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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
ALABAATA,s SENIOR sENAToR

From the Scottsboro Progressive Age.
Senator Morgan has requested a division
of time with the governor at his appoint
ment and he has consented for a joint de-
bate at Athens on Saturday, the 18th. AS
to whether he will accept further joint dis
cussion. the governor has wisely withheld
any expression. He well knows the force
and power of General Morgan before the
people, so he makes one appointment as
an experiment. We predict That he will not
make any more. Governor Johnston is a
fine speaker and skillful politician. but his
ability is not to be compared with General
Morgans, who, it is well known, has no
superior in the United States. He is the
greatest statesman Alabama has ever pro-
duced, and our most thoughtful and public
spirited recognize him such, and
they have too much state pride and pa
triotism to see him retired by any one now.
1t is no reflection on Governor Johnston $
ability and mis- record that our people
should prefer the man in This race who has
not his laurels to win. Morgan has been in
the thickest of the fight for twenty-thFee
years and is crowned with we'll deserved
honor. His craftsmanship is not limited to
his own state, but is worldwide and is now
one of the legacies of our nation which is
of too much value to be thrown away for a
new and untried man.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
Difference in the Platforms

Colonel DIN has a new campaign story,
says writer in the Boston Record, which
takes better than any of the sort that [
have heard this year. He leads up to it
by referring to the platform of the demo-
crazy, and, having reached the this re-
minds me- he continues: George Fred,
you know, was riding recently between
Harrisburg and Philadelphia, and was
standing out on the platform of the coach.
The Pullman porter raped hi on the
shoulder and said: beg your pahdon,
boss, but de rules OBJ dis comp'ny say dat
yo' can't stand on de platfome.
George Fred bristled up: I'D like to
know, sir, what platforms are made for If
not to stand upon! Well, l don't know
muffin bout dat, sab, but dis yere platfeme
is made to git in on
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
DAD OV

T. Nesbit in the Argosy.
Heart of my heart, when the day was
young,
Hope sang to life with silver tongue;
Hope beckoned love down fiowery way,
Where twas always morning and always
May,
And two true lovers need never part
DO you remember, heart of my heart?
Heart of my heart, when the noon was
high,
Work showed the way we must travel by;
Duty spoke cold and stern in our ears,
Bidding us bear all the toll and tears,
Paintings and losses, sorrow and smart
Have you forgotten, heart of my heart?
Heart of my heart, in the setting sun,
We sit at peace, with days work done;
In the cool of the evening we two look
back
On the winding pathway, the moons rough
track,
And the morn's green pleasance, where
roses Irvine,
Heart of my heart--with your hand in mine.
Heart of my heart when the night is here.
Love shall sleep awhile meath the daisied
grass,
Till we put on the glory and rise and pass,
10 walk where eternal splendors shine,
Heart of my heart-with your hand in mine.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
GOT THE WRONG BOOK
From the New York Tribune.


George Jarvice of Chicago told a story
on a friend of his yesterday at the Fifth
Avenue hotel. Some years ago. said Mr.
Jarvice, ''when the book, AS in Looking
Glass was the rage, you may remember
that there was considerable cutlery against
the work on the score that it was immoral.
This led my friends wife, who be-
yond question the head of the house, to
the work. He, as was natural, rushed
downtown straightway and purchased the
forbidden volume. At dinner that night
he said.
We'll, Salle, don't see why you don't
want me to read that Looking Glass
book, for, although I've read through every
page, l must say l couldn't find anything
out of the way with it,
after some. further argument, he pro-
duced the book he had purchased which
the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found
there -
II can match that story in kind, said
friend of Mr.. Jarviee who was in the group,
"for / remember about the same time a
small niece of mine went to church, and on
being asked the text on her return home
said it had (been AS in a Looking GLASS;
Subsequent inquiry showed her to have
been not so far out of the way, as the ac-
tual text given out was: For now we see
through a glass, darkly but then face to
face /. Cor xiii. ~ -
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
TI,e Camel and the Needles Eye

