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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
ABOUT THE BULLS EYE.

From the London Answers
 Why is the targets bullseye so called? This is one of the many instances in our language where words have gained a higher status than that with which they started and have been promoted from the slang dictionary to the dictionary Of words of respectable and current use.
 Bullseye is found in the dictionary or "The Canting Crew. as far back as lbso' and was the vulgar word for the central ring of the target used as marx TOT archers, which was colored differently from the other rings. This may nave arisen from the ancient rounded shields cut out of ox-hide and strengthened with a spike or central boss for this shield or target; hence target was often used as a mark itself.
 When sheet glass began to be manulae- tured the thickened part, where the tupe had been attached. was called the bulls eve. Then this term was successively applied to a lens of glass, especially in ships side. to the lens of lantern, to the lantern itself and finally to the cen tral boss of a target.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
HISTORY OF CHILD SLAVERY.

From the New York World.
 It was not until 1919 that factory work for children under was prohibited. or that children between and l6 were not allowed to work more than twelve hours a day; and it was not until 1902 that the law required an apprentice to be pro- vided with two suits of clothing, one of which was to be new each year. Not withstanding this partial protection, when Mrs. Trollope wrote the Factory Boy" in 1S40 1t was illustrated by pictures of ragged and emaclated children which would now be regarded only as gross ex- aggerations of the truth, but which then produced no adverse comment. and were perhaps as influential in reforming the abuses they displayed as was Uncle Toms Cabin in calling attention to the evils of slavery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
Labor and Cotton.

At the recent meeting of the New England cotton manufacturers asso- citation the fact was recognized that there is not enough cotton grown in this country-that the bottom trouble does not consist in cotton corners and the like, but in scarcity of labor for cotton growing There is scarcity of "hands' throughout the cotton belt in this country. The New England men admitted this controlling fact, and President Walmsley of New Bed ford not only advocated the promo tion of European immigration, but he suggested that some form of Asiatic immigration should be resort ed to. He thought, however, that the Italians could be induced to make. cot ton.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
The Circus is Delayed.

Tt will probably be some time yet be- fore the circus gets to town said gentleman last night. Most of the big shows are now appearing in the east and it will perhaps be next fall before all of them get down south. This is mainly true of the shows that have wintered in the north. Of course amusement enter prizes that have winter headquarters in the south begin at this end of the line, but they are compara lively few in num- Der. l think all the large circuses win tered in the north and east this year.
 New York. Washington and Boston have tasted the delights of the circus already and have seen the new thrlllers' that we have read so much about I be- lieve that this is circus week in Boston now. It is noticeable that the little boys who wear speetacles and say so many startling things in funny papers are not much different from little boys in other parts of the country, when 1t is a ques- ton of circus, and the Boston children are patronizing the shows literally.
 "There are about half a dozen big shows that are touring the country and are familiar to southern people. l hear that the Barnum and Bailey shows will not visit us this year. but there will certainly be others that are almost as large and are certainly as good so far as they go.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

up to manhood with few chances to try their prowess in this foreign element Like the darling daughter whc was told she might swim if she would not go nehr the water. it is hard for a boy to learn the art when he has few opportn rities
 Bath tubs may be utilized to familiarlze ones self with the sensation of being under water and after reading Q patent chart 1t Is easy enough for any child to learn to swim-they say. Levity aside. there Is no doubt that everybody should learn to swim but a great many do not and consequently undertakers are looking forward to the usual summer business this year.
 The smart dogs of Washington attend ed a tea the other day and 1t was a swell affair. Of course their mistresses. elegantly gowned, were present too. but it was the dogs that really counted. Prizes were offered for the canine that outshone his rivals in accomplishments and points of beauty and everybody had a most delightful time, except perhaps the dogs. Maybe the poor brutes get callous after awhile and like that high fife but judging from the disgusted ex- pressions they always wear on their eountenances they must be very much bored by the company they keep.
 Five millions in bonds have been paid over to the trustees of the Carnegie fund and the commission can now start to looking up heroes. There is a man in New York who has saved about thirty one people from drowning and another man has just married his mother-in- law From the present indications it will not be hard to find plenty of bene- ficiaries. The only danger is that there will not be enough money to go around. Will N. Harben, the southern author, has left New York to return south where he will spend the summer. Like all true Southerners MT, Harben thinks it possi- ble to live just as comfortably in the south during the summer as he could fur ther north and besides he will gather material for a new book. MT. Harben will probably stay in Atlanta part of his time but it would not be surprising to find him wandering about in the noun tains of north Georgia, studying those quaint people whom he describes so well. A party of staid and respectable Lon doners are coming over here to study New York. It Is not a stunning expedi- ton by any means, although the visit ors may be prevailed upon to go through the tenderloin districts just for the ex- perience. They will study municipal af- fairs in New York and there is no doubt that they will learn many things that they did not know before. When it comes to matter of teaching the rest of the world Gotham takes high rank
 The question of whether waiter should be tipped by 8 waiter is being agitated by a chapter of the Amalgamated Wait CTS union. In view of the fact that most walters can afford to tip each other muck better than the public there is no reason
 why they should not start the suctom right away. This is a move in the right direction that should be encouraged. If the walters union could be converted into a mutual benefit association, as 1t were, and the walters would tip each other instead of depending on the public to do it dining in a swell restaurant would henceforth be joy. P. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
A NIGHT IN ITALY,

