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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
No Anqry Winds This Spring.

What ails Boreas of the March va
riety? Has the north wind forgotten
how to rattle and thump weak spots,
and to search out thin spots In ones
worn raiment? Evidently it has lost
its grip, for no disagreeable winds
have visited this section thus far, AMI
the season is well advanced. Buds
and even blossoms are here, and
spring is about to resume business,
even the spring season of the almanac.
Best of all is the absence from one
end of the county to the other of the
destructive wind. either of the
straight-away or of the whirling sort
No houses have been overturned, no
persons killed or wounded, and the
cyclone cellar goes untenanted, save
by rats or an occasional snake.
Nature is in a most amiable mood,
and it, is to be hoped she will fight it
out on that line if it takes all sum-
mer. The elements are so amiably
mixed that nothing disastrous comes
from them. Let them keep it up. The
gait suits the people of this world to
a nicely, and the sky and the atmos-
phere and the elements should be en-
couraged to maintain their present en-
viable record
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
About Persons.

e. r. Spencer A. L. Spencer, Thomas
A. Welsh, l.. L. Holmes and F. w. How
ard of Bedding Mich. are registered at
the Metropolitan.
T. U. Conner of Republic is at the
Morris.
w. A. Boyden of Chicago is stopping at
the Hillman.
o. f. strichlow of Tuscaloosa is at the
Metropolitan.
NJ. d. Dix of Omaha is stopping at the
Morris.
John A. Wyeth of New York Is regis
tered at the Hilman.
Gus Bassett of Milwaukee is at the
Metropolitan.
John NJ. sully of Admission is stopping
at the Morris.
Josiah II. Pennington of Philadelphia
Is at the Hillman.
G. w. Atkinson and wife of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, are at the Morris.
Dave p. Rowland of Danville Ky, rep
resenting the Courtney Shoe company of
St. Louis, is at the Hillman. He will
leave today and return in three weeks to
visit his friend, II. A. Richardson, pri-
vate secretary to Mayor Drennen.
Peter Echols, a prominent young man
who formerly lived in Gadsden, is i'll at
Davis & Davis infirmary
l.. w. Herring, who fifteen or twenty
years ago was a member of the well
known Birmingham drug partnership of
Bains & Herring. 1926 First avenue, is
visiting his former partner DR.. G. w.
Bains vice president of the Collier Drug
company. Mr.. Herring now resides at
the town of his nativity, Walden, Miss,
where he is prospecting. Mr.. Herring is
well known to many of the older citi-
zens of Birmingham, and Is meeting with
a cordial welcome among them. He will
remain in the city some days before re-
turning home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

work was done Some claim that two
fifths of the work of canal with
locks has been completed This is no
doubt an exaggerated estimate, but
much of the work of the past was
good work and every bit of 1t will be
utilized. The culebra cut of today is
about mile long and about 100 feet
deep. Here is very fine start The
rock near the top was soft, but it be-
comes harder as the cutting goes
down The cut when finished will be
faced with stone. No work has been
done on the Bohio dam. but much has
been done in the Culebra cut, and
perhaps the 100000 the United
States isltospa the French company
is not an excessive sum after all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The states show some variations, al
though the tendency in all is towards
smaller families. The largest families
in the country in 1900 were in Mime
sofa and the South Atlantic States,
where the average family slightly ex-
ceeds five persons, whereas in New
York, Ohio and in many of the other
states the average is less. than Az
persons. Even in Utah the size of the
average family has fallen below five
PERSONS.
Among the cities, Los Angeles and
Jacksonville show but S.8 persons to
the family, and in Charleston and
Spokane there are 3.9 persons to the
average family, while a number OF
lesser cities proudly boast FIVE per
sons to the, family. In the Hawaiian
islands families are very small, and
the returns from the little brown
Americans in the Philippines have not
been received.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
The Stock Market.

While only few men, comparatively
speaking, trade in the stock market the
business public naturally watches its
course closely. What the Financial Age
of yesterdays date says, will, therefore.
be read with interest
THE stock market" according to the
Financial Age, $50 far as it can be con-
sidered as a guide to the situation, indi-
cate a slight change for the better. Dur
ing the past week the short interest was
less demonstrative than during the pre-
ceding weeks and there was a much
steadier tone to the market generally
with here and there a suspicion of actual
strength. Several causes contributed to
the change of sentiment. the principal one
being that liquidation has for the time
being at least, run it's course and that
spectators will rest on their oars until
further developments in the money mar
ket create a change in sentiment The
high rates for call and time loans that
ruled during the latter part of the pre-
ceding week remain practically unchang-
ed, which is evidence of the ftcat that
'HesS uSYeiophieiitS viii MOI appear LOT
some time and that speculation must nee
essarily be halted until the local financial
institutions strengthen their position.
Prom now on the sub-treasury will be
less of disturbance to the banks than it
has been during the past month and there
is reason to believe that the drain to the
interior is nearly at an end. But, despite
these encouraging features there is every
prospect of high money until some time
in April.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
leJt1soea~