Nearly 1860 years ago the Great Physician
told us that rich man will hardly enter
into the Kingdom of Heaven. He went on
to say: ut is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of needle than for rich
man to enter into the Kingdom of God"
At Kirkcaldy on Wednesday Mr.. Carnegie
showed that he quite appreciated the lesson
meant to be conveyed by the Great Naza-
rene. The Owner of Skibo said: 'Proba-
bly, the ideal life is that of these great men
VINO never have and never desire wealth,
and spend their lives in study and research
with one object in view, the benefit of their
fellow-men. But these escape many temp
tations in escaping great wealth, for wher-
ever there are heaps of gold the devil lies
in watt Now, Mr.. Carnegie's version is
a very forcible and happy version of the
New York Testament dicta- The words of
old do not mean that a man who Is bur-
dened with gold sovereigns is barred from
the Kingdom of Heaven
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
TINE oMlY DAILY newspaper IN ALABAMA
A Word About the Fair.

The State Fair is ended. 1t offered many
high-priced and excellent attractions; it
was plannedbna broad scale; it was finan-
elally successful, and all patrons got their
moneys WORTH; but as a representative of
lthe states agricultural mineral and indus
trial resources it was failure of the flat
test sort. The states products were chiefly
hibits should have a great building of
There were, however, three exhibits That
point the way to a fair tlat would repre-
sent the state. These three exhibits We're
those from Madison and Escamoia counties
and THAT of the town or township OF Fruit
hurst Let The Fruithurst exhibit stand as
a county exhibit. If THE other slxty-Bhree
counties in the state mad done as well, the
fair would have shown what the state
really contains and is capable of.
The question before the Fair Association
should be this: How can exhibits like the
three mentioned be secured next year from
each and every county in the state? There
is no other feasible way to make COM
prehensive state fair. Sixty-six county ex-
fribits should have a great buildings of
their own. If a man must be engaged and
paid i'm each county to get up exhibits then
let that be done. In some way at any rate
each county should next year be induced to
send county exhibit. There is not
county in the state that cannot fill space
fifteen feet square with interesting prod
ucts-not one; and the aggregate would
make an exhibition extremely creditable
to the state and extremely interesting to
all pa irons of the fair.
Sixty-siX county exhibits should be the
sine qua non of next years fair The cam
paign for next year should be planned on
that basis, and something besides talk and
brag will be needed to secure the sixty-six
exhibits, for not one should be lacking.
Less than slxty-six would not make
state fair. 1t was not a state fair this
year. II should become one next year.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
Relieving Columns Have Started.

The race between General Joubert's siege
guns and besieging forces and General
Hildyard's advancing column is becoming
very interesting The latter will
start with about ten thousand men,
and will gather at Pietermaritz-
burg, Estcourt and Colenso as many more
With this force he proposes to raise the
siege of Ladysmith The united forces will
then take theNQffensive. The chief obstacle
in the way besides the Beers is the Tugela
river, which cannot be forded, and the
bridge is presumably mined. The railroad
crosses the stream near Colenso. General
Hildyard's advance is now the most inter-
esting feature of the situation. The dis
tance from Durham to Pietermaritzburg is
70 miles. No opposition will be encountered
in this dis stance, nor at Estcourt which is
about 20 miles farther north on the railroad
line. About % miles beyond Estcourt Is
Colenso and the Tugela river, and Is miles
more brings one to Ladysmith. The dis
tance from Durham to Ladysn1ith is 1Ss
miles. General Hildyard's troubles will be-
gin at Colenso. but at that point he will
he within striking distance of Ladysmith
heard in Ladysmith. He has eighteen field
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
SHORT STORIES
OF THE DAY
offered to Teach Jesse DAYS

