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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
PLEADS GUILTY.
.o nnntromerv Advertiser.

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 The eases against J. W, Pace in the United States court in this District have attracted attention from one end or the Union to the other The character of of fense was peculiar and unknown in this country since the emancipation Of the negroes. It was practically and to all intents the achievement of men for ner,od of time in violation of State ana Federal law. There has been much pru- tality charged and great deal or tesu- mony given before the grand jury. ihe action of Pace in pleading guilty Is set out in full In the report of yesterdays court proceedings. There are eleven indict- ments against him for peonage, besides other for conspiracy. It was to the peonage part that his plea was made. lie has appealed to the Supreme Court with the hope that the action. of Judge Jones in everything demurrers, etc, will be re- yersed and has given bond pending a final decision. In case his appeal Is frutless, he will be sentenced and will have to enter upon a period of confinement.
 These cases have been the means of turning loose a great deal of misrepresen- tation of the people of Alabama, very few of whom ever dreamed or sucn thinss as seem to have existed in some localities. The men who perpetrated these outrages have been guilty of crime against the laws of their state and country as well as against their neighbors, and whenever found guilty punishment commensurate with their crime should be meted out to them. Alabamians have no federation for such proceedings and no sympathy with men who would resort to such means to earn blood money.
 Governor Jelks in his message to the legislature urged that the laws be so amended as to place the state virtually in charge of all persons who had to serve sentences involving confinement. By this means such schemes as have been re- sorted to by those who have been un- lawfully holding men would be impossible, and there would be no chance for any Illegal confinement. What is known as the contract labor statute should be re- pealed out and out and every county court convict should be under direct care of the State Board of Inspectors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
slxty-nIne Cardinals.

Said well known layman: The red hats bestowed at the consistory the other day brings the number of cardinals In the sacred college up to 69-within one of the limit Had not Cardinal Vaughan died there would have been 70 cardinals. It Is very unusual for the college to be so near full. Sometimes 1t has been down to fifty odd. and never before In my day have there been as many as 69 cardinals.
 Tn the sacred college are forty Italians, the other cardinals being dis tributed among the different great nations It Is said that the pope In not making Archbishop Ireland q cardinal Intended thus to compliment Cardinal Gibbons. His holiness Is said to feel that so long as Cardinal Gibbons lives he shall be the one great prelate in America possessing tue red hat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
Sanitation in New Orleans.

Not less than Havana is New Or leans a center of danger in summer weather when yellow fever germs may be brought In by ships coming from ports further south. It lies in vast
 fiat district, near the mouth of a great river, and it's commerce far exceeds that of any other gulf port. It is, too, a large city. Yellow fever germs in 1t long have been source of danger and trouble throughout the gulf states at least.
 It is source of qualification there fore that New Orleans is preparing to put itself in the soundest sanitary condition. Eighteen million dollars IS to be expended in equipping the city with sewers, drainage, pure water and other sanitation agents. The new work has been inaugurated, and it will be pressed forward until the great gulf port is furnished with everything that makes for public comfort, cleanliness and health. This will be a great gain, not only for New Orleans, but for all the rest of the southern country.
 The work that New Orleans Is un- dertaking Is well-nigh of national i'm portance, located as the city is in the sub-tropical region, and in view, too, of the early construction of the Pana- ma canal. There are other fine gulf ports, including our own Mobile, but New Orleans is, and ever must be, the chief one-the great outlet for western as we'll as southern products. The well being of trade in the entire Mis- sissippi valley is at least involved in the healthfulness of New Orleans, and when the great valley is injured all the rest of the country is affected.
 The work in New Orleans will go on concurrently with the work on the isthmian canal, and if 1t be pushed with vigor 1t will be finished before any serious dangers confront us in connection with the construction or operation of the canal. There is scarcely southern town that Is not made more secure by the beginning of the great work in New Orleans. It should be pressed forward with all possible diligence until point is reached when no dangerous fever germs can find lodgment in it. This may involve war upon the mosqui- toes, but every move made in the san itation plan at New Orleans is in truth an attack upon the little purveyors of disease germs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
From the Washington Times.

