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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Emperor Williams Gift.

"The gifts to Harvard during the past year amount to something like $4.0OO,oOO, but the presentation by the kaiser of casts valued at g, ,25O.0 900 Is among the proudest treasures yet received by that institution" said Boston man. About 1S0 cases of these casts have just arrived. The re- mainder of the casts will be shipped on another steamer, and when the whole is received 1t will represent all the famous pieces of sculpture and statuary In the German empire.
 "If there is any country in the world with which official Germany wishes to be on friendly terms it is the United States. The splendid gift to Harvard is only one evidence of this.
 "Of course there Is one powerful party in the German state--the agrarians-which are deadly enemies of America. They hate 1t chiefly because of its cheap beef and pork and bread; but they also hate 1t because 1t Is free. But the people, as a whole. and the leading papers never tire of speaking of the friendly relations ex- isting between Germany and the United States.
 "The Germanic museum at Harvard, when it is completed, will be one of it's most interesting features. Such gift will show the development of art in a nation which has worked its way up to the highest achievements ip that line known In Europe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
N. Y. REPORTER WITHERS
 AVERY PUFFED UP MAN

this country. Owners of papers, editors in-chef, managing editors and city edi- tors cannot possibly get in so close touch with the average man as can the repor- ters, the office representatives, whom they send out to hunt for facts in the market place, the palace, the hovel, the prison. the church, the wide, wide world.
 l should like to propose a high school for the education of all men on the sub ject of How to Treat Reporter" It would end all friction. Let the public first understand that the reporter is bound to have the news at all risks. If he cannot get 1t at first hand he will take it at second or third or tenth He is not going back to his editor with hangdog look and say he has failed. Never He will fake irst-and take chances of being caught or vindicated. On reputable papers, if caught faking. he soon loses his job. No reporter in his right senses wants to fake. He wants the truth every time. Then why hide 1t! Why insult him? Why increase his la bors a thousand fold? Why keep him on the still hunt all night when by treating him in a common sensible manner you could set him right In a second and have early copy for the composing room?
 Many persons look down on reporters as if they were inferior creatures. They forget that ninety-nine times in one hun dred the news gatherers are of higher cast than those from whom they seek information I do not know any report CTS who are angels and do know some who are devils with painted wings, but take them all in all they are the best set of fellows in the world, working like mad for their employers. spending liber- ally living merrily and ever eager to do a favor and forget 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
ARNOLD WINkELRlED.

By James Montgomery.
 Make way for Libertyl' he cried Made way for Liberty, and diedl
 Tn arms the Austrian phalanx stood, A living wall, a human wood!- A wall. where every conscious stone Seemed to it's kindred thousand grownI Opposed to these a lowering band Contended for their native land; Peasants, whose new found strength had
 broke
 From manly necks the ignoble yoke, And forged their letters into swords, On equal terms to fight their lords; And now the work of life and death Hung on the passing of a breath; The fire of conflict burned within The battle trembled to begin, Yet, while the Austrans held their ground Point for attack was nowhere found; Where-er the impatient Switzers gazed The unbroken line of lances blazed; The line, 'twere suicide to meet, And perish at their tyrants feet. How could they rest within their graves And leave their homes the homes of
 slaves?
 Would they not feel their children tread With changing chains above their head? It did depend on one. indeed; Behold him-Arnold Winkelried, There sounds not to the trump of fayue The echo of a nobler name Unmarked he stood amid the thronR. In rumination deep and long. I'll you might see the sudden grace The very thought come OCT his face. And by the motive of his form Anticipate the bursting storm; And by the uplifting of his brow Ieil Where the bolt would strike, and how. But twas no sooner thought than donN me held was in a moment won;
 Make way for Libertyi'' he cried. lhen ran with arms extended wide, AS II his dearest friend 10 clasp; Ten spears he swept within his grasp Make way for Libertyr' he cried, Inelr keen points met from side to side lie bowed amongst them like a tree, And thus made way for Liberty. swift to the breach his comrades fly: Make way for Liberty." they cry, And through the Austrian phalanx dart AS rushed the spears through Arnold
 heart
 While, instantaneous as his fall. Rout ruin, panic scattered all: An earthquake could not overthrow A city with a surer blow Thus Switzerland again wac Thus death made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
It is high tide in Jacksonville, Fla.
EucHRE THE METHODIST GAME.

