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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 A new college is founded every day The College of Journalism had hardly come forth before the College of Black smiths burst upon a happy world It was followed in a day or two by the Evanston College of Novelists and Fiction Writers. Colleges of Domestic Science for the training of domestic servants and house. wives are getting to be numerous The Ruskin University at Glen Ellyn, ILL, trains its young women in the psychology of husbands, dressmaking and related subjects. In the October number of the Arena. Prof Chrisman proposes still an- other institution, a school of domestic and sentimental economy and technology, a college in which young women may fit themselves flor the profession of home making"
 Prof. Chrisman's scheme is somewhat more ambitious than that of the existing training schools of household science and romance language. He is all for all the non-pathogenic cultures. For instance, he wants to have the young women indoc- trinated in:
 Culture, Aesthetic;
 Culture, Child
 Culture, Medical;
 Culture. Physical.
 Now. ''culture' in all it's innumerable ramiffcations is the dream of hundreds of thousands of hearts and womens clubs; but 1t is possible to have too wide and thin a surface of it. We may say of 1t what the Latin proverb says of virtue, Laudatur ct alget. it gets more taffy than it cuts ice Without going so far as to agree with the western philosopher who holds that ''culture" is excrescential, not essential. 1t must seem to hard-headed folks that Professor Chrisman wishes to provide rather too much "culture" for homemaking use. Already the young women are more than sufficiently superior in education to the young men; and the less attracted toward marriage they seem to be. The young men. for their part, are inclined to be shy of them as rather too good for human natures S daily food It ought to be impossible not to respect the Creek Lexicon and comic sections. but the transfusion of these into feminine veins sometimes fills mere men with disquiet or alarm:
 Where are the Marys and Anns and Elizas.
 Loved and loving of yore?" It will not do for the women to be 90
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

yond a doubt he will be reappointed. The other ehairmen who were re-eleet- ed will no doubt be reappointed, in eluding Farmer" M1usworti of New York, agriculture; Fowler of New Jer. sey, banking anl currency; Sulloway of New Hampshire, invalid pensions; Jenkins of Wisconsin, judiciary; Gard her of New Jersey, labor; Grosvenor of Ohio, merchant marine and fisher ies; Hepburn of Iowa, interstate and foreign commerce; Babcock of Wis consin, District of Columbia commit tee; Hull of Iowa, military affairs, and Lacey of Iowa, public lands
 It is said to be settled that MT. Hemenway is to succeed MT. Cannon at the head of the committee on ap- propriations. MT. Hit will doubtless stay at the head of the foreign affairs committee, and MT. Payne backed by MT. Dalzell will lead the house and the ways and means committee. MT. Un- derwood belongs to the minority, but he will undoubtedly be placed on either the ways and means committee, or else on the still more important rules committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
A Third Friend.

From the Baltimore Herald
 A year ago when the problem of heat ing was acute the humble oil stove aided materially in solving it. Few were the families which did not depend upon it at least in a supplemental way. To many persons its usefulness was a revelation. They found that 1t was possible to use it with little offense in the way of smell, and that the danger of it's use was slight Indeed it was remarkable that so few ac- cidents were reported.
 Having been found a dependable and is entering into competition with the fur mace this fall. The heat of the latter can- not be regulated with the changing tenn perature of the days, but the oil stove is easily amenable to regulation and can be suppressed In a moment. It's useful ness as a temperature modifier when a stronger heat would be a discomfort and it's steady service for rooms which are not provided for in the heating of the house deserve to rank the oil stove as an addition to the comforts of living
 If the coal producers sensibly feel the competition of the humble heater they must console themselves by the refiec- tion that "a friend in need is friend indeed.' and that they were responsible for the general discovery of the friendly possibilities of the oil stove.
 The oil stove has come to stay; not as a makeshift. but as regularly installed feature of modern living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Pecans in Alabama.

In Lanett ex-Mayor Reed planted a few years ago fifty acres of land lying on the Chattahoochie river. He planted the fifty acres with pecan trees, and so promising Is the prospect that a com. pany has been formed to take over the fifty acres, and to extend and improve the orchard. It is proposed to fully test the adaptability of Alabama soil and climate for pecan culture. Mr Reed and his associates do not enter. tain any doubts on the subject, and they are going ahead to make plain to all what can be done with pecan trees in this state.
 Most people are not willing to wait upon trees. They grow at the best slowly, and a pecan orchard needs growth of about ten years before 1t be- comes productive. The average man is not willing to wait ten years, but all can afford to plant few trees here and there, and let them come along as they will. If every farm had but one pecan tree the product in the state ten years from now would be considerable.
 The company organized at Lanett will lead the way. MT. Reed has long had faith in pecan culture in this state, and he and his associates have invested or will invest e50,000 in pecan orch ard. This orchard may yet fill the state with trees bearing the excellent nut of commerce, which sells readily in all countries at handsome price. It is chiefly grown at present in the latitude of Lanett, but in Texas instead of Ala bama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Kermit Roosevelt at School.