By owen Meredith. Sweet are the rosy memories of the lips That first kissed ours albeit they kiss
 no more; Sweet is the sight of sunset-sailing ships, Although they leave us on a lonely
 shore: Sweet are familiar songs, though Music Her hollow shell in Thoughts forlornest
 wells:
 And sweet, though sad, the sound of
 midnight bells When the oped easement with the night
 rain drips. Midnight, and love, and youth and Italy. Love in the land where love most love-
 ly seems! Land of my love though I be far from
 thee.
 Lend, for loves sake the light of thy
 moonbeams, The spirit of thy cypress-g groves and all Thy dark-eyed beauty for little while To my desire. Yet once more let her
 smile Fall OCT me: OCT me let her long hair
 fan Sad is it. that we cannot even keep That hour to sweeten lifes last toll;
 but Youth Grasps all. and leaves us; and when we
 would weep, We dare not let our tears flow. lest, in
 truth. They fall upon our work which must bel
 done. And so we bind up our torn hearts from
 breaking Our eyes from weeping, and our brow1
 from aching; And follow the long pathway all alonA5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

 Senator Blackburn says the st. Louis convention is doomed to be stampeded to Grover Cleveland, and the later is no spellbinder ss the Nebraskan was.
  MT. cortelyou will tackle something harder than the organization of a de- partment when he undertakes to elect MT. Roosevelt to the presidency.
 ----- The Memphis scimltar is not content with being one of the best papers in the south but has now reduced its price to cent.
 The St Louis postage stamp is broader than it is long It had to do something to render itself unique
  Wall street will not support E. C Wall of Wisconsin for President. The Walls should get together. Speaker Cannon is confident that ne has succeeded in getting his boom ef- fectually squelched.
  The head of the "Gould" family in this generation is clearly Helen. She out ranks all the rest. Edward c. Wall should not take his home delegation too seriously. All states have favorite sons. General Kurapafkiu may he great general, but the world does not quite be- lieve it as yet. Prizefighters out of a job are in de- mand as "bouncers' for republican state conventions. MT. Hit has created favorable im- pression by admitting he is not too big for the job.
  The heir to the Japanese throne has concluded to adopt the western custom of one wife.
 When New York city has nothing else to do It begins work on a new tunnel.
  The St. Louis postage stamp is in our midst when we lick the back of It.
 -.s.- It Is reported that the Hit boom is now old enough to have buttons.
  Judge Parker's typewriter is enjoying a prolonged vacation.
 -------s------~ Senator Hoar is still successfully defy ing the doctors. Spanking in public schools is still open to discussion. Grover Cleveland is still a possibility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Instinct is a great thing to let some- body else bet on.
 When girl kisses a man 1t is highly improper for her to do it. except against her will
 You could never make a woman be- lieve that if it's really heaven, everybody there hasn't nice curly hair
 A womans relatives never seem to re- member after her wedding that what her husband contracted to do was to marry just one of the family.
 man who comes home at o'clock in the morning and tries to get in the hat rack for the wine closet deserves sym pathy, but he never gets 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
STAINS RENTING TRADE.

From the New York World.
 very promising expansion of the for eisn trade of Spain is reported. together with a marked increase of domestic com merce.
 United States Commercial Agent Price reports that whereas in 1901 the excess of imports over exports amounted to s25, ,2ss. 900. in 1902 this excess was reduced to sS.lO6.ooO. while for 1903 it was only A. 6S2,0Oo.
 Tn 1902 the foreign commerce of Spain increased s6.5e2, GOO over 1901, and in 1903 it increased s12.s 900. The increased inn portations of raw materia in 1903 argues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
From the New York Commercial.

