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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
"orlainaIs' In Literature.
From Golfers Weekly.

From Golfers Weekly.
Curiosity to get behind the scenes of
literature stalks as c., Sc 10 the heels
IF each succeeding prcm,rent author as
to the heels of the actor. Popular con-
ception has it that every strongly ac-
centuated character in recent bit of
fiction must have an "originar'-a sort
of artists model from whom the au-
thor obtained inspiration. The original
.'Dooley' and the original "DaviG
Harum," of course, have long figured In
the public print. Within the last few
weeks some one has discovered the ORR
ginal Mrs. Wigs and duly photo
graphed the original cabbage patch. .
Both Mrs. Wigs and the patch are
stated to be in actual existence in the
suburbs of Louisville, the writer's home :;
the former being an old lady who now,
goes about. with chip on ner shoulder
and a feeling of wrath in her heart be
cause she has been made so public
character, and the latter-the patch-be-
ing nothing more romantic than six
teen acres of commons, the extension of
an unfinished street at the ragged end
of the city. The old lady who Is pre-
stunned to have helped Miss Hogan to. her
excellently humorous ideas is bothered
to death with curiosity seekers, and
looks forward daily to the hour when
her son Jimmy can return from his
work to rid her Of visitors and intruders-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
A Revolution in the Glass Industry.
,om the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
Finally come machines for blowing
glass, and the promised consequence is
a revolution in the glass industry. The
American Window Glass company, other
wise known as the window glass trust,
has given notice to employees of an in
tention to close all its factories on the
14th for the season, and during the shut
down its plants will be equipped with the
new machines, which will be controlled
by the officers of the trust. through a
corporation just being chartered in New
Jersey. One machine, 1t is said, will do
the work of three men, and as glass
blowers are the most highly paid of any
manual laborers in the country, the saw
ing from the machines is to be enormous.
When the trust factories are started up
again, hundreds of present employees will
find themselves out of work. There is
likely to follow a slashing of prices in
window glass also. for the trust has been
hard pressed of late by the Independent
manufacturers, and will now come back
at the latter with some force through
the employment of this labor-saving de-
vice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

~ RTHUR p. GORMAN of Mary
WI land is again a United States
senator after an absence from
that body for four years. Immediately
upon his return his democratic colleagues
unanimously made him their leader
eleeting him chairman of the caucus and
steering committee. No other man in
the history of either existing political
party has ever been so honored. under
similar circumstances, by his colleagues
in the senate. Four years of absence on
the part of a leader has always hereto
fore developed another leader. But Cor
man, in ability and political generalship,
ranks so far above any man the demo-
cratic party has In either branch of con-
gress that everyone stood aside and by
unanimous consent he was chosen.
German has been reared in statecraft
He began life as a page in the United
States senate when boy of thirteen. He
then began the study of the science of
government and the practical of its con-
duct. He has succeeded in every under
taking of life. From page boy in the
senate he went out into the business
world and accumulated a modest fortune.
Then he entered politics, served in the
Maryland legislature and in 1880 was
elected to the senate from Maryland
serving eighteen years before his defeat
by republican four years ago. He was
then the acknowledged democratic leader.
But for the bitter antagonism of David
B. Hill of New York toward the Mary
lander 1t would now be a foregone con-
cusion that he would be the next demo-
cratic Presidential nominee. Hill despises
German and would use all his power to
turn New York~against him. Yet if Cor
man can get the Tammany support he
can get the New York delegation. At
the present time, however, Tammany is
rather favorable to the Olney boom, while
iii is pushing Parker.
But German has the democratic con-
gressional support at the present time
and his skillful leadership in the senate
is adding materially to his strength
throughout the country.
Every man regardless of party who
knows German personally has the most
supreme confidence in his ability. his hon
esty and his integrity. In the present
generation of American statesmen know
not his superior.
In his home life German is ideal He is
possessed of the most genial disposition
and is as full of fun as boy. Those who
know him in his home life with Mrs.
German, one son and six daughters must
admire him.
l have known him since I was a boy of
twenty; ! have seen him in many political
and legislative battles; but never once
when he lost his head for moment, and
never when he did not tower far above
other men and other leaders. He is a man
in every sense of the word-generous ana
broad-a diplomat and a statesman, and
l predict that he will be the ideal of the
democratic party as was Mckinley of the
republican party
If German be the democratic nominee
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Point of view Of the Negro Himself.

