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The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Alabama Women and the Schools.

The women of Alabama have spoken through their State Federation, and there is no manner of doubt that they speak for all women in the State when they advocate better public schools and more public education. No one knows the needs of the children of the State as we'll as the women of the State do, and those children have none so near to them in every sense of the word as those same Alabama women. We give here their school programme in full:
 That the constitutional convention soon to be assembled In the city of Montgom- cry be earnestly petitioned to declare in the organic law of the State, that no per son shall be eligible to the office of State or County Superintendent of Education who is not possessed of a good moral character, and who is not sufficiently qualified to stand the examination re- quired by law of applicants for certifi- cates as first grade teachers in the pub lie schools of the State.
 9. That the said constitutional conven- tion be petitioned to take such action as may be necessary to allow municipalities, counties and school districts within coun- ties to secure local taxation for public schools within such territory
 3. That the said constitutional conven- ton be petitioned for such action as will provide comfortable school buildings in every school district in the State, wheth- CT districts by special acts of the General Assembly or under the general school law.
 f. That the said constitutional conven- tion be petitioned to take such action as will provide for the maintenance of a public school in each school district and neighborhood in the State for at least five months in every year.
 6. That said convention be petitioned to take such action as will require every child in the State between the ages of and 16 years to attend upon some school at least three months during each year. There is not visionary or imprac- ticable line in this comprehensive school problem. Every bit of it should become law in this State, for every bit of it is sorely needed. When the Ala bama women speak on the school ques- ton, which is so dear and important to them, and for the coming rulers of the | State, the convention should take heed and do their best to bring the new or ganic law up to their high level. Al that the women of the State ask fol is law today in all the advanced States of the Union, and an organic law made for a generation at least in the future should be broad enough and elastic enough to admit of educational growth in accordance with the wishes of the women of the State.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
COSTLY WINES.

From the New York Press.
 Our millionaires think $75 per gallon for rare old Madeira an utterly impossible price, simply because their tastes are blunted by champaign, and they care no more for bottle of Welsh Reserve, New ton-Gordon or Chillingsworth-Ogleth than for cheap sherry. Tn the famous cellars of the Hotel de Vile at Bremen there are a dozen cases of holy wine which have been preserved for 25O years. A merchant figures out that if the cost of maintaining the cellars, payment of rent, interest upon the original value of the wine and other incidental charges are considered. a bottle of this choice Ma deira has cost no less than $2,0OO,O0O, each glassful s27O,0O0 and a single drop could not be sold without loss under $200.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Senator Morqan on Cuba.

At considerable length and with comprehensive sweep Senator Morgan urges in the Philadelphia Record the offering of Statehood to Cuba as the best solution of difficult problem. He urges at the same time Cuba to accept Statehood as the highest form of lib- erty that could be conferred upon the great island. The veteran Senator foresees such result, no matter what delays or what expedient may inter- vene, and he thinks that no advantage would be gained by delay.
 He shows the dangers that would be. come possible. even probable, if abso- lute independence and sovereignty were placed in the hands of the Gu bans. They might reaccept the soy. ereignty of Spain. Their traditions tend that way.
 Perhaps the strongest part of Sena- tor Morgans great paper relates to the Teller resolutions. After analyzing them in every aspect he arrives at the conclusion that no obligation rests upon the United States to make Cuba a free and sovereign State until the island has been organized into State that is sovereign and is strong enough to maintain that sovereignty. This soy ereignty must then be accepted by the nations. Until this is accomplished the United States is under no obliga tion to hand over Cuba to the Cubans Such a condition precedent Is improb able of fulfllment.
 The Platt amendment Is objection able because it puts Cuba in maimed condition. It creates protectorate un der conditions that would probably de bar a Cuban government from recogni ton by the powers. The amendmen, deprives Cuba of sovereign independ ence. Under it she can act only within limitations. Her progress would be checked, her dreams unfulflled. She would be no more of a power than the South African Republics were.
 The remedy is Statehood. Senator
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Morgan shows the parallel that exists between Cuba at present and Califor- mia at the time of her admission to the Union as a State. California was never a territory, nor need Cuba be. 'In Gu ban Statehood alone," says Senator Morgan, lis 1t possible to find the per feet realization of the declaration that the people of Cuba are and of right ought to be free and independent and the practical possession of that other dignity and power that Cuba will be- come a sovereign State. Outside of the American Union her hope of sover- eighty is vain and deceptive illusion" |"
 Senator Morgan offers Statehood as the best remedy, all things considered, and especially after the blunders in- volved in the sentimental Teller reso- lutions, and the unsatisfactory Platt amendment. The Platt amendment is a makeshift at the best. Senator Nor gan believes all concerned would be best served by a direct cut to State hood-that 1t wou1a give the Cubans broader and better liberty, while it would save this country from many possible entanglements and embarrass- ments. The paper will doubtless be printed in pamphlet form. and the student will find it a very complete and statesmanlike study of the Cuban political situation.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Prosperity Depends Upon the Crops.

