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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
Actors in Ellzabeth,s Day.

How Shakspere Learnt His Trade is the subject of an article by Prof. Brander Matthews in the September North Ameri- can Review. Of the strolling players of Elizabethan times, of their bohemian life and scant impedimenta in the way of cos tune and scenery we have this descrip- tion:
 In England, when Elizabeth was Queen, the little companies of wandering actors were greatly increased in number. They had placed themselves under tile protec- ton of rich nobles or high officials, whose servants they declared themselves to be. Their membership was as limited as their repertory; and four or five players were sufficient to produce such simple pieces as were then available, each of the perform CTS assuming more than one character, if need be, very much as all the parts in a Greek play had to be divided between three actors. A slim youth might have to impersonate all the female characters, and here the English. oddly enough, were more media sval than the Spanish, who had always adritted women upon the stage. They carried no scenery With lneih' for 1t Is scarcely too much to say that scenery had not them been invented. They took with them only the most obvious properties, perhaps crown for the king and couple Of swords for combat and the like. They wore as rich apparel as they could get, with no thought of it's pro- priety to the time and place of the Tlay itself. Thus lightly encumbered they could rove at will. ready today to amuse the guests of a noble gathered in the great hall of the castle, and prepared to- morrow 10 please the humber audience that might come together in the village.
 This state Of things satisfied the aver age uncritical Eiizabethan; others, more fastidious, as Sidney. were by no means content.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
THE FUTURE.
By Ralph Waldo Emerson.
 Not uybara lono nossad orc. .,a..

By Ralph Waldo Emerson. Not where long passed ages sleep, Seek we Edens golden trees, In the future, folded deep,
 Are it's mystic harmonies. All before us lies the way.
 Give the past unto the wind; All before us is the day. Night and darkness are behind. Eden with it's angels bold,
 Love and flowers and coolest sea, Is not ancient story told,
 But a glowing prophecy. In the spirits perfect air,
 In the passions tame and kind, Innocence from selfish care,
 The real Eden we shall find. It is coming, it shall come. To the patient and the striving, To the quiet heart at home,
 Thinking wise and faithful living. When all error is worked out,
 From the heart and from the life, When the Sensuous is laid low
 Through the Spirits holy strife; When the Soul to Sin hath died,
 True and beautiful and sound: Then all earth is sanctifled. Up springs Paradise around. Then shall come the Eden days.
 Guardian watch from Seraph-eyes; Angels on the slanting rays.
 Voices from the opening skies. From this spirit-land. afar,
 All disturbing force shall flee; Stir nor toll nor hopes shall mar
 Its immortal unity-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 @ RAU COSIMA WAGNER is not |" going to let Herr Conreid pro-
 duce her late husbands opera, ''Parsifal," here this winter without mak- ing fight in the courts here to prevent the production. She has retained Hawes & Judge, a Broadway law firm, which has been concerned in good deal of musical litigation in the last ten years, to protect her interests. Gilbert Ray Hawes arrived from Germany few days ago with Frau Wagner's authorization to prevent the production at any cost. in his pocket MT. Hawes thinks he can do it.
 MT. Hawes was on his wedding trip in Switzerland a few weeks ago. Frau Wag- ner sent for him to walmfred her home at Bayreuth. and entertained him hile he investigated the Wagner side of the controversy over the 'Parsifal' rights. He has brought back documents which. he says, establish the ownership by Frau Wagner and her son Seigfried of Farsi far' and show the sentiment and inten- tion of Richard Wagner in regard to the opera.
 MT. Hawes would not say last night just w%at his plans are for bringing Herr nounced that he would lose no time In ap- prising the opera director of the intention to bring the matter into the courts.
 Just how we shall proceed of course I cannot tell you said he, i've are not giving much information in advance to the other side. But this I can say: The Wagner family have never parted with
 their ownership of Parsifap nor lost
 their rights in the opera, as has been fre-
 quenty stated. and the question whether it shall be produced without Frau wag-
 ner's consent and outside of the Temple
 at Bayreuth has a legal side as well as
 a sentimental one.
 The situation is very much the same as when Salmi Morse undertook to prevent the Passion Play here. It was held that the production of such a play by hired
 theatrical troupe for money was a desc
 craton and he was prevented by the
 courts from carrying out his intention.
 '' 'Parsifar is a sacred drama. It em- bodies the sacred story of the Holy Gail and in it appear Christ and His disciples | It must be produced in proper atmos- phere with religious devotion. It should
 not be put out as money making | scheme"
 ''fhe Wagner family do not make one cent from the productions at Bayreuth | examined the accounts of the Temple of Music for years back and not cent l of the money made ever went for any | thing outside of the production. In fact the family have been robbed right and left. Other operas have been stolen and royalties are seldom paid. The late MT | Stanton. who managed the Metropolitan opera house. is the only one I ever heard of who paid the family anything for pro- ducing the Masters operas
 Frau Wagner and her son Siegfried | to whom al the operas and works Of the
 master were left. are not business people They have devoted themselves to carrying
 out Herr Wagner's wishes. Nothing has
 been changed in the big house at Bay reuth since he died. The very books on the library tables remain as he left them Tt is hard for an American to under stand the feeling that makes the produc- l tion of Parsifar outside Of Bayreuth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
A Question of Morals.

