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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Pest.
~ REPRESENTATIVE UNDER
" WOOD of Alabama is reported
! as saying that President Roose-
welt merely hurts his own party by rec
ognizing the negro in preference to the
white element. He thinks the Lilly
White organization would rapidly gain
strength eff the President withdrew his
opposition" Mr. Underwood may be
right Certainly in his character as an
eye witness, he ought to know what he Is
talking about. We make bold to say,
however, that If the white republican
movement at the south has Federal Of
flee for its object; If it can be checked or
even discouraged by any policy the Pres
ident may adopt in the dispensation of
patronage; If it cannot subsist without
the aid of the collectorshps. the postof-
fees. and so on, it doesn't deserve to sue
coed, and the sooner it collapses the bet
ter.
1t has not yet been shown to our salts
faction that the President recognizes the
negro element in the south in preference
to the white leaders" All sorts of rumors
are flying about with reference to this as
pect of the situation. We are told that
Mr.. Roosevelt has selected ]. s. Clarkson,
of Iowa-now holding a treasury office
in New York-as his agent and adviser in
southern matters. 1t is said further, that
another western politician, of even more
exalted positon-though that might easily
be-has been called into the august coun-
ellis. The individual can take his choice
among roorbacks and speculations of un-
limited number and of every shade of
grotesqueness. All the same, we cannot
see that the President, speaking general
ly, has exalted the negroes and cast down
the whites. He has appointed mon of one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
Failures in 1902.

In the entire country there were
fewer failures last year than there
were in the previous year, about six
per cent less. Every section had fewer
failures except the southern states,
End the increase in the latter was not
very large. All told there were in the
south last year 1908 failures with liza
bilities of $1S,3S2, 199, as against 1863
failures with liabilities of $15,522, 122
in the previous year. This is an in
crease of about fourteen per cent, and
it. was doubtless due to two cotton
crops that were disappointing, espe-
cially in particular districts of the cot.
ton belt. Not since 1897 has this sec
ton Of the country had so many fail
ures, with such heavy liabilities
Alabama did not, however, fare bad
ly last year. True, it had 1873 failures
against 1877 in the previous year, but
the liabilities of the former were only
$1,033,15S as against $2,343,066 in
1901. No other southern state made
a better showing, and the crop short
ages in this state have of late been
heavy.
The percentage of failures to the
number in business was the smallest
recorded since 1881. The year 1880
holds the record in this respect, and
the year just ended was very close
up to the two prosperous years of 1880
and 1881.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
The wider a man opens his mouth the
closer shut is his brains.
Tell a woman she is beautiful and she
may not believe you, but she will like
you.
When woman says she hasn't any,
thing to wear, she means she wants to go
shopping.
Careful women show a great deal of
genius in selecting a suitable figure to
fit the occasion.
You can't marry a woman and keep your
ideals about her any more than you can
eat your cake and have 1t, too.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06


stage has lost Sol Smith Russell, the
comedian.
The prominent scientists who have died
are Prof. Leopold Schenk, the Austrian
embryologist; Prof. Rudolph Virchow,
the Berlin surgeon and scientists; and
Maj. j. w. Powell, the director of the
bureau of ethnology in the Smithsonian
institution. Among the great divines who
have ended their labors are the Rev.
Newman Hall, the Rev. Dewitt Talmage.
Cardinal Ledochowsky, the Rev. Joseph
Parker, of the London City temple and
Frederick Temple, archbishop of Canter-
bury. The list of the distinguished dead
closes with the names of Friedrich AL
fred Krupp, the Essen steel master and
gunmaker, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
champion of the rights of women.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
TRAITS OF THOMAS B. REED
GREAT SPEAKER AND WIT