From The Worlds Wolk
In most of the discussion of the race
rroblem little is said CT the negroes own
pcint of view. lie is the chief figure at
ter ell. He Is 1T once the innocent cause
If II and the chief factor in its solution.
There has not been time enough nor
~crk onoug h nor money enough nor OPP
portunity enough for great masses of
them to be built up to responsible citizen
ship, but the leaders of the race-the
real leaders-show a steady growth in
thrift, in responsibility and good citizen
slip. A study of the result of the work
done at any of the great schools where
they are properly trained will give the
most dependent man high hope. In fact
the record of the best men and women
who have gone out from Hampton and
Tuskcgee and ether such training places
make enc of the most remarkable chap
ters in human progress. The negro con-
ferences that are held at Tuskegee show
year after year growth of character and
of economic efficiency among large
masses of them; and the report of the
Negro Mems Business League and other
such bodies tell of remarkable progress.
The negroes children, too. will be wiser
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
A Few Plain Facts.

Leaving out Maryland. Delaware
and West Virginia, which have be-
come debatable states, the Solid
South casts but 151 electoral votes.
New York casts 80 votes-a total of
1870 electoral votes, or 40 less than a
majority. Where are these 40 votes
to come from?
Some say that Delaware, Maryland
and West Virginia can be carried by
a popular democrat in 1904. This
would give us 10 votes, leaving 81 to
come from elsewhere. Illinois ca SITS
"a votes; Nevada, 8, leaving votes
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About Persons.

e. Lesser, who has been i'll for several
days with a high fever, was up and
about his room for a short time yester-
day. A few days ago it was thought
that Mr.. Lesser would have typhoid but
h.5 physicians now think he will be out
in a short while.
Information has been received in Biz
mingham that Mr.. ana Mrs Bowron
who are travelling in the east, are now
at Jerusalem. having reached there last
Monday. They will remain in the holy
city" two weeks.
Mr.. w. c. Barrick, after weeks stay
in the city on business for the Barrick
Publishing CONF any, LETT yesterday after
noon for New York.
J. d. Collins, as president of the Board
of Trade has received an invitation to
attend the annual banquet of the Pensa-
cola chamber of commerce next Wednes-
day. He will probably accept.
]. &. shobert of Holnnra is at the
Morris.
Edwin r. Metsalf of Boston is regis
tered at the Hillman.
Massey Wilson of Montgomery is stop
ping at the Metropolitan.
Charles Kahlo of Indianapolis is at the
Hillman.
r. l.. Crouch is at the Morris.
o. o. White of Cullman is stopping at
the Metropolitan.
e. I. Jackson of New York is registered
at the Hilman.
I. r. Hayes of Detroit is at the Morris.
T. f. Montgomery is registered at the
Metropolitan.
Charles Sparks of Shelby is at the Nor
ris.
Lucien Julien Walker, private secretary
to Congressman Bankhead. arrived from
washington yesterday and will spend
some time in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
Our New Divorce Law.

"This new divorce law for Alabama IS
interesting to us old bachelors, said a
man at the Hillman last night.
Formerly in this state It was possible
for man or woman to marry within five
minutes after a divorce was granted If
either so chose. But according to the
new law. thirty days must be allowed for
the case to be appealed to the Supreme
court before new nuptial knots are tied
And if the case Is appealed to the SUI
rreme court by either party the other can
rot marry until the matter is finally dis
posed of by this higher tribunal"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
A CHURCH MADE 1923 PER CENT.

