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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-20
Pope LEo,s APARTMENTS.

Rome Correspondence New York Times
Pope Leo has always been a man of
extremely simple tastes, which he brought
amid the hills.> and possibly his cautious
temperament, curiously combined with
power and unhesitating decision, was
inherited from his mountaineer ancestors.
For his personal use his holiness Sc
lected instead of one of the numerous
magnificent suites of the vatican few
simple rooms containing little beyond alb
solutely necessary articles. His bed
stands In an alcove, separated from
larger room by curtain hanging grace
fully over marble columns. Above the
bed is a picture of the Madonna and
Child. Beside 1t is a prayer table sur
mounted by a crucifix. A wardrobe near
the wall faces the bed, and between the
latter and the wall is couch The rest
OF the room was used as study, and
contains a writing table with a crucifix
a chair on carpeted platform, chairs
and tables for the pope's secretaries, writ
ing materials, and a few books, included
in which are the works of Dante, Virgil
and Horace, besides a Bible.
The pope, even when In good health
slept only four or five hours each night,
and often In the morning his bed was un-
disturbed and the pope was found asleep
in the chair before his writing table
The only window Of the combined bed
room and study overlooks the colonnade
Of the piazza of st. Peters. and door
opens into tiny private chapel. Ad-
Joining is a small room. furnished only
with an arm chair and lounge. where the
pope sometimes took an afternoon nap.
The rooms are all on the same level as
the famous Logge Of Raphael.
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AN AMERICAN WATERLOO.

Gen. John b. Gordon, in July Scribner's.
Wellington at Waterloo and Meade at
Gettysburg each held the highlands
against his antagonist. wellington on
Mont Saint-Jean and Meade on Cemetery
Ridge had the bird's-eye view of the
forces of attack. The English batteries
on the plateau and the union batteries on
Cemetery Heights commanded alike the
Intervening undulations across which The
charging columns must advance Behind
Mont saint-Jean, to conceal Wellington's
movements from Napoleon's eye, were the
woodlands of Soignes. Behind Cemetery
Ridge, to conceal Meade's movements
from the field-glass of Lee, was a sharp
decllvity, a protecting and helpful depres-
sion. AS the French under Napoleon at
Waterloo, so the confederates under Lee
at Gettysburg held the weaker position.
In both cases the assaiants sought to ex-
pei their opponents from the stronger
lines. / might add another resemblance in
the results which followed. Waterloo de-
creed the destiny of France Of England.
of Europe. Gettysburg. not so directly or
Immediately, but practically, decided the
fate of the confederacy.
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A sANk,s STRONG BOX.

From the New York Tribune.
On top of the vault of the First Ma
tional bank, which has Just been en-
larged they have placed a strong box
that was used by the officers of the bank
when it was first organized In 1912. The
contrast between the modern bank vault
and this iron box is remarkable, and the
old safe. with It's huge lock and severe
plainness. is hardly less interesting than
the bur glar- proof affair, with its confu-
sion of intricate locks and doors. The old
strong man. and may be carried by two
men. 1t has an immense key and the
lSeyhole is nearly large enough to admit
a finger to turn the bolt
AS one studies the two repositories the
Imagination travels quickly back to the
time when the Bank of Utica, out of
which the First National bank Is a
growth was organized. 1t was in 1872,
even while the scenes In the Mohawk
valley were disturbed often with ru-
mors of war with England and troops
were moving across the country and pass
ing through the border settlements bound
for the lakes. The bylaws OF this bank
PROVIDED tndI lOuT ulTeClu1S NC
present at every meeting for dscountng
and ballot upon every application; one
negative. even without reason, was
deemed sufficient to exclude an appli-
cant The meetings were conducted with
all the dignity ana decorum or parlia-
ment for. among other things. the by
laws provided that the speaker address
the president standing. and forbade any
member to speak more than twice on the
same question without the permission OF
the president. One custom, however
which was not so conductive OF decorum,
but which in those times was looked upon
as both proper and advisable, was the
uniform introduction of brandy and cigars
at every meeting of the board. This ear
lier board was largely democratic In
sentiment, and, of course. friendly to the
war of 1872 The members did not hest
tate to give encouragement 10 the gov
eminent by advancing large sums Of
money TO the assistant paymasters to en-
able them to pay off the troops
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Fast Time by Trains.

