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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
REFLEcTIoNs OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 We seek happiness; unhappiness seeks and finds us. When girl gets too old for you to kiss she is the right age for some other fell low.
 When a man tells his wife he has to work at the office till o'clock 1t Is a sign she knows be won't be home till 8 a. m.
 A woman always suspects her husband thinks she is more beautiful than she is. but won't admit it for fear of making her vain.
 A boy is just idiot enough to think. when he has been smoking cigarettes. that if he keeps his hands in his pockets when he kisses his mother she won't smell the smoke on his fingers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
NED BRACE TELLS OF IMPROVED CONDITIONS
 IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT

York. He will now devote his time to carrying New York state outside of the city. Tammany will take charge of the city campaign.
 In New Jersey and Connecticut the democrats are very strong. Indeed the hopes are great that New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will go demo- cratic, but the party is weak in the west. Illinois seems stronger republican this year than usual and in Indiana there is division which will necessitate the best management and heavy expenditures to carry 1t. However, MT. Taggart is prov ing himself masterly politician and since his last two conferences with Judge Parker has won the candidates complete confidence.
 Indeed Taggart knows western politics thoroughly but does not pretend to be master of eastern conditions. He wants Judge Parker himself to direct eastern af- fairs. Since Judge Parker has begun to do so the situation is improving. Yet the best bets are ten to seven against dem ocratic national success and that about expresses 1t
 2aeB9,uze,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
A CLEAR sTATEMENT.

From the Huntsville News.
 The article from the Age-Herald pub lished in yesterdays News was a clear and sensible statement of one of the greatest drawbacks to state nnalitia. If no company was called out on duty in their home town the service would be very much more satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
Relief For the Congregation.

From the London Tatler.
 A remarkable story is told of a clergy man abiding in a southwestern suburb of London, ,who concluding a sermon. said: "Yes my brethern there is a hell' and then drawing out his watch, added: but we will not enter into that just now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
TIME TO HALT.

From the Selma Journal.
 Birmingham Is inclined to pride her self on being cosmopolitan and up to date city. We don't blame her but when internal machines are introduced we think 1t time to draw the line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

J. Pierpont Morgan has just partici- pated in another wreck. Fate seems determined to get after the money kings scalp in spite of the life insur- ance companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

During the month of August 1888 people walked to the top of the Wash ington monument because the elevator was broken and they could not ride. That is lot of valuable energy gone to waste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

A certain patriotic citizen of Mont gomery objects to the skyscraper be- cause it will shut off the cooling breezes and take up lot of room that ought to be fenced in and provided with seats for the weary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

There are 300 English actors now playing successfully in this country, but Americans have them bested in vaudeville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

A Washington pape- says that Pres ident Roosevelt remarked "Au revoir" to Sagamore Hill. What he really said was "So long," or "Ta ta," If he was feeling like himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

Grover Cleveland prefers to fish for fish rather than to angle for votes for the other fellow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

It is not definitely known whether Judge Parker has yet bought his in auguration suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
 THE MOST DISTINGUISHED.

From the Talladega Reporter.
 Of all the Alabama visitors to the worlds fair. Mir. Vulcan is by all odds the most distinguished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

A negro woman, who is also an evangelist, will stump of the western states for Roosevelt. Minnie Cox might be .plc to help If her services are needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

New York refuses to stand for sour milk as an elixir of youth. What kentucky thinks of the matter Is a foregone conclusion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

Somebody stole Senator Fairbanks silk hat at Reading, Pa. The thief must have been badly in need of a souvenir or a hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

Peary is sure that he will reach the North Pole, but baseball game is a much safer proposition to bet on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

There will probably be a great scramble among the circus agents to secure the new missing link" for their menageries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

Clergymen will be admitted free to the fair at St. Louis during November, and there will be no restrictions against their seeing the Pike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

The republicans actually have the temerity to claim two congressional districts in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

It Is the irony of fate that the Tenn pie of Mirth should be the first of the Pike attractions to become disgruntled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

