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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

Today in Alabama there exists a state of
affairs educational that should warn every
citizen that there must be a change When
we boast of our greatness in the CONNER
cial world, then turn to the educational,
and see where we stand 1t seems to belle
our former statement.
Think of it, only three states exceed us
IN iliteracy. To advertise the fact that
Alabama is an everlasting hill of wealth.
is no telling inducement to capitalist and
immigrants when we can say so little of
our educational facilities. 1t is a strange
thing that our business men should, with
all their shrewdness, neglect this vital is
sue.
Alabama may point with pride to her al
most fabulous resources, yet unless we do
something to improve our common school
facilities it will not avail us much. What
man, what people desire to locate in a
state where the facilities for educating
their children are poor, though business be
good. 1t is one of the first questions
asked. "Have you good schools?"
People of Alabama, of every avocation
of life think of this question and let ev-
cry one do his or her part to remedy it.
The total limit of taxation by our constitu-
ton is SIPS per hundred dollars. This is
county and state. 1t may be said that we
have high taxation. We have the lowest
tax rate of any state in the union.
Philadelphia paid last year $6409 per
capita pupil; Alabama $1.2S per capita pu-
pill. Philadelphia alone expanding $3,5 600
or over five times the amount of our en-
tire state. Does this look like high rate?
Comparisons are invidious. The average
amount raised per tax payer for Alabama
is s2.H New York city alone exceeds that
1854. Mississippi strictly an agricultural
state, built school house for nearly every
day of the year, in 1896. Alabama, none.
Alabama gives her pupils the least av-
erage number of school days of any state,
save one. She gives the lowest amount per
pupil, $1.2S, save South Carolina, $1.19. Ala
bama has the lowest per cent. of enroll
ment of any state except Louisiana. Ala
bama's per cent. of pupils enrolled, $685.
Louisiana shows an increase from 1SS9-9O
to 1884 while Alabama shows a decrease
Thus 1t is in nearly everything concern
ing our common schools. There is only
one item In which Alabama stands any
comparison with our more progressive
states. 1t is in normal schools. Alabama
certainly needs better educational facili-
ties. The greatest need is more revenue
But with better system of supervision
than our laws at present give us. great
improvement could be made. To make
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

