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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01
Aged Lady Dies.

Uniontown, May S1.-(special.) Mrs.
Mary Ware Long. mother of Thomas ii.
and George w. Long prominent mer-
chants here and Of James d. and Matte
Long, was stricken with paralysis Fri
day afternoon and died an hour later
Mrs. Long was about II years of age and
OF a prominent family.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01
EXCURSION RATES
To Baltimore, Md, and Return via
Southern Railway.

Account Triennial Saenserfest the
Southern Railway will sell round trip
tickets to Baltimore, June ID. IA and 10
at the rate of one fare plus 81; final
limit leaving Baltimore June %, 1903.
For detailed information and sleeping
car reservation. apply at passenger Of
ice, Morris Hotel building. telephone ST.
J. G. LUSK
District Passenger Agent.
6-n-f6f
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

Montgomery, May S1.-(Special.) 1.-The
federal grand jury is still engaged In the
investigation of the charges of peonage
against white men of Coosa and ITALIA
poosa County. and there are continued ru-
mors that before the final adjournment
the jury will probably return many In
dictments. The atmosphere about the
federal building is full of the case, and
officials and other frequenters at the
building are wondering what Will be the
final result
Because of the strict order of Judge
Jones that witnesses and members of the
grand jury shall not disclose what occurs
In the jury room, 1t is impossible to find
out just what testimony is being secured,
but there are limitations that it Is to be
worse than has been expected. The gov
eminent agents have been at work on the
case for several months, and they have
brought many witnesses before the court
to testify of the conditions, which. If they
really exist. will startle many Alabamians.
But there seems to be another and
equally serious side to this question. The
damage that Is bound to come to the
people of the locality affected will be
great, receiving a black eye that it may
require many years to overcome. Promi-
nent men from the section who have been
summoned here during the week state that
the effect is already apparent.
They assert that while some persons
seem to have entirely overstepped the
bounds of justice and humanity, that
many OF the good citizens have been
drawn into the case Some of these par
ties, 1t is claimed, have been used as tools
by the INSCRIPTIONS and while it may be
made to appear that they have been ac-
cessories in the peonage business, that
they have done nothing more than to en-
force the law where parties have been
found guilty. In many cases 1t Is claimed
that the negroes have pleaded with their
white friends to confess Judgment In
cases where they have been convicted of
| crime and that in some of these cases the
| negroes were sent to farms employing
| convict labor with the belief that the
| transaction was perfectly legal and that
the negroes themselves signed contracts
| with the employers to work out the
amounts at a very small sum per month.
THE result of the government investi-
cation has certainly put a stop to the
practice of anything that portends to
| peonage," prominent Coosa county cit
lien asserted. 1T has had a hurtful eff
| feet upon the negroes for the reason that
| the white men are now afraid to confess
| judgment for them under any condition.
Why, the white men up in Coosa do not
| even look at negro now. And we dc
not know where the matter may end. As
a matter of course, the good citizens of
our county want any guilty parties pun
ished, and they will do all within their
power to assist the proper authorities.
| We fear, however, that some innocent
| citizens will be drawn into the matter
| along with some guilty ones
| There seems to be but little doubt but
that the present grand jury will make
one of the most interesting reports that
has come from the jury room In Alabama
In recent years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01
Grand Old Oliver Springs
The Gem of the Mountains

The best equipped and best kept sum-
mer resort In Tennessee. High up In the
Cumberland range Of mountains: cool
nights; no malaria. The hotel is new.
with all modern improvements; electric
lights and bells; elevator; hot and cold
water on every floor; private and public
baths on every floor; all kinds OF amuse-
ments; number one orchestra: nine
mineral springs. Write for pamphlet. All
trains stop at front gate.
N r. powell. Oliver Springs. Tenn.
b-2O-1m-eod
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Death of Mrs. J. E. Cooper.

