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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
WOMAN DISCUSSES SOME
 VERY PRACTICAL POINTS

than drink or infidelity or any other cause. Courtesy is the buffer which we interpose between ourselves and the un- pleasant facts. of life. Nowhere else Is it so needed as in matrimony. Nowhere else is 1t so completely dispensed with, which accounts for the number and violence of the family jars we hear on every side.
 Every man when he marries believes himself hero in the eyes of his wife. Every woman thinks her husband has idealized her into an angel, and both of them get the jolt of their lives when they are told in plain, unvarnished English that the other party not only regards them as human beings. but as pretty poor, measly specimens of humanity at that.
 This Is universally conceded to be one of the privileges of matrimony. There are people with ingrowing consciences that even consider 1t duty to tell their hus- bands or wives of their faults, but 1t does not make for peace or happiness. This may be a christening experience, but it does aot endear. Few people are meek enough to kiss the hand that smites them, or to encore the lecture on their own weaknesses
 Every one knows this, and 1t is mex plicable that we should ignore 1t in the most important crisis of life, for it is of little matter whether we get along with casual acquaintances or not in com parison with whether we hit 1t off with our own particular Mary Jane or John Henry. Yet to the one we show the most beautiful deference, the most exquisite consideration, the most fiattering and tactful attention, while to the other where the same conduct would bring up harvest of happiness-we exhibit all that is most brutal in our natures and conduct.
 Grotesquely pitiful as it sounds, it may be laid down as an axiom that if the sup ply of common decent civility was not so short in family life, the crop of divorces would not be so large. We can overlook a good many big sins in the person whose department is always be- yond reproach. and who possesses the knack of always saying the agreeable thing to us. and if more men and women practiced these gentle arts in the home there would be fewer peopie out on still hunt for lawyer to free them from bonds that have become galling.
 The book that most needs to be writ ten and that will be handy manual Of etiquette for husbands and wives that will teach them to be as polite to eacn other as they are to strangers No great CT fallacy exists than the widespread belief that we may say what we please to our own, and dispense in the family cir- cle with the courtesies or life The home is not place for frankness. It is place for diplomacy Not in vaid did the great masters paint Cupid with wings. That was to show that love can fly from us as well as to us, and that 1t is shy bird that is precious easy to shoo out of our backward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
Practical Advice for Negroes.

Every black man, woman and child should read the advice that Dr. W. R. Pettiford, president of the Penny Say. ings bank, gave his own people in yesterdays Age-Herald. It was to the point, practical and valuable to the core.
 President Pettiford is endeavoring to help his people in their methods of work and manner of living with a view to having them become more desirable workmen and better citizens. This Is a laudable undertaking, an important effort in the right direction.
 While Booker T. Washington is en- deavoring to induce better farming on the part of his race in this state, his colleague and co-worker in Birming- ham is endeavoring to lift up his peo- pie in the mines and mills of this dis trict The work that Dr. Pettiford Is doing will commend itself to employ, CTS, and perhaps they will so appre- ciate it as to do something themselves to further and extend it. Any effort that will make the laborer more trust worthy, sober and industrious will be beneficial alike to the man himself, to his employer and to his state, and all should lend a helping hand. The southern white man has never been lacking wns "a practical and sensible effort is made to improve the negro, and pr. PettifQrd certainly does know what the negro needs to do and how he should go about to do it. Every employer should read Dr. Pettiford's address, published in Sundays Age Herald, and straightway ask himself, 'What can do to further this move ment begun and carried on by prac- tical man?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
University of vlralnla.

This article from the New York Sun will interest the alumni of an honored institution of learning
 The University of Virginia, after ad- hearing for over eighty years to the plan of government devised by It's founder, Thomas Jefferson, now decides to con- form to the practice of other American universities and to elect president From the names suggested for the office 1t may be inferred that 1t is a business presi- dent that is wanted.
 NO doubt, the trustees of the unlversl- ty know best the needs of the institution, and it may be that in the modern compe- tition in education 1t is necessary to sac rifice individual characteristics. An en- frightened despotism, more or less tenn pered by trustee or overseer supervision. can accomplish much in q short time from both the financial and the educa- tional points of view, as Harvard shows It Is possible, therefore, that the change may bring immediate prosperity to the University of Virginia.
 All the same, regret must be felt that system devised by the great democrat with the deliberate purpose of eliminating the one-nan power, a system that has proved efficient and successful in it's scholarly results and in the character of the men trained under it. should disap- pear in the modern craving for uniform ity and for quick material gains"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
PRlTHEE SEND ME BACK MY
 HEART.

