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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18
The Jefferson County Courts.

T hope the legislature which meets in September will sake action to relieve the condition of some of our Jefferson coun- ty courts" said an attorney.
 It has come to be too common thing to have hundreds of cases left oyer from one session of the courts to the next. This is especially true in our City court and such a state of affairs should not be allowed to continue. It is unjust to the parties to pending suits as well as to the counsel
 Several remedies have been suggest ed, among them being the creation of another division entirely of the City court Whether this is the proper so- lution for the trouble I am unprepared to say, but I do think that the matter has reached serious enough proportions to demand immediate attention.
 "There is also considerable talk about changing the workings of some of our local Justice courts. There is undoubted- ly much abuse in the conduct or some of be done to remedy this state of affairs also. I understand that a bill Is being prepared for presentation which abol- ishes justices ,of the peace and estab- fishes a court of inferior jurisdiction with one or more competent judges who shall be paid regular salary for their work 9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The Balkan war cloud has material ized in moving armies and fleets, and the indications are that there will soon be something doing in that quarter of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

troops at Savannah.
 Henry A. Jones and Henry J. Fitts, two prominent lawyers of the state, have formed partnership for the practice of law at Tuscaloosa. <A
 The Rev. William D. Gay of Montgom- cry, officer of the Christian Church of Zion" in this state, will shortly begin a crusade on the streets of Selma.
 The Alabama Packet company has been incorporated in Mobile. The steamer Ouachita has been purchased at New Or leans and will be operated on the Alabama river.
 In two weeks direct connection will be made over the long distance telephone of the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele- graph company between Anniston and Atlanta.
 The Southern railway is making an ef- fort to encourage the cultiva ton of can taloupes and watermelons along it's lines in Alabama and circulars nave been sent out broadcast
 
 Col James Shaughnessy has sold his controlling interest in the North Alabama Improvement company. The Huntsville hotcl Monte Sano, and other valuable property is included in it's holdings.
 Governor Jelks will not appoint a sue cessor to J. P. Owens. former tax col lector of Russell county today, as was announced. He has gone to Blount Springs to spend several days with his family.
 A state paper makes this naive an- nouneement: Our Canadian trip will be continued probably next issue. It is crowd ed out this week by better stuff, viz; The Tale of Tenderfoot, the City Tax List, and two large advertisements"
 In the election next year Alabama will have to choose chief justice of the Supreme court and four associate jus tices. Hon. A. H. Aston, at present cir cult judge, has been mentioned as a suit able candidate for one of these places.
 Dr. E. M. Wilcox, botanist of the Ala bama Polytechnic institute, has returned from an inspection of the cotton crop in Montgomery county, where worms have appeared. Unless prompt measures are taken the damage fin certain places may be very great.
 At the September session of the legis- lature a determined effort will be made to pass a bill providing a dispensary system for the entire state of Alabama. Agitation of this nature has been frequent in parts of the state for several years past and in some localities the plan seems to work very well. It cannot be denied that the distributing houses do a land office business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The fiogger of Miss DeCris in the Georgia penitentiary has been given an opportunity to lift himself out of office, and he has accepted it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Senator Tillman, whose pockets are stuffed with railroad passes, and the congressman who refused to accept one, should meet and fight 1t out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Tailor Schwab will soon be in a posi- tion to ask vindication at the hands of the dudes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18
Disappointed.
From Puck.

From PUCK.
 ''Why was it the colonel first smiled over the menu card and then frowned?"
 "Why. he mistook demi tasse' for 'demiiohn.' "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Miles and Root and Crumshell arc all out or going out, but Corbin is still with us, and we are safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The laws delay and appeals in crim- ina cases are under review, and the rich mans opportunity is in danger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Psi An is now treated in the society columns of Chinese journals with rare thing or two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Wall street has discovered at last that it does not wag the country-that its slumps and booms have no relation to the general prosperity of the coun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Commissioner of Labor Wright has been appointed umpire o. the concilia- tion board in the hard COZ. regions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The West Indian hurricane got lost in the ample gulf of Mexico, and w-istled itself to death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Rider Haggard is now farmer in Norfolk, England, and Rudyard Kip ling is believed .o be vcrging that way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The business of the country com pletely ignored Wall street, and the latter in disgust is becoming normal again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Widows are dlstancing maidens in match achievements at Newport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18
HE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA

Shall quips, and sentences, and these paper bullets of the brain, awe man from the career of his humour7
 Much Ado About Nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Aunt Carrie Nation and Psi An should meet when the former has her hatchet in action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18
About Persons.

