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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
MODERN TRAVELLING ON
 A GLACIER IN SEATTLE


 tion of water power is that It will not as the use of Niagra Falls threatens to do, mar the natural beauty of its source. Tacoma's brilliant ice cap will be in-no way diminished. Only its wastes will be used. The splendor of the great moun- tain vii be in no way lessened. Though made to work for man. its serene and majestic beauty will remain undimmed. There are no great falls on Tacoma to be spoiled in appearance with power plants. Butts it's ice cap will be a perpet- ual source of power. The ingenuity of man will convert its glaciers into the means of life and comfort for hundreds of thousands but will leave Its beauty untouched. About it's base the humor- ous jest will be made, a solid truth There men will actually travel by glacier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
Vacation Trips.

August is usually a dull month in bus mess and the first part of September is also dull, and as weather prophets pre- dioted hot September many Birming- ham people decided to take their vaca- tion about this time" remarked an old citizen. But this cool spell will proba- ply cause some of them to change their plans and stay at home. Very chilly temperature is reported from the moun- tains. We may have some hot wea ther during the latter part of September, but this pleasant change has come to stay for a week or two at least
 The majority of can-get-away people who went to summer resorts in midsum- mer are now beginning to return home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
Laundry Business.

! Birmingham is one of the best laun- dry towns in the country" said man about town. Owing to the smoke and dust here ones linen will not keep clean longer than a few hours. We have a large floating population which also helps the laundry business.
 We have great many first class laun- dry establishments and all of them seem to make money. They do good deal of credit business and their losses from ing their bills must be considerable. But the majority of customers are honest and the laundry balance sheets show fine profits at the end of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
WHEN THE HORSE GoEs7


From the Dallas CTex) News.
 When horses and steel-tired wagons are taken off the pavement whether it be of asphalt or something more dura- ble, it is going to last much longer and is not going away so readily to dust and mud under the usual grinding. It is con- ceivable that many good results will come of change from horses and mules to automobiles, and the change is going to come about in due time. The auto has come to stay and it only remains to regulate it wisely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
WILL DISTURB WILLIAM.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 Corbett, the pugilist, is to appear as the wrestler in AS You Like It." This is the time for Shakespeares bones to turn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
Pathetic Sight.

T don't set myself up as a man of much sentiment" said a manufacturer. but I saw something the other day that l be- lieve would appeal to anyone. I was com ing into Birmingham on the train from Littleton when the car suddenly jolted and the train came to a stop.
 Looking oat at the car window I saw the remains Of a beautiful Jersey COW. The animal had been cut in two by the train and half of the body was on one side of the track and half on the other. Down path which was near the track l saw calf running. The little animal was hunting it's mother and as it caught sight of her remains it's cries were so plaintive that they almost seemed to come from a human child. It is not all ways that turn my head to avoid un- pleasant sights but 1 did on this occa- sion and believe there are few men that would not have done the same under the circumsta nces."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Designer Herreshoff is wanted in England, a country that is not able to bring forth such man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
DlSClPLlNlNG HIM.

From the Chicago News
 In after years when a wornan wants to take the conceit out of her husband she repeats some of the things he said during their courtship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
What He Wanted.

From Judge.
 First Boarder-I wish some benevolent monopolist would organize hash trust Second Boarder-Why?
 First Boarder-Because I'd like to see the article out of the reach of the masses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
Experience With Turkish Officials.