81 have recently seen a great deal
about fast runs by railroad trains said
a retired locomotive engineer, but a
clipping sent me from Buffalo shows one
of the best records | have ever heard
of. The run was made only few days
ago.
''One of the fastest runs on the New
York Central was made last week. the
train being a special containing party
of Shriners on their way to Saratoga.
The party was from Dallas, Tex, and
had been delayed until they had become
almost two days behind schedule time.
"rhey arrived here at 1:10 p. m. over
the Lake Shore and left at 1:sO over the
Central The management of the Cen
trail ordered the train TO be run as a
second section of the Empire State Ex-
press Engine No. 1912, one Of the At
Iantic type, was coupled on with Matthew
Flannery of this city at the throttle and
George Gelwiier to manipulate the scoop,
with Conductor Mulhern in charge.
The start was made at 1880 p. M. just
30 minutes late. The run to Rochester,
90 miles. was made In exactly 70 minutes.
A stop of four minutes was made there and
the run from Rochester to Syracuse, 81
miles, was made in 70 minutes. arriving
at Syracuse at 1861, or three minutes
late, making the total running time for
the 14G miles. 147 minutes Taking out
the four minutes for the stop at Roches-
ter. leaves the actual running time 14S
minutes for the 14o miles"
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES in
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

even IL impaired under the best of class
room conditions. The majority OF the
children soon leave the schools and
thereafter have no use for the smatter-
ing of foreign words and sentences they
have obtained.
The inclusion of foreign languages in
grammar school curriculums can be rea-
sonably advocated only on the ground
that they are culture studies which are
to be pursued in the higher grades. And
then the question must arise whether,
in the particular city or town under con-
sideration, it is profitable to a sufficient
number of pupils to force such studies
upon our youth at so early an age and
whether the taxpayers money thus ex-
pended is well spent. In city like New
York it is manifest to every reasonable
and unprejudieed person that the expend-
iture of money on foreign languages in
grammar grades is money wasted. me
child of the average immigrant does not
need to be taught in school a tongue
that he hears at home; he certainly
should not have forced upon him the
alien tongue that is spoken in some other
immigrants home. What he needs in
the short period of his schooling is as
much as possible of whatever will fit
him for American breadwinning and
American citizenship. The more English
and the purer English he gets the better,
because English happens to be, not nee
essarilv a finer or nobler language than
French. German or Italian, but because
In this country English is the language
of our traditions, our nationality, our
oi,,i1szafion
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LETTERS TO EDITOR


To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
Kindly permit US TO correct a verse land
an allusion to Christian Science), which
was incorrectly quoted and unjustly used
IN your columns last Tuesday.
A critic, who even unintentionally leaves
out an important line, or the correction In
which It is written, when quoting from
an author should at least be ready to
make the following correction, and not
mislead the publlc
The Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, in short
message to her church in Boston, closed
1t as follows:
Truth. Life and Love will never lose
their claim on MS. And here let me add;
Truth happihes life in hamlet or town;
Life lessons all pride-its pomp and its
Love comes to our tears like soft summer
shower.
To beautify, bless, and inspire mans
power"
Mr.. Alfred Farlow in the Montgomery
Journal wrote as follows;
CAS- to Mrs Eddy's early education and
literary career. I desire to give some his
torical facts Even In her childhood she
wrote verses which would have done
credit to woman Of mature years. and
there was a demand for her literary pro-
auctions during her early years.
when about eighteen years of age she
wrote for the Belknap Gazette published
In New Hampshire, and later for the New
Hampshire Patriot. After the academic
course, she graduated under Prof Dyer
II. Sanborn, the celebrated author Of San
born's Grammar She afterwards wrote
for leading magazines of the south"
Christian Science Is very sacred sub
ject to those who know of its worth in
reforming and saving men, 1t has passed
the period in which a slnr like "inplacable
idlocy'' commends itself to thinking pub
lie.
The press, especially of the east, has
been uniformly courteous in publishing
correctly the happenings of the annual
communion meetings of the First Church
of Christ, Scientist in Boston
f. r. PoMERoY.
For Publication Committee In Alabama.
Birmingham, July IS, 1903
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WooIen Socks In the ARMY.

