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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
MAYORS DID NOT
 TURN OUT STRONG
NINTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE WAS RATHER DISAPPOINTING. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP UP.

Detroit, April 22.-The attendance today at the opening session of the ninth an- nual meeting of the National Municipal league was somewhat disappointing. About seventy delegates were expected but only thirty-five were present when President Charles Richardson of Philadelphia called the convention to or der. After welcoming speeches by Mayor William c. Maybury of Detroit, and President John Davis of the Detroit Muni- cipal league and a brief reply by Mir Rich- ardson, an exhaustive report of the year s work was read by Clinton Rogers Wood- ruff of Philadelphia, secretary of the Ma tional league.
 MT. Woodruff in reviewing the admiuis- trations of a number of cities, extolled Mayor Lows administration and charae- terized the work of Police Commissioner Greene of New York as remarkable and brilliant The recent elections in Chi- cago and Cleveland were pointed to as teaching the lesson that there must be an end to tampering with the city by the legislature and that the national parties must cease from placing national is- sues to the front in local campaigns, the frequent election of Mayor Samuel M. Jones of Toledo, O., teaching the same lesson.
 Philadelphia and Pittsburg were refer red to by MT. Woodruff as presenting d somewhat less favorable aspect, but he added that notwithstanding doleful tales of mismanagement and corruption, there were numerous signs of improvement, Philadelphia now having a mayor who received the endorsement of the munich pal league of Pittsburg voters, having de- feated the republican machine in three successive campaigns.
 After touching upon the recent munich pal scandals of Minneapolis St. Louis and Kansas City, MT. Woodruff took up the question of municipal ownership, de- claring that movement in it's favor had taken a deep hold on the urban popula- tion of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
CcrbIn and Root Accent.

Chattanooga, Tenn. April 22-A let ter has been received from Adjt.- Gen. H. c. Corbin accepting on behalf of himself and Secretary of War Root the in, itation to visit Chattanooga. No time has been agreed on for the visit, but it will probably be about June 10. While here they will officially inspect the new army post and Seventh cav airy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
Mine Workers Will Return.

Pottsville. Pa, April 22-Announcement was made today that the 5000 mine workers, who were locked out by the Reading company because of refusal to work nine hours on Saturday will be per- mitted to return to the mines tomorrow. provided they pledge themselves to work full time on Saturdays. General Super intendent Luther says the company in- sists on compliance with this regulation. The miners probably will return to work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
MITCHELL HOLDS HIS TONGUE.
Left for Home, But Would Say Nothing
 About the Conference.


 Wilkesbarre. Pa. April 22-Presldent Mitchell of the mine workers. who has been in consultation with the three an- thracite district presidents for the lg t three days, left this afternoon for iils headquarters in Indianapolis. He would make no statement as to what was ac- complished at the conference, other than the mine workers hoped for a satisfac- tory solution of existing troubles.
 The executive boards completed their work tonight. having reached conclusions regarding the interpretations the mine workers are to give to certain disputed points concerning the commissions award. The miners will be instructed to act accordingly and wherever conflict ex- ists the men are to remain at work until the new board of conciliation reaches a final decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
Wreck In Minnesota.

St. Paul. Minn., April 22.-William G. Stuhfeis of St. Paul, was killed and three persons were injured tonight in a collision between two sections of pas senger train near Spring Valley on the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Omaha railroad. At the top of a hill the rear coach broke from the train, stop- ped a while and then started down the hill and ran into the forward part of the train, which had slowed up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
RICHARDSON SURRENDERS
 POLITICS FOR MASONRY

Mobile, April 22.-Congressman James D. Richardson, democratic leader of the house, who is here at the reunion of Scottish Rite Masonry of Alabama. when closing his speech tonight at a banquet in the Battle house. announced that he had decided to quit politics and devote himself to the work of Scottish Rite Masonry.
 He said that he had been honored by reelection to congress nine times, and also had been elected grand commander
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
kinu Edward Goes to Naples.

