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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
the ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Automobile PI6ws in the Black Belt

DR.. Gaffiig, who invented the murderous
machine guns wherewith thousands of
Arabs in the desert were Shot down, and
with which thousands Of valuable lives will
be cut off in South Africa, has turned his
inventive genius towards the arts of peace.
lie mas, in word perfected an automobile
pillow, one it is said THAT will enable the
farmer to ride while he is doing the work of
eight men and twelve horses. Those Who
have seen the new pillow consider it Wholly
feasible and practical On the bread prai-
ries and in the Black Belt of this state
such plow would revolntionze agriculture
But would sueIh a pillow be beneficial in
the Black Belt? There is even now un-
employed labor in that section, except in
the picking season. The cotton crop in
other words Is limited, not by the capacity
for blowing, but for picking out. An auto
mobile plow cannot therefore increase or
cheaper production while cotton must be
picked by hand. If DR.. Calling or some
other inventor can devise picker then in
all the abundance that the markets will
accept; but while picking must be done
by hand cotton must stand at about the
present cost of production. 1t cannot be
materially changed by automobile plows.
An automobile plow might, however, lead
to the cultivation of more corn and small
grains. If it can be used in that way it
would prove a blessing in every southern
state; for ghe blowing for several crops Is
now the chief obstacle to increased pro-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
THE LOT LEADER

By Robert Browning
lust for a handful OF silver he lett u.s.
lust for a ribbon to stick in his coat
Found the one GILT eli wnlch 1ortuie De-
LOST all the others she let us devote;
uhey. with the gold to give, dol'd him out
silver,
So much was theirs who so little affow'd:
How all our copper had gone for ms service!
Rags-were they purple, his heart had
been proud!
We ahalt had lov'd him 50, followd him.
honord him,
Liv'd in his mild and magnificent eye,
Learn d his great language, caught his clear
accents,
Made him our pattern to live and to die!
Shakespeare was of US, Milton was for us,
Burns, Shelley were with us-they watca
from ti.eir graves!
He alone breaks from the van and the free
man,
He alone shrlnks ito lhe rear and she
Slayes
We shall march prospering-not ahro' his
presence;
Songs may inspirlt us-not from his Tyre;
Deeds will be done, While The boasts his
quiescence
s,iil bidding crouch whom the rest babe
aspire.
Blot out his name, then record one lost
soul more,
One task more declin'd, more foot
path untrod
One more DEVILS triumph and sorrow for
angels,
One wrong more to man, one more insult
to God!
Life's night begins; let him never come back
to us.
There would be doubt, hesitation and pain,
Forced praise on Our part-the ginmer of
twilight,
Never glad confident morning again!
Best fl s,irt on well, for Va stusnt him-sfrike
gallantly.
Menace our heart ere We master his own;
Ttnen let him receive the new knowledge and
wait us,
Pardon'd in heaven, the first by tho
throne!
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS

From the Demopolis Express.
We believe with the Russell Register and
The Age-Herald and a number of other
papers that no graduate of a normal school
ought to be exempted from examination
whilst graduates from other institutions
whose curriculum is just as high as the
normal and whose graduates are often far
better prepared to teach than those turned
out from normal schools are forced to
stand the examination. Not that we be-
live the examination wrong. That is all
right and as it should be, but what we OBJ
ject to is the exception. 1t is our firm be-
lief that every applicant for the position
of teacher ought to be compelled to stand
an examination and if they cannot come up
to the requirements then they ought to be
turned down without fear or favor. The
people pay to have their children Instructed
by capable teachers and not to provide
position fer some person who Is not quail
fled to enter the primary class of an ordi-
nary college. This thing has gone long
enough and should be stopped. No 1nstitu-
ton ought to have the power ito foist upon
a suffering public teachers 90 who cannot
teach.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