Huntsville. May 31.-(Special) Mrs. Joe
f. Cooper, wife of a well known insur-
ance man, died today. She was formerly
Miss Mona Robinson and had been mar
ried only a few years
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

With the coming of the long, sultry
summer days, business about the capt.
tol building rather frazzles out, and the
department forces do not have near the
laborious tasks given them during the
busy winter months. Heads of the de-
partments have even less work to do
and frequently 1t is difficult to find some
way to spend the sultry hours. Most of
the officials. however, have become root
ers"-real baseball rooters The base
ball fever begins with Governor Jelks,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

Purify your blood with Hoods Sarsa.
parilla, which will give you an appetite.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

The Huntsville Tribune has some re-
marks on "Alabamas Progressive
ness" The Tribune thinks the state
shows poor spirit and decided backward
ness in not taking steps to have an ex-
hibit at the st. Louis fair. This seems to
be the general opinion of the Alabama
press.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

Russell in his famous bicy-
ole dive every evening at
East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

The Florence Times remarks: school
commandments all over the state are
now engaging public attention In this
connection 1t may be said that the num-
Der of hourlshing schools and colleges
in Alabama is gratifyingly large. There
has never been such an awakening in the
cause of education in the state as now"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

The Bessemer Workman thinks it would
be wise move on the part of the city
authorities of that town to take steps to
beautify the park. Since the advent OF
the electric cars from Birmingham the
people of Bessemer are waking up to the
advantages Of providing a suitable place
to entertain visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01
SUMMER RESORTS.

oped the best mines in our district. Truly
can 1t be said, that the surface has not
yet been scratched. The mining of coal
by methods of shafts, will show an I'M
told wealth in our midst"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

On eastern shore of Mobile bay. Is miles
from Mobile THE IDEAL RESORT.
$4,000 improvements. All modern. Opens
June A. Fine music, dancing. bowling,
tennis, bathing and fishing. Salt and
fresh water bathing. No mosquitoes.
Under management of the well-known
hotel-keepers, Frank A. Hervey & Sons,
also propretors HOTEL BIENVILLE,
MOBILE, ALA.
For terms. reservations and further In
formation, address,
FRANK A HERVEY & SONS
Hotel Bienville, Mobile. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

Russell's sensational ride
for life and dive East Lake
every night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

Money to loan on real es-
tate from $500 to S250,0O0
at low rates of interest. No
delays. Steiner Brothers,
Bankers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01
THE ALABAMA PRESS.

The Stevenson Chronicle wonders what
Russia will do about the people of Hunts
Vile protesting against their treatment
of the Jews.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

According to the Hanceville Hustler,
"Crumpacker Pennypacker and the pork
packer are getting the-er-oh-bessings of
the southern press"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

Two-thirds of the papers in the state
last week contained write-ups about An
nlston and the others promise to get out
their stories this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

The Huntsville Herald remarks: Even
the doubling Thomases and chronic
GROWERS are becoming enthused over the
prospects for new railroads"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

The Huntsville Herald announces that
The picnic and excursion season will
open with a rush this year, and little Mr..
Chigger will be ready to receive you with
open arms"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-01

The Eufaula Times chlrps the popular
summer time refrain about the ice man:
THE ice man now has his inning The
luxury has been in great demand during
the mast week ,,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

And he, like every other Proud Nor
tai who is being pelted with Bouquets,
fancied that his Popularity was based
upon his own Sterling Qualities and
did not arise from the Fact that he
was known UP at the Bank.
Those who doctored up the Bricks for
him did not take the Trouble to put
any Gold-Plating on the Outside. They
nailed his Currency and then promised
TO deliver the Goods by Messenger Boy,
so as to save him Trouble.
He learned that a great many EX-
elusive Organizations wanted to take
in a few Members who were Socially
Prominent. Every time that he was
handed the Social Prominence Gag he
fell and signed an Application Blank
In a Couple of Months he had so
many Brothers and Fellow Clubmen
that he could not turn a down-t
Corner without running into a Hot
Touch.
Also he was Pie for the Dignifed
Gentlemen representing the Eastern
Publishing House. Long ago this spe-
cies of the Hold-Up Man was known
as a Book Agent, but in these latter
Days he is a Special Envoy who brings
Glad Tidings of Great Joy to the SUI
perior Intellectual Glasses who are
known to be there with the Coin.
Every Hypnotic Salesman who cor
nered the Mark sang the old Solo
about giving Special Terms to a few
Book-lOvers in order to derive a GER
tain Prestige from the use of their
Names.
Take a Man who never has studied
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

