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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
Worldwide Fame.

AS everyone knows, there is no coun- try in the world where a man Of pluck or talents can rise to fame so rapidly as he can in this young nation Of ours' remarked a well known man who was until recently engaged in business in Wall street.
 'Take Charles M. Schwab as an ex- ample. Three years ago he was unheard of outside of local steel circles Tn Penn sylvania. When he was elected president of the United States Steel corporation everybody was asking: Who is he? It was thought that he was some great Ger man metallurgist who had been imported to run the great steel combine. Today Schwab Is as much in the public eye on both sides of the Atlantic as Emper- or William or King Edward If he has a sneezing cold or if he plays at roulette, the news is flashed round the globe. Schwab is to some extent a child of fortune. Had it not been for MT. Car negies friendship and endorsement he would not have been elected president of the steel corporation. But Schwab has evidently risen to the occasion. With all the rumors regarding his resignation he does not resign. He will probably re- main as the corporations chief execp- tive official for years to come"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
Snuatter Plutocrats.

All sorts of schemes for the purpose of seizing government lands in the grazing states have been resorted to. Tramps and soldiers wives have been hired to take up 160-acre lots, and the homestead claims were then trans ferred for pernaps $50 each to cattle man. When such devices were want ing the cattle owners proceeded to in- close vast tracts, and to fight in the courts any attempts to dispossess them One company Tn New Mexico actually fenced in 1,079,000 acres of government land. One of it's fences was 55 miles long in a straight line. and the company had actually stolen a whole county. In Oregon one com pany built wood, stone and wire fences around 84,000 acres, and the govern ment faced a long contest in the courts before it could regain posses sion of the lands. The holder of 65,- 900 acres in Nebraska is now in the courts defending his squatter title, and all told millions of acres are unlaw- fully held.
 The squatrers have joined hands in Washington. and arc endeayoring to secure the passage of a bill providing that all public lands in sixteen states and territories, embracing a total of 525, 5,000,000 acres, be leased for terms of ten years, with the privilege of ten more, at the rate of two cents an acre, in tracts to suit, and that preference be given to stock growers who now own ranges, or unlawfully occupy the lands they want to keep.
 If the bill becomes a law not only will irrigation be rendered more ex- penslve, but emigration to the six teen states and territories will be checked and all of them will be se- riously injured. There are no gains in the bill except for the cattle pluto crats, who are the satellites of the beef trust, and congress should con- sider carefully the provisions of the pending bill before adopting them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
MT. Dresser's Warehouse Scheme

D. Le Roy Dresser is in the cotton consuming district of England where he is explaining his cotton storage scheme. He explained that the plan is in active operation, the allied com panies in the scheme having done a business last year amounting to S40,. 0O0000. In that year there was not a loss on a single receipt issued, and only one claim arose-a $1600 claim, which was settled in ten days.
 The warehousing company receives cotton from anybody, whether the planter, the factor or the merchant, and issues against it a negotiable re- ceipt or warrant. This receipt, cou- pied with the mans note, is forwarded if he so desires to the trust company of the scheme in New York, where the note is negotiated, and the proceeds sent to the borrower. These notes are oftentimes rediscounted by the trust company, many banks desiring such investments.
 This enables the farmer or mer- chant to hold cotton at reasonable rates of interest until he desires to sell it. It operates to prevent a con- gestion of cotton on the railroads. At present the Dresser scheme prefers to lease warehouses, forming local com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
President Roosevelt.

"I find that President Roosevelt is mak- ing enemies in the south right along, and he is certainly losing friends in the repub- llcan party in the east" said a New York republican at the Hilman. "He is not only cratic but he is playing peanut politics. If he should be nominated in 1904 which God forbid, he will lose hun dreds of thousands of republican votes.
 "The democrats will have a good chance to win if they put up an eastern man. that Is if Roosevelt should lead the republican party.
 Grover Cleveland is still live wire and there will be a strong organization for his nomination in 1904. It is quite thinkable that the song will be -Four more years of Grover But his election will not in my opinion, be thinkable Cleveland might carry New York, but he cannot carry New Jersey or Connecticut I will not venture to say who would make the strongest democratic candi- date, but either German or Parker would run a good race"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
BEVERlDGE AS A HoRsEMAN.