Knot Hole. The first man up lined out
sneech that was good for Three Bags
and the Black and Tans were Marked Off
the Board.
rho Great Guns from the North had
taken n Hand in the Game and 1t Looked
Good to Marcus. He dreamed OF another
Fat Job, and prayed for a postponement
of the Awakening. In fact, he carried
the Day by Storm and went home with
the solid delegation in his Right Vest
Pocket.
While Marcus was Looking Wise
Puny little Squad in a Sequestered spot
grew Industrious, and the click OF the
wires told them that Something was
Falling. White House bulletins an-
nounced that Patronage was dropping at
the feet of the Black and Tans and
that postmasters of the Brunette Type
were Preferred Stock The Big Jobs
er Washington's word was as good as
Standard Oil common.
Marcus Napoleon, in the Course OF
Time began to see daylight and as his
fingers felt the Vacancy where once lay
the Government Wad his patriotism
dwindled His black and tan clients had
cut out His Practice and the Aching Void
was Apparent.
The National Organization felt Cy-
clone Coming, andNput the President on
to the Referee System IN the South. lnis
sent the Lily Whites back to the PADDOCK
and Marcus Napcleon was up against It.
Disgusting himself in his Every Day
clothes he visited Headquarters, borrow
ed Five on the strength Of his Follow
ing and went out looking for a job. With
good hard pull ON the neglected Wires
he Finally Landed and went TO work
Hunting Jurors for the government He
had been weighed in the balance and
found wanting ts
Moral-Four-card flushing is a DANCER
our practice. D. =. %.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
Enternrlslna Birmingham.

Several incidents reminded me today
of Birmingham determination to be baf-
fed by nothing said a pedestrian yes
terday.
Such thing as cold, rainy day is
nothing to these contractors in the city
AS [ came along Second avenue l saw
them digging holes for the caissons of
the First National bank building under
tarpaulins just as though it were sunny
weather. At Nineteenth street employees
of the Telephone company were working
under tarpaulins putting in new under
ground cables. The worlSmen installing
the new steam heating plant paid no at
tention to the rain, but were working
away like beavers.
such a spirit of determination as this
will make any city great, and it is small
wonder that Birmingham is making such
rapid strides up the ladder of prominence
among national municipalities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
Stanle Prices Risinn.

Not since April l. 1900, have prices
of commodities been as high as they
we're at the opening Of the present
month. Forty staples were advanced
IN value last month, while only fifteen
were decreased, leaving fifty-two I'M
changed. These are the findings of
Bradstreet's. OF the 107 articles
enumerated all but fifteen were steady
or advanced in price.
& The decreases. of last month were
confined to corn, barley, beeyes, eggs,
beef. raisins, currants, hides, leather,
hemp, pig iron, soft coal, lime, hops
and hay. Nearly every other article
was advanced or remained steady. A
majority of prices are higher than
they were a year ago-higher than
they have been in ten years, excepting
only February, March and April, 1900.
According to Bradstreets system Of
1ndeX NUMBERS Ine lo"eoI piiSSo i"i
the necessities of life were recorded on
October 1, 1896. Prices of commodi-
ties are about forty per cent higher
today than they were in 1896, and the
table of 107 articles includes every
thing that is purchased by the people
in large quantities from peanuts to
steel rails, including breadstuffs, tex
tiles, live stock, building materials,
metals and a wide variety OF miscel-
laneous products.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
Shamrock III. begins to loom up,
HONOR TO UNDERWOOD.
ON the Bessemer Workman.

From the Bessemer Workman.
When Hon. Oscar w. Underwood re-
turns from his trip to the west, Bessemer
people should invite him here and enter
tain him. We have always had a very
high opinion of Mr.. Underwood. There is
little of the fuss and feathers business
about him. He simply goes ahead and
accomplishes things for the good Of his
constituents. He talks WELL but he is a
much better worker than he Is talker
For instance. the appropriation for our
public building was certainty before
we hardly knew 1t was possible to get It,
We knew we needed the building. so did
Mr.. Underwood, and he proceeded to get
1t for us without any urging or prodding.
Mr. Underwood will do to tie to. He Is
worthy of all the good things we could
say about him. and when he comes here
Bessemer people will try and tell him
how much they appreciate his efforts in
their behalf.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

Dr. William Taylor's sketches OF the
heroic old Tenth Alabama will * read
with great interest They are valuable
contributions to the history of the civil
war. The first of DR. Taylors papers ap-
peared in the Age-Herald of last Tues
day, and the second appears in today's
issue.
BY typographical error the command
about which DR.. Taylor is writing was
called last week the Fourth Alabama. The
Fourth is historic as every one knows,
and one never tires of reading of 1t, but
the record of the Tenth is also full of
stirring interest, and thousands of Ala
bamians will thank Dr. Taylor for his
sketches.
The third installment will appear next
Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
Hard Coal Strike Report.

