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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
NEW YoRk,s PENpgNNIs DEAD.

New York Letter in the Pittsburg Dis
 patch.
 The Pendennis of New York society is dead. In passing away, in his seventy ninth year Peter Marie leaves nothing but kindly memories behind He was for sixty years a society leader and lived to see the grass grow over the graves of his old fellows In gaiety. He was Major Pendennis. Beau Brummel Tom Ochil- tree and Ward McAllister all in one. He was a bachelor who loved women in the abstract and admired them in the con- crete. A gentleman of the old school he entertained in a princely fashion, but was averse to publicity. He was great fayorite of debutantes and the central figure in many swell Bar Harbor func- tions He was, in short New York s oldest and best-beloved beau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
COUNCIL OF NEGRO BISHOPS.
Open Meeting Held In Memphis and
 Several Speeches Made.

Memphis, January 16.-The bishops council of the African Methodist church met In executive session this morning and heard reports of church extension, mis- sionary work, finances and various other matters. The report of the treasurer showed that last year had been the most prosperous in the history of the church from a financial standpoint.
 Tonight an open meeting was held at Avery chapel and a number of addresses were made by visiting bishops. Bishop Evans Tyree spoke on Progress Of the American Negro;" Bishop c. s. Smith on Education of the Negro in the United States" Following the meeting the wis., itors were given a banquet at churches of the city. Bishop B. Turner acted as toast master and a number of responses were made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
MANS. BEST EDUCATION IS
 ONE HE GIVES HIMSELF

q will undertake to teach you that on the dead body which you do not know in any language, dead or living"
 A great hindrance to some minds in the field of working out an education is the claim of responsibility.
 A friend comes to you for advice to know what he can do to succeed, to earn a living. You knowing his real abilities. suggest a certain line of work he re- fuses your suggestion upon the argu- ment of respectabillty-the work is a little beneath his position in life
 A case of this kind came to my notice recently and I would like to quote what a very wise man says on the subject:
 Responsibility, in it's best sense, is good. The respectable man is one worthy of regard, literally worth turn ing to look at. But the responsibility that consists in merely keeping up ap- pearances is not worth looking at in any sense.
 Far better and more respectable is the good poor man than the bad rich one-better the humble. silent man than the agreeable, well-apopinted rogue.
 "A well-balanced and wel-stored mind, life full of useful purpose whatever the position occupied in it may be- is of far greater importance than average worldly responsibility"
 The highest object of life is to form a manly character and to work out the best development possible of body and spirit, of mind and conscience. This is the end, and all else ought to be regarded as the means.
 Accordingly the most successful life is not one in which man gets the most pleasure, the most money the most pow CT or place, honor or fame; but the one in which man gets the most manhood and performs the greatest amount of useful work and of duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
FIOrida's Oranqe Crop.

It is pretty well established that the present orange crop of Florida will aggregate 75O,O0O boxes, Manatee county furnishing 1S0,000 boxes, and Hillsboro county 130,000. These are the two most productive orange-grow- ing counties in the state Hillsboro is the county that encloses Tampa bay, and Manatee lies along the gulf south of it.
 The acreage covered by new groves is annually increasing, and the crop this year would have been larger if dry weather and the "red spider" had not operated as drawbacks. A reason able expectation now is crop of l. 5oO.O0O boxes, and possible next year a crop of 100000 boxes would be possible under favoring conditions.
 Florida is gradually pulling up to the crops grown before the year of the freeze" when 6,000000 boxes were readily produced in a season. This freeze occurred in the season of 1894 and 1895, and the disaster touched all most every county in the state. Few states would have begun to build anew on such a waste of property and en- ergy, but Florida did, and the belief is held today that the state will again produce oranges as bountifully as it did before Jack Frost crushed so many orOyes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
OUR sTATEsMEN's DUTY.
m the Greensboro Beacon.

From the OreenSDOTO Beacon.
 In our advice to the legislature the Beacon would say, gentlemen, be cau- tious. As-bama has more to fear from blunders you make than she has to hope from benefits your laws may bring This is true of every law-maling body. There will be an army of cranks, enthusiasts fellows with jobs that look pro bono plso- lico. but in reality mean something for the promoters sole benefit. The senti- mentalist will be there, the corporation buster and the octopus killer will sing you his song and ask you to vote for his bill to make everybody do his way. In all the demagoguery and heroics about the interests of the people demanding" this and that--try and see both sides of the question before. you vote remembering that blacks not so black nor white so very white" Don't waste the peoples money on sentimental experiments and don't raise the tax rate If you want more revenue. frame laws creating paid ap- praisers and let the property pay taxes on what 1t Is worth. Require the publica- ton of all laws and doings of county commissioners town councils and such bodies. Don't try to do too much, and do leave little money in the treasury. Pass railroad commission bill If you can de- wise one that will help matters any, but beware lest you wake up to find 1t differ ent. from what you meant. Don't go on an excursion to Montevallo or anywhere else in body. If anybody needs you, let them come to Montgomery. Saw off the orators-the longwinded Jawsmiths, and remember that you have got to do four years work in two months. Now get busv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Women get headache over missing love letters the way a man does over missing his dinner.
 The man who rides on railroad pass acts bigger when he is doing 1t than the president who writes it.
 It seems that when a captain of a bat tleship runs her on rock he is entitled to feel as bad as a woman who has a drop of soup spilled on her new gown, but he doesn't take it any harder.
 Women will become financiers when they learn that a 99-cent bargain, plus 10 cents ear fare, for something they don't want costs them more than a dol- lar bargain. without the car fare, for something they do want.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
Gates Activity.