Washington Letter to the Philadelphia
 Press
 The other day Senator Beveridge called upon the President just about the time for the afternoon ride. They were talking horseback riding and Senator Beveridge remarked that he had not had a ride for some time, although he was fond of it. The President said he would supply the senator with a nag if he wanted to go, but did not have q riding outfit to loan him. The senator said he would go as he stood, and off they started. The Pres ident was in semi-rough rider costume and the senator, drapper and trim, wore high silk hat and a frock coat. The employees around the door grinned as the pair started away and prophesied some ruffled senatorial dignity before they got back. But the young Indianian stuck to his chief and came cantering back up the White House driveway with the nap still smooth on his beaver hat and apparently not a bit jolted by the ride
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News
 A life of ease means life of discontent. Love may be blind. but chaperons sell dom are.
 Soap dirt cheap" is the way a Kansas grocer advertises it.
 It takes a strong corporation to throw a bridge across a river.
 Never judge a womans mind by the time 1t takes her to wake 1t up.
 If a man who is injured in a railroad wreck fails to recover his heirs will try to.
 One trouble with the average reformer is that he has no other occupation
 Cloves are responsible for the first breath of suspicion in many happy fam lilies.
 When a man wins bet he sets his hat on the back of his head; when he loses he pulls it down over his eyes.
 A cursory glance over an undertaker's s books will convince any man that he saves good deal ever year by not dy- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
THE BADGAG BUTTONS.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 A young man who accompanied Prof. Hilprecht on his recent expedition to Nippur was showing some souvenirs of his trip. "There's one thing I didn't bring back with me, and that's a Bagdad button,' he said. Pm just as well satis- fled that l didn't too. A Bagdad button? Well, I'll tell you about it. Every person who goes to Bagdad and stays there for six months Is afflicted with a peculiar boil that leaves a scar about the size of a half dollar. It may come on the face or on some part of the body, but il is bound to come if you stay there long enough. I didn't I got out just IS soon as I could. Children who are born in Bagdad always come into the world with this mark, which Is known as the Bagdad button"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
CONVINCING EVIDENCE.
Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 In secluded corner of one of Phlladel- phia's clubs the other evening a number of physicians were comfortably en- sconced, and the talk turned to tales of their profession.
 One of the doctors present related the following at his own expense: "On a chilly morning last winter as I returned to my office after several early and im- portant visits. I asked of my servant: Thomas, did Mrs. S. get the medicine l ordered for her yesterday? suppose so' replied Thomas, I see all the blinds down this morning."
 As the gathering recovered from their laughter one of the fraternity remarked : That Is as good as the story of an old classmate of mine who sent in a death certificate with his name signed in the space reserved for Cause of Death" "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
LARCENY CHARGED TO BANKER.
Edward J. Cunning Accused of Getting
 Away With S2s,oo0.

Boston, January 11-Edward J. Cunning of Brooklne, of the firm of Cunning x Co.,, bankers of this city, was arrested yesterday on a warrant charging him with the larceny of s2S000 from Francis A. Brooks of this city. The action results from alleged transactions between Mir. Dunning and MT. Brooks, who died last fall The warrant was issued on represen- tations made by counsel for three sons of MT. Brooks, who are the executors of the estate, which is one of the largest in this community. It is claimed while the sum named in the indictment is only $23, 900, the funds of the estate are involved to the extent of more than sl00000. The accused man is very prominent in Boston business circles, and is accounted as be- ing wealthy. News of the arrest caused a sensation in he financial district. After the hearing he was held in S200o0 bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
MILLIONS FOR WAGE BANNERS.

