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Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10

If tramps begging hand out would
clothe themselves in pair of overalls
and wamus instead of faded dress
suit and wear fifteen cent chip hat in.
stead Of battered derby they would
meet with more kindly reception
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10

There are millions of unimproved
acres in the south and west which will
successfully grow alfalfa. and where
alfalfa can be grown there may a very
profitable type of agriculture be car
ried on, even If but few other crops
can be grown.
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10

An Indian Territory farmer this year
raised 10000 bushels of potatoes which
brought him about Is cents per bushel.
The crop was off the ground the last of
June and was then planted to corn.
This two crop farming looks as If it
was quite bonanza
The putting into use Of ten wide tired
wagons In a community will do more
to further the cause of good roads than
the holding of good roads convention
with its flumididdle resolutions and
speeches. The wide tired wagon and
the cash road tax are the beginnings
of better highways.
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10

is actually produced right from the raw
material to the ready to-put-on garment in
one plant. Nothing but good, pure,
native wool is used in weaving the cloth,
and the clothing is cut and tailored in
clean, healthful and strictly modern shops,
under the personal supervision Of
member of the firm of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
Japan's Tryino Position.

No matter how the Russian efforts in China are ended, it Is reasonably certain that soon or late Russia in tends to annex Manchuria. thus shut ting in Korea and dominating land almost within sight of Japan. The Russian bear built the Siberian rail- way with this in view, and despite the treaty between England and Japan 1t is difficult to see how Russian annexa- tion Is to be in the long run averted.
 When Japan had conquered China she thought she would be able to seize Port Arthur and the coveted districts about the Yellow Sea, but Russia said No" and she was able to call to her aid Me Too" France and trucking Germany. England lacked at that time the courage of her convictions, and America had not acquired the Philippines. It was a sad blow to Ja- pans ambition and dream-a blow from which she will never fully re- coyer-a blow delivered most brutally at trying time. Japan yielded, be- cause she was not prepared to fight Russia, France and Germany, accept ing huge indemnity instead.
 The absorption of Manchuria by Rus sia may be postponed, but it cannot well be forever prevented. That chance was lost when Japan was com pelled to relinquish the fruits of her victories. When Mancnuria becomes Russian territory the $300,00O,000 we have sunk in the Philippines will be lost also, for the annexation of Man churia will mean the dismemberment of decadent China, and we will have no interests in the Orient to protect. Ja- pan will, however, be the chief loser, and America will come in second with England close behind us. But the money losses of America and England will be of little moment in comparison with the agony of Japan as she sees tue land her sword and ships had won transferred to the huge Russian mon ster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
Unprecedented Imports of Goods.

For the first time in the history of the country the imports in year ex- ceeded a billion of dollars. In the twelve months ended March 31, 1903, the value of imports was $1,001 ,596,- 6S3 In other words, eAey exceeded n billion dollars by something over a million dollars. The increase to a bill lion dollars a year was largely due to the increased importations of manufac- turers' materials, these alone constitut- ing about third of the total imports.
 Such volume of imports would be alarming if exports were not maintain ed at high totals. In the year men tioned exports aggregated $1,414,7S6,- 954, showing an excess in our favor of something over four hundred million dollars, as against an excess in the previous corresponding period of twelve months of over five hundred million dollars. The loss Is not ma terial, especially If 1t be not carried farther in like direction.
 However, the balance of trade is great Illusion It has little reference to gold imports or exports, and a country's trade may be prosperous with no balance of trade in its favor at all, so far as the books kept at cus- tom houses show. The accumulation of money and the growth of national wealth are two different things, and the one does not necessarily lean upon the other. There was time when it was thought a country was going to the dogs that did not have favorable balance of trade, but when it was seen that this country grew rich and pros porous without one, then all saw that large imports are by no means panic breeders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
RETURN OF THE GRIP.

