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The age-herald., 1901-11-10
IaxahIe Values in the State.

Last year the property listed in the State for taxation footed up $266, 6,000,- 900; this year it aggregates $284 4,000,- 900, and the increases made by the tax commissioners are yet to come. The full total of the year may there fore reach $29O,O00,O00. .s4.
 This Is very handsome increase, and it goes to show that the taxable values will in all human probability cross next year the three-hundred-mi lion line, thus ensuring million deE lars and better for the public schools, and yet leaving enough to meet all other demands of the State govern ment.
 The action of the constitutional con vention is thus vindicated, both as re- of taxation, and the appropriation for the public schools.
 Personal property bears a better share of the public burden in this State than it does in most of the other States. In many of the States the Henry George theory is practically ap- piled to a great extent through a sys- tenn of false returns and the acquies- cence of taxation officials, but in this State no such policy is listened to. All property, be it real or personal, is listed, and the taxable values of this year include personal property to the value of $2O,043,049.
 The State is rapidly becoming rich and prosperous. The figures of ante bellum days will soon be exceeded, and so will the prosperity of those days. Time heals all wounds, even the heaviest pecuniary losses.
The age-herald., 1901-11-10
Mhat TOmorrow,s Election Means.

Vote lower taxation rate 10 cents the the polls and this reduc ton and and cities the issue sonds without limit local taxation by voting for the New constitution
 examination of all State publish statements of their condition at constitution depOstor banks protected,
 trouble the altogether the private privilege will constiu ton provide
 power fill vacancies appointments made for they general takes circuit solicitors by the elections
 legislative ecng Lieutenant Governor The people should fill the Provide for fewer altogether, thereby saving $4oOoO every other year.
 Render possible to consolidate simplifying the legal hb o the Legislature and judicial officers using railroad State about of the State indebtedness This Old stuon the O interest
 public schools The New constitution provides for minimum year purpose requiring Sl tax besides giving poll taxes the interest the sixteenth section provisions when
 vote that amendment At This the constitution any
 Last but of all stand by electorate for that is what the suffrage clauses constitution talking meein
 
 supremacy you within the State for at least generation have named you white puta to practices elections
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German or SchIey.

Construe the elections of last Tues day as we may. it is plain that both William Jennings Bryan and Edward M. Shepard are no longer available Democratic Presidential timber. De- spite Mir. Bryan's best efforts the fusionists in Nebraska were routed, and the State must hereafter be con- sidered Republican State It so voted last year, and that vote is confirmed this year. Thus MT. Bryan is no longer eligible as a candidate because he cannot carry his own State.
 MT. Shepard and MT. Hill are in a like prediciment. Both the city and the State of New York have been car ried by our opponents, and the unwrit- ten party law applies to New York's two favorite sons. Neither MT. Shep- ard nor MT. Hill is available. for neither can carry his own State.
 This brings us to Maryland. where
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with an eye to the future. They are planning trunk sewers that will an- swer all demands upon them when this valley is full of people, as it assur- edly will be in the time of many now nving. It is filling up year by year, and every additional year but makes plainer the need of the trunk sewers that the commission has in charge. Let no one put any obstacle in the way of their construction, and soon we will have the best drained valley in the State. Tn order to accomplish this every dollar of the appropriation should go into construction work, and
 this is what the commission will be able to 4o if benented landowners are cooperative and helpful, as they will be if they keep in mind the fact that the laying of the sewer through their lands renders that land at once sub urban and marketable.
The age-herald., 1901-11-10
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT MATTERS
 OF INTEREST AT HOME AND ABROAD

omong tIe five or six great nations of the earth.
 With u Hung Char g's death China yet remains intact. England, Germany, Fl rance and Russia lave acquired small plots of territory but nothing of great consequence.
 Ii Hung Chang was probably the rich est man in the world. He made his money at home. He acquired 1t from his own people. He practically delegated to him self certain rights of trade, which were extremely profitable and from these rights he acquired his great fortune, said to be far in excess of one hundred million dol lars. Much of his wealth is invested in Hong Kong and in Shanghai and other treaty ports, where 1t is thoroughly pro- tected by the laws and 1ule of Great Britain and other foreign powers
 