line was the report of the Court of
Inquiry on the Maine disaster. The
manuscript was received after 6
o'clock one evening, and volume of
300 pages with twenty-five illustrations
was delivered at the Navy Depart
ment at the opening of Office hours
the next morning. Twentyfour of the
illustrations were half-tones, one was
colored. which required two impress
SONS.
Some years ago the revised statutes
of the United States, a volume of l.
600 quarto pages, was put in type,
printed and bound in sheep between
Wednesday night and Saturday noon.
No other printing office in the world
could have done that job in that time,
and when I asked Capt. Brian, the
chief clerk, who was foreman of print
ing for many years, as to the lint of
the capacity of his office he replied:
1T has no limit. We have more
than 1000 skilled people available, we
have 2,000,000 pounds of type, we have
presses enough to meet any demand,
and if It were necessary we could set
the type, print, bind and deliver a book
as big as Webster's Dictionary, or a
set of four volumes of 1000 pages each,
in twenty-four hours. Our capacity
has never been tested. l have always
~
and ask tile impossible. 1 have been
wishing ever since 1 have been here
that Congress would dump the manu-
script of the biggest book that was
ever written upon us some evening and
say, We must have this when the
House is called to order tomorrow
morning.
The largest annual publication of
the government is the year book of the
Agricultural Department, a volume of
800 or 900 pages, of which an clifton
of 100000 copies is printed and bound
every year, but that is an easy job. 1t
is not "hurry-up" work, but usually
runs for three or four weeks.
1t is said that a company at Edin-
burgh Scotland, is building a printing
establishment more than twice as large
as the government Office at Washing
ton and that it will cost 81, 900, 0OO while
the plant at Washington represents
only about $4,000, 900, but no one seems
to know much about it except that it
is intended for the publication of books
and magazines.
The French government has the next
biggest printing establishment in a viii
lage near Paris; that of the German
government is third in size. and that
of the japanese Is fourth. The print
ing Of the British government is let
by contract TO the firm OF Spotiswoode
& Eyre, which has several large estab-
lishments for different kinds or work
but II they were all placed together
they would not be hair as large as the
printing Office here. Nj. Spotiswoode
was IN Washington not long ago inspec-
ing the plant and studying the methods,
and one Of the chief officers Of the
German printing department has re-
Gently been here also.
Ahere - no private establishment In
the world that bears any comparison
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

not put them back in the Right Place.
After about three Months he became
an Art Critic and a sure-enough Con-
| noisseur. He knew it because a great
many Dealers took him into the Back
Room and told him so.
Then they would throw the Light on
| Creation that had been in the Salon
or else tenderly remove the Cotton
! Batting from a Bronz that could not
be broken with a Maui. He would try
to convince himself that there was
certain Difference between these Mas
terpieces and the Junk that he saw
in the S9-cent Stores. He had to see
difference or else he could not have
got away with the Connolsseur Bluffs.
SO he became a well-known Collec-
tor. Many Friends told him he had
Equisite Taste and he began to believe
1t himself so he attended Exhibitions
, ana began to roast the Moderns
Whereas he had been known in the
Ola Days as a Parlor Blacksmith. he
now discovered that he was a Strong
card at Dinner Parties, especially If
he stood for the Check. He got many
a Laugh out of the antique Wheezes
that he had cribbed from the Joke
Book and when he arose to spring the
prehistoric Toast everybody applauded
before he said a Word, because that
was the SAFEST time 10 applaud.
Among other startling Discoveries
made by the Popular Leader of the
Smart Set was one concerning his
Business Sagacity. He received long
typewriter Letters from the Pneu-
matte Brothers, representing the Smoke
Syndicate, offering to let him in on
the Ground Floor provided he would
rush Check by Return Mail, otherwise
1t would be Too Late.
1t appeared from these Letters that
the Syndicate had acquired all the
Claims on the East Slope of the Bull
kon Range and were within 80 feet OF
the well-known Mine that was turn
ing out $4,000 Minute. Already three
Shafts and the Original Capital had
been sunk and the Ore was found to
contain German Silver, Brass, Gold
Filings, Celluloid. Borax and Pepsin,
all in Paying Quantities.
The Expert employed by the Com
pany had just completed his third
Dream and estimated that the Lodes
somewhere in the Vicinity contained
sac, 900, 900 worth of Something. and
now it was merely necessary to go
ahead and find if. The Stock offered
at cents q Share would be advanced
to S1.14 on Ian. l.
Accompanying the Confidential Let
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
s.. . SO

