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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
An Unfortunate Passenger.

A group of gentlemen in the Morris lobby last night were speaking of how uncertain man is of the future, when one of them said: That recalls an incident that occurred some time ago on an ex- press train here in the south.
 T was in the smoker enjoying choice Havana. A party of four or five gentle men were just in front of me. They ap- peared to be quite congenia1 group and my attention was particularly attracted to one of the gentlemen. an unusually large man of perhaps 50 years.
 He was very jovial and the party were kept In laughing mood by his wltu- cisms. was impressed by his splendid physique and obvious good health. Pres ently he arose and bidding his companions adieu, passed from the smoker, evidently with the intention of going Into the next car. In few moments one of the train men rushed through in great excitement saying some one had fallen from the train.
 The train was running at high rate of speed and it was some minutes before we came to a standstill, and then we were within a few hundred feet of little flag station. The train was running be- hind time. and after consultation with the stationmaster, the conductor decided not to go back for his unfortunate pas senger, but sent a handcar to bring him to the station where medical attention could be had. The train pulled out and I never knew the fate of tiis man, whom a short time previous had been the strong est and most animated passenger on the train.
 'In passing from one coach to the other a sudden lurch had thrown him to the ground. I have time and again wondered what his fate was. The shock was neces- sarily severe. and if he escaped with life he was indeed fortunate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
From the Washington

From the Washington Post.
 THREE or four days ago letter (U carrier in Jersey City incurred
 the i'll will of a small black and tan terrier belonging to Mrs. Bartsch and received one of those bites for which urally only one course lay open to free born and enlightened American citizen under such circumstances. The letter carrier promptly demanded the execution of the dog. Of course, he was no be- liever in that ancient and honorable superstition that to kill the biting dog is to make the bitten person forever im- mune from hydrophobia. This letter car- rier scorns such nursery tales. He called for the dogs head upon charger. nevertheless, and all Jersey City Is in a turmoil over the incident.
 Meanwhile. the Society for the Preven- ton of Cruelty to Animals. or, rather, one or two of It's representative officials have joined in the controversy, and are publishing some very sensible statements and injunctions which, 1t is to be hoped will be widely read and pondered. Here. for example. is a declaration by John P. Haines, president of the New York so- clety:
 First. It is supposed that a mad dog dreads water. It Is not so The mad dog Tis very likely to plunge his head to the eyes in water, though he cannot swallow it and laps if with diffieulfy
 Second. It Is supposed a mad dog runs about, with evidences of intense ex- citement. It Is not so. The mad dog never runs about in agitation, he never gallops he is always alone, usually in a strange place, where he 5ogs along slowly. If he is approached by dog or man he shows no sign of excitement but when the dog or man is near enough he snaps and resumes his solitary trot.
 Third. If dog barks, yelps, whines. or erowIs that dog Is not mad. The only sound mad dog is ever known to emit is a hoarse howl, and that seldom. Even blows will not bring an outcry from a mad dog. Therefore, if any dog under any circumstances, utters any sound other than that of hoarse howl that dog is not mad
 Fourth. It is supposed that a mad dog froths at the mouth. This is not so. If dogs jaws are covered or fiecked with white froth, that dog is not mad. The surest of all signs that dog is mad is thick. ropy, brown mucus clinging to his lips, which he often tries vainly to tear away with his paws or to wash away with water.
 Fifth. If your dog should be bitten by any other dog watch him carefully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
WOMAN.

