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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
The Insane Asylum.

Our state insane asylum is an excellent institution" said a gentleman who has re- gently visited Tuscaloosa. q had no idea of the scope of the work now being done for the unfortunates of this state. Mn der the capable management of Dr. Searcy every detail of complex system Is looked after with utmost care. Few people use the full name of Alabama Bryce insane hospital. A majority are satisfied with saying merely the asylum As is we'll known Peter Bryce was foun- der of the hospital and 1t was afterward purchased by the state of Alabama
 "A visit to the asylum is one never to be forgotten. There are about 1500 white inmates with perhaps an equal number of negroes at Mount Vernon and at the up- per river farm.
 Its patients are the most interesting part of the asylum. A trip through hun dreds of wards with guide for protec- tion is very impressive. Although every effort is made to brighten the lives of the inmates an amending succession of human wrecks. young and old. some quiet and thoughtful, others grinning and glib  berlng. casts a feeling of gloom over a stranger that Is hard to overcome. A stiffness of death broods over the wards that is broken only by the cries of violent patients who shake the bars of the iron cages for hours until their parox- isms pass away. It took several days to get over the creepy feeling I experienced on first hearing these noises and for sev- eral nights my rest was disturbed by the recollection of them.
 Yet people in the asylum are not so badly situated. They have fine pool and billiard rooms, dance hall. orchestra, reading rooms, and everything necessary for having good time. Some of the male loonies' are excellent dancers and do not hesitate to favor visiting young ladies who straightway go into hys- terics.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 It's funny how sure girl Is that it's never so bad to be found in the dark as in the light.
 Death Is specially hard for woman to face because of the statement her tombstone will make as to her age.
 Once there was a woman who did not think some other woman was interested in her husband, but she didn't have any.
 Why a woman likes to have a scandal party in her own home is she don't have to go away to be talked about by those who remain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Work of the LeuisIature.

Alabama is 8 better state because of the child labor law and the uni form text book bill, the elective rail- road commission bill, the bank exam ination bill, the anti-lynching section of the redistricting bill, the primary law, and the various school measures, not to mention a score of lesser laws, which the legislature that adjourned yesterday morning passed. It was an industrious legislature, but above all else it was a courageous legislature No political clique, much less any pol itician; no trust, no ring, no corpora ton could swerve 1t from its convic- tions. It was in fact about the most fearless legislature that the people had elected since the civil war. and to the new electorate primarily belongs the praise
 Some general bills were left on the calendars that should have crystalized into laws, but no body could in sixty days transact all the business that the constitution of 1901 threw upon it's first legislature Much work goes over to the legislature of 1907, and the state will have to wag along as best it can under some of the old statutes of less happy period.
 Among the wise laws of the legis 1ature <just ended were three school laws of tar reaching importance. In the first place, the school districts are to be reformed in accordance with common sense and the wishes of patrons and pupils instead of geo graphical township lines The old plan bordered on idiocy, and the new plan will lead to districts that pertain to the convenience of the people.
 The state too, will aid the districts to build better school houses to the extent of $200 i1 a district, provided the district raises as much more for that purpose. This will certainly lead to better school houses, and every Alabamian knows that the rural school house needs all the help it can command It would not be surprising if the race for the stare aid did not be come exceedingly interesting, with many entries.
 The legislature also passed a bill providing machinery for putting the constitutional county tax of one mill in aid of the public schools into oper ation. A campaign of education on behalf of this local tax should now be begun in every county, for there is not county in the state that does not need it-not even Lowndes. Be ween the one-mill tax and the new text books our public schools can be put on good basis, and the legisla- ture and Superintendent of Educa- tion Hill deserves the thanks of the people for what they have done to promote the education of the barefoot boys and girls of Alabama. Unlimited local taxation will come later on. There is plenty of room for hopeful work under the laws as they now stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Kansas City.

Have you ever noticed what an im- portant part the two Kansas Citys play in the affairs of the United States?' asked a gentleman from Missouri. Their pop ulation is about 175,000, l should judge and yet we hear more of the combined towns than any other of their size in the country. Perhaps one reason of this is the series of floods and other disasters that affiict this part of the country so often. better reason is the fact that Kansas City-you will notice that I pre- fer to use one name for both towns-is the gateway to the far west. after leav- ing Chicago Several great trans-conti- mental lines to the Pacific coast pass through the town and in addition it's ad- vantageous situation gives it immense commercial interests that are much in evidence to the visitor Again. perhaps one of the best. if not the best. afternoon paper in the country is published at Kansas City. This is the Kansas City Star, which is also issued in the morn ing as the Kansas City Times. No doubt this paper adds much to the prestige of Kansas City among American cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
About Parsons.

