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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Scientific Agriculture.

The country primary schools of Mis- sissippi have added agriculture to their curriculum," remarked a practical citizen of that state last night. This seems to me to be an excellent idea. Ours is an agricultural state and will continue so to be for all time to come. It is the most inviting field for energy, industry and profit; and the young should be especial ly trained for the work to which they expect to devote their lives.
 Practical scientific knowledge will prove most potent factor in obtaining full results from the lands of this sec- ton. The boys are to be taught to de- tect the presence of the boil weevil to analyze soils and the plants that they produce. In fact to master the farm in d scientific way and elevate farming to the level of a profession.
 This speaks we'll for the future of the agricultural south."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Able and Candid.

From the Boston Herald
 At last we have Judge Parkers letter of acceptance. It is an able, candid, vigorous, comprehensive, definite con sideration Of the peremptory issues of the present canvass. It gives assurance that it's author has the insight and the capacity of statesmanshp. The greater is the pity that it was not given out six weeks ago, as it might have been, all except two or three paragraphs having direct reference to certain features of President Roosevelt's lately published letter. These could have been considered in a subsequent dellverance. There re- mains scarcely more than a month for the presentation to the people of the issues which Judge Parker has set forth in a document less than half as long as President Roosevelt's but fairer, as well as more succinct, cogent and convincing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
4 Full Vote Probable.

Because the present campaign is somewhat apathetic, lacking in torch. light processions and the like, some anticipate light vote. But such an ticipations are unfounded. On the eighth day of November fully fifteen millions of people will go to the polls, probably more. A presidential election has never in the course of our history failed to call out full vote, and the present campaign will culminate in another full vote.
 The issues before the people are i'm. portant and far-reaching, never more SO. The country is suffering severely from the Dingley tariff. It increases the cost of living to the wage earner, and it has fastene upon the land 453 bloodsucking trusts. Then, too, ex- travagance and corruption are preva- lent, and imperialic.i raises it's hated
  head. Let no one think that the peo- pie are not studying these subjects. They can study them better without torchlight processions, which throw no light on them.
 The venal voter decides nothing, for one side buys as many voters of that sort as the other does. It is the silent voter who decides elections like the present one-the voter who cares more for the good of the state than of any party-who does his own thinking, and who is not moved by mere glitter, noise and glare. It is he who will de- eide the present contest, and both sides know it. Both sides are seeking him, and the side that secures the most silent voters will celebrate a victory on the night of November 8.
 In the meanwhile the campaign is not interfering with business or the ordinary avocations of men. The scenes of the Tilden or Cleveland or Bryan campaigns are not to be re- peated, and it is perhaps well that they are not to be. There is, however, no real apathy. A full vote will be Irouobt ont Mothodc ora oboooad that is all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
CHOIR REGULATIONS
 TAKE EFFECT SLOWLY

city. The demand for the man who can sing will be greater than ever, and while the male singers who are being paid by the pastors today will help out, still these are not nearly enough for Gregorian chant music. Singers must be trained to the reading of the chant music, and many a pastor will now spend a good part of his time in training male voices to the reading of plain chants"
 The average salary paid to women sing CTS in this city was $40 a month. Mime. Hilke the soprano of the cathedral, has received $85 a month for years. Miss Clary the alto at the cathedral who made Ben Bolt" famous in the original production of 'Trilby," receives $75 month. These two singers have contracts which run for a year. The Rev. J. J. Kean, the secretary of the archbishop's committee, engaged his quartet for an- other year beginning September 1. so Gregorian chants will not be heard in the Church of the Holy Name until next fall.
 There is paid in the Roman Catholic churches in this city annually to women singers more than s25,00O. This money will now be diverted to perfecting male choirs and quartets.
 There is one feature of the church music question which Is not yet generally known Women may sing in Catholic churches for some time to come at requiem masses. weddings and special functions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Ten.Cent Cotton an UItimatum.

Two cotton conventions were held on Tuesday. The cotton growers met at St. Louis, and the cotton mill men at Charlotte. The latter decided to advance the prices of yarns cents a pound. They say they will shut down their mills unless they can get the prices named in the new schedule. Nearly half million spindles were represented at the Charlotte meeting, and undoubtedly the new selling prices will be adhered to. They certainly should be. The mill men are entitled to fair profits, and at present they are not earning them.
 The Cotton Growers association met at St. Louis, and it was largely fttended. The association proposes to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Race MIxture at st. Louls.