Many persons who are scrupulously honest in all dealings with their fellow men seem to think there is no wrong in beating a corporation" said business man.
 Every day I see men trying to pass transfers on the street cars. the time limit of which has expired. I see men accept and pass transfers given to them on the corner by some friend who does not want to use them I have seen several get on the crowded baseball cars at Eighteenth street and without paying any fare ask for transfer before they get to Twen- tieth, and in the crowd the conductor cannot refuse because he cannot tell who has paid and who has not after he gets through the car.
 Men do these things thoughtlessly perhaps, but I am inclined to think that there Is just as much downright wrong in beating the railway company out of 5 cents ss there is in taking that amount from the collection basket at church."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
About Persons.

c. O. Eastman of Selma is stopping at the Morris.
 The Rev. Father Wolff of Indianapolis and the Rev. Father O'Boyle of Florida are guests at St. Paurs parsonage
 A. H. Bernhard of New York is regis tered at the Hillman.
 O. C. Johnston of Dadeville is at tine Metropolitan.
 J. L. Suttle of Mobile is stopping at the Morris.
 Robert Berney, Mrs. s. Berney and Miss Berney of Mobile are registered at the Hillman.
 J. w. Gross of Louisville is stopping at the Metropolitan. A. O. Hart of New York is stopping at the Morris.
 H. S. D. Mallory of Selma is at the Hillman.
 J. M. Robinson of childersburg is reg istered at the Metropolitan.
 B. F. Giles of Tuscaloosa is stopping at the Morris.
 Dr. L. G. woodson has returned to the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
Affairs on the Isthmus.

The cable brings news of the rising disaffection of the two states that cover the Isthmus of Panama. The people are sorely disappointed at the action of the Colombian senate, and all their expectations based upon the building of canal by Un-l le Sam have taken wings and flown away. This renders them discontented and dis affected, and they see that there is but one remedy-revolution There never is but one political remedy in a Latin American state, their elections being but formalities conducted by the party in power. They are empty and meaningless forms, and in the absence of real elections they are forced to resort to revolutions.
 The isthmus is ripe for a revolution, and for secession. It is separated from the rest of the country by high noun tain chains. No railroad binds the states together, and the little navy is full of men who desire the building of a canal, and who are angry at the intervention of American railroads in Colombian affairs.
 But this country cannot afford to wait upon South American revolu- lion, nor can it afford to promote such scheme The administration should forget campaign subscriptions made by the transcontinental railroads, and proceed to meet public sentiment by negotiating treaties with Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The entire situation in Colombia is complicated, including the purchase of the French rights. All such complications should be put aside, and a straightforward effort made without unnecessary loss of time to start work on a canal on the better Nicaragua route-a route vastly better for this country because of it's proxim. ity to it's coasts. At any rate no atten- tion should be made to revolutionary efforts at Panama. They are of nc account to us. The Colombian congress has sealed the fate of the Panama canal, and the sooner we turn to the preferable route the better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

gre talking of organizing a church union ,ehy not incorporate pastors locals over the country? Then if the preachers would they would be very apt to get their de- mands speedily granted.
 William Jennings Bryan has taken tho stump in behalf of the democratic state ticket and oratory is expected to be common article in that part of the coun- try for some time to come. Mir. Bryan says that he will fulfill all postponed dates The people can now rest easy in the hope that they will soon be refreshed by his words of wisdom However much the paragraphers may poke fun at MT. Bryan he is yet powerful factor In national politics as was illustrated by the recent action of the Ohio state convention As public speaker he is also unsurpassed in this country Although he clings per sistently to the dead issue of free silver and the platform of 1898 his words of el- oquence may have a telling effect where- ever he takes the stump against the re- publicans
 We hear so much these days of floating palaces and palaces on wheels that the phrase has become hackneyed but the latest addition to this class of luxuries seems likely to excel anything we have yet enjoyed. Plans for the incorporation of million dollar company have just been completed. the purpose of which Is to operate a train of five pa1atlaI cars be- tween New York and San Francisco that will possess all the advantages of the modern millionaire's hotel. If possible ten day schedule will be inaugurated and if the service proves a success the equipment will be increased. Just what the fare on the new transcontinental train will be has not yet been announced but it is safe to say that it vii be enough to satisfy the most fastioious In addition to all modern luxuries the palace train could take choice of the. most pictur- esque routes to the Pacific slope As Ann erican people of wealth are always look ing for something on which to spend their money the new venture will no doubt prove an immense success.
 The job of holding down a throne is not  always a sinecure. even if the position does bring honors and servile adulatidn It is reported that Ferdinand of Bulgaria left home because he was afraid that his subjects would take a notion to put him ort of the way. It is also hinted that King Peter is looking around for a loop hole to escape, while the plight of the sultan is too we'll known to excite com ment. But after all Abdul Hamid is no fool. The manner in which he has man. aged to stave off the threatening powers and hold them at bay for so many years should entitle him to respect if not es- teem. It is true that he owes his present position to the timidity of governments who fear international complications much more than they do the Turkish arms. The sultan is sitting on the crater of volcano but he has retained that precarious position so successfully in the past that perhaps he has now become used to 1t and can enjoy his cigarette with as much freedom as any one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
The kaiser's rule creates socialis
THE INJURED MARSHES.