EON1hE HE WE F1ODlSl 1AWG e. From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 Euchre is a better Methodist game than poker according to a ruling made by member of the faculty of North western University yesterday in consid- ering an offensive lyric in a student op- era.
 The Quest of the Quezarre" Is the name of comic opera the words music, and lyric of which have been written by students. It was placed in the hands of a censorship committee of the facul- ty consisting of Mrs Martha Foote Crow, dean of the women; and Profs. Clark, Thornydyke, Hatfield and Cum nook. Tn the course of the play appears the following song:
 Now and then. in a poker game, my coin
 I'll sacrifice,
 Or even shake for a trifiing stake,
 wicked pair of dice
 T do not know just what poker is," said Mrs. Crow, "but I am sure that it is bad. We must have this song cut out
 ANo SpOhldnSOuS Ol dppEONdl OA the sentiment came from the other mem- bers of the committee, and Prof. Hat field was appealed to-
 Under the circumstances. I do not know that" began the professor, in a conciliatory tone but this half-hearted defense of the song was lost.
 Tt is all wrong for song about poker to be sung on the stage of a Methodist hall" Mrs. Crow repeated. and the rest of the committee agreed with her. w. Herbert Blake, author of the song, was told of the decision by the committee by Prof. J. Scott Clark yesterday.
 Tt seems that you will have to cut out the poker,' Prof. Clark said, ''but you can substitute euchre and let the rest of the song run. Euchre is certain ly a better Methodist game than poker.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Richard Henry stoddard.

The death of no man or letters within the past few years has called out such sympathetic expressions in literary circles as that of Richard Henry Stoddard. This article from the Baltimore Herald Is one of the best that has appeared:
 Mir. Stoddard was the last survivor of a group of writers who adorned the gol- den period of American literature-for the period in which Emercon, Bryant. Poe. Lowell, Hawthorne and several others did their best work can be given place in American literature similar to that occu- pied in English literature by the Eliza bethan era. This remark does not signify any disparagement Of authors who adorned subsequent periods. nor does it warrant comment upon the degeneracy of the days in which we live''
 Future generations will app9aise pres ent day additions 10 literature. The pres ent generation can do more than marvel at the merit and the volume of produc- tions worthy of permanent life which the early compeers of stoddard gave to the world.
 "Mr Stoddards experiences duplicated the experiences of many of his contem- poraries. The golden period of American literature was golden in one sense, but not golden in another. Literature did not furnish adequate compensation for Its devotees in the time when the most memorable contributions to American let ters were made Public employment saved quite a number of brilliant men from the bitter experiences of Poe. Stod- dard was no exception to this rule. But he lived to see literature become pro- fession that could be pursued without fear of privation, and fin the last thirty years of his life he found recognition of his talents that was profitable.
 His death not only removes one of the honored pioneers of American literature. but one of the most industrious and dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Ignorant About sIsera.

