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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
Condition of Money Market.

The failure of the Aldrich bill seems to have encouraged the bears and dis couraged the bulls, for prices are sag ging in the stock market, in the cotton market-in pernaps all the markets except the iron market, which is quiet, but steady. The uneasiness springs directly from the actual disappearance of the surplus reserve of the banks in New York. Except in 1892 the re- serve has not fallen lower, although there were actual deficits in 1902, 1899 and 1893. The size of the bank sur plus is closely watched, especially by country bankers. The treasury's gold reserve is at it's maximum, but de- posits in New York have not kept pace with clearings, and the surplus reasonable surplus seems to lie i'll the calling of loans. This Is what makes stocks and commodities go down. The calling may, however, be prospective only. The country is so prosperous it needs a great deal of cash. The Ald- rich bill would have added perhaps $100, ,000, GOO to the circulation, but that is out of the question this year, and in the meanwhile the country must get along as best 1t can.
 And it will get along comfortably after while A country that faced without difficulty the assassination of President, the failure of the corn crop, and the anthracite strike, can certainly meet ana overcome a tight ness in the money market. There may be some inconvenience, some losses in values, some check to the prosperity ! boom, but If crops be good next fall no apprehension as to the outcome Of the year need be felt. The resistance powers of this country are very great, and every feature of the situation is strength itself. Failures are few In number, while bank clearings are very large. Domestic production was never larger, and imports are declin- ing. The railroads report increases in net earnings, and the iron and steel mills have booked orders that will keep them busy to their full capacity until 1904. There is not discourag- ing feature save only the lack of money, which may prove to be tempor- ary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
"LADlEs' GALLERY" OPENED.
Washington Telegram to the New Or, leans Times Oamncrnt

Washington Telegram to the New Or
 leans Times Democrat.
 During the last few days the ladies gallery" in the house has been opened to negroes This has neves been the case before, and the innovation at this time, when the negro question is so prominent in the newspapers, is consider Il siab;n- cant. The gallery in question Is the one to the left of the press gallery. It is reserved for women and their escorts, and when the gallery is not full men of respectable appearance who have no wo- men with them are sometimes admit ted. Negroes have never heretofore been admitted. In some way it has apparently become known among the negroes of Washington that the ban has been taken off so far as this gallery Is concerned. and they have been patronizing it very extensively Many of them have come without bringing women with them. Par ties of three and four have been enter ing the gallery. Today there were more of them in the ladies gallery" than in the galleries usually occupied by them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
REFLECTIONS OF A sAcHELoR.

From the New York Press.
 A miser can't bear to think even of the money his coffin will cost.
 A man who can't think up new way once week to make a woman believe he loves her just as much as the day he married her is failure as husband.
 It makes a thoughtful man feel pretty bad to think that if he had all the money he has spent for drinks in his life he could afford to smoke imported cigars.
 A man Is so appreciative of his virtues that when he is economizing and buys two-for- "a quarter cibar instead of fifteen cent straight. he regards himself as a hero.
 against his wife paying g month more to get a good maid that calls anybody pretty mean who doesn't tip the waiter where he gets his lunch a quarter day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
THE BEGeAR.

By James Russell Lowell. A beggar through the world am r. From place to place l wander by. Fill up my pilgrims scrip for me. For Christs sweet sake and charity! A little of thy steadfastness, Rounded with leafy gracefulress, Old oak, give me
 That the worlds blast may round me
 blow,
 And l yield gently to and fro, While my stout-hearted trunk below And firm-set roots unshaken be. Some of thy stern, unyielding might, Enduring still through day and night, Rude tempest-shock and witherinS
 blight
 That I may keep at bay The changeful April SKY of chance And the strong tide of circumstance Give me, old granite gray. Some of thy pensiveness serene, Some of thy never dying green, Put in this scrip of mine That griefs may fall like snowfiakes light, And deck me in a robe of white, Ready to be an angel bright O sweetly mournful pine. little of thy merriment, Of thy sparkling, light content Give me, my cheerful brook, That I may still be fuil of giee And gladsomeness, whcrc'er 1 be, Though ficke fate hath prisoned me In some neglected nook Ye have been very kind and good To me since I've been in the wood; Ne have gone nigh to fill my heart: But goodbye. kind friends, every one, I've far to go ere set Of sun: Of all good things would have part, The day was high ere I could start And so my journeys scarce begun. Heaven help me! how could I forget To beg of thee dear violet Some of thy modesty. That blossoms here as well. unseen, As If before the world thou'dst been o. give, to strengthen me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
WARNING TO sTAND.PATTERs.

