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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
Uniformity in Georqle.

The Georgia legislature Is struggling with the uniform textbook problem. The senate has passed bill by a vote of 24 to g, providing for uniformity in school books in the public schools of its state, but the house hesitates One house or the other always hesitates when such questions come up. They hesitated long and often in Missouri, and a textbook law has never been passed in that state. Bills were often introduced, but they were held up in the customary one-thousand-dollar- manner,
 This is what ails Georgia. She is held up by selfish interests, and the adoption of a satisfactory uniformity bill is becoming doubtful. Such bills have heretofore been defeated in Geor- gia legislatures, and perhaps history is about to repeat itself.
 But there always comes a time when the people become aroused, and they elect a legislature that will not in- dulge in hold-ups Georgia is sur rounded by states that have accepted uniformity, thereby securing in all public schools better books at lower prices. Not only must school book publishers be fought back, but city schools that think their freedom and Superiority would be abolished must ! pushed aside, in order that all the lools, rural as well as urban, may
 better served The experience of
 rgia in this crisis is but the expert of other states under a similar
 in.
 the present legislature is not
 to the task in hand, no doubt
 eople of Georgia will see that one
 ected winch is not so open to
 aents coming from school book
 hers--a legislature that will con s the claims of barefoot boys and
 even before !. does the claims
 Joined and Nstant publishers.
 is nothing peculiar in the
 case-just He same old clash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
.e New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 The two things that a boy can never forgive his mother for are castor oil and clean hands.
 A pretty girls waist can get all the massage treatment she wants without her having to pay for 1t.
 The man who will admit that his wifes coffee is as good as his mothers has too much sense to be married.
 It shocks woman almost as much to discover that man has discovered she snores as 1t does him to discover 1t.
 Nothing makes a woman so mad as to have the man she dislikes refuse to give her an opportunity to turn him down.
 What girl likes about having her for tune told Is being able to tell her friends a lot of things the fortune teller didn't tell her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
THE NEW ERIE CANAL.

From the Rochester Post Express.
 The lowest possible estimate of cost, assuming that capital of $l0i, 100000 will be sufficient and that there will be no extras, no steals and no swindles, is s155,- 540,0O0 The highest estimate is s255, 900, 900. Now, if an oldfashioned towage canal, with terminal charges at both ends, is to cost somewhere between sl55Ooo,0oO and s22b 900, GOO. why not construct modern. up-to-date and adequate canal and be done with it. Is the best any too good?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
HANDICAPPED.

From the Washington Evening Star.
 Mrs. Binks has a hard time of 1t in one respect"
 What is that?" asked the woman who had dropped in for news.
 Her husband never goes to baseball games When the dinner isn't good she can't say 1t Is all his fault for being late"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
Southern Textile Combine.

.It is said that the Southern Textile company, which was incorporated under the laws of New Jersey with a capital stock of s14oooOOo. will be ready for bus mess at an early date" remarked cotton man.
 "The options which have been obtained on a large number of mills in southern states will be exercised within the next few days. The fact that the consolida-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
AN AWFUL JOLT.

From the Chicago News.
 "some people claim that whisky Is worthless as a stimulant," remarked De- Borem, "yet am satisfied 1t saved my life when I was i'll last winter"
 Perhaps it did" rejoined Miss Caustic, but I fall to see just how that proves 1t isn't worthless"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
About Persons.

Wallace Pratt, Jr.. of Kansas City is stopping at the HilIman. c. O. Eastman of Selma is registered at the Morris.
 Frank S. Moody of Tuscaloosa Is at the Metropolitan. Robert L. Bentley of New Orleans is stopping at the St Nicholas. Tom Johnson of Anniston is at the Hill- man.
  W. c. Carpenter of Carrollton is stop ping at the Morris. J. B. Murphree, Jr., and Harden H. Fitts of Mobile are registered at the Met ropolitan.
 J. S. Mcintyre of Nashville is stopping at the St. Nicholas. J. G. Taylor of Troy is stopping at the Hillman.
 J. H. Maclay and wife of Louisville are at the Morris. A. W. Stewart of Marion Is stopping at the Metropolitan. Charles I. Graves of Alexander City Is registered at the Morris.
  William M. Provost of Mobile Is visit Ing J. D. Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

