The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-11

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relaxed. The examinations have erred on
ly in leniency towards the examined, which
involved no doubt injustice, if not cruelty,
to the children of the state. The first con-
sideration of such measures should be the
children of the state, and not those who
want positions. Justice to the children has
just been inaugurated, and it should be
given clear road hereafter and the in
dicatons are that the new school law will
be amended in the children's interest only.
Roberts hopes to arrive home a first-class
martyr, in which event he will expect to be
put in the senatorial vacancy if Quay is
seated; and then we will have the whole
scene enacted over in the senate.
The resignation of Consul Macrum be-
comes the more mysterious as it becomes
plain that he is an Ohio man. Ohio men
seldom die and never it was supposed, re-
sign office.
Morgan has carried democratic Lime
stone, democratic Colbert and the demo-
cratic beats of Marshall. Oates has carried
Coffee, and Johnston the populist beats of
Marshall.
Two ex-speakers, John G. Carlisle and
Thomas B. Reed have been engaged by the
syndicate of plutocrats to fight in the SUI
preme court the war tax on inheritances.
Socialist Mayor Chase, OF the shoe-mak-
ing city of Haverhill, Massachusetts, has
no trouble in securing a vindication when
ever his term of office is about to expire
Mrs Mary Ellen Lease has concluded that
her true missionary field is New York in
stead of Kansas. She never did like to get
far away from talor-made suits.
Roasted monkey in our new possessions
is considered a dish fit for an epicure. The
bird should be young, and roasted to the
right turn.
The difference between the methods of
Get-Rich-Quick Miller and the customary
methods of Wall street is too small to quar-
rel over
The grand old man is billed to walk
away with democratic Morgan, democratic
1aol,so, a,d dap,ocratic Macon NEXT Satur-
day.
The sand-cure is the latest. Although
man is gizzardless, still he is expected to
eat sand every day for health's sake.
Paderewski is again in this country, but
he is no longer divine, because he brought
Mrs. Pad. along.
Mr. Quay should be permitted to fish all
winter and all other time unvexed by the
cares of office.
Each party in Kentucky is afraid the
other will find out just what it did do in the
campaign.
The Count de Castellane is saying little
and spending a great deal of Jay Gould's
money.
The women are powerful enough to
change precedents and the constitution.
There are only 5000 soldiers in the United
States, and there is no call for more.
Matt. Quay is not bothering over argu-
ments-he looks after votes only.
Married women clerks are to be weeded
out of the postoffice department
Mr. Quay and Mr.. Roberts will hold the
center of the stage this week.
Speaker Henderson has not thus far put
on any czar-like airs.
NUTMEG GARDENS
From the New York Post.
The fruit of the nutmeg tree is pearshap-
ed 1t consists of four parts, fieshy outer
part, a red network within this, known
to commerce as mace, the shell covered by
the mace, and the kernel, or nutmeg proper.
The nutmeg groves. called nutmeg gard
ems" are singulary beautiful The nutmeg
trees blossom and bear fruit continuously,