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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
American HoR,EsIs RUSSIA

From a report by w. r. Holloway, Consul
General at St. Petersburg.
A few years ago American horses could
so much faster than the Russian horses
that they were barred from the big races
in order to protect their own interest; but
as a majority of Russian horsemen now
own American horses, and more are con-
slantly being brought, there is growing
sentiment in favor of their being permitted
to start in all races except those intended
exclusively fcr Russian horses. At one
time it was noted with satisfaction that
American horses had been purchased for
the Russian imperial studs, but recently
every horse having American blood has
been removed from these studs. Disinteres-
ted persons declare this to be short-sighted
policy, and say the Americans do not care
what nationality horse is provided he is
fast; and Notwithstanding American horses
are the best trotters in the world, there will
be big demand in the United States in the
near future for Russian mares, because af-
ter interbreeding the different families for
so many years Americans will be glad to
get an outocoss with trotting blood and
muscle.
Horses are driven at furious rate, even
through the principal streets of ST. Peters
burg there being no limit to speed in the city
limits, the centeC of the streets, next to the
street-car tracks. being reserved for the
fast driving During the winter months
single, double and horse breast
sleighs dash along the streets at thres-and-
a-half and four minute gaits
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
Contested Election Cases.

There are to be ten contested election
cases in the house of representatives of the
Fifty-sixth congress. This is, however, an
improvement over the Fifty-ffth congress,
when there were twenty-one contests, or
the Fifty-fourth congress which broke the
record with thirty-four contests. Three
election committees sat in each of the two
last named congresses.
Contests have. in fact. become a profess
sional abuse. By letting a contest drag
until the last days of congress a contestee
perhaps secures not only full salary for two
years, less about two days, and also a
contest fee of $1,000 The contestant perhaps
draws the full salary, and also a contest fee
of $1,000. The two draw between them
about $2i 900. instead of $4,000. The entire
scheme of payment needs revision in order
to put stop to professionalism in contests.
AS things now stand contests aee conjured
up for the purpose of robbing the govern
ment Of $12 co., the facts in the case having
but little to do with it.
One of the contests this winter win come
in the Fourth Alabama district, where Mr.
Aldrieh claims that Mr.. Robbins was not
elected, and that he was. Mr. Aldrich con-
tested Mr.. Robbins certificate of election in
the Fiftyfourth congress, and Mr.. Plow-
mans in the Fifty-fourth congress. As the
republicans controlled both congresses he
be seated by the house of the Fifty-sixth
congress, because it, too, will be controlled
by the republicans, although their majority
is rather narrow.
All of the contested cases come from the
south, every one of them. Kentucky fur
nishes three cases, Virginia two, Mississippi,
Alabama, North Carolina and South Caro-
lima one each. In each the contestant dis
putes the returns. The Alabama case will
be apt to arise just as long as the state
refuses to adopt some plan of ballot re-
form. The present condition of the cleo
torate is deplorable In three districts in
other states similar conditions led to blood
shed, and to as many contests, and Ala
bama would act wisely IL it would heed the
warning, and get ready for a thorough re-
form of the electorate.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
VERIFY

Kenneth Herford in Detroit Free Press.
The British commander of Ladysmith
rose in his cot.
"Blow me hyei' he exclaimed in an af-
frighted tone, thinking that would match
his complexion better than plain, fright
ened tone.
what is it, my officer?" inquired a SER
geant who once had served in the French
army.
Bombs were bursting everywhere.
Il see it all!'
The sergeant looked around him.
what do you see, my officer?'' he in
quired, naturally thinking of rats.
~ have just dreamed it," Again the af-
frighted tone.
Il do not understand" ventured the puz-
zled commissary sergeant. making a men,
tai note that he would attempt to switch
his officer off onto apollinaris water.
1--WE are victims of a shell camel" cried
the officer and sank back upon the pillow.
And the sergeant never forgot his officers
Indifference that prompted him to joke
blthely in the face of the enemy's fire.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
SPY What huthoriiy?"