And he shall not swear by My name falsely. am the Lord'-Levit 1912. And on the other Thou shalt not forswear myself. but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oath. ."-St. Matt. 5-23, ard on the blank leaves of both volumes. Robert Burns, Mossgiel." A monument was erected in 1S42 on the anniversary of the birth of the poet over the grave of High land Mary in Greenock churchyard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Professor Langley's buzzard airship Is theoretically as sound as dollar, and so it is physically while 1t stays on the professors fam .s house boat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

The Parker Presidential boom Eas disappeared so thoroughly that men tion is not made of it in the Georgia weekly press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

ton has practically been completed will cause considerable surprise in textile cir cles, as the opinion had prevailed that the project had been shelved with the dozens of other proposed combines"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Foreman Miller is in position to take his pick of federal offices if he will not precipitate a strike in Uncle Sam's printery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

If Japan proposes to go to war with Russia, she will not precede it with a petition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

subways from big office buildings to stations of tAe underground rail- roads are the latest features of life in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
Concerning Mosquitoes.

A fresh contribution to mosquito liter ature is a pamphlet issued by the board of health of Belmont Mass, for the in- struetion of the people of that town in dealing with the nuisance. It Is written by William Lyman Underwood, lecturer In the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. and is Illustrated with photo- graphs from life. The pamphlet advises the use of kerosene on all water where the mosquitoes may breed and of pyreth- rum powder In the house to kill or stupe- fy the adult mosquito. Professor Under wood says:
 Tt is very generally believed that mo- squitoes bite but once and then die. This is sometimes so; but unless they are killed in the act of biting they usually live to bite again. The female mosquito 0or 1t is only the female that attacks human beings) bites many times. It Is owing to this fact that they are able to convey the germs of malarial fever from person to person.
 The vast majority of mosquitoes never get human blood for food. In its absence they live upon the blood of birds and other animals, and, when these are not to be found, upon the juices of young and tender plants.
 Tt Is not known just how long mo- squitoes can live, but their average life is much longer than Is ordinarily sup posed. Thousands of them live through the winter hibernatlng or asleep in dark places in barns or house cellars. In sparsely settled localities, where they cannot find such places for shelter, they live through the winter in hollow trees, in caves and holes under upturned trees; and even though the temperature may fall far below freezing they are not win ter killed. but on the approach of warm weather become active again. Mosquitoes are frequently seen flying about in the woods before the snow has wholly left the ground"
 Pyrethrum powder burned on the veran- da will. Professor Underwood says, keep it free from the pests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Battle Creek, Mich, erands ready to supply the toothless man with break fast foods that can be gummed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

4 comet and a cool summer-but where Is the missing link?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

The weather in New York is so hot 1t is releasing the waters once shut up in securities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
A COMMON REFLECTION.

From Puck. Flows he f1xed?'
 "oh, he has the usual strawberry ap- petite and prune income"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Cassius Marcellus Clay is dead, but Breathitt county Is still doing business at the old stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Prosperity 6 Go. are getting along comfortably everywhere except in Wall street, which Is very short street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

The buzz cart is not a match for locomotive alLer all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

The mosquitoes increase as rapidly as the devices for their extermination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

The American mosquito has invaded England, thus keeping step with Amer ican heiresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Mother Jones does not stop long enough to study and heed the story of Mr. Jacob Coxey, who once had an army that had to keep or the grass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

The rat supply is abundant in France, although 1t is the worlds kid glove center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Cassius M. Clay's child widow is now in fine trim to do her part in elevating the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Cuba Is endeavoring to increase the worlds stock of indigestible securities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Foreman. Miller is one of those who have greatness suddenly thrown upon them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
Young Johnston Distinguished Himself

