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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
Exneoted Sensations Fall Flat.

Some subjects which were expected to be matters of great controversy have fallen flat. The child labor bill was the book bill seems likely to prove another. Everybody is coming out for 1t and the only thing being contested is the board to select the books, This is wonderful change in two years, the trust having defeated a bill last session after one of those fights that go down in history.
 As the legislature wears along the s'i- peror quality of this house over it's predecessors for some twelve or fifteen years back, becomes more apparent. It has almost no men in it who would turn Jack from the bottom. They don't need watching It is doubtful if any one hum dred and five men ever got together moro independent of other influences than their own judgment. One advantage they have, to be sure, over all Alabama legislatures who have gone before. The space back of the railing where the members sit is not crowded with an eager and insistent lobby. The lobby Is kept stricktly clear, and when some intruder. however emi- nent gets in without thinking of the rule he soon finds it awkward and slips out without waiting for motion which would be made as sure as fate. Even the railroad commissioners. who don't want to be elected. were perforce out in the rotunda through all the exciting times which involved their fate. The lobby rule in the senate is the same. but it is not so strictly enforced. AL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
Mrs. Roosevelt Needs Rest.

Washington. February 14-Mrs. Roose- welt is so much indsposed that she has been obliged to cancel all social engage ments for a time. It is understood that her condition is not serious. but she is in need Of rest and her physician has in- sisted that she forego temporarily all so- ciaf duties. It was in consequence of the orde-s of her physician that she did not attend the Calladuet- Cockrell wedding to- day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15

(Swamp-Root is pleasant to take) and most successful remedy for kidney. liver and bladder trouble.
 If you are already convinced that Swnmp-Root Is what you need, you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one dollar size bottles at the drug stores ey- anywhere. Don't make any mistake. but remember the name. Swamp-Root, Dr. l<llmer's Swamp-Root. and the address Binghamton. N r., on every bottle a sample bottle of this wonderful rem by mail. also a book telling all about } thousands upon thousands of testino- nen who owe their good health. in fac. properties of Swamp Root. Tn writing to oe sure to say you read this generous of- erald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
hermitaae.

Hermitage. the only sign painter. has two places of business in the city PIG x. Twentieth street and Twenty-hfth street and Second avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15

ERE E! FREE! FREE!
 Rural mail boxes given free with each yearly suo- scrlption to Ths Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15

webb vs. the state. Indietment for mur-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
P WASHINGTON.
Plans and Ideas Of AguinaldO while
at the Head Of the Insur-
rectiOnIsts.

Speaking Of Aguinaldo's limitations
reminds me Of what an officer told me
not long ago, writes Arthur Stanley
Riggs, in Atlantic. He had been in the
party that met Gen, then Col,
Funston, when returning with the cap
tured President" Capt. was
among the first to so through the in
surgent's papers. Among them he
found the diary kept by Aguinaldo,
which showed what the mans ideas
were regarding the responsibilities
resting upon the leader Of the new re-
public he so fondly imagined could be
established. He, Aguinaldo, his chief
adviser and conhdant, with their re-
spective wives and a proper suite, in
tended to make a tour Of Europe that
should last at the very least a year,
Other entries in the diary showed the
discussions the four had had about the
trip, what they should see, and how the
vast moneys they counted upon should
be spent. This book was begun not
long after the famous Malolos congress
and during the most critical period Of
the Indicative republic, the most keen
~ anxious moments of the ex-washer-
mans career. Aguinaldo, though most
people, even in the islands, do not know
it, was in 1896 a common washerman
in the Cavite ~arsenal's laundry, and
had so poor a knowledge of Spanish thai
the Castilians themselves declared that
he spoke it de cocina, or kitchen-fashion
Like a good many other tauos, he was
an adept at lightning political changes
and so, when he jumped from the party
with which he had been connected to g
new one, some time after this, and was
made a capitano municipal in the same
year, it occasioned no n any great
surprise.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
AMERICAN DATT0.
MOrOs Bestowed Unique Honor On
Capt. ]. ]. Pershing
The only white Man Ever 50 Dlstan-
guished by the Proud and War-
like Natives OF Minda~
mao Island,