Now that the stock gamblers panic has dissipated the Wall street craze, all nave turned towards the growing crops as the real and substantial basis of trade and prosperity. Without good crops the buying power of the people would be checked, the railroads would lack tonnage, and the exports of the nation could not be maintained. With good crops no one would care how many disasters befell the Wall street brigade, the more perhaps the better.
 The only great crop that is well ad- vanced is winter wheat, and the gov ernment reports it as far better than like crops in previous years. The out look is so good that this part of the wheat crop is considered well-nigh as- sured. The spring wheat crop has been started under highly favorable conditions. Not much can be said in relation to it, for its growth is chiefly yet to come.
 The other two great crops, corn and cotton, are in the ground, and the acreage of both is exceptionally large, and the prospects of both are favorable to good crops. Neither of these crops can be estimated even approximately before September. But both cover great stretches of territory, and a dis aster of a serious nature cannot well happen to all parts of such wide dis tricts. All that can be said at present is that nothing has occurred to lead one to think either crop will be small or below the average of recent years, while there is room for great outturns.
 Perhaps the need of great crops was never greater in the respect of con- tinued prosperity than it is at present. All eyes are watching the three lead ing crops-wheat, corn and cotton. These are the three kings. Wheat is king of the northwest, corn of the cen tral west, and cotton of the south. These three kings hold in their hands the keys of prosperity, and just now all are endeavoring to ascertain whether the three kings will unlock the doors and give the people another year of access to nrosDerfty and busi- ness activity.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
THE BRIDE.
By Edmund spenser.

By Edmund Spenser. Open the temple gates unto my love, Open them wide that she may enter in, And all the posts adorn as doth behove, And all the pillars deck with garlands
 trim, For to receive this Saint with honor due, That cometh in to you. With trembling steps. and humble rever-
 ence,
 She cometh in, before the Almighty's
 view:
 Of her, ye virgins, learn obedience. When so ye come into these holy places, To humble your proud faces; Bring her up to tn high altar, that she
 may rr The sacred ceremonies there partake, The which do endless matrimony make; And let the roaring organs loudly play The praises of the Lord in lively notes, The whiles with hollow throats. The choristers the joyous anthem sing. That all the woods may answer, and their
 echo ring.
 Behold while she before the altar stands, Hearing the hold priest that to her
 speaks,
 And blesseth her with his two happy
 hands,
 How the red roses flush up in her cheeks, And the pure snow, with goodly vermeil
 stain
 Like crimson dyed in grain. That even the angels which continually About the sacred altar do remain Forget their service and about her fly. oft peeping in her face, that seems mora
 fair,
 The more they on it stare. 4. But her sad eyes, still fastened on tho ground, b Are governed with goodly modesty. That suffers not one look to glance astray. Which may let in a little thought un~ sound. Why blush. ye. love, to give to me youi hand The pledge of all our band Sing, ye sweet angels Alleluia sing. That all the woods may answer, and your
 echo ring.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
When Victory Is Near.

