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The age-herald., 1901-10-12
AGUlNALDO'S FLAG.
rom the New York Journal.

From the New Ork Journal.
 Cincinnati-Major T. H. Slavens, U. s. A, who served in the Philippines as Gen eral MacArthur's chief of scouts, and led the expedition which captured the flag of Aguinaldo at Rosales, is spending a two months leave of absence here with his wife.
 Slavens has with him Aguinaldo's flag, one of his most treasured relics It is a red and blue banner, with a white tri- angle next the staff, in which is large yellow sun surrounded by three stars of blue, brown and buff.
 Slavens regards General Bell as the greatest scout in the army. He was sec- ond in command just behind Bell when Porace was taken.
 The men had to charge up a steep in- cline, under heavy fire, and when part way up Bells horse struck a barbed wire fence and was thrown back. Then Slav- ems horse and several others hit the same obstruction. With Filipino bullets flying all around them, they dismounted, tore away the fence and charged up the hill, routing the natives.
 Then" said Slavens, I've charged down through some of the toughest coun- try I have ever seen, full of all sorts of pitfalls. We overhauled and routed the party and burned the Filipino barracks.
 This expedition was the end of Mas cardo's force of insurrectors. The hard est fighting I saw was at the capture of San Jose De Nadine. when forty Ameri- cans routed four houndred natives with a loss of only seven wounded"
 In this battle Slavens was in command He took part in twenty-nine battles and skirmishes in the Philippines. including the capture of Amban. Cepas. Murcia and Tarlac.
 Slaxens made a night rue of thirty miles through the insurrection lines from General Lawtons forces at San Isidro to MacArthur's at Angeles. This was the night Major Guy Howard and the troops on the Laguna De Bay were killed
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
Graceful Tact of the Prlnee.

One more incident, in which the prince and MT. Gladstone figure. I am the moro disposed to tell 1t since Mir Gladstone after first proclaiming exultantly the breakup of the American Republic and then repenting and recanting, has been a kind of idol to the generous people whom ne distrusted.. The Prince and Princess or Wales gave garden party at Marlbor- ough House to the Queen. Mir and Mrs. Gladstone were among the guests. The queen coming out from the house and down the steps, held her state in one part of the grounds. In another part. under tree, with a little groun about them, and beyond that the open space which commonly divides royalty from the rest of the company, sat MT. and Mrs. Gladstone. From time to time the priv- ileged entered the charmed circle and paid homage to the prime minister and ms wife, The prince had so arranged matters as to allow these honors to be easily offered to MT. Gladstone"
 
 this big wheel that 8 magnifyipg glass or great power is used to see whether or not the portions taken off by the machine correspond to marks which have been placed upon the rim after careful and in- volved calculation. This is being done while the wheel is being set up So won- oer1uily true is the adjustment of the DIE wheel that 1t is easily turned by a man operating small screw
 When put into actual use the whee, vOil, De operated by an electric motor of about foo-horse power. Its motive power win he communicated to the big wheel by A smaller cogged wheel. Upon each ses- ment Of the big one are 2s teeth, or a to- tai or 52O. The smaller wheel by which it VIII De driven is three feet in diameter. nen working at the mines it is expect ca that the big wheel will make ten rev,- iutions minute, which will nccessitate the smaller one going at the rate of aoout zoo revolutions per minute.
 It is expected that the wheel will be ready Tor delivery in about four montha. ana when It is, between thirty and forty sohooia cars will be required for it's ransportation,s several of which will have to to De built especially for the accommoda,- .ioh or the huge castings.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
pEPEW ON FREE PASSES