Syracuse, Sicily, April 22.-King Ed ward this morning left for Naples on \ board the royal yacht Victoria and L'Alhert. It is said his majesty will knake q short stay at Messina. The ryacht vas escorted by four battleships and two torpedo boat destroyers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

ed the advice of MT. Hanna as to the election of a president of the association. they would probably have called upon him. As they did not it would seem that they felt that they could struggle along without his assistance.
 MT. Hanna coralled the manufacturers of the country in the first Mckinley campaign. because of the fear of Bryan ism. He led them into the Mckinley camp because of this fear, but if he thinks he can ring-nose the manufacturers of the country on the labor issue, and lead them Into the camp of Gompers and his aggre- gation, I think he over-estimates his strength and influence very much. The National Association of Manufacturers is not a political organization and will not be led by any politician"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

of the southern supreme council, thirty third degree Scottish Rite Free Masonry. confiicted so that it was necessary for him to give up one or the other, and that he had now decided to give up politics entirely and to devote all his time in the future to the furtherance of Scottish Rite Masonry.
 The announcement was received with great demonstration of applause. MT. Richardson Is the highest ranking Mason in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
WEATHER FORECAST.

|. Forecast for Alabama: Fair Thurs {
 . day; Friday fair; warmer; light {
 . north to east winds. {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
Went Out of His Road.

MT. Hanna went out of his road in apologizng for the National Association of Manufacturers in fits bad judgment in electing me unanimously as president for second time. He stated that I managed to slip In because it was the custom of the association to honor each president with two terms. This was a gross mistake or misstatement of fact, for the former president filled the office six years. The manufacturers of this coun- try are supposed to have full possession of their ia ties and if the ad need
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01

The Letters From Chinese officlaI
 is an anonymous volume published ny Mcclure, Phillips and Company, Tn whlch' though calmly. yet with exasperatihs truth. the Chinese view of the imperfec-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
How to Go Nuttinq.

Clarence Deming, in November Outing.
 Not few are the devices of skilled nut ting. How often shall we see the novice crushing the green burr with a stone and the chestnut by the same blow--or with many pains from the sharp spines trying to open the burr by hand The nutter who Is better versed has the trick not mastered until some practice, of a peculiar, quick tap of the heel-something between blow and cut-whieh at one delft side-stroke lays open the nut for the hand. The old device of jarring by a heavy stone the tree bole-especially the slim secondary trees of the deeper woods may be trite but not the refinement of taking somewhat smaller stone and by series of quick taps on the trunk ''snapping' the upper branches Less known and more effective is another plan. strong cord, and, attached. a half-pound stone. more or less, according to the weight of the string. The theory involves the casting of weight over bow of the nut tree and shaking 1t briskly when looped by the cord; the practice Is that many youngster who deems himself a crack thrower on the ball field will find some lessons to be learned in the pre- cision of looping a chestnut branch and in the retarding power of an as- cending cord tied to projectile. Again with usage comes the art of releasing the cord from the upper bough as to loop the bough below and with acquired dexterity. strip half dozen branches after single cast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
Levy's Carpet Cleaner.

discharged the sole duty of giving this game, good race-horse the idea that he was fighting it out for money as well as time ever since he started on his record smashing campaign tour several years ago.
 George H. Ketcham of Toledo, who has bred Cresceus and trained him and driven him in all of his races and record miles, decided several weeks ago that if his great horse was to regain the crown that had been taken from him by Lou Dillon, Major Delmar and the tentmak- CTS material, the Wichita track was to be the scene of action. The soil it's con- diton, etc, struck his expert eye as being ideal; all he asked was appropriate weather conditions and Cresceus on edge. MT. Ketcham, after the performance of Monday, announced to his friends that as soon as he heard of Lol Dillons per- formance two months ago, he would not let the snow come withop an honest eff fort to regain the lost iaurels. He sim ply kept his counsel, waited for the proper time and accomplished his pur- pose It is a memorable performance, and one that all of those who have justly criticised the methods employed in mak- ing Lou Dillon and Major Delmar go so fast must approve of. Mr. Ketcham should now allow Cresceus to trot a mile to the high wheeled sulky against Maud S's 2:0S% on a regulation track and be- come the king by every right. The very vehicle to which the grand old mare made the record is in a perfect state of pre- servation, and the late Robert Bonners s son will be only too glad to lend it for an effort by Cresceus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01