Under the above caption tae Huntsville
Tribune unblushingly says:
"The question has been asked the editor
of the Tribune: BY what authori-
ty do you, as a republican paper.
support Joe Johnston? We answer, first,
by the authority invested in US as a free
born American citizen-the freedom guar
anteed to all law-abiding citizens Second,
10y the authority of the democratic party,
which threw down the bars and invited all
white men to participate"
The democratic party did not invite all
white men to participate in it's primaries.
1t invited all to participate who are willing
to accept democratic platforms and to vote
for democratic nominees for all offices bal
loted for at a given election. In substance,
it invited converts-not perverts.
II the editor of the Tribune goes into
democratic primary he must in all honor
and all conscience accept the Chicago plat
form, abandoning all his robber-tarff nom
sense and his gold-standard rot. lie must
become a democrat up to the Chicago plat
form standard, because that standard
stands until it is supplanted oy new one
the Tribune will be quite as strong and
explicit on tariff and currency lines as the
one framed at Chicago.
Freedom American citizenship does not
permit one TO do dshonorabe act, as the
editor of the Tribune will freely, no doubt
admit; and we believe that the same editor
will see on reflection that it would be dis
honorable to vote IN primary called by
the democratic party for party purposes,
on party conditions. unless he is ready to
act up to his vote. The question is really
too clear for argument. Only democrats
can honorably or rightfully vote In a demo-
cratic primary. 1t is not necessary that the
democrat who offers vote shall be DEM
ocrat Of long standing. He may have been
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

gathered at the Morris were Gratz Hanley
and John Payne, who are immensely popu-
lar with racing men and horsemen general
" throughout the United States and Can
ada.
William M. Meeks, editor of the Gadsden
Times-News, was in Birmingham yester-
day. 1t was the first time he had been seen
here in a year CIR two. Mr. Meeks shares
with General ]. B. Stanley, of the Green
Vile Advocate, the profitable. honorable and
enviable distinction of conducting the most
prosperous county paper in the state. The
two have builded up their own papers by
clean and entGprising methods, have
builded ample fortunes, and are now in po-
stions where they may promise to begin to
grow old gracefully and with happiness
Amongst the notable men seen in the
lobby last night we're Duncan McPhee OF
Paul Jones, Louisville; Senator VIII g.
Brown of Cullman; Robert F. Gould, st.
Louis; James IL Haverly, Chicago; Ezra
Coleman, Jasper; G. F. Hamlin, Chicago.
Charles Neuman of New York is visiting
his Birmingham friends.
Albert Steinhart of Greenvile, well known
as a Stallings leader of the Second district,
was in Birmingham yesterday. Mr.. Stein
hart is the supervisor of the census for
the Second district.
Robert f. Morgan of Cincinnati a
nephew of Senator Morgan and CONNER
cal traveller of wide acquaintance and
trade, is at the Morris.
Major Phil Campbell of Sheffield is in
town.
Tom Paine OF New York, formerly of
Birmingham, is in town.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

suddenly converted: he may in a twinlting
have seen the error Of his past ways but
when ne votes he must in all honor leave
his erroneous past behind him and cling
only 70 the democratic standard. This he
must do in an honor and sincerity and
truth.
The conscience of the editor of the Tri-
proposed vote in democratic primary can
be tested. If he votes in it, he certainly
cannot longer he a republican. He becomes
a democrat, and that is just what he should
become, and continue to be.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
THE MEMBER FROM THE NINTH

From the Washington Post.
Hon. Oscar Underwood of Alabama, Who
is one of the best liked of the southern
representatives, is at the Wellington. Mr..
Underwood is actively enlisted in the cam
paign of his colleague Colonel Banl6head,
for the minority leadership, and will prob
ably be manager of [hfs canvass.
1T feel assured said lhe to a Post re-
porter, that Colonel Bankhead will be
selected as the minority's Choice for speak
er. On the first ballot ne will have de-
cided lead over any of his competitors, and
1 know that many will go to him on the
seemed ballot after they have cast a first
complimentary vote. Extended eulogium
of my colleague is unnecessary, but that
he will make a wise and conservative
leader of tie party is admitted by all who
know him.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
REFLEC rIONs OF a BACHELoa.