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Senator Depew is skeptical regarding the success of the plan to abolish free railway passes. He admits the wisdom and justice of such a step. but he thinks it is impossible to check the deadhead evil He says the blame rests chiefly on the politicians. They bring pressure to bear for passes and the roads have to comply. MT. Depew is an experienced railroad man and he is now a politician, but his statement Is liable to be mislead- ing. Politicians are not the only persons who bring pressure to bear for railroad passes. The seekers of free transporta- ton come from every rank and profess sion.. Manufacturers, shippers, lawyers, and business men of all kinds try to get passes Railroad men themselves are constantly seeking free tickets for their friends their families, or their personal use. They get annual passes not only on their own roads but also on almost any other line from which they care to so- licit this 'court esy" Probably the pres sure from this source alone will be found to exceed that exercised by politicians A roundup of all the pass-holders on any railway system certainly would show but a small minority of politicians in compar- ison with those who get their passes through other than a political pull" The reluctance to paying for a railroad ride extends to every person who thinks he has some means of bringing influence to bear upon railroad officials. Senator Depew's hopeless view Is correct if the railroads do not intend to abolish free transportation totally, including that given in any and every shape to railway men themselves. The only way in which they can make their proposed reform amount to anything is by allowing no ex- captions in favor of anybody. If they would adopt an ironclad policy of that kind they would not need to fear the pressure from politicians or anybody else.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
COL. R. F. LIGoN,
Former Lieutenant Governor of Ala.
 bama, Died in Montgomery.


 Montgomery, October 11.-(Snec,an- -co, R. F. Ligon, at one time Lieutenant Gov ernor of Alabama, died in this city tbis turning. He was elected to the office of nieutenant Governor on the Democratic ucket with Governor Houston in 1874. im- mediately after the period of reconstruc- tion.
 Al the expiration O. his term, the office ol Lieutenant Governor was abolished.
 Coionei Ligon had been in failing health TOT some time, but was up and about and was on the streets yesterday He was s1richen With paralysis of the tongue and piail some months ago and never entire " recovered, second attack proving fatal. lie was native of Clarke co,,ntv Georgia, having been born there in 1894 noVihg 10 Macon county early in life he spent most of his life there, being a part ner In the practice of law with the late Juoge David Clopton. He was a man of .;.,s means ana or genial kindly dispo- knew him. A "Ho ne was a captain in the war with Mexico. and in 1849 represented Macon county in the House and was in the Sen ate from 1861 to 1865 during the war. TJis name was before the convention in 1872 when Herndon was nominated, and in 1S7l ne was placed on the ticket with Houston. being elected and serving as Lieutenanf Governor for one term
 He was elected to Congress in Is7s from, the Fifth District, and served one term In late years he had retired from active life and was living quietly in this county.
 He leaves wife. two daughters and one son-Mrs. R. D. Johnston of Atlanta: Mrs A H. Graham of Austin, Tex, and R. F. Ligon. Jr., of this city
 He had just returned home iron, b,. sumer vacation at Tallula Falls and other watering places in Georgia.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

away from Beaumont and get back to Birmingham, though Beaumont is very nice town, with population now of about 15,0O0. The census of 1900 gave it about 10000
 The ailroads-Beaumont is a very im- portant railroad center-are building tank cars as rapidly as possible, and tank ships are beginning to come into Port Arthur
 Spindle Top. where the oil wells are, is four miles and a half from Beaumont. ]"
 Dignltaries of the Church. The Right Rev. Bishop Allen, who had been spending two days in Birmingham, returned last night to Mobile. The Right Rev. Benedict Menges, abbot of St. Bernard's monastery, cullman, and the Right Rev Mcnsignor Baasen, who Is resident in the monastry. were in Bir- mingham yesterday. They returned to Cullman in the afternoon.
 About Persons. R. L. windham of Jasper is at the Florence.
 
 D' 1. l1SHuerSOn ol 1uIileiSNiiio ID at the Florence.
 David White of Washington, D. C., is at the Florence.
 c. c. NeSmith of Lamar county is at the Metropolitan.
 A. B. McRedmond of Richmond. Va. Is at the Metropolitan
 c. Morris Woods of Charlottesville, Va, is at the Metropolitan. State Superintendent of Education John w. Abercrombie is at the Florence.
  Rev. and Mrs. Duncan H. Ogden of Columbus, Miss, are at the Morris. Paschal Shook and Murray Brown have gone to Nashville to attend the horse show
 w. A. Elwell of Louisville, Ky, and John sinnott of Paducah. are at the Morris.
 Probate Judge Samuel NJ Adams of Chiffon county was in Birmingham yes- terday.
 J. s. Spencer of Louisville, Ky, and s. s. Sllverstein of Atlanta. Ga.. are at the Florence.
 New Workers at the Morris are J. Klein, William W. Mayer, Charles E. Stein, John w. Ayman, R. E. Greentree, M. c. Smsth and s. Gugenheimer.
 
