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.zAH6 EW YORK TO ENTERTAIN
AMY THE BIOGRAPHIES OF
1EN THE WORLD THIS WEEK

cooperation OF all civilized nations in the
mapping Of the whole world on q uniform
scale OF IL, 900, 900, or about sixteen statute
miles TO an inch. It received the hearty In
dorsement OF the congress, and the nations
to-day, through their Government surveys
are making this map Of uniform scale. Every
year Is adding many sheets to II, and the
colossal work will eventually result In the
largest map ever produced OF the land
masses, large and small.
But after all the social element Of these
gatherings is the most attractive and one
Of the most useful OF their features. Fa-
nous men who have studied one snosher's
work meet to make and renew aoquaint-
ance and to talk over the specialties in the
broad fields OF research In which they are
particularly interested. The friendships
thus formed, the mutual helpfulneAs thus
secured, are among the leading benefits
conferred by these congresses.
1t was noticed the other day that when one
Of the leading Photographers OF Europe
arrived to attend the congress he first
went straight to the home Of man who
had won wide repute In the same line, and
together they travelled to the opening
session in Washington. Although scien-
tito men have many professional fallings
out. there il worldwide fraternal feeling
among them. A great American specialist
said the other day that the least he could
do was to go to tho Worlds Congress OF
Arts and Sciences in st. Louis to pay his
European friends the compliment OF listen
ing to their addresses.
The present congress Ii smaller than the
last two or three held In Europe, but this
was to be expected. Europe is the great
centre of geographic study and the home
Of the larger part Of the experts. They
have had to travel only q few miles or a
few hundred miles to reach the congresses
and their personal expenses have been COM
paratively small
For the first time the congress Is being
held 5000 miles from Europe, and 1t is not
| wholly fortunate that those who attend all
! Its sessions here must make a round trip
| into the interior and back again to the sail
| Ing ports Of $500 miles. But, In spite Of this
great addition to the usual cost, the number
Of foreign delegates present Is about 100,
! and the total registration Of delegates and
members Ia over 600.
Many eminent geographers OF Europe
have not been able to make this long and
costly journey, but their spirit and help
fulness are evinoed by the admirable and
authoritative papers they have sent. 1t Is
enough TO stimulate the zeal OF American
geographers merely to examine some OF
| these manuscripts.
Karl Sapper, for example, the great
authority on the physical geography OF
Central America, has sent paper enriched
by q map drawn and oolored by his own
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Senator Vests Hard Luck Story.
From he SATURDAY. Ersnfno Post.

