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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
Heavy Storms from the Gulf.

The gulf storms have been kind to labama farmers this year. At least chree severe storms have come out oi the gulf this fall, not to mention the minor ones, and two of the big storms passed along the east coast, and one spent its force in Mexico. Not single severe gulf storm has sought the mid states west of Florida. This means that more bales will be picked out in this and the adjoining gulf states.
 The storm that recently did much damage on the Carolina and Virginia coasts, causing rainfall of six inches in and near New York, came from the gulf, and it was one of the three big storms of the present season.
 These storms have no relation to our forests, or to anything we have done or left undone. They arise in the gulf or in the Caribbean sea, and they drive headlong until their force is expended. We are powerless before them. We cannot prevent their gath ering and send-off, and we have no power over their course. They blow where they list, and fortunately for us in this state not one severe gulf storm has this season been headed by cir cumstances to Alabama. Alabama is duly grateful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
Early to Bed.

Have you ever noticed how quiet Bir- minghams streets become after 10 o'clock at night?" asked travelling man. From five to eight-thirty or nine they are lively enough-in fact overcrowded--but when amusement seekers get comfortably stored away in their seats at the theatres and toiers reach home the streets imme- diately become comparatively still and after ten o'clock are almost deserted Then again about eleven theatre crowds brighten things up a bit but is is not for long and after that the prospect is lfe- less. Early to bed is sure sign of a manufacturing town. Hardworking peo- pie cannot afford to stay up late, but in some of our commercial cities where the population is largely composed of business and office men who do not get down until S:9O or 9 o'clock it is different and 12 o'clock is considered seasonable hour for bed. Although it makes things rather dull for us fellows wao like to stay up late it cannot be denied that people who go to bed early are generally hustlers and to judge from Birmingham's progress her citizens are no exception"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
SIum Life in London.

Jerome K. Jerome thus describes slum life in London: But think before you hold up your hands at their ill-living. what life for these creatures really means. Picture the squalid misery of their brutish existence, dragged on from year to year in the narrow noisome room where hud- died like vermin in sewers they weter and sicken and sleep; where dirt-germed children scream and fight, and shill-volced women cuff and curse and nag; where the street outside teens with roaming filth and the house around Is a bedlam of riot and stencil Recreation, amusement, com panionship they know not the meaning of Joy sorrow, laughter, tears, love, friend ship, longing, despair are idle words to them. From the day when their baby eyes first look out upon their sordid world to the day when, with an oath they close them forever, and their bones are show eled into a pauper's grave, they never warm to one touch of human sympathy, never thrill to a single thought, never start to a single hope
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
A cauaIoade.

Said business man, Now that such affairs will soon be in order, have you ever noticed the most impressive feature of parade of Buffalo Bills riders of the world through city's streets2 It is the hoof beats of a hundred horses. With the exception of several bands and the old Deadwood stage coach, every member of his immense troop is mounted and they make most imposing chatter when com ing down an avenue paved with asphalt. It is always seemed to me that there is something uncanny in the tramp of horses without any accompanying rum ble of vehicles, and during the dead si- lence which prevails while a procession of this kind is passing the sound is mo- ticed more than anything else. Perhaps this feeling is due to the fact that we usually associate solemn beat of hoofs on the street with state funeral pro- cession A city funeral when all the car riages have rubber tires. is to me much more impressive than when the rumble of wheels can be heard. There is no sound but the slow beat of hoofs and, to me, 1t is peculiarly impressive"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

term on the spot, and empanel grand jury. If the evidence be clear the case can be tried in an hours time, and the prisoner sentenced.
 This provision for special terms of the quick sort is contained in the re- distrieting bill, and it is in fact the best provision of that hotly contested measure. It practically carries out the recommendation to that effect em- bodied in Governor Jelk's message. It places within the reach of all an im- mediate trial, and this is all any man will ask unless indeed he be essen italy bloodthirsty and anarchistic.
 It is scarcely reasonable to say that any judge would deny the people in a fragrant case a special term It is best to think that no such case could arise until 1t actually does. If no refusal is encountered it is safe to say that the new provision drives the nails into the collin of Judge Lynch in this state. He has tried but one case in this state this year, and he was compelled to shoot down a sheriff in order to do that. He has in turn been shot down by the law which provides for instan- taneous special terms, and he will either have to rest in his coffin or move to some other state-to Indiana, perhaps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
From the Colorado Springs Gazette,

