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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
THE KINGDOM of BOHEMIA.

From the New York Commercial.
 The kingdom of Bohemia, in the Austro- Hungarian empire, has 6,422,73S inhabi- tants, of whom 3,S53, 643 are Czechs and B. central and eastern part of the kingdom and the Germans the western and south ern part. Both occupy the large cities and considerable rivalry and antagonism ex- ists between them. The kingdom covers an area of 51,967 square kilometers (20059 square miles). The climate is similar to that of our middle states without their great extremes of heat and cold. Bohemia is the most fertile portion of the empire and It's people rank high for steadness and industry. The products of the field and manufacturers, owing to abundance of cheap coal and timber, are most ex- tensive and important Prague the cap ital of the kingdom is one of the most interesting cities in Europe Its present poulation, according to information given out by it's bureau of statistics, numbers 423,9 990. including the suburbs. Prague con- taAhS tWo unlNerSltleS, one German and inc other Czech and two technical high schools, one German and the other Czech. as well as numerous other educational institutions. Its conservatory of music has very high reputation and attracts thereto many foreigners of both sexes, among whom are many Americans, for the study of the violin. especially. under the now famous Professor Seveik (Shefts- hicD, the instructor of Kubelik, Kocian. and other great violinists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
EULOGISTIC REMARKS
 ON JUICY WATERMELONS
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 N least a temporary interest will
 by the case of the so-ca1led wild man" who has found lodgment in the county jail to await examination His name is Leon Burden, and he was first discovered wandering in the woods near Dallas, Mo. He declares that for month his only food has been watermel- ons. While the story presents some pa- thetic phases. it would be vain to hope that much popular sympathy can be in- voked in behalf of Burden on the score of his diet. There are people all over Missouri dwelling in adequate homes and enjoying all of the comforts of life to whom subsisting month on watermel- ons will sound pretty good.
 The famous feast of pr. Tanner has been immortalized, not so much by the fact that he abstained from food for forty days, as by the incident that he broke his long fast by eating watermelon. Nothing more dramatic than Dr. Tan ners return to nourishment has been presented by the playwrights or record ed by the romancers. It left to a public imagination much tortured by the doc tors self-imposed privation the thought of the rapture he must have experienced when, weak, hungry and thirsty, he abandoned himself to the inconceivable delight of feasting on the rich, sweet, red heart of a Georgia watermelon.
 The case of Leon Burden proves again what has often been demonstrated be- fore. that the watermelon is serviceable as food beyond the mere passing delecta- tion of the palate. The analysis inform us that this product of nature is 95 per cent water Now. water in itself Is not a bad thing, particularly when 1t comes from such an inimitable filter as the wa termelon. The most eager and strenuous scientist has. as yet. failed to discover that any microbe or bacillus has been able to find its way through the firm, glossy shell that incloses the precious heart of the watermelon.
 Thank heaven, the joy that waits upon
 the season of the earth's rarest sweets has not yet been chilled or clouded by the admonition. Boil your watermelonsr' May that edict be reserved for the hour.
 when the clements shall melt together with fervid heat, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll.'
 But If 95 per cent of the watermelon is actually water. what concentrated excel fence must be crowded into that remain ing per cent; what rare elixir must be wrought out in that fractional ingredient by the alchemy of the golden sunshine. what a marvellous laboratory, indeed. must be folded up within the compass of the watermelon, for the extraction of sweetness and ambrosia from the soill Tender as the human heart chastened
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
SEAT HOGS.

From the St. Louis Republic.
 Seat hoggery seems to be disease pretty well established in many Ameri- can cities. It Is pernicious to the peace of the community and serious menace to good manners. The man afflicted with seat hoggery can always be picked out. He applies foot ball tactics that he may have a seat in the cars. With a rush he ploughs through a crowd, tramples women and children under foot, and plumps himself down with such velocity that the noise is heard anywhere within thirty feet. Seat hogs are so numerous nowadays that, at any crowded place or corner, the mere matter of boarding a street car has become kind of riot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
THE WORLD PURPOSE.