From the WasnlnStOn Times.
 THE present tendency of those able (OD to spend their time as they wish
 is certainly to be praised. The wealthy of America are taking to the woods-and fields. Not that they fear their fellows, but themselves. They real ize because of better education, that to get back to mother earth is well. This dear mother earth is able to effect cures of diseased minds and bodies where others fail because she Is so old, and good, and pure. and wise.
 Everywhere through the Maine and Ver- mont forests, in the heart of the Adiron- dacks and the Catskiils, in the wild wildernesses of Canada, camps are found every summer filled with men and women and children who wish to become better in mind and more sound in body This Is infinitely superior to the enervating sea- shore hotel where 'hops" and fiirta- tions are the main diversion. The benefit derived from the infrequent dips in the water are not commensurate with those so freely bestowed by the pine giants of our primeval forests.
 Such a life takes the conceit out of one. No man living thus for any length of time can remain conceited. Man is con- ceited only when he compares himself with his fellows. In the deep. silent for est his comparisons are with God and nature. and he sees how tiny an insect he really is. He sees the birds and beasts evidence more real intelligence than he He listens to the songs of praise which the pine leaves sing to the Creator and his own soul is hushed and abashed. It does him world of good.
 He may not realize this or be able to explain why, but he will. If he be not a pervert, long each spring to turn to mother earth for rest and comfort. Not even that burst of melody which Pauline Hall gave us nearly twenty years ago In "Erminie." when she sang her good night lullaby, could equal this.
 Those who can possibly spare the time and money to do so should cultivate this habit of sojourning for little with the sweetest mother-iove of this earth. Sleep in the open, lie awake a bit when the stars come out. listen to the soft voices of the night, commune with her, ab- sorb her. love her. She will do you an infinity of good. The miasma of self will float away for at least a little, and the grandeur of high purpose. of noble re- solve, will enter. The great things of this world have been done by those who thus stole away to be with God. CaIl Him by what name you will, His influ- ence is the same. and the place to find Him is In His glorious, green woods. Thought, executed. performs our seem ing miracles. The journey to the forest is worth the taking, aside from It's cura-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
End of a Strike.

The cotton mill operatives of Lowell, Mass, to the number of 17,000, struck on March 30. demanding an increase of 10 per cent in pay, chiefly because the mills of New Bedford and Fall River pay that much more than the Lowell mills pay. The strike was called off on June 21, and the operatives went back to their accustomed work with out receiving concessions of any sort whatsoever. The strike was an out Rnd-out failure.
 The loss of wages in the seven weeks of idleness was s1,3o0,Oo0, and the losses to the community were heavy. The distress became very acute among the idle operatives, and the distress in trade in Lowell was only less felt Such great strikes spread trouble and losses thickly, sparing scarcely anyone in @ commu- nifty.
 The manufacturers Insisted that they were pressed too closely by southern mills to grant the increase in pay asked for. Be this as it may, 1t at any rate had nothing to do with the failure of the strike. That was  wholly due to the high price of cotton. The operatives saw at once that there was no margin left to the manufac- turers, and that the latter might at any moment sell their stocks of cot ton and close the mills until the new crop is brought in. To prevent this the operatives went back to work, and the Textile Council declared the strike oil.
 There is much bad feeling over the Lowell strike, especially among union workers. But all strikes cannot be won, any more than all battles can be by one side. Trades unionism has in the main been beneficial, but mis- takes have been made by labor leaders, and no doubt such mistakes will be made to the end of time. The high price of cotton could not be foreseen in March, and the leaders of the Low ell strike cannot be justly blamed be cause they did not foresee what Messrs. Sully, Brown and others would accomplish. The Lowell affair simply shows that the calling of strike Is a serious piece of business, and that it should never be undertaken except after the most deliberate considera- ton on the part of the best men that the organization can muster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
LANe's VAST LITERARY WORK.