tions of our western civilization is ex- pressed. It has been credited by some critics because of seemingly trustworthy evidence. to Wu Ting Fang. the recently retired Chinese ambassador to the United States. While 1t Is true that Mir. Wu Ting Fang because of his intimate knowledge of our Occidental civilization obtained through service at the court of St. James, as well as in Washington. is the first person to whom ones mind would turn in assigning the authorship of such a clear-sighted little book, the fact is that he is not responsible for It. This is the information given out by the publishers who do not, however, declare who the anonymous author is.
 At this season of the year, when there is so much moving, and so much taking up of housekeeping. nothing could be more opportune than the "Encyclopae edia of Household Economy" by Emily Holt, which Mcclure, Phillips and Company are about to bring out
 "The Encyclopaedia of Household Econ omy' Is an A c of home management containing all the information that the young CT old housewife needs to help her keep the house in order and running smoothly.
 The author is already well known Tor her book in a similar vein, "Encyclopae- da of Etiquette"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
Gustavus F. Swift's Notices.
From Success.

From Success"
 Gustavus F. Swift, the late head of the great packing house of Swift & Company Chicago, left an estate worth over seven million dollars. Perhaps MT. Swift did not enjoy all the pleasures of life; in fact, he was known to have missed many that even money cannot buy, and perhaps there are people who believe that his mode of life was not ideal, but he left to the young men of the country-and some old ones as well-a greater legacy than can be measured by wealth He left the example of his life and the original max inns which were his guide in building great business. All of these maxims have been collected, and are presented here. with, complete. for the first time:
 No man, however rich. has enough money to waste in putting on style.
 The richer man gets the more careful he should be to keep his head level.
 Business, religion and pleasure of the right kind should be the only things in life for any man.
 A big head and a big bank account were never found together to the credit of any one. and never will be.
 No young man Is rich enough to smoke twenty-cent cigars.
 Every time a man loses his. temper he loses his head. and when he loses his head he loses several chances.
 Next to knowing your own business, it's a mighty good thing to know as much about your neighbours as possible. espe- cially if he is in the same line.
 The best man ever did shouldn't be his standard for the rest of his life.
 The successful men of today worked mighty hard for what they have got The men of tomorrow will have to work harder to get it away.
 If the concentration of a lifetime Is found in one can of goods, then that life has not been wasted.
 No mans success was ever marked by the currency that he pasted up on bill boards.
 When clerk tells you that he must leave the office because it is 5:S0 D. m., rest as- sured that you will never see his name over front door.
 The secret of all great undertakings is hard work and self-reliance. Given these two qualities and residence in the United States of America, young man has noth- ing else to ask for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
Patti's Voice Today.
From Golfers Weekly.

From Golfers Weekly.
 What other woman ever enjoyed for so many years greater triumphs than any of her contemporaries? Mime. Patti is sixty. Christine Nilsson, who is the same age, retired nearly score of years ago. Wonderful stories are told of the way singers of old preserved their powers. Farinell, who cured the melancholy of the fifth Philip of Spain by singing the same songs to him every night for ten years kept his voice unimpaired in spite of this ordeal until he was nearly sixty. Senesino sang his way into the sunset of life, and Marietta Albonfs voice re- tained it's power and sweetness long after she had retired from the stage In our own time, Sim Reeves and Heinrich Yogi have been striking instances of vocal longevity
 But Adelina Patti remains the marvel of her century. Twenty years are &C., counted nowadays a long career for woman singer. Yet she has held her undsputed supremacy for more than fifty The prima donna's later visits to this country have evoked the comment that the beauty and warmth acquired by her lower tones compensate for the loss of brilliance and accuracy in her upper notes. Probably this criticism will be repeated. Mime. Patti would not return here if she were voiceless The pro- programmes she has arranged are not eXacting.
 So whether or not she sings them as she did once, it will still be possible for her audiences this season to say in future years that have heard the great Patti. That will be true, although 1t will be equally true that they have not heard the greater Patti of former generations, who, as a slip of a girl. conquered the world and held it for years in happy thraldom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
Cresceus's Worlds Record.