By Edwin Markham. Men sadly say that Loves high dream is
 vain, That one force holds the heart-the hope
 of gain. Are, then, the August Powers behind the
 veil Weary of watch and powerless to prevail? Have they grown palsied with the creep
 of age, And do they burn no more with palid
 rage? Are the shrines empty and the altars cold? Where once the saints and heroes knelt
 of old? Not SO; the vast introducing of man The glory of the universe-began When first the heart of the Mother Dark
 ness heard The Whisper, and the ancient chaos
 stirred Ever the feet of Christ were in events, Bridging the seas, shaking the continents. His feet are heard in the historic march Under the whirlpool, under the starry
 arch. Forever the Great Purpose presses on, From darkness unto darkness, dawn to
 dawn, Resolved to lay the rafter and the beam Of Justice-the imperishable Dream. This Is the voice of Time against the
 Hours; This is the witness of the Cosmic Powers; This is the Music of the Ages-thls The song whose first note broke the First
 Abyss. All that we glory in was once dream The world-Will marches onward, gleam
 by gleam: New voices speak. dead paths begin to
 stir Man is emerging from the sepulcher! Let no man dare. let no man ever dare To mark on Times great way. No Thor
 ouzhfare!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
About Persons.

Ex-Senator Frank S. Moody of Tusca- loosa came up from Montgomery last night and left this morning for Tusca- loosa MT. Moody is the father of the Alabama dspensary law, and while Tn Montgomery this week made gallan. fight for the Werner bill that was voted down before the house committee.
 
 Frank Martin of Anniston is registered at the Metropolitan.
 J. R. Wagner of Fillmore is stopping at the Morris.
 John S. Turner, x-superintendent of education of Alabama. of Anniston is stopping at the Morris.
 J. Brown of Montgomery. H. w. Bow den of Gadsden and D. A Grace of Newman, Ga., are at the Florence.
 D. D. Blackwell of Anniston is regis tered at the Hillman.
 J. J. Willet, prominent lawyer of An- niston and ex-member of the constitu tional convention, is at the Hillman. D. D. Blackwell of Anniston and A. z. Forbes of Montgomery are stopping at the Hillman.
 The Rev. John ". Stewart, superinten- dent of the Alabama Baptist orphanage at Evergreen, is registered at the Nor ris.
 Barton Smith, prominent merchant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
TEXAS IS A GREAT STATE.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 Eighteen counties in Texas raised last year each 50000 bales of cotton or over, a total at the even number of 9OO,O0O bales. This was over one-fourth of the number of bales raised in the state and the latter nearly one-third of the total crop of the United States. As there are 256 counties In the state with an area larger than that of France, and all within the cotton belt. it will give some idea of the possibilities of the future product of the crop within It's borders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
Death of a Railroad Man.

R. D. Carpenter, who died last Wednes- day, was one of the ablest railroad traf- fic men in the south. At the time of his death he was assistant general freight agent of the Southern Railway company, with headquarters at Atlanta. When Sol Haas was traffic manager of the Associ- ated Railroads of Virginia and North Carolina, with headquarters in Richmond, MT. Carpenter was his chief clerk and when MT. Haas gave up his place MT. Carpenter succeeded him and held the of flee until 1t was abolished.
 MT. Carpenter was a man of strong in- tellect and high character and was always genial. His death will be lamented by a large circle of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
CONSULAR REFORMS.

From the Minneapolis Times.
 Perhaps 1t would not be practicable for the government to make the consular service a machine of grade and promotion like the army, with the possibility of promotion to an ambassadorship as an incentive to every young consul, and in- deed we cannot expect too much in the way of ability for the pay we offer. Tho dream of a great school performing the same function for the consular service that West Point and Annapolis perform for the army and navy, a system of pro- motion, with life tenure and retirement on pay, may never be realized. but that is not saying that the service may not be improved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
The Cornerstone Laying.

Tt is hoped that the committee in charge of the First Baptist church will have the streets well sprinkled in the neighborhood of the church this afternoon just before the ceremonies begin," said prominent citizen. "A large concourse of men and women will be present at 4:30 D. m. and unless the sprinkler is used freely the dust will be stifing.
 Work on the new church is progressing steadily and the walls are far enough advanced to show the beautiful style of architecture to advantage. The structure will be one of the largest and one of the most imposing in Alabama. The Masons will lay the corner stone ac- cording to their quaint and mystical rites''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
Gossip Proof.
Learned By Experience.
NICARAGUA!

From the New York Times.
 The ineradicable taint of scandal and wrong seems to pervade the Panama canal enterprise. In less than two weeks the time allowed for the ratification of the treaty with Colombia will expire. The national interest and the protection of the national good name demand that President Roosevelt shall then, as au- thorized and required by law, promptly put an end to our ill-advised dalliance with the Panama route and open nego- tiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

by sacred sorrow or sanctifed by the power of unselfish love, is the rosy, melt ing core of the watermelon. incarnadined by all of the passion with which nature warns and enriches the material world?
 To the fallacy that precious things in- volve the price of rarity, the watermelon offers the most convincing repudiation; to the doctrine that the greatest blessings of life are the most bountiful and are beyond the touch of monopoly. the water- melon stands as an affirmative and elo- quent witness This unsurpassable pro- duct of the vine that grows without let or hindrance wherever there is warmth and moisture, Is piled up in great heaps on the pavement of Kansas City, and there Is no glut of supply which could be thought of that would ever lessen the in- trinsic value and the priceless worth of the watermelon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
Good Water in the canebrake.

