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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
From the Chicago Inter-ocean.

From the Chicago 1nter-Ocean.
 S PROFESSOR MANLEY, the daring 0 aeronaut who was to have made the ascent in Professor Langles's flying machine, arrived on the scene of the latest experiment at Whitewater. Va, last Thursday, pale but calm.
 He was trifle late in arriving but that did not matter for there were some little things still to be attended to before the aerodome could soar. An aerodome is purely scientific and unlike bicycle or an automobile, cannot be thrown to- gether with a monkey wrench and a claw hammer It must be adjusted by scientists. Every time it is moved from one place to another it must be careful ly examined to see that it has lost none of it's parts.
 So that, while Professor Manley arrived trife late and was pale and calm, he was not permitted to rush headlong to his perilous ascent. The scientists told him to remain pale, though calm, while they looked over the machine again to see that nothing was missing.
 
 floating easily in the stream. The block and tackle could not work more beauti- fully; the turntable swung as if it re- volved on tall bearings. The flying ma- chine had been hoisted in sections to the top of the superstructure from which 1t was soon to plunge into illimitable space. The silken wings were adjusted. The r.tfi6 nc, given few preliminary warming turns. The scientists placed delicate scientific instruments to the valves, applied their ears to them and listened to detect any possible irregularity in the beats. It looked as if everything was all right. Professor Manley, still pale, though calm, patiently awaited the signal. He cutting through the atmosphere at the rate of seventy-five feet a second. But there were other things to be done before the start could be made One party of scientists got out an assortment of grap- bling irons, boat hooks cork floats. and life-preservets, while another party. of scientists departed in a launch for poin.
 
 possible that the airship would take it's | dive.
 All was activity and excitement, but a scientific air permeated the scene. Even Professor Manley, pale. tf ough calm, stepped into the flying machine. "Gor commanded Professor Langley. the inventor. The scientists fell back. Professor Manley pulled the lever. A hush fell upon the spectators. It was a solemn and yet a thrilling moment. Perhaps trife paler, but just as calm as ever, Professor Manley pulled the lever again. And again. And yet again. Finally he pushed it. But the flying ma chine would not fly.
 Some silly girls in the crowd began to litter. Nothing could have been in worse taste They Uttered every time. Profes- sor Manl4y worked the lever ard the fiy- ing machine would not fly. It is always mistake to have silly girls around when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
WORLDS FAIR COMPARISONS,
Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 The most striking impression conveyed by the published plans of the St. Louis managers is a sense of their vastness. The Chicago buildings and grounds GOV cred an area of one square mile: those of St. Louis will cover two square miles. The total exhibition space at Chicago was S23 acres: at St. Louis 12S acres will be required. The total outlay at Chicago was $27, ,250. 900; at St. Louis 100000 will be spent. At Chicago the entire horse power and machinery in operation was 120O0; at St. Louis 1t will be 5000. The Midway at St. Louis will be 500 feet wide and mile in length and will be called the Pike, and there will be thirty12ve miles of roadway inside the incloGnN-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
REPORT NOT VERIFIED.

From the Boston Herald.
 The story that Rochester father of three children has eloped with the wife of a neighbor who has seventeen chill dren, taking the whole twenty with them seems incredible. Some people have thought that there is a relation between the growing frequency of divorce and the prevalence of race suicide But this report does not tend to support the theory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07


 Total .. .. .. IA, ,557, ,99I Inc 3669, 633
 Against 441a million tons produced last year the experts are looking for a production this year exceeding AS million tons, and possibly rising to 50 million tons. It is expected that the production in this country will be in- creased two million tons, and that Ger many, Belgium and Great Britain will contribute an increase of two million tons, thus carrying the grand total up to 4S1a million tons. The other pro- ducing countries will swell the aggre- gate to 49 million tons at least.
 The people of the United States consume 500 pounds of iron year per capita, and if the rest of the world did likewise the iron furnaces would be paralyzed with orders. The pro duction would have to be increased twelve-fold, and instead of making in this district 1,600,000 tons year, we would be expected to turn out 19 mil lion tons. This would be huge task, but our ore banks and coal mines would be equal to it. a
 The rest Of the world does not how ever consume 500 pounds per capita, and this Is why worlds production of about 50 million of tons will at pres ent suffice. Every year the world wants more iron, al the task before this district Is amending. We make t..e great commercial metal, and we must go on making it apparently to the end of our mines, which is practi- cally to the end of time itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

