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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
Promise Not to Coal.


Eventually Admiral Rojestvensky prom
ised he would not coal in Spanish waters
at the same time begging the commander
of the port to obtain the governments s
PERMISSION for each warship to take on
400 tons of coal, with which to reach Tan
gier Shortly afterwards three golfers
sailed for ranger, but two remained
alongside the Russian warships.
During the afternoon Admiral Rojest-
,ensky, accompanied by the commanders
of his battleships, visited the military
governor, the French consul and the COM
mander of the port receiving the usual
honors
AS far as can be seen the crews of the
hattleships are very uneasy. Sentinels are
closely watching every movement within
the harbor All four of the warships seen
to be cleared for action.
1t is rumored that the object of the
Spanish government in requesting the Rus
slams to remain the shortest possible time
at Vigo is to prevent the possibility OF
attack by Japanese agents, whose pres
ence in the province of Gaelicia is sus-
pected.
1t is learned that three other Russian
warships have anchored in Aroza bay.
4
mission to coal In Spanish waters
Special Ships Keep Watch.
The Spanish warships Marques de La
Victoria and Vasco Nunez de Balboa are
keeping watch along the coast. The au-
thorities have ordered that all fishing
boats shall fly the national flag, in order
to avoid repetition of the Dogger bank
incident.
Prince Keretelli, an officer of the battle
ship Emperor Alexander III, has been in
terviewed and gives the following expla-
nation of the attack by the batleships up
on the British trawlers off Dogger bank.
"The transport Anatol which was
steaming ahead of the squadron was sud-
denly surrounded by eight torpedo boats
and requested assistance, whereupon the
batleship division advanced and sgnalled
the unknown vessels to leave or disclose
their nationality. The vessels refused to
obey and advanced among the Russian
battleships. Suddenly a cannon shot was
heard from an unknown vessel. Then
the admiral formed in battle line and re-
piled to the fire, afterwards continuing
his voyage"
Prince Keretelli added that the Rus
SLAMS feared the strange torpedo boats
were Japanese. as the admiral was aware
that the japanese had purchased such
boats in England.
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the protection of the constitution. Judge
Parker would find It a little difficult to
extend the 5rotection Of the constitution
to the yellow people across the Pacific
when his own party refuses justice to the
negroes at home
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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
TIE BOY WHO WON'T WORK.

What to do with that boy who
won't work? Before we could give
an opinion we should want to know
what sort of boy he is. Maybe he
has naturally inventive and mechan-
ical turn of mind; maybe he is a
bookworm and would rather read
Shakespeare and ancient history than
to plow corn maybe he is in love
with nature and must needs be hunt
ing birds nests, chasing butterflies or
bugs or watching the clouds and stn-
sets when he should be picking up
potatoes. Ifthe boy is built this way,
don't lick him and jaw him, but have
little horse sense and do your best
to help him along the line of work
and study which most interests him,
but if he is one of the kind who are
simply lazy, with a natural inclination
to rob orchards and melon patches,
smoke cigarettes back Of the barn
and with a marked love for yellow
backed dime novels, pom honor, we
believe that a good hickory switch,
his dad and the boy can be got into
an active conjunction none too quick
". We have come across many men
who, arrived at mature years and oc-
cupying useful and honorable posi-
tions in society, were free to admit
that they owed much to a good lick
ing judiciously administered at the
right time. There is no sort of use
or sense in man raising lazy, worth
less son. Nine times out of ten he is
that sort just because he was not well
trained and because his dad set him
bad example. Every boy will at first
take his father for pattern, and if
you are no count sort of fellow your
boys will be that way, too, unless
they have mighty good woman for
a mother, and often she can't save
them. You man with boy to train,
Just preach less and practice more.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05

A GOOD name is rather to be chosen
than great riches, and loving favor
rather than silver or gold.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
THE PAY IN CONGRESS.