Capt John j. Pershing, Of the Fife
teenth cavalry, has arrived in San
francisco from Manila and viii go
to Washington to report for duty as 9
member Of the general star Of the
army.
AS captain Of a troop in the Fiji
teenth cavalry this stalwart young
western soldier has been in command
Of a department in the island Of Min
danao for several months and has
done much BY his tactful, diplomatic
methods to bring about a better under
standing between the refractory Moros
and the United States government and
army. Capt. Pershing has led his men
in several sharp engagements with the
bOlo men, but he has accomplished
far more toward establishing peace
and good feeling in the island by
diplomacy and craftsmanship than he
has by force Of arms. By his tactful
methods he sUbdued a powerful and
apparently implacably hostile religious
leader and that without firing a shot
BY a bold dash he captured a fort
which the Moros regarded as practice
ally im~pregnable. In that charge he
lost only three men. He constructed
roads through all but impenetrable
jungles and brought the remostest in
terror of the island into close COM
munication with the coast.
So diplomatic has been the policy
pursued by Capt. Pershing that the
natives Of the island Of Mindanao
have come to look upon him with great
respect and reverence. Not long ago
he was made a datto with the full
Mohammedan ceremony. Referring to
this interesting event the Manila
Times Of a few months ago said:
Capt. Pershing, commander Of the
American forces at Lake Lanao, has
been ~consecrated q datto by the law
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
PHILIPPINE GOLD.
Word OF warming Regnrdang Alluaa.
ing stories About Pay DIRT
In the Islands.

Report is circulating in the states pa-
pers to the effect that placer gold in a
certain portion Of one Of the Philippine
islands is very plentiful 1t Is pointed
out that natives have been successful in
obtaining the metal in considerable
quantities by crude processes; also that
the peaceful condition Of the country at
the present time gives opportunity for
visiting the interior of the islands. Upon
such report a gold fever is spreading and
a rush to the islands prophesied, reports
the Manila Times.
While we are not informed touching
the motives that gave rise to these re-
ports, it is well to remind prospectors
and miners, who may act upon such in-
formation, that it should be taken with
several grains of allowance. There is
every reason to believe that the mine
ing industry Of the archipelago viii, in
time, be valuable; that it will be n OF
the chief factors in bringing white men
and capital to the islands, but as yet
there is much Speculation c"erthe cuts
look. So far as known, nc important
discoveries have been made, while many
ventures to goldbearing sections have
ended in tragedies. No information has
been secured from the interior regions
beyond the fact that gold Is present IN
the gravel Of the streams.
Any considerable influx Of gOldseek-
ers at this time is not to be encour-
aged. Until gold deposits have been dis
covered, sufficiently rich to guarantee
Il L-Ta-a AL,A ANs,wo gu ennrefhFWm neawa
than rumor in the coming gold produce
ton Of the Philippines a wild rush to
the islands would be disastrous. Natives
have mined here for many years and con-
tinue to do so after their fashion, but
the tests Of the g~old-bearing ground
have not been such as to Justify state-
ments or reports that would bring an in
rush Of gold hunters. AS has been the
case in all great stampedes, in a short
time many Of the a~dYenturers would be
stranded in the islands, a condition here
that would bring more disastrous conse-
uuences than would be met on the bare
Itundras of Bering sea
Touching upon the peaceful conditions
OF the islands, there is nc question but
that there is great improvement over the
situation Of previous years, but the best
informed would hesitate long before
risking tha perils Of a trip far into the
interior without ample protection
against the lawless bands. The safety
circle does not yet include the moun~
famous regions-the future home Of the
prospector. In goldseeking in the Phil-
ippines, the individual prospector wiz
make greater haste by moving slowly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19

mTHATLL do now, Babe" said
the animal trainer, extricat-
ing himself from the serpen-
tine embrace Of a great black trunk.
shes very playful, Babe is" he
added, somewhat ~breathlessly, which
was natural, for Babe and her mate
had been playing ball with him, throw
ing him from one to the other and
catching him beautifully In a manner
calculated to inspire a baseball rooter.
''she's a good deal frislier than Basil.
You see, she's only half as old as Basil,
who is so this year"
Babe was stamping her foot, Just
like an infant, and demanding more
play. Frank Healey, the trainer, pat
ted her On the trunk and said: Il guess
she won't be contented now till Evan
comes around. He's my son, you know,
and he car do more with these two fell
lows than / can"
SO he sailed forth to find Evan, and
his visitors went with him, expecting
to see a big, husky animal trainer like
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
- RE6EaITlME -