W. E. striplin of Gadsden is stopping at the Hillman.
 John H. Jones of Atlanta is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 R. F. Johnston. managing editor of the Birmingham Ledger, will leave today for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The Humberts have TO Crawfords on hand to bring into court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

horse was lynched In Dallas county the other day. The animal belonged to a negro and was strung up to a tree for revenge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

George Herbert Jones has succeeded Robert T. Majors as private secretary to President John w. Abercrombie of the state university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Labori, who was Dreyfus' lawyer, ii now defending the Humberts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The hurricane tha. devastated Ja- maica selected an isIano financially and industrially afflicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Ohio is all torn up by MT. Turnip- seed, who is a politician full, of course, of bile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
ostracisn in Virginia.

q see that John s. Wise. formerly of Richmond but now of New York. has been ostraeised again in the Virginia capital" said a member of the Virginia colony yesterday. Wise is a man of many attractive qualities, and Is one of the wittiest men in the country, but politically he has made himself exceed ingly unpopular in the south. l was living in Richmond when Wise was a leader in the republican party. He made bitter attacks on the democrats and on many distinguished citizens. He was the most generally hated man in the state. Although he had belonged to the upper ten he made himself so obnoxious that he was almost completely ostracised so- cially. He was blackballed in the Vest moreland club and he raised a mighty racket about it, going so far as to slap the jaws of very worthy lawyer who had put in an opposing ball. The only democrats who did not cut Wise's ac- quaintance were field sportsmen. Wise was a great dog man and hunter. He was also fond of fishing. He went fish ing with Grover Cleveland just before Cleveland was elected President the sec ond time. After Mir. Cleveland was in- augurated MT. Wise asked him as a per sonal favor to allow a certain republican postmaster in Virginia to continue in office. The President, remembering the fishing trip, compiled with his request, much to the dlspleasure of some of the democratic politicians. About ten years ago Wise4'cussed Richmond out and re- moved to New York Being a good law yer, he had no trouble in getting foot ing in the metropolis. He dropped poli- ties and many of his former enemies for gave him and treated him in friendly way. But he stirred up the old feud re- gently by siding with the negroes in testing the new constitution of Virginia. Wise has charming wife and Rich mond society, to its credit be it said, drew the line of ostraeism at her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Elder Dowie is captain of industry. He has some of the earmarks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The Massachusetts found the New England coast hard proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The Capital City Guards. a negro com Fpany of Montgomery, will participate in the encampment of the Georgia colored troops at Savannah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The zebrula is the cor,ing beast of burden. It is more zebra than jack ass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

New York, armed by Paris, de- mands fire-proof cars in it's subway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The fine river farm near Huntsville, known as the George Scruggs place, has been sold to a Missouri man for $14,O0O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18
ALABAMA

The people of Colbert county has de- cided to make strong fight for a dis pensary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

All Paris is blaming the motorman. This sounds natural ana home-like.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The battleship Massachusetts had no rabbits foot on board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The hurricane tha: devastated Ja- maica selected an isiano financially and industrially afflicted.  The West Indian hurricane got lost in the ample gulf of Mexico. and w-istled itself to death.
 
 Aunt Carrie Nation and Psi An should meet when the former has her hatchet in action.
 Ohio is all torn up by MT. Turnip- seed, who is a politician full, of course, of bile.
 The zebrula is the cor,ing beast of burden. It is more zebra than jack ass.
 All Paris is blaming the motorman. This sounds natural ana home-like.
  New York, ! armed by Paris, de- mands fire-proof cars in it's subway.
  The Massachusetts found the New England coast hard proposition.
  Elder Dowie is a captain of industry. He has some of the earmarks. Labori, who was Dreyfus' lawyer, is now defending the Humberts. The Humberts have TO Crawfords on hand to bring into court The battleship Massachusetts had no rabbits foot on board. The industrial merger is history now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

The industrial merger is history now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

Henry A. Jones and Henry J. Fitts, two prominent lawyers of the state, have formed partnership for the practice of law at Tuscaloosa. <A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-18

A D. Glass and c. c. Jordan are the only authorized travelling representatives of The Age-Herald in it's circulation de- pertinent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
Pursued by III Fortune.