sNNN0t VI SC'io' Speaker A M. Tunstall, of tie house of representatives, stopped at the Metro politan last night en route from Mont gomery to his home at Greensboro. MT. Tunstal is looking well and expresses himself as being highly pleased with the endorsement that the legislature Is re- ceiving from the people for it's work. MT. Tunstall has made an excellent record as speaker of the house and has fully come up to the full measure of the anticipations of his friends. MT. Tunstall was pre- scented with a handsome silver service by the house Saturday night. He leaves this morning for Greensboro.
 H. A. Snow, a prominent citizen of Tus- caloosa, is at the Morris. Prof R. A Lambert, of the Boys Train ing School of Anniston, spent Sunday in the city with friends.
 w. H. Smith of Gadsden is registered at the Morris.
 Dr. T. Rudolph of New Orleans spent Sunday at the Hillman.
 A. M. Caine of Thomasvills stopped in the city a few hours yesterday en route to Louisville Ky, where he will enter Louisville Medical College
 
 w. O. Nichols of Knoxville. Tenn., was one of the Hilman's late arrivals last night.
 Senator Walter s. Smith of Lineville stopped in the city a few hours yester- day en route from Montgomery to his home in Lineville. Mir. Smith has made a splendid record in the upper house dur ing the session just past and is prom inently mentioned as candidate for so- licitor of his circuit
 sss
 Charles L Jackson of Richmond, Va, spent Sunday at the Hillman.
 
 Dr. II. c. Greedy of Vinegar Bend spent Sunday at the Morris.
 James K Smith. assistant cashier of the Merchants and Farmers bank of Eutaw, is in the city.
 J. H. Blair of Nashville spent Sunday at the St. Nicholas.
 J. s. Williams of Clayton Is registered at the Morris.
 Luther F. Holt, prominent citizen of Linden, is at the Metropolitan.
 
 J. Lodger of Tuscumbia, is at the St. Nicholas.
 Oscar V. Martin, proprietor of the Greenville ice factory of Greenville, is in the city.
 l.. w. Sherrill, prominent citizen of Sylacauga, is stopping at the Florence. George E. Eddy of Boston spent yes- terday at the Hillman.
 H. Kendall Hester of Chicago was one of the late arrivals at the Hillman last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Biiou has been dark for several months but will now be a favorite resort at evening. Wealth and Poverty the play for this week, is an excellent one and Is sure to delight large audiences. Capable people are in the cast and the stars have sufficient talent to handle their parts well.
 "A number of good shows will appear at the Bijou this season. Manager Wells takes care to always furnish an excel lent assortment of amusements for his patrons. Prospects for a profitable win ter are particularly bright for both the Jefferson and the Bijou."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
A BIT OF A LAUGH
M arveIous.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 There's something the matter with thrs clock" said the office boy; 'it won { strike'
 "Heavens" exclaimed the excited cap tain of industry; "and it's union-made, tool"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Parental Traininu.

From the Chicago News.
 Smith-How old is your son, Jones? Jones-He'll be twenty-one tomorrow. Smith-Hes certainly a credit to you. Jones-Well. he ought to be. I spent fifteen years in bringing him up and six more in calling him down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Peary may conclude to get in touch with the esteemed North Pole through the use of the Marconi system. He will send it wireless and conflden- tial message
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

The imperial circuit consisting of Jefferson county will hereafter have seven circuit judges, who will sit in no other county, and who may be re- inforced by an eighth judge. This will tide us over to 1907, when we will need perhaps full dozen of judges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Jersey Fossil.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 This tusk," said the Jersey commuter, "I dug up in my garden. It's all of four feet long. Remarkable. isn't it?"
 Yes" replied his nelghbor. its very probably the bill of a prehistoric mos quito"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Two Dead Winners.

From the Denver Post.
 The two leading attractions at the Wichita fair are to be the lady who ham dies venomous snakes with impunty and Ben Tillman, who handles venomous lan- guage with utter recklessness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

The legislature fought four pitched battles over the stock law, the anti boycott, the bank examination, and the redistricting bills. The rest were mere scrimmages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Bijou Openjnu.

Patrons of the popular play house are looking forward with pleasure to the opening of the Bijou tonight for the win ter season." said theatre-goer. "The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Usual.

From Life.
 The Old Man-Isn't 1t possible for you to go to college without having to play poker spend money and raise the devil generally?
 The Son-But governor. I thought you wanted me to take the regular academic course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

The west and south are getting along very well. thank you; and they are wholly willing Wall street should monopolize the slnmp business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Hetty Green summoned up her most vigorous words when she denied the report that she is going to join the Henry Lehr colony at Newport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Resiqnation.