By John Greenleaf Whittier. Flowers spring to blossom where she
 walks
 The careful ways of duty; Our hard, stiff lines of life with her Are flowing curves of beauty. Our homes are cheering for her sake, Our dooryards brighter blooming, And all about the social air Is sweeter for her coming. Inspoken homilies of peace Her daily fife is preaching; The still refreshmept of the dew Is her unconscious teaching.
 : And never tenderer hand than hers Unknits the brow of ailing; Her garments to the sick mans ear Have music in their trailing. Her presence lends its warmth and health To all who come before 1t. If woman lost us Eden, such | As she alone restore it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
SOME FALLACIES ABOUT
 THE SUPPOSED MAD DOG

If he Is infected by rabies you will dis cover signs of it possibly in from six to ten days. Then he will be restless, often getting up, only to lie down again, chang ing his position impatiently, turning from side to side and constantly licking or scratching some particular part of his head, limbs or body.
 .'He will be irritable and inclined to dash at other animals and he will some times snap at objects which he imagines to be near him.
 "He will be excessively thirsty, lap ping water eagerly and often. Then there will be glandular swelling about his laws and throat. If he can, he will prob- ably stray away from home and trot slowly and mournfully along the highway or across country. Meddling with neither man nor beast, unless they approach him, and then giving single snap. The only exception to this behavior occurs in ferocious dogs, which during the earlier stages of excitement may attack any liv- ing object in sight
 MT. Haines, moreover, while not deny ing the existence of rabies, declares that during the thirty years which have elapsed since the establishment of the society not single case has come under the observation of the officers and agents. although they have exercised constant vigilance. He says that more than 160, GOO dogs and other small animals have been cared for by the society since Jan uary 1, 1901 but that none of them has had hydrophobia. The experience of the S. P. c. A.. therefore. is exactly Identical with that of every eminent neurologist' such as Profs. Charles W. Dulles and s. Soils Cohen of Philadelphia, and Prof. Edward c. Spitzka of New York of every neurological society which has conducted investigations in this field; of every pound-keeper we have heard from lne records of the London hospital and or oe. Georges hospital, in the same city nave records of thousands of persons pltteh by dogs popuarly supposed ta have peen mad, and not a single diagnosis Of hydro- phobia in any instance. In other Worus' almost the only authorities wno insis. upon hydrophobia in man as the result of dog bite are gentlemen who na.e q serum to sell or who conduct nospitais devoted to the treatment of mimatic ois- eases.
 The spectacle of this survival or superstition born in the Dark Ages IS not pleasant spectacle on the tnresnoio oi the twentieth century.
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which will act as guardians for stran- gers who visit the fair and are not well aeouainted with Inc town" said bust- hess man who knows the bureau. This bureau makes no charge whatever and on application will make all arrangements for a stay at the fair. including the choice of a hotel schedule for seeing the fair and every thing else that would otherwise have to be done by the visitor himself The aims and purposes Of the bureau are set forth as follows in cir eular which is being sent out;
 Through our wide acquaintance In St. Louis, we have made arrangements with practically all the hotels, livery companies. treatres. and others in the city catering to the travelling public, and will, on proper application. meet parties at trains, provide them with carriages; locate them at hotels; protect them from sharpers and see that only current rates are charged; arrange worlds fair sched- ules of entertainment and theAtre or boat parties-in short, assume all the trouble some details that so often mar the pleas ures of travel
 'I do not know whether the Goodloe Location bureau Is purely philanth- ropic enterprise or not, but suppose the members must have some arrangement with the hotels so that they will receieve a commission for all the guests they lo- cate at a particular hostelry. At any | rate no charge is made for this service and the Goodloe bureau is the only one of its kind in St. Louis. The address Is 1922 Olive street, St. Louis, so if you con template going to the fair here Is a chance to save yourself needless worry and bother You may also be able to keep off the sharpers with the benevo- lent assistance of the Goodloe bureau"
 About Persons.
 John B. Knox of Anniston is at the | Hillman.
 E. B. Farland of Baltimore is stopping at the St. Nicholas.
 J. P. Hastings of Montgomery is at the Mcrris.
 Harry H. Jones of Kansas City is regis tered at the Colonial.
 J. J. Taylor of Troy is at the Hillman.
 
