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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

From the New York Mail.
 | T is evident that the Alabama Daugh-
 ters of the Confederacy have been ! reading the words of Dixie for they want to rewrite ana bring the old song up to date. It is equally evident that the old Confederate veterans who objected to their doing so have not read the entire poem, or, if they have. are carried away by their memories of the war for the union.
 Dixie" the great southern war song, is the curious result oI unusual condi- tions. The song which the old veterans want preserved in its integrity was writ ten by Albert Pike, Massachusetts man, long a resident of Arkansas. The air to which he wrote the words-and it was probably the music of Dixie" that held the southerners, just as it is the air of The Star Spangled Banner" rather than the words (which no one knows), that enfiames us now-was written long before the war, and as '@The Battle of years after the "irrepressible conflict" was known to be at hand. Dixie land'' itself was not the Southland" but a farm near this very city of New York.
 Years before the war this farm was owned by a man named Dixie, who treated his slaves so well that they al- ways looked back to the place with af- fection and Dixie land" became the slaves ideal of pleasant country. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Fun In Sleeping Cars.

"So many humorous stories have been told of things that have happened in sleeping cars that the public is apt to con-cer some of them the result of 'm- agitation but neverth ,less no place af- f)rds more olportuniti $ to observe tie humorous side of lfe.r said a railroad men. The berths are so close together thas it is easy to discover what is going on in the immediate neighborhood ard people who talk too loud have caused many smiles without knowing 1t. Mar ried people sometimes fuss half the night about some triie; it is too hot oe tco cold; Jack made spectacle Of himself at Uncle Neds; Sarah Is .hiisty and must have a drink of water, and so On al infinitum while some poor vrat sh In nssbboring berth is trying to go to sleep
 You have no doubt heard the story O. the matIon who got up one night m sleeper 10 get drink of water. For five or ten minutes she carried on rdnping Ire of conversation about 1t. She wanied her husband to get glass of wate- for her hut John was sle ny and tinally growled out enough complaints t1 get himself excused. Go on yourself said he, I am sleepy and don't feel like get ting up But, how am I to get back to our berth asked his wift. T don't know one from another Oh answered John, I will stick my foot out
 Now, as 1t happened everybody else in the Pullman heard the conversation which was carried on too audibly, and every man in the car stuck one foot out of his berth. so that when the poor woman got her drink of water and start ed back she was confronted with an array of shining heels that put her to route and brought forth shriek. How ever the reassurng voice of John di- rected her back to the right berth and there was a general snicker."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Reformatory at SneIaener's.

The determination of Governor Gun ningham and President Carmichael of the state convict board to establish at Speigner's reformatory for young negro offenders is full of promise. It means that the number of hardened criminals in the negro race is to be decreased instead of increased by the system of confinement. At present a negro boy is confined with the toughest criminals the state can collect, coming out of the penitentiary well steeped and trained in crime. Governor Gun ningham and the convict board pro- pose to place the young offenders at Speigner's, where they are to be trained away from crime rather than towards it.
 / The laws of this state authorize the establishment of reformatory. White boys are now sent to the school at East Lake, and black boys, let us hope, will soon be sent to Speigner's. The convict boards plans are emi- nently humane and eminently benef- cent. The state will be saved from deal of criminality, and many black boys will be taught that crime is not A desirable occupation. Let us hope that Governor Cunningham and the convict board will proceed to put their plans into operation. Alabama cannot afford to pursue the policy of the past We have criminals enough without making more in the various branches of the penitentiary. The proposed step is in accordance with enlightened wisdom in other states. It is both the sense and the humanity of the situa. tion.
 County convicts under sixteen years of age can be sentenced to the proposed reformatory, and it is believed Judge Feagin and other municipal courts can do likewise. If so, great problem will be in fair way of solution. At aLy rate the reformatory at Speigner's will be in full swing when the legisla' ture meets, and the laws of this state can be adjusted to suit the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Oil War in Georaia.

Several weeks ago the agent of the Standard Oil company at Augusta re- signed, and proceeded to organize the Peoples Oil company. The new agent of the monopoly contracted to sell oil at one-half a cent lower per gallon than competition might offer. The Peoples company at once offered Illuminating oil at 31a cents a gallon, and lubricating oils at 10 cents a gal lon. The monopoly therefore offered kerosene at 3 cents, and the lubricat. Ing oils at 91a cents, and under their pffer 160, 900 barrels have been placed
 The offer is in the form of contract made with the Augusta Brokerage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
NATIONAL AID TO FARMERS.