From the New York Tribune.
 Influenza is now keeping physicians busy In several parts of the United States. but with less painful and enfee- bling symptoms and conditions than in some former years. People everywhere, however, ought to be on their guard against it's attacks. Freedom from ex- posture and from overwork, regular hours, plenty of sleep, nourlshing food in moderate quantities-oyereating often invites trouble from this malady = the careful avoidance of sudden changes of temperature, the barring out of draughts, the taking of pains to keep the feet dry and warm, the wearing of fannels until these precautions may prevent suffering and the running up of big bills for medi- cal attendance.
 A minor question obtrudes itself. Why should anybody nowadays stick to the old-fashoned French name of Ia grippe" for this affllction? Has 1t not by this time been settled and established long enough among the users of the Eng fish tongue to call it by the terse old An glo-Saxon word, so short but so ex- pressive. grip" and drop the Gallic name? The genuine grip takes hold hard enough and is hard enough to shake off without adding to the length of its name or it's irritating grasp upon its victims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
AFTER-DINNER PHILOSOPHY.
As Set Forth by simeon Ford, the New
 York Hotel Man.

From Golfers Weekly
 In the twenty-three years of our exist ence we hotel men have seen many political upsets. We have seen the ras- calls turned out and the good people come In, and we have rejoiced We have seen the good people turned out and the ras- calls come back again, and we have re- joiced still more. We hotel men like change. That's what we are In the busi- ness for!
 All these different parties accomplish something for good. Some make the city good some make the business good and some are caught with the goods on them. But whate'er betide. the landlord pur- sues the even tenor of his way, seeking no political honors, asking no official favors, quietly eluding jury duty. unos- tentatiously swearing off his taxes. with malice toward none with charity toward all, content with life. liberty and the pur- suit of boarders.
 There are plenty of men in this room who can reach right up and pluck the stars out of the Armament and transfer them to the blue field of old glory, and who can refer to G. Washington and A. Lincoln and A. Gruber and other dead ones and arouse tremendous enthusiasm but what's the use? I have gone home from dinners so full of patriotism that I couldn't get In the front door, and SO have slept in the vestibule on a wire doormat, and I have gotten up in the morning with the word Welcome" print ed on me, but never could see that I was any better for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
Youngest Archbishop. A

"One of the most largely attended and brilliant banquets ever given under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus was that which took place in Kansas City Thursday night as a farewell honor to the Most Rev. John J. Glennon, who has been translated from the bishopric of Kansas City to the archsee of St Louis as coadjutor to the Most Rev. J. J. kain," !" remarked Knight. Many happy speeches were made at the banquet and they all went to show that the distinguish ed eccesiastic was loved as man as well as admired as a bishop
 "Dr Glennon is only Al years old and is probably the youngest prelate of arch iepiscopal rank in America. In long editorial in the Kansas City Times he receives this tribute:
 Iss- entire career as priest has been made in this city, his ordination having taken place in 1884, two years after his arrival His progress has been remarkably rapid He has borne successive honors modestly and with dignity. His policy has been consistent devotion to the church. and 1t Is to this that he owes much of his success He has never indulged In sensationalsm of any kind. He has never meddlcd with affairs that were not within his province. Yet his field has been con- spicuously broad. In all his connections with public life in Kansas City his course has been so frank and honest that he has never had doubtful motives attributed to his actions. He has, in short, been a consistent churchman as we'll as a brill liant man and a devout priest. '"There are some things about the per- sonality of Archbishop Glennon that are particularly individual He is youthful in appearance, yet his face and manner inspire admiration and confidence. The | evidences of personal reverence are usual | iy enjoyed only by the old. but there Is l that about Archbishop Glennon that all ways awakens this feeling. It may be his religious fervor. or 1t may be his un- | failing sympathy and keen understanding. | But whatever 1t is, his life in Kansas City has entitled him to ask, as did Abou Ben | Adhem:
 ".write me as one who loves his fellow men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
INTERESTING DECISIONS
 RENDERED BY COURTS