in dignity. first in character and first in
the affection of our people BY corre-
spondence with the secretary, Chancellor
j. II. Kirkland, of Nashville, teachers may
learn fully the workings of the association.
l was glad TO meet in the association
with DR.. W. B. Stafford, lately elected to
the chair of Greek in our State University,
and regretted exceedingly that DIR. J..
K. Powers, president of our university,
was accidentally kept away.
1t is a hopeful sign to see representa-
tives of our state university in counsel
with other advanced educators. If DIR.
Stafford entertains his Greek classes as
he does fellow traveller, there is no
doubt of his success. Our university was
admitted to the association, and this
means its pledge to higher standards for
admission to its courses
We were gloriously entertained by the
faculty of the University of Tennessee.
Its president, DR.. Chas w. Dabney, de-
livered a most captivating, far-reaching
lecture on the character of our colleges.
He showed the mistake of the classical
colleges that ignored scientific studies, and
also the unfortunate rebound of scientific
schools in ignoring the culture of the clas-
sizes; but he attacked most vigorously the
pretensions of normal schools and closed
his brilliant address by describing the ideal
university of today, that combines the
classical and the scientific so as to blend
tremendously culture and progress.
DR.. VIM. L. Wilson, president of Wash
ington and Lee University, made a master
full plea for the teaching of history and
the principles of government.
The association meets annually at the
place and time designated by its executive
committee. 7 trust the teachers of our
state will join the association and help on
the interests 1t has champloned
JOEL C. DUBOSE.
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Somehow the place looks as though It ought
to be dimly lighted by candles in silver
brackets, and have immense fireplaees
with brass andirons to hold huge logs.
Instead, steam heat and modern gas pre-
vail. The children are better pleased and
more comfortable. of course, but the aes-
thetic side of the monastic picture is
spoiled There seems to be no dungeons no
stone floors, no bread-and-water penanee
spots, such as the word Convent" some
times brings to mind.
There is the novitiate, however, with its
fascinating glimpses of snow-capped nov
ices, and somehow all the poetry of the
place seems to have conferred here. IN
voluntarily. thoughts of broken lives and
bruised hearts come to mind, and the VS.
itor, remembering all that has been told in
song and story anent the "burying in the
eloister," because of disappointment I'm
love. 1t is such a romantic idea-so full of
the element tragic-that 1t appeals to the
poetic sense. Filled with this thought, and
moralizing thereon, 1t is with a certain
shock that one hears the baker say, as he
kneads great piles of brown-bread dough,
that he bakes three times week, and uses
barrel and a half of flour at each baking
Surely there is something wrong about
that Observation-Disclosures d-buried-in-t the
cloister idea. Clearly, it was not heart
trouble that brought those novices there
they eat too much.
Speaking of the romantic-tragic element
of convent life brings to mind a story that
went the rounds of the press a few weeks
or 7
Lebanon, Ky, a few miles from Loretto
station, and the school girls asked and OBJ
tanned the permission of the mother SUI
perior to go over to the station at train
time in order to catch glimpse of the
statesman as the train passed through.
Mr.. Bryan's genial manners are we'll
known, and when the station was reached
he yielded readily to the enthusiastic re-
quest made by the school girls for a few
words.
After he had shaken hands with some
three or four dozen children, he bowed
courteously to the sisters who had chap
eroned the crowd, and was about to with
draw into the car, when to his surprise,
he recognized in one of the religious, an
old playmate-a relative, in fact, and stop
ped for a moment to exchange greetings
with her.
This was the sum and substance of tho
incident, but an enterprising Associated
Press correspondent, with a nose for
news" HE'D him to Louisville and made
the most of the incident, adding to 1t
such sensational padding" as was needed
to turn 1t into palatabe morsel.
is There Romance of,a Black Veil In
w. J. Bryan's Life?" was the scare head
under which the article was printed. The
incident was highly seasoned and went
the rounds. Mr.. Bryan's indignant cor
rection and denial only added snap to the
story.
As matter of fact, the Religious was a
relative of Mr.. Bryan's, formerly a Miss
Haynie, daughter of that General Haynie
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
GRAND SALE HOLIDAY GOODS!

Christmas buying
begins in earnest to-
morrow and the New
Store is prepared for
1t grandly with the
best holiday line ever
offered the buying
public of Birming-
ham.
Dolls of every imag-
Unable kind-jointed,
kid body, dressed
dolls and undressed
dolls. They start at
&c each.
Toys here at a great
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who conducted the siege and brought about
the fall of corinth at the close of the late
war.
Facts like these, however, have little
weight when the press agent holds high
carnival and so the romance of a black
yeiP' still is read and believed, and the
correspondent gloats over his handiwork.
It was Loretto that James Lane Allen
claimed to have found the material for his
SISTER Dolorosa." The truth of the mat
ter is as follows:
In 1888 Allen came to the convent and
represented himself as sent by the editor
of the Century to gather data for a lengthy
article descriptive of the place, such arti-
Gle to be illustrated and used in an early
number of the magazine. Acting upon
such representations, the sisters extended
to Mr.. Allen every courtesy possible, gave
him dates and facts, etc, incident to the
foundation of the order.
This the honorable gentleman embodied
in his silly, mawkish story in such way
as to identify the tale with Loretto. He
even described the dress of the order and
went so far as to use in his novel the
name of a religious upon the place.
Comment is unnecessary.
At Lebanon the visitor was taken to 1.-The
university" This was one of the events of
the trip.
Imagine, if you can, fifty-four little mig
gers''-typical "coons," busily engaged in
the mystic art of learning that twice two
can never be six! The sight was odd and
full of ridiculous suggestions. They are
of lo h.
entertainment of the visitors she very kind
ly gave an exhibition of the prowess of
each sable knight. There were spelling and
writing on the board, there was swinging
and, ohi~the dancingl Words fail in the
descriptive process. The good sister WISE
ly interspersed lessons with exercise, and
on rainy days much of the latter is needed.
One by one the dusky students would take
the floor and dance, while the rest would
pat his accompaniment Such turns and
'sashaying" and jumping Jim Crow and
dancing Juba!
Some little timidlty was manifested when
a song was proposed, but when one of the
visitors, taking advantage of the good sis
ter's simplicity, wickedly mentioned Hot
Time In the Old Town. a broad grin
spread over the school, the ice was broken
and a wave of song rolled out that seemed
like an echo of the pasta scene on the
old plantation "befo' de wah.'
But even the poet must come from Ar
cady, and while world and convent touch
bounds. they can never lap. One brings
away from the place certain sense of
rest, curious feeling of having strayed
awhile in places where the ground about
was holy.
MARGARET E. o'BRIEN- DAVIS.
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

money-saving sale. We start the mechan-
ical wonders off at &c each; doll tea sets
from Sc up; guns from 19c up.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