From the St. Paul Dispatch.
 Undoubtedly there has been talk in po- litieal circles in Washington on which the correspondents based their reports that the Iowa dear' Is to be told to Ego way back and sit down this year. Un- occasionally that is what stand-patters wish and will secure If they can. But there are questions that come up for an- swer and refuse to let lips be padlocked. And this tariff issue Is one of them.
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thousands of friends in this district. Mir McNamee desires to express his grateful appreciation of the fraternal attentions which the Elks and the Knights of Co., lumbus showed his son as he languished in the hospital and of the honors paid to the remains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Krulhaus and Rogue are erecting a
 whisky distllery at cuilman.
 Coal has been discovered under the city
 of Selma, but it Is 26O feet under the
 ground.
 Clayton had street fair last week.
 hoochie coochie and all, says the Monte
 vallo Sentinel.
 The Alabama and Virginia Mining com pany recently organized at Norfolk, Va,
 by Walter Sharp and others with cap ital of $250oO0. has secured 4s0 acres of mineral land near Russellville, which il
 will develop
 The Annlston Star says when a news paper man reaches the point where he is entirely satisfied with his paper and sees
 no necessity for improvement, 1t Is time for him to engage in some other work, for his usefulness in journalism will soon be ended.
 The Davidson estate, consisting of 1040 acres of land near Selma. has been sold
  plantation will be cut up into small farms
 and used for the purpose of raising veg
 etables to supply canning factory to be built on the place.
 Gadsden Journal: The recent high water in the Coosa river has caused the sus- pension of work by the Kyle Lumber com pany, over one hundred men being tenn porarilly thrown out of employment. The
 suspension of business will not last but
 few days in any event. as the river Wi,
 not maintain it's height but few days at
 the longest.
 Montgomery Journal: Application has
 been filed in the office of the secretary
 of state by the Peoples Saving bank or
 Selma for an increase of the capital stock
 of the bank from Ss0000 to E0OaOJ, The
 iaoorporators of the. bank are s A.
 Fowlkes, w. P. Schweizer, B. K. Coe' C'
 M. Howard. A. l.. Mcleod. F. T. Vaughan and w. M. vaughan. The pres
 ident of the bank Is c. M. Howard, ana
 the secretary is c. J. Patterson. Mobile Register. Mtssi' Af and George A. Robinson returned yes
 terdav morning from New Orleans. They
 went with the paper mill people. who
 were here a few days ago and who are
 loo,xing for a site for their plant. After
 visit to two other places they say Mo
 h,ie is in the lead. The paper mill people have also returned home and good news Is expected soon regarding Mobile as the chosen site This mill will make fifty tons of paper and will be quite an addition to Mobiles new enterprises. Montevallo Sentinel: Mrs. R. D. John ston, that noble woman who has done so much for the boys school at East Lake, is very much discouraged because the governor has vetoed the bill which carried an appropriation for that school. It is hoped when the legislature meets in September 1t will be seen that tho revenue of the state will permit the ap- propriation. Surely the school Is of such a nature that it should be fostered by the state. Governor Jelks is not to be criticised for his action. but the legis- lature deserves criticism for Its extrava- gant appropriation policy. and the Sem tinel believes that Governor Jelks would | he doing the right thing if he were to turn down every bill carrying an in- . crease in appropriation excepting those
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
Change In Judicial Circuits.