While there is no disposition to pass
bill raising the salaries of Congress-
men, it is growing more apparent each
year that the existing stipend is wholly
inadequate and that few men without
private fortunes will consent to remain
in public life. With every Congress
not few useful men quietly drop out
on this account. A New England
representative used to say facetiously
that there were two classes of men,
speaking from the financial point of
view, who should go to Congress
those who were so rich that no amount
of appeal for money could affect them
adversely and those so poor that the
worst hanger-on would not waste his
time in hunting them up. AS this
member said he belonged to neither
class congress was no place for him.
nave teacneu C0nS1uSi0Ii as 70
how much it costs man to be in
congress, even on the most economi-
cal basis, remarked a representative
of moderate means today in discussing
this subject. Whatever it is costing
a man to live at home it will cost him
that amount to live here, plus SIS, 900,
the Congressional salary. I pay at
hotel here $24o a month for accom-
modations for my wife and myself,
which is 81 day per capita, with no
reductions for absences from the city.
"a Congressman must live at a
hotel. The moment he buys house.
it gets telegraphed to his district that
he thinks he has a life claim on his
seat, and the chances are that the eau.
cuses will go against him the next
time. A Senator, elected for six
years, may sometimes build a house,
but even with him the experiment has
not always proved safe. I abhor
hotel life, but feel that for political
reasons ! must submit to it.
"A man must also allow 20 per
cent. of his salary at the least calcu-
lation for subscriptions to political
and charitable enterprises in his dis
trict, good, bad and Indifferent. I
think few persons will take exception
to my formula that the man at home
who wants to come to Congress must
bring his present living expenses with
him, in addition to what Uncle Sam
purposes to pay him."
There was time, twenty years
or more ago, when by common con-
sent THE WAS ant the case. A con-
eressman could live n reaSonapis
comfort on his salary. But standards
of entertainment are constantly rising,
and there are few men who can af-
ford wholly to omit social obligations.
The striker for aid has become
recognized as distinct type of con-
gressional parasite, but one which
cannot wholly be ignored.
A rich Pennsylvania Representa-
tive was accosted by a well-dressed
man in the lobby who began to tell a
gone through two sentences before
the discerning Keystone statesman
interrupted: What! Are you strap
ped?"
"That, Mr.. -, is just what
was getting around to say" and with
another mouthful Of explanation and
apology occupied the time while the
M. c was drawing five dollar bill
from his pocket. Not infrequently
professional striker comes to town
who sees every man in the delega-
ton of the State, often netting sub
stantial sum in this ay.-BostOn
Transmit.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
NO CoUNTERFEIT PERFECT.

"Why is it that counterfeiters have
never been able to turn out perfect
reproduction of paper money Issued
~ gS'ves4 s4s.st .s.sls..-i. 3-i--.
E. Wilkie, chief of the secret service
division of the treasury department,
the other day.
"The answer is simple enough, >
replied the man who has the reputa-
ton of being one of the greatest GRIM
inal catchers in the word. IF the
man who engraved the original bills
which counterfeiters try to initiate
tried to reproduce his own work he
would make a miserable failure of it.
Write your own name on a piece of
paper fifty times and trace one over
the other and you will find that no
two are alike.
"That is the difficulty experienced
by counterfeiters which makes their
work easy to detect. Machines can
not be made which can do the work
of lithographing by hand. They lack
that quaver and gentle touch which
the hand gives in making curve,
nor can a hand reproduce exactly a
curve once made.
"This, then, is the simple solution
which aids the government experts
and oftentimes the bank officials to
detect a counterfeit bill almost the
minute they see one. There are,
however, various arts of the counter
feiter with which the experts have to
contend, and the secret service bureau
and its assistants are kept busy
through the year passing upon
queer" money which is sent for in
spection. All money thus sent in is
kept for year at least and then de-
stroyed. Frequently the track of a
counterfeiter is determined by the re-
appearance Of a certain peculiar bill
in different parts of the country, and
oftentimes large packet of one kind
of bills will accumulate before the
criminal is run to earth.
There are not only the Autographs,
but even crude printing is tried, and
oftentimes, as in one of the latest
cases, expert photography is employ
ed in making counterfeit bills. The
photographs, however, do not remain
because they fade faprdIy. IN Sne
latest case it is estimated that within
a month of exposure to the air the
bills would fade until they became
mere pieces of white paper.
1--WE get many grades of counter
felt work here," said Chief Wilkie.
"Some of it is done by expert litho
graphers and is every bit as good as
the original save only that it is not
like the original for the reason stated
above. The methods of counterfeit
ers are multitudinous, but it is traf
fic that cannot be carried on long.
That is why counterfeiter moves
from place to place."
Chief Wilkie takes as much pleas
ure in his work as is possible for any
man, possesses the true thief catch
ing instinct, which rarely leads him
astray, and when his efforts are crown
ed by success he displays the elation
of boy. Not many years ago John
Wilkie was city editor of a big Chica-
go daily newspaper. His previous
experience in detective work was linn
tied to the usual activities of night
police reporter. .-CHiaago Meas.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
Il think have been driving right

