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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

of the United States navy are registered
at the Hillman.
Stephen Smith of Livingston is at the
Metropolitan.
Emmett o'Neal of Florence is at the
Morris.
H. R. Lipman of San Francisco IS
stopping at the Hillman.
L. L. Mullineux of Talladega is regis
tered at the Metropolitan.
John Adams of Montevallo is at the
Morris.
J. NJ Eagan. Jr., of sylacauga is stop
ping at the Metropolitan.
w. E. Robinson of Cordova is at the
Morris.
R. C. Middleton of Selma is at the
Metropolitan.
e. e. Norris of washington and A. E.
Hogan of St Louis are at the Morris.
James E. Williams left last night for
Seattle, Wash, where he goes to remain
for some time. He is a son Of W. II. VIII
liams of Birmingham and brother OF
Howard s. williams OF The Age-Herald
DIR. j. H. Penniman of the University
of Pennsylvania will deliver an address
at the High school tonight. He Is one
of the most distinguished educators and
popular platform lecturers in the United
States.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Rosser, son-in-law
and daughter respectively of Col. L. w.
Johns, have moved from Bessemer to his
home, THE Elms,p and will take care OF
the house for him. DR.. Wallace JOHNS
who has been very i'll, is able to resume
his studies and was yesterday in the city
for the first time in several months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23
Easter Millinery.

81 notice the shop windows are already
full of Easter millinery" said man in
terested in artistic apparel. land l have
never seen so many beautiful hats for
the fair sex in my life. 1t is customary
to describe fine hats as dreams, and the
name is especially appropriate this sea-
son. or course, most of them are in
straw and straw effects, and the trim
mings have daintiness and delicacy
about them that make them look too
nice to touch,
"As l stood in front OF one of the lead
ing shop windows yesterday looking at
the new spring creations l forgot what a
cold. drizzly day 1t was. My mind was
carried happily forward to the good ola
summer time"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23
Tax Values by Counties.

Mr.. McIver of the Montgomery Ad-
Yertiser has been studying the valua-
lions of property in Alabama as they
are returned by the tax assessors for
taxation purposes. He presents not a
few curious facts. And we propose to
select a few OF those facts for the
ediication of the readers of The Age.
Herald.
The lands of jefferson county are
assessed at about $3.50 an acre, while
the rich lands of Dallas are not worth
S4 an acre, and the lands of Tuscaloo-
sa are worth still less. Jefferson has
personal property to the value of $751;
29S,463, while Tuscaloosa has none at
all, and Winston has but $14,274 The
printing presses of Jefferson are
worth $65,950, while those of Wilcox
are worth but s1O7, paying tax of
seven cents only. In stocks of goods
Winston has but 500.
In literature and the fine arts JEFF
ferson is easily first. The value of its
libraries far exceeds those of any two
other counties. 1t he's nearly as much
jewelry and plate as Mobile and Mont
gomery combined, and its pianos and
music quadruple those of any other
county. But Jefferson's paintings are
worth only $2452, while these of Mont
gomery are warth $2SSS. Winston has
not a painting, and those in Covington
are worth but 81. In clocks, watches,
wagons and other vehicles jefferson is
far beyond any other county.
In money boarded, too, jefferson
quintuples Mobile, the next old stock.
ing county 1t has more money, but
according to the returns to the asses
sors it is very weak in bankshares.
While Mobile holds bankshares to the
value of $1,239 100, Jefferson's shares
are worth but $13,S50! jefferson
holds shares in Incorporated compa-
MES to the value of $25,3tJ only, while
Perry, Coffee and dozen other coun-
ties hold each much more. OF money
invested in bonds" Chiffon is first
with $l,066,867; Colbert next with
$S7S,247; Jefferson has $9S,50o; Mo
bile, S79,711; Montgomery, S1,5O0:
Talladega, $31 900; Calhoun, $40 900;
Monroe, 100000; Bibb has only 500.
The expert who can explain these
discrepancies would be an expert in
deed. Some of them exist in the
brains of owners and tax assessors
only, and the rest are mass of ap-
parent contradictions. Taking them
as whole, they point to the need of
some law that would render an an.
Proclamation to equalization as be.
tween the counties feasible and even
compulsory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23
TEN BILLION PINS.

