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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Our Military.

1.-The military spirit among the young
men of this country is rapidly growing"
said an active member of the national
guard, and the government Is giving
much encouragement to the tendency.
The war department is actually drilling
school cadets by the thousands In pub
lie and private schools of the land. train
ing the boys in case they should be
needed In wars of the future.
THE national guard, or the militia, is
strong in all the states and growing
stronger. This country has a good re-
served force. 1t has recently been pointed
out that If all the men in this country
of militia age. 8 TO AS, should be call
ed out the United States would have 49,
100000 fighting men. OF these there are
100000 white and 100000 coIored.
The standing army of this country
now numbers 59,000--too many, I should
say. and an unnecessary expense to the
government. 1t seems to me that the
wlsest plan would be for congress to de-
crease the standing army and increase
appropriations for the national guard
which always stands in readiness to re-
spond to the country's call"
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Stnada- OIL tanks should not, in other
words, be permitted to break down
Chinese neutrality. If the Askold can
stay in Shanghai until she is repaired,
we will enable Russia TO prey upon
Japanese commerce, and will become
to all intents and purposes an ally of
Russia, made so in order to protect the
greasy tanks of the Standard Oil COM
pany. The case is an interesting one,
and its outcome will be closely watched
by all nations, and in the meanwhile
japanese ships will await the exit from
the harbor or the well-perforated
Askold and the Grozovoi.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
In New York State.

All the real enthusiasm of the canr-
paign thus far is centered in New York
state. Up there they are turning
county fairs into political mass meet
ings, and stock exchanges into pools
to be attempting to draw attention
from fat pigs and big pumpkins, and
the farmers vote is more in demand
than the products of his farm. The
case with the republicans appears TO
be a desperate one, for they realize
the fact that loss of New York will
mean the defeat of Rooseveltism.
Senator Fairbanks is billed to speak
at the fair in Elmira on the 18th of
September. Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson will talk at three county fairs
in that state within the next thirty
days, ostensibly on the subject of agri-
culture, incidentally on the progress of
that department of industry, and posi-
lively and vehemently in advocacy of
Rooseveltsm.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew is
scheduled for six fairs, at which he
will incidentally refer to what he
knows about farming. as he leads into
the ring Jumbo, the beastly repre-.
sentative of tie &. o. D., and learnedly
demonstrates the anatomy of that ami
NAL, which IS so heavily burdened with
the misdeeds of the republican admin
istration.
On the 14th of September the repub-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
Admission of Mrs. MAVERICK.

me acting commissioner of immi-
grafton at New York, Joseph Murray.
expressed the opinion that Mrs. May
brick could not be legally admitted, in
asmuch as marriage had made her a
British citizen, and she comes back to
her old home as an immigrant for
eigner. The law forbids the admission
to this country OF foreigner who had
teen convicted of felony, and Mrs.
Maybrick had been convicted of the
highest crime known to the law.
But Mr.. Sargent, commissioner gem
eral of immigration at Washington,
has decided to suspend the law in Mrs.
Maybrick's case, and no obstacle what
ever will be put in the way of her land
ing. She will, ON the contrary, be
shown every consideration, and no
doubt she will be welcomed to a
greater extent than will be pleasant to
her.
The action of Mr.. Sargent will stand
generally approved, and yet it has a
campaign tinge, and it shows how I'M
equally the laws are enforced Any at
tempt on the part {. the immigration
bureau to shut Mrs. Maybrick out Of
this country would be resented by
thousands of voter and SO the law Is
to be suspended in her case. A vast
number c. Amerlcans-nearly all in
fact-consider her innocent of the
crime charged against her In British
court, anu, acting on that belief, the
public deman.s her admission in the
very teeth of the law.
1t is a case curiously complicated,
and it goc, i SHOW how difficult it is
to make law that fits we'll all cases.
Mrs. Maybrick will have no trouble
whatever in ente-ing this country and
IN staying here indefinitely. This is as
it should be, although 1t is not well to
permit federal officials TO suspend laws
to meet the exigencies of campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
Uncle Sam in Shanghai.

