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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
The University.

aThe annuneement made Sunday that the alumni of the University of Alabama were to hold a meeting Thursday night" remarked a lawyer yesterday "caused me to reflect upon the history of that insti- tuition. The various chapters of its event. ful life read like a fairy-tale and are in fact about as wonderful
 'The university was founded in 1919, when Alabama became state. but was not formally opened until 1851. From that time until the great struggle between the north and south was almost ended 1t ranked among the highest of the insti- tutions of learning in the south. having as students men from every state south of the Mason and Dixon line. and many from the west and north It was famed for the efficiency Of its military lnstrue- ton and it's reputation along ths line was the cause of it's ultimate destruction by the Union forces. for in 1885 a raiding party was sent 10 Tuscaloosa with in- structiens to annlhilate 1t. Every build ing of consequence on it's beautiful cam pus was burned to the ground. and thus were reduced to ruins the most beautiful educational buildings in the south
 ''The university as il now stands has the old traditions, and inculcates the same high ideals in the youth of our state but II is woefuly lacking in equip ment. At the commencement just pas however, movement was launched with great enthusiasm to upbuild the insti- tuition In every line, and the near future will no doubt see Alabama's state uni versity the peer if not the superior of any in the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

and cakes were pronounced as deli cate and appetizing as any that ever came from the flour barrel.
 At present about 4.500.O00 tons of seed are crushed year, bringing to planters about s75,0O0,OO0. but these figures would be doubled if the south ern people would themselves accept as food meal and oil that they know contains no germs and that they know are wholesome vegetable pro ducts. No germ can pass alive through the boilers in which seed is prepared for crushing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
WHAT NOON MEANS IN LAM|

From the New York Press.
 When is 1t legally noon? Fire ils ance policies expire at noon, ana. word is admitted to mean exaql. 12 o'clock midday. But standard tih,so not been adopted in all communif Many small towns cling to the sun which may be from a few minut nearly an hour earlier than standar one state a fire occurred at tw.
 past noon, sun time, and thea
 company held that the polio.
 pired before the fire. Sun time
 that town. but the insured sued% rany, holding that local custonA run the policy and that he was to the insurance. The state courts tained him. In another state a sin contention was taken to the courts ! just the opposite decision given. SevI conflicting precedents have been esd Nshed in state courts, and it is said question can only be decided for good ; all when case has been carried i the United States courts and passed u by the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
RELIGION NO EXCUSE.
,rnm Harper's Weekly

From Harpers Weekiy-
 A certain theatrical manager of Chicago tells of an Irish policeman in that city possessing Dogberry-like traits.
 On one occasion, at midnight, the cus- todian of. the law overloaded sleep walker who was promenading principal thoroughfare clad only in his nightrobe. When the officer had awakened the un- fortunate man. placed him under arrest and was hustlng him off to the station the sleep walker exclaimed with indig- nation.
 Surely you are not going to lock me up?'
 "Surest thing you know' airily re- sponded the bluecoat
 Why, man, I can't be held responsible for the predicament you find me in. I'm a semnambulist!'
 Sure. It makes no difference what church you belong to-" sharply returned the officer, "ys can't parade the streets of Chicago in your nightly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
THE RABBIT IN POLITICS.

From the Osborne OSan) Farmer
 If there is any rabbit blood in mans system politics will cause 1t to circulate. l know I would be just as big a rabbit as any one else If I were a candidate. The man who is a raging lion in the business world, who Is not even afraid of his wife. becomes as meek and timid as a cottontall when he is candidate for office There is something in the political germ that lets all the iron out of mans blood. That Is one of the reasons I do not like politics
 Being a rabbit myself in all things, I can't help admiring the lion. You read about lions in books, but in everyday life they are all-fred scarce. Here is a funny thing about the rabbit He thinks he is doing things up about right and that people are not onto him, Every rab- bit has a mark on him that can be seen two miles. The fellows listen to his story and then laugh behind his back about his being scared"
 But somehow or other, about as many rabbits land as lions. Now lot of rab- bits are going to read this and say, That's right" The rabbit is also blind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
TRYPSIN NOVEL REMEDY
 FOR CURE OF CANCEE

