On the return trip mock trial was
held which created much amusement.
One of the young ladies was charged
with 'tieing loose" the rowboat tow
ed behind the sloop. The fire bell
was distinctly heard and the strokes
counted from q point great distance
beyond the point. T"
About half past six the vessel reach
ed her mooring after a "trip of nine
hours, and day of pleasure for all
on board.
The members of the party we're Mrs.
James s. Wight, Mrs. O. Lee Straub,
Misses Ella Deitche, Mathi Kohler,
Ruth Brodhead, Tedesco Greenley,
Adaline Wight, Emma Fraser, Violet
Straub, Rose Lewis, Edna Coutts,
Ella Ramsay, Edith Stacey and Edith
Crowell; Messrs. James s. Wight, O.
Lee Straub, Dewitt Garretson, Stanley
Nedham. John Soield, Charles Rossi,
Leon Thompson, Charles Barnekov,
Guy Belcher, Raymond Oomings,
Lawson Ramsay, Arthur .Boughton,
Charles Gunderson, Harry Wight,
Andrew Wight. Arthur Wight, John
McClymont, Garrett Brodhead and
Master Hugh Straub.
The b .sssWas in charge of Capt.
jacob Fisher. ~assisted by Mate
Mullins.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

CINCINNATI, o., July 6.-Cincinnati
was defeated by Brooklyn in slug
ging match. Although the Cincinnatis
outbatted Brooklyn their hits were not
as timely. Suthoff and Garvin, who
started in to pitch for each team, were
knocked out of the box, and their sue
cessors did not fare much better.
Dobbs, Jordan and Beckley were order
ed off the grounds by Umpire Moran
for kicking. Vickers, while running TO
second base, fell on Corcoran and hurt
the Cincinnati shortstop's shoulder so
that 1t will probably keep him out of
the game for some time. Score: Gin
cinnati, II; Brooklyn, 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
One Thousnnd Mensnges 10 Maniln

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6,-Superin-
tendent Storrer of the Postal Telegraph
company has stated that nearly 1000
cablegrams had been filed with his
company for transmission over the new
cable to Manila, including one from
Mayor Schmidt of this city addressed
TO Governor Taft and one from the 10
cal chamber of commerce to the cham
ber of commerce of Manila. Mr., Stor-
rer says that none of these messages
would be transmitted at present in
fact that only the messages Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Mr.. Mackay and Gov
ernor Taft would pass over the cable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
FALL Of LUzON.

The Fall of Luzon is marvelously
attractive feature of Pawnee Bills
Historic Wild West. The almost mir
aculous heroism of our Yankee soldier
boys, as they push on the fluttering
folds of Old Glory, is exhibited in q
wonderfully realistic manner Daring
adventures. reckless charges, heroic
encounters and stubborn defenses meet
and charm the eyes. Step by step the
spectators follow the flag through
countless difficulties until its beauti-
full folds rise triumphant above
Aguinaldo' stronghold. We're this
the entire performance, it would be
worth the price of admission many
times to see it, but it is put one of
many features, all meritorious, all
prepared with great care and enor-
nous expense. The uplifting nature
of the numerous attractions of this
mighty show was frequently com
mented upon during the performance,
and all present felt they were made
better by being present at what all
considered to be the triumph of our
times in the shape of a show. Man
and money could scarcely do more.
Coming, Thursday, July 8.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
A Physician Healed.

DR.. Geo. Ewing, tpracticing physi
clan of Smiths Grove, KY. for over thir
ty years, writes his personal experience
with Foley's Kidney cure: "For years
had been greatly bothered with kidney
and bladder trouble and enlarged pros
tate gland. used everything known to
the profession without relief, until com.
menced to use Foley's kidney Cure. Af-
ter taking three bottles | was entirely
relieved and cured. prescribe it now
daily in my practice and heartily recon-
mend It's use to all physicians for such
troubles. have prescribed it in hun
dreds of cases with perfect success. Sex
toms Pharmacy 10 Smith St.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
A Gentle Hint.

He had taken the curtain lecture
meekly, but at the conclusion he re-
marked casually:
t"Now, there's the case of that wom-
an who was accidentally pushed under
wafer while she was in bathing"
"What of her?" his wife demanded.
"Why, if she had learnedfo keep her
mouth shut" he answered, brutally,
"she wouldn't have drowned before
help reached her.'--Chicago Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Rescued by revenue Gutter.

NEW YORK, July 6-The United
States revenue cutter Hudson, while
out on duty boarding incoming steam.
ers, discovered a thirty foot naphtha
launch off Liberty Island in distress
She went to her assistance and took off
Mr. Lewis Erickson, the owner, Robert
Church, his wife and three children
and Thomas Bradley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

At Charleston, S. O., several hun
dred workmen engaged in building
operations have struck as "a result of
q disagreement between the Building
Trades Council and employing con-
tractors. Contractors say that they
are not seriously hampered, as there
is no rush of work on hand and little
important building is being done.
Some work is being done by n-union
employees.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Children in Peril.