''The writer of letter in the New York Sun thinks it almost incredible that a subscriber should have written to ask about the origin of Sisera" said we'll read man, but I think 1t is safe to say that, notwithstanding all the time given to Bible study in Sunday school circles, there are more persons who do not know about Sisera than persons who do.
 ''The writer in the Sun is New Jersey man and his observations on the great English classic are quite striking. He says: The average English-speaking boy does not have to depend upon Sunday school for his knowledge of Bible history and story. He gets it In day school. Of course. there 1t is a part of his religious instructions; nevertheless. he gains a just as necessary as is that of Shake speare to the reading of modern or Greek history and mythology to the reading of early English literature
 T agree with those who hold that religion as such should be kept out of the public schools; but I feel that the pupil is losing a great deal in learning nothing about that great epic, true or mythical, according as you look on it. Why can it not be read at least in the same light as Church's Story of the Had" and Story of the Odyssey" or Popes 'Homer's Illad.' which, by the way. has long been a text required for college entrance ex- aminations2 Prof. Moulton, the editor of 'The Modern Readers Bible," has pro- vided just the kind of book necessary in his Stories from the Old Testament" It contains the stories only, told in the beau tiful Elizabethan English, of the Bible, but free from all disagreeable context
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

 J. F. Crawford, delegate from Birming- ham Lodge No. 59o. B. R. T.. to the sixth biennial convention at Denver, left the city last night.
 Allen E. Spain of Havana is at the Hill man.
 W. H. Lovelace of Marion Is registered at the Morris.
 J. H. Arnold of Gadsden is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 Ali Truitt of Atlanta Is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 c. B. Ryan of Norfolk, general passen- ger agent of the Seaboard Air Line, is stopping at the Hillman John Champion of Montgomery Is at the Morris
 s. L. Cox of carrollton Is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 George Kroell of Montevallo is at the St. Nicholas.
 c. A. withers of New York Is registered at the Hilman.
 M. B. Mabson of Tuscaloosa is stopping at the Morris.
 w. c. Tunstall of Greensboro Is at the Metropolitan.
 Charles Lenoir of Selma is stopping at the Norris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
MT. CIeveIand's Athens Letter.

MT. Cleveland's letter to the Athens (Ga.) Banner has been widely dis cussed, and it is generally regarded as evasive, at least, and by some as q bid for support The Sage of Prince ton says q can say no more than 10 assure you that at no time since the close of my last administration have been desircus of carrying the demo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
From the New York Press.


 ZANE of the leading reporters in kOJ this city was introduced to a $- Wall street broker a man of no considerable consequence but much puffed up with his success as an eighths-and- quarters go-between. The introducer had neglected to mention that he was a re- porter, and the conversation was gen. eral. Later on the identity of the gentle man was exposed, whereupon the broker threw up his hands, exclairning: Good Godl A reporterl I'm ruined. Why didn't you say so before you introduced him ?' The situation was slightly strained. The reporter said quietly: Don't let that worry you. In the first place. I am not here for news, ideas or suggestions. In the second. what you know is not worth publishing. Tn the third. nobody outside of this office ever heard of you; therefore what you might say would be of no news paper interest. In the fourth. I carry more Wall street secrets in my memory than you ever dreamed of-secrets of big men and great institutions. You are per- fectly safe. Good morning"
 In less than two months that broker, frightened so badly, sent friend to the reporter, begging him to mention an af- fair in which he personally was deeply interested. He Is one of numerous class affecting to be holier than reporters un- til needing write-up, then grovellng. Successful men in public life, almost with out exception, rely upon the reporter as stepping stone to high office. They will take him Into their confidence. steer him safely between the devil and the deep sea. help him/to earn his salary by loading him up with news, and incidental ly prosper their own cause. A combina-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
The New Ceremony.
From Juds

From Judge.
 "If any person. says the judge solemn ly, Knows of any reason why this couple should not be divorced let him now speak or forever after hold his peace"
 The plaintiff and defendant gaze ner- vously about the courtroom.
 q object to this ceremony going any furtherf' cries a person in rear seat, who springs to his feet.
 ''Why?" asks the judge.
 ''The woman has no histrionic ability whatever"
 Sternly the judge orders the bailiff to escort the baffled pair to the door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Everybody longs to be a farmer except the one who is.
 The biggest joke of all is the man who sets out to cultivate his wife's mind
 When a man fails to notice the kind of stockings his wife wears, 1t is a sign he Is noticing somebody elses.
 If the average man had the same sue cess with his business as with his summer garden his permanent address would be the poorhouse.
 Women will begin to acquire brain power when three of them can sir Tn room for ten minutes without all of them talking at the same time on different subjects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Massacre in Russia.