William E. Curtis in Chicago Record Her.
 ald
 Wage carners throughout the United States will receive, by many millions more money during 1903 than ever before in the history of the country. Increases in wages granted by the great railroad and industrial corporations within the last two months show that during the coming year G56,sG0 employees will receive $3S 350000 more than they did last year Negotiations are in progress by which 10000 employees of various railroads in the west and south will receive increases aggregating $4OOO,OoO annually.
 Scores upon scores of small corpora tions or business firms. each employing few hundred men or women, have made wage advances. There is no way of com putting exactly the number of these or the employees or the amount involved, but a conservative estimate of the grand total of employees who will receive higher wages during 1903 is 900Oo0. and the sum involved will be in the ncighborhood of $50 100000.
 
 share of the increase in wages than any other class of workingmen. There are about 100000 men employed by the rail- roads of the country. including every body from the laborer up to the president Of these 100000 over 6oo,oOO, or more than one-half, will receive on an average 10 per cent more in wages than they did in 1902.
 Not only have direct increases in wages been granted, but other corporations have devised schemes by which employees will be able to share substantially in the profits. Stockholders in the railroads which have made the increases will not suffer. In fact. the indications arc that they will gain materially by the increase. as it was employed as a reason for ad- vancing freight rates from 10 to 20 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
NEXT TIM E..

From the New Orleans Picayune.
 We of the south no longer dream of separate national existence. Our wealth and power and material greatness are to be gained in the union, and in it we mean 10 stay until we dominate it as we did in its early decade. Therefore no more secession for the south. Next time 1t may be New England that will want to secede
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
A LEADER WANTED.

From the Montevallo Sentinel.
 A uniform text book law is one of the great needs of Alabama What mem- Der of the legislature will take a stand on the side of right and justice and the people, and battle the book trust with all it's willy tricks and lobby manipula- tions?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
Hotels Well Filled.

It is accounted dull day in the hotel business of Birmingham when several pages of the registers at the principal houses are not filled But days when the arrivals are few are rare. They only come, in fact, about Christmas time.
 The Hillman, the Florence, the Morris and the Metropolitan were nearly up to their respective capacities last night. Every section of the country is represent ed in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
carneaie,s Renefactions.

Andrew Carnegie retired from business the richest man in the world. but he has given away s50.0O0,O0O and will probably give away as much more if his life is spared few years longer" said eiti- zen.
 T some times hear men make cynical remarks about Carnegies benefactiohs' His gifts of millions do not involve as much sacrifice on his part they say, as the donation of a $lO0 on the part of a man working for a moderate salary But MT. Carnegie, nevertheless, has done a noble work. Only a phianthropist could bring himself to the point of giving up millions, no matter what he might be worth
 "The majority of mfllionaires do not give away much money, and not lew or them hoard all they make. Therefore Carnegie will go down in history as man of phenomenal generosity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
About Persons

City Attorney Bibb Graves of Mont gomery, Horace Hood, Jr.. and w. F. Moses, advertising manager of the Mont gomery Journal, are in Birmingham. They are registered at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
THE MAHOGANY TREE,

By William Makepeace Thackeray. Christmas is here; Winds whistle shrill, Icy and chill, Little care we; Little we fear
 Weather without. Sheltered about The Mahogany Tree. Once on the boughs. Birds of rare plume Sang, in its bloom; Night-birds are we; Here we carouse. Singing like them, Perched round the stem Of the jolly old tree Here let us sport, Boys, as we sit: Laughter and wit Flashing so free. Life is but short When we are gone, Let them sing on, Round the old tree. Evening we knew, Happy as this; Faces we miss, Pleasant to see. Kind hearts and true, Gentle and just; Peace to your dust! We sing round the tree.  Care. like dun, Lurks at the gate; Let the dog wait; Happy we'll be! Drink, every one. Pile up the ccals, Fill the red bowls, Round the old tree. Drain we the cup Friend, art afraid? Spirits are laid In the Red Sea Mantle it up;
 Empty it yet; Let us forget, Round the old tree. Sorrows, begone!
 Life and it's ills, Duns and their bills, Bid we to flee. Come with the dawn, Blue-devil sprite, Leave us tonight. Round the old tree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

Portraits chiseled on or into tomb. stones is the latest fad of fashionable society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

The Wagner heirs are receiving each year a large income from the masters work, and yet they must play second fiddle to Charlie Schwab.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

Grover Cleveland is keeping his eye on 1904, and George Dewey is keeping his on Venezuela. The betting is on the latter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
WELL ILLUSTRATED.

