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The age-herald., 1900-04-30
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

To the Editor of the Age-Herald.
 I noted with great pleasure your edi- torial of yesterday, Free Public Schools in Alabama" Congra tulating as well your self as the democratic state convention, l beg the liberty of making a suggestion as to carrying out this much needed and much desired reform in our school system, which all will admit has heretofore been one of the most unscientiic and unreas- enable systems of education.
 This reform decided upon, let us be guided by experience of other states. This tells us that the public schools in manage ment and arrangements as to cost of tui- ton, style and value of building, should be placed in the hands of those directly in- terested; namely, the people of the county, that standardization of all schools in the capital city is faulty, and liable to abuse.
 One reason-for I do not want to take space in arguing the matter fully-would be that the demand for buildings in one section differs from another The city to keep pace in that matter, must have more expensive houses than in country dis tricts, the teacher in an agricultural coun- ty would be as well paid at $50 month as the pedagogue in the city with a sal ary of $50.
 Only pretending to offer the skeleton of reasons for my position, another sugges- ton. The city and town folk would per- haps want libraries, architectural orna- ment, etc., which our agricultural friend might hoot at as extravaganza.
 With state management these differences cannot be equalized. Each county on the other hand, levying its own tax under it's own management can secure as much or as little as it desires, and pay for it.
 The school question is one of the most important that Alabama has presented to it, but I submit in all candor that a sys- tern that has kept us at the foot of the educational ladder for twenty-five years needs changing.
 The public desires a full discussion, and I trust that those whose educational aG- vantages have been superior to my owa will take it up and reason upon it. ". H. STANLEY, Birmingham, April %, >19O0.
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this beautiful but natural outgrowth of Dingleyisn.
 This concern is the old nail trust com bined with the wire trust. The nail trust has long had, like many another trust. two price lists, one for the home consumer and the other for foreign buyer. Not long ago. says the Philadelphia Record, "a home buyer purchased a cargo of steel nails at the export price, sent them to Antwrep, reshipped them and pro1tably sold them to American customers for less than the trust price for the home mar ket." American consumers have all along been compelled to pay one dollar at least more a keg than foreign consumers. As in nails, so in wire. American customers have been compelled to pay s4.2O a hundred pounds for barbed wire while foreign cus- toners could get it at $40
 It may be said that such differences would lead to lmportaIonS, DuI the tfusI would meet any such movement with a fall in prices that would render such venture disastrous. Sheltered behind the robber tariff it has plundered the people unmercifully, and now the gamblers in charge of it are trying to fleece their own stockholders If this case does not open the eyes of American voters to the shame less taxation and robberies of the Dngley tariff, then nothing will. It is an object lesson that should be held up on every stump, and explained in every issue Of campaign literature. It should bury MT. Mckinley and Hanna and his campaign list headed by John w. Gates, so deep that antiquarians will not be able to ind theno
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
ROOSEVELT NOT THE MAN

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
 The great majority of republicans regard Theodore Roosevelt as their most avail able candidate for the presidency in 1904 As far as so momentous a decision can be made four years in advance, republicans are now practically agreed that Theodore Roosevelt is destined to be the twenty seventh president of the United States Un- der the existing circums stances, therefore, to force upon Governor Roosevelt the vice presidential nomination would be a waste of valuable party material and a sacrifice of his own legitimate aspirations.
 President Mckinley will be renominated. The strength of the republican ticket this year will be the record of the Mckinley administration. If the republican party cannot win upon that record, and that record alone, it cannot win at all But all signs are that it can and it will win on that record.
 Why, then, persist in the effort to sac riflce Governor Roosevelt? Why not turn to the west for vice presidential candi- date rather than seek to serve the pur- poses of those New York politicians who wish to get rid of Roosevelt for all time by forcing him into a complimentary of- flee which suits neither his temperament, his ability nor his ambition?
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
CONSCIENCE IN BUSINESS
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 Ex-Mayor Hewitt touches upon a vital point in labor troubles in his comment on the closing of the mills of the American Steel and Wire company. He does not mince words about President Gates ac- ton, but says: That great corporation should, without notice, shut down twelve of its mills and throw out of employment 15, 900 to 10000 men is simply outrageous" Mr. Hewitt points out that the action is unprecedented in the iron business, which he knows as a manufacturer, but that other mill owners divide up their work and limit production gradually, and even operate works at loss in order to pro- tect their men in their work. The Peter Cooper glue business he says with pride has never shut down in it's seventy-five years, although he has seen three years product piled up at a time and although that business was run from 1893 to 1898 at a loss. He acknowledges that such man. agement requires capital but insists that pretend to know which of these requis- ties was lacking to the American Steel and Wire company and whose absence led to the shutdown.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
Association of Manufacturers.