Washington, March 9.-Chief Justice Fuller of the United States Supreme
 court today announced the allotment of justices to the various judicial circuits,
 made necessarily the accession of Justice Day. The only change made was in the transfer of Justice Brown from the Seventh circuit court to the Third. where he succeeds former Justice Shiras and the designation of Justice Day to the Seventh circuit to succeed Justice Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

 which affect the old soldiers. The Sem tinel believes that way will be pro- vided to care for the boys school.
 
 Mobile Herald: The cruiser Isla de Luzon, which is anchored at the foot of Church street still continues to draw large crowds of spectators especially children who sometimes stay on the wharf the entire day watching the mon the flat boat that separates the wharf from the boat. The officers as yet, have received no word from the navy depart- ment as to when they will leave and where they will go While Captain Col well thinks they will go to St. Louis, the other officers expect to go to Pensa- cola to join the North Atlantic squad ron.
 Gadsden Journal: The largest bunch of real estate transfers recorded in the of fee of the court of probate in thirty days, was those placed on record this morning finally deeding to the Alabama Steel and Wire company nearly six hum dred acres of property on which they are now erecting the great steel plant. The total amount involved in the sixty five deeds filed, exceeds in round num- bers s3TO00.
 This is considered an important rec ord as 1t transfers in toto the fuli ana complete title to the lands upon when in the future will be operated one of the most gigantic industries in the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
Monitor Arkansas Sets Sail.

Washington. March 9.-The monitor Arkansas, commanded by Commander Charles E. yreeland. left Annapolis to- day for Hampton on her way to St. Louis to take part in the dedicatory ceremonies of the Louisiana Purchase exposition. April 30 next
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
We'll Seasoned.

From Punch. :. was rather late in the day when we got married. . obtect to that; they might have said reason instead of day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
The Late Tom McNamee.

T. H. McNamee has returned from Pittsburg. where he had been to attend his dying son Tom. In his sore Dereave- ment he has the sincere sympathy of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

The award of the hard coal strike commission is billed to appear this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

President Roosevelt will have to postpone his hunting trip until con gross promptly ratifies the pending treaties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

Between Addicksism and Mormon ism the new senate is composite and cosmopolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

The Frankfurter Journal, made ir Germany, lived 230 years to die ar inglorious death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

The six-ounce bottle of cocktails, found in Buffalo, may have led on to the death of Burdick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

Addicks says he will drop politics for a year. Make it lifetime, Ad', and let it go at that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

Mount Papocatepetl is almost as sulphurous and hot as section of the next world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

In one Texas county there is but one negro, and he refuses to become a postmaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

Senator Tillman nomipates Booker r. Washington for a cabinet position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
Senator Jones III.

Washington. March s.-Former sena- tor Jones of Arkansas. Is conisSed to his bed by an attack of grippe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

The starving Films and Swedes are now living on bread made from pine bark. It is not very fattening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

Now that congress has come to an end, there is an attempt to revive the Sampson-Schley controversy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

The relief appropriation of $2,50O, 900 for the Philippines, looks to them like thirty cents, and that is just about what it is arithmetically speaking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

When there is no inauguration March can be an ideal day. Witness the one of last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

If J. Pierpont Morgan threw con- fetti at Havana, he is not nearly so abnormal as he is sometimes ac- counted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

Brazil and Bolivia are still quarrel ing over a small rubber orchard at Acre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

Senator Allison, "A years old, has hopefully begun his sixth consecutive term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

The dead congress spent $1 ,544, ,l0S,- 51S, and the people are glad it's career was cut short by the constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
ARTHUR PUB GORMAN IS
 IN LINE FOR PRESIDENCY

