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The age-herald., 1898-03-05
The Mississippi Plan.

A staff correspondent of the New Orleans States investigated this week the operation and results of the suffrage clauses in Mississippi's constitution, with view of furnishing accurate information for the guidance of the constitution makers of his own state.
 He found many friends of the under standing clause in Mississippi. Some were, and some are still, opposed to it. believing 1t to be unnecessary, but the larger num- Der think it has been useful and still Is useful, in the great work of placing the state securely and peacefully in Anglo Saxon hands.
 Out of a white population numbering 544,- of 10S 993; out of a colored population num- bering 774,749 there was a registered colored vote of 16,234. The whites are no longer afraid of negro political ascendancy, and the blacks no longer fear any loss of social or personal rights and privileges. The schools are open to all, and the negro schools were never more numerously at- tended. The state is full of peace, prosper ity and progress.
 But it is not at all clear that this result Is due to the understanding clause in the I 'eori.s trrrtion. Soms- 'rtr1flk the same result would have been reached without it. All commend the poll tax clause, and also the requirement of the payment of a poll ta1 months in advance of an election, and alsc resident of years standing of the election district in which he offers his vote Some think that these provisions, together with a straight, plain test of reading and writ. ing would have been sufficient, while others think the understanding clause has worked we'll It Is, however, admitted that illterate ination under that clause, while the negroes are always willing to be examined. More negroes have been registered under the understanding clause than white men.
 It is, however, conceded that the consti- tuition as it stands has the support and approval of large majority of the people a judgment in favor of the understanding clause. The people of the state are so well | pleased over the practical elimination of the negro from the electorate that they are no doubt inclined to give the understanding clause more credit than it deserves.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

O. Bacon; Mississippi by ren. Edward c. Walthall and Col. H. D Money; Texas by Col. Roger Q. Mills, and West vir- ginia by Capt. Charles J. Faulkner.
 ate soldiers hold seats in the United States senate thirty-three years after the war had become memory is of itself a tribute to the energy and capacity of the confederate army. These men made his tory in the confederate service. and they are still following that vocation in civil life; and very good work. too, they are still doing. and they bid fair to leave their Empress even upon the twentieth cen tury.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05
A Conspiracy Against Common Schools

The people of Alabama may be surprised to learn that there exists within her bor- ders determined conspiracy against the common schools of the, state. The Age Herald f. fi 5an tune to time has urged that Alabamas schools should be democratic rather than aristocratic; that we need a system which shall touch the masses of the chditlren, instead of top-heavy af
 fair, a sort of inverted cone with its slen- der apex next to the people and its big end up in the air With this aim in view it has suggested that the 6O0,OoO acres of pub lie lands still remaining in Alabama should be appropriated for the exclusive use of the common schools, for the equal benefit of all the children of the state. The Age Herald now rises to call the attention of the press and people of Alabama to a bold scheme coucocted by interested parties for the purpose of gobbling up these pub- lie lands. The purport of this scheme is innocently set forth by one of its advo- cates as follows: "The bill we shall push gives to the State university, Troy State Normal college Florence State Normal college, Girls Industrial school at Monte vallo, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial n- stitute Huntsville Agricultural and Me- >Nchanicaa college for negroes, and Mont- gomery State Normal school 5000 acres each; and to nine agricultural experiment schools 11,OO0 acres each, and to the conn., mon schools tha remainder abo1It 25n mn acres" A fine scheme, truly. Three fourths for these schools of higher and special education and one-fourth for the schools of the people! Three-fourths for the few and one-fourth for the manyl The top part of the system is to be strength ened by endowments at the expense of the common schools Behind this scheme ap- pear to be the presidents, bords of trust ees and local benefciaries of these institu- tions; but little publicity has been given to the plot and the public at large is ig- norant of this effort to further enrich the institutions of the few at the expense of the masses. This scheme includes provis- ion for the negro normals, because it may neip LO II1lpfeSS cOllSTeSS Wlun the 1uea Cnat the entire plan is philanthropic, and the cmissaries of this educational syndicate are now in Washington lobbying for the measure In this combination may be found prominent educators who are pro- fessedly anxious for the improvement of the common schools, but whose lives are devoted to schemes looking to the enrich- ment of these special class institutions that are today bue little more than local high schools with primary departments attached. These are maintained by the state with funds which of right belong to the com- mon schools of the people. This bill gives us the measure of this professed friend- ship for common schools. It is only one fourth in their favor with three-fourths against them. The present backward con- dition of Alabama's common schools is largely the result of this kind Of friend ship and interested advocacy; three to one fur fhe few and against the many. These
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