 S P. Kennedy of Anniston Is at the St. Nicholas.
 pr. J. c. Walker of Mayline Is stop- ping at the Morris. ]
 J. F. Cannon of Philadelphia is at the Colonial.
 Prof R. D. Webb instructor of English at Auburn, is spending a few days in the city with his brother, J. F. Webb. He is en route to Chicago, where he will pursue special study in English this sum- mer.
 Edward J. Glider of Demopolis is regis tered at the TIillman
 J. P. Williams of Opelika is at the Morris.
 L. H. Mclaughlin of Atlanta Is storping at the St. Nicholas
 J. W. Conner of Anniston is at the Nor ris.
 R. L. Blanton of Double Springs is stop ping at the Colonial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

The sane Fourth of July in Chicago has fallen by the board because the sum of Aaty thousand dollars was not forthcoming The small boy and tho big boy will now proceed to celebrate each in hie own way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

The silence habit is spreading. Hearst has closed his headquarters, and MT. Roosevelt will make no speeches. It may act upon the spell binders in the course of time, but this would be too good to be true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Humping the bumps" is a popu- lar amusement at Coney Island. Any thing short of a broken neck is con- sidered good time at that strenuous resort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
No TrinIna Detail.
, the Chicago Journal.

From the Chicago Journal.
 Miss Truesoe-Am I to understand papa, that everything is settled in re- gard to my wedding? y Mir. Truesoe-Yes. my dear, everything but the, bills!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

A Pennsylvania baseball player broke his neck while sliding to home plate. If he ~ies he will have the sat isfaction of knowing that he picked out the best base of the four to slide for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

There Is st4h some talk of running General Miles on the cold water ticket. In his case the bandwagon will also b. the water wagon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

from the bulls. The bulls have lost none of their courage or cash. They are getting ready to trim the bears again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

cut-rate immigration is at high. water mark. Steamships may yet bring immigrants over free, and throw at each one a chromo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

While at Oyster Bay this summer MT. Roosevelt will be visited only by those high in the republican councils, and cranks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Wall street bulls and bears are look i. with field glasses for lambs, they have become so scarce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

The Victor Record Is trying to re cuperate from the blow in the stom. ach it received last week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Hearst is getting run for his money at any rate, and he counts the present week the best of all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

President Francis declines to be el bowed out by Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa who despises cheap living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

The Pennsylvania constitution is a dead letter when it gets up against theaP aPennsylyania machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Joe Cannon does not think speakers Of the house should in any case be sentenced to serve a term in the vice presidency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

The baseball glory of Pittsburg has departed, partly to Cincinnati, but mostly to New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Reggie" Vanderbilt is now safe in Newport, where 1t is hoped that he will stay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Howard Gould is building a house made up of two hundred rooms. He should have built it in Utah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

After the Panama canal is finished Mobile will never again speak of seyen-story building as a skyseraper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Nashville is in the hands of the Con federate Veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Some of the presidential bees that are buzzing in bonnets may be mere house flies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Garibaldl woulu feel perfectly al home out in glad Colorado.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Senator Knox has no doubt agreed that he will not run amuck in the sen ate when the trusts want anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Secretary Shaw says there has been too much silence of Esopus sort in connection with the worlds fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

War news comes at present from the far east, the far west and from Morocco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
A Boon for Stranoers.

.srhere is novel bureau in St. Louis called the Goodloe Location bureau,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Joe Cannon's ''no" is the genuine article, and he proposes to make it good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Colorado is trying to beat Morocco at its own game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

The $9.6O immigrant is a worse peril just now than anything China can offer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

The octoroon adventures of New York is again at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Mint juleps are vending their way down KentucKy colonels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

The New York subway is about as wonderful as anything St. Louis can offer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

What Is the Pennsylvania constitu- tion between machinites?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Panamas treasury is the soundest and strongest in the Latin republics,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Morocco is nothing if not primitive even in robbery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15
Kansas has acquired the flood habit

Victor is not victorious in Colorado
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

'S oeA4@ 2 2AA LII QA euAJ AA has fallen by the board because the sum of -lty thousand dollars was not forthcoming. The small boy and tho big boy will now proceed to celebrate each in his own way.
 