From the YonlSers Statesman.
 The Walter-How will you have your steak today?
 The Crank-Oh, I suppose burned, as usual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

It's the insiders who are bearing the losses in Wall street, an no one seems to care how far the new fash ion is carried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

As a last resort the Macedonians should apply to one of our judges for an injunction against the Turks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Well Rid of at Last.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 George we were cleaning out the hall today and the maid gave your Panama hat to the ragman by mistake"
 Thank goodness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

The legislature has adjourned with out day, and the State Fair and the circus now become the leading issues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
ALABAMA

Some of the Mobile cigarmakers are on a strike as a result of a disagreement with their foreman and we now expect to have the supply of choice Havanas" temporarily curtailed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

A new court house was dedicated last Thursday at Linden and the day was an important one for people in that town. Many from Selma went down to attend the interesting exercises. Secretary of State Hefin was the principal orator of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Ensley is stirred up over the hog nui- sance. The Steel City has come to the conclusion that the limit of endurance has been reached. Accordingly war has been declared on the ever-present hog wallow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Lieutenant Peary is preparing to deport one negro to the North Pole. The John Temple Graves idea is catching on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

The President is too fat to handle the Huldah Todd issue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05


 As local paper remarks. 'The mar ble heart was given Bessemer by the sev- en representatives of Jefferson county. Had Bessemer put out three candidates and this end of the county been instructed to single shot them they would have won in a lope.'
 The Merrimac mills at Huntsville are rapidly becoming one of the most impor- tant industries in the state. Extensive improvements have recently been made. There are fewer cotton mills in Alabama than there should be and the importance of attracting these plants to our state has long been recognized.
 It is rumored that Solon Whitten, the "oil king of Alabama, has discovered large flow of gas in a we'll now being sunk by the New York Alabama compa- ny near Hazel Green. Reports concern ing the operations of this company have been numerous during the past few months. High hopes were at one time aroused that certain sections of North Alabama would prove rivals of the fam ous Spindle Top at Beaumont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

The Devery boom has disappeared, but his great phrase has not touchin on and appertainin' to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Governor Jelks has ten days in which to approve the bills sent to him by the legislature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Wall street has as many bottoms as it has days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

There is now something doing in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

There is not a swear word in Mary McLane's new book, and some think she did not write it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

By the way, what has become of J. Pierpont Morgan!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

The west and south are getting along very well. thank you; and they are wholly willing Wall street should monopolize the slnmp business.  Hetty Green summoned up her most vigorous words when she denied the report that she is going to join the Henry Lehr colony at Newport.
  It's the insiders who are bearing the losses in Wall street an no one seems to care how far the new fash ion is carried.
 Lieutenant Peary is preparing to deport one negro to the North Pole. The John Temple Graves idea is catching on.
 The Devery boom has disappeared, but his great phrase has not touchin' on and appertainin' to.
 
 Governor Jelks has ten days in which to approve the bills sent to him by the legislature There is not swear word in Mary McLane's new book, and some think she did not write it.
 
 Football has been resumed even if the equinoctial storm has forgotten to return
 The new garter trust strongly ia vors elasticity in the currency and elsewhere.
 The poodle cases in Missouri are delayed until the penitentiary can be enlarged
 San Francisco has a public school filled with Chinese children.
  By the way, what has become of J. Pierpont Morgan?
 -----------s"----------- Wall street has as many bottoms as it has days.
 There is now something doing in Washington.
 Oyster Bay has been erased from the map.
 This is not steam-heat weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Oyster Bay has been erased from the map.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Football has been resumed even if the equinoctial storm has forgotten to return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

San Francisco has a public school filled with Chinese children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

This is not steam-heat weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

The poodle cases in Missouri are delayed until the penitentiary can be enlarged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

The new garter trust strongly ia vors elasticity in the currency and elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Warnings, and portents, and evils ]. ominous. l Julius ceasor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-20

for at least twenty years. The divisions
and subdivisions of literature, as recog-
nized by the librarians profession. are
the product of much thought on the part
of many expert and enthusiastic minds.
The system ought TO be pretty near per-
lection, yet it sometimes produces results
that seem queer; as for example, when, In
the latest cooperative bulletin of the
Brooklyn public library. these two books
find themselves together in the same class
Of description and travel:'
''Hilprecht. II. V. ed. Exploration in Bible
lands during the nineteenth century. The
resurrection of Assyria and Babylonis.
etc"
Society list and club register of New
York, with residences and club addresses
apd tho maiden names Of married ladies' ."
This is odd enough TO be the result of a
mistake in classification; but it is mani
testify not accidental. In the same cata-
logue division, the Count Won Kielmanseg-
ge's DIARY of a Journey to England i'm
the Years 1761-l762," is cheek by jowl with
the city directory Of Waukesha, Wis.
There is, of course. scientific reason for
this. but has the scientific classification or
literature reached its last refinement OF
precision?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-20
MISUNDERSTANDING SANITATION.
Work in This Direction Accomplished
by Woman.

