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The age-herald., 1901-10-14
INDICATIONS OF PERFECT CHIN

From the Ladies' Home Journal
 A projecting chin shows force, especial ly if 1t Is square. A square chin, not only one that looks square, but also one that feels square, shows success won mainly through the possessor's own efforts. It belongs to those brave mortals who, no matter how many discouragements they meet seize the first opportunity to try again.
 A soft, round chin, especially if 1t has a dimple. shows benevolence, love of lux ury, and vanity, together with coquetry If the possessor is woman; sensuality if a man.
 A broad. thick chin shows a quick tenn per and a lack of self-control, unless combined with large nose that is slight ly indented between the eyes; then the bad qualities would be absolutely anni- Inflated.
 A chin that Is held naturally, but gives the impression that 1t has been flung for ward, indicates arrogance and intoller- ance.
 The perfect chin Is one that projects Out not to the degree that 1t seems flung forward), and is lean and square. Then the indications are of strong, self-reliant nature.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
Frank o,erlen and Judge Jones.

The Chattanooga Times of yesterday has this pleasing reference to an honored citizen of Birmingham:
 If Frank O'Brien. the genial, all- around good fellow and all-wool Demo- crat of Birmingham, should happen to be appointed United States marshal for the northern district of Alabama, 1t shore would jar the Alabama machine of both parties. They say that President Roose- welt really has designs on O'Brien, and let's hope that it Is true, and that if OBrien wants the office he will get 1t. That would certainly make things lively"
 President Roosevelt's appointee for federal judge in the northern and mid dle districts of Alabama will likely have to pass upon the validity of the suffrage clause in the new constitution" said ex- Governor William c. Oates of Montgom- cry to the Chattanooga Times Washing ton correspondent.
 "Govenor Jones preceded me in the gubernatorial chair in our state, and have known him for many years as an honest and capable gentleman. He will make an excellent judge, and If called upon to decide the constitutionality of our suffrage clause, will do so fearlessly."
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
Prosperity in the Colleges.

The condition of business and of the people at large is reflected in the attendance at the colleges, which is unusually large. Auburn reports an unusual number of students. and the State University Is coming along in good style, and all the other institu- tions in and out of the State are crowded. There is an increased at tendance in the big colleges as well as In the. little ones, and the schools below them are also crowded. The universities. the colleges, the prepar- atory schools, and the public schools are each and all full of students.
 Now Is good time in which to be- gin the broadening of the States in- stitutions. These places of higher education should be regarded as a part of the public school system, but the State will not be able to equip them as they should be equipped If they are to have the facilities that similar institutions in other States have efforts must be made to increase their endowments and to gather in gifts for special purposes. Howard University is endeavoring to secure much needed endowment fund, and similar work is needed in the cases of the other colleges of the State. Even the State University needs private aid. The strengthening of the higher schools sLould keep step with the strengthening of the public schools, all being part of the whole
 In these days of prosperity the work should be begun and carried forward as far as possible, for periods will come when endowments cannot be gathercu for any school on any cause, no matter how meritorious it may be. The Age-Herald stands ready to pro- mote any movement of this nature any movement in fact that means a better St,tc, and especially better, op- portunities for the boys and girls who are to rule the State in few years.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14