The Moseley educational commis- sion from Great Britain has unearth- ed an astonishing fact-astonishing to them, but to no one else in this coun- try; namely, one of the Presidents sons attends public school in Washing ton, receiving no more privileges or attention than is accorded other pu- pills. Kermit Roosevelt, a chap of a dozen years, thus becomes an interna- tional figure.
 If the members of the Moseley com mission will study our public school system and our institutions in general, they will see there is nothing surprfs- ing in the attendance of Kermit Roosevelt in public school The sons of Lincoln and Grant went to public schools in Washington, and, no doubt, there are other instances of a like na. ture in our later history. Children have been scarce in the White House, and it is more than probable that any child of school age in the White House hereafter will attend public school.
 Why not? As a rule, public schools are excellent. In several states they are not exceeded in any respect by private schools, and they are fine ex- amples' of applied democracy. No -&chdol in Alabama is finer, or better equipped, or cleaner, or more sanitary than the public schools of this city, and Kermit Roosevelt would not be out of place in any one of them, nor would any other boy. The child of a snob might not feel comfortable in them, but the son or daughter of an American citizen in the best sense of the word would reap in discipline and in training of all sorts important advantages by attending the public school. Master Kermit Roosevelt is where an American boy should be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

vallo Sentinel was one of the Florence's arrivals last night.
 Frank P. Glass. business manager of the Montgomery Advertiser, is stopping at the IIillman
 W. T. Hall of Gotham. editor of the Wire Grass siftings was one of the Metropolitans arrivals last night.
 H. M. Wilson, ex-edtor of the Opeiika News and clerk of the Circuit court and register in chancery of Lee county is at the Morris.
 A. D. Pitts of Selma, is stopping at the St. Nicholas.
 c. A. Madison of Talladega Is stopping at the Morris.
 s. o. Houston. prominent attorney of Opelika, is at the Metropolitan.
 w. c. Pond of Helena, Is in the city
 H. r. Brooks of Luverne, is at the Met ropolitan.
 H. S. Doster of Prattville, was one of the Hillmans late arrivals last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Confederate Veterans.

''The veterans are looking forward with much interest to the state reunion which meets here next week." said one of them. From present indications there will be q large attendance and we old fellows ex- pect to have a royal time. Provision will be made for getting all the Confederates here possible, as we expect to make this a banner reunion. The old soldiers are dying off rapidly now and it will not be many more years before all of us are gone. When that time arrives we will have to turn over the memory of the lost cause to our sons and daughters who are already doing much good work with their societies.
 No one who did not pass through the stormy period of the sixties. or fought and suffered side by side with old conn rades can realize the emotions with which we attend reunion. The tie that binds us together is far stronger than those college friendships a younger generation prate about so much. It is hardship that brings out all there is in man and we who have gone through the war have sized up one another acucrately"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Chairmanships in the House.

Speaker-to-be Cannon will soon be called upon to name the committees of the new congress, and especially the chairmen ol the leading committees. Possibly he may not name in the ex- tra session more than the ways and means and the rules committee, leav- ing the other committees to be select ed in December.
 So long as MT. Burton is made chairman of the rivers and harbors committee this district will be satis- fled, for no one understands the rivers and harbors of this country as he does. He fully apprec, ates the value and inn portance oI opening the Warrior. Be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Street Cleaners.

MT. Beresford took occasion to make a fling at Birmingham-s street cleaners while he was here" said gentleman yesterday. "The comedian was returning to his hotel after the performance at the Jefferson Wednesday night and it hap pened that the street brigade was at that time busy along Second avenue near the postoffce The clouds or dust were sti- fling and MT. Beresford could not resist his desire to stop and tell the men what he thought of such a nuisance. Our own, citizens have complained about this an- noyance before but there have been no results so far as I can see The brigade usually begins work before midnight and by 12 o'clock the atmosphere in certain parts of the town is filled with dust Now, at that time of night there are always a number of people stirring around who are much inconvenienced. Theatre par ties leaving the cafes are in the midst of it. and others also have to suffer It is a great pity this work could not be done in the early morning when nearly every body is in bed asleep"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
LEARN HOW TO SPEND A DOLLAR.

