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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
 H HE British artisan has a good @ opinion of himself. For many
 years experts on both sides of the Atlantic have been declaring that he was inferior to his American brother. This alleged inferiority was represented to be one of the principal causes of Great Britain's decline as an industrial nation. Whatever the experts may think about the decadence of the British working man, 1t is plain that the latter does not intend to concede that he is less efficient than his American brother. On the con- trary he maintains that in all respects he is fully the equal of Uncle Sam's skill ed workmen, and in some respects Is more capable This is the substance of the reports submitted by commission of British artisans who recently visited the United States and investigated labor conditions in this country. Some of the comments of these shrewd observers are interesting and instructive.
 Recently the White House in Washing ton has been renovated" A member of the British commission, who is a plaster CT by trade, looked over the work of Uncle Sam's plasterers and was disap- pointed. He said he found blemishes in the clustering "even in the rooms of the White House where President Roose- welt received the delegates" So he re- turned home convinced that in the busi- ness of plastering John Bull is still able to hold his own with any of his rivals. Another critical Briton, bricklayer. af- firms that he would be sorry to see American methods of building adopted in England" A third delegate, representa- tive of the iron and steel workers of Great Britain, expresses amazement at the fact that eight years were spent in the construction of the postoffice build ing in Chicago. Any third-rate corpora ton in Great Britain" he observes in lofty sort of way. would have &C., complished the work In four years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
AMERICAN AND BRITISH
 WORKINGMEN COMPARED

The conclusions of these intelligent ob- servers must make American industrial spremacy a greater mystery than ever to our English friends. John Bulls ar- tisans, according to their own testimony, have nothing to learn from their Amer ican brethren. Our plasterers do not measure up to the British standard; our bricklayers do not rank as high for effi- ciency as English workers in the same trade; the men who build great struc- lures of steel, iron and stone for the government take twice as much time to do the work as a ''third-rate British cor poration." Yet, despite these evidences of inferiority. the American workman turns out products which find ready sale In all parts of the world and are bought in England by patriotic Britons in pref erence to the products of native work men. Of course, the skilled workers in the United States will never concede that they are not as capable as John Bulls artisans, The probability is that thev will if 1t be considered advisable, furnish proof that they are better equipped in every respect than their brothers across the sea. But this will be wholly unneces- sary as long as the American industrial invasion of Europe remains unchecked. The fact that the European demand for our manufactured products is unabated is conclusive evidence that the American artisan not only Knows his business,'' but knows it more thoroughly than his foreign rivals. It looks very much as if John Bulls commission of workingmen emphasized alleged minor deficiencies in the work of American artisans with the view of concealing the unquestioned su- periority of the latter in those trades and industries in which Americans have attained unchallenged supremacy. The artisans of the United States need nd vindication. The best proof of their effi- ciency Is the phenomenal growth of American industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
SEMBRICH WAS FULL OF
 ENVY AND WOULDN'T SING

seampered off the stage. Several encores had been granted during the afternoon, and it was taken for granted that the number would be repeated Much to everyone's surprise Mime. Sembrich, ac- companied by her three attendants and Monostatos. Mir Reiss. appeared. The music went on. but the applause did not stop.
 Then Sembrich began to sing and half of the audience hissed the other half for applauding The storm of hand-clappinR and missing grew so loud that it was al- most impossible to hear anything of the music. Sembrich kept on for a moment and then picking up the train of her spang1ed gown she marched off the stage with her chin in the air. The others fol- lowed her.
 The applause was then overwhelming and Fritzl-Scheff. accompanied by Cam panari, ran swiftly out of the wings. They repeated the duet and then there was a long pause. Sembrich would not come on. Every step was defiant when she left and said as plainly as could be, If that audience prefers a little sou- orette to me it can have ner." The scene was then cut out and the last chorus was sung
 The audience, which was by far the largest of the season, refused to leave. All stood in their places applauding, some even shouting "sembrich, but she would not come out. Fritzi-Seheff and the others came out, each looked for a long time into the wings and made des- pairing gestures. The iron fire curtain was run down and the lights were put out before the audience would leave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
EXTRACTS FROM cHILDE HAROLD

By Lord Byron. The sky is changed!-and such changel
 night, And storm and darkness, ye are won
 drous strong Yet lovely in your strength, as Is the light Of dark eye in womanl Far along Fnom peak to peak, the rattling crags eamong, Leaps the live thunder! Not from one
 lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found And Jura answers. through her misty Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her
 aloud. And this is in the night-Most glorious
 nightl Thou vert not sent for slumber! let me
 be sharer in thy fierce and far delight,- portion of the tempest and of thee! How the lit lake shines, a phosphoric
 sea, And now again 'tis black,-and now, the
 glee Of the loud hills shakes with its noun
 tain-mirth. As if they did rejoice OCT a young earth
 quake's birth. The morn is up again, the dewy morn, With breath all incense, and with cheek
 all bloom, Laughing the clouds away with playful scorn, And living as if earth contained no tomb, And glowing into day; we may resume The march of our existencel and thus I, Still on thy shores. fair Leman, may find room And food for meditation, nor pass by Much that may give us pause, if pom
 dered fittingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
A Clerks sunerstltIon.