But even the poet must come from Ar
cady, and while world and convent touch
bounds, they can never lap. One brings
away from the place a certain sense of
rest curious feeling of having strayed
awhile in places where the ground about
was holy.
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MARGARET E. o'BRIEN-DAyIs.

The winter meeting of the Alabama
Industrial and Scientific Society Will be
held in Birmingham in the rooms of the
Commercial Club on Tuesday afternoon,
Dec. q, at $3.50 o'clock,
EUGENE, A. SMITH, Secretary
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

the more expensive imported models-hats
that cannot be distinguished from the for
eign creations, valued at $40 and $12-we
place this grand assortment on sale at $3.50
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
! The Annual Sale Of Christmas Gifts!
THE MILLINERY!

Trade marvels Mt
our selling high class
goods on the small
profit system; taht Is
our way to force a
great business.
A most stupendous
assortment of beauti-
fully designed Hats,
including many large,
exquisite black hats,
now so much in de-
mand-trimmed with
the most fashionable
hat trimmings the
same effects are on
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-30
FERY0R AT SUMMIT CAMP,
An After-Servlce Continuee Until Nearly II
p. n. and Seven Conversions Reported.

SUMMIT GROVE, Pa, July 20th.-A re.
markab!e sfter-service followed thu camp.
meeting sermon last night It's result was
tho conversion Of seven persons. 1t was
nearly II o'clock when the congregation
was dismissed.
Mr.. Charles Newman led morning pray
ers today. The testimony meeting was in
charge Of Rev. c. O. Isaac, At 10 80 clock
Prof. J. 5. Wilmington preached from ST.
John u, II: III ye know these things,
happy are ye il W do them" The chill.
dren's meeting was under the guidance Of
Miss Henry. Rev. Mr.. Way, of the Re-
formed Episcopal Church. talked to tho
children.
The afternoon sermon was preached, by
Rev. John Dickey from Sd john 9:"How
Can These Things Be2" Rev. H. W.
Ewing conducted tho young peoples ser
vice The twilight meeting grows more
and more interesting. The sermon at night
was preached by Rev. w. G. Bryan
Announcements was made At tho morn.
ing service that the financial condition Of
the association wa, such that the rent
of all cottages would be lower for next
year.
AS q result Of q preachers meeting tho
camp was dlstriotrd and the ministers Wis.
ited every tent on the grounds.
Among arrivals at the camp are Rev.
and Mrs. Thos. Gorsuoh. A. j. Elliott,
Mrs. Clara Sindall and Mrs Aurilla Stans.
bury
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-30
is TRULY GRATEFUL,
Grateful Beyond Expression. And Says He
Should be.

Seven years Of misery, each little worse
than the one beforeit, made up Of con slant
bsckache pains In tho kidneys and then
absolute relief perfect freedom from tho
misery OF those long years--wOuld surely
make anyone greatful for the rollof. And
do you know, there Is satisfaction IN such
straight emphatic thankfulness that Is Of
lar moro value than money considerations
There Is. We are reminded daily by just
such testimony that the encouragement
IS honest and that we cannot use terms
any too strong In telling the public the
wonderful curative properties Of Doan's
Kidney Fills They are rapidly becoming
the sort OF medicine everybody wants on
hand and they have them, who have boon
cured by them.
We know tho people of Jersey who may
be sufferers as Mr.. hester was, would be
glad TO hear his personal indorsment Of
our remedy, Mr.. Patrick hester resides
at l29 Stone street, Newark. Ho gives us
O. statement short concise, us follows:
That he suffered with headache and kidney
pains Tor seven years, each year little
worse than tho one before Ho suffered
from scalding urine, highly colorod aud
frequent calls to expel it. In fact all tho
miseries of kidney complaint for seven
long years. then he adds, II oAnno OK.
press my exact appreciation Of sDoan's
Kidney Pills and l don't think anyone
can. will repeat this and substantiate
this statement to anyone who doubts 1t.
If they will only como and see me. No one
can know the pain and trouble have en-.
dured.'
Surely Mr.. hester Is grcatful and we
thank him for the strong and straighfor.
ward manner Of telling where the credit
belongs, and wo are sure any citizen Of !
Newark, wishing to substantiate the above
BY calling on him will be received in Just
tho cordial spirit ho talks,
Doan's Kidney Pills arc for sale by all
dealers, Price 10 cents. Mailed by Eos
er.Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y, solo
agents for the u S.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