From the Colorado Springs Gazette.
 N BLENDING flash and loud Y and sudden crack of thunder, a
 sensation as of some one striking you in the face, and then darkness and unconsciousness. That is how it feels to be struck by lightning It is the way Art Bruer a conductor for the Manitou and Pike's Peak road. who had his clothing torn from his body by lightning last week, describes the sensation.
 Although Bruers clothing was torn to shreds, his conductors cap removed from his head, the fleece lining of his under wear set on fire and blue streak burned shoulder, he recovered consciousness a few minutes later and was able to bring his train to the summit of Pike's Peak to the Cog Road station at Manitou.
 There are no tailor shops or hand-me- down stores on the peak, and Bruer bor- rowed Navajo Indian blanket from the curio shop there and performed his duties as conductor while arrayed like an Indian chief.
 The incident was one of the most pe- culiar freaks of lightning on record. It has been known to perform strange antics but never before has it stripped a man completely of his outer clothing, tossed his hat into the air, left an indelible stamp on his body. rendered him uncon- scious for a few minutes, and then left him almost unhurt, with no burns except a long thin line of blue on his chest, and set fire to the fleece lining of the under wear without burning or scorching any other articles of his wearing apparel.
 Bruer believes that he was born lucky. In the present instance this was better than to have been born rich. The chances of a mans life being spared in su1h a case are so small as to be almost ihfini- tesimaI At the time he was struck Hy the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
GooDBY.

Grace Denio Litchfield. aAfoecoocroiws:gC Cda. rio; 0;6SHRDLUUWF ; We say it for an hour or for years; We say it smiling, say it choked with tears; We say it coldly. say it with kiss. And yet we have no other word than this:
 "Goodby." We have no dearer word for our hearts friend. For him who journeys to the worlds far end And scars our soul with going; thus we say, As unto him who steps but OCT the way
 "Goodby." Alike to those we love and those we hate, We say no more in parting. At life's gate. To him who passes out beyond earth's sight, We cry. as to the wanderer for night
 "Goodby."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
roo coop FOR CONGRESS,

From the Duluth News-Tribune.
 Hon. Robert Baker, a New York con- gressman, refuses railway free passes. and will not name boy to be a cadet at West Point or Annapolis. being an enemy of war. MT. Baker is a noble soul. but his home fronts on the golden streets of New Jerusalem and the earth is one huge stretch of badlands to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
Theatre Musicians.

Most people imagine that we have a fine time seeing all the plays for nothing" said member of a theatre orchestra, "but in that they are sadly mistaken. It frequently becomes a frightful bore, es- pecially when the show is mediocre and we have already seen it dozen times. Sometimes I would be only too glad to escape out into the night, but must per- force remain in my seat After playing in a theatre orchestra for number of years a person cannot help from becoming somewhat callous, no matter how enthu- now l can enjoy a good play, even If I have seen it several times before, but my appreciation is not so lively as it would be if I saw but one or two shows a week. It has been said that we can become tired of anything, even those things that give us most pleasure and l have found that to be true in my case.
 "When l first began playing in a the- atre orchestra I looked forward to the evenings work with pleasant anticipa- tions, but now it has become just plain drudgery and no more thrilling than the average routine of business man Mu- sicians who play continually in theatres also become very fair critics and as is please. This is another reason that we do not have such a pleasant time as some people think"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
Iudae SomervlIIe in Distavor.

In the last number of the North American Review Judge Henderson M. Somerville discussed at some length and with some severity the Presi. dents position touching the race prob lem. "The disturbing effect of Presi- dent Roosevelts attitude" Judge Sonl- eryille went on to say, toward the negro can never be adequately esti- mated in it's retardation of the solu- tion of the race problem which is stag gering American statesmanship" He criticised the appointment of Crum as collector of customs at the port of Charleston, adding that "other like presidential policies produced great excitement in the south, and reopened the wounds of race prejudice which were gradually being allayed'
 If current reports are to be trusted President Roosevelt is much aggrieyed over the criticisms of the chairman of the board of general appraisers of the customs service, and it is reported that he will ask for his resignation.
 This is scacely probable. MT. Som- erville has expressed his views in a dignified manner, and President Roose- 1 welt will be the last man to say that any one should not hold firm opinions upon broad and general subjects Nor will the President be apt to deny free dom of speech to any one, provided he does nothing to impair the use- fitness of the public service.
 The problem involves nice questions, but the removal of Judge Somerville would indeed carry into our public service the objectionable features of rule in autocratic or monarchial coun tries. It really seems as if a man should be encouraged to have firm con victions on public questions, and to express them, if he does not discredit or impair the efficiency of the govern ment. Judge Somerville did not do this. His article was calm, reasonable and dignified, and it is not at all prob able that the President will attempt to make him victim of lese maieste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
President Writes to Thompson.