tons. The change is not great, but 1t points to a still higher production this month, and it is possible that the record of last May will yet be surpass- ed. That record was 314,505 tons.
 But a weekly production of 315,OO0 tons would not lead to much, If any, accumulation of iron. Consumption has been crowding production uncom- fortably close all the year, and stocks have not as a rule exceeded ten-day's supply. This Is too narrow a margin. Such a margin could easily be exhaust ed by a strike or by other sweeping incident.
 It is a well known fact that confi- dence in present quotations, or some thing very close to them, is wide spread. It is so prevalent in all classes of consumers that heavy or ders for rails, structural material, ship plates and the like are being placed for delivery in 1902. Some managers declare that they have orders enough to keep their mills active well into next year. There can be little doubt that another prosperous iron year is assured. Prices are nearly double those of the great depression that pre- ceeded the year 1899. No one expects or desires higher prices, neither does any one look for much lower prices, simply because the home demand calls for all the iron we can make.
 Production was well maintained in this State. On October 1 there were 3 charcoal and 23 coke furnaces in blast. having a weekly capacity of 23,315 tons. This points to a yearly production of 100000 tons. In the entire South at the opening of the month there were AS coke and char coal furnaces in blast, turning out just about 50,000 tons a week.
 Furnace stocks stood on October at 361,593 tons, thus showing that the decreasing movement has not yet been arrested. The furnace yards con- tain but little unsold iron, and con- sumers are carrying very light stocks.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
CaH .Democyocy Zogekber %
 Act 0m ConstStmtlon, Says CaHee

who in the artlessness of innocence or lmpelled by the stern and unreasonins- and maddening influence of partizanabir and device, maintain that it is A nar+,, question. The very argument used by Q good and noble man of this city in bis impusive endeavor to convince General Shelley that 1t is a party question is a plain, unadorned refutation of his own artless statement. He has not we'll di- gested his logic. As to whether or not 1t is party question is not involved in obscurity or doubt, or a subject of dis cussion It is plain, favorable action for a constitutional convention from the very birth of the movement to this stage of affairs knows that it would have been fatal to success from inception all through the various stages to have inti- mated that the constitution was to be made or ratified on strictly party grounds. On the contrary during every phase of it's existence the most sacred pledges were made on the stump, in the press and in the halls of legislation that the new instrument, should be submitted to a free, untrammelled, unbiased vote of the people, exempt from party con- straint and party influnce. If men can lightly throw off such obligations to their constituents they must accept responsi- bility and not endeavor to clothe it in counterfeit authority.
 As the Democratic party has spoken against making ratification party ques- ton its imperial, memorable commands cannot be overturned save by itself or by revolution. Then, let the party be called together, and through it's representatives in state convention, it is possible, even probable, under the stress of circum- stances, the party orders will be issued for ratification. If for ratification the party's spellbinders should be instructed by the party to pledge the people that amendments covering the inadequacies as to suffrage and the schools would be submitted as party measure as soon as 1t could be legally done and the new constitution would be ratified without danger to the Democracy and the ma- terial interests of Alabama. Unless as- surances of this nature that the people will take part are given, many good men will vote against ratification.
 l am opposed to the suffrage comedy in the new constitution, and I decline to accept the imputations of those who disagree with me. A. B. CAFFEE.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
Governor JeIks and the Law.

Alabama has at last Governor who his oath of office, and talks afterwards. And when he talks he talks from those selfsame convictions and that self same oath. His acts and his subse- quent words are identical in spirit and purpose
 The good effect in the future of Gov ernor Jelks' timely words concerning the St. Clair county case in particular and sheriffs in general cannot well be overestimated; and best of all, all know that he means just what he says, and that he will carry out what he says to the letter. He puts the cowardly sheriff upon notice that he is marked man. He tells the collu- sive sheriff that he cannot longer es- cape the consequences of treachery l faithful sheriffs that he will stand by them to the uttermost. "The sheriffs of the State," ne says, may under stand that in all lawful discharge of their duty I will protect them in so far as my office allows, and 1 will stretch my prerogative to do it." He stood nobly by Sheriff North when the swaggering element of St. Clair threatened him, and the man who thinks Governor Jelks will not stand by any other sheriff who does his duty does not know the chief execu- tive of the State.
 The cowardly skulking or collusive sheriff should take notice. The State has real man in office as high sheriff "a man that has no apologies to make when law and order are at stake-a man who will stretch his prerogative to the utmost in behalf of county sher- ifs who do their duty, and his pre- rogative is ample without any undue prolongation of it. Judge Lynch set ting in anarchy's court is to be de- posed in this State, and the State has at length a Governor who has the courage to do 1t.
 To say that Governor Jelks will be overwhelmingly sustained by public sentiment in his effort to restore the supremacy of law in the State, is but to say that honest, intelligent men are in a majority. There Is not a good citizen in the State who will not ap- plaud and uphold Governor Jelks in his noble stand against Judge Lynch, who has in the past claimed jurisdic- tfon even in chicken squabbles.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
NO WHITE MAN DIsFRANcHIsE