John Macdonald,~ correspondent of the London Daily News. who has been trav- cling in Macedonia, tells of amusing expe- riences with Turkish officials. Pelmis- sion to cross the frontier had of course to be obtained, and in Constantinople Mir Macdonald was advised to call upon the minister of the interior
 Infinite politeness on the part of his ex- cellency, coffee and cigarettes; but when Mr Macdonald asked for a passport his excellency replied, That, 'alas is not in my department" However. he suggested a visit to the minister of foreign affairs; and there, more politeness and coffee and cigarettes, but the same answer. Nor was the chief of the police less hospitable and when he, too, replied, That. alas! is not In my department" he beat his breast Sent hither and thither, MT Mac. donald was forever slipping coffee and smoking cigarettes, and nothing could ex- ceed the courtesy of the authorities, but never a passport, and so Mir. Macdonald started for Salonica one morning, re- solved somehow or other to penetrate ln- to Macedonia.
 NO sooner was the traveller ushered into the presence of the Vali of Salonica than out came the eternal refreshment but this time he obtained his passport You will see that we have been shame fully libelled," said the Vali, and that the Macedonians themselves are the guilty ones l will give you an escort, for if you are captured or injured every one will say that it is our fault. and poor Turkey will have to pay an indemnity" The escort amounted almost to a regi- ment, and it took Mir. Macdonald a month to cross Macedonia. He spent ten or twelve hours day in the saddle and in every village he paused and took down the revelations of the peasants. When 'his letters began to appear. then great was the wrath of the Vali and the gov ernors. MT. Macdonald" proclaimed the Vali, "has deceived me; I did all could for him, and this is his return. Never again will I trust a correspond ent'' And whenever a correspondent calls upon the Vali he is given coffee and cigarettes, but refused a passport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The worlds battleships are one by one passing in review before the sui tan of Turkey, who does not enjoy sightseeing. He prefers a quiet life, undisturbed by visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
A BIT OF A LAUGH.
Spelled 1t.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
 Uncle James had been instructing his nephews in the mysteries of Roman nu- morals.
 Now. Frank" he said closing the book, what does C-I-X mean?"
 "Aw," replied Frank, that's dead easy. Sixl''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
Hadn't Scared.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Il understand" said the philosopher, that you are financially interested in Slangey's flying machine"
 Yes" replied the Wise Guy, The let me in on the ground floor"
 "WelI?"
 Well, I'm still there-and so is the machine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

No one knows who blew up the Maine, and no one knows who fired at our vice consul at Beirut. One of fense has been expiated, and the other must be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The rector of fashionable church in New York scored the 400" in merciless manner. He got down to bottom facts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The toy yachts cannot race when there is too much wind, nor when there is too little They do not fit our American weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
The Inducement.

From the Kansas City Jurnal.
 He-They say he Is the most unpopular man in town. Why did she marry him for the enemies he has made?
 She-No; for the money he has made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The Maine coast is still there, al though the bombardment in the recent war for the benefit of the 400" was terrific.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The legislature of Alabama has a historical opportunity before it, but it must work hard if it desires to en- brace 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The Sultan of Jolo is happier today than the Sultan of Turkey. He is our subject, too, in our province of Sulu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

home and gather in orders for maga- zine articles. He is of the proper cali bre, to use a Montgomery word.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The man who fired the shot at our marksman, but still he won fame at a vice consul at Beirut was poor bound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

All eyes are turned toward Mont gomery, when they are not turned to- ward West End park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The people of this town are prepar- ing to turn on the steam heat. This weather calls for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Overcoats are beginning to regain their oldtime popularity, especially whcn they are free from camphor balls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

A case of peonage will be tried Friday in Butler county before United States Commissioner A. B. Long at Greenville. A negro is the complainant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Senator Walter Acree of Dale county, will introduce a bill during the present session of the legislature which will pro- vide protection for fish in the streams of Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Mobile received during the year 1903 s52,O0o from her liquor dealers. No won- der the schools in the Gulf City flourish!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

War games are more disastrous te our warships than Spanish battles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Macaroni wheat is fast becoming an export crop in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
ALABAMA

mines at Atalla have resumed operations after an idleness of about a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Our vice consul in Syria was not seriously hurt This is our first offense. Treat it kindly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

N AVID BENNETT HILL has just OJf entered upon his sixty-f1rst year
 I< and has not yet given up hope of some day being elected to the presi- dency. MT. Hill has been in public life for B years, during which time his name has become familiar in every nook and corner of the land. Thre times governor senator, he has always been a power in the political life of the Empire State. Although the ex-senator has been the target for many sharp thrusts from press and public men all over the country he has never ceased to be a hard custo- mer to deal with when it is a question of New York state politics. Even now his strength is not to be lightly considered. In fact his friends predict that before he has reached his seventieth year he will be in the white house. Far sighted politicians are inclined to scoff at such talk but as long as he lives David Ben nett Hill will be a factor to be reckoned with in presidential elections MT. Hill now occupies a handsome home on the Hudson a short distance out from New York. where it is his greatest delight to spend a few quiet hours every day In reading a good book or enterta'nin friends. He is also a farmer on small scale although he is not at all extrava- gant in this respect. As long as he does not mix matters in the political camps both friends end enemies join in wishing MT. Hill many more pleasant days at 'sWoolfort's Rost.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Capt. NJ. J. Marcial and crew of the wrecked bark Stanhope have returned to Mobile, to the great joy of friends and relatives who thought them lost in the tropical hurricane that recently swept over Jamaica.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

