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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
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BY PHINEAs FLETCHER.

than mere welcoming words would be forthcoming on the part of the Republic; namely that over her would be thrown the protecting mantle of the great policy which has thus far been potent to shield each and all of the independent American governments from Europen aggression That guarantee our neighbor does not now possess. Because of her allegiance, she is necessarily debarred from it. ex- eept in so far as she Is an appendage of the British system. Proclaiming her in- dependence, she would hold 1t as a mat ter of right and principle.
 AS she stands a present Canada Is not in her natural position. She is too great in herself and her future Is too brilliant and assured, to make the continuance of her existing status desirable from any point of view. British ministries have done nearly all for her that they possibly can do She does not, in fact, hold the place in their national and in- ternational calculations that she did fif- ty or even thirty years ago. The Eng fish statesmen of that period saw, or i'm agined they saw, contingencies. so far as we are concerned, that have proved as unsubstantial as the airy fabrics of dreamland. It is needless to recall what they were. It would be impossible to do
 
 awakening afresh long buried and for
 gotten antagonisms which have been l consigned to oblivion.
 Every one sees that the balance of | British interest has shifted from the re- zion north of the St. Lawrence to the banks of the Potomac, that the English
 embassy at Washington is infinitely a greater factor in the opinion of Downing street. than is the vice-regal palace at Ottawa. The reign of the sentimentalist Is at an end Cold reason is in the sad- dle and Is not likely to be unseated. no matter what may happen to the once petted colony around which many hopes once clustered The truth Is that Canada has been a disappointment. From the British point of view she Is a fall ure, a source of weakness rather than 1 of strength. Independent, she could be fully as valuable to the mother country 1 as she is at the present time in her state l of semi-independence. Where she once 1 held the first place. she now occupies Il mere secondary situation. and can never 1 hope to recover what she has lost. The
 stars in their courses fight against the
 retrogression.
 These being the facts. considerations l of self respect if nothing else, would seem to impel Canada to what In the very
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Doctor
Gave Me Up-N e r- vous Indigesti I Suffered Terribly
 Until Took
Dr. Miles Nervine. That
 Cured Me.

"for eighteeen years I suffered from ner- vousness and indigestion. 1 tried every remedy recommended by family and friends but I could get no relief at all. Two years ago, while being treated by local physicians, they informed me that had become dropsi- cal and that there was little hope for me. 1 then decided to try Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine. was unable to get to sleep after retiring at night until well on towards day light during all this time. had deep, heavy pains under my left shoulder, and very se- were pain in my left side. l was most mis- erable indeed and suffered terribly, but after taking one half bottle of the Nervine 1 could sleep all night just as well as 1 ever did. The Nervine is the only remedy that gave me any relief whatever. 1 had not been talk ing the Kervine but short time when l dis covered that l could go out on the gallery and sit down of an evening and enjoy myself with the rest of the family, something had not done in many years. l am now well and strong. eat and sleep well and I thank God evtry day of my life for Dr. Miles Nevine" = MRS JULIA A. BROWN, Covington, Tenn.
 Don't give up, even though your doctor aoes. If your case IS beyond his skill you have still to try Dr. Miles Heart Cure, the great blood and heart tonic, formulated by specialist of nerve and heart diseases, whose experience covers more than a quarter of century. There is nothing so good, so safe, so economical as Dr. Miles Heart Cure
 All druggists sell and guarantee first bot tie Dr. Miles Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co.,, Elkhart, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
By Phlneas Fletcher.