of our time in congress has been less
understood outside of Washington. Two
comments frequently made in the news
papers show how superficial and unin-
formed was the general opinion of him in
the country. One was that he was not a
constructive statesman, and the other was
that he could not make a successful
long speech.
In the twenty-five years OF Mr.. Reeds
service in the house he had no oppor-
tunity to fasten his name on any import
ant measure. Yet his surviving colleagues
will testify that no man, living or dead,
had more to do with constructing the
legislation passed by the house when his
party was in the majority. While he was
speaker he made the legislation of the
party, besides making it possible. He was
master of his own side before he was
master of the house.
1t is true that Mr.. Reed did not often
make long speeches, but that was be-
cause he did not like long speeches and
never made them If he could help it. He
thought man ought to be able to say
all that was worth saying in short
speech, unless the circumstances were
very exceptional, and that, as a rule, long
speeches were artificial, and he hated any
thing that was artificial. He made, how
ever, at least two long speeches which
would compare favorably with other long
speeches of the same period But he could
make short speeches that were more eff
fective than the long speeches of his
rivals, and he. preferred to do it.
Mr.. Reed might have been President Of
the United States if the people had I'M
derstood him as his colleagues did But
as it was, he really had very little chance
of securing the nomination of his party
when he came nearest to it in 1896, al
though he could not appreciate this fact
and could not understand why Mr.. Nc
/ Kinley was preferred to him when Mr.
Mckinley had been only his lieutenant in
congress. He never forgave the men who
deserted his cause at st. Louis because
they knew it was hopeless, and he never
forgot those who stood by him to the
last even though they, too, knew it was
hopeless.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR
BY Jane Taylor.

BY Jane Taylor.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star;
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high.
Like a diamond in the SKY.
When the blazing sun IS gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle. all the night.
Then the trav'ler in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark;
He could not see which way to go.
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep,
While you through my window peep,
And you never shut your eye,
Till the sun Is in the sky.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
ALFRED M. TUNSTALL.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
The indications now point very clearly
to the election of Hon. Alfred NJ. Tun-
stall to the speakership of the lower house
of the legislature Mr.. Tunstall is the
speaker of the present house and is one
of the best parliamentarians in Alabama.
He was elected during the last days of
the session two years ago to succeed the
lamented Francis l. Pettus
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
Improving Wide Streets.

THE city of Columbus, Ga. like many
other southern towns, was laid out with
broad Streets" remarked a traveller. IN
the good old summer time, so to speak,
broad streets are a Godsend TO a south
ern town If they are not paved. They do
not retain the heat and allow plenty of
air to circulate. 1t is probable that they
were originally designed to allow room
for the country wagons which in olden
days came to town to trade. Augusta
has wide streets like Columbus, Broad
street In Augusta being as wide as Penn
sylvania avenue in Washington. Years
ago, when the railroads had not monopo-
lized all the trade, have seen this wide
street nearly blocked with country
wagons, which brought cotton and other
products from remote districts. These
wagons were like the old 'schooners OF
the plains, covered over with canvass ana
making a fairly good Imitation Of a house
wagon.
with the disappearance or the coun-
try wagon-trade the wide streets seem
empty Modern conditions too, demand
paved streets, and Columbus and other
cities solved the problem by paving
small strip down the center or the street
taking In the rest of the street for grass
plots. This improves the appearance OF
the city. makes the street more beautiful
and saves lot Of money In the cost of
paving Rows of trees are planted along
the edges of the pavement, thus making
the street shady drive and giving it the
appearance of a boulevard"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
We can now drink untaxed tea.
UNIFORM TEXT BOOKS.
tho Huntsville Herald

From the Huntsville Herald.
Alabama should by all means adopt a
uniform text book law and place the dis
tribution OF the school books in charge
of competent agents. Our sister state
adopted a similar law about two years
ago and it is working perfectly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
Diplomatic.

From Tlt-BitS.
The presence of mind of an impecuni-
GUS lover was illustrated recently at
bazaar where there was a stall for the
sale of watch-charms.
'oh, George" she said. 'buy me a
charm"
Sarah" answered he. you have too
many already"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
Last and Best.