All in all the report of the hard
coal commission will prove satisfactory
to both miners and operators, but when
it is closely looked at It is seen that
the miners gain the substantial, while
the operators are given the academic
advantages. The miners and their CO.
workers secure an increase in pay of
ten per cent, which is to be their mini
mum wage until March 81, 1906, and
every rise of five cents in the price of
coal above $3.50 a ton f. o. b at New
York is to be followed by an increase
of one per cent in the wages of the
mine workers. The contract miners,
too, may demand the employment of
check-weighmen or check-docking
bosses, but the men thus employed
must be paid by the miners. The
coal and iron police are to be dis
missed, on the ground that they have
an Irritating effect.
On the other hand, alledisputes up to
March 81, 1906, are to be settled by
boards ;of Cancellation, consisting OF
six men, three to be appointed by the
operators and three by the miners,
and when they cannot agree an umpire
is to be appointed by federal circuit
Judge and his decision is to be final
Non-nnion men may be employed with
out discrimination. Compulsory arbi-
tration is discussed and discoun-
tenanced. The commission states that
the social and living conditions at the
mines are not so black as they have
been painted, and they further certify
that the rates of wages heretofore paid
at the mines do not compare unfayor-
ably with those paid in other indus
tries. And yet they have increased
those rates ten per cent. The. union
was not recognized by the commission,
and the honorable commissioners in
dulge in a great deal of comment con
corning future dealings between the
operators and miners, but as this part
of the report is of an advisory nature
only, it can scarcely be considered
especially valuable or important.
The operators avoid a distinct recog-
milton of the union, and outside of that
they get nothing substantial The mine
workers ON the other hand come out
of the struggle loaded with valuable
concessions, and John Mitchell, their
head and executive officer wins great
yictory--a victory of good sense and
arbitration. The operators do win
three years of peace, and that Is
good deal to them. Altogether the re-
port is a vindication of arbitration as
method of settling all difficulties be-
tween employers and employees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

IN NOE upon time there was d
tVJ Cluster of men who thought
- themselves the Real Politicians
of the hour and they Laid OF a Plan to
put the President on the Retired List.
Their Official Heads had been chopped
near the Jugular and some thing told
the Leaders they had a Sore Feeling
coming. For years they had been hired
to whip the Colored Brother into line and
their pay was showed out in Cuts of Fed-
eral Pie When 1t came to buncoeing the
Chocolate Constituent into hopes of an
Embassy at Dahomey, they were Smooth
on the Job and seldom overlooked a bet.
On election day the Color Line was
drawn and the G. o. P. won on the Black.
Now some of these fieecers of the Black
and Tan being Flushed with the Fat of
the Land fell to Thinking. Marcus Ma
poleon, the Arc Light of the String, lean
ed back in his Official Chair, looked over
his Government Warrant, and set fire to
Black Havana.
Il see no chance for Uncle Sam to do
business without me-" unused Marcus, as
the smoke enveloped his Well Fed Face
''and this Horse Breaker with the Bear
Skin trophies is Mark He happened
to pick the ticket to the Capital Prize,
and in Ten Days thinks himself States
man.. Past Events show his String Hal
tered under the hat and methinks he
would prove Bobtail against the Moguls
in the South" With that he Called a
Caucus, and the Steering Committee
worked out Scheme to throw the Cow
boy down. The news Leaked Out, and a
big bunch of yellow Envelopes marked
Official was handed to the squad on
Payday. Inside was a letter from the
Mountain. Lion slayer with directions as
to how the Leaders should Cash In their
Chips. They were thrown Broad Cast on
the world with not Teat to Suck and
the Howl came like Roar from the
Bleachers. The air bore an Indigo Tint.
and for six days the Reporters Flourish
| ed. Interviews were Handed out In lob
lots of Fifty-Seven varieties and half
tones filed the Leading Dallles. The
vacuums created by the President had
made them bold and they talked no long
er in the Bounds of Official Etiquette.
| In the Meantime the Party in Power
| had wiped the negro voter off the map
J and Ballotbox Stuffing was Lost Art.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Women go flirting in the same spirit
that men go fishing
A man likes to call on female intellect
but to live with female intelligence.
A woman viii never believe a man is
suffering grief unless he buries his face
in his hands.
Women who smoke seem to get as much
pleasure out of 1t as they do trying to
balance their check books.
The man who wouldn't try to kiss a
pretty girl In the dark wouldn t. know
enough to pretend ii was an accident.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
Hotel HiIlman Programme.