Some of the most anxious hours of a
mothers life are those when tile little
ones have the Group. Foley's Honey
and Tar is safe and effective remedy
that never fails. my boy would have
died from membraneous Group if it had
not been for Foley's Honey and Tar, p"
wates q. w. Lynch of Winchester, Ind.
Sexton's Pharmacy 20 Smith st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

TOPEKA, Kan, July GA trolley
car containing a number of passengers
was blown from the tracks of the city
railway. Several powerful dynamite
bombs had been placed on the tracks,
and the passing car exploded them. No
one was seriously injured
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Fight Near vodena.

USKUB,9 European Turkey, July g.
In conflict between Turkish troops
and Bnlgarians near Vodena, forty-six
miles north of Salonika, the latter had
tan killed and the Turks two wounded.
The dead Bulgarians wore uniforms
bearing badges Inscribed Liberty or
Death.''
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

The Snake river plains Qdaho) are
veritable museum of natures won
ders. There are volcanoes, seeming
ly extinct, with their vast beds of an
cient lava, their craters and their Gin
der buttes. There are score of lost
rivers and creeks, hidden canyons,
magnificent waterfalls and wonder
full series of springs.-N. Y. Sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
Wrongfully Accused.

"You are going too farn' vows Estella in
haste,
AS | clasp her soft hand in my own,
While my disengaged arm slow encircles
her waist
And her voice has reproof in its tone
That she's wrong in thus, thinking try to
make clear,
And this is my reasoning's plan;
"Its certain I'm not going very far, dear,
When I'm sitting as close as can!''
Town Topics
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06
wrote ON American civn War.

BERLIN, July 6.-Major Justus Schei-
bert, the military editor of the Kreuz
Zeitung is dead. He accompanied Gen
eral Lees army during the civil war in
America as an observer of the opera
lions and wrote extensively, interpret
ing the military lessons to be drawn
from them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

A labor temple, costing in the
neighborhood of $780, will be built
at Memphis, Tenn, shortly. 1t is
contemplated to make it the finest
labor temple in the world.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

The convention of the American
Labor Union has interpreted it's con-
stitution so that affiliated members
are eligible to office. Heretofore the
only eligibles were direct members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

Russian workmen are demanding an
increase in wages, reduction of their
hours of work, the right of assooia-
tion and organization of mutual aid
banks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

A combine of mining, industrial
and commercial interests is planned
by magnates of South Africa. A
Japanese syndicate is planning to in
troduce 100000 Jap coolies in the
mines.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

SANTIAGO, Chile, July 6.-Isolated
cases of bubonie plague have occurred
at Valparaiso and other towns in Chile.
The authorities are taking the strictest
nrocautionS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

Six hundred members of the House
Shorers and Movers Union, in New
York, have gone on a strike to enforce
a demand for an in crease in wages
from 49, 70 and 80 day to $5 and 81.
The house shorers and movers in the
Subway did not strike, but will wait
uutil July, 10, in accordance withl the
agreement between sub-contractors
and the rapid transit committee of
the Central Federation Union, and
will try in the meantime to show that
the wages demanded are the prevail
ing rate,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

Montreal, Cam, Street Railway
Company has not yet recognized the
mems union and has discharged eighty
conductors, who were rinRleaders in
the strike.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-06

At conference between representa-
tives of clothing trades unions with
an aggregate membership of 40, 0OC
and the New York Clothing Manu-
facturers Association, an agreement
was reached by which the wages paid
under an agreement expiring July. l5
will be extended to July 1904:
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1903-01-09
A FEMININE MYSTERY.
1t Is n Puzzle Why Tall Women Are
Melancholy and Small Ones
Brisk and Cheerful.

Among the minor mysteries of life
is the bewildering fact that, as a
rule, the tall woman is of a melan-
choly disposition, while her smaller
sister is of bright, brisk and cheer
full temperament. Science, so far as
we know, has never addressed itself
to the solution of this puzzle, and
the amateur philosopher is therefore
left to cudgel his brain and marvel.
says the London Globe. Why length
of limb should make for solemnity
and melancholy, says writer on this
subject, is hard to determine; and
there the matter rests. But it is not
only on. women that length of limb
bestows the temperance of Melpo-
'mene. Sir Don Quixote was long and
lean, while his cheerful squire,
-munching the crust of content on
Dapple, was short and fat. In India
there is no brighter and cheerfullcr
soldier than the little Goorkha; and
of late it has been recognized that a
stumpy Tommy Atkins is much more
vigorous and alert in person in the
field than his more magnificent
brother of the guards. Length of
limb seems to suggest to the mind
the need of stateliness of deport-
ment, which never troubles the con-
seriousness of 'the small and tubby."
We are left to conclude that the
feminine side of our nation which is
rapidly becoming famous for its ex-
IRENE height, win some day become
as serious and gloomy as Quakers,
and then we shall take our pleasures
more sadly than ever.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1903-01-09

bob," as the short curtsey which was
used in Queen Victoria's time was
called, has disappeared, and all the la
dies make sweeping curtsies. The
slight bow over the sovereign's hand
has been replaced by very low bow
almost as if person were going to
kiss the hand of the king.
Sir Edward Russell, writing on this
subject in the Liverpool Post says:
at ought to be frankly pointedsout
that the most notable people in society
themselves write paragraphs about
our doings. / know at least five peer
esses who do not scruple to tell their
intimate friends that they drop line
every week to journalist intimating
where they have been. Indeed, their
passion for imparting information and
self-advertisement is boundless..