"Hotel clerks are not without their su- perstitions," said an old timer who guards register.
 For instance one of the superstitions common among hotel men is the closing of the register. It is considered bad luck for a register to be closed
 T have often noticed that clerks make a wild dash for a register book when some one would attempt to close it. Near ly always the clerk will say please don't do that and he will have something un- pleasant to say or think about the man who innocently was about to bring bad luck on the house."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

the state, but none in the central and northern sections; Missouri may have a half crop, and Texas also looks for ward to like crop. These states to- gether with California grow the greater part of the commercial crop of peaches of the country.
 There will be plenty of peaches, for a half crop does not by any means suggest a famine. It simply means that prices will be higher-that peaches will be in good demand. and that at no stage in the season will the market be glutted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
Anerew Johnson's Old Home.

President Andrew Johnson lived at Greenville, Tenn, town of 1900 popula- ton. and one of the oldest in the state. about sixty miles northwest of Knox ville," remarked a Tennessseean. "The building he occupied for shop when old sign is allowed to remain in its place over the door, reading. "A. Johnson, Tail or Every now and then some old citizen turns up one of his receipted bills for making or repairing garments. He left no son, and the Patterson family, the descendants of his daughter, still occupy his former residence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
About Persons.

J. M. Hill of Orange. N. J., is at the Hillman, the guest of J. M. Lensden.
 A. IT. Jacobs of Philadelphia is at the St. Nicholas.
 S. M. Hosmer and II. T. Nabers of Greensboro are registered at the Metro politan.
 A. S. Van deGraaff of Tuscaloosa is at the Norris
 R. V. Andrews of Cleveland, O., is stopping at the Hillman.
 C. Page of New York is registered at the St. Nicholas. at the Metropolitan.
 W. L. Humphrey and wife of Hunts vile are stopping at the Morris.
 w. B. Walker of Boston is at the Hill- man.
 S. Y. Locke of Mobile is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 Thomas J. Hall of Montgomery Is at the Morris.
 Rev. J. L. Brownlee, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church at Covington, Tenn. passed through the city yesterday on his way to Nashville, where he goes to become pastor of the Westminster church. to which he has been called.
 Judge H. M. Somerville, formerly Su- preme court judge of Alabama and now president of the United States board of appeals of New York city, will attend the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
staIIInas' First Speech.

Considerable comment was heard yes- terday concerning the speech of the Hon. Jesse F. stallings delivered in the Parrish case in the Criminal court yesterday.
 This was MT. stallings' Initial crim- inal speech in Birmingham" said well known lawyer, "and 1t was one of the most powerful arguments. regardless of the merits of the case, ever heard in Jef- ferson county. As Is well known MT. Stallings is noted as an orator and yes terday he had ample time and occasion to display his talent.
 Every lawyer in Birmingham who could spare the time was present to hear Mir. stallings and all were amply repaid. MT. stallings' comprehensive exposition of the law on questions of insanity was impressed on the crowd with eloquent sincerity.
 "The former congressman while pre- senting the serious phases of the case could not refrain from his natural in- clination to wit and made some sallies that only Jesse stallings could make"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
BRUNSWICK 6 BIRMINGHAM R. F

New York, April 22.-President E. c. Machen, of the Brunswick Birming- ham road left today with a party of rail- road and steel men to be present at the breaking of ground for the $s.OOO,oOO steel plant of the Mohawk Valley company at Brunswick, Ga. The steel company and the railroad company are now in praeti- cally the same hands and 1t is proposed to push the completion of the railroad to Birmingham as rapidly as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

New York Press.
 With women all money is spending money.
 Digging up gardens is almost as ex- pensive as digging up gold mines.
 It takes vast amount of self-com- placency to be wnat is called good husband.
 It Is seldom thst one does not take pride in being smart enough to avoid the misfortunes of ones friends.
 A woman feels the same absorbing pride in her bapdbox in the closet that a millionaire does in his strong box in his safe deposit vault.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
! H1cAGo.--Mme. sembrich marched
 off the stage in a huff during the performance of "The Magic