The Living ton Southern Home has just rounded out the tenth year of q successful existence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25


 Cincinnati Times-Star: The report of the grand jury at Huntsville, Ala, which indicted the lynchers, indicates that in one section of the south, at least, it has been appreciated what lawlessness and contempt of the law means. The jury was not to be fooled with any injection of the race issue, which is shouted every time an attempt to punish lawlessness in the south Is made, but saw the true con- dition of affairs, and declared against it.. The grand jury, in its summing up of the issue. in its report makes declaration that, if adhered to by the people of every locality, would bring an end to lynching and to mob law.
 "The question: it says Ifs whether we shall be ruled by mob or by the law whether we shall have anarchy or govern ment; whether an armed and unreasoning rabble, whose worst passions have been inflamed and prejudices aroused, shall be permitted to trample our statutes under foot and openly commit most atrocious crimes merely because they happen to have brute force at their command"
 The people of Huntsville, Ala, are to be congratulated upon having a citizen- ship that is clear-headed enough to see where the reign of lawlessness must in- evitably lead, and courageous enough to express themselves in unmistakable lan- guage,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

Mount mount, my soul, thy seat Is up
 on high. -Rlchard il,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
HUNTSVILLE AFFAIR,

 Ala, grand jury which has been inyesti- gating the slynehing in that town reports that the two officials should be impeach- ed, and declares that the militia com pany which was sent to protect the pris- oner was offcered by ignorant and in- competent men. When feeling about lynchlng among southerners is expressed in that way it is a striking sign that with a little more backbone the better class of the people could easily force the rest of the inhabitants to adopt the anti lynching habit
 Dallas News: It begins to look as if they really intended to suppress lynching in Alabama. Lynchers have been arrest ed and others are flying to the four quarters of the globe. The courts and officials in authority are doing their duty. That is all that is needed to blot out this awful crime. If the governors, judges and sheriffs do their duty promptly in any locality in the country lynching will soon cease. Public sentiment against 1t is aroused in Alabama, and this senti- ment will spread in time over the entire country.
 Ohio State Journal: The report of the special grand jury sitting in Huntsville, Ala, furnishes more evidence that senti- ment against the crime of lynching is making headway In the south. The jury recommended the impeachment of the sheriff, the mayor and the chief of police, who. according to all reports, made no effort to restrain the mob from it's work of murder and arson.
 It has been demonstrated many times that officers of the law who are deter mined to do their sworn duty under all circumstances can prevent lynchings. It is essential then, to put towards and sympathlzers with cri linals out of office and to fill their places with men, In the case in point, the services of a grand jury have been necessary. As public sentiment against the crime of the mob becomes more nearly universal, the party nominations and the ballot box will suf- | flee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25
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Col. L. II. Russ, R. L. O'Neal, Jrs ana q c. Davis are the only authorized raV- cling representatives of The Age-Herald In its circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

The recent lynching at Huntsville has drawn the eyes of the entire country to that fair town which has heretofore been renowned for its aristocratic atmosphere. its ante-bellum chivalry and it's beautiful women Nearly every paper of note in the United States east of the Mississippi river has had something to say of the affair and they are still talking about 1t. The action of the grand jury in re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

No communication will be published without its authors name ReJecteo manuscripts will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
LIVE WIRES AND FIRE RISKS
Chances Of conhagrations, Where
Electricity Is Used to Any
Extent, Are Large.