From the Mobile Herald.
 The new constitution guarantees that no white man in Alabama shall be dis franchised except he has committed a grave crime. This Is what the Democratic State convention promised the white men of Alabama. The constitutional con- vention fulfilled the pledge made by the State convention.
 It Is just and right that no white man shall be disfranchised, for the white race has been accustomed to self-government in this State ever since it was a state and their ancestors were accustomed to self government elsewhere. Even the unedu- cated among them have become accus- toned to the consideration and discussion of public questions. They have listened to public speakers and also to the reading of political articles. There is this great difference between the uneducated white and the uneducated black-the first has independence of thought and action, the last has not.
 Governor Jelks under the new organic law has the appointment of registrars. In a speech at Huntsville Thursday he SldLco Ilidt nO WIibG Lidu WOuiO Dc ut prived of the ballot unless he was crim- inal, and that he will appoint no man to the office of registrar unless he felt cer- tain that he would comply with the full intent of the new suffrage provision.
 Ratification of the new constitution then means permanent white rule in Ala bama and every part thereof, and this white rule will be maintained without any of those devious political methods that have been made necessary by the preponderance of the blacks in certain localities and sections. White rule and honest voting and counting will go to- gether, and political purity will be great ly advanced. How then can any white man vote against ratification?
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
rhe New cedar cove Mines.

The business of shipping coal from the new mines of the DeBardeleben Coal and Coke Company in Tuscaloosa County, will actively begin within about ten days, Hon. w. P. Pinckard, the principal owner Of the mines. said yesterday.
 The new mines have been named by MT. Pinckard the Cedar Cove mines, name that is truly descriptive of the property. They are situated two miles from Dudley Station, on the Alabama Great Southern Railroad, and the rails are now being laid on the branch road between the main line and Cedar Cove. The grading of the line and building of bridges has been done by Mr. Pinckard, and the railroad company is supplying the rails.
 At the beginning the shipment of coal will amount to a hundred tons a day, which will be doubled within thirty days. MT. Pinckard says that within twelve months the output will be thousand tons day, and 1t is his intention to in- crease 1t ultimately to two thousand tons daily.
 In the work of opening the mines for coal a superior quality of fire clay is mined, and MT. Pinckard contemplates the construction of plant for the mak- ing of flreproof brick, for which there is great and constant demand
 The enormous deposits of coal on the property of five thousand acres around Cedar Cove owned by MT. Pinckard's company are so situated as to make the mining of it very easy and cheap. and there Is every promise of the building up there of one of the largest and most prosperous coal-mining centers in the mineral region.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS

By Mrs. Hemans The breaking waves dashed high On stern and rock-bound coast And the woods against a stormy skv Their giant branches toss'd: And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters OCT, When a band of exiles moor'd their har,f On the wild New England shore. Not as the conquerer comes
 They, the true-hearted came. Not with roll of the stirring drums And the trumpet that sings of fame. Not as the flying come
 In silence and in fear They shook the depths of the desert gloom "itn their hymns of lofty cheer. Amidst the storm they sang,
 And the stars heard, and the sea: Ana the sounding aisles of the dim woods
 rang
 To the anthem of the freel The ocean eagle soar'd
 From his nest by the white waves foam And the rocking pines of the forest roarsd, This was their welcome home! There were men with hoary hair Amidst the pilgrim band; Why had they come to winter there. Away from their childhood's land? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep loves truth; There was mandhood's brow, serenely
 high,
 And the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spells of warf They sought & faiths pure shrinei Aye, call it holy ground,
 The soil where first they trod, They have left unstained what there they
 found
 Freedom to worship God.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
AMERICAN RAILROADS.
english Railroad Men Come Over to Get Pointers.

