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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS.

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow There is a reaper whose name is Death And with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at breath, And the flowers that grow between. Shall have naught that is fair?" saith
 he;
 Have naught but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is
 sweet to me,
 I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with fearful
 eyes,
 He kissed their dropping leaves: It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. My Lord has need of these fowerets
 gay.
 The Reaper said. and smiled; M Dear tokens of the earth are they. Where he was once child. 'They all shall bloom in fields of light. Transplanted by my care. And saints. upon their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear" And the mother gave. in tears and pain. The flowers she most did love; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. O. not in cruelty. not in wrath. The Reaper came that day: Twas an angel visited the green earth. And took the flowers away.
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eumstances in any other state. When juries in other states refuse to punish popular criminals or even wealthy criminals, it Is certainly not time to condemn all Alabama because a jury in peonage case stood six and six.
 It is difficult to say what the rem edy is beyond more and better public schools. But juries cannot be changed in a day by the education route. Ala bama needs a remedy more quickly operative, and if any man can find that remedy it is Judge Jones him. ea1F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
Canada and the South.

For the first time in the history Of the country more Americans are seek ing new homes in a given country than come from that country to Amer ica for a like purpose. The case is that of Canada. Five years ago it looked as if Canada would lose a good share of its population, but the tide has turned, and more American farmers are settling in the wheat growing territory west of Winnipeg than French Canadians are arriving in factory towns of this country. The movement towards Canada is steadily increasing year by year, the number of emigrants from this country in the year ended June 30, having been 67,- 379 One year before 1t was 49,149, and two years before 1t stood at 2S,- S95. The movement has been trebled in three years.
 Just why the American farmer should turn from the cheap lands, open, pleasant climate and productive soil of the south to the inhospitable latitude of Winnipeg 1t is difficult to understand, but the chances are that the railroads leading to Winnipeg un- derstand the immigration business better than southern railroads do. Railroads and steamships have long been the chief migration agents, and those of Winnipeg seem to be very enterprising.
 The emigration of American farm CTS to Canada may soon become a matter of national concern, for if 1t goes on unchecked the center of the wheat industry will be shifted, and thus this country will lose It's pre- eminence in one of the three great crops. We will continue to grow corn and cotton, while Canada will grow the worlds bread to considera- ble extent.
 This could be prevented If all parts of the country would ais in filling up the vacant lands in the soutl, Instead of preaching kind of politics that operates to keep immigrants awas, Northern farmers who come in col onies can always make their own so- cial conditions, and nature will sup ply the moisture and the sunshine and crops can be grown that would make northern crops seem puny so far as profits per acre are concerned. Straw berries and early vegetables and Irish potatoes and hay and host of other soil products can be grown to fine profits, and there is no reason why the south should not attract the men who are turning at present towards Winnipeg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
About Persons.

E. Togood of Philadelphia Is at the IIillman.
 J. S. Wilcox of Montgomery is regis tered at the Morris.
 J. W. Wright of Union Springs is stop ping at the Metropolitan.
 c. L. Bieser of Chicago is stopping at the Hillman.
 William Cunningham of Evergreen is at the Morris.
 J. E. Ellington of Gold Hill is register ed at the Metropolitan.
 R. l.. Kintz of New York is stopping at the Hillman.
 Stuart Makennzie of Montgomery is registered at the Morris.
 Attorney Julius Davidson was in Mont
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H RESIDENT D. N. PARRY of the " Manufacturers' association has
 come forward with another thrust at the labor unions of the country. but this time not quite so strenuously as on the occasion of the New Orleans con- vention. The storm of criticism which greeted his speech at that time silenced him very effectually and he has had noth- ing to say until recently The latest sug- gestion of MT. Parry is that it is inex- pedient to encourage the location of head quarters for labor unions at Indianapolis He fears 1t will cause manufacturers to hesitate in starting factories there. and has sent a letter of warning to the Indian- apolis Commercial club. It seemed for awhile that the New Orleans incident had given the leader of the manufacturers enough publicity to last him a few years. but he evidently intends to keep up his tactics.
 In connection with the Parry speech at New Orleans 1t is amusing to think of the glorious stand taken against him by Uncle Marc Hanna. Up to that time the Ohio senator had been generally consid- cred the father of trusts and the right hand man of all corporations. His elo- quent defence of the laboring man under such circumstances brought large smile across many knowing faces and caused others to wear an expression of wonder. Whether Senator Hanna was merely working one of the Rooseveltian grand stand rlqvc oaII Is. o-4 te 4, question that can be settled by indviduals to suit themselves but the methods of politicians are sometimes very peculiar.
 Attention has frequently been called to the rapid growth of the art of advertis- ing during the past ten years. More and more that faculty of presenting com mercial facts so people will read them is being appreciated by business men and there are many professional ad writers now who are making very handsome in- comes. Probably one of the most capa- ble and best known ad writers of the country is M. M. Gillian. the expert who has charge of the great advertising de- pertinent of John Wanamaker Mir. Gil- lam was prominent newspaper man in Boston about twenty-five years ago. He is an authority on the subject. In a re- cent contribution to the New York Trib- une he takes a most optimistic view of the future of the young men who are now entering the advertising field.
 Mir. Gillian thinks the profession will never be overcrowded As Is the case in many other professions a man with real talent canaalways find plenty of work and will be well paid for everything he does Some people are accustomed to look upon the business of writing advertise ments as one that does not require a great deal of talent. In. this they were never more mistaken. Several qualities that are indispensable to the good ad writer are possessed by few In the first place he must be able to write faultless English and write it in such a way that 1t will attract attention immediately Then he must be well supplied with the most original ideas which he can use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
Scientists See the "serpent."

