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The age-herald., 1900-04-20
PROSPEROUS ANNIsTON

Bradstreets of April If has the follow ing complimentary notice of Annistnn
 Industrial activity at the south is ob- taining special illustration in those sec tions where natural advantages have made for the growth of important manu- featuring interests. A striking example of this is furnished fin the case of the city of Anniston, which, probably above all others of southern cities, suffered from the de- pression which followed the boom of some years ago, and which, after quite a lengthy spell of apparent stagnation, has now entered upon season of natural and steady growth. All industries, including foundries, railroad car shops, cotton-yarn, knitting, carpet and cordage mills, are reported in operation night and day, en- ploying over 2500 hands and represent a monthly payroll of fully $150,oo0. Labor, in fact appears to be at premium. Within the past six weeks, it is stated three cotton mills have been organized, each with a capital of $l00,090, subscribed entirely by local capitalists. It is not sur prising to learn, therefore, in view of this marked activity in industry, and of the additional fact that company stores are unknown, that the local merchants are reaping great benefit from the present wave of prosperity"
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
THE OILY u.nY HzwspApEs IN ALABAMA
D'Arcos is WraihY.

When the reader read that the United States minister at Madrid had apologized to the Spanish government and that the mayor of Chicago had apologized to the Spanish. minister at Washington, on ac- count of the sending of an invitation to celebration to be held on May in Chi cago, he no doubt thought it was a temp est in teapot And so it was, but still every fair-minded person must agree that d wild and woody clerk in the west was guilty of very cruel joke. We give in full a letter of duke d'Arcos to Mayor Carter Harrison, explaining the case:
 Sir: return to you, here inclosed, an in Titation from the city of Chicago for the celebration of the second anniversary of the battle of Manila, which I take for granted has been sent to me by mistake, as it is the first discourtesy I have met with since I am in the United States. It is impossible for me to believe that you had advisedy asked the representative of the sovereign of Spain to go to your city and rejoice with you on the destruction of the Spanish ships and on the death of so many brave sailors-my compatriots. That would have been simply an insult, and, as I do not deserve it, and as it could not have been your intention, am per fectly sure. as I say, that all of this is the result of an error, I have the honor to remain. sir, very respectfully yours,
 It must be confessed that the Spanish minister has the better of the argument. The case Is not much more than individu- al in it's nature, and as a clerk has been found who is willing to serve as scape- goat to the mayor and city of Chicago, the incident may be considered closed The duke d'Arcos will take precious good care to stay away from Chicago on May l, and the clerk has probably had his wages rais- ed, and thus passes away another unin- tentional discourtesy.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
Still Standing Together.

After reciting Governor Johnston's state ment of the situation involving his with drawal from the race for Senator Mor- gan's seat, the esteemed court journal says:
 As the Journal urged yesterday it urges again today. It behooves the friends of Governor Johnston to stand together, to contest every inch of ground. Not for any effect it may have on the senatorial cleo faon. but for the work that confronts them Tn the state convention next week. A state ticket is to be nominated. This Is no less important a matter because overshadowed for time by the United States senator ship.
 The friends of Governor Johnston from Marshall, Jackson and Winston counties all of the early-bird type-will have no great trouble in standing together, or in contesting every inch of ground they can cover But just what they are expected to gain by standing together and contesting the aforesaid ground, is not apparent. The esteemed journal is not as prophetic as it was before the limb broke but it is fully as mysterious, if not more so. It should at once descend to particulars, else the delegates from the three counties may not see why they should make a spectacle of themselves in the state convention.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
Iefferson's Legislators.

The county democratic convention which meets Saturday should be and probably will be thoroughly harmonious. No special interests will be represented, but every delegate has been chosen to and for the best interests of the democratic party. To do this a convention should select from Jefferson county seven of its strongest and best men to represent this county in the next general assembly of Alabama Men who have been successful h their own affairs should be selected. The best men should be selected, and the people should insist upon their accepting the of flee This is the time when Jefferson coun- ty needs it's ablest men in the general as sembly. This is the time when the office should seek the man. Let the convention pick from Jefferson countys citizens the seven ablest, most practical and best men to be found-men who can accomplish something for Jefferson county, and who will reflect credit not only upon the coun- ty but the state at large.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

su1-general of the United States at Lon- don. Amongst our guests were MT. Bay ard, Mir. Hoar MT. Watterson, Bishop Potter, and others perhaps of less note. After MT. Collins had responded to the toast of his health, and had spoken with re- markable eloquence and fervor, the others were called upon. One remembers with joy the wise and proud words of MT. Collins, MT Bayard and MT. Hoar. Most of all one chershes the memory of MT. Hoar's lofty wisdom, and his grand admonition to the young Americans about him. We were never before so thrilled by the proud consciousness that we were Americans. But some of are denied the happiness of appreciating MT. Hoar's later-day Americanism.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S
From the Nashville Banner