 Col. John J. McDavid will remove from Montgomery back to Birmingham. and will be engaged in business with his son, Secretary of State Robert P. McDavid.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 Men work for their livings: women earn them.
 Politicians have more tact than high waymen; highwaymen have more sin cerity.
 The time that man is most in love with woman in all their lives is i've minutes before he proposes to her.
 The first thing the woman who means to get into society does Is to call one corner of the kitchen the buffers pantry.
 A woman's baby can fall down and bump itself hSrd without it's being a calamity. but if she hears another woman has called that baby ugly. that's a na- tional disaster.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
Memorial to Mrs. A. J. Reilly.

From Philadelphia comes a beautiful It. tie memorial to the late Mrs. Katie D. Reilly of Pratt City, wife of Andrew J. Reilly, Jr., one of the Jefferson county members of the Alabama Legislature.
 The frontspiece is a most excellently engraved portrait of Mrs. Reilly, with her autograph. This is followed by some beautiful quotations from Holy Writ and by tributes to Mrs. Reilly from the Pratt City Herald, the Ensley Enterprise. and the Age-Herald. The tiny book Is ex- quistely gotten up, and 1t Is certain to be treasured by the friends of the late Mrs. Reilly.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
THE LONDON HEoDEs.
Trial of the Notorious Theodore and
 Laura Jackson.

London, October 11.-The hearing of the case or Theodore and Laura Jackson, who nave been passing under the name of Heodes, charged with conspiring to de- fraud women of money and jewelry by fortune telling and against whom other serious charges are made. was resumed today. Victims corroborated the opening speech yesterday of Charles W. Mat. thews, representing the treasury. They detailed the fantastic performances and vows connected with the initiation into theocratic society and the claims of Theo- dore that he was Christ returned to earth and the only perfect man in the world" The testimony contained fre- quent reference to the hypnotic influences of the prisoners
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
...SMort Storles o4 the Day..
One Breach That Was overIOoked.

One Breach That Was Overlooked,
 "One exception I will record. An Ene- lishman of distinction, and also of curious rugged independence of charac- ter, had transgressed rather fagrantlv one of those unwritten rules of royal etiquette, which all the world observes. His wife perceived the breach. and spoke of it to the prince, who answered:
 Lady -, your husband has done more for the welfare of his countryrnen than almost any Englishman I know. Never mind what he says. I shall never remember a fault of manner against him.
 Most of Us, think will agree that the incident was honorable to both
 "On the other hand, an Englishman distinguished in a very different way, once walked up to the table where the prince sat at supper and leaning on the chair opposite, said:
 Your royal highness, it is past 2 o'clock, and I am going
 The prince made no answer. It was permissible for his fellow-guest to ask league to go; 1t was not permissible to do 1t in that way, nor was the wine he had drunk thought an adequate excuse.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
OPPOSITION IS WEAKENING.

From the Fort Payne Journal.
 The reported organized opposition to the new constitution seems to have been only flash in the pan. Real opposition to the measure seems to be growing weaker from all reports and indications are that it will receive good safe ma jority of votes, and that its adoption is pretty well assured.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
Two Alabama scIelers KlIIed.

Immediately after the disaster to Com pany of the Ninth Regiment at Balan- giga, Philippines, the Age-Herald stated that two Alabamians were members of that company, namely, Leonard P. -Schley of Fit. Deposit Lowndes County. and Evans South of Fayette. Fayette County. The War Department now publishes the names of these young soldiers as amongst the killed. Schley's body has been recov- cred, but the record as to South is 'body missing"
 Private Schley was the son of MT. Jacob Schley, formerly a merchant. farmer and fruit-grower of Ft. Deposit. His mother, when she married the soldiers father, was the widow of James Rivers, some time a merchant of Ft. Deposit
 Private South was the son of farmer at Fayette.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
Two Mems Views of temperance.