From the New York Press.
When woman is reasonable she neither
loves nor hates
Every woman who is in love, unless she
is enough that way, becomes an amateur
detective
Most men are looking for wives; II they
aren't married they are looking for their
own. and if they are they are looking for
other mems.
No man ever felt any inclination to put
his arm around a womans waist when she
had one of those coats that fit loose in
the back like a mans.
Probably women always sympathize with
babies much because they always seem
to have something inside that they can't
explain that hurts them.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
ECHOES FROM
THE MECAPHONE

From the Clogtown Megaphone
A, new business house in clogtown' has
the following sign over the door: soap,
Ice Cream and Pills Sold Here" 1t w.ll
evidently do rushing business, as It seems
to have the necessarles of life.
We must apologize to Miss Clark, the
most charming of ladies', for the terrible
mix-up which our printers made last week
in setting up the nice local We had written
regarding her. The typos got a personal
and a poultry. advertisement mixed, maxi
ing it read as follows: Miss Lucy Clark,
a. very beautiful girl from Cordova, is Wis
iting in Ciogtown. She is lady of rare
culture and the finest, latest bird in
town, being carefully fed on corn and oats
and just the thing for a Thanksgiving din
ner. She will be here until the coop is
empty at cents per pound. Send your
order early
We have shot the printer and apologize
again to her.
John Smith has been to Montgomery To
Gently attending school, We were surprised
to find him when he returned yesterday
wearing his large hat set back ON his head
between his ears. His hair which by the
way, forms the greatest bulk of MS head,
was brushed slicker than a New York con-
fidence man, and was parted in the mid
die to beat the dickens. He says they
teach him in Montgomery to wear his hair
fixed that way. In fact he claims that the
SEEKER hair a fellow wears there the bet
ter society he cam enter All the young
men of Clogtown are now wearing their
hair parted in the mid6le and as for the
good their hats do they might as we'll be
hung between their shoulders.
The editors nome was burgrarized last
night. After a. M, which was in the
morning, two men were found going
through our pockets. Thinking prudence
the better part of valor, did not dis
turb them. One of them got three tooth
picks the only ones We had, four nails, a
knife and a marble, while the other viii
lam got our passes, an invitation to the
ball and a receipt for making paste which
we need very much. A liberal reward will
be offered for the arrest of these burglars
which will DE doubled when they are sent
to the chaingang.
James Smith, who has been our mayor for
t"o terms, Is now candidate for the leg
1slature. The Megaphone is opposed to him
for several reasons. First, our present rep
resentative, General Jones, has had the
place for ten years. during which time he
has given infinitely valuable service. We
favor keeping such man. Mr.. Smith has
infused a good deal of business methods
into the office of mayor, but it has been of
nature NEST calculated to help him more
than anyone else, and the fact that he has
not explained to our citizens why he sold
the cemetery last week to a mining COM
pany will surely defeat him. We do not be-
lieve in aiding man whose greatest am
btion is to feast upon the public teat'' to
]. T.. G.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
THE l.ur1EaNUT rnEE BY THE BROOK

BY William HaZelt1ne.
Does it stand there vet. that old home tree?
Where perched the farm pigeon and roolS,
As it stood in the days when il shaded me
BY the banks of the ripping brook?
Does 1t stand there yet, that fruitful tree,
Where the squirrel his forage took
From the boughs that stretched in the sun
light free,
Far out Der the shadowy brook?
Does 1t stand there yet. as in autumn time,
Wihen the birds in their wisdom forsook
Its branches bare for a milder cline
That verdureless tree by the brook?
Long time has 1t braved the wintry storm,
And oft in the cold blast shook;
Befriend it still, should its moldering form
Lie prone by the muffied brook.
All! we'll hath my memory held the day
When a last fond lingering look
/ gave, as l turned from my home away,
To that butternut tree BY the brook.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
HORSE SHOW FIGURES