fAeO heaven, 81.
II why, Cousin Jim, am so glad
70 see you again. 1t seems SO like
old times to see you and Silas driving
home through the lane" And the
good woman came forward, with both
hands outstretched. Her eyes grew
moist when she saw how feeble the
Old bachelor cousin was. She and
Silas had to almost lift him from the
buggy, and her strong arms support
ed the frail form as he walked with
dragging steps up the gravel walk
and into the cool, fower-scented par
lor. His eyes roved about the quiet
| place and he sighed:
Heaven, Heaven at last -
You lie right down on the couch,
Cousin Jim, and take a nap while /
get supper. Til call you in time to
wash and freshen up. I'm going 10
have some raised biscuits and honey
You always liked that"
The tired man laid his head back
and murnured:
"Dear Mandy! / am so glad to
get back home again. will rest for
few moments. I am so tired-and
$3.50 happy to get home-home |"
Mandy went out and closed the par
lor door. "This must be Heaven
at last. 1t is so still, so sweet, so
nice. Tomorrow I will go down to
the mill dam; I will go to the old
swimming hole under the willows
once more, where dear old ST and /
used to swim. 1 will sit on the stoop
in the cool of the evening, and-I
will be at home once more with the
good and true and unselfsh ones"
And thus he murmured as he drift
ed into the land of sweet dreams. At
rest, finally, there in the cool, flower
scented parlor of the little m-house,
afar from the noise and hustle of the
city.
The bees buzzed among the lilacs,
where the humming birds whirred ;
apple blossoms bunted against the
blinds and the fragrant petals fell
upon the sleeper's face-but he did
not stir. He was dreaming of the
dear old days of boyhood, days filled
with joy and delight and sweetness.
Then the good angel of the old
mans dreams came in a chariot of
silver, and his eyelids were touched
with a magic wand. He roved in
green pastures, where blue cloud
f1eeced skies bent; and he wandered
by crystal streams in the cool shady
woodlands where birds made glad the
fragrant breezes of the summer day of
unending bliss.
And then-then it was no longer
dream. Oh, the glory of it all 1t
was blessed reality.
'Jim p
There came no response from the
old man on the couch.
"Silas, come quick All is not
They approached the couch and
looked down upon the face. The
tired look had disappeared. There
was smile instead. Cousin Jim was
no longer ill-he was at rest, peace
fully at rest. And all was well with
him.
The city relatives walled when his
will was read. The good and true
ones who had loved him to the end,
the kindly ones who lived in the little
house at the end of the lane-Jim
had given all to them.-NeaO York
Times.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05

ty whose manifold accomplishments
included the choicest he had ever
dreamed Of in his pictures of an ideal
wife, it is scarcely to be wondered at
that he fell headlong into loves beau-
tiful abyss.
Rosa Barrett tainted when she read
the announcement of Larry's engage
ment to Emily.
"It's-it's outrageous r. was all
Mrs. Barrett's trembling tongue could
utter.
Mrs. Truesdale's comment was
quite different. It's what I prayed
and. hoped for, she murmured, as she
blessed them both.-AngeLa MoxYan.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
LETTUCE pREvENTs SMALLPOX.

