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The age-herald., 1900-01-06
BRAHMA

(Translated from the Dsehelaleddin Rumi,
 (by Ritter) I am the mote in the sunbeam, and I am the burning sun; Rest herel' l whisper the atom; call to the orb: Roll on!' I am the blush of the morning and am the evening breeze; I am the leafs low murmwr, the swell of the terrible seas; I am the net the flower, the bird and its frightened cry, The mirror, the form reflected, the sound and it's echo. I; The loves passionate pleading, the maid ems whispered fear, The warrior. the blade that smites him, his mothers heart-wrung fear; I am intoxication. grapes, wine-press, and must and wine, The guest the host, the tavern, the goblet of crystal fine; / I am the breath of the flute I am the wind of man. Colds glitter, the light of the diamond and the sea-pearl's iustre wan; The rose, her poet nightingale the songs from his throat that rise. Flint sparks the taper, the moth that about it flies. I am both Good and Evil the deed and the deeds intent, Temptation. victim, sinner, crime. pardon. punishment. I am what was, is will be; creations as- cent and fall: The inlA, the chain of existence; beginning
 and end of all.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

a seapegoat at every critical point. He had Alger; he now has Gage, and in the cam paign he has planned he is to have the thick-skinned Hanna. This plan Is so thoroughly characteristic of MT. Mckinley that no one is surprised at 1t. No one will make so good scapegoat as Hanna, and so he will be pushed forward as the guide, philosopher, friend and purse holder of the administration in the coming campaign. If the party can stand it, the democratic par ty certainly can. Mark Hanna thoroughly and fully represents the spirit of latter-day republcanism. He is first, last and always plutocratc in all his methods, and in that respect he fairly and fully represents his party.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
PIG IRON AND HOG IRON

From fhe Memphis Evening sclmitar.
 Negroes are sometimes very original in their dealings with white men," said the foreman of North Memphis iron foundry "A couple of negroes were unloading pig iron for me the other day, and as it somes in pretty good sized chunks one chunk is a, heavy load. One of the negroes came to a chunk which was twice the usual size. being two chunks that had run together He stopped work the minute he caught sight of it.
 What are you stopping for?' I yelled Pick it up!"
 Boss, l doan mine onloadin, pig iron said lle but when it comes to hog iron. I auits.'"
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
SHORT STORIES
 OF THE DAY
Designed for Poor People

Few persons know that the largest hotel in the United States, and perhaps the finest, is in New York City. and that it Was built especially for the poor, writes Henry McMillen in Lesiies Weekly. It Is known as the Mills Hotel No. l, is on Bleecker street. in the busiest part of the cily, and was erected by D. O. Mills, who made a fortune in San Francisco, but who, for many years, has resided in New York City, where he has become one of its most noted and successful fnanciers. His hotel is palatial structure, costing oyer mil lion dollars. Yet lodgings are 20 cents night, each occupant having a room to himself and an excellent dinner of sev- eral courses is served regularly for b cents. Over 2,20O men are accommodated at one time, and it is not surprising that this philanthropic enterprise earns about 3ls per cent. on the money invested in it.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Too Much Hanna.

President Mckinley seems to have an abundance of confidence as to his nomina- tion: for he has, so 1t is stated, practically, named Mark Hanna as the temporary and permanent chairman of the republican na- tional convention and as his campaign manager afterwards He thus assumes that he is to have a walk-over both in the con vention and before the people If he did not think so, he certainly would not insist upon keeping Hanna so prominently before the people. It is Hanna In everything and Hanna everywhere in this administration.
 The man who did not hesitate to buy and vote negro delegates in 1896. and who d.d not afterwards fail to gather and distribute the largest slush fund in the history of the country is to be again held up to young men and to children as an example they should follow. Hanna and Hannasm will thus be on trial. and the man who does not knowethe meaning of political decency will become the chief target of the campaign
 But this is just what Mr Mckinley needs and has all along sought He must have
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
SWINDLE DISCOVERED
Papers Found on Mans Person In
 tended to Rob Merchants