''The attitude of President Roosevelt on the question of race suicide has been commented throughout the whole coun- try" said an attorney yesterday.
 T saw a letter written last week by the President to J. O. Thompson, of this city, collector of internal revenue for Alabama in which the subject was com mented upon. MT. Thompson told me that he recently sent to MT. Roosevelt a photograph of his youngest daughter. Miss Josephine Thompson. and on the back of 1t noted that it was his eighth child. The President in reply sent his own photograph to the little one with his autograph upon it, and in the letter to MT Thompson used these words: I am mighty glad that there is so vigorous an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The way to be happily riarried is to be in a novel.
 woman will hardly ever flirt with men when there are none around.
 It is the man who has been fooled the oftenest by womepj who knows that a widow wouldn't do any such things to him.
 woman's idea of being nice to a man is to make him understand that she under stands that if hey isn't in love with her 1t Is because she fries to discourage him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
The Only Lever.

From the Chicago Record-Iferald
 At a convention of women over in Ger many the other day it was declared that corsets and jewels are barbarous. They will never get them abolished, however. until society can be convinced that they are likely to be productive Of large fam flies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

The Shipbuilding trust let the cat out of the bag, and everybody now knows how the trusts were floated They were simply security mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Sir Thomas Lipton has sailed for home, bearing away, not the cup, but his vermiform appendix. Of the two he prefers the latter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Charles M. Scnwab is easily king of the gold brick artists, and Andrew Car negie discovered him, and unloaded him on the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
THE LIMIT.

From the Springfield Republican.
 Perhaps it is of no consequence but when Chauncey Depew is called on to father joke of Socrates, the thing ought to stop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Prof. Langley's airship is now called "The Ostrich" because it looks as if it could fly, but it never does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

The trusts are getting all the pub licity they can reasonably want at this stage of the proceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
NEWspAPERlETY.

From the Boston Herald.
 Yes, newspaperiety is a good word, and lots of people have it bad at frequent in tervals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Circuit Attorney Folk should have visited the postof1ce department while he was in Washington, and told MT. Payne how to unearth grafters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

The friends and followers of Judge Lynch are knocked out by the signing of the redistricting bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Witness Daniel Le Roy Dresser has rendered the country a striking serv- ice. Why not make him mayor of Wall street?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Theodore Thomas is now Chicago professor. He is at the head of the musical department of the Chicago university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

The Alaskan commissioners are de liberating and trying to find some ex- cuse for splitting even.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

exponent of Amerieanism enlisted in the war against race suicide
 T thought this was a nice compliment to MT. Thompson as well as further ex- pression of the Presidents views on the subject"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

If every trust had it's Le Roy Dresser we would soon know all about them, and there would be no trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Prof Langley's revolution of the transportation system of the world has been indefinitely postponed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Jupiter Pluvius outdid even Charles M. schwab in the watering act in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Low records are becoming monoton- ous in the stock markets. Wall street needs a diversion of some kind, but not a trust tonic. That dog has had his day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

The Washington Star calls for the establishment of a> school of noyelism also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

The Napoleons of finance are taking to the woods to avoid the deluge they created.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

David Le Roy Dresser is also good vice presidential timber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Between Dowie the restorer and Low the reformer New York is warming up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

The bottom is also falling out of stock exchange seats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

The Langley aerodromes best record is one hundred yards This is too short to be convincing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

High finance has lost it's grasp upon the lambs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
Remorseless.
The Real Cause.

From the Chicago News.
 Mrs. Peckem-Ive just been reading an account of young man who committed suicide because the girl he loved refused to marry him.
 Peckem-That chap was sensible.
 Mrs. Peckem-Why, Henry, how can you say that? She might have changed her mind, after thinking it over.
 Peckem-EXactly, my dear-and he was evidently afraid she would.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
A BIT OF A LAUGH
A Delinquent.