that he does not charge a cent for any
campaign speech and that on these trips
pays mis- own hotel bills and railroad fares
unless he is travelling on a special train. In
reply to the second charge, that he could
mot earn his living as lawyer. Mr.. Bryan
also authorizes the World 10 make tfae fol-
lowing statement:
Mr. Bryan began The practice Of law in
his native town. Jacksonville ILL.,, July A.
1883. shortly after his graduation. He was
then % years old and for the next six
months, or for the remainder elf the year
1883, his fees al the bar amoupsed to $40, but
fer ljhe next year, 1881, they amounted to
$1,000. In 1885 they We're $1,0S5.27 and i'm
1856, 81 ,5665S.
For the next mine months his fees were
S1,S62.93, or at ahe rate of about 81 500 a
year. and on tge last day of September. 1887,
he moved to Lincoln, Neb.. and began busl-
ness there October /, 1887, being then q
years old and without friends in Lincoln
HE did net even know more than hatf a
dozen persons dn the town, and in the re-
manning three months OF the year he earned
in Lincoln in his practice at the bar $50
He was then just beginning to form an ac-
qraintance, and in 1888 ne earned $SSif1 In
1889 his fees rose to s299S.2S, and were in
creased in the following year when he was
nominated for congress and entered mis-
campaign. After his election to congress
he abandoned line law for public life.
Since the 1896 campaign he hhs had sew
eral offers of $4,000 year from corpora
fioE1s to act as Their attorney. One was a
New York corporation. But he preferred
to decline all these offers and devote kim
self to his present objects
MIR. Bryan says that he earns money
now in three ways-from his book tG1rousrl
lectures and by writing articles for maya
zines and the press.
While Mr. Bryan is far from being a
rlch man, even in the modest sense in which
ehe term Is used in small western city, he
has no debts. He has always lived within
his Income, owning his own house and a
ldttle farm of twenty-five acres. He has no
expensive habits whatever
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
M'LEAN'S REAL ESTATE DEAL
How He Bought a Block of Land in WASH
ington.

lnBUon.
Washington Letter Chicago Post.
The late Washington Mclean was stur-
dy sort of a gentleman in his way, as the
following story would Indicate:
Soon after locating in Washington he
looked about for investments, and con-
Guided he would put few hundred thou
sand dollars into real estate. He mention
ed to a local financier and real estate bro
ker of eminent responsibility that he would
like to get hold of an entire block of va
cant land in a desirable locality. In a few
days the broker called to say he had just
the thing, big block at % cents a square
foot, right on the path of the city's devel-
opment.
Mr.. Mclean took his word for it, and af-
ter the usual formalties of title-proving
had been observed, gave his check for the
amount. 1t was a cash transaction. The
next day on carefully going through the
papers, preliminary to filing them away in
a safety deposit box, he noticed that short
~ before he bought the land it mad changed
hands at Is cents a foot. Inquiry revealed
the fact that clerk in his brokers' office
had figured in the transfer. Calling on the
broker, Mr.. Mclean bluntly accused him of
robbing him of 10 cents a foot on the land,
a matter of 100000. The broker tried to cx-
plain, but the irate capitalist would not lis
ten to him.
NO" said the Ohio editor, "you can't
explain the transaction. 1t is too plain
You simply bought the land at 10 cents, and
turned it in to me at Is cents thereby rob
bling me of 100000. l am here to say to you
that If you do not pay me back that money
before l leave this room you will never do
business again in Washington. 1 am man
of few words, and my zine is valuable
Make up your mind quick
Mr.. Mclean received his 100000. The bro
ker who tried to best him is stall alive and
still e1ninently respectable; also very inffu-
entail.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
FIRST GENTLEMAN RIDER IN RUSSIA

From New York Commercial Advertiser.
Baron Hoyningen-Huene, without aues-
ton the first gentleman rider in Russia,
is making a visit to this country with his
wife, nee Lothrop, of Boston, says the
Rider and Driver. His greatest victory was
at the Grand Prix of Russia. when he rode
three of his own horses for the three great
prizes of the year-one given by the czar.
the other two by members of the imperial
family. The three races are started pune
tually eahc consecutive fifteen minutes.
The first and third races are steeplechases,
and the second fiat. Baron Huene won the
three in the three-quarters of an hour, rid
ing ten pounds overweight, and against
thirty entries. After receiving the prizes
from the hand of the czarna, the car en-
braced him amid the great enthusiasm of
dining with his regiment that day. which
was the first occasion of the kind in
Russia. 1t was through the efforts and
influences of Baron Huene that the great
to the town of st. Petersburg
The Baroness Moyningen-Huene who has
been in this country for two months was
Miss Annie Lothrop. daughter of the late
George Y. N. Lothrop of Detroit. Mich. and
Boston. She married tho Baron in 1883
when her father was United States minister
to st. Petersburg.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
MIR. HEWLETT MAKES REPLY