, many staunch friends scattered through out the country. and a great many bit- ter enemies. That his friends overwhelm- ingly outnumber his enemies in congress is shown by the fact that. without dissenting voice, he was made the chair man of the democratic caucus on Fri- day.
 It is not forgotten that he was the chairman of the democratic national committee in 1884, when Mir. Cleveland was first elected and the democrats came back to power and the White House for the first time since 1856. Nor is 1t for gotten by Hill and his friends that at the Chicago convention in 1892 German declined to go Into the convention an avowed candidate, and prevented the de- feat of Cleveland's renomination. Nor is 1t forgotten by the Cleveland wing of the party, who were welded to the Wilson bill of the house, that German. as the dominating democratic power In the senate amended the Wilson bill, to the disgust of the administration, and brought down on his head the denuncia- tion of the President for committing party perfidy and dishonor."
 Since those stirring times many changes have been brought about in the political map of the United States In the senate there has been a shift In personnel that is almost startling. Brice of Ohio was conspicuous senator; John R. McPherson of Ney Jersey was another. Both are dead. Hill and Murphy of New York were also prominent on the democratic exa alA T1Akt. out of political power for half dozen years.
 Mills of Texas Matt Ransom and Vance of North Carolina, Turpie of Indi- ana, Faulkner and Camden of West Vir- ginia, and Voorhees,, the tall sycamore of the Wabash, have all been out of the senate so long that they have been al- most forgotten.
 The democracy has been through the throes of populism and is just now emerging from the sick room, somewhat lottery but surely convalescent. Demo- crats are beginning to pluck up courage. Germans was the first democratic or doubtful state that was engulfed by the sound money tidal wave of 1896 to get it's head above republican water. Rhode Island has entered the democratic fold.
 New York only has a narrow margin to overcome to be democratic. The demo- crats are building high hopes on New Jersey, and if Indiana could once more be made doubtful state the democrats would feel that they at last had a chance to fight for the Presidency once more.
 But 1t is realized that before the demo- cratic party can go before the people and ask for their votes without danger Of getting the usual snubbing, some sort of sane record must be made by the senators and representatives of the party in con- gross. The party must be brought around to present a united front. It must be in- duced to take a position on democratic doctrines that will appeal to the Ameri- can public What it needs is to make 6 record of opposition to republican meas ures and republican policies that will re- store to it some of the confidence it en- | joyed in 1892
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

The Roman empire lives again in the Burdicks of the western republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

Murderer Knapp may have many moro murders up his sleeve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
Buffalo,s Burdick mystery brings 1

to the center of the stage again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

Burdick is a type of the degenerate and trnst-ridden republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10

AN ASIfINGTOE, March 7.-Arthur WV Pue German has come back to
 w the senate again. He has come
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
INVALID WOULDN'T HELP cor.
Sick Man Arrested for Not Assisting In
Handling Drunk.

Policeman O'Neill OF the West Forty
seventh street station was having trouble
to arrest very much intoxicated man in
West Forty-third street, yesterday morning,
and called on a middle-aged citizen who
was passing for assistance, The stranger
replied that he was III and not strong enough
to be OF any assistance. ONeill insisted,
however, and when the citizen ignored
his request he placed him under arrest.
ONeill took his prisoner to the West
Side police court and charged him with
violating a section Of the Penal Code, which
makes it misdemesnor for a citizen TO
refuse a police officers appeal for help,
The prisoner said that he was William A.
Sloane, ~ years old, living in Richmond
Staten Island.
Mr.. Sloane collapsed on his way to court
and when the clerk heard Of his condition
he sent the case before the Magistrate
without a complaint being taken. II was
necessary for three Of the court squad to
assist Sloane TO the bridge. When they
rot him there hs was barely able TO stand
and could scarcely talk
What is the trouble with your asked
Magistrate Barlow,
"f's weakness Of ths heart, answered
the .prisoner' ,. a ,,o
Magistrate
Four policemen hastsnsd TO help Sloane.
Don't handle me roughly, gentlemen,
he said II have been through all this
before"
Sloane was too weak 10 DISCUSS tbs case
and was taken 10 Roosevelt Hospital for
treatment. Policeman O'Nsili wouldn't say
anything about II.
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SMOKING OUT SNAKES.
Three Hundred Dollars OF Easy Money for
Trio OF Maine Lads.

