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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
Doctors Fees.

A Philadelphia court has decided
that physician may have high
scale of prices for rich patients and a
low scale for poor patients. A st.
Louis court ON the other hand, says
the wealth or poverty of the patient
must not be considered.
If the st. Louis view should become
established, the best medical advice
would be paced beyond the poor al
together, and they would have to &C
cept the services of the cheap men of
the profession. This would work a
hardship to the deserving poor. 1t
would prevent TIE rich from helping
the poor in the present indirect man.
ner
Fortunately for all, the Philadelphia
rule prevails, and it will continue to
prevail. No hard and fast rule is
needed in doctors fees, and none will
be established. At present a physi-
clan of high standing even serves the
poor without fee because he knows
where he can procure large fees, and
no one is hurt in the operation. HUI
mainly is benefited, and the .Philadel-
phia judge has the right end of the
matter. '2
No one is compelled TO send for a
doctor who has adopted the Phila
delphia plan, but when such doctor
is summoned his schedules of prices
must be accepted He has no doubt
various schedules, all adapted to the
purse of the patient. At first sight the
Philadelphia rule may seem inequita
BILE, but it is not, simply because there
Is no compulsion in the choosing of a
doctor. The summoned doctor is the
judge of the price of his services il
the particular case. If he desires tC
make the rich contribute towards the
relief of the poor, or towards himself
he is the sole arbiter So runs Phila
delphia law, and so runs the prevail
ing practice, and it cannot readily BIZ
changed.
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD
AeJ67uea~

It must be very provoking, after they
have amassed all necessary data for
proving their side of the question, to
have some old centenarian come along
and discredit their arguments.
1t is most refreshing In these days OF
the gentleman burglar and the lady thief
to hear of one of those good, old7fash-
toned, picturesque crimes that appeals to
all persons of romantic temperament. A
lone bandit-he must always be lone" to
be effective-has just held up stage
coach in Idaho, robbed its nine passen-
gers and escaped with the mail bag. Now
that is a crime to challenge the admira-
ton. There was no drawing room finish
about the affair and the only quality the
bandit possessed was courage, but it was
an agreeable change from the dandy rob-
berries that have become so popular these
days 1t must be a real pleasure to be
robbed in this healthy fashion after suf-
fering from the wiles of the effete Grim
inals of the east. The fact that the lone
highwayman is still possible assures an
interested public that there is not yet
any great danger of a curtailment of the
Cine novel output 2. G.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
viii De Fruit Center.

IF the present rate of progress con-
tinues Gadsden will be one of the larg-
est fruit shipping points in the southern
states said a citizen of that town last
night. Large numbers Of fruit trees are
being set out and the people are begin
ming to realize the value of fruit grow
ing. In fact the farmers of Alabama are
beginning to pay more attention to fruit
trees now than they have ever done be-
fore The great success achieved at
Cuilman. Florence and other places in
the state has encouraged many to start
orchards. 1t has been demonstrated be-
yond a doubt that northern Alabama is
well suited to fruit growing. In course of
time | predict that the state will rank
with Georgia as fruit producer. There
is no reason why 1t should not II the
people will only devote their attention to
orchards
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
Know thou this: that men
Are as the time Is.
king Lear.
Brother BIackman on Baseball.

A communication in the Newton
Harmonizer has tendency to make
the reader rub his eyes and wonder II
he is really living in the twentieth
century, instead of the seventeenth
This communication says in substance
that the national game is ''base" in
deed, attracting the loungers around
the diabolical dispensaries, or Church
barrooms." Mr. Blackman is respon-
sible for the words, Church bar
rooms" and they are certainly used
In a novel sense when they are ap-
piled to dispensaries. The dispense
ries in Dale county must be in class
by themselves.
The baseball games OF Dale must be
fierce affairs, Tor they leave as many
wounded behind as good many South
American battles. Arms are broken,
eyes knocked out, and some" are
killed. The teams in Dale must play
for blood sure enough. The havoc
wrought, too. in the morals of the
young men of Dale is dreadful and de-
vastating.
s. Mr.. Blackman does not object to
physical exercise, but he says such
exercise should be taken at the end
of hoe, or maui, or picK. But the
young men of Dale refuse to accep'
<tfie Black-nanian exercise, and they
persist IN practicing baseball, even or
the sidewalks of Newton, thus endan
gering the lives of ladies, so "low
wicked and dangerous" is the national
game as practiced in Dale.
Mr.. Blackman says the evil is be
coming greater every day. Little boys
are betting on it, yelling between
each bet like Comanche Indians. The
devil conducts 1t, and, adds Mr.. Black
man, 'rhe is succeeding in giving more
Joy and pleasure to many protested
Christians than all the most skillful
and spirit-flled preachers" Mr.. Black
man intimates that ''this great rot
should be prohibited by the state. He
pronounces it hydra-headed monster
also That settles it. A hydra-headed
monster should be scotched at least,
and that. too, speedily, lest the mon
ster might otherwise advance north
ward laying waste the state as it
goes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
Will Visit Birmingham.