From the New York Commercial
 N PERSON who was familiar with
 Vl the Coney Island of a few years
 ago would hardly recognize the resort today It has undergone a com plete transformation. Cheap, unsightly ramshackle buildings have given way to big, imposing structures, somewhat fan tastic and gaudy in architecture, perhaps but withal attractive to the eye; clean and honest amusement has taken the place of vulgar, fake concert hall and "eat em alive performances; noisome alleys and byways, cluttered with refuse have been succeeded by broad, clean walks and streets, and low vicious drink ing dens have given way to quiet and reputable restaurants and hotels.
 And this change has been brought about chiefly by private enterprise. Mill lions of capital have been pu. into schemes and structures for the purpose of catering to the enjoyment and pieas- ure of the decent minded masses The promoters of these projects were firmly convinced that the great bulk of people prefer wholesome, legitimate amusement to the coarse and debased kind, and they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

The crop of the present year, if the season be favorable, may go to 1,200 900 bales, but it will be no more than that, simply because of the lack of labor. There is no lack of acres or climate or market We need one hun dred thousand Italians in this state alone in order that our cotton crop may be increased to 100000 bales, easy labor supply. It is impossible without it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Tastes Differ.

Have you ever watched the people in restaurant eating according to their varied tastes and appetites?e asked man about town. sIt is in- teresting One man will sprinkle sugar on his tomatoes. while the man next to him is wondering how any sane persah could swallow such disgusting mess. Another takes his coffee with cream bat no sugar, his neghbor is pa tial to sugar but eschews cream. while a third takes his cup that cheers but does not lh- ebriate' without any adulteration what soever. A regular patron of the place can be seen devouring soft-sheled craps with avidity while another speaks of them as bugs and cannot understand why they are good to eat. Strawberries are almost deadly poison for some people others cannot eat raw oyster 10 save their lives. while still others look upon olives with deep distrnst.
 Tn the matter of drinks there is similar difference of opinion. great many peopie are Hdhse"s~N N'
 milk others cannot drink buttermilk' ana everybory has various views about tea and coffee. l know business men who never change their menu from week 10 week and l believe they would go on eating the same thing forever, 1T the changing season did not fierce them 10 desist. Of course those fellows have no conception of the joy of gastronomy
 However different tastes among thelr patrons are very satisfying to the restau- rant keepers and 1t Is a lucky thing for them that everybody does not eat the same thing, from the fact that one dish can often be found more palatable at certain restaurant than at any of the others. and consequently customers for that particular dish are numerous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
Neqro is Discharged.

Gadsden, May 22. Especial >-charles Johnson, colored, who was arrested and jailed on the charge as being implicated
 in the shooting of our white men at Altoona several weeks ago, had his pre- liminary trial before Judge J. H, Love joy Saturday afternoon and was dis charged, as there was evidence to con- meet him with the affair. The negro woman, Mary Lewis, who was in the house with George Wilson. who did the shooting. Is still In iall, as Is Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

a greater industrial and fabrile activ- ity.
 The coincidence of this trade revival in Spain following the loss of the Phillip pines and the reduction of her expensive naval armament will be noted as inter- esting. whatever may be thought of the relation of cause and effect indicated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
About Persons.

Congressman J. Thomas Hefin of La fayette Is in the city.
 R. A. Hancock of Atlanta is at the Hillman.
 Prof. R. A. Lambert of Anniston is in the city.
 George w. Feagin of Sayre is stopping at the Morris.
 ]. K. Smith of Eutaw is in the city ]. E. Murphy of Mobile is at the St. Nicholas.
 A. R. Root of Philadelphia is at the Colonial.
 D. w. John of Philadelphia is at the Hillman.
 H. w. Thompson of Farfort is in the city.
 pr. J. l.. Pennington of Rome, Ga. Is registered at the Morris.
 Max Heckt of New York is at the Hill man.
 Fred Bell and French Bell of Anniston are in the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD


E HERETOFORE it has been gener= Bl1 ally supposed that gold bricks
 were interesting but obsolete relics of a time when people were not so well versed in the wiles of the wicked as they should have been. The profita- ble and interesting business of selling gold bricks has been frequently mention ed in joke journals and other publicsr lions, but always in facetious style that left no doubt h the mind of the reader that the whole matter was a jest which superior humanity could smile over or not. according to fancy. There were even pictures of rural gentlemen with preposterously long whiskers pur- chasing gold bricks from other gentlemen clad in garments of q striking pattern, while a policeman loitered gracefully in the background. but these Illustrations were confined exclusively to funny books and everybody knew that they were merely jokes. Therefore it is d painful surprise to learn that a person out in Kansas has just bought a gold brick in good faith from a confidence man who is said to be a wealthy resi- dent of New York. The pecuniary sideraton was $1OOOO. It is easy enough to see why the purchaser was swinded but if the man who sold the brick is really wealthy 1t is hard to understand why he took up the profession of swim ding, unless perchanoe he wanted to demonstrate to his own satisfaction that a sucker Is born every minute and no matter how much we know about wire less telegraphy or aerial navigation some people will never learn enough to quit buying gold bricks.
 Now that the government has decided that marriages contracted in the Philip pines between United States soldiers and native women are not to be made a joke soldiers who contemplate returning, to this country are somewhat concerned An enlisted man who deserts his Filipino wife and children will be dishonorably discharged from the army, a punishment that is severe enough to make the most hardened recruit pause. As matter oe fact the situation is too serious for a joke and the government has made a wise decision. Little tragedies of the is- lands have been averted and the rights of the Filipino women nave been protect ed. Some of the United States soldiers have already returned to this country, bringing their native wives with them.
 The friends of the lamented "Bill' Nye are glad to learn of a movement re- gently started by the people of Ashville, N. C., to erect a handsome monument over the grave of the noted humorist The state press is supporting the move ment and there is no reason why a large sum should not be raised. Yves grave is near Fletcher, fourteen miles from Ashville and is now marked by a wooden slab at each end. A graceful shaft should be erected to the memory of the man who made so many lives brighter by his wit. Now that his worth is to be tardily commemorated a fund to assist his widow would not be amiss.
 Now is the season of the year when wise heads recommend that boys be taught to swim The average small boy needs no second bidding to try the water when water in sufficient quantity is near at hand, but unfortunately many boys grow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
CONEY ISLAND HAS BEEN
 CHANGED TO FARMLAND