By Sir John Sucking. 1 prithee send me back my heart,
 Since l cannot have thine; For if fl om yours you will not part,
 Why then shouldst thou have mine? Yet, now I think of 1t, let 1t He;
 To find 1t were in vain For thou'st thief in either. eye
 Would steal it back again. Why should two hearts in one breast lie, And yet not lodge together? Oh, love, where is thy sympathy,
 If thus our breasts thou sever? But love is such mystery
 I cannot find it out; For whenI think I'm best resolved
 I then am most in doubt. Then farewell care. and farewell woe; I will no longer pine, For I'll believe I have her heart
 As much as she has mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
AEsoP UP TO DATE.
From Life.

From Life.
 Once upon a Time a Farmer going to the nest of his Goose found there an Egg of Pure Gold. To his Great Delight this same Phenomenon occurred every Day, and by Selling his Gold Eggs the Farmer soon became Rich enough to give his Wife a Diamond Tiara.
 But she, being a Properly Ambitious Woman desired also Diamond Sunburst and a Stomacher set with Rubies and Elm eralds, "for," said she T wish to shine in New York Society"
 Whereupon the Farmer offered his Goose to a Syndicate for a Fabulous Price, telling them that by killing the Goose at Once they could secure Practi- cally Unlimited Supply of Gold The Syn dlcate eagerly snapped at the Chance and paid the Farmer his Fabulous Price
 They then killed the Goose and Opened if, only to find Nothing, while the Farmer casually remarked to his Wife: "Ha-ha, ha-hal'
 Moral Wisdom Is better than Rubles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
By Dorothy Dix. in N. Y. American.

By Dorothy Dix. in N. Y. American.
 UN NE of the interesting questions AVD raised by the Duryea divorce ~ case is what language is a per feet gentleman justified in using to- ward his wife. MT. Duryea is man of position of wealth, of education, accus- toned to good society, yet he admits that he called the partner of his bosom "a fool" "an idiot" "a watering cart and various other endearing and tender epi- tnets.
 No point is, of course, more definitely settled than that the etiquette of matri- mony does not demand that husband and wife shall treat each other as if they were ladies and gentlemen. MT. Duryea is one of the first to publicly enunciate the dic- tum that man Is at liberty to say what he pleases to his wife, but there isn't any doubt that the majority of people secret ly concur in the theory at least in prac- tice.
 Most men say what they please to thelr wives. and the majority of women exer- else a siniiler freedom of speech in regard to their husbands If they do not use the language employed by MT. Duryea It is because they possess a more inmiteo vocabulary, but the important fact re- mains that the majority of married people say things to each other that they would not dare to say to the cook, who could give notice and leave, and that they would not dream of saying to casual stranger.
 Marriage [ is life with the veneer rub bed of. It is Ae one relationship in the world in which men and women feel that they can dispense with all of the ameni- ties of civilization and in which they have the courage of their rudeness. Human beings have no idea of how many faults they possess nor how thoy look to others until they hear the litany of their snort comings chanted with relentless candor by their husbands or wives
 Other people laugh at your good story. Your wife feels called upon to remind you that she has heard 1t forty times before, and that you are a failure as racontenr' anyway. Other people praise your youth ful vivacity. Your husband feels free to tell YOU not to make fool of yourself by acting like schoolgirl when you LOOK forty years old. It Is on our huspands and wives we flash out all the ill temper and nerves and irritability we have not dared vent on customers and servants It is our husbands and wives who tell US the things about ourselves that we don't want to know, that we are trying to blind ourselves to- And yet there are people who speculate about the cause of domes- tic felicity.
 This is the very root of the divorce question. and if the real correspondent were to be named, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred cases of separation it would be lack of polteness. The free dom to say just what one pleases to hus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Inadequate Hotel Facilities Cause of
 Some Complaint.

From the New York Tribune.
 Tn dealing with the fair St. Louis is bad ly crippled. and handicapped in hotel and transportation facilities. There are only claim to being of the best, and they can, at the outside, accommodate no more than 5000 persons With the meagre handful of people here to attend the dedication, the hotel facilities are sadly taxed. What will it be with an exposition crowd of sufficient size to make such a fair suc- cess?
 It is stated that various new hotels are in course of construction. but there is no evidence of 1t now There is talk of a ho- tel 25Oo feet long and 25O feet deep, with a capacity of 1000 guests. Should such a hotel be constructed, which is problemat- teal, owing to it's enormous size and the difficulties of taking care of go many peo- pie under one roof, yet 1t would not meet the requirements of 200 900 visitors to the city a day, If the prophecy is fulfilled
 Aside from the hotel situation, the po-
 
 ton of grave moment They are about six miles outside the city, and only one trolley l,ne runs to the entrance. The Wabash railroad also has track to the grounds, but these two lines are the only ones going to the fair, and they can hard ly be counted on to handle such a crowd as is expected to attend
 The exposition will be wonderful one, but the questions of caring for the crowds that will come and providing for their transportation to and from the grounds are ones that nearly every one attending the dedication is commenting on. Those having the exposition in charge have had the conditions drawn to their attention. and have been urged to make provision to alleviate them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
ORCHESTRA SAFE FOR ONE YEAR