From the Wilcox Progressive Era
 The Republicans of the North seem to think that constitutional conventions in the South have just about removed the necessities for white people standing to- gether at the pools, and that at the next election some of our State may be found in the Republican column. They forget that 1t has been long time since we were on the winning side, and it is not right to ask us to change our politics now that victory seems so near at hand.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Woodstock Furnaces.
From the Anniston Hot Blast.

From the Anniston Hot Blast.
 stock iron furnaces are to be put in blast soon. The latest is that money for work ing capital is In hand and that a superin- tendent is elected. The operation of these furnaces will be good thing for Annis- ton; but that fact does not prove that the establishment of many new small in- dustries here would not be better for the town. All the vacant buildings on Mo- ble, below Tenth street, should be occu- pied by small industries employing from ten to forty people each.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
SCIENCE SKATERS OLD THEORY
From the Saturday Review.

FTOm lHt OdtuTudy HtVIVW.
 The old comfortable belief of our fore fathers that the flowers and fruits and all the good things of the earth were created for their benefit has been com pletely shattered by science. The shining gold of this April clandine, the scent of these white violets, are not for us at all. says science. not even for the in- sects that come to them for honey. but just for the sake of the flowers them- selves, which must get cross-fertilized or die out Self, self only is the bedrock of 1t all. So the violets are not fragrant for us and the thrush was not made to sing on our account. but to charm his
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
They Stole Silver Bullion.

Salt Lake City, May 13.-A special to the Desert News from Park City, Utah, says that George Redsull and Albert Niles were arrested today charged with stealing from the Marsaic refinery in that city nearly s15,OO0 worth of silver bull lion. Redsull has been night watchman at the refinery and Niles is his son-in- law. The greater portion of the bullion was recovered by the Sheriff today at Niles house.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Curiosity of a Boy,

From the Columbiana Peoples Advocate.
 A little negro boy one day last week found a cartridge which for long time was used in blasting rock; boy like, want ed to see how it was put together, pro- cured hammer and proceeded to work upon the same and the consequeFce was the amputation of several of his fingers on Monday.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
OH Excitement.

From the Jackson South Alabamian.
 The oil excitement is not confined to Texas. There is pretty strong evidence that it exists in paying quantities at Gull lom Springs, Choctaw County, in this State. It has long been supposed that a great deal of oil might be found in Southwest Alabama. Who knows but we may yet rival the Lone Star State in the output of the valuable fluid?
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Lots of women spoil their husbands by not trying to.
 No man ever becomes an actor till he has got over being stagestruck.
 Love affairs to a man are like pins to a woman; if you search one long enough you can always find one more.
 There never used to be so much compe- tition in brains as there is now. If Na- poleon was living in this country he would probably be a dry goods clerk.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
HARMoNIEs IN COLOR.

From the Louisville Courier-Journai' Black and white. Blue and gold. Blue and orange. Blue and salmon. Blue and maize Blue and brown. Blue and black. Blue, scarlet and lilac Blue, orange and black. Blue, brown, crimson and gold. Blue, orange. black and white. Red and gold.
 Red, gold and black. Scarlet and purple. Scarlet black and white Crimson and orange. Yellow and purple. Green and gold. Green, crimson, turquoise and gold. Green, orange and red Purple and gold. Lilac and gold.
 Lilac scarlet and white or black. Lilac, gold, scarlet and white. Lilac and black. Pink and black. Black, with white or yellow, and crim son. While there are countless others, these have been selected as of the most gen eral use.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
ovERToPPED.

From the New York World.
 Senators Hoar. Stewart, Pettus and Morgan are a patriarchal group in the upper house at Washington, but they are overtopped in age by the dean of the British House of Lords. Lord Gwydyr has just completed his ninety-first year. He took his degree at Cambridge in 1851.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Birminqham Elks.