From the New York Tribune.
 E1N ANY leading medical men of
 VI this city are now -snsasea in termining the value of trypsin. the latest discovery in the treatment of cancer. As yet the medical fraternity knows little about the new remedy, as it has been in use only a short while. The results, however. so far obtained from the use of typsin have led many medical practitioners to think that at least a great step toward the annihilation of the dreaded disease has been made.
 Trypsin Is now being used in the treat ment of cancer at the New York Skin and Cancer hospital, and in several other hos nltals and clinics in this city. Reports as 10 whether or not the new remedy is ben- efielal or hnrtful to the patients are eagerly awaited.
 pr. John Beard. university lecturer in embroyology Edinburgh. is credited with the discovery. which is expected by many medical research workers to eradicate cancer. There are many physicians in Europe who are also putting trypsin to 8 thorough test along the most approved scientific lines The extensive and ex- hanstiye nature of their work is known from the fact that the majority of them are using trypsin prepared by an Ameri- can chemist.
 It takes years to determine to the sat isfaetion of the majority of medical men the value of a remedy, and for that req son the medical efficacy of trypsin will l.. Al.
 In some of the first thorough experi- mental tests of radium in cancer a large number of cases showed remarkable inn provement. What has so far been ac- eompllshed by the use of trypsin in cancer gives greater promise of being an effca- cious remedy or agent in destroying can eer than radium ever did, judging from the reports so far made public.
 One physician has experimental with trypsin on the living cells of carcin- oma, such as Jesens mouse tumor." Aft CT three weeks treatment the cancerous tumor degenerated, mere skeleton, con- sistng of cell walls, remaining. A we'll known ehefists journal in speaking about trypsin. says.
 There have been many false hopes held out regarding the causation and cure of cancer. but in the present instance we have q most rational and scientific basis"
 When asked yesterday what is trypsln, a well-known chemist of this city, said:
 Trypsin is one of several digestive fer ments, or, properly called, "enzymes," of the panereas gland. The pancreas gland has long been known by the physi- ological chemist to be the most important
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

Scarcely any of this vast aggregate was grown in the south, but it was brought to southern ports because rail road grades and distances were more favorable. The rise of Galvestaon and New Orleans as great exporting points of breadstuffs is one of the most remarkable events of the period. They are becoming great outlets of corn, wheat. flour and other cereals even before the Panama canal is dug, and when that canal is opened it is safe to say they will outrank all the rest In the report of breadstuffs. The tide of grain is turning from the east ern ports to the gulf ports. and even the building of the Panama canal ac- celebrates the movement. The com pleted canal will simply revolutionize it, and the gulf ports will then acquire an importance little dreamed of now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
BRAVE PRIEST
Has Spent Eight Years Nursing Lep-
 CTS and Pounds New Colony.

From the Worlds Work.
 We are erecting statutes to Pere Mar quette and are putting ID bronze tablets to the Jesuits who came first among our Indians; but few of us have even heard of the Catholic priest Father Conrardi, who leaves in a short time to found Ieper colony and hospital near Canton, in China.
 This man served as a missionary priest in India then in the early '70s he came to Oregon and worked for fourteen years among the Omatala Indians and scattered Roman Catholic whites, Then hearing of the terrible conditions in the Hawaiian Islands he journeyed out there and lived among the outcasts on Molokai.
 To this hell Father Conrardi went knowingly; and in 1t he stayed eight years, staying on and even after Damien had died in his arms Those two, living fin huts on that shelf above the ocean, kept to their horrld task of dressing rot ten human limbs and washing vile sores. They labored in the fields-a grateful task from the lazaretto, and baked bread for the sick. Every hour and every moment, such was the insanltary way of life, they were in peril of leprosy. The work was entirely among people who were without hope-incurables to whom 1t would have been kindness to have passed loaded gun that they might end It there and then; yet when Conrardi left, he and Damien had instituted a hospital and so inspired body of nuns that there are women nurses now on the island; women to bring to lepers delights Of eleanh- ness and ease.
 The inhabitants of Molokai now live in decent huts their food Is adequate and regular and those who are most maimed and helpless lie in clean little hospital waiting to die under the kindly ministra- tions of those women Now as If this eight years of toll up such heart-break- ing hill were not enough Father conrardl starts again to be among his sick. He starts at the bottom again, and goes to cook and bind mp stumps of limbs and give patience; for hope he cannot give.
 The lepers of China are in a terrible state.
 The disease is the most loathsome plight imaginable, and mans charity and pity at sight of it take to the other side Of the way. Near Canton, Father Conrardi is to found another colony like that of his and Father DaIniens on Molkai. If any man ever deserved well of his fellows 1t is this Belgian priest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
Peonaqe at Lockhart.