Rent rates In Manila continue tQ
soar skyward. Even 8 small cottage g.
now beyond the reach Of the average
American W-age-earner Ia the city,
When d thinks Of the rare oppartun-
tiles Of the Manila lessor his moderation
becomes a matter of W~onderment. says
the Manila Times. He asketh all things,
expecteth all things and he getteth ell
things. His gaH is immeasurably,
boundlessly great; it Il beyond all
Whooping. After the first year ofAmer-
lean occupation the lessor promptly
doubled the rents, and he has religious
~ adhered to this system Of geometrical
progression ever since. For example,
4 house that rented In 1899 for 10 pesos
per month was worth In 1900 20 pssosi
1901 brought the value up to 40 pesos;
the following year 50 was the limit; the
present time finds the landlord demand
ing 100. This progression will continue
rs long as We stand It. as there seems
to be no limit to a landlords grasping
demands other than the victims salary.
Illustrations of the truth Of these
statements regarding the unreasonable
and usurious rent rates are to be found
on all sides. For instance, a certain
house on Gale San Marqelino, renting
for 500 gold per month, cost not more
than $500 gold; $4,000 would be an
eKorbitant estimate for house and lot
This gives the owner an annual interest
of IS per cent. on his investment. tits
safe to affirm that after the Wner has
received his original capital in rent the
value Of the house will not be ~depreciat.
ed two per cent. by reason Of its having
been occupied. We do not know what
relation the assessed valuation of such
property bears to the amount Of rent
charged, but the probability is that Il
the estimate we're made on the basis d
rent rates the prayers to the board d
equalization would deluge that body BY
the time of its first session.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19

his father. But all they saw was q
yellow head full of CuTls peering shyIy
from behind a tree and vanishing as
soon as the strangers approached.
Dragged forth finally by the arm,
with his face turned bashfully away,
behold Evan, aged four years and IL
months, master of the elephants.
In the doorway of the elephant house
the parental grasp relaxed and with a
dive Evan got between the mighty
wrinkled pillars that supported Babe.
That playful young creature had her
vast ears thrust forward like immense
banners. Her piggy eyes were all
a-tWinkle. She gurgled deep down in
her caverns, like a mountain full Of
sizzling hot water.
Gently, ever so gently, her big trunk
with its pink Orifce reached out and
seized the little chap. Slowly she
rocked him to and fro while he sat,
holding to the trunk as calmly as other
children would hold to the ropes Of a
swing. But Basil wanted a bit of it,
too. She reached and pranced and
u uLlDCAGu AuAAA o0D DIV NAA5 NNHA ONVA
to her. A toss, and a catch, and Basil
had the boy. Back and forth they
swung him like a ball, but with a care
and gentleness that seemed impossi-
BILE in creatures so huge.
A muttered word from Healey, and
Basil lifted the little golden-haired
trainer up, up, until she held him ten
feet above the ground. Then the trunk
curved backwards and set him as softly
as If he were bisQue on her big back
He sat there a few moments, slapping
the leathery skin down the slOping
back to the tail, swung from it as Il
It were a rope, and let himself drop tC
the ground, while Basil and Babe
trumpeted and wagged their ears
watching for him to appear between
their legs again.
"safe?" said MT. Healey. why, o.
course. I'd rather have Evan play witt
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19