From NE Saturday Erenfn1 Posi-.
Senator Vest used 10 tell q story OF good luck
and hard luck without a counterpart. He says:
"One day while was a member Of the Confederate
Congress ! lost a months pay somewhere on the
streets OF Richmond Just as the woman In Scrip
ture who lost piece OF silver called together her
friends and neighbors and sought diligently until
she found H. | called my friends and went with
them on what seemed q hopeless search through
the snow covered dimly lighted streets OF Hch-
mond The chances were a thousand 10 one
sgains, success
we hadn't been out fifteen minutes when
young lieutenant In our party stopped down and
picked up my lost roll. ] was In high glee and
wanted 70 treat. We were plotted 10 cafe which.
pending some repairs had a ladder OF about
dozen rungs instead Of stairs, We all climbed
up. considering II great lark, all the while taking
about what a lucky fellow the young lieutenant
was and predicting great things for HIM ~ we
climbed down again the young lieutenant feu from
the ladder and broke his neck
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hand, sketching the new facts presented on
maps shown by speakers on the platform.
Levasseur, DR.. Kan Of Amsterdam Uni
versity and many others are no longer
young, but though they felt themselves
unequal to the long journey, they have
shown their interest by the fruits OF learning
with which they have enriched the pro-
gramme. These many contributions from
men who could not come are highly appre-
ciated by home geographers who organized
this congress.
The attendance from Europe Is fully
as large as was expected. Many of these
foreigners are visiting America for the
first time, and they regard 1t as rich edu-
cational opportunity.
1t is very interesting to see the young
foreigners, still unknown to fame, who are
going the rounds with the congress. One
of them, who has been studying under
Wagner Of Gottingen and Richthofen of
Berlin, spent two days doing New York and
then spent some hours in the house OF the
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Tho International Geographic Congress
All arrive In town next Tuesday morning
Nv three days visit before 1t resumes
~ tourney westward Tho congress is
,o,aav in Washington or ahoat on tho
potomac conserving it's physical energies
Nv ,o- morrow, when they will all be needed
~ roce the hospitable designs Of the Phila-
Ia,nbja Geographical Society, which has
arranged an attractive programme Oh
entertainment.
After the dinner in the Quaker city to-
morrow night special train will bring to
New York the delegates and mempers'
Tho will more or less dominate the neigh
borhood OF Eighty-frst street and Central
PARK West until the pilgrimage to st. Louis
Is resumed.
1t ts No. 8 OF these congresses, which are
held every four or Eve years. For the first
time it takes on peripatetio aspect. In
stsad Of settling quietly down in one city
70 look after the worlds geographical
interests for eight or ten days it will punotu-
ate It's deliberations with night travel,
holding sessions at Washington. Philadel-
phIa. New York. Niagara Falls. Chicago
and st. Louis. So the Congress proper
will be about fifteen days and I. 200 miles
long, to say nothing Of getting back to the
seaboard again.
This innovation Is due to the Idea OF the
American managers that the foreign oon-
tineent would like to catch some glimpses
Of the land and see some Of the large cities
they have been thinking and writing so
much about. 1t Is q fine project II the
forsipners, accustomed to leisurely ways
and not q great deal OF hustle and noise.
are not ovsr-wearied by tho long round
OF scientific sessions, entertainments and
travel.
These congresses have come to be very
great affairs In Europe, where each geo.
graphical society receiving the honor OF
acting as host has tried to Guido Its pre-
deoessors in the completeness OF Its arrange
ments and the splendor OF its entertain
ments. The two preceding congresses
In London and Berlin each cost over $50 900
md nearly everybody worth knowing
In the geographical world OF Europe was
present.
They have been fruitful also In good
practical results for the promotion OF oil
the earth studies. Many ways might be
mentioned in which geographical progress
has been stimulated by these great meetings
At the sixth congress in London, FOL
example. an impetus was given to the re-
nswsi Of Antarctic exploration that opened
the way TO procure the money. men and
shtps by means OF which four large e1pe.
dIhons were put in the field. The splendid
results OF these enterprises will be told al
the present congress.
Il was In the sixth congress also that Dr
A. Penck Of Vienna presented his plan for thu
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hand a specimen Of photographic skill
that might be printed In the most critical
geographical magazine, just as 1t came from
his workshop. He does not pretend to be
a photographer, and the map simply shows
the thorough training of the leading German
geographers for their life pursuit.
Levasseur, the greatest authority In
France on statistical and economical
geography, has sent a manuscript illustrated
with fine little maps of his own devising
drawn with his pen, and in oolors. All who
have seen Lavasseur at these congresses
in Europe call him wildly to mind as they
look over this splendid contribution to the
American meeting. They can see him again
sitting well in front, pencil and paper In
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so on, with infinite variety.

But @the Hon. Major-General Andrew
jackson, President Of the United States,
was 'the greatest man the world ever seen
He was the friend Of the poor man and the
oppressed" mo respeoter OF persons,
wasn't afeared Of anything or anybody
made you keep quiet and feel safe when he
was around and @loved his country and his
people pretty nigh as well as he did his God. y
He was -in favor OF the courts and the law
all the time, and he wasn't "the kind Of man
to 20 slow in making up his mind
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Italian and Spanish, as well as English, are
authorized. Americans did not expect,
however, that 80 many Of the foreigners
would pay them the compliment OF present.
ing their contributions In English. Not few
Of the men who have never addressed
these congresses excepting IN their own
languages have taken the trouble 10 pre-
sent their papers in English.
The language Of the papers Is not ex-
actly idiomatic and will need some editing
before they are published; but 1t is an in
teresting fact that a considerable number
of the leaders, whether they have come
themselves or sent papers, now present for
the first time the results Of their learning
and research in the English language.
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Crow Trained TO Kill Rats.

Bovertovn correspon dence Phiiddelph Record.
Ever since william X. Huber Of Mantle
has trained large crow to be a pet in his
family, mice and rats have given his house
sight, tackles rats and makes a meal OF bats
that venture near.
One large rat that Mr.. Crow fought Rnt
behind. W.
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Americans who have toiled with some
difficulty through the writings Of these
men will especially insist that the publica-
ton committee give geographers chance
to read what these authorities have to say
in English.
1t is impossible to enumerate in a short
article all our foreign visitors who have
won distinction in one branch or another
OF geography. But few names may be
mentioned.
Among them is Sir John Murray, the
Scottish oceanographer and member Of
the Challenger expedition, whose monu-
mental work was the editing Of the Chal-
lenger reports and who has lately turned
his attention from the oceans to the lochs
of Scotland. He has superintended the
minute study Of these beautiful lakes, and
the results have been presented in series
Of fine maps.
DR.. Hugh R. Mill, who will sum up tho 70
suits of the Antarctic expeditions, ts known
everywhere as one of the three or four
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American Geographical Society looking
up subject in which he Is especially in
terested.
Another young man, who has his doctors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-09
Death of Colonel Mcintosh.