'I went around to the Seaboard office to see the 'petrifed sea serpent said a gray haired man yesterday, "and by so doing renewed acquaintance with a class of fosiized palm stalks, none of which l have met for several years. used to meet them often in Pennsylvania coal measures The formation of coal has long been one of the mooted questions among the geologists. The most general iy accepted theory is that plants and trees in the. carbonferous age--there were no hardwood trees then like pine or oak, all were of palm variety-fell in swamps tions were different then, and there was a greater degree of heat and 1t was more constant. Clay and sand covered up the lakes and swamps, and an operation sim liar to charcoal burning took place. It would perhaps be more correct to describe 1t as method of distillation of which the residuum was the coal. Anyone who is familiar with charcoal burning and has examined the charcoal closely knows that even the most delicate markings of the bark and grain of the wood can be found in the charcoal
 "In the coal measures the presence of the sate-whch Is clay rock-and sand- stone, go far to bear out the theory which l have stated. Many animals and plants were on the shores of the lakes and be- came embedded in the clay or mud, they left their impress, and in many cases were atom for atom replaced by clay, which in process of time became slate, and there you have the fossils.
 There would be nothing very strange If this was the fosisl of reptile or saurian, only 1t isn't. It Is a section or rather experimentation of pieces from number of sections of the plant known as Lepido- dendron modulatum. which fourished in the Devonian and Carbontferous ages"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
RUSSIANS HOLD AMERICANS.
American Sailors Are Lying. Inn
 prlsoned at vladivostock.

San Rafael. Cal, July 16.-George Me- Camish. whose relatives live here, has written them from a Russian prison at Vladivostick, appealing for help McCam- ish and two Americans sailed from Yoko- hama with permission from the govern ment of Japan to hunt for animals in the Kurrie islands. They were caught in a gale and swept toward the Russian ls- lands where they eventually went ashore to get water and supplies.
 The Russians suspected them of steal ing and imprisoned them. They have since remained in jail, half starved shut off from any appeal to the representative of their government, doomed to long terms of Imprisonment.
 An effort will be made to have the au- thorities at Washington act in the mat fer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
RAINS BRING MOSQUITOES.
EntomoIogist Howard Says Surface
 Pools Are Largely Responsible.

Washington, July 16.-Entomologist L. o. Howard, of the department of agricul- ture. today said that the enormous in- crease in the numbers of mosquitos in the country, particularly epidemic along the north Atlantic coast, is attributable to the unusually heavy rains of this spring and summer He said as result of this unusual precipitation there are surface pools all over the country which largely increase the breeding places for the mosquitoes.
 Dr. Howard said that there are many natural enemies of the mosyuito, but not one has yet been discovered that can be practically utilized in the extermina- tfon of the pest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
ANCIENT SPOONS SOLD.
Set Dated 1886 Bring Record Price of
 $24,ooo.