Mobile, Ala, January 5.-The arrest of w. F. Robertson on complaint of authori- ties of Coneelh county. Alabama, on a charge of stealing a mule at Evergfean has been followed by the discovery that Robertson had flis person documents showing the existence Of a stir,sne to swindie merchants by ordering goods with out intention of paying for them. They were sent to Evergreen and admitted to bond. They have been re-ar-e,fed ,on a charge of using the mails .1s defraud. Some years ago a like scheme wat worked extensively in south Ala5aEna in theo same county, and the authorities are Getern,i9ed to prevent q repetition. eCudahy's agency here received an order purporting to come from Robertson, but did not fill it.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
A Home for Men of Limited Means

The Mills hotels-there are two of them in New York,-one located on the lower West Side and the other occupying a position corresponding, ina degree, geographically, on the East Side-were not intended to be charitable institutions. Nor were they ex- pected or desired to be money-makers They were planned with ripe business sa- gaeity to fill void in the great city and to obtain sufficient revenue to make them self-supporting. D. O. Mills having, after wonderfully successful business career on the Pacific coast become a resident of the city of New York and one of its most noted financiers, was impressed with the difficulty which respectable single men of limited means encountered in procuring suitable living accommodations. True, there were plenty of cheap lodging houses of the Bowery type, with beds offered at from 10 to p cents per night, 'but threadbare re- spectability looked upon these as places to be avoided.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

several years mayor of Montgomery. pr. Persons, whom Miss Elmore is to wed was born in Lee county, and is a young man of many strong and admirable quail ties He was educated In New York and Vienna.
 Another Montgomery wedding of much general interest has been this week solemn- ized in the historic St. Johns church. John crommeln was married to Miss Katherine Gunter one of the prettiest of all the younger women in southern so- ciety. Mir Crommelin is the elder son of the late Henry Crommelin and of Lucy Metcaf Crommein; no better pan and no lovelier woman have lived. The son is engaged in cotton growing on large scale. His sister, formerly Miss May Crommelin Tow Mrs. Richard John Woods, of Tuske- gee, was well known and greatly admired in Birmingham society and throughout the state.
 Colonel Robert c. Jelks, of New Orleans is in Birmingham.
 George W. Ely, of Montgomery, repre- sentative of the Sunset Route, was in town yesterday.
 Major A. R. Ninninger, Representative William Crawford Bibb, United States com missionor Robert Barber and A. w. Le- Bron of Montgomery are at the Morris.
 
 Hon. R. T. Simpson of Florence, and G. L. Waller of Selma are at the Morris.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Rumpe Knots the Knot Well

The Moulton Advertiser tells how the knot is tied by Probate Judge Kumpe, the only democrat elected to the judgeship of Lawrence in many years:
 Married, at the brides home, five miles east of Moulton, on Wednesday last by Hon. J. c. Kumpe, Mr John Berryhill to Mrs. Molle Schnabel, all of this city
 It is said that Judge Kumpe ties rhe silken knot so we'll that it cannot be cut assunder.
 To friend John and his bonny bride we extend congratulations, ,aand wish for them supreme connubial felicity.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Strong Drink is Raging

This sad story of the Christmas time Is told by the Greenville Advance:
 On Friday, the 22d a man by the name of Goodwin, on his way from Florida to Iowndes county, in this state with his lit- tle son and daughter, passed through Greenville and while here filled up with iiquor When about ten miles out he threatened to kill his little daughter, and took up his gun. The boy attempted to take the gun from him, when the weapon was discharged, the load entering the mead of the father. killing him instantly. The hoy was only Il or F years of age.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

ing in. Porto Rico, although as he says. none of it was very serious. He took part in tihe action at coamo. and m several slir- mishes in Arbonito Pass. It was some dis appointment to MT. Clayton that Speaker Henderson was not able to appoint Aimyon the military affairs committee, but New York state already had a member of that committee in Representative Salzer. MT. Clayton has been very active in the New York National Guard, and is now colonel of the Fourteenth regiment.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Men That Are Blessings

The Athens Courier is not far wrong in this:
 Our friend John N. Simpson was prof. itable caller at the Courier since the last issue. He subseribes for two copies of the Courier, one for himself and one for his nephew, Willie Mcbride Such men are a great blessing to the county, for he is a self-supporting farmer, making all he needs at home and having a surplus to sell
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Tried to rhaw Out Dynamite