From London Answers.
 Andrew Lang held at one time what must have been very nearly a world s record in literary output. His regular work was six leaders for morning newspaper, two humorous sketches for an evening journal, two long articles, two book reviews and a contribution to a weekly illustrated paper. In addition to this he devoted four hours every day to what may be called pure literature He turned out books at the rate of three year. or even more In 1890, for instance, there appeared from his pen the Red Fairy Tale Book" Life Letters and Diaries of Sir Stafford -Northcote" How to Fall in Literature and "Old Friends" For weeks together his work would aver age 25,O00 words a week.
 Sir Edward Russel's record in the way of work was his article on Matthew Ar mold on the day that great man died. Sir Edward had exclusive information of the event, which happened on Sunday. He did not get to work until 7:3O o'clock in the evening. and it was necessary for him to catch a train at o'clock By dnt of dic- tating to his secretary and writing him self, he got through biographical article of a column and a half and tsQo-column leader within one hour and twenty min ,Ifes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
About Persons.

F. M. Kennedy of opelika is at the Metropolitan.
 Paul Deitch of Bessemer Is staying at the Metropolitan.
 Shirley Bragg. state medical examiner, is stopping at the Metropolitan
 Walter Nesmith. prominent Vernon attorney, is at the Metropolitan.
 Gaunt Crebs of Kansas City is staying at the Metropolitan.
 George weatheriy of Newcastle Is at the Metropolitan
 W. S. sibley of Warrior is staying at the Morris.
 B. A. Freak of Florence is at the Nor ris.
 The Rev. J. U. Mason of Evergreen reg istered yesterday at the Morris.
 G. W. Duggar of Greensboro is staying at the Morris. John M. Egan of Savannah. president
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Trolley Speed.

'It seems to me that the electric cars run at soo high rate of speed in Bir- mingham," said a gentleman yesterday. T am aware that certain restrictions are placed on the company and that the speed is limited in certain parts of the city, but the restrictions are not broad enough. For instance I have frequently noticed the cars come sweeping down Twentieth street and across Fifth avenue at breakneek speed. Should any one get in the way there would be no possibility of stopping before serious Injury and per- haps death befe1l the unfortunate vic tim.
 eFifth avenue Is comparatively in the business district, especially at Nineteenth and Twentieth streets Traffic at these two points Is lively, and many pedestrians are constantly passing to and fro. think 1t would be a good thing for the public safety if the speed limit were made to cover larger territory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
Tide of ImmIuratIon.

The banner immigration year is that of 1882, when 7ss,ss2 immigrants came over seeking new homes. In eleven months ended June 1 of the present fiscal year 75s,2S5 had come in, and 1t is believed the present month is good for 100000 more thus bringing the total of the fiscal year up to 60,000, or about 10000 more than ever before came over in single year. The ar rivals in May foot up 14o.350. No previous month in the history of the country eQualled in arrivals May of this year. It is the banner month, as this will surely be the banner year.
 The task thus thrown upon this Country will be appreciated when it is seen that every 100 of our present population-men, women and children white, black and red--must assim- Hate each year one new arrival. When the children are taken out, and the isolated, and the helpless, it will be seen that upon about every fifty peo- pie is thrown the task each year of assimilating an immigrant up to the point of American citizenship
 And the new arrivals are not easily transformed into American citizens, because they come to great extent from Italy, Hungary and Russia, and none of them are weighted down with education or progressive ideas. Last year Italy sent us 17S,375; Hungary, 171,9s9, and Russia, 107,347 These figures will be considerably increased in the returns for the present fiscal year. In 1902 Great Britain sent
 but 46,036, and Germany but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
LADY CLARA VERB DE VERB.