From the Dadeville Spot Cash.
 The Age-Herald's cartoons are very apt just now, especially it's illustration of the anticipated scene in the White House, anent the Indianola postoffice af- fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

The long imprisoned brother saved both the emperor and himself, thanks to the pretender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

A string of General Miles photo graphs taken in the east are coming in. They are uazzlers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

The actors are a sympathetic lot of people, and the purse of SS00O that they handed Marie Dressler is but a new illustration of an old fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

The round-the-world time table will soon be brought out, and the hope is that the trip will be reduced to 40 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

Seven new theatres are going up in New York, and yet they say this is not good theatrical season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

Tn crown prince and princess are unlike Deacon Baer-they have some- thing to arb..rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

Delaware's plan of getting along without United States senators may be best after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

The Colorado legislature is prepar- ing to do the deadlock act and the tyranny act in ono bunch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

Castro resembles David Bennett Hill in the respect of hair, or rather a want of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

It is everywhere assumed that Rus sell Sage got his walt off a bargain counter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

Mrs. Wu was Chinawoman, but the wife of the new minister was edu- cated in Farce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

President Castro rammed his resig- nation into his gun, and he will shoot it into his enemies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

The good that Dr. Lorenz taught America will live until he comes again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

The Countess de Castellane is learn ing to be an American again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

Vnezuela can muster her yellow fe- yer mosquitoes at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12

Street car hold-ups are becoming quite popular in Chicago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
A balky mule never proposes or accept arbitration.

Congress- motto at present is Free coal or bust"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-12
ALABAMA HAS THE ONLY
 WOMAN JAILERIN COUNTRY
BY MARIE BANK HEAD OWEN.

n~ S tall as Molly Gradyr' As uPn brave as Molly Grady!' Twice
 in day l heard that name,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-29

- Postmaster G. J. Thompson, of
Defiance, Ohio, says special de-
spatch from Toledo was horsewkip.
ped last Wednesday morning by Cora
Pfater, . colored girl. Thompson Offer
edno resistance, but secured the names
ofnllthe Witnesses to The affair. The
eaune FOR he,whippine ia anrressse:a.
grievance which the girl had in regard
TO- her mail, one Of her letters having
been csnfiseated by the department.
The xfater eirl is the only colored
person Rhoeyer graduated from shs
Defiance High School. s3i
- g. q. Clemene, Of Topeks, Kan.
Q emare lawyer, secured che. aouuiseal
Of . jointist Iasg week, ,althouah che ovi-
depce against hims wss conclusive. Mr.
Clemens ignored the testimony and Ia
HE spsech 20 the jury related how his
client did heroic work during the,
iiood, risking his life one hundred
times to resoue drowning women and
children in North Topeka, When lie
an;shsds che isr5ors were in tears and
agreed quickly that such q noble soul
could never ha7o sold liquor contrarsy
to- the statutes made and provided Il
Kansas. Z y
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-29