AN HILE we are discussing the
 NY misdeeds of the Indian land
 " commission it may be well to remark that the noble red man himself is not yet above enjoying a little outing
 with torch and sealping knife. From Los Angeles comes the announcement that an uprising of Piute Indians Is causing terror in Las Vegas valley, at the extreme southern end of Nevada Three white persons have already been sealped and thirst for blood has seized the Indians to such an extent that grave fears are entertained for the safety of the settlers. Every now and then we receive news dispatches telling of out rages committed by the untameable aborigines In thinly inhabited parts of the country. In Arizona and New Mexi- co such crimes are frequent and 1t Is safe to say that all such affairs are not reported to the country at large. It is a strange fact that after several hum dred years of contact with higher civil lzation the Indians are many of them, just as blood-thirsty and revengeful to- day as when they roamed the forests of
 
 America undisturbed by the white man.
 Again the airship has refused to fly, and we must wait in patience for another attempt The papers state that Profes- sor Manley was pale but calm. His pres ence of mind during the preliminary op- erations was admirable and 1t. is not even reported that he gave sigh of re- lief when the propeller again deferred his dangerous flight Professor Langley has himself returned to Washington; a very wise thing to do under the circum- stances. After all 1t seems that our American inventor has been outdstanced by Santos-Dumont. The agile Frenchman number of times, although his perform ances have not awakened a general de- sire among spectators to accompany him on his sallies into the blue ether Some paragraphers are mean enough to poke fun at Professor Langley after this last failure to make an ascent, but their ac- tion Is premature and entirely unde- served. All he wants is fair chance and he will no doubt prove the sailing qudllieS ol HIS cTdIl III very snort Oruer. The clements seem to have grudge against the professor, anyway, and when the weather is propitious something breaks at the very last moment. Such are the trials of an inventor.
 Since Admiral Dewey has joined Cap tain Hobson in the agitation for larger navy 1t Is probable that there will be some results Speaking of Admiral Dewey reminds us how near the admiral came to losing his popularity short time after the Spaniards were properly chastised for their presumption in dis obeying the commands of a nation sev- eral times stronger When the admiral fell into the tolls of a widow there were many of his admirers who took it upon themselves to be dspleased. Then when he transferred his residence, the gift of other admirers, to his bride there went up howl over the land Of course the admiral had a perfect right to dis pose of his property as. he pleased, but there were many who o/thought he show ed slight appreciation. The little squall of criticism which this awakened seems to have taught the naval hero a lesson, for he speedily retired from the lmelight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07


 The decline in the cost of living is thus far small, but it is perhaps signi- ficent as to what is coming. The grow ing crops will be abundant, and were it not for the fact that cotton and wool will Je high priced, thus holding up the cost of clothing, considerable declines would take place in the cost of living The trusts are pulling the other way, but the people can cripple the trusts whoever they feel so in clined. The meat trust, the breakfast feed trust, the oil trust, the sugar trust, and a hundred other trusts handling and monopolizing the neces- saries of life are adding to the prices of life, but there is some prospect that tLe election of next year will point to relief from the robber tariff which created and now fosters all such trusts.
 The wage earner has had in the last five years a hard road to travel, but the indications are that he will hereafter pay less to the trusts and other bene6ciaries of Dingleyism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
YOUNG OLD WOMEN.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 You sometimes see an old woman whose old age is as exquisite as was the perfect bloom of her youth You wonder how this has come about. You wonder how it is her life has been long and happy one. Here are some of the reasons:
 She knew how to forget disagreeable things.
 She mastered the art of saying pleasant things.
 She made whatever work came to her congenial.
 She retained her illusions and did not believe all the world wicked and unkind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
Plucky kinq Alfonso.

King Alfonso of Spain performed a feat recently which should endear him to his bullfghting compatriots It was worthy of toreador. His majesty was walking in the Prado, when a bullock broke from ing away at full gallop, showed every disposition for using its hornes among the pedestrians and equipages. There was regular stampede but the king showed his spirit. and drawing his re- volver brought the beast down with two or three swiftly delivered shots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
PROFESSOR MANLEY IS
 PALE BUT IS ALSO CALM

scientific experiment is in progress. Professor Langley might not have sworn if these silly girls had not Uttered. How ever that may be, he did swear. It is reported that he swore several times. Let us not blame him. We cannot know how he suffered.
 Let us, rather, look upon the pleasanter side of the picture. Let us observe Pro- lessor Manley, who, though keenly dis appointed that he missed the chance of wandering through space in Professor Langley's aerodome, remained rale, though calm, to the end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
WOOD AND STEEL.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
 The old wooden frigate Saratoga which was launched nearly sixty years ago. and is still pursuing a. career of usefulness as a schoolship, Is an object lesson in the durability of wood as a material for shipbuilders. Paint and oil preserve it from decay. What will do as much for iron and steel, the materials of which modern warships are built? Will the battleships and cruisers of today be as staunch after fifty years of salt water service as the Saratoga is?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
THE UNIVERSAL PRAYER.