The emptiness of the czar's recent decree guaranteeing religious liberty is made apparent in the Easter massa- cres of Jewish people in Kishinev. Kishinev Is within the pale wherein Jews have been driven, and yet they are not safe there either in person or property. A dispatch published yes terday in The Age-Herald shows that at least 600 were butchered on Easter day, including many women and little children. The barbarities displayed In Kishinev were thoroughly character istic of the half civilized Sclays of Russia. It Is not civilized nation, and it's real advance towards humanity and enlightenment has been slight. 1t is still mediaeval country so far as the amenities of life are involved. It is essentially barbaric.
 The Jews of Russia have lived there as long as the Russians have, and they have even been children of mercy among a horde that knows no mercy. About five years ago they were driven into the pale consisting of about seven provinces, with every assurance that they would be protected in their un- doubted rights. The massacre of Kish- inev shows how they are protected. The fuller reports show that the rude, crude Russian workingmen of Kish- inev hunted them down without mercy, demolisning their stores and killing them wherever found. The laws of Russia forbade the Jews to resist with arms, and only after the bloody work had been accomplished were they DOT mitted to use arms. This put an end to the riot. The barbarians did not de- sire dose of their. own medicine.
 Russia considers herself, by virtue of brute force, above the sentiment of the rest of the world, and perhaps the best that can be done for the suffering Jews of Russia Is to send them help il. the form of money. They need 1t. and if there is any of 1t they do not need it may enable some of them to escape from the Russian trap, which Is a disgrace to all humanity, all justice. and all civilization. Chinese barbari- ties do not exceed it. It stands re- proach to the Russian race that neither the Sultan of Turkey nor the. Dowager Empress have eclipsed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

great war as long as the Siberian rail- way is not finished. As the most powerful minister of the empire his attitude is important when one comes to consider what Russia will finally decide to do in the face of a strong protest from the United States, England and Japan on the subject of Manchuria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
THE ONLY DAILY REWspApER IN ALABAMA
Cost of Liyinu Lower.

Owing to seasonal decreases in ce- reals, meats and dairy products, the cost of living has fallen in some de- gree from the maximum point. Dun's tables of index numbers afford the fol- lowing comparisons:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Probably Not.

From Penn. Punch Bowl.
 Miss Loved-Father, when you refused him consent to marry me, did he get on his hands and knees and plead?
 Irate Father-How do know2 couldn't see where he hit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Measuring the Temptation.
From Tit-Bits.

From Tit-Bits.
 Judge to Witness-You say you have known the prisoner all your life? Witness-Yes, your honor.
 Judge-Now, in your opinion, do you think he could be guilty of stealing this money?
 Witness-How much was it7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
THE PRESIDENTIAL STANDARD.

From the Washington Post.
 Nevertheless and notwithstanding, 1t is believed that If the Presidential standard is placed in MT. Cleveland's hands ha will catch step with the procession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Cotton is still full of antics, and an advance of 31a cents since November has been established. In November the farmers hold the crop; in May the speculators have what is left of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

King Edward must have found Hol- lyrood more comfortable for owls and bats than for human beings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

With Mark Hanna posing as the champion of labor, nothing else can be surprising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The Emperor William patronizes the clipping bureaus. ne wants to read about himself. even if the stuff comes by the barrel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

If MT. Cleveland would say yes or no, he would end the suspense, but he seems to be in favor of maintaining the suspense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

It Is the other doctors noses that are out of joint, not Dr. Lorenz's pa- tients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