From the Nashville Banner
 If all senatorial contests should be de-
 cided after the manner of that in Ala
 amendment which will provide for the election of senators by the direct vote of
 the people would be anticipated. Should
 the Alabama practice become general, the
 election of senators by the legislature
 would be as perfmctory as the action of
 the electoral college in the choice of
 president and vice president.
 Some years ago the democrats of Ill.,
 inois nominated John M. Palmer for sena-
 tor and won in the election of legislators that followed. This, it was thought at
 the time, would set a precedent that would be generally followed but it was not, and l the Illinois democrats themselves didn't | repeat the experiment.
 l The movement in Alabama was not pre- 1 concerted, but in manner spontaneous | and came of the exigencies of the political l situation in that state With two such pronounced candidates as Johnston and
 Morgan in the field it was inevitable that
 the people should take in on themselves
 to decide the contest that is what has virtually been done.
 The election of senators by the people would avoid such scandals as that recent ly aired in the Clark case, and similar cor rupting practices which are known to be very common, though less fragrant than l in the Montana instance would be in a measure prevented. If senators should be i elected by the people there would doubtless be fewer millionaires in the upper house Of congress, but the practical workings of nominating conventions preclude an ab- solute faith in the improved morale of the body that such change might work.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
SENATOR MoRGA>'s VICTORY

From the Baltimore Sun.
 For the first time in the history of Ala bama United States senator has been selected by the direct votes of the demo- crats of the state. As announced in the Sun yesterday, the democratic primary which was held Saturda. in 50 of the 67 counties of the state resulted in clean sweep for Senator John T. Morgan, who has represented his state in the senate for 2s years. His opponent was Governor Joseph F. Johnston, whose administra- ton, now drawing to a close, has been sig nally successful Under his administra- ton the finances of the state have been placed on more substantial basis than at any time since the Civil war, while the taxes have been reduced. The contest be- tween the friends of these able and dis tinguished gentlemen has been full of gin- ger, and the campaign, which opened last summer, did not lag for a day.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
Popular Action Did It.

The recent victory of Senator Morgan was so overwhelming and triumphant that all assume that it would have occurred under any system of selection. Perhaps our great senator might have squeezed through under the old-time clique or court house would have acted for the entire county; but under such a system his opponent would have picked up several counties at least Instead he got none at all on the decisive day.
 And when you think of it, Senator Mor- gan might have lost under the old system Jefferson county itself. Who does not re- member how the politicians succeeded in carrying this or that beat? Who has not seen a dozen men in a rural courthouse meet to voice the sentiments of a county?
 But political progress has fortunately Tor all, except the machine politicians, car ried us beyond such monkey work. The people have chance nowadays. Four teen thousand of them participated in the Jefferson county primaries for example, each one expressing in a secret ballot his choice for each office from United States senator to beat committeeman. It is true, there is some unnecessary indirection in the form of a convention in this county: but such an anomaly will not be likely to occur again.
 A thorough revision of the primary law should engage the attention of the next legislature. It should be broadened and strengthened in every possible way, and every possible safeguard against frauds should be placed in 1t. The primary should be recognized and placed under the pro- lection of the law. It should have the sanction of the law from start to finish. because in state that practically has but one white mans party, it is the real thing. the real day of selection. It proved its rare beneficiality last Saturday, and the man or men who attempt to deprive the voters of their new privilege will wish they had never been born.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
BRUIN PRESSED THE BUTTON
A sylvan Scene Strangely Produced in the
 Woods of Maine
Boston Daily Globe.