From the Chicago News.
 It is with feeling of geuine relief that the friends and patrons of the Chicago or chestra will learn that it's maintenance is assured for at least another year. En- couraged by the showing of popular inter- est, individual subscribers to the support of this great institution have again agreed to guarantee the amount necessary to meet the annual deficit. During the com ing season the concerts will be continued as heretofore in the Auditorium.
 Qualification at the fact that the city is to be spared the immediate loss of the orchestra should not be allowed, how ever, to lead to any relaxation of the eff forts which will be necessary if the per manency of the institution is to be ab- solutely assured. The necessity of taking final action has been postponed. but it must be faced again at the close of the coming season. The subscriptions thus far received for the orchestral fund foot up a gratifyingly large total The fact that fully $500 subscriptions have been obtained since the associat tion first made public it's plans speaks eloquently of the extent of popular i-.terest. If the project is to be carried to a successful issue, however, it Is ecessary that the good work be kept up until the full amount of the required s75Oooo is secured. It is as important that the music 10 CTS of Chica- go should subscribe TOW as it was sev- eral weeks ago. The necessity of decld- ing as to what shall be the ultimate dis D, stion of the orchestra has been only postponed snd if the decision is to be favorable the work of securing subscrip- tions must continue with unabated zeal
 It is hardly to be doubted that with the start already made the friends of the institution Will be a le to raise the re- auired sum if they will devote themselves to the task. The only danger will lie in relaxing efforts or fancying that the orchestra somehow will manage to find unexpected sources of revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
Gum Chewing.

q hope some one will start a crusade against the habit of chewing gum" re- marked a business man. "fhe filthy to- baceo chewing habit has about disappear ed and 1t is time for the chewing gum habit to be stopped. Twenty persons, mostly women, are employed in my estab- lishment and nearly every one of them chews gum. If women only stopped to think that incessant chewing spells the contour of the face, they might give up the habit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
THE SPADE AND THE RAKE.

From the Brooklyn Life.
 Coral think mother is altogether too outspoRen in her criticism of my hus- bands actions.
 Mildred-Yes; it's not aIways wise to call a spade a spade
 cora-No; nor rake a rake
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
RISK ONE EYE" SAID ROOT.

Washington Correspondence in New York
 Times.
 certain Chicago woman, in the judg- ment of the postoffice authorities, has been using the mails for improper pur- poses After the case had been duly in- vestigated and a report against her had been rendered, the postmaster general is- sued a fraud order barring her letters from the mails. When the fair Chicagoan heard of this she was mucn moved She wrote most pathetic letter to the post master general, asking for a personal and private hearing, at which she could lay her side of the case before him.
 T feel sure" she wrote, "that if I could get a chance to look you straight in your beautiful brown eyes you would hear my story"
 MT. Payne was filled with mingled emo tions when he read this v.dstle. After thinking it over for few moments, he indorsed the letter, Respectfully re- ferred to the secretary of war for ad- vice. and sent it to the war depart ment.
 It went through the regular channels and in due course came back with the fol- lowing indorsement:
 Risk one eye. Eihu Root"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

some vote. Let every man vote before going to business, and let him remind his neighbors of their duty to the city. In this way we can keep the city dems ocratic, and satisfy our own con sciences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
About Persons.

D. B. Cobbs of Mobile is at the Hln- man.
 B. A. wailingford. Jr., of Cincinnati is registered at the St. Nicholas. James M. Dickson of Manchester. N. H.. is at the Morris.
 A. steinhart of Greenviiie is at the Metropolitan
 w B. Duckworth of Eastman Eng land, and H.. Waithman of Hale, Eng land. are registered at the Hillman.
 
 D. J. Barnes of Chicago is stopping at the St. Nicholas.
 F. c. Hunt J. H. Bentley and H. Ball Bowers of Knoxville are stopping at the Morris.
 J. NJ Armstrong of Bay Minette is at the Metropolitan.
 J. P. schuh and wife of Selma are at the Hillman.
 F. B. Maddox of New York is stopping at the Morris.
 D. D. Briggs of Anniston is registered at the Metropolitan.
 Bishop E. F. Allen. who arrived in Bir- mingham Saturday night from Mobile. will leave for the east today. The Roy. Father O'Reilly was at Truss vile Yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
SAME OLD SKELETON.