 ''Yes?" queried the country editor Yes. My old Uncle Henry Todd passed in his checks today" Indeed? Well, if he passed any in this direction it hasn't reached us yet, all though it was due years ago.
 The Question. From the Baltimore News. Yes, we had joint debate last night" What kind of a debate?" Joint. Subject was: Resolved. That gambling houses and low groggeries are a menace to the community"
 Remorseless. From the Washington Star. This commercial struggle is terrible said the man who takes everything he reads seriously. "What's the trouble?' "The patent food people are trying to make everybody so healthy that there will be no one left for the patent medi- cine people to cure"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
Represents Standard Oil lnterest

From the Washington Post. General Greazeovich is a member of the new Servian cabinet He ought to be a smooth proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-07-30
KEARSARGE ARRIVES.
Made Voyage from Portsmouth
to Bar Harbor in
Nine Days.

Bar Harbor, Me-, July 28.-The
United States battleship Kearsarge ar
rived at Bar Harbor at 5 Az p. M, and
dropped anchor in the upper bay, half
an hour later.
She covered the distance between The
Needles and Mount Desert rock, 1900
miles, in nine days, four and quarter
hours. and average speed of 1916 miles
an hour.
The highest speed attained was lit
tie over fifteen knots an hour, and the
lowest was ten. Three times during
the trip the ship vas slowed down, once
on account OF being in the vicinity of
an iceberg and twice on account OF a
very thick fog. Head winds and thick
weather retarded the progress of the
ship and under favorable conditions
she would have covered the distance in
less than nine days. Capt. Hemphill
saws that he could start on a return trip
at once and beat the record made on
this voyage. Since the Kearsarge left
New York, fifty-three days ago, she
has visited Germany, Denmark and
England, mas slcaincu ,Goo mllcs, HAS
been at sea "a days and in port 80
DAYS, and during all this time there has
not been single accident to the ma
chinery or stop of any kind. She is
ready for action.
The trip of the Kearsarge has demon
strated that a ship of her class can
maintain an average speed of over thir-
teen knots on long voyagel without
injury to her machinery; that her coal
carrying capacity is adequate for trip
of four thousand niles under full speed !;
that in time of war ships of her class
can eros the ocean and engage an ene-
my at once; that the Kearsarge is one
of the most powerful ships in the world
and fully equal to any emergency.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-07-30

Seattle, july 25.-A tented town OF
80 inhabitants was established in July
on the shore of the Boring sea, Is
miles above Cape York and 10 miles
from Cape Prince of Wales. The town.
it is expected, will become the ship
ping point of the tin ore which is to
be mined in the fields of York. This
is the news brought down by j. E..
Niven and A. d. Mcqueen, tin experts
who have been prospecting the tin de-
posits OF the districts for the United
States Steel trust, who returned on the
Nome liner Ohio.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-07-30
RIGHT TO LABOR
JUDGE BEATTY RENDERS IMPOR-
TANT DECISION.
Permanent Injunction Is Granted
Against Interference With Nom
Union Men--Right TO Work or
Quit Must Be Free to All in a
Free Country.

San Francisco, July %. - United
States District Judge Beatty, of Idaho,
sitting in the United States circuit
court here. rendered two decisions in la
Dor suits, and in both instances his rul-
ings were against boycotting. In the
case of the Gulf Bag Company, of this
city, against it's striking union en-
ployes the injunction restraining the
defendants from interfering with per-
sons at work in the factory was made
permanent. A significant portion OF
the jduge's decision was as follows:
cit was an effort on the part of the
defense to force higher wages for their
associates by unlawful interference with
the rights of others to labor who We're
not associated with them. All labor
ing people fully nuder stand that, when
ever they please, and for any cause,
they have the right to quit work.
Whether as individuals or as organiza
tions, they must also understand that
al men, whether associated with them
or not, have eqaul rights with them in
the labor world.
must be as free to all as it is to water
to seek its level. This government is
one of liberty under the law, and its
people are free men. Neither will it
tolerate the attempt of any to enforce
assumed rights by crushing the inalien-
able rights of others. Until all recog-
nize and obey that law the contest must
and will 60 on"
In the case Ct Michael Hallanan, of
New York, vs.. Ghe JOurneymen Horse
shoers' Union of this city, the restrain
ing order against the defendants was
made permanent. Hallanan manufac-
lures horseshoeing pad and was boy
cotted becasue he would not use the
stamp Of the international union. The
boycott was taken up bv the San Fran
cisco union and Hallanan's trade suf-
fered.