From the Illustrated Sporting News.
 The two-mnute trotter Is really here. Cresceus, who. until Lou Dillon came along behind pace and wind shield, was the undisputed trotting king. went mile at Wichita, Kan, on October 19 in 1:59%. No running horse went out ahead to steady him! There was no patch Of canvas beneath the seat for the alleged purpose of keeping the dirt out of his face There was no Humpty-dumpty-lik semi-halloon in front to convert a har- ness performance into a "mile-a-minute Murphy act Cresceus had as his only companion, Mike the Tramp, the runner that has accompanied him alongside and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01

Mcclure, Phillips and Company an- nounce the issue of the eighth volume of their Complete Works of William Haz- litt' on September 15. This is library edition, the first that is absolutely com- plete, printed by Dent of London. from type, limited to $50 sets in America. It will be in twelve volumes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
One-Sided.

From Life.
 Jennie-Come and sit in my pew this morning. that side of the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
Our Diamonds

In making the selection that marked the recent ad- ditons to our diamond stock we knew that we getting exceptionally fine stonesdamonds that would appeaI to those of the very best tastes They shown in various sizes, and for beauty and dazzling brancy they surpass anything we have been able to offer you in the past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01
Our Watches

When we speak of our Watches it is with feeling of genuine pride. And it should be SO From the very start we have enjoyed most remarkably liberal share of the pubc's patronage. This success we at tribute solely to the goodness of the Watches we handle and the very close prices we name on them. z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-01

In whom the child has never died, Doth to a sum far greater mount Than my arithmetic can count.
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-09-23
SIR JOHN sOANE's WHlM.
The Practical Joke IA Celebrated Man
Played on POStertty.

The Practical Joke "A Celebrated Man
Played on POstertty.
One OF the most famous OF postmor-
tenn jokes was that perpetrated by the
donor OF the celebrated Soane museum
Of pictures and other valuable objets
dart 10 England, the late Sir John
SOane, who died IN 1897. In his will
Sir John made provision for the open
ing of three sealed cupboardS on Ger
tain specified dates in the presence Of
the trustees In 1866. that is 10 say
almost thirty years after the death OF
the testator. the first OF the mysterious
receptacles was with much ceremony
and breaking Of seals opened in the
presence or a committee OF men. with
the then president of the Royal acad-
envy. Sir f. Grant. at their head In
stead Of q priceless treasure or some
evidence that would throws an entirely
new light upon some doubtful incident
in political history the contents OF the
cupboard proved 10 be worthless ac-
counts. letters and stationery.
Twenty years passed by. and the in
tereSt that had smOldered after the
disappointment 90 1866 was again
famed into flame at the prospect OF
breaking the seals of the second cup
board. at which rite there were pres
ent among others DIR. Alfred Water
house, II. a. and Sir then Dr) r. w
Richardson. Like the cupboard mention
ell In the well known nursery rhyme, Sir
Johns second cabinet proved bare"
OF any sensation, the contents being
chiefly composed OF letters relating to
certain long forgotten family Quarrels
that had not even the merit OF being
interesting. IL some OF those author
lied To be present at the opening OF
the third and last receptacle of myS-
terry were dubious about the profit that
would accrue 10y letting the liSht Of day
fall upon the contents thereof after
sixty years darkness one at least Sir
Il. W. Richardson. looked forward
with undated interest to that day in
1896 when the last seal would be
broken and the mystery solved. but he,
alas. died just two days before the
ceremony was performed, and the fact
that Sir John had played a practical
joke upon poSterity was duly confirm
ed by the presence Of collection OF
perfectly worthless letters and papers
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-09-23
PROVERBS UP TO DATE.