Lieutenant Gordon Johnston, 18th Unit ed States cavalry, a son of General R. D. Johnston, Is spending months leave of absence at his fathers home in this city.
 Lieutenant Johnston has just been graduated from the General Service and Stan College at Fort Leavenworth, standing fourth In a class of ninety-four. This gives him an "honor" standing in his class, as the first five are styled 'honor graduates and so carried on the army register. It also entities him to recommendation to the general staff of the army for detail and special duty.
 The troops of Lieutenant Johnstan's regiment now serving In the Philip pines will be paraded to hear the gen eral order of the war department. con veying the news of the honor achieved by one of their officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

The sewers in Wall street are over- taxed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

If Mir Schwab cannot secure rest in Philadelphia, he will have to go to Guam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

Admiral Dewey can telegraph to Manila Bay at the rate of $1.15 a word.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28

army that had to keep ofr the grass.  The Parker Presidential boom las disappeared so thoroughly that men, tion is not made of it in the Georgia weekly press.
 subways from big office buildings to stations of the underground rail- roads are the latest features of life in New York.
 Foreman Miller is in position to take his pick of federal offices if he will not precipitate a strike in Uncle sam's printery.
 Prosperity & Go. are getting along comfortably everywhere except in Wall street, which is a very short street.  Battle Creek, Mich, etands ready to supply the toothless man with break fast foods that can be gummed.
 
 Cassius Marcellus Clay is dead, but Breathitt county Is still doing business at the old stand.
 The weather in New York is so hot 1t is releasing the waters once shut up in securities.
  The American mosquito has invaded England, thus keeping step with Amer ican heiresses.
 The rat supply is abundant in France, although 1t is the worlds kid glove center.
 Cassius M. Clay's child widow is now in fine trim to do her part in elevating the stage.
 If MT. Schwab cannot secure rest in Philadelphia, he will have to go to Guam.
 OCHOy Sdh tOAOsA 0Ph SS Manila Bay at the rate of $1.15 a word.
 Foreman. Miller is one of those who have greatness suddenly thrown upon them.
 -e---- Cuba Is endeayoring to increase the worlds stock of indigestible securities.
 
 The mosquitoes increase as rapidly as the devices for their extermination. 4 comet and a cool summer-but where Is the missing link? The buzz cart is not a match for locomotive alLer all. The sewers in Wall street are oyer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-27
MORE FAVORABLE PROSPECT.
Outlook for Ratification Of the Cuban
Treaty.

This mornings report from United States
Minister Squiers at Havana was more IA
vorable as to the probable ratification of the
Cuban reciprocity treaty. AS indicated in
the Havana dispatches, Secretary Hay has
sent warning that the slightest amend
ment of the treaty by the Cuban congress,
even that which proposes to make its rati-
fication conditional upon the treaty's going
into effect during the current calendar year,
would certainly defeat the convention
itself, for any amendment must be SUBJ
mitted to the United States Senate, and be-
fore that can be done the date fixed for
the final exchange Of notifications, March 81,
will have passed
Mr. Squiers has transmitted this note to
the Cuban foreign minister and he is hope
full that 1t will be sufficient to curb the
desire to amend the theaty. 1t is fully real
lied here that foreign influences in Havana
which would be injuriously affected by the
treaty are neutrality-suspicious., ,ss the ratifica-
garded as within the legitimate duties of
diplomatic ,1rtesentafNeg in such cases.
unsuccessful ''iA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-27
The Five-Toed Horse.
From the Household.

From the Household
The remains of the five-toed horse have
not been discovered, but we know that he
once existed, because there have been dis
covered the fossil skeletons of the four
toed horse with the merest rudimentary
remains of what was once a fifth toe
These first remains of the prehistoric horse
have been discovered among the rocks OF
that geological period known as the later
eocene. He was a cushion footed animal,
with four toes on each foot, all armed with
stout nails. and the name given him by
scientists Is eohippus, which merely means
the horse of the eocene age. He was about
the size of an ordinary spaniel. and pad
died about on marshy and soft ground,
very much as our modern dogs do on all
sorts Of ground.
The horse is own cousin to the tapir and
the rhinoceros. These three appear to have
sprung from one common ancestor, but diff
ferent habits Of life have produced the wide
differences of nature that we see in them
today. In that early day, however. little
echippus probably resembled the tapir quite
closely, and the two have, even yet, many
common traits. For some reason or other,
however, the horse ran away from his pom
derous relations: perhaps their superior
size and strength enabled them to get the
lions share of the common food supply;
perhaps they domineered over him. Any
way the little fellow left the Dogs and
streams and sought to pick up a living on
dry land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-27
OFFICERS TO BE PROMOTED.
Will Be Made Brigadier Generals and
Immediately Retired.