It is nothing less than outrageous for this government to rule ". R. Hearst's 8 private yacht out of the yacht class of American vessels simply because 1t has brought newspaper dispatches from Ha- vana to Key West that the Spanish press censor would not permit wired from Ha- vana. Because Hearst is more enterprising than other newspaper owners the jealous ones would have the government interfere to prevent them getting "scooped"
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

All the offers to go out and whip Spain come from officers, and none from priv ates. There were few privates in the civil war, and the volunteers thus far in the war with Spain seem to think privates will not be needed at all
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

In no section of the country is the cow ardly murder of the negro postmaster and his child at Lake City more severely de- nounced than in South Carolina. Several meetings have been held in which the mob was scored by the best citizens. The crime is considered a disgrace to the entire state.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

Newspaper criticism or cartoons really injure no one; it is the want of them that is fatal. Witness the sad case of the late David B. Hill, of Wolferts Roost.
 The Corbetts are all solar-plexused, in cludng the member of the family from Oregon.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

The Eufaula Times can save time by taking The AgeHerald's matter that suits it's fancy direct instead of second hand from the Macon News. The esteemed News has very little use at times for credit lines
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

The democratic executive committee when it meets today should act in a man. ner to bring about the best resultS-sx broad, able and good democrats who will good fellows.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

Already applications for pensions based on the Maine disaster have been filed, but the tramp who was injured by the ex- plosion has not yet been heard from. He Is nearly due.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

Some papers criticize Bryan and then refuse to print his speeches. If a man makes poor speech his uterances in cold type would be better evidence of this fact than an editors opinion.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

The New York World Is rapidly becoming a newspaper of the past. The Journal beats it on news every day, and the poor old World is degenerating into one of the has, beens.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

Absurd bills have been presented to this or that legislature, but never one so ab- surd as the local option bill now pending in the Kentucky legislature.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

Benton McMilln is comforted by the geographical argument. He should refer that unhesitatingly took both of it's sena- tors from one town, and is glad it did so.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

It is strange at this late day that sup plies should be sent to suffering Cubans on board naval vessels, when these ships hardly have room to store its own sup plies.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 Parrots should be taught to speak only in polysyllables.
 Many beautiful hat represents the mil- liners unpaid bill.
 All men are equal before the law, but not before the mother-in-law.
 The man who shovels snow never en- croaches on his neighbours premises.
 The divorce judge, like the poor marks man, makes a good many misses.
 The wise young man always laughs at the ancient jokes of his tailor.
 The man who is in the habit of getting tight usually finds money that way.
 It is said the French eat snails and yet they are accused of living fast.
 Women should remember that as per suader a kiss always discounts rolling pin.
 It isn't necessary for an ex-soldier to be an artist in order to draw a pension.
 We know hundreds of bachelors who never spoke a single cross word to their wives.
 No matter how little we may love our neighbors we can see no reason why they shouldn't have a kindly feeling for us THINKS ONE EXPERIENCE ENOUGH. From the Philadelphia North American Senator Hanna is too fresh from the Ohio senatorial campaign not to fear the horrors of war.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05
ACCOMMODATING.

Look here, Jackson, what about that $10 you borrowed of me and promised to re- turn in ten days?'
 ''Why, that's all right; I'll renew the promise"
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

The newspaper servants of Wall street will most likely have to take even more foul water than that of Havana harbor when the court of inquiry makes its re- Dort
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

The towns that are hanging and burning DeLome in effigy should stop long enough to think that there are better uses for old clothes. Give them to the rag-man
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

The board delays it's investigation into the Maine murder for Long and Mark Hanna to organize Peace at any price, societies.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

Fire could not destroy the Rome Tri- bune. It came out as full of vim and wit as ever on the following morning.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

The democratic executive committee to- day will probably call a convention to SC. lect legislative candidates
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

The people do not intend to go to war without cause Just cause would be proof that the Maine was blown up by design
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

When the apologies are all in for Longs surperfulous talk conclusion can possi- ply be reached.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

Jefferson county needs an able delega- tion in the next legislature The best men are usually selected by a convention
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

The country has dried its tears and with barely suppressed rage awaits the report of the board of inquiry.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05
YOU ARE THE FUGITIVE.

What ts a fugitive poem?''
 "A fugitive poem is one that chases you through the newspapers for months at time."
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

"How do you tell good cigar?"
 Tt is one that I can smoke without my wifes making a row.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

Some states wipe out their state debts, like Iowa. some double them every few years, like Massachusetts. but many more let the old incumbrance hang along until 1 It Us ce..easc HcIronic, like a good many state! l that could be named.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05
THE HIGHEST TEST.