The Russian cruiser Askold and the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Grozo-
vol, after running away from Port Ar
thur, took refuge in Shanghai, both
being watched by japanese ships lying
outside of the mouth OF the river Ju
The Askold is as full o! holes as a
sieve, but the Russian consul general
ut Shanghai refuses To order either the
disarmament of the vessels or to order
them to leave the harbor. In other
words, Chinese neutrality is ignored,
simply because China Las no warships
at Shanghai, and is too weak to en-
force international neutrality rules.
A Japanese torpedo boat werA up
the river Ju to attack the Russian
ships She cleared for action, and as
she did so the United States torpedo
bost destroyer Chauncey followed the
Japaneoe boat, and came to anchor be-
tween her and the cruiser Askold.
which is undergoing repairs. Here
s,as q pretty howd'do-a bold piece of
American jingoism and world med
ding. admirably adapted to the admin
istration's fussy policy, and the needs
o. the Campaign.
The only ground in the world upon
which the action of the Chauncey
could be based related to the preserva-
ton from japanese shots of American
property in the international port of
Shanghai II any of the Japanese
shots had gone amiss, they would have
plunked the Standard Oil plant, which
might have IT, is become as full of
holes as the Askold. In order to pro-
tect Mr.. Rockefeller Chinese neutral
ity was ignored by the United States
as well as by Russia. The truth is, the
Standard Oil is bigger than Chinese
neutrality in the eyes of the admins
tration, If the Standard Oil crowd re-
fuse now to chip in at home to the
campaign funds, they will indeed be
ungrateful.
AS the United States has interviewed
for the sake of saving some oil tanks
from becoming leaky, it now becomes
incumbent on this country to see that
Chinese neutrality ia enforced. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
PARKER ON CIVIC DUTIES.

| J. rom the Richmond Times Dispatch
| In the September number of Success
| is an article based on an address de-
| livered by Judge Parker at the COM
mencement of Union college, Albany. N.
| Y, In 1901 and authorized by him for
publication. In this address Judge Parker
| impressed upon. the college men the duty
which every citizen owes to his govern
ment. After speaking of abuses which
exist in the cities generally in the United
States, he said that the condition was
due largely to the fact that men of ed
ucation, supplemented by professional
and business training, were unwilling to
contribute as did their fathers, some
portion of their time and ability toward
the duties of local government. The re-
suit of this, he added. Is that too many
men, with but little at stake and with
out any ambition to be useful to the
community, obtain local executive Of
fees. as well as those of a legislative
character, with most unfortunate results,
Then, coming to the conclusion, he said
that it was just as much the duty Of
patriot to contribute of his effort so
far as practicable toward improving gov
ornamental conditions in government OF
the people, by the people. for the peo-
pie. as 1t was his duty to bear arms in
defense of his country against an enemy
in time of war.
There is nothing new in this, but II
is an old truth well stated, and empha-
sized as coming from man who has
been chosen as the nominee of the ma
tional democratic party for the presi-
dency. The duties of citizenship are as
surely binding upon man as any other
duties of life. A man may shirk them,
but he cannot escape the responsibility.
There are in every community, as has
been frequently remarked, many good
men who are poor citizens; many men
who are faithful in their business and
family and social relationship, but who
are utterly neglectful OF their civic du-
ties. The duties of citizenship are es-
pecially binding in government like
ours. where all power Is vested in the
people. No man can in duty shift his
responsibility to the shoulders of the
organization. Our government is essen
TALLY a government of indpidualsm and
Individual privilege carries with it as a
corollary individual responsibility. The
question with every citizen should be
not whether or not the affairs of gov
eminent are progressing well, but
whether or not he, as an individual citi-
zen is honestly doing his part to pro-
mote pure politics, public morals and
good government
1t is fortunate that this noble address
of Judge Parker's has been reproduced
and brought prominently to the attention
of the public, and we hope that 1t will
have the effect of melting all men TO
the discharge Of their civic duties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
Still Another LYnchinq.