From the New York World.
 German papers, according to Consul General Guenther in Frankfort, state that the government aid to agriculture per annum amounts for Russia to s24, 900, GOO; for France, Austria and Hungary about sS. .500, 600 each; for the United States about s6,0o00O0, and for Japan over $2.- 5O0, 900.
 In proportion to the area of cultivated soil Austria pays the highest amount and Hungary nearly as much; then follow in order France. Russia and the United States.
 If the amount for Austria were given at 30, the figures for France would be 20 Russia 8 and the United States less than 8.
 In proportion to population Hunsar,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,

From the New York Press.
 It's awful easy to convince a girl she too pretty not to be kissed
 It takes great deal of money to be admired for acting as if you hadn't a red cent.
 When a girl wants to ride horseback straddle, generally you can see the req son for 1t when she does it.
 A woman always has an idea that if her husband had brain fever he would really tell her how much he loves her.
 A man feels almost as good as he dt after swindling somebody on a horse d, when he wakes up in the morning and gins to swear about having to get up go to business and then remembers 1t i. Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Abandoning First-cIass Cars.

From the Railroad Gazette.
 The summer time tables of the Prus- sian and Bavarian railroads show that for the most part there will be first-class cars only on express trains. rms was already the case in Wurttemberg. me hauling of these cars on many trains mas been little better than an abuse; TOT there was rarely any one in them; anu the provision for the rare passengers cost much more than it brought in. Mooerh second-class German cars are comiorta- ble enough for the rich; and those "no got frst-class tickets on such trans oiu so with view to securing compartment to themselves, rather than for any other additional comfort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
DIXIE WAS WRITTEN BY
 A MASSACHUSETTS MAN

process by which the northern farm be- the happy land of the slaves with the home of the shareholders, the. old ante bellum tune with the southern war song, is hardly traceable. But 1t was effec- tive, as appears from the resentment of the old southern soldiers over the sug gestion of changing the words of Gem eral PilSes song
 For historical reasons those words should not be changed but TOT everyday use with the old tune they ought to be. Under existing conditions, with the flag of the ex-United States overhead and United States army band playing the fine old air there is something incon- gruous in singing:
 Hear the northern thunders mutteri Northern flags in south winds fiutterl Send them back your fierce defiance Stamp upon the accursed alliancel
 The other stanzas, as Pike wrote them, are even more fervid than this verse; and their prophecy was not justi- fled by the event.
 It is the tune of Dixie" we think, that should be preserved unchanged. Stirring as were the words, they have had their day and might well be set aside for others no less southern. but more in keeping with the present spirit of the south, than are those of nearly half a century ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Summer School Flourishinq.

"The university summer school at Tus- caloosa has opened under the most favor able auspices" said a resident of the City of Oaks last night. "The attend ance is gratifying and 1t is hoped that much good work will be accomplished, An unusually strong faculty has been secured for the summers work. The summer school will offer many opportuni- ties to teachers who wish to improve themselves in certain branches of study during the vacation period, and T1isca- loosa is such a delightful place. any way, that the surroundings during warm weather will be very pleasant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Abou. Persons.


 W J. Parker of Thomasville Is at the Hillman.
 G. c. Thompson of Tuskegee is stopping at the St. Nicholas.
 J.M. Gray of Cordova is at the Morris.
  J. Thomas of Chattanooga is registered at the Colonial
 Wimer B. Womble, the popular and genial day clerk at the Morris, left yes terday for Tuscumbia to spend a few days with relatives.
 NJ Noble of Atlanta is at the St. Nicholas. L. R. Goodman, the well-known mil lnery man of Richmond, is at the Hill man.
 
 W. E. Wallace of Chattanooga is at the Colonial.
 Dr. William Gamble of Wetumpka is registered at the Morris.
  Der of the state convict board, is at the Metropolitan.
 II. s. Nance, q prominent business man of Huntsville, Is at the Colonial. ". E. Knox of Anniston. division su- perinter dent of the Louisville and Nash ville railroad, is at the Morris. J. J. Kennedy of Haleville is stopping at the Colonial. Capt T. M. White. travelling auditor for the Alabama Great Southern rail- road, with headquarters at Chattanooga, is at the Metropolitan.
 w J. Ryan of New York is at the Hillman. Dr. Howard B. Burrell of Huntsville is at the Colonial. He graduated recently from the Jefferson Medical college of is a former student of Howard college and has a number of friends in Birming- ham who are pleased to hear of his suc- l cess. Walter NeSmith, the we'll known law yer of Vernon is at the Metropolitan. MT. NeSmith is one of the best informed democratic politicians in the state. "I am eager to see the democrats defeat Roosevelt this year." he said. land l believe that we will nominate a man that will be able to do it." MT. NeSmith fa- vors either German or Mcclellan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
The Pleasant Dinner eono.

ger station in Birmingham to announce meals to incoming travellers" said a drummer last night, Tn a great many stations where there are dining rooms a white-coated waiter standing by the door and pounding a tattoo on a metal tray with a muff1ed drum stick is a fa- miliar sight, but l miss him in Birming- ham. To the traveller who Is tired and hungry this dinner tattoo has a very pleasant ring and also helps him to find the dining room without the trouble of asking questions. While the dinner gongs vary in tones all of them are characteristic, and when once heard are not soon forgotten"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Hiqh Priced Beef.