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
1 would say nothing about the proceedings
of yesterdays meeting of good citizens
protesting against gambling, but for the
fact that Captain w. C. Ward used my
name so freely in an address to the meet
ing. Among other things he is reported to
have said, This game at the fair grounds
is not game of chance" In this agree
with him. In every race, my honest opinion
is, the best horse and rider came out
winner. The crap shooting referred to land
church raffles might have been added, are
strictly games of chance, and indulging in
such sport comes directly within the defini-
ton of gambling. And while l am toler-
ably good guesser on the speed of a horse,
one guess cost me a hundred dollars, be-
cause I did not prophecy on the best ami
NAL. So much for the reference to me-
The reference to Judge Feagin's decision Is
quite another matter. Judge Feagin is a
sworn officer of the law, and it Is his duty
to enforce all the laws of which he takes
cognizapee. If a statute be demonstrations
al, or be repealed by later enactment, it
is not law. and II Judge Feagin or an
other judge should undertake to enforce
Sucn statute NnlS opinion being that 1t
was not the .aw). merely for she purpose of
gratifying the II am holier than thou
spirit manifested by so many people pa
rading before the public as very holy good
people he would no longer have the respect
of the really law-abiding people of the
state, of himself. Besides, 1t is a little
strange that man of Captain Wards sup
posed ability a lawyer would make a
speech and abuse judge for an opinion and
not offer a suggestion tending to show the
opinion was wrong.
l was in no way responsible for the case
going before Judge Feagin. I answered the
charge when I was carried as a defendant,
and if the prosecutors were not satisfied
with Judge Feagin-having the right to
prosecute where they wshed-they should
have brought the case elsewhere Fudge
Feagin was, 1 believe, elected unanimously,
and his decisions have generally been sus-
tanned, and I venture to prophecy that the
decision in the racing case will never be
reversed by the supreme court. -
T. G. HEWLETT
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
tSrFoR4. sYsrEM or TEXT BOOKS

From the Greenville Living Truth.
A uniform system of text books for the
schools of the county is demanded We must
have 1t, for 1T is OF THE greatest interest to
the school children and to the teachers of
the county. Children cannot receive the
proper instruction in they have not the
required text books. Very few parents
would expect the teacher to properly in
struct their children if the children had
no text books. When they have out-of-date
text books ht Is almost as bad as having
no text books. A uniform system of text
books would correct all this.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
South African Reconstruction.

Lord Salisbury's Guildhall speech was
variously interpreted, and he has written in
exclamation of it letter. This is an un-
usual thing in him. He rarely explains any
utterance or act, trusting to the outcome to
vindicate and explain all that went before.
SO important as to be exceptional He
states in his letter to Lord Edmund Fitz
Maurice that the speech should not be in
terpreted as one favoring restrictions upon
the course of England after the war is
ended, for the government reserves entire
freedom of action when the Transvaal is
conquered.
There are those in England who think the
autonomy of the Transvaal should be pre-
served. Such people would demand from
the Beers ballot reform and perhaps dis
State they would do likewise, asking per-
haps in addition some rectifcation of boun-
daries.
But it is very plain anything of that
nature is exceedingly improbable. The war
will be very expensive in both life and
treasure, and when it is ended the Beers
will be without treaty or protection Of any
kind The war will have annulled all that
All must then depend upon the leniency of
the conqueror, and to say that the Beers
will be put in position to repeat fifty
years hence the work of today would be to
take mistaken view of the situation and
of the temper and ambition of England
The only chance for a status quo ante de-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
MECHANIC INSTITUTES

From the Ensey Enterprise.
The interview of Mr.. William Ryan. Sec
rotary of the Birmingham Board of Trade
about the need of a night school of tech
nology which appeared in The Age-Herald
deserves the attention of the leading men
of this community. Everyone appreciates
the Importance of education in the me-
dhanic arts. The demand for educated men
in the machine shops and in all Industrial
work is becoming greater every day There
is many bright lad serving an appren-
ticeship in the Birmingham district who
would jump at the chance of acquiring a
scientific education provided he could do SO
without interfering with his wage work
Night schools, where the higher mathe-
mates, engineering, assaying and drawing
are taught, and where the apprentice boy
pays only small tuition fee, are in sue
cessful operation in many manufacturing
cities. Such school would certainly be
popular in Birmingham. Ensley would fur
nish her quota of students.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
'hilaaelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Keeper Thompson, of the Geological Gar
dens's reptile mouse, is chuckling over the
way he has outwitted the big cobras under
his charge in the matter of diet. The
snakes prefer a meal consisting of ether
reptiles to anything else in The way of food.
As small snakes are not always obtainable
to satisfy the cobras' cravings. the willy
keeper has hit upon the plan of stuffing
old snake skins with meat. A little wrig-
CLING of the stuffed skin aids in the decep-
tin, and the cobras are quick to swallow
this new kind of sausage, without appear
ing to detect the imposition.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
Schools the First Consideration.