Chattanooga, Tenn, January 5.-Four ouarrymen on the Tennessee Central rail- road near Redwood attempted to thaw out a stick of dynamite which had been frozen up in box The dynamite was exploded and one man, a negro named Joseph Glea- son. was killed and three others fatally in jured two of them dying two hours after Ihe accident.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Happy Hipp and Happy Ham

The F'lorence Times tells of a notable marriages:
 Webster defines hip as "a joint of the thigh" and 'ham' as the 'thigh of the leg but our parson ignores Webster 'oy defining one husband" and the other as wife since uniting Hipp and Ham in matrimony Monday night
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 An optimist is a pessimist who has never had the dyspepsia.
 There are times when, if man doesn't lie to his wife. she won't believe he is tell ing her the truth.
 The average womans idea of showing a man that she is neat is to dust off the seat she is going to sit down on with her hand kerchief.
 Probably after Joseph was sold by his brethren they got up the wid-beast story because they were ashamed to tell their wives how cheap they let him go.
 The woman that makes the family all eat out of the same butter plate Is always the maddest when the children look funny at the finger bowls when they have company.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
A Good Short sermon

The Clarke County Democrat is in praiseworthy mood:
 This is the last Clarke County Democrat for the year 1899. Let us all realize the importance of correct living and seek to grow better as We grow older. One more year will close the century. Let us live with eternity in view. ever realizing that nere We have no continuing city and can have none until we reach the home of many mansions, the house not made with hands
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
THE EDITORS
 AND THEIR TALK

Perhaps the smallest bank check ever cashed in Alabama is thus referred to by the Florence Times:
 A check for one cent was eashed over the counter at the Merchants bank on Saturday by Thomas J. Phillips. The check was from a foreign concern to close out an account, and required a two-cent revenue stamp.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Another Lie Mailed

The first lie-nailing of the new year is indulged in by the Mobile Herald
 It Is now positively denied that Colonel Hood, son of the confederate general. J. B. Hood, is fighting with the Boers The denial will get around to all the papers about the time the war in South Africa has come to a close.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Wealth That Welded

The Demepolis Dispatch tells of a man who was rich enough with thlrty-eight dollars to get married:
 negro man from tine country told us last week that he succeeded this year in making enough money to get married, and added proudly that he cleared thirty-eight dollars
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
An Old Black Joe

The Troy Messenger tells something about a venerable darkey of Pike:
 An old time darkey called at our office yesterday that merits some notice. He claims that he was born in the year 1891; is the father of twenty-two children; was born in Milledgeville, Ga, and is yet hale and hearty; never has been sick but now suffers to some extent from old age; has 16S grand children, but could not give the number of great grand children. Squire Kitchen is the old negro's name.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Fallen Trees

The good and venerable editor, Isaac Grant, of the Grove Hill Democrat, mourns the lost trees:
 The old China trees. which for so many years stood by MT Flemng's store, from storms a shelter and from heat shade" have been cut down, having been killed by the very cold weather of last February.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
A Crow is d Grow

The common crow is practically the same the world oyer The editor of the Mobile Register gives some astounding informal ton:
 1'he crow in New Zealand strikes as sweet notes as any heard in the woodland The robin has song and no red breast. the native hen is the greatest of rat-killers: there is a caterpillar which turns into plant.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
No Paper Christmas Week

The St. Stephens Washington County Times remarks:
 Editing a country newspaper Christmas Week Is not the next thing to being on Easy street.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Another Currency Bill.

The finance committee of the senate has prepared a substitute for the house bill, and the substitute will undoubtedly be passed in the senate, leaving differences to be adjusted in a conference committee.
 The senate bill provides for a refunding of the national debt into per cent bonds and these bonds may be deposited by na- tional banks, and bank currency obtained against them up to their face value. The senate bill is rather more of a national posit the new per cents as basis of bank currency will be taxed one-half of 1 per cent. instead of 1 per cent as al pres ent. The object of these changes seems to be to stimulate subscriptions for the new per cents., and to indefinitely extend the present inelastic banking currency system.
 There is not much choice. between the two bills. and when the subject has been fully discussed no one will be apt to caro how much or how little of either is retain ed. The objections that apply to the one apply as rule to the otner, ana the re- publicans are determined to fasten the sin gle gold standard upon the country, and to go to the people on that issue. The bill is to be passed as speedily as possible, and upon it the republicans will go to the coun- try. The democrats will meet the issue, and the people will decide next November what the currency policy of the country shall be based upon
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Bids for the Warrior