"The Chicago report that John w. Gates will retire from active participation in stock market affairs obtained no credence in Wall street." said a New York man at the Morris. 'It is not believed that the wire of Palm Beach, lately built by the firm of Harris, Gates & Co.,, was built to afford chance visitors to that resort an opportunity of learning things that hap pen Nor Is it believed that Mir Gates could live at the south end of a Wall street wire without doing things at the north end of the wire.
 "In the offices of Harris, Gates & Co. they say that Mir. Gates is still in Texas getting his eye in. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
Opportunities for Young Men.

'I am not connected with a trust or say I would vote for a trust candidate for President, but it is a mistake to say that opportunities for young men to rise and accumulate money are shut off be- cause the large corporations and com pines are in the field" said a leading mer- chant. 70 A few weeks ago I was one of group engaged in conversation at the Hillman. A synical man remarked that young men had fewer opportunities to become prominent In the business world and grow rich than they had quarter of q century back. Let me see,' l said. Then I glanced about and pointed out dozen men in the lobby. One was a railroad president not over fifty years of age, who had worked up from the train dispatchers office. Another was the gen. eral manager of a railroad, not over 45 years of age, who had worked up from the bottom. Another was a traffic man. ager of railroad, under 40 years of age. Another was millionaire banker, 30 years of age, who started in the banking business as a cheap clerk. Another was vice-president of large iron company who had started as a clerk and who had risen to a high position before he was 35. These men I saw standing around were only specimens of thousands of young or middle aged men who started with nothing but who are now rich or on the road to wealth.
 'The day will never come trusts or no trusts. when young men of brains and pluck cannot rise"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
John MitcheIrs Annual Address.

Not meaning any disrespect to the President of the United States, l venture to say that John Mitchell's annual ad- dress to the United Mine Workers of America next Monday in Indianapolis will be more largely read than any of the messages that the chief magistrate sends to congress-. remarked a lawyer.
 "A man might be an able leader of men and wise executive official and not be especially clear in reducing his thoughts to writing. But Mitchell Is both sue cessful leader and a foreful writer. Every speech he delivers and every paper he writes, whether it be for miners conven- tion or periodical, is marked by luminous style and superb dignity. Mitchell is al- ways resourcefui and always calm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
By Margaret Stowe in the New York

G VERY person has two educations, co one which he receives from
 others and one. more important, which he gives to himself.
 You frequently hear the wall, "I might be able to succeed in life if only had had a more thorough education" I know one or two walters of that tune who are wandering through life holding that thought so close before their mental vision that they blind themselves to the fact that the best part of every mans educa- tion is, as Sir Walter Scott says. that which he gives himself
 There Is no doubt that we gather a great deal of valuable experience in the nature of learning from the books we read, but the experience we gain from actual life gives us wisdom: and the lat ter is worth more than any amount of the former.
 Good reading Is both useful and instruc- tive, but yet it is only one way of culti- vating the mind and does not begin to have the influence in the formation of character that practical experience and good example have.
 There are many instances in the lives of famous men where the individual could neither read nor write.
 Stephenson, the inventor of the loco- motive, did not learn to write until he reached manhood, and great physolo- gist, when featuring before his class, said T never read this" pointing to the sub ject before him; this is the work that you must study if you wish to become eminent in your profession"
 When some one charged him with being ignorant of the dead languages he said ::
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

cigars "No, thank you, I don't smoke" said MT. Moreland.
 Still later In the evening MT. Carnegie proposed a game of cards. "No, thank you, l don't play cards, said MT. More land
 MT. Carnegie looked at his guest. Tell me why you uon't do any of these things?" he said.
 "You've kept me working too hard all these years; I've had no time to learn," was the reply.
 MT. Carnegie thought a mon ent. "Andy," he said, "I'm going to give you three months vacation. Now, for heav- ems sake go off somewhere and learn to do something besides work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