From the Alexander City Outlook.
 The Birmingham Elks are indeed the Best People on Earth" (B. P. O. E) and they gave Birmingham the greatest street fair that any town in the South ever had. The fair last week was just what was promised--a greater success than any previous effort.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
NOVELS BROUGHT FORTUNES

From the Literary Era.
 It is remarkable how much money has been sunk and made in the production and sale of Sir Walter Scott's works. It cost Robert Cadell about s2OOOOO to pro- duce his fine illustrated Abbotsford edt- ton; yet when he died he left a fortune of over s650.00O. mainly derived from Scott's copyrights. What others have since made out of these same copyrights in special editions of the works 1t would be hard to say. but conservative esti- mate places it at S1,500, ,000
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Ra7haers prophecies for this day. Tuesday, May IA, 1901:
 Every doubtful"
 ''Thou wilt have an a"tlve, and, on the whole. a favorable year for thy business, this being thy birthday. Be careful ot injuries or hurts, and do not quarrel
 'sThe young will court"
 "A child born on this day will be for tunate and rise ravilly in life; nearly every thing it touches will turn out suc- csssful."
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
RIGHTEOUS FRANCE.

From the Pittsburg Times.
 France is proposing pensions for aged people. If France would arrange things so that the average man could get hold of few dollars before he is aged the rest would be easy enough.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Hamburu Schooner Los ,.

Berlin, May 13.-The Hamburg marine board declares that the Hamburg schoon- CT Arina, Captain Mack, has been lost with her entire crew. The vessel left Hamburg May 9, 1900. for Matupi, or Henderson Island, in Blanche Bay, Ger man New Britain, and has not beep heard of since.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Mir. Robert Mallett.

MT. Robert J. Mallett, for many years an honored citizen of Birmingham, but latterly engaged in the Central and South American trade, with head office in Mo- bile, is at the Morris. MT. Mallett spends most of his time in Yucatan, and is prospering greatly.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Mark Hanna should call in his re- cent remark. There is not a cloud in the sky" Wall street can name a whole flock of them.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
A WILLIAM L. WILSON FUND.

From the New York Times.
 The William l.. Wilson memorial fund for Washington and Lee University has reached s2s,0Oo. The projectors hope to raise $100,000 for the permanent endow- ment of professorship in the university of which MT. Wilson was president at the time of his death. This will be fitting monument to the memory and worth of a gentleman of signal ability and personal worth.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
oil Excitement.
From the Selma Times.

From the Selma Times.
 The oil excitement, the baseball team itinerary, the Louisville and Nashville bridge and Westside extension and Col onel Abbott's next venture will give Sell mians plenty of topics for discussion while waiting for the next cotton crop.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Neuro Assasslnated.

Little Rock, Ark, May 1S.-A mob oi masked men went to house occupied by Lee Key. colored, near Knoxville, John son County. and called him out Key was found dead in the yard at daylight having been shot. It is charged that he had been terrorizing other negroes.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

The Conger eel is giving the politi- clans of Iowa no little trouble. They do not like to have their well laid plans interfered with.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
Shipping Timber North.

From the Evergreen Courant.
 A large quantity of poplar timber is being shipped North from Evergreen to be returned to us in the shape of boxes, etc. Why would not box factory prove a paying investment right here in our midst? We have the material in great abundance, but lack the enterprise-that's all.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

The dead have been buried, and the wounded have crept out of sight, and Wall street will soon be inviting the lambs to return, shorn as they are.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
To Kiss or Not to Kiss.