Mt Morris, N. Y, Telegram to the New
York World.
One year ago the Rev. Walter A. Stir
ling, pastor of st. Johns church. gave a
silver dollar to each woman or MS con-
gregation, asking each to invest IL anu
to bring back at the end of the year the
profits of the investment.
Yesterday the fifty women named III
s411. so. One woman, a farmers wife, IN
vested her 81 in a young calf, which she
sold for 80 at the end OF ten weeks Inc
50 was invested in poultry ana RETURNED
s17 at the end of the year. Another soio
popcorn at local store and earned Slo'
Others did needlework' SOLD hoine-lnaoe
cakes. fancy work, etc. all Sieiuihs soou
returns,
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ed on the upgrade Immediately after
they acquired it and is today worth
probably something like two million dol
lars. Hatton died about ten years ago
and soon thereafter Wilkins bought out
his family's interest
It is not considered probable that Be-
riah Wilkins will ever again recover his
health, as he is absolutely paralyzed.
The management of the paper therefore
will fall upon his son. John Wilkins
young man who has had several years
experience on the Post and who will be
worthy successor of his father.
Birmingham is today, In proportion to
population. the most prosperous city in
the south. But there are many things
which Birmingham needs and needs bad
ly. The principal thing Is better streets.
Mayor Drennen and the city admnistra-
ton win do well to devise means at once
by which the streets of Birmingham can
be improved. Most of them during the
past week have been more sloppy and
full of mud holes than any country road
in Alabama If we can't have paved
streets, we can certainly have cherted
ones, because there Is abundance of ebert
all about Birmingham. Something should
and must be done at once
another thing in which Birmingham
IS Tar behind is in the service at our union
depot strict rule prevails that anyone
"iehout ticket for an outgoing train
snail not be permitted within the gates of
the shed. As a consequence, women with
md
the gate of the depot to the cars. There
Is no one to help them and their escorts
are not allowed within the gates of the
shed. If this rule is to prevail, certainly
the depot authorities should provide por-
ters to carry luggage to and from trains.
Every other well regulated city in Amer
lea makes provision of this character
and there Is no reason and no sense In
birmingham being so far behind. Let
the depot authorities take this matter
up at once and remedy 1t.
Another matter needing regulation In
Birmingham is the carriage question be-
fore the theatres and the large dry
goods stores. AS it is now, on rainy
and muddy evenings, hackmen and car
rage drivers mass themselves in front of
ehe THEATRES WITHOUT regulation, and the
hrst person out of the theatre may have
to walt half an hour before his or her
carriage can be driven up on account of
the fact that some hackman is waiting
IN front for a load. 1t Is the same way
In front of some of the large dry goods
stores. Carriages stand in front and will
not drive out of the way for others to
come up. There should be a city regula-
ton in regard to these matters in Biz
mingham as there is in every other well
regulated city.
Birmingham is prosperous but 1t is not
yet We'll regulated by any means. l hope
when Mayor Drennen returns from his
outing and rest from his recent political
contest, that he will get to work as a
mayor should who has been so aatteringly
endorsed by the people. and that he will
regulate and systematic the affairs of
Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
Woodlawn and the seaboard.

THE Woodlawn city council will make
a very serious mistake if it does not re-
scind its Seaboard ordinance recently
passed requiring the road to use a line 1t
does not want" said a prominent citl-
zen of Woodlawn last night THE Sea-
board had surveyed a line that not only
answers its purpose in every way, but It
is better for Woodlawn. What Is known
as the new line is the shortest ard best
and that is the one that the council should
give it the right to use. l can hardly
think that any member of our council IS
Intentionally an obstructionist, and l be-
lieve the body will reconsider its action
l hope so at any rate"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT NATIONAL POLITICS
AND SOME LOCAL AFFAIRS OF INTEREST