Inhabitants of the black belt of Ala bama ought never to suffer from any of the ills caused from drinking impure wa ter" said man who has been through the canebrake region recently.
 Tt seems to me every plantation I saw has at least one good bored well on 1t, and the water from those bored wells is the finest I have ever tasted. The flow from some of them Is remarkably strong. On the plantation of Col. ". C. Tuntstall was told that there is a well in which the flow is so strong that nothing can be thrown in 1t. A dollar or other piece of metal dropped in at the top is thrown back with great force. Some one at- tempted once to put a fence post in it. and the post was thrown back and struck him with such force that he was seriously injured
 "The mineral analysis of the different wells varies considerably. but the water in all that tried was excellent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A woman's handkerchief is useful for most anything except the one thing 1t is supposed to be for
 Some men are so convincing that when woman kisses them they can make her believe that she almost did not let them do 1t.
 Some people swell with importance so naturally that it is hard to believe they won't burst through the coffin when they are dead.
 No matter how badly a woman got fooled on her own hero that she married. she Is always ready to help her daughter to get taken in the same way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
GREAT SUPPLY OF IRON.

From the New York Mail and Express.
 Our mineral resources are a vast and continual surprise. Our ironmasters have their hands upon new sources of supply beyond the Pacific ocean. Moreover, new processes are continually rendering iron and steel production profitable where it has not been profitable before. Iron is everywhere, and many metallurgists are of the opinion that to talk of exhausting the supply of it is much like talking of using up the worlds oxygen or hydrogen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
Fall River Awakens,

Fall River, Mass, September H. One million more cotton spindles will run in Fall River next week than this week; 94O0 more operatives will work; $7O,OsO more will be paid out in wages. and 126,000 more pieces of cloth will be made. It appears now as if the greater part of the season of curtail- ment in Fall River was over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
Cotton Mills Shut Down.

Millbury, Mass, September 1.-The cotton mills at Saundersville, Rock dale, Linwood and Whitinsville, owned by the Whitins, are shut down for a week, owing to the condition of the cotton market, More than two thous- and hands are employed by the con- cerns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

In ten years the Southern's gross earnings were increased 155 per cent, although its mileage was increased but GA per cent. The gross earnings of the Louisville and Nashville were increased in fourteen years S8 per cent, and it's mileage 77 per cent. These two great lines have increased their gross earnings per mile, in the case of the Southern 51 per cent, in the case of the Louisville and Nash vile 61 per cent. Neither of these great lines are great carriers of any special product, and neither carries great amount of western produce for export. Their business almost wholly relates to the south, and their gains show how rapidly the south is ex- banding. The business of these two roads is the business of the south, and the prosperity of the south is illus trated in the steady progress of the business of its two chief roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
SOUND PRINCIPLES,

From the New York Mail and Express
 The best thing about President Roose- velt's Labor Day address is that there Is nothing new in it. The occasion called for the enunciation of some sound old principles, and they were put forth in a plain and familiar way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
The Pop Johnnie.

"The Dodo is extinct, but unfortunate ly the Pop Johnny or Soda-Water Willie is not" said merchant in the ice cream district.
 "The dodo belonged to the genus Didus and was known zoologically as "didus inephis." The pop johnny is of the genus homo-though some authorities may deny this-and is known zoologically as homo insignificans.
 The dodo had it's habitat in the Is- land of Mauritius, while the pop john ny is to be found hanging around the entrances to candy stores and places where soda water is sold.
 The dodo was in the habit of standing on one foot with it's bill on its breast, but the pop johnnies rests on tripods formed of their two legs and their walk ing sticks, and their bills are generally in the hands of collectors.
 The pop johnny is supposed to be the decadent offspring of the willie-boy, who at one time was noted as the hanger-on of the green room and the loiterer at the stage door. The willie-boy bought champagne. and gloried in being real naughty but the pop johnny stimulates his sizzling brain with coca-cola and mint-lime-ade and carries on desperate flirtatlons with (quite unknown to the flirtee) any woman between the ages of 15 and 30 with whose name he can be- come acquainted The willie-boy was a nuisance, although often amusing. The pop johnny is insipid, not to say dis gusting.
 '"The chief similarity between the dodo and the pop johnny is that the dodo is extinct and the pop johnny should be-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
Wage Increase Granted.