By Alexander Pope. Father of all. in ever age,
 In every cline adored By Saint, by savage and by sage,
 Jehovah, love or Lord Thou great First Cause, least understood
 Who all my sense confined To know but this, that thou art good
 And that myself am blind; Yet gave me, in this dark estate
 To see the good from Ill., And, binding nature fast in fate,
 Left free the human will. What conscience dictates to be done
 Or warns me not to do, This teach me more than hell to shun
 That more than heaven pursue. What blessings thy free bounty gives
 Let me not cast away. For God is paid when man receives;
 To enjoy is to obey. Yet not to earth's contracted span
 y,goodness let me bound Or think thee Lord alone of man
 When thousand worlds are round Let not this weak. unknown hand
 Presume thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land
 On each I judge thy foe. If I am right, thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If am wrong oh, teach my heart
 To find that better way! Save me alike from foolish pride Or impious discomfort At aught thy wisdom has denied Or aught thy goodness 1ents Teach me to feel anothers' woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy to others show That mercy show to me. Mean though am, not wholly so, Since quickened by thy breath; Oh, lead me. wheresoe'er I go Through this days life or death This day be bread and peace my lot; All else beneath the sun Thou know st If best bestowed or not And let thy will be done. To thee, whose temple is all Space. Whose altar. earth, sea, skies. One chorus let all being raise:
 All natures incense rise!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
The Head End Collision.

"The head-end collision at the fair grounds Monday afternoon at o'clock" said a professional man yesterday, will be well worth seeing. No one will be hurt, but there will be mighty crash.
 q saw the first head-end collision that ever took place as an entertainment. It was m Chicago in 1894. Since then these attractions have drawn crowds in many of the large cities. The locomotives are completely demolished.
 "The head-end collision here is under the auspices of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers and is to De one of the many events in the Labor Day celebra- tion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Women aren't a millionth part as fool ish as they talk, nor men as wise.
 If woman can't brag about her son, she will even brag about her husband.
 It takes more courage for woman to wear white stockings than even to show them.
 Some people are so thin that when they sit down they act as if they were doing 1t on eggs.
 To get away up in the world man must lack sense of humor to laugh at himself for trying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
B. M. Allen.

A prominent citizen who has been spending a part of the summer in Europe writes that ne met many Birmingham people in Paris, among them the Hon. B. M. Allen. He says in his letter: '.B. M has made a great number of friends here in Paris. Indeed he is recognized as a striking figure on the boulevards and in the shops and cafes. He Is as much the thing here as Bulger is in the Age-Herald office when Birmingham shuts out New Orleans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
Worlds Production of Iron.

As the year draws to a close esti- mates of the worlds production of iron naturally increase. The basis of all estimates is the production of last year, which the following figures pre- uant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

The wants of the states are various Missouri, for example, is suffering be- cause she has no limburger cheese factories. Other states want this, that and the other, but none of the rest seem to be like Missouri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
Handy.

s"willie, you may finish this piece of pie, if you want it." said mother, fft isn't enough to save"
 Mother" said Willie. when he had finished it, "a boy in the family comes in very handy when there is little bit of pie over doesn't he?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

The Turks say the shot fired at our vice consul was only a pleasant incl dent in wedding celebration. We'd Turkey, when they involve shots that are heard around the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

The bushmen of original inhabitants of Australia Lave dwindlea from a full million to 47,000, and they will soon disappear. It is another case of Poor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

The three naval events of the year have been Bar Harbor, Oyster Bay and Beirut, and of the three it is diff cult to tell which was the biggest grandstand play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Dowie may be able to save souls in Wall street, but he cannot save the indigestible securities. The latter are too far gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Tom Johnson and MT. Bryan are still on spellbinding terms, the es- teemed aaministra~ ~-on organs to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

It now appears that Sir Thomas rabbits foot was not obtained in an Arkansas graveyard in the dark of the moon All others bring no luck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
Cost of Liyinu DecIininu,

Duns index figures show that the cost of living has at last taken mild start in the other direction. We give Dun's figures:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Mary McLane's new book is too decent for anything. It is shamefully decent so far as it's publishers are concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Sir Thomas Lipton pronounces his bunch of withered Shamrocks both dangerous and useless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

The man who wears a straw hat should prepare to shed it when the next cold rain appears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Prominent citizens" no longer par tieipate in lynching bees in this state. The afterclap is not to their liking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Columbia hopes her new school of journalism will give her as many stu dents as Harvard has.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
JoIlying Him.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 T think remarked MT Oldboy, T bear my years pretty well. In fact, the only symptoms of advancing age I can see is little shortness of breath when I climb a stairway"
 And you are so utterly lacking in van ity that, I dare say. you never look at yourself in the glass;" said Miss Snap peigh, sweetly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
Approval.

