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The age-herald., 1901-03-13
The Mannlfloent Library.

The magnificent library of Congress Is very popular throughout the country. As the most beautiful of American public buildings it attracts the attention of tour ists next after the Capitol itself. An in- dication of tnis Is shown in the enormous number of people who visited that great building in the first five days of this month. By actual count 149,066s people entered that building in those first five days, an average of 29s15 each day. On March the visitors numbered 5264, on the 2d, 17,S29, on the Sd, which was Sun day, when the building is open only from a. m. until p. m. instead of until 10 D. m. as on week days, 1s,735 people visit ed it, Monday. inauguration day, show ed the largest crowd, 72,572 visitors be- ing recorded, and on the next day, the 9th, s4,Oes strangers enjoyed it's beau ties.
 But the library is not only a popular place for sight-seers, and the immense crowd going there is a decided manifes- tation of public interest. but it is in won-
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
FROM TDYLS OF THE KINc.v

By Tennyson. es For on a day she sent to speak with me, And when she came to speak. behold her
 eyes Beyond my knowing of them, beautiful, Beyond all knowing of them, wonderful, Beautiful in the light of holiness. And, O my brother, Percivale," she said, Sweet brother, I have seen the Holy
 Grail:
 For, walked at dead of night, heard Q
 sound
 As of silver horn from OCT the hills Blown, and I thought, it Is not Arthur's To hunt by moonlight, and the slender
 sound
 As from distance beyond distance grew Coming upon me-O never harp nor horn, Nor aught we blow with breath, nor
 touch with hand. Was like that music as 1t came; and then Streamd through my cell a cold and sil-
 yer beam. And down the long beam stole the Holy
 Grail. I.ase red with beatings in it, as if alive, Till all the white walls of my cell were
 dyed
 With rosy color 1eaping oa the wall; And then the music faded, and the Grail Passed. and the beam decay'd. and from the walls The rosy quiverinss die 'si
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
POLITICAL GOSSIP FROM
 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
BY ALBERT HALsTEAD.

Age-Herald Bureau. 5Oe Fourteenth Street. Northwest, Washington, March 12,-(Special. )-The appointment of Pro- lessor Stratton of Illinois to be chief of the standarizing bureau is an additional step in the direction of making nation al standard of weight and measures. The importance of this is manifest when att tention Is called to the fact that almost all of the foreign countries have adopted the metric system as the standard of weights and measurements. The fact that we have the old standard is an interference with our export trade. Take the makers of scientific instruments as an example. They are compelled to send, abroad for the existing standards in orr der to be exact in preparing their goods for sale abroad The same thing hap pens in other lines of American indus- trial effort and often the lack of knowl- edge of the foreign standards causes American manufacturers to make mis- takes that cost them severely and pre- vent the sale of articles intended for foreign consumption.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Area dian Arkadelphia.

Arcadian Philadelphia, the village in the hills noted for it's romantic accent and incidents, and famed as the birthplace of the Mayor of Birmingham; the sylvan burg whose rustic cackle is the murmur of the world of which it was long ago sky bends down all around as If seeking to kiss the blue hills that encrcle it; the abode of peace and plenty and hap piness as 1t nestles in the cool sequestred vale of thrift, far from the maddins crowds ignoble strife-Arcadian Arkade
 phia of the Arkadephians has been sub
 jected to 8 usage that will remind class- cal students of the Romans in their treatment of certain persons of the Sa- bine hills and vineyards long ago!
 Philadelphia has been removed from the historic marches of Blount County into the new and material realm of Cul,- man, and the globe has shifted it's axis accordingly so that Philadelphia may re- main the centre of all terrestial space. There was a time, the good time when the Mayor of Birmingham first looked upon the scenes of this world with no thought of contentious City Councils, when Arka- delphia was in the proudly named county of Walker Qllustrious nameD But whilst the Mayor still walked lusty youth in fair Philadelphia, that burg of blessed ness was torn from the loving embrace of Walker and cast into the seductive lap of Blount, and there it remained until the other day when the Legislature tore 1t from Blount and cast 1t upon Gull man. Thus the Mayor was born in Walk CT County, was reared in Blount and would now be dwelling in Cullman had not a fate kind to Birmingham sent him hither, and he would have dwelt in the three counties without having ever changed the house of his indwelling!
 So the map of the world has been rude iy changed by the Legislature of Ala bama, and that monumental work. the Postal Guide of the United States, has been falsified- s.,< n,e
 Yes, sir and ma'm-the map of the world has been changed by that trouble
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
MUNICIPAL HOGS.
From the Municipal Journal.