From Leslie's Weekly
The needles and pins, needles and
pins" which the old rhyme leads us to
infer have some relation to the troubles
of married men, make an enormous show
ing in recent census reports, even though
they count for little individually in the
matter of size. Thus 1t appears that in
the year 1900 nearly 100000, 600 toilet pins
were manufactured in this country, while
the number of needles turned out was
nearly twice as great These amounts
would allow about 40 toilet pins and
nearly 800 needles to every man, woman
and child in the United States, which,
seeing that many people find no use for
needles and much less for toilet pins,
seems to be highly liberal allowance.
From the same source we learn that
in the same year over 100000, 900 steel pins
were manufactured in this country and
about ECO 100000 lead pencils, figures which
bear eloquent testimony in their way to
the fact that we are, as a people much
given to writing. How far the old spin
ming wheel and the way of making stock
ings which our grandmothers followed
have been relegated to the rear may be
inferred from the statement that of hose
and half hose 20, 900 dozen pairs were
manufactured in the United States in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23
ENLlNDEN.

BY Thomas Campbell.
On Linden, when the sun was low,
All bloodless lay the untrodden snow.
And dark as winter was the flow
OF Iser. rolling rapidly.
But Linden saw another sight
When the drum beat, at the dead OF
night,
Commanding fires of death to light
The darkness OF her scenery
BY torch and trumpet fast arrayed.
Each horseman drew his battle blade.
And furious every charger neighed.
To join che dreadful revelry.
Then shook the hills with thunder riven,
Then rushed the steed TO battle driven,
And louder than the bolts OF heaven.
Far flashed the red artillery.
But redder yet that light shall glow
On Lindens hills Of stained snow,
And bloodier yet the torrent now
OF Iser. rolling rapidly.
IT'S morn. but scarce yon level sun
Can pierce the war clouds, rolling dun
Where furious Frank and fiery Hun,
Shout in their sulphurous canopy.
The combat deepens. On We brave!
Who rush to glory or the grave!
Wave. Munich! all thy banners wave.
And charge with all thy chivairy!
Few, few shall part where many meet;
The snow shall be their winding sheet.
And every turf beneath their feet.
Shall be soldiers sepulcher.
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has established, so that in ten years
the town has given as much as Mr..
Garnegie-in twenty years twice as
much-and yet the library must bear
to the end of time Mr.. Carnegie's
name. It is, and so must remain, 'the
Carnegie library" Such personal
monument building is distasteful to
the people. and yet the Libraries Mr..
Carnegie establishes are very useful
and valuable institutions, and the
country should be grateful to the ia
nous giver.
But still he is undeniably unpopular,
and SO are his gifts. After all sympa-
thy is better than dollars. and J. P.
Morgans lying-in hospital is a much
better gift than a like cost put in libra
ries, simply because the former les
sens human suffering in the poor and
humble and the latter does not-at
least not to any such degree. This no
doubt is the reason why Mr.. Carnegie
is not popular, although he is extreme
ly DESTROYS to make the world better,
and is accomplishing what he has I'M
dertaken to do. OF course 1t would
be better to give dollars and good
cheer punched together, but the ideal
IS rarely encountered in this world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23
GOLDEN RULE" JONES IN FIELD

From the Washington Times.
The Hon. s. M. Jones, the Golden
Rule mayor of Toledo, has announced
that he will be a candidate for a fourth
term, and the chances are that he will
be nominated on a non-partlsan ticket and
again elected The democrats and repub-
licans of Toledo have long since learned
that it is practically useless to attempt
to displace Mayor Jones in the esteem
of the voters of that city.
Mayor Jones started out as a repub-
lican, but with Golden Rule" principles,
which he soon found could not be applied
by administering the duties of his office
on partisan lines. In the recent state and
national campaigns since he ran for gov
ernor on an independent ticket, he has
generally supported the democratic can
didates on the trust and other national
issues, although he maintains that he is
an independent in politics.
His record as mayor seems to entitle
him to another term, and as the people
of Toledo seem to be pleased with his
administration, he will doubtless succeed
himself.
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Next"
From the New York Tribune.