For the seventh time during his SER
vices as a gateman on the Long Is
land railway James Hogan has been
taken to the Jamaica hospital for re-
pairs. He met with mishap the
other day by which his right arm was
broken just below the elbow, the in
jury being inflicted by runaway
horse which dashed against the gate.
AT the hospital he knows everyone in
the place by reason of his bad luck.
The doctors promised to have him all
fixed up in month, and then, Hogan
says, he is going back to work. He
IS a philosopher, and has been ac-
cused of trying for the accident record,
but he denies it. When he entered
the services of the road he had all the
arms and legs that any man wants,
ard thore wasn't fractured bone in
his body. He is now artificial as to
his left foot and his right leg, to say
nothing of the cracks in his bones,
but he stumps about eheerfully, con-
fident that he Will die Of old age.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
tte Knew.

They were sitting on a log in the
twilight. And you love me?" he
asked.
Can you csk it, she answered,
with fond glance
Il like to hear you say the sweet
words over and over again"
Then | do love you and love you"
And | must leave you tomorrow. ;"
Don't say it, dear heart, don't say
it, she cried III piteous tones.
What will you do in the long, sad
evenings when | am far far away?'
asked the swain with melancholy fer
vOr.
What will she do?" answered the
grumpy old bachelor VINO, unobserved
had been resting at the other end of
the log. why, she'll sit out here and
make as big fool of some other fel-
low as she's making of you now"
And he disappeared into the gloom
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
SOME POSTSCR!PTS.

Some Partisan restaurants charge
shining extra for the use OF the table
grS1ih
0ne thousand tons cf sect settle
monthly within the !1S square miles of
54ondOn.
Bicycles are now largely used in
rYaee of horses on American cattle
ranches.
The Mexican deg has no hair. The
.bot climate makes suCr a covering
isuperhuous.
Silk is considered unclean by the
Mohammedans. because it is the prod
Act of a worm.
The ants of South America have
4,eeN snown to construct a tunnel
tnree miles in length
Bread rs a daily article of food is
sased by only about one-third of the
population CT the earth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
Preferred the Graveyard.

Chaplain Couden, the blind minister
who prays for the members of the
house of representatives is a candi-
date for the chaplaincy of the senate,
left vacant by the resignation of
Chaplain Milburn, who is also blind.
What do you want to go to the SEN
ate for" asked Representative Can
non of the chaplain. Why do you
want to leave tie flower garden of
the house for the graveyard of the
senate? Its a graveyard over there"
Il know, said the blind chaplain,
but fellow stays longer in a grave
yard than in a flower garden"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
SKIING As A PLEASURE.
Americans Backward in Many of the
Best Winter Sports.

II is mistake to suppose that ski
sag can be enjoyed only by our Cana
eaaaB friends, says Country Life in AM
ser,ca Every one who lives in hill
ssssnntry where there is any snow at
all should try this exciting pastime.
a pair of skis and pole cost about
n dollar and a half The runners are
1Us 1ally about six or seven feet long,
1aE2oUt four inches wide, and the pole
sT:ay be ten or twelve feet in length.
l}n account of the small expense and
Anformal nature of the sport, skiing is
rg1st the thing for those parts of the
Ginited States where the winter is es.
2antially a changeable season. Some
s1rorts may demand a steady winter,
liking does not. In certain parts of
Ahe United States skiing has already
Taught on. For example, a good
rGany of the Cornell students carry
gheir skis to the class room and slide
}Home on them. In the mining camps
u IN. upper Michigan the SWedes and
NorWegians come flying down their
&'ace courses, shoot off sort of spring
&foard, rise to a thrilling height and
achieve an astonishing leap before
they tumble into the waiting snow
bank. But the ski is good thing for
s2very day use and fun. One can pole
along On the level fairly we'll in al
1noSt any kind of depth of snow, and
sJJa crust skis are quicker than snow
shoes. Skis cost less than a pair of
.asaod skates or a good bob sled, and
ghey furnish a novel method of sliding
down Hill. 1t is easy to learn Two
aN- three tumbles to the business. If
you get one foot we'll ahead of the
other you are certainly goner" The
xg.an who leans back is likely to have
Il 1aughable "miX-up' 1t is best to
stand erect or crouch forward so as
80 brace oneself The pole is trailed
Behind and used to steer by.
The people of the United States are
EErDyincial in the matter of winter
zEsoyts- We have been missing "a lot
aG fun" and it is high time that we
cs9ok to skiing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
She Liked the Music.