United States Commissioner Marsh is at Lockhart, where he is summon ing witnesses and giving two men charged with peonage preleminary trials. The wood superintendent and the bookkeeper of the Jackson lum- Der company are charged with the offense against federal law.
 It is 10 be hoped that the investi- gation will be exhaustive and search ing, for the Pensacola correspondents are sending out almost daily reports that are damaging to Alabama, and that will surely be used at Ellis Island to keep immigrants from coming to this state The people of Florala and Loekhart declare that the Pensa- cola stories are congregations. The immigrants expected more pay and more agreeable work, and they may be talking about manbeaters, blood hounds and the like in order to cover their retreat from contracts they de- sire to break.
 Commissioner Marsh will, let us hope, sift the matter to the bottom 1Aabama should not rest under un- truthful statements. Lockhart is in Covington county, near the Florida line. It is almost in Florida, and the Pensacola correspondents should stay their pencils until the facts are brought out before the commissioner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

and complex of all the digestive. or,
 fin view of the highly complex
 it's Constituents and It's funetie H.san1 capable of digesting every for nature q flesh, protelds. starch, edsha sns. It I fat. It thus has all the q n Of food-| critics found in the other gnydrate and ach and salivary-and has inn siiVe prop critics in addition thereto. lds-ahon1 more Is believed to have an M4tant prop' cretion which has important pzlrtnerj in the internal or intracellular caaI se' which food undergoes after it's digeNztle' and assimilation, or, as It Is seientihcaNq' termed, 'metabolism."
 The interest in the treatment of cancer| by the pancreas gland Is at present main1 ly concerned with trypsin. It is not, howl ever, trypsin itself which is used. bud solution from the panoreas gland itselfl so that the trypsin is thus assocldteJ w.th the other ferments and in It's natural form.
 Trypsin absolutely seperated from the gland has never been used, nor is it del signed to be, and in this connection it may be said that trypsin as a special product of the pancreas in partially iso1 lated form was first offered by an AmeriI can chemist. These products, howevers we learn, are only in the hands of physi- clans for investigation.
 Trypsin may be said to be the analogue of pepsin-the well-known flesh digesting| ferment of the gastric juice; but whilel pepsin is incapable of digestion except its characteristic digestive action either in a, neutral alkaline or feebly acid mediumI Furthermore, trypsin has enormous ener1| BY upon certain forms of proteid, and ia thus capable of completing the work od digestion begun in the stomach and of carrying it to a much further state ofl elaboration.
 The trypsin ferment has been for manyl years utilized in medical practice, partic-l ularly in the peptonization of food, but now, in this treatment suggested by Drl Beard, the pancreas gland finds a new apA plieation in therapeutics which is yet to] be fully realized. It can only be said that the product used in the hypoderm5 treatment of cancer Is in the hands of numbers of practitioners in various parts of the world, and in several instances. at lcdol5 tlt lcsbAto dIS COHsAhti ou SO StAiA- Ing, from the most conservative stand point, as to give hope of it's proving an important contribution to this great prob,u lem Briefly, the statement is, we pe leve, warranted, that this trypsin injection, is observed to exert marked, direct effeq upon the tumor mass in numbers of ease too numerous to leave any room f doubt as to this fact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
MAJUBA HILL.
2udyard Kipling.