S off the stage in a huff during the
 performance of "The Magic Flute" at the Auditorium yesterday aft ernoon and refused to return. Because of her refusal to go on again it became necessary to cut out the scene which treats of the discontinue of the queen of the Night"
 It was Mime. Fritzi-scheff, the little grand opera soubrette. who practically drove sembrlch off the stage. campa- nari as Papageno, and Fritzi-seheff. as Papagena, had just sung their duet in which they maee one of the hits of the afternoon. The costume of each eon- sisted of garments covered with bright green parrot feathers. Their number was intended to be one of the most comic features of the entire perform anoe, and both entered completely into the spirit of the nonsense they were sing ing. Fritzi-Schaff's lines consisted large ly of the word a-pa-pa-pa-pa- ge-no, sung as fast as possible. Cam panari answered with 'Papagena, |" chopped up in the same manner.
 The soprano Is noted for her pranks on the stage. and she fairly outdid herself in the way she scampered about and cut up capers. Most of her auditors were laughing all the way through the duet and when the end was reached there was tremendous applause.
 The couple were recalled again and again, but they only bowed. and then Fritzi-Scheff made everyone laugh once more by the kittenish way in which she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
prlvInq Him to Drink.

From the Brooklyn Life
 Mrs Hoyle-I have told my husband that he can't kiss me again until he stops drinking.
 Mrs. Doyle-Are you aware of the fact that you are encouraging the liquor traf- fic?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

To kiss in a theatre is to be legal, says Boston judge. The coming the atrical season promises to be as full of incidents as the bleachers of base ball field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

President Roosevelt is thinking more about securing a second term than he is of any term anywhere afterwards. He is not cocksure of second term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
AS IT IS HERE.

From the Denver Republican.
 A woman fired two shots at a Parislan novelist and failed to hit him. In Indi- ana one can not fire at random without hitting at least a poet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
MILLIoNAIRE,s BROKEN PLEpeE

New York Telegram to the Philadelphia
 North American.
 That Senator William A. Clark of Mon tana, the copper king and multi-million- aire, should have been sued by a New York woman in the Supreme court of this county for s15O,O0o damages on charge of breach of promise. and that the trial should have been conducted more than a year ago with so much secrecy that not a word of it ever reached the ears of the public, developed today when the woman moved to have her case reopened. Her name is Mary McNellis. She is a book agent and Is past 36."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

The merger decision has been re- versed by Senator Gallinger up in New Hampshire. The senator is country doctor, and out of his pill bags he ex- tracts a great deal of law. such as 1t is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Senator Platt Is trying to get up be- fore time Is called. He has met younger man and he is stretched out unconscious on the ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Mark Hannas comments upon Parry are enough to make horse laugh. Mark has conducted one or two battles with union labor himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

The nursing of the Fairbanks boom is a leading industry in Indiana. At times it is difficult to keep 1t alive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

law mote at the Florence hotel on Sat- urday night and make a speaeh.
 William L. Brown returned to his home in Anniston yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23
SLAVES PERFORM PIOUS
 ACTS ON THE JORDAN

with mud and fatigued by constant sleenlessness, plodding along towards the Holy City. chanting and singing as they go. and leaning on their sticks of reed. But there Is now a smile on their faces, and joy in their hearts. for have .ley not bathed in the waters of Jordan?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

The wind can take the masts out of Sir Thomas Liptons yacht, but 1t can not take the grit out of Sir Thomas himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Publicity is what the postoffice de- partment does not desire just at pres ent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Lieutenant Governor Lee of Missouri is having fame thrust upon him in allo- pathic doses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

The Missourians begin to think they had better have more salt rising and fewer 5000 bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Golf is receiving high endorsements as hair restorer from the once bald headed son of oil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Get ready for sextisyllables when ex-President Cleveland rises to speak at the St. Louis ceremonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

The people of Missouri are well up on alum, although all have not received 5000 bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Federal judges have begun to whittle away to nothingness the merger de- cision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

The governor of North Carolina Is going to Boston, but he will not take his historic remark with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

A midway that is called 'the Pike" is midway still, no matter who or what comes over 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Ex-Governor Taylor of Kentucky seems to have known when it was best to leave his state for his own good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

The Iowa is next to the disremem- bered Maine in respect of misfortune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Legislative votes are now quoted at 5000, all in one bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

Lipton pluck is sounder than Lipton luck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-23

The mergers still have that nervous feeling.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
MARRIED.

CULVER -SHERMAN.-At the Evan
gelical parsonage in Albany, Ore
gon, last evening, December 80
1908, Mr.. w. J. Culver, of Salem, and
Miss Stella Sherman, of Portland
Rev. f. B. Culver, a brother Of the
groom, officiating.
The bride is well-known in this city
as the daughter of Major and Mrs. d,
@ Sherman, now Of Washington. d,
C. She lived here for many years,
and only recently has she resided in
Portland. The groom is one Of the
most popular young men of Salem and
Marion county, and is prominent in
fraternal and political circles. The
happy couple will take a short bridal
tour, when they will return TO Salem
and make their home here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
Germany Has Been
Negotiating for St.
Thomas
State Department 'SInVerSti-
eating and viii Notify
Denmak We will Not
Permit II

Washington, d. c., Dec. 31.-Infor.
nation has been received at the state
department that Germany has been
negotiating to buy the Island of st.
Thomas, in the west Indies The state
department has directed its agents at
st. Thomas and Denmark to investi.
gate, and if it proves true, it will inn
mediately notify Denmark that 1t will
not permit the sale of the island to
any power other than the United
States. 1t takes the position that, as
a treaty for its purchase was agreed
upon between the United States and
Denmark, this country has the first
right to purchase.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
DIED.