from the New YORK Tribune.
At recent meeting of the boss boot
blacks who are members of the New
York Shoe Polishers' union steps were
taken toward cooperation with the bar
bers' union. In consideration of promise
by the BARRIERS to employ only union
bootblacks in their shops, the bosses
agreed to allow only union men to shave
them. The polishers union also adopted
a union label. by which their work may
be distinguished from the "scab pro-
duct, and declared by resolution its pur-
pose to urge the passage of the bill which
provides for closing shine shops on
Sunday at p. m. In the alliance the shine
people made a decidedly better bargain
than their friends, and the black dauber
beat the white lather brush. for while
the shops, of which there are hundreds.
viii employ only union bootblacks, who
use the union label and give such shines
as are in keeping with the rules and
regulations of the organization, the
knights of the razor receive in return
only the patronage of the boss bootblacks
of whom there are comparatively few.
But the gain to one or the other party
to the agreement offensive and defensive,
was not taken into consideration. The
point was union, concerted action. har-
monious cooperation. If plumbers and
stonecutters, carpenters and electricians
combine for mutual protection and the
advance of the interests of organized
labor why should not the sinners of
shoes and the shavers of chns do the
same? Heretofore a man had no means
of knowing whether the shine" which
he received In the BARRIERS shop was a
union or a ''scab" shine. and II is high
ly probable that many men allowed their
union-made shoes to go unpublished rather
than make the mistake OF encoura cling
non-union labor But under the operation
of the bootbIack-barber alliance the fact
that the shine man or boy is permitted
to carry on business in a union shop is
a guarantee of his regularity" which en-
titles him to the patronage of the shops
customers
The brush boys and the manicures In
the BARRIERS shops have not yet been or
ganized into unions. but now, since the
shine question has been settled and the
non-union bootblack has been made i'm
possible. these will have the attention
of the organizers, and we may soon look
for the perfect BARRIERS shop
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23
Piano PLAYING in Chicago.

"A bill of serious purpose has been intro
duced in the legislature of Illinois to
compel all persons who play the piano in
Chicago to take out license" said mu-
stefan. THE bill is in the form of an
amendment to another bill, which calls
for the licensing of all music teachers. If
the proposed bill becomes a law dis
turbed householders may get revenge on
piano player by having him, her or it
and he, she or it will be liable to fine
of not less than $40 nor more than 800
for each offense The Musical union of
Chicago is the author of this brilliant
piece of legislation"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23
Dean Farrar.

The death of the Very Rev Frederic
William Farrar, Dean of Canterbury ca
thedral, removes another Anglican ecclesi-
astic of renown. DR.. Temple, archbishop
of Canterbury, and DIR. Rawlinson, canon
of Canterbury, and the eloquent Farrar
all dead within few rnonthsl
The latter, whose death occurred yes
terday. was what Is called a broad
churchman. He was luminous writer
and his Life of Christ" and his EARLY
Days Of Christianity furnish good spec
iments of his literary style THE Life
of Christ" was in great demand when 1t
came out some years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23
From the Springfield republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
ENAToR JOHN T. MORGANs
~ peculiar position with reference
~ to the canal legislation and the
treaty with Colombia deserves to be fair
" understood. When the history of the
isthmian waterway finally comes to be
written, from the American point of view.
no one will hold a more conspicuous posi-
ton among our statesmen than the sem
ator from Alabama. 1t will not be possible
to say that he was always wise in his
advocacy Of the canal enterprise, yet it
will never be possible to say that he was
at any time other than intensely earnest.
single-minded and honest In his desire
for canal and for that route which, In
his view. would best subserve American
interests.
For many years Mr.. Morgan had been
the leading advocate In congress of canal
digging under United States auspices
across the American isthmus. He agitated
the subject often under unfavorable cir
cumstances, and without much support
among influential people and newspapers.
He also advocated schemes for govern
ment guarantees Of the securities OF a
private canal company which did not
win favorable consideration from the con-
servative interests of the country. For
long time he was the champion of the
Maritime Canal company, which under
took to build a waterway through Mica
ragua. In much of his work Senator Nor
gan was opposed with good reason, es-
of the relative value of the two routes
was still insufficiently illuminated by i'm
partial engineering experts and when the
Panama route was bearing unjustly the
popular odium that the De Lesseps regime
had heaped upon 1t. The earlier oppose
tion to the aggressive canal championship
by the senator was salutary. AT the same
time Mr.. Morgan must be credited with
having done more than any other Ameri-
can statesman to keep alive the canal
idea until finally the public sentiment In
Its favor became so overwhelming, partic-
ularly after the historic voyage of the
Oregon during the Spanish war. that all
SfFO'N' " 'tiN VHsTfPitsS iel AWAY
In the battle Of the routes. which en-
sued after the Spanish war, Mr.. Morgan
was determined and uncompromising
advocate Of the Nicaraguan. In this
matter. he did not yield to the final 1udg-
ment of the engineering experts, as he
should have done, since no layman, how
ever deeply read in the subject could
hope to have his own opinion on a high
ly technical question accepted In place of
the opinion of a board of trained special
lists. Yet even at this point justice to Mr..
Morgan requires one to say that the final
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

President Castro's resignation pro-
badly has string tied to it, and
friendly congress in Caracas may hold
the string.
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Reliance" is the flabby name of the
new cup defender. The managers OF
it should have consulted the Pullman
authorities.
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General velutino, vice president,
takes the place vacated by Senior Cas-
tro, and he is said to be both clever
and shrewd.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Mr.. Chamberlain returns to London
just in time to find the whole outfit
discredited in the latest parliamentary
elections.
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Justice Day had double pneumonia,
but it is now settled that he is to get
well, and live perhaps to go on the
retired list
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In the Future.