By Rudyard Kipling.
 The shame of a Majuba Hill
 Lies heavy on our line. But there Is shame completer still And England makes no sign, Unchallenged in the market place Of Freedoms chosen land. Our rulers pass our rule and race Into the strangers hand. At a great price you loosed the yoke Meath which our brethren lay; (Your dead that perished ere twas brola Are scarcely dust today) Think you ye freed them at that price' Wake, or your toll is vain; Our rulers jugglingly devise
 To sell them back again. Back to the ancient bitterness Ye ended once for all- Back to oppression none may guesaR Who have not borne it's thrall- Back to the slough of their despond: Helots anew held fast By England's ''seal upon the bond' Fl As helots to the last What is their sin that they are made Rebellions lawful prey? This is their sin-that, oft betrayed, They did not oft betray; That to their hurt they kept their vows; That for their faith they died; God help thee, children of our house. Whom England hath denied. But we-what God shall turn our doom, What blessing dare we claim. Who slay a nation. in the womb To crown trickster's game? Who come before amazed mankind Forsworn in party feud, And search the forms of law to bind Our blood to servitude? Now even now. before men learn How near we broke our trust Now, even now, ere we return Dominion to the dust Now. ere the gates of Mercy close Forever 'galnst the line That sells it's sons to serve it's foes Will England make no sign?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
Good Summer Trade.

"Retil trade has been good this sum- mer; my sales have been larger than they were last summer-and last summer was not dull by any means" said First ave- nue shoe merchant. Birmingham mer- chants have every reason to feel satisfied with business. In past years We expected dull trade in the dog days, but it is diff ferent now. Birmingham Is full of people all the year round and the shopping sea- son never ends"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
Condition of the New Crop.

The agricultural department will present in the course of week an es- innate of the condition of the cot ton crop. and the New Orleans Times Democrat anticipates the government report by printing numerous letters from correspondents in each of the chief cotton states. The conclusions of the Times-Democrat are as follows:
 1. Distinct improvement has been the rule, though the Atlantic States complain of excessive rains and sim liar complaints begin to come from the districts to the westward.
 2. The boll-weevil and other pests seem to have done no appreciable is pessimistic. It has been alter
 3. Recent heavy rains have retard- cd the maturity of the plant and may cause a serious change in conditions later on.
 4 Farmers are troubled by.scareity of labor in some sections, but the em- barrassment on this account can hard ly be said 10 be greater than usual
 In this state Montgomery says the rains twill not affect the situation" Athens on the other hand reports an improvemnt in the crop because of raifalls. There is some shedding of bolls at Greenville, and Dadeville com plains that the plant Is long between points, bearing little fruit. Opelika has too much grass. New Decatur is hopeful. Mobile says the crop is in a favorable condition, but Anniston is pessimistic. It has been alter nately too dry and too wet at Ever green. The yield at Abbeyille will be poor" Birmingham says the crop will be satisfactory No she'd ding at Demopolis. The fields about OhloH hpiihSo hiO Siooos. fAt iiuila vile the plant is sappy. A fine yield is looked for at Gadsden, and Living ston says every farmer reports good crop.
 In every part of the cotton belt the rainfalls have been abundant, and not as a rule damaging, and if period of dry weather interyenes the crop will soon present a fine appearance. Cotton is however crop that is not beyond damage while it remains out side of the ginnery, and August may not prove as promotive of growth and fruiting as July unquestionably was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
We'll Informed.