At the home Of tho brides parents, Mr.
End sMrs. JGtfcraoni Saancr at West
Chester, Miss EiAmN ~NIner WIS married
at eight O'Clock last evening to william j.
RodchGck. Tho cO"cm ~ was performed
by tho Rev. Joseph :. Evans, IN the pres
encc Of che relatives and = t.w friends.
Miss Ada !. Thomas played tho wllting
march. The bsIdo wVrn White orgaAdio
and carried q boluct Of sweet peas and
other il2woTs, Webs, dlU..ter Of ). Der.
nerd Darlington, acted a. ilJHor girl
After ,efreshnsnts hr. ban served, the
pride and Srnnm star erl on wed ding
tour which VIII la'N u wrrs.
The euesis We're II, iDllowsi Mr. and
Mrs BTooin! H. SLaarr Mr. and Mrs. j
Earton kcc2h Mr. ana Mr.. George Gam.
ble, Mr. and Ms 5T&rnn, lP.iM,.ulpA!aJ
Nr. and Mrs, George Hild,u. Ns, Anun
Aoskins and the four brotAtgs Of the
groom
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-30
NOTICE TO DEALERS.
Seaicr Boyle will Prosecute Dealers who
Use Short Weight Treasures.

John Boyle, tho State sealer Of weights
and measures for New Castle County has
inspected all the stores and business place,
in the vlc!nity Of Wilmington and will now
pay attention to the hucksters. All half
and quarter peck measures stamped on
each end with N. g. S. 1897, which means
New Castle County Soal, arc correct and
the same lettors are put on quart measures.
Some parties on King and Madison streets
will use liquid instead of dry quart
measures, this seal being the same but
quito difference In the quantity. Mr..
Boyle has broken up quito a number Of
short measures on the above streets Guild.
Ing llnc) this year.
The fine from now on will DO enforced
which Is from 81 to $50 and costs for each
short weight OR measure found in use or
possession. Tho weights ani measures in
all stores that have been found have bosn
left correct. 1t requires between 30 and
40 pounds OF lead to tlll short weights and
about 30 pounds of shot for scales eacb
year for the county Some Of this no doubt
drops out by careless handling of the
Weights, but some Cases look Suspicious Of
fraud.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-30
The FATAL COAL OIL.
Another Woman Dies from Injuries by Its
Use to Light Pire.

Mrs. Sarah Davis, aged 46, died at tho
Delaware Hospital this morning shortly
after 10 O'Clock, five hours after receiving
fatal injuries. Shortly after O'Clock this
morning Mrs. Davis arose and started to
prepare breakfast at her home No 1881
French street.
A few minutes afterwards the members
Of hor family heard cries emanating from
the kitchen and upon going down stairs
they were thunderstricken to sec tho
woman enveloped In flames and rolling on
the floor trying to extinguish her cloth.
ing
Carpet was grabbed and wrapped around
the woman and the blaze extinguished but
not before she was almost burned to u
crisp. The Delaware Hospital ambulance
was summoned and the injured woman re.
moved to that instiui son but she was be-
You'd medical skill and died as stated above
In order to start tho fire she used coal oil
with the usual result in such cases. john
Davis was badly burned about the hands
and feet trying to relieve the sufferer
Deputy Coroner Chandler was notified Of
the woman's death and he removed
her body to her homo on French street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-30
UNION UllI6l1 p tdifC RAILROAD
Decree Of Sale Of the Property
Under Foreclosure Proceedings.
TO BE SOLD TO HIGHEST BIDDER