The specifications were so written
down in the call for bids for furnish
ing 10000 pairs of wooden socks for
use in the regular army, that only one
firm could meet them. Peculiar mark
ings on heel and toe were demanded,
and also longitudinal instead of lat
eral ridges where the segments of
the rounded parts are Joined together,
and these details shut all bidders out
except one Taggart of Philadelphia.
He was the only bidder. The socks
called for are made by the Nelson
footer," which is controlled by the
Iaggart firm.
Just why Taggart, whose pull"
amounts to a monopoly, limited him
self to 29 cents a pair, when he might
have secured twice OF thrice that sum,
is not explained. The moderation of
Z aggart does not however change the
essential feature of tho bidding in
which competition had no part. 1t
was Taggart socks or NOTTINGHAM;
other case of Hobson's Choice. AS
things stand or stood Taggart was
sole sockmaker to Uncle Sam, and no
one else had ghost Of a chance to
furnish socks to the army.
Thus far the department experts
have not been fully heard. 1t is said
however that they claim that latitude
nal ridges In wooden socks create
corns and bunions and what not on
tie feet of soldiers Of the regular
army whereas longitudinal ridges are
remarkably happy In actual wear.
They therefore drew up the specifca-
lions SO that the Taggart concern had
a cinch. The peculiar markings and
the longitudinal ridges are solace
and >eosafort to the feet, while lateral
ridges and no markings are distress
ing to the feet of the regular army.
Long live the government and the
war department, which seems to be
rotten at both extremities--in socks
as well as in gloves. 1t may be best
to confine the recruiting hereafter to
those sections that wear no socks at
al, thus cutting out Taggart, and his
extraordinary monopoly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-20

The city man who sleeps until he is
called, to dress for an o'clock break
fast. misses the best part of the day in
summer" said gray-haired man. There
is no period during the whole twenty
four hours that is so delightful as the
hour between daybreak and early sun
up Then the air is cool and sweet with
the fragrance Of plants and flowers.
Mother earth breathes forth her sweetest
breaths, and there Is a peace and still
ness that exists at no otner time
LAS the light wakes and the darker
spectrum of the opening day changes into
brighter and llveller colors, the birds be-
gin to call to one another, and the myr-
lads OF living things lends each its voice
to the choral welcome to the sun, the
man who has gone forth Into the morn
Ing feels that life is worth living.
THE people whom one meets al this
hour seem all to belong to one brother
hood. They are the night workers, who
are going to their homes to retire at the
hour when most people are preparing to
get ready for the daily struggle Of life.
"Once in a while-but | am glad to say
that 1t is a rare sight in Birmingham
one meets a might hawk or a drunken
man staggering to his too long forgotten
bed. The majority of the people, however,
are people whose calling has compelled
them to work The tired men from the
great morning papers, who have been
sweating brain and body in order that
the day workers may learn of the doings
of the world while they sip their break
fast coffee. The night cop, who win soon
be off duty. The night operators and en-
ployes of the telegraph companies and
large corporations-and a thousand and
one others of the greas army of night
workers. BY the way, did you ever no.
tice the spirit of camaradere that appears
to exist among all these people. Each has
nod and a smile ready for even the
slightest acquaintance"
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IntrIoues in Bouota.