Jessie Bartlett Davis. who has been
prominently before the music-loving public
since the days of the Church Choir Pima
fore company. has made 1t a practice TO at
tend church services On Sunday whenever
possible. relates the Saturday Evening
Post. Once she went to a local revival
meeting. The music was led by an angular
young woman, astonishingly clad, and gift
ed with one of the most stridently diseord-
ant voices Mrs. Davis had ever heard. Her
singing was so bad that 1t fascinated her,
but, nevertheless, it seemed to delight 9TH
ers in the congregation.
immediately after the sermon an old man
who shared her pew showed great interest
in her and turned with a satisfied smile
and said:
81 knowed you at once. You are one of
them opery singers that gave that show
last night in the opery house? l thought
so. Well, that girl that led the singing
she's my daughter, and she's the best all
round singer in the state. And say, If you
know anyone that wants music lessons,
send EN- to her. She gives vocal and pean-
ny lessons for a quarter apiece. You don't
want to take no lessons, do you? She's
great on trills."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
good he may do the people. He is not to be

good he may do the people. He is not to be
trusted.
Let US turn our thoughts to the stars
and The harmony of sweet sounds. The
other night there came from Eufaula some
flowers THAT were worth all the lying, The
striving, the promises and the misleading
of all the politicians gTaat beat their way
Through the world Oh, blessed flowers of
Eufaula! They enliven memories of many
things, memory of which shall net pass
That beautiful river, trimming and rolling
its way to the sea THAT is Drumming for
ever; those wide streets, shaded by the
widest-spreading oaks in all the world
laughing children; good women. good men
sweet home of hospitality enlightenment
nope, refinement, and promise! An, Eu-
faula upon the mill 10y the laughing river
The world might be saved by place so
beautiful and so virtuous!
THE MIJRAIIT RER
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
A Busy Week for Mr.. Carnegie

Last week was a big week for Mr.. Car
negie, says the Dumfermline Scotland
Journal. He Travelled from the "far north
of Scotland on Monday, and on Tuesday he
was one of the principal speakers at the
opening of the Lauder Technical school;
on Wednesday he discoursed pleasantly at
Kirkcaldy on Adam Smith, and received
the freedom of the burgh; and on Friday
he was the central figure at a series of
imposing ceremonies in connection with the
public library which Dumfries and Max
welftown are shortly, through his munifi-
cence, to possess. At Kirlxcaldy Mr.. Car
negie once more gave a definition of his
Gospel of Wealth" He declared that "by
using his surplus for the good of the COM
munity, the man of affairs exalts and hall
lows his calling. 1t is only by considering
the enormous sums, which under present
conditions must some times be concentrated
in one hand, as a sacred trust to be admin
istered during ones life for the public good,
that successful business men can hold their
heads up, and console themselves with the
thought that in usefulness to their fellows
they can rank even with the noblest MEM
bers of the professions.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
MISSISSIPPI FOR EXPANSION

United States Senator Sullivan Dem.) of
Mississippi.
In Mississippi, where l have done great
deal of campaigning this summer, found
my audiences thoroughly in sympathy with
the policy of annexation and wider mar
kets. My opponent for the senatorship,
Ex-Governor Lowry, cited me as a horrible
example of Imperialism, but somehow
when replying to him, alluded to the adj
vantages to accrue to the south by reason
of increased Oriental demand for our cot
ton, coal and iron it seemed that the people
took that view of it, too, for the over
whelming continent of the audiences sus-
tanned me in the position taken. Although
our democratic leaders are making an anti
expansion fight, it does not follow that the
people side with them. My experience leads
me to believe the reverse.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
ts,sr of M'LEaN,s CsMParGN

Washington Letter Chicago Times Herald.
Mr.. Mclean is now a poorer, even If not
a sadder and wiser man. 1t Is said here
by men who ought TO know that he has
spent fully 100000 in his effort to win the
governorship of Ohio, a considerable part
of which was represented by those nice
new 81 and 50 bills which he carried from
Washington two weeks ago in his little
trunk. But Mr.. Mclean is a royal fellow.
who loves to spend his money, and we poor
Washingtonians are quite confident he and
his gas company will not take it out of us
by furni-hing poorer quality of illuminant
during the coming winter.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
HOW Money Can be Expended