 Alabama.
 Capt NJ. J. Marcial and crew of the wrecked bark Stanhope have returned to Mobile, to the great joy of friends and relatives who thought them lost in the tropical hurricane that recently swept over Jamaica
 The letter recently written to Governor Jelks by Senator Nunnelee of Selma seems to have been forgotten in the ex- citement over the convening of the legis- lature Several state papers have made comments on the affair but the majority seem to prefer silence.
 For some time it has been rumored that Professor Councill, the well known negro educator, contemplated resigning his place as head of the Agricultural and Mechanical college at Normal. These reports have been set at rest and the school will continue it's prosperous ca- reer without change of executive.
 The report that a bill will be intro- duced in the legislature which will put stop to vagrancy in Alabama is favor ably received in various parts of the state. It Is true that this state is not troubled much with tramps and worthless persons as is Georgia, but there are enough idlers to make such legislation very salutary.
 Monroe county Is now called the Breathltts of Alabama. It is reported that no less than twenty persons have been shot and killed since the beginning of the present year. Several prominent citizens have been murdered, but no one has been punished for the crimes. It Is said that the present era of lawlessness is due to lax administration of the law and the failure of juries and officers to do their duty.
 There is a great demand for negro laborers just now in Alabama. and the supply of men is exceedingly limited. The opening of the cotton picking season gives employment to many and they are also needed in numerous other indus tries. The work of labor agents is being seriously felt in the northern part of the state. These men have induced many negroes to go elsewhere to obtain what they think is lucrative work As a re- suit Alabama planters and manufactur- CTS have been placed in an awkward pre- dicament
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

MT Cleveland's opinion of the Ohio democratic convention is awaited with interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

As the season approaches deyotees of sport are discussing probable changes that will be made in football by the new system of rules which prohibit mass play ing outside of the twenty-five yard line. It seems to be the desire to eliminate fierce play but 1t is predicted that the game will not be materially improved in this respect by the new regulations. One advantage of abolishing mass play ing will be a more open and consequently more picturesque contest. The specta- tors will no doubt hail the modification with great deal of satisfaction as here tofore they have had very little opportu- nity to follow plays made by the strug- gling, seething tangle of humanity on the field. Without the aid of mass playing heavy teams that are not well trained on quick work will be seriously handi- capped. A much lighter eleven with tac- tical skill will be able to run over them with ease. With seven men in the line there will be no opportunity to huri an avalanche of big, husky fellows over the line into the enemy's territory and the four backs will reap more glory than ever However, the eastern coaches pre- dict that heavy weight elevens will grad ually drift back to the old style of play ing and we may expect to see mass for nations resumed.
 A statue of the lamented President Mckinley will be unveiled September 15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Labor Day comes on apace. It will be the great holiday of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Again the Presidents theory of race suicide has been exploded by a working man in Rockland, Mas, whose modest family numbers at least thirty-three, possibly thirty-fve. The father is sixty five years old and his numerous progeny range in age from two years to forty five. The question of race suicide has been discussed so often in a humorous vein that very few people consider it se- riously. This is, perhaps, after all the best policy, for no one but t.-e far-sight- ed executive seems to be able to scent any danger from this source. Over in France there Is some excuse for becom- ing alarmed, becar~e the re- al table ra- cial conditions in that country are easily apparent to the world. As loIg as the tide of migration continues to pour into the United States we need have no fear that the number of lusty youngsters will fall off materially in the matter of num- bers even if the great native born Amer ican republic refuses to do its duty and relieve Mir. Roosevelt of his consuming anxiety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

This is wintry weather, and our new weather bureau should tone 1t down a trife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

A statue of the lamented President Mckinley will be unveiled September 15 at Toledo, O. This date is the anniver- sary of his death and has been very ap
 propriately chosen as the day for show ing the universal esteem in which the dead executive was held by all political
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The bureau of apology in Turkey is overworked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

The cup race is a continuous per formance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

A. D. Glass and R. L. ONeal are the only authorized travelling representatives of The Age-Herald in Its circulation de- pertinent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02

Highballs do not help a baseball pitcher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
Worlds Fair Station.