by I HlhedS T ielCHeI.
 If Canada shall set up for herself as an independant nation Daniel Webster s famous bit of oratory about the mortal airs of England, keeping pace with the sun and circlng the globe, will have to be retired from service as a quotation, British drummer with his drum will get a rest on a vast stretch of the western hemisphere; in other words they will have disappeared from 1t altogether. Perhaps it is as well that they should do SO; better, 1t may be for all con cerned The Dominion is now a strong country in many ways. Her territorial area is enormous. Her material resour- ces are very great, while her people are among the most strenuous in the world. Their capacity for self-government IS un- questioned. They have been trained in one of the best of schools for that pur- pose and for more than a century they have had before their eyes the benefit Of our own great example, the governmental system that has ever existed. Their edu- cation, therefore, in this respect may be said to be complete. From no people on earth have they anything to learn In the great WOTk or louHullB anu well-ordered institutions, based on the popular will
 It Is not surprising, therefore, that the beautiful lady of the snow" should feel the thrill of independent national life. There is, to be sure, from her point of view. past if not present, certain honor in the thought, the idea, that she is a splendid part of one of the great empires of the world. It is a tie not easily to be broken. a sentiment hard to cast aside but the new century is cold and practical and the question arises on which side does material advantage lie? When it comes to this problem of practicality. nations as well as individuals are swayed by precisely the same consideration. It is one of the laws of existance for the mass as well as the unit. In making the choice, Canada is singularly fortunate. No matter what side she elects to take, she has nothing to fear. Great Britoin. in the first place. so far from attempting the slightest coercion, will gracefully, If, perhaps, regretfuly throw open the gate way for her departure. while on our side we would give the heartiest acclaim to her as the youngest of the great sister, hood of nations.
 But this Is not all, so far as we are con- cerned. Something far more substantial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Parliamentary England.

A valuable addition to the popular Story of the Nations Series" is an nounced by the Putnams in Parliament ary England; the Evolution of the Cab met System" by Edward Jenks. M. A.. of Oxford University. This work ex- plains how that system of government which came into force in England with
 ation of Charles IT, in 1860, was changed in the course of one hundred and seventy years into the system which was in force at the passing of the Re- form Bill, and which. with some modi- fications. is in force at the present day. There is a certain timeliness in the ap- pearance of this book in view of the present cabinet crisis in England. Those who are following current political events
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
A Garland Cult in Europe.

The Harpers have just been requested to send "Hesper' and other novels by Hamlin Garland to a well-known Italian reviewer which indicates further for eign interest in an American author al- ready much honored abroad. In Paris there is a Garland cult headed by Mime. Foulon de Vaulx, the wife of a French banker. who has translated into French MT. Garland's "A Member of the Third Uouse." and portions of "Main-Travelled Roads" The last volume has already been done into German, where Suder- mann who has expressed a keen inter est in Mir Garland's work. has promised to write an introduction for it. It seems that between the opening of sudermann's "Erau Sorga" and Garland's Main Travelled Roads" there is close re- semblance. "The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop" his last novel preceding "Hesper," is now being put Into German; wbile '.,rhe Little Norsk, Fason Ed wards" and Prairie Folks" have al- ready been translated into Norwegian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Literary New York.

The Putnams will present for the holi- day season an attractive illustrated vol ume on old New York, entitled Literary New York; its Landmarks and Associa- tions." The author is MT. Charles Hem street, who is well known as a writer on subjects connected with local history. The chapters of this work were originally published in The Critic. They have now been revised and enlarged for book pub lication.
 Mir. Hemstreet's descriptions and tradi- tions cluster around the great literary figures who have been associated with old New York. The subject is a fas- cinating one, and this book. written by ar authority, and embellished with many new and artistic illustrations. will appeal to a wide circle of readers, and deserve place in every library.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
in tho Days Before klns Arthur.