'I read in one of the dispatches from London that MT, Bryan expressed agreed be surprise that King Edward was well informed about American affairs" said an old citizen. And why should not the King bo well informed? He is an intel lgent, wide awake sovergn and it is bus mess to be informed by the institutions and the affairs of all nations
 "It always struck mo as singually com mon place for a reporter to inject re- mark, such as the one referred to-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.
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From the New York Press.
 Lots of men would be good husbands if 1t weren't so mighty dull
 When you see a red-headed widow it's a sign her husband isn't sorry he Is dead.
 Generally a girl that is very tall can fool you good deal about how thin she is in some places.
 A man could afford to have lot more bad habits if some of his good ones weren't just as expensive.
 It isn't what you spend on boys col lege education that costs so much as what 1t costs you afterward to support him up to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

railway stations. After that the see are in the hands of the contractor un he consigns them to the mails for delive to their prospective sewers.
 This contractor Is paid at a fiat ra for so many thousand packages. Most the work is done by machinery, and employs about seventy-five men and wol en, who work eight hours a day. It estimated that they can fill about Il packages per minute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
SORRY HE SPOKE.
,a Naw York Tr,h,,na

From the New York Tribune.
 Some women interested in charities re- gently visited a home for discharged fe- male prisoners. They were shown to a room where two women were sewing.
 Dear mel" one of the visitors whis- Pray. who are they?'
 "This Is the sitting room." blandly am swered the superintendent, and these are my wife and my daughter,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
GRATEFUL CHANGE.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 The steamer was drawing near the s Joe dock
 Surely. Alfred" whispered the fluffy young thing, that isn't the wedding march the orchestra Is playing'
 "No, dear" said the young man with the wilted collar. that's From Green. lands Icy Mountains, and it has a mighty refreshing sound, let me tell you.x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
Llnht Diet.

The uncooked food habit Is growing" said man last night More fruit and nuts and things of that sort are con sumed per capita now than ever before. The vegetarians are surpassed a step or two in their arguments against hard boiled dinners The tendency Is decidedly toward getting closed to a state of na- ture in the matter of diet, or what Is supposed to be state of nature
 Tt isn't on record. however, that primi- tive man who must have had brawn enough didn't eat meat On the contrary we readin history that some of the early English heroes did eat meat in a manner that would be after the beef trusts own heart Tales of their prowess say incl dentally that after performing some prodi- geous task they would eat a half of a calf with pig or two on the side at one sitting. And they also speak of how Yaliantly they bore themselves toward several tankards of wine. l don't think those husky heroes could have gone very Tar on one of our breakfast food meals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

Premier Stolypin is endeavoring to organize cabinet not in touch with Trepoff or the everlasting Poboden- oshseff or the other bureaucrats. He finds the task difficult
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

The czar prefers to select his own press agent, and he will just at pres ent have no medding or interference He may be induced to change his mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

Today all weeds must be cut, espe- cially on unoceupied lots The pun ishment will be fitted to the crime of neglect after today. Neglect of the public health is grave offense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
Breadstuffs at Gulf Ports.

A gain of 122 per cent is reported at southern ports in the report of bread stuffs, as against a gain of 55 per cent at the other ports of this country We give the figures for the breadstuff re- ports of the southern norts:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

The sitting of the Lockhart peonage charges should be impartial and thorough. As the matter stands it is a reflection on the entire state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

The pipe-dream at Zion City is now hossed by the federal courts. Dowie has been deposed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

Premier Safetypin calls his policy "strong-handed reform" The revolu- tionaries will hand him something after a while that Is still stronger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

Have your dress coat colored blue The decree to that effect comes from London and is irreversible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

The house fly disseminates cholera germs in the Philippines, while the mosquito is filling the people of the new world with malaria and yellow fever. The man of the future will abolish both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

The Wellman expedition is still con fident of getting astraddle the north pole before snow flies-in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

All the trusts when called to the stand say in chorus, q don't remem- her." They should take something or be given something for their memo ries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

Some think the next title entered in Burke's "Peerage" will be William earl of Lincoln.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01

The ups and downs of baseball life are striking. One year player goes to the field under a pennant. and on the next year perhaps he limps along a member of band of cripples.