The fifth annual convention of the Ma tional Association of Manufacturers was held last week in Boston, and it's members had the satisfaction of hearing in figures that do not lie that their efforts are be- ing crowned with success Out of a total of twelve hundred millions last year in ex
 ports, over three hundred millions con sisted of manufactured goods. Over one quarter of our exports. in other words, now consist of manufactured goods, and the proportion is annually rising. In season of small crops 1t is not improbable that manufactured goods will represent a full half of the nations exports, and in ten years they will, as in the case of England, be the chief hope and strength.
 The association that met in Boston was organized in Philadelphia, and it's chief work consists in the encoura cement and promotion of exports. It is constantly looking for opportunities. It is especially watching the open door in China, but it is also keeping an eye on consuls and con- sular reports elsewhere. It keeps several agents abroad. who are spreading com mercial information of the American sort, thus preparing the way for the admission and consumption of American goods. In these days of fierce commercial rivalry 1t will not do to set down and await the coming of customers. Such a plan might have been feasible a hundred years ago, has agents abroad, but it has a show ware house at Caracas, Venezuela and another in the great Chinese port, Shanghai. The Shanghai warehouse is exceptionally large and fine, and we'll conducted It is a won derful object lesson where one is greatly needed
 The Boston meeting of the association twas handsomely attended, and was, all things considered, the best one of the series. The Chinese misister was present, and in his speech before the members of the association he urged the establish of duplicate Shanghai warehouses in the interior of the vast country, which is soon to be opened by means of railroads to the traders of the world.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
Steel and Wire Tactics.

The trusts that the Dingley taritf and the republican party fastened upon the country are excellently eXemplified in the recent antics-of the American steel and wire trust. This concern was organized in the halcyon days of 1899. absorbing some forty odd mills, and the control of all these mills was lodged in the hands of Uohn W. Gates chairman of the director hte.
 Look at its Dingleyized career! It at first put nails and wire at unreasonably high prices, protected as it was by Ding leyism, and it declared dividends, an- nounced a great surplus, and defantly displayed it's monopoly before all eyes When it had checked consumption by its extravagant tarin-based prices for nails hnd wire, it suddently closed twelve mills, and the gamblers at the head of it pro- cecded to operate for fall in Its own ehares. Six thousand operatives are now idle, and great industry is stagnated by
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
HANNA AND QUAY ARE OUT

From the New York Journal.
 The old proverb that when republican statesmen fall out honest men get their due" is likely to be thoroughly Illustrated in the case of Hanna and Quay.
 An honest investigation of the bribery charges against Hanna was prevented by Thereupon Hanna mounted the roost of senatorial purity, where he has since re- mained cackling at intervals and planning subsidy raids.
 Hanna's "holier than thou" attitude de- feated Quay. He violated every principle of honor among thieves. He not only fed the scene of combat, but he tied the hands of that old party crusader, Chauncey M. Depew, who would have voted far Quay. s4
 Quay is recovering from the shock and is planning revenge He proposes to find out something about the Hanna bribery charges, And worse than anything else, from Hanna point of view, Quay pro- poses to defeat his ship subsidy steal.
 Think of it! Quay defeating a steal. No wonder Hanna has taken to the woods. most disposed to forgive Governor Stones violation of the constitution in appointing Quay to the senate.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
OUR GROWTH IN POPULATION