From Rams Horn.
 A young medical student at Bowdoin college once asked the late Prof. Parker Cleveland if there were not some more recent works on anatomy than those in the college library. Young man." said the professor, measuring the entire mem tai calibre of the youthful scholar at one glance, there have been very few new bones added to the human body during the last ten years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
COSTLY ESTATE ABANDONED.

Lenox Mass.) Telegram to the Chicago
 Record-Herald.
 Too large for the private use of any but an extremely wealthy man, and ill., fitted for use as a hotel, Anson Phelps Stokes magnificent country seat here. Shadow Brook Farm, the rnest In all the Berkshires. is abandoned and tenantless, it's owner having decided never to occupy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 When a secret is not secret is when 1t is womans.
 The man who can't be fooled by wom- an exists only in his own imagination.
 Surely the recording angel is lenient with man who has big family-in-law.
 What girl loves about being brides maid is that her bushes are all for some- body else.
 A woman thinks she is having a real good time when she can find something to cry over without actually feeling bad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
A HEALTHY SYMPTOM.

From Life.
 Miss Angell-And what are you doing for your rheumatism?
 Mrs. McFee-Deed, an don't need to do thing; It's able an willin' to work for itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
THE IDIOT AGAIN.

From the Columbia Jester
 College Idiot dndehnitely)-It strikes home doesn't it.
 Kind Friend-Er-what does?
 College Idiot-Why, I was just thinking of our parlor clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The Rockefeller family Is now pledg- ed to Sunday baseball and to opposi- tion to the Catholic church in Mexico. The family does not, however, appear to be ready to carry out its convic- tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

1t again. The estate represents an outlay by Mir. Stokes of moro than se50.Ooo, large part of which he spent in grading and restoring the property to as near it's natural condition as possible, making 1t one of the show places of New England. It is believed the estate will be cut up Into small farms and sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The Cedric carried away Andrew Carnegie and J. P. Morgan, and she is under moral obligations to arrive out soon safe and sound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

H. H. Rogers will now proceed to operate on the public for money in stead of being operated upon for yer mifcrm appendices. He will play for even.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

Al Adams, the policy king, has left the Waldorf-As and is stopping at a big house on the river, which is fa- nous for retaining It's boarders long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

William Nissan Vanderbilt did not beware of ''vidders" He was in Tony Wellers country, but he disregarded hls advice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
rEsr oF eENTILIrY.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 No young man can expect to have much of place in New York society un- less he has been arrested at least once for fast automobiling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
1.lie HoteI Realster.

"ln many of the northern and eastern hotels the register Is being done away with, said a travelling man yesterday, and the change is of great benefit to poli- ticians. prominent men and drummors. When nan approaches me desk three neat cards are handed him, and he signs his name on each of them. The clerk places the number of his room on them, hands one tc the bookkeeper. places an- other in the rack and keeps the third.
 Ely this Ian fifteen or twenty men can register a a time, and 1t prevents delays which frequently occur when every one is trying to get at the register at the same time. It also makes it impossible fer one travelling man to keep track of another who sells the same kind of goods The bis man is benefited by his name not aprearihs, and no one can worry him py sending notes to his room"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

Rhode Island may be corrupt, but she will have to step aside and give Missouri the center of the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

It is hoped the troubles in the post office department will not lead to an advance in the price of stamps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The democratic nomination in 1904 will net go a.hegging. If need be Gro yer Cleveland could be conscripted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

Prof. Alexander Graham Bells air ship Is triangular, and it's sailings have thus far been strictly geometri- cal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The President can shoot bear or kiss baby with equal facility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The "growler" that once cost, when full, seven cents, now costs fifteen cents in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
THE ROYAL ROAD TO LEARNING.
From Puck.

From Puck
 Jagsles-Has old Rocksey picked out the college he's going to give all his money to?
 Waggles-No. They offered to confer an A. M. on him, but he is holding out forfan IL. D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

Jchn D. Rockefeller's football hair is an eternal testimony to the virtues of golf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The Boston Globe laments the fact that the furnace fire is still going. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

Over in Missouri they hold it is bet ter to be right than to be lieutenant governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

Automobiles are beginning in some suburban streets to outnumber bicy- cles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The government has decided that "Pekin" Is now Picking"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

St. Louis forgot its boodlers on Thursday, both state and municipal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

Jay Gould's ghost is still paying the debts of Count Castellane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The frauds of the postoffice depart ment are to be stamped out, to be sure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

Between pie and breakfast foods no wonder the rate of mortality is rising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The wars of the world are growing small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04

The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.
 -cymbeIlne.