 Perhaps the only man who ever got the best of Li Hung Chang in a trade was John w. Foster of ohio Foster was Secretary of State under Harrison's first administration.
 At the practical conclusion of the Chinese-Japanese war Foster was em- ployed by China to assist Li Hung Chang in negotiations with Japan for treaty of peace. Foster made a charge of s50,OO0, and expenses, which the Chinese govern ment paid Among the concessions made by China to Japan in the peace treaty was the delivery on the part of China to Japan of the Island of Formosa. Li Hung Chang was ordered by the Chinese government to formally deliver the island to Admiral Ito representing Japan. It developed just previous to the date of the formal delivery of this island that the in- habitants rebelled and declared that they would kill Ii Hung Chang if he ever put foot upon the island or attempted to deliver it. Then 1t was that Ii Hung Chang went to John w. Foster with his trouble. Foster agreed to act for Li Hung Chang and advised the old Chinese diplomat to send his son in his stead to make the formal delivery. Foster like wise agreed to guarantee the return of Li Hung Chang's son in safety to Shang hal provided Ii Hung Chang would pay him an additional s5O,0OO in gold. The contract was made. Foster accompanied Oy LII IldhB ShahB oOiit Sil CWdiS IOOh a Chinese merchantship and was escorted to Formosa by a Japanese naval squad ron. Surrounded by these ships he sailed within the three-mile limit and boarding the flagship of the Japanese squadron, signed the formal papers delivering the island and then told the Japanese ad- miral to go and take it. Foster never attempted to go on shore but returned at once to Shanghai under the escort of a Japanese cruiser, where he and Lii Hung changs son were safely landed. Japan had to fight viciously to take possession
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Sanitary Sewer Construction.

Every man whose land the sanitary sewer passes through will be benefited by it's construction. He will be bene- fited beyond his neighbors because the expense of connecting his buildings with it will be small indeed, whereas his neighbors will be put to much ex- pense on that account. All property along the sanitary sewer thus will be- come suburban, and it's proximity becomes therefore an important mat ter. It will add to the value of all property it passes through, doing no damage at all, because it will be below the surface.
 This is why the sewer commission CTS. who are acting for the general good without pay, have set aside no money for the purchase of right of way. They know that the sewer will benefit every foot of property it passes through, and they know that fact can be readily established in a court of law. But they desire no condemnation proceedings. They believe every house holder whom they stand ready to benefit will promptly and gladly do nhte a right of way to a sewer that will benefit him and his neighbors- that will soon render the entire valley wholesome and desirable.
 This great work that is to bind Jones Valley together, making every part oi it,sweet and healthful, Is progressing a& rapidly as preliminary work will pefmit of. The commissioners are men of high capacity and much ex perience in affairs, and they are giv. ing their services without stint to the county and valley. They are building
The age-herald., 1901-11-10
Tennent Lomax Is Powerful.

One of the oldest young leaders of the Alabama Democracy and one of the most truly faithful-one who has for more than half his lifetime faithfully labored for his party's success-is the Hon. Tennent Lomax of Montgomery, who was in Birmingham yesterday.
 MT. Lomax was very powerfully sup ported for the presidency of the recent constitutional convention, in the ultimate work of which he took a leading and conspicuosly influential part In the pre- vious constitutional convention-that of 1sT5-Mr. Lomax, then a child, was page. and his bright face and happy bearing generally are still remembered by the survivors of that convention.
 Mir. Lomax's work for the Democratic party organization began when he was a mere boy, and he has kept to his po- litical faith unfalteringly. When he was scarcely more than a child he was chosen secretary of the State Democratic Committee He served under even Nal colm Graham, and as a boy stood side by side with Joseph F. Johnston, Charles M. Shelley, and the others who won fame as the official leaders of the State De- mocracy long ago When MT, Lomax was at the height of his activity as the secretary of the State Democratic Com mittee he was chosen the states solc- tor for the county of Montgomery al- though he was still boy in years.
 There is no man of any age in Alabama who has done greater service to the Democratic party than MT. Lomax. From his boyhood down to this hour he has fought a good fihht, has kept the faith, has won victory after victory. MT. Lomax is a Democratic party leader of great and universally recognized abihty. The people know him and trust him. They are proud of him as one of them selves.
 As a maker of speeches MT, Lomax Is probably the first Alabamian of this day. He is scholarly man and at the same time A man of the people.
The age-herald., 1901-11-10
Gen. Lees Good Sense.