From London Answers.
They were two wretches of men, who
met in the seclusion of their club.
what are the three quickest modes of
communication queried one.
Telegraph, telephone and cablegram.'
mo; wrong in the last one"
well, what are they?'
Telegraph, telephone and-tell a wo-
mani"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

After seeing Miles, Corbin and
Young the effete east will begin to
appreciate the westward tide of en-
pire and uniforms.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Erroneous ideas.

1t Is probably too much for any indi-
vidual or country to expect to be LET
alone" remarked a resident yesterday
There are always people who think
they know our business better than we
do. don't say that they are not correct
and probably we need outside help, but
If people will meddle in our affairs they
should at least inform themselves correct
~ concerning them. For instance. have
just received a circular issued by a Lon
don society for the prevention of crime
calling attention to the numerous lynch
ings in the south and urging that public
opinion be aroused on the subject. This
circular says: We learn that, of late
years, many hundred persons (some OF
them only suspected of crime and posi-
bly, innocenD have been slowly burned
to death. with horrible ingenulties of tor
ment and IN the presence of multitudes
of men. women and children, sometimes
brought together from far and near, by
excursion trains as for public holiday
"While the south must admit that many
negroes have been burned at the stake
for certain crimes 1 do not think there
has ever been an. instance where excur-
sion trains were run for the benefit OF
those at distance who wanted to see
the proceedings. The southern people
have not burned negroes by the hundreds
In fact, I doubt If fifty. negroes have
been burned at the stake in the United
States. OF course lynchings and burn
ings are very horrible things and the
most effective way to stop them is for
the negro to behave himself. The whole
negro question in the south is like pool
which is constantly stirred by outside in
fluences and kept muddy If the outside
world would let the negro alone the
waters might settle and become clear
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

The Delhi durbar was a great page
ant, although General Miles was more
than a thousand miles away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

After the price of meats comes down
the restaurant bills of fare will pause
a long time before doing the act
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

The Sultan of Morocco knows when
to work political point off on a pre-
tender, and he Is now standing pat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

The Kansas lynchers who got the
wrong man do not know whether to
consider themselves murderers or not.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

Governor-elect Bailey's fame rests
on the fact that he is in the David
Bennett Hill class of bachelors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

General J. - uniforms will soon
appear on the European horizon, for
this world is still round
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

The water supply of Fee will buz
again If the Sultan has any more po-
litical tricks up his sleeve.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

Massachusetts has a surplus of
women, and Secretary Moody is re-
sponsible for part of it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

Hawaii is not so far away. 1t is
nearer in days of travel than Alabama
union.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

Champion Jeffries met the Monroe
doctrine way out in Butte in Mary
MacLeans country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

The optimists are on top at the out
set of the new year, and they propose
to stay there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

This is to be year without any
total eclipse, not even of prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

The country IS limiting to Justice
Shiras that his resignation would be
acceptable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

China would like to have the Mon
roe doctrine stretched across the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

Standard oil is supplanting the mid
night article in learning and literature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

Lemonade is harmless even If it
does not kill your stock of typhoid
germs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

Natural gas and natural oil are both
petering out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-06

Delhi has more elephants than auto
mobiles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11

fhA-HrNAkes EhI-h-NAhe. 80
Just this way, but they made up
their poetry as they went along-or
wished to have it thought that they
did-and sang their own music while
they played upon the instrument
they carried. But we have no bards
who travel about nowadays, and few
who do not, according to those who
are believed to understand all about
poetry. But that will not upset the
little ones. There are plenty Of
rhymes for them to go on with. There
always have been, for the songs that
mother sings and the verses she re-
peats are older than the land in which
we live.
We have all sung in our time, and
every little one yet to live in the
world will sing:
"Pat-u-cake, pat-a-cake. bakers man"
Nobody knows who wrote this, but
the idea of clapping hands which
goes with it is one of the Oldest
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11
rnE nure MARRIAeE DOWN..
Fortunate Girl the Recipient Of Ee-
centric Request.