i ton upon the track Is held. in Southern R. Co. vs. Webb (Ga). 59i L. R. A. 10s to be the proximate cause of his death, where he is subsequently, run over and killed by an engine belonging to another company which the first company knew had a right 10 use the track and was likely to use 1t at any time
 An injunction to restrain a riparian owner from cutting trees along the stream, on the ground that 1t facilitates evaporation, to the Injury of the lower proprietor, is held bn Fisher V. Feige (Cal). 59 L. R. A. bss not to be allow able. The question of liability for fa- cilitating evaporatisln ln of stream is dis cussed In note to this case.
 Charter authorityk to make regulations to guard against tbnstruction of build ings so as to be unsafe or inhammable or dangerous to health life or property is held, in Bostoclt V Sans CMd), 59 L. R. A. 2S2, not to cover an ordinance au- thorizing the refusal of permits for the erection of buildings unless they are to conform in size, character and appear ance to those prkviously erected in the same locality and to be such as will not tend to depreciate the value of surround ing property.
 A statute forbideing the printing of the name of a candidate for office in more than one column, and in case of nomination of the same person by more than one party, forcing him to choose on which ticket his name shall be printed, and directing that the failure to make such choice it shall be printed on the ticket first filed, is held, in Murphy V. Curry (Cal), 59 l.. R. A. 97, to be an un- constitutional interference with the rights of political parties and candidates.
 The entry of a judgment setting aside in favor of creditors a voluntary deed is held, in Steinmeyer V. Steinmeyer (S. @ t59 L. R. A. S19, not to change the owner- ship of the grantee from sole and uncon- ditional. within the meaning of a policy of insurance in his favor, which is to be void in case he has not such ownership
 The full penalty prescribed by statute having been recovered for the unlawful killing of railroad employe who is a member of the voluntary relief depart ment of the railroad company, 1t is held, in Oyster V. Burlington relief depart ment (Neb) 59 L. R. A. 291, that the beneficiary named in the certificate of such employe cannot maintain an action against the railroad company on such benefit certificate.
 A street car passenger who is elected from car to which he is transferred because of mistake not noticed by him in the transfer slip given him by the con- ductor to whom he paid his fare Is held, In Lawshe V. Cacoma R. &P Co., (Wash.) 59 l.. R. A. 350 to be entitled to recover substantial damages from the company.
 Forbidding the employment of females in certain establishments more than ten hours day is held, in state V. Buchanan CWash.) 59 L. R. A. 342, not to deprive them unconstitutionally of life, liberty, or property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
IN HOTEL LoBBIHS.
Preslasnalsl# #PolItIes.

sI do not recall time when SO much interest was taken in Presidential politics a year ahead of the convention AS there Is right now" said an old democrat. Many democrats seem to take It for granted that President Roosevelt will be nominated and elected in 1904. But have strong hopes of seeing a democratic victory Things do not look bright for us now, I confess. The eastern democrats and many of the southern democrats unite in protesting against Bryanism and MT. Bryan seems bent on pushing his rule or ruin policy. Never was the party more divided if we listen to MT. Bryan. But little later on harmony will be brought about. The rank and file of the democ- racy are tired of discord and they are eager to vote for a conservative, able leader, like Senator German. I think that many of the Bryanite partisans will come round all right, but I will be sur prised If MT Bryan himself votes the democratic ticket in 1904, assuming that the extreme features of the platforms of 1896 and 1900 will be laid aside. Grover Cleveland was the standard bearer of the democratic party in 1884, in 1888 and in 1892. l do not think Bryan voted for Cleveland greenback candidate. rather than vote for Cleveland. Yes, I believe we will have harmony in 1904'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
THE BRUNsWIsk SCHEME.
Washington Post

From the Washington Post.
 Hon. John L. McLaurin, former United States senator from South Carolina, was seen at the Raleigh last evening.
 T have just come back" said he, From one of the most interesting trips of my life. It was to Brunswick, Ga. and along the line of the new railroad which will connect that promising deepwater harbor with Birmingham, Ala.
 ''The company with which I am now associated Is building a steel plant at Brunswick, representing an investment of s11 100000 This insures a growth and prosperity that will put Brunswick we'll up to the front among southern ports. It has long been noted for it's magnificent harbor, and has for years done great business in the exportation of yellow pine lumber. Besides this mammoth steel mill, there is an excellent prospect of it's get ting big ship-building plant from one of the northern states"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
CAN'T ENJoIN MASONIC TRIAL.