From the Municipal Journal.
 A. Municipal Hoggery'' is the latest product of the municipal ownership fad It has been operated successfully for sev- eral years by Worcester, Mass The over seers of the poor collect the city garbage and feed it to swine at the city farm. Paupers are employed to accompany the drivers of the garbage carts upon their rounds and as much of the work as pos sibe is performed by the inmates of the city poor-house.
 An average of 1,SOO swine, including the suckers at the breeding pen, are main tained by the garbage collected. The breeding sows and suckers are all kept under cover in steam-heated sheds. When the small pigs are weaned they are first placed under the horse or COW barns sc as to become acclimated In a few weeks they are turned into the open fields. The city farm has 370 acres, and the pig fields are one-half mile from any highway The farm is well located to care for swine
 The work was commenced in 1872, at which time only one team was employed There are now sixteen teams. twelve of them two-horse and four of them one horse wagons. Tn addition there is fish offal team drawn by two horses. Each team makes on an average nine trips per week. A long trip three times per week and two short trips on alternate days. This wagon makes four or five trips per week. Two foremen are each paid $35 per month and board. All drivers are each paid s25 per month and board. The cost of collection for the fiscal year of 1900 was s17,OO0. Receipts from sale of pork, s11,3Oo; net expense of the depart ,,aY,t s5 7Oo
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Reiection of Canal Treaty.

lne Hay-Pauncefote treaty is re- oecteo\ by Great Britain, The rejec- tion cones in friendly terms, showing Wiling ness on the part Of the motneriand to arrive at some settle ment Of the questions involved. Z
 Such set. .lement could be possible by treaty 1T 'he United Stskea and Great Britain w're the only<powers to but there are wo otykers, namely, WI. international -.- ailroads and the Panama s5cheme. If new treaty should be negotiated the two last named powers would at once proceed to amend it until it would become ob- jectionable to one country or the other. The real trouble lies in the Senate, where the schemers and com pines are strongly represented-where in fact they are controlling and all powerful. This comes from indirect election by cliques of Senators, and cannot be speedily cured.
 The best remedy seems to consist in the building of the canal regardless of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty which has been abrogated by British acts and by the changes of time. Senator Morgan knew what he was discussing in his last speech on this subject in the Senate. He foresaw the situa- tion. He understands the nature of the home league against the canal as well.
 If the country thoroughly wants a Nicaragua canal, as it assuredly does, it will go ahead and build it, and back it up with the guns of the fleet, and the arms of American freemen. This is the true American policy, and in the long run it will be adopted. In case of war we would have to hold the ca nal by force anyway, and in times of peace no treaty is needed. Earth works can be thrown up in a night that are better than all the masonry in the world
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
New Pardonlnu Board,

The railroad board has actually done some work. It has sat" on a murder case. and promulgated an opinion, and this opinion seems to be chiefly based on the doctrine of heredity Such finely drawn doctrines in cold-blooded murder cases seem out of place, but the railroad pardon board do not think so, because they twice mention the theory in the course of short de- cision.
 Because Lucius Baker is descended from long line of ancestors, not one member of which ever showed the slightest tendency to criminality, they hold that he was not so much to blame after all in shooting down in cold blood John Cotney with No. 6 shot from a gun deliberately selected. The sem tence of Lucius Baker to death was therefore commuted to imprisonment for life. SGovernor Sanford, however, expressly says that he grants the com mutation upon "the advice of the railroad-pardon board
 This e-barrelled board has very clearly set up the doctrine that our first families can do no wrong. They are like the King in that respect. AS matter of fact heredity had no more to do with the case than the man in the moon. The muzzle-loading shot gun with Lucius Baker behind it killed John Cotney, and if Bakers line could have been traced back to the robber pirates of the Elbe and the Weser, in- stead of his grandfather simply, it did not and should not have any bearing ,p3on the case. The quicker the new board recovers from it's heredity spasm the better for us all. The de- scendants of the first families have no more right to seek out and slay man in his field than the descendants of second families or any other class of families.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
WHERE SCIENCE IS CONJECTURE

From McClure's Magazine.
 When the planet Mars Is nearest to the earth its distance is never less than 35, 0O0,000 miles. Usually 1t is much greater. The moons distance is about 240.000 miles, so that, Mars is always 146 times more distant than the moon It is seldom possi- ble to use a magnifying power of more than 600 diameters to examine Me even with the largest telescopes. ye see Mars, under such conditions, no Letter than the moon can be seen in field glass magni- flying about four fines. If anyone will examine the Iroon with a common opera glass he v'.ll appreciate the difficulty of making out an answer to so far-reaching eaestion by mere gazing as to whether tae planet is fitted to sustain human life
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Great American Eagle.
From the Piedmont Inquirer.