In almost all telephone and telegraph
Offices, and in many electric lighting
and railway plants located In regions
traversed by high-potential transmits
sion circuits. says s. II. Bunnell. In the
Engineering Magazine. the chances OF
hre through the crossing OF low and high
voltage wires are so great as to warrant
most careful investigation OF the sit
uation by skilled engineer. This is an
outcome OF the rapid multiplication OF
power circuits throughout the country
In the development OF the long-distance
transmission OF electrical energy OF po-
tentials ranging from 5000 to 10000
volts. Special overhead construction for
the prevention OF such crossings is now
being Installed at many danger points,
but the work has hardly been begun as
yet A high-tension cross" on low
tension line may easily start fires at
many widely scattered points. to say
nothing OF the risk TO human life. Or
dinary protective devices in the way OF
fuses, automatic cutouts and circuit
breakers are usually effective up to 1000
volts, but beyond this potential the only
safe course appears to be the absolute
prevention OF any contact whatever be-
tween circuits which literally carry
chained lightning" and those Of lower
pressure. The latest rules OF the ma
uonal board OF fre underwriters are sug-
gestiye in detail as to how to avoid
these serious dangers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
ICE PLANT OPERATORS FEW
Scarcely One Engineer In Twenty Can
Fuinll Requirements Of
the Position.

knowledge Of the operation Of artl-
hcial ice plants Is becoming valu-
able asset TO the electrician who seeks
to advance TO the position OF manager
OF lighting plant south Of Mason and
Dixon's line, On the authority OF one
capitalist II is easier to get 20 engineers
posted In electricity than one who can
operate an ice plant. He says the
value OF cold storage plants and the
necessity for their existence in the
south are being slowly grasped and
these offer still larger neld for
growth and addition to both ice and
electric plants The economy OF the
dual operation OF the two lines in one
plant Is emphasized In this part OF the
country. where the long summer even
ings are spent out OF doors and little
burden placed on the lighting plant,
the power Of which may be readily
used In the refrigerating plant He
cites one case In which. with the add.
tion Of an oiler and fireman to the
regular force OF 800 XIV. alternating
plant. 100 tons OF Ice were added to
the daily product.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
SHOOTING A sHARPsHooTER
Japanese Captain Uses Coolness and
Ingenuity in Bringing Co.'S
sack TO Earth.

Here is an interesting account OF the
coolness and ingenuity with which
japanese captain put stop TO the work
OF Russian sharpshooter who was en-
gagged In a game at which more than
one could play, The captain was sit
ting on 4 tnrned-up bucket taking his
morning meal As he threw back his
head drinking. whIzz was heard. A
bullet sped by within half an inch OF
his face, directly across the eyes. and
took effect In small tree behind him.
The captain rose quietly. and. taking a
ramrod, stuck It In the ground so that
its top would be In the space lately oc-
cupied BY his nose. he then went behind
the tree and sighted from the bullet
hole over the top Of the rod. thus asoer-
tAining the direction taken by the bali
In lis Night Directly In this line rose
the top Of large tree. with great
sheets and streamers OF moss hanging
dependent from It's boughs A moment
later six rifles spoke AT the command OF
the Jap captain. and Cossack dropped
from the tree, clutchlng wildly at the
moss and branches as he fell. His last
shot was fred.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
MILK REFORM IN CHICAGO.
Energetic Health Commissioner Of
Metropolis Is Striving for
Needed Changes.

One Is glad TO find the energetic health
commissioner OF Chicago taking up the
needed reform OF the delay in shipping
milk and delivering 1t to city house
holds, says the American Medicine Mag
azine. II seems strange In these days
OF suburban trains and trolleys that
The bulk OF the milk used In such
,ity as Chicago should be from "a to
" hours old before It's delivery. This
Is really criminal, and should be made
Illegal. There is no reason why the
milk should ever be over ~ hours old
when delivered. II Is well known by
every physician that the older II is when
drunk the less Its food value and the
greater the danger. and when milk Is
over "a hours old II probably does more
harm than good. Are we not fast reach
ing-indeed, have we not already come
to-the time when bulk milk should be
interdicted for use by children, and
only that bottled In the country, and at
once after milking. allowed? About
70 per cent. of all deaths is OF children
ahner hye years OF age and OF these
certainly a large proportion is due to
old. poor Impure and diseased milk. The
most expensive milk In the long run is
The cheapest. The low-prlced milk is
the poorest In nutritive value and the
richest In disease Its use by chill
aren should be discouraged In the pub.
lie interest.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
FoRTIFyINo PORT ARTHUR.
Work Done Mainly by Manual Labor
Coolies Paid Seven and Eight
Cents Day.