From the Boston Herald.
 The grounding of the Olympia, an- nounced the same day that 1t Is reported will cost from $7OOO0 to $lO000O, would seem to point to the war game being rather expensive sport for Uncle Sam The coast of Maine is furnished with very large number of harbors where there is deep water if one knows where to find it. Most of our cruisers and battleshlps are rather long-legged in comparison with the average craft that ply in these down east waters, and, as a result they bring up on places that many ships would pass over without any knowledge Of danger. In numerous cases off the Maine coast the shore and the rocks are so bold and the water deepens so rapidly that the lead itself Is not a good guide when ships are steaming ten knots or so an hour. At ten lSncts' speed a ship would travel little over 1000 feet per minute. Even If a cast of the lead were made every half minute, there are number of places where the soundings would vary from safety to danger in less than the distance covered by the ship while the man with the lead was hauling in to make a new cast. According to the report printed in the papers, the chart showed six fathoms, or thirty feet, when the Olympia took bot tom, which would give her margin of six feet ample in smooth water. The facts will doubtless be brought out in the court of inquiry, and judgment may well be suspended till the report is made of the findings in this case. At any rate, our naval officers are getting some practical knowledge Of the waters and rocks On the Maine coast, even if their lessons are learned at a very dear school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

political selections. The subject comes before the legislature in a bill pre- pared by the senate recess committee, and at least one bill covering the sub ject has been introduced in the house. The present legislature is much too courageous and just and competent to adjourn leaving the people of Alabama four long years without the security of an authoritative and comprehensive primary law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
Straw Hats.

"I understand that mems straw hats will not be called in this fall as early as the fashion in the past deereed.' said a man about town. In former years the first breath of autumn was enough for ninetyfive per cent of the summer head wear to disappear. The man who wore a straw later than the 20th of September was a good subject for ridicule.
 But this year it is to be quite fashion able for straw hats to be worn in the south as late as the middle of October of the first of November"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

N LTHOUGH Boss Hanna lies i'll W7 at his home in Cleveland he has
 no intention of being left out of the Ohio campaign and has kept a close watch on affairs in the Buckeye state during the past week or two. Lengthy conferences have been held with Colonel Myron T. Herrick and Gen. Charles F. Dick, chairman of the republican state committee. that have an important bear ing on the political outlook. Senator Hanna is himself vitally interested in the result because his seat has never before been in such imminent danger from a powerful rival MT. Hanna will play an important part in the Ohio cam paign and he will have most interesting company.
 King Edwards trips into other lands have been productive of much good for the English government. He has every where been received with the utmost enthusiasm and his departure has al- ways left his hosts in pleasant frame of mind toward the English. In Vienna he has been accorded every honor. in addition to being received and entertain ed by Emperor Frances Joseph in most royal manner. King Edward is a man who knows how to make him. self agreeable under all circumstances. His knowledge of the world has stood him in good stead since his accession to the throne and has never been more effective than during the past few months when he has been traveling abroad
 Rural newspaper men have an idea that they are about the poorest paid and hardest worked individuals in the world but the preachers can run them close race in this respect Of thousands of divines in all parts of the country not one in fifty receives an adequate salary. The majority of. them are ridiculously underpaid and there are many who have the courage to turn back their pittance into the church treasury to assist in pay ing for a new building or to aid num- erous other causes that devout parish- toners do not support as they should Superficially viewed the life of a min
 
 ister seems to be one of little work but few people have any idea of the arduous labors these men perform during a week The duty of preparing two sermons and delivering them is more bagatelle and many preachers do not begin work on their addresses until Friday or Satur- day before the Sunday on which they are to be delivered. There are multiple duties the minister Is expected to at tend to outside of the church that alone are worth frequently more than the sal ary he receives. Philanthropy. reform movements. charities, parish calls. giv- ing spiritual and temporal advice, min istering at deaths, funerals. and we'd dings, being the friend of everybody who is in trouble-these are some of the duties that make the minister of the gospel one of the hardest worked men in the country. Having an impression that their pastor does no labor, the con- gregation are reluctant to pay him any respectable salary and he Is forced to get along as best he may. While we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
The Meridian Press.