From the Piedmont Inquirer.
 Mir D. H. Coker. who lives near Dug- ger Mountain, in the northwestern por-. tion of the county, brought to the city yesterday an enormous American eagle which he had captured in trap few days Ago.
 The trap was bated with a goat to catch some marauding animal which had been playing havoc with the young kids and lambs. and this eagle was the vic- tim tf
 The bird measuered seven feet four inches from tip to tip of it's wings, and being young has not yet attained it's growth.
 The talons of the bird are long enough and sharp enough to reach the vitals of all small animals and doubtless many have yielded to it's superior strength.--. Hot Blast of Sth.
 The bird mentioned above was no doubt the one which was recently captured near this place and which was shown on our streets ,.tf
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Esokine Over Iron Properties.

From the Sylacauga Enterprise.
 Messrs. Mack and Fred Sloss of Bir- mingham, together with some Eastern capitalists, spent day or two in and near Sylacauga this week examining the iron deposits of these gentlemen. From information gathered from pretty re- liable source we understand that ere many weeks an iron furnace may be run ming on full time in sight of our town. We hope to see this enterprise pushed to completion.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
EnlIqhtenment at EIks' Hall.

Good women and men who are willing to encourage good and loveable woman of talent may do so by attending at the Elks' Hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow. Thurs day, night and there having the happi- ness of greeting Marguerite Severance in what promises to be most delightful re- cital. Mrs. Severance appears in Birm- ingham under the auspices of the ever kind and benevolent Eiks, and she comes with the worthiest of commendation from many who have had the privilege of be- ing present at her recitals elsewhere.
 No one need doubt that Mrs. Severance'i recital will be In full measure commend able, and that she personally merits the patronage of all enlightened women and men. She will entertain charmingly.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Mir. Hanna on CIoture.

The great and good MT. Hanna seems to be hunting for trouble. He now declares that the cloture rule proposed by Senator Platt will be taken up by the Senate next winter and incorporated in the government of that heretofore deliberative body. This means very long debate in itself, and it means also very consid- erable rebellion on the part of several Republican Senators whom no Ohio man earries in his brooches pocket certainly not, the bumptious Mr. Hanna.
 And yet cloture in the Senate is the logical outcome or step in the centralization methods of the present administration. It would bring i'm perialism or one-man rule within meas ureabie distance. Both branches of Congress and the executive would then become obedient to Hanna l., Rex, and only the Supreme Court would remain detached, and six out of it's nine members are Republicans, and at least two of the six are under obligations to the administration for valuable favors of political nature.
 When cloture comes to the Senate MT. Hanna can put through both Houses in a single week the subsidy steal or any other steal that he may A.ys promised in the heat of cam
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
STORY OF "FIeHTINe BOB" EVANS
From Harper's Weekly.

Y rom f1arper weekly.
 If he will only go In to Grace Church, at the turn of Broadway, in his new uni form, Admiral Evans may feel sure that he will be more warmly welcomed than he was, according to his club friends on a certain summer afternoon when he strolled in and sat down in the coolest. looking pew he could find. When the owner of that particular pew arrived, a few minutes late, with his family, which could have occupied all the seats, and saw the large brown, warm-looking gen. tleman ensconced In solitary state, he wrote on his card, "I pay $3O for this pew and handed it to Captain Evans who scratched something by way of re- ply-possibly an apology, thought the pew owner--and handed the card back
 You pay too d-d much
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Bachelors Object to Gates.

From the Talladega News-Reporter
 MT James Gibson and other old bach- elors are protesting against the custom of many of our people of leaving their front gates open. swinging across the sidewalks, both day and night, and es- pecially at night. This Is annoying to the bachelors, who generally go to the postoff1ce after tea, spending a few hours thereafter in the city absorbing news and other things; and to have a lot of gates running unexpectedly up against them on their way home Is grating on their ner- vous system. Either remove the yard fence or keep your gates shut.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Florida Annexation.
From the Selma Times

From the Selma Times.
 The West Florida annexation question seems to be lively one in that State and the Florida papers are duscussing 1t with more or less acrimony. those of Middle and East Florida being opposed to the separation, of course. West Florida Is naturally part of Alabama. and this an nexation scheme has been spasmodic for the past thirty years, but this is the first time 1t has had such a unanimous support from the people of that section. We believe that it will be only ques- tion of a year or so before the annexation will take place upon terms satisfactory to all parties
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
The Whipping Post.
om the shefneld Reaper.

From the Sheffield Reaper.
 The press all over the country is talk ing about the whipping post for wife beaters. We have never been in favor oi this relic of the dark ages, but as we grow older we are leaning towards the whipping post. and that the whip be wielded by strong arm. A man wht will go home and whip his wife because he Is drunk, or out of temper. or she has not done just as he thinks she should have done, is not a man, but concealed brute in the temple of . human. He fl not even the equal of . nasty huzzard
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
A GEORGIA SOCIAL EVENT.