81 the simmer cE 1863 AF Nic
Clmsled. 8 forntr assistant slat teisr
o. the department 81 aerieaitufa WAC.
Is 1890, Under the general direction IS
Col tnow Gen) 5 p. Sanger. e the
wal department, superintenle
great ability and success, tds Census
81 Cuba, was appointed an as Ia
rector Of the census Of the Rhilipnina
islands. Ia 8 recent letter 70 Tho sts
tistician Mr.. olmsted writes as follows
with reference % those distant posses
stons Of the United States Ga which he
has now spent nearly 8 year with exc
%ceptionally favorable opportunities fog
observation and Judgment
This Is q country Of wonderful peaai-
bilities. Labor g cheap and cost 81 rc-
ductlon IL every direction low9 and.
while the native Iaborer IS apt to BE- Im-
provldent, there are thousands Ol Chile
nese here who can be employed at very
low wages and who make the best work.
men, as wen as the most faithful This
virgin field viii not remain virgin very
long; the opportunities aer too great and
favorable results too certain y be neg-
lected.
The people almost universally are fas
vorabieto American occupation and goV-
eminent: they are more prosperous and
contented under our honestandequitablo
administration Of their affairs than
they have ever been before; and thiss
Notwithstanding the ravages 81 ehol-
era, the rinderpest that has killed on q
large proportion Of the carabao the
work OK Of the agrlculturists). and the
partial failure Of the rice crop.
There are, to be sure, wandering bands
Of "~ladrones'' here and there that the
government has NOT yet been able to
suppress, but these robbers are dimin-
ishing rapidly in numbers and strength
and will soon be only q memory. It is
wonderful that this should be So when It
is considered thate ladronism has been
an established Institution in these IS
lands for centuries.
The scheme Of some Of these '1a-
drones" during the past two years has
been to pose as patriots, revoluti0nists
against American authority, and IL this
guise to force contributions from the
peaceable inhabitants Of the rural dis
tricts, whom they terrorized, and upon
the fruits of whose industry they have
lived. But their day is nearly past, and
it is safer for one to be in almost any
part Of the archipelago to-day than # Is
to be out Of doors at night IN large sec
tions Of New York city and Chicago.
The great and quick success attained
by American methOds honestly and
earnestly applied in these islands is.
believe, without parallel IN the worId''
history.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
EMpRRoR IS REgERED.


Although Japan has in the last 30
years become a modern civilized na-
ton, it still retains many Of It's ancient
supersitions. The pomp Of monarchy
has not become obsolete with the
changes In the practical government
But the emperor OF Japan is not q mere
puppst; he has real power. Japan.
our New Ally" BY MT. Alfred stead,
gives an account Of the emperor's posi-
ton.
In 1900 there vas a majority Of four
fifth against a scheme Of extra taxa
ton, which was then before the house
Of peers. The emperor sent word that
he wanted the bill passed, and the oD-
position voted for it unanimously.
Everyone reveres the emperor, which
Is good in a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and, what is not so good. he Is still
surrounded with superstitions and
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19

ceremonies not quite in keeping with
the western character Of the new Ja-
pan. Last year Marquis Ito, the great
est Of living Japanese, prounced a fun
eral grafton in the temple over his
murdered political colleague. Mr..
Hoshi.
The next day several Of the newspa-
pers, in a party spirit, denounced him
for having gone Immediately into the
presence Of the emperor in the gar
ments which he had worn at the fun
eral.
In November Of each year the em-
peror gives a garden party. Many Of
the members of the old regime gather
up the soil where his chair has rested
and take it away, believing it to be a
cure for all ailments. Other guests
take away portions Of the food pro-
vided by the emperor, as things too
sacred to eat, and preserve them in
the hottest place in the house.
The emperor rarely goes out. When
he does, he is attended in his carriage
by one of two old gentlemen, who
alone enjoy this privilege. The at
tendant sits opposite, and does not
venture to lift his eyes to look at the
emperor. He has a large palace. and
is known as "the man who drives
with the emperor"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
v BY HIS DOG
Bruno Brought Relief to HIS Master
Who Was Buried Under q
Load of Wood.

Frank Mullen, a wood hauler, Of Jop-
lin, Kan, has his faithful dog to thank
for his life. He was hauling wood from
Shoal creek, near Joplin, one day last
month, when his wagon partially broke
down under a big load. He had to crawl
under the wagon to make repairs. He
knew it was dangerous, but he took the
risk. While he was working the wagon
completely gave way, and Mullen was
buried under a pile Of cordwood. He
was not hurt, but was imprisoned so
he could not escape. He was in a Sc
cluded part of the wood, and his chances
seemed good for starving to death.
Finally he b%ethought himself of his dog.
Calling him-"Go home, Brunei" he
commanded. The dog obeyed, and the
morning after the accident occurred
Mrs. Mullen, who had worried all night
about her husbands absence, was at
tracted to the door by the dogs scratch
ing and bowling. When she opened the
door she noticed he had a bad cut on
one Of his shoulders. He had been hit
| there by a stick from the falling load.
! Mrs. Mullen, who had worried all night
and, ordering the dog to return to his
master, set out, following him. The
| dog led her directly to where Mullen
was, several miles distant, and, with
the aid Of the man who accompanied
her, Mrs. Mullen was able to extricats
her husband. He was half starved, bat
unhurt.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19