1.-THE name of Butler county's next repre-
Truth, sis not yet known. His politics is
an unknown quantity. One thing, though,
is absolutely certain; and that is, the man
who represents Butler county in the next
legislature will go there on the promise of
looking carefully after the public schools
of Butler. He will go there as the repre-
sentative of the school children, the parents
of those children, the school trustees and
the school teachers of Butler county, and
woe be unto him If he breaks faith with
these people. The educational interest of
the children must be looked after, and
they need brainy, honest and conscien-
tious man to whom these interests can be
safely entrusted. None others need apply"
This should be the situation in every 9TH
er county. The largest interest in the
state today is that connected with the ed
ucation of 100000 children. All other issues
pale into insignificance alongside that of
public education.
The friends of public education should
see that every nominee is a supporter of
the democratic doctrine of local taxation
for schools through constitutional amend
ment. AT present community cannot have
better schools on account of an antedilu-
Wan provision in the state constitution.
Then, too, every member should be free
from complication or connection with a
huckstering, political-mongerihg county SUI
perintendent; for a statute or an amend
ment is needed combining selections for that
important office to the holders of first grade
certificates. The children of many counties
have had their lives dwarfed and distorted
by political county superintendent, and
the next Legislature should take steps that
will put an end to selections of that sort. 4
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
REFLECTIONS of A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
Do unto others as they would do to you
If you don't.
A man feels just about as helpless at GER
tain times without a cigar as a woman
does when she hasn't got fan.
A woman who is older than her husband
lives always in fear of some other woman
who is younger than she is.
Heaven is probably a place where every
body is out of debt. and the other place is a
place where everybody is always chasing
you around to make you pay things.
When three or four women discuss an
other woman that isn't there it reminds
you of a lot of hens in fower-bed, going
around pecking at things they don't want
to eat.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
MIR. DRYAN'S INCOME

From The New York World.
Lincoln, Neb., November lin the cam
paign just closed the republicans have
Cha ged many times that Mr.. Bryan made
campaign speeches for money, and 1t was
declared shat through his political work he
was making fortune. 1t was also sadd
that he was not able to earn living as
lawyer. In reply to the first charge Mr..
Bryan tonight authorized the World to say
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

From the Carbon Hill Star.
The Age-Herald now issues paper Mon
days 1t has heretofore been a six-day
paper, and It's new departure will greatly
increase its popularity. We congratulate
Age-Herald has been prospering ever since
he took charge
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

The court journal is displeased because
two Morgan candidates will not contest the
legislative nomination in Limestone county.
1t is very difficult to satisfy the esteemed
court Journal.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

Liberals rubber industry is putting the
little republic on its feet. 1t has Ian
guished long time, but bicycles and rub
Der tires are pulling it out of the rut.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

Alabama is not the only state afflicted
with premature politics. In Illinois the con-
test for tine republican nomination for gov
ernor has been begun. Governor Tanner is
trying to secure a denomination. Mayor
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

All the airship theories are to be concen-
trated in one balloon, now building at Lake
Constance in Switzerland. The balloon will
cost 5000 600.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

Boston. Mass, November r.-Complete
returns of the vote of the democratic pri-
mary election for mayor held Wednesday
give General Patrick A. Collins 1853 of the
2e1 delegates to the nominating convention.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

Don Carlos and the Due d Orleans are ex-
perts in the pretender profession. They
have had much experience, but no thrones
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

The Ozark Southern Star has snapped
politics for cotton milling, and fifty other
Alabama towns could profitably follow its
example.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

England's sea capacity is marvellous. She
has chartered 10 vessels to carry troops to
tally impair the lines that furnished the
ships.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

The trouble with General Otis is, he in
slsts upon surrounding Aguinaldo at some
place where he is not staying.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

The government has decided to bull
stocks by buying s25,O0O,000 of immature
bonds at high rates.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

Prediction counts are proyerbially I'M
certain. The court journals count of the
senatorial vote bears no exceptional ear
rnarlxs
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

This is now government by Wall street
bulls, for self-same bulls, If not of actual
bulls in the market.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

If Aguinaldo has to push the baby wagon
he will doubtless endeavor to get along
with fewer retreats.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

And still Mobile has no automobile. This
is strange.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
MONDAYS AaE-HERALD

Congressman Roberts is ladies' man at
homo only.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

The meteors are still in the sky, and will
be seen some other day.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

The coming session of congress will be
long and interesting.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

This, thinks David B. Hill strictly to him
self, is no time for vainglorious demon
STATIONS.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

The prevailing money .stringency should
be relieved in some way before Christmas
time.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

The court journal is now the self-ap-
pointed tutor of 1.-THE weekly press
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

Colorado now outranks California in the
production of gold.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

The state is deeply moved by the recent
land scandals.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

Thorite shells should never be matched
against lyddite shells. Cousins should not
quarrel.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18

When Aguinaldo is really cornered he be-
gins to negotiate arbitration.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-18
THE MONTEVALLO :
LAND CONTROVERSY
From the Evergreen courant.

From the Evergreen Courant
Governor Johnston's position as reported
in the Reynolds-Johnston controversy is
untenable. His assertion that Reynolds
could not put him (Johnston) on the defen-
sive is in the nature of a confession and
avoidance. Captain Reynolds is a gentle
man of character and standing, and even il
1t were otherwise a man should never dodge
nor frame excuses when charges on his
honor are involved. but repel at all haz-
ards.