From the New York Times.
 There are doubtless many reasons why cooperation in purchases on the part of consumers has made so little progress in this country in proportion to the oppor- tunity for it, but they are poor reasons at best, and the net result of giving heed to them is that the less man has to spend the more each unit of his necessary purchases cost him. The rich man can not afford to pay the prices which the poor man is content with, and does not have to. One of the most useful lessons the American wage-earner could learn would be how to spend a dollar to tbe best advantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Campaign pledges are about as indiges- tible as stock market securities.
 Blue-stocking women don't seem to wear them more than anybody else.
 While the old beau is deliberating whether to press a girls finger. the young one has hustled along with an armful of hugs.
 If man who is feeling bad the morn- ing after only had the presence of mind to put it right his wife will be sympa- thetic with his depression over the bus mess outlook.
 It's curious how moderate an expense a dollar a day for drinks seems when you pay it out in quarters, and how ex. tortionate a water tax bill of $24 for a year when you pay it out in a lump sum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
FATHER OF BLIssFULNEss,

By Alexander A. Ritchie. Father of bissfulness,
 Grant me resting place; Now my sad spirit is longing for rest. Lord. I beseech Thee,
 Deign Thou to teach me Which path to heaven is surest and best; Lonely and dreary,
 Laden and weary. Oh. for home in the land of the blest! Father of holiness,
 Look on my lowliness; From this sad bondage; O Lord, set me
 free;
 Grant that, mid love and peace, Sorrow and sin may cease, While in the Savior my trust it shall be. When deaths sleep comes OCT me. On waking g-before me The portals pf glory all open I'll zee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Cotton Crop Estimates.

About one-half of the crop has been picked, and from this time onward there will be a constant series of guesses, commonly called estimates, of the crop. Not one of these guesses is worth the paper it is written on. All that is known is, the crop up to this date is about 600,000 bales short of last years outturn, and that frosts have generally stopped growths. No more is known, and no more will be known until the census bureau pub fishes returns from another count of bales at the gins.
 The British buyers recently dis patched A. J Buston, one of their own number, who is chiefly remarkable for a wild guess made last year His estimate of the crop grown last year was the widest of the season. He has ridden over the south in a sleeping car again this year, and he puts this years crop at 11,250,0O0 bales. Here is his opinion of the crop in this state:
 "Alabama-Crop prospects In this state are undoubtedly much better than last year, plant having made a very good bot tom and middle crop. Frost in this state would do but little damage. General opin- iou hat lal siderably more cotton than last year.
 In marked contrast to MT. Buston's estimate of the Alabama crop comes the weekly report of the weather bu- reau, as follows:
 "Alabama-Cool dry week, favorable for gathering cotton and corn, though general l frost on 25th stopped further development of cotton, which Is being rapidly picked yield improving in few places. but gem orally below average; will be all gathered 1 by November 15; no top crop"
 MT. Buston's estimate, or rather guess, will not materially affect prices. He is no doubt an honest man, but no one has sufficient knowledge of the new crop to say what it will be. It is late crop; receipts are short to date, and the frosts have stopped further growth. Frosts have come early this year. In the face of these facts MT. Buston says the crop will be 500,0O0 bales larger than it was last year. Few will believe him. The producers cer- tainly will not, and not few of them are able to hold at least a portion of the bales they have made.
 The fact that producers cannot be easily stampeded is an assurance that the market will not be overwhelmed with cotton. If cotton falls below g cents receipts will assuredly be de- creased. Southern farmers have seen the crop cornered by southern men, and they believe that what has been done can, if need be, be done again. At any rate they will in many in stances wait for prices satisfactory to them. They will not sell below nine cents, and many of them will hold cot ton against offers of ten cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
RELATION OF MERE MAN
 TO DOMESTIC COLLEGES

accomplished and brilliant as to frighten the men away. Breadmaking and bed- making and dressmaking, the manage ment of the broom, the furnace and the milkman, domestic bookkeeping, the art or ruling cooks-this domestic "culture' seems to be the most needed. The supply of the literary, aesthetic and other breeds is already at least equal to the demand They belong rather to a college of wom- ans clubmakng than one of homemak- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Birminuham Streets.


 How is it." remarked a new conner yes- terday, that your principal streets and alleys are so untldy and unattractive? Paper, fruit skins and refuse of all kinds disfgure the main thoroughfares of the city and detraet very much from their appearance. With all it's push and enter prise Birmingham is behind the process sion. The mayors proverbal neatness and style does not seem to have reached the streets yet and it is surprising, in view of the fact that much smaller and less enterprising towns have already sue cessfully tackled the proposition.
 Surely there must be city ordinances on the subject of throwing paper trash and refuse fruit in the streets, and why are they not enforced? Even in so small a city as Asheville, N. C., found short time ago neat, attractive and inexpensive trash boxes on the sidewalks which have resulted in wonderful improvement, and l do not understand why they are not in stalled here and their use enforced.
 ''If in addition to the regular city boxes every fruit dealer was required to keep and use a trash box the effect would be wonderful Let the mayor, now he is at home for a few days, look into this mat ter and he will be surprised at what he can accomplish for little money"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
About Persons.

w. H. Sawyers, general manager of the Wellington Construction company of Cleveland. o. is in the city. Mr. Sawyers superintended the construction of the fur naces of the steel plant at Ensley.
 William E. w. Yerby, president of the Alabama Press association Is registered at the Florence.
 E. A. Scott, Prominent citizen of Selma is at the Hillmap
 H. A. Wilson, one of the United States commissioners, is in the city.
 R. E. Whitaker, editor of the Monte-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Automobiles.