Charles Francis Adams has made known in a paper read before the American Antiquarian Society re- markable service rendered by General Lee at Appomattox to the country, and even to the South itself. It Is best to give MT. Adams statement In his own words:
 "Gen. D. P Alexander (who was Lees chief of artillery told me that as he passed his batteries on his way to head quarters the men called out to him in cheery tones. that there were still some rounds remaining in the caissons, and that they were ready to renew the fight. Riding rapidly to his destination, Gen eral Alexander found Lee seated on the trunk of a fallen tree before dying campfire He was dressed in uniform. Full of the idea which dominated his mind General Alexander said that he Bprang from his horse and advancing to Lee knelt down beside him, leaning against the log on which he was seated, and proceeded almost at once to pro pound his plan, for 1t seemed to him the only plan worthy of consideration AS he went on General Lee, looking steadily into the fire with an abstracted aid, listened patiently. Alexander said his full say A brief pause ensued, which Lee finally broke in somewhat these words: 'No! General Alexander. that will not do. You must remember we are Christian people, We have fought this fight as long as and as we'll as we knew how We have been defeated. For us, as a Christian people, there Is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation; these men must go home and plant a crop and we must proceed to build up our country on a new basis. We cannot have recourse to the methods you suggest" I remember being deeply impressed with Alexander's comment as he repeated these words of Lee They had evidently burned themselves into his memory. He said: q had nothing more to say. I felt that the man had scared way up above me-he dominated me completely. l rose from beside him, silently mounted my horse. rode back to my command and waited for the order to surrender" Then and there Lee decided its course for the Confectionery And I take 1t there is not one solitary man in the United States today, North or South, who does not feel that he decided right
 In other words, General Lee stood for what afterwards took place at Ap- pomattox, while others desired a guer- rilla war, such as the Boers are now conducting, which would have devast- ated the South immeasurably more. and have left double indebtedness to the country at last. From such a disaster General Lee saved the coun- try. There seems to be no doubt of General Lees service in this respect. Jefferson Davis favored a policy of ir- regular continuous resistance, and Gen. Joe Johnston seems to have been the only other great leader who stood by Lee in the far-sighted policy he adopted. The mind can scarcely con ceive the ruin that would have been wrought in this section of the country if the advice of Jefferson Davis, Wade Hampton and B. P. Alexander had been adopted instead of that of Lee and Joe Johnston.
The age-herald., 1901-11-10

CS BIRMINGHAM Is full of kickers.
 O The whole town has been Jo1 kicking against the Dust
 Devil" so to speak. Now that a movement is on foot to do away swith the pest by sprinkling the streets with oil the kickers come forward and pro- test against the use of oil. A movement is already on foot to protest against sprinlling Fifth avenue. There are those who will be glad of this protest be- cause they desire the experiment tried in other sections. Such matters should be discussed, but it is already a certainty that the experiment will be tried some where within the next week. and if re- ports from other sections be true this bling of streets will be of great benefit to Birmingham.
 The streets of Los Angeles are said to be the prettiest and best in the world. They are sprinkled once year with oil and are said to be at the present time almost as hard as asphalt. It is also said that the oil Is absorbed by the dust and dirt and that after forty-eight hours it will not affect in the slightest the dresses of ladies who happen to walk across the oiled streets. I do not know that this Is true but have read such statements and can see no reason why Birmingham should not try the experiment.
 
 It was only three or four years ago that 90 per cent, of the people of Bir- mingham declared that lawn grass would not grow in Birmingham. yet there are today some of the prettiest lawns in the world right here in Birmingham. This is due to the fact that the people have been taking pride in their lawns and have wa tered and cared for the grass. People have begun to take more pride in the town and it's appearance.r and within a few years I expect to see Birmingham the most attractive residence city in the South, as it is now the most progressive manufacturing city.
 u Hung Chang is dead. China has lost its greatest statesman. Indeed Lii Hung Chang has for many years been recog- nized throughout the civilized world as one of the greatest statesmen and dip ioHihtS the- "oilu Has ever prouuceu f1e Las been ranked among such men as Bis marck and Disraeli. But for Ii Hung Changs ability and diplomacy England meny years ago would have owned all of China.
 Ii Hung Chang has been accused in re- cent years of being in the pay of Rus sia. As a matter of fact, he was not. He has used Russia; granting the Russian government certain concessions in order tc protect his own country from complete disruption and from being parcelled out
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Democracy has been restored and re- invigorated. Arthur Pue German is to be returned to the Senate-a splendid leader, who commands the confidence of the best-informed men-and Win field Scott Schley's fame is vindicated before the country. Both are Mary landers-which will it be in 1904? With such wealth of Maryland talent before us, we can afford to wait while before making a choice. Give Democratic sentiment a chance to crystalline. These sons of Maryland are border men, and a candidate in 1904 should not be sectional-he should be from the border land, for this will make him broad and, national and ac- ceptable to all.
 MT. Roosevelt will be the nominee of the Republicans in 1904 beyond a reasonable doubt, and it may become necessary to pit the hero of the San tiago naval sbattIe against him, putting him on platform pledged to the over- throw of the tariff that enables the combines to rob consumers at home withouts mercy. This Is all the plat form he needs, and it is all MT. Cor man would need, Let us be grateful that the two gallant Maryland men are left to us, for all the rest were swept away in Tuesdays cyclone.
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of =Formosa but did so and is now in possession. s.,4
 Foster returned to this country from China with one hundred thousand dol lars fifty thousand of which was paid him by the Chinese government and fifty thousand by Li Hung Chang individually.
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 That was a great victory Senator Ar thur Pue Gormon won in Maryland. Both the house and senate of the Maryland legislature are to be Democratic. German taking his seat March 4, 1903 He will at once resume his old position as leader of the Democratic side of the senate.
 The senate will probably not meet until December, 1903. The Democratic conven- ton to nominate president will perhaps meet in June 1904. German will undoubt- edly be a candidate before that conven- tion for the Democratic nomination. He is in my opinion the shrewdest Demo- cratic politician and the ablest Demo- cratic statesman in this country. The business communities of the entire coun- try have the utmost confidence in his conservatism and his wisdom. For many years he was the leader of the Demo- crats in the senate and practically the leader of the Democrats of the country. He managed the campaign which elected Cleveland to the presidency the first time, and in handling the political affairs of the Democratic party he has nearly always been successful ...s
 He is the man with whom the Demo- crats can win next time therefore. he. is the man who should be nominated.
 Birmingham is to have another railroad in the near future l have it from au- thorfty which appears to bc correct that within the next six months actual work Of construction will be begun on the pro- posed new railroad between Atlanta and Birmingham. The complete survey has been finished, and the new limo will pass cut of Birmingham towards Bessemer and take aouth srly course through Shelby, TailadeSa, Clay and Randolph Counties to the Georgia line. I hear this rail- road Is to be built by independent con- cein, but that close traffic arrangements will exist In Atlanta with the Seaboard Air Line and in Birmingham with tho KPnsas City and the Illinois Central sys- tems. Kansas City terminals will be lar gely used here and Seaboard Air Line terminals in Atlanta.
 From what hear this railroad is no longer speculative, out is a practical cer- tainty. The people who recently bought the Belt Line are perhaps largely in- tel ested.
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The age-herald., 1901-11-10
The Home of the Great Man.