Walter Neale. president of the Neale
publishing company of New York, is on
his way south and will visit the prin-
cipal cities from Texas to New York. Mr..
Neale Is making his annual trip for the
purpose of coming In contact with south
ern writer's with view to publishing dur
ing the coming season some of their
works. Mr.. Neale Will be in Birmingham.
at the Hotel Hillman Tuesday and We'd
nesday, June % and 20. and while here
will be glad to meet any of the authors
of the city.
The Neale Publishing company makes a
speciality of publishing the books of south
ern authors. The corporation is COM
posed entirely of stouthern stockholders
and officers and probably issues more
books by southern writer's than any other
publishing house in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
BREAKING 1T GENTLY.

From the New York Telegram.
political lieutenant once announced to
Senator Quay disastrous defeat, max
ing the announcement in blunt, brusque
terms.
Senator Quay gave the man one of his
peculiar direct glances and smiled slight
ly. Then he said:
'sYou have broken this news gently. You
remind me of an Irishman. The freshman
bad great faith in his diplomacy and de-
licacy, and one day when boy was kill
ed at the quarry he told the men to leave
everything in his hands, and he would
break the news to the boys mother as
1t should be done.
$50 he went home put on black suit
and a black tie, and he knocked at the
door of the boys mothers house.
Good mornin', ma am. he said. "Tis
a sad accident yer bye Toms gold watch
has had
i" why said the mother, Tom never
had a gold watch SIS
Sure, an that's lucky, said the news
breaker for there's twenty ton Of rock
fallen on him.. " ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CONTEST FOR THE NOMINATION

with the Hearst organization. Hearst or
ganized a campaign committee for the
nomination and proved himself SO gem
erous and broad minded to his workers
came alarmed. and August Belmont, who
had never before approved of the ex-
ampleg set by his younger brothers. Perry
and Oliver. both of whom spent mints
to go to congress, got into the game to
save the party from Hearst and agreed
to furnish the money If Hill would bring
oat onc put Judge Alton B. Parker to the
front That suited Hill. who was anxious
to regain control of New York state
and again become power in national
politics.
To Belmont's credit. be 1t said that he
has given Hearst cards and spades and
beat him out of the first hand In the
campaign fund game He has on his staff
the best trained working politicians in the
party, and their expense accounts are
unlimited. The barrel is open. and it's
big one. 1t has made its impression in
way that has amazed the country.
Many of the big railroad systems of the
country and all their local attorneys have
been called upon for help. They have re-
sponded nobly and effectively. Parker
is to the front and Hearst is falling back.
A week ago it looked like Parker. That
seemed to mean, in financial centers, that
Belmont and the Rothchilds would con-
troll American finances In event of demo-
cratic success. This did not suit the Nor
gan element. So now we have another
faction encouraging German, olney and
Gray Of Delaware
German is strong in himself. He will
have good vote on the first ballot and
a better vote on the second ballot. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
The Flatlron Building.

IT dare say that few people. even in
New York, know the real name of that
huge architectural monstrosity that is
popularity called the 'Flat-Iron' building
said New Yorker. The structure has
become so widely known under its nick
name that its real name has been COM
pletely obscured and IL you were to refer
to the Fuller building instead of the
'Flat-Iron' building you would probably
have to explain what building in New
York you were talking about. The Flat
Iron building is probably the most widely
known structure of the skyscraper class
in the country, if not the world. It's uni
que proportions. its queer name, its great
height and the frequency with which all
kinds of interesting things happen about
its base resulted in making the Fuller
building one of the modern seven Won
ders"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
Muddy Water the Best.

DIR. Harvey w. Wiley of the agricul-
tural department has recently given
utterance to some statements that
Jared the non-scientific mind to say
the least. He says, to begin with,
that perfectly clear water is often
the most deadly" and he clinches the
statement with another statement
still more surprising, namely, "You
can drink muddy water with safety,
because germs cannot live in mud, but
they can live in clear water even after
it has been filtered"
Far be 1t from us to question or even
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
DON'T BE A CORRESPONDENT.
Sad Story of One Who Went to Japan
to See War.