While attending the St. Louis expo- sition the other day I saw some things which did not pleace me-" remarked Police Commissioner Parker last night; and yet l saw many things which did. One of the dlspleasures was to see in a crowded street car a number of white women standing, Vile in a center seat comfortably seated were two big buck negro men, smoking cheap cigars and engaged in laughing and noisy conversa- ton.
 T remarked 10 some of the passengers who apparently hailed from a colder climate than our own, that no such scenes or acts as that were permissible in my part or the country, and would never be tolerated, that In the south negroes and whites were not allowed to ride in the same car under penalty of the law, and that not even white men ever smoked in the presence of lady passengers.
 The occurrence provoked me and mar red somewhat the pleasure of my trip"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Letter of Democrat.

From the Virginian-Pilot
 Judge Parker's letter of acceptance Is the letter of a democrat, a jurist. a statesman, a leader and a patriot It is lucid, 1t Is conservative. it is straightfor- ward and 1t is unequivocal-the clear de- liverance of a man who possesses his own soul and who would not conceivably look to any interests save his country's in the discharge of his duties as a public ser want
 It is the letter of man who sees things as they are, who sees things in dry light who attempts to deceive no one and does not deceive himself. 1t is dignified, 1t Is explicit. it is abe-there Is nowhere in 1t the suggestion that any man who differs from the writer in his views of the questions at issue Is a fool and a liar. It is the letter of an American cit izen who respects himself and his fellow citizens-a forceful letter, without blare or bombast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
THE STATE DEBT.
Leo K. Steiner Discusses the Matter
 Along Mir. Craig Smiths Line.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I fully concur in State Treasurer J. Craig Smiths argument in reference to the Harding plan of refunding she state debt. It should be the policy of the state government to let the burden of paying a debt fall to future generations. The debt the state now owes Is certainly insignih- cant considering the enormous wealth the state possesses in the way of mineral re- sources; and at the rate the assessments are increasing the state will in future cer- tainly be more able to take care of the interest on it's bonded debt than at any time in the past history of the common wealth. Whenever the revenues become larger than the expenditures l think the people should get the benefit of 1t by the reduction of taxes. It is well. proba hly. for an individual to store up a fund to finally llquidate his indebtedness, but surely a state or municipality to do so shows poor business judgment. and very little, If any, progress.
 LEO K. STEINER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Clean and Vigorous.

From the Boston Globe.
 Judge Parker's letter of acceptance is not a long document but it states clearly and deals vigorously with the actual is- sues between the two leading political parties.
 No one who reads it can fail to be im- pressed favorably with It's freedom from the slightest tinge of sophistry. He does not hesitate to tell the citizens of the country exactly how he views the grave problems that now confront the Ameri- can people There is no stand pat" pol icy in 1t. The democratic candidate does not believe in misleading any one in re- gard to his position on public questions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Look, how imagination blows him.
 Twelfth Night
Mir Watson in Kansas City.

Tho watson incident at Kansas City orooted in that locality a sensation to s.v the least. MT. Watson hired carriage when he first arrived at 'ne rr,on station in that city. Leaving IL Q moment he returned to find that neero woman had been thrust ln It. He at once slugged the negro hacA driver who had thus wronged nim' m. ragro woman retained her seat ,r tbe vehicle, and Mr. Watson se- cured another carriage. This endeo tbe incident. The social instincts ana education of the populist candidate TOT President had been satisfied and grati- fled. ~
 ant republican paper, expls1ns the les son of the incident seasibly when ii says: "The particular lesson which the incident teaches is the folly of at tempting to force any association be tween the whites and the blacks. The negro driver who placed a colored woman in the carriage with MT. Wat son showed himself very poor friend to his race, and made it by his sense less action an object of hatred and resentment, which is more vastly hurt full to the negroes than any abasement which may be implied by separate accommodations provided for their use. It is only the more ignorant peo- pie of the black race who do not real ize this, and who continually suffer from that lack of understanding"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
People Moving Earlier.

T notice that the people of Birming- ham have taken time by the forelock this year and are moving before the 1st of October" sad one of the transfer men yesterday.
 Tn former years nobody would move until the first day of October, and conse- quently there was more work than the transfer companies could attend. We were abused and stormed at all over town by the good women who wanted their things moved right then and there In many houses we would be moving one family in while another transfer company would be moving family out. As a consequence the two families would get their belong .ngs mixed and we wouldn't hear the last of 1t for six months.
 This year the moving began about the 1st of September, and so much of the work has keen done that there will be no crush on October l. This moving business furnishes a good study of human natare Some of the best women 1 ever saw will lose their temper on moving day, and the life of the transfer man at that time is very much similar to that of the base ball umpire when the pennant Is at stake. If we don't arrive exactly on the minute we are abused for everything and if we come a little ahead of time we are also abused as the women say they are not ready We nearly always find moving in the morning very tedious as the house. wives want to wait till the stoves get cooled off before making the start You would be surprised at some of the articles which these women cherish the most. Sometimes its an old broken down chair or bursted guitar, and again it will be a baby carriage much the worse for wear. There is no accounting for pecu- liar ideas of women on moving day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
From the New York sun.
FTUM IHe NeW Ork Sun. I(H HE new regulations in regard to \Cp church music will take effect
 graduallvn said Mgr Iiavella

