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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
"rhs Frlsrs Ask For Too Mueh.y
From the Philadelphia Press.

T ioAAl lnt AAtaet
 The question growing out of he dis position of the friar lands In the Phillip pines will probably have to be settled by exercise Of the right of eminent domain. So far all efforts to reaen an agreement with the friars have been fruitless. They ask m exorbitant price for the lands, which the United States government will not pay Even the indirect expression of belief by the pope that the lands should be sold to the United States has apparently had no effect
 The friars do not receive any income from the lands wanted by the United States They are now tenanted by thou sands of native Filipinos, wko efuse to pay anything to the friar organization, as the Filipinos hold that the lands do not rightly belong to the friars. The United States propose to purchase the land and then sell it to the F'ilipinos. and thus settle very troublesome ques- ton.
 The President Is said to agree with Governor Taft Secretary Root. and others that the United States has waited long enough on the friars. Under the law, the land can be condemned and it's value appraised and paid to the friars. The Roman Catholic church proper does not own much land that the government wants, as the friars claim to be pracit- cally independent of the church In this matter of dlsposing of the large tract of land they claim to own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12

By women do not mean the sweet simpering young things from seventeen to the one, two or three point in the multi plication table but their more mature sis ters who do not hesitate to appear in an swer to the advertisements of business establishments setting forth that no one under twenty eight need apply. There Is, of course, still room and always will be for the angels in the "teens," and even for those who have no pretensions to being angels so far as personal attrac- tiveness is concerned. They have dem onstrated their ability to make their own way, to take care of themselves. and the barriers they have surmounted can never again be thrown up against them. But the sedate, self-poised, clear-headed wo- man, who begins to count the decades she has lived on three of her fingers, Is an entirely different proposition. There was a time, and not very far back either, when the openings for her in the industrial ranks were few and far between. If she had not found an entrance into them be- fore that age the chances of doing so were all against her. The field was pre- empted by the other sex, and they re- sented intrusion into 1t. Then there was the ''tradtions of the trade, of the house" which barred out all but the lords of creation, and prescribed that the domestic circle was the proper sphere for the female invaders who aspired to do mems work to the neglect of that which nature and all that sort of thing intended they should do. They were politely, but not invariably so, reminded that they be- longed to an inferior race, so far as mem tality went. But even conceding equal ity in that respect, they were weak physi- cally, and would be crushed in the strug- gle. That was the old style of argument and 1t took years of patient effort to an- swer 1t, to show how absurd 1t was, to prove that 1t was based on ignorance, stupidity, intense selfishness, and the worse than feudal conservatism which has blocked progress in every direction from the beginning.
 Woman, however, has at last become potent factor in nearly all the industries Not only that, she has demonstrated her ability to hold her place In them, bring substantial returns to her employers and earn high compensation for herself. There Is no favoritism It Is purely question of brains and capability Not all wo- men, of course. are fitted for strenuous business life Nor are all men so fitted. This is shown by the immense number of men who fafl who, reaching a certain point or level. remain there stationary. then slip, go down and disappear. Possi- bly, It will be the same way with the bus mess woman who is now forging to the front, but the probabilities for marked success are for many reasons greater In her case than in that of men. First of all. the moral nature of the male sex is weak CT. Under no restraint whatever, except that which prudence and common sanaa dictates, temptation finds in him a far reader subject for her allurements and pitfalls, and the downward slide, imper-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
How RuskIn Subscribed.

At the dedication of the Jacob Tome h. stitute of Port Deposit, Md. Leighton Coleman, the bishop of Delaware. said:
 "No doubt you are all aware that John Ruskin was opposed to the promiscuous erection of new churches Begging for building funds for churches he especially abhorred. He claimed that unless there was clamant need for q church, unless the people desired it passionately unless three was on hand an abundance of money for it's building. it would be a fail- urea failure in point of beauty and in point of usefulness equally.
 "A friend of mine. ignorant of this pref udice, once wrote and asked him to sub scribe for the building of a certain church. The letter that Ruskin sent in reply was jewel. Eight pages long 1t condemned with the most burning and vehement el- oauence the church's erection. But my friend took the. letter to an autograph dealer and sold it readily for s30. putting Ruskin down for that amount on his subscription list"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
MAZzONI REBELS
 AGAINST POLITICS
Says He Will Make His BulIe-
 tins Purely Medical
STRIFE IN THE VATICAN
Political Combinations Have Been Much In Evidence Since the Pope's llIness--RampoIla
 Says He Is Master.