From the Boston Globe.
The subjoined figures will indicate its
proportions: Number of patrons, ZOO;
number Of horses, ZIG; number of entries.
100; number of accidents, 2; number of
women there, $500; cost of their gowns (av-
orage) $100) $S,5OOOOO; money in prizes, $780,
coo; value of horses, $4,000 value of equip
ments. 900. The most successful of the
fifteen horse shows held in New York came
to brilliant end last week.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
FuLL OLE EIGHT IT'LL

From the Boston Herald.
Senator Morgan of Alabama is an old
man, but we notice that he feels young
enough to walk right up in front of Gov
ernor Johnston, who is on the stump as a
candidate for the Alabama senatorshiq.
and to inform the governor, with a shake
of one of his digitals, that If he INDUCES
in any Misrepresentation, he will be held
to personal account therefor. Probably the
governor knows what that means.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

From the Asheville Standard.
The Montevallo and university land deals
are blighting instances on Alabama. Re-
construction had its carpet-baggers now
Alabama has its Arnolds of the youths only
hope-educatlon and Industry
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

SOME BIT, SALARIES

From.the New York Press.
Speaking of big salaries, the biggest on
record was paid to George Gould. For ten
years work his father gave him S5ooO.OoO.
The account went down as "for services
rendered" That was at the rate of 100000
a year. The highest salary ever paid rail-
road president was the $4,000 a year that
went to Sir William C. Van Horn when he
was president of the Canadian Pacific
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

The Birmingham Tribune wants to know
whether the governor of this debt compressed
state-deficit debts drawing a salary while
in hot pursuit of a senatorship, and other
things, in New York and elsewhere. Re-
specially referred to Auditor White.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
A RFG1LA. IoLoREo SUPPLEMENT-


From Golfers Weekly.
Old Gentleman: 'sDo you mean to say
that your teachers never thrash you?'
Little Boy: Never. We have moral sua-
sion at our school,
Old Gentleman: Whats that2'
Little Boy: ''Oh. We get KEEP in, and stand
I'D in corners, and locked out, and locked in,
and made to write one word a thousand
times, and scowled at, and jawed at, and
that's ALL"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

LAST SHOT OF TIE CIVIL WAR

From the Baltimore American.
H a. London, of North Carolina, who was
a member of Confederate General Bryan
Grimes staff, reiterates in a recently pub
lished letter that General Grimes planned
and commanded the last charge at Appom-
mattox, and that General w. R. Coxs
North Carolina brigade fired the last volley
there The distinction has been claimed for
other southern troops, notably the sharp
shooters of General Evans division, under
command of Captain William Kaiger.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
WORSE Than RE. OBSTRUCTION

Spanish criticisms on Dewey's latest deeds
win be at least interesting.
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There is more involved than the price of
the land, esteemed court Journal The gram
tees and tho go-betweens, and their respec
tive shares in the Doodle are involved All
the facts of a case that was kept secret
two months are involved. and all must be
brought out.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

It is the Jurors who are suffering impris-
onment In the Molineaux case. =
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

No effort on the part of the court
journal can limit the coming investigation
to the price of the land. although that is
quite enough
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29
RFGAHDTNG r. ROBERTS
the Washington Post

From the Washington Post.
wonder if they're going to let that man
Roberts take his seat in congress?" inquired
the pulp-headed young man at the foot of
the clearinghouse table.
Hope they do" remarked the sour old
bachelor. deliberately wiping his unused
knife and fork with his napkin
The seven elderly spinsters at the table
looked Mortified and the four elderly mat
rons raised their eyes heavenward.
"Why, Mr.. Persimmon, how can your"
they calculated in chorus.
Hope they do seat him." went on the
sour old bachelor. doggedly. Hell be gittin'
what's coming to him. If they'd ha sem
fenced him to a ten-year term in congress
the punishment would have fitted the crime
better, and been moro proportionate to the
degree Of his imbecility."
back-handed hedge is as good as a re-
treat in some instances.
A REGULAR IoLoRED SUPPLEMENT-
From Puck.
Your narrative Is too highly colored,"
remarked the editor. returning the bulky
manuscript
'In what way9'' inquired the disappointed
author.
''Nhy," replied the editor, 'in the very
first chapter you make the old man turn
purple with rage, the villain turn green
with envy, the hero turn white with anger,
the heroine turn red with bushes and the
coachman turn blue with coldt''
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