The Colombian congress has been
- session since June 20, and no &C
"tioNsS been taken relating to the
pending canal treaty, and no word
comes from Bogota as to when action
by congress may be expected. Co.
lombia is the home of the blue pen
cil--the one land from which no Sc
crets leak out uncensored. The cen
sor is omnipotent, and not a line
comes from there that is not approved
or at least seen by the government.
The result is, no news comes, and we
are left in the dark as to the intrigues
at Bogota.
1t is known that General Reyes, the
! vice president of the republic, is lead
ing the opposition TO ratification, and
that variety of influences are op-
posed to the treaty They hold out
the hope that non-ratification would
In the end give Colombia forty mil
lions instead of ten millions of dollars.
But there is a strong belief every
where thai the unaccountable action
of Colombia is due more to the intri-
cues of the international railroads of
this country than to any other single
cause. The congresses of all Latin
republics are very open to bribery.
and the international railroads are
probably doing in Bogota what they
did in Washington fully fifty years
fighting for delay. They are not bit
too good to do such work. They are
not equipped with wings.
There is no other reasonable way to
account for the opposition of the Co
lombian congressman to work that
every man of them knows would be
very beneficial to his country. An
irthmian canal would help both Co
lombia and the United States, and
the lst HrfGs large sum for the
80 ling the interests of
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TELLS OF EARLY DAYS
OF THE T. G. |. & R. R. CO..

A. S. Colyar in the Nashville American.
- Jour article in todaya Ameri-
HSH can headed Bouquets for the
~ SOUTH" made up in part from
the New York Sun. is truly and indeed
a compliments bouquet II you please
for the south The Sun copied from an
address OF Mr.. Edmonds, which as
whole shows great promise for the south.
II I could tell you the story of the
south's. at least Tennessee's. part in
taking up the work of developing the
coal and iron interests Of the south
without any reference to myself, 1
would gladly do It. What l want is to
tell the story of some other men with
whom 1 was cenndcted. who in my
opinion deserve TO be known and re-
membered as men who were wise beyond
others, in the change that had to be
made in substituting for slave labor the
development of our dormant resources.
l was at the head, and in a measure
the owner, Of the Sewanee Mining COM
pany, now grown into the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railway company. and
In a struggle to open the mines, rebuild
the railroad and pay Off debt Of $780,
600 which some New York gentlemen had
put on it before the war. This debt was
not compromised, but paid with interest.
For thirteen years it paid salaries only
to employees and paid no dividends. The
officers received no pay.
Col Philip Marbury, an old gentleman,
was my superintendent, and I prevailed
on two Nashville gentlemen Judge Whit
worth and Mr.. Fife, to take some interest
and become directors. They were of great
service After four years with Mr.. Mar
bury and these gentlemen, I made up
my mind that I needed a younger and
more active man than Colonel Marbury.
My two most valuable directors were
much attached to Colonel Marbury and
opposed his removal. Over them / pre-
vailed on the stockholders to put James
C. Warner in as general manager, and
/ beg to say It was not l, as president but
Mr.. Warner, as superintendent OF the en-
terprise. who, by his untiring work and
surprising business talent. kept the COM
pany alive and paid off the $2S0,0O0 with
interest, and it Is to him. aided as he was
by A. M. Shook, that the south is In
debted for the success of the coal, iron
and steel industries more than to any
other man or set of men. These had all
to learn.
General Wilder as a furnace man in
the south did a good deal, but after Mr..
Warner had been with me four years
and we had discussed the question OF
making iron, and after my company had
made a large debt on the Rising Fawn
company for coke sold 1t, and it was
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REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR.
!om the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
What a girl speaks of in company as
her robe de mutt, she thinks of alone as
her nightie.
woman has two great missions In life
first to get into society. and secondly.
to keep others out.
Every morning that woman sets up
she has a sneaixing idea that this is the
day some great romance will come into
her life.
II every girl who thinks she knows how
to play the piano knew how to cook. the
divorce lawyers would go into some other
business.
Next to finding cut scandal In her
neighbours life. woman's highest eT-
element Is trying to keep her neighbdr
from finding out the scandal in hers.
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WOMEN AS PREACHERS.

From the New York Times.
To a keen sense of humor Mrs. Annis
Ford Eastman owes much of her popu-
larity as the successor of the Rev DR..
Thomas K Beecher to the passionate Oh
the First Congregational church OF I'll
mira, N. Y. She tells this story of man
who visited her church His wife had the
reputation of being rather prone to cur
tain lecturing."
How did you like the sermon?" he was
afterward asked by a curious friend
..Um-er-now, don't say this 40 anybody,
said the benedict. cautiously, but hear
a woman preach six days week. and on
the seventh 1 prefer a good, long days
rest
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-20
A REPRoAcH TO BEAUTY.