Paris, July 1.-The Eclair's Rome cor ment the pope's physicians were prepar- ing a bulletin, Cardinal Rampolla sought the doctors and said:
 Since the pope is better, you must state the facts very clearly"
 pr. Lapponi replied that 1t would be as his eminence wished, but Dr. Mag zonni declared that he would receive or ders from nobody, adding when I came you did not want bulletins: now you want me to draw up political ones. I will make them only purely medical. Since came I have been attacked all around and you know you called me after keep ing the pontfff's Illness secret for ten days. Combinations are not my concern. l will tell the truth or go."
 The cardinal was obliged to yield.
 The Paris Nouvelles publishes dispatch from Rome saying that Cardinal Ram polla has finally ended the anarchy which had reigned at the vatican since the pope's sickness began. The cardinals words While the pope lives. I am master here" have caused much comment, the dispatch says.
 The Rome correspondent of the Paris edition of the New York Herald says he Is able to say that in the event of the pope's death King Emanuel will immediately leave Racionigi for Rome. where he will remain until after the election of a suc- cessor to the pontiff. but his majesty will not attempt to open official relations with the vatican
 The correspondent adds that promi- nent prelate on being asked by him con cerning the possibility of the election of Cardinal Gibbons to the pontificate, re- piled. 7
 Cardinal Gibbons not only represents more Catholics than any other cardinal but all the members of the sacred college recognize his great personal authority He does not represent, like Vannuttelli opposition to Rampollas FrancophiIc poll icy; he does not represent, like Oregfia. reaction against the intrigues now in pro- gress at the vatican; he does not repre- sent, like Gotti, reaction against a ponti- ficate more political than religious. What he does represent is a formidable opposi- ton to all that is superannuated and de- cayed in the church. At the same time 1t must be admitted that his ultra modern ideas cause apprehension to many cardi- nals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12

The woodchoppers took the boy into the shanty and placed him in a tub of ice cold water and kept him there until the frost had all left his body. After this, they put him to bed, and<he next day he was able to walk again.
 Two days later a searching party from Mackinac found him at Bois Blanc and took him home. The weather had turned extremely cold after the storm. and Charts feet being tender from the for mer freezing, were again severely frost bitten. Upon his arrival home he was in great agony. Again he was thawed out, but the experience proved too much for him, and 1t was necessary to amputate both his feet at the ankles.
 Chart takes his misfortune philosophi- cally and hobbies about as best he can. always cheerful and hopeful. He is sav- ing money now to buy artificial feet in order that he may better guard the in- terests of Uncle Sam on Mountain Ash Island. He takes great pride in his posi- tion, and talks proudly of being a gov ernment employe. He has left the island only once in nine months, and that time to get his hair cut. His provisions are brought to him, and he lives in truly her. init fashion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
GASTRONOMIC AFFINE7YES
 ARE MANY AND CURIOUS

stinetive feeling for the lemon2 That ex- duisite fruit. Indeed, Is protean ia it's sov- ereign powers of applicability. There are gourmets who pretend to think that it exists only for the wild, and no one aues- tions the merits of that particular associa- ton But 1t Is one of the most sympa- thetie of table adiunets. and it's uses are manifold and great. Red eurrant jelly ia another great compelling power. It's ahso- lute affinity with nearly every description of game-not to speak of 5-year-old nut ton-compels adhesion, and Is hardly less than canon of taste. A host of similar "oontrarieties of afinlties' come to mind, but the principle is the same in nearly all of them. Parsley spreads it's protective mantle over the boiled fowl and apple sauce still administers to roast goose These are popular examples but they are as fundamentally reasonable as many more refined alliances. And of these, what affinity is at once so subtle and de- yeloping as that between a cup Of steam ing mocha and the cigar which is haply a right one?' But this exalted combina- ton will not descend to the verbal plane It Is the incense which the only dining animal,' man, offers in silent reverence to himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
poas as German Army soouts.
London Express.