Readers of Tennynons Coming of Ar. thur" are familiar with the romantic fis- ure of Ygerne, the mother of King Ar~ thur of the Round Table, A novel by Warwick Deepsng, young English writ CT, which is to be published soon by The Outlook company, has for its theme the love story of Ingraine, as Mir. Deeping prefers to spell the name. and Uther, King of Britain. "Uther and Igraine" is a dramatic romance marked by delicate sentiment and stirring action. The char acters are intensely real and full of life. Ex-Secretary Long on the President.
 Extended comment has been made in many newspapers on what has been re- garded by some as criticism of the President by former Secretary of the Navy John D. Long, in an advance chap ter of his book, "The New American Navy" which is to be published by The Outlook company shortly In this con- nection some further quotations from Mr.
 Longs chapter are particularly interest," ing as showing the high opinion he had of MT. Roosevelt's work as assistant sec retary. Indeed nothing could be pleas anter than our relations. He was heart and soul in his work. His typewriters had no rest He, too lacks the rare knack of brevity. He was especially stimulating to the younger officers who gathered about him and made his office as busy as a hive. He was especially helpful in the purchasing of ships and in every line where he could push on the work of preparation for war. Almost as soon, however as it was declared, he re- signed the assistant secretaryship of the navy to accept the lieutenant-colonelcy of the Rough Rider regiment in the army
 Together with many of his friends, l urged him strenuously to remain in the navy, arguing that he would there make a signal reputation, and that to go into the army would be only to fight mosqul- toes on the Florida sands or fret in camp at Chickamauga. How right he was Tn his prognoss and how wrong we were in ours the result has shown. He took the straight course to fame, to the governor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
John Cleveland, Poet.

The first and only complete edition of "The Poems of John Cleveland" an Eng fish poet of the Seventeenth century, is announced by The Grafton Press, New York. John M. Berdan Ph.D.,) Yale. and member of the Yale faculty) is the editor of the work, and he contributes a thorough and exhaustive treatment of Clevelands work and times as we'll as notes, references and explanation of the historical setting of the various poems. There has been much discussion as to the authenticity of many poems attrib- uted to Cleveland, and Dr. Berdan has carefully investigated the older foreign collections as we'll as manuscripts, so that his edition may properly be desig mated as the final and most accurate work on the subject. A handsome pho togravure portrait from an old print forms the frontispiece of the book
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
The Novelist Was Not for Sale.

When Miss Marie Manning was living on a Wyoming ranch, unconsciously gathering material for her novel, Judith of the Plains" she was known among some neighboring Shoshone Indians as white Squaw head-in-t -the-Clouds." To this sobriquet Miss Manning had no ob- lection, as 1t was merely poetic way of describing her as tall But she did object. when, later. on making visit with A party of friends to the camp of the Indians, Shoshone brave, named "Run-Across-the River" led one of the men in the party aside. and offered ten cayuses for big white squaw"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
A Private Edition of "cherrv,"

Harper Brothers have published prl- vatey for the author thirty copies of Booth Tarkington's new story, Cherry" each containing capital photograph of a pen-and-ink sketch made by Mir Tark- ington, representing his heroine, Cherry, walking in the woods with her would be suitor. MT. Sudgeberry, It Is needless to say that MT. Tarklngton's pictorial conception of his heroine is different from that of the artist who illustrated the Harper edition, since no two concep- tions of heroine in fiction are ever alike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Miss Margaret Sherwood.

Miss Margaret Sherwood, author of the charming Italian idyl Daphne" Ia a graduate of VHssar and has also studied in Zurich, Oxford. and Italy. In 1898, she took the degree of Ph. D., at Yale, and is now associate professor of Eng fish literature at Wellesly college, hav- ing been an instructor there for several years. Besides contributing to some of the magazines, she has already written three novels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Miss Johnston's Novel.