Special to the New York Times.
Mount Vernon, N. YIN a letter pub
lished today in a local newspaper, Robert
L. Dunn, war correspondent and illustra-
tor who is on his way home from the
Japanese Russian war says that the whole
staff of war correspondents are disgusted
over the hardships and restrictions i'm
posed on them by the military authori-
ties The men, who were at fisrt assigned.
he declares. are dying of old age, while
the others who have taken their places
are giving up hope and departing. After
spending five months In Japan and Korea,
he is now on his way home on the steam
ship Korea, which is expected in San
Francisco about July A.
More than half the men coming here to
go with the Japanese army have gone
over to the Russian side" he writes.
Others are going almost daily. Not a
few are returning home. All are thor
oughly disguised. The simple mention of
the word war to any man here (Tokio) is
enough for him to shoot.
Most of the married men have sent for
their sons and are bequeathng their as
signments of educating the boys in the
art. of war correspondence, knowing that
before the boys grow to the age of men
they will perhaps see some part of the
war and If not the war itself have an OPP
portunity to stroll over the hills where
the larger battles were fought.
Were 1t not for Bennett Burleigh and
Melton Prior, the two English veterans"
he continues, 1.-The other writer's would
have departed long since. These men are
so experienced in their respective lines or
news. getting that they have arrived at
their second childhood However. they
got their last news before coming out for
this war: If they haven't. well. they will
forget they were war correspondents be-
F,ra +bax- aver see the front.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Generally you can tell a girl who thinks
she is almighty pretty by the ugly one
she picks out to run with to show her
self of.
A woman always has an idea her hus-
hand will be United States senator some
day. because he talks about the tariff as
II he understood it..
If a man is lucky, after he spends $25.-
geo on a college education for his son, the
boy can earn per cent on the investment,
not counting interest.
The difference between man and a wo-
man Is the more children they have the
less he is sure to know about them and
the more she thinks she does
When man wakes up to the fact that
his function in the family is what the
hired mans Is, he has arrived at proper
estimation of domestic life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
poas on Fifth Avenue.

ut seems to me all the dogs in town
gather on Fifth avenue every morning
about O'clock" said a resident on that
section last night quite a number be-
long on he avenue, and the dogs there
must be quite popular among the CANNES
of the city. They hold matinee regular
ly, just under my window, and each new
arrival Is rendered a bowling reception.
This lavish hospitality and appreciation
shown their. friends may be quite COM
mendable quality In the CANNES, but one
rudely awakened from restful slumber
does not readily appreciate that side of
the question. and is provoked to hurl fur
niture. shoes and adornments of the room
down upon the unwelcome serenaders.
"Withal they appear to be peaceful,
and unlike pair of cats who also fire.
quent that section at unsea sonable hours,
no bloody strife Is threatened their exist
ence. When the assemblage is complete.
the dogs parade the avenue, giving noisy
chase to any creature hardy enough to
venture there. The occasional cab pas
sing at that hour is looked upon as an
intruder on their usurped domain, and Wig
orous protest is made.
II am very fond of dogs and have
friends among them from the stately
mastiff to the saucy terrier, but they
should stay off the streets at unreasona-
BILE hours and entertain their frineds in
the back yard In a quiet, genteel manner.
l do not want to malign all the CANNES on
Fifth avenue, for some Of the species are
reputable citiz.ns, but the tramps and
loafers should be summarily dealt with.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

other two have but little strength Both
the Parker and the Hearst people would
prefer to go to German than to ether
of the others, and German undoubtedly
is probability.
But this Is not the plan of the Few
York f1nanciers who are now entering this
game of democratic politics at a full gal
lop with bag of giittering gold for
immediate use. and prepared to make
all sorts of campaign fund promises later
on when the time becomes fit and proper
to present their real candidate.
These are the facts: This element is or
ganlzed, with abundance of funds.
Badges, buttons, flags portraits. posters
and all sorts Of paraphernalia is prepared
to be sprung upon the convention after
several ballots shall have shown no can
didate with a sufficiency of votes to NOM
mate. The plan is then to name Grover
Cleveland as the compromise candidate,
unfurl the hidden banners and have thou
sands Of shouters, led by one fun thou
sand of Tamnany braves, yell and make
such a demonstration as will carry the
convention off its feet ana make the
Princeton man the nominee There will
be men from every state in the union,
with expenses paid, to help the movement
at the proper time; and If deadlock can
be brought on this game will be at
tempted.
The result no one can foretell.
Certain it is the situation is Mixed the
psrty is badly ted up and the ST. Louis
convention promises to be the most in
teresting and exciting national conven-
ton this country has had in many years.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
By Louise Chandler Moulton.