GLEASON.-At the home of his faith
er. in Englewood Wednesday, De-
cember 30, 1908, Carl Walter Glea-
son, aged 16 years, 7 months and
13 days, of consumption.
Carl was the son of Frank Gleason,
of this city and has been attending
school in North Salem all winter, but
the dread disease has been growing
upon him Tor several months. The
funeral will take place at the family
home in Englewood tomorrow Janu.
AIRY 1st, and interment will he had in
Lee Mission cemetery, Rev. Charles
T. Hurd, of the United Evangelical
church officiating.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
pihn,t Move ON Time.

A tynlcal tough boy, aged thirteen
was committed to certain asylum moi
long ago 10y Il city magistrate.
"What did you do that they sent you
hereF" asked the superintendent mild
".
Huh! They sent me up just for
playing a game," snarled the boy:
"What game?" asked the suDerin-
tendent
CHECKERS wild de police" he ex-
planned IT was me move. an didn't
move so dcy jumped me-"
He had been arrested for lettering -
New York. Tribune.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
Second Hand
Sewing
Machines

We have continued to accumulate
so many secondhand sewing machines
by taking them in on sales of new
machines that we have a great many
more than we want. We can make 1t
worth your while to visit us, for we
will sell you modern, high-arm ma
chine of most any standard make at
about your own price.
Drop in, and you'll see we're right.
Needles for all machines, Excelsior
and Howards, best made, 25c a dozen.
Best grades Nyas sperm oil, "3 in 1"
and big Four" oils, all primo sewing
machine oils, and warranted not to
gum.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
New Today
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Wanted.-A chambermaid, at the Sa-
lem Lodging House. 12-31-3tt

Wanted.-Situation by boy of 16 years
place in a store or office pre-
ferred; well acquainted in town
and not afraid to work. References
given. Address ID A." care of
Journal. 12-31-3t%
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
Smooth Old Russia.

Paris, Dec. S1.-A dispatch from
ST. petersburg says Russia's reply to
Japan will be delivered January 18th
It is intimated it viii be conciliatory
in its terms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
TOOK
PISTOL
ROUTE
Banker Commits Sui
eide the Cause a
Mystery
He Owned the Bank and Was
Supposed to Worth
Ten Million
Dollars

New York, Dec 31.-Otto Ahlmann
a reputed millionaire, and for 1S years
cashier of the Bank of Staten Island
at Stapleton, suicided today by shoot
ing. He was practically sole owner
of the bank. The case is a mystery
The bank closed it's doors pending an
investigation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

II is believed by the Canadian gov
ernment that the head tax of $500
each, imposed by the dominion gov.
ernment upon the Chinese will virtu-
ally end in Chinese exclusion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

The receipts of the Juneau Alaska
land Office for the past year were
S2696 and the expenses $4764, only
80 original homesteads being filed in
the district during the year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

At watch meeting on New Years
eve members of Mispah's Presbyterian
church, at Portland, will burn up n
promissory note just paid off by the
church to the building fund
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

John Ditchburn, a Portland lawyer
is being tried on disbarment proceed
ings, on charges brought by the stat
bar association.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
An Hawaiian Diver.

James ID. Hague, who contributes t.
the Century Magazine an article OF
Our Equatorial Islands," describes
one Of the remarkable diving feats
which are performed by the natives OF
the South Seas.
The working crews of the islands
were quartered In suitable camps near
the sea. They We're native Hawaiians
good fellows, willing workers, nd
mirably adapted to the duty required
OF them. which was largely In boats
and In the water.
well remember one who excelled In
diving. Once when the placing OF q
deep.sea mooring had just been accom-
plished. 1t became necessary to detach
under water the end of hawser
which had been made fast to the sub
merged part OF spar-bu0y forty OF
ifty feet below the surface Of the sea
The man was told to take his sheath.
knife down with him and cut the haw.
ser 40 near the end az he could. In or
der to lose as little as possible OF the
valuable cable.
Taking his knife In his teeth, he dis
appeared beneath the water. and re.
manned out Of sight 20 long that he
was almost given up for lost.
Suddenly he reappeared. On being
asked II he had cut the hawser. 40 he
had been told to, he answered that hs
had united It, without cutting It a
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