It is said by those who have read the MS. of Miss Mary Johnstons new TO- nance, Sir Mortimer" now appearing in Harper's Magazine, that the story shows a remarkably sustained fidelity to Elizabethan times, and that it gathers intense interest as 1t proceeds. While this brilliance of plot is characteristic of Miss Johnston's work, she has nowhere else made such study of q man as in the character of Sir Mortimer Ferne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Pics Are Different.
New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 Bishop oPtter's latest story has a wes- tern setting. At the end of days jour nov a traveller stopped for the night at a sn,aiI rancher's shack in Montana. As he sat on the doorstep with his host a troop of children began playing about them. and he asked:
 "These all yours?
 yep"
 "How many?'
 "I cts see" and the rancher hesitating- Iv began counting them up on his fingers Pretty soon drove of hogs came into view.
 "Yours?' asked the traveller.
 Yep"
 How many" "Just 5so to 2 pig" was the instant re- sponse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Tennessee Todd"

Since Mark Twain wrote of steamboat life on the Mississippi, this dramatic field has been neglected. It's opportuni- ties have been perceived by Mir c. w. Ogden whose short stories of steamboat racing and other features of river life have proved so popular, and he is just completing novel entitled Tennessee Todd" which will be published by A. S. Barnes &Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15

wiil And 1t profitable t9 study the origin and ke9Mth ef that curious fern ef eoy. erAHeat which is kHeMn as the cabinet system.
 With all the serious iHfermatiea "paF. iiamentaHy Bnslandn Is very readable and popular in teae. 4 vivid picture Is given ef the chief characters and events ef pefied which extends ever the careers of such fieh as William of Orange, elr Robert WalRele, and three ef the aeerHes, and saeh interesting events as the repeal of tho Stamp Act inEs,
 The beek Is illustrated with over forty portraits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
"The Ross.r

New York life and the inner side of city politics are evidently attractive to readers of fiction when they are present. ed with the force and humor of Alfred Henry Lewis, whose new novel, "The Boss,' just issued by A. S. Barnes 6 Co.,, has reached second edition before pub lication.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
An Easy Boss.

r TfIITI JWNIBFs
 The Farmer-So you're from place where the law says the laborer shan't work but nine hours day. oh? No won der you want a change, poor fellowi Now, alters let my men hev seventeen hours to do their work in, an if they hain't fin- ished it then. by gosh. 1 give 'em till breakfast time next mornin' to finish up. Beats all how some folks do rush their help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Me World 0 Books '*'
An Author Who Ia a Worker.

ship of New York and to the Presidency of the United States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
EASTBOUND.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15

Joeeiyn Lewis author of "The Aayen- lures of Dorothy" one of The Outlook company's fall books, Is quite remark able young woman who, besides writing stories for children, knows a good deal of waEe-earners from actual experience In recent number of the Atlantic Monthly, telling of her introduction to the work of mill hand. she touches on the strong prejudice of the ordinary mill- workers against domestic service. She says, speaking of fellow-worker. who had been appointed to instruct the be- ginner;
 Having undertaken my instruction, something of the feeling of possession was developing and my teacher was disposed to champion me. She's been sick, In the hospital. That's the way with folks that hire help They'll work 'em to death, n then shove 'em Into the hospital when they take sick. It makes me mad. I wish every house girl in the city would skip their jobs n learn trades. TT would serve 'em right-the folks that hire em I mean.
 You seem to know something about 1t yourself l said.
 You bet l do; but when you catch me pot-wallopin' again, femme know
 That's what said Lib, moving away but including me in her farewell smile. We were introduced"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Picturesque Magyars.

F. Berkeley Smith. whose Budapest, the City of the Magyars." is to be pub lished by James Pott & Co.,, has returned from Europe with bundle of plctur- esque stories about the Magyars.
 Budapest Is so out of the way" he said, ' that few tourists get to know it well. One thing that struck me forcibly about the city was it's theaters and opera houses. There's the Comedy theater, the Vigszinhaz, a richly appointed playhouse in Baroque style It is as perfect as the best of modern taste and comfort can make 1t. Then the eozier but equally handsome theaters, the Varszinhaz or Fortress The Fovarosi Arena and the Varosliget. The most important music hall Is the Fovarosi establishment. Its smoky auditorium is filled with little ta- bles crowded nightly. The fashionable theatrical season is from October to Eas- ter Here, as in Paris there are no orchestras except in musical productions. The Folie Caprice is celebrated for it's roaring travesties, cleverly written and played with a broad licence by an ex- cellent company. The farces here are satires against the Jews or Germans played by Jewish comedians in Hun garian''
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-30
NEW CONSULS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MAKES
CHANGES AMONG FOREIGN
REPRESENTATIVES,.