American Medicine
The title reverend before the name of a
woman is likely to give citizens of 1.-The
effete East" something OF a shock But IL
there are more with the valor and effective
ness of the Rev Caroline Bartlett Crane.
OF Kalamazoo. Mich. we as physicians
or as citizens of any kind. should welcome
them TO any office, didactic, theologic, or
practical that they may find TO their tastes
and abilities. Charities saws that through
her efforts the Michigan State LEGISLATURE
has passed a bill providing for the inspec-
ton of meats and the care and sanitation
OF slaughter-houses. Mrs. Crane had a
hard fight. She was to have been notified
when the bill was up for consideration. but
her first word came early one morning of
its defeat by an overwhelming vote. In
thirty minutes she was on a train bound
for the State capital, and before the expira-
ton of the twenty-four hours during which
a defeated bill may be reconsidered. she
had persuaded the man who was most in
strumental in defeating the masure TO
move its reconsideration. The rules of the
lower house were suspended and Mrs.
Crane was given five minutes in which to
address the members. That day the bill
passed by vote of 81 to 10. The bill has
three vital provisions: % Licensing butch
ers. not for revenue, but for CONTROL CD
houses outside of city limits CD the mini
mum requirement for cleanliness and sani-
tation of slaughter-houses. 1t is the out
come of an investigation made by Mrs
Crane of seven Michigan slaughter-houses
which she believes to be typical of unin-
spected abattoirs in all parts of the coun-
FRY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-20

much. but I'm out of patience with peo-
pie who act if they expected to find
human curiosity. l amt freak. l guess
I'm pretty much like other people, but I'm
bound to be myself anyhow"
During the talk that followed she said:
II never had but very little schooling. but
my father had some good books and
used to devour them. | used to go up in
the haymow to read and sometimes I'd go
way off and hide in the tall weeds and
read all day. That's the way got most of
my schooling
To a question regarding Lovey Mary she
said: mo, L never had an idea Miss Hogan
was writing book. OF course she got all
about the denominations garden from me-
but she hadn't ought to make me out so
illiterate 1 never saw a book that had
nothing of national life or national history
in it that caught people like that book
OF hers did To an inquiry if the author
had ever sent her presentation copy Of
the book she answered she had not. I'm
sorry for one thing" she said, land that
is that she left the Jews out. Now like
the Jews because they have mighty in
teresting history and are such self-sup-
porting people. You never see Jew in
the poorhouse. They take care of their
own and they perpetuate themselves, too.
In my garden the peoples. larkspurs and
cornfiowers are the Jews. because they
grow so compactly they almost monopolize
the soil The Jews you know, don't take
to farming. They take TO business and
they're hard to beat at it, too. Some Of
my Jewish flowers keep the garden bright
longer than any others. They are self
seeding-once planted always planted.
was real sorry that while she was about
II Miss Hogan didn't put in my Jewish
flowers Then, as she conducting
the reporter into the garden she said, with
an expressive smile: i've got a Dowieite
flower here now" ''Why do you call it
that?" was asked. "Oh, cause it has such
a disagreeable smell: the Dowieites in
bad odor. you know"
Everybody I'm Martinsville respects Miss
Tina. The children of some of the chill
dren she taught more than thirty years
ago have gone to school to her. She has
written a History in Rhyme from Column
bus to the Navigation Act 1t is pub
lished in folding pamphlet form, Chapter
1 covers the period from 14s5 to 1868. "Oh.
it isn't a poem,'' said Miss Tina.
Just puts facts and dates in rhyme
so the children could memorize EN-" She
has used ii in teaching. 1t begins:
In fourteen thirty-five begin our rhyme,
When Columbus was born in Italy's sunny cline.
In fourteen hundred and eighty-four
Columbus sought aid to reach our shore.
In fourteen eighty-six he tried again
And rejected by England, Portugal and
Spain
In this way the history is brought down
through two centuries until:
In sixteen sixty onward glide
When the navigation act comes over the tide;