New York, October 13.-On the whita o'ar Liner Celtic, which arrived today. was party of English railroadmen who come here to spend a month studvine American railroad methods and insnect- Ing systems. They are George s. Gibb. general manager of the Northeastern naiiroad; Norman D. Macdonald. L. Ne"eil and Wilson Worsdell, directors of the line.
 speaking of their plans, Mir. Gibb said. We intend to inspect American rail roads and will go as far West as Cbicaoo we VIII study the handling of freight and 'he system or signals Of course until we nave been about and seen things I cannot state whether we will adopt any or the features of the American system ,,
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
Civil Service Retirement.

The United States Civil Service Retire ment Association, with head office at 609 Thirteenth street, N. w., Washington, D.. C.. whose object is to obtain information upon the subject of superannuation and to aid in devising measures in the inter- ests of the public service and of the em- ployes in that service by an equitable provision for their retirement without ex- pense to the government, Is, in view of the approaching session of Congress, send ing out literature to newspapers and civil servants throughout the country
 Tt is not desired to provide luxuries for those who may be retired. It Is in- tended only to give to those that become incapacitatod after long and faithful ser vice a moderate competency for their de- clining years, as more liberal allowance could not be made without levying too heavy a tax on those remaining in active service.
 "A proper provision for retirement must it would seem commend itself to all who may, by any possibility, be benefited thereby. Again, the timely retirement of those who shall come within the scope of the proposed provision will permit the more rapid advancement of the younger employees, and the consequent increase in their salaries will greatly exceed their contribution to the retirement fund"
 All the great departments of the gov ernment in Washington are represented on the executive committee of the asso- citation. J. b. Brooks of Ohio is secretary.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press
 About the time man has one foot in the grave from old age he begins to talk about us boys.
 Women like to go to Turkish baths be- cause they learn so many truths there about other womens feet.
 A woman's way of being extremely nice to caller whom she wants to like her is to let her hold the baby for a minute.
 A woman can always tell when a man is in love with her by the way she thinks he pictures her to himself standing i'm a great shining light.
 If man Is only careful to carry a woman's picture and lock of hair inside of his watch case he can treat .her most any way and she is sure 1t is sign of his love
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
A VALUABLE SERMON,
Annual Missionary Appeal of pr
 Simpson Raises $6o,00o.

New York, October 13.--As a result of the annual missionary sermon preached today in the Gospel Tabernacle by Dr.. A. B. Simpson. the missionary fund so- licitor, the sum of s6OOO0 was collect ed during the day. This is an increase of $20, 900 over the collections of last year on similar occasion.
 Tcday's meeting was the last of the eleven conventions that have been held throughout the United States. and the whole amount thus contributed for mis- sionary purposes is nearly s175,OOo
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
Iron Making on October First.

When the present month came in there V re but 246 furnaces in blast
 againat one month before, but the lesser nu. Der included some big fur naces ot the steel trust that the strike had rendered idle, and also the new furnace of the Sharon Steel company. The weekly capacity of the FAC was S07, ,9e2 tons, as against a weekly ca- pacity one month before of 299.S61
The age-herald., 1901-10-14


 The high grade hard rock of Florida Is chiefly sent to Europe, Holland and Belgian. England took last year but 20.542 tons of Florida rock. Florida has changed places with South Caroll- ma, and she now securely holds first place. Over $15,O0O,OOO has been in vested in phosphate mining in that btate, and Major Willis sees no reason why her product should not hereafter be fully one million tons a year, al- though this is vast quantity to mine, handle, wash, dry, and put on board ship. Florida can supply soft rock, hard rock, river pebble and land peb- ble, all of good quality, containing from SO to S5 per cent of bone phos- phate of lime. The 3,O0O,OO0 of tons mined in the world are needed, and very much needed, by the men who make the e,OoQ.00o tons of fertilizers used each year in the world.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
ALL WHITE MEN CAN REGISTER From the Dadeville Spot Cash.

