The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08

1 WO men were executed at Pitts @ burg. Pa. the other day for the
 crime of murder. One was a ne- gro and the other a white man, and the color line was drawn even more tightly than the hemp rope which waited both of these condemned men to eternity. It seems that the white man was well con- nected' and did not want his people to think that he committed a crime with a negro, so he requested that he be hanged first befitted the dignity of his white skin. In a matter of crime. the law makes no social distinction, but evidently the criminals themselves are very punctilious on this point, for were 1t otherwise we would not have the gentleman burglar" In this case the negro had no complaint to make, as the prejudice of the white murderer gave him a few more minutes of life.
 The cadets of the Virginia Military in- stitute have just given a striking example of the chivalry and loyalty to woman that plays a prominent part in historical novels dealing with that state, but is NltNtu Shtplltdliy Dy SOlut ptOPlc Two members of the corps were accused of insulting young ladies while intoxi- cated. A committee of students was ap pointed to investigate the charges, and found the two cadets guilty. The com mandant was not consulted. The entire corps drew up on the parade ground the two offenders were brought out, and in hot rctry cut from their uniforms and they were told to depart immediately. Such a spirit is not surprising at the Virginia Polytech- mic institute. There are no military insti- tutes in the country that rank higher.
 In spite of the fact that St. Louis pa- pers continue to asseverate that rooms can be secured by visitors to the fair at comparatively moderate rates, papers in hair fraising accounts of how visitors to St. Louis are mulcted by hotels and boarding houses. It is claimed that $10 a day is no unusual charge for a room without board. However, 1t is said by those who have already visited the fair that it is possible to stay in St. Louis for s20 a week, provided one Is fortunate enough to get to some private house. The city of Niagara Falls maintains press bureau that is ably managed and is efficient In keeping the attractions of that town before the public eye. The bureau has been in existence for several years, during which time 1t has been in strumental in securing thirty-two con- ventions for the city, in addition to flood ing the country with literature descrip- tive of the falls. This merely shows how the spirit of commerciaism dominates the life of today. Even natures sublim- est works must forsooth depend upon press agents to advertise their grandeur, just like the circus and the musical comedy are dependent on their flaming posters to draw the public's dollars. The press bureau is a product of the Nine teenth century that has reached its high est stage of development in the Twentieth century.
 The business of rushing the growler," |" which is the modern way of describing the act by which a tin pail or other re- ceptacle of similar nature is transport ed to the door of saloon for a supply of beer, has seriously declined in New York as result of an increase in license. If is said that about 400 establishments where refreshments are dispensed have closed their doors rather than pay s120O year to do business. However, it is