Don't forget that lettuce is pre-
ventive of smallpox.
So far as it is possible for human
being to be protected from catching
smallpox, lettuce is protection.
No need for vaccination whatever.
Any person who eats small quantity
of lettuce twice a day, morning and
evening, is as we'll protected against
smallpox as it is possible for any one
to be.
To be sure, one ought to be clean,
ought to live in ventilated rooms, and
avoid dirt of all sorts. Also contact
with people who have smallpox is not
to be thought of. But there is no
need for vaccination.
Go calmly on about your business.
Provide a small quantity of lettuce
morning and evening, and you can
feel sure that you have protected your
self and your family in the best possi-
BILE way against smallpox.
Lettuce is one of the Oldest vege-
table remedies known to the medical
profession. Long befofe it was used
as food it was used as medicine.
Many times it has been claimed that
it has magical or miraculous powers
to prevent contagious disease. We
believe this is carrying matters alto
gether too far. But lettuce does fur
nish to the system exactly what is
needed to protect it against the poi
son of smallpox.
We defy any one to produce case
of smallpox that has been contracted
by any person who made daily use
of lettuce as food. If there is any
such case on record, we would be
glad to hear of it.-lNedieaI Talk.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05

MRS. SHARProNGUE-"D'ye 'ye mean
T. say you've been married ten years
an never had a quarrel with yer hus-
band?"
Fair Stranger-"That is true,
madam"
"And ye always let him have the
last word?"
eyes, madam 1 wouldn't for the
world do anything to lessen my hus-
bands love for me. He might get
careless"
"Careless?"
eyes. We are jugglers by pro-
fession, and at two performances every
day 1 stand against board while he
throws the knives.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.

am only boy of eight years and haven't much
Though discovered perpetual motion week
ago today.
I'll tell you how it came about: It wasn't my
intention
Twas only nervy trick of mine which caused
this great invention.
My father is preacher, and long face wears
He never refuses bid to go eat yellow-leaged
He also is a widower, and on marrying seems
much bent; N
So home to dinner with Widow Snooks my pa
last Sunday went.
My father takes paper, which he tries hard TO
It is headed sMatrImony." and this paper did
steal.
Now pa he has a handkerchief he uses on Sunday
So knew that if fixed it up she'd find out dad
sinner.
I took that handkerchief and wrapped the
paper tights
stuffed it in his pocket, with one corner left in
This handkerchief was silk, and right proud of
1t was he;
So he jerked it out at dinner when he knew the
widow'd see.
But. alas out came the paper. and it lit in the.
Widows cup;
And the way she raved and snorted, dad knew
his case was up.
So he came right home and caught me by the
neck and by the hair,
And he jerked me and he kicked me till Use way
up in the air.
So this is perpetual motion-'tis curious kind
But I've got her surer than shootin', for dads
foot is working yit.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05

CUsroMER-''I've found out that
the gallon of whisky you sold me is
doctored." Dealer-''Um-well, you
said you wanted it for medical use. !"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
HORSES AT SEA.

The ability of horses to smell land
when far at sea is not generally
known, but the equine must be cred
tied with this acute sense.
When a we'll known horseman OF
Philadelphia went to Europe some
time ago he took a blooded horse
with him. The animal was in speci-
ally prepared stall on deck and en-
joyed the trip despite the rough wealth
er. When the horseman thought
land should be sighted, he asked the
captain how far the ship was from
the Irish coast. The commander of
the steamer, in his usual gruff man
ner, replied: "Your horse will tell
you. Watch him."
The owner of the animal could not
understand what the captain meant.
and he was not particularly pleased
with the answer. Finally, however,
and a couple of hours before land
was Observed, the horse, which was
a magnificent bay, poked his head
through the grating and, stretching
his neck, whinnied loudly.
"There you are, said the captain
to the horseman. "Your horse smells
the land" The horse was like diff
ferent animal thereafter until the
coast loomed up.
The captain in explaining the odd
occurrence said that the thoroughbred
detected the odor from pasture lands
that was waited far seaward and that
horses on board ocean steamers always
give the first signal when land is near.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05

THERE'S ONE thing that, / can say
about my daughter" said Mr.. Cum
rox. "She has fine disposition"
"Have you known her to meet any
severe tests?"
Eyes. The way she can sit and
listen to herself playing the piano
shows that she must have extraor-
binary patience. ;"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
PROOF OF H1s SANITY.