Local Manager Jackson of the Postal Telegraph- Cable company, received tele- gram transmitted from Vice President and General Manager Baker of New York, an- nouncing the death of Col. J. R. Mcintosh. general counsel for the southern division of the company, which occurred In King ston, Jamaica. Colonel Mcintosh had been in bad health for a year but recently showed signs of improvement and yester- day morning he had relapse. He sank rapidly and passed away peacefully about 1 o'clock
 The deceased was native of Missls- sippi and was a gallant Confederate sol- dier. He practced law In Ocolona and in Meridian, Miss, and in the eighties was a member of the law firm of Altman & Mcintosh in Birmingham.
 Ten or twelve years ago he accepted the position as general counsel for the Postal. His headquarters were in Atlanta.
 Colonel Mcintosh was highly esteemed by members of the bar throughout the south. It was he who established the theory before the United States supreme court that railroads were not entitled to receive pay for rights of way that had been condemned in connection with the Postal company's poles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-09
Hfondined Hair.

Prom a very superficial inspection made on the streets I am inclined to be- lieve that the craze for blonde hair has waned," said an observant man. In fact. I believe someone told me several years ago that yellow hair. not really yellow was passing out of fashion. Of course no mere man dares say just what woman of his acquaintance has real golden hair or makes 1t golden before leaving her boudoir, but there are many more brun- cites and semi-brunettes now than there were a few years ago. when about every third woman on the street was adorned with locks suspiciously yellow in shade.
 'On the other hand, no one would want a woman to turn blond hair brown or black. One Is as bad as the other. As to whether the absence of blonde hair has greatly improved the fair sex Is rather hard to say. However, I am inclined to think that the average woman considers herself more angelic looking when she has blonde hair, even though she may have to resort to chemicals to bring about this result.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-09
PARADISE AND THE PERL.

By Thomas Moore. One morn a Peri at the gate Of Eden stood, disconsolate: And as she listened to the Springs Of Life within. like music flowing. And caught the light upon her wings Through the half-open portal glowing, She wept to think her recreant race Should eer have lost that glorious
 placel How happy" exclaimed this child of air, Are the holy spirits who wander there, Mid flowers that never shall fade or Though mine are the gardens of earth and And the stars themselves have flowers for One blossom of heaven outblooms them
 all, Though sunny the Lake of cool Cash
 mere, With It's plane-tree isle reflected clear, And sweetly the founts of that valley
 fall; Though bright are the waters of singsu-
 hay, And the golden floods that thitherward stray,
 Yet-oh. tis only the blest can say How the waters of heaven outshine them
 all.
 'Go. wing thy flight from star to star, From world to luminous world. as far As the universe spreads its flaming wall: Take all the pleasures of all the spheres, And multiply each through endless years, One minute of heaven is worth then aul''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-09
Out of Asia.

Some people are accustomed to say that nothing good can come out of Asia that the Japanese are Asiatics, and are therefore hopelessly bad. We need not stop to ask where the pale-faced peoples of Europe came from. We need not stop to recount in a general way the achievements of the Arabs, the Per sians, the Chinese and the East ln- dians. Let the statement suffice that we got our alphabet and our numerals, not from Rome or Greece, but from Asia and the despised Asiatics. The mariners compass came from China, and the western world could not have been discovered without it's aid. Gun powder, too, came from the same quarter of the world. The art of print ing was in use in Babylon, and mod ern paper came, not from Greece or Rome, but from China. The Chinese began to print upon paper in the sixth century, and in the eleventh century they had become accustomed to the use of movable types, Gutenberg got the credit for the latter, but Pi-Shong anticipated him fully $50 years. The hen and the use of hens eggs as food came from India, and Japan has made the world brighter through the spread of her decorative art. China gave us silk and porcelain, and the ratio of Is to was first adopted in Babylon.
 Let us stop to ask the man who scoffs at Asia and Asiatics, where did the Bible come from? Whence came such masterpieces of literature as the Arabian Nights" ? The truth is, Asia was the nesting place or our religion, our poetry and of nearly all we con slider dear and valuable. It was the cradle of the human race, and the ethnics stand ready to show that the scoffers at Asia came from there them selves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-09

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
 A striking instance of the degree to which horse flesh Is eaten by the poor of Paris Is furnished by the fact that the abattoirs at vaugirard have to be en- larged. The present consumption Is 3O,- GOO horses a year. The meat is somewhat darker and stronger than beef, but is not unpalatable. It has grown into popularity since the siege. The number of horse butchers now to be found on the outskirts of the town is remarkable The reason why the flesh of horse and ass has usurp- ed the place of beef Is. of course, the question of cheapness. It Is about half the price, Even horse flesh, however, has recently risen to point equivalent to that asked in England, for the best colonial beef and mutton. Such Is the de- mand that used-up horses that have worked for eight or ten years In the city are purchased by the butchers for 25O francs, put out to grass for few weeks, and then led to the slaughter house. The aged horse Is worth twice what he was a few years ago The odd effect of it is that in some departments, such as the Nord, there is a scarcity of horses for farm work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-09
Grain Shipments to the Gulf.