From Brooklyn Life.
Il had to discharge my wife today"
What was the matter?"
She was Eorrid to the cook"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Everybody has been implicated in
the Burdiek case except the plumber,
and the fair presumption is that he
bribed the jury
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The Cornell professors respectfully
decline typhoid germs because they
desire to live to be 70 and get those
$500 pensions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

At this distance 1t is not easy to
say what President Castro's resigna-
ton means, except that 1t will not be
permitted to restore the blockade
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Roumanian diplomat unknown to
fame will acquire a good slice of New
York city by marrying w. w. Astor's
daughter.
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Bird Notes.

From the Cornell Widow
Perhaps 1t takes several larks to MAKE
summer, but 1t doesn't take many swal
lows to bring a fall.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Chicago has thoroughly acquired the
Carter H. Harrison habit, and the re-
publicans have no remedy to cope
with it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Arizona is about to admit women
to suffrage, thus increasing its voting
population and getting ready to re-
demand statehood. 1t will then be I'M
gallant to refuse the request.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

The Chicago bartenders do not be-
lieve in their own pizen and have or
ganized a total abstinence society.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

There are wheels within wheels in
Venezuela, but no wheels will inter
fere or obstruct Mr.. Bowen's peace
efforts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Harvard is trying to steal Chicago's
stadium. BY the way, what is sta
dunn? Is it something that is never
built2
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

All Americans wish the owner Of
Shamrock III his usual good luck, but
he gets 1t all back in free advertising
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

It is a poor holiday that does not
close the banks and postoffice, thus In
conveniencing the plain people.
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About Persons.

Surgeon Walter P. Keene. Lieut.. Louis
Richardson and Boatswain H. G. Jacklin
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Kaiser William spends $4,000 a
year on his uniforms, which is robbing
General Miles of his well-earned lau-
rels.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Plimley lost that plum despite Sen
ators Platt and Depew.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Beautiful things in spring shirt
waists Yes, that is it. We have
them, not to burn, but to hug.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

The graveyard ghouls are booming
cremation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

The young women of Barnard col
lege have added Greek wrestling to
their curriculum, so to speak.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Grover Cleveland is preparing to
invade the enemy's country,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

President Roosevelt will not carry
his gun when he goes to the north
west. That gun is hoodooed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

The Balkan war cloud has passed
by,
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Copyright. 1903, by W. R. Hearst, Great
Britain rights reserved.)
By Mrs. John A. Logan In the New York
American.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Apostle Smoot smoothly slid into
back seat in the senate chamber.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Promoters in England come to grief,
but American promoters run the ad-
ministration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

Reliance" is the fabby name of the
new cup defender. The managers Of
it should have consulted the Pullman
authorities.
A Roumanian diplomat unknown to
fame will acquire a good slice of New
York city by marrying w. W. Astor's
daughter.
Chicago has thoroughly acquired the
Carter H. Harrison habit, and the re-
publicans have no remedy to cope
with it.
There are wheels within wheels in
Venezuela, but no wheels will inter
fere or obstruct Mr.. Bowen's peace
efforts.
Kaiser William spends $4,000 a
year on his uniforms, which is robbing
General Miles of his well-earned lau-
rels.
-s----
All Americans wish the owner OF
Shamrock III his usual good luck, but
he gets 1t all back in free advertising.
The Chicago bartenders do not be-
lieve in their own pizen and have or
ganized a total abstinence society.
It is a poor holiday that does not
close the banks and postoffice, thus In
conveniencing the plain people.
beautiful things in spring shirt
waists" Yes, that is it. We have
them, not to burn, but to hug.
The young women of Barnard col
lege have added Greek wrestling to
their curriculum, so to speak.
President Roosevelt will not carry
his gun when he goes to the north
west. That gun is hoodooed.
- -s------
Promoters In England come to grlef,
but American promoters run the adj
ministration.
Apostle Smoot smoothly slid into a
back seat in the senate chamber.
----s----------------~
Grover Cleveland is preparing to
invade the enemy's country,
Plimley lost that plum despite Sen
ators Platt and Depew.
Tho graveyard ghouls are booming
cremation.
The Balkan war cloud has passed
by.
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B. R. Whitthorne. Jr. A. y. Glass and
W. II. Kavanaugh are the only authoriz-
ed travelling Representatives of The Age
Herald in its circulation department.