"While Professor Virchow," said Bos- ton man at the Hillman last night, "has been an indefatigible worker in. science and politics all his life, on one thing he surrendered. years ago, convinced that it was useless to struggle against his fate any longer. This thing was the pronunciation of his name. The English, the French, the Italians, the Russians, all had their own way of accosting him, and even the Germans generally got 1t wrong, most of them addressing him as 'Wircho' (the German w being pro- nounced like the English V) The correct pronunciation, according to the professor. is Fircho (the being like in pin, and the oh being, of course, pronounced in the German way) This pronunciation Is also the one always heard in the village Virchow, and near Lake Virchow"
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Look out for next Sundays Age Herald-November 17. It will contain a magazine supplement of eight pages printed in six coors. In, it will be a comic page, page on cookery, one of fashions, one of the latest musical pro- auctions, short stories, and a page for the children. No other newspaper in the Soutl has ever attempted art work of the character The Age-HeraId will produce next Sunday and every Sun day hereafter. Order from your news dealer In advance.
The age-herald., 1901-11-10
Time Required.

From Tit-Bits.
 Neighbor-I saw the doctor call at your house this morning. Is your father very ill?'
 Boy-Not yet. The doctor only came to- day for the first time.
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The captor ot Aguinaldo is coming home, and so is Miss Stone, and the two should form a lecture combina- tion. Funston and Stone, or Stone and Funston.
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The Anglo-Saxon and his Caucasian colleagues will assert themselves to- morrow, and Africa will be asked to go far back and sit down.
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As an antidote to the campaign 1t is announced that the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society will be addressed by the Rev. Meletiah Everett Dwight. Subject, Alfred the Great"
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Miss Stone will come sailing home at the very opening of the lecture season, and a very lively story she will have to tell.
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The St. Louis public library has shut out "Huckleberry Finn" on the score of irreverence. Some people are too good to live in this wicked world.
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The man who will not go to the polls tomorrow does not deserve to have a State, much less a State as fair and good as Alabama.
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It is said Admiral Schley's expenses in the court of inquiry will foot up $20,O0O. This is unjust to the hero of "a great victory.
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A feeling of jealousy may spring up between Mayor-elect Low and Pres ident Roosevelt. They are chips off one block
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Vote tomorrow so that your future votes will be worth something in this State.
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Every time Admiral Caillard seizes a port the Sultan settles another French claim
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Don't let the chief issue be sunk under httle collateral issues tomor- row..
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The Brazilian balloonatic thinks nc seas are too wide for his air-ship.
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Remember the Caucasian when you vote tomorrow.
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Vote for your own kin tomorrow.
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The brave and the strong shall find Enid in the fullness of time.
 Behold, there cometh her Prince Charm ing, and hand in hand they shall walk the glorious battlements in the fortress of joy, far above all the rustic cackle con- corning the sparrowhawks ill-bred in the
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A woman-a gentlewoman of heart and efinement-sends hitber these lines called An Old Letter." and makes the singular request that they be printed ''In Hotel Lobbies and Elsewhere" The request is complied with.