Fortunate Girl the Recipient Of &c
centric Request.
From numerous applicants the town
council Of Cardiff, Wales, has selected
Sarah Amelia Roberts, a domestic
servant, as the recipient of the Butte
marriage dowry. The fund for this
dowry was left by the marquis of Butte
in 1897 to commemorate his silver
wedding and consists Of $4,000, the
yearly proceeds Of which are given
to some poor girl or girls unable to
get married for the want of money.
The recipient, who was left an orphan
in infancy, after her marriage went to
reminded by the mayor of the origin
of the dowry, and in accordance with
the terms of the gift the mayor read
to them the first eleven verses Of the
second chapter of the gospel of St.
John, descriptive Of the marriage
feast at Cana, where water was mi
raculously turned into wine. The
dowry, about 5000, was then handed to
the bride.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11
Get Close to the Soil.

You never heard of a wild animal
that had rheumatism until it reached
captivity and was kept off the earth.
You never heard of a horse that had
rheumatism until it was shod with
iron and kept off the earth. You
never heard of a dog that had rheu-
matism until it became a household
pet and was pampered-kept of the
earth. The heathens of Africa and
the Pacific islands never had rheu-
matism, so far as we know, until they
got to wearing sandals or shoes. I
once knew a fool man who, whenever
he got sick, would dig a trench in
his garden, lie down in it and have his
wife cover him with fresh earth as
far up as his chin. He would remain
there for an hour or two, then get up
in fine spirits. Mother earthl The
contact! 1t looked like the resurrec-
tion-and it was. Let all the boys go
barefooted.-New York Press.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11

corn spirit" and in their fancy it
takes all sorts of shapes that Brighten,
sometimes being a COW, a wolf, or a
demon. But our little ones who play
the merry game and sing the old, old
rhyme of Boy Blue, know much bet
ter. Little folks love to hear of the
funny doings of CULVER in Midget.
land; but when it was first set down
it was for the purpose Of making fun
Of some people with whose politics
Dean Swift, the author, did not agree.
The whipping top first came into fash
ion, the writer's Of history tell us, as
a way of celebrating the cruel Gus
tom Of whipping martyrs at the stake;
and there is in the British museum an
old rhyme about it, which boys of
other times used to sing. 1t is a
proud moment for the little one when
he or she can first say the whole of
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11
Mlshan to a LonrnaIIst.

A few days ago we thought we
would try our hand in handling q
bucking broncho. We made prepare
tons and was meeting with success,
when at a time we were arranging
some straps we happened little too
close to the business end of the
beast. 1t made a very sudden and
peculiar motion and we were hurled
to the ground. Two of our friends
were present and picked us UP and we
staggered around awhile in a groggy
condition. Since then one of our
knees has taken on balloon shape,
accompanied with rheumatic pains.
We cannot get about quite so lively
as we could, but we are a little smart
er.-Bellbrook, o., Moon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11
NOT A POPULAR CANDIDATE.
Another Good story Told on the Never.
Falling Irlshman.

Another Good story Told on the Never
Failing IrIshman.
While the 4 o'clock train was pull
ing out of Philadelphia last election
day, dispute arose among the pas
sengers as to who would be elected
Governor. One man stoutly main
tanned that Pattison would be elected,
while another said Pennypacker
would receive an immense majority.
An Irishman on the train offered $25
on the first named candidate
You're both mistaken" said a re-
ligious looking man after the discus
sion had gone on for some time, Pat
tison will not be elected Governor;
neither will Penrypacker."
'BedadI who wilF be Governor,
thin?" asked the Celt.
THE Lord" said the old man, sol.
EMMY. HE will be Governor of Penn,
sylyania."
There was silence for a moment, and
then the Celt shouted out:
"Begorry, an bet you S25 that
He don't carry Pittsburg"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11