The work OF fortifying was done
mairly by manual labor, with as little
use OF machinery as possible. All the
dirt for the iills and the enbankments
and that removed from the cuts was
dug up by primitive Chinese shovels.
and carried In baskets. two Of which
were suspended upon pole balanced
over coolies shoulder, says the Chi
cago Record-Herald, Instead OF using
pumps TO get the water out Of depres-
sions. tightly woven baskets with rope
at each end were skillfully swung by two
stout men so as TO carry water from one
reservoir to another higher, whence In
the same manner II was lifted to an.
other. and so on to the required height
SO cheap was human labor that these
primitive methods were really the most
economical, seven or eight cents day
being considered high wages for ooolle,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
Use of Music in Surgery.

Perhaps the strRngest use to which
music can be put is to stop the flow OF
mood from wound A British army
doctor noticed that when a wounded
soldier. was taken to within an easy
hearing distance OF music hemorrhage
was greatly reduced or stopped
Neither he nor others. who confirmed
his observations, could understand
how this phenomenon was brought
about, but II ia now believed that the
vibration OF the air produced by the
music causes the patient to become
faint. In which case the action Of the
heart is so considerably lessened that
the overflow Of blood Is reduced.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
FRIENDLY BIRDS OF PREY.
Every Farmer Should Investigate as
to Character Of Feathered
Creatures.

Every farmer and gamekeeper should
have copy Of the biological surveys re-
port on the stomachs OF birds OF prey,
gays Forest and Stream. Besides i'm
menae quantities OF mice. hawks and
owls Kill snakes. rats. weasels, skunks
and squirrels. all OF which species de-
stroy more or less young game birds
and the eggs Of game birds. There
Tore Il becomes necessary TO know
whether the bird OF prey himself or
All these other enemies kill the most
game before judgment OF his harmful
ness. The killing OF hawk or owl is
probably almost always the killing OF
one OF your game preservers. whether
OF not he takes some game In pay. You
might as well abolish policemen because
they sometimes offend. sportsmen wage
war against herons. kingflshers and
lshhawks Now. since II is well known
that the main deyourers OF trout spawn
and Try for Instance, are not any kind
OF bird, but certain species OF fish, you
are probably helping TO thin your trout
ey remqying these birds. since the lat
ter doubtless prey moro on the spawn
devourers than on the trout. This
plain, because the trout are swift
ltr. and hence harder TO catch. and live
commonly in deeper water than other
species; 90 that what the heron and
hinsnpher get are no doubt generally
the enemies OF your trout.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
A GENEROUS OFFER
FROM LOUISVILLE, Ky.

We are pleased to advise our reader.
that the paracamph Company, Of Louis.
vile, KY, which Is owned by representa-.
tive business men Of that city, are offer.
ing afull-size bottle of the new, scientific,
quick-healing preparation. Paracamph-
First Aid to the Injured-to any one who
has never tried It, and who Is suffering
from any Of the ailments mentioned
below. The ownersof Paracamph, recog.
nizing the true merit Of their prepare
ton. give you bottle free, In order that
You may convince yourself of its value.
The remarkable cures of Paracamph
In all cases Of Congestion, Swellings,
Inflammation, rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, La Grippe, Throat Troubles,
catarrh. Eczema, letter, Itching or
Bleeding Piles, has attracted the stten-
ton OF medical men and hospitals
throughout the entire country. Para
cafnph cures in scientific manner. It
works through the pores of the skin,
hence It can not upset or destroy the
delicate tissues Of the stomach. 1t will
not ruin your nervous system like many
strong internal remedies. 1t Is clean,
pure. high-class remedy, that you need
in your homes every day in the year. A
bottle is offered you free If you will fill
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
PUNIsHINo CRIME IN KOREA
Nearly Every ofense Under Law Is
Penalized by Horrible
Death.