In view of the fact that many thou
sands of people will travel to St. Louis
over the Wabash railroad, it is interest
ing to remark the facilities provided by
this road. The Wabash has definitely
determined upon the plans for a large
station and terminal at the approach
of the exposition. The Wabash road
will build station with 300 feet of
frontage on a grand entrance plaza.
400x700 feet which the exposition will
maintain at the main gateway at Lin
dell and De Baliviere avenues. The
plaza will be cut off the end of the Cat
lin tract, on which The Pike is to be To-
Gated. A subway 200 feet wide will carry
street car passengers under the main
tracks of the Wabash where they cross
De Baliviere avenue at Forsyth juno
ton. The tracks will be elevated at
this point. At no point near the main
gateway of the Worlds fair will diff
ferent kinds of traffic cross on the same
level Fifteen spur tracks will leave
the Wabash main line 1,500 feet east of
De Baliviere avenue, and, entering the
eastern portion of the interlocking sys
tenn Provision has been made in the
trackage plans to assure the unloading
or loading of at least so, 900 passengers
every day Excursion trains will enter
and leave the terminal spurs on the
same track The Wabash main line will
carry four tracks for the entire distance
along the north front of the exposition.
Through trains will stop at platforms
along the main tracks on the north side
of the leased tract. and in the immed-
late proximity to the Worlds fair sta
tion.-Buffalo Courier July 9th, 1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
MORE INTENSE.
Public Interest in the Humbert
Trial Is Growing.

Paris, Aug. 21-Public interest is
growing more intense as the Humbert
trial is nearing its close ard the crowds
at the palace of justice We're much
augmented today Although the gem
eral expectation is that a verdict will
be reached tonight. the court officials
believe that the advocate general will
reply to Maitre Labor, leading counsel
for the defense, thus postponing the
verdict until tomorrow. Among those
who have reserved places near the
judges today was Sonora Castro, wife of
the president of Venezuela who was
accompanied by the Venezuelan minis
ter. Maitre Labori continued his adj
dress for the defense, urging that the
largest creditors had acted through at
torneys. who would be held RESPONSE
BILE, while the small creditors would
have been paid if the Rente Viagere
had not been wrecked through the pre-
mature prosecution of the Humberts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
MAIDS OF HONOR.
Duties and Privileges of Those At
tending Queen Alexandra.

A peculiar interest attaches to the
members of royal household, and to
few more than to the personal attend
ants of a queen. In Queen Alexandra's
household these consist of the mistress
of the robes, the ladies of the bed
chamber. the bedchamber women, and
the maids of honor. Describing the du-
ties and privileges of the maids of
honor, the Penny Magazine says the
maids of honor are the companions of
the queens lighter moments, when the
official duties and cares of the day have
been laid aside, and music and other
recreations are INDUCED in. Hence, it
is almost needless to say, the maids
must be youthful, attractive, accomp-
lished and sprightly The office con-
Veys with it the prefix of honorable, -
and one of the number is always in at
tendance at the place where the court
may be residing, the term of attend
ance varying from fortnight to three
weeks, according to the royal arrange
me2t=
The late Queen Victoria had eight
maids of honor and two extra maids.
but Queen Alexandra at present con-
tents herself with four. These are the
Honorable Sylvia Gay Edwards, who
was born in February, 1880, at Paris,
and appointed maid of honor to Queen
Victoria on July l, 1897 being the
youngest lady ever appointed to that
position by her late majesty; the Hon
orable Dorothy Maud and Violet Wv
ian, twin daughters of the late Lord
Vivian, distinguished diplomatist. and
the Honorable Mary Dyke, daugher of
Sir William Hart Dyke. All these
young women were Gazetted to their
present positions on March 8, 1901.
On marriage a maid of honor receives
a dowry of $4,000 from the queen, but
this is only bestowed when the queens
consent has been given to the marriage;
and It is recorded that in 1853 the gift
was refused to lone Mrs Campbell,
who had not her maiesty's permission
TO marry. Ladies of such attractions,
and enjoying the favor of royalty, have
no lack of suitors for their hands. and
usually make good matches. Within
quite recent years two maids married
gentlemen holding high positions in the
court. and two others married into the
peerage.