From the London Express.
 The German army is to be provided with Airedale terriers for scouting duties
 After many trials the Airedale and the German pointer have proved to be the most intelligent for war use, but tne keenest of scent of the former places 1t far ahead of the German type.
 Official instructions have been circulated to the German army that the terriers are to be employed as the eyes and ears of an army in the field, as they are much more reliable than man and horse, owing to invisibility, for certain reconnaissance work in front of an enemy.
 The Airedale terrier can unearth a pa- trol which would be hidden to man, and for carrying information the dogs are of considerable value. They can be used be- tween a patrol and the main body or for linking up posts. and, being small, their presence is unnoticed.
 A number of pure bred Airedales are to be obtained for breeding purposes. and 1t is proposed to attach to each Jaeger battalion two dogs of abnormal inteli- gence, trained to carry from front to rear and return. Every regiment will have from half dozen to a dozen dogs.
 Some months ago Major Richardson tried experiments in this country with dogs trained to assist stretcher bearers in recovering the wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
MONTICELLO" AT ST. LOUIS.
Jefferson's Home Will Probably Be
 Reproduced at the Fair.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 Col. A. M. Bowman, state legislator from this district, and one of Virginia's commissioners of the Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition, has just returned from Richmond. Colonel Bowman stated that Virginia will certainly have a building at St. Louis, and that every effort is being made to secure funds enough for the reproduction of "Monti- cello,, the home of Thomas Jefferson. Capt. T. c. Morton of Staunton, Va, has just been appointed by the com missioners as agent to canvass the state, and he has gone to Richmond to begin his work He will go from that city to Norfolk
 The people of Norfolk" said Colonel Bowman, are espeeiali.' interested in the erection of stato building, for they are very desirous of having head quarters from wlieh literature of the Jamestown exposition may be circu- lated. There are many wealthy Vir- ginians in St. Louis, who are anxious to have Monticello reproduced, and tLey have promised us some handsome subscriptions, The Virginia society of that city have taken the matter up, and they are determined to do all they can"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
NEWSPAPER EDITOR
 WILL BE PUNISHED
KING OF sAxoNY DEMANDS THAT PROPRIETOR OF DREsDENER RuNDscHAU BE PROSECUTED FOR LEsE MAJEsTE.

Berlin, July liking George of saxony has personally demanded the punishment of Q newspaper editor for lese majeste. Some time ago the Dresdener Rundschau, a weekly publication, printed an article concerning a petition sent by needy widow to the Kings daughter, Princess Mathilde, in reply to which the princess sent her only three marks for five starv- ing children.
 Another article in the same paper dis cussed the affairs of the crown princess in the form of a fable, whereupon fol- lowed the confscation of the issue and the arrest of the editor.
 The proprietor of the paper, advised by Berlin lawyers that Saxony authorities had no rightgto take such action, decided to place the whole matter before the King but his majesty had decided that the au- thor of the articles should be prosecuted by law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Why He Cried.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 Jacks mother believes that crying Is as necessary for small children as other exercises. Ut strengthens their lungs. she says. So when her young boy sets up a howl over some real or fancied cause she does not run to cuddle him as many mothers do. although she has an equally loving heart but lets him cry t out.
 The other day Jack sat out on the floor weeping long and bitterly All at once he stopped.
 Mother" he said. what was crying about"
 Wasn't 1t because I wouldn't let you play with the little glass clock on the boolxcase?' she asked with smile.
 "Oh. yes. oh, oh, oh Boo. hoot'
 Jack began to cry harder than ever. His mother waiter calmly to hear what this fresh outbreak meant.
 No. 1t wasn't that" walled Jack. q member now. It was because you wouldn't let me so out in the rain. but I'm going to cry about the clock now"
 And he did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
CAMPAIGN WARMING UP.
Kentucky Candidates for GubernatoriaI
 Chair Are Working Hard.