with the government office; there is
none one-half as large. Twenty-Five or
thirty years ago the Harpers had the
biggest private printing Office in the
world, employing 400 people, but now
it is commonplace. AS 1 have already
said, there are more than 1000 people
on Mr.. Palmer's pay roll. While it is
impossible to give definite information
or decide between them, w. B. Conkey
at Hammond, Ind, and Robert J. Col
lier of New York, both claim to have
the biggest private establishment In
this country, and until the Edinburgh
materializes theirs are probably as
large as any in the world.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

ter was a Half-Tone Picture of the
Mountain, merely as an Evidence of
Good Faith.
The Mark had read somewhere that
any one who comes into Property is
not considered a True Sport until he
takes a Flyer at the Mining Game.
He bought a few Bundles of Stock,
the Par Value Of which made Senator
Clark of Montana look like Piker,
and although his Cautious Friends
warned him to hold out his Money and
loan it to them. he persisted in his
Wild Speculations.
He put in more than $3.50, and at the
end of the Fifth Year received $1.S7 in
Premiums and expects to be in the P.
A. B. Widener Glass if he lives until
1850
In the meantime he is working at
his other Trades of Prominent Club
man, Social Leader and Art Critic.
MORAL: Wealth brings happiness
only when expended for Fuel to feed
the Spiritual Existence.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
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PAUPERS LONGER LIVED.
Total Age of Thirty-four in Stephen@
son County Is 2,3S7 Years.

Total Age of Thirfy-fOur in Stephens
son County Is 2,3s7 Years.
From the Chicago Tribune.
The wonderful old age to which pau
pers live has been demonstrated by
an interesting investigation recently
made by James Eells, superintendent of
the Stephenson county, ILL.,, poor form.
Mr.. Eells was asked how old GER
tain one of his inmates was, and this
led to an inquiry as to the age of a
number of others. He discovered that
he had thirty-four people whose ages
aggregated 1887 years.
The ages of one party of seven
people footed 900 years, the average
being fraction over IS years.
Another party numbered seven, and
their ages aggregated 527 years, the
average being rs. There is still an
other party of from eighteen to twenty
persons, whose ages average of the
whole bunch is over 70 years.
Supt. Keyes, of the Kane county
farm, has a large contingent of old
people Some of them are so old that
1t is impossible to fix their age to
a certainty. Some of them move about
over the premises. few being help
less.
There is one colored woman who
Mr. Reyes says is at least 125 years
of age. She is an inveterate taller
and singer was born a slave, and
served different masters in Dixie. She
talks continually of plantation days,
imagines that she is in a cotton field
harvesting this great staple of the
Southland. From her disconnected
talks one is able to take up the threads
Of some of the most interesting epochs
of ante-war days. She is tractable
and gives less trouble than many 9TH
ers OF lighter color.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