1t was announced at the War Department
this afternoon that the following named
officers of the army, of long and distin-
guished service, will be promoted to the
grade of brigadier general and Immediately
retired about the middle of next month:
Colonel William P. Rogers. Both Infan-
try. Colonel John r. Myrck, Artillery
Corps; Colonel J. B. Rawles, Artillery
Corps; Colonel T. A. Baldwin, 7th Cavalry:
Colonel L. H. Rocker. Sth Cavalry; Colonel
A E. Woodson, Sd Cavalry; Colonel Jared
A. Smith, Corps of Engineers and Colonel
S. w. Groesbeck of the judge advocate gen
erals department.
Following these promotions and retire
ments, Col. F. A. Moore, 18th Cavalry, will
be made a brigadier general and assigned
to duty in the Philippines.
All of these changes are made possible by
the statutory retirement of Major General
Robert P. Hughes, April II.
On that date Quartermaster General Lud-
iEgton and Inspector General Breckenridge
will be made major generals and retired,
and Brigadier General ]. F. Wade will be
made a major general on the active list
His promotion leaves a vacancy In the
grade of brigadier general, which will be
filled by the promotion already announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-27
Yiddish.

From the London Chronicle.
Lord Rothschild's reply to the question
asked by Lord James of Hereford, What
is Yiddfsh?' was not quite correct, for 1T
can scarcely be defined as "a mixture OF
all the languages of the globe, There
are two principal kinds of jargoQ spoken
by Jews; those OF southern Europe use
Spanish as a basis. and those OF northern
Europe employ provincial German. With
this grammatical substructure (Which. Is pure
ly European) there are mixed number
Of corrupt Hebrew words. and consider
able number. from, other tongues, such as,
in the case of the northern Jews, Polish
or Russian. About a century ago a few
words from Yiddish began to creep into
our slang, and 1t is now contributing many
to our popular phraseology.
Yiddish. too, may be, frequently heard in
New York, and few years ago a grammer.
printed in the English language, appeared
in the American Journal of Philodogy."
In Germany Yiddish is OF great Importance.
the publication Of the '.Yiddish Chresto-
mathy'' of Max Grunbaun testifies: ana
there are about twelve ,pocabularies OF It.
In the east end OF London the of this
jargon is rapidly increasing, and numerous
notices Of all kinds are printed In 1t instead
Of in English. Probably one OF the most
funny Yiddish bills issued was that which
recently appealed to the electors Of White
chapel to vote for a certain candidate who
would resist the attempt to rob the Yid-
dishers Of their rights as Englishmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-27
COMPLAINTS DENIED.
Answers Filed With the Interstate
Commission

The Detroit Southern Railroad Company
has filed with the Interstate commerce
commission an answer to the complaint OF
the Paxton Tie Company of Bainbridge.
Ohio. alleging discrimination in the sup
ply Of cars and unjust rates. The road de-
MES discrimination in rates and declares
that great shortage OF cars has been ex-
perienced by reason of badly congested
grain elevators. The same condition. It Is
said. prevails at the coal mines along it's
road.
The Pennsylvania railroad today filed
with the Commission an answer to the
complaint of Charles A. Thompson. a coal
shipper of Irwin, Pa. that the railroad
was discriminating in the supply of coal
cars. The answer denies that the COM
plainant is regularly engaged in coal ship
ments or that it has Disseminated in sup
plying cars, and says that it's regulation
that no cars can be furnished for coal to
be loaded it's sidings from wagons is a
reasonable one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-27
The Hackney.
rom the London Chronicle.