TILDEN, Me-, Sept. "a Boston druggist
WHO came to Maine two years ago told tho
farmers and lumbermen in town he would
give from rs to so cents for every skin OF
the Down East water snake they could send
him. He had great demand for them
from customers who made them into belts
and wore them around their waists next
the skin az relief for rheumatism. Owing
to the retiring dispositions of water snakes
few were captured and the druggist In
creased his offer to rs cents for whole skins
which were four feet in length. Even this
did not bring Ms many as he wished. Then
the State Of Maine placed bounty OF rs
cents a head on hedgehogs, and all the
hunters forgot the premium on snake skins
in their zeal for the new way OF earning
money.
Inst week while three boys were building
fires at the mouth OF the cave at tho end OF
Bseoh Hill pond and trying TO smoke ont
a score or more of hedgehogs whi'h were
inside, they noticed that water snakes were
swimming down ths brook which energies
from the cave. II was then that they re-
mprntered the price paid tor snake Sims,
and for two hours they piled green brush
on the fre and killed snakes, psyhs no
heed TO tho choking hadgohogs wl'lch ran
Inv them 10 gain fresh air The smoke
alled tie cavern 30 thoroughly that me
.nakes abandoned their den TO faII uhorr
the clubs Of their sIayors. ,,
In two days more tlan -four hundred
sn.lrs were slain and their skins sent 20
Boston by express Three dnys later me
the Shipper that he had all the snake skins
A.. ,~ui1 az. Sor a wear and asked that no
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
TO STOP LUNACY'S SPREAD.
FORMAL PROPOSAL TO BE MADE
TO LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.
Insanity Increasing In the State Faster
Than the POpulatiOn-Due In Part 10
Drugs - COnsanguineOus Marriages,
Now Forbidden, Also a Factor.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-THE Louisiana
LEGISLATURE will be asked at its next session
TO take Some action which will have the
eject of decreasing insanity in the State.
DR.. A. B. Hays, superintendent OF the Louis
lana State Insane Asylum at jackson, La,
believes in adopting the most radical
measures in this matter and points out
that unless this be done the burden OF
caring for the insane will soon be too heavy
for the sane to bear.
In Louisiana insanity is increasing at the
rate of more than 10 per cent. year, or
five times as fast as the population When
he took charge Of the State asylum in ls9"
there were $50 insane persons; there are
now $50, an increase OF 80 per cent. in
seven years, while the population has
grown only Is per cent.
The increase has been so rapid, especially
among the negroes, that the accommoda-
ton at the State asylum, although it has
been added to every year, has not been
able to keep up with the lunatics, and there
are now several hundred OF them confined
in the police jails and parish prisons. places
wholly unfit for them, for they are thrown
into communication with dangerous Grim
inals while waiting for vacancy In the
asylum The State Is building a new
insane ASYLUM for negroes only ut Pine
Vile In Rapides Point, La, 1t was begun
only few months ago, and Will be com
plsted In November, but when II opens It's
doorr, 80 great has been the accumulation
Of lunatics In the parishes In the mean
while, it will be full from the very start
and will need an addition within year.
DR. Hays is il favor of radical i gislat ion,
He thinks the Louisiana Legislature did
well at TN. last session Ia prohibiting con-
san g,lir eous marriage. TO which h' aifrlb-
utes q gragt d al Of the INSANITY of o-dIl .
TIE yi-Iatior against the sal" 81 '0raln"
WAS also a move IN tle right diroc ior, b."
thinks, and especially 20 Nv" bn'fit Of nv"
negro race, VINO are being driven under
the influence u tho drug by hundreds
Unfortunately, this law has Dot basn
enforceable In all oa~ss Tbs reputable drug