Not since the days of the civil wal has beef sold as high as it does at present The last corn crop was un usually large, and the ranches are full of cattle, and the ranches are not se curing higher prices for their cattle They have. in fact. been cut down to low prices.
 It Is probably another case of the action of monopoly in a necessary of life. Following the example of the Standard Oil, the beef trust proposes to manipulate prices regardless of con- ditions on the ranches. The combine of Chicago packers is now well estab- lished, and they can sell old cows at any price they may name. The coun' try is at their mercy, with here and there a few exceptions. The urban population is in their grasp without exception, and and it can be squeezed unmercifully.
 If the Chicago manipulators can force up prices when a great corn crop is to be fed out-when warm weather is at hand, what will they not be able to do under opposite condi- tions? The truth is, the grip of the trust Is upon us, and the administra- tion that does not propose to run apuck" does not see fit to loosen that grip. It prefers campaign subscrip tions to popular relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Prominent Man Dead.

New Decatur, June 20.-(Special.)- M Lund died here Saturday at his home on Fourth avenue after a long illness. For many years he was foreman in the Louisville and Nashville railroad shops and was one of the most prominent citi- zens of New Decatur. His son-in-law is Charles E. Malone, 'Jr., well known hardware man of New Decatur. The in- terment took place in the city cemetery this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

conditions are becoming better every day; that our schools are better; that our ap- preciation of art is better; that we buy more pictures and books than any other people in the worldi that our charities are conducted with more skill and Judgment than they ever were before; that there is less dishonesty, and that the cultiva- tion of the arts and of the higher life is making rapid strides-keeping pace, in fact. with the great increase in the material advance of the people. This helpful review has been worked out with success, and the pictures add very great ly to the interest of the number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

contributes S.5 cents per capita, followed by Austria and France. with a much smaller amount from the United States.
 Russia has 1o2 agricultural experimental stations. the United States 60 and Belgium l5 Ca very high figure proportionately.)
 Germany and France have a larger number of such stations in proportion to population than the United states. where complaint is made that agriculture re- ceives a disproportionate share of gov ernmental aid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
WHERE HE DREW THE LINE.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat
 What man dares I darer' exclaimed Macbeth.
 But" he continued to the delegation of ladies' "I do not quite feel equal to the perils of accepting your kind invi- tation to act as one of the judges at the baby show"
 The unanimous opinion of the thames was that he had acted wisely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
OFFICERS REELECTED.
Wholesale Grocers to Hold Their Next
 Session in Birmingham.

From the Mobile Herald.
 After an all-afternoon session Friday in the ladies ordinary of the Battle house, the Alabama Wholesale Grocers' association adjourned sine die. to meet next in Birmingham. The deliberations were behind closed doors. The old of ficers were reelected. A hearty vote of thanks, offered by W. c. Agee of Selma. to the wholesale merchants of Mobile for >courtesies shown, was unanimously adopted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Deoeneracy Disproved.

There are people who declare that the country is going to materialism and de- radiation. There are even people who nrove this awful condition by isolate,
 of individual degeneracy. ssThe
 Work" devotes itself in July to f al the finer side of American fife. fo rowing, by most interesting ar
 interesting pictures. that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Usual Way.

From the Chicago News
 Isabel-Fred and have decided to form life partnership. :.
 Myra-Indeed And. of course, Fred is to be a silent partner and put up the mo- pey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
JIM BLUDso, OF THE PRAIRIE
 BELLE.

By John Hay.
 Wall no! I can't tell whar he lives, Because he don't live, you see; Leastways, he's got out of the habit Of Twin like you and me. whar have you been for the last three
 years
 That you haven't heard folks tell How Jimmy Bludso passed in his checks The night of the Prairie Belle? He waren't no saint-the engineers Is all pretty much alike One wife in Natchez-under-the- -Hill And another one here In Pike; keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row, But he never fiunlSed and he never lied 1 reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had To treat his engine well Never be passed on the river;
 To mind the pilots bell; And if ever the Prairie Belle took fire, A thousand times he swore He's hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississippi, And her day come at last The Movaster was a better boat, But the Belle she wouldn't be passed, And-so she come tearin' along that night The oldest craft on the line With nigger squat on her safety valve And her furnace crammed-rosin and
 pine.
 Fire bust out as she cleared the bar, And burnt hole in the night, And quick as a flash she turned and made For the willer bank on the right There was. runnin' and cursin, but Jim
 yelled out,
 Over all the internal roar, I'll hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last galoots ashore" Through the hot. black breath of the
 bufnin' boat
 Jlm Bludso's voice was heard. And they all had trust in his cussedness, And .Snowed led keep his word. And, sure's you're born, they all got off Afors the smokestachs fell And Rludso's ghost went up alone n the smoke of the Prairie Belle. S'f" : TIA s-.:.-L :. -L.-.,rment tss. Helx, r--ss s,~sf-i Jim, Long eside O. some pious gentlemen That would'n shook hands with him. He seen his duty, dead sure thing, x~x~- kl.o q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
Bulldogs in the Park.