The conc ATS at the Hillman every night
by Calmans orchestra prove an attractive
feature of the hotel The programme for
this evening follows: War March of the
Priests" (Athara) by Mendelsohn; over
ture to Martha; Intermezzo from
"1olanthe,; Miscrere from "Trovatore' E;
Duet for eornet clarinet, There is
a Green Hill Far Away'-cornet solo;
Medley of Popular Airs; Selections from
Rob Roy; operate Waltz; Selections from
Fause; Selections from Prince of Pilsen;
Overture to Orpheus.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Latare Sunday.

This is the fourth Sunday in Lent and IS
called Latare. 1t takes It's name from
the first word in the introit of the
mass-Latare (Rejoiee).
On Latare Sunday purple vestments are
laid aside for white or rose, and the altar
is dressed with flowers. Few ehurehs IN
this country use the rose-colored vest
ments, however,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
J. p. Morsan's Partner at AsheviIIe.

Asheville, N. c.. March 21.-George w.
Perkins, partner of j. Pierpont Morgan.
arrived this afternoon in his private car
for an extended stay. Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Vanderbilt arrived this after
noon from New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
TWILL BE HARD WORK.

From the New York Mail and Express.
When the President gets to the Yellow
stone park he proposes to do absolutely
nothing for two weeks Bets are 10 to l
that he viii never endure any such strei,.
uous Incidence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22
Size OF Families Decreasing.

The size of families in this country
is steadily decreasing, no decade since
1850 showing a gain in this respect.
The figures by decades are as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

Twenty-nine thousand future Amer
leans were landed recently in New
York In sixteen days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

Instead of a cloture rule the ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat thinks it would
be better to ask Senator Morgan TO
divide the time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

A treaty that affects the sacred
tariff cannot be put in force at once.
1t must be put through twice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

Andrew Lang says the average man
has deserted books to take up news
papers, and bookmaking may soon be-
come a lost art, outside of the race
courses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The administration proposes to fight
it out on the Crum line if it involves
two congresses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The negro vote in the northern
states is the prize sought by an adj
ministration3 strenuously devoted to
negro POLITICS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The reappointment of DR.. Crum is
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the intention
of the President to capture the negro
vote in the doubtful states, especially
in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

Kaiser Wilhelm Is very powerful in
all directions and over all subjects, the
Monroe doctrine alone excepted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The esteemed Bessemer dummies
will not disappear until May 1, when
we will all dance around the Maypole.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

Booms come and as rule go, and
only the Grover Cleveland article is
always with US.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

President. iRooseyelt has the report
of the hard coal strike commission,
but he has no blue pencil, discretion
over il
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

"Too much Crum" is the trouble
with the present administration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

Pope Leo XIII has outliyed six of
his physicians and he does not feel
like obeying any moret medical orders,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The New York World dominates
Grover Cleveland for President, but it
declines to guarantee his election.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The Grover Cleveland lightning rod
needs regilding. 1t is nearly as old
as its owner &,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The Harrison family is the heredi-
tary ruling family in Chicago-the
Diazes of the western metropolis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The killing of Cock Robin is sur
passed by the Burdick killing, alike
in number, variety and nastiness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

Mr.. Schwab visited Wall street as
soon as he landed and got his orders.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

There may be womens colleges, but,
fellow citizens, female college is an
impossibility.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

Even the women meet in executive
session behind closed doors, but all
the facts leak put just as they do in
Washington. Not even women in Sc
cret session can keep a secret.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The season of shirt waists has not
yet fully arrived. 1t is still subject to
setbacks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

When Mrs. Burdick goes on the
stage the case will be complete.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

DR.. Crum's tenure of office will not
extend much beyond election day of
1904.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

B. r. Whitthorne. Jr. A. D.. Glass and
". H. Kavanaugh are the only authoriz-
ed travelling representatives Of The Age
Herald IN its circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The ice in Alaska will interfere with
General Funston's celebrated spe-
cialty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

The vernal equinox was bowed In
with moderately cold wave.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-22

held conferences with him, and Pennell
was considered his legal adviser, He
went on enjoying life with female &C
quaintances, handing over his children
freely to his wife, whom he knew had
been false to. him And then comes
along physician with an easy con
science, who tried to establish the sui
eide theory as the safest way to ac-
count for Burdiok's death Altogether
the moral condition of all the persons
in any mannd connected with the al
fair seems to- have been loose. and re-
Taxed to an extreme degree, quite put
ting to shame previous records in the
older COUNTRIES of the world What
then ails Anerica2 Is wealth and
luxury doing its customary baneful
Wcplro f4.9
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