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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Mr.. BRYAN and the Ten.
Editor

The comment upon the ratification of the
peace treaty is now pretty fully at hand,
and it is plain that the ten democratic
senators from the south-Morgan, Pettus,
Sullivan McLaurin, McEnery, Lindsay,
Kenney, Gray, Faulkner and Clay-are
coming in for a good share of the best
comment from the best sources. 1t was in
every sense of the word historic vote;
and the fact that no democratic senator
from a northern state voted for ratifica-
ton and that ten southern democratic
senators did, thereby ending the war, will
not by any means escape the notice of
the historian. No vote of the present con-
gress has been or will be of equal impor-
lance, and not one will prove such a splen-
did example of the exaltaton of patriotism
above partisanship. The ten senator's who
voted TO turn the problems of the war into
strictly American questions, from which
Spain and all other nations are forever ex-
cluded, are deserving of high praise, and
they are receiving it from all sections of
the country, regardless of party affiliations.
The independent press is especially hearty
in it's commentator of the patriotic
ten.
William Jennings Bryan is not forgotten
in this happy settlement of a great ques-
ton. Beyond all question his prompt,
clear-headed advice was very potential in
inducing the southern senators to- accept
the treaty before taking up the difficult
problems that will follow it. Alabama's
two senators would have favored ratifica-
ton in any event, but the votes of some of
the senators who favored ratification are
undoubtedly due to Mr.. Bryans unhesi-
tating and unconditional advice. 1t is not
too much to say, when the closeness of the
vote is taken into consideration, that rati-
fication owes it's success to Mr.. Bryan.
lie early saw that it was better to first
eliminate Spain from the problems, before
taking them up in the course of final set
cement. These problems must be carried
before the people before they are fully
-ettled, and to have kept the war techni-
ALLY open, involving as 1t would many
-eavy expenses, would have been calamit-
Gus. The treaty should have been ratified
promptly, but it is well that Mr. Bryan's
advice was taken even at the end of a
month of wearisoIne delay and useless dis
cussion
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

do And the other regular army men are
men without conspicuous records. But the
administration is not greatly troubled. The
Hull bill, as it well knows, will sleep a long
time in the senate, and the troublesome
question of a military head for the army
win stand where 1t is, unless indeed the
scheme of driving General Miles out of
the army can be carried through. General
Miles may, however, present a case before
the new court Of inquiry that will stagger
them, and then the entire scheme will mis-
carry, and Alger will be compelled to work
alongside General Miles, who is a slayer,
and not bit afraid. He is, in fact. full of
fight, as Alger knows to his sorrow.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
THE WHITE MANS BURDEN
the Chicago Times-Herald.

From the Chicago TfmeS-Herald.
From General Ludlow, governor of the
city of Havana, comes this evidence of how
we are taking up the white mans burden
in that breeding spot of the yellow fever:
Death rate for January reduced 40 per
cent. below last year. Causes, sanitation
of streets and houses, cleaning local points
of inspection. vigilance in watching and iso-
lating infectious cases, medicines and sup
plies to sick and food to starving"
And the best of it is we are doing it with
Cuban labor and out of the customs re-
ceipts of a Cuban port. Thus, again, In the
language of a Buffalo parodist, have we
proved in action as on the stump.
The Lord made Anglo-Saxons
70 make poor natives hump.
1t looks as If we were about to convert
Havana into reproach and a shining ex-
ample to unclaimed and badly policed Amer
lean cities.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
A Direct Tax of One Mill.