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 (CY church music will take effect
 gradually said Mgr. Lavelle at the cathedral yesterday. "The arch bishops pastoral letter emphasizes what changes are to take place, but 1t does not define immediate execution.
 Many of the pastors of Catholic churches in the city have engaged their soloists for year and cannot break con- tracts with them without loss both to the church and the singers
 Mgr. Lavelle said that as the contracts for soprano and alto soloists in the ehoirs expire the Gregorian chant and the complete male choir will come in.
 This decree of the archbishop, founded upon the popes letter to the bishops, throws out of employment in this city 300 women singers who were paid for their services each Sunday. There are 150 Roman Catholic churches in Manhattan, The Bronx and Richmond, and no churches outside of the city directly af- fected by the archbishop's letter.
 Mgr Mclean, chairman of the commit tee which made the investigation on church music and reported to the arch bishop, said to a Sun reporter yesterday:
 "The churches which will suffer most are those in the country. for the pastors have no resources from which to draw male singers. We have the schools and clubs and lyeeums of the parish in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

else's mother-in-iaw, but when he tries the matrimonial seasswith that member of his own family he certainly must be impressed with qualities that have not been attributed to her in the past. Now comes the report that Nebraska youth desires to wed his stepmother. At this rate we will soon have some families that are badly mixed
 Mir. James J. corbett has just made successful appearance at Trenton. N. J.. in his new play Pals" The title is sim pie but 1t has a world of meaning. Mr. Corbett, appeared to advantage in the leading role and merited the enthusiastic applause which was vouchsafed to him by the audience His interpretation of the part of Jim Graham was all that could be desired" When we consider that so many productions in New York have failed of success this season Gotham may hopefully turn its eyes to Mir. Corbett in Pals" Thespes awaits him with crown.
 Some of our esteemed British contem- poraries are engaged in 'Knocking' the PCOA tion of their lines. This appears to be another case of the pot calling the ket- tie black While 1t Is true that rail- roads in Great Britain have much fewer wrecks than the roads in this country, still we are so much further advanced in the matter of equipment, taking the two countries as a whole, that there Is no comparison Also, It may be remembered that there is more room over here for railway accidents than there Is in Great Britain.
 Along with titled docks" and other representatives of the old world aris- tocracy cats with pedigrees will hence forth be permitted to enter this country duty free This has been brought about through the efforts of the American Cat association of Chicago which has re- gently been recognized by the United States government. A great many peo- pie are of the opinion that we have enough cats and cats to spare but 1t must be remembered that the American Cat association will import only blooded stock
 The woman who smokes in public places is getting herself talked about these days. While 1t could haTdly be deemed more harmful for a woman to enjoy her cigarette In public than it would if she remained in the seclusion of her boudoir, straight-laced persons protest that 1t is not good form for her to smoke where the world may look on. Down south the women who smoke ara confined largely to black 'mammys" and
 mountain danes among whom questions of etiquette have but little weight. The society girl who lights her cigarette in public has not yet become serious menace The world still waits for a demonstra- ton of the practical advantages of the monorail system. Until such line is put in continuous operation, in this country. hauling freight and passengers with a profit to the promoters, the scheme will strike most people as a trifle visionary. If 1t holds out such glittering posslbili ties why do capitalists delay to extend a network of monorails over the coun- try? Yet fast transportation on land has so far out-dstanced the achievements of aerial navigators that the latter have been diseredited. P. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Mayor Burris.

''Did you know that woodlawn is spending more money on improvements just now than any other suburban city of Birmingnam?" asked Mayor John B. Burris of that little city yesterday. Tt is a fact. The city of Woodlawn Is now spending something like s25,0OO in inn provements and when the work is com pleted we viii have one of the prettiest little cities in the country. As soon as this work is finished we are going to take up the matter of sanitary sewer age system. When this Is done we can justly feel proud of Woodlawn. We will then have cosmopolitan little city.
 ''The improvement work just now con- sists of paJing the streets with macadam and laying concrete sidewalks, as well as putting In stone curbing all over the city. There are scores O. new houses going up n Woodlawn and we have a population of at least 6,000"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Train Wrecker Is Arrested.