 Cut-rate immigration is at high water mark. Steamships may yet bring immigrants over free, and throw at each one a chromo.
  Joe Cannon does not think speakers of the house should in any case be sentenced to serve a term in the vice presidency.
 After the Panama canal is finished Mobile will never again speak of a seven-story building as a skyscraper  Senator Knox has no doubt agreed that he will not run amuck in the sen. ate when the trusts want anything
 -s--< Secretary Shaw says there has been too much silence of Esopus sort in connection with the worlds fair.
  Howard Gould is building a house made up of two hundred rooms. He should have built it in Utah. The Pennsylvania constitution is a dead letter when it gets up against the e4Pennsylvania machine.
 ----------~ President Francis declines to be el- bowed out by Leslie M Shaw of Iowa who despises cheap living. The Victor Record is trying to re- cuperate from the blow in the stom- ach it received last week.
  Wall street bulls and bears are look i s with field glasses for lambs, they have become so scarce.
  Hearst is getting run for his money at any rate, and he counts the present week the best of all. The baseball glory of Pittsburg has departed, partly to Cincinnati, but mostly to New York.
  Some of the presidential bees that are buzzing in bonnets may be mere house flies.
 Reggie" Vanderbilt is now safe in Newport, where 1t is hoped that he will stay.
 War news comes at present from the far east, the far west and from Morocco
 Joe Cannon's 'no" is the genuine article, and he proposes to make it good.
  The $960 immigrant is a worse peril just now than anything China can offer.
 The New York subway is about as wonderful as anything St. Louis can offer.
 Panama's treasury is the soundest and strongest in the Latin republics. What Is the Pennsylvania constitu- tion between machinites?
 
 Mint juleps are vending their way down KentucKy colonels.
  The octoroon adventures of New York is again at large. Colorado is trying to beat Morocco at its own game.
  Nashville is in the hands of the Con federate Veterans. Mnr0rco is nnthinp if mt nrimitiVe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-15

Rider Haggard, the great English TO- mancer, has become such an expert on agricultural questions in England that he Is about to forget how to tell good story.
 While his statistics and observations of
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-03
Ambldexterlty.

Gen. Baden.Powell has long been
able TO write and draw with either
hand with equal facility. During some
manoeuvers which took place when
his right arm was useless owing to
the bite Of q dog. he wrote and illus
trated his daily reports entirely with
his left hand, says the House Beau
tiful." Sir Walter Parratt. organist of
st. Georges chapel, Windsor, can &C.
company a full choral service with his
left hand and his feet and write a let
ter at the same time with his right
hand. Queen Victoria was ambidex.
trous; she could draw as well with
the left hand as with the right Prof.
Morse Of the Baltimore university and
Sir Edwin Landseer were able to use
either hand impartially; and the great
artlst.scientist of the Renaissance
period in Italy, Leonardo de Vinci, was
ambldextrous. Conjurers and jugglers
must be able to depend upon the left
hand as much as upon the right. All
who possess ambidextral power Ge-
clare II to be most highly priced
faculty. The Japanese appear to be
the most ambidextrous nation in these
days, though many Orientals are able
to use either hand with impartiality.
The Shah of Persia signs his name
with either left or right hand; artisans
In the east are frequently able to work
with either hand with equal skill, and
they also bring both right and left
foot to their aid.
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The Rat and the Dove.

There can be no doubt that strong
attachments are formed between ami
mails, and that they are capable OF
emotions of pity and acts OF generos'
ity, not only toward their own kind,
but even toward creatures of another
species.
A gentleman who had a great num-
Der of doves used to feed them near
the barn. At such times not only
chickens and sparrows, but also rats,
were accustomed TO come and share
the meal. One day he saw a large
rat fill it's cheeks with kernels Of corn
and run to the coach house, repeating
this performance several times. On
going over TO investigate, he found a
lame dove eating the corn which the
rat had brought.
Such an action on the part Of human
beings would be looked upon as a
charitable desire TO relieve the neces-
stiles Of a helpless cripple-and We
must also so consider 1t in the case
of the rat.
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In a Lions Mouth.