It is better to do the right thing late than never
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

Remittances can be made by express, postoffice money order or drafts at current rate of exchange. Address
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

From the Philadelphia North American.
 Senator Hanna is too fresh from the Ohio senatorial campaign not to fear the horrors of war.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05
TELEPHONE CALLS.

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The age-herald., 1898-03-05

No matter how little we may love our neighbors we can see no reason why they shouldn't have a kindly feeling for us.
The age-herald., 1898-03-05

We know hundreds of bachelors who never spoke single cross word to their wives.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13

|requisition with others of his cloth,
and a very pretty wedding they had
had. And then, as luck would have it,
Grafton himself was offered detail at
the academy, and rather than take his
bride to the far frontier so soon after
their marriage he accepted it, and there
they spent the summer; and there, in
July, Miss Frances Hayward Joined
them at Mrs. Grafton's urgent request,
and there did Randolph Merriam fall
deeply and deyotedly in love with her.
and no one wondered. By far and away
she was the prettiest girl at the Point
that summer, and Merriam was con-
ceded to be mighty lucky fellow when,
very soon after the announcement OF
Charlotte Hayward's forthcoming mar
riage to Edward Parry. he allowed him
self to be congratulated upon his en-
gagement to her younger sister.
And he had every right to consider
himself engaged She had accepted his
attentions, his devotions, eventually his
ring and also his presents. He had
called upon Aunt and Uncle Mellen in
New York, the guardians of the girls,
and startled them out of all equanimity
by the announcement that Miss Hay
ward had accepted the offer of his heart
and hand conditioned only on their CON
sent, which he besough them to give.
ITO BE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13

unless she is given the opportunity
Our girls must be educated in money
matters, and there is no surer method
than by giving them money of their
own to spend; a regular weekly or
monthly allowance given them to
cover certain regulated expenses. 1t
is only natural that at the start a
girl will spend foolishly. To meet this
inevitable experience the amount of
the allowance should be accordingly
regulated. After awhile, however.
when she gets accustomed to the hand
ling of money, she will learn its value
better and be more judicious in spend
ing it. To give a girl an allowance is
not privilege, but her right. To
withhold it is to do her a serious
wrong, and likewise is an Injustice to
the man whom she will marry and
whose money she viii be intrusted
with to spend wisely She should have
experience before she reaches that
point, and that experience can only
come to her from her father in an al
iowance of her own while she is his
daughter IN his home"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13
A Pirate in Bad Luck.

In the way of well-defned and con-
spicuous ups and downs, few lives have
surpassed that of Bartholemy. He had
many adventures after the desperate
affair in the Bay of Campeachy, but
they must all have turned out badly for
him, and consequently very fortunately
for divers and sundry Spanish vessels;
and during the rest of his life he bore
the reputation of an unfortunate pirate.
He was one of those men whose success
seemed to have depended entirely upon
his own eXertions, if there happened to
be the least chance of his doing any
thing, he generally did it. Spanish can
non, well-armed Spanish crews, mana
cles, Imprisonment, the dangers of the
ocean to a man who could not swim,
bloodhounds, alligators, wild beasts, aw-
fulforests impenetrable to common men
all were bravely met and trumphed
over by Bartholemy. Yet when it came
to ordinary good fortune. such as any
pirate might expect, Bartholemy the
Portuguese found that he had no chance
at all. But he was not common pirate,
and was, therefore, obliged to be con-
tent with his uncommon career. He
eventually settled in the island Of Ja-
maica, but nobody knows what became
of him.-Frank r. Stockton, in ST.
Nicholas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13
THE GIRLS ALLOWANCE.
1t Is Her Right and, at the sanf
Time, Teaches Her the Proper
Use OF Money

Every self-respecting woman, be
she maid or wife. has natural and
intense dislike to ask her father or
husband for every penny she needs
says Edward Box. writing in the La
dies. Home Journal. on Giving Allow
ances to Girls" .sNor is the feeling
Iessened by the fact that the money
can be had for the asking and is al
ways given ungrudgingly. 1t is the
asking which women dislike They
justly recoil from it, and men ought to
understand it better than they do.
1t should be said that the husband
who refuses TO give his wife regular
allowance is rapidly becoming the ex.
ception- But there are still too many
fathers who withhold an allowance
from their daughters If it be true
that the average girl has no idea of
the value of money, how will she ever
gain better knowledge of its worth
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13
AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE PULPIT.