The. Montgomery Advertiser is wholly
right, as is Representative Buger, of Tai
lapoosa, in demanding for the children of
the state-for the fair name and welfare of
the state-a direct school tax direct tax
of one mill would be ten cents on each one
hundred dollars of assessed valuation, or
one dollar on each one thousand dollars.
The average assessed valuation in the state
is below one thousand dollars, and the aver
age tax per assessed capita would therefore
be less than one dollar. The Advertiser
advocates such tax, and there is no intel
ligent man who would say that such tax
returned in benefits many fold in the course
of few years. AS rule, the children Of
the tax payers would be at once benefited
far beyond the increased tax.
The Age-Herald protests again against an
increase of 100000 only in the approprla ton
for the common schools of the state Such
an increase would not materially help the
10000 children who need help in order to fit
themselves for their coming duties to the
state. 1t will not help them because it is
not enough to give them better schools or
longer term. 1t will simply prove means
to the continuance of the present monde
script system of schools-of schools that
are not public or free schools, because pub
lie funds and private funds are hopelessly
Observation-Disclosures that the sensitive will
not attend-schools that are at best short
lived and inefficient and that do not even
needed.
The Age-Herald joins the Advertiser in a
demand for political courage in this all
important matter. 1t demands in behalf of
10000 children a direct tax of at least a
mill, to the end that the original house ap-
preparation may be sustained, and the COM
mon schools of the state bettered and kept
open six months in the year. The position
of the Advertiser has been consistent and
sensible and wise throughout and it de-
serves credit from all parties and all Sec
tons of the state.
If the children of the state are to go two
years longer educationally neglected, it is
well to know who did it. 1t is well to know
who in the house offered the people the
adequate appropriation of 5000 900, and then
slyly conspired to cut it down to the in
adequate sum of s45O,OOO 1t is well to know
who in the house have lacked the courage
to increase the revenue, so that an appro-
priation of 100000 would be practicable.
The welfare of the children is now in the
hands of the senate. The people are not
wholly without blame. They have been
pestered with other questions, and have
neglected the educa ton problem. They
should speak out 1t is not too late. Let
every senator hear from his constituents.
Let political cowardice be made to appear
in the true character as the Selfish assas-
sin OF the children of the state.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
EDUCATION IN ALABAMA
From the Florence Herald.

From the Florence Herald.
Now that the house of representatives
has increased the school appropriation to
something like reasonable amount it will
not do for the senate to reject or decrease
it. The appropriation is right and just.
The children need it and it will be an I'M
pardonable sin not to give them longer
terms. The bright-eyed boys and girls of
Alabama have been robbed of their rights
long enough. They deserve as good a
chance for obtaining an education as the
boys and girls of Georgia and Mississippi,
and woe be unto that man or set of men
who would keep them yet longer in their
present condition of slavery and ignorance!
Never before in the history of Alabama
has the question of better schools been SO
thoroughly discussed and of so much gen.
eral interest Besides the increased school
appropriation of 100000 other laws look
ing to the betterment of the schools have
been passed. A state board of education
will make the requirements for licenses to
teach uniform throughout the state. Where
the county tax rate is not to the limit we
believe the commissioners are allowed to
assess five-mill tax for schools. The state
is waking up to a sense of her serious re-
sponsibility in preparing an educated citi-
zenship.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
The Ship Subsidy Scheme.

Mr.. Mark Hanna's ship subsidy bill is the
logical outcome of high-tariffism. If, say
the shipowners and shipbuilders, great
shoals of manufacturers are entitled to gov
ernmental protection both in the custom
houses and in the formation of trusts, pro-
lection in some form, involving the like
principle, should be extended to them also.
The bounties that are named in the ship
ping bill are no worse in principle than the
protection for protectors sake included in
the tariff bill, or the prohibitive features
of the navigation act. They are all off one
piece
Mr.. Hanna's bill would, however, be very
expensive 1t is estimated that one years
operation alone would cost the country
$165, 900, O0O What it would cost in the
course of thirty years, no one can tell. One
company, would receive under it's terms
$57 100000 in the course of twenty years, or
enough to pay all it's officers and crews,
leaving perhaps enough to pay for the
ships.
The thing is rotten throughout. 1t is an
attempt to overcome by subsidies taken
from the pockets of the people the ruinous
effects of other republican legislation-of
the tariff exactions upon the materials that
enter into shipbuilding, of the navigation
acts, and OF the tonnage taxes and other
fees that the general bounty system of the
republican party has imposed. The coun-
try will not stand any further extension of
the bounty system. 1t wants all future
legislation to be planned upon lines that
look to the acknowledgment of every in
dustry, permitting it to take care of itself.
Instead of more bounties the country wants
fewer or none at ALL
The a-Grosvenor crowd propose to
crowd the bill through the present congress,
They lack confidence in the next house.
They have summoned every great monied
interest that they command to come to its
support The bill is the best possible test of
the capitalistic influences that underlie the
republican party. If the bill In question
can be passed. it becomes indisputable that
money is omnipotent in this congress, and
administration.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
SO BUSY