"Capital," says Mr.. Carnegie, sis the
rich mans choice preserve, and therefore
we may claim for the excessively rich man
who thoughtfully, carefully and with stern
discrimination and much caution, admins
tiers his surplus wealth for the good of
others, a place not inferior to any, as
public benefactor. The advantages of
wealth have recently been the subject of
discussion, but l did not see its greatest
advantages even mentioned. The chief and
only precious advantage of great wealth is
not what it brings to its pos essor, but what
it enables him to do for others. | believe
that the problem of the rich and the poor
is best to be solved in our day b. Million
aires and men of wealth devotiDg their
ability as closely to the wise distribution
of their surplus for the genuine and perma-
nent improvement of the masses as they
did for its acquisition. Thus the rich will
become the wise and most competent trus-
tees for the poor, doing for them far better
than they could would do for them
selves" AT Dumfries Mr. Carnegie natur-
ally had good deal to say on Burns. j
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
BIRMINGHAM AND THE STATE FAIR

From the Troy Messenger.
We returned from a two days visit to
birmingham and the State Fair last night
In Jefferson county, where thirty-five years
ago that whole section bore the impression
of barren waste, now stands one of the
largest, If not the very largest and most
thrifty cities in Alabama. If not in the
south, taking the suburbs as part of the
city proper.
Everything indicates a lavish expenditure
of money. Her churches, public buildings.
paved streets, car 1ines-both dummy and
electricity which one can reach almost
any point in radius of ten miles of the
city her pulpts filled by the ablest repre-
sentatives of the different denominations.
and her bar composed of the best legal
talent of the state: her solid and well built
business houses, occupied by progressive
business men, and filled with choice stocks
OF goods, suitable for all classes of trade;
and then her excellent city government, all
point to further greatness and. increased
prosperity. Two days there were like a
dream, in which one is transported to a new
country where adj the women are pretty,
healthy and well dressed, and where the
children are having a holiday on Christmas
with bright anticipations of the many good
things they are expecting Santa Claus to
bring them; the men all cheerful and happy
with employment, either adding to their
wealth or making comfortable livings for
their families. All these things and her
three well managed ably edited and pro-
gressive daily papers make Birmingham ap-
pear to the thinking man as the coming
city in commercial Importance in the south
Great is Birmingham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
Treasury Purchases and National Banks

Holders of the fives of 1904 and ilae Hours
of 1907 are not tumbIing over each other in
order to bring their bonds within the an
neuncement that the government Will pur-
chase s25 900, 900 of bonds. There is no rea-
son Why they should. There is no reason
why the government should pay a nign
premium for its bonds. The proposed trans
action is unnatural and unnecessary. The
export trade of the country is very large,
| and The balance of trade is on the American
| side to a heavy amount. The business OF
the country is prosperous, and all legitimate
| enterprises are doing exceedingly well.
| Only the SPECTATORS are cramped and dis
gruntled.
| The condition of monetary affairs in
duces many TO examine THE moneytary sys-
tenn of the country anew. Says Mr.. Leeeh,
formerly director of The United States
mint:
The system of locking up money by the
government is so VIGOROUSLY inadequate
and bad sglat ft has no defender. And yet
no active steps are taken to have 1T
changed. Year after we come up against 1T
Like dead line, kick little, and fall back,
The greater the activity in business the
surer and quicker we are toTeach that dead
line Time and again the secretary OF the
treasury has gone into tine market ana
bought United States bonds at high pre-
1niums to relieve the money market, and
we sit supinely year in and year out and
allow such a system to continue. pro-
sressive, intelligent, free people, with a
great and rich dnheTit ance, make no effort
to escape from the tIammels of such
monetary system. Every other civilized
country mas some system by which 1T can
expand Uhe volume of banking currency
when business requires it, and diminish it
when business is dull. Hence the rate of
interest i'm France and Continental cOiln-
tries is generally uniform. VIA us it is
ethor a feast or a famine, money either
cannot be had at a reasonable rate upon
The best security, or it is drug in the
hands of the banks and only loanable at
rate which hardly pays for the clerical
work OF making the papers out. Cons.dera-
tons like these must certainly appeal 10
congress at its coming session, for no bet
ter object lesson could oe afforded than that
which is now before us.
Some day it will be seen that free trade
iii banking is the better way-that is to say,
take off the tax on circulation, thus leaving
each state free to set up a system of state
banks best suited TO local needs The pres
ent strain will relieve itself after a while
but There will be recurrent spells and re-
current troubles while the present highly
artificial system of banking lis maintained.
1t is to large extent a misfit and some
day the tax on circulation will be taken
off, and THE national banks will be reor-
Sanized on state lines.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
BARNARD, THE ARCHITECT, COMING
From fhe New York World