Cecil Rhodes holds himself ready to re-
be out of the frying-pan into the fire.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

All the gold bricks ever sold do not equal
the money lost in the swindle perpetrated in
the City of Churches by 1.-The Franklin
Syndicate"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

Both sides in South Africa are using dunn
dunn bullets, which make things even. and
also very uncertain for the combatants.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

Congressman Roberts cannot put all three
of his wives on the payroll as secretaries,
unless he can gain control of two commits
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

The Firms seem inclined to found a new
Finland in America, leaving the Russian
lied motherland to the Russians.
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Transfers of real estate are scarcely men
are considered worse than a hoodoo.
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If Lord kitchener keeps on he may strike
one flank of Dom Paurs forces.
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Colonel Stamford and NJ. Hubert Davis
are now persona grata at court. They are
in a fair way to be decorated.
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outside sentiment as 10 Senator.

The columns of The Age-Herald could be
filled with articles from papers outside the
state praising the career and individual
characteristics CT the states great sem
ator, JOAN Tyler Morgan. His work in
behalf of the Nicaragua canal IS especially
dwelt upon, and nearly all speak of his
Amerieanisn. He is everywhere regarded
as an American of the broadcast and best
type. He is everywhere, north as well as
south, east as well as west, regarded as
an honor TO The entire country, and 10 its
institutions. The wish is expressed that
he be kept. as Senator Morrill, of Vermont
was kept, although he was much older than
Senator Morgan, in the senate to the last
hour of usefur service Vermont kept TO
her great honor and credit Senator Nor
rll in the senate to the time of his death.
This is what the country asks Alabama to
do in the case of Senator Morgan.
Surprise and regret are intermingled in
the outside press when not over veraclous
correspondents INFORM them that Alabama
is about to turn Senator Morgan out of his
seat in favor of man whome they never
heard of. They are surprised that Ala
bama can be so short-slghted, and they
regret the loss to the nation of a man of
rare experience and equipment. They see
great questions rising up, and they do not
want the senate to lose confessedly great
lawyer and legislator-a man who is as
much at home in handling international
the questions that come to him daily in
the course of trade
The surprise and regret expressed
throughout the country are happily mis-
fits Their only foundation are the needs
OF correspondents who are sometimes cou-
PEELED to invent struggles where none ex-
list Senator Morgon holds the confidence
of the everyday man of Alabama, who
will see That he is voted back in the seat
that he has long held to the everlasting
credit of the state. He will see that the
seat is filled by man who sits at the head
of the faBle in committee ard council
rooms. and not by man Who would be
placed at the foot. There is business sense
and political sense in Alabama; and the
Ase-Eerald greets its contemporaries, and
sends them word mat their surprise and
regret are groundless. Alabama's senior
senator will continue TO DE gler senior SEN
ator despite a machine. numerous DEALS
and lot of Bohensaan populites.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

Mafeking is very far from the advancing
British line, and if the Beers can capture
anything they will capture it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

Camp Fred Ferguson of Confederate
veterans at Pratt City will nave a day of
rejoicing in the city nall at Pratt on
Thursday. me exercises will begin at 10
o'clock. There will be an historical ad-
dress by General Fred Ferguson, a1d al 2
o'clock barbecue dinner will be served.
There is promise of much Joy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

Treasurer Fits will find every avenue to
the throne closed against him. The heads
man alone awaits him.
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| Heroes on New Years day should swear
| off against the accep ance of gifts OF value.
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After all Otis has only succeeded in
transforming Aguinaldo into a mystery.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

Little Breeches may be next in success
sion, but ne is not loafing in expectancy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

The fate of Vice-Presdent Hobart, who
ate too much. should not be forgotten in
the holiday season.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

The goose-bone indicates a hard winter,
and this is why the winter will probably be
very mild