The opposition to Sunday drills for
volunteers is being steadily maintain
ed by the Church papers in England,
although many communications pub
lished in the lay press show that the
prohibition desired by writer's in the
Anglican press would mean the de-
struction OF the whole service. Among
the most curious letters on the sub
ject is one signed "a Metropolitan Vol
unteer," in which the author says that
the English archers in the old days
We're the most expert in the work sim
ply because they practiced on Sundays
after divine service, and he continues:
"A friend of mine who has lived in
South Africa assures me that 1t was
frequent occurrence for the Beers
to shoot at the village ranges on Sun
day afternoons, and that much Of their
undoubtedly high-class craftsmanship
was due TO this practice"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

any Volume except the Winter Book
and tell him that he is a BibliOphile
and he will swell a few Inches, wheth-
er he knows the Meaning of the Word
or not.
In a short time the Prominent Citi-
zen had a Library that was greatly
admired by all who visited his Apart
ments and the Books We're in first
class Condition. He never took any
Of them down, for fear that he could
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

Once upon a Time there was a Tapi-
oca.
A Relative had died and left him a
large Bale of the Carnegie Library
Compound. AS soon as it was noised
around that the Mark was actually car
rying Money in his Clothes, every
Short-Card Man in the Business began
to break through the Crowd, saying, II
saw him first"
In the Twinkling of an Eye the Lega-
tee was transformed from an ordinary,
hand-me-down Plug to One of our
Prominent Citizens.
Many who had been, unable to place
him while he was feeding at a 81 Oat-
meal Resort on a Side-street now dash
ed madly across the Car-Tracks to give
him the Joyous Mitt and ask him TO
come up to the House some Evening.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

Cockney pleasure-seekers drove past
the grounds of the Hatfield House in
flogged cruelty to make them gallon.
Lord Salisbury happened to be stand
ing at his gate. He at once ordered
his carriage and followed the party.
until he met a policeman and gave
them in charge for cruelty to animals.
Copyright, 1903, by William Thorp)
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

Owing to the accumulation OF eie-
CANT launches that we have on hand.
we shall sell on the installment plan.
Parties can buy splendid launch, all
complete, ready 10 run as soon ms put
IN the water and supplied with gaso-
line az S. per week. and SIS cash, pro-
vided there are az least four In the
deal, These launches are reliable,
prompt and fast. For further partieu-
ner Congress and Barnard Streets
"a.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

The government of the United States
does more printing and publishes more
documents than any other nation in
the world, and last year the cost of
this branch of the service reached
$5,S4S. $500. A large proportion of this
money was wasted by the printing of
worthless and useless documents order
ed by Congress. One-half of the print
ing done for the Senate and House of
Representatives is a sure waste of la
Dor and money, and the extravaganza
of Congress in this respect is increas-
ing annually. No matter what kind of
a report is made from a committee, no
matter what sort of a petition is pre-
scented by a Senator or a member, 1t
goes to the government printing Of
flee, and at least 1900 copies are issued
and divided among the members of
both houses for distribution. This has
been the subject of inquiry and discus
sion periodically for many years, and
repeated attempts have been made to
introduce measures of economy. but
the Congress readily drops back into
its old habits after few months of re-
form.
Last fall President Roosevelt made
an effort to cut down the cost of the
printing bills of the several executive
departments, particularly in the mat
ter of illustrations, and doubtless
saved several thousand dollars by his
efforts, but he will have to repeat his
admonitions annually in order to in
troduce the habit of economy among
his subordinates.
The most remarkable job of printing,
the record-breaker of the world, was
undoubtedly the publication of the re-
port of the congressional committed
which inquired into the hazing Incl
dents at West Point three years ago
The manuscript was delivered to
Capt Henry T. Brian. foreman OF
printing. at the government printing
office at Washington, about 6 O'clock
one Saturday evening and on Monday
morning three volumes OF 1000 print
ed pages were delivered upon the
desks OF members Of the House or
Representatives who wanted 10 refer 10
the testimony In the debate that was
20 come on that day upon the mill
tary academy appropriation bill The
edition was small one 30 that the
press work was limited. hut 10000
copies could have been printed. stitch
90 and bound 90 the same time.
Another world bealeF IN the DElntanG