It is impossible to calculate the sum to be paid by the United States to Colombia for canal rights in Colom- bian currency. The sum staggers the arithmetical powers of the brain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Strawberries and cream are consid- cred good until green corn on the cob is ready to be plucked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The Tennessee rural delivery man prefers to see the service suspended instead of the carrier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The Transvaal loan was largely over-subscribed, and yet it is but per cent investment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Alaska will contribute this year fully $25,O0O,ooo to the gold fund of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The automobile is now hauling logs in the Maine woods. To such base uses does the scorcher come at last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The tonnage of this district is eight times the tennage of the entire cotton crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The country marches on prosperous ly regardless of the hesitation of Wall street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

No patient of Dr. Lorenz has failed to come out of the plaster straight and well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

MT. Bowen will scarcely be out ranked in Caracas by President Cas- tro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The owner of SEQ Panama hat IS still kept on the ragged edge by the weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The alum scanda. is still very puck ering in Missouri.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Much is expected of our monitors if they are expected to be amphibious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Colombia Is raising her sights too high. She now wants $2O,0O0.o00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Old furniture is all right, but old clothes are not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Expansionist Roosevelt is still talk ing in California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The President cajoles states and babies indiscriminately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

It is the Arkansas that needs rais- ing now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
About Persens.

criminating literary critics of the pres ent day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

llcuLes
 ---s-- Alaska will contribute this year fully s25.O0O,ooo to the gold fund of the world. The country marches on prosperous ly regardless of the hesitation of Wall street The tonnage of this district is eight times the tonnage of the entire cotton crop. No patient of Dr. Lorenz has failed to come out of the plaster straight and well.
 Mir Bowen will scarcely be out ranked in Caracas by President Cas- tro.
 Much is expected of our monitors if they are expected to be amphibious.
  Colombia Is raising her sights too high. She now wants $20,000.000.
  The President cajoles states and babies indiscriminately.
 ----s.------ The alum scandal is still very puck ering in Missouri.
  Expansionist Roosevelt is still talk ing in California. Old furniture is all right, but old clothes are not. It Is the Arkansas that needs rais- ing now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

B. R. WAitthorne, Jr., and A. D. Glass are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of The Age-Herald in It's eir- culation department.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-01-24
second successful se.ass ).

People differ in their views on
politics, religion, medicine, the
value of poker hand, tho speed OF
a horse and a thousand aud one
other matters that come upiI their
daily lives, but there is a unani-
nifty of opinion on the truth OF the
saying 6 A laugh is wortl, a thous-
and groans In any Market The
management of "A Wise Member =
the jolly farce comedy that will be
seen at Opelousas, Jan. 6, claims
that it causes continuous laughter
from start to finish ; it is absolutely
the brightest, clean est, most whole
some and most entertaining musi-
cal comedy ever offered TO Il fun
loving public. It is a propeller OF
merrfment, q compeller Of hearty
laughter. It will fres co8 melan-
choly faces with happy smiles,
chase the blues back to Ind igo, and
make you feel that life Is. worth
living.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-01-24
Carniynl Route.

Messrs. j. J. Thompson and Elk.
Wallior, the committee on select
ing the route for the Carnival to be
held here ,on the Gath, have made
the following announcements: The
procession to start at IT o'clock q.
M, from Haas & Wal1ior,s ra.ce
track, on South street, thence to
Academy street to Laurant sire ct !;
on Laurant street TO Union sire ct !;
on Union street to Napoleon Nv en-
ne; on Napoleon avenue to NJ ain
street; on Main street to JefTaT son
street; on Jefferson street to Court
street; on Court street to Napo leon
avenue; on Napoleon avenus d to
Market street; on Market sire ct TO
Landy street; on Landry sire eft to
Liberty street; on Liberty street
60 Grolee street; on Grolee street
TO Court street; down Court street
to the Courthouse square.
All telephone and electic wires
on said route are to be raise 1s
feet from the ground In order thai
the said floats may not be int erfer
ed with.