Not all of the delights of spring are
for the country boy. We who live in
the city have a host Of them, and can
see many a strange and pleasing sight
If we keep our eyes open. A few
days ago, while riding my bicycle
down Madison avenue, l heard the
twittering of sparrOws, and. looking
up, saw in the mouth of the stone lion
on the corner of the building of one
of the city's prominent clubs the re-
mains of last years nest, and two
sparrows getting ready to build a
new one for this year.
1t was such a novel place for bird
to choose for housekeeping that I
stopped and made sketch of It..
While standing on the opposite corner
sketching, the policeman of that
beat" came over to talk with me.
He seemed pleased that l should have
noticed the birds. He said that the
sparrows had been keeping house
there for several years.
He had often stopped to watch them
build their nests, and later feed their
little ones, which later would play
around the lions head, sitting on his
nose or eyebrows as saucily as could
be, as much as to say: You may
look fierce, but-who's afraid?"-St.
Nicholas.
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licked Time Two Centuries.

The residents of Tlalpam, Mex, com.
plain that the public clock of that
town is useless; repairs are made
every week. but every week the clock
gets out of repair and can never be
kept in good condition. The Tlalpam
clock is probably the Oldest public
clock on the American continent 1t
was originally installed as a cathedral
clock in the year 1867; in 1890 it was
donated to the council of San Agustin
de las Clevas, near Tlalpam, when it
was installed there and set in motion
Since that time 1t has never undergone
repairs until few weeks ago. The
clock. however has told the time for
24I years and it is but natural that it
is tired and wants to be sent to mu-
scum.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-03
WHY Snow Bursts a Gun,

In discussion at the Royal society
on the effects of sudden pressures,
in London recently of some expert
ments on the effects of sudden pres.
sures. attention was called to a singu-
lar experience, which, it '7as said, PEG
pie who go shooting in winter some
times have. If the muzzle of a gun
happens to get plugged up with little
snow, the gun invariably bursts when
fired in that condition. Light as the
plug of snow is, it requires a definite
time for a finite pressure, however
great, to get it under way. and dur,
Ing this short time the tension of the
powder gases becomes so great that
the barrel of the ordinary fowling.
piece is unable to withstand Il.
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asphaitum. In which there float and
break bubbles containing most hor'
ribie gases.
The workmen so out on the surface
OF this lake and cut great slabs OF
asphaltum. which are carried away,
But the next morning the hole they
left Is filled up again with the pitch.
which has risen during the night. so
that the supply seems 20 be inexhaust'
able.
This curious lake was discovered by
Sir Waiter Raleigh when he landed in
Trinidad In 1895, on his way 10 the
mouth OF the orinoco In search OF FL
Dorado.
Another strange lake is situated on
a peninsula which juts out into the
Caspian Sea. The whole surface OF
this lake In covered with crust OF
salt so thick and strong that a man
can ride across II on horseback with
safety.
In Central Asia. near the Caspian
Sea. In lake OF beautiful rose water
while the banks are covered with salt
crystals as white as snow. From the
waters Of this lake there arises
fiower'like odor. The color and the
odor are supposed to be caused by
vegetable matter In the depths.
There used to be curious lake on
the top OF the Volcano de Aqua, In
Guatemala, $4,000 feet above the level
OF the sea. II was not fed by springs
nor by rivers. but was caused by ac-
foundations of snow and rain-in fact,
was an immense reservoir. II lasted
for centuries. Then, one day, the sides
of the lake gave way, and down the
waters rolled, dealing death and de-
struction, and digging great barran-
ca, or ravine, In the mountainside,
which is still visible.