Better swallow your good jests than
lose your good friend. y
Sweet are the uses OF adversely; bit
ter are the uses or prosperity.
The rising generation owes much TO
the inventor OF the alarm clock
IL vanity were a deadly disease ev-
cry undertaken would buy fast horses
The dead march is not necessarily the
one that the musicians have murdered.
When the last trump sounds, some
woman Will ask Gabriel TO wait a min
ute.
The oil OF insincerity is more TO be
dreaded than the vinegar of vitupera-
ton.
a good field OF corn is one thing n
farmer doesn't care to have crowed
over.
A walk may improve your appetite.
but tramp Will eat you out OF house
and home.
The man who cannot be beaten is he
who holds his head up when he has
been beaten.-Everybody's Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-09-23

a Greek died in the small town Of
Caracal, having always lived on the
aims OF his compatriots. Before dying
he made his wife swear that she would
bury him in the dirty old overcoat
which he wore every day. The poor
woman had 10 ask the Greeks of
Caracal TO help her to provide the costs
OF the funeral. A good hearted Greek
went to see her I'm her atfiiction and.
pointing TO the body, said he would
give her better coat To bury the man
in. Then she told him OF the dead
mans last wish. The Greek. whose
suspicious Were awakened. told her
that she should certainly not part with
the body before she had well examined
the coat. for there must he some par
ticular reason for the request. The
widow unpicked the lining OF the over
coat and found $4,000 francs in bank
notes which the miser wished TO take
into the grave with him.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-09-23

How Hss wor.hfper. Aaored rhefs
LfterSry IDOL

How HE Worshiper. Aaored Theft
Lftersry idol
One evening I'm the beginning OF June
1 was taken to the residence OF Dumas,
on the Boulevard Maleshsrbes. By an
intimate friend OF the great novelist.
IN one thinks OF a lion. with hts shay
81 name full OF the jungle burs Of ad-
venture, 50 can see the author OF
"Aontc-Christo" as he appeared on that
memorable evening. Standing about
were women friends, actresses. writer's.
poets. attracted by a world OF romance
Eymbolized In the figure seated In the
middle OF the salon. I was instantly
impressed with two things-the fres-
Goes on the walls and the attitude OF
the host. He sat like silent oracle.
surrounded by a crowd OF female ad-
mirers. the whole company set of by
panels representing life sized figures
from Goethe's great drama-Faust.
Mephistopheles. Marguerite There were
no other pictures In the room. The In
huence OF these figures, the attitude OF
Dumas and his worshipers. concentrate
ed the mind on the quintessentIal ele-
ment of romance Half Indifferent be
sat. as some handsome young woman
would stroke his head. while another
would place her hand on his shoulder.
as they might have done with an old
lion long tanned and without teeth.
There was nothing 10 distract the mind
from the harmony OF idea and person
ality-the company Of women might
have been part OF the frescoes and
Dumas the creator OF Faust instead
OF "Monte-Christo" There was an en-
chanted element about the people and
the room
The whole company cOnversed among
themselves. standing as IL they were
Mt court. while the host sat still and
unused. l was held by the mystery.
the fascination OF the romantic atmos-
phere. the peculiar spell OF the huge
mass that filled the fauteuil ike an
idol OF adamant. For there was some
thing or the idol about the man. !
thought Of a Buddhist statue In n sit
ting posture. corpulent at the base.
crisp at the top. Pie lower part OF the
face was OF porciDe dimensions. the
skin swarthy. the hair curly. the ex-
preston Of the eyes calm and sphinx
like he was n man who not only had
invented life. but had seen ft.-CritIc.