have put their conviction to the test with every prospect that 1t will be royalty vindicated.
 Out of the Coney Island that only few years back was the synonym of Haunting vice and crime and the haunt of thieves, crooks and courtesans, they have created an orderly, respectble, en- joyable resort that at night, under the glow and glitter of myrlds of electric lights, seems like veritable fairyland.
 Of course if person is in quest of evil or of trouble he can probably still find it at Coney Island. For that mat ter. if this is his object he can save him. self bother and expense by not going so far away from the Bowery or the Ten derloin. But whatever of this sort of business exists at Coney Island is now kept under cover, and the influences that now dominate that resort are determined to keep the "lid' firmly down. It is a matter of dollars and cents that they should do so. They have converted Coney Island into 8 peoples playground in the right sense of the term and 1t is to be hoped that they will keep it such.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Santos Dumont goes right ahead build ing airships and Sir Thomas .Lipton should initiate him by keeping on build ing racing maches. The one Is as good as the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
The Horse and { he Man.

From the New York Tribune.
 See the horse.
 The horse has run only one mile. and wears i-ron shoes.
 The man has to walk all the way home from the race track and wears leather. shold not things be reversed?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
Socialist Speaker Arrested.

Marion. Ind, May 22.-Edward J. Dillon, socialist labor candidate for governor of Indiana, while addressing crowd in the streets here last night was arrested for blockading the high ways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

young man and his bride are paying 15 cents day for vegetarian meals while spending their honeymoon at St. Louis Much abused hotel keepers might use that for advertising purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Out in Kansas the state text book com mission has decided that Funston shall no longer be given the credit for swim ming the Bag-Bag river in the Phil ipDines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

St. Louis has on exhibition pitcher that is 2000 years old and worth a small fortune. There are quite a number of baseball pitchers who can hold more and are equally as valuable at this time Of the year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

AS the boil weevil is not baseball fan he will not be drawn away from the business he has in hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

The trout hog Is abroad In the land--the man who boasts he caught more trout than ten men should catch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Gov I.afollette conducted his conven- ton with the aid of college athletes. He is no dreamer if he Is a reformer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Cuba celebrated her second birthday last Friday. Her Fourths of July are getting to be quite enthusiastic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Wisconsin is indulgng in solid Wal delegation. but it will be butted into shape after the first ballot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

| is still waiting for victory and lding of Kuropatkin's program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Wisconsin is indulging in two republi- q ~ties, and Illinois may follow suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Mir. cortelyou will tackle something harder than the organization of de- pertinent when he undertakes to elect MT Roosevelt to the presidency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

The Memphis scimltar is not content with being one of the best papers in the south but has now reduced it's price to 1 nopt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Senator Blackburn says the St. Louis convention is doomed to be stampeded to Grover Cleveland. and the later is no spellbinder as the Nebraskan WIS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

The St. Louis postage stamp is broader than it is long. It had to do something to render itself unique.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Wall street will not support E. C. Wall of Wisconsin for President. The Walls should get together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

It is reported that the Hit boom is now old enough to have buttons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Judge Parker's typewriter is enjoying a prolonged vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Speaker Cannon is confident that he has succeeded in getting his boom el- fectually squelched.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

General Kuropatlin may be great general, but the world does not quite be- lieve it as yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Prizefghters out of a job are in de- mand as "bouncers' for republican state conventions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Now is the season of the year when wise heads recommend that boys be taught to swim. The average small boy needs no second bidding to try the water when water in sufficient quantity is near at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23

Edward C. Wall should not take his home delegation too seriously. All states have favorite sons.