At Cordova. in this district, under
the shadow of a New England cotton
mill, another session of Judge Lynch's
court has been held. The tragedy oc-
CURED over the collection of 25 cents
due from another negro. He went 10
the house of the dead negro, Avery,
and was refus ID admittance. When
be demanded admittance the second
time Avery shot and killed him. Up
to that shooting no offense stood
charged against Avery.
Avery was speedily arrested and
lodged in the lookup. A mob was at
once formed, the members of which
beat and cut the prisoner to death
with all the characteristic brutality of
Judge Lynch court.
The question th.t now confronts
Governor Cunningham is this-is
Judge Lynch hereafter to supersede
the judges Of the law in this state, or
is law still to be supreme? The de-
cicion he males will be final while he
is acting governor. Seven or eight
lynchings hayeAoccurred in this state
this year, as against two in 1903, and
two in 1902. None of the lynchings of
the present year involved crime
against woman, SO far as we can re-
call them.
Like the Atatesboro horror the Cor
dova brutality contained no element
of uncertainty. The prisoner in the
city Jail would have been speedily
tried and hung, and yet for some I'M
explainable reason he was seized and
lynched.
If Governor Cunningham let's these
repeated cases go unpublished, the SUI
premacy of the law becomes a myth,
and Generalization and Reorganization
creep in His declarations on the sub
ject leave nothing to lie desired. What
he will do remains to be seen. In the
meanwhile the law-abiding citizens of
the state wait.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
MARVELLOUS STRIDES IN
APPLIED MODERN SCIENCE

up by the human body and brain are cas-
lily detected at present. The wave ques-
ton is now immense; for one brain de-
voting all the time can scarcely follow the
rapid strides. Wireless telegraphy is in
tricate enough to take the entire atten-
ton of any one desiring to know how
daily papers printed on steamers in mid
ocean receive the news.
The lengths of the waves Of electric
disturbance. ordinarily used in wireless
transmission, range from 400 to $500 feet.
The length of sound waves, commonly
employed in music. vary from two-fifths
OF an inch to thirty feet. The shortest
wave of light that can be seen by the
human eye runs $4,000 to the inch and &c.,
900 for the longest.
Radium. Roentgen and Blondlot waves
are still shorter than the shortest waves
called light. The Blondlot are the M
rays. which have been found streaming
forth from the human body. 49,.
Psychology the science of mind. is now
attracting the attention of many of the
most intellectual men of the world. Its
any other science, except electricity. The
human mind is now known to be an en-
CINE of the most intricate complexity.
Its labyrinths are now being explored
hourly in this country and In Europe.
Astronomy is expanding. Sounding lines
of mathematics are beink sunk into the
most appalling depths of space. Here is
one of the things dragged from the deep.
The star Antares, the red star now In the
southeast at sunset in Scorpio, has been
weighed by Astronomer Gore of England.
1t contains $1,000 times more matter than
our sun; and 1t contains $4,000 times more
than is in the EARTH. BY multiplying one
can find how many worlds like this earth
could be made out of the giant sun An
tares.
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RES
Father Abram Joseph Ryan.

Father Abram Joseph Ryan.
tired,
My soul oppressed
And desire, what l have long desired
Rest-only rest.
Tis hard to toll when toll is almost vain,
In barren ways;
tbs hard to sow, and never garner grain,
In harvest days.
The burden of my days is hard to bear,
But God knows best;
And l have prayed-but vain has been
my prayer
For rest-sweet rest.
Ills hard to plant in spring, and never
reap
The autumn yield;
It's hard to till. and tits titled to weep
Der fruitless field.
My way has wound across the desert
years.
And cares infest
My path. and through the flowing Of hot
tears,
pine-for rest.
Twas always so; when but child l laid
On mothers breast
My wearied little head cen then prayed
AS now-for rest
And ] am restless still; twill soon be
Ger;
For down the west
LIES sun is setting md see the shore
Where / sn3n rest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
About Persons.

