The age-herald., 1900-04-14

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 Beware of accident and do not quarrel,
 nor give offense; in thy business thou wilt
 have a quiet year, and it will proceed as | usual
 "A child born on this day will be fond
 of change and travel, but very liable to
 hurt or injury; it's success will depend
 upon the hour of it's birth.'
 | Today is Holy Saturday. which the
 church solemnIy observes in honor of the
 burial of the Saviour. In the Catholic
 church there takes place the blessing of
 the new fire, the blessing of the paschal
 candle, the blessing of the holy water and
 the singing of the twelve prophecies and | the vespers.
 At sunset of yesterday the Jews began the observance of the Passover the first l and greatest of their three annual festi- 1 vals. It was instituted by Moses in com- | memoration of the deliveranee of the Isra- | elites from Egyptian bondage, and is there l fore solemnly observed. The celebration | continues for seven days. Formerly the 1 Passover lamb was killed by the head of | the family. It was provided that the ami
 nal should be one year old, male, without
 hlemish, and that it should be roasted en- l tire, with unbroken bones, and consumed l at one meal. The blood was sprinkled on 1 the doorsill in commemoration of the night
 preceding the Exodus from Egypt, when l the angel went through the country and | slew all the first-born, but passed over the | houses of the Israelites. The fat portions l were burned on the altar as sacrifice, and the family, clad In travelling garb, | gathered to partake of the roasted lamb, | with prayers and hymns. At the present 1 time the Passover observance of the Is-
 raelites generally partakes of the character l of a hallowed family feast. Unleavened | bread is still used throughout the period, l and there are sacred services In the syna- gogue.
 | There is, of course, no connection be-
 tween the Christian Holy Saturday and the | Jewish Passover
 l Today, sacred to Christians and Jews
 alike, and to each for supreme religious | reasons, brings with it the imposition of
 duties of supreme political interest to
 Alabamians. This 14th day of April is fixed by the law of the governing political | party of the state for taking action by the voters in ffty-four of the sixty-six | COultltS Ol lI1e Sldte He uuly Ol tue democratic voters is obligatory None should stay away from the polls. The
 English astrologer Raphael came a year ago to the specific conclusion 'very uncer- tain' as generally applied to April II, 1900. He based his prophecies on the aspect of the stars; and had no special reference to primary elections in Alabama. As Fang will said of our Birmingham, Raphael could say of our primary that he never heard of it." Yet the candidates and the general public are aware this morning that the day is Every uncertain All told, there are in Jefferson county alone about 500 candidates for about 3S5 places, from beat delegate to the governorship of Ala bama, the highest and most responsible
 of all the peoples honors. For single of- fees there are numerous candidates, as, for example, five men are each asking to be named sheriff. Four of these will be disappointed. Twenty-Five citizens esteem themselves fitted for membership of the board of revenue. Twenty of these are doomed to defeat. And so on through the half-yard long county ticket, which will be supplied to the sorely hand-shaken voter Truly is the day "very uncertain,'
 as the astrologer hath it. But that fact need not give rise to bad temper, cross ness or personal rancor. The duty of the voter as regards candidates is impersonal.
 Men who are worthy of the right to vote
 will cast their ballots for men most
 worthy to hold public office, regardless of
 specious pleading. Violence of temper in
 no,itics is nearly always indicative of
 losing or an undeserving cause. Truth is
 c1an a
 let us all proceed today good-naturedly
 and quietly to do the best we honestly can
 for the respective candidates whose
 causes we espouse The choosing or our
 officers from the highest to the lowest IS
 a serious business indeed!
 "sonebody in Jefferson once had occa-
 sion to introduce to a public audience Pro
 lessor Lovett, now of Blount, noted as
 bpilder of schools" said J. B. Graham, of
 Talladega. ''The Jefferson man said, Pfo-
 lessor Lovett has built fourteen school
 houses, and is now skinning the poles for
 the fifteenth which was high praise or
 the professor In Blount, where l have been making speeches, the court house ouestion has been very live issue in the
 pending canvass. That seems to be always
 live issue in Blount; and being reminded
 oe it, ventured in a speech or two to para
 phrase the tribute to Lovett. You have
 built twenty court houses,' I said to the DC ople and you seem to be slxinning the
 poles for the twenty-hrstn "
 MT. Graham was in Birmingham yester-
 day on his way from Blount county to
 Talladega He has canvassed the entire
 state in the interest of Senator Morgan,
 and has proved himself to be one of the
 most eloquent members of the now famous
 "F'lying Squadron which consists of hirn-
 self and Frank s. White of Jefferson, Will
 liam w. Quarles of Dallas and Sidney J. Bowie of Calhoun.
 "We doing practically nothing to- day. said a leading retail dry goods mer-
 chant yesterday. Business is at a stand still so far as our trade is concerned; but
 we expect great Saturdays trade. It is the eve of Easter, and the ladies are bound to do their shopping" The dullness yes-