The Birmingham friends of Frank V. Evans, editor of the Meridian Press. learned with regret that that paper had suspended. But the suspension is said to be only temporary. The paper stops publication pending negotiations for re- organization. It said in it's issue of Tuesday, when 1t announced that publica- tion would be suspended:
 "The company hopes to have matters so re-adjusted In a short time as to be able to again give the paper daily to its readers. under greatly improved condi- tions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Nobody Is modest enough not to be vain about 1t.
 The length of womans shoestring tells its own story
 The way not to quarrel with your wife is not to have one.
 A woman can learn to love most any man if he jingles loud enough.
 Uusually a woman drives a horse as naturally as man sews on buttons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
BOATS IN COLLISION. H. M. Whitney and Gunboat Scorpion Sustain Damage by Crash.

New York, September 2.-The Metro bound for Boston, was in collision, in~ tila East river today with the gunboat Scorpion. The Scorpion had a large hole stove in her bow. She proceeded to the navy yard, where she was pumped out and laid up for repairs.
 The Scorpion struck the Whitney on the starboard bow and drove two holes in the vessel. one about seven feet above the water line and the other about two feet below. The Whitney put back to her pier where she discharged her freight and passengers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
To Be Married Today.

- This evening at 7:SO o'clock, at the home of the brides parents in Chattanooga, Will occur the wedding of Miss Alice Engle- dover and MT. J. E. Austin of this city. Miss Engledower formerly resided In Birmingham and her friends here are numerous MT. Austin Is connected With the Collier Drug company of this city, and is prominently identified with the social and business life of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
Stockholders Meet.

New York, September 2.-The stockhold- CTS of the American Hide and Leather company met in Jersey City today. The old board of directors was reelected with the exception of Thomas Kiernan. Charles P. Hall being elected to succeed him. The statement of the treasurer on the in- come account showed deficit of s79,6Sk On. June 30, 1902. there was surplus of s656, ,515
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
MORGAN LOSING GROUND?

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Has MT. Morgan run his course as a popular sensational idol? Just now it looks as if there wasn't snapshotter so poor as to do him reverence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The Chicago Tribune says MT. Cleve- land never lies about anything he catches, and when he says the new baby weighs nine pounds and half, his statement should be accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The legislature began it's big task from the very start. It Is not wasting minute of time, and it promises to win the gratitude and approval of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The republican papers are carrying the Ohio election against Tom John son, but the voters will have an inn ing, and the ballots may tell different stry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

Secretary Hester ot New Orleans makes the old crop of cotton 1O,727 ,559 bales. There will be other counts. however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

MT. Carnegie has adopted new way to avoid disgrace when his final exit comes. He is endowing the de- scendants of all poets. Even those of baseball poets are not barred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
QuarreIed in Writinu.

Chicago, September Civilian Sipes. a deaf mute, had quarrel in written con- versation with his wife last night and at the climax shot her five times, infict- ing wounds from which she will probably die
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The death of James H. Williams of Huffman removes an early pioneer of Jefferson. He came to this county in 1918, when there were not over dozen whites in the county'3 present bounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

Mary MaeLane's second book is so pure and good the critics and the gen eral public do not see it at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

President Roosevelt is looking for letters from Bogota and Constantin- ople. His correspondence is becoming interesting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The word "obey" in the marriage service is a jest, but a woman never knows how to take a joke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The life of steamship does not ex- ceed thirty years, unless she is willing to become tramp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The kaiser fully appreciates him self as a ruler. He carries 5S,000,000 Germans, mostly socialists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

If the legislature works up to Gov ernor Jelks' message it will stand high in the history of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

New Workers begin to want yacht races without time limits,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The land office thieves are even worse rasoals than the postoffice thieves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The part the office cat will fill in the Pulitzer school of journalism has not been defined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
Side Lights on History.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Standing up to his neck in water. Tan talus made another attempt to quench his thirst.
 The water flowed away from him, as before.
 Its full of microbes. anyway" he said, with an effort to be cheerful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The cup race has outlived it's enthu- siasm and popularity. It is too one sided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

They have now reduced Patti's ap- parent age to 35, preparatory to her farewell tour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03

The nights are nearly as long as the days, and are far cooler.