The wheat belt of this country lies west or north of the Mississippi river, whereas formerly Ohio, Indiana and Illinois were the chief producing states. The corn belt also lies west of the big river, and this fact has rendered Kan sas City the chief grain market, in- stead of Chicago.
 The distance from Kansas City to Galveston or New Orleans is about $50 miles, and the distance from the same town to New York is 500 miles more. To Baltimore the distance is but 400 miles more. Not only is the distance to the Atlantic seaboard longer but the intervening grades are heavier It is downhill all the way to New Or leans or Galveston. The descending grade is easy, running in favor of the loaded car. One engine can move twice as many cars to New Orleans from Kansas City as it could to any port on the Atlantic
 The shorter route asks of course a proportionate rate, and it will get it. The New Orleans Picayune thinks Wichita will become a grain center, and it is but 703 miles from Galveston, while it is 1855 miles from New York A 37-cent rate to New York upon grain should admit of a rate of 18% cents per 100 pounds to Galveston.
 The long and short of 1t is, both Chi cago and New York must give up their grip upon grain grown west of the Mississippi and south of the Missouri river. No deepening of canals, no rate sheet, no lessening of port charges, can divert the southwest grain trade from its natural outlets at Galveston and New Orleans. This Is why the gulf ports are annually handling more corn and wheat. This is why they will soon outrank New York as points of shipment of export grain. The result is inevitable and no eastern effort can change it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-09
INDIANS OF PANAMA.

From the London Globe.
 The TaIamancans are Indians of Pan- anna, not far from the canal and about half way across the isthmus. They live almost in the primitive style of their an- cestors in the days of Columbus and have little intercourse with whites, beyond trading fowls and pigs for tobacco, trim kets and ammunition. They speak their ancient language and still use the blow gun and spear. They live in huts of palm thatch. with number of domesticated animals; for instance, the wild deer. pee cary. tapir, and even the tiger cat They hunt, fish, and cultivate Indian corp and cassava. They have more fear of an evil than faith in good spirit, are polyga- mists, and their simple government is hereditary. Their king is a despot as far as custom or law permits. and their "sokee," or medicine man, is lawyer, priest and doctor all in one. Their life Is on the whole one of dreamy contentment. Apparently they are an inferior race to the Aztecs. who probably ruled them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-09
Rural Free Delivery.

Rural free delivery is welcomed in all states, and in the long run it will become self-supporting, as it already is in Jefferson county in this state. where over thirty routes have been in operation about four years. The sys- tenn is in every sense beneficial, and it's friends should at all points sustain it against unjust attacks.
 The pay of a rural mail carrier is but S60 month, out of which he must buy and maintain a complete convey ance, including horse, wagon and har- ness. He is not allowed a dollar for expenses-not one cent. He drives at least forty miles day, and neither he nor his horse can do other work, for both are too tired when they arrive home to undertake anything else.
 But as he drives along he has, large ly as a convenience to the people on his route, taken subscriptions for papers and other periodicals. It is pro- posed to prohibit such work. This would be a hardship to the people along rural free delivery routes. It would deprive the carrier of needed income. It would lessen the distribu- tion of newspapers, and therefore of intelligence.
 If the proposition becomes law, the salaries of carriers must be increased, and in that way the unnecessary prop osition becomes a tax upon the people. It should be voted down. There is no reason why it should be adopted. The carrier is not detained to the hurt of the public, and no one claims that he is. He makes his daily round in the usual time. While he is getting a sub scriber his horse is getting some rest, and can move on more speedily after wards. Congress should not inconveni- ence both the people and the carriers in any such manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Educational Conference.

"The annual conference for education in the south to be held in Birmingham In April, is attractlng>a great deal of atten- tion," said a lawyer yesterday. Tn all of the cities I hear the conference dis cussed. There will probably be thousand visitors in Birmingham to attend the con- ference. They will come from the south- ern states-many from Texas. About a hundred will make up the party of Presi- dent Robert c. ogden. The party will travel in a special train and before ar irving in Birmingham will visit education- al institutions at Florence, Troy, Tusea- loosa and Montevallo
 'on their trip the party will not visit the Booker Washington institute at Tus- kegee."