Boston Daily Globe.
 John H. Lewis of this city, photogra- pher, who spends his summers in the re-
 zion around Moosehead Lake, has devel-
 oped what is probably the only picture
 ever taken by a black bear, for Bruin re-
 ally did take the picture. He held the ca
 mera, focused the thing and pressed the
 button. He held the camera wrong side up, however, and his paws must have shaken from the looks of the print. Last August a party of six people from
 Planfield, N. J., passed fortnight in camp on the upper west branch, occupy in the log cabins at Sears High Land ing, socalIed. In so large a party there was considerable refuse food, and this was dumped about half mile from the camp in the woods. The garbage pile failed to grow, and the campers were at loss to account for it's disappearance. Finally one of the men made up his mind to go to the scene and watch for the animal that came around regularly every day to feed on the crusts of the table. He went to the point one morning and sat in the bushes and waited. Soon he heard a noise, and in a
 minute or so a big black bear appeared.
 Then came another and finally a third.
 They ate all of the garbage, and then went
 desire to photograph the animals. He put up job with the cook, and the next morn ing a good half bushel of truck was scat tered about for the benefit of the bears. The camera man loaded and cooked his machine, sought a favorite spot and wait ed. He had not waited long before two big bears numbered out of the woods and went to work cleaning up the potato peel ings bacon rinds, etc. The man watched the brutes for while, and then, slipping from behind a tree, tiptoed toward the animals, holding the camera in such a po- sition that he could quickly press the but ton when the bears saw him approaching. When within twenty feet of the animals they scented him and turned in his direc- tlon.
 The New Jersey man forgot what he was there for. He dropped the camera and lit out for camp. When he returned he was accompanied by all the guides and
 their rifles. The bears were gone, but the camera was lying on the ground, not where he left it, but dozen feet or more
 away.
 The machine showed plainly the marks
 of the claws of the bear, and that an
 exposure had been made. It was generally
 thought that the dropping of the camera
 had done the trick but the film, when de-
 veloped by MT. Lewis a few days ago.
 showed wood scene that could not have
 been taken only from quite an elevation
 The theory is that one of the bears took
 the camera in his paws, and standing on
 his hind feet, pressed the button without
 knowing what he was doing, or he would
 have probably taken a picture of the other
 bear.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
IN BAY STREET

By Bliss Carman. What do you sell, John Camplejohn,
 In Bay Street by the sea?'' 'Oh, turtle shell is what I sell,
 In great variety: ssn ''Trinkets and combs and rosaries, All keepsakes from the sea- Iris choose and buy what takes the eye, In such treasury "'Tis none of these, John Camplejohn, Though curious they be, But something more I'm looking for, In Bay street by the sea. 'Where can I buy the magic charm
 Of the Bahaman sea, That fills mankind with peace of mind
 And souls felicity?
  And where can I buy that rustling sound, In this city by the sea, Of the plumy palms in their high blue
 calm,
 Or the stately boise and free "Of the bearers who go up and down,
 Silent as mystery, Burden on head, with naked tread,
 In the white streets by the sea?' "ah that is more than I've heard tell
 In Bay street by the sea, Since I began. my rowing man,
 A trafficker to be- ''As sure as I'm John Camplejohn,
 And Bay streets by the sea, Those things for gold have not been sold, Within my memory. 'But what would you give, my rowing man From countries over the sea, For the things you name, the life of the same, And the power to bid them be?'' 'I'd give my hand, John Camplejohn, In Bay street by the sea. For tie smallest dover or that dear power To paint the things sec"
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
CAPTAIN FRANK <. WHITE

From the Huntsville Post.
 In his appropriate and handsome intro- duction of Hon. Frank S. White, when he made that great speech hero In the interest of Senator Morgan Hon. R. F. Spraggins suggested MT. White as one upon whose shoulders the mantle of the great senator could worthily fall when his career was ended in the United States senate. The Post begs to revive the suggestion and eX- presses the hope that the happy thought may become a reality. As manager of the Morgan campaign committee, perhaps no one man in Alabama did such splendid ser vice and contributed so much to the elec- tion of Senator Morgan in last Saturday s primary as the Hon. Frank s. White of Jefferson. He would make a splendid sen ator and be a most worthy successor to the great Morgan.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
STEAMER SECURED
To Garry Wheat and Food Supplies to
 India

Washington, April 19.-The navy depart ment has secured a fifty thousand-ton steamer to carry the wheat and other food supplies collected by charitable organiz- ations in New York to the plague and fam inc sufferers in India. Secretary Long was informed | h;elegraph today by Pay Direc- tor Denniston that he had found suitable vessel, and he replied as follows:
 "Close option at the lump sum of s4O0O0 if the Christian Herald approves, subject to inspection under the commandant (of the New York navy yard), with whom I will communicate.
 Department trusts donors will fill the vessel to her full capacity.
 (Sgned) LONG"
 The last sentence was added because the stores contained at New York, amounting to 9,500 tons, are not sufficient to exhaust the capacity of the ship.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
DIRECT VOTE BETTER