The Tuscaloosa Times says:
 Bids for building the three locks on the Warrior river below Tuscaloosa will be opened in this city on the 20dh day of Jan uary,
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Good Morrel Carecter

The schoolmaster must be abroad. The Montgomery Journal says:
 The following is a recommendation sub -nitted to the state board of examiners by a teacher who took the December examiha- ton:
 ..his is to Certify that John - is of A good Morrel carecter Spiritually and tenn poly"
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

Cecil Rhodes chambers are in ,Fals dia- mond mine, There he is safe from shot and sheii at least for the present.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

The Boers respected The Hague confer ence on Christmas Day, when they fired shells filled with plum duff
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

The beginning ng-of-the-century discussion has been postponed one hundred years. All arguments are declared off
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

The slaughter of titled nnglishmen comes home it should be remembered, to Amefi- can heiresses who are hunting for the arti- cle.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

President Mckinley declines to say how he stands the Quay issue but he is very ready of speech when gold pansion gre presented.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

1t is thought that Governor Genera Wood selected the names Of his cablne from his cigar boxes,
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

The excess of births over deaths in Ger France. This tells t.-e story of difference
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

MT. Bailey proposes to search General Wheeler for the purpose of seeing if he has any cons slitutionality concealed about his person.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

Germany looks back with pity, if not scorn, upon those who out of love for plain mathematics still cling to the nine.eenth century.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

In the northern states they are not in- quiring who wrote it; they simply get a shovel and proceed to push it off pne s.de- walk.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

Chcagos drainage ditch has begun busi- ness, and the people of that city will soon have to accustom themselves to water that is rot loaded-wth microbes.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

The Filipino junta at Hong Kong is will ing to treat with Consul Wildman, but not with Washington.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

The Boers are tlinging shell at Lady smith as freely as they would if they nae a shell factory.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

The Molineux trial may lap on the twen- tieth century, after all.
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not grow older. He looks as young as he ever did.
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We can afford to give up some cargo when we know the British government w.ll pay the bills.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

plain proposition in arithmetic cannot be arbitrated.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06
Millions in Elm


 Cne is thus reminded of the immortal Colonel Mulberry Sellers:
 The Collinsvllle Clipper says:
 We have seen many fine turnips this fall, bui Thomas Elenburg, an enterprlslnS farmer of Chumley, brought four large ones in our office one day last week that we De- lieve will capture the premium. one oL which would weigh nearly six pounds ana had five distinct tops. The other three were nearly as large and were of the white globe and purple top variety.
 The Tuscaloosa Times says:
 The Times Is debtor to MT. Lafayette Williams for three turnips that weigh over fourteen and one-haH Q41a) pounds one weighing nearly five pounds. They were raised on his farm near the city, and bear testimony to the progressiveness of our worthy friend. and would convince the most skeptical that we can produce to tho highest perfection the various farm pro- ducts. No wonder, that Tuscaloosa street fairs are a success. Mir. Williams is truly an up-to-date farmer,
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

Cooking microbes will soon be lost art in Chicago.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

Queen Victoria has outlived all of hel doctors.
The age-herald., 1900-01-06

An event of unusual historic and social interest to Alabamians will be the mar rage of Miss Mary Halls Elmore to Henry Stanford Persons, at St. Johns Episcopal church, Montgomery, on the evening of January 17th. Invitations to friends Of the Elmore family have been received in Birmingham from Miss Elmores parents, Major Vincent Martin Elmore and Mrs. Flmore. For generations the Elmores and their family connections Glave been conspicuous in the social and political life of Alaroama. The Elmores the Eitzpat- ricks ;ihe iReeses, the Halls, have been rames bright shining many year. John A. Elmore, grandfather of the beautiful bride-to-5e, was >one of the most distin- guished of Alabamiars, and his virtues and rare gifts of intellect find bright blos- som in this one of the farest of the south's daughters. Few young women are so worthy of all praise as she; none fairer
 Major Vincent Martin Elmore Miss El- mores father, is one of the best-known and most warmly esteemed men in Mont
 gomery county. One of her uncles was the late Colonel Warren Stone Reese for
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25
Hundreds
of People