G. R. o'Ntil of Rome. Ca, is at the st.
Nicholas.
L. G. Daniel of Baltimore is stopping at
the ST. Nicholas.
]. T. German of Opelika, state exam
iner of public accounts, is at the Morris.
N. II. Burt of Tuscaloosa is at the Nor
ris.
w. P. Acker of Admission is registered at
the Morris.
J. d. Hendrix W. NJ. Johnson, A. p.
Gordon, j. Gordon Foster of Montgomery
are at the Morris.
w. ]. Douglas of Florence Is at the
Morris.
Judge A. II. Arlington of Montgomery
is at the Metropolitan.
Sam c. Lyons of Mobile is at the Metro
politan.
George F. sedberry of wetumpka as
sistant examiner of public accounts and
a member of the democratic state exec
utive committee is at the Metropolitan
Thomas Bradford of Montgomery MEM
Der of the state convict board is at the
Metropolitan.
]. s. Copeland of Troy is at the Co
lonial.
e. S. Simmons of Louisville is stopping
at the Colonial.
e. H. Mckee of st. Louis is at the
Colonial hotel.
E. L. Cox of New York is registered
at the Colonial
Col. ]. T. Murfree of Marion super
intendent of the Marion Military institute
Is at the Hillman
Allen A. Greene of Admission is at the
Hillman.
w. Falkner of Montgomery Is rss,s-
tered at the Hillman.
L. J.. Dunn of Montgomery is at the
Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
New Coal Company.

The Yolande Coal and Coke company,
of which DIR, G. B. Grove is president, is
progressing well in the development of
their valuable property, which comprises
1000 acres In the heart of the Warrior
coal fields, and through which runs the
line of Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties.
The company is just now engaged In
building houses and sinking slopes, and
within a few months will be mining coal
In large quantities.
DIR. Grove has been prospecting for coal
in this district for many months, and has
expended thousands of dollars in that
preliminary work. Said he yesterday: II
have found what wanted and account
1t valuable find. The work of develop
ment shall continue with undated en-
ergy and effort"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
THE PROPOSED NEW BOND
ISSUE TOFUND STATE DEBT
BY FRANK v. EVANS.

not deem a 81 basis low enough. The
state is now paying $4,000 per annum
interest on her bonded debt. On a "a
basis the burden would be reduced to
a little over 100000; therefore early ac-
ton would seem desirable.
The president of a local bank in Bir-
mingham stated yesterday that he was
prepared to handle the entire issue of
state bonds now on a S1k per cent basis,
and a proposition to that effect was made
to the governor two months ago.
That something will be done at an early
date is quite certain, as the date of ma
turity is rapidly approaching.
1t was as far back as 1895 that the
general assembly passed an act author
izing the governor to refund the state
debt, and reduce the rate of interest In
fact the matter was taken up before that
date. Governors Jones. Oates and john
ston each made efforts along this line.
The bond market doubted the author
ity of the general assembly to act in the
absence of constitutional direction, and
declined to treat with the executives; but
the constitutional convention of 1901 made
valid the acts approved February 1895 and
February 1899. except in so far as those
acts authorized the redemption before ma
turity of the new bonds, to be issued in
place of the old.
The security offered the purchasers OF
these new Alabama bonds is absolutely
perfect The entire tax income faith and
credit of the state Is pledged to the pay
ment of the principal and interest both
by legislative and constitutional enact
ment. If they lack single feature that
would class them with United States gov
eminent bonds, is is that they may not
be so easily convertible; but for fixed
investment no American security is more
inviting to capital today.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Men take politics as seriously as women
do cooking lessons.
Rather than not be married at all a girl
would rather be her own grandmother.
1t would make woman terribly
ashamed to go to bed In as low-necked
gowns as she goes to dinners in.
When a woman has big feet and isn't
ashamed Of them 1t Is a sign she thinks
they are in proportion.
A girl has an awful lot of sentiment
to keep a mans photograph in a bureau
drawer with her combipgs and powder
pun.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
Warm Weather,

Taking it all together we have enjoy
ed delightful summer" said a Birming-
ham man, who is interested In farming
operations. Now be patient with the hot
weather and let the cotton planters and
the fodder pullers have a chance. l do not
think we need expect any considerable
lowering of the thermometer before the
sun crosses the equator, and, indeed, it
would be better for the cotton If 1t does
remain warm.
Give us three weeks more OF hot
weather and the fields will present rich
results A little rain now and then, how
ever, would be welcomed by the farmer"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
HE interview with Acting Gov Il
ernor Cunningham In regard II 8