London, July 16.-Thirteen silver apostle spoons with figures of Christ and the twelve apostles upon them were auctioned at London today. They brought the record price of $245oo. The spoons were dated 1856 and constitute the earliest complete set known.
 The bidding was spirited, commencing at S2500 and rising rapidly until they were finally knocked down to dealer for the sensational figure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 woman gains weight mighty fast when she has habit of sitting on her husbands lap
 If a man has wits enough to say nice things to girl about her beaux he is in a fair way to cut them all out.
 The great trick of marrying wisely Is not so much to pick out the right one as not to pick out the wrong one.
 A woman's wisdom is always beyond her years, because however little there is of it, there Is more than she confesses to her age.
 When mans foot gets tangled up with a woman's under the table and she gets mad about it. you can make her. madder by pretending you thought 1t waAs- some body else. 4sA &sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
AN OLD MASTER.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 When Henry Savage Landor the Eng fish painter, explorer and writer, first visited this country he made the mistake of bringing some letters of introduction from members of the British nobinty to certain silly people who. because of their wealth, were supposed 70 be leaders of American society. The result was that the handsome and talented young mar was bored almost to distraction by the atten-' tions lavished upon him in three pr four eastern cities.
 One midnight he came wearily into a morning newspaper office where was at work, and begged me in a pitiful way to take him to some cheap place where he could get a lager beer 1nnch-'just rye bread handwich and glass of beer" said he; T haven't had anything fit to eat or drink since breakfast" They had been giving him fancy dishes, which he did not like. and champagne, which he detested.
 Tn the course of a jolly meal, during which he ate several rye bread sand wiches with apparent relish, he told me of what he said was an actual experience of that day. A hostess had invited him to look at what she called a painting by one of the old masters.
 My dear madam said Landor, think ing the woman had been imposed on by some dealer. that was not painted by an old master. It is one of Millais'."
 ''I know it." said she. ''but isn't he quite an elderly gentleman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
WILL ASSUME ALL RISKS.

From the Buffalo Commercial.
 Hnl is not lying awake wondering what he ought to do in the event of the Pres idential nominations coming his way. No sense of Imperative duty' bothers him. Give him a chance at the nomination or the power to dictate who shall get 1t and he will run all the risks as far as the effect upon the country may be con cerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
EDITORS REACH TORONTO.
Alabama Press Association Enter
 talned by Reception Committee.

Toronto. Ont, July 16.-One hundred and fifty strong the Alabama Press as- sociation arrived In Toronto today. The city reception committee took the visi- tors for a drive around the city. This afternoon they were given sail on the lake and a luncheon at the island by the Toronto press and board of trade.
 The party will leave for Muskoka to- ,,fO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
New Orleans exports more cotto

New Orleans exports more cotton
 and more grain than any other port, and Galveston is rapidly rising to- wards second place. The table pre- scented was prepared by the statistical bureau of the treasury department. The gulf ports are not yexed with ice in the winter season, or with ex- tremes of temperature at any sedson, and their superiority in grain ship ments will be maintained, and even increased, despite all that the east and-west lines of railroad can accom- plish.
 The advantages of distance and grades run in favor of the gulf ports, and by the time an isthmian canal Is opened both Mobile and Pensacola will become great grain exporting ports. The opening of an isthmian canal will soon begin to be discounted, and by the time it is opened all the facilities will be at hand by which the wheat, corn and cotton for export will be gathered at the gulf ports. h. stead of carting corn and wheat across mountain ridges at high ex- pense, they will be carried over easy gradients to the ports of the gulf, their natural outlet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
MANIA FOR GETTING
 RICH WITHOUT WORKING

par for the first time in fifteen years. be- ing lower than they were even in the panic of ten years ago. although the se- curity behind them was never so sub- stantial as at present. The reports from the bond market show that the entire list has gene off, without any reason for it. so far as the character of the sureties is concerned
 Financial experts seem to have no req sonable excuse for this peculiar and un- usual condition of affairs. It would ap- pear that the owners of money. who have heretofore been satisfied with small inc terest in safest investments. have sud- denly decided that they want larger re- turns and have imbibed some of the get rich-quick spirit of the age. As a result cautious millions have become bold and have made possible the floating of such concerns as the shipbuilding trust. the steel trust, the copper trust, and other great combinations of capital that have guaranteed higher interest and larger dividends than could be hoped for in the investments in longtime municipal, state, and industrial bonds. Owners of wealth have joined with those who work for them or furnish them with supplies In demanding larger and quicker returns on their investment The condition is an unusual one, and cities desiring to float bonds for public improvements will prob ably be compelled to raise the rate of in- terest before they can attract investors, and the humble taxpayer will be, as usual. the victim of the get-rich-quick mania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
Jesuits and Franclscans.
From the Tablet.

From the Tablet.
 Last week we were able to quote the latest official statistics of the Society of Jesus, showing a grand total of 15.2Sl members. Here are those of the Fran ciscan orders. as presented to the recent general chapter in Rome. The grand total of members is 16. 4s2. including 75s2 priests and 3So4 students. The number of provinces Is 76 and of houses 1274.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
Grain at Gulf Ports.