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
 There were but 5,3OO,OOO people in Ameri- ca when this century opened. France had five times as many people; Germany and even Austria, had four times Americas population; Italy had three times as many, and so had Great Britain. Even Spain had double our number of people, and little Portugal was almost our rival in numbers. We have more people now than any European nation except Russia, which alone leads us. We have as many people as live in all Great Britain and France combined. We have one-half more peo- pie than Germany. We have, practically, 75,0OO,0OO people in the United States, and 1O,00O,O0O more in our new possessions.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
HAND AND MACHINE PRODUCTION

From the Baltimore Sun.
 Studies of the effect of machinery upon hand production, made by MT. Carroll D. Wright, of the labor bureau, show that 52 men are now employed in making a blow, against in 1S5O the operations per- formed being as 97 to il. AS respects the time required to make blows, 1,1S0 hours were required by two workmen in 1850 in making 10 blows, while but 371s hours are required by the 52 men now employed. The reduction of time is as 31 to 1 in favor of machinery. Wages have risen from 60 cents to SIPS and $2.6O a day, but even with these higher wages the economy is about s to l. The cost of the labor employed in making 10 blows is but s7.o9 now, against $54. 46 in 1850. Labor has not been displaced, because it finds employment in making the machines that seem to displace it and the reduced cost of products has increased the demand Every step of progress creates new industries,
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
Concerning Strikes

From the Alabama Home.
 Most of the labor strikes are mistakes and generally results disastrously to the strikers. Railroad strikes have a serious and damaging effect on all business opera tons as well as danger to human life. The companies should be liberal, and the em- ployees should be patient and generous. Is it not possible for state and national leg lsiation to arrange a system of arbitration that will prevent railroad strikes? The public interest is vast and so vital to current business interests that such condi- tions as have recently existed on some Of the highways of the country should be rendered impossible. The sudden strike by combination of large number of em- ployees without notice or warning to the corporations or public, hardly justi- fable; while an attempt to continue busi- ness with raw, inexperienced men, or with inadequate force, is criminal
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
The Creed Trouble
From the Tuscumbia Dispatch.

From the Tuscumbia Dispatch.
 There's trouble brewing in the Presby- terian church, which should be averted if possible. as more snakes are likely to be stirred up than can be killed It's all about the creed or a part of the same and if it is not settled somehow we fear there's going to be a division in the church. Sev- eral eminent divines of that faith have given out their views on the matter, and Dr. Hills, who left the church some time ago, has vigorously attacked the creed and Dr. ParShurst Of New York City has done likewise And now comes the eminent Tal- mage, who said in sermon last Sunday: T can point out twenty men who can write better creed than John Calvin wrote. The man who believes in the dam- nation of infants deserves to lose heaven"
The age-herald., 1900-04-30

state treasurer, both men residing in Col onel Bankheads district It was desper- ate work to keep the interests of the two candidates from conflicting. but Colonel Bankhead did it, each candidate polling his full strength from the district MT. Mathews was nominated on the first bal lot, although he was at home sick abed
 and MT. Seed came within twenty-nine votes of winning on the only ballot for treasurer. It all is notable evidence of Colonel Bankhead's skillful management. MT. Mathews has been i'll in bed for nearly three weeks; but is now improving. The convention nominated him sight unseen" as schoolboys say and in doing so it named one of the best men in the state.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
oUAY,s PRESTIGE LOST

From the Philadelphia Times Qnd).
 This defeat of Quay must greatly impair his prestige as a candidate for senator before the people in the coming contest. Had he been successful his cause must have been immensely strengthened, but his failure before a tribunal in which his pow CT was regarded as next to omnipotent will do much to strengthen and inspire his enemies in Pennsylvania, and the present indications are that it must make his bat tie hopeless one.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
NE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
The Educational Plank.