From the New York Sun.
 Supreme Court Justice Gildersleeve de- cided recently that Charles Franklin, who attacked Frederick A. Burnham. president of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life association, in an insurance publica- tion, must stand trial at the hands of his brother members of Excelsior Lodge. F. and A, M, on charges preferred by w. D. Chitcherson, a fellow Mason.
 Franklin applied for an injunction to restrain a commission appointed by Grand Master Ebert Crandall from try ing him. as he said they were merely seeking to expose his defiance to the pro- ceedings for criminal libel instituted against him by Burnham.
 Justice Gildersleeve holds that as he voluntarily became a member of the Ma sonic order. he must submit himself to the bylaws of the organization and stand trial in its regularly appointed forum. Courts of equity, he says. can take no cognizance of any rights spring ing from membership in fraternities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
Ignorance Is the curse of God.
 -2 King Henry V
Duty of the Whites.

The Springfield Republican discuss ed at length and with remarkable legal acumen the remarkable decision of the supreme court in the Giles case, concluding as follows:
 The intimation seems to be contained in the opinion of the court that an action at law, as in suit for individual damages against the state of Alabama or it's of heers, might be entertained; but how a political wrong is to be assessed in terms of money and how damages are to be collected for thousands of disfranchised people as against state, would remain to be determined.
 The one thing certain Is that, as mat ters are left to stand by this opinion, the southern states can disfranchise the ne- , gro as much as they please, and violate the war amendments as much as they please, and no power resides in the nation- al government able or disposed to call them to book"
 This is beyond doubt the purport effect and real meaning of the decision in the Giles case, and each state is left practically free to regulate the suffrage within her limits. While this gives more freedom and security to the states, enabling each to make up an electorate according to needs and circumstances. yet the decision brings to each state an added responsibility towards the negro race.
 In Alabama, for example, every ne. gro who can meet the qualifications of the constitution should not only be permitted to register, but urged to do so, and the state has a high and plain duty to perform in the education of tSs children of the state, both black and white. To disqualify any one in the future and then refuse to give him chance in the public schools to learn to read and write would be monstrous. The Giles case has brought security. It has fortified the new constitution, but 1t has put heavy responsibilities upon the dominant race, for in all
 'ls and all reason it calls upon the # be just and reasonable to-
 Jacks, granting equal op-
 the public schools, and
 To to register who is
 qualified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11

From the Pueblo Chieftan.
 On the drive from the park to the de- pot in Pueblo Monday, an incident hap pened that the President will long re- member. It is a well known fact that both President Roosevelt and President Eliot of Harvard university have con cerned themselves very much about racial suicide The 15O members of the Universi- ty club had decorated their building with Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia and colors of other colleges They then took a large Harvard nagAand placed mount ed stork just aDove fhe flag. They also unfolded Harvard feg Just back of the design and had the pittures of President Roosevelt and PresidAnt Eliot in con- spicuous places. Whenl the Presidential party passed the club members gave Harvard yell, ending "Roosevei- in place of Harvard" and one of their members held the stork so that the President could see it. At his first glance he smiled, but when he realized the full meaning of the collection as referring to his and President Eliot's speeches he laughed heartily and long When he turned corner a block below he was stll looking back at the combination and still laughing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11
About Persons.