By Alfred Lord Tennyson. Lady Clara We're de We're,
 Of me you shall not win renown; You thought to break country heart For pastime, ere you went to town, At me you smiled, but unbeguiled
 I saw the snare, and I retired; The daughter of a hundred earls,
 You are not one to be desired. Lady Clara We're de We're,
 I know you proud to bear your name; Your pride is yet no mate for mine,
 Too proud to care from whence l came Nor would I break for your sweet sake A heart that dotes on truer charms A simple maiden in her flower
 Is worth hundred coats-of-arms. Trust me, Clara We're de We're,
 From yon blue heavens above us bent The grand old gardener and his wife
 Smile at our claims of long descent. Howe'er 1t be. 1t seems to me
 Iris only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets
 And simple faith than Norman blood Clara, Clara We're de We're.
 If time be heavy on your hands, Are there no beggars at your gate,
 Nor any poor about your lands? O, teach the orphan boy to read,
 o. teach the orphan girl to sew. Pray heaven for a human heart,
 And let the foolish yeoman SO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
One of our battleshlps is in hook.
AUTO STAGE LINES IN NEVADA.

From the Denver News
 Unlike the horse or the less eomely mule, the automobile does not need water save that which is wasted in mak- ing 1t look clean Hence a field of actual usefulness has been found for the ma chine in Nevada, where water is scarce. Tonopah, realizing that several hours can be saved in the time required to make the stage trip between Sodaville and Tonopah, Is organizing a strong company to put in operation an automo- bile stage line, each coach to carry six teen passengers. The machines will be of thirty-two horse power and a guarantee of making the trip of sixty miles in six hours. The news of the new enterprise Is hailed with satisfaction, owing to the crowded condition of the mail stage and its heavy loads of freight every night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
The Watermelon.

q am really disappointed at the apathy shown the glorious watermelon by the people of Birmingham" said produce dealer. For some reason the luscious red meat Is not proving very seductive so far and the consumption has not been as large as was predicted. A few courage ous darkies have tackled the watermelon and the trade among the Coontown c.tl- zens has been fairly brisk. but the white people seem to be holding back Perhaps one reason is that we have had very little of the sizzling hot weather which is so conducive to watermelon sales The pros pect will brighten. doubtless. before the season is over, but just at present I am feeling rather blue.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
strIklnn Picture.

Birmingham presents a striking pie ture when viewed at night from the neighboring mountains" said mining engineer who spends much of his time in the hills Tt Is hard to say whether the sight is more inspiring on dark night or when the moon is shining brightly The intermittent glow of the furnaces and the sparkle of thousands of electric lights gives an almost magic effect. Against the background of the clouds the lurid fires mount in every direction and the dark ness permits one to see only the vague outlines of a city-it may be many miles wide or the real size of Birmingham. The spectator can arrange that to suit himself"
 Then the moonlight makes a pretty picture, especially if 1t Is late at night when the city is sleeping and the streets are quiet. The furnaces are about the most picturesque scenery we have here and the view from the mountains is well worth the trouble of night drive and brief climb to some vantage point"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
THE ALABAMA PRESS.

Mobile Item: Wonder if the cast iron pipe combine is in any way related to the lead pipe cinch.
 Montgomery Advertiser: The announce ment that Harry Lehr has parrot Is not of much interest. except as 1t causes wonder if he has tired of his monkey as- sociates.
 Huntsville Mercury: The list of books hereafter to be used in the public schools in Alabama shows only five that cost as much as $l, and only one that will cost more than $1. Parents who have been crucified at the book stores will now heave a sigh of relief
 Gadsden Times-News: Cleveland is a candidate for the democratic nomination and with him at the head we can win out over Fighting Teddy.
 Marion Standard: And Mir Hearst has contributed $5OOO to the Technical school at Atlanta. We rather thought Selma would have received that gift, as she has the only paper we know of that floats MT. Hearst's rame for President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
A BIT OF A LAUGH.