By Louise Chandler Moulton.
Bend low. o dusky Night,
And give my spirit rest.
Hold me to your deep breast
And put old cares to flight.
Give back the lost delight
That once my soul possest,
When love was loveliest.
Bend low, o dusky Night!
Enfold me IN your arms
The sole embrace / crave
Until the embracing grave
Shield me from life's alarms.
/ dare your subtlest charms;
Your deepest spell brave
o, strong to slay or save
Enfold me In your armel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
SUSPICIOUS TREND IN HIS BOAST

From the Chicago Journal.
For ten years." said the new boarder,
INV habits were as regular as clock
work. I rose on the stroke of 6, half an
hour later was at breakfast. at l was
al work, dined at /, had supper at and
was in bed at $3.50 Ate only plain food,
and hadn't a days illness all the time"
Dear mer' said hearer, in SYM
pathetic tones And what were You in
fSx
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

IN Ew YORK. June 25.-(Special)-
R What are we going to do
about It?
Roosevelt and Fairbanks are in the sad
die of. republicanism with an united,
cheering and enthusiastic party behind
them, determined upon victory, office and
spells galore They have double the gov
eminent annual expenditures, prevailing
under the Harrison administration of only
a few years back, to distribute; to say
nothing of the scores of millions Of con-
tracts, under the Panama canal construc-
ton, to be promised for votes.
Roosevelt Is a brilliant politician him
self and George Cortelyou. chairman of
the national republican committee. is a
man of splendid ability and great re-
source. cortelyou knows his business. He
Is a graduate of the schools of Quay,
Hanna. Mckinley and Roosevelt. He has
absorbed the best methods and general
ship of all. He is a sort of Jap general
who has learned the best of all the schools
of political manipulation.
And here are we democrats, with a
steed of issues which the country wants
TO back. because it knows such to be
true, but with a lot of scheming poll
ticians attempting to folst stable boys
upon the party to ride the race rather
than trained jockeys of craftsmanship.
We are in the midst of a turmoil of poll
teal corruption within the party There
are campaign funds galore being distri-
buted within the democratic party to se-
cure delegates for particular candidates
to appear before the St Louis conven-
ton. OF necessity I have been in New
York more than four weeks In that time
have seen and heard all sides. The his
tory of the wild orgy of purchasing poll
tics within the democratic ranks began
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
OBJECTION TOO LATE,

From the Woman's Journal.
1--WE come to tell you. sir, that the
photographs you took of us the other
day are not at all satisfactory. why
my husband looks like an apel''
.'Well, madam, you should have
thought of that before you had MIN
taken'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

The Fairbanks hair and frock coat
and legs will anlict the land in car
toons until November. There is no
rest for the weary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
Cost of Liyinu.

In the east, in accordance with in
creased demands of the beef trust,
retail prices OF meats have been adj
yanced as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
A MUSICAL TRIUMPH.
.om we Chicago News.

From see Chicago News.
Little Bessie had been visiting one OF
NJ vn1Dy46t6s Tho owned small or
- ik1H1s6 ~ was very much pleased
&1i& "a 1T retruning home she ran
~ plasters and they
came out musicr'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Uncle Joe Cannon should award
some improvised Carnegie hero medals
to the men who were saved from the
fate of Fairbanks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Canada has 100000 more men than
women, and new England thinks the
time is ripe for reciprocity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Texas has 167OOO,O0o watermelons
which she expects to distribute among
so 100000 of people-two melons and
slice per capita.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Mr.. Roosevelt should restrain him
self, at least to an extent that will
keep him rom saying to the announce
ment committee, This is so sudden"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

The Pike will prove to the Chicago
delegates charming sequel to the
tediousness of a predetermined con-
vention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Secretary Oortelyou says he was
born into the republican party. 1t is
the only way that party can get any
recruits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Charles Warren Fairbanks is called
the Tall Spruce Pine of the Hoosier
State, and he is six years older than
the head of the ticket
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

The lady delegate from Idaho Gre
ated sensation in the Chicago con-
vention. She is the first of a long
series-the forerunner of equal rights
regardless of sex.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Charles A. Towne says the Chicago
platform was made for dupes. No
doubt his opinion is shared privately
by the republicans themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

No one was punished on account
of the Iroquois theatre fire, and no
one will be because of the Gen. Slocum
disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Fairbanks prince Albert should
become the emblem of the republican
party. Either that coat or block of
ice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Mr.. Roosevelt is not abashed by the
fact that he was nominated by the
thirteenth republican national conven-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26

Governor Lafollette is holding up
the republican party in his state in
true Raisuli fashion, and the bosses do
not know how to get out of his hands.