While sitting in Capitol park few nights ago." said well-known mer- chant last night, T noticed that several persons bring vicious looking bulldogs into the park and allow them to run around among the children who are playing on the edge of the lawns. One of these bull dogs snapped and snarled at some nttle tots, causing their nurses or mothers to become very much frightened. It Is dan gerous to allow vicious dogs to run loose in a public park, as children are liable to be bitten. I think the city should oc- tasionally have policeman visit the park and stop this practice of turning vicious looking dogs loose among the children. l am great lover of dogs myself and like to take them out for fresh aid and exer- else, but unless a bulldog is very gentle don't think he ought to be allowed to go further from hls master than the end of goed stout chain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Sophronisba Breckinridge of Ken lucky was the first woman to receive the degree of doctor of jurisprudence at Chicago university. Her given name thus makes good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

If everybody were to have the same ideas regarding vacations that Uncle Russell Sage has, summer hotels would have to go out of business and there would not be much fun in life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
THE SCARCITY OF WHALEBoNE

From the Chicago Journal.
 Two and a half tons of whalebone were recently sold at Dundee at the rate. It is understood, of $15,000 a ton, or 5000 a ton higher than the previous re- cord price. Early last century the price was $125 q ton,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Brigand Raisuli .holds two Ameri- cans, who are equivalent to four acres, and he is adding to his demands from time to time. He is a gentlemanly but firm bandit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Santos-Dumont's No. ' is the Eng fish Lad of the aerial derby. It is to be hoped that the airship will have better luck than the racehorse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

It is presumed that the faculty of the University of Chicago is taking a vacation and thinking up some new ideas to spring upon the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

New York city's government calls for an expenditure of 106 million dol lars next year, or about thirty-ffve times as much as Alabama expends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The only rival the war in the Far East has at present is the Fourth of July as it is celebrated in the states to the north of us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Fairbanks still insists that he is big ger than the vice-presidency, but those who know him well do not see any material disparity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The Chicago convention appears to be a willing subject for the hypnotic eye of Professor Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

If Reggie Vanderbilt decides to seek a seat in the senate, he will have to determine what state he will represent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

A baby has just been born on the Eiffel tower. It is getting so that babies are born in almost any old place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The Alabama female moonshiner is a credit to the mountains when it comes to bluffing revenue officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Raisuli, gentleman and brigand, should visit this country in order to see how nobly the trusts have dupli- cated himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

With Dowie at home again and Dr. Parkhurst in Europe the equilibrium of the hemisphere is restored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The trusts prefer Philander Knox in the senate to Philander Knox in the attorney-general's office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The saner Fourth of July in Chicago has surrendered to the Chicago small boy internationally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Nashville is recuperating after strenuous service as hostess of the Confederate Veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The bull pen of Colorado goes int, the campaign also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The democrats of Illinois must be- gin to appreciate sane and sensible state conventions at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

MT. Moody wnl soon be gallant tal at the topmast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The dull show at Chicago will be followed by a three-ringed perform ance at St Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Picnic days and rain continue to come together, in spite of what the weather prophets may say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Iron Man McGinnity and Iron Man Vulcan are two different persons, but both are very prominent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The Pere Marquette railroad system has caught the annexation habit, and is aspiring to Rock Island limit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Life preservers that would not pre- serve is another explanation of the long death list in the Slocum disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

The nomination for vice-president on the democratic ticket will be an after consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21
ue,r, b-- 2 s,~ as.l Jim,

'Loneside O. some plous gentlemen
 That would shook hands with him. He seen his duty, a dead sure thing,
 And went for 1t thar and then; And Christ ain't a-going to be too hard On a man that died for men-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

King Edward is still sport. He goes to the races.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

If not Parker, who?" Ask us some thing easier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Watermelons are gradually getting within reach of the masses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Birmingham's ''benzine> buggies" have not yet become menace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

In today's Chicago convention pools can be sold on the vice-presidency only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Judge Parker's silence is considered eloquent in some localities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Illinois has Hopkins Harrison, Hearst and Harmony, and still it is not happy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-21

Aguinaldo is coming, and this fact should lead to Bag Bag boom.