In a certain village there is clerk
who is known as Daft Tommy, owing
to his having been confined in luna
tic asylum for several years. Short
lv after his release he was having an
argument with several of his fellow
clerks, when suddenly one of them
exclaimed:
Look here, Tom, you'd better
hold your tongue. You've only just
come out of the lunatic asylum, and
we all know you are daft"
"Daft !'' exclaimed Tommy, with
ready wit. "Why, I'm the only man
among the whole lot of you that has
a certificate for being sane.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05

HusBAND-"The coffee is cold
again, dear. What would you do if
I were to kick 7"
Wife-"What would do, darlingl
Why, / would certainly make it hot
for you."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05

A SMALL church was sadly in need
of repairs, and a meeting was held
with view to raising funds for the
purpose. The minister having said
that $500 would be needed, a very
wealthy and stingy member arose and
said he would give 81. Just as he
sat down large piece of plaster fell
from the ceiling and struck him on
his head, whereupon he jumped up
hastily and said that he had made a
mistake, that he would give $50.
This was too much for an enthusias-
tic deacon present, who, forgetful OF
everything, called out fervently :
20 Lord, hit him again Hit him
again !"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-06-24
WYLY COLE DROWNED.
Lost His Life by Capsizing of Sail Boat
GA the Mississippi River.

Wyly Cole and two other young
men were drowned by the capsiz-
ing of sail boat at Barfeld, Ark,
near Buffalo Island on the Missis-
sippi River last Friday morning.
The young man was identified by
letters found in his valise, which
was recovered, and his father, w.
IL. Cole, who resides on Cypress
Greek near Cross Roads, was no.
tilted of the accident by telegram.
Owing to the illness of Mr.. Cole,
who has been afflicted for some
time, MarkCole,. his brother, went
to Barfeld Saturday, but all his
efforts to recover the body of his
nephew were Of no avail. Before
returning home Mr.. Cole made ar
rangements whereby a watch will
be keep along the river and it is
hoped the body may be recovered
in this way.
We learn that Wyly Cole, the
unfortunate young man, left home
in March, and was seek
ing employment along the river
when he lost his life. The grief
of his mother, when the sad news
was broken to her was unbounded,
and she is still in precarious con-
milton.
Asthe other two young men who
who were drowned were unknown
at Barfeld, the belief is current
that one Of them may have been a
young man named Furr, who left
here several weeks ago to join
young Cole, who was at that time
on the Tennessee side Of the river.
This is all conjecture, however,
and it is hoped that word may be
soon received from the young man
that he is safe.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-06-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.

The executive committee Of the
Tennessee Sunday School Associ-
alton has issued the following an
nouncement of the annual inter-
denominational Sunday school
convention:
The annual INSTRUMENTATION Sun
day school convention, under the auspices
of the Tennessee Sunday School Associa-
ton, will be held in Nashville Wednesday
and Thursday, June % and 90. This is
always an occasion gilmore than usual in
terest to the Sunday school workers of
Tennessee. It's value to the organized
Sunday school work of the State is very
great.
The convention is made up of represen-
tatives from the various county associa-
tions and churches of the State. Every
local church is entitled to representation.
Every active Sunday school worker is en-
titled to voice and vote. 1t is urged
that pastors, superintendents and other
officers, and teachers especially, shall
make it point to attend the convention.
For the first time in its history the con-
vention will be self-entertaining No
free entertainment will be offered. The
hotels and boarding houses of the city af-
ford ample accommodations at reasona-
BILE rates.
Special rates for the convention will be
secured on the railroads. While the COM
mittee in arranging the program has had
due regard to the value of the time of
busy people, and therefore has made the
program briefer by at least one day than
usual, yet ample PROVISION is made for
the discussion of the most vital things
connected with the work.
For full information, including rail
road rates. hotel and boarding house
rates, programs, etc., address w. H.
Raymond, chairman of executive com
mittee. s Noel Block, Nashville, Tenn.