Women as ministers is the subject of an
Interesting article in the Chautauquan by
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw. DIR. Shaw
writes without any feeling in the way of
resentment against the churches that ex-
clude women from their ministry. She is
merely telling facts.
By the beginning of the twentieth CEN
fury DR.. Shaw believes there should be at
least 1900 women preaching the Gospel in
the United States. It is claimed by the
United Brethren that it was their denomina-
ton that ordained the first woman in the
Christian ministry. She is Rev. Lydia Sex
ton Miss Sexton was given holy orders IN
1851 and worked N the church as a minister
until 1890. But it is generally accepted that
the first ordination of a woman was that of
Antoinette Brown, who was graduated fpom
the theological school at Oberlin in 1850, but
who was refused a license TO preach. OF
women ordained by the Congregational de-
nomination attention is called to Rev. Annis
Ford Eastman, now assistant to Rev. 7. r.
Beecher in Elmra
There are but three ordained women in
the regular Baptist church-Mary G. Jones,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13

ordained several women, and women are
admitted on equal terms as lay delegates to
the general conferences. DR.. Shaw herself
is a graduate of the theological school of the
Boston university, and on being rejected as,
a L-inister by the Methodist Episcopal
church she was ordained for the Methodist
Protestant church in Tarrytown in 1880.
The Methodist Episcopal church, although it
never ordained women, licensed them until
1880. Even this concession was then re-
pealed. Women, however, have acted and
now act as evangelists and missionaries in
the Methodist Episcopal church. Con-
spicuous among these workers is Elizabeth
w. Greenwood, national evangehstic super
intendent of the W. c. I. L. DR.. Shaw says
that ii was the life desire OF the late Frances
E. Willard to be minister, but her church
would not permit it.
The first Universalist woman minister was
Olympia Brown, ordained in 1868. Augusta
j. Chaplin is the only woman who was ever
given the degree of D. D., although many
have earned it. She is graduate of Mich.
gan university, and Lombard university
honored her with the degree in 1898. Aman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13

Offset such monotony of landscape and
such Objectionable climate says Swim
burne, stiff1y, and looking ruefully at
the fair young widow. ST have not the
honor of anybody's acquaintance
there" he adds.
''So?" says Parry. ''Why, there's
Capt. and Mrs. Grafton, old friends of
Fans, you know-that is, Mrs. Grafton
is. and there's Lieut.. Merriam-splendid
fellow, that! We knew him so well
when he vas on duty at the Point. And
there's Minturn, of the artillery. there
with his battery. He used to visit US
often when Merriam was philandering
about Fan here. Oh, yes, there's a raft
of pleasant people there"
Mrs. McLane's pretty face at this
juncture is a study. She is flushed, al
most fearful; ready to pull Ned Parry
hair in wrath, yet hardly able to re-
strain her merriment at sight of Swim
burne, who sits in open-mouthed dis
may. For downright mischief broth
er-in-law has opportunities accorded no
other mortal, and Parry is at once her
torment and her delight. Mrs. McLane
has been known to say that Charlotte
took very mean advantage of her in
having met him first and landed him
before he ever saw the sunshine of her
own lovely blue eyes.
Very little alike were these two sis
tiers, despite the fact that they had lived
most of their life together. Educated
abroad by benevolent aunt after the
death of their devoted mother, the girls
had returned to America the great year
| of the Columbian fetes, and Charlotte.
the elder by two years, had met Ned
Parry, rising and successful young
lawyer, before they had been home a
month, was engaged to him before the
autumn leaves were falling-before Fan
even dreamed that anything OF the kind
was in contemplation, for she, at the
moment, was having what she termed a
simply deiirious1y delightful time at
| the Point Harriet Palmer, her especial
! friend at school, both at home and
abroad, had married Capt. Grafton
early that spring, Fan making almost
her first appearance in society as one
of the bridesmaids on that occasion.
and being much impressed with the de
votions OF the groomsman assigned to
| ter, q handsome, soldierly fellow by
the name of Merriam He was an Off
Ger several years the junior of Capt.
EEraftou, b1ts being of the captains reg
snt aud conveniently stationed al
81 Point he had been called into
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13

charm Daintipess, however, though
not inherited, is the outcome of habit.
A girl is dainty because she has been
accustomed to give thought and time
to being agreeable to others. Thus
it comes natural to her. Her wealth
of hair, always SO glossy and carefully
trained, owes its satiny appearance to
the fact that she brushes II regularly
and frequently, and not solely when
she feels in a mood to do so, or when
she desires to look extra nice. Her
pretty. soft hands, with their she'll
like pink nails, are always in an inn
maculate condition, for it is her habit
and pride to keep them spotlessly
clean. Her person appears to shed
around her a fragrant perfume. deli
cate, yet quite perceptible- This sub
tie fragrance comes from her dainty
way OF putting her dresses into draw
crs which contain sachets of sveetly-
smelling powder. the scent from
which seems to be part of herself.
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