The educational plank of the new plat form puts the democracy on such elevated, progressive and promising ground that 1t deserves to be presented without errors. It reads, when printed as it was adopted, as follows:
 We pledge the people of Alabama that no backward step shall be taken in the matter of public education, and that every effort possible will be made to establish and maintain within reach of every child, both poor and rich, the means of obtain ing, absolutely free of tuition fees, such instruction as will qualify him for an intel ligent performance of the responsible duties of citizenship
 party to genuine free schools, instead of the anomalous affairs that the state has heretofore had, marks an era in the de- velopment in the state When this plank is carried into law and fact, flliteracy will begin to disappear. The trouble heretofore has been that the schools in many places have been conducted more for the benefit of teachers than of scholars. All this will be changed when the democracy takes hold of the subject anew. The 'pay" school will be put away as a relic of a primitive educational day, and the real free school of advanced states will be in- troduced and firmly established.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
TWO LITTLE FEET
Sydney Dawrc in Chambers Journal.

Sydney Dawre in Chambers Journal. o life, so prodgal of life! o love and destiny at strife. o earth, so full of busy feet. c woods and hills and all things sweet! Was there no room amidst you all For two more feet, so soft and small? Ddst envy mo, where thousands sing. TfS one bird that made all my spring, My dove, that had many ways Of making beautiful life's days? No room. Or rather it may be Earth was too snalf r imprison thse. God only knows. I know I miss They sweet caress thy loving fisg, The batter of thy dear small feet, Try hand in mine through lane and
 street: While al that now remains to me Is just precious memory. Two little feet heath the sarth's brown
 sod
 Two white wings somewhere safe with
 God.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
Mad Stone in Demand
From the Troy Messenger.

From the Troy Messenger
 Rev. T. F. Price of near Ramah reached the city last night, bringing with him his little son, who was bitten on one of his fingers by mad dog on Monday. As soon as Rev. Price arrived he went to the resi- dence of MT Thomas M. Murphee, who ap- piled the maidstone to the wound with satisfactory results. By o'clock this morn- ing the fifth application had been made and a quantity of what is thought to be virus extracted.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
REFLECrIoNs OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press
 A mans shoes fit his feet; a woman's feet fit her shoes.
 Most women give their husbands a blonde love and expect brunette love in return one that would be a mans woman, only she. can't.
 Every woman believes that there is a devil because there would have to be a devil to get some people.
 The sandwiches women have at after noon teas were never made to really eat any more than their handkerchiefs were made to blow their noses with.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
FLAMING THE YEARS AWAY

From the Chicago Times-Herald. He played with me long years az And as we romped and ran l liked to make believe that I
 Had grown to be a man. My little one and play now,
 As he and I did then, And as we ro1np I make believe
 That I'm boy again.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
Hero Hobson Due at Home

From the Marion Standard
 Richmond Pearson Hobson the hero who sank the Merrimac in Santiago bay dur ing the Spanish-American war, will come to his home in Alabama during the sum- mer. He should be here within the next ninety days, and he will probably spend some little time at his old home at Greens boro, where still lives hIs father and mother.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
WHAT'S THE USE

The Farmer-Why don't you work?
 The Tramp-Dyer t'ink everybody in de world is crazy? never worked in me life, but I don't owe anyone a cent, while s'pose you've bin workin' since yer was able ter drive a COW; an I'll bet dey's a mor'g gage on yer farm dat keeps yer hus- tin ter pay de int'r on!
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
Cotton Mins m the South

From the Anniston Hot Blast
 More cotton mills have been located in the south in the past thirty days than have been established in New England since January 1. The cotton mills of the future will be built in the south.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
The Primary a Success

From the Dothan Wire-Grass Siftings
 It was the first white primary election ever held in the county, and everybody seemed pleased. The ticket, which had been nominated at the polls, is a strong one, as will be seen, and the convention had noth- ing to do but to declare the result as had been announced by the executive commit- tee.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
llncIe Sam in Paris,
thenl.