IN THIS CITY ARE WEARING GLASS
ES WHO DO NOT NEED THEM.
HUNDREDS more wear glasses n few
weeks and then THROW THEM ASIDE
IN DISGUST.
1t does not follow because your eyes
trouble YOU that you need glasses. ANY
CONDITION OF ILL HEALTH is LA
BILE TO MAKE THE EYES IRRITA-
BILE. If you are now not in the best OF
health and your eyes trouble you. but
gave YOU no trouble when you were I'm
good health, ITS MEDICINE NOT
GLASSES YAU WANT. a DOCTOR
NOT AN OPTlCIAN. If you go to an
Optician that makes n living by selling
glasses naturally he will try to SCH you "A
pair. DIR FIREY sells both medicine ana
glasses and will furnish YOU EITHER you
need Examination always free.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25
-. STOP THAT =.
Hawking @Spitting
Or. Firoy's Treatment viii Cure You.

II had A BAD CASE OF CATARRH
when 1 applied to DR.. frey for treat
ment. The symptom which bothered me
most was THE CONSTANT HAWKING
AND SPLITTING. Whenever was in
company THE INTENSE DESIRE TO
HAWK AND SPIT annoyed me greatly
Tho matter hawkcd out caused n bad
taste in my mouth and odor of the dis
charge was disgusting to myself and 1
feared to others also. l HAD TRIED
MANY REMEDIES AND DOCTORS
WITHOUT ANY AVAIL BEFORE TAX
ING DIR. FIREY'S TREATMENT. In
fact my wife often used to laugh at mo
when bringing home some new catarrh
remedy.
DIR. FIREY'S TREATMENT HAS
PROVEN WONDERFULLY EFFEC-
TIVE and I would not reutrn to my
former condition for any consideration
feel that I CANNOT TOO STRONGLY
RECOMMEND IT."
II. e. PUsEY,
Conductor on Southern r. r. between
Norfolk and Greensboro. Stops al At
lantic Hotel.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25
HARMONY" POSTPONED.
WISE MEN DID NOT MEET WITH
BOWDEN COMMITTEE.


Republican harmony in this district,
1T now seems TO the disinterested OBJ
server. can come only through the ac-
quiescence of the Bowdenites in the
leadership of DR.. r. A. Wise
The Bowden Convention Committee
of ten met yesterday in the office of
Chairman ID. Lawrence Groner. The
Wise committee. as expected did not
appear. Instead of personal appear
ance, the friends of DR.. Wise were rep
resented in this harmony" meeting
only by n letter written by Mr.. S. y.
Carney, saying that some of the
friends of DR.. Wise were out of the
State and could not join the commit
tee in the meeting, but expressed the
Willingness of the Wise men to meet
with the committee OF ten on Septem-
Der i1th.
The Bwoden men were opposed at
heart TO waiting further, but they real
lied that they either had to do this or
70 against the wishes OF the National
Committee. So it was decided to adj
journ to September 18th.
The Bowden coplmittee is composed
of Messrs. ID. Lawrence Groncr Floyd
Hughes and Harry X. Wolcott. of Nor
folk; Colonel John ]. Dyer. of South
ampton; Captain c. III. Causey, of Suf-
folk; Mr.. w. w. Sylvester, of Berk-
ley; and Mr.. George w. Butler, OF
newport News.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Rev. Father Charles Hannigan and
Mrs. Olive G. BROMLEY are stopping
at Mr.. c. Il. Rudolph's cottage. Ocean
View.
Mr.. Harold Saul, formerly of Nor
folk. now of Georgetown. S. c., who
has been spending few days here,
Will return to Georgetown on Monday
next. Mr.. Saul is assistant booikeeper
in the Georgetown store of the Allan
tic Coast Lumber Company. He is
much pleased with his new home and
he speaks in the highest terms of Mr..
X. h. Burton, formerly with Watt,
Rettew & Clay, but now manager of
the Atlantic Lumber Company's store
there.
Officer NJ. j. Dugan, of the Third
Police Station. Richmond. will leave
to-day FOR Norfolk and the seashore,
where he will spend his vacation.