Columbus, O., September 11.-An increase of wages has been granted to the machinists, boilermakers and blacksmiths of the Hooking Valley, Toledo and Ohio Central and Kama wha and Michigan railroads. Nearly 1400 men are affected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

of opelika. is stopping at the Metropoli- tan.
 M. A. Stevenson of Jackson and W. R. Martin of Whitney are registered at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

The three Rs, readin', 'ritin' and 'rithmetlc, are interesting the coming generation just now, and every one of that generation should take hand at them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA

And thus l cIothe my naked vlIIainy with old odd ends. stol'n forth of holy writ; And seem saint when most l play the devil.
 King Richard LII.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

If MT. Carnegie is really going to start a newspaper, he should first take a few lessons in the school of Journalism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

The major leagues can draft two of our players, but one will probably suffice, which Is one more than the other teams will lose, Shreveport alone excepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
Railroad Earninqs in the South.

There is no other one thing perhaps that so well illustrates the general prosperity of a section as do it's rail road earnings, and the Wall Street Journal uses them to show that the south is exceedingly prosperous. It presents table of IMe earnings of the Southern and the Louisville and Nash vile, in the fairest possible manner, ne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Peary has selected April 1 next as his day of departure for the North Pole. He should postpone his sailing at least one day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Jack Monro proposes to extend his doctrine to Jim Jeffries at Los An geles October 16 He may not be able to make it fit the big fellow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
WINTER SPORT.

From the Pittsburg Gazette
 The chill in the September morning air begins to suggest that in a few weeks the snow shovel will take the place of the lawn mower as an aid to appetite,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

May Goelet's marriage to left handed Scotch duke will not take place until November, in the season of frosts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Mrs. Graime Hunter should not de- pend upon gallantry when she tries to lift the cup. There is no chivalric road to that task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
Juror Indicted.

Cynthiana, Ky. September 1.-The grand jury this morning returned an in- dictment against juror Jap King for all legged false swearing in connection with the Jett- White case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Turkey cannot declare war against Bulgaria without declaring war against Russia, and she does not care to do that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Children shut out of school are more expensive to the city in tho long run than children admitted to the public schools. It pays to educate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

John D. Rockefeller is having his portrait painted, but the commission did not go to Artist Opper, who is one of the finest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
Hotel Stewards Adjourn.

Indianapolis. Ind, September 1.-The In- ternational Association of Hotel Stewards adjourned today. St. Louis was selected for the convention next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Mrs. Graeme Hunter, wife of Scotch millionaire, is to be the next victim of our Norwegian sailors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

The s15,oOO bird cage at St. Louis is not intended for Prof. Langley's buzzard. It will hold birds that can fly only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

They need MT. Folk in Bogota to unearth the poodle disbursed by the transcontinental railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

A workingman in working clothes, sixty feet high, will well represent this district at St. Louis worlds fair. We are that high in natural re- sources.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

The Turk gets worse the longer he is permitted to stay in Europe. Put the intruder out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
A Fatal Defect.

A Fatal Defect. From Town Topics. Manager-There is a whole lot of liter ary merit to this play of yours. Playwright (eagerly)-How much? Manager-Oh, enough to kill 1t.
 The Tender Sex. From the Smart Set. Grace-Do you admit that a woman is the best judge of another woman's character?
 Gwendolyn-Yes. good judge, but a better executioner.
 Gossip Proof. From the Smart Set. Mrs. Crawford-Have they much money? :? Mrs. Crabshaw-Why, they're so rich that, if they preferred, they could afford to stay in town all summer.
 Learned By Experience. From Town and Country. Daughter-What is the dead letter of- flee. mamma? Mamma-Your fathers pocket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Some think Peary will not get the pole until Upton gets the cup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

When Peary does put his hand on the pole, he should at once proceed to paint it red
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12
A BIT OF A LAUGH
The Real Question.

The Real Question. From Puck. She-Now the question is, where shall we elope to? He-Oh, no! The question is. where shall we come back to?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

They have "the sleeping sickness in Montgomery as well as in the Congo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Secretary Shaw is working the de- positor act as a part of the fall cleo tions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Prof. Langley is not ready to form an airship trust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

Commander Peary has acquired the pole habit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

There is something doin' in Mont. gomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

A. D. Glass and R. L. o'Neal are the only authorized travelling representatives of The Age-Herald in its circulation de- partment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-12

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