''rhe real friends of temperance, that is, those who are not Incorporate bigots, are studying with deep concern the state ments made the other day before the British Society for the Study of Inebriety, by pr. Reid. one of the editors of the Lancet. the foremost medical journal of the world,'' said man from an old pro- hibition county of Alabama which recent ly reported fifty-two blind tigers and ap- palling drunkenness, the man himself be- ing in the main a total abstainer; the county being the one in which prohibition was first tried in Alabama, more than thirty years ago.
 Nobody who Is well-informed will question the ability of Dr. Reid, and his good faith Is not to be doubted. There fore his remarks challenge the attention and command the reflection of every per son who is in favor of true temperance, which is so much hindered by rabid and incorporate advocates of prohibition. The Birmingham newspapers repeatedly made the statement last year that there were twenty-two blind tigers at prohibi- tion Ensley, for example, and that this illicit traffic in the vilest of strong drink was having the most deplorable effect upon the population. Liquor is now law fully sold in Ensley and we hear no more complaints. But to Dr. Reid. As life long advocate of temperance, and real izing the profound import of his utter ances, this eminent medical man de- clared:
 'Teetotalers make more drunkards to redeem. Wherever they succeed in secur- ing coercive legislation against alcohol, they swell the tide of inebriety. Among the southern nations of the world. where alcohol Is found as one of the every day beverages of the people. excessive drink ing and consequent drunkenness are re- duced to a minimum. London, Chicago and New York, which are without prohi- bition, have respectively only ', 13 and g drunkards per 1000. while Portland. Me-, the classic prohibition State. has forty two.
 "I would advise temperance enthusi- asts to cease their work and let natural law solve the question of alcoholism. Then eventually we will see drunkards eliminated and the human family made immune from the disease of drunkenness
 These views of Dr. Reid I neither en- dorse nor reject-I merely give them to you as interesting matter. It wfll be re- called, as the Associated Press reported, that some of the American delegates in the recent ecumenical conference of the Methodists held In London declaim ed against the drink habit in England, and declared themselves to be shocked and pained to see ministers of the church with wine on their tables. The dis tinguished secretary of the conference, an English minister. very quickly and aptly remarked that England was freer coun- try than America and that Englishmen enjoyed personal liberty; and he reminded his brother Methodists from America that John Wesley. the ilustrious founder of Methodism, enjoyed his wine every day until his death.
 'Intemperate raving against the saloons and intolerance towards those who drink temperately merely serve the evil purpose of retarding the great, the Godly cause of true temperance"
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
Country Club Tonidht,

The regular annual meeting of the Country Club will be held in the club house, North Birmingham, this Saturday evening at S:30 o'clock The election of officers and other important business will be transacted, and Secretary Baugh urges all members to be present It is understood that some propositions of the utmost importance to the members will be submitted.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
JOHN ANDERSON, MY Jo.
By Robert Burns.

John Anderson, my jo. John. When we were first acquent. Your locks were like the raven, Your bonnie brow was brent; But now your brow is beld, John, Your locks are like the snow; But blessings on your frosty pow,
 John Anderson, my jo. John Anderson, my jo, John, We clamb the hill thegither; And monie canty day. John, We've had wi ane anither, Now we maun totter down, John, But hand in hand we'll go. And sleep thegither at the foot,
 John Anderson. my jo.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
The Texas oil Flows Black.

.'The oil as it flows from the Beaumont wells contains much sulphur and gas and is perfectly black" said Robert c. Jelks, who has returned to Birmingham. after striking oil on Spindle Top hill.
 ''In refining, this black fluid gives about 31 per cent. of Illuminating oil and some other products of value. Two large re- fineries are now in course of construction. At present there are only about 200 car loads of oil shipped each day from Beau mont
 "The well of the Alabama o-. and Pipe Line Company. called the Alabama well. in which I am interested. will flow about 4o,OOO barrels a day. Tn the m eantime it is locked up. and I have the key. We will sell the product as soon as arrange ments can be made. I was glad to get
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Chauncey M. Depew is living in a haze of verses and orange blossoms with Cupid sitting on the stile grinning to beat the band.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Reformer Shepard is working well in harness, and he will soon come down the homestretch in canter with no one on his Hanks.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
May Weather in october.