A Master Appointed, and He VIII Sell
From Council Bluffs to OGden-Date
of Salo Not Fixed.
Omaha. Neb., July 80. DEGREES of
sale of the Union Pacific railway under
the foreclosure proceedings instituted
against 1t by the United States were
passed upon by Judge Walter Sanborn
in the United States court here yester-
day. The entrance Of the government
| decree drew forth vigorous debate
| between Ex-Governor Hoadley, special
counsel for the United States, and
| Winslow s. Pierce. counsel for the re-
organization committee. The debate
was upon the right of the court to re-
serve to the United States all rights
or the government not explicitly stated
in the decree. II was decided in favor
of the government.
The upset price under the first mort
gage will be s5O.637, 455. Judge w. D.
Cornish of st. Paul. will act as special
master in the matter. He will sell the
main line. the 1904 miles of road from
Council Bluffs to Ogden and its i'm
Hieuid'e piah'hes III tIllS clty. Inc Oale
or sale Will not be fixed until 20 days
shall have expired, the court giving
mat much time to the United Pacific
railway to redeem the property. The
date OF sale and other matters con-
nected with the sale will be fixed by
Judge Cornish. Similar DEGREES will be
entered in Council Bluffs and later In
the states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah
and Kansas.
The entrance Of the DEGREES Of sale
oreW together an assemblage of as
many prominent Judges. attorneys and
counseiors as ever met in Omaha.
Three OF the receivers Of the Union
Pacific system were in attendance.
oliver w. Mink, John w. Doane and Il.
Ellery Anderson.
The attorneys in the case spent an
hour correcting the copies of the de-
cree to conform to the changes made
by the court and the papers were then
filed. 1t DEGREES and orders that all
the property and rights of the COM
pany shall be sold at auction to the
highest bidder upon the mortgaged
premises at the freight station of the
railroad company, in the city Of Omaha,
on a date to be fixed by the special
master.
1t provides for double sale, to wit:
The subsidy bonds Of s27235,512, with
interest amounting to $30525 43O. maxi
ing total of S57,572, 400, the upset price
being $23, 100000 The other is the sale
Of SIS, GAS, 65o.S9 of the Union Pacific
sinking fund, which cannot be sold for
less than par value.
The receivers of the road are ordered
to file within ten days of this decree
an approximate statement of the
amount of money in thir hands, the
amount OF moneys due to them and all
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-30

HOlidaysburg, Pa. July 30.-Craw-
ford Black, u hurkstcr, residing at
Claysburg, this county, was shot in the
head three times by stranger, who
was riding With him on his wagon
through Ant Hill woods, near here,
yesterday. The stranger was q tramp,
who was given a ride by Black. In q
lonely part Of the woods he drew a
revolver, shot Black, plundercd the
wagon and fed. Black is still uncon-
scious.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-30

Hard on Roberts.
The following communication appeared
In ono OF tho State exchanges last week
and has been sent TO tho REPUBLICAN, for
publications;
"Mn EDlTOR:-In looking over tho State
Sentinel tDavcr) OF last week, find that
that paper has changed hands again, and
that tho editor, Mr. George w. Roberts,
has beon thrown cut of employment with
Out any c!uSo whatever
Mr., Roberts was u good editor AMI a
man who has worked hard and uncea sing
ly In behalf Of AIR. j. Il. AdIlcks, and also
the Union Republican Party, and whoss
editorial work has d0no more in their DO
half than any other worker the party has
had
He has been Republican for tho .st
thirty t3)I years and has worked hard In
the partys Interest Without thoughts Of
reward.
wish to say that Mr. AdLicks will lose
Iaorn than he Will gain by this act Of In.
justice
don't say Mr.. Batsman vii! not make
as good an editor as Mr.. Roberts. for no
may. But do sNy, he cannot work any
harder or show greater interest in behalf
Of the pnper or the y. r. Party.
Mr.. Roberts editorials did not dcviate
one jot OF titto from the path Of truth AMI
what he said could always be relied upcn.
Tho fOrmc: 0ditor was u man whom Mr..
Addick's could NOT buy, and what no did
was done because no thought he was in
tho right. Your, very truly.
4 UNION REPUBLICAN.
Loves, Dol, July 19.