next year he will be the next president
of these United States
1t would seem that man can do what
ever he wills. John - annamaker aspired
in boyhood days to become the merchant
prince of the world He made fortune
in his Philadelphia store. by virtue Of
business ability and organization. He
practically left it to his subordinates when
he went into Harrison's cabinet for four
years as postmaster general Retiring
from politics, after his term, he extended
his business 20 New York, buying out
the old A. T. Stewart establishment and
adding to his fortune there.
Now he has started the building of the
greatest store in the world on his block
in Philadelphia. It Is to be twelve stories
high and $50 by 479 feet. 1t Is to cost
$ogy0,OO0. and be absolutely fire proof
The building of this store will present
some peculiar features. It will be built
in sections on the site of the present
structure Work will be begun at the
corner of Thirteenth and chestnut streets,
and business will go on uninterrupted in
the other parts of the present structure.
When this part is completed 1t will be
nut in use at once and another part be-
gun. At no time will the building opera
tions interfere with the stores business.
The new store will be of ornamental
terra. Gotta. 1t will be $50 feet on the
Market and Chestnut street fronts and
479 feet on the Thirteenth and Juniper
MT IL, 4frar ana will
on Juniper street and this will be APP
preached by a driveway 106 feet long and
26 feet wide. A loggia will be constructed
along the Thirteenth street side, measur-
ing AZ by 156 feet II inches, and from
this side deliveries will be made.
The delivery service will be entirely by
automobiles and in the construction of
the Thirteenth street front provision has
been made for the entrance and egress of
the autos. These will run into the store,
enter special elevators and be carried to
the delivery department When filled they
will descend in the lifts and roll out on
Thirteenth street The plans provide for
sixty-two elevators.
The interior will be finished in San Do
mingo or East Indian mahogany. The.
floors will be rubber, marble, mosaic and
white maple on concrete foundation.
At the rate Wannamaker is making
money out of the mecantile business he
bids fair to be as rich as Carnegie be-
fore many years.
Every newspaper man in America reads
with regret of the serious illness of Be
riah Wilkins, the owner and editor of the
Washington Post. and one of the most
attractive men personally in this eoun-
try.
Wilkins started life as a banker in a
small Ohio town. In 1856 he was elected to
congress as a democrat and served four
years in the house of representatives.
When defeated for reelection, he and the
late Frank Hatton, being together pos
sessed of some ten thousand dollars.
bought the Washington Post. practically
on credit. Senator Stamford of California
loaned them some money. The Post start
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
GEORGE AIDE, JR., ON MUNICIPAL POLITICS.
Story of the Executive Committee and the Man

Executive Committee Kept Right on Col
lecting Dues and Splicing the Ropes
around the Ring. All the Clerks, Police
men and Porters were Put Next to the
fact that Young Lochinvar was going to
cut their salaries right up around their
Adams Apple and their Kinsfolk went on
the War Path. The Ring grew Mighty
and still Young Lochinvar kept Throwing
the Con into the masses.
In those days these Peoples Choices had
Managers and Seconds like Distinguished
Prizehghters and Baseball teams. 1t was
their Job to do the claiming and .wo days
before the Finale they announced In the
Daily Press that they Had the World by
the Tail and Down Hill Pull. The
Managers knew nothing of figures aud
didn't Need To. They drew on the Cam
paign Funds for Boosting and the Goods
were Delivered A La Carte. Each candi-
date had the biggest majority on record
and when it came to Predicting they made
the Bull Clique on Shaky Cotton Mar
ket look like Also Rams.
The Final Shake of the Box came on
and Gay Young Lochiuvar found that
Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-nine out
of every Two Thousand voters had Lied
or Failed to go to the Polls This made
him Mark for the reporters and they
Stormed His Joint for an Interview as to
How he Took 1t. He did the Pierp Nor
gan stunt of Nothing to Give out for two
hours and then Whistled Up the Hot Air
Squad from the Leading Dailies.
Now. Boys" Said he. You've all
helped Toss the Con around the saloons
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
The Rev. John G. Murray.