Thomas H. Carr, mayor-elect of Mont gomery. is on visit to his relatives. Mir. and Mrs. William Rosentihl.
 R. C. Hicks, commercial agent of the seaooard. has returned from Annapolis, where he went a week ago to enter his son Willie at the United States Naval academy.
 Enos R. Stewart of Selma Is stopping at the Hillman.
 M. Chamberlain of Chattanooga is reg istered at the St. Nicholas.
 J. B. Patterson and wife of Lacon are registered at the Metropolitan.
 c. F. Peter of Mayiene is at the Morris. D. H. Pelmer of Chicago Is at the Hill man.
 J. M. Oliver of Tuscaloosa is at the St. Nicholas.
 John K. Watkins of opeilka Is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 Harry c. Birch of New York is regis tered at the Morris.
 Samuel E. Remgard of Baltimore is stopping at the Hillman.
 J. H. Arnold of Gadsden is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 W. W. Zepp of New Orleans is regis tered at the Norris
 c. V. Rambo of Savannah is stopping at the Morris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11

presses me most foroiblye said 8 new conner te the city, "is the immense amount of cement sidewalks the city has, have been in nest ef the large southern cities and I think I am safe in saying that Birmingham has more of such walks than any of them.
 ''Hverybody realizes what e fine walk cement makes and this city Is to be con graduated on being so well supplied with them. My home was formerly In Msm- phls and although tho river city Is much larger than this. the sidewalks are miser- ably poor when compared to those of Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11

bribery of Missouri legislators are the men who should be ferreted out and punished Mohopolies that bribe leg islators are the ones that need good dose of criminal law, md yet no one seems to make a move towards their detention, arrest an punishment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11

N VERBAL assignment of policy VA of life insurance by the insured, accompanied by words indicating an intention to give and by a delivery of. the policy, ia held, in Steele v. Gatlin (Ga-) bs L. R. A. l2s, not to constitute a complete gift; and in such case 1t Is held that court of equity will not interfere at the instance of the alleged donee to complete the gift when she has not acted to her injury or incurred expense on the faith of it.
 Adverse possession of part of a strip of land dedicated as a city street, and ac- cepted by the authorities as such, Is held, in Norrell v. Augusta Railway and Elec- tric company (Ga.) 5s L. R. A. 10l,, to give no title by prescription, although such possession is under deed from the dedi- cator subsequent to the deed to the muni- c,pality, and the part so occupied has never been opened and used by the city as a street.
 The shooting of a passenger by negro tramps while endeavoring to escape after having been brought into the train under arrest for stealing a ride is held. in Sa- vannah F. & W. R. Co. V. Boyle (Ga) 59 L. R. A. 104, not to render the carrier liable because of the failure of the em- ployes to search and bind the tramps, where there was nothing in the circum- stances under which they were arrested to cause the employees to apprehend that they were dangerous characters or 4r 4o to escape.
 The publication of an unjust and ma- licious criticism of a manufactured article Is held in Marlin Firearms Go. vs. Shields (N. Y.) 59 L. R. A. BIO, not to be restrain able by injunction, although the manu- facturer has no remedy at law because of inability to prove special damages.
 Directors of an insolvent manufacturing corporation are held. in Nappanee Can ming Go. vs. Reid, M. & Go. Qnd) 59 L. R. A. 199, to be entitled to apply it's as- sets to their own unsecured claims against 1t, and to It's obligations upon which they are individually liable. although the re suit is to deprive persons who have con- tracted with 1t of any remedy for breach of its contracts.
 Upon the countermand by the purchaser in a written contract for the sale of goods, and notice before shipment that he will not accept the goods, it Is held, in Okla homa Vinegar Go. vs. Carter (Ga.) 59 l.. R. A. 122, that the only remedy of the vendor Is an action to recover damages for the breach of the contract; and he is held to have no right to complete the contract and sue upon open account to re- cover the price of the goods.
 Legitimatlon of a bastard by the laws of his parents domicil, through their mar riage during his minority, is held, in Fowler vs. Fowler (N. O 59 L. R. A. BIT, to fix his status so that he Is legit- innate everywhere.
 The negligent joltlng of a train by which passenger is hurled through the rear door and left in an insensible condi-