From the Washington Star.
 'So you don't like historical novels"
 On the contrary" answered the liter ary critic ''I like them very much. They make work easy. In order to be in the fashion all you have to do is to abuse an historical novel on general principles, without bothering to read it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Sir Thomas could not win back the cup in the thirteenth race. Of course he could not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

The lawyers attacked their best customers when they assailed the trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Mary McLane has become great even in her youthful days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Major Low is known at home as Slippery Seth" He is on the tobog- gan slide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Today is Labor's own day, and all but drones will celebrate it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Turkey is not afraid of us so long as Admiral Crunshell stays on the re- tired list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
A Fiery Manager

From the Toledo News-Bee.
 T didn't see Banter play Hamlet. but I understand that he threw a great deal of fire into the part"
 T don't know about that. but the man. ager did. Banter is back in vaudeville"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

Senator Hanna will soon be well enough to do spellbinding in behalf of himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

All the legislatiyes brooms this year should sweep as clean as Uncle Peter Lacy's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
A BIT OF A LAUGH
Cure for a HomeIy Hat.

Oure TOT HomeIy Hat. From the Syracuse Herald Floor-Walker-Im very sorry. madam, but l can't exchange this hat for you. Mrs. Smithson-But my husband doesn't like itl
 Floor-Walker-Then I'd advise you to get a divorce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

All breezes were essentially alike to the Shamrock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

 The afterclap is not to their liking. Sir Thomas Lipton pronounces his bunch of withered Shamrocks both dangerous and useless.
 
 The man who wears a straw hat should prepare to shed it when the next cold rain appears. Columbia hopes her new school of journalism will give her as many stu dents as Harvard has. 1 -s---- Sir Thomas could not win back the cup in the thirteenth race. Of course he could not
 Major Low is known at home as Slippery Seth." He is on the tobog- gan slide.
 Turkey is not afraid of us so long as Admiral Crunshell stays on the re- tired list
 Senator Hanna will soon be well enough to do spellbinding in behalf of himself
 --s---------- All the legislatiyes brooms this year should sweep as clean as Uncle Peter Lacy's. -s---- The lawyers attacked their best customers when they assailed the trusts.
 Mary McLane has become great even in her youthful days. Today is Labor's own day, and all but drones will celebrate it. All breezes were essentially alike to the Shamrock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-07

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-22
PLAGUE CONCEALED.
Conference of State Health Boards
Condemns Frisco.

Washington, Jan 20.-Boards of
health of nineteen states were repre-
sented at the conference held in Sur
geon General Wyman's office to con-
slider the alarming situation relating to
bubonic plague in San Francisco. Rad :
zeal measures were adopted, and nearl y
all the delegates were in frame of
mind that would have resulted in still
more sweeping action had not several
conservative persons urged upon the
conference the belief that San Fran
cisco and California authorities would
certainly take warning from what had
already been done. The most radlca
proposition, aside from the severe vote
of censure passed against San Francisco
and the state authorities of California
was the set of resolutions introduced
declaring it the sense of the conference
that the army transport business should
he removed from San Francisco. Seat
tie was not mentioned in the resolu-
tions. but several delegates argued that
the transport business conld he advan-
tageously carried on from that point.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-22
DIVORCE INVALID.
United States Supreme Court Rules
on south Dakota Laws.

OH Soutn OdkOtA LdWSs
Washington, Jan. 2O.-The United
Statess supreme court has again passed
upon the validity of divorce granted in
South Dakota to non-residents.
The case was Annie ANDREWS VS.. Kate
II. Andrews, and the question at issue
was as to which was entitled to admin
lister the estate of Charles ). Andrews,
whom both women claimed as hus-
band.
The record shows that Mrs. Kate An
drews was the first wife and that her
husband secured divorce in South Da-
kota after remaining there Xix months.
The Massachusetts court held that
the decree had been fraudulently Sc
cured and refused to recognize it, rec
ognized the first wife as the legal wild
ow of the deceased.
That was the holding of the supreme
court OF Massachusetts, and the opinion
OF the federal court sustains it.
Justice White, who rendered the de-
cision, said that Andrews residence in
the state of South Dakota did not con-
stitute legal domicile.