From the Mobile Register.
 The election in Alabama is a practical argument in favor of electing the senators by direct vote of the people According to the theory, senators are elected by the legislature in joint session.; but, in fact' this last election, although one for the selection of legislators, really turned upon the choice of a senator. Why, therefore continue this roundabout method of doing business? Why complicate the selection of legislators with the selection of sena- tor? Better results in each case will be obtained by having the two issues eonsid- cred separately.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
farcial Meat Inspection

Berlin, April 19-The Agrarian newspa- pers reproduce letter from a German employe of the Chicago stock yards, whose name is not given, in which the concerns of Armour & Co.,, Nelson, Morris & Co. and Swift 6 Co. are charged with conducting meat inspection in farcial fashion. A number of alleged facts are cited in corroboration and the writer says the adoption of the German meat inspec- tion bill would be blessing to both coun- tries.
 The journals which publish the letter comment editorially upon it.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press
 Man proposes; woman disposes of him.
 When Cupid wants a vacation he goes to a Woman's Rights convention.
 The average Easter hat looks most like a last-year's birds nest with big bou- quet stuck in it.
 When a woman is getting married or converted it Is said of her by the other women that she looks "unspeakably' hap py.
 Married men are thinner than old bache- lors because every spring they sweat their fat all off waiting till their wives will let them take off their heavy underclothes.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
A GIRLS ESSAY ON BOYS

From the New York Ledger Monthly.
 At a recent school examination for girls this composition was handed in by girl of twelve: "The boy is not an animal, yet they can be heard to a considerable dis tance. When a boy hollers he opens his big mouth like frogs, but gurls hold their tongues till they are spoken to, and then they answer respectable and tell just how it was. A boy thinks himself clever be-
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

cause he can wade where the water is deep When the boy grows up he is call ed husband. and then he stops wading and stays out nights, but the grown-up girl Is a widow and keeps house."
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
Indiana Delegates

New Albany, Ind, April 19.-The repub- ncan convention of the Third district to- day elected Charles L. Jewett and Eugene Cummings delegates to the national con- vention.
 Eight 5ears ago olonel Jewett was sent by the democrats of the district to the convention which nominated Cleveland.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
MISS JOHNsroN's ROYALTIES.

From the Savannah Press.
 Miss Mary Johnston's Birmingham novel has reached a sale of ICE, 900. The Ala bama writer has something substantial "to have and to hold"
The age-herald., 1900-04-20
oaeen Reviews Jubilee Nu,ss

Dublin, April 19.-Queen Victoria today reviewed fifty jubilee nurses in the vice regal grounds, after which she drove thirteen miles through Clontarf on the north side of Dublin bay and was received by Lord and Lady Ardlaun, at St. Annes. Cardinal Logue dined with her majesty this evening.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

It seems to be unsettled whether Phia- delphia has raised sSO.OOO of that conven- tion fund, or has sSOOOO of it to raise It is sSO, 900 the one way or the other.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The height of self-abnegation was reached in a Cleveland, O.. church, when the women of it preferred payment of the church debt to Easter hats.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The new surveys in Cuba show that Guantanamo of wartime memory is one of the best harbors of the island.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

In the weary wastes of milionaireis'n such oases as Editor Ford and Dr. D. K. Pearsons of Chicago are refreshing.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The trusts are not nearly happy as they expected to be. Much of the water in them is about to be squeezed out.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The republicans do not like the proposed ticket-Bryan and Dewey The more they consider its fetching qualities, the less they like it.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

Addicks wants to know why man who buys a seat in the senate IS not ehtt.eo to the delivery of the goods
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The running mate race on the republican side of the house is really between Sec retary of the Navy Long and Governor Roosevelt.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

James Lane Aliens new romance of Kentucky life, entitled ''The Reign Of Law" must relate to the territorial period.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

Oregon's election on June is next in order, and it will be an indication of what the Pacific coast will do.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

Porch climbers are robbed of their voca ton in one-story cottages
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The Paris exposition has the unripe look of an ungrown boy
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The New York World says the republi- cans have come to believe that "one bad term deserves another"
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The Paris exposition is, in its present condition, the Paris imposition.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The country is rejoiced over the news popular idol.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

President Kruger would be satisfied per- sonally if all the caricaturists were put to death.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The only real Boer in this country lives in Dakota. His name is Pettigrew.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

Kentucky is at present preferrng gov- ernment by law to government by Win chesters.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The whole country is glad to hear that John T. is "a good enough Morgan" for this state.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

The whole ticket will be in Chicago on May day.
The age-herald., 1900-04-20

Strategist Spencer Wilkinson is a sol survivor.