The Paris exposition is pulling itself to-
 gether. the French politicians in the mean
 while keeping their fingers out of wars or
 rumors of wars. If the exposition serves
 no other purpose, it will at least hold back
 restless and ambitious French Chauvinists
 from rushing the nation into trouble. As for the show itself, the preparations of complete exhibition are being pushed rapidly forward The enterprise is one Of unprecedented magnitude, it having oe- come a rule that each worlds sho Y Is to exceed it's predece ;sor. The line properly began with the one held in the Crystal I alace a half century ago, and includes the enc held at Philadelphia and also the one in Chicago, of which the Paris show is the successor. The successor of the Paris ex- position has not been projected, and per- l haps will not be in many years to come. 1 London seems to be the natural place for l the next one.
 At the HarlS eXpOSlllOH, WHICH win Sooh shine resplendent in the heart of the
 beautiful city, the United States is well
 represented, to speak conserVatlvely.
 Next to France she has the most exhibits,
 as this table shows:
 France.... ........ ........... ...........'ooVVo
 United States...... ...... 656i
 Re1piIT1 25OO
 1ernahy '..'. '..'''' ''''''''.''.'''' o aooo
 ltaly.. ......... ....'.. .....'......'...'' 1Vou
 tsuSsia. ...'..... s..''''...''''s'''' IoVo
 ScandlnaVla.... ......s s..... ....-s..-s. 1,4VV AuStr1a.... ..,..s s'......-s ss.'..''.'''s lVVV Great Br1taln........... ..... ......'.. oVo BrltiSh colonleS. ......... s.s....-. oVU Not only in the number of exhibits, but | in the square feet occupied, this country l is second only to the home country. Ex- elusive of the national pavilion, our goods cover s30, 900 square feet, or ten times the space that France occupied in the Chicago exposition. In nearly every section ot the great show the United States is prominent, and in a good share of them predominant. This means that in the race for commer- cial supremacy, now well formed, this country is to be no laggard. The display 1 that the United States makes at Paris l is notice to all the world that we are in 1 the market-that we have the best of l nearly everything to sell and that we in- vite bids, no matter how many Germans or Englishmen are also in the market. These exhibits say to a buying world, take your choice, but do not buy until you see us, for we are here to stay, and we do not mean to be undersold."
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
A Severe Drouth Predicted

From the Gadsden Tribune
 A drouth of unusual severity and con- tinuance will likely follow after the heavy rains of this month have subsided It would be a safe, good method we think. to blow deep and often and plant corn and cotton at long distance in the hill.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
The Man Who Refuses to Pay

From the EdwardsviIle Standard News.
 The old devil has dead pull on the man who takes a paper three or four years and then refuses to pay for it. This is worse than highway robbery
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
An Abundance of Fruit

From the Eufala Times
 MT Scott of Bush says the crops in his neighborhood are much better than last year, although the season is somewhat later. The prospects are there will be an abundance of fruit.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
WITH THE EDITORS
 OF THE STATE PRESS
or No Benefit to Party

From the Carbon Hill Star.
 With all due respect to Admiral Dewey, We beg to remark that democrats who never vote are of no practical benefit to the party. 2
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think the sacred spot in which Hanna and Foraker buried the hatchet should be fortified and guarded by regulars.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
AN AMULET

By Julia Nicely Finch.
 Thy love it is an amulet, A signet set .se Lest I forget!
 To keep from harm- And in the arm Of love to fold q Me close and hold!
The age-herald., 1900-04-30
Hsrvan Sure

From the Abbeville Times.
 Bryan will be endorsed with great en- thusiasm at the next national convention to be held at Kansas City. His nomination for president cannot be prevented.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30

Bosom Friend Penrose was not consulted when that scheme of furnishing a seat for Quay was concocted. He prefers to hold that seat himself
The age-herald., 1900-04-30

If all other means fails. it is proposed to send Dr. Harper to Constantinople to collect that $9O,OOO bill
The age-herald., 1900-04-30

The census takers should count those who have been mentioned for vice presi- dent and let the male population stand at the figures thus ascertained.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30

The men who defeated Quay are trying to explain it away. The Pennsylvania boss usually remembers an enemy.