From the Whitsett (Ga) Courier
 A Silver weddin will be give at Moses Hall on the Mite of Tuesday. no Rain preventin It will be the Best of the Sea sop ever give in this Place. Six possums will be serve Hot. an maybe a Turkey. Also Pies. Come One, Come All to Moses Hall-both the Crate an the small. Gen tlemens, 25, Ladies. 15, children, 10. Order will prevail All will be Pleasant.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13

some Legislaturel sayl what was it that our unlamented Legislature didn't do? Echo answers-what. indeed?
 An. Philadelphia of the hills.
 Blest home of our hilly bills!
 Perceive the resultant confusion of all the worldl Arlsadelphia, Blouut County. Alabama, as 1t appears upon the maps fin every schoolroom on earth, will have to be changed to Philadelphia, cullman County Alabamai
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Maryland Brewery Company Case.

Baltimore, March 12.--The various ap- plicaticns for receivership and foreclos- ure in the case of the Maryland Brewery Company came up today in the Circuit Court and it was decided to consolidate all the petitions and allow fifteen days for the taking of testimony before ap- pointing receivers or ordering the fore closure of the mortgages to secure the S,5oo.0Oo bonds appropriation which de- fault has been made.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Colonel euIqer for President.

East Alabama will offer Hon. Thomas L. Bulger for the presidency of the con- stitutional convention and we believe he will be acceptable to the State.'' said an East Alabamian last night.
 "On last Saturday TaIlapoosa County nominated Colonel Bulger for the conven- ton without opposition, proof of the high esteem in which he is held by his home folk"
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphaefs prophecies for this day. Wednesday,. March 1S. 1901;
 Deal. and push thy business after 3 o'clock in the afternoon"
 Thou hast an unfavorable birthday, and thy affairs will go sadly wrong; see that thou dost not travel or remove Those in employ will lose it."
 "A child born on this day will be quick, active. wayward and difficult to manage It will not be fortunate anywhere long at tipe."
 by means of a bomb while driving in street of St. Petersburg, March 1S, 1881.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
A Dead Alabama Poet.

"An Alabama correspondent" says the Atlanta Constitution. writes as fo1Iows,
 "T send you poem by my deceased grandfather. He wrote over a thousand poems and never published one
 "If that man hasn't got monument over him the State should give him one without delay"
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
--- - REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 By their dads ye shall (not) know them.
 At a certain age man is so much the better for being bad.
 Lots wife probably turned around to gurgle at the sinful baby that lived next door.
 If a lizard were a secret. by the time three women had passed it along 1t would be an alligator. ae.Itt stg.ss9 '
 A woman's idea of being nice to ,anoth- CT woman is to kiss her and say, ''Oh, how lovely that new hat is.' when she knows she has had it year.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
All On Account of His Talk.

From the Gadsden Times-News.
 MT. Carter of Montana who talked against the Warrior is now of the has, beens.-Age-H Herald.
 Yes, Senator Carter criticised the ap- propriations to the little rivulets very harshly and as a result 1t seems that his attack on these little creatures has made his reelection to the Senate almost pos sible.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Mater Works for syIaeauaa.

From the Sylacauga Enterprise.
 Mayor Wilkes and Dr. Pearson attend ed the session of the General Assembly in Montgomery last week and were sue cessful in getting the bill passed amend ing the charter of Sylacauga. Since the charter has been amended so as to issue bonds, no doubt the water works will be built shortly. The people of the town are determined to have water works, and a system will be put in here this year.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
About Persons.

Judge James ". Lapsley of Anniston was in Birmingham yesterday.
 Dr. Shirley Bragg, the new medical in- spector of convicts. and George W. Ely of the Sunset Route, both of Montgom- cry, were in town yesterday.
 William T. Northington of Prattville is at the Morris.
 Charles P. Jones of Montgomery spent yesterday in Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
SENATOR MORGAN, AMERICAN.

From the Boston Globe.
 Whatever the reader may think of Sen ator Morgan's drastic measures, they are at least breezy and refreshing in contrast with the dead and servile attitude of the administration. This country cannot for ever crouch at the feet of Great Brit ain and servilely wait for canal conces- sioOs
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
Branches In America.

sherffield, March 12,-At the annual meeting of William Jessop & Sons today it was announced that the directors are about to establish works. for several branches of their business in the United States. ss
The age-herald., 1901-03-13
WITH THE EDITORS OF
 THE STATE PRESS
The Governor Has Experience

From the Cleburne New Era.
 There has been some talk of an extra session of the Legislature after the con- stitutional convention is held, but there is no danger of that. Governor Sanford will not call that extravagant body in ex- tra session,