The congregation of the Church of the
Advent will assemble tomorrow in the
church to say goodbye to their rector,
the Rev. John G. Murray. who leaves on
Wednesday for Baltimore, where he will
be installed rector of st. Mchaels
and All Angels. Mr.. Murrays departure
is felt by all classes to be a distinct loss
to Birmingham.
while every one will wish the Rev. Mr.
Murray godspeed, hundreds will take
leave of him with a heavy heart" said a
layman. He has greatly endeared him
self to every one in his parish and no
clergyman that | have known has been
more faithful in the discharge of his
duties. lie has indeed made an ideal
rector and it will not be long before he
will be recognized as one of the leaders
of the Baltimore clericus"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Death of a Good Woman.

Mrs Charles II. Greer, wife OF the cd
itor of the Marion Standard, whose death
occurred last Wednesday was the uaus
ter of the late William II. Smith, former
governor of Alabama. The deceased hau
many friends in Birmingham where sne
and her husband lived for NUMBER Vi
years. She was a woman OF estlihapie
t. ats Of character and her untimely enu
will be greatly lamented. Mr.. Greer has
the tenderest sympathy OF eomraoes
throughout the state in his sore oereaVe-
ment. Mrs. Greer left, besides her nus
band, six children.
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and other gathering joints and am go
ing to give you Talk on the Dead.
'''rhfs Running for Office amt what it
Looks Like on Paper and these Rings
are the Idealistic Article. | feel like the
man whoFfought a Prizefighter by Mis-
take. His friend picked him up and when
he opened his Eyes, the Kind Companion
said: Johnnie. l like Your Nerve, but
Damn your Judgment
Boys, buclSing the Ring is worse than
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
sPARRows FOR RESTAURANTS,

From a ST. Petersburg Letter.
The large restaurants Of Warsaw have
a great demand for sparrows, which they
prepare in a most appetlzng mann r,
and have thereby created a taste for
these small birds among the customers,
The peasants who bring them in find it
difficult to supply the 5000 sparrows week
ly which are required by the restaurant
keepers. who pay for them at the rate
of Id per pair. In the villages the peas
ants pay children Id for five pairs and
thus make q handsome profit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Some women always act as If n.en knew
as much about heir clothes as a lady's
tailor.
The woman who phys With fire at
twenty is kept lnsy putting sal,e on her
burns at forty.
A man is the lord but not tas master
when he is married; he Is neither when he
has children.
Most men could carr more money by
driving a street car Kan hsy expect
TO get waiting sor rich relatives to die.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

than he is; and after all, this whole
problem is not one that we who now ara
living shall see the end of If we pass II
to the next generation in a better shape
than We found it-that is all we can hope
to do. Ard no man who knows southern
life can for moment doubt that it is
now in very much better shape than IL
was twenty yeers ago. So much better
is it that the aspects it now presents are
not discouraging to those who know
what has been done.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

The ameer of Afghanistan has PROM
Used to carry his divorced wives to the
St. Louis fair, and st. Louis sees that
it will have to BUILD another Worlds
Fair hotel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

Your Uncle Mark Hanna has intro
duced new series of gold brick artists
that give their undivided attention to
the colored population.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

The Spooner-Hatten negro confer
enee at Atlanta will be attended by
delegates only dispatched by republic
can governors of northern states.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

George AIDE proposes to quit slang
and devote himself to comic opera, but
who ever saw a comic opera that was
free from slang?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

No member of the Smith family sits
in the United States senate, thus again
illustrating the exclusive and aristo-
cratic makeup of that body.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

At present no statue of Robert r.
Lee will be erected in the capitol at
Washington, but in the long run one
will be. Virginia reserves a place
for it,
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Mr.. Smulslzi is the candidate of the
republicans for city attorney of Chi.
cago. He is expected to poll the Poles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

Ex-President Cleveland proposes to
act as general counsel to the demo-
cratic party.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

Pope Leo seems to think a good
many people ole in bed, and he pro
poses to stay out of one as much as
he can.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15

King Edward and Queen Alexandra
have celebrated their fortieth wed
ding anniversary. They are old folks
now
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Senator Stone is endeavoring to adj
Just himself to Senator Vests shoes,
and he finds the task not easy.