and rites Of the Koran. This remark
able ceremony took place at Bayan
after the diplomacy Of Capt. Perish
ing had won the submission of that
place. Pershing's conservation as a
datto gives him a distinction never be-
fore enjoyed by an American and
should add to his already great power
among the Moro people.
MANY dattos from other tribes
were in attendance at the c~onsecra-
ton and assisted in the ceremony
The compact Of friendship was made
over the Koran, Pershing being first
consecrated as a Moro dattO. The
other dattos wore the full regalla Of
the office as chieftains of tribes, and
the strange ceremony was conducted
with all the splendrous rites Of the
Mohammedans, made even more pic
turesque in the midst of the semi
civilized tribes Of Bayan."
Capt. Pershing is a native Of Linn
county, Missouri, and his boyhood was
spent in the little town of Laelede in
that county. 1t was from the congress
sional district Of which Linn county
then formed a part thst he was ap-
pointed to West Point in the early
SOS. In 1886 he was graduated from
West Point and thereafter he served
as second lieutenant in the Sixth
cavalry and first lieutenant in the
Tenth cavalry, taking part in the cam
paign against the Apaches and Nava-
Jos in Arizona and New Mexico from
1886 to 1889 with Gen. Chaffee and
under Gen. Miles in the campaign
against the Sioux in 1890.
Meantime Capt. Pershing's parents
had removed from Missouri to Lin
coin, Neb., and when in 1891 the sol
der was rendered the office Of profess
sor Of military science at Nebraska
state university he promptly accepted
it, remaining there for four years. He
at once became immensely popular
with the students at the university
and made his department one of the
most popular and prominent in the in
stitution. While he was at the uni.
versity Capt. Pershing devoted his
spare moments to study Of the law and
in 1895 he was admitted to the bar
Soon after the outbreak of the Span,
ish-American war Capt Pershing wen
to the Philippines and his record there
Is now a matter Of history.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
oNE ON HI GROCER.
How Little Johnny smartRIeck
FORGED His Way Ahead in the
Arithmetic Class.

He walked into the grocery store with
a slip of paper in his hand, and the gro
Ger at once produced his pencil and order
hook, for the boys mother was a good
customer.
Good morning" said the boy, whose
curly head scarcely reached to the u
fer. oI want three and a half pounds
of sugar. It's six cents a pound, amt
40 And rice Is eight? / want two and
a ouaTter pounds Of that. And a quar-
ter mound Of your 7O-cent tea, and two
and a fifth pounds Of your 35-cent coffee,
and three pints Of milk. That's eight
cents a quart, amt it? And please give
me the bill,S he ended breathlesslyD
lafor I have to get to school"
h grocer made out the bill, Won
1aring at the Q~ueerness Of the order,
and handed it to the boy, asking as he did
.Did your mother send the money, or
does she want the goods c~harged?"
The boy seized the bill and said with
a sign of satisfaction:
oMa didn't send me at all. It's my
arithmetic lesson, and / had to get 1t
done somehow"
And as he ran out the grocer opened
4be cigar case and handed out smokes
TO the men who we're there.
IT'S on me-" he said. "say, there's
more than one way to skin an eel, isn't
4here?"-N. Y. Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19

Mrs. Brinson was a Miss Hart and
weighs only lis pounds.
Mr.. Brinson tips the scales at $40
pounds, and has a waist easu Of 80
Inches and wears number IL shoes.
AS a child be was not above the aver
age; but It 16 he weighed something
like 200 pounds, and since then his
weight has steadily increased.
He has had repeated offers from
northern museums to put himself on
exhibition, but has preferred to stay
at home and run his turpentine stiIl.
His buggy, his chairs, and his bed, Il
has been necessary to have made
specially to order. Mr.. Brinson finds
it difficult to arise from a sitting posi-
ton, but once upon his feet he is
tremendously strong.
A short time ago a mule ran away
near his store, and hearing the shouts
Of his neighbors he walked to the
middle Of the street just as the fright
ened animal dashed up. With q couple
Of strides he was in the middle Of the
road and had the mule by the bride.
To the CONSERVATION Of all the mule
came to a violent stop, falling to his
knees.
Mr.. Brinson is a member Of Vale
field lodge No. q Of knights Of Py.
thias.