Korea must be nice place TO live In,
remarks the Liverpool Post Here Is
a list OF penalties for various crimes
according TO Korean law
Treason. man-DecapitAted, together
with male relatives TO the fifth degree.
Mother, wife and daughter poisoned or
reduced TO slavery,
Treason, woman-Poisoned
Murder, an-Decapitated. Wife pol
soned
Murder. woman-Strangled or poi
soned.
Arson, straneled or poisoned.
Wife poisoned.
Arson, Poisoned.
Theft, man-Strangled. decapltAted
or banished Wife reduced to slavery.
conhscation OF all property.
Dissertation OF grAves-Decapitated.
together with male relatives TO the NTH
degree, Mother. wife and daughter poi
soned
Counterfeitlng-S -Strangulation or de-
capitation. wife poisoned
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
STILL IN CHURCH splRE.
Distillers At ouezae, France, Adopt
Novel Plaza TO chsckmats Gus.
toms ofhclAls.

Not long ago an interesting discovery
was made At Quexac, France. by couple
Of officers Of the customs. says the phiia-
delphia Ledger, As the result Of Anony-
nous Information they climbed into the
splre OF the church. and after care
fnl search found a stlll which. although
dating from the seventeenth century,
was yet IN perfect state OF preserya.
tion and capable Of being worked. Nat
urally the requirements Of the law with
regard 10 apparatus Of this description
had not been complied with In this case.
but who was the offenderi The vicar
IN charge OF the buildingi The sacrIstan
who visited weekly interroeAted, The
former declared that he had only re-
Gently como into the parish and had
never set foot In the splre. He wAs,
therefore, totally ignorant Of the exist.
ence Of the inerlmlnating vessel. The
sacrlatan. however. could not aIloge SO
valid an excuse. and his explanation
not being considered satisfactory. he
will be proceeded aealnst
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
ANOTHER USE FOR RADluM
II Adoption in Ocean Telegraphy
Proves Practical, Price Will
Surely Advance.

"A new use has been found for radi-
um." said Robert F. Amend, the repre-
sentative OF chemical supply house
III II proves practical 1t probably will
go even higher than II now is. II radl-
um be placed near the receiving end Of
an ocean cable the message will be re-
eeived much more clearly and distinctly
than without It. This would be great
advantage In ocean telegrsphy. but Just
In what way this influence is supposed
TO be manifested dc not know. The
price OF radium has gone up 40 per cent.
In the last two or three months on ac-
count OF the large demand and the com
paratlyely scarce supply Our house
represents the Cur1es Of Paris, the origi-
nal discoyerers u the new metal. and
their product is by far the best manu-
featured. They have made little OF late,
however Considerable radium OF a
cheaper grade is being made In Ger
many. For medicinal purposes no proof
has yet been given that IT has practical
value. Much is being bought. however,
as curiosity"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-19
MEXICAN WEED DANGEROUS
"MarihuanA" Habit Gets Hold Of Men
and Permanent Dsmentia
Often Results.

Manuel Guerrero and FlorencIo Pine
had the 'mArihuanA" habit, says the
Mexican Herald. and for the last few
weeks mad been smoking big cigarettes
IN which tobacco was mixed with the
dangerous weed, Tuesday afternoon
)the two men smoked cigarettes COM
posed Of tobacco In smaller proportion
than marihuana. and after a few min
utes ran amuck. They went out into
the street shouting. vociferatine and at.
tacking everybody. Fiat they marched
hand In hand. declaring that they were
The bfavest men on earth and would XIII
anybody who dared TO say a word 10
the contrary, but at last Pine declared
that he was Htill braver than his friend
and a flght followed, the two receiving
dangerous wounds. They were cap
tured and sent TO the hospital. where
they had to be put into straightjackets,
Il is feared that the two men. 10 they
recover from their wounds, will lose
their minds permanently as is the case
often with marlhuana smokers.