When you hear an opponent of the new constitution talking about it's disfran- chising white men, ask him to name one that will be disfranchised. He cannot do it. There is not a white man in Alabama but that can register and become per- manent voter after the new constitution Is ratified
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
Work of American Art.

'T have learned fact regarding the valuable painting hung in the lobby of the TIillman. and for your information relate the fact' says c. c. Earle.
 ''The artist is an American, Mir. Louis Knonberg. rising American artist who has suddenly sDrung into fame by having
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
New Railroad AIona the Warrior.

The final survey of the Tidewater ex- tension of the Mobile and Ohio division of the Southern Railway from Tusca- loosa up the Warrior river through the coalffelds has been completed, and the work of construction will be begun at once." said MT. Maner, one of the en- gineers engaged In the survey.
 The new extension will be twelve miles long. and will serve territory that Is now without railroad facilities It will pass into one of the richest sections of the Warrior coalfield. and will mean the opening up of new mines and the general development of district that has hith- erto been neglected"
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
DADEvILLE HAS ONE.
From the Dadeville Free Press.

Nearly all of the cities of the South are trying to lay claim to some person who Is related to the President. Opelika is the latest to 'bob up sereneiy' and proclaim to the world that she has a cousin of the President. We haven't made a thorough canvass of DadevilIe yet. but we think we know of an old darkey living here who knew man who saw another man ride an old gray mule be- longing to Theodore's great-great-grand- father.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
A Mississippi Congressman.

Congressman Andrew F. Fox of the Fourth Mississippi district, who is a na- tive Alabamian of Pickens County, and West Point, has had an unusual experi- ence," according to the Washington Post, which refers to him as "a dyed-in- the-wool Southerner distinctively of the ideas that prevail in the Southern tier of States" The Mississippian, says the Post, 'has been spending the most of his summer among the Yankees of New here looking in the pink of condition and with nothing but praise for the manner in which the Yankees treated him.
 Some of my friends were up at Dan- vile, Vt..' said MT. Fox yesterday and I decided to go there for rest You can see for yourself how we'll liked it from the fact that I remained three months and was loath to leave. Some days ago they held county fair in Caledonia, Vt. and in that connection there were me- morial services over the death of the late President Mckinley. It was a very im pressive occasion, and felt honored by an invitation to be one of those to deliver an address. Mckinley was the only Presi- dent who has had any sense in his policy toward the Southern people. He rose above sectionalism and the Southern peo- pie mourn him very deeply. I notice in the little county papers receive that in all our towns services were held in com memoration of him."
The age-herald., 1901-10-14

Thus far October has been too dry for genuine footbal. A foot of mud is needed If the heroes are to be cov- cred with glory.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
AN ADDENDUM.

From the Kansas City Times.
 The distinguished soldier who remarked that war is hell might have added flor oesmirching the reputation of heroes af- ter the fighting is done"
The age-herald., 1901-10-14

Roosevelt says the White House is big enough to hold him, and it is be- lieved he would renew the lease with out requiring any improvements.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14

MT. P. Grove wouIa be considered an artist of high rank in Bulgaria and he may be there. At least he is not in the penitentiary in Nebraska.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14

The looters footed the astronomical observatory of Pekin, carrying off all the instruments. Why they left the observatory is not known.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14
A SUBSTITUTE.

From the Chicago News.
 Instead of saying He lies like a pi- rate, persons who want to be emphatic will say He lies like the log of a battle- ship"
The age-herald., 1901-10-14

Women are crowding into the ranks of the commercial travellers. They caught the fever at the bargain coun- ter.
The age-herald., 1901-10-14

The bicycle trust, like the copper and the cordage trusts, is in a bad way. Water Is always embarrassing.