The Duke and Duchess of Manches- ter and the baby are coming back to visit Pa Zimmerman, but Talladega is not in their itinerary, or words to that effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

cational situation in the southland as nothing else will.
 The question of culture was postponed at the beck of much more serious ques- tion-that of existence
 But, despite the untoward environment that was forced upon them by the war, the southern people have within the past ten or fifteen years made rapid we may say marvellous, strides along the way of education.
 It is long call from the ante-bellum public school system (which, by the way. was hardly worthy of the name of "sys- temp to the wise, intelligent and thor oughly energized effort that is being made in the south of today for the education of it's youth.
 The day of fighting for mere existence has passed, material prosperity has come again, or is coming, and the south is now fighting for knowledge, for the culture which shall lift up and ennoble the lives of its people.
 Education is the burning question to- day throughout the whole south, and with the ardor with which the old cru sader once turned his face toward the lilly City the leading men of the south lard are looking toward the mental train ing which shall broaden the horizon and beautify the living of the coming genera tions
 Thirty and eight years have passed away since the strangest, most unnat- ural and bloodiest war of ali history came to its solemn close at Appomattox, and at last real peace has come.
 It sat- white-winged and beautiful, above the heads of northerners and southerners at the Waldorf-Astoria Thursday evening.
 It was the occasion of the dinner given by Robert c. Ogden in honor of the southern education board.
 g-brained great-hearted, eloquent men from the southland were there, and as they told of the grim earnestness with which the southern people are taking hold of the educational work their north ern brethren were amazed, electrified. overjoyed.
 Such meetings as the one held at the great hostelry day before yesterday are prophetic of the most splendid results, and we cannot have them too often.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Boston women, it appears, gamble, and Chicago women smoke cigarettes. There is no excuse for the former, but any one who lives near the stockyards has a right to smoke anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

The temperature of the country is low, although there are spots that are ceptional-Indianola for example.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

The north refuses to indignate over the Minnie Cox incident, and the incl dent is dying out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

An extra cent has not been added to the price of oil this week, and Presi- dent Harper is disheartened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Bubonic plague will soon cover all of Mexico like a pail, and then who will hold the line of the Rio Grande?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Niagara is now as useful as it is grand. It has been harnessed to the extent of S50,0v0 horse power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

If wishing can pull Narcisso Gener Gonzales through, he will recover his accustomed strength, and live to fight many a good battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

It is no1 yet known whether Mar coni's wireless telephones can be car rled in the pocket, or no.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

The Indianola TOW has eliminated, and the administration must find it's own lines of retreat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

The St Louis Globe-Democrat calls it the Crumcox rebellion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
About Persona

II. J. Maum of Memphis is at the Nor ris.
 J. D.,M billiard of Richmond is at the Morris.
 - J. B. Jones of Port Huron is at the Morris.
 H. E. Gould of Memphis is at the Nor ris.
 W. J. Whitman of New York is at the Morris.
 Mrs. E. M. Currin of Boston, Mass, is at the Metropolitan. M L. Marx of Memphis is at the Metro poltan.
 The many friends of Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes editor of the Birmingham News, who has been confined to his bed for the past ten days with rheumatism. will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Baron Heylzuherrnsheim' attack upon the favoreo-nauon clause in Ger man treaties will be apt to stagger other nations. If not, his own name will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Slowly but surely baseball wrangles are settled, and even Montgomery trolley tangle will be strengthened out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Castro believes in Castro, and this belief is proving good thing in crisis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Delhis durbar cost $1O,000,000, al- though 20,0OO,0O people are starving in India.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Woman suffrage does not seem to have elevated Colorado politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Apostle and Senator-elect Shoot is getting touch of persecution for polygamy's sake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

The beet sugar hold-up thrives among the senatorial millionaires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
Monsienor O'connell.

"MonslgnOr Dennis J. O'Connel, D. D., who has recently been appointed rector Of the Catholic university at Washington, was one of the early proteges of Cardinal Gibbons. and was one of the secretaries of the third plenary council of Baltimore, held in 1884" remarked a churchman who formerly lived in Richmond. "It was not long after the plenary council when Dr. OConnell was appointed rector Of the American college at Rome. In that posi- tion he became prominent as a diplomat and for number of years few eccleclas- ties were more in the public eye than he When the partisans of the late Arch bishop corrigan and Archbishop Ireland became antagonistie to each other Mon- signor O'Connell sided with the Ireland faction and he was said to be the arch bishops confidential agent at the vatican. The friends of the New York prelate pro- tested against the monslgnor's attitude and all of a sudden he resigned his posi- tion at the American college and from that time until his appointment as rector of the university was on the shelf, so to speak. He remained in Rome, but dur ing seven years, the period of his retire. met his name never found It's way into print
 'Dr. oConnell is a man of brilliant at- tainments and his grace of manner and unfeigned cordiality were remarked by every one who met him. When I first saw him he was secretary to the bishop of Richmond, the Right Rev. James Gib- bons now his emlnence Cardinal Glb- bons He was promoted to be pastor of the cathedral in Richmond. He was liked by non Catholics as well as Catholics and was particularly popular with newspaper reporters.
 "The old Richmond friends of the mon signor will be glad to see him at the front once more"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Planters and Truckers Buying Seed