At the first performance of the new
church organ no one in the audience
was better pleased than the maid en-
p!oyed in the organist's family. $50
you liked the music, did you, Mary?"
said the organist the next morning,
reports of her enthusiasm having
reached his ears. "Oh, it was just
sand," replied Nary-"the grandest
ever heard!" what did you like
hest?" asked the organist, moved by
ne eulogy "Oh, don't know that"
said Mary. But there was one place
where you came down with both
lands and your feet at the same
time; that was about the best. 1t
sounded like the steam-roller coming
Gewn the street,"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
A PARABLE OF DEATH.
Writer in Century Magazine Gives 1t
New Siunificance.

Writer in Century Magazine Gives 1t
New Significance.
Then Death said to the Soul Am
not l thy friend? I-o, thou hast trav-
eled with me long and far, and now
thy journey is ended. Only now thou
takest with thee back into thy heaven
ly home the seeds of earthly things
wlich shall some time burst forth into
the perfect fruit of celestial achieve
ment. Excepting for this Journey
whore wouldst thou have gathered
those seeds? Behold me, o Soul!
am not Death, but Israfeel!"
Then the Soul looked up into the
face of her travelling companion, and,
10. the red cowl of Terror had fallen
back from the face, and it was the
face of dark and beautiful angel
which she beheld. And around his
head and upon his solemn brows there
hung the circle of halo, and that
halo was the halo of the dawning day.
Century.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
GZ02G 5I1ZZF'ZX.
Claims to Be an Earle

Swift of VineIand
Gase
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
FRISCO SYSTEM