BY William Wordsworth
Look at the fate of summer flowers,
Which blow at daybreak, droop ere even
song;
And. grieved for their brief date, confess
that ours,
Measured by what we are and ought to
be,
Measured by all that, trembling, we fore
see,
Is not so long!
If human Life do pass away,
Perishing yet more swiftly than the
flowers,
II we are creatures of winters day;
What space hath virgin beauty TO as
close
Her sweets, and triumph Ger the
breathing rose?
Not even an hourl
The deepest grove whose foliage hid
The happiest lovers Already might boast
Could not the entrance Of this thought
forbid;
O. be thou wise as they soui-gifted
Maid
Nor rate too high what must 50 quickly
fade.
SO soon be lost.
Then shall love teach some virtuous
Youth :.
ITO draw. out of the object of his eyes"
The while on three they gave In simple
truth.
Hues more exalted. "a refined Form
That breads not age. nor suffers from
the worm,
And never dies
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A CASE OF MRS. VICES.

From the st. Louis Republic
As consistent exercise of her cheerful
philosophy. the famous Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch sturdily refused to indulge
in self-piety. and was wont to be thank
full, when there was nothing else to be
thankful for. that she had not a hare
lip
Somehow. when reduced to its final an
alysis. this method Of keeping up ones
spirits seems like rejoicing at the ex-
pense OF others less fortunate. but there
is temptation to follow Mrs. wisss' ex-
ample in contemplating the case Of Farm
err Mostelier during the hot days of mid
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Colombia. If Colombia hesitates
much longer this country should
throw the entire Panama line over
board, and get ready to build canal
on the Nicaragua route, which is the
best line anyway, and much the best
for this section of the country at any
rate
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THE DEATH RATE LOWERED.

From the New York Tribune.
Wherever Americans have free and I'M
checked control down goes the death rate.
1t was reduced extensively in Porto Rico
and in Cuba. 1t is going down in the
Philippines Uncle Sam abhors filth, de-
cay, shiftlessness and pcstilence When
he takes hold anywhere he enlists the
services of interchangeable doctors and SAN
itarians. adopts improved systems of sew
erage and drainage and performs wonders
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About Persons.

Miss Jessie Williams and Miss Jennie
Williams of Macon are visiting friends
in Birmingham.
]. Zineman of New York Is stopping at
the Hillman.
e. S. Hugger of Montgomery is at the
Metropolitan.
]. F. Bierley Of Cincinnati is registered
at the Morris.
H. o. Johnston of Admission is at the
IIillman
Thomas McGrath of Memphis is at the
Metropolitan.
s. E. Grace of Montgomery is stopping
at the Morris.
sam Kalman of Selma is registered at
the Hillman.
Charles S. Norther of Talladega is at
the Metropolitan.
J. f. Nelson OF Meridian is at the Nor
ris.
W. L. Henderson of Mobile is registered
at the Morris.
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SOCIETY ITEM.

From Lie.
The Duke of Borrow-and-ITolde is ex-
peeted in this country within week. If
his friends can keep him sober long
enough. 1t is hoped that another Ameri-
can girl may be made happy.
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GROWTH IN EXPERIENCE.

From the Ohio state Journal.
At twenty-one he said: 'IIe is my
friend; what can | do for him?''
AT forty he remarked. "He Is my
friend; what will he do for me?''
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Grover Cleveland is so busy catch
ing fish that he does not see how fast
the Mobile Register and Montgomery
Advertiser are railroading INN into
the Presidency again.
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From Puck.
Il see Smith takes five minutes for
lunch"
"oh. yesl Smith has been out Of active
business for some time now.
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WHAT HE TOOK OFF.

From the Boston Transcript.
Harry docking at his whitened coat
sleeve)-That isn't much of a compliment
to Carries complexion.
Esther--I should say not. It's a regu-
lar take-off
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The postoffice deficit was two mil
lions last year, and 1t promises to be
five million dollars this year. unless
the rascals are turned out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-20

Judge George Gray, who bolted the
democratic ticket in 1896, hes his
lightning rod up with coal miners
attachment