The age-herald., 1900-01-30
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weather is counted in Jones valley. The daybreak was in temperature far below that which is usual in this district in the January weather but sill the cold was well borne. as thousands of persons know. The day was incomparaibly beautiful, as everybody having power to know it is well aware The day was dream of day in the winter time. Nothing could have been more beautiful. The sun did light the world with a radiance that no cloud could dlm and over it all spanned the rainbow of a blessed promise. 1t was marvellous, that blessed yesterday. In the sunlight there was music there was the splendid anthem | of glorious promise for the years to come! And so was the day glorious the prophecy and the fulfllment of the things that are done.
 civilian Jennings Bryan's powers of 1 physical and mental endurance are mar velous," said George J. Williams of New York, last night But I fear that the great Nebraskan is putting too severe | test upon his own strength. I saw MT. Bryan in New York the other day, and feared I saw the traces of aging. Even l Bryan bends beneath the burden of his sense of duty, to his party and to the peoo | pie. There is about him the same old | cheery spirit, the hearty hand-clasping, the boyfsh, jolly, unaffected laughter But it seemed to me that the vast strain is tell ing upon Bryan. It seemed to me he was growing old Perhaps no public man in the worlds political history has done as much work as Bryan. He has within three years travelled hundreds of thousands of miles and made thousands of speeches; but there must come an end to even Bryan's great strength. He is taxing himself too much. Judge Thomas Roulhac of Sheffield IS m Birmingham. Judge Roulhac is perhaps more widely informed regarding Alabama politics than any other man in the state. Certainly he Is one of the closest students, best informed, most scholarly men In Ala bama. He is philosopher as well as stu dent, and is the best story-teller in Ala Goama! He is a man of great learning-in law and in literature, and is probably the best conversationalist in the state. He is a strong man, intensely interesting; schal- ary, courteous. In some of the essentials of a gentleman, no man in Alabama could possibly surpass Judge Roulhac In addi- tion to his wonderful charm in converse IlOn, ne IS edSlly lilo lHOSL SidkSlui iCttoh- writer in Alabama, and probably the best in the United States. It has been said that ietter-wrting is a lost ant That is not true. Judge Roulhac is worthy to be cassed with Junius His wit, his learn ing, his gentle satire, the many manifesto tions of his gentle genius are not surpass- a,ole Yet he cares not for public praise. &1e prizes only the fidelity of them that love him.
 "The marches of Crenshaw' county, now so prominent and so much talked about in the matter of the United States senatorial contest between Senator John Tyler Nor gan and Governor Joseph Forney Johnston, are of more tlhan ordinary interest at the moment, because ofs,he extraordinary sue cess of General Morgan in that county Crepshaw county was created out of But Ter, Pike and Dale counties some forty years ago, and was named in honor of Mir Justice Crenshaw, distinguished judge of the supreme court of Alabama The Cren- shaws have been conspicuous in Butler Lowndes and Montgomery counties for seventy eighty years; and have been always possessed of large property. The Rev. Charles E. Crenshaw, the present head of the family, now dwells in Elmore His son, Charles the younger is planter and merchant fin Montgomery county. The elder son, William H. Crensaaw, owns large property in Lowndes and is perhaps one of the most prosperous planters in Ala bama Another son of the Rev. Mir. Cren- shaw is Clayton Crenshaw of Little Texas dn Lowndes, one of the best fellows in the world. Thus, it may be said Crenshaw county comes of its proud name proudly The Crensfhaws are a proud race of gentle men!
 Marengo county, which shares somewhat with Crenshaw the public attention at the moment. 1t having also voted ;n favor of Senator Morgan, was settled by French refugees nearly hundred years ago. The settlers fled from France after the fall of Napoleon the Great, and they bui1ded bet- ter than they knew. The name of the coun ty need not be explained to any person. The French founded Demopolis. and to that name sentimental interest attaches The name is formed of demos, the people. and polls, city-ltteraly, the city of the peo- pie. Twenty years ago. nearly, Demopolis entertained the Alabama Press association III, en- son, now of Birmingham, was there repre- septing the Gadsden Times, and he re- sponded to the address of welcome from Demopolis delivered by Major Wynn. and made one of the most beautiful and elo- quept speeches ever heard in Alabama. That was great day in Demopolis.
 
 ''M. E. Ingalls,, who has recently resigned the presidency of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, will retain the presidency of the Big Four, but If a senatorial chance were to present itself he would give up railroading and enter the political arena" said an Ohio man at the Florence. 'Mr Ingalls, is one of the weaNhest men of Cin- cinnati, and he has always taken an in- terest in politics. He has in fact taken an active part in several presidential and gu- bernatorial campaigns. Until 1896 he was member of the democratic party. In that year he bolted and made gold democrat or