Washington, June 29.--The follow
ing consular appointments were ar
ranged by the President before his de-
parture Saturday and were announced
today:
Albion w. Tourgee of New York,
now consul at Bordeaux, France, to
be consul general at Halifax, N. S.
Urban j. LedoltX of Maine, consul
at Three Rivers, Canada, to be consul
at Bordeaux.
William Harrison Bradley of Illinois,
consul at Tunstall, England, to be con-
sui at Manchester, England.
William P. Smith of Missouri, consul
at Hull, England, to be consul at Tun-
STALL
Louis ii. Ayne, consul at Guade-
,loupse, W. l., to be consul at Para,
Brazil.
Leo Bergholz. consul at Erzerum,
Turkey, to be consul at Three Rivers,
Canada.
George B. Anderson Of the District
of Columbia. consul at Durango, Mex.
leo, transferred to Guadeloupe.
+ Walter G. Hamm, of Pennsylvania
appointed consul at Hull, England.
James "A. Leroy of Michigan, ap-
pointed consul at Durango. Mexico.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-30

Christian privilege thousands of Chris
tian Scientists are again assembled to
celebrate the holy communion ordain-
ed by our Master and lovingly OBJ
served by our church.
Like all the generations of earth,
we are people who, in times past,
were in bondage to nearly every sin
and every disease.
Many of us have been redeemed
from the most obdurate sin. Others
who once Were dying have been re-
stored to health and usefulness.
Coming thus, as a peculiar people,
to bow in mute gratitude before our
God, we give thanks to Him for the
Christian salvation which legitimately
heals the sick as we'll as the sin
full"
A Big Convention.
1t is estimated s,aet about $4,000
members Of the denomination have
come here to attend the services. and
the Mechanics building. which covers
several acres. is entirely devoted in
a business may to the accommodation
OF the visitors.
Admission to the Mother church
which is situated onlvsa short distance
from Mechanics hall, is reserved to
members Curing the week.
The communion services, however
were Of a public nature.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-30
Reliance Widens Lead.
MERCHANTS pupEp.
Davenport People Take Bad Money
From Sharper.

Davenport. June 29.-For several
days past there has been a complaint
that bad money has been circulated
several places in the city. The saloons
are the ones that have been Wctimizad
by the bogus money, and complaints
have been entered in several in
stances.
Saturday night Officer Swanson ar
rested q man by the name of F. Emory,
and there is considerable evidence that
he is one of the guilty parties. The
official stated that there were two 9TH
erl persons in the deal. but that they
have managed to elude the officers so
far.
Emory was caught in the very act of
passing the money. according to the
officials, but he claims that if he Gid SO
it was money that he received inno-
Gently, and that he is innocent of any
intentional wrong
The graft that has been worked is on
silver dollars, and some of the counter
feits are SO clumsy that they can be
readily detected.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-30
CALLS IT BLACKMAIL
MAN ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF
ASSAULT SAYS THAT HE
is BEING WRoNeED.

Marshalltown, June 29.-(Special)
&C. J. Elwell, aged So years, ma
chinist in the employ Of the Iowa
Central at the shops in this city, is
under arrest on the charge of GRIM
inal assault upon the person of Esther
Miller, a little 12-year-old girl. The
little girl tells a pitiful story and the
aas' iias cruseI censi9crahie ct q
sensation in the city. Mr.. Elwell de.
nies the story in toto and claims that
it is a case of blackmail.
Prominent Lodge Man.
Mr.. Elwell is a prominent Mason
and Knight Templar He has been
in the employ of the Iowa Central for
% years and has always enjoyed a
good reputation and the respect Of his
fellow citizens.