The cat began to KIN The rat, the rat be-
gan to gnaw the rope.
All good little people become poets
before they can very well take part
in serious talk with those who are
older than themselves. For as soon
as baby boy or girl can talk at all, he
or she is taught by nurse or mother to
lisp the little tales told in sort Of
poetry which mother and nurse them
selves used to repeat when they were
children. The bards Of olden days
who used to 90 from hall to hall tell
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11

longing during ages to another ma
ton. The Jews first had it, and it
was meant to tell the story of the ma
TONS life during all the centuries.
And that amusing story of the old
woman who wanted the cat to kill the
rat, the rat to gnaw the rope, and so
On-that, though our great-great-
grandparents used to say it, comes
from the Jews, but with them it had
a religious meaning. The little peo-
pie in Denmark have the same story
as ourselves; and the little Germans
who share a great many of the stories
on which our best known rhymes for
the nursery are based, have it as
well.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11

PLINY, W. VA. - The free trial of
Doan's Kidney Pills acted so well with
me, wrote Hooff, the druggist, at Point
Pleasant, to send me three boxes, with the
result l have gained in weight, as well as
entirely rid Of my kidney trouble. My
water had become very offensive and CON
tanned white sediment and cloudy.
would have 70 get up six and seven times
during the night. and then the voiding
would driB5le and cause frequent at
tempts, hut, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills,
they have regulated all that, and 1 cannot
praise them too much. JAS. A. LANHAAI.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11
A FREAK OF NATURE.

Double Ash Tree That Grows at
Waynesville, ohio.
A curious freak of nature, in the
shape Of double ash tree, is now to
be seen at Waynesville, Ohio. Our
illustration is based upon a photo
graph of the tree, and it will be seen
that the doubling is very symmetrical.
1t results from the coalescing of two
separate ash trees five feet apart, at
a height of is feet from the ground.
The trunks are from 10 to 1S inches
thick and, when united, reach an alti-
tude of 20 feet. No one seems to
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-11
TORTURING
DISFIGURING
Skin, Scalp and Blood
humOurS
From PlmpIGs to SCTOfula
From Infancy 10 Age
Speedily Cured by CutlCuTs
When All Else Falls.

The agonizlng itching and burning OF
the skin, as In Eczema; the fFightfnI
scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss of hair
and crusting of the scalp, as in SCALED
head; the facial dlsAgurements, as i'm
acne and ringworm; the awful suffer
ing Of infants, and anxiety of wOrn-
out parents, as In milk crust, letter and
salt rheum,-all demand q remedy OF
almost superhuman virtues TO success-
fully cope with them. That CuticuTA,
Soap, Ointment and Resolvent are such
stands proven beyond all doubt. No
statement is made regarding them that
is not justified by the strongest evil
dence The purity and sweetness, tho
power TO afford immediate relief, the
certainty of speedy and permanent cure
the absolute safety and great economy,
have made them the standard skim
cures, blood purifiers and humour rene.
dies OF the civilized world.
Battle the affected parts with hos
water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse tl,s.
surface of crusts and scales and soften
the thickened cuticle. Dry, without
rubbing, and apply Cuticura Oinf-
ment freely, to allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and sootba and heal.
and, lastly, take Cuticura Resolvent, 70
cool and cleanse the blood. This com
plete local snd constitutional treatmeue
anords instant relief, permits rest nnfR
sleep in the seVeFest forms Of eczema
and other itching, burning and scnIV
humours OF the skin, scalp and blood.
and points 70 q speedy, permanent ana
economical cure wheh ali else fails.
SOD ,bIcuzhoui ne world OulieuFs Reslvsnt "a. n,
iofn Of chocpiag Coated Plit 49, per Val ~ ~ -
sient sles SOP t1 itQ0is london q ChaSSiSRS-1s
ps 49, o. ~ y y, s,a.,,9as w eolumbus AEl.