NJ efAof cunningham in regard to
the matter of refunding the
bonded debt of the state. which was pub
lished In The Age-HeraId yesterday.
caused much discussion and an express
sion of considerable interest.
The question Of the states finances is
always an important one to the tax
payer, for It is he who must bear the
burden. The bonded debt of this state is
s9357,600, divided in blocks as follows;
Glasses A, B and c and an issue of what
are known as the seay bonds. which
mature in 1920, for the sum of $4,000.
The other three classes named ,above
mature In 1906. Glasses A and B bear
5 per cent interest. Glass c and the seay
bonds bear per cent interest.
Acting Governor Cunningham alludes
to a single proposition received to re-
FUND the debt, which he deems unsatis-
factory Whether that proposition is the
one made by a local Birmingham bank
TWO months ago, or to the one alluded to
py Governor Jelks in his message to the
general assembly in 1903, is not clear
In that message Governor Jelks stated
that he had received an offer. the pur-
port of which was that for a az ner
cent funding bond the buyer would pay
premium that would reduce the in
terest to something less than 81 per
cent; that the buyer would pay the diff
ference in interest until 1906 between the
3l4 and the and per cent. purchaser
to have the privilege of buying the old
bonds.
That would make a difference In in
terest of $4,000 per year; and since that
proposition was made more than one
and a half years have passed.
To Governor Jelks the offer did not
seem fair, and his opinion was that the
state could do better by waiting He id
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
Heavy T,afflc In slnht.

The railroads are preparing for an un-
usually heavy traffic this fall" said a
man in close touch with the transporta-
ton lines. 1.-The big crops have to be
hauled and even without the great in
dustries In the south the southern roads
would do a good business.
But large crops stimulate all indus
trial enterprise and between now and
Christmas the railroads Will be taxed to
their full capacity"
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lican state convention will convene and
i've days thereafter 200 republican
spellbinders will be turned loose on
the people Of New York with the pur-
pose to absorb interest in matters po-
litical at the cost of matters industrial.
Meantime, the democrats are calmly
organizing throughout the state in a
systematic manner. A democratic ma
jority largely ir excess of any hereto
fore given N Greater New York is fully
assured, and organization and action
up the state by the democratic news
papers, force desperate efforts on the
part of the republicans-hence the
added features 10 the county fairs.
For the republican party of this
country to attempt utilization with the
tax-burdened, tariff-ridden, trust-suffer-
Ing farmers, is a travesty; and the
political wolves in sheep clothing
will likely De detected upon their en-
trance into the gates Of the show.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23
Malarlal Mosquitoes at Key West.

Washington, August 22-Past Assistant
Surgeon Gardiner, reports to the public
health and marine hospital service the
discovery at Key West OF MOSQUITOES OF
the genus anophelese. He regards the
discovery as an important one In view of
the fact that for years Key West has
enioyed immunity from malarial fevers
and systematic search of the island here
tofore had failed to demonstrates the pres
ence of this mosquito.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23

WATERFOWL. N. Y, August 22.-Private
Costello of Company l, Ninth infantry
today threw pepper in sentry's eyes
The sentry fired, the bullet taking effect
in the back. CosleAo will die.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23

France is no longer the big brother
of the Cathol:o church, and each coun-
try Is expected to guard its own Caho-
lies in the F'ar East
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23

Mr.. Roosevelt is about to confirm
his speech OF acceptance by a long
letter of acceptance. This will hold
him until November.
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General .5toessel WI not surrender
Port Arthur while his mules and pow
der and spunA hold out, but the Japs
may @apse MIN to change his mind
almost any day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23

Uncle Sam is not natural ally OF
the knout and star chamber trials.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23

Atlantic City is in danger of depopu-
lation because of its mayors raids
against spooning and abbreviated bath
ing suits IN tn, beach.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-23

Instead oil Smyrna it is now Shang-
hal, and next week 1t will be some
other place If our world meddlers can
find one