From the Tuscaloosa Times.
 Hobson was the talk of the nation for months because he kissed too much, and now the Chicago Professor Crook Is re- ceivlng as much attention because he has never kissed at all. It seems that the American newspaper fraternity demand happy medium in kissing as we'll as all other good and evil habits.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

The salmon is going the way of the buffalo and the moose. The greed of packers will soon exterminate this mo- ble food fish.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

One man who was in a railroad wreck is suing for lost voice. He was an elocutionist, and he says he can no longer elocute.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Water and paper profits went down together clasped in each others arms. They sunk in their chosen element.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

If Congressman Babcock means what he says, the trusts will need several disbursing agents in Washington.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

The latest speeches of MT. Mckinley do not refer to the unprecedented pros perity he has conferred upon the coun- try.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

As rule it was paper profits only that were lost in the Wall street smash.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

The Northern Pacific corner has made MT. Phillips modest corn corner look like thirty cents, and there is no glory in 1t.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Just when New York was most boastful, the smash came, and the escape of water was a Niagara.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

The only man who can afford to gam- ble in Wall street is the man strong enough to make it move his way.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Water has not been a saleable com modity in Wall street since the lambs went away shorn.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

It is said now to be either Hanna or third term, when in point of fact they are one and the same.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
WITH THE EDITORS OF
 THE STATE PRESS
soIvinq the Problem.
-e DemopoIis DIspatch.

From the Demopolis Dispatch.
 Less talk by the negro about his 'fu- ture" and more work on his part for the present" is one of the ways of solving the problem"
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Mrs. Nation thinks she knows more about a strenuous life than Teddy, it's inventor, does.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Those who drank champagne before Black Thursday are now glad to get hopjack.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

The new Jacksonville is to be brick Jacksonville. The old one was a pitch pine Jacksonville.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Thursday now holds the record, for it was blacker than Jay Gould's "Black Friday"
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

The lambs were holding the bag when the water escaped.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Tennessee Coal and Iron held its own bravely in Thursdays storm.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Philadelphia is trying to steal Har- risburg's capitalistic thunder.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Russell Sage's head is now consid- cred unusually level.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

Beaumont should not try to initiate Wall street.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

D. A. Fitch and J. c. Little are the only authorized travelling representatives or The ge-Herald in It's circulating depart ment.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14
THE oalY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA

Hog in sloth, fox in stealth, wolf in greediness, dog In madness.
 -Cymbeline.
The age-herald., 1901-05-14

mate, and the stars do not shine so as to tighten our way through the wood and across the wild on moonless nights For tunately this discovery need not take away our appetite for the feast which is spread out; we need have no more com junction in coming to 1t uninvited than has the bee or the moth in slipping the nectar of the blossoms; it may even be that we, like they, do render uncon- sciously some return for benefits re- caiNed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-24
HARTMAN LINES OFFICIALS.
Passenger Traffic Manager Morse and
Party in Houston Last Night.

Passenger Traffic Manager Morse and
Party in Houston Last Night.
Mr.. s.. +. B. Morse, passenger traffic man
ager Of the Southern Pacific, Atlantic sys.
ten, and Sunset Central lines, who, with
Messrs. IL. G. Kaills. Kansas city; H.,
w. Nathan, Atlanta, Ga, aud ]. II. Lath-
rup. st. Louis. general agents for the Har-
rlman affiliated lines at their respective
places, has been on a trip over the Har-
rlman lines In Texas. returned to Houston
yesterday afternoon from the Aiacaroni Ter.
rltory.
The gentlemen spent last night In the
city aud will leave again this morning TO
60 over the lines between Houston and
New Orleans, arriving In the latter city
Friday, when they win dishand aud return
10 their respective headquarters.
In conversation with q Representative at
The Post. Mr.. Morse said that absolutely
nothing had developed with reference 20
the general passenger agrucy Of the sys-
ten rendered vacant by the death of Mir.
l.. j. Parks last week. lie added that he
had given no intimation 10 any one OF
what would he lone in the premises ana
said that the rum0rs that have been cir.
cuiated with reference 20 the succession
were the merest speculation, without any