From the Chicago News.
 Giles-I saw your fat friend Wider In drug store yesterday He asked the pro- prietor to give him something that would make him lean.
 Miles-Did he get it?
 Giles-I guess so I saw him an hour later leaning up against lamp post. From the Boston Globe.
 And you are the man who used to say before we were married, that your lire would be a blank without mel
 "Um! Well, it's getting to be blankety blank with you" From the San Francisco Wasp.
 q am a self-made man" said the proud individual.
 well you are all right except as to your head" commented the other part Of the conversation.
 Flows that?"
 .'The part you talk with is out of pro- portion to the part you think with'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27

of the Central of Georgia railroad. is at the Hillman.
 D. L. Rossman of Tuscaloosa is at the Morris.
 Mir and Mrs R. J. Hnl Of Oklahoma City are staying at the Hillman.
 B. K ciapp of Montgomery are at tho Hillman.
 W. T. Brown of Ragland Is stopping at the Hillman.
 ". P. Nelson of Memphis is registered at the Hillman.
 J. J. Dunn of Alabama Is at the Hill man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
ATOP LAWYERS IN CHICAGO.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 According to the Chicago law directory for 1903, just issued, there are 47O2 attor- neys in the city. In the last year 12o att torneys left the city, 20 ceased the prac- tice of law and s2 died. The increase in the number of lawyers was s20
 There were more office changes among the lawyers this year than usual. about 30 per cent of the profession having To- cated in new quarters. The number of offices has not increased to any extent, as most of the newly admitted attorneys associated themselves with established lawyers. There are about 120O law offices in Chicago. an average of one suite of offices to every four attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
MAN IS TRANSFORMED
 IN THE SILENT WOODS

tive effect on the body, because it makes us think. All honor to the men and woni- on of wealth who have made it a fad to have camp in the woods Tin the good old summer time" Initiate them in this in so far as you may be able. If you have never tried it you have no appre- citation of how 1t will change for the bet ter your whole nature.
 Go to the woods this summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
Working for Bonus.

"The contractors are working hard to win the $10OOO bonus which has been promised thsm If they succeed in finishing the First National bank building before October 1,a said a lawyer who has all ready purchased floor space in the new sky-seraper, but I am much afraid they will not be able to win the prize The frame work and the brick walls have gone up with remarkable rapidity but the finishing work is yet to be reckoned with and this Is in some respects the most tedious part of construction. l am told that the First National bank build ing will be more handsomely finished on the interior than the Woodward, and if this is the case 1t will take the artizans some time to complete their part of the inside work We now have three very imposing office buildings and Blrming- ham is justly/proud of them.
 "One thing I have noticed about our slxy-scrapers Is that they are situated in about the right places to impress the visitor when he leaves the union station. As he starts down Twentieth street the Woodward first catches his eye. Further down the bank building looms up, and a glance to the right discloses the graceful Title Guaranty building on Twenty-first street and Third avenue. In this way Birmingham's battery of sky-scrapers is opened on the stranger at one shot, and he is apt to be much impressed with the towns greatness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
Mir. Payne's Busy Day.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 A Michigan farmer has written the Washington authorities asking that the government clean out his mail box, as polecat has taken possession of 1t. Post master General Payne seems likely to be an overworked man cleaning out his de- partment these days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Tight man, loose tongue.

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 A man wants to know If woman loves him; woman why he loves her.
 After a woman has told story of what happened to her for the second time she can't recognize it herself
 The only thing that causes more un- happiness than telling lies when they ought not to be told is not telling them when they ought to be.
 When a girl K sitting in a hammock on a dark night and man starts toward her and then sits down somewhere else. 1t makes her feel 3ast the way man feels when the horse he has bet on bolts right in the middle of the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
The Press Association.

The Alabama Press association will July 14 The party will return from Can ada by the way of Chicago. Mayor Car ter Harrison has written to member of the association. saying that he will give the editors a cordial welcome, and will do all in his power to make them have 8 pleasant time in Chicago. Mayor Harrison was once a newspaper man him self
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27

The roar of the coming Fourth of July can be heard in the northern cities. Down this way 1t is the roar of the rooters that we hear when we listen intently.