Special one-Way coon'st Rates to
the Southwest, October, 1902,
to April, 1902, Inclusive.
One-ha1f of the one-Way standard
rate plus $500. Children over five
years and under twelve years of age,
one half of such rate
Territory to Which Tickets May Be
Sold:
To Missouri-Frisco System: To
all points west of and including Cuba
on and south of line to Indian Terri.
tory via Monet and Neosho; to all
points, Clinton to Springfield, both
Springfield, both inclusive; to all
points on Aurora Branch, Greenfield to
Aurora, both inclusive.
NOTE-The above authorizes sale
of tickets to all points in Missouri On
Frisco System except to points Ct
Clinton and Lamar, and on the Joplin
line west of Peiree City. but includes
Clinton, Lamar and Peirce City.
NJ. X. & 7. Ry.-Tc Nevada and
Clayton.
K. c. S. Ry.-To points Neosho to
Noel, inclusive. and Lisle to Katy,
inclusive.
S. L., I. NJ. & S. Ry-To Allenville,
Williamsville and points south, in
Guiding Jackson Branch.
S. L. S. w. Ry.-Delta and points
south.
To Arkansas.-AI points on Frisco
System, except to points within twen-
ty-fve miles of Memphis, Tenn. To
cembcr and 16, 1902.
Jaunary 6 and 20, February and
l., March 8 and II, April and 2l,
q. 1902.
Limits of Tickets.
T:cEets must be lin ted to confirm.
Gus : saage from starting point to
iestilaf ioJl.
Routes.
Tickets must be sold only via c0utes
via which the segular one-Way rates
ordinarily frply
BRYAN SNYDER, A. HILTON,
Pass. Traffic Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt.
S. F. HUGHES,
Genl immigration Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
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The ST. Louis Sporting News quotes
Manager George Blackburn of the
Pine Bluff baseball team as follows:
"SG.ne weeks back was censured
for tamnering with players belonging
n Ga~.Iner manager of the Dallas
I-solie team The fact was, l.. W..
Dawkins sold me three players, Barry,
Nickel and France. [ bought the
three subject to a decision of Secre-
tary Farrell. He wrote to me saying
had purchased something that did
NOT belong to DaWkins. so | just left
out all negotiations. Later, went
to Dallas and met Dawkins. manager
Of 1902 team of Dallas, and from the
explanation of things he got the short
end of everything. While at Dallas
Dit Spencer, of Denison, Texas, who
played third base for New Orleans and
later with Shreveport, who, by the
way. Jumped the last named club, and
bort manager to play short for Dal-
las. came in when | was there and
demanded his back salary. To make
a long story short, | advanced the
money to pay Spencer off and had wit
nesses, Phil King, G. Simpkins and
VIM Butler, to sign same in Phil
Kings place, with receipt from
Spencer to Dawkins. This was in Oc-
tober, so when | read how things
were, it was a Eurprise. Ted Suli-
van told me he was willing and that
he thought Dawkins should be helped
So far as Nickel, Barry and France
are concerned | can do without
them. I have got team 40 per cent
stronger than at Natchez last year
Kruse, Longley, Brady and 1hebo,
make a quartette to draw my outfield
from. with Latham, ORourke or Rig
Bohanan or Busch, shortstop; Spenc-
err or another Southern Lacquer at
third base; Snookis, Harrington and
Walters, catchers; pitchers, Sample,
Sparger, Baker, Brown and Blackburn,
with two young left handlers to try
cut. so think Pine Bluff will be in the
hunt. Sorry my successor, Haupt,
of Natchez is in trouble, but We both
had it last year, and | think = might
be a little premature in blaming
Chids. but can't say for sure. Here
is wishing we have as good ball in
1903 as in 1902. | see no reason why
We shouldn't, as George Wheatley is
an able president and hustler for the
national game.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
RE vsa{1tca a .t.>.

The opening = a bottle % cham
paene on the s;a2e the other night al
the Criterion theater. NcH' York, dur
ing the perform arce of Iris, vas TOO
much for a thirsty man in the audi,
ence. His thirst lad apparently been
caused by liquids W6e,: he saw the
stage tn lcc}rnG 50 rca! he jump
&c up il his sea an4 yelled:
pass it around, Don't he stingy!'
The house was in an uproar in a
nomeut, and tnen the lights were
darEc.c1 vi J.te listers ed a man
to the 1uo. al showed him a place
across streef where he could
Quenea his t4Hs The play stopped
unit - ro-., "a no lobby.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
- a.. - rys e--s1s Ee r A..
Bears the q tlls k'l1 Y1l Have Always R3Qgn'
e<z1xT ZkzZcalzx
His Back Facing the Car.

Coroner Banning Of Mount Vernon,
\. Y, has an anecdote of a Hiberni-
cism made by witness he was ex-
amining at an inquest over man
killed by trolley car recently
The coroner asked the witness, who
had testified that he was standing
near tie car, Did you see this man
killed?'
No, sir; did not" answered the
witness.
Well" said the coroner, "if you
were standing there at the time, how
could you help seeing this accident? ?"
After considerable thought the
witness replied, Because my back
was facing the car"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03

y. G. Spaulding & Co., of Chicago,
publishers of sporting literature, have
requested photographs of President
\. B. Grace and Manager George
Blackburn, of the Pine Bluff baseball
team, to be used in the baseball guido
to be issued by the company for 1908.
The photographs will be sent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03
TO THE MARDl GRAS.
Come and trip it as you go,

Come and trip It as you go,
On the light fantastic toe.
The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
railroad will sell e..cursion tickets at
one fare plus s. for the round trip,
February Il, IS. AMI 10, limit for
return, February 2S, subject to ex-
tension. Ask your ticket agent about
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-03

If you want bargains in dry goods,
call on us. We are closing out as we
have to yacate our store on about the
Goth of February. Altheimer Dry
Goods company, 12O Main street.