More people in Birmingham have got bad colds and are otherwise slightly in- disposed just now than is ordinarily the case in January or February said a medical man yesterday. land 1t is all due to this unreasonable weather. No man, however strong he may be. can feel quite well with May weather in October. The abnormal warmth is very depressing and facilitating. especially to all persons who have put on winter woolens-"
 Yesterday would have been an ideal day for the third week in May. It was clear, cloudless. and sicl1eningly warm. Considerable effort was required for the mere act of walking, whilst the perform ances of men at work couldn't have been more than three-fourths of what would have been done in real October weather And the dust outside the immediate down. town business district is frightful
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Alger's history of the war depart ment and Maclays history of the navy department in the war with Spain are two prejudiced peas in two prejudiced pods.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Miss Stones captors evidently have long distance telephone, for they are always ready to discuss the ran som issue
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Carrie Nation, Herr Most and Emma Goldman are entered in the jail con test. At present Most is few jail laps ahead.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

There was too much smoke at San tiago and there are too many smoky intellects before the court of inquiry.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Gamaliel Bradford has been turned down, but man with such a name cannot be kept down.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

If every ex-official writes a book the paper mills will soon be overworked, and also the wastepaper baskets.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

These are piping times of peace when a good Shepard leads tigers to victory.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Mark Twain and Carl Schurz are supporting Seth Low, and yet he does not wholly despair of success at the polls.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

We stand ready to supply armor and other material for the fighting nations. The more fighting elsewhere the more trade at home.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

The Bulgarian brigands have seen MT. Crowe's money and gone sSO,OOO better.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Seth Lows fortunes are desperate. for Carl Schurz intends to support hlm.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Lord Roberts will go down in his- tory as the man who knew when to quit.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

American deadhead statesmen are returning from the Philippines.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

The chrysanthemum will soon be in our midst, if we are not too dyspeptic.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Seth LOWS hunt or the mayOralty on the reform issue has at least the merit of persistency.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

When the dead arise and write books, the .booK trade is in bad way.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

Senator Lodge is It in Congress. Make no mistake as to that.
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
Liberties Never Permitted.

'The king when the Prince of Wales, made many friends and admitted some to his intimacy He was a good friend. If he expected much of his associates, he gave as much. On his side there was often an easy familiarity; on theirs never. The reserve due to a person in that sta tion was not forgotten by either. No man took a liberty with the prince, or none took a second. I have seen him stand with his arm thrown affectionately about a friends shoulder, but the friends arm was not about his. I have known him to do a hundred good-natured things, but those whom he thus befriended recognized his kindness in a way that never failed to mark the permanent social interval between the prince and the rest Of the world. He would write you letter be- ginning My dear K and ending Yours sincerely. Albert Edward When you answered 1t you began Sir, and closed with a subscription of ceremony.
 A Az
The age-herald., 1901-10-12

The Boer war Is trying to outstay our Philippine war
The age-herald., 1901-10-12
Reads Men Instead of Books.

In a recent article on Edward the Sev- enth in McClure's Magazine, George ". Smalley says the king has always been man of the world in the sense in which that phrase means much. "He knew men" continues MT. Smalley He judged them well. He observed and re- fected. To books he has never devoted himself. I once asked one of the men most about him. What does the Prince readp The answer may well startle you:
 He reads nothing
 You mean he reads Hitler
 mean he reads absolutely nothing. We lay before him what we think he ought to see. and he reads that but you will never see newspaper and still less a book in his hand
 Tt may have been true at the mofnent when 1t was said, though am bound to add it has been denied by other authori- ty equally good. But suppose it were true. The man of affairs and of the world is the man to whom this practical race, with its unerring instinct for what Is es- sential, looks for guidance and for gov ernment. That is why in Parliament and in public life generally the professor is a name almost always spoken with faint suggestion of contempt But nobody will ever call the king a professor.