Frankfort Ky, July 11.-Informatlon received tonight at the headquarters of Attorney General Pratt, one of the candi- dates for the republican gubernatorial nomination, is that he today received 300 instructed votes of the 22OO delegates se- lected in county convention.
 Further information Is that 300 delegate votes are uninstructed and Col Morris Belknap and A. E. Wilson, the Louisville candidate, divide the rest, with Belxnap leading.
 There is much talk here of Appellate Judge A. R. Burnam being taken up as dark horse because of the feeling between the announced candidates engendered by todays county convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
 TO CONTINUE CAMPAIGN.
Christian Endeavor Officers Urge Ex
 tension of the Order.

Denver, Coloy July 11.-At the confer ence in the Central Presbyterian church of state, district and local Christian En- deavor officers, President Francis F.. Clark and William Shaw earnestly urged a continuance of the campaign for the extension of the organization.
 The reports of the field secretaries showed an unprecedented gain in num- Der of new societies. 2.4eO having been es- tablished since the last convention The greatest per cent of increase which was reported for New Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
ROBINSON cRUsoE NO. 2.
Has No Feet and Guards an Island For
 Uncle Sam.

Sault Ste. Marie Cor. New York Tribune.
 In the middle of St. Marys river is an island containing an acre or two of land that is thickly covered with underbrush. It is described on the map as Island No l, and is a bone of contention between the government, the Clergue Syndicate and the Chandler-Dunbar Powder com pany, all claiming title 10 It. On the south side of the island is board shan ty, 10 by 12 feet In size, the home of John B. Chart, who lives there to hold posses sion of the island for the government. The island is connected with the main- land just above Poe lock by a little sus- pension bridge, and 1t is one of the du- ties of Chart to prevent anybody from going on the island on any pretext. Above his house floats the stars and Stripes, while over the door the follow ing sign is nailed:
 Mountain Ash Island.
 Robinson Crusoe No. 2.
 John B. Chart.
 Charts existence on the island is far from monotonous, for every day he has all he can do to follow his instructions and keep off trespassers. Twice in the night he has been aroused by people de- manding admittance to his shanty. On one occasion he was unable to drive the intruders away until he fired at the providers through the door. with the re- suit that the following morning he found blood stains on the ground.
 Chart when only ten years old, lost both his feet. On February 22, 1865. he started from Mackinac for Cheboygan on the ice of Lake Huron, a distance of about twenty-two miles. His parents knew nothing of his intended trip, and he was accompanied only by his dog. He had covered about eighteen miles, when a heavy snowstorm set in, accompanied by strong northwest wind. He lost his bearings in the blindng storm and wan dered about aimlessly until he fell ex- hausted on the ice, and was soon cover- ed with snow.
 For nearly twenty-four hours the storm ragged, and Chart lay on the ice. He was at last aroused by his dog paving the snow from his body and licking his face. Finding that the snow was over, he got to his feet. but 1t was long time before he could shake off the numbness and walk. When he regained the use of his legs he followed his dog, who seemed to know which way to go The animal led the way to the shanty of some wood choppers on Bois Blanc, where Chart fell exhausted and unconscious at the door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Harxest dands Arrive.

Topeka. Kas., July 11.-Five men reached Topeka this afternoon from New York city in answer for calls for harvest hands. They say they have been employed as clerks. They admit that they are without funds. Forty more will arrive. they say. from New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Outlaws Surrounded.

Guthrie, o. T, July 1.-The outlaws who recently killed City Marshal Crossat Geary. have been surrounded in Devils Canon in the Wichita mountains by posse of federal and territorial officers and a fight is expected before they are captured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12

Strayed-A small bay mare pony; cropped mane, long bushy tail. Liberal reward will be paid for her return to Louis V. Clark, iOO5 South 2Oth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
A Sense of Security.

From the Washington Evening Star.
 There is safety in numbers" said the man who gets his thought ready made
 Yes" answered Senator Sorghum. "es- peciafly when the numbers are written in your bank book"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
PERSONAL.