Roanoke, Va, September 2s-William Baldwin. president of the Railway Special Agents of the United States and Canada, with headquarters here. received a tele- gram today from the authorities at Dan- vile, Ills, which stated that John Ken nedy, the condemned train-wrecker has been arrested at that place. Kennedy es- capped from the Staunton, Va, jail sev- eral months ago after having received l-.e death sentence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Is We'll Conceived.

From the Memphis News.
 Judge Parkers letter of acceptance will prove satisfactory to his party and will give the opposition small room for cavil. It is orderly, consistent, well conceived and imbued throughout with a spirit of unpretentious self-relance and quiet force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Denver Makes Final Trip.

Newport News, Va, September 2s-The United States cruiser Denver returned to- day from her final trial trip and test off this coast. The trial board left for Wash ington tonight where the report on the behavior of the cruiser at sea will be made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
OF A BACHELOR.

FHfLEqof ork Press.
 Frou n heing the way a girl can
 1A ,.Is9t pretending.
 pretend XfofI.g bold to a nice girl to
 r,i X.Iher under full moon. let d m6 4tery queer habit of losing
 ci.sz u1 looking for them in youra 4|ve< safe to squeeze a girls
 y4qr making believe she is indi<n dwoGn3n has heard of some
 mn lan 1o}nebody said about her Io H11h day for the children .hiIs t5 <uI polish ideas that their iies T 10 spoil them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.

From Town Topics.
 The middIe-aged man who resided In the tall white house with the green blinds simply sat and looked and looked and looked at the middIe-aged wife of his bosom, and she sat and looked and looked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

She had painstakingly planted his liver pills. and he in turn had taken her sweet peas.
 There really wasn't anything to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

Judge Parker gives leodore to un- derstand that he doesot know much law, and should not orude his ignor- ance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

George Meredith,s arriage scheme may sweep Newport5ut it will be turned down elsewhs in this coun- try
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

The frost has bestransferred from the pumpkin to porous theatrical productions of queonable merit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

Young army gers and young women will go righ on Sproving the Corbin theory as marriag
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

There seems to be difference of opinion as to whether lYid B. Hill is to marry May Irwin May Irwin marry David B. Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
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BLIND AMI brk Globe.

From the Ne walkers, blind players,
 There are nd now comes a story blind musical A resident of the Pot of a blind an been spending his holi- teries, who Blia, has been fishing in days in. East Il expert angler who Is Ina oonono,, Tt is," says this Staf- absolutely bllnet tn,piy a, iiarvelous now tbis hIind p 'tt his swims, adjust the wapar.d,s hit on the hook, cast bIs t,lATmTE.. he has the slightest ont ,asa Etf Jangler is also an ac- nibhSIWrf R,fn, and has charge of com sb X aSEs arish church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

The corn in thi northst defies Jack Frost to com in. lis heeled against the advers.ry no'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

Lillian Russell hs just rdsed an- other offer of $200da. week How did she have the heart To do it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

Newton Newkirk says you can lead Kentucky colonel to water, but you cannot make him drink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

It is predicted that F ee Mirsky Will be reformer If he fills a
 long-felt want in Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

A Harlem magiste has just de- cided that Sundaybaseball is no crime. He should h9 spoken sooner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

Dowie proposes to make his entry Into Jerusalem riding a white donkey. The Chicago Tribune urges him to do the act on a white elephant. v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
REPETlYIdrlb,,nes

HEPHItTlqribu From the chfcaf presunne?" said the "The boil wee iifins its hat. Guatemalan an the boil weevil, with T am, sif.o rel dignity. |oined the Guatemalan q have co1ne lmly, to remove you" ant. politely. b @pe'i1ed determination Owing to thd 70 remain in Texas, of the boil VI maian ant left it there however tbe c rkansas.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

There is . man in the oughkeepsie insane asylum who imanes that he is a millionaire. It won be shame to restore his reason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

No one proposes to fganize the Japanese army, howeI much the Russian army needs its
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

George Meredith predicts the com ing of marriages for limited periods. An extra volume of Who's Wno VIII then be needed at Newport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

Dave Hill has retired fir the pur- pose, it is said, of marryineMay Irwin. If so, May has high clim on the gratitude of the country. ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

For the first time in nineteen years the Huntsville Democrat VIII not ap- pear this week, on account of the ill., ness of Miss Susanna ". Clay MISS Clay is one of the brightest newspaper women in the state, and 1t IS to pc hoped that she will soon recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

Divorce has become luxury that even the poorest can enjoy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

Greenville Advocate: The unloading of the Fairbanks letter of acceptance last week was probably responsible for the cool weather which fell upon the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

It Is presumed that President Roose- velt kept ais biz stick hidden under t.e table wen he dined with the au- thor of "The Simple Life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

Bishop Potter deniesr of the Bar he has become a me, tenders union. -