Marian West in the Puritan. j.
Every day at three precisely,
We are dressed up very nicely,
And we go to walk or visit with mammal
And you never would be guessing,
From our curls and way of dressing,
Just what busy little girls we really are.
In the morning at our tubing,
We must help each other rubbing,
For the towels hard to manage by your
self;
we must wipe up where we've splattered,
And we pick up what we've scattered,
And we put our soap dish back upon tina
shelf.
Then, very little later,
Comes our breakfast on a waiter,
So we get our chairs and tie each others
bibs.
And we save the crumbs and feed them
To the little birds, who need them;
Then we always help Eliza with the
cribs.
Next we call the dolls and shake them,
For it's very hard to wake them.
And the lazy things would like to lie
and doze.
Then there's all the dollies' mending,
And 1t really seems unending-
Aramintas something awful on her
clothes.
Then the playhouse must be busted,
For Eliza can't be trusted
And, besides, we rather like to scrub and
sweep,
Our canary must be tended,
And the mornings nearly ended
BY the time we've got the baby doll to
sleep.
We must button up each other
When we're getting fixed for mother,
And Eliza comes and helps US with the
comb.
And you never would be guessing,
When we've finished with oEr dressing,
Just what busy lille sirls we are at home
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Probably the lions thought maybe Daniel
was a new woman.
When a woman knows she is wrong she
may not admit it, but a man never believes
he isn't right.
When girl is in love she can never quite
believe that any married people can posi-
bly, know just how she feels
Intuition in woman is probably what
would tell her II she was man when one
trousers leg hung down lower than the
other.
When girl who is visiting town talks
about the Conservatory" at home, you
can be pretty sure that her mother raises
house plants in the bay Window
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
AN EXCLAIMED PROMISE

From the Centrevile Press.
Our legislators have done nobly in increas-
ing the common school appropriation to
5000, 000-giving a six months term of in
in it, IL they don't provide the money to
maintain instruction for that period of time,
for at least two years. There must be no
"embalmed beef" in this intellectual con-
tract. You dare not say to the children,
"Be We fed and clothed" with providing the
.'Where WITH
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
From the Grove Hill Democrat.

The dispensary bill has been amended SO
much that it has lost much of its original
interest. 1t is not popular in the house.
About one-third of the counties have been
excepted from its operation. The prohibi-
ton counties being excepted, originally,
leaves only about one-thrd of the counties
interested in the bill it now stands. The
present agitation may result in something
good before many years transpire DR..
Eager served notice on the. saloon army
last Sunday that two years from now, IL
nothing is done this session, they will see
their power crushed to the earth in Ala
bama.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

The last remnant of sectional discrimn-
alton on the United States statute books is
to be repealed, and the last underground
railroad" man is dead. The statute relates
to service on federal juries, and the dead
underground" man was Dr. Henry Harris,
of Cleveland. o. He died at the age of 90,
and he had personally assisted hundreds of
slaves to escape.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
THE DIsPENsARY
From the Roanoke Herald.

I TUu INC 1OdnOke Herald.
The opinion prevails that whatever the
fate of the 'dispensary bill before the pres
ent legislature, the question is a living enc
in Alabama henceforth. The vital lmpor-
lance of the interests involved, the wonder
full growth of public sentiment in it's ylvor
and the high character of the advocates
of the measure justify this opinion Some
of the papers claim that if defeated at this
time the next legislature will be elected en-
the dspensary issue.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Birmingham welcomes today a large par
ty of newspaper men from Pennsylvania
and the central west. They will look at
some of the achievements of the district.
The Age-Herald throws its doors wide open
to them, in its desire to make them feel that
they are among friends, as they surely are.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
From the Huntsville Tribune.

The dispensary bill will probably die in
the legislative halls, but will live in the con-
stitutional convention contest. This is
where its strength should be tested, let the
public say, and let what the people say go.
Then public sentiment will indorse the re-
suit.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

It is proposed to celebrate the sixth of
February hereafter as Ratification Day.
Birmingham should observe the anniversary
next year, by inviting Senator's Morgan
and Pettus to become the chief orators of
the occasion.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

frogs. The ice had formed SO quickly that
the frogs hadn't time to dive. and SO were
held fast"
Charles B. Stacey, of Richmond is In the
city
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
pIsrKIRuTIoN OLE SENATOR'S

From the New York World.
The constitution provides that there shall
be two senators from every state, and only
two. New York used to have three and
Ohio only one when the late Calvin Brice
was a senator. And now again New York
has three. but this time it is Montana that
has only one.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

The California legislature has only two
weeks more in which to elect an United
States senator. If an election does not
take place. California will have to get along
with one senator, as Oregon did last year.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Mr. Aguinado is sorry he took Mr.. Hoar s
advice, and appealed to the bullets, when
he might have appealed to the ballots.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

There should be fair play in the dispen-
sary bill vote in Montgomery today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Mr. Hanna's grab law is so drawn that
ment of $165, 900, 600 in subsidies, even if the
law should be repealed by the next con-
gress.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Dewey preferred duty to lionizing; but
when he does come home, there will be a
return of wartime enthusiasm with inter-
est added.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