r-rtT-
days or The following programme
has been arranged for the OCCASION:
TUESDAY-AUGUsT a.
K 8 q. m.-Clay Pigeon Shooting.
p: m. .-Flreman's Parade, partici-
pated IN by oil the visiting and home
{ s 2; M Horse Show. at Race Track.
ct Camp Ground by Third, Regiment,
Stste Troops.
$3.50 p. m.- Meeting of Captains OF
Fire Companies at City Hall. 3
S.a5 q. m.--Concert in Court House
by First Artillery Band, u. S. Al. 800
0 p. M.-Ideal Opera Company, OF
Opera House. :. 5
WEDNEsDAY-AUGUST s.
s 9 o. H.-Guard Mount at Camp
as:!,9, $50 2, m.-Band Concert at Camp
9a: in.-Live Pigeon Shooting.
$50 8. inland Truck and Reel
Races. : a
8p. m--Fireman's Foot Races.
$3.50 p. m.-Horse Racing at Race
$50 p. m.--Baseball at Park. Colum.
bia vs. Augusta.
7.a0 p. m.-Regimental Dress Parade
and Band Concert at Camp Ground
S.45 2: m.-Ideal Opera Company, al
Opera House. 8 4
THURSDAY-AUGUST0.
8 a. ,m.-Guard Mount at Camr
$50 q. m.-Band Concert at Camp
% a. m.--Horse Hose Wagon and
Horse Truck Races.
2p: m.-Horse Racing at Race Track
6.SO p: m.- Baseball at Park, Colum.
bia vs.. Augusta. s.
7.80 p. m.-Regimental Dress Para dc
and; Band Ccncert at Camp Ground.
$40 p. m.-COncert Ill Cn1rt Houst
ny First Artillery Band u. s. A.
$40 p: m.--.deal Opera Company, al
Opera House.
FRIDAY-AUGUST7.
q O.. m.-Guard Mount OF Cam1
9.80 a.. m.-Military Parade and Re
view of Third Regiment on Publ,
Square by Gov. Hayward and STAFF.
II o. .m.-Reunion Of Orr's Regiment
G. 8. A., In Court House.
3 p. m.-HorBe Racing at Race Track
8.80 p. m.-Address on Farming in
Court House by DR.. j. L. Hunnicutt
editor Southern Cultivator.
900 p. m.-Baseball at Park, Colum-
bia va. Augusta. .a5.
7.80 p. m.-Dress Parade and Band
Concert at Camp Ground. E
I; 8.45 2. m.--Ideal Opera Company al
OpeTa House. -
In addition to the above there will
be minor amusements each day, such
as 8 barrel race, q bag race, a one.lsg-
ged race, q back running race, O blind
race, g scramble race, hop race, and
numerous other races, all Of which are
able prizes will be awarded to the suc.
cassfu! contestants.
Visitors who desire lodging should
write to the Secretary OF the Chamber
Of Commerce, who will give informa-
ton aH to suitable atnnnine nlacess
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-29
Prohibition in Texas.

y - . r q. y
Dallas, Texas, July 21.-A tidal
wave Of liquor prohibition is sweepiug
over Texas. One hundred and thirts
counties have voted total prohibition
and fifty nine others have partial pro.
hibition--that is, the country pre-.
cincts are prohibition, and In. the
larger towns only, like Dallas and
Fort Worth, is the sale Of liquor per-
mitted. This leaves only fifty-seven
counties in which liquor is eold unre-
atricted by any sub.divisional lines.
Most Of these are the sparsely settled
border and panhandle counties. Fui-
ly four-6fths of the population Of the
State is living under the jurisdiction
of the lceal option law.
He,fa dozen more large counties
are to hold elections within the next
thirty days. It looks as if most of
them will go for prohibition. The
Prohibiticnists within the Democratic
party are organizing o campaign to
elect Prohibition majority in the
Legislature to be chosen next year,
in order that an absolute prohibition
amendment TO the State Constitution
may be submitted to o vote Of the
people Of the State in special cleo
tion in 1905.
Governor Lanham is strong Pro-
hibitionist and is being looked to to
help the movement along. g.-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-29
E'.asizners 1. ! 'Warehou 20.

THE Annual Meeting of the Ssoclr.
holders VI the Farmers Warehouse Com
.Esny Will be held at tho Earmera aud
sscr, On Tuesday. Auguat 4th, 1905, as Ii
O'clock noon. l$s8 Ss;l', & "a ,'ilS 8 O.,
N ss .Ss +. s, HILL, preaident.
"a ob'T. .. LIaoN, SEQ. end Treas.
July s, 1908 u 8 ". a Y
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-29
Notice I Ilnal ecttlenaent,

.RT7HH sundsrbiansd, EXECUTORS OF
!. che Estate Of EliEabeth Kay, deceaa-
"Wednesday, Angust 10TH. I90s. . apply
60 the Judge OF Probate for Anderson
County Tor O Final Settlement OF said
Estate, ana O disc charge from their office
\ THOMAS b. KAY,
& ,gsG $ JOHN 81. KAY,
e rs 8 y " 4. e "a SExecutors.