Our sovereigns from the time Of the
Norman conquests have taken interest in
the horse known as the hackney. It Is
probably the Oldest variety of Iight-legged
English horse, and was known for a great
number Of years as the Norfolk trotter.
The hackney has history written in acts
Of parliament and in ancient documents
extending back to the reign Of Edward III.
for in one Of his acts is found the term
"hakeney," and horse of this name was
reserved for the use Of an officer in the
kings household answering to our master
of the horse This particular kind of horse
was especially used as a riding horse down
to the beginning of the nineteenth century.
1t is extremely probable that the hackney
was brought into this country by the Nor
mans, and that the Norman-French hac-
quenee or haskuenee became changed into
''hakeney," and later hackney. According
to Johnson, hackney signifies a pacing
horse, pad, a nag. and in this sense is
used by Chaucer. and afterward meant "a
hired horse" hired horses being usually
recommended as good PAGERS. Hence 1t
came to mean. generally, that which is let
out for hire. and was used In such phrases
as hackney coaches and hack authors"
When journeys were usually made on
horseback the practice of hiring riding
horses, of course, must have been much
more common, but with the Improvement
in roads stage coaches and harness horses
took the place OF the hackney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-27
J. v. GATES TEST|F|ES
Before the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission.
PURCHASE OF L. AND N.
BOUGHT THE STOCK ON ITS
MERITS.
Tells Of Negotiations With ]. Pier
pont Morgan and Sale to
Him,
PURCHASE OF L. AND N.

NEW YORK, March T.-J. w. Gates was
the star witness before the interstate COM
merce commission at its session today.
@. @. Gates son of John w. Gates, SAID
as a member Of the firm Of Harris, Gates
8 Co. he gave orders to purchase stock and
bought some himself on the exchange.
It was the intention to sell at a profit II
possible; IL not, to operate the road. 1t
was not the intention to corner the stock.
The object was to obtain control OF the
road and not make any financial disturb
ance whatever.
testified that besides the 100000 Louisville
and Nashville shares his syndicate held
they controlled 100000 shares held by Haw.
ley & Davis. Asked as to when he first
conferred with J.. P: Morgan & co. about
selling the control Mr.. Gates said:
well, Mr.. Schwab came to me from ]. P.
Morgan & Co. He called me up at about
3 o'clock in the morning of April IL, and
asked what was going to do. The market
had been a little nervous the day before. I
told him I would see Mr.. Perkins in the
morning"
He saw Mr. Perkins next day, and Mr..
Perkins wanted a third Of the stock at cost.
II told him." said the Witness Il couldn't
think Of It," Mr.. Perkins then asked for
price for half the stock. and Mr.. Gates
said he would consult with his colleagues.
He saw Mr.. Perkins next day and told him
he understood the property was very valu-
able and would pay to hold.
Asked as to whether Mr.. Perkins said
anything about witness being a dangerous
man to handle such property, Mr.. Gates
said:
NO. I've usually found hackers where
saw profit" He had number Of confer
ences with his associates and q two-hour
talk with Mr.. Perkins.
II told him." said Mr.. Gates, that
would recommend my associates to accept
125 for third, 100 for one-third and $50
for the balance of the 10000 shares we
controlled If all were. taken. Mr.. Perkins
said the price was too high"
Mr.. Gates said his examination of the
Louisville and Nashville accounts had in
duced him to believe the property more val
liable than 1t was generally held to be.
There was no reason. he said, why he could
not manage the road as we'll as the August
Belmont board, but 1t seemed wise to take
the profits without any trouble or risk.
= Witness told of making the contract CIV
Ing J. P. Morgan & Co. an option on the
property and said he was asked for six
months extension Of time. Something was
said by Mr. Morgan about the formation
Of a southern securities company to. con-
troll various roads and increase profits with
the Louisville and Nashville stock taken by
the securities company at ITO.
ut was argued" witness said, that It
would be to our mutual interests and might
be done if the Northern Securities Company
went through"
This ended Mr.. Gates examination.