From the Memphis Scimitar.
Old Dewey will give Aguinaldo all that's
coming to him, viz: A swift kick, vigor-
ously administered.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Ambassador Choate will find it very diff
ficult to live up to his cabled reputation
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

The coal transport that Lieutenant Hob
son sank, the Merrimac, is to be blown to
pieces, and left to rot in Caribbean waters.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

The man or the army that fires on Old
Glory invariably gets more than he bar
gained for. So will Aguinaldo.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

In some of the western towns tramps are
kept out by the application of vaccination
to every upon arrival.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

The country wants a minimum of war
while Alger remains at the head of the
war department
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Admiral Dewey is attending to business
in the Philippines wholly regardless Of
presidential booms.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

The volunteers doomed up grandly at Ma
Mia, and the regulars were not far behind.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Agoncillo's retreat to Montreal was more
precpitate than masterful, but it saved him
from the lookup.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
soUARlNG THE ACCOUNT

Defeat the dispensary bill or apply it to
all counties alike.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Make the dispensary bill apply to every
fair about it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

AgonciIlo will not return unless the other
Ag. surrenders and admits that it was all
a mistake.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Germany cannot get 80 for it's per cents,
although United States IS are worth 1915.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

The Filipinos now know the difference be
tween American fighting and Spanish BRAY
ado.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Agoncillo escaped. but he left his secre-
tary In the lurch.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

Agunaldo fights by proxy. He kept 1T
a safe distance while the fighting was gong
on
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

All the commodities in common use, eev-
en- only excepted, are now controlled by
trusts.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
From the Butler Alliance.

The appropriation for public schools has
been doubled by an act of the legislature
We hope now for better teachers and longer
school terms.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

The capital stock of the Credit Mobilier
was $4,000, 900, afterward increased 90 per
cent. 1t was the biggest thing of it's day,
vet what an utterly insignificant affair
when compared with the stock companies
and corporations of today, with capital
stock Of 5000 900 GOO. Any old thing in the
shape of a trust nowadays is regared as OF
no consequence unless its stock Is above
$25, 900 000
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11

uii0SiSIOuuu man was II. AAtAAAS AAdAA 10
of Cleveland, o. He died at the age of 90,
and he had personally assisted hundreds of
slaves to escape.
Birmingham welcomes today a large par
ty of newspaper men from Pennsylvania
and the central west. They will look at
some of the achievements of the district.
The Age-Herald throws its doors wide open
to them, in its desire to make them feel that
they are among friends, as they surely are.
1t is proposed to celebrate the sixth of
February hereafter as Ratification Day.
Birmingham should observe the anniversary
next year, by inviting Senator's Morgan
and Pettus to become the chief orators of
the occasion.
The California legislature has only two
weeks more in which to elect an United
States senator. If an election does not
take place. California will have to get along
with one senator, as Oregon did last year.
Mr. Hannas grab law is so drawn that
IL WOuiu Diiu TIC 6oNSi ~ eAiO P"J
ment of $165, 900 600 in subsidies, even if the
law should be repealed by the next con-
gress.
Dewey preferred duty to lionizing; but
when he does come home, there will be a
return of wartime enthusiasm with inter-
est added.
The coal transport that Lieutenant Hob
son sank the Merrimac, is to be blown to
pieces, and left to rot in Caribbean waters.
Mr. Aguinaldo is sorry he took Mr.. Hoar's
advice, and appealed to the bullets, when
he might have appealed to the ballots.
The man or the army that fires on Old
Glory invariably gets more than he bar
gained for. So will Aguinaldo.
In some of the western towns tramps are
kept out by the application of vaccination
to every one upon arrival
Admiral Dewey is attending to business
in the Philippines wholly regardless Of
presidential booms.
The country wants minimum of war
while Alger remains at the head of the
war department.
Agoncillo's retreat to Montreal was more
precipitate than masterful, but it saved him
from the lookup.
Make the dispensary bill apply to every
county in the state alike or defeat it, Be
fair about it.
AgonciIlo will not return unless the other
Ag. surrenders and admits that it was all
a mistake.
All the commodities in common use, elev-
en- only excepted, are now controlled by
trusts.
The Filipinos now know the difference be
tween American fighting and Spanish BRAY
ado.
Aguinaldo fights by proxy. He kept at
a safe distance while the fighting was gong
on.
Germany cannot get 90 for it's per cents,
United States IS are worth 1915.
The volunteers doomed up grandly at Ma
Mia, and the regulars were not far behind.
Ambassador Choate will find it very diff
ficult to live up to his cabled reputation.
There should be fair play in the dispen-
sary bill vote in Montgomery today.