In the fiscal year ended June 30 New Orleans at last reached the top most round in grain shipments, easily exceeding New York, as the following table shows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Senator Hanna will no doubt retire from business when the Montgomery Advertiser succeeds in nominating Grover Cleveland the fourth time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

General Miles rode ninety miles in eight hours to prove his fitness for the active list, but the trouble is, his tongue is too active to suit the war department and the only Corbin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Russia is punishing her Kishineff villains, but Delaware has not a word to say or an act to perform over her Wilmington holocaust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

thing certain and fixed with the isthmian canal matter that question is sure to be- come a prominent issue in the Presidential campaign. If there Is any one great in- terest of the United States that intelli- gent men of all parties republicans. dem ocrats. and bobtails. are interested in and impatient about 1t is the construction of that interoceanic canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Golden Rule Jones sleeps on the roof, but in business he always gets in on the ground floor wide awake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Instead of boiling water the people of Kansas City simply place it under their brand of sunshine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Senator Lodge Is a rare optimist, fer he says the postoffice scandals will help the Roosevelt campaign next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
.rHE CANAL MAY HE AM IssUE.

From the Atlanta Constitution
 Should President Roosevelt and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Judge Parker says at home that all southern men are gentlemen, and he thinks he knows how gentlemen will vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Pope Leo's life may hang by a thread, but it is a good stout one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Chicago's Two Million Club has moved it's name up a notch. An ana teur census did it.
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at a moments notice. and third he must have a thorough knowledge of the busi- ness that he is advertising. The person who possesses these requirements in the proper proportions Is sure to make a suc- cess of ad writing and he is not so easily found.
 It is remarkable that no books have been published during the p-st six or eight months that have achieved marked popularity among what may be called the literary masses. A year or two ago the magazines ana papers of the country were filled with tables showing the enor- nous sales of such books as David Harum." 'To Have and To Hold" Richard Carve" and others. Now all the late novels seem to be about on a par. Perhaps the quality of the books ec- counts for this or perhaps the craze for reading every novel that comes out has waned slightly during the past year.
 During last week the best le.ling books on the New York market wee "Gordon Keith, by Thomas Nelson Page; The Lions of the Lord" by Harry Leon Will son; "The Gilded Lady,' by Will M. Clemens; The Under Dog" by F. Hop kinson Smith, "The Grey Cloak" by Har- old McGrath and Ills Daughter First" by Arthur Sherburne Hardy. in the order named. IL is safe to assume that none of the books Is destined to live long in public favor. and their literary deaths will come more quickly than those of such of,1,.. f1,axy have not attained such widespread popu- larity. Nearly everybody has at least lowing acquaintance with quo Vadis' but there are many who have not read the books just named. However even "Quo Vadis, may be designated dead one" now, and together with its contem- poraries has suffered the fate of the popular novel"
 Tolstoi. the only man in Russia who dares say what he thinks. IS stubbornly opposed to having his biography written. The great novelist is one of the most in- teresting and picturesque characters among modern literary men, and it is in- deed a calamity that he will not assist those who are anxious to give his biogra-  phy to the world. The Russian author Molostwoff has been engaged in compil- ing Tolstoi biblography. and is anxious to write his life, but the novelist de- clared in a letter to Moiostwoff that he did not desire to have his autobiography written, and vas convinced that the cause he had at heart would be served better if his own personality were kept in the background. On account of the pie turesque traits of character which distin- guish Tolstoi and the wholly incompatible disposition of his wife. a biography of them would make most entertaining read ing. There is a remarkable dissimilarity between the two. The wife is fond of so- ciety, extravagant. and high liver in every sense of the word. while the philo- sophie novelist goes about barefoot and clothed in the rough garments of peas ant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

St. Louis may conclude to have a vice presidents day if it can provide accommodations enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Gasoline has fallen in public favor through it's use in the deadly auto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Admiral Yamamoto of the Japanese navy calmly awaits the command to assail Adamzad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

King Peter has just celebrated a birthday. He is doing the king act rapidly while he has a chance.
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gomery yesterday on legal business.
  R. P. Otis of Selma Is at the Morris.
  James B. Jones of Fayette is stopping at the Metropolitan.
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They are dragging prisoners from jail in Kansas to offer them wages and freedom to work in the wheat fields.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

King Edward is lobbying for the Irish land bill among the Irish peers.
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Water will drip out, the market do- ing what the law neglected to do at the beginning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Titled foreigners who seek Ameri- can girls draw the line at undigested securities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

The King of Servia Is trying to be as obscure as President Castro or Mark Hanna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

The pope is teaching the world how to die, having first taught 1t how to live.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Iris islander, whose edge Is sharper than the sword; whose tongue out venoms all the worms of Nile.
 --cymbelIne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

President Roosevelt's race suicide fad does not fit his young army off cers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17

Mexico City declines Americaniza- tion in the form of draw poker.