James Hood is spending two months in Ireland.
 W. D. James of Richmond is staying at the Hillman.
 M. E. Danforth of Washington is regis tered at the Hillman.
 Mrs Morris Berk and little son left this morning for New York.
 MT. Charles D. Orr of Chattanooga spent Friday and Saturday in the city.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Westmoreland Carr of Houston, Tex, are the guests of Mrs Lucien R. Maxwell, 1923 North Eighteenth street Mrs. Carr was Miss Ada Ramsey of Montgomery
 At the Florence: P. H. Norris, Selma; w. E. Howard. Memphis; D. s. Walraven, David A. Gates Atlanta; R. R. Brooks. Columbus; c. w. Kellen, Alabama; Ed ward McKenan, Sidney; George c. Bull len, Alabama; T. L. Caroster, New De- catur; Harold N. Powers, Knoxville; w. K. Smith, Jr., Cincinnati; Oscor Kemmer. Atlanta; John J. Gaughan, Pittsburg; S. Harrison, Nashville; H. N. Bowdry Ala bama; H. W. Leyens, Tennessee; OFF. Cunningham. Chattanooga; J. Brown. Montgomery; G. G. Brantley, Sa- vannah; Miss Ida M Robertson, Ala i; Miss Janie L. Robertson, Ala; H. Magru- der, Atlanta; A. c. Heggie, New York; Mrs. D. M. Tarksley, Nashville Miss Maud Tarksley; M. T. Baptist Ala; R. E. Richardson, Atlanta Potter Burnett, Greenvile; R. T. Keige, Ala; c. A. O'Ferall, Tallassee; H. o. Porter Chicago; Miss Olive Nichols, Illinois; Carl Summers. Tuscaloosa; George Sum mer. Tuscaloosa; J w. Harris, Tusca- loosa; c. H. Morgan, Alabama;; A. w. Spuriell, Georgia; Walter Hoffman. Ten nessee; W. c. Tyler. Vivian; Wayland Smith. St. Louis; Mrs. Lane, Chicago; Miss Lane Chicago; J. R. McAdams, Asheville; J. W. Walseform. Alabama; R. s. Brown, Macon; J. R. Williams, Sa- vannah; s. P. Adams, Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Survey Ordered.

Guthrie, o. T., July H.-The Kansas City. Mexico and Orient railroad company has ordered a survey to begin within two weeks of a line connecting the Orient main line at Fairview.4 Okla, with Fort Supply, via Woodward. a distance of 65 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
The Result of Four Years In Congress.


 To sum 1t all up, received $2O.0OO in salary. s4S0O for clerk hire $400 for mile- age and $500 for stationery. or s25,7O0. am now referred to in the newspapers as the Hon. Blank. ex-memper of con- gress. I lost the greater part of my law practice, but l can get that back. and some more with it, for my reputation in the district has been increased as a whole, by my service at Washington. Financially am several thousand dol- lars worse off than I was before I was elected. I can get that back too. The feature that -bothers most is that my wife and myself. after our experience at Washington, are dissatisfied with the humdrum life in our country town. We had things and saw things at Wash ington that are beyond are reach here. It is hard to settle down.
 4 uya roaka all kinds of cufs The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Some Water Squeezed Out.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 It is no longer the billion dollar steel trust By dint of squeezing out the water the value of It's capital and plants has fallen from sl.a21, ,O00,00O to $S55, ,0O0 0O0--a trifie ofs4660 000,00o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Found Wanting.
From Puch

From Puck
 Stella-Cholly hasn't any originality.
 Rella--Not the slightest. Why, l k submitted his love letters to three pub j. Fishers. and they all refused shem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12

MT. Charles D. Orr of Chattanooga spent Friday and Saturday in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12

MT. and Mrs. Charles Westmoreland Carr of Houston, Tex, are the guests of Mrs. Lucien R. Maxwell, 1923 North Eighteenth street. Mrs. Carr was Miss Ada Ramsey of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12

Mrs. Morris Berk and little son left this morning for New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12

We make all kinds of cuts. The Age-Herald Engraving Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12

M. E. Danforth of Washington is regis tered at the Hillman.