Paris-Emile Bernard the famous archi-
tect, who won the $4,000 prize offered by
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst for the best plans for
the new University of California, sailed
Saturday on the French steamer Bretagne
for New York.
Bernard is going to superintend the be-
ginning of the colossal undertaking. He
told a correspondent he would require the
assistance of al least half dozen American
architects. Work will progress as rapidly
as the money will come
The total sum necessary for the buildings
and gardens he has planned Bernard esti-
mates at $50 900. He does not expect the
undertaking to be completed before twenty
years. The University of California will
then be the best laid and equipped in the
world, accommodating easy 5000 boarding
students.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Most persons of quality end by having
quantities of person.
Every man either suffers from remorse
or wishes he had risked having 1t himself
Love your neighbour especially If YOU
don't think she will want you to marry
her.
If some women saw notice of their
funeral in some newspaper they would be-
lieve they were dead.
In a girls Studio you can be pretty
sure that half of the fans tackled around
are there to hide spots the wall paper
and the rest to cover up stoyepipe holes.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

Governor Roosevelt is always glad of a
laugh. A short time ago he employed an
opportunity and paid for it. The incident
happened while he was visiting Cornell uni
versity during convention. The students,
glad of a chance to display their enthusi-
asm, entertained the governor at one of
the fraternity houses relates the Youths
Companion. Just as he was about to leave
one of his staff said to him:
Governor, the boys have the foundation
of a capital library, and l think they would
appreciate a copy of your Rough Riders "
IAN right, boys said the governor,
heartily. 9TH be glad to send you a copy
with my compliments. The book would be
but a small return for your hospitality
Whereupon one of the students broke in
eXcitedly:
That's so, governor, I've read it."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
How He Got Hrme Duty

A characteristic story is being told of Sir
Redvers Butler, says the New York Press.
AS everybody knows, he has been kept
much on foreign service. On returning to
England on one occasion after having es-
peclally distinguished himself, an audience
with the queen was granted to him. He
was received graciously by her majesty,
who remarked: 81 am sorry Sir Rervers,
that l have not seen more of you" The
blunt soldier replied: That's not my fault,
ma am" Sir Redvers got home duty for a
while after that.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

Some philanthropic Englishman has do
mated 10000 plum puddings, weighing two
pounds each, to the army in South Africa.
When that army is loaded up with ten tons
of plum pudding ut will llack mobility TO
say the least.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

From the Eutaw Wing and Observer.
The Age-Herald is now one of the abest
and most enterprising daily papers that
comes to this office, and it's mechanical
execution is perfect.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

Did one company buy university land at
$3.50 and private holdings next door at $40?
If so, did one sale induce lead up to the
other? Light is needed on these points.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

The middle f-the-roaders in this state
refuse to jump on the democratic band
wagon. The Luverne Cleaner repudiates
the advice of Captain Kolb in the most en-
phatic manner.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

Up to November l 'uhe balance of trade
in favor of this country amounted to the
neat sum of $4,000 900, of which amount
only IS. 100000 had been paid in gold
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

The Bear will not be eager to tackle sea
faring Japan. The Bear would sail on rot
ten ships that were never under fire.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

There is a queer discrepancy between
university coal lands at s125O, and Monte
vallo coal lands in the same neisnborhood
containing the same seams at IS an acre.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

The price at which the university coal
lands were put into the new Sloss-Shefield
company would be an addition to the stock
of public information.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19

The presidential candidates of next veal
are practically selected, but the vice
presidential field is wide open in botf
parties.