Planters and Truckers Buying Seed.
 Present indications point to a larger trucking area being planted in Alabama this year than was planted last year. said George B. Mcyay. "A larger acre age was planted last spring than the spring before. especially in cantaloupes.
 Planters and truck farmers have been busy since Christmas looking up cata- logues and some of them have already bought seeds. There are very few con cerEs in the south handling seeds exclu- siyely and the only one in Alabama is here in Birmingham. This local company does large business and it has now sixty-four car loads of seeds in it's ware house, ready to be shipped out.
 "The cantaloupe crop paid very well last year, notwithstanding the dry wealth CT. If we have favorable season this year the crop will be much larger and will pay much better than ever before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

Alabama's legislature will get down to business next week
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-22

a Senator or until this plan is
changed The candidates may be vot-
ed for bg those residing in their re-
spective districts, but by 20 Others.
"(SignedO
"a. w. GRAHAM,
Or. A. DOUGHTON,
"E. l.. TRAVIS,
"E. j. JUSTICE"
Then followed the names of all the
other Democrats in the House.
Each man voted for some one in
his district, and North Carolina has
{ never before known SO maay names
/ to be presented before the House for
| United States Senator.
| Of course, Jeter G. Pritchard was
nominated by the Republicans and
received 10 votes, the full Republi.
can strength in the House.
Another joint caucus Of the Demo.
Gratis in the House and Senate was
held last night and again a futile eff
tort was made to name a candidate
| for Senator. It was the oft-told tale
of marching up the hill and dowr
sagain.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-22
Hoods ~g@ssaeGriIga
Gad Pitts

Remove all humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen, tone and
fnvigorate the whole system.
81 had salt rhoum on my and SO thst ]
could not work. 1 took Hoods ~Sarsaparilla
and 1t drove out the humor. I continued
It's use till the sores disappeared" ARs'
IRA o. Brown, Rumford Falls, Me.
Hoods SarsapaTilia promises e
cure and keeps the promise.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-22

The State Council of the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics
will meet this year in High Point
sometime during next month, the
exact date of which has not been de-
termined. A full attendance is re-
quested at the local lodge here to-
morrow night.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-22

Itch Oh human cured in 80 minu
tes by W~oolfoTd's Sanitary i-otior.
This never fails. Sold by nj Ii
Robinson & Bros. .druggists-
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-22
Lln7Ccs

90 30 = ~s5 A~F u
Are ;nnpuFe ms aef.; wiGch the slim,
liver, kidneys and other organs an
nt take care of without help, thera is
gueh an accumulation Of them.
They litter the whole system.
Pinples, boils, eczema and other
aruptions, loss Of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns, fits of iHdiges-
ton, duh headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-22

1t was quite a funny scene in the
House yesterday, when the voting
for United States Senator took place.
The following resolution was re-
ported by the caucus committee, ~
strictly adhered to:
"Fhe caucus committee has agreed
that the Democratic members CT the
General Assembly shall, in open ses-
sion. vote for Democrats for United
States senator residing in the Judic-
1ial districts IN which tie member
voting resides, Until the caucus elects
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-22

There was less expectancy than
heretofore, as all hands had agreed
that no nomination would ho made
last night.
Overman-led as therefore, and tie
difference between him and the next
highest candidate, Watson, remained
about the same as heretofore.
Thirty-ifth ballot:
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-22
ANY THAI EGEsTEEE WGMhN who will read the two
HlsA AHVOWf L Z vi m letters printed in this

CONNECTION, must conclude that if these statements are
truthful DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription is a truly won
derful medicine for the cure Of diseases peculiarly wonanly.
But the "if" in the case. # these statements are
true. Is there a woman who will question the truth of
such statements for a moment? Statements made by
modest women who put aside all personal feeling in the
desire to be of help to the suffering of their sex. Look
at this question of testimony from another point of view.
Suppose you knew a woman who had been cruelty in
jured, brutality beaten, let us say. You knew the person
guilty of the outrage and when the injured woman sought
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-22

Whatever virtue there is in
other medicines I know by ex-
per1ence there is nothing so
good for WORKOUT women as
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Presc1ip-
ton. I have used it myself
with perfect satisfaction, and
have recommended it to hun
dreds of weak, worm out
women suffering from female
weakness. If you get health
restored you will feel we'll,
think well and act well, and I
know your medicine is a great
help to reach this state for
women"
MRS. JAMIE THOMPSON,
President West End Mothers Club,
mo. 2o4 West 9TH Street,
New York City, N. Y.