''I do not see as many automobiles in Birmingham as I expected" said gen. tleman from Baltimore yesterday. T have heard so much about this city's progressiveness that l was prepared to see many of it's evidences. Perhaps one reason why more machines are not in use here is the fact that there are few resorts to serve as objective points on au- tomobile tours. This part of the country is not particularly suited for long runs and in town there is very little pleasure in taking a spin along some street where 1t is necessary to dodge vehicles all the time. Whenever I see a large number of autocars on the streets of a city come to the conclusion that its people are af- fluent. And it may also be said that this is a sure sign of leisure class. Perhaps another reason why autocars are not more numerous in Birmingham is the fact that you people are too busy for the sport and are working hard now so that when wealth is amassed such lux urles can be enjoyed to the full"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Refuse to Handle Baqqaqe.

Shreveport, La., October 29-Acting un- der the orders from President Morrissey of the Brotherhood of Railway Train < men, the baggagemen and baggagemasters at this place have refused to handle mer- chandise. Pacific express matter arriving here had no baggagemen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

Dowie will find a sympathizer in Psi An, if he will stop at Pelin when he goes to Australia. Her views of re- porters are as lurid as Dowie's, and she carries her views into effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
A BIT OF A LAUGH
A Similarity.

From the Houston Post
 "The New York papers say that Bride- groom PIatt was arrayed in a black frock coat, gray striped trousers, patent leather shoes, and black silk tie ,
 "If they had added that just previous to the ceremony he ate hearty meal or creamed potatoes, scrambled eggs etc. 1t would have been just like hanging, wouldn't it?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Little Folks Savings.

From the Chicago Journal.
 willie, my son. began the mother, as she picked up her slipper, "I regret"
 "Oh, fire away mamma interrupted the incorrigible youngster, but don't give me any of that nonsense about it hurting you worse than 1t does me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

Prince Henry's sleeve buttons are still keeping us from war with Ger many. He may, however, have to come over with another lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

The boys of Alabama will endeavor to teach the youths from Tennessee a lesson they will long remember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

The St. Louis banks are healed, and they stand ready to pay all demands as fast as they become due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

D. M. Parry ,i is as irrepressible as John Alexander Dowie, and fully as much of nuisance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

If the Ann problem is not soon solved, she will not want 1t solved at all. She will be too old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
staue BIunders.

People make all kinds of ridiculous mistakes on the stage that are seldom noticed" said local Thespian who has been on the road. For instance, I saw several blunders a few nights ago that caused me amusement, although l do not suppose that a dozen people in the house were aware that anything was wrong. A noble lord came strolling in to see his lady-love who was supposed to be seated on an English lawn. The gentleman de- livered his impassioned lines and then gracefully departed leaving his silk hat on the table. It would not have been so bad if he had been coming back but he was supposed to return to his neighbor- ing country seat and the spectacle of an English lord striding across the fields bare-headed would have been highly di- verting, especially when he was not an absent-minded man at all. To make mat ters worse the next visitor, who left his hat indoors picked up the elegant head gear of the lord and coolly carried 1t off when he made his departure
 "Then again I saw a physician gravely place his thermometer in the mouth of a young lady to take her temperature Be- hold, he put the wrong end between her lips and left the bulb outside This did not phase him. however, and he an- nounced her temperature with great equanimity These little slips do not count for much and, as I said before are seldom noticed, but they tickle the ob- servant man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

A son of President Roosevelt is a pupil in g public school in Washington. He could not do better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

The Mad Mullah should hire Madison Square Garden as soon as Dowie va cates it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

Between Mr. Heinze and Mary Mac Lane we never lose sight of Butte, Montana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

The result in New York city is still good bet, but the odds incline to- wards the son of Little Mac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

Graft in Missouri will go out of fash ion when MT. Folk becomes governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

Dowie and the reporters are at outs, but the reporters do not seem to mind it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

The New York World says it is a wise prophet that knows his own father
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

Uniforms at the White House show that the Empire is marching on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

State papers are discussing the recent sessions of the state democratic execu- some quarters there is much adverse criticism over it's failure to declare for and direct uniform primary election for county and state officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30

The spellbinders will soon hibernate, and prepare for a long campaign next year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-30
Another Girl.

From Town Topics.
 Gladys Beautigirl-Oh, but mama ob- jects to kissing.
 Jack Swift-Well, am not kissing your mama, am I?